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with heartfelt thanks to all the dedicated members of our Bradley family, I am proud to share phenomenal news with you: The Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance exceeded our goal of $150 million. Together, we raised $161,206,751, the largest campaign in the history of our beloved University. The unprecedented success of this campaign will enable us to propel our esteemed institution toward becoming a university of national distinction. I am deeply touched and overwhelmed by the spirit of generosity I encountered as I traveled the country for the past 3½ years, sharing our campaign vision. When I reached out to you for support of our students, faculty, and facilities, I asked you to imagine what we would do next. Your response was greater than I could have imagined. President Glasser congratulates Dr. Stacey Robertson, interim chairwoman of the history department, who received the Samuel Please join me in thanking our campaign chair, GERRY SHAHEEN ’66 MBA ’68, Rothberg Professional Excellence Award on Founder’s Day. for his exceptional leadership and continued love for his alma mater. I hope you will read about the campaign’s success and campus celebrations on page 3 and view the videos at bradley.edu/hilltopics/go/campaignspotlight. In keeping with a fall season of “firsts,” I want to share with you the energy and enthusiasm on campus when we combined Homecoming with Parents’ Weekend this fall for the first time. The spirit was absolutely contagious. I truly believe this past October will be remembered in Bradley history as one of the most exhilarating months on the Hilltop. Our students kicked off Homecoming on Wednesday evening with the lighting of a newly constructed “B” atop Bradley Hall, created by our own Bill Hardin ’50. On Friday, we celebrated our 115th Founder’s Day — one of my favorite events of the year — when our campus reflects on the rich history of our institution and the visionary gifts of our founder, Lydia Moss Bradley. In remembrance of her countless accomplishments, we pause to honor alumni, faculty, and special friends for their unique contributions to our University, and we recognize them for their outstanding achievements. In particular, four stellar alumni who bring national and international honor to our University were inducted into Bradley’s Centurion Society: Our 2011 Distinguished Alumnus, STEVE GORMAN, MBA ’78; BOB TURNER ’77 MBA ’78; CHUCK EBELING ’66; and JIM SHADID ’79, are recognized on pages 6–7. On Saturday, I was so pleased to personally welcome so many parents and alumni back to campus to enjoy a variety of activities planned especially for them. The dedication of our new $12 million alumni home on the Hilltop — the extraordinary Hayden-Clark Alumni Center — was the highlight of the eventful weekend for hundreds who joined me on campus on a sunny, crisp Saturday morning. I could think of no better way to celebrate the dedication than to host a lunch of Avanti’s gondolas in the gorgeous Peplow Pavilion and Terrace, a most generous gift from Judy and GARY PEPLOW ’62. From the bottom of my heart, I thank JERRY HAYDEN ’59 and MARILYN KELLER HAYDEN ’61 and Kathleen and BOB CLARK ’67, who made our new home a stunning reality. You can view the video of the dedication at bradley.edu/hilltopics/go/ hcacdedication. Although pages 14–23 of this issue of Bradley Hilltopics take you on a visual tour of our spectacular Alumni Center, I invite you to come home and experience firsthand the state-of–the-art Shaheen Hall of Pride and its interactive features. We have proudly opened its doors to you seven days a week. Once you step inside its magnificent grand entry, I am sure you’ll agree that the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center rivals any alumni center in the country. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to lead our wonderful University. Together, let’s continue to imagine what we’ll do next. Warm regards,

Winter 2012

Volume 18 Issue 1

Campaign’s grand finale

With deep appreciation for the generosity of almost 29,000 donors, the Renaissance Campaign exceeded expectations.

Focus on Founder’s Day

Some of Bradley’s finest alumni and faculty were honored during the annual Founder’s Day Convocation.

NASCAR drives internships

SUZANNE RICHEY ’87 gave eight talented Bradley students a rare

opportunity when they interned with NASCAR.

Alumni housewarming

The jewel of the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance, the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center, proudly opened its doors in October.

Braves, bands & a brand new “B”

Combined this year for five days of new treats and old traditions, Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend featured activities for everyone.

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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 this issue. Follow Bradley Hilltopics magazine and other Bradley University accounts on your favorite social media sites: bradley.edu/socialmedia.

Staff Karen Crowley Metzinger, MA ’97 ABBY WILSON pfeiffer ’10 executive editor editorial assistant Gayle Erwin mcdowell ’77 sarah dukes associate editor art director ERIN WOOD miller ’09 Duane Zehr assistant editor university photographer

Student Staff Assistants adam bockler ’11, sarah hallstein ’12, margo basso ’13, jacob terranova ’13

Administration joanne K. Glasser president

shelley epstein associate vice president for university communications

On the cover: The Hayden-Clark Alumni Center was dedicated on Saturday, October 15, 2011. See pages 14–23 for a picture tour.

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Bradley pride I received my copy of Bradley Hilltopics yesterday. It’s always interesting to review the accomplishments of and at Bradley. I graduated in 1952 in one of the first classes to receive a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. My wife Peg and I now live at Independence Village. We have been a very happy team for 64 years. Continued success to Bradley U. HENRY BANKIE ’52

Peoria, Ill.

Trail tales I first heard about the Appalachian Trail while I was serving in the Peace Corps in West Africa. I read a book, There are Mountains to Climb, about a woman in her 50s who decided to thru-hike the trail. What really struck me was the idea of a trail that crossed the country. Two years later I returned to Peoria to plan my thru-hike with a friend from the Peace Corps. We bought the biggest packs we could find, and on the first day of spring in 2002, we started north. I had never backpacked before in my life, and my gear was heavy. We quickly learned what did and didn’t work while trying to hike 15 miles a day. The first days were cold and rainy, but as we got stronger, the flowers and leaves appeared. Georgia became North Carolina and then Virginia. An infected blister on my heel took me off the trail for two weeks. I waited for my foot to heal in a little church hostel. I bought sandals

because my foot would still not fit in a shoe, and kept going. My hiking partner and I saw each other a month and a half later when she came down with Lyme disease, and I caught up with her. By summer, it was getting hot. My mileage was getting up to the 20s per day; one day I did 33 miles over Bear Mountain in Connecticut. I turned 25 on the trail, saw bears, felt as strong as I ever had in my life, made amazing friendships, and learned to love sleeping outside and how to eat incredible amounts of food while in towns. I finished the AT on August 22, 2002. I spent the final month in Maine, swimming in as many rivers, creeks, and lakes as I could. I was hooked; I kept hiking. Since 2004, I have hiked in Scotland, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Colorado Trail, the Northville Placid Trail, and the Arizona Trail and Wonderland Trail. I am planning on hiking the Continental Divide Trail in a few years. I love long-distance hiking! RENEE PATRICK ’99

Bend, Ore. It was great to read the latest Bradley Hilltopics regarding the Appalachian Trail. I hiked the AT in 2006. It was something I dreamed about since high school after hearing about it from a hiker. I currently live and work in New Zealand as an engineer for FujiFilm NZ Ltd. However, I consider

those six months my greatest achievement. I have many great memories and met such wonderful people as we completed a dream. Here is a link to all my journals, including pictures that I shared with friends and family when I was out there: trailjournals.com/ grinds. TODD POWELL ’03

Auckland, New Zealand

Persevering with CF The story in the fall issue by EMILY HEISE ’09 stopped me cold. Our youngest child, Claire, was born with cystic fibrosis. The prognosis? Five years maximum. With death on your doorstep, your priorities change. The family focus became raising funds for the CF Foundation and keeping our child alive. As it turns out, our three kids have done amazingly well. Claire is working on her Ph.D. in bioengineering after having a double lung transplant and a kidney transplant. She’s also a wife and mom of a 4-year-old. She’s a survivor and wants to stamp out CF. To help other families and young adults contend with CF, I printed Claire’s story and freely pass it along to others. So our story goes back to the determination that Bradley University helped foster, which I passed along to my family. By the way, my grandmother played in Lydia Bradley’s backyard as a child, or so she told us. Our family has a long heritage in Peoria. ROBERT G. COLEMAN ’66

Hazelhurst, Wis.

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Renaissance Campaign concludes as largest fundraising effort Beginning in Italy centuries ago, the Renaissance had a profound impact on cultural life in Europe. In modern-day America, the Renaissance Campaign launched by Bradley in 2008 has made its mark, too, leaving the University and the Peoria landscape forever changed. Surpassing its goal of $150 million, the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance has concluded with funds raised topping $161 million. “We took our vision for Bradley’s future from coast to coast, meeting with alumni and friends to ask them to imagine with us what we’ll do next,” President Joanne Glasser said. “We don’t have to imagine any longer because of the many academic and physical developments from the campaign. The Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance has been everything we hoped for and more.” Visible signs of the resurgence are everywhere. They include the popular Markin Family Student Recreation Center, the 4,200-seat Renaissance Coliseum, a new 600-space parking deck on Main Street, the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center, and a massive addition to Westlake Hall, slated for completion in the summer. A new Alumni Quad on the west side of campus is also being developed. Fundraising efforts have not been only about limestone and mortar, however. Seventy-nine new scholarships were created and $52 million has been earmarked for academic and operational enhancements. Bradley’s endowment now approaches $250 million, with $30 million of campaign gifts applied to the fund. “These are amazing achievements that have been made possible by the people who believe in Bradley and our vision,” said GERRY SHAHEEN ’66 MBA ’68, chairman of the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance. “I believe this campaign is a turning point for Bradley, an effort that will serve as a catalyst, propelling Bradley toward national distinction,” added Shaheen, a retired Caterpillar group president and past chairman of the Bradley Board of Trustees. Glasser and Shaheen celebrated the grand finale of the campaign by emceeing events for major donors, faculty, and staff on October 27 and 28. They chatted onstage and watched as scenes of Bradley life in 1907, 1949, 1965, and 2011 were acted out, while photos of people and historic places flashed on giant screens in the Renaissance Coliseum. A trio of vocalists revved up the crowd with songs from the respective eras — ranging from Some Enchanted Evening to Simon and Garfunkel’s Sound of Silence, all the

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way to Katy Perry’s Firework. The events closed with a lively Visit bradley.edu/ video of various students, faculty, hilltopics/go/ and staff enthusiastically thanking campaign spotlight for more campaign donors. information and The Campaign for a Bradley videos. Renaissance began accumulating gifts and commitments in June 2005, and was publicly launched at a gala on April 24, 2008. “Imagine what we’ll do next” has been the theme of the campaign, the most successful in Bradley’s history. The lead gift — a pledge of $30 million — came from Caterpillar. About 16,000 alumni made gifts, representing 26 percent of Bradley’s alumni base. — Gayle Erwin McDowell ’77

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perform in a skit written by George Brown, chairman of the theatre department. GREG SCHAMBERGER ’14, TOMMY CARRERAS ’11, and ADAM WINDISH ’14 sang popular songs from 1907, 1949, 1965, and 2011 — years that were highlighted in the skits. Stage lighting and special effects set the mood for the celebration marking the completion of the campaign.

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Bradley receives more national recognition Bradley University received recognition on multiple fronts during the fall 2011 semester. •

U.S.News & World Report’s 2012 edition of Best Colleges ranked Bradley sixth in the 12-state Midwest region on its list of Great Schools at Great Prices. Bradley was ranked sixth overall among Midwestern universities offering master’s degrees.

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Kiplinger’s Personal Finance included Bradley in its list of the top 100 private universities that offer excellent academic opportunities at an affordable cost. The listing was based on various criteria such as small class sizes, financial aid options, high four-year graduation rates, and low debt for students after graduation.

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G.I. Jobs magazine highlighted Bradley University as a “Military Friendly School” due to its efforts to support America’s military service members and veterans.

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Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review ranked Bradley’s entrepreneurship program 20th out of the top 25 undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. The Princeton Review conducted a survey that reviewed more than 2,000 institutions, and based

rankings on teaching business fundamentals, providing students with skilled staff and instructors, and offering entrepreneurial experience and opportunities outside the classroom. Dr. Gerald Hills, the Turner Chair of Entrepreneurship at Bradley, has helped guide the program’s success. “What helped distinguish us from the other 2,000 colleges is that we are reaching out to all departments on campus, in addition to the college of business,” Dr. Hills said. “Right now I have a non-business entrepreneurship course for students who have never taken a business course.” Hills also noted that the headquarters of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) is at Bradley. CEO is found on 235 college campuses. The organization helps students pursue their entrepreneurial goals by providing opportunities through events, chapter activities, and conferences on enterprise creation. “Bradley continues to receive national recognition from various publications due to the University’s history for linking academic excellence, experiential learning and leadership development,” Bradley President Joanne Glasser said. — Jacob Terranova ’13

agriculture secretary stresses farm bill’s impact

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack touted the importance of the 2012 Multi-Year Farm Bill as the keynote speaker at a symposium on the Future of Midwest Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability in November. “This is more than just a federal farm bill,” Tom Vilsack said. “It’s a jobs bill, it’s an environmental bill, and it’s a conservation bill.” The former two-term Iowa governor said the legislation should better connect the nation’s farmers with the 98 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was the keynote speaker in percent of the U.S. population November at a symposium on the Future of Midwest Agriculture and that doesn’t farm because the Environmental Sustainability, held in the new Hayden-Clark Alumni Center. bill impacts all Americans. For example, Vilsack said what farmers do with their land affects the quality of our water. “Eighty-five percent of what we consume in water is impacted by what we do in farming,” he said.

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Vilsack touched on several other facets of the bill: renewable energy, the economy, trade, jobs, and of course, food. Nutrition makes up approximately two-thirds of the farm bill, which includes funds for federal food assistance programs. “Every dollar we invest generates $1.84 in economic activity,” he said. “We have the capacity to produce everything in the United States to feed ourselves,” he said. “There are virtually no other countries in the world that can do that.” Food costs only about 7 percent of the average American’s paycheck, compared to 15-20 percent in industrialized nations and up to 50 percent in developing countries. We use our remaining money, he said, to stimulate the economy. “When you start thinking about this farm bill,” Vilsack said, “you realize that every single American has a stake in this legislation.” Bradley’s Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service sponsored the symposium, and Vilsack viewed research projects exhibited by Bradley engineering students as part of his visit. Vilsack is the third Cabinet member to speak at an IPL symposium in two years, following Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Transportation Secretary RAY LaHOOD ’71 HON ’11. — Adam Bockler ’11

ipad technology enhances admissions tours ome prospective students visiting Bradley have been handed a surprise they wouldn’t receive at other universities before taking a tour: an Apple iPad. Certain tours are now enhanced by the use of an iPad controlled by the student tour guide via Bluetooth technology. The tablets are used at times when campus may not appear as bustling as normal. When a visiting family is being led through the quad on a quiet Saturday morning, for example, it’s difficult to imagine how busy it can be. The STAR (Student Admissions Rep) makes a video pop up showing the activities fair, Shack-a-Thon, and other lively campus events. Susan Andrews, associate vice president of marketing, online Read more about and Jim Ferolo, chairman of Bradley’s interactive media Bradley’s iPads in the Chicago department, think watching Tribune and the the videos on campus is better Chronicle at bradley.edu/ than watching them from a home hilltopics/go/ipad. computer. “Being in the context of walking across campus and being able to visualize a play or the robotics lab is different than viewing it from somewhere else,” Andrews said. “It builds in a new level of reality.” The videos also allow the tour guide to tell more stories. “It frees me up to talk more about my personal experience with the information it’s portraying,” said TOMMY CARRERAS ’11, an intern in the Admissions office.

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The iPads offer 10 videos of classes, labs, athletic events, and more. To personalize the tours, the STARs show different videos to every group. In a typical 55-minute tour, the STAR plays no more than five minutes of video, ensuring that the primary communication is still face-to-face. Ferolo came up with the idea last spring, and Andrews began to implement it, along with marketing staff TOM RICHMOND ’88 MA ’94 and JIM CRONE ’02. Interactive media major ERIC JOHNSEN ’12 developed the application. “The project challenged me to extend myself and my skills beyond normal expectations,” Johnsen said. Bradley is believed to be the first college to use such technology in a personal way on a campus tour.

ERIC JOHNSEN ’12 and interactive

media professor Jim Ferolo test Bradley’s iPad application for the Office of Admissions.

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Not your typical Shakespeare festival In February, Bradley’s theatre department is collaborating with Western Illinois University and Loyola University to present a unique festival celebrating the works of William Shakespeare. The festival is called 3U Shak3 F3st for the trio of universities teaming up for a “theater exchange,” with each producing one Shakespeare play to perform at all three campuses on successive weekends. Loyola will present Measure for Measure; WIU will present Henry VI; and Bradley will present The Tempest. The cast of The Tempest is traveling to London for two weeks for January Interim as part of a Shakespeare intensive course to enhance their preparation. The trip includes visits to Shakespearean landmarks, daily rehearsals, and a two-day workshop at the Globe Theatre. George Brown, chairman of the department and director of The Tempest, has great hopes for the Shakespearean influence on campus. “There’s a universality to Shakespeare, that even though it is more than 400 years old, it still speaks to us today. I’m hoping the passion

for Shakespeare will become infectious in the community,” Brown said. Brown is collaborating with online Scott Cavanah of the interactive Visit slane. media department to enhance the bradley.edu production of The Tempest. Together, for ticket information. they have identified moments in the script that are truly “metatheatrical,” going beyond the usual scope of stage productions, and through the use of digital media, will razzle dazzle the audience. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, a parody involving three actors, opens the festival at Bradley on February 23. Directed by ERIC ZUBER ’09, the parody also runs from February 29–March 4. Also at Hartmann Center, The Tempest plays on February 24, followed by Loyola’s performance of Measure for Measure on February 25. WIU concludes the festival in Peoria with Henry VI on February 26. — Margo Basso ’13

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Founder’s Day in history Dressed in black, Lydia Moss Bradley presided over the very first Founder’s Day. During Bradley’s first 60 years, other women also figured prominently on that special day in October.

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A progress report on funding Constance Hall was given at Founder’s Day. Women’s organizations had already raised $58,000 in memory of English professor Jennie Constance.

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Early alumnae MARY DOUBET CASSELL, 1906 reflected on What I Remember and HELEN NIXON, 1911 recalled Bradley’s early days in Only Yesterday.

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HELENA BURGESS PAGE, 1912, daughter of Bradley’s first president, spoke to students packing the bleachers as Bradley entered its 50th year with a colorful ceremony at the campus athletic field. A great torch burned above the Bradley seal.

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Biology professor Dr. Daphne Swartz was honored with the first Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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Miss Jane Addams of Hull House in Chicago spoke on the topic of Democracy and Education.

STEVE GORMAN, MBA ’78, chief operating officer of Delta Air Lines, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award on October 14, 2011.

He also has worked at Ford, Northwest Airlines, Krispy Kreme, and Greyhound.

delta executive named distinguished alumnus For the 30th year Bradley has bestowed the honor, STEphen GORMAN, MBA ’78 received the 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Award and was inducted into the Centurion Society during the 115th annual Founder’s Day Convocation last October. “When I look at the Centurion online Society list, I am truly humbled,” Visit bradley.edu/ Gorman told the audience. He is hilltopics/go/ the executive vice president and centurions for a list of Centurion chief operating officer at Delta Society members. Air Lines. As one of Delta’s highest ranking executives, Gorman oversees airport customer service; corporate safety, security, and compliance; flight operations and in-flight service; supply chain management; and technical operations. He also heads Delta’s global services, Delta Connection, and the operations control center, as well as the company’s diversity council. Prior to joining Delta, Gorman oversaw the expansion of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ stores and product lines as head of its North American operations, and he spearheaded Greyhound Lines’ four-year financial turnaround as the bus

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company’s CEO. Earlier, he served as executive vice president of flight operations and technical operations at Northwest Airlines. While Gorman has ventured into other fields, his career began in transportation. A Eureka College graduate and Bradford native, he joined Ford Motor Co. after receiving his MBA at Bradley. “Bradley is very special to me,” Gorman told the audience on Founder’s Day. “I look at Bradley as the foundation on which I built my career.” Gorman’s allegiance to the University has continued. He is a former Bradley Trustee and founded the Gorman Entrepreneurship Education Fund, which provides resources and opportunities for entrepreneurship students, including business plan software, subscriptions to entrepreneurship magazines, campus speakers, and trips to the National Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization Conference. “The credo I live by is be humble, be honest, work hard, and always be prepared,” Gorman said. He and his wife Debra have three children and live in Frisco, Texas. — Erin Wood Miller ’09

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Recognized for top achievements in their fields, (from left) Bob Turner ’77 MBA ’78, Chuck Ebeling ’66, Steve Gorman, MBA ’78, and Jim Shadid ’79 are new members of Bradley’s Centurion Society.

four leaders inducted into centurion Society Four alumni were inducted into the Bradley Centurion Society on October 14, 2011, during the Founder’s Day Convocation. The new Centurions include a retired public relations executive, an investments entrepreneur, a federal judge, and an airline executive. There are now 171 members of the Centurion Society, which began in 1982 as a way to recognize alumni for outstanding achievements in their fields and for bringing national and international credit to Bradley. Charles Ebeling ’66

Robert Turner ’77 MBA ’78

James Shadid ’79

A former corporate communications officer and chief spokesperson for McDonald’s Corp. for 15 years, CHUCK EBELING ’66 received the Silver Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America for his part in creating the Ronald McDonald House. An expert in public relations, media relations, marketing, and corporate philanthropy, Ebeling created the McDonald’s Global Media Center, which developed and implemented media strategies, media relationships, and managed contingency and crisis communications. He served as a consultant to every McDonald’s CEO until his retirement in 2000. Ebeling established a competition for Bradley public relations students in 2004, the Ebeling PR-ize, which brings real-world experience into the classroom and rewards students for outstanding public relations campaigns that link community businesses with local nonprofits. Ebeling and his wife Vicki live in Chicago.

BOB TURNER ’77 MBA ’78 and his brother MARK TURNER ’80 founded Turner Investment Partners

JIM SHADID ’79 is a federal judge for the Central

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Inc. in 1990 in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. In addition to his role as chairman and chief investment officer, Turner is lead portfolio manager for the company’s large cap growth and global growth strategies, and he developed its equity investment process. Turner Investments, an employee-owned management firm, manages more than $18 billion in equity investments for institutions and individuals. A Bradley Trustee, Turner also is a member of the advisory board for CityTeam Ministries, a nonprofit serving the poor and homeless in Philadelphia, and the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture advisory council. In 2000, Bob and his wife Carolyn established the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship and received the President’s Award in 2010. The Turners are members of the Renaissance Circle Society. They live in Paoli, Pennsylvania, and have four children, including ANDREW TURNER ’11.

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District of Illinois, nominated by President Barack Obama in May 2010, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2011. Shadid earned a juris doctorate from John Marshall Law School in 1983, then worked in private practice until being appointed a judge for the 10th Circuit of Illinois in 2001. He also was a part-time public defender for 15 years and commissioner of the Illinois Court of Claims for five years. Shadid has been an adjunct professor at Bradley since 2004. A former Bradley baseball star, Shadid was the team’s MVP in 1977 and 1978. He is a member of the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame and was honored by 40 Leaders Under Forty. He and his wife Jane live in Peoria. They have three children, including JAMES SHADID JR. ’08.

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Spotlight on faculty on Founder’s Day In addition to recognizing outstanding alumni and honoring Bradley’s inspirational founder, Founder’s Day has long been a time to announce prestigious awards for faculty. The 2011 recipients continue to make strides in the fields of communication, history, psychology, and electrical engineering.

Putnam Award

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Dr. Paul Gullifor was announced as the recipient of the 2011 Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is the Henry M. Pindell Endowed Chair in Communication. Gullifor has garnered numerous awards since joining the Bradley faculty in 1988. He holds a master’s degree in broadcast management and programming from Indiana State University and a doctoral degree in communication from the University of Missouri.

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Caterpillar Awards for faculty

Dr. Stacey Robertson, interim chairwoman of the history department, received the Samuel Rothberg Professional Excellence Award. It is presented annually to a professor with distinguished contributions to research or creative productions. Robertson has led the women’s studies department since arriving at Bradley in 1994. She has published numerous books, including two titles in 2010, and lectures frequently. She holds master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Dale Risinger, retired engineer and state senator, was honored with the Lydia Moss Bradley Award for outstanding service to the University at the 2011 Founder’s Day luncheon. He represented the 37th Senate District in Illinois from 2003 to 2011. The Peorian’s involvement with Bradley began in 1998 when he was appointed to the civil engineering and construction department’s advisory council. Risinger went on to chair the executive advisory council of the College of Engineering and Technology. As a state legislator, he was instrumental in securing funds for the current renovation and expansion of Westlake Hall. Most of Risinger’s career was devoted to the Illinois Department of Transportation; he retired from IDOT as chief district engineer in 1999. He speaks regularly to bipartisan leadership classes at Bradley and has worked on the Innovations Conference on Asphalt and Transportation (ICAT).

Dr. Stephenie Chaudoir, assistant professor of psychology, was recognized with the Caterpillar Inc. faculty achievement award for scholarship. Her research focuses on the factors that allow individuals living with concealable stigmatized identities, such as HIV/AIDS, to cope successfully and thrive in the face of them. Her doctoral degree from the University of Connecticut is in social psychology. Dr. JOSE SANCHEZ ’00 MSEE ’02, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, accepted the Caterpillar Inc. faculty award for teaching. He earned a doctoral degree from the University of Illinois in 2009. His interests include digital signal processing (DSP), real-time implementation of DSP, remote image formation, and ultrasonic imaging.

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radley’s first NASCAR internship opportunity “fell out of the sky” in early September, and hopes are running high for a repeat performance at the Geico 400 at Joliet’s Chicagoland Speedway next year. Eight students in the sports communication program assisted with promotions and PR for the #37 Sprint Cup Ford Fusion that was wrapped in Bradley’s wordmark and the Braves logo. Avid NASCAR fan ALAN FUEHRING ’12 said, “This is what I’ve wanted to do my whole life. Bradley handed me my dream for the weekend. We had hands-on experiences with the car and crew. Nerves were running high, and we felt the nerves of the team. We felt like we were part of the team.” “Alan looked like a little kid on Christmas morning,” fellow NASCAR intern KATIE CASEY ’13 said. She is one of six interns staying on with Max Q Motorsports for the remainder of the season. Although meeting Jeff Gordon was a highlight of her weekend, Casey said she couldn’t count how many people came by during the weekend and said, “Go Bradley.” The internship originated when North Carolina’s Max Q Motorsports business manager SUZANNE RICHEY ’87 contacted Dr. Angela Pratt, assistant professor of sports communication, to share her idea of offering NASCAR internships to students at her alma mater. After reading Pratt’s biography on the website and noticing that she had worked in Charlotte, the race capital of the country, Richey Co-owner of the #37 Sprint thought Pratt would consider Cup race team, SUZANNE Bradley’s involvement. Richey RICHEY ’87 pauses with also knew Bradley’s proximity Max Q Motorsports’ to the track would be ideal owner Larry Gunselman for the interns. at the track. Reflecting on Richey’s initial call and their flurry of emails, Pratt said it almost sounded “too good to be true. We were given the opportunity to bring national awareness to our sports communication program and provide our students with career opportunities in NASCAR.”

Max Q Mortorsports’ owner Larry Gunselman donated the primary sponsorship of the Geico 400 race to Bradley University. He and Richey visited campus on September 15 with an authentic show car that replicated the official Bradley NASCAR vehicle. The interns had responsibilities before, during, and after the event. They wrote team biographies, drafted press releases, took photos, assisted with media relations, and facilitated tours of the pit and the garage area. Richey also offered Fuehring a marketing internship that includes some design work. In response to requests from Bradley alumni, Fuehring designed a hero card featuring the Bradley vehicle and driver Josh Wise (shown). Richey, a Peoria native, said everyone on the team enjoyed working with the enthusiastic group of Bradley students. “Their internship at the Geico 400 provided an opportunity to see firsthand the excitement of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from pit road. I’m sure the students have gained a new perspective on career opportunities in our sport.” — Karen Crowley Metzinger, MA ’97 Photography by Duane Zehr

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ALAN FUEHRING ’12, ZACHARY LARSON ’14, and ZACHARY KEESEE ’12 were public relations and promotion interns for the #37 Bradley Sprint Cup race team at the Chicago Speedway in Joliet in September.

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For the fourth year in a row, the Foster College of Business Administration has been named a Three Palmes school by Eduniversal. One thousand business schools from 153 nations are evaluated based on their international reputation, which is composed of a school’s accreditation, recognition from non-academic organizations, participation in international academic associations, research, and other criteria. Schools are then ranked by the Deans’ Vote, where deans of the 1,000 business schools vote on which schools should be recognized. One to five Palmes are awarded based on the final rankings. Bradley’s Three Palmes put the Foster College of Business Administration in the same category with Oxford Brookes University, Syracuse University, and Prague International Business School. “We are known for our quality, including the recent recognition of our entrepreneurship program,” said Dr. Robert Scott, interim dean of the College. “We’ve been active globally for so many years, and those kinds of activities are what’s made us known among this group.”

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Dietetic intern SARAH SMITH ’12 serves a healthy dish as part of the Healthy vs. Hearty challenge at the Mossville Caterpillar plant. Only 10 interns are accepted into the program each year.

cooking up a challenge Bradley dietetic interns showed off their innovation skills at Caterpillar during their food service rotation in October. SARAH SMITH ’12 conceived an idea to compete with the Eurest Dining Services chefs at the Mossville plant by hosting a cooking event, Healthy vs. Hearty, as a way to promote a healthy menu. “The most important part of this event is that it was developed by the students and was entirely student run,” explained Amanda Newell, director of the dietetics internship. “Sarah Smith thought it would be fun to do chefs versus dietetic interns.” “Initially the assignment was for all five food service interns to plan and create a meal at the Whole+sum station, which is CAT’s healthy food option,” Smith said. The competition evolved when the interns realized the popular “Chef’s table” would be next to theirs in Caterpillar’s cafeteria.

The interns cooked a menu of healthy foods and provided the nutritional information for each dish. They served turkey chorizo chili, quinoa, oven-baked sweet potatoes, chayote squash, and a fall salad of jicama, apples, pears, and almonds. The Eurest chefs offered rib tips, mashed potatoes, and carrots. Healthy food ultimately proved victorious, as the interns served 58 employees, while the Eurest chefs served 51. “We achieved all of our goals,” Smith said. “We created a healthy meal from start to finish, provided nutritional information, and learned how to promote an event.” The dietetic internship program, now in its second year at Bradley, emphasizes wellness for the university, community, and corporations. Completing the program permits students to take the exam to become registered dietitians and earns them a graduate certificate. — Margo Basso ‘13

new kids on the block Pi Phi breaks ground on Fredonia After years of wishing and planning, Pi Beta Phi will join other Greek houses on Fraternity Row in Fall 2012. Ground was broken for the 15,000-square-foot house in October. “The front door will sit at the corner of Fredonia and Institute. We’ve been blessed with an Institute address so the legacy of Pi Phis on Institute will continue,” a smiling STEPHANIE RUMP MUNO ’91, president of the chapter’s House Corporation, told the crowd. The current sorority house at 1004 N. Institute is across from Baker Hall on Main Street. Pi Phi alumnae began looking into relocating online across campus about Visit bradley.edu/ 20 years ago, but were hilltopics/go/piphi to watch a video of stymied because building the groundbreaking sites were nonexistent. and lookhomeward “We were thrilled when angel.org for details about the new house. Gary Anna (Bradley vice president for business affairs) called about five years ago to say they had a lot for us,” said Patti Bash, adviser to the sorority’s Alumnae Advisory Committee (AAC). Alumnae then launched a major fundraising campaign. The new house will accommodate 33 actives in 15 double rooms and three singles. A chapter room to seat 100-plus members, two kitchens, a library, meeting rooms, an elevator, and an apartment for the house director are features of the three-level facility. A $50,000 estate gift from VIRGIL BOUCHER, MA ’67

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named the living room in honor of his late daughter JUDY BOUCHER CHAMBERLAIN ’61. An anonymous $25,000 gift named the Lambda Phi dining room to honor the local sorority that became Pi Beta Phi in 1947. At that time the oldest organization on campus, Lambda Phi originated in 1901. Pi Beta Phi was founded in Monmouth on April 28, 1867, and was the first women’s fraternity in the nation.

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and family members attended the groundbreaking for a new Pi Beta Phi house during Homecoming, just hours after the dedication of the HaydenClark Alumni Center.

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Hillel opens new doors Hillel’s new home officially opened at the corner of Fredonia and Glenwood avenues on September 21, 2011, after more than a year of construction. Following the dedication of the 4,200-square-foot brick online structure, guests viewed Visit bradley.edu/ the renovated facility’s hilltopics/go/hillel common areas, kosher to learn more about the Hillel house. kitchens, and spacious sanctuary. Students are able to relax, study, eat special meals, and attend services at the new Hillel house. Rabbi Daniel Bogard is now on staff part-time. Just 90 miles from Bradley, the first Hillel met in 1923 in rented quarters above a barbershop near the University of Illinois. Bradley’s own Hillel chapter for Jewish students began 24 years later.

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record of 1,361 digs on Nov. 4 at Renaissance Coliseum. At press time, Dejean only needed three digs to become the 26th player in MVC history with 1,400 career digs.

Bradley soccer star Bobby SMITH ’12 is one of 10 national finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The CLASS Award, an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, is presented by Lowe’s to seniors with outstanding achievement in the community, classroom, character, and competition. Smith has been an active volunteer in the MVC State Farm Just Read Program at grade schools, at a local cemetery doing maintenance, and the 2010 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Run/Walk 5K race. A native of Springfield, Smith plays primarily as the team central defensive midfielder, and has started more than 66 games with the Braves. He has maintained a GPA of 3.93 and will graduate from the five-year accounting 3:2 program in just four years, receiving both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Smith is the fourth Bradley student-athlete to be a finalist for the CLASS award, joining the company of DODIE DUNSON ’11, GRANT ESCUE ’09 and EITAN BARBALAT ’08. The winner will be announced during the 2011 NCAA Men’s College Cup on December 9 and 11. Visit seniorclassaward. com for an update.

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sports wrap-up Soccer The team won its last regular season game (1-0) with BRIAN GAUL ’12 scoring in the 50th minute against Central Arkansas. The Braves advanced to the MVC semifinals with a 1-0 win over SIU Edwardsville with CHRISTIAN MEZA ’12 scoring in the 88th minute, but then fell to Creighton in the next round (1-0). The Braves earned an at-large invitation to the NCAA championship for the fourth time in their six NCAA appearances. At press time on Nov. 17, they hosted Loyola at Shea Stadium.

Basketball The men opened their regular season with a 68-58 victory over University of Missouri, Kansas City, at Carver Arena. DYRICUS SIMMS-EDWARDS ’13 had a game-high 21 points, and TAYLOR BROWN ’12 added 20. On Nov. 16, the Braves returned to campus for the first time since 1982 against an NCAA Division I opponent, with a 66-65 victory over Southeast Missouri State in front of an exuberant standing-room-only crowd of 4,340 at Renaissance Coliseum. More than 1,000 students saw the Braves secure a win with a final 3-point play. Visit bradley.edu/hilltopics/go/ throwbackgame for details. The women won their season opener 59-49 against Northern Colorado with CATIE O’LEARY ’14 shooting 10-for-10 from the free throw line and scoring a game high 15 points in her first game as a Brave.

Cross Country The women, ranked sixth going into the Missouri Valley Conference, edged out four other close teams for a third-place finish. SARAH McMAHON ’15 earned all-conference honors and turned in Bradley’s third-best finish at a conference race from an underclassman. The men took seventh place at the LaVern Gibson course in Terre Haute, Ind. They were paced by MARSHALL

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MOYER ’15, who led the Braves for the fourth time this season, with NATHAN DAVIS ’14 three seconds behind.

Volleyball The Braves (11-15 overall) won four of their last five home matches, including a victory over Drake on senior night. At press time, they had moved into eighth place in the MVC standings. MEGAN SCHMIDT ’12 collected her 800th career kill and 300th career block to become the sixth player in program history with 800 kills, 50 aces, 400 digs, and 300 blocks.

Golf The women’s team rounded out its fall season at the Pat Bradley Invitational in Fort Myers, Fla., by turning in its lowest round of the season (307). Earlier, at the Johnie Imes Invitational, KELLY AMUNDRUD ’12 broke the Bradley career record of BARI ERAIS ’09 for rounds in the 70s with 74. The men’s team traveled to Kiawah Island, S.C., and competed against the largest team field they’ve seen since 1995. The Braves tied for seventh in the 21-team field. They also turned in the lowest 54-hole team score since the fall of 2010.

Tennis The women wrapped up their fall season at the Central Regional Championships in Tulsa, Okla., with the doubles pair SARAH RODEFELD ’14 and CARLY MILES ’15 grabbing a first-round victory against Arkansas State. HAMISH WEERASINGHE ’14 and AHMED AL BITAR ’15 advanced out of their respective singles qualifying brackets at the regional meet. GABRIEL TOWNES ’14 finished as runner-up in the consolation draw after winning against Wichita State, but then fell to Drake. — Sarah Hallstein ’12

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magine having the chance to travel the world, visiting destinations such as Taiwan, Indonesia, Africa, and Denmark — all with the chance to win $1 million. That’s what MARCUS POLLARD ’94 was up to, as he and his wife Amani trekked across the world in CBS’s The Amazing Race. The series was taped last summer and premiered September 25. The couple had their ups and downs along the race. They managed to score a victory, coming in first place in Thailand during the fifth leg of the race, and as their victory prize they received a paid trip for two to Bali, Indonesia. They narrowly escaped elimination in the following episode as they raced to Malawi, Africa.

By the eighth leg of the race — the show that aired on November 13 — the Pollards were off to a rocky start when the other contestants flew to Copenhagen ahead of them. By the episode’s end, they had advanced from last to fourth place, remaining in the competition with four other couples. Pollard said that he was excited to see and experience new places, foods, and cultures. Inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005, Pollard played forward on the basketball team from 1992 to 1994, where he helped lead the Braves to the 1994 NIT. After college, Pollard changed direction and started an NFL online career by signing with Visit cbs.com/show/ the Indianapolis Colts in amazing_race 1995, where he spent for more about the competition. 10 seasons. He went on to play for Detroit, Seattle, and Atlanta, retiring in 2009. His wife Amani recently opened a boutique. They live in Pine Mountain, Georgia, with their four children. — Jacob Terranova ’13

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snell to call 1,000th game on january 7 In 1979 DAVE SNELL ’76 boarded a plane for Anchorage to broadcast his first Bradley basketball game, not knowing it was the beginning of an impressive career. Now, Snell is set to broadcast his 1,000th game on January 7 against Creighton at Carver Arena. Much has changed since that first chilly Alaskan Shootout. “The biggest change is computers and the ability to get information quickly,” said Snell. “The game itself is played at a higher level, as well; the athletes are bigger, stronger, and faster now.”

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Snell has witnessed the ups and downs of Bradley basketball through the years but still approaches every game as if it’s the first. “You have to keep that enthusiasm and that freshness to motivate yourself to do the best job you can,” he said. “You have to be able to paint a picture in the listeners’ minds.” While Snell appreciates good competition and a solid win as much as any fan, he knows there’s more to the game than winning. “The specifics of the games fade away, but the relationships and this time period that shape the student-athletes and what that means to the success of the rest of their lives is the story. That’s everything to me.” Tune in to 1470 WMBD to listen to Snell call his 1,000th game on Saturday, January 7, at 7:00 p.m. — Sarah Hallstein ’12

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Celebrating a new day on the Hilltop, hundreds gathered for the dedication of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center on October 15, 2011. The beautiful, breezy Saturday featured music, heartfelt speeches from alumni, and even fireworks, but the true star of the morning was the magnificent limestone edifice. The building’s namesakes ceremoniously handed keys to Bradley President Joanne Glasser. The red and white ribbons originally held keys to Bradley Hall and were used by Lydia Moss Bradley on the very first Founder’s Day in 1897. In 2009, also on Founder’s Day, ground was broken for Bradley’s new home for alumni. Visit bradley.edu/hilltopics/go/hcacdedication to view the video of the dedication. 16

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Bradley history comes alive in the Shaheen Hall of Pride, a gift from GERALD SHAHEEN ’66 MBA ’68 and PAMELA CUTHBERT SHAHEEN ’73. Discover campus through the decades in display cases of memorabilia and memories from the 1940s to today. Reminisce about dorm life with dioramas depicting the evolution of residence hall rooms. Use interactive maps to watch campus develop, view photos of major events, and discover what life at Bradley has been like since its founding. Watch videos of campus history in the Decades Theatre, or find old friends and learn about alumni events with BUconnect computers.

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Classof1961 50-year reunion

The year was 1961. John F. Kennedy was inaugurated,

and the Berlin Wall was erected in Germany. Barbie got a boyfriend when the Ken doll made its debut, and folks tuned in to the premiere of the Dick Van Dyke Show. On campus, the horology school closed. Students hung out at the new Student Center, where they could buy a cup of coffee for 8 cents. They enjoyed the Meri-N-Ettes, a new dance team, at basketball games. Looking back at their days on campus, 1961 graduates shared their Bradley memories and highlights of their lives since graduation. Here are excerpts from the biographies that alumni shared prior to their 50th reunion last October.

MARILYN ALLEN STETSON (Bonne Terre, Mo.) has lived in eight states with her husband BOB STETSON ’61.

WILLIS “BILL” BROWN (Conway, S.C.) taught middle

They have three daughters and six grandchildren. Marilyn enjoys travel, golf, and bridge.

school in central Illinois before becoming superintendent of schools in several districts in Illinois. Bill is a teacher at the Golf Academy of America.

JOYCE ANSORGE STUBER (Peoria) was a deacon

GAIL ELLIS HUH (McLean, Va.) earned her master’s

before becoming an elder in the Presbyterian Church, USA. She worked for Armstrong Cork Co., where she conducted interior design classes, and served as president of the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary. She and her husband FRED STUBER ’61 have three children.

and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. She was an assistant professor of economics at American University and the University of Maryland. Gail volunteers at the National Gallery of Art. She and her husband Mo have three children and four grandchildren.

DONALD BOHATKA (Milwaukee) had a career in movie theaters, starting with producing ads for cinemas. He owned his own movie theater for 20 years. Donald has been a director at large for the 900-member Theatre Historical Society and received the Member of the Year plaque in 2007. He visits New York City often to enjoy Broadway.

JAMES ERICKSON, MA ’66 (Riverside, Calif.) is vice

chancellor emeritus at the University of California. He also serves as professor and director of the Center for Philanthropy at La Sierra University. Jim received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Bradley in 2003. He is a former Bradley administrator, serving as assistant to the president, dean of students, and associate provost.

DALE BLOCKLINGER (Milan) co-owns a Re/Max

real estate agency in the Quad Cities. He is past president of the Board of Realtors and was named Realtor of the Year. Dale and his wife Carolyn have two children and three grandchildren. LAWRENCE BOLAND (Burnaby, British Columbia) is a professor of economics at Simon Fraser University. He received his master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and went on to teach economics at several colleges and universities in America and Canada. He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2001 and was named in Who’s Who in Economics: A Biographical Directory of Major Economists 1700–1983. He has published six books and more than 80 articles.

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JOdY FLEMING RENNICH, MA ’92 (Peoria) lived in

Switzerland with her husband Merv and four sons before returning to central Illinois. She served on the Dunlap School Board and received a master’s degree in learning disabilities before teaching at Pioneer Junior High School for four years. Jody and Merv enjoy Road Scholar trips and outdoor activities. They have eight grandchildren. MICHAEL FLEXSENHAR (Bonita Springs, Fla.) served

six years in the Air Force before beginning his 36-year career with Caterpillar. He retired as vice president of construction and mining. Michael and his wife Janet have four children and nine grandchildren.

WALTER GROSS (Indianapolis) began his career as a civil engineer but later became an investment manager. He is a senior member of Goelzer Investment Management’s core values equity team. He has been named a top investment manager three times by Indianapolis Monthly magazine. Walter and his wife Janet have one child and two grandchildren. MARILYN HAGEN SOKOL (Menlo Park, Calif.) worked

as an interior designer after graduation, and later as a teacher. Marilyn enjoys tennis, golf, and skiing. She operates a small interior design business and continues to substitute teach. She and her husband Gene have two children. ROBERT HATHWAY (Normal) earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, then spent 33 years as an associate professor at Illinois State University. A political activist, Robert volunteers in church and community activities and has received his city’s Martin Luther King Award. He was chairman of the local Human Relations Commission for six years. He and his wife Barbara have three children and seven grandchildren. MICHAEL HOUSTON (St. Louis) was a revenue officer for the Internal Revenue Service for 25 years. Previously he worked for Hyster. He served in the Air Force and holds an MBA from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Michael and his wife Sharon enjoy bridge, dancing, and traveling. MARILYN KELLER HAYDEN (Barrington Hills) was a high school English teacher and modeled in New York and Chicago. She enjoys writing poetry. She and her husband JERRY HAYDEN ’59 supported the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance, and the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center is named in their honor. Jerry and Marilyn have two children and four grandchildren. JUNE KING GRANDLE (Downers Grove) is an associate member of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. June has been a Sunday school teacher, assistant preschool teacher, and Awana club leader. She and her husband RALPH GRANDLE ’58 enjoy sports. They have two daughters, PAT GRANDLE ’85 and SUSAN GRANDLE WINKLER ’88, and two grandchildren. RON KNAPPEN (Galesville, Wis.) was a high school

teacher for 11 years before he began dealing in antique telephones. Ron has compiled five telephone history books. He and his wife Mary

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children and several grandchildren. His wife JEAN CORZINE NELSON ’62 died in 2006.

operate a telephone museum. They have three children and seven grandchildren. PAUL LAUFF (Tucson) served in the Marines and earned a master’s degree from San Francisco State University. A black belt in karate, Paul was a computer training designer and instructor for several years. He also served as a member of several public safety teams. Paul was recognized by Who’s Who in American Education and Who’s Who in the American Society for Training and Development. He has four children and 13 grandchildren. JACkie LEE WHITE (Peoria) received a master’s degree from McCormick Theological Seminary and was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1983. She earned a doctoral degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1999. Jackie was an interim pastor throughout Illinois. She has served on the boards of many organizations and has been honored by Junior League and Rotary. Jackie and her husband HERBERT WHITE ’54 have two children and five grandchildren. JUDITH LeGRANDE HANLON (Elgin) received the Walmart teacher of the year award during her 25-year career of teaching high school art. She has a master’s degree in secondary education. Judith enjoys travel and golf. She and her husband CHUCK HANLON ’63 MA ’64 have three daughters, including MARY HANLON HOGAN ’87, and eight grandchildren. RONALD LINDEN (Anthem, Ariz.) served four years

in the Air Force before beginning a 40-year career with the construction firm Bechtel Corp. Ron received additional training at Purdue and Stanford. He and his wife Bonnie have a son and enjoy traveling, biking, and swimming. CHARLES LINN (Portland, Ore.) served in the Navy

for seven years. Chuck was a stockbroker, then was a portfolio manager in Galesburg and Texas. JEAN LYNN (Peoria) graduated at age 45 and became

an elementary teacher in Dunlap. She has three children.

H. DONALD MERRITT (Bloomington) worked for

Farnsworth and Wylie Consulting Engineers from 1967 to1999. He served on the board of directors for 13 years, retiring in 1999. He is active in the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers. He is involved in his church and the community. He and his wife Margaret enjoy their 1923 Ford Model T. JOHN MEYER, MBA ’66 (O’Fallon, Mo.) served in

the Marine Corps for eight years before beginning a career in human resources. He worked for Walgreens for ten years, then as senior worldwide vice president of human resources for Iams pet food. John established Iams’ markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He and his wife Kay have a son and enjoy volunteer work and travel.

“ Bradley is forever a part of our lives, our affection, our support because of its vital role as an outstanding institution of education.” — jackie lee white CATHERINE MILLER COLE (Plainfield, Ind.) served in

the Naval Reserve before attending Bradley, then worked in several government jobs before teaching in Arlington County, Va. Catherine’s husband JAMES COLE ’48 is a retired Navy lieutenant commander. BRUCE NELSON (Portage, Mich.) served in the Air Force for three years before earning a master’s degree in health and hospital administration from the University of Iowa. He worked at several hospitals around the country and helped design a new hospital at Vanderbilt before becoming COO of Wyandotte General Hospital near Detroit. Bruce also served in numerous community organizations and led the development of the emergency service and ambulance system for Wayne County. He has three

JEANie NUNNALLY (Glen Carbon) spent her career

in accounting and now is an active volunteer with Faith in Action. She has taken a dozen mission trips to Appalachia and New Orleans. Jeanie sang in the St. Louis Symphony Chorus for eight years and performed twice in Carnegie Hall. She enjoys travel. INEZ REARDON ROBERTS (Barrington) worked in

Illinois Bell Telephone’s first women’s management training program and was IBT’s youngest manager at 23. She retired as director of human resources in 1998. Inez has three children, including SUSAN ROBERTS MEYLE ’88 and PETER ROBERTS ’90, and seven grandchildren. She is a substitute teacher and enjoys travel. Her husband WILLIAM “ROB” ROBERTS ’62 died in 2003. GERALD ROSS (San Diego) retired from the Navy as a commander in the Civil Engineer Corps after a 20-year career. He continued to work in construction management, retiring in 1998. Gerald holds master’s degrees in civil engineering and public works from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MBA from National University. PHIL SALZER (Peoria) was a social studies teacher and coach at Peoria High School, retiring in 1994. He was named teacher of the year twice and was honored by several coaching organizations. Phil has worked with the Illinois High School Association since 1978, currently as chairman of the tournament host committee. He has been inducted into the State Track and Field and Football Coaches halls of fame. He serves on the Peoria County Board and has a master’s in education from University of Illinois. He and his wife Nancy live in Peoria. ROGER STAR, MSME ’67 MEA ’71 (Wayne) worked

in engineering in Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan. He started Rogerstar Associates management and engineering consulting firm in 1993. He has four children, including ROGER J. STAR ’83, and several grandchildren. Roger enjoys traveling to Florida. JACKIE STEDEM JACOBUS (Vero Beach, Fla.) was a teacher and earned a master’s degree in guidance and counseling. She worked as a high school guidance counselor and then as an administrator of Portage Lakes Career Center. She enjoys sports

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and spends part of the year in Akron, Ohio. Her husband BOB JACOBUS ’58 died in 2000. CHARLES STEILEN (Sarasota, Fla.) holds a master’s

degree in marketing from California State University, Long Beach, and a doctorate in marketing from the University of Oregon. He taught marketing at Oregon State University, University of Illinois, Georgia State University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Hawaii Pacific University, where he served as dean of the College of Business Administration. For five years, he wrote a column for the Hong Kong South China Morning Post. Chuck assists American companies in succeeding in foreign markets. ROBERT STETSON (Bonne Terre, Mo.) worked in

life insurance and retired in 2001. He and his wife MARILYN ALLEN STETSON ’61 have three daughters

and six grandchildren. Bob enjoys bridge and golf. FRED STUBER (Peoria) retired as senior vice president and CFO of Foster and Gallagher after beginning his

career there as a controller. He has been president or chairman of several local boards. Fred was honored by Rotary, the National MS Society, Peoria High School, and the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. He is an elder in his church. He and his wife JOYCE ANSORGE STUBER ’61 have three children. RON WHITE (Seneca, S.C.) worked in construction

and design management around the world. He volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and the Lions Club and enjoys motorcycle trips. Ron and his wife Carroll enjoy RV travel. EDWARD WHITHAM (Burlington, Iowa) owned the Lincolnville Motel for 20 years, then went on to own Whitham Accounting and Consulting. He also is president of Financial Management Accounting Inc. Active in the community, he has been president of Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce, the YMCA, the local education foundation, and the board of his church. Edward chaired Burlington Steamboat Days for six years. He and his wife Marsha have two children and five grandchildren.

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ROBERT WIRE (Springfield) toured Europe on a bicycle before starting his 41-year career in engineering. He retired from Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. as senior vice president, and still works part time in engineering. Bob was chairman of the local Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife Dorothy have two children and two granddaughters. They enjoy travel, boating, and ballroom dancing. DELORES WOHLWEND VOIGT (Memphis) worked as a medical technologist after graduation, then earned a master’s degree in health administration. She retired as vice president of a 700-bed hospital in 2009. Delores has three children and three grandchildren. She enjoys gardening and volunteering at her church. Her husband DON VOIGT ’60 died in 2005. DAVID ZAJICEK (Naperville) earned his juris

doctorate from Northwestern University Law School and became an Air Force JAG lawyer. He is now a partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson. David enjoys tennis, skiing, and travel. He and his wife Lou have two children and a granddaughter. Names printed in red are pictured below.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, front row: William Troy, Keith Bane, Robert Duchild, Richard Bowman, Inez Reardon Roberts, Jody Fleming Rennich, Judith Southwick Grimm, Margaret Eppy Ulrich Middle row: Delores Wohlwend Voigt, June King Grandle, Richard Banko, Thomas Purple, Robert Hathway, Jackie Stedem Jacobus, Ronald Linden, David Zajicek, Gail Ellis Huh, Patricia Zwijack McNab Back row: Charles Steilen, Faye Greathouse Mayer, Sallie Barber Jameson, Suzanne Eckdahl Bobard, Judith LeGrande Hanlon, Bruce Nelson, Sandra Ingeborg Erikson,

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LYNCH FAMILY HISTORY MIRRORS BRADLEY’S When Hazel Cooper enrolled at Bradley in September 1911, she was more familiar with the Institute than many of her peers in Chicago. Hazel had grown up in the home of her cousin, William Rainey Harper, president of Bradley’s faculty and founding president of the University of Chicago. Before arriving at Bradley to study domestic economy, Hazel, or “Coopie” as she was known the rest of her life, had studied for two years at Frances Shimer College in Mount Carroll, a college also supported by Harper. In December 1912, HAZEL COOPER LYNCH, 1912 and RALPH LYNCH, 1905 were married in the Harper home in Chicago. Ralph’s father, Henry Lynch, was a prominent coal dealer and the postmaster in Peoria. In 1899, just two years after Bradley’s founding, he was elected mayor of the city. Ralph’s brother, HAROLD LYNCH, 1908, later served his alma mater as a Bradley Trustee. Harold’s wife, IRENE LIDLE LYNCH, 1909, and Coopie were sorority sisters, both members of Lambda Phi. After living in Colorado for several years, Coopie and Ralph returned to Peoria with their newborn daughter, Frances. The family lived on Moss Avenue, just a few doors from Washington School, the elementary school Frannie and her younger brother Bill attended. It was only natural that she would enroll at Bradley and, like her mother and aunt, pledge Lambda Phi. Frannie served as chapter president her senior year. Now living in Florida, 94-year-old FRANCES LYNCH RECTOR ’39 has a keen memory of her family’s life and her own days at Bradley. She knows the exact location of the William Rainey Harper residence. “It was 5728 Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago,” Frannie says, and goes on to describe the family’s life. “Sam and Paul (Harper’s sons) were like brothers to my mother.” Other recollections are from the ’30s: pork tenderloins at Hunt’s, drinking Cokes and meeting friends at Gibbie’s drugstore, junior prom at the Inglaterra ballroom, and the annual stunt show at Bradley. It’s been more than 70 years, but she still wonders about the identity of Algernon, an anonymous gossip columnist in the student newspaper. Frannie recalls driving to campus daily and sometimes riding the Rocket (passenger train) to Chicago to watch the “Famous Five” play basketball. “My mother would go along with us. She always chaperoned for Lambda Phi events. She was very active.” In 1947 when Bradley’s local sororities and fraternities affiliated with national Greek organizations, Coopie was instrumental in petitioning Pi Beta Phi to make Lambda Phi its newest Pi Phi chapter. One of Fran’s two daughters is currently active in Pi Beta Phi in Texas. Not unlike her own mother and daughters, Fran is active, too. She enjoys PEO and bridge, and drives to the same weekly volunteer job at a food bank she has worked for the past 26 years. In 1981, she donated the Lynch family mirror to Bradley. Her grandfather received the ornate Victorian pier mirror in 1900 in appreciation of his service to the city. — Gayle Erwin McDowell ’77

William Rainey Harper President of Bradley’s faculty

HAZEL COOPER LYNCH, 1912

RALPH LYNCH, 1905

IRENE LIDLE LYNCH, 1909

HAROLD LYNCH, 1908

FRANCES LYNCH RECTOR ’39

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Restoring “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks may not have played for the Bradley Braves, but the living legend’s bronze sculpture paid a visit to campus on November 9, leaving Wrigley Field for a cap-to-cleats restoration. The 7-foot, 400-pound “Mr. Cub,” sculpted by Lou Cella, was discreetly delivered to Heuser Art Center’s sculpture From left, COREY KINSMAN ’04, KYLE CHIPMAN ’06, patineur Ramsey Truitt, and studio for a two-day touch up from KYLE CHIPMAN ’06 sculptor Lou Cella pause with the Ernie Banks statue in Bradley’s Heuser Art and Ramsey Truitt. Center. The artists burned off the original finish, sandblasted and degreased Chipman, a former Bradley hockey club goalie, the surface, reapplied powder pigments and chemicals, and used a stronger accepted Bradley’s offer to bring this high-profile protective sealant to prevent premature aging. project to campus while his studio is being built in nearby Washington, but he was adamant that he puts his “heart, love, and tears into every project. It’s great to work on Ernie Banks, but online I put the same effort, care, and craftsmanship into all my work. At the end of the day, it Visit bradley.edu/ hilltopics/go/banks reflects on me.” for a video and It’s the first project for the Hot Scotsmen Fine Art Foundry owned by Chipman, a lead more information. foundry artisan, and COREY KINSMAN ’04, who manages the business. “We had talked about starting a business,” Kinsman said, “but the call from Lou inspired us to do it now.” Kinsman also works for FPI Consortium in Downers Grove. Cella previously supervised other larger-than-life-size figures with Chipman and Truitt, a patina artisan, including his Ron Santo sculpture that was recently installed at Wrigley. Once installed, Cella said the contrast in quality between Banks, installed in 2008, and Santo was apparent. The vibrant blue was “oxidizing too fast and turning green.” “It’s remarkable that you can attain a chemical patina that matches the Cubs’ uniform so well,” Bradley’s associate professor of sculpture Fisher Stolz said. “It’s been a learning opportunity for our art students.”

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Restored and sporting Cubbie Blue on a Bradley red campus, the Hall of Famer was returned to his location near Addison Street at Wrigley Field on November 11.

— Karen Crowley Metzinger, MA ’97; Photography by Duane Zehr

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ALLAN LURIE ’50 MS ’63 is a

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KEN MILANI ’62 MBA ’67 was

retired industrial arts teacher who taught at Peoria High School from 1954 to 1990. Allan is a licensed aircraft mechanic and still flies his 1947 Army L-16A. He lives in Peoria.

ALLAN LURIE ’50 MS ’63

KEN MILANI ’62 MBA ’67

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named Business Information Professional of the Year for Education by Beta Alpha Psi, a national honors business organization. Ken has been an accountancy professor at the University of Notre Dame since 1972 and developed its Taxpayer Assistance Program. He was an instructor at Bradley from 1966 to 1968. Since 1989, Ken has edited Value Lines, the monthly magazine of the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. He and his wife JOAN WHELAN MILANI ’63 live in South Bend, Ind.

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RON FAHNESTOCK, MS ’63 was

inducted into the Canton High School Hall of Fame last August. Ron signed a contract with the New York Yankees after high school and played six years of minor league baseball until injuring his arm. He later taught and coached in Canton before being named Canton High School athletic director in 1968. Ron retired in 2005. He was inducted into the Limestone High School inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1987 and is also a member of the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. Ron and his wife Joan have two sons and live in Canton.

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LINDA IRWIN MOORE ’65 MA ’66 has been vice president

for academic affairs at Emerson College since 2003. She delivered the commencement address at Kent State University’s master’s and baccalaureate

ceremony last August. She holds a master’s degree from Kent State. A 1998 Bradley Centurion, Linda has held fellowships from the American Council on Education and the Ford Foundation. She has two children and lives in Watertown, Mass. RICHARD DIEM ’67 was elected vice president of the Social Science Education Consortium for 2012. The professional organization is made up of leading social scientists and social science educators throughout the United States and Canada. Richard founded the honors college at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and became its dean in 2002. He began working at the university in 1975. He and his wife Roberta have two children and live in San Antonio.

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PATRICK E. MURPHY, MBA ’71

was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Marketing and Society Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association. The award recognizes those who have contributed a significant body of work in developing and advancing research in the areas of marketing and society, public policy, and marketing ethics. Pat has been a marketing professor at the University of Notre Dame since the mid 1980s. His articles have won “best paper” awards from the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Macromarketing, and the European Journal of Marketing. He and his wife Kate have three sons and live in Granger, Ind. PETER POTOCKI ’71 was named Man of the Year by the Pelham Civic Association, a volunteer organization in Westchester County, N.Y., that is dedicated to helping the youth, elderly, disabled, and needy. Peter is owner of Metro-Chem Inc. in South Kearny, N.J. He is a Pelham trustee and has served as commissioner of Pelham Recreation. Peter and his wife Kathy founded the Danny Fund 17 years ago, which provides support for families of children with catastrophic illnesses. The Potockis have two children.

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ROD JOHNSTON ’72, a PGA

’74

DEE ROBBINS ’74 has worked

master professional, retired at the end of 2011 after 28 years as the head golf pro at Portage Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Rod and his wife Sandy have a daughter and live in Akron.

tional Services Agency. She has worked for the agency for 14 years, most recently as a teacher and special education supervisor. She and her husband Brad live in Midland, Mich. MATT GILKE ’84 recently opened Cobblers Back Road Country Store in Lake Geneva, Wis. He lives in Darien.

at Black Hawk College in McNEAL JACOBSON Moline for more than 25 years. She ’85 CATHERINE ’85 was promoted to president serves as lead instructor for the reading of Froedtert Health in Milwaukee last discipline. Dee lives in Rock Island. July. She is responsible for day-to-day of the health system, VINCE WIELAND ’76, a Peoria ’76 Police lieutenant, was elected operations including the hospitals, medical group, finance, and strategy. She and her to the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, one of six regional husband ERIC JACOBSON ’89 live in Brookfield, Wis. with their three children. information sharing systems funded LORI BUTTS JONES ’85 is a librarian by the U.S. Department of Justice. Vince has been a member of the center at Hall Elementary School in West Aurora. She earned a master’s degree since 1993 and will serve a three-year in library and information science from term on the executive committee. He is a member of the Bradley Parents’ Dominican University in 2005. Lori Board. Vince and his wife Mickey have and her husband Kenneth have two children and live in Naperville. three daughters and live in Peoria. WIL BURNS ’80 was appointed director of the Energy Policy and Climate program at Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Alameda, Calif.

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MICHELLE SULLIVAN BAHR ’84

was named special education director for Midland County Educa-

university president ALBERT WALKER, MA ’70 MA ’76

became president of Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis in October. Previously, Albert was president of Bluefield State College in West Virginia since 2002. He has held a number of teaching and administrative roles in education, including as a teacher and principal in Peoria District 150. He also worked as vice president for academic affairs at Harris-Stowe and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Elizabeth City State University and Kentucky State University. Albert holds a doctorate from Indiana University. He and his wife Kulwinder live in St. Louis.

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PATRICIA SKOPAL NORGARD ’87

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Karen Mueller Bryson ’88 MA ’90 recently authored

LINDA IRWIN MOORE ’65 MA ’66

PATRICK E. MURPHY, MBA ’71

earned her master’s degree in education in July from Viterbo University in LaCrosse, Wis. She teaches third grade in Wisconsin Dells, where she lives with her four children.

The Incredibly Awesome Adventures of Puggie Liddell, published by Zeta Comics. This is Karen’s sixth published book but her first for children. She holds a master’s degree from Saybrook University. Karen lives in Florence, Ariz. SCOTT FUHRMANN ’88 is vice president of business development for Ascent Solutions LLC, a Las Vegas information technology provider. He has worked for the company for 20 years, telecommuting from his home in Appleton, Wis. Scott and his wife Janelle have two children.

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BRIAN GARMAN ’90 MSME ’93

was recently promoted to engineering manager at Caterpillar, where he is responsible for turbo-

PETER POTOCKI ’71

Karen Mueller Bryson ’88 MA ’90

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Brinker named Outstanding Young graduate ERIC BRINKER ’98 was named the 2011 Outstanding Young Graduate at

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LEAH JONES SCHNEBLIN ’92

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appointed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to first assistant corporation counsel for the city’s law department. Previously, she was a partner at the Chicago and Washington, D.C., offices of Ungaretti & Harris LLP for seven years. Leslie and her husband Michael Lach live in Chicago with their son.

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leadership development and human resources at Keynote, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. They live in Westfield, Ind. DAVID YOUNG ’96 is an associate rabbi at Temple Sinai in North Miami Beach. He has served a number of congregations around the country. He is a chaplain for the North Miami Beach Police Department and is on the advisory board for the Association for Jewish Special Education. He and his wife Natalie have three children and live in Sunrise, Fla.

JON NEIDY, MA ’01 received the Francis

MELNA LANGHAM ’96 is

general manager of ScotPress Printing and operates a freelance graphic design firm, Keypartner Creative Group. Melna completed the Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon last August. She lives in Lisle. MIKE REBHOLZ ’96 and his wife Leslie welcomed Benjamin Paul on June 29, 2011. Mike was recently promoted to associate director of

CRIS LAURENT WILLET ’96 operates the family business, Willett’s Winery & Cellar, in Manito. She is also a nurse practitioner in Pekin and Elmwood. Cris, her late husband Dan, and their three children started their vineyard on the outskirts of Manito in 2003, and later established the winery, restaurant, and banquet facility in a restored 1893 building in downtown Manito. Cris also operates Willett’s Wines at Grand Prairie, a wine and gift shop at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie in Peoria.

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charger applications. He is a member of the Bradley University Mechanical Engineering Alumni Advisory Council. Brian and his wife Jill live in Groveland with their daughter.

Founder’s Day in October. The annual Bradley University Alumni Association award honors a graduate who has gained early and exceptional professional or civic achievement with continued involvement in the University. Eric is president of Metro Leasing Co. in Peoria which provides internships to Bradley students. He was an original member of the JetBlue Airways marketing team as director of brand management and customer experience. JetBlue was awarded top honors from J.D. Power and Associates for customer service during his tenure. He still serves as a consultant to senior management for the airline. Eric serves on the national board of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, founded by his mother Nancy. He travels around the world speaking about breast cancer and the organization’s work. Originally from Dallas, Eric lives in Peoria and New York City.

C. Mergen Award for Public Service on Founder’s Day in October. The annual award is presented by the Central Illinois Bradley Alumni Chapter (CIBAC). Jon is involved in the Peoria Art Guild, Common Ground, the Illinois Math and Science Academy, the Heart of Illinois United Way, and several professional organizations. Jon is associate director of Continuing Education and Professional Development at Bradley.

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GREG RASTATTER ’97 and his

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’99

BRIGITTE OETZEL GRANT, MBA ’99 recently became director

wife Melissa announce the birth of their daughter Dylan Marie on August 31, 2011. Greg is an attorney with Heyl, Royster, Voelker and Allen. The Rastatters live in Dunlap.

of development at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria. Previously she was vice president of community relations and youth services for the Children’s Home. Brigitte serves on the Bradley Braves Club board. She and her husband Darrell have two children and live in East Peoria. RYAN ORR ’99 founded a new company, re:form, that blends product up-cycling with design to create functional items from commonly discarded products like computers, satellite dishes, and TVs. He also is a senior editor at dphilms imaging services in Rock Island. Ryan and his wife Amy live in Davenport.

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CHRISTOPHER BONIFACE ’00

and MELISSA DEAN BONIFACE ’00 welcomed their second child, Katherine Dean, on April 12, 2011. Christopher is media manager for Ace Hardware Corp. They live in Northbrook. MARY ELLEN LEWANDOWSKI ENGMAN ’00 earned a master’s in

higher education administration from Loyola University last August. She is coordinator of marketing services at Loyola. Her husband TYLER ENGMAN ’01 is a senior graphic designer for the Goodman Theatre. They live in Chicago. CRAIG SOLING ’00 and his wife Liz welcomed their third daughter, Dylan Sky, on June 16, 2011. They live in Beach Park.

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husband Brian welcomed their fifth child, Lindsay May, on May 3, 2011. They live in Pleasant Hill, Calif.

moore’s vision: singing, writing, playing A biography of SHANNON MOORE ’05 could start out like the story of hundreds of girls who grew up playing piano and singing. Shannon began playing piano at a young age, took lessons, and then shifted her focus to choir in high school. The difference came when, at age 17, an eye specialist delivered some heart-stopping news, “One day you’ll be blind.” The diagnosis was ocular histoplasmosis, a fungal infection.* “I didn’t really process what he was saying,” recalls Shannon, now 30. Legally blind for the past eight years, Shannon hasn’t allowed failing eyesight to hinder her music life. She writes music, is recording a solo album, and recently joined a band, The Dirty Gentlemen. She uses her Bradley English degree to promote the local indie music scene. In 2010, she lived in New York City for eight months, writing for a music blog. Shannon is almost blind in her left eye; her right eye has what she calls “missing information.” Her peripheral vision is intact, but the central vision is “smudged” in that eye. “It’s frustrating not being able to see faces,” she says. “I feel comfortable onstage though. It’s like being in my own world. Often I would close my eyes to play anyway.” Shannon’s love of music began at age 3; her parents bought a used upright when she expressed an interest in piano. As a kindergartener, she began taking lessons at Bradley. She was able to play by ear, and the Suzuki method taught by Anna Nogaj reinforced that talent. Later, as a student at Limestone High School, it was singing and drama that captivated her. online At Bradley, Shannon concentrated on her English studies, but her Visit bradley.edu/ hilltopics/go/moore interest in music never waned. “Sometimes between classes, I would to listen to her music. sneak upstairs in Constance Hall and play in the practice rooms for hours. Sometimes I’d miss class,” she recalls. “I was a creative writing minor, and I still write,” Shannon says. “Songwriting is one of the forms that comes most naturally to me.” Two of her favorites are I Knew You Well and Make No Mistake, This is a Message.

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MHAIRI MacMILLAN DOTY ’01

and her husband Ryan welcomed Noel Ryan on July 18, 2011. They live in Washington. MICHAEL PETERSON ’01 and his wife Angela announce the birth of their daughter Eloise Marie on May 25, 2011. Mike is an information technology analyst at Caterpillar. The family lives in Peoria.

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CHRISTINE EGLER SPREEMAN ’02 and JONATHAN SPREEMAN

’04 announce the birth of Benjamin Patrick on September 2, 2011. Jonathan is a direct sales engineer for Trane. Christine holds a master’s in physical therapy from Mayo School of Health Sciences. She is a physical therapist with Aegis Therapies. They live in Valley, Neb. ALEEZA GRANOTE STUMP ’02 received a Caring Spirit award from Barnes Jewish Hospital and was recognized by the CEO as a Health Hero. Aleeza, an oncology social worker at the hospital, made the wish of a young breast cancer patient come true when she arranged for the patient to record hymns she had written. Aleeza and her husband MATTHEW STUMP ’01 live in St. Louis.

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MEGAN STUDNICKI DeMOSS ’03 and her husband Brad

announce the birth of their second child, Owen Henry, on October 2, 2011. Megan is a mental health counselor at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. They live in Streator with their two children. DAN POLYDORIS ’03 is a freelance writer/editor and standup comedian. He was lead writer for the 2011 edition of the video game You Don’t Know Jack. He also is a copywriter for The Land of Nod, Crate and Barrel’s children’s store. Dan and his wife Megan live in Chicago. ASHLEY WILSON ’03 MS ’05 is an eighth grade guidance counselor at Hannibal Middle School in Missouri. Previously, she was a children and

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Fighting sids CAITLIN MARUYAMA ’10 was instrumental in passing Chicago’s new ordinance banning the sale of bumper pads for cribs. Caitlin’s brother died of SIDS in October 1985, and her testimony to the Chicago City Council on behalf of her family and Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois led to the passing of the law on September 8, 2011. A native of Crystal Lake, Caitlin is a longtime volunteer for SIDS of Illinois. She became a peer educator at age 16, and she also is an infant teacher at Bright Horizons Family Solutions in Elgin. Her mother Nancy is the SIDS of Illinois executive director of education and outreach.

family therapist in Crookston, Minn., then in Hannibal. Ashley and her husband Henry live in Quincy. ROBERT FOWLER ’04 is a clinical research coordinator at Children’s Hospital Boston. He is working on his master’s degree at Boston University. Robert lives in Boston. TIFFANY LAREW FERRER ’04 and MICHAEL FERRER ’04 welcomed their son Parker on September 18, 2010. Tiffany is an assistant branch manager at PNC Bank, and Michael is a senior project engineer at Underwriter’s Laboratories. They live in Schaumburg.

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CINDY CLARK, MA ’05 was

named principal of Richwoods High School in Peoria last August. Since 2005, Cindy held several positions at Peoria High School, including assistant principal, teacher, coach, and dean of students. Cindy lives in Peoria. PHILLIP MIELE ’05 and DANA NOWAK MIELE ’06 welcomed Olivia Lynn on April 13, 2011. Dana works part-time as an accountant, and Phillip is an IT recruiter for TEKsystems. They live in Aurora.

JUSTIN PHELPS ’05 and his wife Molly welcomed Wilhemina Jane on June 20, 2011. Justin is a communications coordinator for Mid-America Transplant Services. They live in St. Louis.

’06

LINDSEY TERRANOVA CZERNOBIL ’06 is a special

education teacher at Kendall Elementary School in Naperville School District 204. ALEK CZERNOBIL ’06 is a drive train engineer with Case New Holland (CNH). Lindsey and Alek live in Lemont.

’07

AMY PARK MOLITOR ’07 and BRADLEY MOLITOR ’07

welcomed twin sons Charles Warren and Elijah Kent on October 15, 2010. Amy is an executive search assistant for Ray and Associates Inc., and Bradley is an actuary for AEGON Group. They live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. KELLEY DAVIS STEIN-ROE ’07 was promoted to recruiter for G&D Integrated last September. She and her husband Jared have two children and live in Washington. ALYSSA YODER ’07 opened the first Sweet CeCe’s self-serve yogurt shops in Illinois. The Junction City location

opened in July, and the Campustown location opened in October. Alyssa lives in Dunlap.

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TRACY STALTER SONDAG ’08 and her husband John announce the birth of Mackenzie Catherine on September 14, 2011. They live in Bloomington.

BLAKE O’NEAL ’08 is a director

and editor at Maker Studios, a network of more than 125 YouTube channels that create and distribute videos for the Web. Blake lives in Los Angeles.

MEGAN KING ’10 was hired as the director of marketing for the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce last August. Previously, she was a sales rep at Adams

’10

DANIEL ANELLI ’04 and Jennifer Boudrow were married on October 16, 2010. He is manager of accounting and financial reporting at Yaskawa America Inc. They live in Wauconda.

JOSH BUSSIERE ’04 and MARY BONACORSI BUSSIERE ’08 were

UDIT PATEL ’05 and Tina Patel were married December 25, 2010. Udit is a senior resource planning analyst at ConEdison of New York. They live in New York City.

GRETCHEN SHEARER PEARSALL ’06 and WILLIAM PEARSALL ’08

married on September 3, 2011. Josh is a technology consultant for Softchoice Corp. Mary is an RN at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. They live in Minneapolis.

were married on July 9, 2011. Gretchen is coordinator of marketing for the Peoria Park District. William is a civil engineer for the Peoria County Highway Department. They live in Peoria.

Outdoor. Megan is a member of the Young Professionals Organization of Greater Peoria and lives in Peoria. KELLY STOKES ROSECRANS ’10 and her husband Jonah welcomed Cooper Allen on April 22, 2011. They live in Washington.

MICHELE WALKER HALL ’04 and Rob Hall were married on July 16, 2011. Michele is a social worker for Care Navigators. They live in Columbia, Mo.

CARINA JOHNSON CARBONNEAU ’07

and AARON CARBONNEAU ’07 were married on October 9, 2010. Carina works at the American Red Cross, and Aaron is a collaboration engineer for Mayville Engineering Co. They live in Peoria.

NICCI JENSEN STEFFENS ’04 and DANNY STEFFENS ’05 were married

on September 5, 2010. Nicci is a marketing associate for Architex, and Danny is an accountant for Farm Creative Parlour. They live in Chicago.

MATT ADAMS-WENGER PENTECOST ’07 and MARY PENTECOST ’08

were married on July 2, 2011. He is a music teacher at a school district’s Early Childhood Center. Mary is a piano teacher at Webster University Community Music School. The Pentecosts live in St. Louis. Weddings continued on page 34

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KAYLA WIELAND SCHNEIDER ’07

and Mike Schneider were married May 20, 2011. Kayla is a communications representative in Global Purchasing at Caterpillar. They live in Edwards.

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PATRICK O’BRYANT ’08 and MOLLY BERGESON ’08 were married on

July 29, 2011. Patrick was drafted into the NBA in 2006 and currently plays for the professional team Kavala in Greece. Molly owns A Touch of Lash, an eyelash extension business in Las Vegas. They call Las Vegas home but continue to travel for Patrick’s job.

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SHAYLA JONES TREADWELL ’08

and JEREMY TREADWELL ’09 were married on August 6, 2011. Shayla is a marketing specialist for Siemens. She holds a master’s degree from Lewis University. Jeremy is a Web developer for Capstone Publishing. They live in Chicago.

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ABBY WILSON PFEIFFER ’10 and DAN PFEIFFER ’10 were married

on September 10, 2011. Abby is the editorial assistant at Bradley Hilltopics, and Dan is a developer for the Iona Group. They live in Peoria.

InMemory 1930s

MARTIN COMPTON ’34, Aug. 27, 2011, Bloomington. A graduate of Washington University School of Medicine, he served in the Army Medical Corps for 20 years, retiring as a colonel. He was the medical director of Country Life Insurance Co. until 1978. Martin was active in Masonic work and in the community. He enjoyed bridge. Four children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren survive. DARLENE HENDRICKS FUCHS ’39, Aug. 13, 2011, Sarasota, Fla. She taught high school before her marriage. Surviving are two children including BETH FUCHS CANNATA-KEEFE ’74 MS ’80, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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RALPH COLETTA ’43, Oct. 19, 2011, Peoria. A World War II Army veteran and graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, he began the family law firm in 1950. He was an assistant state’s attorney from 1952 to 1956. Ralph was also a real estate developer and served on the Illinois Pollution Control Board. A founder of the Wheels O’ Time Museum, he also was active in St. Philomena Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife Ethel; six children including SHELLY COLETTA SMITH, MA ’93, director of the Bradley Fund; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. FLORENCE ALBRECHT KELTO ’43, Sept. 3, 2011, Colorado Springs. She was a public health educator in Wisconsin and Ohio. Flo held a master’s degree from the University of Michigan. She was active in the Lutheran church. Four children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren survive. HARRIET SCHWEITZER WANNER ’45, Aug. 15, 2011, Yuma, Ariz. Harriet was a nurse during World War II and was a member of Sigma Kappa. Later she was an RN in a pediatrician’s office. A former president of the Proctor Hospital Service Auxiliary, she had been active in the Morton United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters and one grandson. PEGGY SOLDWELL THOMPSON ’46, Aug. 20, 2011, Peoria. She enjoyed golf and was the ladies’ champion at Mt. Hawley Country Club in 1960. Peggy was a member of Lambda Phi at Bradley. Her son, grandson, and great-granddaughter survive. EMILY BLAIR BECK ’48, July 13, 2011, Lincolnshire. She was a teacher for 30 years, retiring in 1983 after 15 years as a first grade teacher at Irving School in Peoria. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Three children and three grandchildren survive. F. MARNA GROOM COONS ’49, Aug. 13, 2011, Aurora. She was an office manager at Continental Insurance. Marna was active in West Bluff Christian

Church in Peoria and had served as board chairman. She was a member of Sigma Kappa. Six children and nine grandchildren survive. BERNARD DELANEY ’49, July 23, 2011, Des Plaines. He worked at Sentry Insurance for 40 years, retiring in 1989. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. Survivors include his wife Mary, six children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. MELVIN KNAAK ’49, July 1, 2011, Paradise, Calif. He served in the Navy until 1971, retiring as a lieutenant commander. Melvin was an active member of Our Savior Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife Beverly, two children, a stepson, and two grandchildren. HARRISON SMITH ’49, June 13, 2011, Springfield. He was a lab technician at Memorial Medical Center for 38 years. An Army veteran, he was active in his church and received several awards from the Boy Scouts of America. Three children, 12 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren survive. RICHARD A. ZIMMERMAN ’49, July 29, 2011, Roanoke. He was an award-winning salesman for Monsanto and also farmed. Richard was a World War II Navy veteran. His wife Margaret “Sis” survives, along with five children, five stepchildren, 18 grandchildren, and 47 great-grandchildren.

1950s

ROBERT ALTY ’50, Sept. 17, 2011, Elk Grove Village. He retired from Harris Bank as a trust officer. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include his wife CONNIE STEWART ALTY ’49, one son, and three grandchildren. MARJORIE ROWELL CORDELL ’50, Aug. 16, 2011, Richmond, Va. Survivors include four children, six grandchildren, and a great-grandson. JOANNE BRUCE KOLLER ’50, June 22, 2011, Peoria. Employed by the American Red Cross blood bank for 20 years, she had been a medical technologist at two area hospitals. JoAnne was an active member of First United Methodist Church and volunteered at Common Place and the Peoria County Jail. Surviving are her husband Don, two children, three grandsons, and four great-grandchildren. WOLFGANG LIED ’50, July 16, 2011, Washington. After World War II, he was a translator with the Army. He often spoke at service clubs about his childhood in Germany. He worked for Honeywell Inc. for more than 30 years. Wolfgang authored a history of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Surviving are two sons, four grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. IRVING PRIVMAN ’50, Aug. 16, 2011, Las Vegas. He was a stockbroker with Bache & Co. and Prudential Securities. Irv enjoyed racquetball and

was a World War II Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife Joan, two children, his brother IRA PRIVMAN ’55, and a grandson. NORMA WARRICK SCHAUMBURG ’52, Aug. 23, 2011, Milford. She was a secretary and bookkeeper for her husband’s car dealership. Earlier she worked in television and radio in Fort Wayne, Ind., and managed a clothing store in Florida. She served as president of Pi Beta Phi at Bradley. NEAL BERGMAN ’53, June 18, 2011, Overland Park, Kan. He worked in public relations for Stanley Engineering. ALBERT DAYNOR ’53, Feb. 2011, Northbrook. Al was an advertising executive with Brown & Bigelow. Surviving are his wife Darlene, two children including JOHN DAYNOR ’77, and four grandchildren. WALTER MIFFLIN, MS ’53, July 28, 2011, Boise, Idaho. He was principal of Forest Glen Elementary School in Glen Ellyn for 25 years, retiring in 1981. In 1968 he served as president of the Illinois Elementary School Principal’s Association. A World War II Army veteran, Walter was an award-winning woodcarver. Survivors include his wife Betty, one son, five stepchildren, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. HAROLD BRACKEN ’54, July 2, 2011, Chesterfield, Mo. Bernie was a Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife JUDY GREGG BRACKEN ’56, three children, and five grandchildren. DONALD MATHEWS ’54 MA ’62, Oct. 23, 2011, Peoria. A member of the Bradley basketball team that was a runner-up in the 1954 NCAA championship, Don also ran track. He was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, having coached at Woodruff, Bergan, Spring Valley Hall, Brimfield, and Peoria Heights high schools. Don also authored books about teaching English. He was an Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife CAROL WOLF MATHEWS ’70, six children including JOHN MATHEWS ’80 and EDDIE MATHEWS ’83, 21 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. ROBERT CARNEY ’55, Nov. 10, 2011, Pekin. A two-time All-American, Bob was one of only seven Bradley basketball players to have his jersey retired. He held the record for the most free throws (23) ever made in an NCAA tournament game. He played in the NBA for the Minneapolis Lakers and then served in the Air Force. Bob began his career with Pekin Insurance and eventually launched Carney’s Insurance Store. He also was a partner in Space Age Travel. He served as president of the Pekin Park Board in 1982. Survivors include his wife Gloria, four children, 11 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. Bradley Hilltopics Winter 2012

InMemory WILLIAM CATTERN ’55, Aug. 3, 2011, Skokie. Survivors include his wife Anne, two children, and four grandchildren. ROBERT R. JONES ’55, June 3, 2011, West Des Moines, Iowa. He retired from Briggs Corp. and previously operated a printing business in Madison, Wis. An Air Force veteran, Bob enjoyed outdoor sports. Surviving are his wife Kathleen, four children, two stepsons, and five grandchildren. LEE MONROE, MA ’55, July 5, 2011, Belleville. A retired history and political science teacher, he taught for 21 years at the community college in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He and his wife SYLVIA CHURLING MONROE ’53 previously lived in Durango, Colo. She survives, along with three children, 10 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. J. DAVID BRIM ’56, July 16, 2011, Jacksonville, Fla. He was employed by Rockwell International and held several patents. David was a swimmer at Bradley and qualified for the Olympic trials. He was a member of Theta Chi. Survivors include his wife Lynn, five stepchildren, two grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. ROGER LAIR ’56, Aug. 29, 2011, Metamora. He taught sixth grade at Reservoir School in Peoria and in East Peoria. He also was an English teacher in Chatham and Dixon. Roger later worked for TWA and in the Peoria County circuit clerk’s office. An Army veteran, he was active in local theater. RUTH YERBY WARREN ’57, Oct. 25, 2010, Peoria Heights. She worked for John Pearl & Associates for 17 years. Survivors include her husband Travice, two children, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. WILLIAM QUAM ’58, July 8, 2011, Cumming, Ga. He worked in marketing for Kimberly-Clark Corp. for 35 years, retiring in 1995. Bill held an MBA from Northwestern and was a Korean War Army veteran. He enjoyed golf and coaching youth sports. His wife LORETTA PLAVEC QUAM ’58 survives, along with four children and two grandchildren.

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M. PAUL MOORE ’62, Sept. 19, 2011, Peoria. Paul’s 36-year career with Caterpillar took him

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around the world. After retiring in 1999, he became active in Bradley alumni activities. Paul served as BUAA president in 2006–07. He was a recipient of the Orville Nothdurft Lifetime Achievement Award and the Lydia Moss Bradley Award. A track star and member of Theta Chi, Paul was inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame. He served in the Army Reserves and the Illinois National Guard. Surviving are his wife Diane, two sons including JEFFREY S. MOORE ’89, his mother, and several grandchildren. BERNARD WABEL ’62, July 28, 2011, Ocean Springs, Miss. Bernie was a design engineer at Caterpillar in Peoria for 37 years until relocating nine years ago. A Korean War Navy veteran, he was an active volunteer. Surviving are his wife Vivian, three sons including STEVEN WABEL ’95, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. ROBERT WILLIAMSON ’62 MA ’68, Sept. 13, 2011, Dunlap. He was assistant superintendent of Peoria’s Educational Service Region and later for IVC School District 321. Bob enjoyed playing softball. Survivors include his wife Char, three children, and nine grandchildren. THOMAS WISE, MA ’62, Aug. 11, 2011, Arlington Heights. A World War II Navy veteran, he was ordained into the priesthood in 1956. He taught at Spalding Institute in Peoria and Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights. In 1961 he was a founder of a Viatorian mission and school in Bogota, Colombia, where he remained for 10 years. He also was a pastor in Chicago, Las Vegas, and Granite City. His sister survives. MARY CIGNARELLI ’63 MA ’64, Aug. 31, 2011, Peoria. She taught English at Illinois Central College for more than 35 years. Earlier she was a teacher at Black Hawk College and Richwoods High School. She was a member of the first Peoria Diocesan Women’s Commission. Mary enjoyed travel and photography. Her sister PATRICIA CIGNARELLI PUSEY ’68 survives. JAMES FEY ’63, June 20, 2011, Naperville. He worked for Balsamo-Olson Design Group and was responsible for the civil engineering of several suburban golf courses and the Green Trails subdivision. Jim held an MBA from Northern Illinois University. He enjoyed golf. Survivors include his wife Nancy and two daughters. WILLIAM REES, MA ’63, June 21, 2011, Pekin. He taught mathematics and was director of the guidance department at Pekin Community High School for 32 years, retiring in 1992. Bill later was director of the local vocational center, and taught part time until 2003. A Korean War Army veteran,

he was an elder in his church. Survivors include his wife Delores, two sons, two grandsons, and several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. EDWARD ROBB ’64, Sept. 24, 2011, Columbia, Mo. He joined the economics faculty of the University of Missouri in 1972 and was a founder of the Economic and Policy Analysis Research Center there. Elected presiding commissioner of Boone County in 2010, he had been a state representative from 2005 to 2008. He held master’s and doctoral degrees from Michigan State. Surviving are his wife Rosa, five children, and six grandchildren. JANE RUST, MA ’64, June 30, 2011, Washington. In 1956 she began teaching in the business department at Washington Community High School, eventually chairing the department. Jane was a charter member of Business and Professional Women and was active in education organizations. GEORGE WALKER ’64, July 22, 2011, Morton. Employed by Caterpillar for more than 35 years, he retired in 1994 from the labor relations department. George served with the Illinois Army National Guard. Surviving are his wife FAYE PRITTS WALKER, MA ’63, one daughter, and three granddaughters. JOHN K. GARRETT, MA ’65, Aug. 18, 2011, Peoria. He was School District 150 superintendent from 1998 to 2002, after serving as assistant superintendent since 1994. Previously he was principal of Washington School in Peoria for 20 years. John was active in the community and served on numerous boards. Survivors include his daughter ANGELA GARRETT BROCK ’91, two grandchildren, and his companion Mary Brown. JOSEPH DeFABBIO ’67 MA ’71, July 27, 2011, East Peoria. He taught history, journalism, and English at Richwoods High School for many years. Joseph was honored as history teacher of the year by the DAR at the state and national levels, and also by the University of Chicago. An Army veteran, he escorted students on trips to Europe for 22 years. He also taught speech at Illinois Central College and served on the board of Opera Illinois. His partner WILLIAM LINDGREN ’58 MA ’60 survives. MARY WILLI, MA ’69, Aug. 9, 2011, Peoria. She taught at White School for many years. Mary volunteered with Reading for the Blind, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, and Bel-Wood Nursing Home. Surviving are 12 children, 38 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren.

1970s

SHARON JUDD ENGLERT ’70, July 22, 2011, Denver. She was an investment adviser for Wells Fargo. Her husband Bruce survives.

Proud legacy of law Three alumni who devoted their careers to the legal profession died in August. JOHN RIEHM ’41, Aug. 26, 2011, Tucson, Ariz. A World War II Army Air Corps veteran, John earned a juris doctorate from the University of Michigan. He was dean of the Southern Methodist University School of Law. In 1963 he returned to New York as director of a law publishing firm; he then became general counsel to Thomas J. Lipton Co., retiring as executive vice president. John served on many boards, was a director of U.S. Life Insurance Co., and president of Freedom House. After retiring, he operated a venture capital business. Survivors include his wife Doris, four children, five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. DAVID SILLS ’59, Aug. 23, 2011, Santa Ana, Calif. He was presiding justice of California’s 4th District Court of Appeal. He authored more than 2,400 majority opinions during his tenure and was known for his rulings on cases involving surrogate parents. Dave served on the city council of Irvine for a decade, including four terms as mayor. He was appointed

superior court judge in 1985. A Marine Corps veteran, he held a law degree from the University of Illinois. His wife Susan and his brother DAN SILLS ’63 survive. NICHOLAS HUMY ’78, Aug. 16, 2011, Santa Cruz, Calif. He was the supervising attorney in the federal public defender’s office in San Jose. Nick held a master’s and a doctoral degree from the University of Iowa. He taught at Tulane, Harvard, MIT, and Northeastern before earning his juris doctorate from Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Surviving are his wife Donna, two sons, his parents, and two sisters including CATHERINE HUMY ’80.

JAMES MONDAY ’70, Sept. 15, 2011, Collinsville. After a 23-year career in local government, he retired in 2006 as director of administration for Madison County. Jim enjoyed photography. Surviving are his wife Shelly, two children, a stepson, and four grandchildren. JOHN CLARSON ’71, Oct. 8, 2010, Houston. He was vice president of Consolidated Communications. John was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. Survivors include his wife MARTA CHAPMAN CLARSON ’74, three children, and his mother. CHRISTINE TOPOULOS ’71 MA ’72, July 21, 2011, Decatur, Ga. She was appointed to the ExportImport Bank of America in Washington, D.C., and later ran Trade Pros, her own export finance quoting company. Christine held an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. A skilled equestrian, she also enjoyed gardening. JAMES FERGUSON ’72, June 14, 2011, Ypsilanti, Mich. He was vice president of Exemplar Corp. Earlier he had worked for Camcar Manufacturing in Rockford for 30 years. He enjoyed sports. Survivors include his wife Camena, six children, and 13 grandchildren. COURTNEY CAMPBELL MALTAS ’75, June 5, 2011, Arlington Heights. A soprano in the Bradley Chorale, Courtney later sang in her church choir. She had been a librarian in Mt. Prospect. Surviving are her husband KEN MALTAS ’73, three children including JENNIFER MALTAS ’04, and five siblings including CLAUDIA CAMPBELL KRAUSE ’72. KATHY HARN WILLIAMSON, MS ’76, Aug. 24, 2011, Neenah, Wis. She was a speech and language pathologist in the Kimberly Area School District. Surviving are her husband Lloyd, two sons, her mother, a stepdaughter, and two step-grandchildren.

(mountains 14,000 feet and higher). He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. Surviving are his wife LORI RICHTER LEPOLD ’81 and two children including MELANIE LEPOLD ’11. MARILYN ZICK JOHNSON ’82 MFA ’85, Sept. 12, 2011, Peoria. She was an art teacher at Illinois Central College and previously taught at Bradley. She taught painting classes at Lakeview Museum for more than 25 years. Survivors include her husband Ronald, four children, her mother, 11 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. SABRINA JACOBSON PAGE ’82, Sept. 28, 2011, Washington. A teacher in Germantown Hills District 69, Sabrina held a master’s degree from Olivet Nazarene University. She loved the outdoors. Her husband Tom survives, along with two sons and her parents. CYNTHIA TIEMANN STRADAL ’85, Sept. 20, 2011, Godfrey. Cindy worked in the food service industry, most recently for Stellhorn Marketing. A Bradley tennis player, she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta. She was active in the Junior League of St. Louis and the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Alton, where she played the piano and was a soloist. Survivors include her two children and parents FRED TIEMANN ’62 and BONNIE ROTH TIEMANN ’62.

1980s

TYRA SANTANGELO ’00, Aug. 11, 2011, Peoria. She was a longtime school secretary, including 18 years at Loucks School. She was named secretary of the year in 1988, and retired in 1993. Tyra sang in her

MICHAEL LEPOLD ’81, August 2011, Glen Ellyn.

Mike had worked in the reinsurance industry. He enjoyed hiking the Fourteeners in Colorado

1990s

EDWARD SIADEK ’99, Sept. 8, 2011, Hanna City. He was a professional engineer with the Illinois Department of Transportation for almost 19 years. Ed umpired baseball and softball games, and was active in the community. His wife Denise and their two children survive.

2000s

church choir and served as president of the Proctor Hospital Service Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband Jerry, four children, and 13 grandchildren. JOEL HARTMAN ’01, Sept. 27, 2011, Newport News, Va. Joel worked on the latest space shuttle project as an engineer for ATK Space, a subcontractor for NASA at Langley Air Force Base. He held a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia. He enjoyed playing sports in the NASA recreational leagues. His parents, brother, and sister survive.

Faculty & Staff Dr. James Seckler, associate professor of civil engineering and construction, died on October 5, 2011, in Peoria. He retired in May after 41 years at Bradley. He was the associate dean of the College of Engineering from 1991 to 1997. Dr. Seckler was faculty adviser of Chi Epsilon and worked with the Bridge Pals and Global Explorers programs. He was a consultant to many area companies. He held master’s and doctoral degrees from New Mexico State University. His wife Sherry and two sons survive. Diana Randall, customer support specialist for Computing Services, died in Peoria on September 16, 2011. She worked at Bradley for more than 20 years. She volunteered with Refresh and Retreat Stroke Survivor Camp. Diana and her husband Randy enjoyed country-western dancing. He survives, along with three children and eight grandchildren.

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Director’s Corner TV viewing parties December 22, tipoff at 5:30 p.m. CST Bradley vs. Michigan Ann Arbor pre-game party, Zingerman’s, 415 N. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor, 4:30–6:30 p.m. EST pre-game party, 6:30 p.m. tipoff; $30 pre-game and game ticket; $20 pre-game party only Atlanta Twisted Taco, 4629 Wieuca Rd., Atlanta, 6 p.m. EST Atlanta (North) Bobby G’s Chicago Style Restaurant, 12990 Highway 9, Milton, 6 p.m. EST Chicago Four Farthings, 2060 N. Cleveland Ave., Chicago, 5 p.m. CST Chicago Golf Nation, 399 N. Quentin Rd., Palatine, 5 p.m. CST Denver Katie Mullens, 1550 Court Pl., Denver, 4:30 p.m. MST

Our alma mater came alive during Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend in October! More than 1,000 alumni, parents, students, and friends participated in the many activities on campus. Fond memories were recalled among old friends and classmates, and new memories were made as the Bradley community celebrated the opening of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center. In October alone, we welcomed an additional thousand visitors to the Alumni Center, and the consensus is that it is spectacular! As an alum, you’ll be transported back to the Bradley you remember — the dorm rooms, faculty, classmates, and campus events that made up your Bradley experience. Step into Mrs. Bradley’s “living room” to learn more about our strong and amazingly resourceful founder. Listen to DAVE SNELL ’76, the voice of the Bradley Braves, recount some of the most defining moments in Braves history. You’re invited to visit us anytime, of course — the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center is open seven days a week — but I hope you’ll consider joining us for Alumni Weekend on January 20–21, 2012! The Bradley Braves take on Missouri State that Saturday evening — tickets are half-price for alumni when purchased through bualum.org. We’ll once again host our annual pre-game gathering at the Peoria Civic Center. It’s free with complimentary snacks and soft drinks, and sandwiches for purchase. Additional plans are in the making for Alumni Weekend 2012, including the Bradley Scout alumni reunion and opportunities to gather together with classmates. Make plans now to join us in January!

Houston Sherlock’s Baker Street Pub & Grill, 1952 W. Gray St., Houston, 5 p.m. CST Kansas City Next Door Pizza, 3385 SW Fascination Dr., Lee’s Summit, 5 p.m. CST; (Owners PATRICK CUEZZE ’96 and JOY STEINKAMP CUEZZE ’97) Milwaukee Miller Time Pub, 509 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. CST Peoria The Fieldhouse Bar & Grill, Campustown, 5:30 p.m. CST St. Louis Indigo Joe’s Sports Pub & Restaurant, 16721 Main St., Wildwood, Mo., 5:30 p.m. CST; (Owners Brett Beiter ’93 and Jeff Wiess ’92) St. Paul Burger Moe’s, 242 West 7th St., St. Paul, 5:30 p.m. CST

Alumni Events January 10 Des Moines Bradley vs. Drake pre-game party January 20–21 Peoria Alumni Weekend Peoria Scout staff reunion February 11 Chicago Alumni Day at Golf Nation, 399 N. Quentin Rd., Palatine

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March 1–4 St. Louis MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament, Scottrade Center March 8–11 St. Charles MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament March 16–18 Las Vegas Tau Epsilon Phi Reunion — Classes 1965–80, Bally’s. For information contact Bob Berger ’73 at bbeppo12@gmail.com April 20–22 Peoria Black Alumni Alliance (BUBAA) Reunion June 21–23 Las Vegas Bradley Veterans Club Reunion, Golden Nugget June 25 Chicago Chicago Area Golf Outing, Royal Fox Country Club, St. Charles For more information, visit bualum.org or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 309-677-2240 or 800-952-8258.

January 20 Alumni Night Out, 8 p.m.–? • Jimmy’s Bar, JIM SPEARS ’77, owner • Sky Harbor Steakhouse, DARYL KLUSENDORF ’78, owner January 21 Pre-game party, Civic Center, 5 p.m. Bradley vs. Missouri State, 7 p.m. Scout staff reunion Visit bualum.org/events for details.

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Chicago More than 95 alumni and friends attended a reception with President Glasser on September 13 at the Metropolitan Club in Willis Tower. Milwaukee About 50 alumni and friends gathered with President Glasser on September 14 at Palms Bistro. Pictured from left are DON KYNASTON ’64, Professor emeritus Alexey Sverdlin, TIM SEDABRES ’06, and Eleonora Sverdlin. 3 Denver More than 35 alumni and friends joined President Glasser for dinner at the Denver Athletic Club on September 22. Also pictured are STEVEN KESSLER ’06, RALPH EPEN ’66, and DIANE OGAN NOREN ’83. 4 Peoria Members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary in Peoria on October 21–23 with a variety of events and a local community service project. The celebration concluded with a reunion of more than 130 members and their families in the new Hayden-Clark Alumni Center. 5 Peoria Indu and RAJ SOIN, MSIE ’71, Mike McCord, and Dave Ransburg gather in the Owens Atrium at a reception following the announcement of the successful Renaissance Campaign. 1 2

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homecoming & parents’ weekend 2011 Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend 2011 was a mix of old and new traditions. Created by Bill Hardin ’50, a new “B” atop Bradley Hall was lighted on Wednesday night to kick off the festivities. An action-packed weekend followed, including Friday’s bonfire and pep rally leading up to Saturday’s 5K race, reunions, multicultural festival, tailgate party and soccer victory, and, of course, Avanti’s gondolas. A chat with President Glasser, a chat with Geno Ford, and a concert by the band Taking Back Sunday were also offered. The real star of the show, though, was the dedication of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center. See page 14 for more about this new home for alumni. — Photography by Duane Zehr, Daryl Wilson, and Ethan Zentz ’13

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Grand finale for Renaissance Campaign Campus celebrations in October marked the conclusion of the three-year Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance with a fundraising total of $161,206,751. Bradley President Joanne Glasser and GERRY SHAHEEN ’66 MBA ’68, chairman of the campaign, led the festivities. The theme of the record-setting campaign was “Imagine what we’ll do next.” See story on page 3.

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