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May 2012

Kelly Creek Speaks U-Idaho archaeology team discovers some of the oldest evidence of human activity in the state

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University of Idaho magazine | May 2012

Here We Have

On the Cover: A large biface knife, at least 11,000 years old, found at the Kelly Creek archaeology dig by University of Idaho researchers.

Cover Story 18 Kelly Creek Speaks U-Idaho archaeology team discovers some of the oldest evidence of human activity in the state

Features 6 9

A Little Piece of the Big Easy Prichard Gallery Celebrates 25 Years as Downtown’s Draw

12 Vandal-izing Antarctica the

Departments 2 From the President 4 Research News 30 Class Notes 43 Events Upcoming

Eco-Friendly Way

24 Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho

28 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

44 Neither Rain, Sleet nor Snow Slowed Vandal Golfer Kayla Mortellaro

From the President This is a season of new beginnings. Our spring graduates are off to start the next exciting chapters of their lives. They’re beckoned by careers, advanced degrees, volunteer work and perhaps travel. Wherever they roam, I know they will passionately pursue their dreams while wearing the Vandal mantle and working selflessly to help others. Such are the traits that make Vandals stand out. These characteristics are epitomized in the pages of this issue of our university magazine. You’ll meet veteran U-Idaho anthropology professor Lee Sappington and aspiring archaeologist Laura Longstaff, a graduate student. They’ll be leading a third summer Field School excavation whose findings have already re-written the earliest chapters of Idaho history. Additionally you’ll learn about razoredge research being conducted by faculty in Boise, Coeur d’Alene and Idaho Falls. Then, you will be introduced to Janet Hawkins Morris ’87. After an expedition to Antarctica, she’s teaching people of all ages about the stunningly beautiful and fragile region. Meanwhile, our noted alum Jim Lemley, ’88 has teamed up with film producer Tim Burton to bring a 3D summer blockbuster to silver screens nationwide. Like most flagship universities, ours competes in Division I sports. Our student athletes perform well in every arena. Take Kayla Mortellaro, for instance. The “winningest” golfer in Vandal history, she hits the books with the same fervor as the links. While we celebrate our successes, we’re also turning our attention to what lies before us.

The economic downturn and shrinking government support have necessitated new funding strategies be implemented to ensure tomorrow’s Vandals will have access to the same, exceptional learning experiences as those who graduated before them. To live up to that promise we have kicked off the public phase of a major, $225 million comprehensive capital campaign, Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho. Inspiring Futures is the largest fundraising initiative ever undertaken in the state. Your vital role in helping to make this campaign successful cannot be overstated. Inspiring Futures is a critically important effort to fuel the continued and growing prominence of the University of Idaho – your university of Idaho. Be inspired. Join us to ensure our on-going accomplishments and our position as a statewide leader in academics and more. You’ll learn more about the campaign, page 24. We continue to dedicate ourselves to the university’s 21st century landgrant mission: offering our students the very finest transformational educational experiences. Our charge is to ensure they attain their aspirations, and in turn bring prosperity to our state, nation and the world. We’ve got our work cut out for us, but as Vandals we will get it done.

M. Duane Nellis President

Here We Have Idaho

The University of Idaho Magazine May 2012 • Volume 29, Number 1 University President M. Duane Nellis

Vice President for Advancement Christopher D. Murray

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Christopher S. Cooney

University of Idaho Alumni Director Steven C. Johnson ’71

Alumni Association President Michael Higgins ’98

University of Idaho Foundation Chairman Jeffry L. Stoddard ’75, ’76

Editor

Paula M. Davenport

Magazine Design Scott Riener

Class Notes Editor Annis Shea ’86

Writers and Contributors

Becky Paull ’79 Amanda Cairo Paula M. Davenport Donna Emert Karen Hunt ’08 Stacie Jones Kortny Rolston

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Joe Pallen ’96 Melissa Hartley Amanda Cairo Janet Hawkins Morris ’87 Micki Panttaja Vandal Athletics and as credited www.uidaho.edu/herewehaveidaho

The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educational institution. © 2012, University of Idaho Here We Have Idaho magazine is published three times a year. The magazine is free to alumni and friends of the University. For address changes and subscription information, visit www.uidaho.edu/idaho-alumni Contact the editor at uinews@uidaho.edu

Research News Idaho Falls

Same Bus, Same Route, Same Fuel, Different Mileage

Why does one Idaho National Laboratory bus driver get up to 30 percent better gas mileage than another? That’s what a Center for Advanced Energy Studies, or CAES, research team is studying in an effort to improve the fuel efficiency of INL’s bus fleet. A team of researchers from the University of Idaho, INL and 5D Robotics, is interviewing drivers and studying data generated by sensors located on INL’s buses. The sensors gather real-time data – about every second – which auto mechanics can access and send to the CAES team. With that information, researchers are able to analyze entire routes, to determine which driver is getting the best mileage and to understand what he or she is doing along the route to be fuel-efficient. University of Idaho professor and CAES researcher, Milos Manic, says it’s about driver behavior, and understanding how efficiently they navigate specific sections of road. Manic and his graduate students have constructed a Virtual Bus simulator based on INL bus specs that mimics their controls, engine, transmission and road conditions. The Virtual Bus simulator uses computational intelligence techniques to mine the decision-making processes of drivers and provide behavioral suggestions for optimal actions. The goal is to create an Intelligent Driver System that will give drivers realtime feedback. For instance, it may tell drivers to slow down or speed up to improve fuel efficiency. Researchers believe that what sets the CAES-funded project apart is it is focused on drivers and improving mileage along specified routes. The INL fleet consumes 500,000 to 600,000 gallons of fuel per year, so improving efficiency by even 10 percent could save hundreds of thousands dollars. ~ Kortny Ralston, Center for Advanced Energy Studies www.uidaho.edu/idahofalls/caes

Moscow

Need a Hip Replacement? Someday you may Grown Your Own

A biomedical innovation at the University of Idaho that promotes bone formation on prostheses could greatly enhance the performance of orthopedic implants. University researchers have invented a coated nanospring – a nanostructure that resembles a tiny, coiled phone cord – that binds to the metal surface of an implant, and stimulates, like collagen, bone cell growth in and around the artificial device. The biofriendly, coated nanosprings, which can be attached and grown on implants prior to surgical insertion, strengthen the bond between the living bone and the implant and decrease the devices’ chances for failure. The university is working to commercialize the patented technology, which has drawn widespread interest for its potential application in the treatment of dental problems, limb loss, osteoporosis, degenerative bone disease, and other debilitating orthopedic conditions. ~ Stacie Jones www.uidaho.edu/research/nanospring

Coeur d”Alene

Powering Tech Transfer and Water Quality

Boise

New Aerial Survey Tool to Advance River Research

Photo: Steven Martine

That sound you hear coming from northern Idaho is your University, revving the engine of change. University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene and the university’s Research Park at Post Falls are building educational partnerships with businesses and communities that serve as an engine of change. Two recent initiatives best illustrate the university’s impacts in the region: the newly established Laboratory for Applied Science Research, or LASR, and the University of Idaho Extension’s Master Water Stewards Program also called IDAH2O. The LASR brings the University of Idaho and privatesector scientists together to address scientific challenges identified as industry priorities, and, ultimately, to bring the technologies that meet those challenges into the marketplace. Technology transfer is the modern embodiment of the land-grant mission – bringing the fruits of university research to the people of Idaho and the world. The University of Idaho is not one to waste sophisticated lab space: Its Coeur d’Alene Center is situated at the nexus of the Spokane River and Coeur d’Alene Lake, a perfect laboratory for water quality research and education. From there, the Master Water Stewards Program trains citizens to perform accurate biological, chemical and physical assessments of regional waters.The data they collect are available to citizens, entrepreneurs, planners and other decision makers. The Master Water Stewards Program is a big first step in establishing collaborative water quality and geospatial research and education in the region.

Engineering professor Daniele Tonina, center, a faculty member at the University of Idaho Center for Ecohydraulics Research in Boise, is helping to expand uses for an aerial survey tool that will enable scientists to monitor and manage the American West’s complex river systems and fish habitats. Tonina is collaborating with the United States Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and the United States Geological Survey, USGS, to evaluate a new airborne LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology. The advanced survey tool transmits a green laser beam from an aircraft to produce high-resolution maps of landscapes and river systems. “This is truly a step forward in how we study and understand our watersheds and streams,” Tonina says. “With this new technology, we can simply fly over and get an extremely accurate topography of the complete river network, from the vegetation to specific features of the water channel.” The green LiDAR technology produces threedimensional topographical maps of the landscape and vegetation both above and beneath the water’s surface. He says this detailed information is especially valuable in the study of fish habitats and in the restoration of ecosystems. The USGS has used green LiDAR technology in recent years to survey coastal systems. Tonina says his research will help the USGS design a modified version of the tool that is better for surveying riverbeds. “This technology will revolutionize the way we look at our rivers and streams,” Tonina says. “It will help us to not only better understand the resource, but also to better manage and protect the quality of the water and its ecosystems.”

~ Donna Emert

~ Stacie Jones

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A Little Piece of the ‘Big Easy’ By Karen Hunt

Clockwise, from top left: Spectators flocked from miles around to marvel at extravagant floats created by U-Idaho freshmen. Powered by people in white pants, a giant lobster crawls across the parade route. Law school students and faculty formed the wildly popular Briefcase Brigade.

You may have lived in Moscow, Idaho in the ’80s if: • Waxy milk cartons make you think of Mardi Gras parades • Lawyers with briefcases remind you of a riotuous marching brigade • You remember beauty salon owners selling hair-on-a-stick • You dressed in black and white to dance the night away with penguins, black cats and skunks – all in the Student Union Building Ballroom. For the uninitiated, these things were once part of the now-defunct Moscow Mardi Gras, an annual day- and nightlong, town-and-gown celebration that regularly drew 30,000 visitors, including families with children from surrounding towns. The big daytime draw? A boisterous parade with 40 huge floats created by teams of University of Idaho freshmen in a beginning art and design class. Floats were created from the same kind of white, coated paper as milk cartons. Old photos show a two-story tall, mortarboard-adorned jack-in-the-

box; a human bride riding in a stretch convertible festooned with streamers and fuzzy dice; and a gargantuan land lobster, oversized claw and all, prowling Main Street under the steam of several people whose gangly legs stuck out from under its shell. Students had just two weeks to design and construct the floats. Initially, a university show barn and later the Kibbie Dome housed the frenetic construction activities. Year after year, contestants upped the ante, building ever larger, more complicated and seemingly impossible parade entries. Filling in the parade gaps were precision drill teams – like the law school’s popular briefcase brigade. Co-ed brigade members were decked out in dress hats, sports coats, boxer shorts and ankle-high dress socks. They marched in lockstep, briefcases swinging. On at least one occasion, a parade-watcher feigned illness, collapsing in the street. Without missing a beat, the brigade whipped out paper fins and hungrily circled the fallen. 7

In jest, costumed hairstylists worked the crowd selling hair-on-astick, riffing on state fair foods. Moscow Mardi Gras was primarily the brainchild of firebrands Charlotte Buchanan, a then 20-something proprietor of the downtown boutique One More Time – Charlotte’s GlamOrama; and David Giese, a then junior faculty member in the College of Art and Architecture and whose students built the floats as class projects. The evening Mardi Gras event gave music lovers a chance to slip into black-and-white costumes or finery to attend the Beaux Arts Ball. They grooved to live music by four different bands in the SUB Ballroom, while buses ran to and from downtown music and beverage venues for those of legal age. The festivities blossomed from local merchants’ desires to attract shoppers despite winter’s gray slump – while simultaneously elevating interest and visibility for the arts. Soon, everybody wanted in on the act. School kids covered in black plastic trash bags walked in the parade as raisins. A hundred adults clutching paper plate smiley-face masks brought grins to parade-goers’ faces. Even the undead took to the streets one year, inspired by the ghouls in Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video. Moscow Mardi Gras bested everyone’s expectations. “People flew in for this,” says Giese. All the motels in Moscow, Pullman and Lewiston filled up. It pulled in nearly $4 million to Moscow’s economy. It outperformed homecoming and parents’ weekend. At its peak, the event generated between $10,000 and $12,000 a year to help fund exhibits and operations of the Prichard Art Gallery. 8

A jumping Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, costume by art major Ian Fodor-Davis. Photo: Luis Guerrero

“But beyond the economic impact it had, it also blurred the line between the community and the university. And it created relationships between older and younger people,” Giese says. The times were ripe for interactive whimsy. “It was a different time. This was before computers, for heaven’s sake. You didn’t have all these networks and social media,” Giese says. “And the student body was really good at creating imaginative ways to have fun.” However, like most big productions, the preparations and planning grew cumbersome over the years. But it was hazard prevention that brought the parade to a screeching halt.

“Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s standards were enacted. That meant 95 percent of any future floats had to be nonflammable,” says Giese. The following year Buchanan moved out of state and Giese took sabbatical. Subsequent efforts to keep the Moscow Mardi Gras afloat soon tanked. In their era, the celebrations were lifelines for community engagement, art, culture and the surviving Prichard Art Gallery, now celebrating its 25th year as a downtown Moscow gem.

Prichard Gallery Celebrates 25 Years as Downtown’s Draw By Paula M. Davenport

A whimsical Yeti in a shaggy, paper Ghillie suit. A lifesize, melancholy marionette. And a proud Roman gladiator. Who better to kick off this year’s Silver Jubilee of the University of Idaho’s Prichard Art Gallery? Cut from giant rolls of white paper, the elaborate costumes were made and modeled by students in the College of Art and Architecture. The creations’ details paid homage – at a fall block party – to the hulking, paper floats central to Moscow Mardi Gras celebrations of yesteryear. “When the Prichard first moved downtown a quartercentury ago, the Mardi Gras parades were a huge success and raised lots of money for the gallery’s operations,” explains Roger Rowley, gallery director. The gallery, operated by the College of Art and Architecture, opened in the old – and long-gone — College of Mines Building on campus sometime in the early to mid–1970s.

A trio of young artists created the melancholy marionette they called “The Condition of Man.” Brittany Wahl, a sophomore in art education; Rachel Everett, an exchange student; and Darryl Kastle created the piece.

Moscow merchants’ search for centerpieces with The gallery is one of the reasons Moscow ranks #38 in the travel guide “The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America: potential to entice more people downtown helped Discover Creative Communities, Fresh Air, and Affordable smooth the way for the Prichard’s relocation. In 1983, the Living,” by John Villani. gallery opened in the heart of Moscow, making it one of Always striving to become better, the Prichard this the few university–owned galleries nationwide situated in spring welcomed its youngest visitors into its newly a city’s center. expanded and remodeled Children’s Studio. “The Prichard is Moscow’s window on the With more surface spaces, sinks and cabinets, greater art world,” says Rowley. it’s an ideal retreat where children can enjoy A contemporary space with clean lines hands-on art activities after touring the and warm wood floors, the Prichard is one of gallery, Rowley says. region’s cultural jewels. Approximately 17,000 The Prichard moved from a temporary visitors and some 1,500 school children retail space into its current location in 1986, annually tour its rotating exhibits. thanks to William Bowler, an emeritus professor of architecture. Bowler designed “One of the challenges we face is the fact the gallery’s interior and oversaw architecture that we have a very broad range of people students and local volunteers who pitched in who regularly travel the world and have a very to remodel the old storefront. Roger Rowley, cosmopolitan sense of things – but we also Prichard gallery director Rowley says the Prichard’s walls have people who’ve rarely left the region or reverberate with this sort of collective energy. for whom coming to Moscow is a big deal,” “The sense of community ownership is incredibly says Rowley. powerful; it’s the strength and backbone of what makes the “On the one hand, I want nothing more than to create Prichard special,” he adds. exhibits that the art faculty is wowed by – while at the same time making them accessible to people who may be For hours, location and exhibition information, visit: www.uidaho.edu/caa/prichardartgallery seeing something like this for the first time,” Rowley says. 11

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glaciers calving often punctuate the silence of Antarctica, a sound I would liken to a summer thunderstorm. It was indescribably majestic.â&#x20AC;?

Vandal-izing Antarctica the Eco-Friendly Way By Amanda Cairo

On a pristine stretch of ice and snow in Antarctica, Janet Hawkins Morris â&#x20AC;&#x2122;87 followed the steps of intrepid adventurers before her. But with each step she took, she was leaving a first impression. Antarctica, meet a Vandal.

“One of my life goals is to live an adventurous life. It’s been a dream of mine to go to Antarctica,” said Morris, Americas Marketing Strategy and Environmental Advocate at Hewlett-Packard in Boise. I landed a spot on the 2041 Group’s annual expedition. “It was surreal and life-changing.” Since reading the book, “Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage,” by Alfred Lansing 10 years ago, Morris was hooked on the idea of experiencing Antarctica in its majesty, and as part of an expedition. Last year, she was able to experience the full international adventure with a group of 65 people from more than 20 nations. The International Antarctica Expedition included a diverse group of environmental experts, corporate leaders, educators, students, a United Nations (UNFCCC) delegate and entrepreneurs. The expedition was led by Robert Swan. An Officer of the British Empire, he also is a renowned polar explorer, environmental leader, founder of the 2041 Group and the first person ever to have walked to the North and South poles.

Morris was selected through a competitive application and member challenge process sponsored by an environmental organization, the Corporate Eco Forum, headquartered in New York. The organization is comprised of more than 80 global member companies, including Hewlett-Packard. Members represent 18 industries and have combined revenues exceeding $3 trillion. “In Idaho and at HP, I feel very fortunate to have been influenced by many talented people over the years. I sought out their expertise to complete the challenge application and there are many ‘fingerprints’ that contributed to my being selected. I’m very grateful,” Morris said. Across a field of more than 100 applicants – from over 80 global companies, 12 countries and 6 continents – she was selected the winner in January 2011 and joined the three-week expedition experience in March 2011. The expedition encompassed leadership development, environmental education, communication skills, team building and survival training. Guest experts on the environment, climate change, sustainable development,

“ I was amazed by the vibrant colors of Antarctica. Truly unlike anything I have ever seen before. I expected largely whites and grays.The blue ice is very old ice.” Morris with Robert Swan, expedition leader at Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica.

and outdoor leadership, host presentations, debates, and lessons in the dynamic classroom of the Antarctic, gave team members a broad, practical base to start the process of change. By their return home, team members were uniquely equipped to be powerful sustainability leaders. Morris also made a personal pledge and commitment when she was selected for the expedition to bring the insights and education home. She created a blog about her experience and accepted many speaking engagements as a result. “To experience the natural beauty of wildlife in Antarctica is also powerful,” said Morris. “Penguins, whales and seals are throughout the glacial tapestry of this polar region. Glaciers calving often punctuate the silence of Antarctica, a sound I would liken to a summer thunderstorm. It was indescribably majestic.” To mark this intrepid journey of the first Vandal in Antarctica with the 2041 Group, Morris took a Vandal flag with her for a photo at the bottom of the world – an eco-friendly leadership mark of an Idaho Vandal.

Read her blog at: http://antarcticsustainability.wordpress.com See videos, photos and read more about their expedition at: http://expedition.2041.com

Large Biface Knife Age: 11,000 - 12,000 years Purpose: Cutting and Scraping Material: Chert â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is one of our most interesting artifacts because of its depth and its morphology suggesting that some time and skill were invested in manufacturing and later resharpening this tool. Protein analysis also identified rabbit residue on the tool which is the reason why we consider it to have been used as a knife for cutting or slicing, rather than a preform, or an unfinished lanceolate.â&#x20AC;? 16

Kelly Creek Speaks In a lush wilderness, U-Idaho archaeology team discovers some of the oldest evidence of human activity in the state

By Paula M. Davenport

Artifact descriptions: Lee Sappington and Laura Longstaff

At an archaeological dig site in the Clearwater National Forest, a tribal elder gathers around a campfire to tell coyote stories to University of Idaho researchers, who are weaving their own narrative of a sort. Against the backdrop of emerald Kelly Creek, a renowned fly-fishing destination in Idaho’s north-central wilderness near the Montana border, the researchers are piecing together the story of the region’s earliest indigenous tribes, told through artifacts that represent some of the state’s oldest evidence of human activity. Excavation has stretched over the past two summers, with U-Idaho archaeologists and their field school students finding and cataloging about 11,000 items, including prized hunting tools – some of them 12,000 or more years old. Among the most notable finds are 354 implements. They include anvil and hammer stones, projectile and spear points, blades and knives, an abrader used to smooth wooden and bone tools, and two stone sinkers from ancient fishing nets.

The additional discovery of spear points shaped from non-native lava rocks – obsidian and green vitrophyre – points to the tribes’ high mobility and their trades with Native American tribes living in southern Idaho, Oregon and Montana. “This is really important. It’s not the biggest dig in the state – but it is among the very oldest,” says University of Idaho archaeologist Lee Sappington, a foremost authority on human history on the Columbia Plateau. An associate professor of anthropology in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, he’s ultimately responsible for the project. Recently, carbon dating of some of the uncovered relics show that aboriginal people first frequented the place some 2,000 years earlier then previously known. Archaeologists refer to the time period as the region’s Windust phase, the first on a timeline that runs up to the present. “It’s really significant to find anything this old. It’s places like this where we can make the most contributions to the 17

Windust Stemmed Lanceolate Base Age: 10,000 - 12,000 years Material: Chert “This is the very first Windust or stemmed lanceolate base recovered at the site, in 2010. We really had not expected to encounter evidence for the pioneer culture of the Northwest in this part of the Clearwater region and this tool indicated that people were at the site much earlier than anyone thought.”

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“Obsidian artifacts recovered at Kelly Creek were traced to regional sources across Oregon and Idaho. We also found green obsidian or vitrophyre artifacts from a nearby source in Montana.”

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Montana Creek

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historical record,” says Sappington, who’s played a primary role in 25 significant archaeological explorations on the Clearwater River over a 37-year career, dating back to his 1976 U-Idaho graduate studies in archaeology after the construction of the Dworshak Dam. While dwarfed in size compared to the sprawling 1960and 1970-era archaeological investigations required prior to dam and highway construction, Kelly Creek’s secrets are just as pivotal. Sappington says they’re illuminating the inaugural chapters of the region’s indigenous people. Sappington acknowledges the sacred nature of such work. He seeks approval from the tribes’ stakeholders before the first layer of dirt is ever removed. “The tribal elders like what we do,” he says. “It’s a positive thing. We’re helping people re-discover their history. We’re finding things that nobody knows about and bringing them into awareness.” Under Sappington’s oversight, Laura Longstaff, a U-Idaho graduate student, is coordinating the many details of the dig’s day-to-day operations. As the crew boss, she’s responsible for the integrity and accuracy of the exploration. She’s also in the process of analyzing the Kelly

Cascade Phase Projectile Point Age: 4,000 - 8,000 years Material: Chert

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“This is the first Cascade point recovered from the site in 2010 and it was the first diagnostic tool associated with the early prehistoric period that we found. It was pretty exciting when it appeared because we could then approach the site in terms of chronology and cultural trends.”

Creek data for her master’s thesis, with Sappington serving as her major professor. It’s rare for a professor to recommend that a graduate student take charge of a study of this scale. But Sappington says Longstaff has what it takes to helm this sort of operation. Over the past two field school seasons, she’s proven herself to be a gifted researcher and a talented mentor and teacher to scores of undergraduate students who’ve participated in excavation work. Longstaff says when combined with the spear tip, projectile points and net sinkers found so far, Kelly Creek’s natural features elucidate its purpose: It was a seasonal hunting and fishing ground used by the ancestors of the Nez Perce, the Coeur d’Alenes and other indigenous Indian tribes. They harvested its elk, deer, bison, rabbit and beaver, according to residue on some of the tools. The waters of nearby Kelly Creek would have rippled with massive steelhead trout and salmon, says Sappington. Blanketed by snow until late spring, the area would have been accessible only by foot for a few bountiful

Photo: Micki Panttaja Graduate student Laura Longstaff, center, is responsible for keeping detailed records of the excavation and all artifacts. Abundant fish, game and vegetation first drew people to the spot 12,000 or more years ago. 19

Large Side-Notched Projectile Point Age: 4,500 - 6,500 years Material: Chert

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“This is the only point of its kind that we have found at Kelly Creek, however a number of these were recovered at Weitas Creek, an archaeological site just 10 miles down river from Kelly Creek.”

Photo: Micki Panttaja Felix Aripa, an elder of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, shares his memories with Laura Lehmons, now an alumna, who worked at the dig in 2010. 20

Shallow Side-Notched Avonlea Point Age: 1,500 - 2,000 years Material: Chert

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“This late prehistoric arrow point along with several of our earlier stemmed point bases tie in with an indication that Kelly Creek may have been occupied by groups that either lived in the northwest plains area or visited the area for hunting and other activities. The site is in close proximity to where the plateau meets the plains, and the Montana Creek vitrophyre source fits in the scenario.”

months each year. Yet for thousands of years, generations of American Indians trekked to this abundant and beautiful place – until the 1600s or 1700s, when they mysteriously abandoned the site, never to return. In the early 1900s, the U.S. Forest Service began its continuous management of the area. Today, it’s part of the North Fork Ranger District. Following the agency’s decision to construct new buildings on the property, Sappington was hired to conduct a cultural assessment of what has proven to be a historically significant site. A 2009 survey using ground-penetrating radar first identified potentially rich pockets of ground that the archaeologists used as starting points in their search. Working in their favor were the facts that centuries of silt deposits and a lack of agricultural activities had perfectly preserved the area, securing its buried treasures. The team’s discovery that very first summer of a spear point from the Cascade Phase (5,000 – 8,000 years ago) whetted their curiosity for what was to come. In addition to the Windust objects, Kelly Creek has given up implements from every one of the region’s archaeological time periods, from 12,000 to about 200 years ago.

Photo: Micki Panttaja

U-Idaho anthropology professor Lee Sappington reviews data on the day’s findings with graduate student Laura Longstaff, who’s master’s thesis will analyze the treasured archeological site. 21

Abrader Age: 8,000 - 9,000 years Purpose: Manufacture wooden and bone tools Material: Sandstone

Still, debitage – slivers of rock left during flint knapping and toolmaking – comprises the remainder of the collection, says Longstaff. Yet it, too, is telling. Its sheer bulk demonstrates the volume, frequency and types of tools that were being made, she says. “Our findings at Kelly Creek will be a great contribution to science – perhaps one of the biggest for the next 10 years in terms of filling in the full record of Idaho’s archaeological discoveries on the Clearwater River’s North Fork,” says Longstaff. Despite the artifacts’ rarity, they’re a means to an end for the researchers, she says. “They represent a whole lot of complex behavior and reasoning that went into procuring resources. We’re piecing together evidence of a lifestyle,” she says. After the dig’s conclusion, it’ll take several more months to analyze and interpret the wealth of information. She’ll document it all in her thesis and expects to co-author at least one journal article about Kelly Creek. After that, staff members at U-Idaho’s Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology will curate the dig’s results. The Idaho State Historical Society’s Archaeological Survey will manage the collection in the long term. 22

Sappington predicts that future archaeologists will have even more sophisticated technology and knowledge with which to one day re-examine all of Kelly Creek’s artifacts, scaled drawings, photographs, soil samples, field notes, test results and GPS coordinates. For now, Longstaff says, she’s eager to get back into the field. She’s happiest when immersing herself in the location’s landscape and its history. “Sometimes I look around and imagine what it looked like 5,000 or 10,000 years ago. I imagine people working on tools, a fire or hearth somewhere. Maybe going down to the river to pick out a rock to process as a tool or weaving a fish net from native plants,” she says. “These people had such a complex knowledge of the world around them,” she adds. “Slowly but surely we’re putting all these pieces together, and one day we’ll be able to reconstruct events based on our findings. We’re trying to answer as many questions as we can.” The archaeologists will give a free, on-campus presentation of their excavation at 2:30 p.m., May 19 at the Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology. Call (208) 885-1771.

The Drum Beat of Cultural Understanding Over the years, the University of Idaho’s commitment to Native American students, culture and tribal partnerships has expanded. Here are a few examples: The university includes in its full-time staff a Native American tribal liaison and a separate director of its Native American Student Center. In addition to offering its American Indian Studies Program, the university recruits Native American students, hosts a summer residential program to prepare Native teens for college, and oversees UI Extension offices serving the Nez Perce, Coeur d’Alene and Shoshone-Bannock Indian reservations. The spectrum of outreach activities involves everything from placing volunteer teachers-to-be in reservation classrooms, to cooperative arrangements that promote salmon species, to the reintroduction of lamprey into Idaho waterways. Angelique EagleWoman, a professor of law, directs the university’s Native American Law Program and organizes an annual Native Law Conference held on the Moscow

campus. Scholarships are offered for Native American law students through the College of Law, and are supported by tribes, agencies and foundations. The university’s extended community benefits immeasurably from this cross-cultural focus. The Native American Students Association hosts the annual Tutxinmepu Powwow, a cultural learning experience that helps bridge the Native and non-Native communities. Separate Native American film and speakers’ series are welcomed on campus each year. And last fall, Kim Barnes, professor of creative writing, launched HooPalousa, a friendly basketball competition between Native American authors, with proceeds earmarked for a new endowment to help support a Native American student seeking an MFA degree in creative writing. And if you get the chance, take in the Vandal Nation Singers, who come together around a ceremonial drum to celebrate a shared heritage.

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“Owning our own destiny requires that we not wait for others to provide for us. We must make things happen that ensure our success.” -- M. Duane Nellis, President, University of Idaho

For more than 123 years, we’ve “Inspired Futures.” From the entering class of 40 students, to the more than 12,000 enrolled today, the future of each and every Vandal has been transformed by his or her relationship with the University of Idaho, as well as one other. By every measure, the University of Idaho is the leading university in the state and one of the best in the region and our nation. Our leadership position as a 21st century land-grant research university and as an integral driver of Idaho’s economic growth must be maintained and strengthened. It is for this reason that the University of Idaho is embarking on the most ambitious and comprehensive fundraising effort in the history of our state. Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho is a $225 million, seven-and-a-half-year comprehensive campaign that seeks investment capital to enable the university to build upon its impressive legacy of leadership. Under the direction of alumni and campaign co-chairs Richard, ’73 and Sharon ’73 ’04 HON Allen and Jeffry ’75 ’76 and Kristine ’75 Stoddard,

Inspiring Futures began in July 2007 and will conclude in December 2014. The public phase of the campaign launched with a gala on the Moscow campus on April 28. A bright and prosperous future – for our students, Idaho and the world – is the focus of Inspiring Futures. Together we will accelerate our impact by attracting private support in areas of strategic importance. Through these investments, the ultimate measure of our efforts will be found in our deeply held commitment and demonstrated progress as the leader in student success and statewide impact. At the University of Idaho, we attract many of the nation’s best students every year because our expectations are higher and our commitment is stronger. We equip our faculty and staff with the substantial resources expected at an internationally recognized land-grant institution. Our graduates join a legacy of thinkers, leaders and global citizens focused on improving lives in Idaho and beyond. We have identified the following four areas of importance.

Catalyzing Student Success $54 Million

Leading Innovation and Discovery $63 Million

New endowments will draw more of the nation’s brightest students, at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Additionally, top graduate student scholars will be attracted by new graduate research fellowships.

New faculty endowments and fellowships will level the playing field, making the University more competitive in attracting the finest teachers and scholars and helping us retain the very best of our current faculty.

Such support will significantly enhance our existing portfolio of merit- and need-based scholarships, ensuring our continuation as Idaho’s leading provider of student financial aid.

Endowed faculty support will bring prized teachers and scholars to our state and region, benefitting students, as well as the advancement of knowledge in our region and Idaho industries and communities – all as a result of our faculty’s research and expertise.

“As a student-athlete here at Idaho, seeing the transition of our home field, the Kibbie Dome, makes me proud to be a Vandal.” Tre’Shawn Robinson Student-Athlete Sociology

“ The spirit of entrepreneurship, inventiveness and innovation is what makes this place what it is. ” Kim Barnes Faculty English

Creating Distinction and Impact through Enterprise Partnerships $46 Million

Building a World-Class Learning Environment $62 Million

Our land-grant mission is built on a foundation of collaboration and entrepreneurialism. Multidisciplinary programs across the University and across the state with agencies, industry and business, along with worldwide research collaborations are critical to advancing knowledge for our region. These collaborations provide our students with the best possible education for their futures. Rapid advancements in every field imaginable necessitate continual and across-the-board enhancements to academic offerings.

Several new facilities and renovation/retrofit projects are necessary to increase the handson research opportunities of our students and support the work of our world-class scientists. The new Integrated Research and Innovations Center, along with recent campus renovations and upgrades to existing buildings such as the Haddock Performance Hall in the Lionel Hampton School of Music, will allow us to attract the best researchers, scientists and humanities faculty while creating a state-ofthe-art learning environment for our students.

“Scholarships have made all of the difference for my college career.” Ashley Vincent Student Civil Engineering

“Inspiring a future to me means providing a student with both the resources and the curriculum that allows them to develop as an individual.” Terry Grieb Faculty Business

Building for the Future: The Integrated Research Innovations Center A new Integrated Research and Innovations Center is one of the signature projects included the campaign’s facilities cornerstone goal. Plans call for a contemporary facility with forward-looking, flexible laboratories and the advanced analytical and imaging equipment with which to model, simulate and visualize large, diverse data sets. Altogether they will position the center as a catalytic research engine for the university and the state. This technologically advanced building will house the very best researchers and scientists, all working on the important issues facing our state and nation.Learn more at: www.uidaho.edu/innovationscenter

“The University of Idaho is the state’s only land-grant research university. Our research contributes to the expanding body of knowledge on which our society is built – while also benefiting the quality of life for Idaho citizens and people worldwide.” John K. McIver Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Vandal Makes Movie Magic By Amanda Cairo

Photos: Twentieth Century Fox

Vandals are a tough breed; so tough, in fact, they can to take over the United States. It is a tale of good and evil, create and destroy a world of vampires. It’s no great what Americans have always expected from Lincoln. feat for a particular Vandal who has already taken on Lemley spent much of last summer creating a world of professional assassins and a post-apocalyptic future – in bloodthirsty vampires and reinforcing the facts, conviction the cinema that is. and shaping behind Lincoln’s character. Independent producer Jim Lemley ’88 The movie, which stars Benjamin Walker, is ready to unleash his new film, “Abraham Rufus Sewell and Dominic Cooper, was Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” a 3D thriller set filmed in Louisiana. to hit theaters in June. Creating a visual world from the pages of “Abraham Lincoln kind of represents a book is all in a day’s work for Lemley and the best of what people strive to be. He his team though. With a solid academic literally was that, but he also represents background from the University of Idaho, it in an esoteric way,” Lemley said in an Lemley has worked with Universal Studios, advance interview. Disney and Icon Productions. He is now “In some ways, he was the original focusing his talents as a producer. superhero who was also a human being, As a student, Lemley spent a majority so you’re getting into Batman territory, of his time outside the classroom and with a real person, flesh and blood, not inside movie theaters. As he continues his Independent producer flying around.” career as a movie producer, he has struck a Jim Lemley ’88 Co-produced with Tim Burton, Lemley balance between his creative skills and the is bringing Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel about the 16th business lessons he learned at the university. president’s war – not the Civil War, but the ax battles he “I knew I had the creative talent,” said Lemley. “I raged on vampires – to life. thought I should learn the skills not innately within me and While Lincoln has gone down in the history books gain experience that would help me throughout my career.” for his fight against slavery and for re-uniting a nation, Indeed, those business and marketing skills have helped Grahame-Smith’s story pits one of the most beloved him and his projects succeed past a creative vision. Like a presidents of the United States against vampires that don’t coach or a general, he conceives ideas, puts a plan together, sparkle and don’t fall in love with mortals. Instead, they finds the funding to make and distribute a movie, and last, cull human slaves to feed their thirst, kill humans without but perhaps most importantly, finally gets to make the film. a second thought, including Lincoln’s mother, and plot 29

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40’s Gerald Thomas ’41 has published his memoirs and an account of his World War II service as a Torpedo pilot in the book titled “Torpedo Squadron Four – A Cockpit View of World War II.”

My quest to shake the hand of every one of our alumni led to my recent meeting with Erin Agidius. I originally shook Erin’s hand at her December graduation from the University of Idaho College of Law. This spring, I had the opportunity to again congratulate her for her academic achievements and thank her for elegantly bearing the torch of Vandal pride. Erin hasn’t wasted any time getting her career started. She juggles two jobs, volunteer work and marriage. Erin previously earned a bachelor’s degree here, majoring in justice studies. Soon to sit for the Idaho State bar exam, she works as an intern in the Asotin County Prosecutor’s Office. She also works as a technical support representative with the university’s Information Technology Services office and volunteers as the education advisor for the Beta Theta chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta in Moscow. Her future is full of possibilities thanks to the education and support she received here, she said. “The College of Law has a phenomenal reputation in the northwest and my degrees from the university speak volumes about my training, education, ethics and standards,” Erin said. “I don’t think I would have enjoyed college and law school as much as I have without the experiences, community and resources the University of Idaho provides,” she said. There are no better endorsements than yours, Erin. Best wishes,

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David Weeks ’49 has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer of Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) after having served the organization as its CEO for 50 years. RPB is recognized worldwide as the leading foundation supporting eye research aimed at preventing all forms of vision loss and restoring sight.

50’s Douglas Finkelnburg ’50 has retired after 20 years with the University of Idaho in Moscow. Hiram Fry ’54 is currently a professor and Clinical Director of Post-graduate Periodontics in the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. Dr. Fry received the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus award from Washington University (St. Louis) Dental Alumni Association. Kaye Knight ’55 and Dr. Lawrence Knight ’55 were presented President’s Medallions at the May 2011 commencement for their significant contributions to the cultural, economic, scientific and/or social advancement of Idaho and its people. Robert Furgason ’56 was inducted into the Corpus Christi Business Hall of Fame. Inductees are picked

for their business excellence, actions, innovation, leadership and community impact.

60’s Joseph Delfino ’65 was named a Fellow of the American Water Resources Association. He is in his 30th year as Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida and formerly served as Department Chair. Previously he was a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Richard Jackson ’66 was appointed as an Idaho State Tax Commissioner by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter. Jackson, a former partner in Jackson Coles CPAs PLLC, will serve a six year term. Robert St. Clair ’66, commissioned ROTC US Air Force, is still serving with the Washington Air National Guard as State Air Surgeon and rural Washington Family Practice physician. He has had several recent deployments to the Middle East. Dennis Wheeler ’66, ’67 has resigned as president and CEO of the Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation after 25 years of service. He will serve as a consultant for the company for another year. Dave Gunderson ’67 is a founding member of the Spokane Senior Men’s Softball League and plays on traveling tournament teams. In his final game at a recent tournament in Reno, Nevada, Gunderson had four at-bats, slugging three home runs and a double. He was voted into the Softball Hall of Fame in 2010.

To be profiled, mail information, including reunion/graduation year, to Annis Shea, Alumni Office, P.O. Box 443232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or e-mail information to alumni@uidaho.edu. Photos can be e-mailed in a .jpg format. Please limit your submission to no more than 35 words.

Herbert Bradley ’68 is shown in front of Moscow University in Moscow, Russia while traveling in July, 2011.

70’s David Bennett ’70 has spent 40 years as a teacher and principal both in Idaho and Wyoming. Timothy Cronin ’70 is a consultant at the UC Davis’ School of Medicine. His three decades of practice have included legal counsel to the Office of the Governor, the Seismic Safety Commission, CalEPA, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Selway Mulkey ’70 has retired after a 43 year career in public education, 30 of these years in Nevada. He plans to spend time traveling and completing some “long delayed” fishing trips. His wife, Pamela Mulkey ’70, continues to teach first grade. Steven Bruce ’72 was awarded the President’s Award at the Idaho State Dental Association’s annual meeting. The award is given annually to a dentist who in the previous year has made extraordinary contributions to the Idaho State Dental Association and the Profession of Dentistry in the State of Idaho. Dr. Bruce has been practicing general dentistry in Boise for 34 years. Vic Wenczel ’72 retired in June 2011 from the Idaho National Laboratory after 43+ years of service.

Joe Corlett ’73 is the force behind the Wilderness Fly-In(also known as Wilderness Within Reach) camping trip offered through the Boise Parks and Recreation Department’s Adventure program. Corlett can fly people with disabilities into Idaho’s backcountry to give them a taste of the outdoor life many thought they’d never experience again. Dennis Hopwood ’73 is the Director of Human Resources for Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. Linda Copple Trout ’73, ’77 received the inaugural College of Law Sheldon Vincenti Memorial Award for Exemplary Service. She retired from the Idaho Supreme Court in 2007 and currently serves as a senior judge for the Idaho Supreme Court and trial courts as a pro tem and as a settlement judge. David Uberuaga ’73, ’74 has been named superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park. He has spent 37 years in federal service and has been with the National Park Service since 1984. Russell Graham ’76, ’81, research forester with the Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Service, received the Society of American Foresters Award in Forest Science for 2011. The award recognizes distinguished individual research in any branch of the quantitative, managerial, and/ or social sciences leading to the advancement of forestry.

Noel Miller ’76 retired as the Director of Public Works from the city of Edmonds, WA after 22 years of service under four mayors. He continues to be active in the American Public Works Association and consults on public works projects in the Seattle metropolitan area. Ruth Griggs ’77 has earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from the Society for Human Resource Management. She currently is a Human Resource Generalist for the College of Western Idaho in Nampa, Idaho. Dan Bukvich ’78 is one of three inaugural recipients of the new academic rank of University Distinguished Professor. Ford Elsaesser ’78 received the College of Law’s Award of Legal Merit, which is bestowed upon an individual who has brought great credit to the college and to the legal profession through a career marked by high ethical standards, exceptional achievements and contributions to the public good. He currently is a senior partner of the law firm of Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Elliott & Macdonald, with offices in Sandpoint and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Marcos Edward Galindo ’79 has been nominated for member, Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Matt Oppenheim ’79 has written a new book titled “To Color a Warrior” which is an action guide that assists students and those interested in bringing a service-learning

movement to life. Matt has taught anthropology for five colleges and universities and served as the founding service learning coordinator at CSU Channel Islands. His work focuses on indigenous research and training and curriculum development in service learning for universities and public schools. He is a fellow at the Society for Applied Anthropology. He now lives in Albuquerque, NM with his wife, Kanako. Agnes Sowle ’79, ’82 retired from the practice of law on October 1, 2010. She provided 13 years of service to Multnomah County, Oregon, including seven years as the Multnomah County Attorney where she was the chief legal advisor to the County and oversaw a staff of 22 lawyers and support staff.

80’s John (Ron) Langrell III ’80, ’81, ’84 has been re-elected for a third term as President of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC). Gerry Saunders ’80 received the 2011 Outstanding Mentor Award from the Association for Science Teacher Educators for work with science teacher and biology education graduate students. His current position is Director of Teacher Education, Unity College in Maine. Al Clough ’81 is the new Southeast Regional Director of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. He previously served on the State of Alaska Redistricting Board and as Alumni class notes 31

Alumni Class Notes Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, and as a mining specialist in both the public and private sector. Clough is also a former City and Borough of Juneau assembly member. David Bishop ’82, a professor of psychology at Luther College in Iowa, was recognized for his service to the college for the last 25 years. In addition to teaching, Bishop also served as head of the Psychology Department from 1996-01. During his time at Luther, Bishop has served on numerous committees and as faculty advisor to several student organizations including the Psychology Club, APS Student Caucus, Alpha Phi Omega and National Honor Society in Psychology. Hugh Hawthorne ’82 was promoted by the National Park Service to the position of Program Manager for Youth and Visitor Services at Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area in Boston, MA. Hawthorne, now an eleven year veteran of the National Park Service, was previously Chief of Interpretation and Education at Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming. James B. Steinshouer ’82 has accepted a position as the Corporate Business Project Manager in Critical Care and Obstetrics with Banner Health in Phoenix, Arizona. He works with Clinical Performance and Consensus Groups at 23 acute care hospitals in seven western states.

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Kim Zentz ’82 has been selected as a member of the 2011 Pivotal Leader Network. Joya Hill ’83 was awarded “Educator of the Year” by the Weiser, ID Chamber of Commerce. Joya teaches second grade in the Weiser School District. Michael Smith ’83 has formed a company called MichRhon, LLC. This is a field examination company that works with banks and commercial lenders to evaluate the collateral that commercial borrowers use to support secured lines of credit. The company is located in Bend, Oregon and works in the Northwest and throughout the country. Henry (Hank) Heusinkveld ’84 has returned from a tour of duty as a public affairs officer with the US Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan. He is currently the chief of public affairs for the Corps’ Wilmington, NC district. Uche Udemezue ’84 received the James L. Martin Award that honors career excellence in public works. This award is presented to a California city public works official who has contributed significantly toward advancing the public works profession. As recipient of this award he receives complimentary lifetime registration at the Public Works Officers Institute. Dennis Lincks ’85 retired from the University of Idaho after more than 25 years of service. Dennis Kimberling ’86, ’93 was awarded the 2011 Governor’s Industry Award for Notable Teaching in Science (GIANTS). This award recognizes teachers

for their efforts to link industry and the economic future of Idaho to the classroom through the enhancement of science and technology education. Dennis is the director of educational services for north Idaho’s STAR Science Center.

environment and sanitation for UNICEF in Pakistan, deputy project manager with UNDP in Albania, environment officer in the United Kingdom, and as an alternative unit chief in water and sanitation sector in Baghdad, Iraq.

Nancy Berner ’87 is the new associate provost of Sewanee University in Tennessee. She will be responsible for promotion and oversight of sponsored programs, especially of undergraduate research, developing and maintaining institutional policies, administering summer programs, and institutional strategic planning.

Julie Taylor ’89 has been promoted to Head Track and Field coach for the University of Idaho.

Jane Varley ’88, ’91 was awarded the William Rainey Harper Award for Outstanding Scholarship at the Muskingum University’s Convocation. David Chehey ’89, a counselor at Boise High School, was the 2011 recipient of College Board’s Western Guidance and Admissions Assembly Distinguished Service Award in recognition for “outstanding contributions to students and educators in the West.” Patricia Playfair ’89 has been awarded the Carol Mercer Inspirational Award from the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation. Playfair is an accountant for Rafter Seven Ranch Inc. in Chewelah, Washington. Mahmood Raja ’89 is working as an engineer, P-4 in the United Nations Mission in Darfur, Sudan. He has previously worked as a project officer in water supply,

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Joyce Kaplan ’92 has been hired at Portland Community College to develop and run a new degree program in Biology and Management of Zoo Animals in association with the Oregon Zoo and Oregon National Primate Research Center. Susan Hansen-Barber ’93, ‘05 was awarded the 2011 Governor’s Industry Award for Notable Teaching in Science (GIANTS). This award recognizes teachers for their efforts to link industry and the economic future of Idaho to the classroom through the enhancement of science and technology education. Susan is a teacher at Canyon Elementary Science Magnet School in Cataldo, Idaho. Jennifer Swanberg ’93 was selected for Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s Academic Review and Manual Committees financial support of the award winning Behavioral Health Aide Program designed to improve mental health and

substance abuse services to remote Alaskan villages. Michael Arnzen ’94 was awarded the 2010-11 Professor of the year at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA where he has taught fulltime since 1999. Arnzen was awarded full Professor rank in 2009 and is currently serving as Division Chair of the Humanities at Seton Hill. He continues to teach not only in the English curriculum, but also mentors horror novelists in their Writing Popular Fiction MFA program. He co-edited a textbook, “Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction,” which was released by Headline Books in May 2011. You can catch up with Mike at http://www.gorelets.com. Kara Besst ’94 was named president and CEO of Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID on Feb. 23, 2011. Besst was serving as the interim CEO since Oct. 2010. She served as the chief financial officer for Gritman for 10 years and has worked at the medical center for 16 years. Craig Chatterton ’94 has been promoted to Director of Industrial Sales with J.R. Simplot Company in Boise, ID. He oversees sales in North America. Jason Graham ’94, ’97 was hired as the Idaho track and field team’s assistant coach. Robert “Bob” Keane ’94 has been named to American Forests’ new Science Advisory Board. Members of the new Science Advisory Board will serve three year terms and will contribute to American Forests’ programs, publications and policy. Brady Dickinson ’95, ’07 was awarded the 2011 Idaho Milken

Award, receiving $25,000 and numerous professional development opportunities.

Michelle Mallard ’96 has been appointed as Idaho Falls Magistrate Judge.

Robert Watson ’95 is an assistant professor and Director of Undergraduate Pharmacology at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.

Kevin Carson ’97 has published a new book titled “The Long Journey of the Nez Perce.” The book recounts the bold resistance by Nez Perce and Palouse bands during the summer of 1877.

Annette Melton Weeks ’95, ’01 was 1 of 20 agriscience teachers in the country to be selected from 18 states to attend the National AgriScience Teacher Ambassador Academy in the summer 2011. The academy is a professional development program in conjunction with the National FFA Foundation and the National Association of Agricultural Educators. During this program, agriculture teachers learn new inquiry-based teaching techniques to improve science learning. This year will be Weeks’ ninth year as a teacher at Battle Ground High School in Washington. In addition, she won the Washington State Agriculture Educators Ideas Unlimited Award for a lesson she submitted on teaching students about noxious weeds. Chad Collins ’96, ’97 has joined the front office of the Idaho Steelheads hockey team in Boise as the team’s Vice President of Business Development. Keiko Yoshida Holton ’96 has been selected as a finalist for 2011 Women of Color STEM Conference Technology AllStar. She has been employed by Gulfstream Aerospace based in Savannah, Georgia, since 2001. Currently she is a program manager for Gulfstream Cabin Management System, a new technology not available on any other business jets in the industry.

Award from the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation. Schafer is a wheat farmer and owner of Schafer Ranch in Ritzville. Stacie Baldwin ’99 completed law school at Seattle University, graduating with honors and receiving the Dean’s Medal. She also passed the Washington Bar and is now a licensed attorney!

Joni Kirk ’98 is Account Manager at Communique PR.

Josh Boyd ’99, ’00 has been promoted to Director of Corporate Development for SUPERVALU Inc. In his newly expanded role Josh will partner with the VP Corporate Development and broader company resources on the pursuit of strategic transactions across the enterprise. He’ll lead efforts regarding acquisition, joint venture, alliance, divestiture and other teams, including business and functional professionals, through due diligence, negotiation and integration/separation preparation and planning, closing and related transaction elements. In addition he’ll drive process improvement and execution centered on growth and development initiatives across the enterprise.

Victor Lacy ’98 was named the 2010 California Highway Patrol Conejo Enforcement Facility Police Officer of the Year. Officer Lacy is currently assigned to Ventura County for the CHP in commercial vehicle enforcement.

John Kohntopp ’99 is teaching agriculture education in Elko, Nevada, completing 12 years of teaching specializing in Greenhouse and Agriculture Mechanical Engineering Technology.

Don Mear ’98 was promoted to Associate Architect with the Pacific Design Group and is managing the new Silicone Valley Branch of the company.

Wayne Phipps ’99 has been promoted to Director of Track and Field/Cross Country for the University of Idaho.

Aaron Coleman ’97 has authored a book titled “Winning With Money” that was released in April 2011. The book details an alternative to traditional budgeting to help people gain control of their finances. He lives in Boise with his wife Barb Martin Coleman ’97 and their two great kids. Sean Wilson ’97 has joined Latah Realty in Moscow, Idaho. He is working with the broker/ owner to ultimately manage and own the brokerage.

Derek Schafer ’98 has been presented the Jack Felgenhauer Leadership Fellowship

Ray Wallace ’99, ’03 is a loan officer for Advantage America Mortgage and is licensed to

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the 2011 Washington State Dietetic Association Convention in April 2011.

00’s Trent Wright ’00 is the executive director for the Idaho Automobile Dealers Association. Wendy Long Russell ’01 is the Sexual Assault Care Coordinator for Madigan Healthcare Systems, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the second largest Army Military Treatment Facility in the continental US providing sexual assault counseling to active duty service members. Jason Wright ’01, ’03 has accepted a position as the lead Fluid Minerals Archaeologist with the Bureau of Land Management, Carson City (NV) District Office. Nancy Chaney ’02, mayor of Moscow and President of the Association of Idaho Cities (2011/12), was elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors for the National League of Cities (NLC) and reappointed as chair of the NLC University Communities Council.

Mandy Wood ’02 has authored her first children’s book, “My First Puppy,” that was released in January 2011. It won the national Mom’s Choice Award for a family friendly product. This book teaches kids the responsibility and expectations of having a puppy. Wood lives in Boise and hopes to have her next book, “My First Kitty,” out early 2012. Mike Tedesco ’03 is the new Downtown Spokane Partnership president. Prior to taking this position he was the Puget Sound Attractions Council executive director. Carole Wells ’03 has accepted the position of Director of Admissions at the University of Idaho College of Law. Robert West ’03 transferred into a new position within the USDA Forest Service. He is now serving on the staff of the Associate Chief, Chief’s Office, Forest Service, Washington, DC.

Nate Emery ’02 is retiring after 22 years of service in the United States Marine Corps on May 31, 2012.

Jennifer Woodall Disotell ’04 was chosen to be a Federal Mediator and was commissioned in January.

Joachim Olsen ’02 is the newest member to Denmark’s Parliament.

Tiffany Jensen ’04 has joined Gevurtz Menashe Larson & Howe law firm as an associate. Jensen will handle family law matters in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Michon Williams ’02 was awarded the 2011 Young Dietitian of the Year at

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Richard Potter ’04, from Colorado, painted his grill in Vandal fashion for the football season. Claire McCann Warren ’04 took her Microbiology degree all the way to Hopkinsville, KY to work for Murray State University’s Breathitt Veterinary Center in their bacteriology section. She now works for Washington State University’s Avian Health and Food Safety Laboratory at the WSU Puyallup Extension where she covers Virology/Serology as well as Food Safety, keeping the northwest’s supply of liquid egg product clean of contaminates. Her job takes her over the mountains often to the Pullman campus, but she never lets them forget that she’s a Vandal, no matter who she works for. Robin Brooks ’05 had her screenplay “Val and Tootie” selected as a second round pick in the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition. In addition, she has been promoted to Volunteer Services Manager at the Girl Scouts of Western Washington and was voted on to the Board of Directors for the Northwest Screenwriters Guild. Ben Greenfield ’05 owns Human Wellness Solutions, a company that provides online nutrition, fat loss and human performance consulting to anyone, anywhere in the world through articles, podcasts, videos, books, group coaching and one-on-one training. Erin Jessup ’05 is employed as an Associate marketing Engineer at Schweitzer Engineering

Laboratories in Pullman, WA. She is also the new House Corporation Board President for Xi Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta. David Stanish ’05, ’06 has joined the firm of Holland & Hart in Boise, ID. He will represent and advise clients on endangered species, public lands, project permitting, water rights and water quality, in addition to other environmental and natural resources matters. Peter Stegner ’05, ’07, who serves as regional director in Senator Crapo’s Lewiston office, will become the new media director and relocate to Washington, DC. Larry Dicks ’06 completed his enlistment in the Marine Corps in 2008 and earned his commission in the United States Air Force. He is currently serving in Minot, ND and will soon be deployed to Afghanistan. Joe Miller ’06 has earned his Civil Engineer license from the State of Alaska. He joined Schneider and Associates after graduation from the University of Idaho. He specializes in the design of buckling-restrained braced frame buildings to resist seismic loads. Jessica Murdock ’06 has been hired as the student services coordinator for the College of Agriculture at Montana State University. She will be responsible for communicating with students and managing the college’s scholarship programs.

most common native trees found in Inland Northwest forests.

Cameron Ryffel ’06 has entered his proposal to his fiancé in a “Best Proposal” competition and is a finalist. He told her that he had won a skydiving package in a raffle. When she finally, reluctantly, jumped with him, he had arranged for the proposal to be spelled out on the ground in giant white letters. He landed ahead of her and got down on one knee and proposed when she landed. Neil Clark ’07 is the new Assistant District Controller with Waste Connections, Inc. in Twin Falls, ID. Jessica McDowell ’07 has started a business where she is a living statue on the city streets of Ashland, Oregon and other cities for tips. A living statue is people who freeze on the street and are painted to look like silver, bronze or gold sculptures. T.J. Conley ’08 is the new punter and placekicker holder for the NFL’s New York Jets.

Lisa Bird Harmon ’08 has coauthored a new children’s book titled “The Itty Bitty Guide to Trees: A Children’s Identification Guide to Trees of the Inland Northwest.” This book layers a simple children’s poem over a collage of information for the

Savona Holmes ’08 is the Director of Lewis-Clark State College Office of Grants and Contracts. She has also served as adjunct English Composition Instructor since fall 2008 for the LCSC Humanities Division. Savona also was the UI Department of English 2007-2008 Banks Memorial Award recipient for Outstanding Graduate Nonfiction Essay for her essay “The Power of Story in Sherman Alexie’s Works.” Elliott Toevs ’08 took second place in the graduate student presentation competition at the Potato Association of America’s annual meeting. He was awarded a $250 cash prize. Savannah Cummings Tranchell ’08 has been hired as the new copy editor for the Yakima (Washington) Herald-Republic. Previously she worked in Rapid City, SD as a copy editor for the Rapid City Journal. Craig Zanetti ’08 has joined the firm of Amendola & Doty in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho as an associate attorney. Joseph Mosholder ’09 graduated from Northeastern University with a Master of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology. He is currently working in the Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department of Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Boston, MA. Geremy Nelson ’09 has taken over as executive director of the Farm Service Agency for Garfield and Asotin counties in Washington.

Courtney Rainville ’09 was a contestant on the Biggest Loser which aired beginning September 20, 2011.

Pedro Garcia ’11 has started his own landscaping company with his Bachelors in Landscape Architecture.

Jackie Goddard Weibler ’09 has accepted a pharmacy project coordinator position in benefit configuration with Regence RX. She was hired at Regence in 2010.

Anne Larkin ’11 has been selected as a Killam Fellow for the 2011-12 academic year. Administered by Fullbright Canada, the Killam Fellowship is providing $5,000 for Larkin to attend the University of British Columbia.

10’s Carly Chandler ’10 has been hired as an administrative assistant with Hanna and Associates Inc. in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Mandolyn Duclos ’10 is a teacher at Sacajawea Jr. High in Lewiston, Idaho. Errin Patton ’10 spent her summer of 2010 serving in an internship in the culturally rich Berkshire Hills through the Berkshire Hills Internship Program, an initiative of the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Lenah Nazer ’11 has had her poem titled “Death” published in the World Poetry Movement book “Stars in our Hearts.” Thousands enter the contest and less than 2 out of 100 poems make the cut. Juliana Ward ’11 has illustrated a children’s book that her mother wrote titled “Blackie’s Day Out.” In the book, Blackie gives his mama that special look so she will want to take him along on her errands. Blackie takes you along on their travels.

Golden Reunion Weekend

September 21-23

A schedule of events, along with a printable registration form is available at

www.uidaho.edu/GoldenI You’ll be connected to all the information you’ll need to register for this wonderful weekend. You can also register by phone at 208-885-5366. Registration deadline is Friday, September 7.

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* Zoey, daughter of Dillon ’11 and Valeria Bailey 1. Claire Isabelle, daughter of John ‘03, ‘07 and Sarah Francisco ’04 Barker 2. Payton Collette, daughter of Levi ’05 and Kristin Perseo “06 Brennan 3. McCall Kenzie, daughter of Mark and Britney Larson ’05 Calkins * Brayden, son of Greg and Briana Eckles ’03 Cortaberria 4. Samantha Nicole, daughter of Ben ’01, ’03 and Lisa Winter ’02 Davis 5. Aviyaan, son of Avishesh ’09 and Achala Aryal ’10 Dhakal * Olivia, daughter of Keith ’11 and Nellie Doelman ’08 Dimeler 6. Audrey and Andre, daughter and son of Eric ’90 and Stephanie Elg * Max Charles, son of Nick ’02 and Jenny Kiebel ’03 Epler 7. An Idaho family picture – from left to right – Tiffany and Matt “04 Foley with sons Ben and Luke, Tere and Howard ’71 Foley, Josh ’05 and Liz Foley with daughter Alex 8. Lucas and Benjamin, sons of Matthew ’04 and Tiffany Foley 9. Evan Robert, son of Rob and Valerie Woodard ’99 Forster 10. Xavier, son of Michael ’00 and Tanya Haberman

* Holden Cracroft Haines, grandson of Curtis G. ’71 and Sandra Priest ’70 Haines

21. Bankie Myshop, son of Alfred Mansaray ’07 being held by President Obama

11. Carson Hammer, son of Leslie ’93 Hammer

22. Bowen Kenneth, son of John and Laci Osburn ’01 McRae

12. Keegan Charles and Padraig Thomas, sons of Chuck ’02 and Kristi Svendsen ’02 Herron

23. Charlie James, son of Jim ’96 and Michelle Meierotto

13. Grace and James, children of Blake and Kate Jonakin ’01 Holgate 14. Kennedy and Reese Elliot, daughters of Ryan ’04 and Michelle Biladeau ’04 Johnson 15. Oliver Richard, son of Kevin ’00 and Nicole Jones 16. Owen, Matthew, and Adeline, children of Steve ’04 and Annie Newlan ’07 Kudrna, grandchildren of David ’84 and Teresa Kudrna and nephews and niece of Nick ’03 and Joy Newlan 17. Tobias Donald, son of Bryant ’98 and Darcy Kuechle 18. John Vincent, son of Michael and Virginia George ’04 LaBeau 19. Connor David, son of Marcus ’05 and Rachel Lees, grandson of Mike ’88 and Penny ’88 Lees and great nephew of Pegean Hoppe ’82 James 20. Carter Owen, son of Justin and Kristin Royster ’11 Mace, grandson of Brian’83 and Debbie Royster, nephew of Justin ’07 and Danielle Royster

24. Eli Michael, son of Michael ’98 and Marie Jennings ’02 Nail 25. Claryce Best, daughter of Steven and Karyn Best ’00 Nassari * Morgan Mitchell, son of Mitch ’96 and Cori Planagan ’04 Parks 26. Wyatt, Conner, and Lane, sons of Brad and Abigail Teuscher ’98 Patterson, nephews of Mauria Teuscher ’96 and grandsons of Gary ’72 and Sylvia Teuscher 27. Wyatt Jerid, son of Jerid and Julie Ragan, great grandson of Dick Lowry ’71, great nephew of Charlotte Lowry Riersgard ‘71 28. Elaina, daughter of Brad ’96 and Holly Rake 29. Paxon and Hudson, sons of Bradley ’02 and Rachel ’03 Rasor * Matthew Jonathan, son of Jonathan ’05 and Mandy Weeks ’04 Rey 30. Zoe Elizabeth, daughter of Marc and Shannon Elg ’93 Rhoades 31. Daphne Ermey, daughter of Avery ’95 and Christine Ermey ’96 Richardson

32. Kevin Roach ’04, ’07, ’11 walking with his daughter Maylee at spring 2011 commencement 33. Brody Joseph, son of Joe ’04, ’05 and Lindsay ’06 Santoro 34. Thomas Antonio, son of Jon ’95 and Gloria Uscola ’95 Schodde 35. Audrey Mae, daughter of Paul and Anna Remsberg ’01 Strauch, niece of Connie Remsberg ’06, granddaughter of John III ’63 and Judy Remsberg, and great-granddaughter of John Jr. ’24 and Constance Remsberg 36. Alexander Theodore and Matthew Roy, sons of Steven ’95 and Eduvigis “Kika” Stroschein 37. Lilly Irene, daughter of Justin ’07 and Christy Attebery ’08 Wall 38. Rowan Olivia, daughter of Ryan ’05 and Liz Bechinski ’07 Westacott 39. John “Jack” Ottis, son of Scott ’99 and Alison Rude Wise 40. Martin James, son of Tyson ’04, ’06 and Janelle Bettis ’04, ’05 Wise * Kyler Charles, son of Ken ’02 and Katie Vanderzwan ’97 Wood 41. Carter, son of Shane ’00 and Jennika Davis ’01 Zenner

* No Photo

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Alumni Class Notes In Memory

George Klein ’36, Boise, Nov 1, 2011

Betty Holden Bonnett ’49, Twin Falls, Aug 20, 2011

Sylvia Vanderford Holcomb ’42, Eugene, OR, Jul 22, 2011

20s

Anthony “Tony” Knap ’39, ’54, Pullman, WA, Sep 24, 2011

Evellen Baskett Browning ’45, Visalia, CA, Dec 11, 2011

Charles Hopkins ’41, Friday Harbor, WA, Apr 30, 2011

Elizabeth Smith Platt ’29, Sequim, WA, Sep 18, 2010

Jean Thurston Manville ’39, Salt Lake City, UT, Aug 23, 2011

Mary Eshom Carberry ’41, Emmett, Jul 26, 2011

Billie Gooing Hunt ’46, Provo, UT, Jan 19, 2012

Rachel Jenks Schuttler ’29, Clarkdale, AZ, Sep 26, 2010

Maria “May” Mosman ’30, Moscow, Jul 13, 2011

Wayne Chase ’49, ’50, ’57, Bloomington, IN, May 26, 2011

Jessica Krier Hunter ’48, Sandy, UT, Mar 21, 2011

30s

Bernice Rydholm Nelson ’36, West Linn, OR, Aug 17, 2010

Aretha Harvey Chilton ’40, Orofino, Nov 17, 2011

Paul Hurless ’49, Boise, Jan 3, 2012

William “Bill” Arms ’37, Boise, Oct 26, 2010

Edwin Nurmi ’36, Mesa, AZ, Oct 7, 2011

Jack Culbertson ’48, Port Townsend, WA, Oct 26, 2011

Monte Johnson ’49, Boise, Jun 6, 2011

William Baker ’37, Belgrade, MT, Jun 1, 2010

Victoria Scott Seeley ’39, Jerome, Jun 4, 2011

Lynette Davis Curtis ’48, Vancouver, WA, Oct 3, 2011

Leonard Labine ’44, Moscow, May 8, 2011

Douglas “Buzz” Bradshaw ’31, Ketchum, Nov 7, 2011

Glenn Shannon ’38, Boise, Nov 10, 2011

Laurel Needham Daniels ’45, Yakima, WA, May 13, 2011

Eleanor Kerr Lowe ’40, Bellingham, WA, Mar 31, 2010

Kenneth Bradshaw ’34, Gooding, Feb 15, 2011

Jane Baker St. Clair ’37, Garden City, Aug 1, 2011

Elbert Delana Jr. ’42, ’49, Boise, Aug 29, 2011

Elaine Anderson Mansius ’46, Kennewick, WA, Dec 23, 2011

Darrell Byington ’38, Lava Hot Springs, Jun 28, 2011

John Tierney ’36, Lewiston, Nov 17, 2011

Helen Everest Douglas ’43, Novato, CA, Nov 4, 2011

Blanche Morrell Martin ’41, Lakewood, WA, Sep 20, 2011

Barbara Peterson Carey ’39, Moscow, Jun 13, 2011

Amidee Walden ‘31, Coeur d’Alene, Oct 23, 2010

Lois Campbell Doyle ’45, Moscow, Apr 30, 2011

Joe McClaran Jr ’47, Davis, CA, Aug 22, 2011

Mary Christenson ’37, Lafayette, CO, Mar 13, 2011

John Watkins ’33, ’36, Longmont, CO, Jan 12, 2012

George Engler ’43, Great Falls, MT, Jun 20, 2011

Fred Meech ’48, Hermosa Village, CA, May 21, 2011

Darrell Deane ’38, Peoria, AZ, Oct 7, 2011

Russell Yorgesen ’39, Snyder, TX, Jul 7, 2011

Lucille Nelson Evans ’47, Boise, May 2, 2011

Eugene Miller ’49, Coeur d’Alene, Jul 9, 2011

Willard Faulkner ’40, Nashville, TN, Apr 7, 2011

Edward Morin Jr. ’43, Santa Barbara, CA, Jan 13, 2012

Margaret Barr Faylor ’41, Boise, Nov 12, 2011

William Morton ’46, Albuquerque, NM, Sep 13, 2011

Wade Fleetwood ’47, Falls Church, VA, Sep 18, 2011

Esther Lee Nichols Murphy ’44, Moscow, Nov 6, 2011

Byron Foster ’40, Salt Lake City, UT, Jun 16, 2011

Barbara Theophilus O’Connor ’48, Boise, Sep 12, 2011

Richard Frazier ’48, ’55, Arlington, TX, Jul 8, 2011

J.M. “Mike” Oswald ’48, Spokane, WA, Oct 6, 2011

Jack Goetz ’47, Yakima, WA, Oct 6, 2011

Mary Gano Paasch ’43, Bellevue, WA, Dec 24, 2010

Edward Graves ’41, Grass Valley, CA, Sep 10, 2011

Elmer Parks ’41, Riverside, CA, Apr 30, 2011

Cicely Herman Harris ’42, San Ramon, CA, Aug 16, 2011

Beatrice Curtiss Pavko ’42, Modesto, CA, Oct 19, 2011

Warren Hill ’46, Fresno, CA, Sep 12, 2011

John Pearring ’47, Sacramento, CA, Aug 23, 2011

Harold Elg ’38, Eagle, Nov 14, 2011 Marlin Galbraith ’39, Salt Lake City, UT, Jan 19, 2012 Freda Wyss Gallant ’38, Anchorage, AK, Jul 11, 2011 Dorothy Swendig Hammond ’38, Pocatello, Oct 30, 2011 Frederick Hampf Sr. ’37, West Palm Beach, FL, May 16, 2011 Harold Heady ’38, Ukiah, OR, Apr 28, 2011 Esther Frizell Hill ’36, Lewiston, Nov 11, 2010 Marguerite Ogle Kelly ’39, Lake Oswego, OR, Nov 11, 2011 Joseph Kingsbury ’38, Peoria, AZ, Aug 18, 2011

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40s Jack Alley ’40, Missoula, MT, Sep 12, 2011 Helen Schlader Anderson ’46, Troy, Sep 27, 2011 Donald Angell ’42, Coeur d’Alene, Jul 5, 2011 William Baribeau ’42, Golden Valley, MN, Jun 28, 2011 Harry Beard Jr. ’43, Seattle, WA, May 9, 2011 Edith Betts ’43, Salem, OR, Dec 13, 2011 John Bloodworth ’49, Camas, WA, Nov 23, 2011 Donald Bolton ’43, Medford, OR, Aug 1, 2011

Betty Wicks Peterson ’40, Florence, OR, Aug 6, 2011

Dean Watt ’42, Omaha, NE, Sep 28, 2011

James Clason ’55, Medford, OR, Nov 21, 2011

Donna Marie Hoobing ’59, Nampa, Sep 12, 2010

Erle Peterson ’40, Idaho Falls, Nov 7, 2010

Orrin Webb ’40, Grangeville, Jan 19, 2012

Richard Clements Jr. ’52, Boise, May 24, 2011

Robert Howells ’58, Oak Park, IL, May 8, 2011

William Pettijohn ’49, Show Low, AZ, Aug 8, 2011

Helen Rae Wunderlich ’40, Saint Maries, May 12, 2010

William Cooke ’58, Seattle, WA, Dec 17, 2011

Charles Humphrey ’53, Boise, Sep 13, 2011

James Crawforth ’56, Flagstaff, AZ, May 11, 2011

Betty Jo Riggs Hutchinson ’55, Vancouver, WA, Apr 29, 2011

Alan D’Andrea ’54, Tacoma, WA, Jul 3, 2011

Edgar Jensen ’51, Boise, Jul 24, 2011

Bonnie Mae Graham Davis ’51, ’64, Salem, OR, Oct 9, 2010

Edward John ’59, Payette, May 16, 2011

Charles Derose ’52, Diamondhead, MS, Nov 15, 2011

Clarence Johnston ’51, Coeur d’Alene, Nov 18, 2011

Donald Didrickson ’51, Aurora, IL, May 25, 2010

Robert Kalb ’55, Sandpoint, Apr 27, 2011

Martin Ted Dixon ’52, La Mesa, CA, Jul 1, 2010

Jordan Kanikkeberg ’51, ’57, Genesee, Jan 20, 2011

Michael Edmunds ’56, Spokane, WA, Jan 16, 2012

Kathryn Barstow Karo ’54, Pullman, WA, Sep 23, 2011

Kenneth Emerson ’55, Bellevue, WA, Oct 27, 2011

Howard Koskella ’58, Donnelly, Jan 24, 2012

Harold Farley ’52, Boise, Dec 26, 2011

Wayne Leach ’51, Boise, Nov 28, 2011

Douglas Finkelnburg ’50, East Sound, WA, Oct 11, 2011

Harold Magnuson ’59, Walla Walla, WA, Oct 29, 2011

George Fowler ’59, Denver, CO, Nov 13, 2011

Don Mann ’57, Hagerman, Jul 4, 2011

Bob Frink ’51, Sacramento, CA, Nov 29, 2011

Clyde Markeson ’52, Spokane, WA, May 16, 2011

Glen Greeley ’55, Green Valley, AZ, Jul 13, 2011

Nathan Marks ’51, Spokane, WA, Jul 4, 2011

Ted Hallstrom ’59, Salt Lake City, UT, Aug 28, 2011

Robert Marzulli ’55, ’70, St. Maries, Nov 15, 2011

George Hatley ’50, Moscow, Sep 16, 2011

Alvin McCormack II ’50, Tekoa, WA, Sep 27, 2011

Raymond Heley ’59, Fort Collins, CO, Aug 7, 2011

Oba McCoy ’56, Moscow, Jun 7, 2011

Ora Gene Hill ’59, ’68, McMinnville, OR, Dec 29, 2011

Charles McKinney ’50, Sun City, AZ, Sep 26, 2011

Marcus Hitchcock Jr. ’59, Nashville, TN, Nov 18, 2011

Winifred Hokanson Moe ’52, Hood River, OR, Jun 16, 2011

James Holderness ’50, Boise, Sep 6, 2011

James Monroe ’52, Boise, May 10, 2011

Thomas Priest ’49, Nampa, Aug 13, 2011 Santo Provenzano ’44, Huntington, NY, Jul 20, 2011 Virginia Allyn Rice ’42, Metairie, LA, Aug 7, 2011 Marian Franson Scott ’45, Durham, NC, Jun 4, 2011 Charles Seymour ’49, Coeur d’Alene, May 27, 2011 Ward Simpson ’48, Coeur d’Alene, Nov 30, 2011 Jack Smedley ’45, ’48, Salt Lake City, UT, Apr 10, 2010 Dwight Smith ’49, ’51, Ft. Collins, CO, Sep 30, 2011 Lamar Stewart ’48, Seattle, WA, Jan 2, 2010 John Stillinger ’43, Corvallis, OR, Jul 19, 2011 Wilton Dean (Bill) Stokes ’44, Moscow, Sep 17, 2011 Jane Maguire Swan ’41, Anaconda, MT, Sep 26, 2011 Alex Swanson ’45, Carmel, CA, May 1, 2011 Leonard Toft ’47, Cincinnati, OH, Apr 21, 2011 Rosella Reeve Toft ’47, Cincinnati, OH, Jan 28, 2011 Roberta Hastings Upson ’40, Laconia, NH, Aug 20, 2011 Edward Vance ’41, Bozeman, MT, Jan 10, 2012 Joseph Vento ’49, Pueblo, CO, Nov 4, 2011 Jack Washkuhn ’42, San Mateo, CA, Oct 17, 2010

50s William Anderson ’59, ’67, Moscow, Dec 2, 2011 Ronald Baker ’58, Tucson, AZ, Jun 6, 2011 John Barrett ’56, ’59, Boise, Jun 28, 2011 Fred Beckman ’50, Meridian, Dec 13, 2011 Clark Bell ’51, Idaho Falls, Dec 23, 2011 Joan Bellos ’52, Spokane, WA, May 7, 2011 Becky Hill Billups ’54, Colusa, CA, Dec 29, 2011 Richard Blinn ’55, Los Gatos, CA, May 11, 2011 Robert Blomquist ’51, Goodyear, AZ, May 31, 2011 Roger Booth ’59, Lewiston, Jun 25, 2011 Jeanne Foster Boyce ’50, ’51, Little Rock, AR, Nov 26, 2011 George Brabb ’50, ’54, Seattle, WA, May 13, 2011 Paul Brady ’55, West Linn, OR, Sep 3, 2011 William Briggs ’51, Othello, WA, Jun 2, 2011 Dorothy Diehl Brock ’55, Meridian, Nov 17, 2011 James Brown ’52, Fort Worth, TX, Oct 4, 2011 Rosalee Brock Burri ’54, Caldwell, Dec 9, 2011 Donald Castellaw ’54, Clarkston, WA, Jan 5, 2012

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Alumni Class Notes Glen Mortensen ’55, Idaho Falls, Feb 21, 2011

Janice Henry Stoker ’59, Yuma, AZ, Sep 20, 2011

Dean Ball ’69, Fairview, WY, Aug 20, 2011

Jane Hewitt Harris ’68, Boise, May 7, 2011

Veryl Ellis Myers ’59, Star, Feb 21, 2011

Paul Sullivan ’52, Twin Falls, Nov 1, 2011

Carolyn Livingston Bartlett ’61, Woodbury, CT, Oct 15, 2011

Eddie Huckins ’69, Yachats, OR, Sep 11, 2011

Madeline Meltvedt Naser ’54, Pittsburgh, PA, Apr 21, 2011

Eleanor Justice Swoboda ’52, Kennewick, WA, Apr 25, 2011

James Beima ’68, Vancouver, WA, Dec 8, 2011

Donald Jan ’66, Jamestown, ND, Sep 4, 2011

August Nelson ’57, Tacoma, WA, Dec 4, 2011

Raymond Taylor ’56, West Lafayette, IN, Jul 7, 2011

Nancy Beach Berg ’62, San Leandro, CA, Apr 30, 2011

Norman Johnson ’62, ’66, Richland, WA, Nov 24, 2010

William Perry ’56, Bernards Township, NJ, Aug 3, 2011

Harold “Earl” Thomas ’59, Hurricane, UT, Aug 6, 2011

Evelyn Butler Bulen ’66, ’72, Lewiston, Jul 20, 2011

Rodney Kamppi ’64, Salem, OR, Jul 1, 2010

Robert Pettijohn ’50, Sierra Vista, AZ, Jun 20, 2011

Robert Turnbow ’58, ’60, Boise, Aug 27, 2011

David Burgess ’61, Walla Walla, WA, Dec 26, 2011

Doris Stilwell Kerns ’69, ’78, Page, Sep 5, 2011

Bettilou Snow Pierce ’55, Lewiston, Apr 29, 2011

LaForrest Twitchell ’55, Nampa, Jan 26, 2011

Thomas Butler ’63, ’65, Walla Walla, WA, Jun 3, 2011

Howard Kinney ’61, Monmouth, IL, Dec 20, 2011

Frank Pratt ’52, Olympia, WA, Oct 4, 2011

Joseph Venishnick ’50, Post Falls, Dec 20, 2011

Orville Carnahan Sr. ’62, ’65, South Jordan, UT, May 30, 2011

Eldon “Duke” Klein ’60, Medford, OR, Dec 22, 2010

John Price ’59, ’60, Seattle, WA, Dec 30, 2011

Ralph “Mike” Walker ’59, Littleton, CO, Oct 20, 2011

Rosanna Chambers ’64, Idaho Falls, Sep 16, 2010

Thomas Kotnour ’69, ’71, Faribault, MN, Aug 8, 2011

Mohammad “Joe” Rafiee ’56, Concord, NC, Nov 10, 2011

Blanche Pelleberg Ward ’54, Libby, MT, Dec 21, 2011

John Crowe ’61, Rupert, Nov 28, 2011

Robert Kottkey ’64, Wallace, Dec 30, 2011

Lawerence Rasmussen ’51, Kaysville, UT, Jan 15, 2011

Elmer Waters ’53, ’56, Richland, WA, Nov 12, 2010

Dana Andrews Cunningham ’63, Argyle, TX, Jun 17, 2011

Fredric Kroll ’61, Twin Falls, Oct 13, 2011

Arthur Rice ’50, Spokane, WA, Aug 7, 2011

Jay Webb ’56, ’59, Boise, Aug 21, 2011

Nelson Curtis ’69, Moscow, Oct 22, 2011

Janet McBratney Lamprey ’65, Boise, Oct 4, 2011

Jerred Rockwood ’51, Moscow, Jul 24, 2011

Bruce West ’54, Sweet Home, OR, May 19, 2011

Thomas Diven ’67, ’68, Gila NM, Jun 19, 2010

Harry Light ’63, ’86, Mountain Home, Aug 9, 2011

David Roscoe ’59, Seattle, WA, Sep 26, 2011

Dorothy Kammeyer White ’55, Arlington, VA, Apr 18, 2011

Douglas Doane ’65, Amarillo, TX, Aug 28, 2011

Michael Lindstrom ’65, ’67, Morris, MN, Dec 21, 2011

Gloria Burgess Salladay ’51, Boise, Aug 4, 2011

John “Jack” Wilcox ’56, Ely, NV, May 5, 2011

Ray Gilliam ’69, Dallas, OR, Oct 29, 2011

Jack Marek ’61, Grangeville, Jul 23, 2011

George Scharf Jr. ’59, ’66, Olympia, WA, Nov 30, 2011

Donald Willard ’50, Kennewick, WA, Oct 16, 2011

Ruby Cahoon Godwin ’69, Reno, NV, May 29, 2011

Lewis Masson ’67, Boise, May 22, 2011

Darrell Schnitker ’54, ’67, Gooding, Sep 27, 2011

Juanita Rose Willis ’58, Carlsbad, NM, May 29, 2011

Thomas Goeckner ’68, Nampa, Aug 20, 2011

Monte McMurray ’60, ’62, Lake Forest, CA, Nov 14, 2011

Wesley Self ’59, Kennewick, WA, Oct 26, 2011

Kenneth Wise ’50, Moscow, Jun 23, 2011

Dale Golis ’66, Tucson, AZ, Jun 10, 2011

Mary Mendiola Morgan ’67, Boise, Sep 11, 2011

Francis “Frank” Sherwood ’54, Richland, WA, May 26, 2011

Joseph Zavesky ’53, Maplewood, NJ, Nov 18, 2010

Catherine Lyon Gropper ’65, Boise, Aug 22, 2011

Thomas Nelson ’62, Boise, May 4, 2011

Dean Grossenbach ’63, Pueblo, CO, Jun 23, 2010

Sandra Kelly Nye ’69, Mountain Home, Jul 28, 2011

Julian Hagood ’64, Boise, Dec 3, 2011

John Orr ’68, ’73, Firth, Aug 6, 2011

Bobby Haley ’63, ’68, ’83, ’96, Meridian, May 9, 2011

Robert Pauley ’62, Hastings, NE, Oct 21, 2011

Larry Simpson ’56, Palm Springs, CA, Oct 9, 2011 William Snook ’58, ’64, Orofino, Dec 13, 2011 Herbert “Dean” Stevens ’51, Priest River, Jun 9, 2011

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60s William Anderson ’67, Moscow, Dec 2, 2011 Clarence Atkinson ’66, Montpelier, May 10, 2011

Richard Penrose ’67, ’73, Elk Grove, CA, Mar 17, 2011

John Curtis ’74, Nampa, May 2, 2011

Cherie Wiswall Pentzer ’71, Culdesac, Nov 28, 2011

John Danforth ’83, Moscow, Oct 21, 2011

Dennis Regan ’62, ’66, Kent, WA, Aug 7, 2011

Steve Davis ’70, Williston, SC, Jun 24, 2011

William Peterson ’74, Twin Falls, Oct 18, 2011

Robert JK Garcia ’82, Waimea, HI, Nov 30, 2010

Marilyn Ramey Ryan ’66, The Dalles, OR, Aug 19, 2011

Peter Ensrud ’70, Missoula, MT, May 20, 2011

Delphine Dewar Phipps ’74, Cherokee, IA, Dec 16, 2011

Mary Ostrogorsky Grisco ’84, Anchorage, AK, Jun 19, 2011

Andrew Sandel ’60, San Diego, CA, Sep 2, 2011

Duane Finney ’73, Sandpoint, Aug 23, 2010

Cynthia Plastino ’77, Twin Falls, Jul 21, 2011

John Hathaway ’87, Orofino, Jan 19, 2011

Michael Seale ’67, Coeur d;Alene, May 6, 2011

Jan Lawrence Freestone ’76, ’80, Hansen, Sep 20, 2011

Stephen Pruitt ’77, Sun Valley, Oct 3, 2011

Christopher Hooper ’89, Stanley, Nov 11, 2011

Richard Sherman ’68, Phoenix, AZ, Jul 22, 2011

Sally Nordby Gaidos ’75, Kent, WA, May 11, 2011

R.L. “Dick” Reid ’70, ’73, Craigmont, May 7, 2011

Patrick Inglis ’86, Boise, Dec 23, 2011

Addison Stone ’65, Scottsdale, AZ, Aug 8, 2010

Alyce Hanzel ’74, Goodyear, AZ, Aug 3, 2011

Mark Rupert ’76, Boise, Jun 6, 2011

Clifford Jantz ’86, Tucson, AZ, Jun 10, 2011

Kenneth Strong ’67, Richland, WA, Jul 4, 2010

Mark Hawkins ’70, Kennewick, WA, Jan 13, 2012

Janice Hartruft Severn ’71, Boise, Sep 11, 2011

David Kampmann ’85, Happy Valley, OR, Jan 17, 2012

Jean Spencer Sweeney ’61, Alameda, CA, Nov 25, 2011

Carl Hensyel ’75, Pasco, WA, Oct 29, 2011

Hetty Marjorie Pentz Smith ’74, Lewiston, Sep 5, 2011

Bruce Lingren ’84, Lincoln, NE, Sep 29, 2011

Clinton Taylor ’65, Boise, Oct 4, 2011

Dawn Heustis ’75, Bellevue, WA, Nov 15, 2011

Daniel Marinovich ’84, Post Falls, Jun 20, 2011

Roger Underwood ’62, Spokane, WA, Oct 28, 2011

Michael Hill ’76, Fremont, CA, Sep 6, 2011

Leanne Doolittle Spengler ’76, ’90, Bowling Green, MO, Nov 5, 2011

David Weddle ’63, Nampa, Jun 18, 2011

Patti Mullins Holbrook ’76, Boise, Nov 19, 2011

Pu Rung Wen ’60, Princeton, NJ, Aug 4, 2011

Albert Kelley ’76, Boise, Jan 13, 2012

John Willemsen ’61, Spokane, WA, Nov 29, 2010

Elizabeth Blakeslee King ’70, Bruneau, May 12, 2011

Ned Winward ’65, Orem, UT, Nov 1, 2011

Rollin Leaton ’70, Deary, Sep 5, 2011

70s Steve Agte ’70, Coeur d’Alene, Aug 18, 2011 Edwin Apel Jr. ’77, Winston Salem, NC, Nov 28, 2011 John Barker ’75, Lewiston, Feb 7, 2011 Jeanne Boughton Bemis ’75, Coeur d’Alene, May 19, 2011 Kenneth Butler ’70, East Hope, Oct 9, 2011 Albin Carlson ’72, Juneau, AK, Jun 3, 2011

Boyd Lindsay ’78, Moscow, Jul 22, 2011 Mary Hughes Lombard ’70, Mankato, MN, May 31, 2011 Thomas Mayburry ’75, ’01, ’10, Moscow, Jul 7, 2011 Terry McHargue ’71, Pocatello, Jun 11, 2011 John Metcalf ’74, Idaho Falls, May 12, 2011 David Michaels ’78, Altadena, CA, Nov 26, 2011 Jack Miller ’75, Sandpoint, Jun 6, 2011

Michael Squires ’74, Salt Lake City, UT, Jun 1, 2010 Nancy Hasbrouck Stathis ’78, McCall, Jan 20, 2012 Ronald Stephenson ’71, Boise, May 4, 2011 Leslie Martin Stringfellow ’76, Turlock, CA, Jan 9, 2012 Timothy Swenson ’70, Pocatello, May 21, 2011 Patrick Takasugi ’77, Nampa, Nov 6, 2011 Ferrel Wood ’72, Idaho Falls, Aug 31, 2011

80s Barbara Lee Bowen ’82, Lewiston, Jun 11, 2011 Patrick Casey ’83, North Richland Hills, TX, Apr 6, 2011 John Costner ’83, Payette, Jun 4, 2011

Bonnie Hazelbaker Martin ’89, Port Orchard, WA, Oct 14, 2011 Gregory Mathews ’86, Junction City, KS, Oct 21, 2011 Kenneth Merrell ’86, Eugene, OR, Aug 19, 2011 Mark Moorer ’81, ’84, ’88, Colfax, WA, Oct 18, 2011 Christopher Morgan ’83, Bellingham, WA, Nov 19, 2011 Kenneth Pollworth ’85, ’86, Grangeville, Nov 13, 2011 Jean Hayden Ridout ’82, ’88, Hayden, Sep 20, 2011 William (Randy) Sayer ’85, Idaho Falls, May 26, 2011 Patrick Sheridan ’81, ’85, Bozeman, MT, Jul 8, 2011 Harold Slavik Jr. ’83, ’88, Springfield, OR, Dec 11, 2011 Teresa Sobotka ’80, ’87, Boise, Jul 4, 2011 Bruce Warnberg ’81, Vernal, UT, May 14, 2011

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Alumni Class Notes 90s

00s

Marriages

Kyle Blacketer ’93, Spokane, WA, Aug 5, 2011

Clinton Bass ’06, Ellensburg, WA, May 19, 2011

Alexa Allen ’10 to Elliott Toevs ’08, ’10

Joe Bush ’95, Walla Walla, WA, Jun 27, 2011

Catharine Collins ’04, Moscow, Mar 3, 2010

Bethany Andrews ’03 to Matthew Epplin

Jack Carolla ’92, Kennewick, WA, Oct 12, 2011

Jennifer Dodds ’00, Boise, Nov 4, 2011

Nadine Burgemeister ’06 to Scott Carter ’06

Rosemary Cornwall ’96, Stafford, VA, Apr 12, 2011

Raul Fuentes Jr. ’06, Caldwell, Jul 18, 2011

SheilAnne Davis ’11 to Marlin Smith ’92

John Farren Jr. ’90, Idaho Falls, May 9, 2011

Carol Crow Martin ’00, Moscow, May 11, 2011

Lindsey Fleischman ’03 to Charles Medley ’04

George Ginkins III ’95, Shelton, WA, Jun 8, 2010

Tamara Moseley Okada ’06, ’08, Roseburg, OR, Jan 13, 2012

Ashleigh Catherine Hebert ’10 to Jerry Bright ’05

Donald Horton ’95, Dexter, GA, Jul 27, 2011

Andrew Schepp ’00, Boise, Oct 15, 2011

Jean Thompson Licari ’91, Federal Way, WA, Jan 8, 2012

Gordon Seefried ’06, Mackay, Nov 22, 2011

Victor McCarty ’99, Reno, NV, Dec 29, 2011

Terri Fenner Semingson ’06, Pullman, WA, Aug 4, 2011

Marie Mustoe ’10 to Tom Linehan

Joseph Sherburn ’03, Fields, OR, Jul 4, 2011

Brenna Marie Sapienza Martin to Larry Dicks ’06

Ryan Sobolik ’06, Anchorage, AK, Jul 17

Kristi Plummer ’07 to Eric Boone

Carrie McDonald ’94, Kalispell, MT, Dec 17, 2010 Delbert McFadden ’99, Idaho Falls, Aug 16, 2011 Christine Boyer Neuenfeldt ’90, ’91, ’92, Jacksonville, FL, Dec 7, 2011

10s Derek Arnold ’11, Moscow, Jun 2, 2011

Donna Gabert Pottenger ’92, Saint Maries, May 20, 2011

Kathryn Benoit ’10, Moscow, Aug 22, 2011

Nancy Taylor ’90, Potlatch, Jan 15, 2012 Mara Voermans ’91, Spokane, WA, Dec 26, 2011 Christopher Waddell ’97, Coeur d’Alene, Jul 31, 2011 Patricia “Trish” Heath Wetzstein ’95, ’96, Buhl, May 21, 2011 John Wiltse ’90, Round Rock, TX, Aug 10, 2011 Lynne Walcott Young ’90, Mesa, AZ, Dec 1, 2011

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Mandolyn Duclos ’10 to Pedro Garcia ’11 Jackie Goddard ’09 to Matthew Weibler ’09 Andrakay Hoisington ’10 to Mark Pluid Makenzie Hunter to Kent Ekman ’04 Rhonda Kelso to Michael Smith ’83 Danielle Pfeiffer to Justin Royster ’07 Marika Pittman ’10 to Andrew Renshaw Kristin Royster ’11 to Justin Mace

Aaron Newton ’97, Idaho Falls, Jul 13, 2011

Stephanie Williams Silver ’98, Seattle, WA, Nov 11, 2011

Aislinn Ball ’09 to Peter Wells ’10

Stacy Smith ’04, ’05 to Nik Aleksich ’04 Melissa Tiffany ’07 to Sam Skinner

Events Upcoming May 19

Vandal Scramble and Dinner, Hayden Lake Country Club

Vandal Day with Washington Nationals Baseball, Washington D.C.

June 23

San Diego Padres vs. Seattle Mariners Baseball, San Diego, CA

Vandal Day with the Texas Rangers vs. Colorado Rockies, Arlington, TX

Vandal Night with Tacoma Rainiers Baseball, Tacoma, WA

July 12

UIRA Summer Picnic, Moscow

Vandal it Up at the Lake Dinner/Auction, Dover Bay, Dover, ID

Vandal Picnic, Boise

Tri Cities Baseball, Tri Cities, WA

VSF Gala, Boise

August 3

Vandal Night with the Spokane Indians, Spokane, WA

Vandal Day with Portland Timbers Soccer, Portland, OR

Vandal Night with Boise Hawks Baseball, Boise, ID

North Idaho Vandal Celebration, Coeur dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Alene

September 15

Vandal Pride Days Vandals vs. LSU, Baton Rouge, LA

UIRA Fall Luncheon, Moscow

21-23 Golden I Reunion, Moscow 29

Vandal Pride Days, Vandals vs. UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

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Neither Rain, Sleet nor Snow Slowed Vandal Golfer Kayla Mortellaro By Becky Paull

Kayla Mortellaro’s friends and family in her native Arizona could only think of ice and snow when they found out she’d signed to play golf for the University of Idaho. Not Mortellaro. She saw opportunity. True, one of the opportunities was to experience snow for the first time, she says, but foremost were competing for the Vandals and earning a college degree. “Everyone was wondering why I picked Idaho,” Mortellaro says. “I went with my gut. I made a pretty extensive list as to what was important to me and what I wanted out of school and a golf program. Idaho came out on top.” So did Mortellaro. When she graduates this spring with a degree in public relations, she’ll take with her the title of “winningest” golfer in school history – and she’s destined to become an alumna who’s truly thankful for her time as a Vandal. “It’s been an absolute pleasure to be a part of this program, to be a Vandal,” Mortellaro says. “I appreciate everything that everyone has done for me. I’ve been able to experience so much more than I ever anticipated when I set foot on campus here as a freshman.” Those experiences include winning her first tournament as a freshman during her first trip to Hawaii; winning the Western Athletic Conference Championship

as a junior last spring, which secured her spot as the best female golfer ever at Idaho; being chosen as the recipient of an Alumni Award for Excellence; and working on her senior PR project, a campaign for the blues/rock band Bare Wires. The cozy community of Moscow and the embracing Vandal family made an impression on the young golfer from Mesa, Ariz. “The thing that surprised me the most is how many people actually pay attention to athletics here and how many people know who I am,” Mortellaro says. “It’s nice knowing my accomplishments meant something and that I’m valued as a golfer and a person.” If she misses the May 12 commencement festivities in Moscow, it’ll be for a good reason–She will have qualified for another collegiate golf tournament. Mortellaro’s future is bright. She’s contemplating several potential career moves. She could hit the links in the United States or Asia in hopes of going pro. Or she may parlay her degree and her passion for athletics into a career focused on women’s sports. “I’m keeping my options open,” she says, a smile creeping into her voice. Either way, she’s sure to come out swinging. 45

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