Class NotesCLASS NOTES

from his home as a catalog consultant. His wife Judy Jenz Houlihan ’62 teaches secondary English.

1960s

June 24-26, 2005

45th Reunion, Class of ’60 40th Reunion, Class of ’65

In the front row, from left, are Bernice Gardner Zamzow ’53, Kenn Jacobs ’53, Blanche Bartizal Babcock ’53, Dwight West ’38, Frances King West ’39 and Marjorie Ferrell ’47. In the second row, from left, are Earl “Blacky” Zamzow ’50, Dorothy Neese Evans ’46, Anna McLean Mathy ’49, former English faculty member Albert Witte and Florence Zick Tinkham ’48. In the third row, from left, are Robert “Bud” Zentner ’44, Jim Edinger ’53, Mary Perrin Danielson ’46, Ralph Martin ’52, Bill Brennan ’52, Bob Walker ’52. In the back row, from left, are Ron Balej ’53, Barbara Case Zentner ’45, Clayton Tinkham ’49, William Miller ’52, Jim Klapmeier ’54 and Art Linden ’51.

Golden R Classes 1953 & Prior

1940s

June 24-26, 2005

65th Reunion, Class of ’40

60th Reunion, Class of ’45

The Rev. Donald P. Buteyn ’46 of San Marcos, Calif., recently retired from the pastoral staff at the Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church in San Diego. He will continue as adjunct professor at both San Francisco and Fuller Theological seminaries.

1950s

June 24-26, 2005

55th Reunion, Class of ’50

50th Reunion, Class of ’55

Ramona Fisher Potter ’51 of Franklin, Tenn., recently returned from a trip to England with Ripon alum and longtime friend Vilma Butcher Carlson ’51 of Tekonsha, Mich. They sailed on the Queen Mary.

Mariann Thull Rush ’55 of Fitchburg, Wis., recently retired as transportation coordinator at the Fitchburg Senior Center where she was a volunteer.

David R. Doten ’57 of Idaho Falls, Idaho, has been director of a regional mental health center, acting state mental health authority for the state of Idaho, chairman of the steering committee to write the state’s Mental Health State Plan and Codes and mental health director for the Bonneville County Jail.

J. Patrick Houlihan ’57 of Wichita, Kan., works

Daniel W. Behring ’62 of Manistee, Mich., was recently awarded the Samuel R. Marotta Faculty Ethics Award. He is a professor at Northwood University in Midland.

John C. and Barbara Blank Lueck ’64/’64, of Fort Collins, Colo., have retired from teaching at Colorado State University and Rocky Mountain High School, respectively.

Col. Nicholas P. Retson (Ret.) ’69 of Centreville, Va., retired from active duty and is a civilian working as the acting general counsel of the Defense Contract Management Agency at the Department of Defense and member of the Senior Executive Service.

Class of 1959

Kneeling, from left, are Richard Schulze, Margaret Johnston LeFevre ’61, and Richard Threlkeld. In the second row, from left, are Jerry Woeste, Marion Murner Harten, Jack Cooley, Joseph White, Darlene Etchingham White ’62 and Larry Larson. In the third row, from left, are Carol Grant Troestler ’60 and Donna Haubrich Reichle. In the back row, from left, are Roger Venden, Tom Troestler, Daniel Anderson, Ronell Bradbeer Anderson, Allen Peters and Peter Kasson.

Gero ’82 Focuses on Wedding Documentary

After working in photojournalism as staff photographer for the Chicago Tribune and the Arizona Republic, and as contract photographer for the French photographic agency SYGMA, Paul F. Gero ’82 has a new and surprising focus weddings.

Gero’s style of wedding photography — wedding documentary — is an unconventional mix of candid shots and natural portraits, chronicling the event from the bride in her dressing room to relatives dancing at the reception. “I look for great moments and great emotion composed artfully,” Gero says. “I prefer to watch and record the day as it happens, rather than direct.”

Gero admits that capturing most of his photos naturally can be a challenge, but it’s worth it. “After working in daily journalism for nearly 20 years, I know that pictures somehow always come together, and they reveal themselves to me as more beautiful than anything I could set up,” he says.

In addition to weddings, Gero does portrait and editorial freelance photography work out of his freelance business, Paul F. Gero Photography, based in Ladera Ranch, Calif. He is also completing a book, Step-byStep Digital Wedding Photography, for British publisher Ilex Press.

Gero and his wife, Nicki, whom he met while shooting a wedding in 2001, reside in Ladera Ranch.

Abby Williams ’04 Williams is a recent graduate from Ripon, Wis., with an English major.

1970s

June 24-26, 2005

35th Reunion, Class of ’70 30th Reunion, Class of ’75

Dr. Doretta M. Miller ’70 of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has received an honorary Robert Davidson Chair in Art at Skidmore College.

Robert H. Uehling ’70 of Monterey, Calif., is a financial planner with Lincoln Financial Advisors.

Terence L. Capes ’71 of Wauwatosa, Wis., retired in July from Milwaukee Public Schools after 33 years as a Spanish teacher.

The Rev. Clifford G. Smith ’71 of Grand Prairie, Texas, was recently appointed a Vicar Forane (Dean or Archpriest) for the Diocese of Dallas. He was also appointed to the Diocesan Presbyteral Council and went as a delegate for the diocese to the National Federation of Priest Councils Convention in Atlanta, Ga. in April.

Katherine Williams Hoffer ’74 of Danville, Vt., joined 930 others to run in the annual Mt. Washington footrace, which follows a road up the highest mountain in New England. Despite winds up to 56 miles an hour, she finished at 2:02:38.

Richard A. Deck ’76 of Emeryville, Calif., has been elected to the executive board of Burmese American Democratic Alliance, a non-governmental organization.

Cyril K. Daddieh ’78 of Cranston, R.I., is relocating to Ghana on sabbatical.

1980s

June 24-26, 2005

25th Reunion, Class of ’80

20th Reunion, Class of ’85

Lt. Col. Steven G. Woods and Kara Zartner Woods ’82/’85 have moved to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, where Steven is the chief of staff of the 5th U.S. Army Recruiting Brigade which includes more than 2,000 soldiers and civilian recruit soldiers in an 11-state area. He earned a master’s degree in strategic studies at the Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pa.

Angela G. Mertig ’87 of Murfreesboro, Tenn., is an assistant professor in the department of sociol- ogy and anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University.

Richard Warch, of Appleton, Wis., who received an honorary degree from Ripon College, has retired as president of Lawrence University. Warch received a doctor of humane letters degree from Ripon in 1980.

1990s

June 24-26, 2005

15th Reunion class of ’90 10th Reunion, Class of ’95

Francis “Abe” Dymond ’90 of Woodbridge, Va.,

Scott A. Schiller ’90 was recently appointed assistant general counsel for financial management and assurance at the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C. Abe, a major in the Army Reserves, was also activated last year as a reserve judge advocate for six months to serve in Iraq as a division chief on the Multi-National Force military headquarters legal staff.

Kelly F. Millenbah ’90 of Mason, Mich., was promoted to associate professor with tenure in the department of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University.

Scott A. Schiller ’90 of Wauwatosa, Wis., is a public relations specialist in graphics & technology at the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Brookfield, Wis.

S CHNEIDER ’66 N AMED P HYSICIAN C ITIZENOF Y EAR

Dr. George R. Schneider ’66 was honored this spring as the Wisconsin Medical Society’s 2004 Physician Citizen of the Year for establishing and maintaining the Greater Milwaukee Free Clinic with his wife, Kathleen.

“Dr. Schneider’s gift to Milwaukee is his great compassion and ability to inspire volunteerism in the many colleagues and others who work alongside him,” says Michael Reineck, president of the Wisconsin Medical Society.

“I was totally surprised and humbled at the unexpected honor from my peers,” says Schneider. “There is great personal satisfaction in knowing that I can convert the spirit of medicine into something practical and beneficial for patients in our local area.”

Since its opening in 1995, the clinic has provided $3.4 million worth of services and medications to its patients and has had more than 11,000 patient visits. The clinic has sparked the start of nine other free clinics in southeastern Wisconsin.

Schneider’s responsibilities include seeing patients, ordering and reviewing test results, recruiting volunteers, prescrib- ing and ordering medications, and securing free sample medications from pharmaceutical companies. Schneider and his wife also keep track of all expenses, supplies and lab services.

The clinic primarily serves the lowincome, uninsured working class but also treats the unemployed, as well as immigrants.

“Using my knowledge and skills to care for truly needy patients in an atmosphere unencumbered by all the everyday hassles of insurance companies and government control is rewarding,” says Schneider. The clinic’s board of directors chooses not to receive any governmental or third-party support, but instead relies on funding from private individuals, religious organizations and civic and fraternal groups.

After original funding plans for the clinic fell through, Schneider, a member of the board of directors of the Milwaukee County Medical Society, turned to his wife, who he describes as “a strong-willed, experienced community volunteer,” for help. Over the next two years, she established a steering committee of physicians and businessmen, selected a site, recruited volunteers, raised startup funds and secured the donation of equipment to furnish the clinic. She is the unpaid executive director, and Schneider serves as the unpaid medical director. “My wife and I have made a good team for this project,” he says.

The clinic is staffed entirely by volunteers, including 40 physicians from the greater Milwaukee area, 10 nurses, 15 non-medical personnel and firstand second-year medical students from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).

“I derive a great deal of satisfaction personally and professionally by volunteering at the clinic,” Schneider says. “I am honored to be involved with so many of my colleagues who share their time and talents at the clinic.”

The Physician Citizen of the Year Award is given to one Wisconsin physician each year who demonstrates a commitment to the community through volunteer or charitable activities.

Schneider is a board certified general internist who started his private practice in 1976. He has been a clinical instructor at MCW and a staff member at West Allis Memorial, St. Luke’s and St. Joseph’s hospitals. At West Allis Memorial, Schneider served three terms as chief of internal medicine and has served on multiple committees.

After graduating from Ripon with a degree in chemistry, he received his medical degree from the Marquette School of Medicine in Milwaukee. He interned for one year at the University of Missouri Medical Center before being called to active duty in the U.S. Navy in 1971 as a lieutenant in the medical corps. After completing his residency training in internal medicine at MCW in 1975, Schneider began working at Falls Medical Group in Menomonee Falls, Wis. He is a member of the Milwaukee Medical Society and a former board member. He and Kathleen live in Wauwatosa, Wis. They have two grown daughters, Elizabeth and Mary Lynn, who is an anesthesiology resident at MCW.

Sarah Miller ’04

John S. Hinds ’96 of Seattle is with Travelport as the sole technical training specialist and course developer for the U.S., Canada, the UK and Australia.

Capt. Brian C. North ’96 of Clarksville, Tenn., is Commander of Bravo Company, 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Ky. His wife Tanya Hennes North ’97 teaches general biology for Austin Peay State University, along with anatomy and physiology for Hopkinsville Community College.

Krista Gengler-Dwyer ’97 of West Bend, Wis., is a seventh grade science teacher and coach at Silverbrook Middle School in West Bend.

Brooke E. Husbands ’97 of Watertown, Mass., has been promoted to sales manager for Book Club and Subsidiary Rights for Candlewick Press, a children’s book publisher in Cambridge.

Part of the class of ’69, which held its dinner in Scott Hall, included, from left, John Shether, Steve Thompson, Bob Wachholtz, Paul Atkins, Rodney McGee, Dan Wolfgram, Joan Knutson Wolfgram, Dan Dykstra, Sam Johnson, Bob Nichols and Mike Boyd.

Class of 1969

At left, Fred Kiekhaefer ’69 and his wife, Carol, enjoyed the 35-year reunion.

Eric A. Peterson ’91 of Fond du Lac, Wis., is the dean of admission at Marian College.

Krystin Burrall Trustman ’91 of Overland Park, Kan., has started her own real estate investment company.

Julie Tillema Hernandez ’93 of Rockford, Ill., was recently awarded tenure at Rock Valley College in Rockford, where she is an assistant professor of psychology.

Kyra N. Hyser ’93 of Oakdale, Minn., is a business analyst in the compliance department at American Express Financial Advisors.

Kimberly J. Calvert ’94 of Alfred Station, N.Y., received her master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana University in June 2003, and is an assistant athletic trainer at Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y.

Capt. Todd J. Johnson ’94 is the aide-de-camp to the Deputy Chief of Staff-Operations of the Joint Force Command Naples (NATO) in Naples, Italy.

Tonya R. Ewers ’95 of Denver is a media relations manager for the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center-University Hospital.

Carey A. Witt ’97 of Munich, Germany, will be starting a master’s degree program in educational studies at the University of Oxford-Brookes in the United Kingdom. She will be concentrating on adult learning.

1st Lt. Stephen J. Kennelly ’98 of Golden Valley, Minn., is serving with the 45th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade of the 180th Infantry Regiment in Afghanistan.

Michael J. Berens ’99 of Colorado Springs , Colo., recently graduated cum laude from New England School of Law in Boston and is sitting for the Washington State Bar Exam.

Starr A. Nordgren ’99 of Chicago has graduated summa cum laude from DePaul University with a master’s degree in writing theory and pedagogy.

Brian J. Zehren ’99 of Madison, Wis., is the recruitment information specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the undergraduate admission office.

Class of 1974 + Friends

In the front row, from left, are Deba Horn-Prochno, Jeff “Scott” Mayer ’72, Jane Runkel Frederick, Linda Landin Karow, Vicki Hofbauer Dorman, Tricia Chandler Mayer, Mary Kay Sommers, Marge Zellmer, Jan Petrovski MacLeod and Deb Evans Clem. In the second row, from left, are Steve Dorman ’73, Ainsley Brook Wonderling, Mary Breese Ray, Dennis Pordon, Scott Dicks, Linda Mohr Dicks, Tim Reich, Evelyn Colucci Suzdak ’73 and Sue VonderHeide. In the third row, from left, are John Frederick ’73, Dave Cook ’72, David Wheeler, Sue Allen Green, Walt Henry, Steve Johnson, Don Riewe, Chris Overly Wallace, Joe Wallace, Dennis Frahmann and Eric Sorensen.

Class of 1979

2000s

June 24-26, 2005

5th Reunion, Class of ’00

Capt. Whitney Bildsten Berens ’00 of Colorado Springs, Colo., recently graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Mass. After completing her officers training in July, she will be a dentist for the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs.

1st Lt. George H. Johnson III ’00 of Dixon, Mo., is attending the chemical officers captain’s career course at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

Erin C. Meyer ’00 of Rhinelander, Wis., is doing group therapy with adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral problems at a day treatment program.

Joshua J. De War ’02 of Ripon, Wis., is the director of residence life at Ripon College.

Peggy J. First ’02 of Columbus, Wis., is a kindergarten teacher at Columbus Elementary School.

Amanda R. McDonald ’02 of West Bend, Wis., has just completed her master’s degree in Spanish and recently returned from Spain. She will be teaching the “Hispanic Theatre Workshop” in the fall at Ripon College.

Christina A. Abel ’03 of New York City was a media relations consultant at Merrill Lynch and is attending Syracuse University in central New York for her master’s degree in journalism.

Mark D. Nolan ’03 of Manawa, Wis., joined the Air Force in March and completed basic military training in May. He is stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss.

Jennifer A. White ’03 of Columbus, Ohio, has received the NASA Graduate Student Research