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Nursing graduates excel in national professional exam
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Message from Iowa Wesleyan College’s President Dear alumni and friends of Iowa Wesleyan College: The University of Iowa recently reported that their graduation rate for student-athletes is 74 percent and 70 percent for non-athletes. The U.S. Department of Education measures graduation rates over six years. Thus, these figures mean that for a group of 100 freshmen studentathletes enrolling at the University in the Fall 2005, 74 of them graduated in the Spring 2011. By national standards for public universities, these are commendable figures and our colleagues at the University are to be congratulated for their record. To meet the standards of our mission and the values reflected in our traditions, we are pursuing strategies that will help us attain similar graduation rates for all students at Iowa Wesleyan College; however, our intent is to meet and exceed these graduation rates over four years rather than the six-year standard employed by the Department of Education. Attaining this goal motivates the work we are pursuing on campus. The first Saturday in February marked an important date in our pursuit of this goal. On that day, the College hosted its first Scholarship Day as part of the College’s new approach in awarding institutional financial aid. A group of academically and artistically talented students were invited to campus as part of the competition for merit scholarships. These students were followed by peers invited to participate in two more Scholarship Days this spring. Through scholarships applications, interviews with faculty members, the submission of essays and participation in group activities, students competed for a share of the five million dollars of institutional scholarship aid we will award to qualified students. We are committed to identifying, recruiting, educating and retaining students who will succeed at Iowa Wesleyan College. Once enrolled, our students will connect with the people and opportunities that will prepare them for life. The institution of the new academic Honor Code next fall, for example, will provide more opportunities for students to become engaged in the life of the College and to express their values for honesty and integrity. The transition to the NCAA’s Division III nonscholarship athletic programs will permit more students to participate in Iowa Wesleyan’s team sports. Curricular changes will deepen student learning, a process that our internal assessment measures suggest is well underway. These and other efforts we are pursuing will enable the College to serve our students better. After all, preparing “students to succeed in a changing global environment” is the reason Iowa Wesleyan College exists. Every program and activity at Iowa Wesleyan must be weighed against its role in promoting that mission. Measuring our success in meeting that mission begins with our graduation rates. Thank you for your continuing interest in and support for Iowa Wesleyan College. I look forward to seeing you on my upcoming travels to visit alumni and friends around the country. Of course, if you plan to be near Mount Pleasant, please allow yourself time to visit the campus. All of us here welcome the opportunity to show you examples of how we are pursuing our mission. Sincerely,
Jay K. Simmons, Ph.D. President
APRIL 2012 - VOL. 54, NO. 1 DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION PURPLE & WHITE EDITOR Martha Potts-Bell martha.potts-bell@iwc.edu PUBLICATIONS MANAGER PURPLE & WHITE GRAPHIC DESIGNER Sheri Michaels sheri.michaels@iwc.edu CLASS NOTES EDITOR Donna Gardner alumni@iwc.edu PRESIDENT Dr. Jay Simmons jay.simmons@iwc.edu
A mild February day on campus caused students to leave their winter coats behind.
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VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS Jerry Thomas jerry.thomas@iwc.edu DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Anita Brent Hampton ’71 anita.hampton@iwc.edu SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Adam Glatczak aglatczak@iwc.edu
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT
Jason E. Kiesey ’94
VICE PRESIDENT Colin D. Woods ’95
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Manning Lecture focuses on faith in action Celebrating the College-Church connection Service projects move into classroom Campus News Athletics Class Notes
The Hon. Annette Jennings Scieszinski ’77
MEMBERS
Christopher V. Beavers ’01 Linda Eggenberger Brockway ’70 Adam C. Creager ’05 Rick Fischer ’81 Audra Gaddis ’09 David R. Hansen ’72 Jennifer Schmitz Kruse ’94 Betty Barney Mullen ’75 Dr. Perry O. Ross ’71 Marvin Smith ’00 Mark W. Steffen ’94 Dana M. St. Germain ’02
Front cover: Iowa Wesleyan Assistant Professor of Nursing, Lisa Garlock Kongable ’86 works with students on techniques for placing an IV.
The Purple & White is published three times a year by Iowa Wesleyan College for alumni, friends, faculty and staff.
Happy birthday IWC! Students celebrated Founders Day in February with a birthday cake during lunch in the dining hall. Iowa Wesleyan College was chartered on February 17, 1842. This year’s Founders Day program featured 170 years of campus traditions and trivia.
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FAITH IN ACTION The real “Vicar of Dibley” shares stories of her faith journey
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he Rev. Joy Carroll lives by the idea of faith in action. Carroll, one of the first women to be ordained as priest in the Church of England, has discovered many ways to put her own faith into action. In doing so, she has touched individual lives in a drug-infested housing project and reached an audience of millions through her involvement with a hit comedy series. Carroll presented two programs on the Iowa Wesleyan campus in February during the Clifford and Maxine Manning Annual Speaker Series. Carroll grew up in the inner-city of South London, England, where her father was a priest. In 1978, she spent a year working in Haiti with a relief and rehabilitation mission, before returning home to train to be a teacher. After qualifying with a Bachelor of Education, she taught for three years before following a call to train in the ministry. “When I was called there were no women like me in the Church,” Carroll said. “There were no role models. I had no way to picture what I could be since it wasn’t even possible for women to be priests.” It was while she was in seminary that the Anglican Church voted to allow women to be ordained as deacons. “That started the momentum and the public interest to allow women to serve as priests,” Carroll said. On November 11, 1992, Carroll took part in the vote that would allow women to become priests. “It was finally settled,” she said. “We could get back to work without distraction.” Carroll was ordained in 1994 and, as the youngest elected clergy member of the General Synod, used her position to speak on behalf of women and others marginalized by church and society. She began her ministry in an inner-city housing project referred to
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as “Crack City,” where she worked with the poor, the homeless, the mentally ill, families and the elderly. In 1995, the BBC Everyman series made a documentary to mark the first anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood. They profiled Carroll’s work in inner-city London and highlighted the new dimensions that women priests were bringing into the church. It was during a speech to the General Synod on the role of women bishops that she caught the attention of British writer Richard Curtis. He was looking for a role model to use in a television series focusing on a woman priest. Carroll consulted with Curtis and British actress Dawn French on the first six episodes of the BBC hit comedy, “The Vicar of Dibley.” “My sermons were coming out in this TV series, which millions of people were watching,” she said. “Together we were able to create a character that people saw in a positive light. This little foray into pop culture helped to present God and the Church in a more positive way. Here was some hope, some authenticity – in the form of a woman. I was proud to be a part of it.” Carroll married American Jim Wallace and moved to Washington, D.C. She is now commissioner of the N.W. D.C. Little League and president of the PTA. She is licensed as a priest in the Episcopal Church but is not assigned to a congregation; her role, she explained, is more one of “village priest.” “All of my experiences I brought to my new life Faith by itself, if it is in America,” she said. “My not accompanied life and ministry took a by action, is dead. new turn and it was about James 2:17 - New discovering how to use my International Version talents and skills in a new way.” “The challenge for all of us, wherever we find ourselves, is to have compassion for those around us. Having compassion means taking responsibility for someone else’s pain and using our faith to make a difference in the world.” Carroll has written a book about her life and work as a priest in the Church of England. The American edition is entitled “The Woman Behind the Collar’’ and has a foreword from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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nited Methodist congregations around southeast Iowa celebrated the first Iowa Wesleyan College Sunday on December 4. The event provided the college an opportunity to connect with area congregations and share information on scholarships, service and campus educational and ministry efforts. “The history of Iowa Wesleyan College is closely linked to the United Methodist Church,” said Dr. Jay Simmons, Iowa Wesleyan College president. “The commitment to the faith values of the church that was critical to the founding of our College continues today in the education of our students.” Alumni, faculty and staff presented to 22 congregations around southeast Iowa. Presentations were made to a range of congregations, from smaller churches such as Richland and Trenton to larger churches in Muscatine, Iowa City and Davenport. “Large or small, each of these congregations is part of our history and mission,” Simmons said. “Our
alumni, students, faculty and staff worship at many of these churches. This event provided an opportunity to celebrate our partnership and share the news of the College.” Iowa Wesleyan celebrates its United Methodist foundation and pursues its ministry through campus ministry programs, religious studies, college-church partnerships, community outreach and service-learning. The College also supports the United Methodist Dollars for Scholars program by adding $1,000 of institutional funds to each grant awarded to a United Methodist student attending Iowa Wesleyan. In addition, the Bishop of the Iowa Area of the United Methodist Church and the Senior Minister of First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant stand as ex-officio members of the Iowa Wesleyan College Board of Trustees. The next Iowa Wesleyan College Day for southeast Iowa United Methodist churches is planned for November 18, 2012.
“The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church with which it shares a commitment to spiritual values, social justice and human welfare.” from the — Iowa Wesleyan College Mission
Alumni share talent in local music ministry While much of the music heard at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant may be founded in the hymns of Charles and John Wesley, the musical ministry has a solid foundation at Iowa Wesleyan College. Three staff members of the musical ministry team are all alumni of the College. Mark Kimzey ’84 had been a member of the adult Chancel choir for years. When the director’s position opened in 2008, he left the choir loft and took up the baton. Kimzey, who had also served as substitute organist over the years, earned a degree in music education from Iowa Wesleyan. Directing the choir, he said, “provided the opportunity to continue the church’s tradition of standard sacred music.” Directing the children’s music program is Priscilla Marlar ’10, who also serves as the church’s administrative assistant. She joined the staff in November of 2010. Though Marlar earned a degree in English, she was actively involved in the vocal music program throughout her undergraduate years. She has stayed involved in the community as a member of many musical ensembles, including the Mt. Pleasant Chorale and the church’s Chancel Choir and Bell Choir. Jerry Lalaga ’11 is the church organist. He assumed the position in November 2010, while completing his degree
in music education. As a student he was involved in both vocal and instrumental music groups on campus. He is also involved in local and church music activities, singing with the Mt. Pleasant Chorale and playing keyboards for the Praise and Worship service. In addition to these alumni, there are other connections to Iowa Wesleyan in the leadership of the musical ministry at the Mt. Pleasant church. IWC Mark Kimzey ’84, Priscilla Marlar ’10 and Jerry Lalaga ’11 senior Aaron Warner is Director of Contemporary Music for the weekly Praise and Worship Service and Dr. David Johnson, professor of music, directs the First United Methodist Church Bell Choir. 2012 April 2011
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Service projects move into the classroom The transition is almost complete. The service program at Iowa Wesleyan, begun more than 40 years ago as Responsible Social Involvement (RSI), has been evolving in recent years to integrate student service more completely with the curriculum. Beginning this coming fall, new students will complete all of their service requirements through the academic program instead of through individual or co-curricular volunteer projects. “Our goal is to incorporate service intentionally into the curriculum,” said Dr. Alisha Vincent, director of ServiceLearning. Iowa Wesleyan’s Brandon Harris (left) and James Daniel (right) take a break from jump rope “Beginning this fall, students activities with brothers Caleb and Sawyer Miller will meet their service requirement to pose for a picture. The college students worked through course-based, credit on a variety of activities with area youth during bearing projects that connect to the Elementary Methods of P.E. class. classroom content,” Vincent said. “This will include meaningful reflection on the service activity and how it fits with and supports the curricular goals of the class.” Vincent has been working with faculty members
to integrate service into a wide variety of classes. Service projects can now be found in classes ranging from Basic Concepts of Pharmacology to Environmental Literature. Most academic divisions offer one or more classes with a service-learning component. Students in majors without classes with service-learning can meet the requirement through electives. Current students with independent projects already underway can complete those projects, with the hours served translating to equivalent course-based service. Students enrolling in the next school year or later will complete their service requirements in classbased projects. Students enrolling this fall at Iowa Wesleyan as freshmen will take a minimum of four courses with service-learning components prior to graduation. The number of classes required will be pro-rated for those transferring in. Students in the Extended Learning program will complete an online class titled Leadership and Service. “Moving away from an individual project focus and into an academically-based approach spreads out the service students complete over multiple semesters and provides different perspectives on service,” Vincent said. “Students will have multiple opportunities to engage in local, regional and world community through service, and this aligns very nicely with our liberal arts perspective.”
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Students in Dr. Cyndi Walljasper’s Developmental Psychology class don’t just read about the childhood issues that influence adult personality. Through the service-learning component of the class, they experience first-hand the personalities and behaviors of youth as they correspond to the classroom curriculum. Walljasper’s students serve as mentors in the Henry County Club M mentoring program, where they work with local students age kindergarten through middle school. Each Iowa Wesleyan student is matched with a child, building a relationship by sharing activities over the course of a semester. During their weekly meetings, the pairs can work one-on-one or take part in group activities. “In this class, students learn about the social, physical and emotional development of children,” said Walljasper. “The mentoring program allows them to interact with children of various ages, and see the concepts from the classroom in action.” “In class we also talk a lot about the role of environment in 2012 children’s development, and how PURPLE & WHITE April
mentors or other role models play an important part in helping children learn skills and be resilient in the face of life’s obstacles,” Walljasper said. “Our students get to experience this firsthand by serving as mentors.” Walljasper said the IWC students benefit beyond Iowa Wesleyan College student Karson the academic knowledge Orrick (right) gets ready to play a game gained. “My students have with Mount Pleasant elementary student really enjoyed mentoring. Samantha Crawford (left). Orrick serves as a mentor through the Iowa Wesleyan Some from last semester service-learning program. have continued on as mentors with the program even after they are no longer required to do so for class, and some put in many more than the required hours last semester.”
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New scholarship program generates student interest A new scholarship program being rolled out for next fall’s incoming class is designed to attract and retain even more academically successful students. A new series of scholarships recognizes students who show high levels of academic promise based on grades, test scores, essays and interviews. According to Mark Petty, associate vice president and dean of admissions, a new approach to academic scholarships was developed to coincide with the College’s application to NCAA D-III. With that athletic affiliation, athletic scholarships would no longer be offered. Students accepted for admission to Iowa Wesleyan are eligible for scholarships based on a combination of grades and test scores. “The higher the academics a student brings to the table, the higher scholarship they will be eligible to receive,” Petty said. Scholarships are available for residential, commuter, first-year and transfer students. They are renewable as long as the student continues to make satisfactory academic progress. Qualified students are invited to compete for additional scholarships during Scholarship Days. Scholarships available through the competition include the Wesleyan Presidential Scholarship, Iowa Wesleyan Pioneer Scholarships, Wesleyan Honor Scholarships, Dean’s Scholarships and the Dean’s Transfer Scholarships. Students can also audition for music scholarships or present a portfolio for art scholarships. The first three Scholarship Days were held this winter. Students spent a day on campus taking part in interviews, essays and in a group activity. Activities were held for parents, including a financial aid presentation, a discussion on the topic of “Why Iowa Wesleyan?” and an alumni panel. Students and parents attended academic sessions facilitated by faculty members to discuss classes and majors in the various academic divisions. The day concluded with a wrap-up session led by their admissions counselor, which focused on the next steps in the enrollment process. Campus tours were available. Other new Iowa Wesleyan scholarship opportunities include the reinstatement of the Legacy Award, providing $1,000 to the child or grandchild of an Iowa Wesleyan alumnus, the Sibling Grant, which awards $500 to each sibling attending at the same time, and a new $1,000 scholarship for students studying in the seven majors targeted for growth.
Students plan for African service trip A group of Iowa Wesleyan College students will travel to Rwanda, Africa, in May to take part in a service initiative. Ten students, along with three faculty members, will travel to Africa as part of their Global Issues class. While there they will work with African New Life Ministries to do health outreach and education, distribute water chlorine devices to rural areas, and assist with a feeding and education program for street children. They will be staying with in-country host families who will teach students about the history and culture of Rwanda. The group will leave May 7 and return to the U.S. on May 18. “One of the best ways to learn about another country and culture is to serve alongside those who make a difference there every day,” said Dr. Alisha Vincent, director of Service-Learning. “We are so excited that Iowa Wesleyan can be part of an opportunity to learn and serve in Rwanda. I have no doubt that the experience will be life-changing for everyone involved.” Students have coordinated several fundraising efforts to help defray the cost of the trip.
Iowa Wesleyan students took part in the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service in January by accepting donations of hygiene and personal care products at the Mt. Pleasant Hy-Vee. Those donations were delivered to the Fellowship Cup, which provides food, clothing, and shelter to the underserved of Henry County. Included in the donation were more than 40 tubes of toothpaste, 40 toothbrushes, 25 deodorants, more than 30 shaving products, 10 bars of soap, 30 bottles and boxes of laundry detergent and more than 60 rolls of toilet paper. Rev. Melissa Bracht-Wagner, Executive Director of the Fellowship Cup, (left) accepted the donation from Iowa Wesleyan student Jacob Ayers, (center) who helped coordinate the event, and Colin Studer, (right) with the AmeriCorps VISTA program at Iowa Wesleyan College.
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Dr. Bitrus Gwamna
Dr. Tony Mutsune
Dr. Bitrus Gwamna, professor of communication, has announced the following publications: “Breaking The Spiral Of Silence: How Disability Groups Can Alter Media Portrayals of The Disabled” (With Amiso George) in Race, Gender and Stereotypes in the Media: A Reader for Professional Communicators. “Wooing Tourists Back After a Civil Strife: The Kenyan Example” In Case Studies in Crisis Communication: International Perspectives on Hits and Misses. Dr. Tony Mutsune, assistant professor of business and economics, presented a paper at the Institute for Business and Finance Research Global Conference on Business and Finance in Honolulu. “What is Propelling the American Worker to go the Way of the Horse? – The Changing Profile of the U.S. Export Industry”
won the outstanding research award. Iowa Wesleyan College received the IBFR 2012 Leadership Award in recognition of an ongoing commitment to faculty development and in appreciation of research support provided to the academic communities. Linda Widmer is now the Director of the Academic Resource Center. Paula Kinney has been named Assistant Dean for Academic Resources and Director of the Library. She now oversees the Academic Resource Center and Archives staff. Dr. Ginny Maurer has assumed the position of Chair of the Division of Education.
Nursing graduates pass exam More than 90 percent of this year’s Iowa Wesleyan College Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates have passed the NCLEX-RN exam. The NCLEX-RN is the licensure examination developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. It is designed to test entry-level nursing competence of candidates for licensure as registered nurses. The national average pass rate for all graduates of nursing programs (Diploma, ADN and BSN) for 2011 was 87.90 percent. Within the State of Iowa, the average pass rate for all nursing programs was 86.28 percent. Iowa Wesleyan had a pass rate of 90.48 percent. For the past 3 years, the IWC average pass rate is 96.83.
Lori Vick ’92, assistant professor of nursing, is one of six on-campus nursing instructors.
In the pink Iowa Wesleyan students and fans donned pink for the annual Coaches for a Cure basketball games this winter. Dressed to show their support are, from left to right, students Hannah Milligan, Molly Ward, Ashley Mysliwiec, Elizabeth DeAlejandro, and Leigha Strong. Ashley is holding Julia Settles, daughter of Tiger men’s head basketball coach, Jess Settles. 6
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Reaching perfect harmony . . . Winning the game . . . Exploring new ideas . . .
You can help ensure that we have the resources to educate for the future in the finest tradition of our past. Every dollar contributed to the Annual Fund makes a difference. Iowa Wesleyan proudly celebrates 170 years of educating men and women for lives of success and service. As we honor our past, we also look to the future and the next generation of Iowa Wesleyan students who will be leaders in their professions, their communities and the world. Scholarships, grants, loans, work-study – we work with students in a myriad of ways to help them afford an Iowa Wesleyan College education. Much of this financial support is made possible by generous alumni and friends through their designated giving. We depend on donations to the Annual Fund to make-up the difference. Please make your contribution to the Iowa Wesleyan College Annual Fund by May 31, 2012.
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Iowa Wesleyan College joins the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has approved Iowa Wesleyan College for membership in the Conference upon the institution’s successful completion of the NCAA exploratory year and acceptance as a provisional member of the NCAA. Iowa Wesleyan, currently a member of the NAIA’s Midwest Collegiate Conference and Mid-States Football Conference, will begin competition in the SLIAC during the 2013-14 academic year SLIAC Commissioner William J. Wolper said, “The institution is a great fit for our Conference, academically, athletically and philosophically. They align greatly with our current members, and we are confident they will be great partners as we continue to enhance the collegiate experience of our student-athletes.” Iowa Wesleyan College President Jay Simmons said, “We believe the schools in this conference are the right partners for our institution and our athletic programs. This is an important next step in our commitment to the future of Iowa Wesleyan Tiger athletics.” Ten of Iowa Wesleyan’s 14 sports align with sports in which the SLIAC sponsors a championship including baseball, basketball (men and women), cross country (men and women), men’s golf, soccer (men
and women), softball and volleyball. It also sponsors women’s golf, football, and men’s & women’s track and field, the latter of which is an invitational sport within the Conference. Following its exploratory year with the NCAA (2012-13), Iowa Wesleyan must complete a four-year provisional process before becoming a full NCAA member. As a SLIAC member during the NCAA provisional phase, the Tigers will be eligible for Conference regular season competition and awards but will not be eligible to compete in postseason team tournaments. They are eligible to compete in championship tournaments in which the conference champion is determined (cross country and golf ). Iowa Wesleyan has joined the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, a national organization that provides small colleges alternative venues for postseason competition. The nine current members of the SLIAC are Blackburn College (IL), Eureka College (IL), Fontbonne University (MO), Greenville College (IL), MacMurray College (IL), Principia College (IL), Spalding University (KY), Webster University (MO) and Westminster College (MO).
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Tom Parkevich has been named the new head coach for the Iowa Wesleyan College football program. Parkevich replaces Kent Anderson, who coached the Tigers the past two years and was recently named head coach at Waldorf College. “Tom impressed all here at IWC throughout the interview process and will be a great fit. He has extensive experience coordinating successful defenses, and his experience coaching at the NCAA Division III level will be valuable during the College’s transition process,” said Athletic Director Mike Hampton. Parkevich comes from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN, where he was the defensive coordinator for the past four years. This past year he directed the defense for a Saints team that recorded the school’s first-ever undefeated season and received its first berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs in the program’s four-year history. Parkevich’s defenses at St. Scholastica ranked among the best in the nation in NCAA Division III
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the past two years in turnover margin, leading the country in 2011 and finishing second nationally in 2010. This past season the Saints won their first-ever Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championship and completed a 10-0 regular season. Parkevich joined St. Scholastica after spending the previous 10 years at Earlham (IN) College. Prior to that, he was the defensive coordinator at Blackburn (IL) College from 1994-1997. Parkevich is a 1991 graduate of Mount Senario (WI) College where he was a two-time all-conference honoree at inside linebacker, two-year team captain, two-time Defensive MVP and team MVP as a senior. During the summers of 1990 and 1991, he played inside linebacker and coordinated the defense for the Stoke-on-Trent Spitfires in England. He takes over a Tiger football program that finished 4-7 last year, the most wins in a season since 1997.
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Settles named head coach for men’s basketball Jess Settles has been named the head coach of the Iowa Wesleyan College men’s basketball program. “We are thrilled that Coach Settles has agreed to join the Iowa Wesleyan athletic program,” said Iowa Wesleyan College President Jay Simmons. “His leadership will provide a strong foundation for the continued growth and success of our men’s basketball program. Jess brings great technical knowledge and skill, along with the character and values that are essential to the development of our student-athletes. We are most fortunate to have a coach of his caliber literally in our backyard.” Settles, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, is a former University of Iowa Hawkeye standout who played for Iowa from 1993-99. A native of Southeast Iowa, he was a three time all-state selection at Winfield-Mt. Union High School. At the University of Iowa, Settles was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and third team allconference in his freshman season. In his third season
at Iowa he was named First Team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media. Despite suffering a back injury that limited his playing time in one season and kept him entirely out of another, Settles still holds numerous records at Iowa, where he ranks fifth in three-point field goal attempts (321), sixth in career scoring (1,611), career field goals (581) and three-point field goals (113), seventh in field goal attempts (1,186), eighth in steals (144), ninth in rebounds (747) and 10th in free throws (336). During his final season as a Hawkeye he was named Co-Most Valuable Player, co-winner of the Chris Street Award and shared the Captain’s Award. He played in 28 games during the season, with 19 starts leading the team in rebounds (4.8) while averaging 9.8 points per game. Settles took over the IWC men’s basketball post on an interim basis on Nov. 24. He was named head coach on January 18.
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Brown places 4th in hurdles at national championships Iowa Wesleyan College’s Keith Brown, a freshman from Milwaukee, WI, finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, earning AllAmerican honors at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships held March 1-3 Keith Brown in Geneva, Ohio. Brown finished the finals with a time of 8.18 seconds. Brown started the competition by earning the 14th spot after prelims, with a time of 8.34. He then went on to compete in the semifinals with a time of 8.18, earning the seventh spot for the finals. “I am very proud of Keith this weekend as he fought through a lot to finish fourth,” said IWC Track & Field Head Coach Anne Giesel. “Keith is a great athlete and a lot of fun to coach and I am excited to see what he will do in the outdoor season.” Brown is the first IWC Track and Field athlete to earn All-American honors since Floyd Turner won the NAIA outdoor championship in the discus all four years, from 2004-2007.
Jones named All-American Senior Anna Jones was named to the NAIA 2012 Division II Women’s Basketball All-America First Team. She averaged 19.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.6 steals per game, shooting 47.6% from the field, 81.4% from the foul line and 38.0% from three-point range. She ranked eighth nationally in points per game and second nationally in steals per game. Jones was also named First Team All-Conference for the third year in a row. She ranked among the MCC leaders in almost every category. Jones finished second in the MCC in points per game. She led the league in steals, ranked fourth in rebounding, fifth in field goal percentage, free throw percentage and threepoint percentage, and seventh in assists. Jones concluded one of the most decorated careers in IWC women’s basketball history as the school’s all-time leader in assists (529) and steals (351). She also ranks fourth all-time in scoring (1,518 points) and fifth in school history in rebounds (804). 9 April 2012 PURPLE & WHITE
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n the back cover of the December issue of The Purple and White we printed a photo of a group of male students, and asked readers, “Remember when?” Wow, did readers respond! Though not everyone could name all members of the group, and others had to dust off old copies of the Croaker to come up with a complete list, the photo generated a lot of great responses. The photo is from the 1979 Croaker, which identifies the group as the Knights of Golden Lyre. Pictured are (Row 1) Randy Mauck, Tony Voss, Mike McCLure; (Row 2) Jay Hauenstein, Chuck Pettrone, Dave Ballman, Larry Tener; (Row 3) Kent Mauck, Wyman Martin, Dave Faust, (Row 4) Tim McKinley and Jeff Baughman. Here are excerpts from the responses we received: What fun to see an IWC photo from my era! I recognize everyone in the photo, though I can’t put a name to them all… Merilee Johnson x81 My hubby Chuck and I had this one nailed the night we got The Purple and White. Thanks for the memories. Susan Weber Pettrone ’80 ... it was Randy Mauck’s idea. Thanks for posting the picture. Brings back great memories! Russ Vance ’79
I got a big laugh when I saw the “Remember When?” photo on the back of the December 2011 Purple and White. I’m in the center blowing on one of the pipes. The group of guys was loosely titled the “Knights of the Golden Lyre”. It was the male counterpart to Delta Omicron, a music fraternity at IWC that, at the time, was only open to women. The photo was taken in the abandoned organ loft somewhere behind the stage in the Chapel. The room was full of dust-covered organ pipes, some just a few inches long and others ten or more feet tall. The organ keyboard, which had been located to the side of the stage, had been removed many years before, rendering the organ pipes useless. My brother, Randy Mauck ’79, was always involved with lights and sound in the Chapel and stumbled across the abandoned room. It was so out of the way not many people knew it existed. Most of the pipes produced different sounds if you blew into them. We took some of the larger pipes to IWC football games to create our own unique cheers. Kent Mauck x81
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Thanks for the memories - I got out my old Croakers and went through them to make sure I could remember these guys correctly! Lots of great memories and lots of friends lost contact with. Lindsay Churchman ’83 I don’t think we were supposed to be there. . . Tony Voss ’79 I was a freshman that year and remember most of those guys from our participation together in the music department. We sure had a lot of great times together! Beth Shipton McCleary ’82 As for why I’m not in the picture . . . I’m sure, as a freshman, I was diligently practicing my trumpet, piano, voice, sight-singing and chord progressions in Old Main! Mark Philgreen ’82 Oh, I know these guys! What a wonderful bunch of young men! This picture really brings back some great memories of a fantastic year in my life. Thanks to each and every one of these people for being so nice to the younger students! Brenda J. Edgar ’81
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Ray Zabel ’42, Bloomington, IL, celebrated his 95th birthday on December 13.
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Larry ’60 and Elizabeth Matthews Middleton ’62, Ames, IA, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 24. Dave ’60 and Libby Gentry Mineart ’60, Norwalk, IA, celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary on January 31, 2011, while on a trip to South America. They flew to Santiago, Chile, and then cruised down the coast and around Cape Horn to the Falkland Islands and up the coast of Uruguay to Buenos Aires. In October, Bob McLeran ’62 and his wife, Judy Young, completed a 6,000 mile trip on their 41-foot Defever trawler from their home in Merritt Island, Florida, through the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec and back. Their cruise took them along the Atlantic coast, the Hudson River, the Erie and Oswego
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Canals to Lake Ontario, through the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, through the Rideau Canal to Ottawa and then down the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence Seaway to Montreal, then along the Richeleau and Chambly canals to Lake Champlain, the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River and back to Florida. Along the way they stopped to see family in Savannah, Georgia, and Baltimore, Maryland, and entertained Bob’s son and grandson aboard for four weeks. They were joined for five days by his daughter-inlaw and granddaughter. Blog archive of their cruise can be found at http://sanderling2011. blogspot.com/ Bob ’62 and Jan Ornduff Waters ’61, Mount Pleasant, IA, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 23. Fred Miller ’63 and Susan, Ocean City, NJ, are coauthors of the book Legendary Locals of Ocean City. This is the eighth history book written by Fred and Susan.
Leatha Thacher ’63, Wilmington, NC, celebrated her 96th birthday on January 11.
Leatha Thacher ’63
State Rep. Dave Heaton ’64, Mount Pleasant, IA, was honored in October as one of the 2011 recipients of the Champions for Children’s Awards by the Coalition for Family and Children’s Services. The award honors legislators who have been advocates for Iowa’s children and families. Dave was elected to the Iowa House in 1994. He is chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee and serves on the Appropriations, Human Resources and Judicial committees. He serves on the Center for Rural Health and Primary Care Advisory Committee, the Early Childhood Iowa State
Board, the Medical Assistance Projections and Assessment Council and the Mental Health and Disability Services Commission. Roger Mann ’65, Galva, IL, was inducted into the Wethersfield Academic Hall of Fame in October. Wethersfield Community Schools of Kewanee honored Roger for his contribution and dedication to his students and their community. He has been employed at Wethersfield since 1970, retiring in 1999, and immediately rehired on a part-time basis to teach advanced math, pre-calculus, calculus and computer programming. Roger manages the school website and database. Roger is married to Jean Price Mann ’67.
Roger Mann ’65
Members of the President’s Associates giving club at Iowa Wesleyan shared some holiday cheer at the home of President Jay and Jenné Simmons in December. The President’s Associates are those individuals who contribute $1,000 or more to the College annually. Pictured (left) are Marilyn Young, Mike Hampton ’72, Donald Young ’50, Anita Brent Hampton ’71 and Doris Cornick Brent ’41; on the right: The Hon. Annette Jennings Scieszinski ’77, center, and her daughter, Caroline Scieszinski, left, visit with Elizabeth Davenport Garrels ’67, L.H.D. ’11. April 2012 PURPLE & WHITE
| Alumni Class Notes After 42 years of teaching elementary school in the Central Lee School District, Mary Sue Megchelsen Chatfield ’66, Keokuk, IA, now co-edits The New Montrose Journal, an eightpage newspaper published monthly by Montrose Riverfront, Inc. The mission of Montrose Riverfront, Inc. is preserving the past, promoting the present, and planning for the future of Montrose, Iowa. Tell us what’s new with you at www.iwc.edu > alumni and friends > class notes
Judith Scheider Potter Cox x66, Fairfield, IA, has been elected to Indian Hills Community College Board of Trustees in Ottumwa. Richard ’66 and Elizabeth Davenport Garrels ’67, L.H.D. ’11, Mount Pleasant, IA, were honored in January as Mount Pleasant Citizens of the Year by the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance. Rich serves on the
Henry County Health Center Board of Trustees and Liz serves on the Iowa Wesleyan College Board of Trustees. She recently completed a two-year term as president of International Chapter, P.E.O.
1970s
Mary Beth Bonnichsen Carey ’71 and Randall Whitsel, Columbus Junction, IA, were married November 1, 2011, on McKena Beach, Maui, Hawaii. Bob Scarpino ’72, Naperville, IL, will be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame in the career coach category in April. Throughout his 40 years of coaching, he has achieved 523 wins, placing him in the top 100 coaches in Illinois history. Bob is a counselor at Wheeling High School District 214 and basketball coach at John Hersey High School. Eric Bleckwehl ’73, Covington, WA, retired from the Boeing Company after 31 years of service. He was
lead inorganic chemist for the Environmental Analysis Laboratory, Environment, Health and Safety unit of the Boeing Defense, Space and Security group. Eric plans to garden and enjoy time with his two grandchildren. Laurena Hunter ’74, La Harpe, IL, will retire at the end of the 2011-12 school year from the LaHarpe School District after 32 years of teaching physical education. She also served as athletic director for 21 years. Esther Brown ’76, Burlington, IA, celebrated her 95th birthday on November 12.
1980s
Steve Wright ’80, Coal Valley, IL, retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections in October after more than 31 years in corrections. Laurie Hoskins ’84, Des Moines, IA, has been appointed Region 3 ambassador for the Pi Beta Phi Foundation. She will
serve 55 Pi Phi alumnae clubs in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario and Wisconsin. Steve Stanley ’85, Hugo, MN, is the director of real estate finance with Artspace Projects Inc., of Minneapolis. Artspace is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to create, foster and preserve affordable housing and space for artists and arts organizations. Renee Richards ’86, Windsor, WI, was honored as Madison Wisconsin’s Z104 radio station Teacher of the Week for her work as a preschool teacher in Waunakee. Dr. Mary Carman Tobin ’86, Solon, IA, earned a Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership studies from The University of Iowa last fall. Mary is a tenured assistant professor of nursing at Coe College. Chuck Sengstock ’87 and Kimberly Gobble-Sengstock, Pleasant Hill, IA, are the parents of a daughter, Avery Elizabeth, born December 24, 2011.
Class of 1972 • 40th Reunion Homecoming • October 5-6, 2012
Avery Elizabeth Sengstock
1990s
Dana Holgorsen ’93, Morgantown, WV, is the second coach in Orange Bowl history to lead his team to the bowl in his first season as head coach.
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Alumni Class Notes | Mary Older ’94, Fort Madison, IA, has been promoted to general manager of the Fort Madison Daily Democrat. She has served as business manager at the newspaper for the past 21 years, serving also as circulation manager since 2008. Dana Fry ’96 and Grant Smith, Sunnyside, WA, were married May 20, 2011. Dana works as program manager of the SWIFT program at Lutheran Community Services Northwest in Kennewick. The program engages youth who are in crisis and at risk of psychiatric hospitalization to offer community and family support to divert hospitalization.
2000s
Tony Menke ’01, Mount Pleasant, IA, is the Burlington branch manager for Manpower. He served as a store manager with Nordstrom Oil Co. for five years and later worked as the lead salesman for local, regional and national accounts at Sign Productions in Cedar Rapids. Cathie Smith ’02, Dallas City, IL, was honored as the 2011 Teacher of the Year, in a competition co-sponsored by The Hawk Eye and Pzazz Entertainment Complex in Burlington. She was chosen from 165 teachers nominated from 21 public and private school systems in southeast Iowa and west-central Illinois. Cathie teaches fifth grade at West Central Elementary School in Biggsville. Jennifer Kirincich ’03 and Nikki, Channahon IL, are the parents of a son, Thayer Joseph, born September 27, 2011.
Dana Fry ’96 and Grant Smith
Michel Prince ’98, North Saint Paul, MN, is the author of two paranormal romance novels, Chrysalis, to be published April 17, and The Frozen, to be released July 17. Information can be found at www.michelprincebooks. com.
Thayer Joseph Kirincich
Wibben honored for service
Bev Wibben was honored at a retirement celebration at Iowa Wesleyan College in December. Wibben served as office assistant for the Iowa Wesleyan College Division of Nursing for 31 years. Current and former nursing faculty members pictured at the celebration are (back) Dot Langholdt, Lori Vick ’92, Dr. Susan Harbour Erue ’84, Susan Johnson, Margie Trousil; (front) Connie Gartin, Nancy Conrad, Bev Wibben, Lisa Garlock Kongable ’86.
Travis Mitchell ’04, Lakeland, GA, joined the Walmart organization as senior operations manager of human resources in a distribution center in Douglas. Travis is pursuing his master’s degree in human resource management with a concentration in industrial labor relations. He served as assistant human resources manager for Pilgrims Pride, a large poultry operation, for five years.
Jil Allen Van Utrecht ’03 and Matt, New Sharon, IA, are the parents of a son, Ethan Andrew, born October 26, 2011. Ethan joins two-year old brother, Gerrit.
Erin Jewell ’05, Davenport, IA, earned a master’s degree in professional writing from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, in December.
Erin Jewell ’05
Travis Mitchell ’04 and wife Shunnetta
Alec Cornick ’06, Burlington, IA, is the fitness/ wellness manager at Universal Therapy Group LLC in West Burlington. Join the Iowa Wesleyan College network of professionals on LinkedIn!
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| Alumni Class Notes Muzafara Sattarova and Chad Chumley ’09, Moscow, Russia, were married November 11, 2011.
Malissa Swailes Nelson ’06 and Ben, Blandinsville, IL, are the parents of a son, Joedon Paul, born August 31, 2011.
Fernando Estefano Palacios
Joedon Paul Nelson
Estefania Wright and Fernando Palacios ’06, Guayaquil, Ecuador, were married February 5, 2011. They are the parents of a son, Fernando Estefano, born July 7, 2011.
Dr. Ruth Schinstock ’06, Arlington, NE, earned a doctorate degree from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She practices small animal medicine in Arlington. Alysia Gabe Countryman ’08 and Aaron, Fairfield, IA, are the parents of a son, Channing Jay, born November 27, 2011.
Muzafara Sattarova and Chad Chumley ’09
Estefania Wright and Fernando Palacios ’06
Adam Culver ’11, Coralville, IA, is a nurse at University of Iowa Health Care and Clinics on the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. Hillary Dunnegan ’11 and Robert Schnathorst, Langley AFB, VA, were married May 14, 2011. Hillary is pursuing her master’s degree in public administration from Troy University, concentrating in environmental management.
Tara Kaltefleiter ’09 and Nic Chiri ’09, West Point, IA, were married May 7, 2011.
Chris Nachtigall ’08, Orange City, IA, is the head softball coach at Northwestern College. Hailey Workman ’08, Charlestown, MA, is the relationship manager at EF Tours for Girl Scouts in Cambridge.
2010s
Hillary Dunnegan ’11 and Robert Schnathorst Tara Kaltefleiter ’09 and Nic Chiri ’09
Mark your calendars! u Family Fun Weekend in Des Moines, June 23 & 24, 2012
Saturday, June 23 4 p.m.–6 p.m. Pre-game party at Legends Bar and Grill, 3rd and Court Streets 7:05 p.m. Iowa Cubs vs. Round Rock Express (Texas Rangers) Principal Park Please call 319-385-6215 to reserve free Iowa Cubs tickets for your family! Thanks to Jason Kiesey ’94, President, Alumni Board of Directors
u Iowa Wesleyan Night at the Burlington Bees, Monday, August 20, 2012 6:30 p.m.
Burlington Bees vs. Kane County Cougars (Kansas City Royals) Community Field, Burlington, Iowa. Free tickets!
u East Coast gathering, Thursday, August 2
Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, New Jersey
Meet President Jay and Jenné Simmons and Special Assistant to the President and former Dean of Students, Carol Nemitz Hosted by Kathleen and Phil Ciarco ’66
u Homecoming, October 5-6, 2012
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Alumni Class Notes | Ashley Marcellus and Collin Grady ’11, Muscatine, IA, were married October 8, 2011.
In Memoriam
Gladys Hoffman Minear ’27, L.H.D. ’97, October 23, 2011, Guilford, CT. Survivors include a son, Larry Minear, P.O. Box 2165, Orleans, MA 02653-6165. Helen Whipple Christensen ’32, September 18, 2011, Racine, WI. Survivors include a son, Philip Christensen, 6900 Darnell Lane, Greendale, WI 53129-2353. Col. Russell D. Crane ’39, November 28, 2011, Williamsburg, VA. Survivors include a son, Jeffrey Crane ’73, 502 N. Lee St., Mount Pleasant, IA 52641-1441; a brother, Col. Emery Crane ’52; and a sister, Gwen Crane Coker x44. Dorothy Bonnett Renshaw x39, December 10, 2011, West Covina, CA. Survivors include a daughter, Lorna Bjorklund, 1945 Avenida Monte Vista, San Dimas, CA 91773. Margaret Smith Boyle x41, November 8, 2011, Keokuk, IA. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Boyle ’41, 1934 Lofton Drive, Keokuk, IA 52632. William E. Brundage ’44, November 22, 2011, Oak Ridge, TN. Survivors include his wife, Carol Brundage, 115 Netherlands Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830-8135; and a sister, Harriett Brundage Lovitt x45. Pauline Kongable Coberley ’44, January 3, 2012, Wayland, IA. Survivors include a son, Gary Coberley, 390 E. Rochester Road, Ottumwa, IA 52501; and
a nephew, Lt. Col. John Kongable ’76. Wayne W. Moore x45, December 14, 2011, New London, IA. Survivors include his wife, Gwen Moore ’69, 2193 Racine Ave., New London, IA 52645-9108. Donald R. Zwicki x47, September 28, 2011, Washington, IA. Survivors include his wife, Betty Zwicki, 719 W. 2nd St., Washington, IA 52353-1934. Robert F. McDowell ’48, December 23, 2011, Keota, IA. Survivors include a daughter, Gina Bennett, 15999 310th Ave., Keota, IA 52248; and a brother, John McDowell ’49. Jean Miller Wagler x48, December 31, 2011, Mount Pleasant, IA. Survivors include a daughter, Sandi Davis, 4518 Spring St., Davenport, IA 52807; and cousins, Roger Mann ’65 and Robert Hill ’50. Edwin P. Chamberlin ’50, December 14, 2011, Muscatine, IA. Survivors include his wife, Charleen Chamberlin, 518 E. 9th St., Muscatine, IA 52761. Robert J. Eppel ’50, January 10, 2012, Cedar Rapids, IA. Survivors include his wife, Sue Eppel, 6607 Granite Ridge Court NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405-3191. Charles F. Haviland x50, November 19, 2011, Ottumwa, IA. Survivors include a sister, Phyllis Haviland Stull x50, 3202 Linda Lane, Canyon, TX 79015-4804. Donald A. MacBean ’50, December 23, 2011, Wheaton, IL.
The photo of one of the Alumni Volleyball Teams that ran in the last issue of The Purple and White misidentified one of the players. Pictured are Tina Kruckenberg Miranda ’06, Missie Simmons ’10, Corina Schropp ’07, Jenny Harris ’07, Amber Riley Springsteen ’08, and Lori Osborn Lane ’88. Lori was misidentified in the original caption. Our apologies!
Marjorie Pixley Beane ’52, December 3, 2011, Wooster. OH. Survivors include her husband, Don Beane ’51, 2436 Monterey St., Wooster, OH 44691-1326. Louis Freitag ’53, December 12, 2011, Carbondale, IL. Survivors include his wife, Doris Freitag, 132 New Cedar Hill Road, Carbondale, IL 62902-8018. Frederic A. Henneke x53, January 26, 2012, Hendersonville, NC. Survivors include his wife, Valerie Henneke, 3146 Laurel Park Hwy., Hendersonville, NC 28739-7983. Pat Pemberton King x53, November 18, 2011, Albia, IA. Survivors include her husband, Jim King ’50, 218 S. Main St., Albia, IA 525312016. James G. Housh x56, December 3, 2011, Lisle, IL. Survivors include a daughter, Colette Beaumont, 1014 59th St., Lisle, IL 60532.
Laverne H. Hueholt ’58, December 7, 2011, Wayland, IA. Survivors include his wife, Judith Hueholt, P.O. Box 292, Wayland, IA 526540292; and a step-son, Tim Messer ’90. Alice L. Prehm ’59, December 2, 2011, Danville, IA.
Follow Iowa Wesleyan College on Facebook! Bobby K. Wilson x59, November 11, 2011, Burlington, IA. Doris Gill Garretson ’60, October 25, 2011, Cedar Rapids, IA. Survivors include a daughter, Loree Dee, 2120 49th St., Marion, IA 52302. Katherine Wait Williams ’60, October 18, 2011, Crawfordsville, IA. Survivors include her husband, Bob Williams, 27238 95th St., Crawfordsville, IA 526218512; and a sister, Betty Wait Unkrich x55.
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| Alumni Class Notes Ila Mae Stansberry Hall ’62, November 29, 2011, Forest City, IA. Survivors include a nephew, Randy Stansberry ’79, 4266 Ring Road, Walker, IA 52352-9431.
Mildred L. Morrison ’68, January 8, 2012, Burlington, IA. Survivors include a daughter, Vicki Jahr, 3119 Rosewood Circle, Ames, IA 50014-4589.
Barbara J. Hewitt ’63, November 16, 2011, Morning Sun, IA. Survivors include her husband, Loyal Hewitt, P.O. Box 98, Morning Sun, IA 526400098.
Donald E. Guehrn ’70, January 13, 2012, Cedar Rapids, IA. Survivors include his wife, Donna Guehrn, 4521 Armar Drive SE Apt. 83, Cedar Rapids, IA 524034609; and a sister, Linda Guehrn Barnes ’69.
June V. King ’71, December 23, 2011, Iowa City, IA.
Apt. 3, West Burlington, IA 52655-1064.
Marjorie M. Moore ’72, January 2, 2012, Iowa City, IA. Survivors include a daughter, Mallory Hinz, 1182 Ginkgo Ave., Wellman, IA 52356.
Catharine R. Crist ’74, January 4, 2012, Davenport, IA. Survivors include her husband, Bill Crist, 2304 E. 31st St., Davenport, IA 52807-2204.
Joseph W. Wiegand ’73, November 20, 2011, West Burlington, IA. Survivors include his wife, Lois Wiegand, 616 Layne Drive
Barbara Yeast Heaton ’74, November 1, 2011, Mount Pleasant, IA. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Heaton ’65, 1121 E. Linden Drive, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641-2728.
Stay in touch with your Iowa Wesleyan classmates Log onto our website: www.iwc.edu, click on the “Alumni and Friends” tab, then “Alumni Directory”. New users – click on “click here” to register and follow the online instructions to set up a user name and password. You can find friends, see who lives nearby, and post your own information. If you have trouble logging onto the Alumni directory, call 800-325-8664. Would you like to receive College news through email? Simply forward your name and email address to alumni@iwc.edu
Stephen P. Leonard x77, January 8, 2012, Holly Lake Ranch, TX. Survivors a brother, Chris Leonard x72, 3133 Violet Drive, Waterloo, IA 50701-9181. Evelyn L. Green ’81, October 10, 2011, Hamilton, IL. Jennifer Moroney-Whitaker ’94, October 10, 2011, Davenport, IA. Survivors include her mother, Vicki Moroney, 5021 Northwest Blvd, Davenport, IA 52806. Trudi R. Pierce ’94, January 12, 2012, Middletown, IA. Survivors include her husband, Larry Pierce, P.O. Box 60, Middletown, IA 52638-0060. Charles “Charley” E. Rodgers, Jr. ’07, December 24, 2011, Glasford, IL. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodgers, 304 W. Armstrong, Peoria, IL 61604.
Arizona alumni gathering
Alumni and friends of Iowa Wesleyan gathered in Tucson, Arizona, in February. Pictured, left to right, are Jenné Simmons, Hal Cress x54, Jay Simmons, Ken VanderLeest ’50, Sondra VanderLeest, Shirley Anderson ’86, Joe Anderson, Cathy Shoop ’51, Marvin Day LL.D. ’91, Kathy Wiley ’79, Wanda Day, Laurel Dobbert Snyder ’67, Ed Snyder ’65, Alberta Condon, Don Wiley ’70, Harvey Condon ’52, Gary Shaw ’60, LL.D. ’93.
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Commencement Weekend May 4-6, 2012 Sunday, April 29
5 p.m. ● Senior Send-off Party for graduating seniors. Hosted by IWC Alumni Association IWC Social Hall
Friday, May 4
Noon - 4 p.m. ● Alumni Hospitality Room open Meet and visit with classmates Espy-McCurdy Conference Room Howe Student Activity Center 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. ● Bookstore Open Student Union 1-4 p.m. ● Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting
McCurdy Conference Room Howe Student Activity Center 4-5 p.m. ● 50-Year Reception Class of 1962 ● President’s Home, 611 E. Washington Street 4-4:30 p.m. ● Extended Learning Reception, for graduates and faculty of the Extended Learning program Espy/McCurdy Conference Room Howe Student Activity Center
5 p.m. ● All-Alumni Reception Anniversary Class Reunion Photos 1962, ’57, ’52, ’47, ’42, ’37, ’32 Howe Student Activity Center Atrium
10:30 a.m. ● Baccalaureate Service Speaker: Steve Braudt ’96, studio artist and Master of Divinity student IWC Chapel Auditorium
5:30 p.m. ● All-Alumni Banquet Honoring Distinguished Alumnus Award Winners Thomas W. Eyler ’65; R. Kurt Swaim ’72
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ● Graduation Lunch Buffet Student Union Dining Hall
7:30 p.m. ● Nurse Pinning Ceremony IWC Chapel Auditorium
Saturday, May 5
8:30 a.m. ● All-Alumni Reunion Breakfast Espy/McCurdy Conference Room Howe Student Activity Center 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ● Senior Art Show featuring Cameron Jones P.E.O. Building Art Gallery 9 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. ● Bookstore Open Student Union
1:30 p.m. ● Commencement Speaker: State Rep. David E. Heaton ’64, Iowa District 91 Ceremony on campus lawn in front of Old Main. Rain location Olan G. Ruble Arena in the Howe Student Activity Center Reception following Commencement. All graduates, alumni and guests are invited. Campus Lawn 5:30 p.m. ● Worship Service First United Methodist Church 309 N. Main Street
Sunday, May 6
9 & 11:15 a.m. ● Worship Services First United Methodist Church 309 N. Main Street
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