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Inspiring Artifacts Broken porcelain, old medicine bottles and other discarded artifacts are all that remains of the Kooskia Internment Camp, a World War II Japanese internment camp 30 miles east of Kooskia. Anthropology major Kristen Tiede Γ’€™15 knows the importance of preserving our history to educate future generations. Your financial support of the Anthropology Department at UI makes research like Kristen's possible.
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From the President The University of Idaho, our stateβs leading national research university, has always embraced a broad mission. We generate and disseminate knowledge on a large scale, and partner with communities across the state through outreach and Extension. While those are critical roles, we can agree that there is no function more important than educating students and preparing them for a career and life as an educated citizen. All too often, colleges seek to mold students to the institutionβs practices, only secondarily regarding student needs and challenges. Higher education institutions assume students can intuit how to succeed in a setting where policies, procedures and expectations are often entirely new. A better approach, one we try to embody at UI, is to understand whatβs needed for student success β motivational, academic, social, financial or procedural factors β and deliver on those needs as a partner. Without lessening standards, we facilitate greatly enhanced outcomes in academic achievement, personal growth and self-efficacy. Many students come to college hoping to find their path, discover new interests and realize potential that they never knew they had. In this issue, weβre proud to showcase the experiences of students who have blazed their own trail at UI, nurturing academic and career interests, unlocking leadership potential and participating in organizations and activities theyβd find no place else. Two students profiled here are shining examples of our student-centered approach to higher education. One is a student from southern Idaho, majoring in mechanical engineering. Heβs come into his own at the University of Idaho, recharging UIβs chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, mentoring others on campus and reaching out to southern Idaho high school students to get them excited about college. Another student youβll meet in this issue is a history major. Her UI experience has helped cultivate a passion for museum work. Our institution has partnered in
that progress, opening up opportunities with internships and hands-on class work. That practical experience gives students a lens through which to make decisions about career choices. It also means students can enhance their classroom experiences with practical applications of skills and concepts, while making connections and learning about themselves. Why is it important to focus on the student, and not the institution? Harvard University professor Clayton Christensen, known for his theory of disruptive innovation, offers an instructive analogy about drills. It goes like this: One does not buy a drill because it is a great deal; one buys a drill for the potential to make holes. It is the hole that interests the consumer, not the drill. In education, it is the graduate prepared for an extraordinary life as an educated citizen, not the institution, which must occupy our concern. We admire colleges that routinely mold such students, as we have done for 125 years at the University of Idaho. But our success as an institution comes from our studentsβ success, not the other way around. Of course, college students are made, not born. Through the years, UI has evolved as a partner alongside our stateβs K-12 system, taking a leadership role in training generations of educators and offering opportunities for K-12 students. Youβll see plenty of examples of our K-12 partnership efforts in the pages that follow β work that we are proud to take up to help meet our stateβs goals and provide chances for students from many different walks of life, ranges of interests and degrees of preparation. In the past year, we have positioned ourselves well to build on that legacy. The Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho campaign recently concluded as a resounding success, with $261 million gifted β well over our original $225 million goal β including more than $90 million for student support. The generosity of donors resulted in 153 new student scholarships and the bolstering of many more existing scholarships. That is a profound investment in the success of students and the future of our world. Vandals have a proud history of making the world a better place. One student at a time, and one graduate at a time, weβll build on that success in the 125 years to come.
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BY TAR A ROBERTS AND HOLLY FUNK
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Confronting Ebola with Computers
Influencing Urban Design
UI researchers with expertise in computer modeling are working together to combat a deadly virus: Ebola. The new Ebola Working Groupβs first project uses modeling techniques to study the implications of ongoing Ebola evolution. In December, the National Science Foundation awarded associate physics professor Marty Ytreberg and his research team a $72,000 grant. Vaccine makers use proteins from the virus to elicit an immune response β the production of antibodies β in the body. However, these experimental vaccines use an older Ebola strain. βSince the vaccine is not being made from the identical strain thatβs circulating now, weβre asking how the antibodies that are being generated might interact with the virus,β said Holly Wichman, a Distinguished Professor of biology and a member of Ytrebergβs team. The team also hopes to identify potential future mutations that could disrupt how well a vaccine works. These mutations could be put on a βwatch listβ for world health officials. The groupβs second project uses computer models to track how social, cultural and geographic factors affect the way Ebola spreads. βThe social and cultural context in which this outbreak is occurring has a huge impact on how many cases weβre seeing in different areas, and who is getting sick,β said team leader Michelle Wiest, an associate professor of statistics. The teamβs model will predict where the Ebola outbreak β which has plateaued in many areas β might persist. It also will identify what data isnβt yet being gathered in the field, but could help researchers better track the outbreak.
Last fall, graduate students at the University of Idaho College of Art and Architecture Urban Design Center in Boise worked with the city of Boiseβs planning and development department to explore urban design solutions for an area in northwest Boise. The architecture and landscape architecture students were charged with rethinking and redesigning a new mixed-use development project that connects State Street and Gary Lane with surrounding neighborhoods. The students presented their design concepts to the city, Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Boise State Universityβs Department of Community and Regional Planning, and Boisebased design firms, including CTA Architects Engineers. Wanting to take his studio work further, landscape architecture student Brian Bentler incorporated perspectives of the commercial developer and property owner, Hawkins Companies. Impressed with his approach, the company hired Bentler to create a 3-D visualization of the design, which was ultimately approved by the planning commission and city council earlier this year after two previous plans were turned down.
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In August 1996, a chain reaction caused 4 million people on the West Coast to lose power. Officials spent a year mapping the sequence of events, recording measurements and determining what went wrong. Once they put the pieces together, they discovered the simulation models that could have helped them predict and prevent such events didnβt work β the power-generating machines ran differently than expected. With funding from Pullman, Washington-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory, UI electrical engineering professor Brian K. Johnson is designing a system to help power companies keep their simulations up-to-date. When the large power generators found in most power plants are built, manufacturers record parameters to describe the way the machines respond to disturbances, such as short circuits or changes in demand, which are then used in models for simulations. βBut over time the parameters drift or change a little bit,β Johnson said. βOnce the machine is installed on-site, itβs not very easy to do tests and determine new parameters.β Johnsonβs and graduate student Mike Westβs goal is to develop a computer-based system that can monitor a machineβs normal behavior as it operates, and then use that data to calculate real-time model parameters. A small generator specially adapted for the project in a UI lab provides a live platform to test their methods. The project was made possible in part by UIβs expanded intellectual property policy, which now gives industry sponsors the option to obtain ownership of intellectual property discovered during research.
The U.S. dairy industry provides thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic output. In Idaho β third in the nation for milk production β the dairy industry generates $2.2 billion of the stateβs gross domestic product. Dairies connect to vital and growing food processing industries, producing cheese, yogurt and more. The University of Idahoβs new Western Initiative on the Dairy Environment (WIDE) aims to support and strengthen the conditions needed for sustainable dairy and related-food industries in Idaho, the American West and beyond. But these industries operate in a complex environment with interacting ecological, sociocultural and economic factors. Through WIDE, UI and its partners can provide unbiased research and education, producing innovative solutions to issues related to water quality, air and soil conditions, appropriate animal health and welfare, an educated and developing workforce, efficient transportation and energy use, and profitability. UI is convening WIDE partners and has hosted two workshops to begin identifying priorities and potential projects. βThis initiative brings together researchers and practitioners from universities, agencies, nonprofits, laboratories, dairy operations and communities around the nation to map out a research agenda that will help pave the way toward sustainable and environmentally friendly dairy and related food operations in the semi-arid western United States,β said Jack McIver, UIβs vice president for research and economic development. WIDE seeks to make a difference not only for decisionmakers in Idaho, but also for people across the West who face similar conditions and issues. And these regional issues can be translated around the globe to the many arid landscapes that rely on dairy industries for jobs and food security.
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Transforming Students Volunteer center coordinator helps students expand their worldview through local and global service BY SAVANNAH TR ANCHELL
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ost people enter the workforce knowing that you have to spend a few years in the trenches before youβll rise up to your βdream job.β Natalie Magnus landed hers β coordinator for the Center for Volunteerism and Social Action at the University of Idaho β straight out of college. And she has been pinching herself ever since. βI often wonder how I got so lucky,β said Magnus, 25, who has a masterβs degree in student affairs administration from the University of WisconsinβLa Crosse. Magnus came to UI in October 2013, and her enthusiasm and energy have helped propel the Center for Volunteerism into a period of growth. βI think sheβs a very talented young professional who has really brought a lot of energy into the program. She has a lot of passion for her work and for helping to develop students and the volunteer center,β said Greg Tatham, assistant vice provost for Student Affairs. βThereβs that saying about talking the talk and walking the walk β she does it.β Magnus knows firsthand the impact that people in Student Affairs can have on students. She entered her undergraduate years at Wisconsin thinking she wanted to be an occupational therapist, but discovered the field wasnβt the right fit. In the meantime, she had become active in athletics and Greek life, and eventually UW-LCβs Leadership and
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Involvement Center. βI realized, βthis is what they do as a jobβ β and this is what I get most excited about,β Magnus said. The Center for Volunteerism and Social Action is in the Department of Student Involvement. Its mission is to help students become engaged in the community through handson learning and service opportunities. The centerβs flagship program is the Alternative Service Break (ASB). Each winter and spring break, the center takes teams of students and advisors on regional, national or international trips in which the teams help fill a community need, such as building houses, disaster recovery, building gardens or installing solar panels. The ASB program began with one trip to Seattle in 2001. Since, students, faculty and staff have traveled to 25 states, 12 countries and five continents. This spring, students in nine teams had a regional focus, with ASB trips serving communities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The trips β which the center subsidizes with funds it receives from student fees β can be life-changing experiences for the students, exposing them to ideas and people they may never get the chance to see, Magnus said. βThe main thing is expanding your worldview,β she said. βThe world is big β and youβre a part of it.β That big world also includes the Palouse community and fellow students. Local service is a big part of the centerβs
Top Left: Natalie Magnus and senior Samuel Herman work to build an improved cookstove in a rural Nicaraguan home as part of the Alternative Service Break program last winter in El Balsamo, Nicaragua. Top Right: First-year student Theresa Milbrodt and Magnus pose with the youngest daughter of their host family. Bottom Right: Magnus and a team of students help to prepare a feast for the entire community to celebrate the completion of their water well project, which brought clean, running water to more than 50 homes. PHOTOS BY K YLE HOWERTON
mission. The center has more than 95 partner organizations and can help connect students to a group that works in their interest area. βWe can be a great resource to get them connected to what theyβre looking for, what theyβre interested in,β she said. The volunteer center also coordinates the Vandal Food Pantry, which consists of six cabinets across campus stocked with food and grocery bags. Students are allowed to take from the pantry, no questions asked, Magnus said. The program helped start conversations on campus about the challenges of going to school and being unable to afford groceries. Other yearly efforts include βThe Writing on the Wall Project,β during which a blank wall is installed outside the Commons. Students write on the wall hateful and hurtful words, and then people take turns breaking the wall down. The center also coordinates the Books for Africa program, which sells used textbooks to support literacy programs. Magnus estimates 1,700-2,000 students volunteer through the center every year, dedicating either a few hours for a daylong project or two weeks for a winter service trip. Sheβs hoping for growth. Right now about 40 percent of the students who apply for ASB trips are turned away because of space constraints. βIβd like to get to where anybody who wants to go, can go,β she said.
She also wants to get more students involved locally. βWe know thereβs so much good that can be done in our local community. Weβre the land-grant institution here β we can touch our local community,β she said. Part of that growth is a new fundraising effort to help grow programs, cover the costs of trips and pay for scholarships for students who want to go but perhaps canβt afford it. βWeβre at a point now where we feel that we need to try to raise some of our funds to grow the program rather than rely on student fees,β Tatham said. The investment is worth it, Magnus feels. βThe students who give up their break to do service β they truly care,β she said. βThey genuinely want to make a difference. Itβs really exciting to see that in the younger generation. They can make a big difference.β Plus, serving can be really fun. βWeβve never had a student come back and say they wish they hadnβt gone,β Magnus said. Tatham is excited to see what more Magnus will accomplish in her time at UI. βIβve seen her make a difference from the time she stepped foot here,β he said. βIβve also seen her grow in the position and learn in the position β and thatβs what you always want to see in a staff member β that ability to transform as they transform students.β I 7
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Camilla Van Natter examines artifacts in UIβs Asian American Comparative Collection, part of the Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology. PHOTO BY MELISSA HARTLEY
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he moment Camilla Van Natter stepped into the Idaho State Historical Museumβs main warehouse, she knew she wanted to spend her life working in museums. βItβs like the end of βIndiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,β but itβs not in boxes. You can see everything,β she said. βItβs a history geekβs dream.β Van Natter not only got to explore the museumβs sprawling archive, but also experience its treasures firsthand. While earning internship credit, she spent the summer of 2013 measuring, describing and cataloging donated items in the museumβs basement. It was the first of several experiences in and out of class at the University of Idaho that have enhanced her love of history. βIβm a physical, tactile person β I like doing hands-on things,β said Van Natter, 21, who will receive her bachelorβs in history with a minor in Asian studies in May. βItβs really cool hanging out with artifacts.β Van Natter, a second-generation Vandal from Priest River, came to UI with an interest in history, but found even more than she imagined. βWhen I went to go sign up, there were classes I didnβt think would ever be offered,β she said. βIβve taken pirate history. Iβve taken history of conspiracy theories. Iβve taken all sorts of 20th century American history.β
Future She discovered a niche in cultural history, which combines aspects of history and anthropology to examine issues such as pop culture and politics. Her senior capstone project in fall 2014 investigated the rise of Hollywood and celebrity culture, and her studies in her final semester have focused on modern Asia. βItβs really interesting to understand what happened in history and how that impacts whatβs going on today,β she said. As a lifelong Idahoan, Van Natter connects strongly with the history of the American West β a perfect fit for her work at the Idaho State Historical Museum and, in 2014, at the Basque Museum and Cultural Center in Boise. At the state museum, one of Van Natterβs main tasks was documenting a collection of memorabilia from the 1967 World Boy Scout Jamboree and the 1969 National Boy Scout Jamboree, both of which took place at Farragut State Park. βItβs Idaho history, but itβs also bigger history,β she said. At the Basque Museum β where her internship was funded by the Pete Cenarrusa Foundation for Basque Culture β Van Natter got to know a side of Idaho she was unfamiliar with. Immigrants from the Basque region of Spain, which sits at the base of the Pyrenees Mountains near
Student finds unique opportunities to pursue passion for history at UI BY TAR A ROBERTS
the Atlantic Ocean, began settling in Boise in the late 1800s. βIt was a crash course on Basque history,β she said. βI learned so much.β In addition to leading tour groups through the museum and neighboring Cyrus Jacobs-Uberuaga House and teaching Basque bowling at the annual San Inazio Festival, she catalogued 100-year-old letters and decades-old photos of Basque families from the Boise area. βYou can figure out a whole familyβs story and see what happened to them,β she said. During her last semester at UI, Van Natter is deepening her knowledge by taking an artifact analysis class through the anthropology department, giving her new tools for studying the objects she encounters in museums. After graduation, Van Natter is excited to continue her work in museums. She plans to start working at a small museum in the West, eventually attend graduate school to earn her masterβs degree in museum studies, and then see where her career takes her. βI would love to be a curator β basically head artifact guru β of a big, substantial museum. Not necessarily the Smithsonian big, but big and culturally significant,β she said. But wherever she goes, sheβs sure
to keep with her the skills and stories sheβs learned at the place she now considers home: the University of Idaho. βEvery single year Iβm thankful that I chose Idaho,β she said. βYou get a good education out of it, but you can also get a great experience, too.β I
A 1950s-era Chinese vase from the universityβs Asian American Comparative Collection. The collection, part of UIβs Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, includes artifacts and other resources documenting the history of Asian-Americans in the West. It is the only collection of its kind at any university in the world.
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Diego Juarez found a sense of belonging in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at UI. PHOTO BY MELISSA HARTLEY
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CULTURAL GROUPS HELP MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR FIND COMMUNITY AND SUCCESS AT UI BY TAR A ROBERTS
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iego Juarezβs first year at the University of Idaho wasnβt easy. He was an excellent high school student, but adjusting to life as a firstgeneration college student proved more challenging than he expected. In his struggles, he turned to the campus community around him and found a support system of people and organizations that helped put him on a better path. And now, with commencement in sight next year, Juarez is dedicating his time to helping other students succeed through the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, or SHPE. βWhat SHPE represents to me is all those mistakes I made that I didnβt have to, and helping students avoid that,β said Juarez, who grew up in Rupert and spent part of his childhood in Mexico. βWe know that can make a big difference.β Juarez, a fifth-year mechanical engineering major, joined with a group of other students to revitalize UIβs SHPE organization during his sophomore year in 2011. Now, the small but active group helps any engineering student who would like to join, Hispanic and nonHispanic. SHPE students share textbooks and other resources, study together and attend conferences. Members who have graduated stay connected to help students find internships and prepare for their futures. βMore than anything, itβs support,β Juarez said. βItβs a family at the end of the day.β And to bring future Vandals into the fold, UIβs SHPE students host Noche de Ciencias, or Science Night,
at a southern Idaho high school each year. Students who attend Noche de Ciencias try out science experiments, Skype with UI professors and check out projects built by UI students, such as an artificial intelligence robot. βItβs just showing them that they can study engineering, and showing them it can be fun,β Juarez said.
MORE THAN ANYTHING, ITβS SUPPORT. ITβS A FAMILY AT THE END OF THE DAY. Juarez is particularly interested in showing kids who share his Hispanic heritage that studying science, technology, engineering and math β commonly referred to as STEM fields β is possible for them. Juarezβs parents encouraged him to attend college and he was part of a pre-engineering curriculum at Minico High School, but he knows other people from his community donβt see college as an option. βFor whatever reason, they limit themselves,β he said. βIf theyβre already intrigued by this stuff, why not take it a level up and become an engineer or work in another STEM field?β In addition to SHPE, Juarez credits his professors and the cultural organizations heβs been part of with helping him find his place at UI.
βThe way the university does everything, regardless of the program, there are always professors there to help,β he said. Juarez was able to attend UI with help from the College Assistance Migrant Program, a federally funded program to provide financial and academic support services for students with migrant or seasonal farm work backgrounds. βThey helped me get used to the environment and get used to the mentality of working hard,β he said. Juarez also has been active in several Hispanic cultural groups on campus, including Sabor de la Raza β a folkdance group β and Movimiento Activisita Social, or MAS, a social activism group. With MAS, he helped plan and perform in El Color de Nuestra Tiera, or The Color of Our Land, an annual Hispanic cultural showcase. Being part of these groups helped Juarez get to know others who shared his heritage, as well as people from other cultures. βYouβre so used to being with the same type of people, and here itβs a way of expanding your horizons,β he said. At UI, βyou get to connect with people regardless of race, ethnicity or background.β Now, Juarez is excited to earn his degree and step out into the professional world to put to work the skills heβs gained at UI β both social and academic. He wants to spend the next five years establishing himself in the alternative energy industry. βI feel pretty confident I could go anywhere,β he said. βI have a good background to become a leader.β I
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This rendering shows what the Delta Zeta house will look like when construction is completed in August. Opposite page, top: Sigma Alpha Epsilon gutted its house and rebuilt from the studs up, as part of a $2.5 million remodel. Bottom: Delta Delta Deltaβs remodel included updates to give the house a newer feel.
GREEK ROW GETS FACELIFT
Alumni Gifts Support House Renovations
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reek life at the University of Idaho dates back almost to the foundation of the university itself: Kappa Sigma, UIβs first Greek organization, arrived on campus in 1905. The university recently celebrated its 125th anniversary, and the Greek houses are reaching milestones of their own, with many of them at or near 100 years on campus. With that history comes aging infrastructure thatβs no longer keeping up with the demands of todayβs hightech students. Thatβs why nearly a dozen of Idahoβs Greek organizations have spent the past decade in a construction boom thatβs brought more than $15 million in renovations and new construction to campus, nearly all of which was funded by alumni donations. One of the most visible efforts is the construction of the new Delta Zeta house, located on the corner 14
of Seventh and Elm Streets. That $4.5 million building is set to be completed in August, giving the fairly new organization, which formed at UI in 2012, a permanent home. The cascade of construction began a decade ago, when the Sigma Nu fraternity decided it was time to update its house at 718 Elm St. The renovation β which cost $2.3 million β started the domino effect of improvements among the Greek organizations, said Carl Berry β76. Last summer, Delta Delta Delta completed a $1.2 million renovation to modernize the sorority and continue to be an attractive option for students. βWe had a reunion and you just had this sense that our living room was a little bit like going to a nursing home,β said Nancy Baskin β83. βIt was extremely dated.β Beta Theta Pi hopes to complete its $2.4 million renovation this summer. Like many houses, the fraternity,
originally built in 1925, did its construction over several summers to avoid having to shut the house down completely. In addition to cosmetic updates and fresh paint, the houses focused on improving safety, such as installing sprinkler and alarm systems, widening hallways, replacing wiring, modernizing kitchens and updating electrical infrastructure and Internet capabilities. The renovations are a boon for the Greek system and for students, who now enjoy safer, more modern living environments in the houses. Updating the houses helps bring in new members. It also has had an energizing effect on the alumni, who gave generously to support the construction for their house. βThe loyalty that members of the Greek living group feel toward the organization, to make sure that it doesnβt fail and it doesnβt stall, is amazing,β said Sigma Nuβs Berry. I
A New Home for Steel House Steel House, a privately-owned womenβs cooperative, will break ground on its housing project this summer, says Sue Nesbitt β64, a Steel House alumna and president of the groupβs board of directors. Steel has been leasing the former Delta Chi house at 908 Blake Ave. for several years. The new $1.3 million building will be located at 503 Taylor St., on land that was purchased by a board member. The goal is for residents to move into the new house in the fall of 2016. The new building will house 32 women. Steel House is a unique living situation on campus. The cooperative offers reduced living fees in exchange for the women providing upkeep and doing most of the cooking and cleaning.
Projects The UI Greek and private-housing community has invested more than $15 million in renovations and new construction in the past 10 years.
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University of Idaho Concludes Record Capital Campaign
45,000 Total Donors
Thanks to the generosity of nearly 45,000 donors, the University of Idaho has concluded its Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho $225 million capital campaign with gifts and pledges totaling more than $261 million.
As funding for higher education has declined in Idaho and the nation, many universities must seek private philanthropic gifts to continue growing while providing quality education. Individuals, corporations and foundations supporting the Inspiring Futures campaign have:
The largest comprehensive fundraising effort for any purpose, public or private, in the history of the state, the seven-and-a-half-year Inspiring Futures campaign provided needed investments for student scholarships, faculty support, facility construction and renovations, and program support.
n Created 153 new scholarship endowments, with gifts for student support totaling $90.4 million.
βDonors to the Inspiring Futures campaign have truly made history,β university President Chuck Staben said. βTheir investment in the continued excellence of the University of Idaho will help us do more for students, for the discovery of knowledge and for the support of Idahoβs goals. We couldnβt be more excited or more grateful.β
n Supported the construction and renovation of more than a dozen campus facilities, including renovations to the Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center (Kibbie Dome), the Haddock Performance Hall in the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences, the new College of Law building in Boise and the College of Education building.
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n Contributed more than $67.3 million to help attract and retain top-notch professors and researchers through the creation of 20 faculty excellence funds.
n Provided $68.9 million in program support to enrich the student experience and impact areas such as sustainable agriculture, clean energy, natural resources and social sciences. βGenerations of Vandal students from all walks of life and every academic discipline will benefit from the generosity of the alumni and friends who were inspired to support this campaign and the future of our national research university,β said Rich Allen, co-chairman of the campaign and chairman of the UI Foundation, which manages philanthropic gifts to the university. βThese investments are managed responsibly to maintain the principle and to ensure the best rate of return in support of the donorβs designated area of support.β
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2013 February 1
Campaign silent phase begins
The Tom Alberg and Judi Beck Chair, the first fully funded endowed chair at the university, is awarded to Anthony S. Davis. Alberg and Beck also support the construction of the Tom and Teita Reveley Nursery Facility at the UniversityΓ’€™s Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery
2008 February 29
$50 million in gifts and pledges
2009
December 2 May 1
Grand opening of the POWER Center for Power Engineering Excellence and the Real Time Digital Simulator in the College of Engineering
$200 million in gifts and pledges
2014 April 10
2010
The Micron Technology FoundationΓ’€™s $1 million gift provides funds to support the first endowed professorship in microelectronics within the College of Engineering. Dr. Fred Barlow is named the first recipient of the endowed professorship
May 1
$100 million in gifts and pledges
October 9
April 14
Grand opening of renovated Haddock Performance Hall
Grand opening of the College of Education's Doceo Center
2011
June 24
Donor gifts and pledges total $225 million, reaching the original Inspiring Futures campaign goal
August 19
Grand opening of renovated Kibbie Dome
July 29
October 29
Groundbreaking of the College of Education renovations
Dedication of the College of Engineering ThinkTank
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2012
$250 million in gifts and pledges
December 31
March 22
$150 million in gifts and pledges
April 28
Kickoff of campaign public phase begins with $161 million in gifts and pledges
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$261 million in gifts and pledges
2015 University celebrates end of campaign in Boise
Graduate student Lindsay Eliason has become a leader in the College of Art and Architecture, and she credits her success with the financial support she received from UI. PHOTO BY JOE PALLEN
A rising leader in landscape architecture During her last year of graduate school, master of landscape architecture candidate Lindsay Eliason received five scholarships β four relating to landscape architecture. Eliason plans to graduate in May, leaving behind her own legacy of leadership in the College of Art and Architecture, where she served as president of the Student Congress of Art and Architecture, vice president of the Student Chapter of the American Society for Landscape Architects, and as a student ambassador to the College of Art and Architecture. Eliason credited her leadership ability to the scholarships made possible by the University of Idaho. βSimply put, it has been a blessing to receive multiple scholarships. This financial support has enabled me
to focus on my studies and further myself in the field of landscape architecture by gaining leadership skills in student organizations,β she said. βI feel passionate about giving back to the College of Art and Architecture in this capacity because it has afforded me opportunities I wouldnβt otherwise have.β Upon graduation, Eliason plans to move to the Seattle area, where she has positioned herself for success through professional connections established during internships in both private and public-sector organizations. For more information: Paige McKee Development Coordinator (509) 342-9256 paigem@uidaho.edu 19
Capital Campaign News Ag commissionsβ endowed professorships: Gains for grains BY BILL LOF TUS
For recipients of endowed professorships from the Idaho Wheat Commission and Idaho Barley Commission, 2014 was a year of major challenges and opportunities. Aberdeen Research and Extension Centerβbased University of Idaho Extension cereal agronomist Juliet Marshall, wheat breeder Jianli Chen and barley agronomist Christopher Rogers used their expertise to address growersβ needs. Juliet Marshall used the Idaho Wheat Commission Aberdeen Cereal Agronomy Professorship to continue her research on improving quality and reducing the impact of diseases on wheat and barley crops, which looked nearly perfect last year. Then the weather changed. Just as the first combines were beginning to harvest, record-setting rains deluged southeastern Idaho. The moisture and delayed harvest caused wheat and barley to sprout in the field. Malting barley, bred to sprout easily to expedite the malting process, sustained the greatest damage. βItβs been a tremendously difficult year for growers. We had a tremendous yield and high quality grain ready to harvest and then disaster struck,β Marshall said. βWe did the best we could to help growers find uses for their crop.β Losses are expected to total in the tens of millions of dollars. Working with growers and cattle producers ensured that the grain remained suitable for livestock consumption, Marshall said. The major effort focused on finding ways that the grain could still satisfy the highest-value market, the malting companies who supply beer makers. Thanks to prior experience, malting plants shifted gears to use this yearβs barley immediately, keeping the 2013 crop in storage. βI was really struck by the levelheadedness of all of the parties involved,β Marshall said. βEveryone worked together to address the problem, and we did the best we could with the situation.β 20
Jianli Chen, Juliet Marshall and Christopher Rogers each conduct research in their respective fields thanks to gifts by Idaho ag commissions.
Jianli Chen used the Idaho Wheat Commission Aberdeen Wheat Breeding Professorship to continue her development of hard white wheat lines that promise to help growers tap lucrative markets. Chen also intensified screening for white wheats that resist pre-harvest sprouting. The endowed professorshipβs financial support was especially important to boost salaries of the research support staff who are critical to her program, Chen said. In addition, endowment funds allowed her to participate in national and regional wheat growersβ meetings and discussions of hard white wheat markets. She also joined the Great Plains Research Consortium to better network with colleagues and understand efforts to promote wheat quality for export markets. Christopher Rogers began work as the Idaho Barley Commission endowed Aberdeen Barley Agronomy Professorship recipient at Aberdeen at the end of July. He established barley trials at the Aberdeen center and in growersβ fields, expanded UI Extensionβs focus on winter barley research and recruited support staff for his program. Rogers integrated his expertise and research objectives to meet the needs of Idaho growers and collaborate with existing programs. For more information: Kim OβNeill Assistant Dean of Advancement College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (425) 359-2411 kimoneill@uidaho.edu
Loyal Partners
The Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, one of the oldest and largest charitable foundations in the state, is a longtime benefactor of the University of Idaho. For more than 43 years, the Boise-based foundation has supported several initiatives at UI, including the annual support of multiple scholarships and the Idaho Law Learning Center in the historic old Ada County Courthouse. Its cumulative years of support make the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation a part of the universityβs Loyal Partner Program, recognizing those partners with two decades or more of financial support of UI. Established in 1963, the foundation is named in honor of Laura Moore Cunningham, a Boise native and daughter of C.W. Moore, founding partner of the Idaho First National Bank (now U.S. Bank). Cunningham was a dedicated community member who served on several volunteer boards.
Today, members of the family continue to lead the foundation. The board of directors includes UI alumnae Laura MacGregor Bettis β03 and Janelle A. Wise β04, β05. Harry L. Bettis, father of Laura and Janelle, and great-nephew of Cunningham, was granted an honorary degree from UI in 2013.
Loyal Donor Learn more about the University of Idahoβs Loyal Partner Program by visiting uidaho.edu/loyalpartners.
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Kimberly Jasper β12 says encouragement from her professor kept her from dropping out of UI.
ENGINEERING GRADUATE GIVES BACK TO HONOR LEGACY OF PROFESSOR
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n the fall of 2009, Kimberly Jasper was thinking about dropping out of the University of Idaho and just going home to Boise. But Dr. Ken Noren, a professor in the College of Engineering, stepped in. βHe listened to my concerns and asked the right questions. He never gave up on me, even though I was failing his class halfway through the semester,β Jasper said. βI would not have stayed in school and had the career I have now if it werenβt for him.β Jasper stuck with it and graduated in the spring of 2012 with a bachelorβs degree in electrical engineering. Now 27, she works as a project engineer for Glanbia Foods, a cheese manufacturer based in Twin Falls, Idaho. Jasper said the influence of professors like Noren, who died in 2012, and the support of her Kappa Delta sorority sisters were crucial in helping her achieve her career goals. βI loved being in the Greek system,β Jasper said. βItβs where I made lifelong friends and where I met my husband, Nate.β After graduating from high school in 2006, Jasper decided that the University of Idaho offered her everything she was looking for, and more. βIt has a great engineering college,β Jasper said. βPlus, the campus is nestled in the heart of rural Idaho, which provided me access to all the outdoor activities I crave.β Jasperβs time at UI gave her access to the right technology
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and the practical skills needed to launch her career. Additionally, her sorority introduced her to leadership roles and offered opportunities to engage with her peers in community events and activities, such as intramural sports. βThere was a group of us that participated in almost every intramural sport offered,β Jasper said. βI remember bonding with my sorority sisters while walking to and from the games.β Jasper was vice president of public relations for the sorority, which gave her confidence to take on other challenges, such as serving as the communications lead for the Vandal Atmospheric Science Team (VAST). The VAST project involved students sending a high altitude air balloon up in the sky in order to collect scientific data in near-space. Jasper oversaw the project from start to finish, utilizing the practical engineering skills she gained at UI β the same skills she now uses in her daily job to solve problems and help others reach their goals. Jasper has been successful, but she canβt help but think of what would have been had she not had the support she received from her UI peers and professors. Sheβs already giving back in gratitude by supporting Norenβs memorial scholarship fund, a fund that will provide $1,000 in student scholarships annually once it meets its fundraising goal. βDr. Norenβs scholarship has not met its goal, yet,β Jasper said. βI want to help get it there.β I
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In the sixth grade, Amanda Smith was accepted into UIβs Educational Talent Search program, which helped her have the confidence to pursue higher education. PHOTO BY JOE PALLEN
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rom an early age, Amanda Smith knew she wanted to go to college. But whether her life path would lead her there, she wasnβt so certain. βEven though I knew it was something I wanted to do, I was on the fence on whether or not it was something I would realistically be able to do,β explained the native of Coeur dβAlene. βI thought that if my parents didnβt go to college, then maybe I wouldnβt be able to go, either.β Family finances were tight. Her father worked unstable jobs in the area lumber mills, and her mother worked as a school paraprofessional. Smithβs parents encouraged postsecondary education for her and her younger sister, but a college fund was simply outside the budget. With her familyβs financial challenges and lack of college experience, Smith was unsure what her future would hold. A college education seemed out of reach. But in the sixth grade, she was accepted into the University of Idaho
Educational Talent Search (ETS) program, and her life was set on a different course. βIt was a life-changing opportunity for my family and me,β she said. The Universityβs Educational Talent Search is designed for students like Smith who are from disadvantaged backgrounds and show potential to succeed in higher education. Through the program, Smith explored career options, visited college campuses, received financial and academic counseling, and was guided through the college application process. βETS changed my mindset and opened my eyes to so many possibilities,β Smith said. βI was able to go to the college of my choice because of all the help I was provided with finding scholarships along with all the other necessary means that were needed for me to enroll. Without the program, I wouldnβt have been as educated about all of the opportunities that are out there that helped get to where I am today.β
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THE STATE OF IDAHO BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS SET A GOAL THAT
60%
OF IDAHOANS AGES 25-34 WILL HAVE A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE BY
2020.
AN AMBITIOUS GOAL Smith graduates from UI this spring with a bachelorβs degree in secondary education. She represents the thousands of students in Idaho who have gone on to earn a college degree, thanks to the support they received through UIβs many outreach programs designed to direct K-12 students toward higher education. The programs contribute to the stateβs effort to increase the number of its citizens who graduate from college. In 2012, the Idaho State Board of Education established the Complete College Idaho Plan, which set the goal that 60 percent of Idahoans ages 25-34 will have a degree or certificate by 2020.
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Itβs an ambitious goal, considering fewer than one in four Idahoans older than 25 have earned a bachelorβs degree or higher. But itβs a critical one; Idaho ranks 39th among U.S. states for the number of adults who hold some type of postsecondary degree. βWe must grow talent in our state to fuel innovation and compete economically,β the Complete College Idaho Plan states. To help the state reach this goal, the university leads programs to ensure college readiness and remove common academic, financial, cultural and family barriers to a college education. βIn order to increase college enrollment and degree attainment, we must continue to cultivate those populations who have not traditionally gone on to college,β said Scott Clyde, director of TRIO, a college preparatory program in the UI College of Education. The College of Educationβs TRIO program operates seven federally funded projects, including Educational Talent Search, all designed to prepare and motivate Idahoβs low-income, first-generation individuals for postsecondary education. Each year, the programs reach more than 2,000 students in 24 Idaho schools. The program also serves people beyond high school through partnerships with community agencies in a number of Idaho counties. Upward Bound is among TRIOβs most well-known projects. The program serves more than 250 scholars in eight Idaho counties and the Yakama and Coeur dβAlene reservations. Free of cost, Upward Bound offers high school participants weekly advising sessions, tutoring, financial aid workshops, field trips to colleges and universities, community service projects and annual summer college simulation programs on the UI campus. βWe try to provide experiences that further expose them to the campus culture and rigors of a college education,β Clyde said. βIt familiarizes them with the process and makes them more comfortable with the idea of leaving their home environment.β In operation since 1968, UIβs Upward Bound program is one of the longest existing and most successful college preparatory programs in the country. Of its participants, 87 percent go on to postsecondary education, compared to the state average of 38 percent. βOnce they have been motivated to go to college, they understand it as a viable option, and they are prepared
High school student Yesenia Lopez from Wapato High School in Wapato, Washington, experiences college life firsthand through Upward Bound, a college-prep program for students from groups traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education.
Upward Bound scholars from Potlatch High School (From left to right: Marissa Priest, Cassandra Carpenter, Daniel Curtis, Kenneth Sheffler) attending Vandal Friday on March 27, 2015. These scholars are part of the first Upward Bound cohort at PHS, which began in the fall of 2013.
The College of Art and Architectureβs Summer Design Week offers high school students a preview of degrees and careers in architecture, art, landscape architecture, interior design and virtual technology and design.
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academically. They are positioned to succeed in higher education,β Clyde said. The College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP) and Helping Orient Indian Students and Teachers (HOIST) program also play important roles in increasing college enrollment in underrepresented populations. CAMP targets students from migrant/seasonal farm working backgrounds, while HOIST is designed for Native American high school students. Both programs host summer campus visits, provide academic and scholarship support and help with college applications and admissions. βMigrant seasonal farmworkers have a national highschool dropout rate of 45-60 percent; it is critical to provide hope and resources to this population,β said Evelina Arevalos, CAMP assistant director. βUI CAMP serves students from these backgrounds in specific regions where resources for pursuing postsecondary education are limited.β
THE CAREER CONNECTION Itβs important to get Idahoβs youth to think not only about going on to college, but also about the careers they can pursue beyond the degree, Clyde said. βMany of the individuals we serve are limited to employment opportunities that they see around them,β Clyde said. βWe try to expose them to experiences that open their minds to various possibilities and help them understand that their career choices arenβt limited.β The university hosts a number of camps that introduce youth to different fields of study and careers. For instance, the College of Art and Architecture (CAA) Summer Design Week on the UI campus gives students a preview of the design fields. High school sophomores,
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juniors and seniors experience a week in the life of a UI design student, with the opportunity to live in dorms and work with faculty on interdisciplinary design projects. Additionally, CAA faculty and student ambassadors take an abbreviated version of Design Week on the road for High School Design Day. Students in ninth through 12th grade explore design majors and careers through hands-on design challenges. The camp is offered at high schools in Coeur dβAlene, Boise, Sun Valley and other areas throughout the state. βParticipants get to see beyond their art class in high school,β said Phillip Mead, CAA faculty member and coordinator of the camps. βThe camps allow them to experience design in a broader context and help them connect their interest in design to an actual profession.β UIβs College of Engineering is also active in its outreach to Idahoβs youth. For example, every year the college welcomes 500 high school students from around the state to campus for the annual Engineering Design Expo, which showcases engineering seniorsβ capstone design projects. High school participants get to explore the types of projects they could work on in college and as a professional engineer. They also get a preview of campus life and network with UI faculty and industry representatives. βThey get to see firsthand the types of projects engineers work on, and how that work can impact people directly,β said Joseph Law from the College of Engineering. βOnce they see what engineers do, they think itβs really cool, and they want to take part in it.β Women in Engineering Day is another popular event. Every year, the free, one-day workshop brings 75-80 female high school students to the Moscow campus. Participants work together on an engineering design challenge, meet engineering students and professional women engineers, and tour engineering labs on campus to learn about degree and career options. βOur pre- and post-event surveys show that this event has a measurable impact on participantsβ attitudes toward the engineering field,β said Susie Johnson, who helps plan the event. βBased on their feedback, many girls who say they are not sure about engineering or moderately interested before the event, change their interest level to βvery interestedβ after the event.β
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EARLY INTERVENTION UI links fun with learning, higher education and careers to direct Idahoβs children toward postsecondary education at early ages. The university's Extensionβs 4-H program, one of UIβs most preeminent youth programs, helps carve the path to college for kids as young as five. With a statewide presence in each of Idahoβs 44 counties, UIβs 4-H serves more than 60,000 students across the state through 4-H clubs, afterschool programs, and other 4-H-managed activities, including the statewide UI Extension Robotics Lego program (see photo). Jim Lindstrom, UI Extensionβs 4-H director of youth development, said the 4-H programs undoubtedly help carve a path to higher education, especially in rural Idaho, where 4-H may be the only show in town beyond the local school district. β4-H is a natural conduit to college,β he said. Lindstrom points to the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, a national study that explores the impact 4-H programs have on participants. βThe research reveals that individuals involved in 4-H are more likely to be successful in school, and twice as likely to go on to college,β he said. The university's McCall Outdoor Science School (see photo) is another example of the positive effects of linking fun to higher education. Serving more than 2,500 Idaho schoolchildren and their teachers every year, the program leads community outreach and brings students of all ages to its outdoor classroom, located on the shores of Payette Lake, for fun, hands-on science education. UI Coeur dβAlene also works to get kids excited about degrees and careers in the STEM fields. The center offers a computer coding camp for middle school girls (see photo). It also facilitates βSTEAM Labs,β free, one-day workshops designed to improve skills and increase interest in science, technology, engineering, arts and math. βItβs important to reach youth at young ages and expose them to a variety of exciting learning opportunities,β said 4-Hβs Lindstrom. βThey realize learning can be fun, they learn practical skills, and they begin to see the possibilities that an education can provide. That can keep them motivated and promote success as they continue through school and life.β I
UI Coeur dβAlene recently introduced Digβn IT Coding Camp for Girls, a free week-long summer program designed to encourage young girls to develop computer coding skills and start thinking about careers in the field.
As Idahoβs official FIRST Lego League partner, UI Extension Robotics manages Lego programs and competitions throughout the state for more than 1,000 youths, ages 6 to 18.
The popular McCall Outdoor Science School, the only publicly operated K-12 residential outdoor school in the state, takes a hands-on approach to increasing K-12 studentsβ interest in degrees and careers in science. PHOTO BY MELISSA HARTLEY
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Organization Helps Football Player be a Great Athlete and a Great Student 30
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Jacob Sannon says the support of Vandal Athletics has helped him find success on and off the football field. PHOTO BY
ILYA PINCHUK
hen Jacob Sannon came to visit the University of Idaho, he came prepared: The student from Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida, brought his snow gear. βIn my head I was like, βIβm going to snow,β so I had snow stuff,β Sannon said. But upon disembarking from the plane with his teammate Jordan Grabski, Sannon said they found no one else was as bundled up as he was prepared to be. Heβs grown used to the cold since then. Now, when he goes home to Florida for a month at Christmas, his mother, Myrlene Leccima, admonishes him to put on some clothes. βIβm like, βMom, itβs not cold here.β I used to think it was cold in Florida, but now I know itβs not cold,β he said. Itβs just one of the many things to which the now 20-year-old football player has become accustomed in the Pacific Northwest. (Another: Those are pine trees, not βChristmas trees.β) Sannon joined the Vandal football team as a true freshman in 2013. During his senior year at Southeast High, he led his team with 730 yards on 43 catches and made the all-state team. But, he said, he wasnβt getting any scholarship offers. Just weeks before National Letter-of-Intent signing day, Vandal football coach Paul Petrino asked him to come visit Idaho. Petrino had developed a relationship with Southeastβs coach, and trusted his judgment on players. That trust wasnβt misplaced. βWhen we brought him here, we knew what a hard worker he was and how goal-oriented he was. We knew he was going to be successful,β Petrino said. Sannon played all 12 games as a wide receiver in 2013 and 2014. But itβs his dedication to
academics and excellence off the field that is setting him up for the most success. βHeβs a grinder. Every single day heβs going to do whatβs right,β Petrino said. βHeβs a great student. Heβs a great role model for the younger players. If they want to become a great student-athlete, thatβs the kid they can really look up to and see how he organizes his time and does things.β Sannon has been able to maintain a 4.0 GPA. Heβs Jacob Sannon undecided on his major, but is taking a lot of business and accounting classes. βIβve learned the most in accounting so far,β Sannon said. βIt actually is stuff I can use.β Achieving that academic and athletic success requires a lot of organization. βYouβve got to plan out your schedule. If you donβt plan it out, youβll miss something,β he said. That includes waking up in time to lift weights in the morning before classes and spending weeknights after practice doing homework. Thereβs no cable TV at his apartment and he said he doesnβt watch very many movies or spend much time on social media. The balance between academic, athletics and social activities can be tricky. βIt gets really hard in a week with more than one test or a couple essays,β he said. βBut I try to think of it like priorities: Whatβs important? Whatβs not important?β That dedication helps him on the field, too. βA lot of times you hear how you live your life off the field is how you live your life on the field,β Petrino said. βMost of the time, the guys who are doing a great job academically and are staying on top of their schoolwork are also the guys who are working extra hard to be the best football player they can be.β UIβs athletic department understands that
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Athletics makes you have priorities. You have to be responsible. balance and tries to support athletes in their academics. Thereβs a study hall available for athletes, which Sannon said he uses because he doesnβt have computer access at home. The other athletes β βI call it the βathletic circle,β β Sannon said β help each other, too. βNo matter what class youβre in, thereβs probably another athlete in there who can help you,β he said. βAthletics makes you have priorities. You have to be responsible. It keeps me on track.β Sannon said the team atmosphere has helped him adjust to being so far from home. He lives in an apartment complex that is nearly all athletes, he said. βWe all chill together all the time. I go downstairs to see
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what those guys are up to. Then I go upstairs to see what those guys are up to,β he said. The camaraderie isnβt just a social bonus. It helps on the field, too. And Sannon is excited for next season and the way the team is coming together. βIβm looking forward to winning,β he said. βWe havenβt quite put the winning formula together yet, but weβre close. We will this year. All the players are starting to believe it.β Petrino is looking forward to the future with Sannon, too. βIn the next two years, heβll start taking a bigger role as a guy we throw the ball to a lot,β he said. βHeβs just the type of young man you root for to be one of your best players because he is such a great kid.β I
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Delivered in Coeur dβAlene. βIn todayβs aerospace industry, global competition puts suppliers under tremendous pressure to drive the business forward. Engineering leaders must have the communication skills to show corporate stakeholders their expertise in best business practices. The Idaho Executive MBA experience increased my business acumen as well as expanded and refined my ability to communicate technical information at a more sophisticated business level. This programβs contributions to professional development are invaluable.β Wade Bowles, PE, Director of Engineering, Triumph Composite Systems, Inc. EMBA Class of 2010
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ALUMNI CLASS NOTES Clockwise: Ayla Neumeyer, Bailey Thomas, Tim Helmke, Cassandra Michaud, Austin Karstetter, Steve Johnson, Lauren Hamilton, Emily Rasch, Trevor Kauer PHOTO BY MELISSA HARTLEY
SArb:
Connecting Students and Alumni Through pride and tradition, the Student Alumni Relations Board (SArb) has been connecting students and alumni since 1970, with SArb students hosting several alumni-centric events on campus each year. SArb is the largest interest group at the University of Idaho. Each year, the organization sets a goal to maintain 89 student members to match the university founding in 1889. SArb students work with the UI Office of Alumni Relations to help organize some of the largest studentcentered events, including Moms' and Dads' Weekends, Vandal Walk, Gradfest and Silver and Gold Day. SArb members also serve in various capacities as student ambassadors and hosts at presidential receptions, Jazz Fest, university award ceremonies and other events. Ayla Neumeyer, SArb president, said the group is a vital source for students to engage in college life. βThe support and opportunities I have received by being a member of SArb are truly invaluable,β Neumeyer said. βGoing into college, I never imagined that I would be attending important events or working behind the scenes of long-standing traditions. SArb has connected me to the university in all facets of its past, present and future. It does this for a new group of students every year, and UI is without doubt a better place because of it.β Alumni Association Executive Director Steve Johnson speaks highly of the students who participate in the SArb program and believes they are great representatives of the university. βThe SArb students are some of the most extraordinary people on campus,β he said. βThey all apply themselves academically and are very engaged with the university.β
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Correction: Angela Bishop β04 was promoted to Associate at NAC|Architecture in Spokane, Washington. This was reported incorrectly due to our error.
β50s Julie Whitney Dawson β58 has published βThe Sillybillies Find a Shadow,β her fifth childrenβs book in her Sillybillies series. Tom Stroschein β59 was inducted into the Inland Northwest Partners Hall of Fame. This award recognizes individuals, communities, agencies or companies that have provided substantial support to economic development efforts in the Inland Northwest region.
β60s Gary Blank β60 has been elected as president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)-USA. Richard DeAtley β65 has sold his mining business to the countryβs largest aggregate company, Vulcan Materials. In retirement, he plans to travel, practice his art and golf. Helen Gruber β69 won the 2012 Henry Farfan Award from the North American Spine Society. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in spine-related basic science research. Dr. Gruber is senior scientist and director of orthopaedic
To be profiled, mail information, including reunion/graduation year, to Annis Shea, Office of Alumni Relations, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or email information to alumni@uidaho.edu. Photos can be emailed in a high resolution .jpg format. Please limit your submission to no more than 35 words.
research biology at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
β70s Eloise Wilson Hanner β71 has published her third book, βPosted in Paraguay,β an account of her and her husband Chuckβs β71 return to the Peace Corps in their 50s. The couple live in Sarasota, Florida. Greg Sanford β72 retired in October from his Department of the Navy civilian position as deputy, Board of Inspection and Survey. He previously retired in 2002 as captain after 30 years of naval service, in which he was an engineering duty officer specializing in aircraft carrier operations and repair. Elaine Ambrose β73 received a national humor award for her book, βMidlife Cabernet.β Publishers Weekly called it βlaugh-out-loud funny!β She was invited to be a blogger for the Huffington Post. Robin French β75 has created a personal retreat center, A Place Apart, in Illinois. Mike Tyacke β75 of the Idaho National Laboratory was honored for the second time by the U.S. Secretary of Energy for his continued efforts to reduce and prevent theft of highly enriched uranium nuclear fuel at civilian sites around the world. For the past six years, he has
worked with the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return program in various countries. His team has removed 1,700 pounds of highly enriched uranium from 12 nations. Steve Anderson β76 retired in 2012 after 36 years of federal service. He was a 1976-78 Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya and worked in Idaho, California, Nevada and Montana as a Forest Service biologist. He now lives in Sandpoint. Dell Hatch β78 has rejoined Bernardo| Wills Architects as Landscape Architect and Design Coordinator. Jeff Glaze β79 has been named president of the ABHOW Foundation, a leading provider of senior housing and health care in the western U.S. Terry Ratcliff β79 has been appointed executive director for distance and extended education at the University of Idaho.
β80s Scott Fehrenbacher β80 is senior vice president and executive director of the Center for Worship Arts at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Maureen Ghosh β80 visited the University of Idaho campus in November β her first trip back in 34 years.
Doug Holloway β80 and Sosoni Institute in Deary have been selected as a 2015 βSavory Hubβ from dozens of applicants worldwide. As a finalist, Sosoni Institute will join a growing global network of accredited Savory Hubs that bring holistic management training and consultation to farmers and ranchers in their region. William C. Knowles β80 is the Best Lawyers 2015 Portland, Maine, Litigation Land Use and Zoning "Lawyer of the Year.β Andy Wiseman β81 was selected as one of the two Secondary Principals of the Year in the state of Idaho. Rey Erickson β82 was awarded The Denver Postβs Strength in Health β Health Care Professional Award. Jim Unsworth β82, β94 has been named director of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. He will guide the agency that has a budget of $376 million and a staff of 1,480. Christopher DeBord β85 is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of DeBord Construction in Boston. He started the company after 18 years as a sales engineer. Steven Shiver β85 has been elected to the American Institute of
Architects (AIA) College of Fellows. One of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member, the selection recognizes his significant contributions to architecture and society.
β90s Joe Grover β90 has started the βGuys in Tiesβ club at Wilson Elementary School in Caldwell. The group of fifth-grade students meet once a month for a formal luncheon, where they wear dress shirts and ties. The club teaches the students manners, etiquette and leadership. It also features guest speakers from the Canyon County community. Chuck Jones β94 has started Jones Consulting. He provides environmental reviews of wetlands and fish and wildlife habitat, local land-use planning and GIS services. Brett Craig β95 has been named as one of the β50 Movers and Shakers of the Worldβs Top Brandsβ by Adweek. Chad Collins β96, β97 has opened βLegacy Search,β a new national recruiting firm specializing in mid- to seniorlevel executive searches across professional, collegiate and minor league sports. The firm is based in Boise.
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ALUMNI CLASS NOTES Kurt Pipal β96 was honored in Washington, D.C., with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Directorβs Award for Excellence, one of the FBIβs highest honors. He is currently a special agent based in Sacramento, California. Matt Shifley β97 has published his first book, βConfessions of a Dumb, White Guy: Tales about Life, Love and the Risks of Wearing White Thong Underwear.β The book is available at Amazon.com and www.mrshife.com. Crystal Halstead Wilson β97, β04, β09 was selected as Outstanding Dietitian of the Year for Idaho in 2013. She is the senior health and wellness director for the Idaho Dairy Council. Cindy Wood β97 received the βWoman of Distinctionβ community service award from the Soroptimist Club of Coeur dβAlene. The award recognizes her work helping homeless families as the executive director of Family Promise of North Idaho. Michael Higgins β98 is the risk manager for Central Europe at Jeld-Wen, Inc. He is stationed in Germany.
β00s Brice Glidewell β00 has joined The Nature Conservancy as the new north-central Texas project director in Celeste, Texas. Ben Bryan β02 is a film producer for Red Bull Media House in Santa Monica, Calif. Ben was the driving force behind Red Bullβs major movie release βOn Any Sunday, The Next Chapter.β Kelly Konkright β02 has accepted a partnership at the law firm of Lukins & Annis, P.S. in Spokane, Washington. He specializes in business litigation, employment and municipal law. Kelsey Jae Nunez β03 has transitioned from private law practice to a new role as executive director of the Snake River Alliance, a nonprofit organization that serves as Idahoβs nuclear watchdog and advocate for clean, renewable energy. Sheβs also entering her third year as co-director of the Idaho Green Fest, a community celebration of Idahoβs sustainable and conscious economy. Shanna Harmon Wheeler β04 is the new corporate accounting manager at New Wood Resources LLC in Boise. Hilerie Scott Harris β05 is the marketing and communications coordinator for financial aid and scholarships at the University of Utah.
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Shaun Daniel β06 has received a permaculture design certificate from Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and the Job Parrish Memorial Award for an essay on ecology of residency. He is in the second year of the University of Utahβs environmental humanities masterβs program.
Teva Palmer Hopper β09 has joined Noble Studioβs creative services team as a creative designer. Hopper is an award-winning designer with more than six years of design experience. Noble Studios is a digital marketing agency specializing in web, mobile and social media.
Pete Doss β07 went on after graduation to The Country Club of the Rockies as assistant PGA golf pro. He is currently affiliated with Dye and Doss, Inc. and resides in Urbana, Ohio.
Cliff Murphy β09 and Kyle Ryan β10 were in White Sands Missile Range launching a two stage sounding rocket for the NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract. Both alums provide engineering support needed in data collection for research and scientific payloads.
Jeremy Holcomb β07 has passed the CPA exam and is the senior accountant at Ednetics in Post Falls, Idaho. Nicholas Nelson β07 is the director of development for the western region of Ducks Unlimited. Ducks Unlimited is the worldβs leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. Ryan Heacock β08 has been selected to be on the First Investors Chairmanβs Council, which is made up of the companyβs top 25 leaders. He also attained the bronze level of the Chairmanβs Circle and the title of vice president in the 2014 Chairmanβs Council. This is his second year on the council. Gordon Lemmel β08, β11 relocated to Billings, Montana, to work as a landscape architect at Peaks to Plains Design, a private design firm.
β10s Margret Bergerud β10, β14 has moved to Ketchikan, Alaska, where she is an attorney for the Alaska Public Defender Agency. Kelsi Nagle β10 has accepted a position as the marketing, outreach and recruitment Coordinator at Oregon Health and Science UniversityDivision of Management in Portland, Oregon. Jon Harty β11 is a recipient of a 2014 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture award granted by the International Sculpture Center. His work will be
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on display at Grounds for Sculptureβs fall/winter exhibition in Hamilton, New Jersey. He was also featured in the October issue of Sculpture Magazine. View his work at www.jonharty.com. Jose Gallegos β12, β14 has joined CSHQA as an intern architect. He will work on a variety of projects, including the 10th and Grove multi-use redevelopment and Snake River Tea in Boise.
Taylor Davis β14 has been chosen for the Edgewood Management Groupβs senior living executive-director-in-training program. This program provides individuals with a broad base of operational knowledge and leadership skills to serve as a licensed executive director in an Edgewood assisted living and memory care community. She will be based out of the Edgewood Spring Creek Meridian community in Meridian, Idaho.
Joe Szasz β12 is a member of Vail Mountain Safety at Vail Ski Resort in Colorado.
Charlette Kremer β13 has been appointed to Serve Idaho, the Governorβs Commission on Service and Volunteerism, by Gov. C.L. βButchβ Otter. Serve Idaho, a division of the Idaho Department of Labor, encourages voluntary public service and volunteerism throughout the state. Kremer is director of the LewisClark Service Corps at Lewis-Clark State College.
The following alumni and friends were selected for honors by the University of Idaho Alumni Association Awards and Recognition Committee.
Alumni Hall of Fame Alumni who have achieved national or international distinction by their accomplishments and leadership Mike Hunter β73, β76 David Poe β70 Richard Dahl β73 2015 Alumni Hall of Fame induction is set for May 15-16
Ian Clarke β13 has moved to Ketchikan, Alaska, where he is a mechanical engineer for Leidos. NoΓ«l Fountain β13 was promoted to junior copywriter at Hydrogen. She joined the advertising agency in September 2013.
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Marriages Chanelle Banghart β10 to Jeff Woodis β10 Justine Belliveau β12 to Brock Burgess β11 Laurie Byrne β13 to Cooper McBride β12 Christine Cavanaugh β08 to Joseph Gilmore Sarah Karow to Adam Mattison β06 Sarah McAdams β12 to Richard Perkins Laura Scheiderer to Pete Doss β07 Aubrey Woodock β08 to Brandon Hoxie β06
Alumni with a distinguished record of achievement and service in their specialized area of endeavor Dr. Helen Gruber β69 Bryan Timm β87 Virginia Bax Valentine β80 Mark Engberg β84
Jim Lyle Award Long-term dedication and service to the university and/or Alumni Association through volunteerism Carl Hunt Doug Scoville β63, β67 Carl G. Berry β62 Kristen Ruffing β93 Cindy Haagenson β73 Ray Turner β69 Learn more or nominate a worthy person before Aug. 1, 2015. www.uidaho.edu/alumni/awards
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β30s Laura Clark Hoshaw β30, Mount Vernon, Wash., Dec. 17, 2014 Lois Naylor Petterson β36, Lewiston, July 31, 2014 Charles Simmons β36, Ridgefield, Wash., May 29, 2013 Lucia Johnson Wilson β36, Boise, Nov. 4, 2014 Frances Byrne β37, Redmond, Wash., Aug. 30, 2013 Rose Broemeling Sanders β37, Greenacres, Wash., Dec. 25, 2014 Mary Ferguson Weber β37, Green Valley, Ariz., June 15, 2014 Lois Savage DeCourcey β38, Bend, Ore., Dec. 25, 2014 Miriam McFall Starlin β38, Eugene, Ore., Jan. 2, 2015 Ferris Albers β39, Longview, Wash., Oct. 8, 2013 Iris Morgan Compton β39, Winona, Minn., Oct. 16, 2014 Lillian Larson Keithly β39, Nampa, Dec. 11, 2014 Helen Banbury Lusk β39, Dallas, Texas, Jan. 11, 2015 Mary Pucci McKenzie β39, Kellogg, July 10, 2014 David Willis β39, β41, Nampa, Oct. 25, 2014
β40s Helen Berg Farris β40, Davenport, Wash., Nov. 14, 2014
Willeen Shaver Platt β40, β47, Carmichael, Calif., June 15, 2013 Elizabeth Cleaver Riney Robinson β40, Bend, Ore., July 10, 2013 Iris Tunney Tralle β40, Riverside, Calif., Jan. 8, 2013 Glen Westberg β40, Lewiston, Dec. 20, 2013 Anne Domijan Currier β41, Los Altos, Calif., March 6, 2014 Dale Dufur β41, Albany, Ore., Sept. 10, 2014 Jane Pier Evans β41, Sandpoint, Dec. 15, 2014 Richard Paulsen β41, Riverside, Calif., May 31, 2014 Burton Sanders β41, β42, Lincoln, Calif., May 27, 2013 Sherman Sundet β41, Wheat Ridge, Colo., Dec. 7, 2013 Vernon Tompkins β41, Waverly, Ohio, July 3, 2014 Seth Corless β42, Paul, Jan. 9, 2013 Norman Hyder β42, Tygh Valley, Ore., March 11, 2014 Robert Kennemer β42, Peoria, Ill., Oct. 21, 2014 Virginia Vieira Dunham LaRue β42, Boise, July 17, 2014 Ralph Naser β42, Logan, Utah, Jan. 17, 2015 L.D. Parkinson β42, Scott City, Kansas, Jan. 3, 2013 Dorothy Coon Tripp β42, Waverly, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2013 Florence Orme Ward β42, Palm City, Fla., July 1, 2014 Marian Rice Wertz β42, Sandpoint, Nov. 25, 2014 Robert Wimmer β42, Spokane, Wash., Dec. 28, 2013 Mona Dickinson Woodworth β42, Clarkston, Wash., Dec. 16, 2013
Edwin Harper β43, Lake Saint Louis, Mo., Feb. 14, 2014 Virgil Haynes β43, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Jan. 6, 2015 Jean Richardson Lukens β43, Denver, Colo., March 17, 2013 Barbara Sutherland Norton β43, Newhall, Calif., Aug. 27, 2013 Henry Procter β43, β48, Spokane, Wash., June 6, 2014 Dale Reynolds β43, Lake Oswego, Ore., Jan. 6, 2015 Rose Grieser Schuellein β43, Rocky Mount, Va., Nov. 23, 2014 Warren Weinberg β43, Solana Beach, Calif., March 7, 2013 Claire Bracken Dixon β44, Richmond, Va., Nov. 17, 2014 Laurene Ploss Engler β44, Bozeman, Mont., Sept. 21, 2014 Justin Guernsey β44, Coos Bay, Ore., Sept. 6, 2013 Carrie Rosal Chaney Hall β44, Boones Mill, Va., July 19, 2014 Ralph Hardin β44, Irvine, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014 Marjorie Call Butler Kimbrough β44, Portland, Ore., Dec. 25, 2013 J Lowell Maughan β44, St. George, Utah, July 31, 2013 William Mervyn β44, Genesee, May 18, 2014 Elizabeth Riedel Sarriugarte β44, Clifton, Ariz., July 17, 2014 Jacqueline Thompson β44, Lewiston, July 13, 2014 Elizabeth Fredrich Tubbs β44, Malad City, Feb. 23, 2014 David Busch β45, Seattle, Wash., Feb. 13, 2013 Edward Ghormley β45, Oxnard, Calif., Aug. 11, 2014
Catherine Bowling Girard β40, Dayton, Wash., Feb. 17, 2014
Elaine Harrington Epling β43, Carson City, Nev., Oct 20, 2014
Elizabeth Woesner Haworth β45, Eugene, Ore., Sept. 16, 2014
Betty Ash Hearne β40, Lake Oswego, Ore., Nov. 30, 2014
Marcia Gwinn Glenn β43, Boise, Oct. 13, 2014
Willa Hill Parks β45, Winchester, Va., May 26, 2013
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Genevieve Benoit Van Dera β45, San Diego, Calif., April 22, 2014 Buena (Faye) Freeman Whitesel β45, The Dalles, Ore., Dec. 2, 2013 Margaret Eiselstein Bottger β46, Spokane, Wash., Nov. 1, 2014 Lewis Crea β46, Orofino, Jan. 19, 2015 Saxon LaTurner Shelley β46, Moscow, Oct. 24, 2014 John White β46, Lewiston, Oct. 3, 2014 Lawrence Arneson β47, Orofino, April 29, 2014 Ruth Fisk Elliott β47, β49, Federal Way, Wash., June 4, 2014 Virginia Geddes Eyestone β47, Farmington, Utah, Oct. 15, 2014 Marie Lampman McGough β47, Spokane, Wash., July 27, 2014 June Williams Smith β47, Boise, July 3, 2014 Jacque Fallis Batt β48, Boise, Sept. 7, 2014 David Bush β48, Boise, Nov. 16, 2014 Charles βBillβ Eimers, Sr. β48, β49, Grangeville, Nov. 4, 2014 Earl Hayes β48, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Nov. 5, 2014 Philip Peterson Jr β48, Kirkland, Wash., Nov. 1, 2014 Robert Bemis β49, Coeur dβAlene, July 3, 2014 Barbara Mariner Brink β49, Spokane, Wash., Aug. 11, 2014 Frederick Brough β49, Oviedo, Fla., Nov. 7, 2013 Billy Bush β49, β51, Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 19, 2014 Rowena Gardner Case β49, Yakima, Wash., July 28, 2014 Paul Day β49, Renton, Wash., Oct. 11, 2014 W.R. βDickβ Dell β49, β51, Chicago, Ill., Sept. 5, 2014
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Walter Hoffbuhr β49, Ashland, Ore., July 19, 2014 Robert Kramer β49, Kennewick, Wash., Dec. 21, 2014 Edmund McFaul β49, Spokane, Wash., Nov. 28, 2014 Lawrence Meech β49, Monterey, Calif., Jan. 16, 2015 John Morley β49, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 3, 2014 Carl Munson β49, Coeur dβAlene, Nov. 1, 2014 Donovan Ogsbury β49, Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 16, 2015 Watt Prather β49, Meridian, Dec. 19, 2014 Robert Smith β49, Ontario, Ore., Jan. 27, 2015 Chester Timmer β49, Portland, Ore., July 16, 2014 Davis Toothman β49, Boise, Nov. 17, 2014 Pauline Schaplowsky Trom β49, Dallas, Ore., Nov. 23, 2014
Earnest Johnson β50, Boise, Sept. 14, 2014
John Urquidi β51, Boise, Aug. 13, 2014
Max Mathews β53, Twin Falls, Jan. 5, 2015
Donna McRae Mathews β50, Boise, Aug. 26, 2014
Dona βButchβ Slavin Barsalou β52, Salmon, Dec. 24, 2014
Patricia Rutledge β53, Portland, Ore., July 11, 2014
Clifford Knudtsen β50, Coeur dβAlene, Nov. 1, 2014
Marjorie Lampman McClaran β50, Enterprise, Ore., July 2, 2014
Edward Minnick β50, Centralia, Wash., Oct. 21, 2014 Charles Muehlethaler β50, Green Bay, Wis., Aug. 31, 2014 Raymond Radford β50, Pinehurst, Oct. 4, 2014
William Deobald β50, Moscow, Aug. 22, 2014 Phyllis Whitsell Echeverria β50, Garden City, Jan. 4, 2015 Ernest France β50, Portland, Ore., Sept. 21, 2013 Leo Freiermuth β50, Portland, Ore., July 9, 2014 Henry Gabica β50, Twin Falls, Nov. 28, 2014 Weslee Hoalst β50, Meridian, Dec. 18, 2014
Myron Johnston Jr. β52, Richmond, Va., Aug. 18, 2014
Robert Lyons β52, El Paso, Texas, Dec. 26, 2014
Bernhard Strohbehn β50, Nappanee, Ind., Jan. 8, 2015 George Williams β50, Boise, Oct. 7, 2014
Milbourne Block Sr. β51, β55, Ozark, Mo., Oct. 6, 2014
Darrel Bienz β50, Pullman, Wash., Jan. 23, 2015
Fred Johnson β52, Portland, Ore., Aug. 9, 2014
Charles Story Jr β50, Boise, Sept. 10, 2014
Wayne Stewart β50, Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 7, 2014
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Carl Berntsen β50, Kitty Hawk, N.C., Oct. 13, 2014
Harold Hunter Jr. β52, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2014
Robert Lieurance β52, β55, Goldendale, Wash., Nov. 1, 2014
Charles Abshire β51, Troutdale, Ore., Jan. 1, 2015
Vida Baugh β50, Lake Ridge, Va., Aug. 3, 2014
Charles Gossett β52, Nampa, Oct. 31, 2014
Leon Schou β50, Palm Desert, Calif., Dec. 20, 2014
Elwyn βWynnβ Chamberlain β49, New Delhi, India, Nov. 27, 2014
Orville Barnes β50, Spokane, Wash., Aug. 24, 2014
Roger Vincent β51, Twin Falls, June 14, 2014
Marvin Beguhl β51, β55, Salinas, Calif., Oct. 25, 2014
Finley Degen β51, Emmett, Aug. 10, 2014
Gerald Goecke β51, β60, Richland, Wash., Nov. 20, 2014 Mary Nelson Grider β51, Brookings, Ore., Aug. 28, 2014 Conrad Merrick β51, Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 15, 2014
Ted Lindley β52, β55, Boise, Dec. 11, 2014
JoAnn Wilde Marineau β52, Spokane, Wash., Nov. 9, 2014 Jack McEntire β52, Issaquah, Wash., May 4, 2014
Ruth Dimond Riedesel β53, Longview, Wash., Oct. 4, 2014
Paul Tobin Jr. β53, Potlatch, Aug. 21, 2014
Robert Hocking β54, Mackay, Sept. 13, 2013
Thomas Miller β54, β56, Boise, July 7, 2014
William βBillβ Nixon β54, β56, Coeur dβAlene, Nov. 27, 2014 David Paulson β54, β64, Boise, Jan. 31, 2015
James Peterson β54, Mercer Island, Wash., June 17, 2014 Rex Roper β54, β59, Ogden, Utah, Sept. 26, 2014
Po-Ping Wong β54, Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 26, 2014 Joyce Bush Lloyd β55, Caldwell, Sept. 29, 2014
Richard McKevitt β52, Sun City, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2013
Rebecca Ruby Niemi β55, Stevensville, Miss., Jan. 27, 2015
James Snider β52, β54, Los Osos, Calif., Nov. 17, 2014
Phyllis Roff β55, Vale, Ore., Aug. 11, 2014
Charles Morton β52, Boise, May 4, 2014
Jay Stout β52, Encinitas, Calif., Nov. 15, 2014
Donald Trupp β52, Idaho Falls, Oct. 14, 2014 Donald Bennett β53, Genesee, Sept. 4, 2014
Fredrick Bliss β53, Othello, Wash., Nov. 29, 2014
James Oppliger β55, β57, Maupin, Ore., July 16, 2014
Barry Rust β55, Coeur dβAlene, Sept. 23, 2014
Alfred Schlottman β55, Grangeville, Oct. 7, 2014
Wayne Shirk β55, Long Beach, Calif., June 12, 2013 Stanton Tate β55, Meridian, Nov. 3, 2014
Beverly Schupfer Morris β51, Idaho Falls, Nov. 23, 2014
Clarence Bloomster β53, Kennewick, Wash., Sept. 14, 2014
Lola Petersen Spencer β51, Portland, Ore., Nov. 28, 2013
Marya Parkins Duncan β53, Twin Falls, Aug. 7, 2014
Jacqueline Thorson Harrigfeld β56, Modesto, Calif., Aug. 12, 2014
Arvel Fairchild β53, Kellogg, Sept. 12, 2014
Bobby Murphey Prettyman β56, Boise, July 15, 2014
Robert Scanlon β51, β52, Albany, Ore., June 28, 2014
Carl Straub β51, Boise, July 18, 2014
Colleen Ebbe Swanson β51, Billings, Mont., Aug. 26, 2014
Stanley Thomas β51, Stockton, Calif., June 20, 2014
Donald (Bud) Deerkop β53, Potlatch, Oct. 25, 2014
Guy Fairbrother β53, Lewiston, Nov. 23, 2014
Robert Lothrop β53, Nampa, Jan. 5, 2015
Robert Betts β56, Tucson, Ariz., July 17, 2014
Kenneth Bratlie β56, Portland, Ore., Jan. 22, 2015
Otis Johnson β56, Middleton, June 29, 2014
William Snow β56, Marcell, Minn., July 10, 2014
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Jerrald Giles β59, Grass Valley, Calif., Aug. 10, 2014
James Walkington β56, Burley, Aug. 6, 2014
Walter Ames β62, Boardman, Ohio, Nov. 6, 2014
Denis Lemoine β59, Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 11, 2013
Dean Barber β62, Spokane, Wash., Dec. 29, 2014
Ronald Wells β56, Kamiah, Sept. 1, 2014 Carol Lyle Larson β57, β71, Salem, Ore., Nov. 18, 2014 Betty Miller β57, Raymond, Wash., July 20, 2014 Richard Newby β57, Boise, Dec. 14, 2014 Robert Sewell β57, Spokane, Wash., Nov. 7, 2014 Donald Shannon β57, Caldwell, Oct. 12, 2014 Anthony Steiger β57, Kennewick, Wash., July 29, 2014 Allen Wayment β57, Nampa, Nov. 11, 2014 George Bogdan Jr. β58, Boise, Jan. 4, 2015 Roy Brown β58, Redmond, Ore., Nov. 29, 2013 Michael Day β58, Lewiston, Sept. 28, 2014 Robert Farish β58, Hopkins, Minn., Aug. 1, 2013 Mary Grabner Groll β58, Boise, Nov. 21, 2014 Marcia Ellis Hicks β58, Walnut Creek, Calif., Dec. 21, 2014 Walter Luhr β58, Nampa, Aug. 10, 2014 John Thompson β58, Granger, Wash., Nov. 8, 2014 Jason Troth β58, Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 22, 2014 John Adams III β59, Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 4, 2014 Marcia Maxwell Blakeley β59, β88, Boise, Sept. 1, 2014 Arnold Brauff β59, Phoenix, Ariz., May 19, 2014 Herman Clemens β59, Lancaster, Calif., Dec. 15, 2014
Leroy Payne Jr. β59, β69, Caldwell, Dec. 14, 2014 Richard Radde β59, β61, Carmel By The Sea, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014 Rodney Richeson β59, Spokane, Wash., Jan. 8, 2015 John Roussos β59, Coeur dβAlene, Oct. 10, 2014 James Shearer Jr. β59, Meridian, April 14, 2014 Jane Perry Simmons β59, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 2, 2014 βBillβ Dossie Works β59, Lincoln City, Ore., Jan. 8, 2015
β60s George Benedict β60, β68, Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 20, 2014 Thomas Chikalla β60, Kennewick, Wash., Aug. 1, 2014 Wiley Wagner β60, Lewiston, June 27, 2014 Ronald Wimer β60, Lewiston, July 19, 2014 Marlin Beckwith β61, Carmichael, Calif., July 6, 2014 Robert Bonnett β61, Boise, Aug. 24, 2013 Gordon Chester β61, Boise, Oct. 31, 2014 John Crandall β61, Spokane, Wash., May 12, 2014 Donald Humphreys β61, Sioux Falls, S.D., Jan. 12, 2015 Gene Lilienkamp β61, Spokane, Wash., Aug. 29, 2014 Sidney Marks β61, Seattle, Wash., Sept. 5, 2014 Robert Richmond β61, Baker City, Ore., Sept. 5, 2014
Wes Bourassa β62, Newport, Wash., Jan. 9, 2015 Richard Havens β62, β67, Hubbard, Ore., Dec. 15, 2014 Larry Holmquist β62, β67, Nampa, Sept. 24, 2014 Robert Keller β62, Boise, Jan. 8, 2015 Marilyn Merrick Mitchell β62, Lewiston, Nov. 24, 2014 Peter Mooney β62, Branson, Mo., July 28, 2014 Russell Newcomb β62, Boise, Oct. 11, 2014 Arnold Syverts β62, Riverton, Wis., Jan. 10, 2015 Dean Thomas β62, Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 22, 2014 Albert βChuckβ Wennekamp β62, Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 8, 2014 Gladene Brown Gallup β63, Boise, Nov. 3, 2014 Patricia McCarter Gentry β63, β87, Moscow, Aug. 16, 2014 Charlene Sherwin Goslin β63, Chico, Calif., Sept. 27, 2014 Bob Griffin β63, Hayden, Sept. 8, 2014 Robert Matthews β63, Bothell, Wash., Sept. 9, 2013 Evelyn Nelson Powell β63, Lewiston, Jan. 28, 2015 Karl Steward β63, Bullhead City, Ariz., Aug. 11, 2014 June Burch Tracy β63, Coeur dβAlene, July 5, 2014 Edward Borneman III β64, Elkhart, Ind., Sept. 11, 2014 Ernest DeRocher β64, The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 13, 2014
Harold Damiano β59, Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 18, 2014
Arthur Royce β61, Boise, July 19, 2014
Claudia Rockwell Luebbers β64, Chicago, Ill., Aug. 26, 2014
Robert Eyler β59, San Ramon, Calif., April 26, 2013
David Trail β61, Moscow, Jan. 10, 2015
Robert McFarland β64, Santa Barbara, Calif., Oct. 7, 2014
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Walter Sommer β64, Bluffton, S.C., July 13, 2014 Frank Cronk β65, β67, β72, Lewiston, June 28, 2014 Leslie Heasley β65, Portland, Ore., Aug. 21, 2014 Barbara Dickeson Millar β65, Coeur dβAlene, Dec. 9, 2014 Fred Rensmeyer β65, Glendale, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2014 Virgil Sestini β65, Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 1, 2014 Darwin Witte β65, Salem, Ore., Aug. 13, 2014 Clover Branch Klamer β66, Louisville, Ky., Nov. 3, 2014 Dale Klappenbach β66, Snoqualmie Ridge, Wash., Sept. 18, 2014 Velliyur βMalliβ Rao β66, Wilmington, Del., Dec. 2, 2014 Robert Roberts β66, Lewiston, Sept. 16, 2014 Frank Rydalch β66, Saint Anthony, Dec. 3, 2014 Frederick Fraser β67, Richland, Wash., Nov. 6, 2014 Ruth Peereboom Gustafson β67, Spokane, Wash., Dec. 4, 2014 Sally Seubert Hooker β67, Walla Walla, Wash., Nov. 19, 2014 Christine DeForest Kelley β67, Rupert, Oct. 10, 2014 Richard Kelley β67, Buhl, July 29, 2014 Glenn Nichols β67, β69, Garden Valley, Aug. 29, 2014 James Petrie β67, Laramie, Wyo., Aug. 1, 2014 Larry Simmons β67, Boise, July 13, 2014 Donald Wood β67, Show Low, Ariz., Dec. 16, 2014 Daniel Babb β68, Huntington, W.V., Nov. 18, 2014 Philip George β68, Spokane, Wash., Aug. 31, 2014 Sue Young Hovey β68, β78, Genesee, Jan. 13, 2015
To be profiled, mail information, including reunion/graduation year, to Annis Shea, Office of Alumni Relations, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or email information to alumni@uidaho.edu. Photos can be emailed in a high resolution .jpg format. Please limit your submission to no more than 35 words.
Richard Klamper β68, Basalt, Colo., July 18, 2014
Bruce Burk β72, Coeur dβAlene, Aug. 23, 2014
Mike Boseth β77, Sandpoint, Aug. 21, 2014
Howard Larsen β68, Pocatello, Sept. 20, 2014
William βBullβ Eneas Jr. β72, Lewiston, Jan. 20, 2015
Alice Knowles Reiber β77, Moscow, Dec. 31, 2014
Gary Troyer β68, Richland, Wash., Nov. 19, 2014
June Cook Judd β72, β82, St. Maries, July 28, 2014
Thomas Vogel β77, β82, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 18, 2014
Steven Leroy β72, Las Vegas, Nev., Oct 1, 2014
Kathleen Heiselmann Dial β78, Idaho Falls, Aug. 14, 2014
Theodore Long β72, Portland, Ore., Sept. 7, 2014
Alice Ross Jones β78, Grangeville, July 31, 2014
Lawrence OβHare β72, Post Falls, Jan. 30, 2015
David Mourning β78, Coeur dβAlene, Aug. 16, 2014
Rex Smith β72, Ivins, Utah, Jan. 28, 2015
Walter Schultz β78, Bellingham, Wash., Dec. 1, 2014
Donald Wolgast Jr. β72, Rock Island, Ill., Sept. 4, 2014
William Albers β79, Lititz, Pa., Nov. 5, 2014
Wally Butler β69, β85, Boise, Oct. 21, 2014 Irma Lehman Haley β69, Buhl, Oct. 28, 2013 Michael Herndon β69, Salmon, Feb. 6, 2014 Janet Jackson Koskella β69, Weiser, Jan. 21, 2015 Lawrence Lakey β69, Richland, Wash., July 26, 2014 James Lott β69, New Harmony, Utah, Oct. 26, 2014 Terry Robinson β69, Alamo, Calif., Jan. 11, 2015
Allen Dobey β73, Sheboygan, Wis., Sept. 4, 2014 Ruthlla Diedrichs Hoffman β73, Kendrick, Dec. 7, 2014
Craig Zemke β69, β71, β75, Klamath Falls, Ore., July 12, 2014
Keith Amar β74, Salmon, Dec. 31, 2014
β70s
Gary Bradshaw β74, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2014
Delbert Farmer β70, Pocatello, Sept. 7, 2014 Clinton Hall β70, Nampa, Oct. 24, 2014 Dennis Hoffman β70, Kennewick, Wash., Aug. 14, 2013 Donnell Jerome β70, β71, Albuquerque, N.M., June 8, 2014 James Rockwell β70, Spokane, Wash., Aug. 16, 2014 Melanie Jeffries Schmick β70, Portland, Ore., Dec. 22, 2014 Douglas Skinner β70, Napavine, Wash., Aug. 23, 2014 John Smith β70, Santa Ana, Calif., Dec. 28, 2013 Warren Chadbourne β71, β73, Saint Maries, Aug. 20, 2014
Arthur Antonelli β74, Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 26, 2014
Robert Brower β74, Blackfoot, Oct. 12, 2014 Gary Donnelly β74, β79, Casper, Wyo., Aug. 8, 2014 Kevin Fiske β74, Stillwater, Minn., Oct. 16, 2014 Henry Haener β74, Clarkston, Wash., Oct. 3, 2014 Michael Hannaher β74, Moorhead, Minn., Dec. 20, 2014 Clair Hiatt β74, Clearfield, Utah, Jan. 30, 2015 Merle Jay Myers β74, Pocatello, Aug. 29, 2014 Patricia Mundt Randolph β74, Twin Falls, July 17, 2014 Celia Black Tindall β74, Bruneau, July 24, 2014 Jeffery Hayenga β75, Redmond, Wash., Dec. 13, 2014
Gary Young β79, Post Falls, Jan. 10, 2015
β80s Shirley Post Erlandsen β80, Spokane, Wash., Oct. 1, 2014 Jack Palmer β80, Kihei, Hawaii, Jan. 18, 2015 Debora Welch β80, Lewiston, Oct. 19, 2014 John Cronin β81, Lewiston, Sept. 6, 2014 David Jasper β81, Houston, Texas, Aug. 18, 2014 Thomas Richards β81, Moscow, Nov. 18, 2014 Tracy Schoeffler β81, β91, Post Falls, Dec. 3, 2014 Stephen Andrews β84, Boise, Dec. 1, 2014 Rotha Baines β84, Arvada, Colo., Aug. 18, 2014 Delbert Brown Jr. β84, Burley, Nov. 13, 2014 Jeanne Walker Anderegg β85, Granville, N.J., Jan. 7, 2014 Charles Mikesell β85, β89, Boise, Oct. 18, 2014
Richard Haag β71, Plattsmouth, Neb., April 24, 2014
Larry Wright β75, Buhl, Aug. 19, 2014
Heidi VanCleave Gudgell β86, β89, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 21, 2014
Jeffrey Lamy β71, Hillsboro, Ore., May 5, 2014
Mary Cavanaugh Hall β76, Idaho Falls, Nov. 8, 2014
Judith Hansmann-Fong β86, Lewiston, Dec. 6, 2014
Josephine Pence Miller β86, Ronan, Mont., Aug. 21, 2014
β90s Chris Korbel β91, Coeur dβAlene, Aug. 29, 2014 David Milton β93, Boise, April 15, 2014 Joseph Hassis β94, Nampa, Nov. 14, 2014 Bryce Floch β96, Kalispell, Mont., Nov. 16, 2014 Thomas Klansky β97, Newport, Vt., Sept. 24, 2014 Dustin Eldred β98, Boise, Dec. 27, 2014 Terri McCaig Grzebielski β98, Moscow, Jan. 10, 2015 Agnes βChrisβ Laughter LeVesque β98, Coeur dβAlene, Aug. 10, 2014 Fernando Villabol Jr. β99, Moscow, Dec. 30, 2014
β00s Susan Pratt Gudmunson Zimmerman β00, β04, Lewiston, Sept. 16, 2014 Andrew βA.J.β Gray β01, Coeur dβAlene, June 8, 2014 Heather Rose β03, Monterey, Calif., Sept. 30, 2014 Lydia Clayton β04, β09, Genesee, Aug. 1, 2014 Mara Voglewede β05, Manchester, England, Dec. 17, 2014 Casey βBartβ Randall β09, Medford, Ore., Oct. 4, 2014
β10s Veronica Hendricks Rutledge β10, Blackfoot, Dec. 31, 2014 Austin Horejs β13, Boise, Sept. 25, 2014
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Serving and representing 100,000 alumni worldwide.
2015-16 Officers Travis Thompson β97 President
Ben Rae β83
Vice President/President Elect
Whitney Johnson β80 Treasurer
Pat Sullivan β73 Past President
Vandal Snapshot
University of Idaho photographer Joe Pallen captured the reflection of the Administration Building in raindrops on a car windshield one rainy morning.
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Prepared for Any Obstacle After visiting multiple universities, junior Katelyn Peterson, who is studying exercise science and health, found herself at home at the University of Idaho. βA multitude of things drew me to Idaho,β she said. βOn my first visit, I got the sense that I was going to be taken care of by my coaches in volleyball, but also in other areas such as academic and personal growth.β Peterson liked the UI relational and professional support, but she was also impressed with the amount of financial support she received through the Vandal Scholarship Fund.
βThe Vandal Scholarship Fund has given me tremendous financial stability and allows me to strictly focus on school and volleyball,β she said. βThe scholarship means the world to me, and I am very thankful to have received it.β Peterson plans to enter the field of medicine after graduation. She said that UI sports and education have taught her to be prepared for any obstacle, and she looks forward to the challenges ahead.
For more information: Brent Vicino Assistant Athletic Director for Annual Giving Vandal Scholarship Fund (208) 885-0261 bvicino@uidaho.edu