Cooking up Careers In and out of the kitchen
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ISIONS magazine is celebrating another milestone birthday. With this issue, VISIONS has been publishing continuously for 25 years. That’s a big deal! We did a cover story five years ago on the magazine’s 20th anniversary, so you won’t find any editorial coverage on our latest milestone in this issue. But the achievement seems too important to ignore. So much has happened since our 20-year mark: We moved into the new ISU Alumni Center, bid farewell to President Geoffroy and said hello to President Leath, wrapped up the university’s sesquicentennial, and celebrated a centennial Homecoming. We launched the 50-state VISIONS Across America project and freshened up our magazine design. My favorite issues in the last five years have all included great stories about Iowa State alumni: a series of heartfelt and beautifully written young-alumni essays (“The Real World,” spring 2011), features on veterans from World War II up to modern-day conflicts (“Military Duty,” summer 2011), and stories about alumni couples who met at Iowa State (“Lovebirds,” spring 2009). We told a series of stories in spring 2010 about alumni who “grew up” to be doctors, lawyers, astronauts, veterinarians, race car drivers, fire fighters, teachers, professional athletes – even a clown and a rock star. In fall 2009 we
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featured alumni entrepreneurs who learned that what makes them happy can also make them money. Alumni ran the zoo – as photographers, veterinarians, curators, animal keepers, and nutritionists – in our fall 2008 cover story. And in summer 2008, we wrote about alumni who want to change the world through their work in the areas of heath, environment, safety, human rights, and more. But what’s going on around campus, you ask? We told you about that, too, in every issue. We showed you how the College of Veterinary Medicine got its groove back (summer 2012) and how Iowa State makes life better in Iowa (winter 2012), and we retold the Jack Trice story (winter 2010). We covered the state of the campus in a comprehensive 2010 census report (fall 2010), highlighted the fashion design program (summer 2010), and took you behind the scenes on a football game day (fall 2009). We featured National Geographic photography with our story on groundbreaking primate researcher and anthropology professor Jill Pruetz (summer 2009). And it seemed like everyone loved the Fred Hoiberg cover story (“The Fred Factor,” winter 2011). Producing every issue of VISIONS is a joyful experience. I am the luckiest person in the world – I get to meet and talk to amazing Iowa Staters every day and work with some of the most talented photographers, writers, and designers in the business. Right now we’re spending a lot of
time on our VISIONS Across America project, which is the coolest thing ever (be sure to keep up by reading alumni features and travel stories on the blog: www.visions acrossamerica.com). But we’re also working on the next several issues. One of those will feature a story about “How I Live ISU” – and that’s where YOU come in. We’re looking for photos that show how you “live ISU” in the way you dress; how you dress your children and pets; how you decorate your home, yard, classroom, and office; and in other ways such as license plates, weddings, travel, vehicles, tattoos, etc. I know you have pictures! Please send digital photos to me at cgieseke@ iastate.edu (and be sure to include lots of description.) We’ll select the best ones to run in the magazine and/ or online. (Photos must be print-quality to be included in the magazine – 300-dpi is preferred.) Thanks! If you’re like me and can’t get enough of VISIONS magazine, you can reminisce about the first 20 years online at http://visions.isualum.org/ spring08/spring08.asp. Here’s to another 25 years!
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What could be more American than a Maine “lobstah” dinner? Susan Chadima (’76 zoology; ’79 DVM) and Michael Steitzer (’75 architecture; ’83 master of architecture) gave the VISIONS Across America team a crash course in Lobster Eating 101 last fall. Read the full story (“Just a couple of lobster Maine-iacs”) at www.visionsacrossamerica.com (December 2012 archive). Check out more VISIONS Across America stories and photos starting on page 24.
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2012-2013 ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Billi Hunt** # ’93 Housing Urbandale, Iowa
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Chair: Scott Stanzel** # ’95 Journalism Seattle, Wash. Chair-elect: David Alan VanHorn** # ’89 Aerospace Engr., MS ’90 Kingwood, Texas Immediate Past Chair: Craig R. Foss** # ’71 Industrial Engr. Fairfield, Iowa Vice Chair of Finance: Thea “Ted” Lubbers Oberlander** # ’77 Industrial Admin. Des Moines, Iowa Vice Chair of Records: Melanie J. Anderson Reichenberger** ’00 Industrial Engr. Shorewood, Wis. University Treasurer: Warren R. Madden** # ’61 Industrial Engr. Ex-officio/voting Ames, Iowa ISU Alumni Association President: Jeffery W. Johnson** # Ex-officio/non-voting Ames, Iowa
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Joy Wiegman Boruff** # ’76 Home Ec. Journ. Moline, Ill. Richard Degner** # ’72 Ag. Education, MS ’77 Ankeny, Iowa James DeLano** # ’87 DVM San Ramon, Calif. Craig K. Denny** # ’71 Civil Engr., MS ’73 Lenexa, Kan. Duane A. Halverson** # ’67 Ag. Business, MS ’69 New Brighton, Minn. Ana Hays** # ’84 Fashion Merch. Menlo Park, Calif.
Emily Northey Brown (‘08 HRI) Life member since 2008
Michelle Miller** # ’98 Computer Science Kansas City, Mo. Kay Kretschmar Runge**# ’69 History Education Davenport, Iowa Nicole M. (Bell) Schmidt** ’09 Const. Engr. Overland Park, Kan. Ryan J. Schon** ’95 Agronomy Ankeny, Iowa Becky Stadlman** # ’74 Journ. & Mass Comm. Ankeny, Iowa Carlie C. Tartakov** # PhD ’95 Ed. Ldrshp. & Pol. Studies Amherst, Mass. Natasha Thomas** # ’89 Marketing Scottdale, Ga. Ryan M. York** ’95 Marketing, MBA ’03 West Des Moines, Iowa APPOINTED DIRECTORS
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Alan E. Krysan** # ’87 Ag. Business Lakeville, Minn.
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Miles Lackey* ISU Associate Vice President/Chief of Staff Office of the President Representative Ames, Iowa Melea Reicks Licht** College Representative Ames, Iowa Lora Talbot** # Non-alumni Representative Belmond, Iowa Sam Behrens*** Senior, History Student Alumni Leadership Council Representative Waverly, Iowa ISU Alumni Association Membership Key: * Annual member ** Life member # 201 2 Sustaining Life member *** Student member
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Around Campus
STATE GYM PHOTOS: JIM HEEMSTRA
Rajala named College of Engineering dean
State Gym renovation earns LEED® Platinum certification The renovation and west addition to State Gym that was completed last winter has earned LEED® Platinum certification, becoming the second building on campus to earn the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest award for facility sustainability. The College of Design’s King Pavilion, which was completed in 2009, was the first. “Achieving LEED Platinum certification on any project is an accomplishment; achieving it on a recreation building – with its very specific demands for space and programming – is a huge accomplishment for Iowa State,” said Kerry Dixon-Fox, coordinator for sustainable design and construction in the department of facilities planning and management. “This is an international benchmark that says we’re walking the talk.”
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On April 1, Sarah Rajala began her duties on campus as dean of ISU’s College of Engineering after serving in the same role for five years at Mississippi State University. Rajala brings to the position extensive academic expertise, fundraising experience, and a focus on improving engineering student diversity. “She has consistently broken new ground for women in engineering throughout her career,” said ISU President Steven Leath. “So she will be an exceptional role model for young women in the STEM fields.” Rajala replaces Jonathan Wickert, who became the university’s executive vice president and provost in July. Wickert describes Rajala as an “internationally known academic leader” and says he is confident she will lead the College of Engineering to new heights. Rajala earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University and her master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Rice University. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ASEE, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. “I am honored to serve as Iowa State’s next engineering dean,” Rajala said. “The college has a great track record of education, discovery, and service to Iowans. I look forward to building on that success and raising the profile of the program to new heights.”
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“Over the past several months, I have sincerely tried to resolve differences over the operation of the Harkin Institute in an effort to make the institute a successful and highly respected center for public policy research at Iowa State University. However, it is apparent today that members of the advisory board rejected these efforts. This is an unfortunate development, and I am extremely disappointed.” ISU President Steven Leath, reacting in a Feb. 5 statement after the Harkin Institute Advisory Board voted not to release the papers of Sen. Tom Harkin (’62 government) to the university following months of controversy surrounding the Institute’s research policies
Alliance for Iowa State launches new website The Alliance for Iowa State, a coalition of ISU alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends that advocates the university’s land-grant mission to state legislators and public policy makers, has launched a new website and is offering new opportunities for alumni and friends to get involved. The Alliance’s goal is to engage university advocates throughout the state and earn their support for the educational, research, and economic development capabilities of the university. If you want to find out more or sign on as a volunteer, check out the new website at www.alliance.isualum.org or connect on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ AllianceForIowaState) or Twitter (@AllianceIowaSt8).
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s students returned to campus for the spring semester, they were greeted by a skyline with a slightly different look: Standing just slightly shorter than the Marston Water Tower is a new 160-foot, 100-kilowatt wind turbine owned by PUREnergy of Ohio and constructed in only two days on northeast campus by Northern Power Systems of Vermont. Associate vice president for facilities planning and management David Miller (’75 elect engr) said the university has been considering
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the idea of adding a wind turbine to help with energy costs since last summer. Construction of the turbine was approved by the Iowa Board of Regents Oct. 25 and began Dec. 17. “This small wind turbine is a visual symbol of our support for renewable energy,” Miller said. “It will become a visible landmark for all who visit our campus.” Miller added that his office will stream live data from the turbine that “could be used by ISU students or middle school students studying energy anywhere in the world.”
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At the Oct. 25 Iowa Board of Regents meeting, a proposal was approved to end the process of setting aside tuition dollars from in-state undergraduate students for student financial aid and instead ask the Iowa legislature for $39.5 million to launch a new state financial aid program in FY14. The Regents also asked the foundations at Iowa’s three public universities to raise millions in private funds for scholarships – both merit- and need-based. Board president Craig Lang (’73 dairy sci) did clarify, however, that universities could continue to use tuition revenue from out-of-state students as “discretionary grants,” noting: “We don’t want to reduce the amount of scholarships for any students.” In his September 2012 installation address, ISU President Steven Leath announced a goal to raise $150 million for ISU student financial assistance over the next five years.
How does a dragonfly fly? For a new study of flight, associate professor of aerospace engineering Hui Hu is turning to nature – and he’s going small. In order to help the military design nanoair vehicles, Hu has been looking at creatures like dragonflies and bats. He’s using wind tunnel and imaging tests to learn the aerodynamics that allow the animals to get off the ground in the slow-speed, high-drag conditions. “We’re just now learning what makes a dragonfly work,” Hu said. “There was no [previous] need to understand flight at these small scales. But now the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Air Force say there is a need and so there’s an effort to work on it. We’re figuring out many, many interesting things we didn’t know before.”
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“I have to give a tip of my hat to the fans of Iowa State University. In all my years downtown I have never seen fans of a team turn out to support them for the Liberty Bowl the way the Cyclones fans have this year.” Memphis, Tenn., blogger Paul Ryburn (www.paulryburn.com/blog/), writing on New Year’s Eve about the unprecedented 2012 Liberty Bowl takeover of downtown Memphis by ISU alumni, students, friends, and fans
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n December, the ISU athletics department announced it has agreed to a five-year partnership with Mediacom to distribute the programming formerly exclusive to the Internet on www.cyclones.tv via a dedicated Mediacom cable television network. Last summer, the department hired broadcasting veteran John Walters to lead the expanded online programming effort on cyclones.tv, which includes more coverage of Iowa State’s Olympic sports and recruiting and airs live events and special features. And now officials are excited that the network is available on television to Mediacom cable subscribers. “The partnership with Mediacom is a game changer for our athletics program because we will be able to provide the most comprehensive coverage Cyclone sports teams have ever received,” ISU athletics director Jamie Pollard said. “The deal improves our ability to reach fans and recruits throughout the Midwest, clearly strengthens the Iowa State athletics brand, and reinforces our strategic decision to launch Cyclones.tv.”
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USA Today All-USA Academic Team Each year USA Today chooses students who excel in scholarship, creativity, and leadership roles on and off campus for its All-USA College Academic Teams. Two ISU students, Melissa Knight (’11 interdisciplinary studies and psychology) and Sagar Chawla (’12 global resources systems and biology), Melissa Knight were chosen to the second and third teams, respectively. Knight worked as a peer mentor and undergraduate teaching assistant for the Department of Psychology. Her research was recognized with several research grants and awards. While at ISU, she also worked as a nighttime shelter advocate at ACCESS. Her service Sagar Chawla in the National Guard earned her commendations including the Minuteman of the Year and Airman of the Year awards. Knight was named a Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior. As an ISU student, Chawla was involved with Government of the Student Body, the International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences, Engineers for a Sustainable World, Student Global AIDS Campaign, the Social Justice Summit, ISU-Darfur, Oxfam, and the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. He helped organize hunger banquets and the Empty Bowl Project and was named a Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior. Chawla is now studying at Mayo Medical School.
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Gathering momentum for ‘Moving Students Forward’
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s a member of Iowa State University’s nationally ranked Cyclone women’s cross country team, Bethany Olson knows that half the mental game at this level of competition is keeping her eye on the ultimate prize. And the other half? Concentrating on moving forward, step by step, mile after mile, toward that goal. Olson has taken much the same approach during her academic career at Iowa State. The senior from Jewell, Iowa, who has a double major in agricultural business and international agriculture with a minor in agronomy, is focused on a career that involves establishing and maintaining positive relationships in agriculture around the globe. “American agriculture plays a vital role in helping to feed a growing world population,” she said. “I believe that maintaining positive relationships with our counterparts in other agricultural regions of the world will be crucial as we work to feed 9.2 billion people by 2050.” Olson is preparing herself for such a career through the outstanding academic programs that attracted her to Iowa State in the first place. Yet she has also made the most of the outsidethe-classroom opportunities for which the university also is renowned: In addition to competing as studentathlete, she has participated in a wide range of student organizations – from the agricultural honor fraternity Alpha Zeta and the Agricultural Business Club, to the women’s choir Lyrica and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She has twice studied abroad – in Argentina and Southeast Asia – learning about the countries’ economies, agricultural industries, growth, and trade opportunities.
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Olson is just one example of how students at Iowa State are able to engage to their fullest potential – excelling in the classroom and participating in organizations and activities that build skills, character, and confidence. “Iowa State’s student experience is our ‘brand,’” said ISU President Steven Leath. “We’re a large university, with all the advantages that brings, but we also have the feel of a small, welcoming place because of our supportive community. We’re committed to helping students be successful and achieve their dreams, both while here and after graduating.” A signature priority of the president is maintaining and enhancing the
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student experience at Iowa State that continues to bring students here in record numbers. Yet just as important as providing an outstanding educational experience, Leath says, is having that experience be financially accessible to students. “The cost of attending college is on the front burner today,” he said. “It’s very expensive for many students, even at a land-grant university like Iowa State. I’m proud that Iowa State’s tuition is among the lowest of our peers. But even being the lowest isn’t enough when many students who come to Iowa State struggle financially or cannot attend because they don’t have the resources.”
oving Students Forward is the fiveyear fundraising initiative launched by Iowa State University President Steven Leath to raise $150 million for scholarships and other support for Iowa State students. Through this initiative, the university seeks new gifts for student support – including flexible scholarship funds, funding for interna-
tional learning, and graduate fellowships. By making a gift in support of student scholarships, donors not only make it possible for deserving young people of all backgrounds and abilities to attend Iowa State, they enable students to have an Iowa State experience that will shape the rest of their lives. Learn more at www.foundation.iastate.edu.
“The opportunity to travel abroad, to develop myself as a leader, to enhance my communication skills, to network with professionals in my industry, to better myself as an overall individual citizen – all of these opportunities were possible because I received the financial support to take advantage of them.” – BETHANY OLSON
At his installation as president last September, Leath announced the launch of Moving Students Forward, a five-year initiative to raise $150 million in private funds for scholarships and other student support at Iowa State. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure students have the ability to participate fully in their education at Iowa State without incurring large amounts of debt. A shining example is Olson, the recipient of several privately funded scholarships, including the Fred Foreman Scholarship for Growth in Leadership Participation, Donald
L. and Laurel L. Knudson Scholarship, and Matthew Estensen Memorial Scholarship, among others. “I’ve been able to take advantage of the different experiences available at Iowa State because I haven’t had to spend all of my time working my way through college,” she said. “The opportunity to travel abroad, to develop myself as a leader, to enhance my communication skills, to network with professionals in my industry, to better myself as an overall individual citizen – all of these opportunities were possible because I received the financial support to take advantage of them.”
And all have enabled her, step by step, to move closer to her goal of a career in global agriculture. Indeed, Leath said, “We must ensure that the student experience at Iowa State University – the one that has made the difference in the lives of thousands of young people like Bethany – continues to be the very best that it can be, and accessible to all who want to come here. Iowa State’s family of alumni and friends has the opportunity to come through for this university and our students, as they’ve done so many times before, as we build upon this initiative to move students forward.”
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FOOD Five alumni who’ve cooked up culinary careers...but not necessarily in the kitchen
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alloons and confetti drop from the ceiling on the set of The Rachael Ray Show, and 22-year-old Iowa State senior Madison Mayberry’s mouth drops open in joy and disbelief. She’s just won a trip to Paris and a $60,000 kitchen makeover for turning Thanksgiving leftovers into potato turkey pancakes with sweet pea gravy. Plus she’s just found an excellent item to put on her resume when she goes in search of food editing internships: “Winner, Rachael Ray Show’s ‘Hey, Can You Cook?’” Hey, she can cook. BY K AT E B R U N S • I L LU ST R AT I O N S BY L I SA O R G L E R 12
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ive years after winning the Rachael Ray contest, Madison Mayberry (’09 journalism) works as a food editor – the job of her dreams, she says – and a lot of her success can be traced back to the day her friend rented video equipment from ISU’s Greenlee School and sent a video of her making veggie blueberry pasta in the Alpha Gamma Delta kitchen to food media queen Ray. Since being selected for the original “Hey, Can You Cook?” competition, Mayberry landed an internship at Better Homes & Gardens magazine, launched the blog “Espresso and Cream,” worked in two food editor gigs for Meredith Corporation, appeared on Ray’s “Hey, Can You
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“People just want food that makes them feel good. Not food that makes them intimidated or scared.” Cook? All-Stars,” and, in January 2013, started working in Minneapolis as a food editor for General Mills. It’s all a dream come true for the little girl from Orange City, Iowa, who used to throw random ingredients into a blender, feed them to the dog, and pretend she was doing it all for the readers of a glossy magazine or cookbook. “My mom was a saint, because she never discouraged me,” Mayberry says. “I’m sure plenty of times it wasn’t very good. I just decided early on to throw out the recipe book and give it a go.” Today, Mayberry is a walking encyclopedia of recipes, cook times, and measurements. Her jobs have required her to write recipes, have them tastetested by food professionals, and organize them into articles for publication. And when her recipes aren’t going into a magazine, they’re going on her blog. “I’ve been [blogging] for about three years,” Mayberry says. “I just wanted a creative outlet, because I realized that when you work in magazines you end up creating a lot of content that someone else tells you to create. So I decided I wanted something that was just for me – where I could have all my recipes in one place.” The result is Espresso and Cream, which Mayberry says has just about as many social benefits as creative. “I feel like it’s helped me meet other people in food who have similar passions,” she says. “It’s not often that you find twentysomethings who really like to cook and really like to be in the kitchen, so I’ve met a lot of other girls who are a lot like me.” Mayberry says she’s dragged her husband on several “blogger dates,” in which she’s had the opportunity to meet in person the friends she’s made through blogging; creating her blog
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and reading others’ blogs is something to which Mayberry says she devotes several hours per week. “You can’t discount bloggers,” she says. “You have a group out there that’s going to buy products they recommend and read books they publish. You have to take notice of that, and I think the publishing industry has. But there’s a time and place for tried-and-true, tested recipes, and that’s where publishing comes in.” Mayberry says her employers have always been supportive of her blog, and she says being part of the blogosphere has made her a better editor. She says she recently evaluated the amount of time she devotes to her blog and where it may go next. (“For anybody who invests a lot of time into a blog, it would be crazy for them not to say they’d like to become one of those blogger success stories,” she says.) Back in the kitchen, Mayberry says she has special affinities for vegetables, peanut butter, and baking – but she does it all. A vegetarian married to a meat eater who has developed recipes for everything from Southern breakfasts
to fancy appetizers, she has always had to be versatile in her cuisine. “I’m a really simple cook,” she says. “I usually eat more vegetables than seems humanly possible. Although I enjoy creating the decadent desserts and cheese-filled recipes, we try to eat really healthy at home.” Mayberry says she thinks the Internet has made quality food more accessible to the masses and encouraged more people to get into the kitchen. “I think, in the past, in order to be seen as worthy and sort of high brow, you had to use a bunch of gourmet ingredients,” she says. “But I think now food has shifted to more casual, more homey ingredients. People just want food that makes them feel good. Not food that makes them intimidated or scared.”
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AWay of Life
TV chef, restauranteur, and cookbook author Jeffrey Saad eats, sleeps, and breathes his passion for global cuisine
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effrey Saad was 13 years old when he decided he wanted to wash dishes in a local Chicago diner so that he could learn about the restaurant business. “I remember they had a wedge of iceberg lettuce and drizzled salad dressing on it,” he says. “And I thought, ‘Whoa, these guys can cook.’” Years later, Saad’s tastes are a little more sophisticated. He has created multiple successful restaurants in California’s Bay Area and is currently owner of The Grove restaurant group. He is the author of the cookbook Jeffrey Saad’s Global Kitchen: Recipes Without Borders. He has developed and sells a collection of spice blends. He hosts the Cooking Channel’s The United Tastes of America. He does restaurant consulting, live demonstrations, and television appearances. A typical week sends him across the country and often even around the globe tasting, cooking, and talking about food. It’s all part of indulging what selfproclaimed “food nut” Saad (’89 hotel & restaurant management) calls his
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“culinary ADD” – a constant need to learn, explore, and taste. It’s a powerful force that led him to chuck a successful career in real estate and pursue his passions. “I sold this celebrity home for gazillions and got the biggest check of my life,” Saad remembers. “And I looked at my wife and said, ‘I’m done. I want
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to get back into food.’ It’s not about the money. It’s about waking up and wanting to jump out of bed – and that’s what food does to me. It’s what the restaurant industry does to me. It’s what talking about food does to me.” It wasn’t long before Saad found a new direction to take his passion and expertise. While preparing dinner for friends in his Encino, Calif., home, Saad eloquently explained the latest cooking techniques. The reaction? Oh my God. You’ve got to get on Food Network. “I was like, ‘That’s it,’” Saad says. A television star was born. Saad surfed the Web and found a casting call for season five of The Next Food Network Star, the Network’s popular reality series that launched the
“You know, it’s one thing to have a good smile and a good personality and love to talk about food,” Saad says. “It’s another thing to be a great chef. But it’s an entirely other thing to do it all at once on camera and make it all happen.” As for Chopped – a culinary game show in which chef contestants have 30 minutes to create dishes out of “mystery baskets” of hodgepodge ingredients, Saad says it’s as hard as it looks. Maybe harder. “I always say nothing good happens in life until you’re super uncomfortable, and I was super uncomfortable,” Saad says. “You push yourself to a whole new level; it’s the real deal. You open your basket, you look at your chicken feet, and you start cooking. There was
“…do what you believe in your heart and soul you’re meant to do and what you love to do. And if you do that, you’ll truly succeed.” television careers of Guy Fieri, Aaron McCargo, Jr., and others. Saad was not only cast, he finished as runner up to Melissa d’Arabian (now of Ten Dollar Dinners) and was given first his own Web series and then a show on Food Network’s sister network, The Cooking Channel. The United Tastes of America has sent Saad around the country to explore the many nuances of traditional American fare: hot dogs, hamburgers, donuts, and the like. He has also appeared as a guest on Rachael Ray’s and Bobby Flay’s shows, and was the runner-up to celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson on the second series of Food Network’s Chopped: All-Stars, besting Iron Chef Michael Symon in the process. Saad said the television experience has been wonderful, but it’s also incredibly difficult. VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 201 3
no chance to think about what you’re going to do. You literally have to be creating the dish in your mind as you’re chopping.” Saad says he loves being a TV chef because of the opportunity it provides to reach a virtually unlimited audience, as opposed to maybe just 60 seats in a restaurant on a given evening. And while his current TV show explores flavors around the U.S., Saad’s true passion – and the subject of his 2012 cookbook – is traveling the world in search of flavor. “Just like a song will take you back to a great memory, a flavor can take you back to a place,” he says. “People will say, ‘I really like that thing I always taste in Chinese food.’ They don’t know it’s Szechuan peppercorn mixed with cloves, cinnamon, star anise, and fennel seed. Why would they? That’s a lot
to know. But for me, that’s what I live for. I’m a real traveler and inspired by people and cultures and food, which is the foundation of every culture. I’m determined to go to every country in the world and cook in every country of the world.” Saad says his favorite country so far has been Thailand, and the one he is most looking forward to visiting is Morocco. “I can’t wait to go to Morocco,” he says. “I just want to walk into the spice markets where the spices are piled up like snowdrifts in Iowa. I can smell that market, even though I’ve never been there.” Saad says, really, he’s “visited” a lot of countries purely by experimenting with their spices and flavor profiles. He calls it “mind-tasting.” He’s also picked up a lot of cuisines through family and experiences at home. For example, the techniques he learned from his Iranian mother-in-law inspired the Middle Eastern chapter of his book. The book is something Saad has dreamed of doing his entire life. “The Italian chapter takes me back to my Italian restaurant; the Mexican chapter takes me back to my Mexican restaurant,” Saad says. “Everything in the book has special meaning to me, so much that if I never sold a copy I’d still be happy because I would have it in my arms as a kind of journal of my life. I love it; it has captured everything I’ve done.” Saad says his career is hectic and it’s sometimes hard to travel without his family (he and his wife, Nadia, have two children – Isabella and Sebastian), but he couldn’t be happier with the decision to pursue his passion. “It’s what I’m really meant to do,” he declares. “In life you need to do what you believe in your heart and soul you’re meant to do and what you love to do. And if you do that, you’ll truly succeed. When work and pleasure become the same thing, you know you’ve arrived. There is no line. It’s not like I’m going to work and I’m going home; it’s like I’m living life. I am inspired. I wake up and do what I do and there is no on/ off switch. “It’s just a way of life.”
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rowing up in Marshalltown, Iowa – about as far from an ocean as you can get, Clare Leschin-Hoar may have had trouble picturing her future career as one of the nation’s foremost seafood journalists. But she loved to cook and she loved to write. And as a post-college coastal denizen and freelance writer, the job of her dreams found her. “I started out writing anything, but it seemed like the food pieces resonated with me most,” says Leschin-Hoar, who lived in Massachusetts for many years and now lives on the opposite coast in San Diego. She became a regular contributor to the website Slashfood, which has since become part of the Huffington Post, and started writing freelance pieces on food and food politics for such publications as The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, and the National Culinary Review. Today, in addition to freelancing, she is a contributor to TakePart, the digital division of Participant Media – a company that produces content on social and political issues, including the documentary “Food, Inc.” “[Food issues are] complicated, and a lot of reporters get it wrong,” Leschin-Hoar explains. “A lot of editors come to me now, which is great.” Leschin-Hoar (’87 journalism) has
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Freelance journalist Clare Leschin-Hoar’s coverage of food politics has earned her a national reputation and the title of “Seafood Champion” covered such important food issues as the impact of ocean acidification on the food chain, the BP oil spill, issues of overfishing and seafood contamination, foodborne illnesses, the organic food debate, and, most recently, the campaign and eventual defeat of California’s Prop 37, which would have required labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients. At TakePart, some of her recent pieces have been about yersinia – a pathogen recently found to contaminate 70 percent of pork samples; the flocking of food trucks to help Superstorm Sandy victims without power in New York City and their use of Twitter to communicate with the masses; and what the headline labels the “super confusing” truth about consuming fish during pregnancy. Plus she’s interviewed chefs and reviewed restaurants. She even wrote a piece for The Wall Street Journal
“The thing I like about my beat is that it’s where food and science intersect – food and the environment, food and health.” about which tables 2008 Iowa Caucus participants preferred at the downtown Des Moines restaurant Centro. As a freelancer, she does it all and loves it. But she’s found a true appreciation for the science of food and for understanding the issues. “The thing I like about my beat is that it’s where food and science interSUSAN MAGRE
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sect – food and the environment, food and health,” Leschin-Hoar says. She says it’s impossible for her work not to affect the food choices she makes at home for herself, husband, and two kids. She’s always been passionate about quality food, she says, but now she’s even more diligent about shopping at local farmers markets, preserving ingredients, and choosing quality seafood. “When I go back to Marshalltown and look at the counter at Hy-Vee, there are some surprisingly good
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things – and some things that make me cringe a little bit,” she says. “Seafood is complicated; just because it’s farmed doesn’t mean it’s good. And it’s not just a problem in Iowa. Both in Boston and San Diego I’ve found restaurants where the seafood is questionable.” Leschin-Hoar’s dedication to quality reporting on the seafood industry recently earned her the title of “Seafood Champion” from California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. She urges consumers to ask restaurants and vendors where their seafood comes
from. “American seafood is a really good choice,” she says. As for the future of her career, Leschin-Hoar says she wouldn’t change a thing. “I love this,” she says. “I hope I do it when I’m 80.”
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The Cookbook Lady
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tep into Ann Lindemeyer Burckhardt’s (’55 home economics journalism) Edina, Minn., apartment and you know what it’s like to meet Betty Crocker. She’s welcoming, smiling, and offering a tray of cookies. But before you think we’ve gone and stereotyped Burckhardt as an apronwearing (which she is), pie-baking
cookies. It’s just because I’m too busy!” And that is Burckhardt in a nutshell. She was, indeed, editor of the famous red 1963 Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book – as well as editing the even-more-famous Betty Crocker’s New Picture Cook Book and many other general and specialty cookbooks produced by the Betty Crocker Kitchens between 1956 and 1963. “I really cut my teeth in those kitchens,” she says. All told, she worked on 11 books for Betty Crocker. Books that sold millions. Books that taught generations of young newlyweds how to cook. She has every one of the cookbooks she authored or edited spread out on her dining room table, except for one: the original Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two booklet, which sold for one dollar. Sadly, she does not have a copy of that one.
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She’s smart, she’s independent, she’s an entrepreneur, and she is still making things happen at the age of 79. (which she is), grandmotherly type who spends all her time in the kitchen, let’s get something straight: She is one tough cookie (no pun intended). She’s smart, she’s independent, she’s an entrepreneur, and she is still making things happen at the age of 79. Just maybe not baking cookies on this particular day. “Oh, no,” she says. “They’re storebought.” And then she pauses. “Imagine that. The editor of the Betty Crocker Cooky Book serving store-bought VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 201 3
Burckhardt grew up in Strawberry Point, Iowa. Her father ran the newspaper there. Ann wanted to be a librarian but ultimately followed in her father’s footsteps. For 24 years (from 1971 to 1995) she was a reporter, columnist, and food editor for the “Taste” section of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. For seven years (1990-1997) she also ran the Park Row Bed and Breakfast in St. Peter, Minn., serving “lovely” breakfasts, including her famous hash brown quiche.
If Betty Crocker was a real person, she’d be just like Ann Burckhardt
She continues to write, edit, and produce cookbooks. Her A Cook’s Tour of Minnesota, for which she traveled throughout the state, was produced in 2003 and contains 40 topics, including “memorable places,” “celebrations and festivals,” and recipes from many of the ethnic groups that have settled in the state. And in 2006, her Hot Dish Heaven, which hit the New York Times Notable Books list (the reviewer called her “a pretty sophisticated cook”) featured comforting casseroles from the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. That book is now in its fourth printing and “continues to sell very well,” she says. Midwest Living magazine has dubbed her the “Hot Dish Queen.” Somehow, between the writing and the editing and the running of a B&B, Burckhardt raised a daughter, Barbara, now 43. And she found time to travel: She’s been to Europe 10 times for a month each time, learning to love Greek and Italian and other multiethnic foods. “I call it ‘traveling on your stomach,’” she says. Just in the last year, Burckhardt has written articles for the Edible Twin Cities magazine, appeared on a local television program showing how to prepare a simple hot dish, demonstrated her cooking skills at the Minneapolis State Fair, and judged a hot dish contest for Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel. (“That’s entertainment, not journalism,” she explains.) These days, Burckhardt cooks mostly for herself: soups, salads, quick breads, and the like. “With each passing year, I relax a little more,” she says. – Carole Gieseke
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Cooking on paper Food illustrator Lisa Orgler thrives in the place where everyday food and artistic whimsy intersect
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isa Orgler isn’t a chef. Heck, she says, she’s not even really that great of a cook. She’s not a food photographer or food stylist or a restaurant reviewer or a nutritionist. But she’s an award-winning food blogger. “Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always drawn,” Orgler says. “When I was little, we didn’t have a lot of money, so I realized quickly that I could draw whatever I wanted – flowers or textiles or antiques. And I’ve always loved drawing plants, animals, vegetables, those kinds of things.” In 2008, Orgler (’92 landscape arch, MLA ’00) set off on an ambitious quest to draw a collage on a painted-over playing card every day. But by March, she had tapered off. Then, in September, her son was born and she had some time to think during her maternity leave. What subject matter would motivate her to draw every day in 2009? “I eat every day,” she said. “I love food.” And with that, “The Lunchbox Project” was launched. (Making the
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“How can [I] take something really ordinary and make it flowery and fun? I like that challenge. challenge.” project public online would help keep her on track, she says.) Orgler’s blog, which included 365 illustrations of food in 2009 and continues to include regular updates, attracted not only foodies but fans of illustration and her adorable aesthetic. “Some food bloggers don’t see it as a real food blog,” says Orgler, who acknowledges she’s only met one or two other bloggers who do what she does.
“But then I also get some comments from people who say, ‘Oh, I love it because you’re so different.’ I’ve always been upfront about me not being able to cook, but, you know, I’ve learned a lot from other food bloggers and I’m actually more interested in cooking now.” Orgler has been plugged into food blogging communities like Food Buzz for many years, attending conferences and even receiving an award from Food Buzz in 2010. She says the food blogging community is very tight-knit, social, and generous. In fact, Orgler – whose day job is lecturing on landscape design in ISU’s department of horticulture – started receiving offers to do freelance illustrations and banners for other food blogs shortly after she launched “The Lunchbox Project”. And now she does freelance work for companies like Jarlsberg Cheese, Gourmet Garden herbs, and others. She has a shop on Etsy for Lisa Orgler Design and occasionally retails her illustrations in physical stores as well. So what’s her favorite food to draw?
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“I actually love to draw tomatoes,” she says. “And tomatoes are one of the few foods I really don’t like. I actually really like drawing pears, too, and those aren’t something I eat a lot. I draw a lot of pears and tomatoes for some reason.” Orgler says she hasn’t been stumped by client requests too often, though she says she’s had to look up images of pistachios and cardamom and an exotic variety of coconut a blogger once hired her to draw for his Web banner. As for the future, Orgler plans to continue “The Lunchbox Project” and her freelance illustration work, but she also has her sights set on developing a gardening blog and a book. As a landscape designer, Orgler’s interests in the visual are broad-ranging. She’s even begun to dabble in photography. But even after all these years and all these illustrations, Orgler says drawing food still excites her. “I love picking something like food and making it look really pretty,” she says. “So it isn’t just a tomato. It’s a tomato with all these flowery things around it. I think that’s my thing: ‘How can you take something really ordinary and make it flowery and fun?’ I like that challenge. I’d done this flowery thing with farms and gardens in the past, but I’d never really done it with something as common as food. “It’s really fun.”
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s part of the ongoing VISIONS Across America project, VISIONS is featuring alumni that photographer Jim Heemstra and writer Carole Gieseke encounter on their travels across the country. In October 2012, they met with alumni in Vermont and other New England states; in November, they traveled to Arizona and the southwestern U.S. Follow Jim and Carole as they travel at www.visionsacrossamerica.com; to read more stories or post your own, go to www.isualum.org/visions acrossamerica.
Shawn Kyne: On the border Shawn Kyne could never envision himself with an office job. And boy, did he get his wish. As a U.S. Border Patrol agent, Shawn helps patrol the western corridor of the Tucson Sector made up mostly of the Tohono O’odham Nation, an Indian reservation roughly the size of Connecticut. It’s an intense, active job for the 2005 political science grad from Minnesota who says he was always interested in law enforcement. The area Shawn patrols in southern Arizona is mountainous and sparsely populated, with rugged terrain and a harsh climate. There are tarantulas, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and plants that sting and poke. Often the people he encounters crossing the border illegally from Mexico into the United States have been walking for five days or more. “I patrol the desert, looking for footprints and signs of entry into the U.S.,” Shawn says. “We run into everything from people coming here for work, human and drug smugglers, stolen vehicles, and gang members. We run the gamut of law enforcement. We operate on the pavement and in
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the dirt in the most remote areas of Arizona.” Indeed, Shawn says no two days are ever the same. “You never come to work expecting a boring day,” he explains. “You could lay in a wash for six hours and not hear a peep. And some days it’s like a movie – and it’s all good parts.” At the heart of his work is tracking: using skills both simple (following tracks, looking for disturbances on the ground) and high-tech (thermal imaging, GPS, ground sensors). “It’s not for everyone,” he admits. “It’s hard work, long days, and catching people who aren’t happy to see you.” He says the Tucson Sector is one of the most active sections of the border, with people trying to cross into the country illegally every day, on every shift. And the smugglers are getting more sophisticated – but so is the Border Patrol. “We have more agents on the ground and access to more technology than ever before,” he says.
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These booties, used by undocumented immigrants, are meant to leave no footprints on the desert roads. But Border Patrol agents are skilled in spotting the marks they leave.
Part of the fence that runs along the U.S./Mexico border in the Tucson Sector of Arizona is a simple vehicle barricade – you can easily walk across the border here, but not legally. Technology allows agents to detect crossings in these remote areas and arrest those who attempt to enter the country illegally. Shawn told photographer Jim Heemstra that if he walked into Mexico and crossed back into the U.S., he would have to arrest him. And he wasn’t joking.
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Donna Miles:
An Iowa soul
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Donna Wishman Miles (’81 craft design) has lived in Vermont for 20 years, but she still stays true to her Iowa heritage. “I like to say that Vermont is beautiful and a wonderful place to raise a family,” she says. “But my soul sometimes gets all crumpled up in these mountains, and every so often I need to get out to Iowa where it is flat so I can spread it out and breathe more deeply.” A native Iowan, Donna was a thirdgeneration Iowa Stater. In her art program, she specialized in surface design. “I learned to quilt and weave from Iowa State,” she says. “ I learned to butcher a chicken and bake bread from my mom.” The first quilt Donna made at Iowa State was “funky.” But her designs became more traditional when she accepted a job caring for the quilt collection at Living History Farms in Des Moines, where she met her husband, David Miles (MA ’81 history). Today, Donna’s quilts have come full circle, she says. The inspiration for a recent quilt came to her when she was in Italy. “I was in Rome, and I finally got to see the art I studied in college,” she says. “It affected me deeply to be standing in front of it. I needed to make a quilt that reflected the influence of the masters .”
Matthew Hake: Working together in an emergency Matthew Hake had been the division administrator for the Vermont office of the Federal Highway Administration just two and a half weeks when the unthinkable happened: A massive flood knocked out bridges, destroyed roads, and isolated entire towns from the outside world. The August 2011 flood was caused when Hurricane Irene moved inland and stalled over the state of Vermont, dumping as much as 11 inches on parts of the state. “It was a mess,” Matthew said, more than a year later. “I was working 15- to 18-hour days. I was not experienced with disasters and emergencies. I had to come all the way to Vermont to experience a hurricane.” Matthew (’84 civil engineering) had previously been stationed with the Federal Highway Administration in South Carolina, Washington, D.C., Utah, California, Wyoming, Arizona, Delaware, and Wisconsin. He had never experienced anything like the flooding in Vermont.
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“Vermont’s topography is carved out by rivers, and the towns are in the valleys,” he explained. “So all the water inundated the towns. It devastated much of Vermont. Five towns were entirely cut off. It was amazing the amount of damage this water created.” Matthew’s federal team worked closely with Vermont’s Department of Transportation and with other federal relief programs such as FEMA. He said the response to the disaster was incredible. “Vermonters just came together to make sure everyone was OK,” he said. “The state could not have done this without outside help. The National Guard, volunteers from other states, contractors – everyone dropped what they were doing to help out.” Matthew says the state was close to being back to normal when we visited him at his home near Burlington in October 2012. Some bridges and roadways in the southern part of the state were still being rebuilt.
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The result, a quilt titled “Off the Beaten Path” (shown with Donna, right), includes not just the art and architecture of Rome but also the cobblestones, lemons, olives, almonds, tomatoes, garlic, coffee beans, and other sensory influences of the Mediterranean region. Her current project, still in the beginning stages, is an Iowa landscape. She’s carefully choosing the colors and patterns that remind her of Grant Wood’s Iowa as well as her grandfather’s farm. Once it’s pieced, she’ll hand-stitch the quilt. “I’m a hand-quilter,” she explains. “I need to be close to it and feel it. I like putting little, tiny stitches in it.” Donna’s quilts take time: She has a full life in Woodstock, Vt. She works with the local elementary school’s farm-to-school program and volunteers at Billings Farm and Museum. She raises chickens and ducks, grows pumpkins, and sells eggs (and the pumpkins, too). And she has two dogs, a cat, and two sons: Eric, a senior at Champlain College, and Yeabsira, a sixth-grader whom she and David adopted at the age of 4 from Ethiopia. Oh, and here’s one more tie to Iowa: Donna’s Vermont license plate. It reads “IOWAST.”
David Miles:
A neat way to teach history
Located in rural Woodstock, Billings Farm & Museum offers visitors a chance to experience farm life as it was 100 years ago. The site includes pastureland for sheep, horses, and cows; animal barns; an orchard and garden; an 1890 farmhouse; wagon barn; and a visitor center. Vermont farm life exhibits include haying, milking, butter making, maple sugaring, machine threshing, grain harvest, and more. David Miles (MA ’81 history) is Billing Farm & Museum’s director of interpretation and education. “This is a pretty neat way to teach history,” he says. David pursued his graduate education at Iowa State partly because he wanted to live in an area of the country he hadn’t experienced before (he had lived in Delaware and several other states) and partly because Iowa State offered him a 12-month assistantship: six months teaching on campus and six months at Living History Farms in Des Moines. “I enjoyed the teaching assistantship, but at Living History Farms I was still teaching but to a different
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audience,” he says. “It was a learning experience and also a fun experience. I was captivated by it right away.” He spent 15 years at Living History Farms, where he met his future wife, Donna Wishman Miles (’81 craft design). The couple moved to Vermont for his job at Billings 20 years ago. David has discovered that not only do many visitors not know much about farming 100 years ago, they also don’t know very much about modern agriculture. “I find that I’m teaching modern agriculture on a history farm,” he says. Unlike a generation or two ago, “you just don’t SEE farming today.” Today David spends much of his time in an administrative role and working with schoolteachers. But during the fall foliage season, when he says it’s “all hands on deck,” David finds himself giving tours, talking to older adults who arrive on tour buses, and teaching children such skills as the lost art of splitrail-fence building. During peak season, Billings Farm & Museum has as many as 1,200 visitors a day.
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The Distinguished Awards Celebration Iowa State will honor nine outstanding individuals and one foundation during the 2013 Distinguished Awards Celebration on Friday, April 19. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor given to alumni by Iowa State through the ISU Alumni Association, and the Honorary Alumni Award is the highest honor given by Iowa State through the Alumni Association to individuals who are not ISU graduates. The Order of the Knoll awards are the highest honors presented by Iowa State through the ISU Foundation.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
Leola Adams** M.S. ’70 home economics education; Ph.D. ’75 Orangeburg, S.C. Dedication, commitment, integrity, and a deep and abiding work ethic have been the threads that have sustained and supported Leola Adams’ professional career. The importance of family and community was instilled in Adams at an early age: Her mother died before Adams turned 16, leaving her to care for her four siblings. After graduation from Iowa State, Adams became an assistant professor and area coordinator in home economics education at South Carolina State College (now University), where she spent the remainder of her career. She served as chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and then dean of the School of Applied Professional Sciences. Adams has been a workshop trainer and leader for Project Rural Reach in Tanzania, was an ambassador to Sierra Leone to establish faculty exchange programs, and represented USAID in South Africa to promote formal early education.
David W. Raisbeck ’71 industrial administration Minneapolis, Minn. David Raisbeck is among the most accomplished graduates of what is now the College of Business at Iowa State University. A recently retired vice chairman at Cargill, his vision and persistence have helped position Cargill for the emerging realities and challenges of the 21st century global marketplace. Raisbeck has also been a strong supporter of Iowa State University; he has served on both the College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council and the ISU Foundation Board of Governors. He and his wife, Ellen March Raisbeck (’71 family and consumer sciences) have provided funds to establish the Raisbeck Endowed Dean’s Chair in the College of Business, the Raisbeck Professorship in Business, the David W. and Ellen J. Raisbeck President’s Leadership Initiative Award, and the Raisbeck Career Services Center in the Gerdin Business Building. 28
Nicholas L. Reding** ’56 chemical engineering St. Louis, Mo. Nicholas Reding’s achievements as an Iowa State alumnus are a remarkable mix of outstanding accomplishments, exceptional performance in industrial practice and corporate leadership at the highest level, and extraordinary service in the public sector. After graduating from Iowa State, Reding joined the Monsanto Company, where he remained throughout his career. Reding played a key leadership role beginning in the mid-1980s in the transition of Monsanto from a traditional chemical and plastics company to one based on biotechnology. As the first president of the Monsanto Agricultural Company and then vice chair of the board of directors of the parent Monsanto Company, he was central to making this transition happen. In honor of his retirement as vice chairman of the board, the Monsanto Company created the Nicholas L. Reding/ Monsanto Scholarship in Engineering at Iowa State.
Esmail Zirakparvar* M.S. ’77 plant pathology; Ph.D. ’79 Atlantic Beach, Fla. Esmail Zirakparvar has left a visible mark on the agrichemical industry. He has led and managed agribusinesses for Union Carbide, RhonePoulenc Agro, Aventis CropScience, and Bayer CropScience. Under his leadership as board member and COO, Bayer CropScience grew to become one of the world’s leading innovative companies in the area of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, and seed and plant biotechnology. Zirakparvar retired in 2006. He holds a special place in his heart for Iowa State and particularly for his mentor and advisor, the late Dr. Don C. Norton. In 2012, he and his wife, Mary (M.S. ’80 plant pathology) created the Zirakparvar Research Endowment in Plant Pathology to honor Dr. Norton, under whom they both studied. SPRING 201 3 WWW.ISUALUM.ORG VISIONS
HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD
ORDER OF THE KNOLL CARDINAL AND GOLD AWARD
Gregory L. and Kathleen C. Geoffroy** Ames, Iowa
Lora and Russ Talbot**# Belmond, Iowa
Greg and Kathy Geoffroy arrived at Iowa State in July 2001 as the university’s 14th president and first lady. As ISU’s first couple, the Geoffroys brought to the university and the state of Iowa an enduring leadership style that provided stability during some of Iowa State’s most challenging budget periods. During this time, Iowa State achieved record enrollments, record levels of sponsored funding, and the most successful fundraising campaign in university history. Through the President’s Leadership Class, the Geoffroys mentored hundreds of students. Together they traveled across the country and the world to promote Iowa State to alumni and friends. They were truly a team, spending many quality hours helping cultivate life-long friends for the university.
Lora and Russ Talbot embody a shared passion and pride for Iowa State University. While neither Lora nor Russ attended Iowa State, their passion for the university and its programs is very strong. In 1998 the Talbots established the Russell G. and Lora L. Talbot Scholars in Veterinary Medicine, an endowed fund that provides a four-year scholarship to six students each year. They also made a lead gift to the College of Veterinary Medicine’s $1 million Kresge Challenge Grant, as well as additional major gifts to aid in the construction of the Dr. W. Eugene and Linda Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center and the Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital. The Talbots have expanded their dedication to Iowa State through their extensive involvement as volunteers on many boards and committees. A recent commitment will establish the Talbot Hall of Alumni Association Leadership at the ISU Alumni Center.
Mel Weatherwax** Ankeny, Iowa After graduating from a Des Moines high school, Mel Weatherwax went to work part time for United Parcel Service (UPS) while attending Grand View College. By age 23, he was a manager. At 26 he became the youngest person in company history to become a UPS division manager. His UPS career spanned 32 years, and he retired at age 50 to become a full-time Cyclone fan and community volunteer. At Iowa State, he has served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors, the ISU Foundation Board of Governors, the National Cyclone Club Advisory Committee, and the Cyclone Gridiron Club Board of Directors. He and his wife, Kathy, have supported Iowa State and ISU athletics with generous gifts to projects such as the All-American Wall at Jack Trice Stadium, the Sukup Basketball Complex, the Bergstrom Football Complex, ISU Alumni Center, and the Student Success Center.
ORDER OF THE KNOLL CORPORATION AND FOUNDATION AWARD
The Meredith Corporation Foundation Des Moines, Iowa While the generosity of The Meredith Corporation Foundation has reached all corners of the Iowa State campus, a primary beneficiary has been the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. The foundation has established the Meredith Apprentices in Service Journalism Program in the Greenlee School, through which eight students spend an academic year working at Meredith, where they benefit from valuable hands-on experience and guidance from top editors and designers. The organization also funds the Meredith Professional in Residence position to serve as coordinator for this program on campus. Because of the corporation’s deep roots in the field of agriculture, the foundation also contributes to the 4-H Foundation Fund and to the Agriculture General Scholarship Endowment Fund at Iowa State.
You’re Invited Attend the Distinguished Award public ceremony: Friday, April 19, 2013, 1:30 p.m., in the Memorial Union Sun Room. A reception will follow the ceremony. View full biographies of the 2013 honorees at www.isualum.org/dac. Nominate alumni and friends for the distinguished alumni and honorary alumni awards at www.isualum.org/awards/nominate. The nomination deadline for spring 2014 awards is Aug. 1, 2013.
ORDER OF THE KNOLL FACULTY AND STAFF AWARD
Neil E. Harl** ’55 agricultural education; Ph.D. ’65 economics Ames, Iowa Neil E. Harl is a Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences and professor emeritus of economics, whose expertise and philanthropy have had a profound impact at Iowa State University — and around the state, the nation, and the world. In addition to his long career as a professor, Harl is often called upon for his expertise in agricultural economics. He has testified before committees of the Iowa General Assembly as well as U. S. House and Senate Committees regarding tax policy and farm policy in Washington, D.C. He has been appointed to seven federal commissions and task forces and served as director of the Center for International Agricultural Finance from 1990-2004. Harl and his wife, Darlene (’81 sociology), have been generous contributors to Iowa State, most recently providing the lead gift to fund Harl Commons in the renovated Curtiss Hall.
ORDER OF THE KNOLL CAMPANILE AWARD
Robert H. Cox ’62 accounting Ft. Myers, Fla. Robert Cox has had a long and successful career that led to his retirement in 1995 as senior vice president of operations at Wells Fargo Financial Services. The Iowa native maintains close ties with Iowa State and gives back in many ways. He has shared his expertise with the College of Business as a member of its advisory board. Through the Robert H. Cox Family Trust, he provides valuable support for student scholarships and other areas at Iowa State. The Robert, Harold and Ruby Cox Family Scholarship benefits deserving students from Iowa who wish to study in ISU’s College of Business. His contributions were acknowledged by naming the dean’s suite in the Gerdin Business Building in his honor. Cox is a member of the Order of the Knoll W.M. Beardshear Society and Campanile Society. * Annual member of the ISU Alumni Association ** Life member of the ISU Alumni Association # Sustaining life donors NOTE: Only ISU degrees are listed 29
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Presidential connections, Part I: Happy holidays
A different kind of hill to climb
“Strange disbelief.” That was the reaction Larassa Kabel (’92 art and design) had to the news that her painting, “Bo in the Snow,” had won the competition for the 2012 White House Christmas card. Kabel, a Des Moines artist, was invited to submit a painting in September by a Des Moines woman with White House connections. “I didn’t even know they did such a thing,” Kabel admitted. Other artists nationwide were also invited to submit artwork based on one of two photos: the White House itself or the “first dog,” Bo. She chose Bo. “I had zero expectations from the get-go,” she said. “I didn’t even spend too much time on it because I thought nothing would come of it. When I learned I was in the Top 3, I thought, ‘Well, that’s a cool fact I can pull out at cocktail parties.’” So when the White House social secretary called in October to let her know she won, she was totally taken by surprise.
VISIONS readers may remember a story back in summer 2006 about a young man from Oelwein, Iowa, who bicycled 4,000 miles across the United States to raise money for cancer. That young man, Tyler Weig (’05 community health education), now 30, was in the news again in January for another extraordinary feat: donating a healthy kidney to a stranger. Weig’s humanitarian act set off a chain of transplants at Des Moines’ Mercy Medical Center. A headline in the Jan. 12 Des Moines Register proclaimed “Five people get transplants thanks to one man’s desire to help others.” VISIONS spoke with Weig a week after the surgery:
“I asked, ‘Do I get a card?’” Not only did she receive an official presidential Christmas card, she and her husband also got invited to a Dec. 18 holiday party at the White House, where she met the president and first lady. “It was the most gorgeous party with the most delicious-looking food,” she said. Unfortunately, she had a case of food poisoning and couldn’t eat a thing. “I drank a glass of water,” she said sadly. Kabel has worked full time as an artist for the past eight years. She is represented by Moberg Gallery in Des Moines. “I get to come to work every day and do art,” she said. “It gets better and better all the time.” She is currently working on a series of life-size portraits of horses titled “Any Minute Now.”
Presidential connections, Part II: Wine and dine When the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced the menu for the Jan. 21 presidential inauguration, it undoubtedly made one ISU graduate very happy. Trent Preszler (’98 interdisciplinary studies) is CEO of Bedell Cellars, a winery in Long Island, N.Y., whose 2009 Merlot was chosen to be served with the luncheon’s second course: grilled bison. It was the first time ever a New York wine was served at the inaugural event. Preszler was invited to attend the inauguration as a guest of New York Sen. Charles Schumer. Other luncheon attendees included the president, vice president, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, and Congressional leadership. (So, yeah, it’s a pretty big deal.) Preszler holds a Ph.D. in viticulture and enology from Cornell University.
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VISIONS: What made you decide to donate a kidney to a stranger? Weig: There are nearly 95,000 people in America, and more than 500 in Iowa, that are currently waiting for a new kidney and, ultimately, the new lease on life that a healthy kidney would bring to them. The more I learned about organ donation, specifically living kidney donation, the more I wanted to become involved. What was the process like? All potential donors are required to meet with medical personnel and complete a variety of physical and psychological tests. The surgery lasted 3-4 hours and I was in the hospital for 3 nights. Overall, I found the experience to be medically professional and personally rewarding. How do you feel now? I feel better each and every day. I’m going to take some time to make sure I recover completely and then I’ll get back to living the same active lifestyle I enjoyed prior to surgery. What advice would you give to someone who is considering donating an organ while they’re still living? Knowledge is power. If someone is considering becoming a living donor, they should make sure they have their questions answered by trained medical professionals. Beyond that, I would advise them to look into their heart and see the possibility that they, themselves, possess to save another person’s life. The world is full of wonderfully miraculous opportunities to join together to create something greater than ourselves. I’m so lucky to be just one part of the tremendous team of doctors, nurses, social workers, hospital staff, family, friends, caregivers, media, strangers, donors, recipients, supporters, etc. etc. etc. that made last week’s kidney donation chain a reality. I’m in awe of the amount of support that I have received and I’ll do my best to show others the same love and support as they pursue all of their dreams.
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1954 graduate declared innocent of murder after 57 years On Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, after 57 years, Darrel Parker (’54 forestry) was cleared of first-degree murder. Parker had been convicted of killing his wife. The state of Nebraska had given Parker his freedom decades ago, but he waited 57 years to win his innocence and receive an apology and a formal admission that he did not commit murder on a snowy Lincoln morning in 1955.
He was exonerated at the Nebraska State Capitol by the state’s attorney general and was issued $500,000, the maximum allowed by law, for his wrongful conviction. With that, Parker’s lifelong legal saga was over. “You never give up hope, you never give up hope,” an emotional, 80-year-old Parker said at a news conference. “I tell people, ‘Now I can die in peace.’” Parker’s 22-year-old wife, Nancy, was found beaten, bound, raped, and strangled in the couple’s home on Dec. 14, 1955. Parker was coerced into a false confession, convicted of first-degree murder, and given a life sentence.
A model prisoner, he was paroled in 1970 after his confession was deemed coerced, and he was pardoned in 1991. He remarried in 1971, got a job in the Moline, Ill., parks department, and worked his way up to supervisor. He retired, then spent the next 13 years working for a law firm. He recently retired again and moved into a retirement home. His drive to exoneration built momentum when Lincoln native David Strauss published the book Barbarous Souls, which examined the crime, the case, and Parker’s relentless efforts to clear his name.
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initiated into AGR’s Eta Chapter at Iowa State. His service to the chapter includes serving as secretary, vice president, and president of the alumni board. He was also involved in ISU’s Greek Alumni Alliance, serving as vice president and president of that all-Greek-community organization. He joined AGR’s national board of directors in 2009 and served as vice grand president for two years. He and his wife, Karlene, split their time between Phoenix, Ariz., and Lansing, Iowa.
said upon receiving the award. Lane represents Iowa in the National Superintendent of the Year Program.
Kathleen
(Conway) Niedert (’73 dietetics), administrator of Parkview Manor Care Center in Reinbeck, Iowa, received the highest honor from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly known as the American Dietetic Association. Niedert, a registered dietitian for 32 years, was presented the 2012 Marjorie Hulsizer Copher Award at the academy’s national conference. “The ride getting here has been everything anyone could have wanted, and I can truthfully say I am as passionate about dietetics today as I was the day I graduated from Iowa State in 1973,” she said.
Arlen Wonderlich (’70 animal science,
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Karmyn (Ridgely) Babcock (’98 construction engineering, M.S. ’00 civil & construction engineering), IT director of the Weitz Company in Des Moines, has been selected by Engineering NewsRecord magazine as an ENRMidwest “Top 20 under 40” professional for 2013. Babcock was honored for successfully merging the disciplines of engineering and technology by developing and implementing electronic advancements for the construction industry. She has worked for Weitz since 1998.
Tom Lane (’74 sociology, M.S. ’79
education), superintendent of the Carlisle, Iowa, Community School District, has been named the 2012-13 Superintendent of the Year by the School Administrators of Iowa. He has been superintendent of the Carlisle district since 2003. Lane was nominated for the award by his peers. “I’m thrilled with the success of our district,” he
Boeing has honored Charles Fiterman
(’85 engineering), an environmental control systems expert, with two of the company’s annual Special Invention Awards, highlighting the best of the company’s innovations that are most valuable to the future of aerospace. His first invention allows aircraft to save fuel, lower engine emissions, and improve the quality of air in the cabin. The second allows the overall airplane system to generate, distribute, and consume energy more efficiently by avoiding excess energy extraction from the airplane engines. Fiterman joined Boeing in 1986. He lives in the Seattle, Wash., area.
Christina M. Freese-Decker (’00
finance), president of Spectrum Health United Hospital and Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital, has won the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year. The honor is given for outstanding achievement in the field of health care management. Freese-Decker has been president of the two Spectrum Health hospitals in Grand Rapids, Mich., since 2011.
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On Jan. 4, 2013, my wife, Peggy, and I returned to Ames from Los Angeles, Calif., where Peggy had been diagnosed and treated for a brain aneurysm during our vacation. Following 34 days in California – which consisted of a seven-hour surgery and 20 days in ICU at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital, plus eight days of recovery and a follow-up visit – we were thrilled to be back in Ames. During this ordeal, we came to know what we’ve known from the first day we arrived at Iowa State University: The Iowa State family is just that – a family. You folks are simply special and relentless when it comes to being prayerful, helpful, and thoughtful. The words “thank you” seem so insufficient in recognizing how you have continued to embrace us. We thank God every day that we are a part of the Cyclone family. A few days after Peggy was released from the hospital, we were out walking in Los Angeles and ran into alumna Carla Koehler, a professor in UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Carla wrote me a few days later and thanked me for her receipt of the Young Alumna Award, for which Professor Don Beitz had nominated her back in 2003. We also had the pleasure of meeting the family of alumnus Wendell Hartman, whose son Steven noticed me while I was walking to the hospital to visit Peggy. Steven shared with me that his father had suffered a heart attack and was in the same hospital where Peggy was being treated. The Hartman family told me how much their dad loved Iowa State, so I went to meet him and pray with him and his family. I also gave them some of the Iowa State items alumna and former ISUAA board chair Jamie Lucas Stensland had sent to us to decorate Peggy’s room for the Liberty Bowl game. It was like Iowa State Day at UCLA! You see, it pays to wear your Iowa State gear! This real sense of family kept rearing its cardinal-and-gold head during and after our stay in California. Alumnus and former board chair Glen Mente and his wife, Mary Jo, drove to the Des Moines airport and dug our car 32
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out of the snow and delivered it to our home. Former ISUAA board chair Les Omotani and his wife, Barbara, sent balloons, chocolate suckers, and a case each of Peggy’s favorite snacks – Sun Chips and Snickers – to California. We loved the wonderful handmade cardinal and gold hat ISUAA board director Al Krysan’s wife, Terri, sent to Peggy and the Cyclone handbag from alumnae Ellen Nelson and daughter Kate Terrell. Gary and Donna Hoover helped get us back to Ames via their plane. The ISUAA board of directors sent balloons and a stuffed dog that we’ve since named Bruin. The Cyclone Gridiron Club sent Peggy a stuffed Cy football. My staff, for two weeks after we arrived home, put together a “meal train” that kept us wonderfully fed as we worked to get back to some level of normalcy. Provost Jonathan Wickert and his family; Professor Larry Ebbers and his wife, Barb; former ISUAA employee Nola Hampton; campus colleagues Anita Rollins and Bob and Venita Currie; alumni David and Deborah Adams; ISU fans Vanessa and Steven Latimer; and former ISUAA board chair Dan Krieger and his wife, Sharon, also made sure we had tasty treats. And Dr. Leath and his wife, Janet, spent a nice evening with us in our home sharing a meal and great conversation. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the many others who sent flowers, brought food and treats, shoveled snow from our driveway and sidewalk, and/or picked up our papers – like alumni Beth Marrs; David and Bonnie Orth and their children, William and Elizabeth; Neala Benson; and Cyclone fan and friend Jay Kennedy. Many of you sent cards, called,
emailed, and texted. Peggy received flowers from Ned and Paula Skinner; Denise and Scott Bauer; Bill Hoefle and his wife, Judy; ISU friends Mel and Kathy Weatherwax; president emeritus Greg Geoffroy and his wife, Kathy; as well as the ISU Provost Office and First National Bank. Thanks to alumna Andi Nadler and her husband, Barry, who purchased groceries; ISU friends Mary Jo Mente and Barb Koester, who walked with or took Peggy to her appointments; and those who simply stopped us since we arrived back home to say, “We’ve being thinking of and praying for you.” What I really want to express is this: I thank God that we didn’t need this situation to tell us that He really cares for us and that you folks do as well. While we know we are part of a special family, it doesn’t hurt to be reminded every now and then. In doing so, I ask that you continue to take care of each other, to place the needs of others above yours, and to keep investing in this wonderful university. As we help each other and show our support of this institution, together we can ensure Cyclone Nation will always be known as a caring group of people. In closing, I offer a special shout-out to my professional colleague and friend Ralph Amos, UCLA’s alumni director, who made it his priority to see to it that Peggy got checked by a doctor before he would allow us to leave the UCLA campus. It was his counsel, and persistence, that led to the discovery and treatment of her aneurysm. And in case you’re wondering, Peggy is recovering nicely and is blessed to not need any rehabilitation, physical therapy, or home health services. She has no loss of memory or motor skills and is not on any medication. Her left eye, which doctors told us might remain closed for up to nine months, opened on Jan. 19 – her 48th birthday! Peggy and I are thrilled to be members of this family, and we remain committed to and yours for Iowa State,
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Alumni Days 2013 sponsors: Green Hills Retirement Community Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
Don’t miss this chance to reunite with classmates and see all the changes on campus since 1963. Visit www.isualum.org/alumnidays2013 to look over the schedule of events, view a list of people planning to attend, and learn about mini-reunions. Registration information was mailed in February. If you did not receive a booklet and would like one sent, please contact Pat Thiede at 877-478-2586.
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ISU seniors honored with Wallace E. Barron Award The ISU Alumni Association established the Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award in 1968 to recognize outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding achievement in academics and university/community activities, and prom-
Moses K. Bomett Economics, political science, and international studies Urbandale, Iowa
Bethany Olson Agricultural business Jewell, Iowa
ise for continuing these exemplary qualities as alumni. The award is named for Wallace E. “Red” Barron (class of ’28), who served as director of alumni affairs at Iowa State from 1937 to 1968. The 2013 recipients are:
Austin M. Laugen Computer engineering Davenport, Iowa
Szuyin Leow Mechanical engineering and economics Apple Valley, Minn.
Joseph Hora Agricultural studies Fort Dodge, Iowa
Read about these students’ accomplishments online at www.isualum.org/barron. To nominate a student for next year’s award – or to nominate outstanding Iowa Staters for other awards – go to www.isualum.org/awards.
Faculty-Staff Inspiration Award The ISU Alumni Association established this award in 2011 as a way for former ISU students to recognize current or former ISU faculty or staff members who had a significant influence in their lives as students at ISU. The Faculty/Staff Inspiration Award is partially funded by earnings from the Nancy and
Richard Degner Alumni Association Endowment. Nominators and award recipients will be recognized at the ISU Alumni Association’s 80th Annual Meeting on May 31. The 2013 recipients are:
Christina Campbell
Desiree B. Gunning
Jan Jennings
Sara J. Kadolph
Associate professor, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition Ames, Iowa
Teaching laboratory coordinator, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Ames, Iowa (’77 bacteriology)
Former associate professor, ISU Department of Art and Design Tulsa, Oklahoma
Professor emeritus, Department of Apparel, Merchandising, and Design Hubbard, Iowa (’72 textiles & clothing)
Jenn PlagmanGalvin Director of operations for the College of Human Sciences Ames, Iowa (’96 journalism & mass communication)
Kim Smith Retired professor, Greenlee School of Journalism Ames, Iowa
Read about these inspirational faculty and staff online at www.isualum.org/inspiration. To nominate your favorite faculty or staff member for next year’s award go to www.isualum.org/awards.
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The ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors recommends the following candidates for membership on the board. Each of these individuals has agreed to serve a five-year term. As a member of the ISU Alumni Association, you are encouraged to approve this slate by completing the online ballot at www.isualum.org/boardslate. Ballots must be completed by May 10 to be counted. Members may complete only one ballot. Final results will be announced at the annual meeting on May 31.
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Members of the ISU Alumni Association are invited to attend the 80th Annual Meeting and Dinner on May 31, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in the ISU Alumni Center. If you wish to attend, please register online by May 10 at www.isualum.org/annualmeeting. For more information, or to register by phone, call toll-free 1-877-ISU-ALUM. Locally, call 294-6525.
To request a printed ballot, call 1-877-ISU-ALUM.
Mark D. Aljets**
Geoffrey C. Grimes**
’79 industrial administration West Des Moines, Iowa
’69 architecture Waterloo, Iowa
Mark Aljets has been a shareholder at Nyemaster Goode, P.C. for 20 years in the firm’s litigation department. He is a member of the Iowa Defense Counsel Association and served as a Grievance Commission member for the Iowa Supreme Court from 1997-2005. Mark has served as an ISUAA board associate of the Governance Committee since 2010. He and his wife, Ann (’78), were inaugural contributors to the Association’s Cardinal & Gold Gala scholarship. As a student, Mark was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and was involved in VEISHEA, Homecoming, and as a Student Ambassador. Mark says, “I believe that my 30 years as a practicing attorney, my experience working across a variety of disciplines, and my ability to work in a collaborative environment are assets I can bring to the Board of Directors.”
Ken Bonus**
Geoffrey Grimes is a retired partner of StruXture Architects in Waterloo, Iowa. He was president of the firm for more than 25 years and served as president of the Iowa Chapter, American Institute of Architects. As an ISU student, Geoffrey participated in Varieties, Tau Sigma Delta, and Tau Beta Pi. His current community involvement includes Board of Junior Achievement and 2013 campaign co-chair of Cedar Valley United Way, among others. He has been chair of the Black Hawk County ISUAA alumni board for about eight years. Geoffrey says, “I have worked on many community boards over my 41-year career. Through both my volunteerism and profession, I have become well acquainted with the process of vision planning and realization, and I am excited about any assistance I can offer the Alumni Association in reaching its planning goals.” Trent Preszler**
’85 construction engineering West Des Moines, Iowa
’98 interdisciplinary studies Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ken Bonus is the CEO and executive manager of GuideOne Taylor Ball. He serves on the executive committee of the ISU Construction Engineering Advisory Council, and he chaired the fundraising efforts for the Con E 50th anniversary celebration. As a student, Ken was a member of the Student Alumni Association, Senior Class Council, Dance Marathon, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and Sigma Lamba Chi construction honorary. He is currently involved in Rotary Club of Des Moines A.M. and is a past member of the Salisbury House board of directors. Ken says, “The strength of Iowa State as an institution is only as good as those who have come before and are willing to give back. Through participation and leadership on the Board, I am able to share my passion and help others to serve ISU.”
Trent Preszler is CEO of Bedell Cellars, a Long Island, N.Y., winery whose Merlot was recently served at President Obama’s inaugural luncheon. As a student, Trent was in the ISU Honors Program, LAS Council, GSB, VEISHEA Review Task Force, Lectures Program Institute on World Affairs, and marching band. He won the Udall Scholarship, studied in the U.K. as a Rotary Scholar, and was an intern at The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He was chair-elect of the original founding board of ISUAA’s Young Alumni Council, and he holds a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Cornell University. Trent says, “I have great respect and admiration for my alma mater. I want to make a special effort to help ISU attract and retain the brightest students and faculty, especially those who come from traditionally underrepresented minority groups.”
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Meet the new staff Two new professionals have joined the ISU Alumni Association staff. Jerusha Cascione is the new program
assistant for communications technology. She comes to the ISU Alumni Association staff from the marketing and communications department of Lutheran Services in Iowa. In her current position, she manages the Association’s online directory and broadcast email functions and works with emerging technologies and social media.
Throughout the month of April 2013
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Last year’s Cy’s Days of Service was a HUGE SUCCESS. Let’s make this year an even BIGGER success!
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Ralph Haskins joined the ISU Alumni Association staff in January as the ISU Alumni Center building manager. Haskins brings a background in construction, sales, and marketing as owner of Haskins Construction and Ador Kitchens & Baths. In his current position, he oversees all functions of the ISU Alumni Center, including building and grounds maintenance, security, and construction and assists with events.
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CY’S BIRDIE CLASSIC GOLF OUTING Thursday, June 6 Tournament Club of Iowa 1000 Tradition Drive Polk City, Iowa GIVEAWAYS • SILENT AUCTION PRIZES • FOOD • FUN Prizes include a Nike driver with bag, digital camera, Sports Vision sunglasses, Nike golf shoes, a canvas and leather duffel, and more
Details: www.isualum.org/golf Call: 877-ISU-ALUM (478-2586) Winning team advances to the 2013 Acura College Alumni Team Championship held at Pinehurst, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, 2013
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Thank you to our 2012 Sustaining Life donors
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he Iowa State University Alumni Association would like to thank and recognize all new and continuing Sustaining Life donors who made gifts this past calendar year. Thanks to the support of the following alumni and friends, the 2012 Sustaining Life donor program has brought in over $170,000 in revenue, which helps provide additional funding support for the association’s programs and services. 2013 Sustaining Life donor information was mailed in early March. We look forward to your continuing participation in this important program. And, as some have asked, you may use this mailing to “make up” for any previous years that you may have missed. Simply return your form with the years and amounts you
NINTH-YEAR DONORS Lloyd (’69S) and JaNelle (’69S) Anderson Irene Beavers (’53F) Beverly Bowers (’73S) Winton Boyd (’66S) Doug (’76F) and Martha (’76F) Brown George Burnet (’48E) Lyndon Cakerice (’81E) Jay Chapman (’92M) and Karen Heldt-Chapman (’92M) Jack (’56E) and Dilla Cosgrove Darrell (’54E) and Janice (’54F) Coy Craig (’71D) and Terry (’71D) Denny Clyde Eastman (’58A) Donald (’60F) and Glenda (’60F) Eggerling Paul Farris (’56E) Gary Flander (’80C) Jon Fleming (’75S) Craig (’71D) and Barbara (’71D) Foss Charles (’53S) and Joanne Frederiksen Donald (’58A) and Doris Goering John (’67A) and Barbara Hagie Ronald (’71F) and Pamela (’71F) Hallenbeck Kyle Harms (’89L) Barbara (’43F) and Dean Harrington# Carol (’72S) and J. Winston Hodges Gregory (’82M) and Elizabeth (’82M) Hora Richard (’62F) and Sandra (’62F) Horton James Howe (’73A) Albert (’56F) and Ann (’56F) Jennings Jeffery & Peggy Johnson Sharon Juon (’69S) William (’53A) and Laura LaGrange David Leatherman (’65E) Barbara Lemmer (’82A) Joyce Lenz (’51F) Lawrence (’73S) and Barbara Litscher Warren (’60F) and Beverly (’60F) Madden James Mefferd (’66S) Steven (’67S) and Michelle Mores Curtis Mosier (’74S) Scott (’69E) and Penny Olson Les (’92D) and Barbara (’92D) Omotani Gary (’78A) and Vicki (’78A) Owens Calvan (’57A) and Lois (’57A) Pals Dennis Puffer (’68A) Marilyn Randels (’53F) Marlin (’75S) and Carol (’75S) Reimer Nicholas Roby (’77S) and Deborah Tharnish (’77S) Charles (’58A) and Darlene Schmidt Neil Schraeder (’81M) Rudy Schuver (’53A) Bernard (’89S) and Suzanne (’89S) Schwartze Paula (’75S) and Mark Seward Gary (’60F) and Harriet (’60F) Short Michael Sinclair (’80S) Gary (’69A) and Susan Speicher Paul (’53F) and Judith (’53F) Strohm Lora & Russ Talbot Roy (’58F) and Sandra (’58F) Uelner Roger (’84S) and Connie (’84S) Underwood Dwayne (’93S) and Lori (’93S) Vande Krol Judith A. Walrod (’66F) Mel and Kathy Weatherwax Richard (’67M) and Sandy Wellman Michael (’77E) and Maria (’77E) Westfall Gerald (’61F) and Carol (’61F) Wheelock Thomas Whitson (’63A) Eric Wittrock (’92E) Ralph (’52F) and Gertrude (’52F) Yoder Donald (’60E) and Carolyn Zuck EIGHTH-YEAR DONORS Duane (’52A) and Shirley Acker Dale Anderson (’57S) Charles (’86C) and Mary (’86C) Bendgen Roger Benning (’63E) Caroline Bergland Mark (’78D) and Julie (’78D) Blake Sue Bockholt (’65F) John Burnstrom (’54A) Douglas (’72S) and Joan Carlson Robert (’74C) and Elizabeth Carlson
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SECOND-YEAR DONORS Frederick Abrahamsen (’51E) Donald Adams (’72E) Jerry Adamson (’72A) Kenneth (’48S) and Edna (’48S) Anderson Donald Arends (’52A) Janice Baker (’73F) Brian Barringer (’88M) Timothy Becker (’94E) Gregg (’74A) and Ann Behrens Todd (’88M) and Karey (’88M) Bishop Tom Bjelland (’73A) Chester (’76F) and Joy (’76F) Boruff Rose Boughton (’58F) William Brooks (’83S) Lorraine Bruns (’47F) Robert (’54A) and Anne Buck Stewart Burger (’72F) Gerald (’83C) and Janice (’83C) Burke Carl Carlson (’71A) Emery Castle (’52A) Eli Cohen (’70S) and Carole Cohen Donald Cook (’74V) Jeffrey Couch (’77S) Jack Cox (’50E) Joe (’58E) and Patricia Cunning Corey (’00S) and Amy (’00S) DePenning # Jim Disney (’78A) Donald (’66V) and Dianne Draper Gene (’62E) and Ellen Dufoe William (’88D) and Jane (’88D) Edwards James Eggert (’55S) Carol Campbell Elliott (’72S) David Emmert (’89V) David Eyre (’61E) James (’73A) and Dagni Falvey Richard (’49F) and Ellen (’49F) Freeman Marne (’88M) and Chris Gade Jennifer Garrels (’84M) Edward (’73E) and Linda Gilmore Murl Grandia (’56E) Brenda Greaves (’83D) Christine Grisham (’88M) Alice Gute (’64F) Richard Hanna (’66M) Patrick (’56E) and Paula Hart James Hayward (’64E) Dale (’77D) and Kathleen (’77D) Heinrichs Charles (’58F) and Anne (’58F) Hesse Randall Hillman (’73S) Imy Holt (’52S) John Hsu (’63S) Scott Hudson (’84M) Kristi Humpal (’96M) Karen Hunck (’84E)
William (’78S) and Denise (’78S) Ryan Melissa Sanford (’01V) Robert Saunders (’79A) Martin (’90S) and Debra (’90S) Schildroth Charles Schleusner (’97S) and Maggie Kolbe (’97S) Leland (’72A) and Cheryl (’71H) Searle Duane Seehusen (’74V) Andrew Shell (’71E) William Shore (’59S) William Sigman (’50E) # Susan Souder (’77S) Graham (’73S) and Sandra (’73S) Spanier Evan (’74S) and Rebecca (’74S) Stadlman Gregory Strand (’75V) Jerry (’94E) and Tracy (’94E) Summers Rollin Swanson (’59A) Sandra Steffenson Tamkin (’90S) Carlie (’95H) and Gary Tartakov Gerald (’61V) and Carolyn Te Paske Douglas Thacker (’90A) Scott Thompson (’97E) Terrence Tobin (’79S) and Maureen Roach Tobin Lynn Vorbrich (’60S) Robert (’56F) and Mary Ann (’56F) Wagner Doug (’87M) and Laurie (’87M) Welch Diane (’59H) and Roger Westman James Wilson (’67V) Matthew (’98S) and Chelsea (’98S) Wyatt Nikki Zimmerman (’49F) Michael (’02F) and Carrie (’02F) Zorich FIRST-YEAR DONORS Cynthia Abraham (’89V) Eric Alter (’88E) Dale Anderson (’95M) and Mary Montgomery (’83S) David Anderson (’95E) Curtis (’63F) and Dorothy (’63F) Askelson# Alice Barney (’57S) Sharon Bauer (’83M) James Beatty (’64S) and Jan Westerman-Beatty (’72S) Jeanne Bellish (’50H) Scott (’81S) and Patricia (’81S) Benesh Sharon Bennett Kara Berg (’88F) Royal (’54A) and Shirley Bierbaum Marvin Bigbee (’58E) Benjamin (’80D) and Vicki (’80D) Biller Arthur (’57F) and Louise (’57F) Bine Laura Ann (’48F) and Kenneth Bratney Neil Burmeister (’70A) LuAnn Cagin (’97C) Stuart (’93S) and Leslie (’93S) Christenson Charles Connell (’73E) Shirley (’56A) and Kay (’56A) Connelly Judith Couture (’71F) Darrell Cox (’83A) Matthew (’00S) and Sarah Craft
Jacob (’06A) and Sandra (’06A) Kress Kevin Krogmeier (’75U) # John Kunnert (’82A) and Kimberly Erusha (’82A) David (’79S) and Tina Larson Steven (’83A) and Robin (’83A) Lasell Lanie Lass (’77D) Paul Lebuhn (’49S) Edward Lents (75V) Leah Lepage (’73A) Gene Matthews (’56A) Edward McCracken (’66E) and Ana Hays (’84H) Thomas McIntosh (’67A) Carol Meldman (’72S) Norman Miller (’48E) Kathleen Mims (’62S) Kevin Mosley (’87E) E. Kate Mullins Balan Nair (’92E) and Joe Joe Chacko-Nair (’92E) D. Joseph (’77S) and Catherine Parrish Daniel Patrick (’01V) Richard (’61M) and Karen Paul Steffan Paul (’91S) Jess Peterson (’78A) Marlin (’59A) and June Plank Lois Powers (’41F) Scot Pralle (’78M) and Michelle Cooper (’78M) Tracey (’86S) and Jerome Rayhons# Richard (’64F) and Sharon (’64F) Richman Patricia Rozek (’86S) Richard (’73F) and Lynda (’73F) Schuler # James (’80V) and Kimberly Seaton William Sedlacek (’60M) Karl Sera (’65A) Robert Shaw (’72S) Gordon Smith (’61A) Timothy Smith (’77S) James Soppe (’02A) Carolyn Sorensen (’63F) Thomas Stanton (’53S) Scott (’95S) and Priscilla Stanzel Stephen Sundquist (’63E) Taylor Swanson (’03E) James Swanstrom Charles (’66F) and Nancy (’66F) Sweetman Bruce (’65S) and Mary (’65S) Thalacker George Tomlinson (’52A) Carol Vehrs (’61F) Gladys Vogel (’54F) Tracy Wadle (’86M) Janet Walkup (’59F) Martha Jean and Robert Watson Diana (’78F) and Mark Weber Muriel Weber (’53F) Tony Wells (’80S) Jill Whitaker-Griffith (’92S) Marilyn Wolf (’60S) Marvin Yount (’77S) Robert (’49E) and Peggy Zack
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CYCLONE SPORTS COMPLEX New facility gives three ISU teams a sharper competitive edge
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ast fall, a new athletics facility opened its doors on campus – opening with it new opportunities for student-athletes in ISU’s soccer, softball, and track and field programs. The $13 million Cyclone Sports Complex is now located just east of the Towers residence halls at the intersection of Mortensen Road and Welch Ave. The facility replaces the competition fields formerly housed at the ISU Soccer Complex and Southwest Athletic Complex with new, state-of-the art features for student-athletes and fans.
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SOCCER
The stadium has a fan capacity of 1,500 for soccer, along with on-site restrooms, team meeting rooms, lockerrooms, an athletic training room, press box, bleachers, and a scoreboard. A crowd of 898 was on hand Oct. 5 when the Cyclones won their first-ever game in the facility, 2-0 over TCU, and head coach Wendy Dillinger says she is excited for the team to play its first full season in the facility in 2013. Dillinger says the Cyclone Sports Complex and the energy it helps create around the soccer program boosts her team’s confidence. For a program that lacked attached locker rooms and indoor restrooms for 16 years, the new facility gives a much-needed increase to ISU’s appeal to fans and recruits. “I think the thing that separates us is the atmosphere,” Dillinger said. “The buildings, the walkway, the entrance way … it’s much more appealing when you first walk in. It’s a great environment. We have more interaction with the fans, and it’s a little more intimate setting in that sense, which I think the fans really enjoy.” One major change for the soccer program is a move from a natural grass surface at the ISU Soccer Complex to the artificial turf at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Dillinger says she loved the grass field, but the artificial turf allows her team to train outdoors before the ground thaws and offers a competitive advantage because ISU is one of only two Big 12 teams with synthetic turf. “The ball plays a little differently on the turf,” she said. “But the nice thing about it is, we train here.”
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SOFTBALL
Head softball coach Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler says the diamond at the Cyclone Sports Complex is similar to the excellent playing field her team had at Southwest Athletic Complex, but the addition of the locker rooms, additional storage, and, most importantly, the on-site training facility is a huge boost for her program. “People will now be able to train on site when we have injuries,” she said. “That’s going to be a huge advantage, so we’re not running
back and forth between facilities.” Gemeinhardt-Cesler says she is happy for the student-athletes and fans to have the new home for Cyclone softball. “It means so many things on so many different levels,” she said. “It’s just going to draw people to want to come and want to play in one of the best facilities in the country. And from a fan perspective, to be able to be in a venue like that that’s going to be a really fun experience. It’s really exciting.”
TRACK & FIELD
Sports
Encircling the soccer field is a new, eight-lane outdoor track with a state-of-the-art textured surface, four long jump/triple jump runways, two pole vault areas, and 152,000 square feet of throws space. Director of track & field/cross country Corey Ihmels (’97 history) says the location of the facility is tremendous for ISU’s track & field program and offers a huge advantage not only to current studentathletes, but also in recruiting. “I think we’ve done well without it,” Ihmels said. “Hopefully we can do even better with it.” One of the facility’s newest features pays VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 201 3
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tribute to a man who understands the difficulties of working without state-of-theart facilities: a statue of long-time Cyclone track and field/cross country coach Bill Bergan, which was dedicated in November. Bergan, who coached at ISU without an indoor track facility and had to take his teams to Ames High School for outdoor practice facilities, led Iowa State to two NCAA cross country championships and multiple Big Eight track and field titles during his tenure from 1971-1995.
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Calendar Cy’S DAYs OF sERVICE Alumni events
Lifelong learning
Month of April: Cy’s Days of Service April 6: Cardinal & Gold Gala May 16-18: Alumni Days June 6: Cy’s Birdie Classic
May 10-20: Learning on the Road (The Founders Series in Virginia: Jefferson, Madison, and Washington) with OLLI at ISU
Events in the
ISU Alumni Center April 20: VEISHEA open house April 20: Wall of Alumni and Friends memorial ceremony May 11: Commencement reception May 27: ISU Retirees Memorial Day Ceremony May 31: ISU Alumni Association Board of directors spring meeting May 31: ISU Alumni Association 80th annual meeting
On campus April 19-20: VEISHEA May 10: Graduate commencement May 11: Undergraduate commencement
Alumni travel BOOK NOW! Northern Italy Oct. 18-26, 2013 Journey Through Vietnam Nov. 14-29, 2013
For a complete list of 2013 Traveling Cyclones tours, go to www.isualum.org/travel
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Arts and entertainment April 3: Arrival (The Music of ABBA) April 18: California & Montreal Guitar Trios Both events held in Stephens Auditorium
Awards April 19: Distinguished Awards Celebration May 31: ISU Alumni Association Inspiration Awards and recognition dinner For criteria and to submit a nomination for ISUAA awards: www.isualum.org/awards
Save the date Nov. 8-9: Homecoming 2013 Nov. 8-9: 40th anniversary celebration, Student Alumni Leadership Council (formerly Student Alumni Association)
Find more events online CAMPUS CALENDAR: http://event.iastate.edu/ ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: www.isualum.org/calendar CYCLONE ATHLETICS: www.cyclones.com DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND ISU THEATRE: www.las.iastate.edu/ newnews/arts/isuarts.shtml REIMAN GARDENS: www.reimangardens.com IOWA STATE CENTER: www.center.iastate.edu UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS: www.museums.iastate.edu LECTURES: www.lectures.iastate.edu/ VEISHEA: www.veishea.iastate.edu SPRING 201 3 WWW.ISUALUM.ORG VISIONS
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