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Madam President ISU’s 16th president is forever true to Iowa State
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simply can’t contain my enthusiasm for the hiring of our new university president, Wendy Wintersteen. Sixteen presidents and more than 150 years since Iowa State was founded, we finally have a woman leading this university. Not only am I thrilled to have a female president, but I’m delighted to have THIS woman in the Big Chair, because it just goes to show, as she herself has said, “you can come from anywhere – even Kansas! – and grow up to become a university president.” Wendy’s put in her time here; she’s grown to love Iowa State and the state of Iowa; she’s worked her way up the ladder and – glass ceiling be damned – she’s now at the top. I love that the Regents chose this time to recognize and reward the longtime loyalty that Wendy (yes, most people still call her by her first name) has shown to this university.
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She’s had many opportunities to go elsewhere, and she stayed. She’s been here since she was a very, very young woman, right out of her undergraduate program, literally working in the field as an integrated pest management specialist for ISU Extension. There’s beauty and power in that loyalty and longevity. Everyone I spoke to for our cover story (“Madam President,” starting on page 10) had high praise for Wendy’s leadership style, her empathy, her follow-through, her willingness to listen, and her knowledge of this university. I’ve known Wendy for a long time, and she’s truly one of those people who takes the time to talk to you, who remembers your name, who returns your emails personally, who cares what’s going on in YOUR life, and not just if it affects hers. Wendy was one of 64 people in the pool of presidential candidates. Fifty-nine of them were men. When it
came down to the Final Four, two were women and one was a man of color, so I give the Regents a lot of credit. It was really nice to see that kind of diversity in the final pool. All four of the candidates spoke at open forums on campus, and they were all really excellent. I had my fingers crossed, but the trend for 150+ years was to hire a white male, mostly from outside the university. Wendy’s candidacy was a long-shot. Nothing at all against the university’s male presidents; I believe most have been very good, and some have been remarkable leaders. I wish I could have known W. Robert Parks and James Hilton and William Beardshear – game-changers, all. But Wendy is the right leader at the right time for this university. I know she’ll be extraordinary.
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Cyclone fans from far and wide flooded into Memphis for the Dec. 30 Liberty Bowl and surrounding parade and spirit events. Photos by Rachel Mummey
COVER STORY
DEPARTMENTS
10 Madam president Wendy Wintersteen is Iowa State’s 16th president and the first woman to lead ISU
2 Getting Started 4 Letters to the Editor 6 Around Campus 36 Sustaining life donors 38 Board of Directors ballot 40 Cyclones Everywhere Awards, newsmakers, Cyclone stories, Association news, event recaps & more 54 Calendar
FEATURES
20 Diagnosis How an Iowa State alumna with a rare medical condition altered researchers’ views and an Olympic athlete’s life 6 2 30
Distinguished Awards Celebration
A season to believe The 2017 Cyclone football team raised the standard
On the Cover: Wendy Wintersteen became Iowa State’s 16th president on Nov. 20, 2017. She is the first ISU graduate and first internal candidate to lead the university for more than 50 years. Photo by Jim Heemstra
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From Silky O’Sullivan’s tavern, Memphis, in response to Jan. 3 bowl post
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Terry Dannatt, reacting to the Oct. 23 post announcing the appointment of Wendy Wintersteen (L)(PhD ’88 entomology) as Iowa State’s 16th president
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Diane Jolly, ISUAA Liberty Bowl traveler, in response to Jan. 3 bowl photo gallery
Feb. 9 Tweet from @xjollyness about the special life member glasses introduced at the Cardinal & Gold Gala
ASSOCIATION WEBSITE LAUNCHES NEW DESIGN In January, the ISU Alumni Association rolled out a new, mobile-friendly design for its website and online directory at www.isualum.org. The site now features: A responsive design that recognizes and responds to your various browsing devices, including mobile phones and tablets An integrated website login for online forms and event registrations, online directory, and member authentication – for everything but the online store, which is now powered by the Iowa State University Book Store (http://memberstore.isualum.org). Cleaner, rollover navigation that makes it easier to browse our website and find the information you’re looking for NEVER LOGGED IN BEFORE? Use your 9-digit constituent ID (printed on the mailing label of this magazine) to create an account using the “First Time Login” option at www.isualum.org/directory. Then update your profile; search for friends, coworkers, and networking opportunities; post and read the latest Class Notes; and more.
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HELPING BRIDGE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
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bout 150 Iowa State faculty and staff members attended a symposium Feb. 5 focused on closing the university’s racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps and improving support for underrepresented students across campus. Students from underrepresented groups who entered in fall 2010 had a six-year graduation rate more than 15 points lower than that of their white peers. The most significant attrition is occurring after the sophomore year, according to director of student affairs assessment and research Matthew Pistilli (A), who also noted that the university has several
programs in place that have been proven effective in retaining multicultural students — including learning communities, multi-cultural liaison officers, and scholarships — but funding and support hasn’t kept up with their growth. “The challenge for us isn’t knowing what to do,” he said. “It’s figuring out how to scale what we have.” But beyond the facts, figures, and funds, faculty and staff agreed that making changes in the classroom every day will go a long way toward improving the campus climate. It starts, participants said, with valuing input and stories from a variety of voices. “We need to ask the ones who have struggled the most,” said Howard Tyler,
assistant dean for student services in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “I think we tend to bring in student government leaders and club leaders and students that are rock stars in our current culture and ask them how to improve our programs when they really don’t know because they’ve done outstanding in our programs as they are.” It ends, assistant School of Education professor Rosie Perez said, when the university uses a continuous dialog to change the campus climate. “The idea that we can only do it in one space or periodically is where we tend to struggle,” she said, “because it becomes a patch fix for something that’s a gaping hole.”
Fall 2010 entering class: Retention and graduation comparison by race (percentage) Student group (size)
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LIANG DONG
The tale of the tape Liang Dong, ISU associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is leading the development of new, graphene-based sensors-on-tape that are cheap to produce but have a variety of potential high-level applications in such areas as biomedical diagnostics, building structural integrity, and environmental monitoring — but one of the most unique and promising applications of the technology is one that is distinctly resonant at Iowa State: tattooing plants to measure their water use.
three-year, $472,363 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Iowa Staters will be taking the technology to Iowa cornfields for more testing. Meanwhile, a patent application has been filed by the ISU Research Foundation. “With a tool like this, we can begin to breed plants that are more efficient in using water,” said ISU plant scientist Patrick Schnable (PhD ’86 agronomy). “That’s exciting.”
PROMISE TO ADVENTURE
The first cohort of participants in the ISU 4U Promise — an initiative launched by former president Steven Leath (L) to provide ISU tuition awards to Des Moines Public Schools graduates who attended King or Moulton elementary schools in the district and meet certain academic criteria — has begun applying for fall 2018 admission at Iowa State. Twenty-two students are eligible, including Des Moines East High School senior Denisse San Elias, who says ISU 4U has opened doors for her. “This not only helps me, but those behind me to have the opportunity to go to college,” San Elias said. “I feel like this is really going to help the community.” “It’s exciting to know that these students, who have worked so hard, will be members of the 2018 entering class,” Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen (L)(PhD ’88 entomology) said. “We’re so proud to have this partnership…a program that provides young people with encouragement, support, and a promise for a college education.”
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“The most exciting application of the tape-based sensors we’ve tested so far is the plant sensor,” Dong says. “The concept of wearable electronic sensors for plants is brand new.” When attached to crops, the sensors can provide precise data to researchers and farmers about water use — and, with modifications, it could also prove valuable for testing crops for diseases or pesticides. The plant sensors have been successfully tested in lab and pilot field experiments, and now thanks to a
“Rural communities should be able to participate in
various [entrepreneurial] ways, and that’s going to make for a better, more prosperous rural America.”
– Kevin Kimle (A)(MS ’91 ag econ), the Rastetter Chair of Agricultural Entrepreneurship, senior lecturer in economics, and director of the ISU Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative, testifying Feb. 15 before the U.S. House of Representatives
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TOUGH TIMES CALL FOR TOUGH MATERIALS
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new smart and responsive material developed by a team of Iowa State engineers stiffens like a muscle by up to 300 percent when stressed — an innovation the researchers say could
Iowa State engineers — left to right, Boyce Chang, Martin Thuo, Michael Bartlett, and Ravi Tutika — examine an instrument used for mechanical testing of material properties.
be applied to critical technologies in medicine, such as vaccines, and in industry to enhance robotics and wearable electronics. The rubbery material, described in a recent paper published by the scientific journal Materials Horizons, transforms into a
ant professor of materials science and engineering. “When they pop, that’s what makes the metal flow and solidify.” The result, he says, is a “metal mesh that forms inside the material."
A.D. SEEKS APPROVAL TO FURTHER EXPAND FACILITIES
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In February the Iowa Board of Regents heard a proposal from ISU athletics director Jamie Pollard (L), who asked the Board for permission to proceed with another phase of athletics facilities expansion. The proposed project, which is estimated to cost $65-80 million, includes a number of enhancements to the north end zone at Jack Trice Stadium – connecting the stadium’s concourse completely and adding an elevator – as well as a 100,000-squarefoot addition to the Bergstrom Football Complex that
will create a Student Athlete Performance Center. The idea behind the Student Athlete Performance Center, Pollard says, is to put dining, sports medicine, academic, and practice facilities under one roof for all of ISU’s student-athletes. “This is the continuation of the master plan we talked about 12-15 years ago,” Pollard said. “This will help our ability to recruit on a national level. Programs we’re meeting with have these facilities, or are in the process of trying to create these facilities.”
cool things you should KNOW and SHARE about ISU
1: Iowa State research is taking to the network airwaves. The work of an ISU research team led by civil engineering professor Halil Ceylan on creating heated airport runway technology was spotlighted in January on the Today show feature Rossen Reports. NBC’s Jeff Rossen and Ceylan visited the Des Moines International Airport, where the technology is currently being tested, for the national news story. 2: Iowa State is chasing the Cup. The NACDA Learfield Directors’ Cup, that is. In the fall semester standings released Jan. 11, Iowa State ranked 17th nationally for overall achievement in Division I athletics with 221 overall points — besting the school’s previous high-water mark of 191 points (2010).
3: Iowa State’s vet lab is a strong investment for Iowa. A recent study found that ISU’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory delivers an 8-to-1 return on investment for taxpayers, and as much as a 31-to-1 ROI during animal health emergencies
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hard composite when bent, twisted, or squeezed. “You can squeeze these particles just like a balloon,” says co-lead author (with assistant professor of materials science and engineering Michael Bartlett) Martin Thuo, assist-
such as the 2015 avian influenza outbreak. For the $4 million appropriated by the state each year to cover lab operations, the lab generates $31.78 million in state revenue by protecting and strengthening the state’s animal agriculture economy. 4: Iowa State is really talking about the weather.
For the fifth time in the last 13 years, Iowa State’s student chapter of the American Meteorological Society was named Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year by the national organization. 5: Iowa State shines bright. According to a February
release by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Iowa State University is among the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2017-2018. Six Iowa State faculty members are currently on the list of Fulbright Scholars; the Fulbright program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program.
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“We’ve been silent about things we need to talk about. Our parents, our grandparents, they should’ve done it. But they didn’t. So, we have to.”
– Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who visited campus Jan. 29 as the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series keynote speaker; Stevenson’s lecture about his life’s work striving for equality and racial justice in the criminal justice system was also a kickoff to Iowa State’s Black History Month events series.
Pedaling through This summer, for the first time since 2008, Ames will be an overnight stop on the Register’s Annual Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) — the world’s largest recreational bike-touring event and an Iowa tradition since 1973. The route, which changes annually, was announced Jan. 27; riders will stay overnight in Ames July 24 — the third day of the July 22-28 journey that starts in Onawa and ends in Davenport. For the first time in RAGBRAI history, participants will visit Iowa’s two largest college towns in the same trip; RAGBRAI will be overnight in Iowa City July 27. Jeff Johnson, ISUAA Talbot Endowed President and CEO, will serve as one of the Ames event’s co-chairs. “The overnight towns are the backbone of the RAGBRAI experience,” RAGBRAI director T.J. Juskiewicz said. “Each night is different with different camp grounds, foods, and entertainment. Each night is a different adventure.” Keep an eye out for more details about how Ames plans to celebrate its prominent role in RAGBRAI XLVI as the event approaches.
Search updates ■ Iowa State has launched its official search for the next Endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Director of the Iowa Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station. The chosen candidate will succeed Wendy Wintersteen (L)(PhD ’88 entomology), who became the university’s 16th president in November. Joe Colletti (A) will continue to serve in the interim roles until the search concludes. VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 2018 2018
Co-chairing the search committee are David Spalding (L), Raisbeck Endowed Dean of the Ivy College of Business, and Guru Rao, associate vice president for research. The search firm Buffkin/Baker has been retained to assist in the process. ■ Searches for the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and the vice president for Extension and Outreach are ongoing.
ISU launched new training program aimed at curbing sexual misconduct ISU President Wendy Wintersteen (L)(PhD ’88 entomology) has launched a new online training program on sexual misconduct and Title IX discrimination prevention for all students, faculty, and staff. “The first step in eradicating a problem is to acknowledge it exists,” Wintersteen said in announcing the initiative. “We must confront the fact that sexual assault, harassment, and other misconduct occurs across the country and right here on our campus. As your new president, my top priority is to ensure our campus is a place where everyone feels safe, welcome, included, and empowered to reach their full potential and thrive. Together, we must commit to a culture of zero tolerance for sexual misconduct and discrimination, and I expect 100 percent completion for our new training.” 9
Madam President Wendy Wintersteen is the first ISU graduate and first internal candidate to be named president of Iowa State University in more than 50 years. She’s also the first woman to hold the top administrative spot in ISU’s 160-year history. And she is forever true to Iowa State. B Y C A R O L E G I E S E K E And then, on Oct. 23, 2017, after a nearly six-month national search involving three other finalists, Wintersteen (L)(PhD ’88 entomology) was named Iowa State’s 16th president. She started officially in her new role on Nov. 20. A KANSAS SUNFLOWER
Wintersteen grew up in rural Kansas, with two sisters, a love of insects, a mom who supported her passions, and a dad who taught at a community college. Her parents farmed outside of Fort Scott in southeast Kansas, but a combination of drought and low cattle prices led the family to move to Hutchinson, northwest of Wichita.
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endy Wintersteen’s journey at Iowa State University has been slow and sweet. She arrived 38 years ago, fresh out of college, as an integrated pest management specialist for University Extension. Her journey led her from hands-on field days in eastern Iowa to a PhD program to an academic appointment in the Department of Entomology. From there, she climbed the ladder in the College of Agriculture (now Agriculture and Life Sciences) to the very top: She became dean of the college in 2006.
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Wendy Wintersteen, a young integrated pest management specialist for ISU Extension, meets with farmers during an Extension Field Day, circa 1980.
Growing up in Kansas, which Wintersteen describes as “a much wilder place than most of Iowa,” nurtured her love of insects and the outdoors. “My mother helped me build this little insect zoo,” she says. “I was very young, and just have such a vivid memory of her willingness to do that with me. You know, my mother was a great lady. [I also remember] collecting cicada skins off trees and [finding] spiders in the basement…we had a wonderful childhood.” As an undergraduate at Kansas State University, Wintersteen visited the Iowa State University campus and a corn insect laboratory. (She remembers thinking, “Wow, Iowa! We’re going to Iowa!”) And although Iowa State wasn’t her first choice for graduate school, she was offered a job at ISU Extension and found that she thrived in that environment. “What I always will remember is that Extension at Iowa State University is a very caring community. They welcome individuals to that community and help you grow as a professional,” she said. She had “extraordi-
nary mentors” and encountered many other caring professionals – including the late Al Seim, an Extension crop production specialist who worked out of the Ottumwa area office and always called her “My Kansas Sunflower.” “I could almost cry thinking about some of these people, because here I was, a young woman who really didn’t know very much, and they helped me learn what it meant to be a member of Iowa State University Extension,” she said. “And what they also taught me is that you have to work with farmers, community members, and youth where they are. Because it’s not about telling a farm family, a farmer, or a business what they need to know; it’s about hearing what they need.” ‘I JUST LOVE THIS WOMAN’
By 1988, Wintersteen had earned both her doctoral degree in entomology and the rank of assistant professor at ISU, and she was leading pesticide management programs for the state. Bob Dodds (’77 ag ed, MS ’85), assistant vice president for the county services unit of ISU Extension and Outreach, was a county
director back in the late 1980s when he first worked with Wintersteen, and he gained an appreciation for her leadership style early on. “One thing that I’ve always appreciated about Wendy is it didn’t matter whose idea it was,” Dodds said. “It didn’t matter if you were the dean of the college or if you were the county director, all ideas were welcome. If it was a good idea and Wendy thought it was a good idea, you would be amazed how quickly it was implemented. And she always said, ‘Number one, how can I help you? And number two, what do we need to change to make it better?’ [She said that] to me so many times. Also, she always took your phone call [or] called you back. And you didn’t have to be the president of the university to get that call.” Her strong management skills did not go unnoticed. She became director of Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1997, and by 2002 was a senior associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). That was the year Iowa State hired its ninth dean of agriculture – and the first
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female to hold that role. That new dean, Cathie Woteki, immediately recognized Wintersteen’s strengths and contributions to the college. “Oh, most definitely,” Woteki said. “She was already serving as the executive associate dean to the dean of agriculture. She had a wide range of knowledge and insights.” (Woteki would go on to serve six years as undersecretary for research, education & economics and chief scientist for the USDA; she recently returned to ISU as a faculty member in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.) In 2006, Wintersteen herself took the reins of the college, becoming its dean and the director of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, roles she would hold until November 2017. During her tenure as dean, she helped raise more than $247 million in donor support for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students, faculty, and staff. In those 11 years, undergraduate enrollment grew by 90 percent, and the college’s placement rate for recent grads was consistently 97% or above. The college’s Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative has prepared students who have started companies and has created hundreds of jobs. And for four of the last five years, ISU’s agriculture programs have been ranked in the top 10 among thousands of universities worldwide. Edan Lambert, a senior in animal science, had the opportunity to interact with Wintersteen as the 2017 CALS Student Council president and as a member of the Dean’s Student Advisory Committee. She describes Wintersteen as “genuine, caring, fearless, independent, and selfless.” “There are so many times when she speaks that I find myself sitting back, laughing, intently listening, and saying over and over again, ‘I just love this woman,’” Lambert said. Brian Meyer (L)(’83 journ/mass comm), director of communications for CALS, has worked with Wintersteen for 16 years. He calls it a “good stretch.” “I just think the world of her. She’s the best boss I’ve ever had,” Meyer said. “She always believed in the team effort. She built a team when she became dean in 2006. She’s very direct, in a way that gets to the heart of things. She really does want to make progress in whatever way possible, and she has that ability to bring people along and work
Meet the Prez After 38 years at ISU, Wendy Wintersteen is Iowa State’s newest president Age: 61 Education: • Bachelor’s degree in crop protection, Kansas State University, 1978 • PhD in entomology, Iowa State University, 1988 At Iowa State since 1979, leaving only briefly (1989-90) to serve as acting National Pesticide Education Program leader for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Extension Service in Washington, D.C. ISU administrative experience: • Endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2006-2017 (the first endowed dean at Iowa State) • Director of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station • Senior associate dean of CALS, 2002-2005 • Associate director of Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, 2002-2005 • Director of Extension to Agriculture and National Resources at ISU (1997-2000) • Coordinator of pesticide management and pesticide applicator training programs • Extension specialist in the Davenport and Des Moines areas, working with farmers on integrated pest management ISU academic experience: • Professor in the Department of Entomology, 1996 • Assistant professor of entomology, 1988 Honors/awards: • Carl F. Hertz Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, 2016 • Named an Alumni Fellow by her alma mater, Kansas State University, 2007 • Member of the Entomological Society of America and the American Association of University Women Salary: • First-year salary as president of Iowa State is $525,000 • Contract is for five years, with incremental salary increases and a deferred compensation package Family: Husband Robert Waggoner
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“It’s a big deal.” – Wendy Wintersteen towards that. I think that kind of marks her style.” HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE
Wintersteen’s name was mentioned as a replacement for President Gregory Geoffroy when he retired in 2012, but at that time she believed she was too young and inexperienced for the top position. But when Steven Leath (L) announced in May 2017 that he was leaving to become president of Auburn University, Wintersteen began to give it some thought. “I love Iowa State, and I felt like I was a good candidate at this time,” she said. “I decided that I wouldn’t be happy if I didn’t put my name in the hat. I was excited about the opportunity.” As an internal candidate for the Iowa State presidency, Wintersteen knew there would be advantages – and disadvantages. No internal candidate and no Iowa State graduate had risen to the rank of university president here for more than 50 years. (W. Robert Parks, president from 1965 to 1986, was an Iowa State professor, dean of instruction, and vice president for academic affairs before being named president; James H. Hilton, president from 1953 to 1965, was a 1923 Iowa State grad.) Wintersteen’s colleagues warned her that it would be tough. Though she was a popular dean with an exemplary track record, she had weathered a few controversies: an appearance of having political ties to “Big Ag,” a dispute with the Harkin Institute, and, most recently, the defunding of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. The four finalists for president each participated in a public forum in October, and Wintersteen’s crowd in the Memorial Union’s Great Hall was the largest, with about 300 people in attendance. “I do not believe, given the challenges facing us, that we have time to wait for someone to come in from the outside and spend one or two years learning about the situation,”
Wintersteen told the audience. “I believe I am a compelling candidate…because I do understand the situation. I understand the challenges we are facing. “I am forever true to Iowa State,” she said. “It’s my turn to ‘lean in.’” In the end, the obvious advantages of being an internal candidate won out. “One enormous strength is, because her career has been at Iowa State, she has such a deep knowledge of faculty, [not just] within the College of Ag, but also contacts throughout the university,” Woteki said. “She has an in-depth knowledge of the work of the university, and she has a way of listening and really comprehending and grasping the issues that people are trying to bring forward.” Meyer said Wintersteen possesses a deep love and commitment to the institution. “We’ve had some great presidents and deans, but she really, truly came from this grassroots place of being a field specialist for Extension, very literally working on the ground with Iowans, and seeing the value of the mission first-hand and as a young person. I think she just grew to love Iowa and grew to love the university. And I think that’s reflected in her actions and how she cares about what happens here. The roots go very deep with her, in a way that maybe we haven’t seen in a president for a while.” LISTENER-IN-CHIEF
Talk to anyone who’s worked with Wintersteen, and eventually they will all say the same thing: She’s an excellent listener. Her old Extension colleague Bob Dodds says, “She has a very unique ability to listen. She hears what you say, and even when you may not say it well, she understands. Not a lot of people can do that. She hears what you say and can fill in the blanks. She can do that very, very well.” Meyer describes her listening ability, saying, “She’s empathetic. I really believe she does listen incredibly carefully to people. It’s not about her. She loves the institution. She
wants things to move forward.” She listens to students, too. Lambert says, “She listens. There is no better leader than one who listens to the concerns and fears of those they lead. Additionally, she acts on the concerns and fears she hears to the best of her ability. I saw her in action several times during CALS multicultural student forums. She intently listened to story after story of how her very own CALS students were feeling alone, alienated, and not welcomed on campus, in clubs, and in classrooms. She took these stories to heart, made changes within CALS, and held several other multicultural student forums.” Strategic listening is one of Wintersteen’s top goals. “I have to go out and listen,” she said. “I want to hear people’s stories. Hearing people’s stories really helps me learn. And it’s not about a question-and-answer discussion; we do that and we’ll always do that, but I want to sit down and just hear what people want to share with me. It’s not about responding so much as it is valuing the story and understanding what their experience has been. So, I think we’ll be doing listening sessions on campus, and then I’m going to go out and do that in the state as well, because I want to hear what Iowans have to say.” A STRONG INTERNAL COMPASS
Back in the early days, when Wintersteen was an extension specialist in eastern Iowa, she drove a Volkswagen Beetle – she’s an entomologist, after all. She had been used to the pancake-flat plains of Kansas, but in Eastern Iowa, near the Mississippi River, the roads are curvy, hilly, and harder to navigate. That took some getting used to. And so, one thing Wintersteen depended upon was a compass that her father had given her as a gift. She carried it with her always. Brian Meyer told us this story. “I like that as a metaphor,” he said. “She always had this compass of which way to go, literally and figuratively. She was meeting with a lot of people and had this gift from her father that was guiding her along in her early career. That carries through today: She’s got a strong compass; she’s committed, and she knows
“Each day as I climb the steps to my new office in Beardshear Hall,
I am reminded of the immense honor and responsibility of this role.”
– Wendy Wintersteen, in a letter to faculty, staff, and students on Jan. 8, 2018
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At home in The Knoll In January, President Wendy Wintersteen and her husband, Robert Waggoner, visited The Knoll as it was being prepared for their move-in day later in the month. The Knoll has undergone many repairs, expansions, and updates over the years. In the past year, a four-season room was added to the south side of the home, along with new stairs and a wheelchair-accessible ramp to the front door, projects initiated by former President Steven and first lady Janet Leath. Tuck pointing of the exterior walls wrapped up in December, and the roof is due for replacement this spring. The home’s boiler will be replaced in the summer. On Oct. 19, the state Board of Regents gave Iowa State permission to begin work on an evolving list of improvements estimated to cost up to $750,000. Four days later, Wintersteen was named Iowa State’s 16th president and dramatically pared back the project to $150,000. “The suggested list of improvements was extensive. Given the budget situation at Iowa State, it simply wasn’t appropriate,” she said. The Knoll was completed in 1901, with additions made in 1922, 1967 and 2001.
where to take the institution.” There’s a lot of positive energy surrounding this new president, both on campus and among the university’s alumni and friends. Rich Degner (L)(’72 ag & life sciences education, MS ’77) worked with Wintersteen for many years in his role as CEO of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. “President Wintersteen utilizes a servant style of leadership philosophy,” he said. “I have had decades of watching her in action, and she truly cares about the Iowa State University community and the citizens of Iowa. She provides a calming influence when dealing with difficult societal issues. She is an accomplished fundraiser for Iowa State University. She is one of those rare people widely known by her first name. Many peoVISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 2018
ple in the agricultural community, certainly in Iowa, and beyond know her simply as ‘Wendy.’” Students, too, are offering praise for Wintersteen’s leadership. Edan Lambert, the 2017 CALS Student Council president, said, “As the new ISU president, I am looking for her to stay genuine and independent. This goes hand in hand with her leadership style, but she is just a normal gal. She is funny, genuine, and caring but yet a role model and mentor.” Jeff Johnson (L)(PhD ’14 education), the Lora and Russ Talbot ISU Alumni Association endowed president and CEO, applauded Wintersteen’s approach to alumni relations. “I’m looking forward to working with Wendy in her new capacity with the university,” he
said. “She understands that alumni relations starts during the student days, continues with graduation, and never ends. Wendy has already given Iowa State 38 years of her life. Some incredible relationships have been built over this time. She’s in a new role, but you can bet she’s not a new Wendy. She knows us, and we know her. This is a great time for Iowa State and for alumni.” “I was delighted about her being named the first woman president of Iowa State, and also so thrilled that the Board of Regents had recognized her leadership,” Woteki said. “She’s a great choice. I think she’s going to be one of the great presidents.” ■
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A Conversation
Get to know Wendy Wintersteen, Iowa State’s 16th president VISIONS met with President Wintersteen in Beardshear Hall on Dec. 8, 2017. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. VISIONS: You grew up in Kansas and went to school at Kansas State University. How did you end up at Iowa State? WINTERSTEEN: I was thinking that I would go to grad school, and I thought I’d go to Oregon State (laughs). But then I applied for two jobs. One was here at Iowa State, working for Extension in integrated pest management, and one was at New Mexico State University on the rangeland caterpillar. And then I got the job at Iowa State University. So, I was given an opportunity that was, for me, an incredible opportunity. I graduated in 1978, and I started in January 1979 over in the Davenport Extension Office. I worked in seven counties, from Clinton County down to Lee County, and worked with the most wonderful farmers and their families. Why did you stay at the same institution for 38 years? How did you stay motivated and passionate? It’s really about Iowa State University and [the state of] Iowa and the partnerships that we have, with our stakeholders, with our students and our alums, and how you care about your faculty and staff. I had opportunities to leave over the years … but I looked around and looked at the partnerships and still felt that I had a lot to give here at Iowa State University and wasn’t interested in leaving. I love Iowa State. I have my “forever true” button on. How long have you been seriously thinking, “You know, I’d really like to be president of this university”? I really didn’t give it a thought until Steve Leath announced his resignation. It had really been special to me when [former ISU president] Greg Geoffroy, way back when,
had mentioned my name, and I thought, well, NO! That’s not right! (laughs deeply) I thought, you know, I’m too young … I’m not ready for that. So, it’s been fairly recent. And the reason is because, in searches like this, you never know who will be in the pool, and I decided that I wouldn’t be happy if I didn’t put my name in the hat. It was a good pool. You had strong competition. I think so, too. But, again, I knew I could, if it went either way, I could still be the dean. I just thought it was important to have somebody at this time that knew and understood Iowa State University and understood [the state of] Iowa. So, I just felt compelled and I was excited about the opportunity to do it. What’s one thing about this job that keeps you awake at night? You know, we have a number of challenges in front of us. The budget is uncertain for the coming year; I think that is an important issue. And then, where we are in the discussions about the campus climate – have we really helped everybody understand what it means to reach out to somebody that is different than themselves? How do we get our students to that place? To understand that it’s important to value differences. Talk about university size and managing growth. I think we’re at a good size. And what has been important about the growth at Iowa State University is that it has increased the diversity of our student body. Twenty-four percent of our students are international or multicultural students from the United States; that provides for all of our students a better set of opportunities, and so I think that is just a tremendous value. So, I think this is a good size for us. I think we’ve
managed the growth in enrollment pretty well. We would like to be able to reduce the faculty/student ratio. Certainly, our facilities are running at full capacity, but we are taking appropriate steps. You talk to each of the deans, and this is something they work on every day. We have a great plan to look at how we increase our graduation rates. How many red jackets are in your closet? I don’t have enough! (laughs) There just are not enough red jackets! What’s your favorite insect? (No hesitation) Right now it’s the monarch butterfly. Iowa State is partnering with other entities to preserve the butterfly through the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium. We have support for research from those groups, support to ask private landowners to provide land that could be habitat for the monarch butterfly. We’ve had great conversations, and we’re making progress. If Iowa leads the way on this, I think we can save this important insect and save its iconic migration back and forth to Mexico. What else would you like people to know? I was being very sincere at President’s Council when I said I care and we should all care. And I think we do. And how we demonstrate that is important. I think that really is something we need to be known for at Iowa State, that we care about our faculty, staff, and students. That we care about each other, that we work together to accomplish our goals and to serve our students and the state. James Autry is my favorite author. He wrote The Servant Leader, and one of the things he says in his book is that leadership requires love. I believe that deeply. There will be things we have to face, but we’ll do it together. We can do it all together. ■
“She’s in a new role, but you can bet she’s not a new Wendy.” – Jeff Johnson, Talbot ISU Alumni Association endowed president & CEO
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PHOTOS: ISU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES; AND IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS/UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
Wendy Wintersteen:
THEN AND NOW Left: Wintersteen’s 1991 staff photo. Below: College of Agriculture administrators Gerald Klonglan, Wintersteen, Dean David Topel, Collin Scanes, and Eric Hoiberg – from the 1996 college annual report. Wintersteen was interim associate dean of industry programs and director of Extension to Agriculture at that time.
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Above: At a 2000 Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching meeting in Washington, D.C., with Eric Hoiberg (then associate CALS dean) and Tom Latham (U.S. representative from Iowa, 1995-2005). Right: Wintersteen’s 1982 staff photo. Below: Speaking during the university’s sesquicentennial in 2007.
Above left: Wintersteen, then dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, participates in a building announcement. Above right: At the Homecoming 2017 honors & awards luncheon with CALS graduates Catherine Swoboda (L)(’08, MS ’10), and Nora Tobin (A)(’10 pol sci/intl studies), a 2017 Outstanding Young Alumna honoree. Directly above: Wintersteen’s 2007 portrait as the new CALS dean.
Above: Wintersteen in 1979, as a young Cooperative Extension Service pest management specialist. Right: Wintersteen and her spouse, Robert Waggoner, on the field with Cy at the Homecoming 2017 football game. LUKE LU, ISU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
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…the budget “We are having numerous conversations about the budget. Of course, there simply are a lot of unknowns at this point. The Board of Regents is working through its process to determine the tuition increase. We know that the Board of Regents’ proposal to the Legislature is about new dollars to support student financial aid at Iowa State University and the other Regent universities. I think that shows the commitment to assist students and their families with any tuition increase. We also know that Iowa State had a very tight budget last year. For the most part, our faculty and staff did not receive salary increases. I’m making that a priority to address in this coming year. We work in a competitive market, and we have excellent faculty and staff.” – From a Nov. 27, 2017 interview with Inside Iowa State “We knew fairly quickly that [7 percent] was a number that wasn’t very well received in Iowa. It was jarring to students and to their families.” – From an interview with the Des Moines Register on Jan. 16. Presidents from Iowa’s three public universities proposed annual tuition hikes over the next five years of 7 percent at ISU and the University of Iowa. In the Register interview, Wintersteen predicted next year’s tuition rates will increase at least 3.5 percent and that the Board of Regents would not approve a 7 percent tuition hike. A final decision will be made by the Iowa legislature in April or May.
…being the first female president at Iowa State “We went to the Homecoming football game with [interim president] Ben and Pat [Allen], and we visited all the tailgate tents. We walked along and stopped and visited with so many people, but what was life-changing for me was the number of women who came up and hugged me and thanked me for serving as president. To be a role model for young women, for their children, they thought that was important. And I think it is important. We all need role models, and you know, I’m the 16th president – we were formed in 1858 – and we now have the first female president. So, it’s a big deal. It was nice to see the outpouring of support from people I don’t even know.”
…the student experience “We have to always be committed to an extraordinary student experience. I want every student to be able to succeed at Iowa State. They have to work hard; they have to earn it, but we need to be making sure they have the opportunities to reach their full potential. That’s our obligation. ¶ We’re proud of where we are in terms of graduation rates, but those graduation rates are not where they should be. We need to be more successful there. [We must provide] that extraordinary student experience, where more and more students are able to successfully
graduate and go forward. ¶ It’s also about research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development. We do this every day, and we’re going to do it even better in the future.”
…VEISHEA “We’re not bringing back VEISHEA. It wasn’t President Leath who took away VEISHEA. It was the people that came into town and misbehaved [and some of our own students]. Those people took away VEISHEA. So, what I think [senior VP for student affairs] Martino Harmon and [Talbot ISU Alumni Association endowed president and CEO] Jeff Johnson and other leaders have done, working with student government, is create a set of events throughout the year now. [These events] give students an opportunity to celebrate, an opportunity to be part of the planning and leadership of a big event that gives them a new set of experiences that will help them in their future careers, and an opportunity to raise money for the student organizations they’re a part of. That all exists, and it will continue to be refined and improved upon. And when students have an opportunity to participate, lead, carry out something like that, that’s a learning experience.”
…the importance of alumni in the life of the university “We have a great Alumni Association, and people love being engaged in the Alumni
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Just call him the president’s spouse Life for Robert Waggoner (L) since Oct. 23, 2017, has been a whirlwind. That was the day his wife, Wendy Wintersteen, was named president of Iowa State University. “Around that time there had just been the hurricanes in Texas and Florida, and I told people that we’d just entered our own personal Category 5,” he says, laughing. “But as each week went by it decreased and decreased, and now we’re just in a tropical storm. That’s our current life.” Waggoner and Wintersteen met in the state of Kansas when they were still in high school. They married in 1984. Waggoner is a 1981 graduate of Drake University, with a degree in psychology. He worked in sales and marketing in his family’s business before pursuing his dream job: dreams. “I decided that I wanted to write a book
Association. I’ve always thought it was fabulous how the alumni board of directors is elected. That shows a level of commitment by alums. They know their set of responsibilities that come with that seat, and they take it very seriously. You can see it in the outcomes that they achieve. ¶ It’s important to begin working with alums immediately [after graduation]. By having our young alums become engaged with us, they may go up and down with how they participate as their life changes and they have children and their job gets bigger, but when you connect early, then I think you connect forever.”
“When I think about the 21st century land-grant university, I believe that our missions are still as relevant today as they were back in 1858 and when the very special pieces of legislation were passed to support the Morrill and Smith-Lever Acts. I think those missions are still in place. I think it’s critically important that we have our Extension programming out in the state, that we have a diverse set of programmatic areas that we work in. ¶ I think the work we do in all three missions – teaching, research, and extension – continues to evolve, and how we reach and connect with Iowa citizens and with our students, how we connect nationally and internationally, continues to evolve. But the core stays the same, and in the end it’s about the relationship we have with people, it’s how we communicate with them, and it’s the trust that we’ve built together really to achieve some very great things.” ■ Statements are from Wendy Wintersteen’s Dec. 8, 2017 interview with VISIONS magazine unless otherwise noted.
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on a niche area of psychology called lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming means that you realize within the dream that you’re dreaming,” he said. He joined the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and he published a book, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self, in 2008. That book has been translated into multiple languages and is currently in its 10th printing. He followed it up with a second book, Lucid Dreaming, Plain and Simple: Tips and Techniques for Insight, Creativity, and Personal Growth in 2015, co-written with author Caroline McCready. Waggoner had to make a speedy transition to the president’s spouse, his new
official job title. On Oct. 23, he says, Wintersteen was on the phone with the Board of Regents, accepting the position. “She gave a date that was literally about 10 days later, and I was in the background thinking, ‘We will not be ready!’” he said. “So, thankfully she thought about it for 30 seconds after she hung up and called them back and asked for one more week.” Wintersteen started her job on Nov. 20. But now he’s ready to embrace his new role, one that, for 160 years at Iowa State, has been held by women. “For the most part, I see the demands of the role are roughly the same [for a male]: to act as someone who supports their spouse, supports the president, supports the university, supports the students, faculty, and staff, and in many degrees is involved in social functions. But it is a little bit different, I think, being a man in this role, because my wife is the first woman who’s been a president of Iowa State University. So, in that sense I’m aware that I’m setting precedents.” Waggoner has experience, serving as the dean’s spouse for 11 years, during which he traveled, met with alumni and donors, visited project sites, and attended events for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He said he plans to reach out to all parts of the campus and the Ames community, making the historic president’s residence available for events. “We’re happy to have events here, because we know for many people, coming to The Knoll is a special time,” he said. “I think things will be a bit more active here [in The Knoll].” Wintersteen says her husband is ready to step in to his new role. “Robert is very serious about his role,” she said. “He was engaged in conversations with [former interim first lady] Pat Allen very much during that month we had with them. He’s in great conversations with [former first lady] Kathy Geoffroy; he and [former first lady] Janet Leath have had a conversation. He’s very serious about it. He wants to do a good job.” Waggoner says he’s excited about the challenge to support the new president. “You know, we’ve been here at Iowa State University throughout Wendy’s entire career,” he said. “We feel very much at home here. We’ve come to love Iowa State and the students and the faculty and staff. It’s truly a phenomenal university.” ■ 19
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owa State University will honor seven outstanding individuals, two couples, and one corporation at the 2018 Distinguished Awards Celebration on Friday, April 20. The Distinguished Alumni Award (the highest honor given to alumni) and the Honorary Alumni Award (the highest honor given to non-ISU graduates) are administered by the ISU Alumni Association. The Order of the Knoll awards are the highest honors administered through the ISU Foundation. View full biographies of the ISUAA’s 2018 honorees at: www.isualum.org/dac
Nominate alumni and friends for the distinguished alumni and honorary alumni awards at: www.isualum.org/dac
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
Richard A. Carmichael** ’55 DVM Keota, Iowa Richard Carmichael is internationally recognized for his pioneering research, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the field of cattle embryo transfer. He holds U.S. and Japanese patents for technology that is used to produce two identical calves from a single embryo. The world’s first cloned calves were born in March 1984 under his leadership. As the preeminent scholar and innovator in his field, Carmichael played a key role not only in establishing the embryo transfer industry but in creating its professional and outreach networks. He established one of the first embryo transfer companies in the U.S., Maplehurst Ova Transplants – today known as Maplehurst Genetics International, Inc. – and helped create the International Embryo Transfer Society. Carmichael received the Stange Award for Meritorious Service from the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine – the college’s highest honor – in 2003.
Barbara J. Janson** ’65 mathematics Dedham, Mass. Barbara Janson has dedicated her career to making mathematics more accessible to high school students across the nation. In 1985 she founded Janson Publications, where she published handson education programs that presented mathematics in the context of real-life situations that were meaningful to children. It was a visionary approach that proved transformational in American education. In 1987, Janson was named Rhode Island’s Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2009 she was named outstanding alumna of the ISU Department of Mathematics. Janson has been a longtime member of the ISU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean’s advisory council and the ISU Department of Mathematics advisory council, as well as ISU Foundation Governors, currently serving on the board of directors. She has also established the Barbara J. Janson Professorship in Mathematics.
The nomination deadline for spring 2019 awards is Aug. 1, 2018.
Suku Radia** ’74 indust admin & accounting Des Moines, Iowa Suku Radia’s family was evicted from Uganda within a year after he enrolled at Iowa State, and he found himself living as a young man without a country. What he has found at ISU and in the state of Iowa over the past 43 years has been a home – one that Radia has cherished, nurtured, and expanded. Radia recently retired from his role as CEO of Bankers Trust in Des Moines, Iowa’s largest independent community bank. He has served on the boards of more than 37 nonprofit organizations and has consistently received such Des Moines Business Record honors as “Best Metro Business Leader,” “Best Minority Business Leader,” and “Most Influential Business Leader.” Among the many other honors he has received are the ISU Alumni Association’s Alumni Merit Award (2012) and the ISU College of Business’ Citation of Achievement (1995). Radia is active on campus with the ISU Ivy College of Business dean’s advisory council and the Iowa State Foundation Governors.
HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD
Debbie L. Bergstrom** The Woodlands, Texas Speak to Debbie Bergstrom for even a minute and you’d never know she wasn’t an Iowa State graduate – although she fell in love with one. The generosity she and her husband Steve (’79) have shown toward Iowa State has been nothing short of remarkable. As major supporters of Cyclone athletics, particularly football and basketball, the Bergstroms provided the lead gift for the Bergstrom Football Complex, which was dedicated in 2012, as well as for the Steve and Debbie Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility, which was dedicated in 2004. They have also made gifts to the Jacobson Athletic Building, the Sukup Basketball Complex, the Gerdin Business Building, the Business College Founders Club, the Benjamin and Patricia Allen Scholarship Fund, the Business Dean’s Advisory Council Fund, and student-athlete scholarships. YOU’RE INVITED
The 2018 Distinguished Awards Celebration Friday, April 20 2:00 pm, Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building 26
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John H. Schuh** Ames, Iowa John Schuh was appointed as a professor at Iowa State University in 1997 and named Distinguished Professor in 2003. He has been a department chair, director of the School of Education, and director of the Emerging Leaders Academy. He has been a member of the Faculty Senate, chair of the Athletics Council, chair of the Graduate Council, chair of review committees, a member of the Distinguished Professor selection committee, and on numerous strategic planning committees. Schuh received the Thomas B. Thielen Award from the ISU Division of Student Affairs and the ISU Alumni Association’s Faculty-Staff Inspiration Award. He has traveled the world as a professional, receiving a Fulbright award that supported his study in Germany and a Fulbright specialists’ assignment in South Africa. A group of colleagues and former students have endowed the John H. Schuh Doctoral Scholarship in the School of Education.
ORDER OF THE KNOLL CORPORATION AND FOUNDATION AWARD
Rockwell Collins Cedar Rapids, Iowa Rockwell Collins is a leader in aviation and high-integrity solutions for commercial and military customers around the world. The company engages with Iowa State to bring together philanthropic investment in students with sponsored competitions, scholarships, and classroom visits. Rockwell Collins is the sole sponsor of a newly created leadership program in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. Each year, the company extends its outreach and philanthropic efforts to student organizations with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion. It also invests in capital projects across campus, including the newly renovated Marston Hall and the Rockwell Collins Electrical and Computer Engineering Lab in Coover Hall. In addition, the company announced a major commitment to the Student Innovation Center. The company hires roughly 100 ISU students for internships, co-ops, and full-time careers each year. Currently, it employs more than 1,200 Iowa State alumni.
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Ed McCracken** and Ana Hays McCracken** Ed: ’66 elect engr Ana: ’84 fashion merch Angel Fire, N.M. and Ames, Iowa Ana Hays McCracken and Ed McCracken are longstanding supporters of ISU. After graduating from Iowa State, Ed ventured to Silicon Valley to work in the computer industry; he is the retired CEO of Silicon Graphics. In 1995, he received the ISU Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award and was presented the National Medal of Technology. Ana worked in the fashion industry before becoming the associate director of conference and special events at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She also served as the director of executive education at Stanford Law School. Prior to assuming the executive director role for the Thistlewood Foundation, Ana was the director of marketing communications and community education at Hospice of the Valley in San Jose, Calif. The McCrackens have supported many initiatives at Iowa State, including the Virtual Reality Applications Center, scholarships for students in engineering and apparel merchandising and design, and the ISUAA LegaCY Club’s new children’s book. Ana is a current graduate student in creative writing and environment at ISU. VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 2018
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Marla (Warrick) Franklin** ’68 economics Clive, Iowa Marla Franklin has a long history of service at Iowa State. She has been an ISU Foundation Governor since 2003 and has served as chair of the finance committee, governance committee, and the board governance sub-committee. She also held the chair position for the foundation’s board of directors during times of economic hardship and leadership transition. While she held numerous high-level positions throughout her career – including vice president of human resources for Nationwide (Allied) Insurance – she has been most satisfied being a mentor and setting an unwavering example of strength and commitment, particularly to other women. Her giving has supported faculty development in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Ivy College of Business, and the athletics department.
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Lowell F. Greimann** ’64 civil engr Lowell Greimann loyally served Iowa State for nearly 50 years. He arrived at the university as an undergraduate student in 1960. In 1973, Greimann and his family returned to Ames, and he accepted a job as an assistant professor of civil engineering at Iowa State. He became a full professor in 1981, and chair of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering in 1990 – a role in which he served until his retirement in 2005. To honor his late wife, Jane, Greimann and other members of his family gave generously to the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics Legacy of Heroines by establishing and endowing the Jane Greimann Legacy of Heroines Scholarship. Greimann passed away peacefully at home from complications of acute myeloid leukemia on Nov. 23, 2017, at age 75. He is survived by his wife, Jennie.
Dick & Sandy Horton** Dick: ’62 elect engr, MS ’63, PhD ’67 Sandy: ’62 child dev Ames, Iowa For more than 50 years, Dick and Sandy Horton have been supporting and promoting Iowa State, and their philanthropic efforts impact many corners of the university. Dick, who is a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, is passionate about Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, where he has served as faculty adviser and house corporation president. Sandy, retired vice president of D&D Digital Systems, has served on the Delta Zeta National Council and remains active as a chapter adviser for the sorority. Their commitment to the university is profound, as evidenced by the numerous awards they have received as a couple, including the ISU Alumni Association’s National Service Award, Alumni Medal, and Cy’s Favorite Alum. The Hortons are loyal Cyclone fans – Dick hasn’t missed a home football game since his freshman year of college in 1958. He’s served as chair of the Athletics’ Council and co-chair of a 10-year NCAA Division I certification of Iowa State Athletics. *Annual member of the ISU Alumni Association **Life member of the ISU Alumni Association NOTE: Only ISU degrees are listed
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ith its ups and downs, twists and turns, there was something powerful about what happened in the Iowa State football program in 2017. In the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, the team overcame. Through leadership, belief, and grit, it overcame. It trusted the process. And the process, as Matt Campbell famously declared Oct. 7 in a jubilant, crowded Norman, Okla., locker room, started loving it back. For the third-year Cyclones head coach, it’s just the beginning. “The biggest thing we learned [this season] is that belief occurred within our walls,” Campbell said. “In 2017, we created belief. It was about who wanted to sacrifice and take leadership value into our football program. The next step is creating winning, and I think you saw that start to happen in 2017.” And now, a quick look at exactly what did happen in 2017 – one game at a time.
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It stands for “Greatest of All Time,” and it’s exactly what Allen Lazard is on Iowa State’s long list of celebrated wide receivers. The only player in school history with four 40+ reception and 500+ receiving yard seasons, he made the catch heard round the world to secure the win at Oklahoma. He broke five school records during his ISU career, which ended in style when he snared a Liberty Bowl-record 10 receptions for 142 yards as bowl MVP Dec. 30 in Memphis, Tenn.
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Sept 2: Iowa State 42, Northern Iowa 24 Iowa State debuted its 2017 team before a sellout crowd under the lights at Jack Trice Stadium with QB Jacob Park leading the offense, former QB Joel Lanning leading the defense, and the Cyclones winning handily thanks in large part to two first-quarter TDs on interception returns. Sept. 9: Iowa 44, Iowa State 41 (OT) Cyclones fans weren’t quite sure what to make of the team’s performance in a 44-41 overtime loss to Iowa in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series – a thrilling game, no doubt, but not necessarily a strong defensive performance by either squad. Iowa State took a 38-31 lead with 4:36 to play on Park’s fourth touchdown pass of the game but was unable to hold off the Hawkeyes for the remainder of the quarter; Iowa
The Campbell File: Led Iowa State to an 8-5 season and named Big 12 Coach of the Year after being picked ninth in most league preseason polls. The Cyclones were ranked in the AP Top-25 for the first time since 2005 after it defeated two top-five teams for the first time in ISU history. On the week of his 38th birthday, Campbell agreed to a new six-year contract extension worth $22.5 million.
His 2017 highlight: “Honestly, it was coaching the seniors. They love football and they love Iowa State. A lot of them had been through really hard times. But it was a group that had a spirit about itself, had the ability to overcome adversity consistently. That was really fun to watch. Those were the guys who really led a lot of change in culture within our walls that I thought was really powerful.”
Known for: Being famously dubbed “good as gone” on Twitter by ESPN pundit Kirk Herbstreit after the Cyclones beat TCU – a prediction that drew an angry reaction from Cyclones everywhere. After Campbell inked a new contract with ISU Nov. 27, Herbstreit publicly acknowledged he was wrong and called Campbell “rare” and “impressive.”
The 2017 game he wants back: “Kansas State. Or Texas. Kansas State. I was probably as mad at myself as I was at anybody after that game, because I felt like I’d taken the mentality that I was going to let someone take the game from us instead of thinking about how I was going to step up and finish it.”
forced overtime with a 46-yard touchdown pass with just 1:09 left in regulation before sealing the victory in OT. “That was one of only two games in which we played badly on defense,” senior end J.D. Waggoner would go on to say after the season ended. “I’d like to have that one back.” Sept. 16: Iowa State 41, Akron 14 Campbell & Co. took the show on the road for the first time Sept. 16, traveling to familiar territory for the Ohio native and former MAC Coach of the Year: Akron. Fellow Ohio native David Montgomery, a Cyclone sophomore running back, rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes in the win – signaling great things to come. Texas 17, Iowa State 7 In what would end up being
Park’s final game as a Cyclone, the Iowa State offense sputtered on a Thursday night at Jack Trice Stadium. Park would go on to announce Oct. 6 that he was taking a leave of absence from the team to deal with some personal health issues. He remained on the roster all season but was ultimately granted a release from his scholarship in December. Despite the game’s negatives, the Cyclones did see promise in a new-look defense but were unsure how to move forward with confidence. That’s when the Cyclones head coach stepped in. “The challenge after the Texas game was that there was an imbalance in our football program,” Campbell said. “I had to fix it.” Oct. 7: Iowa State 38, No. 3 Oklahoma 31 Coming off the disappointing home loss to Texas, concerned eyebrows raised across the
country at the announcement that third-string signal-caller Kyle Kempt, a fifth-year senior transfer who had never played a down at either of his previous two schools, was going to start at quarterback for the Cyclones. On the road. Against the nation’s third-ranked team. The rest, of course, is history. In a win that redefined the Cyclones’ season and perhaps even the future of Iowa State football, Iowa State was triumphant in Norman for the first time since 1990. Kempt, who was 18-of-24 for 343 passing yards on the game, connected with senior Allen Lazard for the game-winning touchdown on third and long with 2:19 to play that solidified Lazard’s legacy as the Cyclones’ greatest all-time receiver. It was a come-from-behind victory that Campbell says started well before the first snap in Norman. “The week leading up to the
‘I HAD TO GET HIM ON THE FIELD’ One of the biggest stories of the 2017 Iowa State season – and, in fact, the 2017 college football season – was Joel Lanning. In what defensive coordinator Jon Heacock described preseason as “one of the most impressive things that a player could do,” the Ankeny native moved from quarterback to middle linebacker for his senior campaign. What Heacock couldn’t have predicted at the time, however, was just how impressive Lanning would be – not just in terms of his unbelievable success as a defensive player, but also the fact that, of 934 total snaps he would go on to play during ISU’s
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regular season, 45 of them would come on offense and 124 on special teams. His nomination for the Paul Hornung Award recognizing college football’s “most versatile player” was for obvious reasons. The fact that he didn’t win it was a head-scratcher. That said, individual recognition has never been that important to Lanning – though he certainly did collect a thick stack of All-America and all-Big 12 awards in 2017. Matt Campbell praised Lanning all season long as the consummate team player, noting “we’re a better football team with Joel Lanning on the field.”
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MARCHIE MURDOCK The Murdock File: A graduate transfer from Arlington, Texas, who played at and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois before inking with Matt Campbell in 2016. In 2017 he emerged as one of Iowa State’s top receiving threats, finishing third in receptions (41), receiving yards (513), and touchdowns (5). Known for: Catching what would have been a game-tying touchdown in the final minute of ISU’s home game vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State – a catch that was also made by OSU cornerback A.J. Green and ruled an interception. “If it’s a tie ball…possession is to the offense… ROBBED,” Murdock famously tweeted Nov. 11.
Oklahoma game was the turning point in our entire football program,” he said. “Those Tuesday and Wednesday practices, I’ll never forget. Tuesday it rained, and that was one of the best practices we’d had all year. On Wednesday, Joel Lanning stepped back into quarterback for a period of practice and you just felt the team come together. We said we’re going to move forward together and not on an individual basis; that was really powerful for us.” Oct. 14: Iowa State 45, Kansas 0 The Cyclones were on “letdown watch” Oct. 14 as they returned home to take on Kansas on a rainy afternoon in Jack Trice. After a 37-minute weather delay, the Cyclones took their field and delivered anything but a letdown, pitching a shutout paced by 10 tackles from Lanning.
His 2017 highlight: “I want to say a three-way tie between beating Oklahoma, beating TCU, and beating Memphis. If I had to pick one of the three it’d probably be beating Oklahoma, because of the way we won, but the TCU game is probably a close second because it was at home and we rushed the field.” The 2017 game he wants back: “Oklahoma State. I think if we would have won that game we would have gone into the Kansas State game thinking a lot differently.”
Oct. 21: Iowa State 31, Texas Tech 13 For the first time since 1960-1961, Iowa State recorded a fourthstraight road victory when it spoiled Texas Tech’s Homecoming and improved to 3-1 in Big 12 play for the first time since 2002. Lanning and Willie Harvey led the way on defense with 14 tackles apiece as Kempt moved to 3-0 as a starter, connecting on 22-of-32 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns. Oct. 26: Iowa State 14, No. 4 TCU 7 It was Homecoming in Ames as the Cyclones faced another top-5 opponent for the chance to move into a tie for first place in the Big 12 and secure bowl eligibility for the first time in five seasons. Marcel Spears picked off Kenny Hill’s pass with 1:16 left to play to seal the third-ever Cyclone win over a top-5 opponent – and
second that month. “We played harder for longer,” Campbell said postgame. “It was really rewarding to see.” It capped a perfect October that vaulted Iowa State into the national spotlight – a light Campbell says his team took on with grace. “We’re such an instant gratification society with Twitter and social media. We had started to talk about lessons of handling success in the summer – that it was going to be a huge indication of the future of Iowa State football,” Campbell said. “A lot of my own growth has come from learning how to shut the noise off, because if you don’t know how to do it, how will your kids ever do it?” Nov. 4: West Virginia 20, No. 14 Iowa State 16 The Cyclones’ winning streak finally came to an end in Morgantown, W.Va., where
an early 20-0 Mountaineer lead proved too difficult for the Cyclones to overcome. Nov. 11: No. 12 Oklahoma State 49, Iowa State 42 Another sellout crowd was on hand at Jack Trice Stadium, looking to will the Cyclones back into the win column against the Cowboys. The shootout ended in a controversial loss for the home team, however, when wide receiver Marchie Murdock and OSU’s A.J. Green tumbled to the ground in the end zone after both getting their hands on a pass from Cyclone quarterback Zeb Noland in the final minute of the game – a tie ball that was ruled an interception. Iowa State fans were furious about the call. Little did they know, it wouldn’t be the angriest they’d get in 2017.
‘HE DOESN’T SAY IT; HE DOES IT’ For all the talk of offensive weapons on the Cyclone roster, the breakout performance of the season didn’t come at the wide receiver spot. Or even the much-discussed quarterback spot. It was sophomore running back David Montgomery, who raced into the record books as a first-team All-American with 1,146 rushing yards. “We had a lot of great leadership, but there’s probably nobody that’s pumped as much life and blood into our football program than that young man has,” Campbell said. “He’s the one who, in so many ways, captured the heartbeat of this football team. He doesn’t say it; he does it. It’s never an ego situation with David. It’s about what he can do for his team to make the team the best it can be.”
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BACK FOR MORE Quarterback Kyle Kempt was one of the feelgood stories in all of college football in 2017. We all know it by now: The native of Matt Campbell’s hometown was a benchwarmer at Oregon State and then at Hutchinson Community College. He was third on ISU’s depth chart as a walk-on when he was called up to start at Oklahoma Oct. 7 and promptly proceeded to make history. And in February, Campbell learned that his petition for an extension of eligibility for Kempt was granted by the NCAA. So Kempt isn’t done yet as a Cyclone; he’ll be back for 2018. “It is a thrill for me to be able to represent this great university for another year,” Kempt said.
Nov. 18: Iowa State 23, Baylor 13 The Cyclones grabbed their fourth road win in five tries during a trip to Waco. Montgomery piled up 158 yards of offense, including 144 rushing yards, to lead Iowa State to a grind-it-out victory that kept the Clones in theoretical contention for a berth to the Big 12 title game. Nov. 25: Kansas State 20, Iowa State 19 Trips to Manhattan (and occasionally Kansas City) to take on Kansas State haven’t exactly been friendly to Iowa State in recent history, and an almost improbable collapse in their last game at KSU ultimately led to the firing of head coach Paul Rhoads. This season, the Cyclones came into Manhattan ready to get the purple monkey off their back. They controlled the tempo of the somewhat ugly contest
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and were in a favorable position with a 6-point fourth-quarter lead as they tried to milk the clock on a drive. On third-and-6, a pass intended for Lazard was not caught after a KSU defender hugged him tightly as a golden hankie struck his feet. The pass interference call would result in a first down for the Cyclones. Except that it didn’t. In a move that remains unexplained, head official Reggie Smith directed officials to pick up the flag. Kansas State would end up getting another offensive possession and scored, giving them a victory that left Iowa State fans and players both perplexed and irate. Campbell endured sleepless nights in the wake of the loss. “One thing we talk about all the time is ‘control the controllables,’” he said. “And in this situation, we didn’t.”
J.D. WAGGONER The Waggoner File: A 2017 second-team all-Big 12 and first-team academic all-Big 12 selection at defensive end from Dallas, Texas, who tasted senior success after a tumultuous Iowa State career that included struggles with injuries and coaching changes Known for: His signature celebratory highkick after making big plays – including a down linemen-best 42 tackles in 2017. His 2017 highlight: “After Kyle took that last knee at the Liberty Bowl. I just kind of collapsed to the ground, because finally we had done it.” The 2017 game he wants back: “Kansas State. That was the most upset I’ve ever been in my life, I think.”
Dec. 30: Iowa State 21, No. 19 Memphis 20 The Cyclones headed into the 2017 AutoZone Liberty Bowl with several rather large chips on their shoulders. From the pain and frustration of the Kansas State loss to the blatant disrespect displayed by Memphis players when they flipped Iowa State’s helmet upside-down for press photos in the lead-up to the game, the Cyclones had something to prove Dec. 30 in Memphis, Tenn. Getting the win in the Liberty Bowl would end up taking some toughness and, once again, an ability to rise in the face of questionable calls from the officials. Driving late with a 21-20 lead, Montgomery appeared to hit pay dirt, but the officials ruled he had fumbled prior to crossing the goal line. Several excruciating minutes of official review later, the Tigers were awarded a touchback. “We were in the huddle [during
the review] and I remember [Campbell] coming up and telling us, ‘I hope we don’t get this call,’” Waggoner remembered. “I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ But I understood where he was coming from. At Kansas State we were placed in the same situation and it didn’t go our way. He said, ‘I want to know if this team’s learned from our mistakes, if we can finish it.’” The Cyclone defense stood tall. “We just kind of anchored down and said, ‘Look, we’re not gonna let this happen again,” Waggoner said. “All they needed was a field goal, but we were able to make a fourth-down stop to get off the field and that was a pretty awesome way to end it. It was.” “It felt great,” Murdock added. “It was only right for us to send our seniors and our fans out with a W. And that’s what we did.”
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A partnership for leadership By Lindsey Davis
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have always loved to travel and work with people who are different from me, and I also enjoy being in new situations in which I have to adapt in order to learn more,” Olivia Carrasco, a senior studying mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, said. During her sophomore year, Carrasco practiced all of these skills as a member of the first cohort of the Vermeer International Leadership Program, a year-long experience that affords students a unique view of how to be successful in a company that operates both locally and internationally. Vermeer Corporation has partnered with Iowa State for many years by providing internships and sponsoring student groups, and with the establishment of the Vermeer International Leadership Program in 2015, the partnership has risen to new heights. The program helps educate and nurture future leaders for an increasingly global economy: Since its inception, 58 students have participated from disciplines including engineering, agriculture, communications, and political science. During the fall semester, participants learn about leadership theory in the classroom, and participate in practical learning by visiting the Vermeer
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Corporation headquarters in Pella and interviewing industry leaders in the company. The second semester focuses on how culture impacts leadership and includes an international trip to Vermeer manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands or Brazil. Many of the participants have never traveled outside the state of Iowa and would otherwise be unable to afford to study abroad without Vermeer’s generous support. “The Vermeer International Leadership Program is a fantastic opportunity for Iowa State students to develop their leadership and cultural competencies, as well as gain an in-depth perspective on an international corporation,” said Tara Widner, a lecturer in the Leadership Studies Program, which is coordinated by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. “The capacities gained help make the Vermeer Leaders exceptionally qualified as they enter the workforce.” “Learning about leadership theories and my own strengths has helped me figure out where I belong within the realm of leadership and what areas I need to work on,” Carrasco said. “I loved seeing how a company with hometown values can have an impact on a global scale. When my cohort traveled to the Vermeer facilities in the
Netherlands, I visited with an Iowa State graduate who was working abroad, and I got excited knowing that I could also have the chance to work internationally and see more of the world.” Carrasco’s experience in the Vermeer International Leadership Program led to four subsequent internships with Vermeer, most recently as a talent acquisition intern, helping the company recruit employees and remain competitive. “My experiences in the leadership program and internships allowed me to get to know an amazing company, and have continued to give me opportunities to grow as a leader, engineer, and person,” she said. “Being so involved with Vermeer has made me feel valued; not only do I get to connect with assembly workers and welders, but the CEO of the company knows me by name.” When the Muscatine, Iowa, native graduates from Iowa State in May 2018, she will have earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a minor in business, and a leadership studies certificate. Carrasco dreams of one day possibly working internationally for the company that she has grown to love – and learned from immeasurably.
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Senior Olivia Carrasco learns from David Cooper, an assembler at Vermeer, during her internship.
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A: Agriculture; B: Agricultural Engineering; C: Design D: Education; E: Engineering; F: Family and Consumer Sciences; H: Human Sciences; M: Business; S: Liberal Arts and Sciences; U: Interdisciplinary; V: Veterinary Medicine; X: Attended; O: Honorary
Shelley (’87C) and Kevin (’87S) Stow Neal Suess (’84E) Dennis (’70A) and Mary Thomas Linda (’70F) and Doug (’67E) Ward Joan Welch (’55S) Pamela (’77S) and Michael (’77E) Weston Lorraine (’78F) and David (’79V) Whitney Tom Wilson (’84M) Dean Wolf (’61E) Kathy (’72D) and Steven (’73A) Zumbach
11-YEAR DONORS Keitha (’67F) and Ronald (’68E) Anderson Alvin Barden (’55A) Tom Bjelland (’73A) Marcia (’78F) and Jim (’78A) Borel Janice and Jeffrey Breitman Stewart Burger (’72F) John (’82E) and Kim Carlson Denny (’65E) and Marcy Chaussee Harold (’50A) and Rachel Crawford Chris Cunningham (’79A) Jane Gustafson (’57F) James Harris (’74E) Jeaneyl Hazlett (’75V) John (’70S) and Cheryl Kingland Patrice (’73D) and W. Mark (’73E) Lortz John (’63A) and Kay Mortimer Ruth Anne Ohde (’62S) Wayne (’60S) and Eleanor Ostendorf Robert Palmer (’62E) Debra Dotzler Pfeifer (’86S) and Dennis Pfeifer (’86E) Nancy (’83A) and Douglas (’83A) Pringnitz Richard (’61A) and Elaine Rypkema John Saunders (’62E) Vincent Schwenk (’59E) Mary (’56F) and William (’56E) Snyder Vaughn Speer (’49A) James (’76E) and Pamela Swales Bebe Tucker (’43F) Steven (’84F) and Lori Uelner Donna Willett (’54F) 10-YEAR DONORS Kenneth Allbaugh (’47E) Claire Andreasen Jean (’70F) and Jeffrey (’70A) Anliker Ruth Bassett (’60F) Marianne Berhow (’53F) Susan (’86D) and Matthew (’90S) Bravard Kenneth Bucklin (’62E) Todd Dahlof (’90D) Nancy (’72F) and Richard (’72A) Degner Evelyn Fisher (’60F) Marilynn Forsberg Nancy Gauthier (’79D) David Hahn (’80V) Bruce Hamilton (’73S) Barbara Harre (’82S) Phyllis (’61F) and Donald (’60S) Holmes Cecilia (’89U) and Harry (’89E) Horner Melissa Houston (’95E) Barbara Janson (’65S) Lee Johnson (’73E) Teresa Beer Larson (’73S) and Jami Larson (’74S) Joel Leininger (’72V) Lyla (’71D) and Thomas Maynard Gerald (’55E) and Barbara Montgomery Grace (’63F) and Richard (’62E) O’Leary Thomas Penaluna (’63E) Nancy Turnquist-Peterson (’81V) and John Peterson (’78E) Nancy (’78S) and Patrick (’77E) Pinkston Thomas Ruzicka (’57A) Janis Scharingson (’71S) Robert Stober (’61E) Brenda (’86M) and David (’87E) Swartz Julie (’67F) and Laird Trusler Sara Turner Patricia (’66F) and Ronald (’66A) Vansteenburg Peter Wilson (’55S)
9-YEAR DONORS Carol Anderson (’76F) Joan (’64S) and John (’64S) Axel Gretchen Backlund (’48F) Mark Batchelder (’95S) Richard Boettcher (’61E) Timothy Bray (’85E) Arnel Citurs (’88E) Craig Claussen (’69S) Marilyn (’75F) and Dwight (’74A) Conover James Crouse (’57E) Wayne Danker (’52V) Larry (’62A) and Barbara Ebbers Richard (’54A) and Lynn Engen Don Francois (’84B) Katherine (’70S) and William (’70S) Gilbert Linda (’68F) and William (’72A) Good Thomas (’69A) and Colleen Good Jill Haas (’82F) Susan Hanke (’87M) Janice (’62F) and Dale (’60E) Johnson Johann Karg (’69S) Betty (’59F) and Dennis (’59A) Keeney Fern Kelsay Kent Lage (’86E) Lois (’68F) and John (’67E) Mather James (’72A) and Connie Mohn Keith Naeve (’60E) Lu Ng (’69A) Ann Brierly Platt (’54F) and Don Platt (’54A) Richard Pratt (’56A) Maryn (’73F) and Thomas (’58S) Rogge Kelly Rose (’86F) Brian Rumpf (’88E) Willis Ryan (’62E) Cathy (’88M) and Mark (’88A) Schmidt Keith (’56A) and Nancy Schmidt Shirley Snyder (’51F) Mitchell Stock (’69S) Bob Suominen Jane Swanson (’61F) Karen (’67S) and Jerry (’68F) Tow Ivan (’52A) and Genevieve Wikner Samuel (’67A) and Carol Wise 8-YEAR DONORS Donald Adams (’72E) James Anglin (’79E) Harold Barfknecht (’70S) Ruth Ann Bennett (’59F) Robert Best (’55A) Lorraine Bruns (’47F) Vernice (’56F) and Loren (’57E) Christian Frank Clark (’54A) Marcia (’68S) and John (’67A) Cook Dick (’54S) and Roberta Cox Kevin Dittmar (’85B) Ronald Doofe (’68E) Paul (’58V) and Janice Ehrig Julia (’85S) and Jon (’85A) Ellis William Farr (’76E) James Fetrow (’61A) Connie Funk (’78F) John Hayes (’66E) Carol (’58F) and Gerald (’53A) Hunter Julie (’88A) and Jay (’89A) Jacobi Carol Jensen (’88M) Kent (’78S) and Sara Johnson Alice Keene (’05E) Jan Berg Kruse (’76F) and Rod (’74E) Kruse David (’77V) and Diane Larson Karen (’69F) and Dennis (’71E) Licht Joanne (’59S) and Richard (’57S) Liddy Angela Lookingbill (’93M) Ralph Martin (’56A) Jeanne (’62F) and David (’61E) O’Melia Diane (’79S) and Allan (’83E) Roderick Thomas Samuelson (’84S) Deborah (’83E) and Jeffery (’81E) Schebler Christine (’79S) and Daniel Schmidt Andrew Shell (’71E) Karen (’71D) and Roy (’70S) Siple Erma (’70F) and Norm (’69A) Skadburg Ryan Slattery (’00M) Christine (’91D) and David (’91E) Slump
Richard Sperring (’52E) Sandra Steffenson Tamkin (’90S) Shirley Stow (’76D) Clarita (’59F) and Doug (’59A) Vandermyde David VanHorn (’89E) Byron Veath (’51E) Nancy (’71S) and Alan (’71E) Wilcox Lynnette (’82S) and Jeff (’81E) Witt Jane (’77F) and David (’72E) Wombacher Diane (’69S) and Michael (’70A) Wonio
7-YEAR DONORS John Albright (’76S) Margaret (’85S) and Todd (’84A) Barker Edwin Bartine (’64A) Karey (’88M) and Todd (’88A) Bishop James Blum (’70E) Susan (’81S) and Douglas (’81S) Boden Barbara (’61F) and James (’60E) Bunning Carl Carlson (’71A) Dean Christensen (’59E) Donald Cook (’74V) Joe (’58E) and Patricia Cunning Donald (’66V) and Dianne Draper Jane (’88D) and William (’69A) Edwards James (’73A) and Dagni Falvey Richard Freeman (’50A) Murl Grandia (’56E) Brenda Greaves (’83D) Roger Grundmeier (’72A) Martha (’83S) and Edward (’83C) Gschneidner Sally Hanson (’58F) Ruth Harris John Hsu (’63S) Robert (’58S) and Nancy Lindemeyer Bradley Maurer (’78D) Gail McKinzie (’76D) David Meyer (’67E) Pamela (’75D) and John (’72A) Miller Cathy Nelson (’79S) Ted (’77S) and Al (’78C) Oberlander Barbara Palmer (’46F) Harold (’73E) and Mary Paustian Myrna (’82F) and Ronald (’57A) Powers Jennifer (’82S) and Randall (’81A) Ramundt Kathy Rhode (’82S) Susan (’78A) and Jack (’85S) Robbins Richard Roepke (’70A) Kay Runge (’69S) Denise (’78S) and William (’74A) Ryan Jack Sawyer (’52S) Gerald Sewick (’55S) Shirley Smith (’09S) Rebecca Stadlman (’74S) Donna (’81D) and William (’80S) Steckel Gerald (’61V) and Carolyn Te Paske Lynn Vorbrich (’60S) A. Loy (’57F) and Robert (’56A) Walker Juliana Wernimont (’83D) Mary Wettach (’78S) Norman (’59E) and Margaret Wirkler 6-YEAR DONORS Jerry Adamson (’72A) Richard (’55A) and Beverly Anderson Dorothy (’63F) and Curtis (’59A) Askelson Janice Baker (’73F) Ronald Baker (’70V) Jan (’72S) and James (’64S) Beatty Craig Bonestroo (’76E) Gary Brandt (’79S) Greta Budweg (’81S) Judith (’62F) and Leroy Butler Carol (’60F) and Keith (’59A) Clement Rachel (’96A) and Brian (’92M) Collie Christine (’83A) and Charles (’83A) Cornelius Darrell Cox (’83A) Glenn (’66E) and Viola DeStigter Nancy Dittmer (’84M) Sharon Drendel Albert (’67A) and Suzanne Duroe Carol Elliott (’72S) David Eyre (’61E)
SPRING 2018 WWW.ISUALUM.ORG VISIONS
James (’60A) and Clare Frevert Gwen Friedow (’85S) Anthony Germann (’60A) James (’79V) and Susan Hagedorn Luan Hammell (’71F) Rudy (’73E) and Deborah Herrmann Anne (’58F) and Charles (’58S) Hesse Margaret Hunziker (’42F) Tracy Kolosik (’81M) Charlene Korslund (’51F) Kevin Krogmeier (’75U) David Kuivanen (’78E) Judd (’54A) and Ramona Leland JoAnn Lyon (’46F) Ana Hays McCracken (’84F) and Edward McCracken (’66E) Thomas McIntosh (’67A) Roger Merritt (’51A) Barbara (’80S) and Gerald O’Dell Gia (’91S) and Mark (’90M) Paris Steffan Paul (’91S) Richard Renk (’50E) Diana and Mark Rettig Keith Rolston (’64V) Duane Seehusen (’74V) John Seward (’58A) Gordon Smith (’61A) Timothy Smith (’77S) Thomas Stanton (’53S) Gregory Strand (’75V) John Susic (’93S) Troy Thornton (’85E) Glen Vetter (’72A) Janet (’60F) and Edward (’59A) Wachs Robert (’09O) and Martha Jean (’09) Watson Diana (’78F) and Mark Weber Christine Wehrman (’70F) Lori (’86S) and Doug (’84S) Wenzel Tara Whitmire (’01S) Donna Whitney (’09O) Suzanne Wyckoff (’70S) Patricia Yungclas (’48F)
5-YEAR DONORS Philip Anglin (’88S) Marlene (’68F) and Paul (’71V) Armbrecht Jeanne Astleford (’63F) Karen Bahr (’73F) Judith Baird (’80S) Patricia (’81S) and Scott (’80E) Benesh Arthur Bine (’57A) Benjamin Boden (’05H) Janet (’85E) and Don (’84A) Borcherding BoonChuan Chew (’91S) James Christensen (’78A) Shirley (’56F) and Kay (’56A) Connelly Russell (’55E) and Carolyn Copley Jeffrey Couch (’77S) Matthew (’00S) and Sarah Craft Jeffrey Crain (’89S) Michael Davis (’71V) Margaret (’79F) and David (’79E) Dedic Daniel Drahos (’93V) Laurie (’85M) and Kenneth (’82M) Eastman Judy Erickson (’70S) and Karl Eby (’73A) Robert Farr (’61S) Marne (’88M) and Chris Gade Larissa (’93V) and Richard (’91E) Hautekeete Fredric Heinz (’78A) Thomas Hills (’81S) Julie Hoefler (’91A) Douglas (’73A) and Nancy Hofbauer Daryl Hohl (’76A) Albert (’51A) and Carolyn Johnson Shirley (’62F) and Lester (’62S) Juon Lori (’02M) and Daniel (’00M) Kartman Greg Kramer (’01A) Julie (’84D) and John (’77D) Larson Lee Maddocks (’52E) Julia McCutchan (’58F) Karen McGregor (’82S) Douglas Meyers (’88E) Donald (’73S) and Marcia Miller Bonnie (’65F) and Gerald Moeller Patricia (’72S) and John (’69A) Moore Jon Mullarky (’61E) Diana Nevins (’85S) R. Ted Payseur (’72S) Sandra (’61F) and Darold (’60A) Plate Ellen and Jamie Pollard Sybil (’67S) and Noel (’66S) Rasmussen Alan Renken (’67E) Sharon (’64F) and Richard (’64S) Richman Richard Rickert (’68A) David Rush (’85E) Lou Ann (’70S) and Kent (’70S) Sandburg Sherry (’75F) and Mark (’76S) Schmidt Wendy Scott (’78F) James (’80V) and Kimberly Seaton Robert (’78S) and Shawn Simonsen Norma (’57F) and William (’59V) Speer
Catherine Stevermer (’93D) Taylor Swanson (’03E) Nancy (’66F) and Charles (’67A) Sweetman Dee (’75S) and David (’73S) Vandeventer Barbara Weeks (’78S) Sally (’70D) and Wayne Wilson Dorothy (’61F) and Doyle (’60A) Wolverton
4-YEAR DONORS Stuart Anderson (’91E) John Bahr (’59E) Elizabeth (’86E) and Scott (’84E) Benjamin Sharon Bennett Marcie Bowser (’98A) Gregory Buffington (’67E) Janice (’83C) and Jerry (’82E) Burke Eric (’97V) and Brenda Burrough John Dewey (’76S) William Dohrmann (’63A) Ron Eastman (’86E) Diane (’69S) and Jerry (’73E) Eilers William Ellingrod (’54E) Kristie (’88M) and Joel (’92V) Elmquist Thomas (’60A) and Ruth Feldmann Daniel Gannon (’68A) Jean (’69F) and William (’68S) Giddings Lowell Greimann (’64E) Julie (’05M) and Justin (’07E) Greiner John Grundmeier (’81A) Alice Hill (’64F) John Hoper (’62E) Casey Houston (’00E) Karen Hunck (’84E) Deanna (’73S) and Christopher (’73E) Jens David Johnson (’70E) Sandra (’65F) and Gary (’64S) Johnson Carrie Jorgensen (’93A) Jeffrey Kemink (’81A) Michael Krull (’00S) James Kruse (’76S) Tony Kruse (’04S) Brent Kuehnast (’91A) Timothy Kuntz (’88S) Paul Lebuhn (’49S) Lucia (’74F) and William (’67A) Lincoln Alice Lissner (’61F) Joseph (’63S) and Teresnia Longval Charles (’59A) and Donna Lusher Roger (’71V) and Marilyn Mahr Jon McCarty (’69E) Steven (’72S) and Nancy Myers Kathleen Niedert (’73F) Robert (’62E) and Jeanette Pedersen Lynnette (’73F) and Dennis (’71S) Pelisek Steven Petska Brooke (’03S) and Richard (’02A) Prestegard Thomas (’69A) and Janet Putnam Elizabeth Richards (’80E) Jennifer Scharff (’98S) Nicole (’09E) and Bryan (’08E) Schmidt Ruth Ann (’73F) and Brock (’73S) Seney Gene Severson (’49A) Penelope (’69S) and James (’72A) Shenk Dean (’58A) and Shirley Skaugstad Evonne (’68F) and Thomas (’68S) Smith Timothy (’77E) and Nancy Sullivan Charles Swanson (’67A) Cynthia Thorland (’84S) and Frederick Weitz Todd Tierney (’90C) Steven Tritsch (’79E) Elizabeth (’87M) and John (’86A) Van Diest Henrietta Van Maanen (’59F) Patricia VanGorp (’75D) Elizabeth McBroom-Vollbracht (’83V) and James Vollbracht Stephen (’67E) and Beverly Watson Michael Wells (’74V) Anna (’62F) and Roger Winans Glenn Windom (’66V) Debra (’92V) and Mark (’87S) Zoran 3-YEAR DONORS Alice Barney (’57A) Brian Barringer (’88M) Robert Bartheld (’51E) Don (’79A) and Monica Behning Jolee (’78E) and Steven (’77E) Belzung Diana Bourisaw (’88D) Michael Bowman (’65E) Beth Brockway Bockes (’74F) and Roger Bockes (’74A) Daleen Brown (’95M) Mike Budworth (’94E) Beth (’58F) and Norman (’59V) Cheville David Cotts (’62E) Jan (’97A) and Kurt (’97A) Dallmeyer John DeVries (’59S) Christy (’00S) and Justin (’01E) Doornink Karen Drake (’70S) Mary Eggert (’64S) Cheryl Eldh (’51F)
VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 2018
Kathleen (’80S) and Charles (’70S) Epstein-Ritts Pattie Erps (’84M) Robert Fitzgerald (’52E) Kathleen Carothers Geoffroy (’13O) Marcia (’73F) and Harvey (’70S) Freese Johnie Hanson (’73E) Sharon (’65S) and Jan (’65S) Haugen Alberta (’68F) and Dennis (’67A) Helmke Cathy Hsu (’86F) and Thomas Sun (’91F) James Hunt (’57S) Judith (’71F) and Richard (’72A) Isaacson Donald (’60E) and Linda Jayne Joan Jensen (’81F) Debra (’69F) and Tom (’71V) Johnson Dona Jones (’60F) Stanley Kammerer (’65S) Patty (’87M) and Mike (’84S) King Ruth (’58S) and Alvin (’58E) Klouda Jerry Knight Steven (’77E) and Mary Korrect Ruth Larson (’52S) Stanley (’62A) and Virginia Laures Lea Lautenschlager (’74S) Gene Leonhart (’71E) Robert (’67S) and Charlotte Lewis Verne Logan (’57A) Gerald Lutkenhaus (’70S) Florence Lyman (’62F) Olivia (’72S) and Gregory Madison Dennis (’73S) and Susan Martin Kimberly (’02S) and Dustin (’02S) McDonough Susan (’74D) and James (’69S) Meimann Jayden Montgomery (’97A) Rachel Morgan (’39F) David Munson (’64A) John O’Byrne (’64A) D. Joseph (’77S) and Catherine Parrish Diane (’68F) and James (’66A) Patton Rita (’77A) and Dale (’77A) Peters Eric Peterson (’07A) Louise Pickart (’65S) James Pint (’49E) Linda (’67S) and Mark (’67A) Podhajsky Robert Powell (’82S) Melanie (’00E) and Karl Reichenberger Douglas Reimer (’72A) Kathryn (’55F) and Duane (’56E) Renken Miriam Satern (’73S) Karen Schipfmann (’94M) Julie Schwalbe (’87A) and Martin Kalton (’83A) Jasmine (’59F) and Richard (’59E) Seagrave Hidesuke Sera (’65A) Roberta Skipor (’87V) Robert Skromme (’51E) Helen Sorensen (’61F) Beverly (’61F) and Edward (’59A) Spencer Curtis Stamp (’89S) Deborah (’81S) and William (’81S) Stearns Jill (’80S) and Daniel Stevenson Stephen Sundquist (’63E) Judith Timan (’62F) Kristyn (’85S) and Kurt (’85M) Tjaden Peri Van Tassel (’84S) Terry (’69S) and Sherry Voy Roberta (’68S) and Floyd (’68S) Waddle Philip Wargo (’64A) Sara (’59F) and Harold (’58E) Warrington Laura Weiglein (’07H) Marc (’74F) and Beth Weinbrenner Teed Welch (’69S) Tony Wells (’80S) Mark White (’92E) Billie (’75S) and Norbert (’76A) Wilson James (’60E) and Karen Winey Richard Wynne (’76A) Debra Yankey (’79F)
2-YEAR DONORS Sally (’69D) and J. Mark (’69E) Adrian Richard (’66A) and Margaret Anderson David (’69E) and Muriel Arnold Curtis Bakker (’89A) Wayne Banwart (’75A) Jacalyn (’73S) and James (’71S) Bell Madonna (’74F) and Gregory (’75S) Bell Roderick Benjamin (’69E) John Bonnett (’54A) Heather and Gary Botine Susan Braden (’65S) Derek Bristol (’94E) Susan Brown (’97M) Mary Jo Bruskiewicz (’61F) Neil Burmeister (’70A) Willis Bywater (’61E) and Linda Brown Bywater Bret Carter (’82A) and Hazel Williams- Carter Rebecca (’95S) and Ted (’93S) Cates Gale Chatterton (’67E)
Dee Chilcoat (’81S) Eric Clark (’93A) Rebecca (’77S) and Joel (’70D) Coats Christina Coffman (’89S) Meg (’84M) and Jeff (’84S) Courter Jon Crumpton (’78E) John Cuvelier Josette Daum (’68F) George (’88M) and Ann Deery Joye (’63F) and Donald (’63A) Dillman Martha (’92M) and Kevin (’92E) Dowling Elaine Erickson (’73S) Theodore Feick (’59S) Donald Feld (’68E) Regina Brown Fineran (’57F) Bonita Fong (’61F) Linda (’72F) and Stephen (’72E) Foster Mary (’56F) and J. David (’58E) Fuchs Mary (’68F) and David Giese Janene (’80D) and Grant (’80S) Goodenow Peg Armstrong-Gustafson (’81A) and Gregory Gustafson (’80A) Becci (’89C) and Robert (’88E) Hamilton Kerrianne Hanlin (’88V) James Hawley (’62E) Kim (’85F) and James (’86E) Heise Amy Henry (’03A) Robert Homolka (’86S) Mary (’64F) and Donald (’63A) Hoy Barbara (’76D) and James (’77S) Huff Beverly (’54F) and Theodore (’53A) Hutchcroft Jerlando Jackson (’00D) Jerry Jacobson (’79S) William Jameson (’62S) Treasure (’74F) and Steven (’70E) Jargo Donald Johnson (’57E) Barbara (’58F) and Henry (’56S) Kinney Mary Korslund (’56F) William (’56S) and Mary Lanphere Robin (’83A) and Steven (’83E) Lasell Seaeun Lee (’94U) and Iacovos Zachariades (’95D) John Lilly (’79E) Jay Marti (’53E) Margery (’46F) and William McCarten Sydney (’75S) and Gary (’73B) McConeghey Rodney McElvain (’71S) Cheryl (’65F) and Thomas (’65E) McRoberts Eric McVey (’94S) Brian (’85A) and Kathy Meyer Marlene (’73S) and Lonnie (’73A) Miller Donna Christensen-Mores (’79F) and Alan Mores (’80S) Diane (’86F) and Kevin (’83E) Mueller Michael Muhm (’81S) Shelli (’84M) and Erik (’81S) Munn Amy (’93E) and Jon (’94C) Nolting Robert (’66E) and Patty Payer Cuong Pham (’77E) Joan (’98M) and Pete Piscitello Tracey (’86S) and Jerome Rayhons James Remington (’53E) Mary Rickey (’47F) Sandra Roan (’78F) Julie (’78F) and Scott (’79D) Rosin Judith Sampson William (’83A) and Janelle Schmitt Richard Schwalbe (’82A) Mark Settle (’75A) Bonnie (’74S) and Steven (’75A) Showalter Joan Simpson Maury Smith (’84S) Mary (’67F) and Wallace (’66S) Souder Sandra (’69S) and Robert (’69S) Stedman Janet Steven (’64F) David Trauger (’64A) Janet Tryon William Underwood Aaron Vansteenburg (’95E) Janet Walkup (’59F) Douglas Wallen (’64E) Jessica (’13H) and Christopher (’98S) Weaver Creighton (’76S) and Kimberly Weber James Weiss (’68V) Diane West (’68F) Keith Yamamoto (’68S)
FIRST-YEAR DONORS Shelley (’85S) and Mark (’86V) Ackermann Michelle Ahrens (’88S) Renee (’87M) and Gerald (’87M) Arndt Elizabeth (’00A) and Dustin (’00M) Avey David Barnes (’81S) Christina Barthel (’59A) Kelley (’65S) and Joan Bergstrom Cynthia Boardman (’77S) Cassidy Bock (’03E) Matthew Brice (’96S) Dan (’95E) and Angelia Buhr
Kathryn Burkholder H. Kennard Bussard (’60E) Robert (’65E) and Judy Camblin Steven (’82E) and Diane Conley Thomas (’76S) and Lisa Connop Carrie Cook (’93S) Susan (’53F) and Harold (’49E) Cowles Richard (’78S) and Laurel Crusinberry Raymond (’65A) and Linda Davis Ann DeVany (’90S) Linda (’70F) and Gail (’70S) Dieleman James Dresser (’63S) David Drew (’62E) M. Burton Drexler Sondra Dyer (’60F) Diane Empie (’73S) Rachel (’83M) and Rene (’85A) Engelhardt Evan Evans (’72S) Duane Fisher (’73A) Joe Ford (’66A) Marsha (’80C) and Michael (’80E) Ford Jan Gravenkamp (’58E) Evelyn (’55F) and Kenneth (’54A) Gregersen Kate Gregory David Harrington (’00E) Cynthia (’77D) and Brent (’74A) Hart Kevin Hickman (’78S) Bette Honeck (’59S) Susan Hornung (’79D) Allen Housh (’57A) Amy (’11A) and Bradley (’11M) Humphrey Marcia Jackson (’65S) Alan Jacobsen (’83B) Gwendolyn (’57F) and Frank (’58A) Jolly Oluwatomi Fadeyi-Jones (’99M) and Aranthan Jones (’99S) Carol (’71D) and Richard (’71S) Jurgens Mavis (’77D) and David (’67F) Kelley Kathleen Koenig (’73D) Dane Korver Gary Laabs (’74A) Joseph (’56A) and Barbara Leonard Charles Lettow (’62E) Ronna (’66F) and Charles (’67E) Lorensen Margaret Main (’67F) Nancy (’89M) and Kevin (’84E) Mathis Steven Meyer (’81A) Glenn Moore (’51E) Carl Neifert (’70A) Dea (’69A) and Ronald (’68E) Oleson Jean O’Neil (’69S) Susan (’70F) and Kirk (’70S) Patrick John (’52E) and Jan Patrou William Patton (’53A) Paul Petersen (’82E) Beverly Phillips (’57F) Carline Phillips (’00D) Timothy Quick (’01M) David (’80S) and Anne Radke Ann Rice (’79S) Heather (’98S) and Troy (’99S) Riley Kari Roehr (’97E) Sally (’59F) and Dennis (’59E) Rust Julienne (’76S) and Richard (’76E) Salvesen Grant Sawyer (’60A) Ronald Scharnweber (’68S) James Schipper (’72A) Amy (’01A) and Jon (’04V) Schmidt Karin Sevde (’92M) Robert (’69E) and Lynne Sloop Margaret Sohm (’72S) Everett (’60V) and Mary Stocker Amanda Ramer-Tait (’06U) and Richard Tait (’99A) Dennis (’62S) and Colleen Tasler James (’78A) and Virginia Tobin Andrew Underwood (’17M) Dennis Underwood (’67A) Henry Walter Theresa Weaver (’89S) Allyn Weber (’70E) Lynn Weber (’75E) Cynthia Welter (’76F) Stephen (’68S) and Mary Wessman Pamela (’87M) and John (’85C) Whelan Jeffrey White (’92S) Donald Williams (’56A) Jane (’61F) and David (’62S) Wirth John Woodworth (’77E) Douglas Worple (’86M)
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T H E 2 0 1 8 I S U A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S S L AT E 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 four-year term. As a member of the ISU Alumni Association, you are invited to go online (www.isualum.org/boardslate) before April 27 and cast your vote for the slate of new ISUAA board nominees or write in the name(s) of others you would like to see serve on the ISUAA board. To request a printed copy of the ballot, please call (877) ISU-ALUM and request that one be sent to you by mail. Each member may complete only one ballot. Final results will be announced at the Association’s Annual Meeting on May 18. Thanks in advance for your participation.
Marc Mores** ’95 exercise and sport science Parker, Colo. Marc Mores is the executive vice president of James R. Favor & Company, an insurance agency serving the insurance and risk management needs of collegebased fraternal organizations. Marc is an underwriter for their Lloyd’s of London fraternal program and is a frequent speaker at client and industry events. He serves on the board of directors of HazingPrevention.Org and remains active with his fraternity. Marc says, “Alumni engagement is key to the long-term success and prosperity of Iowa State University, and my non-profit management experience and continued work in the collegiate environment will allow me to immediately contribute to advance the goals of the ISU Alumni Association.” Larry Pithan** ’73 mechanical engineering Andalusia, Ill. Larry Pithan is a retired CFO for IMEG Corporation – a $150 million international consulting engineering firm. He had over 43 years of service with the company while guiding the growth from 12 employees to more than 1,200. Larry has served on the ISU Mechanical Engineering Advisory Council and the Engineering College Industrial Advisory Council. He is an ISU Foundation Governor and has represented the College of Engineering during the last two campaigns. Larry and his wife, Pam, have traveled numerous times with the Traveling Cyclones. Larry says, “I feel that I can add value to the board with my years of experience in business and I also would like to strengthen the connection between the Alumni Association and the Foundation.” Gregory Smith** ’91 occupational safety, MPA ’10 public administration Marion, Iowa Gregory Smith is an assistant fire chief for the Cedar Rapids Fire Department in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In his role, he directs and manages the Operations Division of the organization, including shift emergency response personnel and the department’s training division. He also manages the department’s operating and capital budgets. Greg and his wife, Kim (’91 JLMC), have two children, 38
Members of the ISU Alumni Association are invited to attend the Inspiration Awards and Annual Reception on May 18, 2018 (reception at 5:30 p.m., program at 6:30 p.m.) in the ISU Alumni Center. Register online by April 27 at www.isualum.org/awardsandreception. For more information, or to register by phone, call toll-free 1-877-ISU-ALUM. Locally, call 294-6525.
one currently a freshman at Iowa State. Greg says, “I feel that my management work and leadership experience in the public sector can benefit the Alumni Association, and I look forward to the opportunity to assist in the growth and advancement of the Association’s mission.” Amy Burrough Tetmeyer** ’91 accounting Johnston, Iowa Amy Tetmeyer has spent 26 years at Wells Fargo, holding positions in finance, accounting, and compliance, most recently leading Enterprise Expense Forecasting. As a student, she held leadership positons for Sigma Kappa Sorority and was a Cyclone Aide. Since graduating from Iowa State, Amy and her family have continued to be involved with Iowa State, as season ticket holders for both football and basketball and serving as an advisor for Sigma Kappa. Amy says, “I’m excited for the opportunity to serve Iowa State and its fabulous alumni base. I look forward to using my skills and experience to help advance the goal of engaging our alumni all across the US and reminding everyone that we are ‘Cyclones Everywhere.’” Eric Wittrock** ’92 mechanical engineering Urbandale, Iowa Eric Wittrock is the director of business development for GMT Corporation in Waverly, Iowa. In this role, he is responsible for the account management, sales, and strategy for GMT’s iron and steel machining business. Prior to this role, he spent nearly 20 years working for Ford Motor Company in manufacturing, engineering and advanced technology marketing. He is a past board member of the Iowa Wind Energy Association and currently serves on the ISU Stanton Foundation. As a student at Iowa State, he was involved in the ISUCF’V’MB, Tau Beta Pi, the first ISU Solar Car, and the Honors Program, and he played the carillon in the Campanile. Eric says, “I believe my experience in strategic planning and marketing can help the Alumni Association reach more ISU students and alumni, and become a more valued asset to the rest of Iowa State University.” ** Life member of the ISU Alumni Association Note: Only ISU degrees are listed
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Forever true…forever! Wendy did it! She went from the fields of Iowa doing pest management work to the corner office in Beardshear as Iowa State’s 16th president. Throughout her Iowa State journey, we’ve seen her serve the university and its constituents with loyalty, pride, and care. She, like many other Iowa State employees — whether or not they graduated from Iowa State — saw this special place quickly become home. Before they knew it, leaving was no longer an option. The beauty one finds here in the people, the place, the programs, and the opportunities is second to none. So, when I think of “Forever True,” I think about folks like Warren Madden (50 years), Stewart Burger (46 years), President Wintersteen (38 years), Barbara Woods (36
years), Julie Larson (35 years), John Wong (37 years), Ben Allen (27 years), Jamie Pollard (13 years), and my list goes on. I’m sure they, like me, had offers to go to other places. But Iowa State has quickly become home to so many of us and our families.
I’m grateful for people like Warren, Stewart, John, Jamie, Wendy, Barbara, Julie, and Ben, who were more than loyal…they were and are mentors. They’re some of the special jewels of this university. To honor long-serving university employees, Iowa State’s Office of Retirement Information and Planning oversees the 25-Year Club. The Club recognizes faculty
ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES ISUAA President and CEO Endowment Alumni Association Programs Endowment Student Leadership Programs Endowment VISIONS Magazine Endowment Awards Program Endowment Staff Development Endowment Madden Technology Endowment LegaCY Club Endowment Young Alumni Programs Endowment Alumni Clubs Endowment Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives Endowment General Program Endowment
GOAL RAISED** $2.5 million $2.5 million $10 million $1.6 million* $1 million $333,105 $2 million $45,783 $1 million $51,008 $250,000 $72,125 $250,000 $354,680 $1.5 million $108,408 $1 million $57,002 $2 million $78,325 $1 million $57,975 $471,234
Total ISU Alumni Association Campaign Goal $12.5 million $4.1 million
and staff who have served Iowa State for at least 25 years. The club was informally established in 1915 and formalized in 1934. Annual meetings are still held each spring. I’m grateful for people like Warren, Stewart, John, Jamie, Wendy, Barbara, Julie, and Ben, who were more than loyal... they were and are mentors. They truly practice, as George Washington Carver expressed, service above self. They’re some of the special jewels of this university. Alumni, students, friends, and university employees also show lifelong loyalty to Iowa State as they become members of the Association, volunteer for Iowa State, and give financially over the years. The latter is happening at an all-time record level during the current campaign, Forever True, For Iowa State. To date, more than $988 million has been given to Iowa State toward the university’s campaign goal of $1.1 billion. I continue to encourage you to give to those units that supported you as students, alumni, employees, and Iowa State friends. To make a gift to support the campaign, go to foundation.iastate.edu. If you specifically want to support the Alumni Association’s campaign goals, see our giving options at left. In closing, I wish Wendy success and happiness as she leads Iowa State into the future. The Association’s Board and staff are truly glad to be her partners. And to Cyclones everywhere, thanks for being forever true to Iowa State! Yours for Iowa State,
Jeff Johnson **# Lora and Russ Talbot Endowed President and CEO PhD ’14 education
**As of 2/7/18
TO MAKE A GIFT IN SUPPORT OF THE ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, contact Julie Larson, Director of Development for the ISU Alumni Association, 877-ISU-ALUM, (locally) 515-294-8490 or jklarson@iastate.edu, or online at www.isualum.org/giving 40
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CA M PA I G N P R O F I L E S
‘Why I give’ ISU launched its $1.1 billion campaign, Forever True, For Iowa State, in fall 2016. For the ISU Alumni Association, the campaign will help position the Association to better serve and showcase Iowa State and Cyclones everywhere. These are just three of the donor couples who are contributing to the Alumni Association’s campaign priorities.
Supporting student programs “We love the Alumni Association and Iowa State! When we were students we had the opportunity to be involved in many activities that were supported by the Association – Homecoming, SAA and SALC, and student memberships. We have fond memories of working late nights with Julie Larson and Jeff Johnson at a variety of events – both represented the types of leaders we wanted to be in the future. When we heard the Forever True, for Iowa State campaign had giving options dedicated to the ISUAA, there was no question that we wanted to be a part of the effort. When we considered the type of impact we wanted to make with our investment, we both agreed that our passion was for ISUAA’s student programs. It is our hope that our contribution, and similar contributions like ours, will result in the same type of leadership experience for students that crafted who we are today.” Ben and Julie (Myers) Golding** Ben: ’01 construction engineering Julie: ’00 marketing Cedar Rapids, Iowa Made a $25,000 pledge to the Student Leadership Endowment
** Life members of the ISU Alumni Association
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Cyclone Power “It happens that when certain invitations come along, you say ‘yes’ before you even think, because your response is so positive. ISU is a great institution of which we are proud to be longtime graduates. Through the Alumni Association, we stay connected to Cyclone Power. When the chance arrived through Forever True, for Iowa State, we wanted to give back to the future of Iowa State.” Strengthening the Iowa State family “Pride in Iowa State comes easily. We are proud of the excellence found in Iowa State’s academics, athletics, and programming. But our connection with the university is deeper than the accomplishments of our alma mater; rather, the bond is rooted in the relationships that we have developed over the years with fellow students, alumni, faculty, and staff. As undergraduates, our educations went beyond the classroom, with leadership opportunities through the Student Alumni Association, VEISHEA committees, departmental clubs, and other student organizations. We both pursued post-graduate education in Boston, where we met. Upon our return to Iowa, we loved sharing campus activities with family members and our own children (and now grandchildren). Throughout, it has been the people who have made the difference, and those relationships have played an important role in our careers and our personal lives. We are truly blessed by the Iowa State family. And now we are excited to help strengthen that family into the future by supporting the ISUAA LegaCY Club. It is an honor to help make the connection with future generations of Iowa Staters.”
Glenda (Legore) and Don Eggerling** Glenda: ’60 home ec journalism Don: ’59 agronomy Ames, Iowa Contributed $25,000 to the Staff Development Endowment
Randy and Liz (Goetz) Hertz** Randy: ’76 animal science Liz: ’76 food science & dietetics, ’95 MBA Nevada, Iowa Gave $5,000 to the LegaCY Club Endowment
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CARDINAL & GOLD GALA
UNDER THE CARDINAL & GOLD BIG TOP
2018 Honorary Co-chairs Marcia (’73) and Harvey (’70, ’73) Freese ** Lori (’86) and Paul (’87) Kirpes **
Ring master Jeff Johnson (PhD ’14), the Lora and Russ Talbot ISU Alumni Association Endowed President and CEO
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The 2018 Cardinal & Gold Gala, held Feb. 9 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines, netted nearly $100,000 that will go toward alumni and student outreach programs and firstgeneration scholarships. This was due to the generous support of a record-high 657 attendees – making it the ISU Alumni Association’s most successful Gala ever. On a snowy evening in Central Iowa, Cyclones gathered “under the Big Top” for an upscale circus atmosphere, games of chance, live and “CY”lent auctions, and a fantastic dinner and program featuring ISU President Wendy Wintersteen (L)(PhD ’88), as well as three of this year’s Cardinal & Gold First-generation Scholarship recipients. The success of scholarship fundraising from this event will allow the Alumni Association to increase the award from a $1,000 to a $1,250 scholarship. A new scholarship has also been endowed by the Becky Stadlman (L)(’74) family.
Honorary co-chairs Harvey & Marcia Freese and Lori & Paul Kirpes
2017-2018 scholarship recipients: Sam Hilgerson College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Elkader, Iowa Alex Irlbeck*** College of Engineering; Templeton, Iowa Jasmin McKenna College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Toeterville, Iowa Brittany Price College of Human Sciences; Ames, Iowa Chase Schoenfelder William Cornelius (’09)** gets into Ivy College of Business; Le Mars, Iowa the spirit of the Christine Tabata circus theme. College of Design; Davenport, Iowa Alexandria Mullally Terry Marie Denny ISUAA Cardinal & Gold College of Engineering Scholarship; Le Mars, Iowa Hannah Taber Terry & Craig Denny ISU Alumni Association Cardinal & Gold Gala/ College of Human Sciences Scholarship; Boone, Iowa Katriana Stoldt ISUAA Board of Directors Cardinal & Gold Leadership/Terry Denny Memorial Scholarship, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Davenport, Iowa Elizabeth Brehm Lora & Russ Talbot ISU Alumni Association Cardinal & Gold College of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship, (3rd-year student); Centralia, Iowa T’Lee Girard Lora & Russ Talbot ISU Alumni Association Cardinal & Gold College of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship, (4th-year student); Creston, Iowa 42
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President Wendy Wintersteen introduces scholarship recipients Alexandria Mullally, Elizabeth Brehm, and T’Lee Girard.
Golden Ticket Circus performers Cheers!
2018 Benefactors Forever True: $5,000 Bank of America / Merrill Lynch Davis Brown Law Firm Marcia (’73) & Harvey (’70, ’73) Freese** Lori (’86) & Paul (’87) Kirpes**/ TPG Companies Brad & Lesa Lewis Nyemaster Goode, P.C. Sigler Companies Bells of Iowa State: $2,500 Jon Fleming (’75)** McFarland Clinic Paxton Williams (’00)** chooses “Cardinal” in the Cardinal & Gold game.
Lora (’17 honorary) & Russ (’17 honorary) Talbot** Cynthia Thorland (’84)** & Fritz Weitz Campanile: $1,500 Casey’s General Store Cardinal & Gold Supporter: $500 Mark (’79)** & Ann* (’78) Aljets Hallie Still-Caris (’83)** & Dave Caris (’83)** Jeff (’91) & Cathy Harty* Dean & Darlene Hunziker* Jeff (’14 PhD)** & Peggy Johnson** Ed (’66) Ana (’84) McCracken** Michael (’77) & Carrie (’77) Thrall** Simonson & Associates Architects Dwayne (’93) & Lori (’93) Vande Krol** Todd (’94) & Kari Van Thomme** Special Thanks ISU President Wendy Wintersteen (PhD ’88)** and Robert Waggoner** Stacy Dreyer**, auction consultant Sigler Companies Dan Winters (’03),** emcee Colorfx, mobile bidding sponsor Mike Curran, auctioneer * ISU Alumni Association annual member ** ISU Alumni Association life member *** ISU Alumni Association student member
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CYCLONE STORIES Jeff Grayer (’05 liberal studies) is leading a water pipe replacement project in Flint, Mich.
As a Flint native, Jeff Grayer says he takes tremendous pride in being part of the rebuilding effort – an emotional effort he says has captivated him in many ways — including the connections to Iowa State. RACHEL MUMMEY
Watch our video interview with Jeff Grayer at isualum.org/grayer
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ast May, WT Stevens Construction was selected as one of four companies contracted to replace contaminated water pipes in Flint, Mich. The company’s selection garnered national attention as the only firm with a black or female owner – and it has both: Iowa State alumna Rhonda Stevens Grayer (L)(’88 finance), the sister of a Cyclone basketball legend and wife of another. The company was started by Grayer’s father, W.T. Stevens, who died in 2002, and also at one time employed her brother, Barry (’87 family and consumer studies), who died in 2007. The pipe replacement project is being managed by Grayer’s husband, Jeff (L)(’05 liberal studies), a 1988 Olympian and alltime ISU men’s basketball leading scorer who currently serves as a member of the ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors. Grayer is tasked with replacing more than 18,000 lead-corroded pipes in the homes of skeptical Flint residents who are continuing to drink and bathe in bottled water. The Flint Water Crisis dates back to 2014, when the city changed its water source from the treated Detroit Water and Sewage Department to the Flint River and failed to apply corrosion inhibitors. The resulting lead contamination has resulted in countless illnesses, deaths,
In 2016, Hy-Vee sent a semi-trailer filled with bottled water to aid the Flint, Mich., water crisis. Former men’s basketball standout No. 11 Monte Morris (’17 liberal studies) is a Flint native.
and stillbirths in the community, as well as an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease. As time moves forward, it is easy for national attention to turn away from the people of Flint, who are still struggling and just beginning to heal from the devastation. As a Flint native, Grayer says he takes tremendous pride in being part of the rebuilding effort – an emotional effort he says has captivated him in many ways – including the connections to Iowa State. We caught up with Grayer during Homecoming 2017, when he told us more about his work in Flint. — Kate Bruns (video story by Rachel Mummey)
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Newsmakers Hunter Martin (A) (’17 women’s studies & PR) of Perry, Iowa, a graduate student at American University in Washington, D.C., studying global media, recently took part in a delegation of journalism graduate students who visited China to gain a more holistic view of the Chinese perspective about journalism and the media. The 11 student delegates were selected from participating universities across the U.S. The delegation visited Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai. The Brookings, S.D., Register featured one of Iowa State’s oldest alumni on the front page of its paper last December. Boyd Shank (PhD ’41 genetics), age 103, still drives, rides an exercise bike, is involved in his church, and sends his two sons, aged 69 and 63, an email every day that says simply, “IASA” – his humorous way of letting them know that “I am still alive.” Shank tells the Register that he credits good genes, a healthy diet (his wife, Clarice, was a dietician), abstinence from liquor and tobacco, and – most importantly – exercise. He works out for 50 minutes at least four times every week. “I think exercise keeps a person alive,” he said.
TOP JOBS Billi Hunt (L)(’93 housing) has been named executive director of the Cultivation Corridor, Central Iowa’s bioeconomy development organization headquartered in the ISU Research Park, Ames. Hunt was previously a regional government affairs manager for DuPont. Brad Hart (L)(’78 pol sci) is the new mayor of Cedar Rapids — Iowa’s secondlargest city. He writes that he’s trying to determine how to have more Cardinal & Gold in city hall. Hart is
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aul A. Newman (’78 physics, PhD ’84) of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Seattle, Wash., was named one of six Seattle, Wash. 2017 recipients of the United #CyclonesEverywhere Nations’ highest environmental honor, the Champions of Earth award. The award was presented Dec. 5 at the third UN Environmental Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. Newman and his team at Goddard were recognized for their transformational impact on the Montreal Protocol – an international effort that has successfully phased out 99 percent of ozone-depleting substances worldwide and led to the healing of the Earth’s ozone layer. Newman and his team have set, according to the UN citation, “a new high-water mark for international scientific cooperation” as they have worked to achieve the treaty’s ambitious goals. “Ozone is our unseen natural sunscreen,” Newman said. “It’s crucial to understand and carefully watch this vital Earth resource.” The ozone layer is expected to return to 1980 levels by mid-century, and the Montreal Protocol is expected to prevent up to 2 million cases of skin cancer by 2030.
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READ MORE CYCLONE STORIES ON CYCLONESEVERYWHERE.COM the first of his family to graduate from Iowa State, but there are now 15 ISU grads. Betty Gabriel (’02 animal science) had a standout performance in the Oscarnominated film, “Get Out!” She played the character Georgina. She has also been featured in TV series (“Westworld,” “Good Girls Revolt,” and “12 Deadly Days”) as well as in other films. Land O’Lakes has announced that Beth Ford (A)(’86 management) will become COO of Land O’Lakes Businesses. She will run Land O’Lakes’ multi-billion-dollar dairy, animal nutrition, and ag-tech businesses. In addition, Ford has been elected chair of the board for Clearwater Paper Company. Matthew Condon (L)(’99 exercise science) is the youngest chair in the 130-year history of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. He brings an entrepreneurial bent to the chairmanship, having founded
and sold ARC Physical Therapy+ and founded Bardavon Health Innovations. Additionally, local banker Mike Hagedorn (’88 finance) was elected chair-elect for the KC Chamber. Nicole Ackerman (’17 biology) has committed to 10 months in the AmeriCorps service program, traveling to states in the Southern Region for community service work. Among other projects, she served on disaster team in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
ALUMNI HONORS Robert E. Allan (L)(’52 farm op) received the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Plant Breeders. He served as a wheat breeder and geneticist in Pullman, Wash., for 40 years. J. Mark Meacham (A)(’99 mech engr, MS ’02) was honored in November with the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award in St. Louis. Recipients of the award are CONTINUED ON PAGE 48
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selected for their accomplishments and dedication to the teaching profession. Mingan Shao (PhD ’96 agronomy) has been elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Stephanie (Layne) Brennan (’07 fam & cons sci ed & studies), the Iowa Safe Schools 2016 Educator of the Year for her work with LGBTQ youth, was surprised with the prestigious Golden Apple Award Jan. 23, 2018. Brennan has spent a decade as a Des Moines Public Schools educator, currently working at her alma mater, Lincoln High School. Marvin Caruthers (A)(’62 chemistry) was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his invention of methods for chemically synthesizing DNA. The co-founder of several successful biotech companies, including Amgen and Applied Biosystems, Caruthers holds 43 U.S. patents and has received numerous awards, including the 2006 U.S. National Medal of Science.
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he Milken Family Foundation annually takes a tour of the U.S., surprising educators with $25,000 awards that have New Virginia, Iowa been described by Teacher magazine as the “Oscars #CyclonesEverywhere of Teaching.” This year, the Foundation paid visits to 44 states, including Iowa. When Joni Readout (’09 elem ed, MEd ’15) was called to a morning assembly at Central Decatur Junior-Senior High School in Leon, Iowa, on Nov. 29, she had no idea she’d be minutes away from holding that $25,000 check and receiving a chorus of cheers from students, faculty, state education leaders, and Milken Foundation representatives for her work as a junior-senior high Master Teacher and previously as an elementary school educator in Central Decatur. Under Readout’s leadership, Central Decatur has shown consistent growth and leadership in student achievement.
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Teresa (Adam) Green (’87 music, MS ’98 curriculum & instruct) has been awarded the North Central Iowa Region 2018 I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award. Green is a media specialist for the Ames Community School District.
ALUMNI BOOKSHELF
The late Walter Goeppinger (’33 indust sci), the 1941-42 chair of the ISU Alumni
Janet L. Hanson (L) (’81 biology) recently published, under the pen name Rannet Taj L’Orange, Alien Seduction and Destruction.
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Using humor, the book embraces some of the complexities that might occur when extraterrestrials visit Earth. Lt. Col. George A. Larson (’69 history) has written Whiteman Air Force Base, part of the “Images of America” series. Larson is retired and lives in Rapid City, S.D.
(L) = ISU Alumni Association life member (A) = ISU Alumni Association annual member
BETHANY LIFE COMMUNITIES Story City, Iowa
CITY OF AMES Ames, Iowa
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BAREFOOT ATHLETICS Stephenville, Texas
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FACULTY & STUDENT AWARDS
50th Class of Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Awardees 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 promise
for continuing these exemplary qualities as alumni. The award is named for Wallace E. “Red” Barron (class of 1928), who served as director of alumni affairs at Iowa State from 1937 to 1968. The 2018 recipients are:
Brooke Almasi*
Emily Barske*
Malik Burton
Chris Celona
Public Relations Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Journalism and Mass Communications/Marketing Marshalltown, Iowa
Speech Communication Kansas City, Missouri
Sociology/Criminal Justice North Providence, Rhode Island
*Future Alumni Network (FAN) Member **Student Life Member
Natalie Hanson*
Daniel Jacobi**
Cody West*
Biological Systems Engineering LaPorte City, Iowa
Finance/Economics/ Political Science Waukee, Iowa
Biology Altoona, Iowa
Read about these students’ accomplishments and nominate a student for the 2019 award online at www.isualum.org/barron. The nomination deadline is Dec. 1, 2018.
Faculty-Staff Inspiration Award Inspirational faculty and staff will be recognized at the ISU Alumni Association Inspiration Awards and Annual Reception on May 18. The ISU Alumni Association established the Faculty-Staff Inspiration Award in 2011 as a way for former ISU students to recognize current or former ISU faculty and staff members who
had a significant influence in their lives as students at ISU. The Faculty-Staff Inspiration Award is funded by earnings from the Nancy (’72 food science) and Richard (’72 agriculture, MS ’77) Degner (L) Alumni Association Endowment. Here are the 2018 recipients:
LeQuetia Ancar*
David Edwards
Thomas Emmerson*
Eric Hoiberg*
George Micalone
’99 indust ed & tech, MS ’04, PhD ’08 Assistant Director of Student Services / Multicultural Liaison Officer, College of Engineering Ames, Iowa
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology Ames, Iowa
’60 technical journalism, MS ’63 history Professor Emeritus, Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication Ames, Iowa
Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Ames, Iowa
Director of Student Activities / Assistant Director of the Memorial Union Ames, Iowa
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Cy greets fans during the Liberty Bowl Parade in Memphis
LIBERTY BOWL
Fans pack Memphis, revel in Liberty Bowl victory AutoZone Liberty Bowl Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 Cyclones vs Memphis Tigers
Connor Althaus, 6, of Kansas City, Mo., sports cardinal and gold face paint at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Fans cheer at the Cyclone Spirit Rally at AutoZone Park
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Right: ISU Athletics Director Jamie Pollard (L) rides in a convertible with ISU President Wendy Wintersteen (L)(PhD ’88) and her spouse Robert Waggoner (L) during the Liberty Bowl Parade; Below: Jeff Johnson (L)(PhD ’14), Talbot Endowed President & CEO of the ISU Alumni Association, greets fans during the ISU Athletics-sponsored Cyclone Spirit Rally.
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n Memphis, Tenn., Cyclones were everywhere, converging hungrily for a long-awaited bowl experience. More than 25,000 fans overflowed a 10,000-seat ballpark for a pep rally on a chilly Friday morning and lined Beale Street for a parade that afternoon. They filled the streets with Cyclone spirit throughout the week, coloring everything from the historic Peabody Hotel to B.B. King’s Blues Club Cardinal & Gold. They showed up en masse on Saturday for the pregame “Battle of the Bands.” Then, the final statement was made: Although the Cyclones were taking on the favored and 19th-ranked hometown Memphis Tigers in the sold-out AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the Bluff City became Cyclone Central as Iowa State (8-5, 5-4 in Big 12) delivered a thrilling 21-20 victory to cap off a sensational 2017 season at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. More than 600 Cyclones traveled with the ISU Alumni Association and its travel partner, Sports Entertainment Travel. Fans had several options: 166 flew from Des Moines on a charter plane, 54 took a charter motor coach, and others chose land-only and gameday packages. Travelers were treated to a private welcome event at B.B. King’s on Beale Street. Head coach Matt Campbell said, “There are two things I’ll never forget about Memphis. One was walking into that baseball stadium. It sent chills up your spine to see the passion, to see our fan base come together and rally around that team. I’ll also never forget walking into that stadium for kickoff and seeing half of it blue and half of it Cardinal. You felt that fan base the entire game. They will you to win. We wouldn’t be where we are [as a program] without them.”
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
New staff engages Cyclones everywhere The ISU Alumni Association welcomed four new staff members in fall 2017 and winter 2018. Krystal Couture (A) is the new assistant for member services and business development. She assists with the membership, merchandise, and benefit management functions of the Alumni Association. Her responsibilities include membership billing, merchandise order processing, membership inquiries, and record keeping. Emily Kieffer (A)(’16 event management) is the assistant director for member services. She previously worked as marketing and promotions coordinator for Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. In her new role, Kieffer coordinates the ISU LegaCY
Club and works with special membership outreach and recruitment efforts aimed at young alumni and at ISU faculty and staff, as well as all membership outreach through the Iowa State Alumni app. She also serves as a liaison to the ISU Young Alumni Council. Heidi Roepke (A) joined the Alumni Association staff following a career in newspaper editing and design at The Forum of Fargo-Moorehead in Fargo, N.D. In her current role as program assistant for communications technology, Roepke is translating her skills to the digital world as coordinator of the Association’s broadcast email program and online alumni directory, as well as assistant editor of its website. In
addition, she coordinates the Association’s free Gmail program, assists with digital communications through the Iowa State Alumni app, and serves as a liaison to the ISU Young Alumni Council. Brenden Welch (A)(’15 supply chain management) joined the ISU Alumni Association staff as the new assistant director for clubs after previously working as director of growth and as a chapter leadership consultant for Delta Tau Delta Fraternity in Fishers, Ind. While living in Indiana, Welch was active with the ISU Alumni of Indianapolis – and now he serves as the primary liaison to that club and all of Iowa State’s 40+ local and regional alumni groups across the U.S. in his role with the Association staff. He also serves as a liaison to the ISU Young Alumni Council.
2019 Print Directory
We’ve (NOT) moved!
The ISU Alumni Association is once again working with Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI) of Dallas, Texas, to produce our 2019 alumni directory. Over the next several months, Cyclones everywhere will receive postcard and email requests to call a toll-free number to verify or update their records. Do you have a new job? Have you moved? Do you have a new email address? We want to know so that we may serve you better. When you call with your updates, you will also receive information on how to purchase the forthcoming edition of the directory. Call the number on your postcard or call 866-616-3036 to make your update today!
The ISU Alumni Center still stands in the Iowa State Center complex as the home away from home for Cyclones everywhere, but new in 2018 is our mailing address: 429 Alumni Lane. The university has officially named the street running through the Iowa State Center parking lots on the Center’s east side “Alumni Lane” to improve visibility of our facility and direct visitors to more convenient parking, as opposed to the Beach Ave. side of the facility where parking is extremely limited. Don’t worry, you can still find us where you always have, but do update your mailing list.
SEE YOU IN SPAIN! You’ve asked for it, we’ve got it: Introducing a new division of Traveling Cyclones especially for young alumni! Discover Spain: To Essos and Back is the first of what we hope will be many adventures for young alumni. • 8 days (Sept. 8-15, 2018) • Priced from $1,695 per person plus air Itinerary includes Game of Thrones filming locations
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Alumni Association members receive a discount on all rentals! FREE campanile replica for scheduling your event!
The ISU Alumni Center is a distinctive location for your wedding, reunions, and other special events. isualumnicenter.org
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Call Brooke today! (515) 294-4625 Or email alumnicenter@iastate.edu
Dear Alumni, Please Come Home
Remember how you always say your years at Iowa State University were among the best years of your life? It doesn’t have to end! Come home to Iowa State and apply to our full-time MBA program, the highest ranked full-time continuing MBA program in Iowa, to help skyrocket your career.
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Calendar Cyclones Everywhere:
Des Moines
May 31: An Evening at Sunrise Acres June 13: Young Alumni Zoo Brew
Cyclones Everywhere Ongoing: Cy’s Days of Service community service opportunities (for details, go to www. isualum.org/cysdaysofservice) April 5: Washington, D.C. Alumni Event June 21: Chicago Alumni Event
YOUNG ALUMNI ZOO BREW WASHINGTON, D.C. ALUMNI EVENT
At the ISU Alumni Center April 20: Distinguished Awards Celebration April 20: Wallace E. Barron lunch & ceremony April 20-21: Young Alumni Council spring meeting May 18: ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors spring meeting May 18: Faculty/Staff Inspiration Awards and annual reception May 28: ISU Retirees / Wall of Alumni & Friends Memorial Day Ceremony
On campus &
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April 10: Bell Casting Event, CampanileCarillon Model Project, Campanile Room, MU April 14: Cyclone Carnival, outside Jack Trice Stadium May 3: Graduate commencement May 5: Undergraduate commencement ceremonies (10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m., Hilton) May 5: Veterinary Medicine commencement May 14: Summer Session I begins June 11: Summer Session II begins July 8: Annual Garden Art Fair, Reiman Gardens GREAT TRAINS AND GRAND CANYONS
Cyclone Athletics For all Cyclone sports schedules, go to www.cyclones.com
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See the world with the Traveling Cyclones! The ISU Alumni Association is sponsoring nearly 50 trips from which to choose in 2018, both domestic and international. Here are just three examples: • Great Trains and Grand Canyons, Sept. 23-28: Six days based in Sedona, Ariz., with two rail journeys
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• Wonders of Peru, Sept. 30 – Oct. 11:
Features Machu Picchu and an Amazon River cruise (solo travelers, please note that there is no single supplement) • Moroccan Discovery, Oct. 19 – Nov. 1: Two fascinating weeks exploring an ageold culture; includes Marrakech, Fez, and Casablanca To see where in the world we’re going in 2018, go to www.isualum.org/travel
• May 24: 2019 Travel Preview Lifelong learning May 15: OLLI at ISU year-end celebration Mark your calendar! Aug. 9: OLLI at ISU fall open house
Arts and entertainment Through May 18: Manuel Neri: Ambiguity, Mystery & Allure, Petersen Art Museum Through Oct. 31: Daguerreotypes, Tintypes & Photographs, Farm House Museum April 4: Rockin’ Road to Dublin, Stephens April 6: Shattered Glass, Stephens April 26: The Great Gatsby, Stephens
Awards April 20: Distinguished Awards Celebration (Note: this is a date change from the 2017-18 wall calendar) April 20: Wallace E. Barron lunch & ceremony May 18: Faculty/Staff Inspiration Awards ceremony *For criteria and to submit a nomination for ISUAA awards: www.isualum.org/ awards
Find more events online Campus Calendar: http://event.iastate.edu/ ISU Alumni Association: www.isualum.org/calendar Cyclone Athletics: www.cyclones.com Reiman Gardens: www.reimangardens.com Iowa State Center: www.center.iastate.edu University Museums: www.museums.iastate.edu Lectures: www.lectures.iastate.edu/
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VISIONS magazine is published four times a year by the Iowa State University Alumni Association, which serves more than 254,000 living alumni as well as ISU students and friends. VISIONS reaches more than 52,000 Alumni Association members and is just one beneďŹ t of membership; details can be found at www.isualum.org/join.