Spring 2009 Alumni Review

Alumni Review Spring 2009

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ALUMNI REVIEW • Vol. 92 No. 1 • Spring 2009

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Who’s cooking? A look at UND alums in the food and beverage industry

12 The Pie Guy

Twin Cities Chef John Michael Lerma, ’89, featured on the Food Network for one-of-a-kind pies and other decadent dishes

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16 The Wine Seller

Elliot Stern, ..’71, turns passion for wine into a fruitful profession

D EPA RTM E N TS

4 Message from the Executive Vice President

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Scholarship Support Remains Top Priority

21 A Letter from the President Honoring UND’s Best and Brightest

22 What’s New News from Around Campus

29 Foundation News

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Owning the Farm: Rick Burgum, ’68, credits his UND education for success and gives back in a big way

36 Alumni Class News Who’s Doing What: News About your Classmates

48 In Memoriam

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scholarship support remains top priority

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dear alumni and friends,

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Born and raised as a fourth generation North Dakotan, I have to admit nothing tastes better than a home cooked meal. And, it’s also true nothing brings people together more than food.

Throughout this issue, we’ll feature UND grads who are “foodies,” a term used to coin people who are aficionados of food and drink. I know you will enjoy their stories.

Though this issue focuses on good food, the bad economy is weighing on my mind, and a topic I would like to address. You know as well as I that nearly every time you open the newspaper or turn on the television the report is the same – the U.S. economy is in turmoil. The Dow has plummeted, companies we know as American institutions are struggling to make ends meet and even the IRS is giving taxpayers a bit of leeway.

My intention isn’t to dwell on the negative, of which you are certainly aware, yet the economy is most definitely a serious matter affecting everyone – including the UND Foundation, and its mission, supporting our University.

You may have read some of the stories in the news. A January article in the Fargo Forum titled “Area University Endowments Take Hit,” addressed this very subject saying endowments at North Dakota State, Concordia, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and the University of North Dakota lost at least 30 percent of market value in 2008. While this isn’t something I’m particularly eager to talk about, it is fact and a subject I want to be upfront about with each of you.

Currently, North Dakota nonprofits are governed by the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act, which restricts us from spending the principle of an endowment if the value falls below its historical cost. This means

the UND Foundation isn’t allowed to provide support to the University from such endowments.

That’s why it’s so important the North Dakota State Legislature adopt new, prudent criteria which would allow us to continue to pay out on these endowments, even if they are below historical value. The more flexible guidelines have been implemented in 25 other states to date.

As history shows, downturns measured by the S & P 500 have followed with significant increases within the next 15-33 months, and bear markets end with significant gains after the trough.

While we are experiencing sobering losses, our performance is better than a comparative index such as the S & P. We are optimistic our endowments will bounce back, but in the meantime, we need your help. It is our mission to support UND, and therefore, continuing to provide funding for student scholarships is a top priority. If you have already established a scholarship through the UND Foundation and are able to supplement its spending this year, you will make a significant impact.

As we are out visiting with you, our alumni and friends, it is clear the economy is taking its toll on you, too, but your passion and commitment to the University is heartening. We see this in our increasing number of donors, which continues to rise over last year. Many of you still want to help, however your contributions may not be immediate, and often extend over a longer period of time. The UND Foundation has many options you can take advantage of including means that provide steady income to you, such as gift annuities and charitable annuity trusts. Many of our donors have given in these difficult times by naming the UND Foundation as a beneficiary in their wills, retirements, Trusts, or insurance plans.

The good work you wish to accomplish can be addressed with funding that comes in the future.

Please, also consider leveraging your gift with matching grant opportunities we can provide.

In six years I have never used this “pulpit” to deal with such a significant issue. It’s likely that in the 29 years of existence the UND Foundation has never been so challenged. As we begin 2009, I remain positive and steadfast in the role of the UND Alumni Association and UND Foundation.

We will continue to work diligently to support UND, its students, programs, faculty and staff.

You are our critical partner making that happen. I know we can continue to count on you!

Sincerely,

Tim O’Keefe, ’71 Executive Vice President and CEO UND Alumni Association and UND Foundation

Alumni Review Spring 2009

Universit y of Nor th Dakota A lumni A ssoc iat ion Vol . 92 No. 1 • Spr ing 2009

Executive Vice President and CEO Tim O’Keefe, ’71 Director of Alumni Relations Amanda Hvidsten, ’01 Editor Leanna Ihry, ’02 Designer Kirsten Gunnarson Contributing Writers Jordan Buhr, ’09 University Relations Matt Schill/UND Athletics Contributing Photography Chuck Kimmerle/University Relations

Board of Directors UND Alumni Association President William Guy III, ’68, ’76 Vice President Jim Williams, ’62 UND Foundation President Linda Pancratz, ’76 Vice President Rick Burgum, ’68 Directors: Carolyn (Howland) Becraft, ’66; Kristine (Hefta) Brindle, ’78; Jill (LaGrave) Burchill, ’76; Patrick Dirk, ’71, ’72; Robert Erickson, ’71, ’74; Mark Fliginger, ’74; Robert Gallager; Tim Haas, ’68; Bart Holaday; Robert O. Kelley; Chuck Kluenker; Erwin Martens, ’83, ’85; Ken Mellem, ’66, ’68; Lauris Molbert, ’79, ’83; Jennifer Neppel, ’86; Diane Odegard, ’86; Tim O’Keefe, ’71; Greg Page, ’73; Keith Reimer, ’73; Al Royse, ’72, ’73, ’76; Robert Solberg, ’69; Greg Weisenstein; and Lisa Wheeler, ’75, ’82.

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Are you a foodie? Do you know what a foodie is? Coined in 1981, the word is used to describe an aficionado of food and drink. Though UND doesn’t have a culinary program, we have our share of alums who are self-made foodies! Whether they have a degree in English, business or engineering, it’s evident these alumni and friends were born to be foodies!

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Julie Reihl, ’92 “Creating a meal that captures your senses is a masterpiece from the heart.”

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Major: Marketing Occupation: Partner, The Chatty Gourmet, LLC – created to encourage home cooks to explore different foods, unique techniques and to try different wines, cocktails and beers.

City: Houston Foodie Since: When I got married, I became very interested in cooking. It allowed for a more romantic setting where we could take our time to savor every bite and sip the perfect wine pairing. It was also fun to have friends over and create a five course meal that had the perfect wine, cocktail or beer pairing. We could savor, sip and chat for hours!

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What’s your favorite recipe?

“If I have to pick just one, it would have to be my broiled salmon with rustic bean ragout – make it every Friday.” {pictured above}

what makes you a foodie?

I love chatting with friends and family about different foods and techniques that spark my imagination, as well as wines, cocktails and special brews. I am often amazed at how life and food are intertwined. A thoughtfully prepared meal is the most personal expression of your hands, heart and mind. how did you find your food focus?

Frequent conversations with my business partner, editor and other friends and family encouraged each of us to try new foods, techniques and beverages. Instead of going out to restaurants, which can be difficult after starting a family, I experimented with unusual foods that sparked my interest. I tried different techniques from the many conversations with

my friends. I also started experimenting in pairing wines, cocktails and beers with different foods that would enhance the meal. Not all of them got raves at the table, but it is the experience that made me a better cook. what do you love about food?

Food brings people into your home to create new relationships and enhance current friendships. Serve something that they haven’t tried before or an unusual wine, cocktail or beer and the conversation will flow. Or try to recreate one of their favorite dishes they have had at a restaurant. Regardless if the dish turns out or not, they know it came from your heart. My husband always says his favorite “restaurant” is our dining room.

Interested in trying some of these foodie’s favorites? Visit www.undalumni.org to get their recipes.

“Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.”

– William Shakespeare Major: Broadcasting (Krista); Aeronautical Science and Geography (Michael) Occupations: Grape Growers; Editor of the Wabasso Standard (Krista); Farmer (Michael) City: Wanda, Minn.

Foodies Since: 2003 an ad in our county newspaper that a new winery was looking for people to grow and contract their grapes. I showed it to Michael and he went to their field day, talked to the owners and the rest is history. We started out with just a few rows of LaCrescents and have expanded every year since except for this year.

how did you find your food focus?

My husband, Michael, planted the Himrods shortly after we got married and always enjoyed working with them. If there is one thing he loves to do it is plant things and watch them grow. I saw

what do you love about food (wine)? Everything – the way it looks when it’s bottled, the taste, the smell. Wine is so versatile. It is a great complement to all different kinds of food.

It can be used casually or for special occasions.

Michael Beranek, ..’90, and Krista Daniels, ’89 “Everything - the way it looks when it’s bottled, the taste, the smell.”

What’s your favorite recipe?

“Coq au vin. We have completely different tastes in food, but we both love this one.”

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what makes you foodies?

We have a vineyard on our farm consisting of about two acres of grapes. We grow them for the local winery (Fieldstone Vineyards). We grow LaCrescent and Frontenac Gris (both whites) and Marquette (a red). We also have two different edible grapes – Sommerset and Himrod.

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Kayla Johnson, ’07 “I like how everyone can relate to food and how it brings people together.”

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Major: Chemical Engineering Occupation: Brewing Group Manager for Anheuser Busch InBev City: Fairfield, Calif.

Foodie Since: 2006

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what makes you a foodie?

I make beer! And, I love making beer! I work as a brewing group manager for Anheuser Busch’s Fairfield Brewery. I monitor process conditions to maintain safety, quality, costs, maintenance, and customer satisfaction. I am also responsible for tasting the beer we produce at every stage in the process. It’s our goal to make beer that is consistent and meets the taste profile of the product. For example, a Budweiser brewed at the Fairfield Brewery needs to taste the same as a beer brewed at the St. Louis Brewery, or any one of the 12 breweries. I’ve learned a lot about brewing and opportunities to make and keep our beer consistent.

how did you find your food focus?

I found my food focus back in college when I interned at Anheuser Busch in corporate engineering. During my internship, I learned about AB’s commitment to quality with the products they bring to market, the facilities where they brew their beer and their commitment to employees. After my internship, I accepted a job in corporate brewing at the research pilot brewery where we did raw material evaluation and new product development. Two of the big projects I worked on were the successful launch of Bud Light Lime and Budweiser American Ale. It was

What’s your favorite recipe?

“Creamy beer cheese soup.”

then I developed a passion for brewing, which led me to my current position at the Fairfield Brewery. what do you love about food?

As an engineer, it is very important to me to work in an industry people can easily relate to.

I like how everyone can relate to food and how it brings people together. I enjoy working in the food industry because there is an exceptionally high quality standard for each product that is brought to market. With food, there is a rich culture and history that goes along with producing it. I love going to work knowing I am making a beer as iconic as Budweiser.

Major: Advertising/Public Relations Occupation: VP of Creative Services, JT Mega Food Marketing, a 40-person advertising/marketing agency that focuses on one thing: food. My work includes video presentations, ad campaigns, promotions, sales training, name generation, radio, TV, Web sites, e-marketing, national sales meetings, trade show events, and all other activities required to move food products through today’s sales channels.

City: Minneapolis Foodie Since: My first year at JT Mega, 1987 how did you find your food focus?

Unwittingly, it started by growing up on a farm.

After earning a degree in advertising /PR from UND, I crossed paths with a food-focused advertising agency, and things snowballed from there. I met a lot of incredibly smart, extremely passionate food professionals who were eager to market their products – and a great food‐focused relationship developed.

Bob Beach, ’85 “Food is common ground for everyone. Everyone eats.”

what do you love about food?

Food is common ground for everyone.

Everyone eats. Everyone has food memories and favorite foods. Food is an experience we all share.

What’s your favorite recipe?

“Actually, I don’t keep recipes, or own any cookbooks. But I did marry a fabulous cook – and she makes a mean Tortilla Soup.”

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what makes you a foodie?

I’m not a natural born foodie; I’m a foodie by occupation. Admittedly, I don’t cook. And, I’m not an adventurous eater. However, my career has led me to work with numerous food companies, dozens of excellent chefs and countless foods. More accurately, I’m an idea guy for a food marketing agency. Developing new names for food products, building food brands, marketing foods, and educating people on presenting /selling foods are all things I do week in and week out.

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James, ’78, ’80, and Joan O’Keefe

Majors: Natural Science and Medicine (James); Dietetics (Joan) Occupations: Cardiologist (James); Private Dietician (Joan), Authors and Lecturers City: Kansas City area Foodies Since: 1976

“No medication is as powerful as the ideal food and beverage when it comes to restoring vigorous health and allowing us to thrive to our fullest potential.”

What’s your favorite recipe?

“For breakfast: One cup of nonfat plain yogurt, mixed with a handful of raw mixed unsalted nuts and a half cup of frozen wild blueberries.”

what makes you foodies?

The majority of the health problems Americans suffer and fall prey to occur in part because of a toxic diet that is at odds with the natural eating patterns of hunter‐gatherer humans. This delicious but deadly diet has become so ingrained in our culture that the average person has no clue that what he or she is putting in their mouth might be ruining their physical and mental health. We remain genetically adapted for a natural eating pattern similar to what our ancient ancestors followed for millennia. Problems like obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure have all blossomed as we have transitioned to the modern,

highly processed, calorie-dense, nutritionally barren foods and drinks that are inexpensive, ubiquitous and heavily marketed. A return to our indigenous human diet, especially when combined with daily vigorous exercise, can revolutionize a person’s health and create a “whole new you” like nothing else in the world can. how did you find your food focus?

It is a passion and commitment we have shared since we met during our training at the Mayo Clinic.

Joan was completing her internship as a registered dietician, and I was finishing medical school before beginning my training in cardiology at Mayo.

what do you love about food?

No medication is as powerful as the ideal food and beverage when it comes to restoring vigorous health and allowing us to thrive to our fullest potential. This diet might not be easy, but it is possible almost anywhere, anytime. When you get accustomed to it, you will find it becomes a priority because it makes you feel so much more energetic, happy and healthy.

For James and Joan's dietary/lifestyle steps to achieve optimal health and vigor go to www.undalumni.org.

Nathan Wold, ..’01 “I love the creativity food can provide and the fact that food offers options to different people.”

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Major: Business Management Occupation: GM for Sodexo, Inc. at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling LLP, which includes a variety of food service operations – an on-site café, catering, a large conference center, and more. Wold’s account handles anything from delivering a bottle of water to catering a holiday party with 1,500 and everything in between.

City: New York City Foodie Since: Birth – born the son of a farmer in Minot, N.D.

Robert Carlson, ’74 Major: History Occupation: President of North Dakota Farmer’s Union City: Jamestown, N.D. Foodie Since: 1979 what makes you a foodie?

I moved back to the family farm in 1979 and began farming with my brother. I got involved with North Dakota Farmers Union and became president in 1997. Part of the mission is to build a farmer-owned cooperative, marketing goods for a higher price and adding value to the growers’ crops and livestock. To do this, we decided we wanted to establish a restaurant where we would put products from the family farm in front of the consumer. how did you find your food focus?

Once we came up with the concept to start a restaurant, we did a demographic study to find out where it would be successful. After the study, the Farmers Union board went ahead with a restaurant on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. In 2006 Agraria opened, which is Latin for “from the land.” About a year later we had the opportunity to open another restaurant,

what makes you a foodie?

Seeing the enjoyment people experience through delivery of excellent food and customer service.

When a customer contacts me to let me know the meal or the dessert or the experience in our café was excellent, that’s what I love. I also like introducing people to new culinary options, and to the capabilities of my staff, to open up their experience to food! how did you find your food focus?

Growing up as the son of a farmer, understanding where food and food products come from has always been an interesting part of my life. I’ve seen durum harvested, taken to the mill, processed, and turned into products. That’s something I’ve carried with me from North Dakota to New

“I love food most for its health building nutritional value. The more natural it is, the better I like it.”

Founding Fathers, on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House. The restaurants are owned by about 200 investors, most of which are from North Dakota. National Farmers Union owns some of the stock, while North Dakota Farmers Union owns about 90 percent. Everything on the menu is from the U.S. and all of the food comes from family farms or the cooperative they own.

For example, the fish is from Alaska, most of the beef is from North Dakota, the flour and pasta are from the State Mill in Grand Forks, and the potatoes are also from Grand Forks. what do you love about food?

I love food most for its health-building nutritional value. The more natural it is, the better I like it.

Fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, and meat cooked simply and without a lot of fussy sauces are the kinds of food I prefer. I also like to know the country of origin of the food I eat.

York. I’ve been able to give people insight into the products they are purchasing and consuming. It gives me a unique capability and perspective in the city’s sophisticated dining environment. what do you love about food?

I love the space for creativity food can provide, and the fact that food offers many options to different people. We are able to create unique menus using the same or similar ingredients. I also like the exposure food can provide to different cultures and backgrounds, whether it’s food from different areas of the U.S. or Africa, Asia, or Europe; it can be a snapshot of those geographies’ different histories and backgrounds.

I think it’s important to have that reality and presence in today’s global communities.

What’s your favorite recipe?

“Salmon or beef steak grilled rare over real charcoal with just a little pepper and sea salt.”

What’s your favorite recipe?

“A simple roast chicken is the perfect Sunday dinner.”

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The Pie Guy

by Leanna Ihry

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idalia onion pie … it sounds interesting to say the least, but if you’ve tried it, you know the decadent desert is much tastier than its title lets on. It’s so revered, in fact, its creator, John Michael Lerma, ’89, was featured on the Food Network Special, All American Pie, in 2006 for the unique recipe. “I guess the Vidalia onion pie is my claim to fame,” Lerma remarked.

The North Dakota born chef, who’s appeared on the Food Network on several occasions, is coined in his industry as “The Pie Guy.” Name the food – he’s likely made it, or plans to make it, into a pie with bizarre flavors such as corn dog, Coca Cola, and watermelon pie on his list.

As Alumni Review magazine designer Kirsten Gunnarson and I were on our way to visit with him for this interview, we were delighted pie was on the menu. After hearing so much about it, it seemed necessary to try it for ourselves. We met Lerma at the Bookcase, a quaint little book store in Wayzata, Minn., where he was doing a signing on his latest book, Garden County Pie, Sweet & Savory Delights from the Table of John Michael Lerma. Today’s pie choices were a bit more traditional than some of his recipes, with raspberry and French silk pies on hand. We decided to have a small slice of each, which were both delicious. We can definitely understand how this guy makes money baking pies!

Though Lerma has always felt compelled and comfortable in the kitchen, his career path led him in a much different direction before he realized it was time to turn his innate passion into a profession.

Growing up on a North Dakota farm, he credits his grandmother, Thelma Anderson, for teaching him nearly everything he knows about cooking. The two spent hours making

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jellies, jams and relishes, preparing large meals, and growing fruits and vegetables in the garden.

“Many of the recipes I use to this day were my grandmother’s, including the Vidalia onion pie.

If people ask me where I was taught, I tell them, ‘In my grandma’s kitchen,’” Lerma proudly admits.

After graduating from UND with an English degree, Lerma worked at EcoLab in Grand Forks before taking a management position with a Fortune 500 company in the Twin Cities.

As a form of relaxation, he turned to cooking and gardening – planting raspberries and blueberries in his suburban backyard. This is where the name of his business, Garden County Cooking, was born. “I planted the garden in my backyard and named each section like little townships in North Dakota. We had sweet corn, fruit, you name it. It reminds me of life on the farm,” he said.

As a hobby, Lerma began to enter his recipes in Minnesota State Fair contests. He soon realized he had talent when he began winning local and national awards and honors for his recipes including the highly acclaimed Gedney Award for one of his grandma’s favorites, sweet pickle relish.

Just when things were beginning to take off, Lerma was stopped in his tracks. In 2003, at age 42, he was diagnosed with throat cancer.

Unable to go into the office due to treatment and doctors visits, he began working on his first book, Garden County, Where Everyone is Welcome

to Sit at the Table. “The first book was everything, appetizers, salads, desserts. The book got published and I decided to keep going,” he said.

By the time the book was published, Lerma was relieved to learn his throat cancer was gone.

With a new outlook on life, the natural born chef quit his day job and continued making a name for himself in the food industry. And, what a name he made, winning awards at the 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 National Pie Championships in Celebration, Fla. Over the past few years, he’s also been a frequent guest on several Twin Cities television food segments, radio shows, and, of course, the Food Network.

“My proudest moment was when I won a bronze medal on The Food Network Challenge – The Great Pie Cook-Off. It was like winning an Oscar. I am the only person in Minnesota to have ever won a Food Network medal thus far,” Lerma said.

Along with regular media appearances, he keeps himself busy as a corporate chef for the upscale Twin Cities cooking school Kitchen Window. He’s been featured at The Chef ’s Gallery in Stillwater, Minn., and travels to Italy and the Caribbean each year where he is director of Tuscan Gathering and Caribe Gathering Food and Beverage Adventures (chef ’s tour cooking schools). “I love teaching.

Writing, that’s the hardest job in the world,” Lerma said, referring to the two books he has authored and the monthly columns he writes, “Word of Mouth” and “Off the Eaten

he thinks of her often and turns to her recipes daily. “It’s almost as if grandmother is still living up in Grand Forks. I just haven’t called her for awhile,” he smiled.

While he’s accomplished many of his goals, Lerma still has lofty ambitions for himself. He hopes to win Best of Show from the American Pie Council, cook up some unique new pies to tantalize taste buds, and, he said, if the Food Network would offer him his own show based out of the Twin Cities it would be a dream come true.

Stay tuned.

If he keeps climbing the ladder of success as quickly as he has over the past few years, it is likely the name John Michael Lerma will be as popular as his favorite Food Network celebs Nigella Lawson and Tyler Florence in no time. 

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Path” for Lavender magazine. Though it may be tough work, Lerma believes the English skills instilled in him at UND have helped bring him success. The first of two cookbooks he wrote was nominated for Cookbook of the Year by the Independent Book Publishers Association in Washington, D.C. This recognition brought the Food Network to his St. Paul home, where Lerma and the crew filmed for 14 hours straight.

“They just made our home into their studio.

When they left, it didn’t look like the same place anymore, but it was worth it,” he said.

The spot has since appeared on the channel many times, earning Lerma quite a favorable reputation in his area. “They’ve been running the Food Network special all week and the other day a girl in the grocery store recognized me and said, ‘You’re that chef from TV. ’ I told her she can just call me John Michael,” he said.

Though he enjoys the television specials and book signings, Lerma is humble and proud of his North Dakota heritage, along with his UND education. “The UND English department did so much for me. Professors like Kathleen Hully, Sherry O’Donnell and Ursula Hovet gave me confidence and taught me to have the freedom to think outside the box. I learned to be a good person and never be cocky. All of these lessons were learned in the English department,” he proudly stated.

Lerma credits his grandmother for many of the other valuable lessons he’s learned in life.

Though she passed away a few years ago, he said

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eing a foodie doesn’t have to be specifically about food. It can also be about food’s most popular partner, drink. Elliot Stern’s life as a foodie is all about the beverage. In fact, he says, “My introduction to good food came through wine.”

Wine has become a passion for Stern, who left UND in 1971. As owner of Oakville East winery and chief operating officer of The Sorting Table, a company that deals with wine marketing, sales, importation, and distribution, his year revolves around the grape growing season.

Like Ginger Rogers to Fred Astaire, or peanut butter to chocolate, Stern believes food and drink are made to be enjoyed together. However, he notices that pairing food and wine isn’t always done well, or sometimes even done at all. “Many

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Knowing great wines are now made in the USA, with popularity of consumption ever-increasing and the documented health benefits, it may be time for the wine virgins among us to come out of their shells.

To do that, what can be learned from Stern’s wine expertise? If you’re not sure where to start on your road to wine enjoyment, here is what he suggests: Find 10 wines – rose, champagne, cabernet, whatever that you’ve tasted and you enjoy. This way, any time you have to get a bottle of wine for a dinner, or a gift, etc., you can work with what you are comfortable.

Next, each time you happen to try a new wine you like, add it to the 10 and remove one. Over time, you will adjust your pallet but still be in your comfort zone while moving in a more challenging fun direction.

When asked what his favorite wine is, he chuckles “mine, of course!” and then adds, “The more wine you drink the more you gravitate toward great Pinot Noir, great red burgundy. We call it ‘the Pinot moment’. Once you have a great one, you can’t go back.”

Oakville East wine is his own creation from the grapes he and his neighbors grow on their acreages in the Napa Valley area called Oakville.

Stern and his wife, Avis, own 1.5 acres and are joined in their endeavors by renowned winemaker Sarah Gott.

But, Stern’s connection to the beverage industry goes back much farther than their first Oakville East production in 2004.

“My story begins three generations ago in North Dakota,” said Stern.

“My family had been involved with the beverage business since the repeal of prohibition.” Elliot entered the industry at 21, the same year he left UND. He has senior management experience that includes general manager of Sam’s Wine & Spirits in Chicago, vice president of sales and marketing at Wilson Daniels and director of sales and marketing operations for Franciscan Estates.

“It’s completely different to sell spirits than to sell $100 wine to those who really understand the combination of food and wine,” he said. “When I thought about it, I asked myself, ‘do you want to be in a bullet-proof store in St. Louis or a vineyard in Napa Valley? I’ve been able to take everything that I’ve learned on sales, marketing and the numbers side of our game and put it all into an entrepreneurial scope and have been fortunate to be able to make those dreams a reality.’” 

Taking advantage of the increased interest in and knowledge of wine, Stern and other business partners formed The Sorting Table to market fine wines from across the globe. In the company’s own words, “The Sorting Table represents a hand-selected portfolio of world-famous, terroir-driven estates. Each of our wineries owns or manages its vineyards, controls every step of the winemaking process and is considered an archetype or benchmark for its region.

We have also assembled the industry’s

most senior-level sales and marketing force to work closely with distributors and key accounts around the country. ” As chief operating officer of The Sorting Table, Stern’s own Oakville East is represented by the company, but the portfolio includes other California wines, as well as those from Australia, Italy, France, and New Zealand. In North Dakota, The Sorting Table works with Republic – ND as its local distributor. Oakville East can be found at the Grand Forks and Fargo Happy Harry’s Bottle Shops.

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people drink every alcoholic beverage as a cocktail. It’s a usage dilemma,” Stern said. “Some wines are made to be poured in a glass and drunk, but with others you just don’t do that. Some are specifically meant to be enjoyed with a particular type of food.”

Describing how pairing can change a wine drinking experience, he said, “If you have great wine, it adds the acidity, the fullness, the romance to the food. The wine brings in elements you don’t want to add to your sauces. In fact, when I’m in Italy or France, and they talk about food, they are also talking about wine.” Taking his passion beyond the vineyard, he is also an adjunct professor in the California University System teaching a business class on food and wine pairing at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley.

As a matter of popularity, wine didn’t take off in the U.S. until about the 1960s. Wine sales have been up each of the last 50 years, and Stern is quick to point out that in the last 20 years, growth has been in legitimate wines not just lower end wine coolers and the like. “We are really one of the last major countries to discover food and wine pairing can be a lifestyle,” Stern said. Wine hasn’t been an ingrained part of U.S. life and culture as it has other places because our tremendous access to drinkable water. “If you think about Europe,” Stern said, “the water supply has been non-drinkable for centuries. They would pour wine into water to purify the water. Everyone, including kids, was exposed to a wine base with very low alcohol content so they were used to it. In Germany it was beer.”

Another reason the Land of the Free has been unaccustomed to wine is that the grapes indigenous to the U.S. are not the varieties used in better wines. Stern explains, “For the rest of the world, grapes are planted in a normal cycle like crops in North Dakota and Minnesota. But, grapes are very fickle and can’t be exposed to any frost. So, grapes being grown in California have a better chance, but also rely on a completely different weather pattern – no rain in the summer. Until we figured out how to drip irrigate, we didn’t have a lot of great wine here.”

In 1991 60 Minutes aired a report about the “French paradox” discussing the relationship between the French consumption of red wine and their low rate of coronary disease. The information had a major effect on U.S. consumption of Merlot. In Stern’s words, because of the potential health benefits, “people didn’t think of it as drinking.”

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The crowd cheers as William “Bill” Marcil, ’58, receives an honorary Doctor of Letters at UND’s winter commencement, where he also gave the commencement address. Marcil, CEO of Forum Communications, received the honorary degree for his long, distinguished career in the fields of publishing, media and journalism. He told the newest class of University graduates to value their heritage and what it means to be UND alumni. “UND grads compete with anyone anywhere,” he exclaimed during the address.

dear alumni & F riends,

Greetings from your University. What a wonderful fall and winter it has been. We finished celebrating UND’s 125th anniversary with winter commencement, at which we awarded the honorary Doctor of Letters to UND alum and Forum Communications President and CEO William “Bill” Marcil, ’58.

Bill joined four others who received honorary degrees from UND in 2008: former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Edward T. Schafer, ’69; legendary NBA Coach Phil Jackson, ’67; Dr. Steinar Opstad, an international communications, business and education expert who is regarded as UND’s greatest ambassador in Europe; and the late Jean Kiesau, who founded Home of Economy with her husband, Bob.

I continue to be enormously proud of my association with UND. Our University is truly having an effect in North Dakota and beyond. In fact, for the third year in a row, UND’s economic impact on North Dakota topped the $1 billion mark. UND’s research enterprise accounts for about $175 million of that total. Three new research facilities – the National Center for Hydrogen Technology, the Northern Plains Behavioral Research Center and the UND Research Foundation’s REAC 1 (Research, Enterprise, and Commercialization) – will help create an even greater economic impact. You can read more about these facilities in the newest issue of UND Discovery research magazine, which you can find online at www.discovery.und.edu.

Not included in the $1 billion figure is the $240 million economic impact contributed by students.

Marcia and I want to thank you for the tremendous support you have provided to us as your first lady and president. We continue to look forward to working with many of you as, together, we move this University – one that is already so creative, innovative, entrepreneurial, and spirited – from great to exceptional.

Robert O. Kelley President

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Glenda, ..’94, and Paul Lindseth study the affects of diet on pilot performance.

Food for Thought: The Path to a Pilot’s Brain is Through the Stomach Unique UND study links high carb and fat diets with better flight performance

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You’ve heard of food for thought; now, a cross‐disciplinary team of UND researchers is dabbling in food for flight.

More specifically, they are studying the eating habits of pilots in an attempt to find the best diet for optimal cognitive performance while flying.

The team, comprised of experts from the UND College of Nursing, psychology department and the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, has been working on the study since 2003, thanks to a $621,000 U.S. Army Biomedical Research Grant.

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Carbohydrates alone didn’t make the grade either, she said.

The team found pilots performed the best and had better sustained memory when they were given both high carbohydrate and high fat in their diets.

The UND tests used 60 pilots, all aviation students. They were required to have a certain number of flight hours to be entered into the study, which subjected them to four different diets: high‐carb, high‐ protein, high‐fat, and a controlled normal diet typically used by the American Heart Association.

The pilots followed each diet plan exclusively for four days, taking off two weeks in between each to eliminate residual effects.

“Flight performance was determined by deviations from prescribed heading, altitude and airspeed for pilots flying an instrument approach in a full motion simulator in the Odegard School,” Paul said.

Blood tests were taken to ensure the pilots in the study were following their prescribed diets and that they were not introducing other foods into their systems.

The UND tests showed pilots on the highprotein diets slept worse than their counterparts and performed the worst when it came to flying and cognitive sharpness.

The high-carb diet helped pilots rest better and wake up less often during normal sleep.

The high‐fat diet proved to be a little better for pilots, but was not significantly better than

a high‐carbohydrate diet. Pilots on both the high-carbohydrate and high‐fat diets performed significantly better than the pilots on a high‐ protein diet.

Glenda said with the new round of funding the pilot diet study will enter a new phase in which researchers will try to identify the precise amount of macronutrients needed for optimal cognitive flight performance. They will also

investigate whether diet plays a role on a pilot’s emotions. In other words, will diet affect things such as anger management and related emotions that could interfere with a pilot’s performance while in the cockpit.

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) activities and research have sharply taken off at UND and in North Dakota in recent years. As a result, the team also will add Verlin Hinsz, professor of psychology at North Dakota State in Fargo, whose focus will be the nutritional impacts on pilots of UASs. A recent survey of American Airlines’ pilots found that pilots’ number one concern was 23 eating and access to food. 

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That funding term just wrapped up and, based on the strength of a follow‐up proposal, the team was recently awarded an $800,000 federal appropriation to continue its work for four more years.

The new money comes at a good time, as UND just opened its $4 million Northern Plains Behavioral Research Center, which includes a dedicated research kitchen for dietary studies.

“We’re thrilled because we built the kitchen and now it looks like we’ll get to use it right away,” said Glenda Lindseth, a UND nursing researcher and co-principle investigator of the pilot diet study.

She is joined by her husband, Paul Lindseth, an associate dean of the Odegard School and a retired U.S. Air Force jet and helicopter instructor pilot; Dr. Warren Jensen, professor of aviation and flight surgeon at the Odegard School; and Tom Petros, a UND Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of psychology. Other team members include Carol Berg, professor emeritus of nursing; Brian Helland, research coordinator; and Deb Fossum, research dietitian.

“Much research has been done on the need for proper nutrition to sustain physical performance and alertness, however, little research has been completed on the need for proper nutrition to sustain peak cognitive flight performance,” said Paul, who serves as the aviation expert and co-principle investigator for the study.

Also, the study puts pilots on prescribed diets for longer periods than most other studies. The longer duration gives researchers more reliable, accurate feedback than could be derived from mere 24‐hour studies.

Glenda Lindseth said the team was surprised to learn from its first round of sustained dietary studies that pilots performed worst when they were subjected to a high-protein diet.

Going into the study, the hypothesis was that the high‐protein regiment would be the most beneficial for better pilot performance and cognitive abilities.

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UND researchers Jennifer Muehlenkamp and Ric Ferraro hone in on the behavioral origins of eating disorders and the best ways to treat them.

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Eat less, weigh less. It’s the basic formula for looking and feeling good, and living up to America’s love affair with youth and beauty.

But for some people, the compulsion to eat and purge or engage in other self‐destructive food behaviors is a tiger such simple advice can’t tame.

“We want to know in detail the why and how of these behaviors,” said F. Richard “Ric” Ferraro, Ph.D., a psychologist and director of the UND general/experimental Ph.D. program.

Ferraro, a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, is one of a team of nationally renowned researchers investigating the behavioral origins of eating disorders and the best ways to treat them.

“Parsing these tough‐to‐treat disorders is the team’s scientific challenge,” said Jennifer Muehlenkamp, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and colleague of Ferraro’s, who spent several years as a clinician helping patients with depression,

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anxiety and eating disorders.

These disorders also are potentially lethal, according to UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers James Mitchell, M.D., and Stephen Wonderlich, Ph.D. Mitchell, a psychiatrist, and Wonderlich, a psychologist, run the UND‐affiliated Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and the Eating Disorders Institute, both based in Fargo.

Mitchell is chair and Wonderlich is associate chair of the medical school’s neuroscience department. They’re also both part of the elite team that’s writing the eating disorders chapter of the next Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the handbook for mental health professionals.

“Among psychiatric disorders, the one with the highest rate of early death is anorexia nervosa,” notes Wonderlich, who, like Ferraro and Mitchell, is a UND Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor.

These scientists are concerned about recent studies showing that younger children are falling into these negative food behavior patterns. There are related problems at the other end of the lifespan, too, especially in states like North Dakota, which have older-than-average populations.

There are genetic factors affecting eating disorders. A person may become predisposed to develop an eating disorder if other family members are afflicted. Additionally, psychiatric disorders such as major depression can lead to a co-occurrence with eating disorders.

As part of the process to learn more about what triggers these disorders, Ferraro brings volunteers into the lab and gives them questionnaires with pictures or words related to eating disorders to learn about how people process information.

One conclusion eating disorders experts agree on is that diets don’t work, Ferraro says.

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useful web sites: UND psychology department: http://www.und.edu/dept/psych/index.html Ric Ferraro: http://www.und.edu/dept/psych/ferraro.html Jennifer Muehlenkamp: http://www.und.edu/dept/psych/ Muehlenkamp.html Self-test for eating disorders: http://www.und.edu/dept/womenctr/ imageeating.html Neuropsychiatric Research Institute: http://www.nrifargo.com/news.asp

UND Space Studies Grads Present Papers at Prestigious Conference in Scotland The UND space studies department is proving once again that its students are already leaders in the space industry.

Three graduate students from the department were chosen to give presentations at the 59th International Astronautical Congress in October in Glasgow, Scotland. The students, Emily Chwialkowski, Grand Forks; Nathan Ambler, Honolulu; and Matt Allner, Colorado Springs, Colo., submitted proposals and were selected for the honor after a competitive process, according to space studies officials.

“It is our understanding that no university in the United States had as many students giving papers at this Congress as UND,” said Suezette Bieri, deputy director of the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium.

Chwialkowski, 24, gave a presentation on her experiences developing UND’s vertical and

horizontal space simulators. UND is the only university in the United States that has spacecraft simulators available for student use.

Ambler, 25, said he’s presented papers at other conferences, however, “none as prestigious and important to the field of space travel” as the IA Congress. He discussed the suitability of experimental sensors in reducedpressure environments, such as space habitations. Ambler, and a team of UND engineering students, recently tested the sensors 23-miles up on a NASA platform.

Allner presented two papers, the first of which dealt with “Crew Performance Analysis” of a simulated Mars mission that was carried out at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah. The study encompasses psychosocial aspects related to long-duration space flights.

pictured above Space studies graduate students Nate Ambler (back) and Matt Allner (front), along with Emily Chwialkowski (not pictured), presented prestigious papers at International Astronautical Congress in Scotland.

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“In fact, obesity has overtaken tobacco use as the country’s number one health concern.”

However, for many people with eating disorders, the problem isn’t too much weight, it’s too little.

“They may be 20 pounds underweight, but when they look in the mirror, they see someone who’s grossly overweight,” Ferraro says. “They’re in a cognitive rut. They make lots of negative assumptions about their body image, and have thoughts such as ‘people don’t like me.’”

Among the innovative research solutions pursued at UND is the use of handheld computers to track “a day in the life” of 120 people with eating disorders.

“Jim and I have been doing this study for four years with a $2 million National Institute of Mental Health grant,” Wonderlich says. The study titled “Ecological Momentary Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa” includes researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Minnesota medical schools. The study’s volunteers keep a real‐time digital diary to capture their feelings and record stressful events and eating behaviors. UND is the coordinating center for this research.

Bottom line: the UND eating disorders research team aims to improve diagnosis and treatment. Part of the strategy includes prevention and early detection.

“We’re working toward a deeper understanding of eating disorders,” said Muehlenkamp. “We’re also working with sororities, fraternities and the UND Counseling Center to improve the body image of college students. We want to educate young people to prevent the development of eating disorders.” 

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Carnegie Foundation Selects UND Scholar as N.D. Professor of the Year Tami Carmichael, director and associate professor of humanities and integrated studies at UND, is the 2008 CASE/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching North Dakota Professor of the Year.

Carmichael, who was nominated for the award by UND Vice President of Academic Affairs Greg Weisenstein, is the fourth UND professor to win the award in 19 years.

Carmichael and former student Kara Larson, along with other state and national winners, attended a U.S. Professors of the Year awards luncheon and reception in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Professors of the Year program salutes those who excel in teaching

and who positively influence the lives and careers of students.

The awards program is administered by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

A native of Westfield, Pa., Carmichael started her teaching career at UND in 1995 as a lecturer in the English department.

In 2000 Carmichael was named to her current position as director and associate professor of humanities & integrated studies. She also spent this past spring as a visiting associate professor at the American College of Norway in Moss, Norway.

UND Associate Professor Tami Carmichael was named North Dakota Professor of the Year.

UND Brings its 125th Anniversary Celebration to a Festive Close The “Q” has come and gone. UND brought its quasquicentennial – the 125th anniversary of its founding – to a rousing conclusion on Dec. 10 with a special closing ceremony.

The ceremony celebrated the past year’s successes with the retiring of UND’s 125th flag in the spirit of the military tradition reserved

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UND President Robert Kelley and his wife, Marcia, celebrate the conclusion of UND’s 125th Anniversary at a closing ceremony in December.

typically for Ol’ Glory. Also, a crowd of about 300 was treated to the playing of a 125th video that shared highlights from the past year’s anniversary events.

To honor the University’s quasquicentennial, the public was encouraged to write predictions for what campus life

will be like in 2033 – the year of UND’s 150th anniversary. These predictions were placed in a time capsule not to be reopened and revealed for 25 years.

UND’s quasiquicentennial kicked off in February 2008, 125 years to the day of the school’s founding.

C a m p u s N e ws “This award says a lot about her,” Combs said. “We are very proud to call her a colleague and are delighted at her success.”

A native of Massachusetts, Anderson already has been recognized for her teaching excellence while at UND. She was selected as the 2005 American Nurse Foundation/ Midwest Nursing Research Society Scholar, and most recently she received the New Faculty Scholar Award from UND and the 2008 Harriet Werley New Investigator Award from the Midwest Nursing Research Society.

She also co-authored a recently published textbook, Pathophysiology: Functional UND Assistant Nursing Professor Cindy Anderson, ’91, ’03, who studies vitamin D definciency in pregnant Alterations in Human Health. women, received a prestigious grant for her research.

The textbook offers a unique conceptual approach that facilitates learning by first teaching general mechanisms of disease or alterations in human function and then demonstrating how to apply these processes to specific conditions.

In November, she had the honor of joining another of her faculty mentors, Joey Benoit, dean

by David Dodds, University Relations, and Becky Cournia, College of Nursing of the Graduate School, in a presentation for UND’s prestigious Faculty Lecture Series.

Cindy Anderson, an assistant professor in the D deficiency affects blood vessel development Anderson began her career at UND as a College of Nursing at UND, will be moving into and function in the placenta, the organ that clinical instructor in 1992. She had previously her new office at the Northern Plains Behavioral provides oxygen and nourishment to the served eight years as a registered nurse officer in Research Center (NPBRC) with the monetary developing fetus during pregnancy. It may the U.S. Air Force. She received her bachelor’s momentum that comes with being a prestigious affect fetal metabolic development and future degree in nursing from Salem (Mass.) State grant recipient. cardiovascular risk. She hopes her findings College in 1980. She earned a master’s in parent/ She was recently one of only 15 junior will be used to develop low‐cost, accessible child nursing from UND in 1991, and got her university faculty members nationwide to receive nutritional and pharmacologic interventions Ph.D. in physiology from UND in 2003. the inaugural Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at promoting optimal placental vascular The goal of the Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar award. The three-year, development and reducing cardiovascular risk Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program is $350,000 award took effect Sept. 1. for mothers. to develop the next generation of national leaders The award supports Anderson’s research “When a baby has the chance to develop in academic nursing through career development on vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women in a healthy environment, the reduced risk for awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty in the rural Northern Plains. In addition to cardiovascular disease over the lifetimes of such as Anderson. consumption of vitamin D-fortified foods, one mothers and their children has the potential “To be able to have some funded research of the main ways of obtaining the vitamin is to contribute to the health of generations,” where I can include some nursing students and through exposure to sunlight. However, sunlight Anderson said. help with their training, that is a real goal of in the Northern Plains is seasonally limited, Anderson’s faculty mentors are Glenda mine and I am really excited for that,” Anderson contributing to an increased likelihood of Lindseth, associate dean for research in the said. “I’ve done a lot on nickels and dimes; it vitamin deficiency.

College of Nursing, and Gerald Combs, director is wonderful to have the funding needed to Anderson, a nurse practitioner and vascular of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grand complete this important project.”  physiologist, is trying to identify how vitamin Forks Human Nutrition Research Center.

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Nursing’s Cindy Anderson recognized for vitamin D research with prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar award

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Food for Thought what Dean Wilson has accomplished, it is impressive indeed.

Foremost on this list of accomplishments was the educational renewal he brought to the School. The innovative approach he introduced, termed patient centered-learning, or PCL, has become the standard across the country. By focusing on small group, student-led teaching with the patient as the focus, PCL has revolutionized the way we teach medical and allied health students.

A second accomplishment was a major Dr. Joshua Wynne growth in research and scholarly activities School of Medicine & Health Sciences at the School, a feat that was accomplished concurrently with the development of our dear alumni and friends, educational programs. To be able to grow both educational and research programs Since this issue of the Alumni Review focuses simultaneously is no minor feat. We now have on food, I thought I would provide some tidbits nationally recognized programs in aging, for you to munch on. neurodegenerative diseases, cancer markers and Dr. H. David Wilson, dean of the School of prevention, preventive health programs, rural Medicine and Health Sciences, has announced health, fetal alcohol syndrome, and others. his intention step down in June 2009, 13 The growth in our research educational treat liketopro 4C UND Alum Ad after Hockey.qxp 1/6/2009 9:27 AMandPage 1 years at the helm. As I look back and consider programs was possible because of the people Dr.

Wilson recruited to the School. Thus, his third major accomplishment was the outstanding care of educators, scholars and leaders he has been able to attract to the School.

Faculty members need appropriate facilities to carry out academic responsibilities, and Dr. Wilson has been able to secure funds to renovate large parts of our main building, build an animal Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) unit, add neurosciences and animal research buildings, and construct a Clinical Education Center (CEC) that supports our PCL educational method.

That’s quite a list of accomplishments for only 13 years. As the School enters its second century, those contributions will stand. Now that’s food for thought!

Joshua Wynne, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H. Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Executive Dean Professor of Medicine

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Rick, ’68, and Jody (Stibbe) Burgum, ’74

UND alum Rick Burgum, ’68, credits his UND education for success and gives back in a big way.

by Leanna Ihry apply them to any career you may pursue and be a success,” Kelley said.

In appreciation for the education they received, Rick and his wife, Jody (Stibbe), ’74, along with their children, Katie, ’03, and Brooks, ’06, have given back in a big way, investing $3 million in UND’s core college, Arts & Sciences, to endow faculty and scholarships to support what they believe to be the most important college to shape well-rounded professionals. The Burgums gave an additional $1.5 million to support a new Alumni Center. “My whole family has strong, positive feelings about UND and we thought this was a good fit,” Rick said of the gift.

When Rick came to UND in the mid-1960s, he, like most 18-year-olds, wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life – though he knew becoming involved with the family business was probable. “I had been taking classes all over the place. I guess my expectation was that I would go back (home) someday,” Rick said.

“Everything I learned about farming, I learned at UND.”

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In a 1995 interview for the TNT special Football America, former UND football coach Dale Lennon, ’85, famously went on record saying, “If you want to go into farming you go to NDSU … if you want to own the farm you to go UND.” Rick Burgum, ’68, is a prime example.

“Everything I learned about farming, I learned at UND,” he said.

Though the University of North Dakota isn’t known as North Dakota’s agriculture school, Burgum, a partner in his family’s successful agriculture business, believes the liberal arts education he received here prepared him for his future career just as well as an ag degree would have. “It taught me how to see the big picture. It taught me how to think,” Rick said.

UND President Robert Kelley said those critical thinking skills are invaluable and continue to make UND alumni such as Rick competitive in multiple arenas. “It prepares you for the sciences, humanities, fine arts, social sciences.

A core liberal arts education is a foundation for learning you will use for the rest of your life. If you are a well-rounded and thoughtful individual like Rick Burgum, you can take those skills and

Following a brief stint in law school and the Army after graduation, Rick returned to Arthur, N.D., where the family business, collectively called The Arthur Companies, was well underway.

It all started with his grandfather, J.A. Burgum, who had been managing Arthur Farmers Elevator since 1911. Rick’s grandfather possessed many of the critical thinking skills his grandson has since displayed. J.A. Burgum stabilized the town’s struggling elevator and brought light to Arthur by installing an electric generating plant at the elevator.

Rick’s father and uncle share similar entrepreneurial traits. They helped farmers endure the Depression by offering credit and sharecropping arrangements. The company built North Dakota’s first retail bulk fertilizer business and the state’s first anhydrous plant. And, in the 1970s, they helped establish the sunflower industry in North Dakota, which is now the state with the highest sunflower acreage in the nation.

When Rick arrived at The Arthur Companies in 1970, he hit the ground running. “This is an ever‐changing business and you have to be able to read the signs of what’s going on to do well in it. UND prepared me for that,” Rick said of the transition from college to the family business.

Today, under Rick’s leadership, The Arthur Companies includes two shuttle loading facilities, various grain elevators, farms, a bird seed company, and a wholesale fertilizer company.

Besides these diverse agribusinesses, The Arthur Companies was principal in the growth of Great Plains Software, maker of the highly‐acclaimed accounting and business management software now part of Microsoft.

The family also owns multiple farms, most of which are share cropped with second and third generation farmer partners.

Like many in the ag industry, Rick likes the fact that each day is different and rewarding. “Providing food for the world is a worthwhile thing to do and I am happy to be a part of it.”

Kelley added, “The Burgums are great friends of the University and we are very proud of how Rick has used his UND education to be a success.” 

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AgCam ― A UND hat trick in space • The University of North Dakota first scored in March when our Energy & Environmental Research Center sent up specially designed materials.

• In May, UND graduate and astronaut Karen Nyberg made her first trip into space.

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UND graduate Karen Nyberg by the same window AgCam will use on the International Space Station. (She is also pictured above with the AgCam and UND student Warren Wambsganss.)

• And on November 14, AgCam ― a specialized camera developed by eight UND departments ― blasted off on NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour. AgCam will be used by farmers, ranchers, tribal governments, researchers, and others to evaluate crop health, rangeland productivity, impact of wildfires and floods, forest sustainability and other natural resources.

• AgCam will be installed on the International Space Station this spring.

Go to www.und.edu/agcam to explore other UND space-related programs: a space suit for Mars, North Dakota’s first rocket, an interactive training space capsule, the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium housed at UND, the nation’s only distance education Space Studies master’s degree program, and more.

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With food as the theme for this issue of the Alumni Review, we thought it might be interesting to find out what some of the finest athletes at the University of North Dakota eat to keep on top of their game.

Mandy Gefroh, Senior Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Track

Q: What do you eat to get yourself ready for a meet?

A: Anything with red meat because the more iron in your blood, the more oxygen it can hold,

so usually a good cheeseburger and a salad.

Daniel Harkins, Senior Men’s Basketball, #12 – Guard, 6’3’’

Q: Did you eat any food as a kid that made you tall?

A: No, I think I got lucky. My dad is the tallest of his four brothers and he is only 5’10’’.

Q: Did you have a favorite food as a kid?

A: My favorite foods growing up were ethnic foods. My roots are Italian and I went there in high

school with my family. The food was amazing. My family also has several friends in Costa

Rica, so I also love Central American food.

Jeremy Jones, Junior Men’s Track and Field – Distance

Q: Where do you eat when you are out of town?

A: Well, our coach likes Burger King, but we usually head to Subway.

Q: Do you like to mix it up or do you have the same thing every time?

A: I usually get the ham and cheese or the chicken teriyaki. Anything with a lot of carbs is good.

Per Westergren, Senior Men’s Swimming and Diving

Q: Swimmers are notorious for a high caloric intake. Do you know how many calories you

consume a day during the season?

eat that for lunch and dinner.

A: I don’t know exactly – a lot though.

Q: So, what would a typical meal be for you?

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Q: Is there any food you refuse to eat?

A: I don’t like eggs, especially at restaurants. Also, I try not to eat any processed or fried food.

Q: You sound like you’re pretty health conscious. What do you eat before a big game?

A: A full supper of steak or salmon the night before. The day of a game we eat four hours in

advance and it’s always pasta, chicken, veggies, and plenty of water.

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Carrying On

a Tradition

by Jordan Buhr

Hello fellow Fighting Sioux fans! My whole life I’ve heard stories from “back in the day” about people camping out before hockey games. As a diehard fan in my senior year, I knew I wanted a good seat for the Sioux-Gopher rivalry. I asked my supervisors at the Alumni Association, where I intern, if I could have Friday off to stand in line overnight. Though they thought I was a bit crazy, they agreed as long as I promised to dress warm – really warm. They also thought I should blog my experience. Here’s a look at my day braving the sub-zero temperatures outside the Ralph:

Thursday, Jan. 8

4 p.m. Ignoring the advice of nearly everyone I talk to, I find myself first in line the day before the game. It is -1°F and, surprisingly, I’m sweating under my sea of blankets. I get rid of my coat and second pair of gloves and pass the next two hours reading a book.

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6 p.m. A security guard walks out of REA and says I can’t wait in line until 8 a.m.

Begrudgingly, I return to my apartment.

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10:30 p.m. I don’t want to chance somebody getting in line before me. I grab snowboarding pants, five layers under my coat, two scarves, ski goggles, a hat, three blankets, and a sleeping bag. I return to REA to continue my adventure.

I try getting into my sleeping bag while I am still warm. To my chagrin, the mummy bag is not outfitted for someone 6 feet 4 inches tall. I zip it to my shoulders and cover my head with other blankets. Within minutes I fall asleep hoping to wake to the sound of people getting in line in the morning.

1:30 a.m. No such luck. I wake up to the thunderous bass music for the laser light show being rehearsed inside the Ralph. Unaware he is disturbing my slumber, the person inside blasts Disturbia by Rihanna.

The song repeats itself for at least 30 minutes and I memorize the lyrics (unintentionally). The music stops and I fall back to sleep.

2:22 a.m. After walking around for a bit to warm up, I begin the daunting process of getting back into my sleeping bag.

2:25 a.m. … Still trying to get back into my sleeping bag – the zipper is stuck! Normally not a problem, but my hands are numb and it’s proving to be a challenge.

2:27 a.m. After I win the fight with the zipper I go to sleep.

4:45 a.m. I hope the loud bang was just a car door. Unfortunately it’s the snow removal team. I proceed to drift in an out of sleep to the sound of beeps and bangs.

Unknown I look for my phone and am unable to locate it in my bag. I remove the blankets covering my head and lift the ski goggles, completely frosted over. Twenty feet away a pickup truck with a plow clears the sidewalk. I don’t believe he sees me piled up next to the snow.

As quickly as possible I sit up and wave. I can’t see him, but he must see me. I look around and realize I am still the only person in line.

7 a.m. Sleeping against the freezing concrete his question startles me.

“How long have you been here?” I facetiously respond by asking what day it is. We’re outside the south entrance of REA and the Sioux are playing the Gophers in just over 12 hours. I now realize I could have gotten in line an hour ago and still been first. My excitement turns to frustration for a fleeting moment.

7:15 a.m. The person behind me comments that his orange juice is frozen after 15 minutes of standing outside. It is -10°F. The ink in my pen is also frozen. I borrow a new one from someone nearby.

Noon There are about 30 fans in line now. Some are throwing the football around. Three guys watch a movie on a laptop underneath a blanket fort.

4 p.m. Hundreds of people are in line. The temperature has gone back up to a scorching -3°F. Students are fired up for the game.

5:25 p.m. The line is stretched to the end of the block. Security guards show up on the other side of the glass doors. One pretends to wipe sweat from his forehead to tease the cold students. The students, not to be outtaunted, tease the bald security guard by running their hands through their hair. He gets the joke, laughs and comes over to the door.

5:30 p.m. The doors open! We briskly walk to our seats. I grab the seat next to the Gopher penalty box in the first row. After the seats fill we feel a sense of accomplishment. Then we all take naps. It has been a long day.

7:37 p.m. The puck drops at the beginning of what will go down as my favorite game in my four years here at UND. The Sioux beat the Gophers 6-3 on Friday and completed the sweep with a 6-1 victory on Saturday.

Go Sioux!

Update: Tuesday, Jan. 13

10:18 a.m. No frostbite or illness, although as I finish writing this blog, my voice is still sore from yelling so loud. I’m sure it will be ready in time for the next game.

If you have stories from your days waiting in line for the Sioux-Gopher series please e-mail them to alumnireview@undalumni.net. We’d love to post them on our Web site.

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In Gahanna, Ohio, Patty Anderson, ’00, ’04, and her boyfriend, Drake, cheer on the Sioux at a local sports bar.

Russ, ’00, and Nicole Cherne, ’01, join fellow alums at a satellite party in St. Cloud, Minn.

Brooks Royal, ’99, along with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Makenzie, show their Sioux pride in San Diego.

Alumni and friends in Chicago got their green on to support their Fighting Sioux!

These alums in Billings, Mont., celebrated a Sioux sweep with dozens of other UND fans in their area.

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Find out what your classmates are doing now!

Student sandbaggers protect campus from flooding in March of 1966. Are you in this photo or do you recognize anyone who is? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Send an e-mail to alumnireview@undalumni.net, or call 800 . 543 . 8764.

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opened its doors? The physics department was in the basement and first two floors, with the mathematics department on the third floor.

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the American Indian Center on campus. Cliff taught at the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Wolf Point, Mont., for several years and also served on the administration for the Bottineau County School District. He and his wife, Christine, live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Do you remember this photo from the Winter Alumni Review? Bud Colglazier, ..’66, recognized himself and sent this note: I think the skier is me! I attended UND during the 1965-66 school year and the motorcycle has a 1965 license plate. There was a big blizzard that winter and the drifts were up to the second story window of the Sigma Chi house, where I was living. I think I still have that hat!

1940s

Remember when, in the fall of 1948, UND offered 469 courses? Today UND offers over 2,500 different courses.

1948 Sally (Oty) Krause, ’48, wrote a book titled The Border, a sequel to her first book, The Town. Sally is currently working on the third book in her Sioux Crossing trilogy. She and her husband, Ernie, ’49, ’51, reside in Penn Valley, Calif.

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Remember when, in 1953, the cost of the University’s Dacotah yearbook was $5.25? Copies of old yearbooks were purchased for $1 per book, including mailing costs.

Rodney Stark, ..’54, was appointed honorary professor of sociology at Beijing University.

His appointment was partly in recognition of the publication of the third of his 30 books to be published in Chinese. His work has been published in 12 other languages as well. Rodney is a Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University, where he also is co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion. He lives in Corrales, N.M.

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Charlotte (Upham) Patterson, ’58, a retired English teacher, is the longest-tenured member of the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board. As a way to honor her for her contributions, the 29th elementary school in the district will be named in her honor.

Charlotte lives in Sun Lakes, Ariz.

1951

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Walter Barke, ’50, completed The Seattle to Portland Classic, an organized 200-mile bicycle ride.

At 82 years old, Walter plans to continue participating in the race until he is the oldest rider. He and his wife, Christa, live in Seattle.

Cliff Herman, ’51, ’57, donated a set of books and coins to American Indian Student Services at UND. The book set, made up of 40 volumes, looks at each of the major American Indian tribes in the United States. Each volume is signed by the chief of that tribe. The books, along with the mint condition American Indian silver medallions, are displayed in

1959 Gilbert “Gib” Gimbel, ’59, ’62, is semi-retired and lives in Hazelton, N.D.

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Remember when, in 1968, Witmer Hall

Gene Lebrun, ’64, was selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Gene is an attorney with Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Leburn law firm. He and his wife, Patricia (Olson), ’63, live in Rapid City, S.D.

··································· 1965 Karen (Klein) Cameron‐Brook, ’65, a professional jazz and big band singer, was inducted into the Bismarck High School Hall of Fame. Karen has authored two books and released two CDs as a professional singer having performed with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. She and her husband, Mitch, live in North Hampton, N.H. David Resier, ’65, had four of the songs he’s written featured in the London music revue. He has written music and lyrics for 48 musicals, 29 of which have been published. David resides in Palatine, Ill.

··································· 1966 Jana Bommersbach, ’66, wrote a new book titled Bones in the Desert.

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She lives in Phoenix, Ariz.

J. Don Cochrane, ’66, retired after 41 years in aviation and industrial safety. He and his wife, Linda (McSparron), ’66, live Burnsville, Minn.

··································· 1967 Roger Horton, ’67, received the 2008 Community Service Award from the Board of Realtors at their annual meeting in California. Roger received the award for his dedicated leadership in working with housing issues that impact citizens in his community. He and his wife, Eileen, reside in Santa Barbara, Calif.

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Duane Anderson, ’68, ’70, was named interim president of East Central University, where he is provost and vice president for academic affairs. Duane and his wife, Marian, live in Ada, Okla.

Arthur Lee, ’68, is a retired history professor at Bemidji (Minn.) State University. He recently published his 11th book, Scandinavians Never Gossip, the latest book in his series on Scandinavians in America. Arthur and his wife, Judy, reside in Bemidji.

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Remember when, in September 1975, Ray Charles performed at the Chester Fritz Auditorium?

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··································· 1971 Sharon ( Jahner) Haeflinger, ’71, is dean of curriculum at Saint Lucy’s Priory High School in Glendora, Calif. She and her husband, Chuck, reside in Chino Hills, Calif.

Michael Sharp, ’71, oversees AngioDynamics regulator/quality control and clinical departments.

The medical device manufacturing company created the executive position as part of its process of finding a new leader. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Concord, Mass.

··································· 1972 Dave Hochhalter, ’72, retired after 30 years of Chamber of Commerce management, serving the Devils Lake, N.D., Little Falls and Detroit Lakes, Minn., chambers. His wife, Betty (Schuler), ’72, retired from her position as corporate IT manager at SJE Rhombus in Detroit Lakes, where they reside.

Ryan Larson, ’72, was appointed senior vice president-chief life actuary with Farmers Insurance Group. He and his wife, Betsy Gaines, live in Sammamish, Wash.

··································· 1973 Deborah (Noon) Knuth, ..’73, is an equestrian and Western artist.

Her oil paintings, which have been displayed in the North Dakota State Capitol, have also been featured in Horses in Art, Today’s Horse and American Cowboy magazines.

Deborah and her husband, William, reside in Wilton, N.D.

Oswaldo Villarroel, ’73, retired from a career in the airline industry. He was one of UND’s first graduates to receive a degree in aviation administration. Oswaldo and his wife, Martha, live in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

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flight information display software is used in the Bismarck Airport.

Dale is also chair and president of the provincial Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and chair of the Information Technology and Electronics Sector Team for Enterprise Saskatchewan. He and his wife, Deb, live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Jerry Nagel, ’74, ’85, is president of Northern Great Plains, Inc. of Fargo. He and his wife, Brenda Menier, ’82, reside in Lake Park, Minn.

Dean Rothchild, ’76, earned a Doctor of Ministry from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. He and his wife, Corrine (Hildebrand), ’75, reside in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Wayne Sanstead, ’74, North Dakota state superintendent of public instruction, is the nation’s longest-serving chief state school officer. He has held the position for the past 24 years. Wayne and his wife, Mary Jane, live in Bismarck.

Dave Senger, ’76, ’79, was selected as a 2009 Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager, an award that is limited to less than seven percent of all wealth managers in the Twin Cities area. Dave is an attorney for Moss & Barnett, a Professional Association. He and his wife, Karen (Hornstein), ’75, reside in Minnetonka, Minn.

··································· 1975 Michael Rohrer, ’75, practices ministry in North Dakota. This month he will earn a Certificate of Ministry, allowing him to practice throughout the United States.

Michael and his wife, Colleen, reside near Churches Ferry, N.D. Barry Striegel, ’75, director of youth entrepreneurship education at the UND Center for Innovation, was awarded a grant from the Coleman Foundation for an entrepreneurial project to develop skills for self-employment among students. Barry lives in Grand Forks.

··································· 1976 Dale Lemke, ’76, is owner of Display Systems International. The software development company’s

Byron Sieber, ’76, retired from the Grand Forks Police Department after 31 years of service. He accepted a position as director of the Red River Regional Dispatch Center in Fargo. He lives in Grand Forks.

Jean ( Johnson) Steckler, ’76, teaches the visually impaired at Wahpeton Central Elementary. She and her husband, Charles, reside in Fargo.

Lawrence “Larry” Wilson, ’76, ’78, retired from his position as vice president and chief medical officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico. He and his wife, Pat, reside in Albuquerque, N.M.

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Deb (Schroeder) Syvertson, ’77, ’98, ’02, director of the Minot State University-Bottineau Library, was appointed to the Bottineau School Board. She and her husband, Tim, reside in Willow City, N.D.

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Remember when, in 1985, the University of North Dakota was rated “one of the best education buys in the United States” by the education editor of the New York Times?

··································· 1981 Todd Clausnitzer, ’81, is an accomplished artist and co‐owner of Image Printing. His wildlife artwork was featured on Visa’s gold and platinum cards commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Zoo. Todd and his wife, Cynthia, live in Bismarck.

··································· 1982 Kathryn (Bradseth) Grueneich, ’82, is a science teacher at North Sargent Public School in Gwinner, N.D. She lives in Valley City, N.D., with her husband, Randy.

A FARM KID AT HEART

by Jordan Buhr

When he’s not flying Boeing 747s around the world for UPS, you would guess he might use his free time to relax. Instead Bill Gross, ’88, spends time between international flights returning phone calls, securing donations and looking for sponsors, all in pursuit of his dream.

Flying back and forth across the Pacific Ocean, Gross says the crew on the flight deck had a lot of time to talk about the future, including retirement. When they asked him what he was going to do he told them, “I’m gonna get myself a John Deere tractor and be a random good Samaritan … and help farmers in need plant their crops or help with the harvest free of charge.”

Initially the pilots thought it was kind of a crazy idea, but they soon realized Bill was serious. They began to encourage him not to wait for retirement. “Think bigger and get going” they said. So he did and started what is known today as Farm Rescue.

Having grown up on a family farm just north of Cleveland, N.D., Gross noticed there were fewer family farms and fewer children to help out on the farm, which made it more difficult for neighbors to help each other when an injury or illness occurred. This enticed Gross to start a formal nonprofit organization to help.

Farm Rescue’s mission is to “provide planting and harvesting assistance to farm families that have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster.” A board of directors decides which farms get assistance by reviewing applications, which are available on their Web site (farmrescue.org). Farm Rescue helps as many farmers as possible each season, “but our focus is mainly small to mid-sized family farms,” said Gross.

Backed by corporate sponsors, donors, over 50 core volunteer farmers, and some 500 generous people in the database ready to help, Farm Rescue has assisted 67 farms to date with seeding and harvesting. All the donations made to Farm Rescue are used to support the program’s operations.

To the families they have helped, Gross and the entire Farm Rescue community are invaluable. Scott Reichus was assisted by Farm Rescue when he suffered a back injury in 2006. “They were early and efficient, and I can’t say enough about the volunteer help they had,” he said. The program has been featured in People Magazine on CNN, the Today Show, and in USA Today, just to name a few. Direct TV will also feature Farm Rescue in a documentary series this spring.

Along with managing the program, Gross spends a great deal of time encouraging farmers to ask for help when they need it. His advice for farmers is, “don’t assume there is someone else in need. Fill out an application and we will make sure those who need it most get the help.”

Looking back on his accomplishments, Gross has remained extremely humble; he is quick to give praise to others and is constantly encouraging everyone to do their part to give back.

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Greg Greek, ’77, ’81, ’83, ’85, received a national immunization award from the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.

He is a family physician for Altru Health System and is director of the Altru Family Medicine Residency Program in Grand Forks, where he and his wife, Colette, reside.

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Eric lives in Fertile, Minn.

··································· 1987 Tom McSparron, ’87, is donor services officer with West Central Initiative. He and his wife, Anne (Massey), ’76, live in West Fargo, N.D.

A CEREMONIAL PUCK DROP Bill LeCaine, who played on the UND freshmen men’s hockey team in 1958-59, dropped the first puck at the Fighting Sioux vs.

Wisconsin game on Oct. 31.

LeCaine is 100 percent Lakota Sioux and went on to play hockey professionally, including with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is

Tim Robinson, ’82, ’89, a certified public accountant and partner with Piehl, Hanson, Beckman, P.A., CPAs, was installed as president of the Minnesota Association of Public Accountants.

He and his wife, Laura, live in Cokato, Minn.

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1983 Meridee (Green) Danks, ’83, ’93, ’05, an assistant professor of physical therapy at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recertified as a clinical specialist in neurologic physical therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. She is one of only two physical therapists in North Dakota to have neurologic

believed to be the first American Indian to play in the National Hockey League.

After the ceremonial puck drop, LeCaine gave each captain an arrowhead blessed for safe travel by Red Thunder, a Lakota Sioux holy man. LeCaine later gave one to each member of the men’s hockey team.

certification. Meridee and her husband, Keith, live in Grand Forks.

A. Benjamin Dove, ’83, is vice president of performance excellence with Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services. He has worked for Lockheed Martin for 25 years.

Benjamin lives in Collegeville, Pa., with his wife, Donna.

··································· 1985 Angie (Horntvedt) Baumann, ’85, is a business banker with Bremer Bank in Grand Forks, where she and her husband, Brett, reside.

Randy Cheloha, ’85, founded Cheloha Consulting Group, a leadership development and succession planning consulting practice. He and his wife, Mary Beth (Hird), ’83, live in Wynnewood, Pa. Jay Skabo, ’85, was named vice president of operations for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Previously, he was manager of the company’s Dakota Heartland/ Great Plains Region. Jay and his wife, Linda, live in Mandan, N.D.

··································· 1986 Eric Bergeson, ’86, ’90, wrote a book, Pirates on the Prairie. The book is about high school basketball and

Cindy Juntunen, ’87, a professor in UND’s department of counseling psychology, was elected chair of Counseling Psychology Training Programs. The purpose of the national organization is to advance training in all aspects of counseling psychology. Cindy resides in Grand Forks.

Leah (Myogeto) Swenson, ’87, ’08, is a certified family nurse practitioner with Lisbon Family Medical Clinic. She and her husband, Brad, live in Fort Ransom, N.D. Gregory Shega, ’87, formerly the deputy program manager of Global Solutions of R aytheon, was named engineering program manager of Close-In Defense Systems, within Raytheon Missile Systems. The company is headquartered in Tucson Ariz. Greg, his wife, Amy Weber, and their son, Zachary, who currently reside in Louisville, Ky., will return to Tucson.

··································· 1988 Chris Johnson, ’88, was elected to The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Board of Directors. Christopher is vice president of group retiree services for UnitedHealth Group. He and his wife, Marilyn, live in Stillwater, Minn.

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Rebecca (Klevberg) Möller, ’89, is co-owner of Content*Ed Publishing Solutions, an English language teaching materials publishing and development firm.

She resides in Essen, Germany, with her husband, Felix.

Alumni Events Calendar

Spring 2009

Marco Island, Fla. Saturday, Feb. 21 10-noon - Social & Brunch

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Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort

Remember when, in 1994, the UND music department began using computers and CDs to help teach music?

··································· 1990 Kevin Martin, ’90, ’92, a project coordinator for the Northwest Area Water Supply project, was appointed as a stockholder and principal in Houston Engineering, Inc. Kevin and his wife, Andrea (Magilke), ’90, ’91, live in Bismarck.

··································· 1991 Tim Bishop, ’91, is a technical services librarian at the William Hessel Library of Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Mich. He and his wife, Debi (Lawrence), ’84, reside in Saint Joseph, Mich.

··································· 1992 Janet (Bailey) Bartels, ’92, is a math instructor at Wahpeton Senior High School. She and her husband, Douglas, live in Wahpeton, N.D.

and First Lady Marcia Kelley Golf Club & Spa 400 South Collier Boulevard, Marco Island, Fla.

Arizona events Glendale, Ariz.

Fountain Hills, Ariz.

Saturday, Feb. 28

Monday, Mar. 2

6 p.m. - Pre-Game Party

4-7 p.m. - Cocktail Engagement

Terrace Club, Jobing.com Arena

Sunridge Canyon Golf Club

7 p.m. - Phoenix Coyotes vs. St. Louis Blues

$25 per person

$65 per person (includes lower level game ticket, dinner and two drink vouchers at the

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Thursday, Mar. 5 6 p.m. - Social

Mesa, Ariz.

7 p.m. - Dinner with the Kelleys

Sunday, Mar. 1

Oro Valley Country Club

3:37 p.m. Central - Watch Party!

$45 per person

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Sun City, Ariz.

R.T.O’ Sullivan’s

Friday, Mar. 6

(1010 West Southern Ave.)

12:30 p.m. - Golf Tournament Shotgun Start Union Hills Country Club $135 (Includes green fees, range balls, golf cart, UND gift, and dinner) 5 p.m. - Social 6 p.m. - Dinner ($45 for non-golfers)

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Wednesday, Mar. 18 6-9 p.m. - Social Science Museum of Minnesota $15 per person (includes hors d’oeuvres and cash bar)

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UND Letterwinners got together to celebrate the wedding of former Fighting Sioux hockey player Lee Marvin, ’06, and Leva Hermes in Aberdeen, S.D. Pictured front from left: Colby Genoway; Andy Schneider, ’07; Lee Marvin, ’06; David Marvin, ..’91; Greg Schneider, ’72; and Tony Hermes, ’05. Second row from left: Michael Gowan; Scott Marvin; Chay Genoway; Matt Greene, ’05; Matt Watkins; Rylan Kaip, ’08; Robbie Bina; Zach Parise, ..’04; Susan Greenwood, ’74; Jesse Smith, ’03; Michael Greenwood, ’07; Heidi Evans, ’08; Conway Marvin, ..’81; and Devon Fingland, ’07.

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Brenda Jo ( Johnson) Gillund, ’92, ’97, was named one of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce’s 10 Outstanding Young Americans for 2008. She is the first North Dakotan to make the list, which the Jaycees have announced annually since 1939. Brenda Jo is an oncology nurse with Altru Cancer Center in Grand Forks, where she and her husband, Brent, ’91, ’94, reside.

··································· 1993 Kent Diehl, ’93, a medical doctor, specializes in family practice at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center and Community Clinic in Elgin, N.D. He and his wife, Jody, live in Baldwin, N.D.

Chris Gapp, ’93, was promoted to a senior management position for Fiebiger, Swanson, West & Co., in Fargo. He and his wife, Jackie (Renke), ’93, live in West Fargo, N.D. Amy (Breidenbach) Green, ’93, is general manager of marketing for Sensis, Australia’s leading provider of print and online Yellow Pages.

She and her husband, Curtis, lived in Australia through January, and have now returned home to Minneapolis.

Tracy (Eckerman) Wright, ’93, ’98, earned the Certified Nurse Educator designation. She is an assistant professor with Minnesota State University Moorhead’s nursing program. Tracy and her

husband, Ross, live in Bemidji, Minn.

··································· 1994 James Hann, ’94, is a pilot for UPS Airlines. While his work is based out of Anchorage, Alaska, he and his wife, Kathy (Kruger), ’96, reside near St. Louis, Mo. Chris Kalash, ’94, is a customer service representative in the business services division with Job Service North Dakota. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in Bismarck.

Jeanne (Devine) Narum, ’94, ’97, was promoted to general counsel for Global Electric Motocars (GEM). She and her

Scott Guldseth, ’95, ’97, ’02, is clinical supervisor for Project Pathfinder, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the elimination of sexual violence and abuse.

He and his wife, Jenny, live in Minneapolis.

··································· 1996 Bridget (Brooks) Hoffman, ’96, is massage therapy program coordinator for the Minnesota School of Business in Moorhead, Minn. She lives in Mayville, N.D. Alex Reichert, ’96, is an attorney with his own law firm. He is also treasurer of the North Dakota Museum of Art and founder of the Friends of Downtown in Grand Forks, where he and his wife, Stephanie Blair, ’96, reside.

··································· 1997 Corey Becker, ’97, is an optometrist with Bergstrom Eye and Laser Clinic in Fargo. He and his wife, Shelly (Korynta), ’97, live in Lake Park, Minn.

Marnie (Hedin) Johnson, ’97, is a trauma center nurse at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She was selected as teaching faculty for the 2009 Scientific Assembly, a national professional conference for

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1998 Grant Meyer, ’98, ’99, is operations manager with Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. He and his wife, Marsha (Wilson), ’02, reside in Minneapolis.

··································· 1999 Lee Harstad, ’99, is marketing director for the Deadwood Chamber of Commerce. He lives in Deadwood, S.D. Mark Schill, ’99, is an associate with Praxis Strategy Group. His public policy research and analysis has appeared in Money magazine and the Wall Street Journal. He and his wife, Janna (Goll), ’01, ’04, ’08, reside in Grand Forks.

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Remember when, in 2005, UND students first hosted the BIG Event?

The program continues today as an opportunity for students to give back to the community by volunteering around Grand Forks.

··································· 2000 Mary Devine, ’00, ’01, is a development director for Widseth Smith Nolting, where she manages coordinated marketing initiatives.

She lives in Brainerd, Minn.

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Kara (Guenthner) Geiger, ’00, is development director for the North Dakota Community Foundation in Bismarck, where she lives.

Nate Medhus, ’00, is president of R amsey National Bank in Fargo, where he lives.

Angela Radtke, ’00, is a third grade teacher in Bottineau, N.D. She and her husband, Ken, reside in Souris, N.D.

··································· 2001 Matthew Buckley, ’01, is a realtor with Greenberg Realty in Grand Forks, where he and his wife, Tera Berland, ’01, reside.

Molli Ouimet, ’01, is a reporter for Action 3 News in Omaha, Neb., where she lives.

Jan (Thompson) Repnow, ’01, received the Golden Award from the Minot State University Alumni Association for her distinguished leadership in her community. She instructs business teacher education courses in the MSU department of business and information technology. Jan and her husband, Charles, live in Rugby, N.D. Sarah Schatz, ’01, ’05, is a primary care doctor at MeritCare in Jamestown, N.D., where she lives.

Aleks Udris, ’01, co-founded the software solutions company BoldMethod, which sponsors a scholarship for UND aviation students. Aleks resides in Grand Forks.

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2003 Colin Cutler, ’03, co-founded the software solutions company, BoldMethod, which sponsors a scholarship for UND aviation students. He resides in Grand Forks.

Rilie Morgan, ’03, is a processing specialist with Northern Crops Institute. He lives in Fargo.

David McQueen, ’03, is high school principal at Max Public School. He and his wife, Lisa, reside in Parshall, N.D. Brian Nord, ’03, is a dentist in Grand Forks, where he lives.

··································· 2004 Drew Parsley, ’04, is a consultant for entrepreneurs on the UND campus. He also serves as president of the County Soybean Association and has increased the size of his family farm, which he helps operate.

Drew lives in Warroad, Minn.

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Zachary Pelham, ’04, is an attorney with Pearce & Durick law firm. He is also a member of the Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce, Young Professional Network and works with the Rotary Club in Bismarck. Zachary’s wife, Brandi ( Jensen), ’04, is senior policy advisor for the Governor of North Dakota on issues related

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to education and workforce development. They live in Bismarck.

Dave Raatz, ’04, works for Applied Engineering. He also serves on the board of the Bismarck‐Mandan Development Association and Evangel church. He and his wife, Ann, live in Bismarck.

Kristin (Farbo) Syverson, ’04, is a brand marketer for Energizer Battery Company. Her husband, Seth, ’03, ’04, is an electrical engineer for Boeing in St. Louis, Mo., where the couple resides.

Cathy Urlaub, ..’04, is a physician assistant for Innovis Health in Fargo. She is a member of the North Dakota Academy of Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Cathy specializes in general urological services. She resides in West Fargo, N.D.

··································· 2005 David Jenson, ’05, is a practicing attorney with Leonard, Street and Deinard law firm, where he focuses on corporate law. David and his wife, Carolyn (Oian), ’05, live in Minneapolis.

Scott Klett, ’05, is a physical education teacher for the Turtle Lake-Mercer School District.

He also coaches basketball and baseball. Scott and his wife, Kristine, live in Turtle Lake, N.D. Kinsey Shultz Piatz, ’05, is a family medicine doctor with MedCenter One in Mandan, N.D. She and her husband, Wendlin, live in Bismarck.

Nicole (Stegman) Safranski, ’05, joined the staff at Citizens State Bank-Midwest in Neche, N.D., where she and her husband, Joey, reside.

··································· 2006 Kayla Bucher, ’06, ’08, is a physical therapist with Altru’s Outreach Therapy in Devils Lake, N.D. She lives in Rolla, N.D. Jill Drengson, ’06, is a second grade teacher and assistant volleyball coach for the public school in Rolette, N.D., where she resides.

James Feist, ’06, is a band member with the North River Ramblers, a folk and bluegrass music trio. He works for the Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau, where he is visitor services coordinator. James lives in Grand Forks.

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Tommy Leikas, ’06, is founder/ chief executive officer of Leikas Group, an internet retailing company that develops and manages Web sites. Tommy also volunteers at various basketball camps in the Red River Valley region. He resides in Grand Forks.

··································· 2007 Laura Anderson, ’07, is director of United Way of Thief River Falls, where she is also director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

She lives in Grygla, Minn.

Kayla Effertz, ’07, is career promotion/internship coordinator for the North Dakota Department of Commerce. She has helped launch two new state programs since starting the position last February. Kayla lives in Bismarck.

Lyndsy Gegelman, ’07, is a fifth grade teacher at Wahpeton Central Elementary. She lives in Casselton, N.D. Brandon Hauge, ’07, is a certified public accountant with Reichert Fisher PC, Certified Public Accountants in Williston, N.D., where he lives.

Jamie Sehrt, ’07, is a hospital social worker at the Richard P. Stadter Psychiatric Center in Grand Forks. She lives in Northwood, N.D. Aaron Utke, ’07, was awarded a competitive internship with FOX News to cover the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Aaron is a student of television broadcasting at Brown College. He resides in Princeton, Minn.

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2008 Nathan Adams, ’08, is a support engineer for Microsoft.

He lives in Fargo.

Jay Fisher, ’08, is a highgrade corporate analyst with Wells Capital Management in Menomonee Falls, Wis. He lives in Brookfield, Wis.

························· Friends Dennis Cutshall retired from his position as database administrator for UND’s Information Technology Systems and Service (ITSS) department.

He joined the ITSS staff in 1989 as a computer operator and has served in technical services as a database administrator for the last 17 years. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Grand Forks.

Paul Le Hardy retired from his position as chief research pilot for UND’s atmospheric sciences department. He lives in Grand Forks.

Nicholas Neumann received the Laureate Award from the North Dakota Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

Nicholas is also a professor, vice chair of internal medicine, assistant dean, and director of medical education at UND’s southwest campus in Bismarck, where he and his wife, Jean, reside.

Kevin Wentworth is a family practitioner with Innovis Health in West Fargo, N.D. He completed his residency through UND. Kevin and his wife, Kristi, reside in Fergus Falls, Minn. 

Vice President for Finance and Operations University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice President for Finance and Operations.

Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President for Finance and Operations serves as the chief financial officer of the University and helps develop policy and institutional priorities as a member of the President’s cabinet. The Vice President is expected to be an experienced and entrepreneurial leader who is visionary and committed to fostering fiscal and operational excellence and external partnerships.

Selection criteria and more detailed information are available at www.und.edu/vpfosearch. Inquiries about the position can be made to Dr. Robert H. Boyd, chair of the search committee, at (701) 777-2724 or at robertboyd@mail.und.edu.

Screening of applicants will begin March 4, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled. Interested parties should send a letter of application addressing their qualifications, a resume or vita, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional references to: Office of Human Resources, 264 Centennial Dr., Stop 8010, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8010. Information can also be sent to humanresources@mail.und.edu and inquiries about the application process can be made at (701) 777-4361.

UND is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.

Summer 2009

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i n m e m ori a m 1930s

Frances H. (Lohn) Armstrong, ..’30, Hutchinson, Minn.

Mary A. (Hart) Bloch, ..’30, Blacksburg, Va. Lenore L. (Larin) Kadlec, ’32, Twin Falls, Idaho Mary F. Cave, ’35, Del Mar, Calif.

Mary Lou (Thompson) Morrison, ’35, Piedmont, Calif.

Hazel Wessel, ..’35, Seattle G.E. Devnich, M.D., ’36, Livermore, Calif.

Paul A. Froemming, ..’36, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

Dr. Edna Peterson Doyle, ’36, Berkeley, Calif.

Wayne A. Grimm, ’37. ’39, Moorhead, Minn.

Clifford K. Monsrud, ’38, Rochester, Minn.

Leo E. Bell, ’39, Grand Forks Dr. Mayo H. Erickson, ..’39, Spokane, Wash.

Bernard J. Monnes, ..’39, Gresham, Ore. Reinhold L. Zwicker, ..’39, Turtle Lake, N.D.

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Alton L. Shjeflo, ’40, Dickinson, N.D. Alvin J. Kruchten, ’41, Centennial, Colo.

Thor R. Lieberg, ..’41, Naples, Fla. Wallace A. Scea, M.D., ’41, Muncie, Ind. Thomas M. Spaulding, M.D., ’41, Springfield, Va. Capt. Richard J. Gerszewski, ..’42, Logan, Utah Mercedes K. (Gilbreath) Kesterson, ’42, Vienna, W. Va. Edna P. (Pearson) Kufus, ’42, Saint Paul, Minn.

Carol N. Moreland, ’42, Tarpon Springs, Fla. Mildred L. (Hagert) Proctor, ..’42, Chestertown, Md. Lowell T. Swenson, ..’43, (HON) ’91, Bemidji, Minn.

Mary E. (Bettcher) Corriveau, ’46, York, S.C. Marcella H. (Hanson) Melsted, ’46, Park River, N.D. Helen L. H. (Dahl) Oesterreich, ’46, Fargo Virginia B. (Bennett) Ohmdahl, ..’46, Moreno Valley, Calif.

Peter S. Hilleboe, ..’47, Denmark Charles F. Keenan, ’47, ’60, Sauk Centre, Minn.

Vernon A. Vix, M.D., ’47, Nashville, Tenn.

Beverly A. (Larsen) Erickson, ’48, Minneapolis Andrew C. Rawuka, ’48, Los Angeles Aurel F. De Sautel, ..’48, Grafton, N.D. Elsie Ann (Brown) Wilkin, ’48, Slidell, La. Gene S. Bakke, ’49, St. Cloud, Minn.

Edward E. Burkhard, ..’49, Riverview, Mich.

Myrle I. Dunsdon, ’49, Tucson, Ariz.

Robert J. Lowth, ’49, Bemidji, Minn.

Walter R. Siems Jr., ’49, Cambridge, Minn.

1950s

Robert A. Berg, ’50, Duluth, Minn.

Robert J. Gilmour, ’50, Fargo Mary Jo (Scholz) Hjelmstad, ..’50, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Wayne L. Knauss, ’50, Wilsonville, Ore. Edwin B. Skomdahl, ’50, Long Beach, Calif.

Bernard L. Freese, ’51, ’54, Mesa, Ariz.

Wallace L. Simonson, ’51, Faribault, Minn.

Wendell D. Vlasin, ’51, Mahnomen, Minn.

Bernard J. Reeck, ’52, St. Paul, Minn.

Charles W. Torjesen, ’52, Des Moines, Iowa

Donald W. Bye, ’53, ’54, Mesa, Ariz.

Robert Giedt, ’53, Hot Springs Villiage, Ark. Ramon D. Walsh, ..’53, Parma, Idaho James H. Williams, ’53, Scottsdale, Ariz.

James L. Betsch, ..’55, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Stuart A. Blackorby, ’55, Roosevelt, Minn.

Dr. Otto J. Frank, ’55, ’59, Chandler, Ariz.

John P. Gordon, ’55, ’56, Great Falls, Mont.

Ronald J. Kubesh, ..’55, Yorktown, Va. Robert D. Anderson, ’56, Minot, N.D. Allen L. Brink, ’56, St. Cloud, Minn.

Theodore Carr, ’56, Ottertail, Minn.

Rudolph H. Slupski, ’56, Sunnyside, Wash.

Jim Ulseth, ..’56, Pensacola, Fla. Ann (James) Olson, ’57, Goleta, Calif.

Ronald E. Coleman, ’58, Boise, Idaho John J. Erickson, ’58, Cavalier, N.D. Duane C. Sachs, ..’58, Temucula, Calif.

Jean M. (Wentsel) Shirk, ’58, ’91, Long Beach, Miss.

Harold A. Helm, ..’59, Drayton, N.D. Ronald R. Lindquist, ’59, Starbuck, Minn.

Richard K. Weddle, Ph.D., ’59, ’63, Calexico, Calif.

1960s

Harrison Barnes, ’60, ’61, Green Valley, Ariz.

Orlin A. Bondy, ..’60, Petersburg, N.D. Audrey A. (Albers) McElmury, ..’60, Bowman, N.D. Harold D. Michelson, ’60, Bismarck James P. Lantz, M.D., ’62, ’63, Fargo Robert D. McIlroy, ’62, Wilsonville, Ore. Kenneth J. Kohler, ..’63, Bismarck Theodore P. Kuryla, ’63, Bemidji, Minn.

Roger Gordon Widdifield, ..’63, Suwanee, Ga. Margaret H. Ashenbrenner, ..’64, Minneapolis Dr. Ebenezer Calder, ’64, Bemidji, Minn.

Col. Jerry T. Rehm, ’64, Waco, Texas Dr. Douglas A. Block, ’65, Machesney Park, Ill. Margaret M. (Steiner) Grosz, ..’65, Bismarck Henry L. Halverson, ’65, ’67, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Medora J. (McAllister) Anderson, ..’66, Tulare, Calif.

Gerald Berg, ’66, Marion, Texas Leona L. (Plantiko) Peterson, ..’66, Larimore, N.D. Sylvia M. Saumur, ’66, Grand Forks Evelyn M. (Drengson) Christy, ’67, Mesa, Ariz.

Adeline M. (Hoge) Bjork, ..’68, St. Paul, Minn.

Elvin T. Lund, ..’68, Aneta, N.D. Deborah J. (Darrington) Quesnell, ..’68, Richland, Wash.

Esther (Mintz) Blecha, ’69, Grand Forks George D. Staigle, ’69, Bismarck Lon D. Tupa, ..’69, Larimore, N.D.

1970s

Bryan O. Baldwin, ..’70, Grand Forks Roger A. Borkhuis, ’70, Minot, N.D. David B. Green, ..’70, Lamoure, N.D. Follard E. Thurn, ’70, Moorhead, Minn.

Thomas R. Uniatowski, ..’70, Boca Raton, Fla. Jean V. (McDougall) Botz, ..’71, Grand Forks Eugene D. Levey, ..’71, Underwood, N.D. Deb J. (Horner) McPherson, ’71, Grand Forks Jeffrey F. Schlameus, M.D., ’71, ’73, Edmonds, Wash.

Robert J. Meyers, ..’72, Thompson, N.D. Barrett P. Scherff, ’72, Plymouth, Wis. Lois R. (White) Knox, ’73, Punta Gorda, Fla. LeLand C. Sabby, ..’73, Valley City, N.D. Frank E. Hartwig, M.D., ’74. ’76, Denver Albert J. Houle, ’74, Wahpeton, N.D. Playford V. Thorson III, ’74, Kenosha, Wis. George S. Will, ..’74, Sitka, Alaska Neil J. Robinson, ’75, Grand Forks Louis M. Henkenius, ’76, San Francisco LaDonna M. Whitmore, ’76, Fargo Carl D. Keplin, ..’77, Belcourt, N.D. Dr. David J. Reopelle, ..’78, Dickinson, N.D.

1980s

Blaine J. Albertson, ’80, Norwich, N.D. Bonita M. (Champagne) Langer, ’81, Hager City, Wis. Iverna K. (Johnson) Machart, ..’81, Grand Forks Mark A. Hansen, ’82, Bloomington, Minn.

Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D., ’82, ’84, Missoula, Mont.

Joyce M. Schiro, ’83, Sioux City, Iowa Dr. Madalyn H. (Ahmann) Wick, ’83, ’84, Bemidji, Minn.

Dana P. (Nichols) Hansen, ’87, Albany, Ore. Mark T. Bacon, ..’89, Maple Grove, Minn.

1990s

Brian M. Wolf, ’97, Lake Saint Louis, Mo.

Retired Faculty/Staff

Carol L. (Bursinger) Berg, Fargo Andrew J. Murach, Nielsville, Minn.

Robert W. Scholand, Portland, N.D. Robert J. Sorlien, Grand Forks Ella (Metzger) Traub, Grand Forks

Friends

Michael B. Abernathey, Grand Forks Earl F. Adams, Rosemount, Minn.

Bertha (Weitensteiner) Anderson, St. Paul, Minn.

Robert H. Bader, Mott, N.D. Mrs. Fred W. Blumhardt, Lacey, Wash.

Vernon C. Botsford, Grand Forks Roger B. Bourgois, Bismarck Gerald Hahn, Grand Forks Marjorie Henderson, M.D., Wahpeton, N.D. Walter J. Mellem, Crookston, Minn.

Kenneth W. Moen, Inkster, N.D. Doris M. Olson, Grand Forks Sherlee M. (Rich) Paulson, Walhalla, N.D. Helen M. Rosenlund, Fargo Rudolph B. Skogerboe, M.D., Bemidji, Minn.

John Spur, M.D., Fargo Lon G. Stenerson, St. Thomas, N.D. Mary (Wisniewski) Stoltman, Minto, N.D. June Streibel, Grand Forks Paul Suda, Grafton, N.D. Verla Ukestad, Mayville, N.D.

Students

Kurt L. Haugstad, Grand Forks

et e r n a l f l a me s o ciet y Listed are the dedicated alumni and friends of UND who became new UND Foundation Eternal Flame Society members from Oct. 1 – Dec. 31. The Society recognizes those who, by reaching a level of giving, are showing their commitment to UND’s growth.

Thomas Clifford Circle ($500,000) Mark & Cindy Fliginger, Bismarck

George Starcher Circle ($100,000) Tom & Gayle Clifford, Grand Forks; John F. Fischer, M.D., Anchorage, Alaska; Jeff & Cathy Gendreau, Andover, Minn.; John & Kaye Hoffert, Omaha, Neb.; Greg & Susan Opp, Grand Forks; Richard J. Peters, Chanhassen, Minn.

President’s Circle ($25,000) Jerry & Nancy Bugliosi, Grand Forks; Steve & Barbara Burian, Grand Forks; Colin & LoriAnne Fennell, Grand Forks; George & Carol Gackle, Minneapolis; Randy & Joyce Gershman, Marshfield, Wis.; Dr. Edward J. & Kathleen Hagen Endowment established by American State Bank and Trust Co. of Williston, Williston, N.D.; Jeffrey N. Nelson, Bismarck; David & Brenda Odegaard, Minneapolis; W. Brian & Susan Poykko, Grand Forks; Dr. David & Valerie Rathbone, Grand Forks; Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Cordelia M. (Stayner) Sayler, Portland, Ore.; Thomas M. & Mary J. (Langlie) Seaworth, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Science Engineering Associates, Mansfield Center, Conn.; Philip J. Teigen, Greenwood Village, Colo.

annual giving Dacotah Circle ($5,000 +) Dr. Brad & Gayle Aafedt, Grand Forks; Acme Electric / Tool Crib, Grand Forks; Air Tahiti Nui, El Segundo, Calif.; Phillip & Michelle Amundson, Fargo; Robert Arusell, M.D. & Janelle Sanda, M.D., Fargo; Bauer Honey, Mentor, Minn.; Bellerud Transport / Great Clips / Johnson & Johnson Insurance / Dale Lian, Fargo; Ronald & Jacqueline Belschner, Sarasota, Fla.; Joan & Robert Bender, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Paul & Rita Brewer, Eden Prairie, Minn.; Brown Corporations, Grand Forks; Jerry & Nancy Bugliosi, Grand Forks; Judge Jim & Bev Carrigan, Boulder, Colo.; Choice Financial, Grand Forks; Jill & Steve

Cholewa, Madera, Calif.; Tom & Gayle Clifford, Grand Forks; J. Randal Cochrane, Maple Lake, Minn.; Community Contractors, Inc., Grand Forks; Construction Engineers, LTD, Grand Forks; Dakota Commercial & Development Co., Grand Forks; Dakota Sales Budweiser Company Inc. / Roger & Joan Kieffer and Randy & Kim Kieffer, Grand Forks; Denis J. & Josie Daly, St. Peter, Minn.; Devils Lake Athletic Club, Devils Lake, N.D.; E.J. Lander & Company, Grand Forks; Darcy & Mary Ehmann in memory of Laura Marie Ehmann, Omaha, Neb.; Joe “Buzz” & Bev Elliott, Omaha, Neb.; Armond & Nancy Erickson, Fargo; Fargo Jet Center, Inc., Fargo; Colin & LoriAnne Fennell, Grand Forks; Dr. Cal & Dodie Fercho, Grand Forks; First International Bank & Trust, Watford City, N.D.; Mark & Cindy Fliginger, Bismarck; Robert F. & Marian (dec.) Foley, Roseau, Minn.; Friends, LLP, Grand Forks; Hal & Kathy Gershman, Grand Forks; Gate City Bank, Grand Forks; Gaylen & Penny Ghylin, Minneapolis; Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks; Greenberg Enterprises, Grand Forks; Greenberg Realty, Grand Forks; Matt Greene, Grand Ledge, Mich.; Gary & Char Griffeth, Fargo; Dr. Edward J. & Kathleen Hagen Endowment established by American State Bank & Trust Co. of Williston, Williston, N.D.; Dr. Thomas & Carolyn Hamilton, Houston; Bob & Louise Harris, Seattle; Kenneth S. Helenbolt, M.D., Prescott, Ariz.; Mike & Lori Hendrickson, Denver; Richard & Lynn Hentges, Fargo; John & Kaye Hoffert, Omaha, Neb.; Joanne C. Hubbard in memory of Don V. Hubbard, Marietta, Ga.; Hugo’s, Grand Forks; Dr. Akey C.F. Hung in memory of Amy Hui-Mei Chen Hung, Bowie, Md.; Innova Industries Inc. / Dick & Lorna Young / Jeff & Cyndi Young, Fergus Falls, Minn.; JC Chumley’s, Inc., Moorhead, Minn.; Johnson Airspray, Argyle, Minn.; Rodger D. Johnson, Grand Forks; JLG Architects, Grand Forks; Kimberly R. Kelly, M.D., Fargo; James & Elizabeth Kertz, Fargo; Duane R. & Audrey F. Krohn, Las Vegas, Nev.; Dr. Charles & Adele Kupchella, Edensburg, Pa.; Dr. Robert & Charlene Kyle, Rochester, Minn.; Jeffrey T. Larson & Dorene K. Kainz, Hudson, Wis.; Michael J. Larson, Fargo; R. Douglas & Sally Larsen, Tucson, Ariz.; Rick & Lori Lee, Williston, N.D.; Dale & Paulette Lian, Fargo; Bill & Joan Leifur, Naples, Fla.; Lumber Mart, Inc., Grand Forks; Lunseth Plumbing & Heating Company / William O’Connell, Grand Forks; John & Eunice MacFarlane, Fergus Falls, Minn.; Jack G. Marcil,

Fargo; Dan & Mary Martinsen, Grand Forks; Sherri & John McDaniel, Excelsior, Minn.; John & Nancy McEnroe, Woodbury, Minn.; Midwest Coca Cola of Grand Forks, Grand Forks; Molstad Excavating, Inc., Grand Forks; Betty C. Monkman, Washington, D.C.; Kurt H. Mueller, Liberty, Mo.; Myra Foundation, Grand Forks; North Dakota Eye Clinic, Grand Forks; Jane S. Nelson, Billings, Mont.; David L. Norman, Fargo; Dr. Robert & Joyce Oatfield, Bismarck; Gil Olson, Bismarck; Tim & Becky O’Keefe, Grand Forks; Opp Construction / Greg Opp, Grand Forks; Greg & Susan Opp, Grand Forks; Curtis & Dorothy Orr, Bellevue, Wash.; Orthopaedic Associates of Fargo, Fargo; Otter Tail Corporation, Fargo; Otter Tail Power Company, Fergus, Falls, Minn.; Otto Bremer Foundation & Bremer, Grand Forks; Bob & Jeanine Peabody, East Grand Forks, Minn.; Richard J. Peters, Chanhassen, Minn.; PIEPIE LLC, Minot, N.D.; Dr. David & Valerie Rathbone, Grand Forks; Kenneth P. & LuAnn Regan, Fargo; Alvin Royse, Hillsborough, Calif.; Bill & Catherine Rueth, Orland Park, Ill.; Rydell Auto Center, Grand Forks; Wesley & Vivian Rydell, Grand Forks; Cordelia M. (Stayner) Sayler, Portland, Ore.; Dr. Frank & Cynthia Schulte, Houston; Science Engineering Associates, Inc., Mansfield Center, Conn.; John & Deborah Snustad, Grand Forks; Robert & Kristine Solberg, Houston; State Bank of Lakota, Lakota, N.D.; John D. & Jodi Stewart, Minot, N.D.; Duane & Mona Streyle, Leeds, N.D.; Keith & Jo Streyle, Leeds, N.D.; Madeline & Bill Sutherland, Austin, Texas; UND Physicians, Grand Forks; United Community Bank of North Dakota, Leeds, N.D.; US Bank Grand Forks, Grand Forks; Dr. David & Jane Uthus, Fargo; Jeff & Kim Vigen, Grand Forks; Wakefield Flight Services, Devils Lake, N.D.; Dwight D. Wendschlag, Kalispell, Mont.; Western Products, Inc., Fargo.

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There is a tribute to Clifford on the UND Alumni Association Web site, www.undalumni.org. There you can leave personal comments and stories about him, as well as read memories others have shared. The May issue of the Alumni Review will also include a tribute to Clifford’s life.

To submit a story or memory to be printed in the magazine e-mail alumnireview@undalumni.net or send submissions to: UND Alumni Association, Attn: Leanna Ihry, Editor, 3100 University Ave. Stop 8157, Grand Forks, ND 58202 All e-mails and letters must be postmarked no later than March 9, 2009.

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Thomas J. Clifford, UND President 1971-1992

The entire University of North Dakota alumni family is grieving the loss of one of our most beloved members and inspirational leaders. Thomas J. Clifford, ’42, ’48, HON ’00, president of UND from 1971-1992, passed away in his home on Feb. 4. Clifford was 87 years old. Clifford’s impact spans generations. As a student, faculty member and administrator, he touched the lives of countless individuals. He was a caring and compassionate man who took chances on students and inspired people to succeed. Serving as one of the University’s greatest presidents, the “Clifford Era” was a time of steadfast growth and success at UND. Clifford was a mentor, a confident leader, a savvy businessman, and a loyal and true friend to UND. “I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of my dear friend. His passing leaves a void that cannot be replaced at UND, the Red River Valley and the state of North Dakota.

Tom was a legendary leader, a dedicated alumnus, and, most importantly, a great friend to all associated with UND. No one in our illustrious 125 year history has positively impacted more lives in a variety of ways. He was our “renaissance man”, a war hero, a leader across several disciplines, an icon of a magnitude the state has never seen. We will miss him dearly,” said Tim O’Keefe, CEO of the UND Alumni Association and UND Foundation.

O’Keefe added, “My heart goes out to Tom’s wife, Gayle, and the entire Clifford family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time.”

Linda Pancratz, president of the UND Foundation board of directors said, “Tom’s leadership, vision and entrepreneurial spirit built a University that is now regarded as one of the finest institutions in our region with some of the finest programs in the country. Tom will always be a part of the spirit of UND. He was one of those special people who made a difference in our lives and contributed to the success of so many. For that, we will be eternally grateful.” 

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A Lasting Look Lake Tahoe and Palm Springs, move aside. Californian Donald Cameron’s retirement dreams are planted firmly on the tranquil shores of beautiful Lake Metigoshe.

After growing up in Fargo and attending UND, Cameron left the state in search of a career. He headed to California to begin his career as a manager trainee for a large financial services company and spent the majority of his career as a computer systems engineer and senior manager in the banking industry.

He often returned to North Dakota for visits, and thought his final trip to the state would be for his grandfather’s funeral in 1975. Following the service in Westhope, the town his grandfather helped found, his family drove to Lake Metigoshe for dinner and what he described as “one last look.” They were pleasantly surprised to see their former family lake cottage for sale, and arranged for his mother to purchase it the next day.

Since that time, he and his family have returned nearly every summer. Ten years ago, he purchased a second cabin close the original family lake home. His four daughters, two of whom are now married with families, still continue their summer tradition of visits to Lake Metigoshe.

Coming Home While boating several years ago, Cameron and his wife, Joan, noticed a for sale sign on one of the cabins. “I said that it would be a nice place to build a home,” he said. “I was shocked when she agreed.” Cameron retired last summer from his work as an information technology consultant, and construction recently began on their new lake home.

Eventually Cameron and his wife hope to live at the lake the majority of the year and purchase a smaller home in California to remain close to their family.

“My kids think it’s wonderful that we’re building,” he said. “They love it here.” The entire family enjoys time on the water and walking or biking the path around the lower part of the lake.

“Most of my friends in California think I am crazy for moving here, but they have never seen the beauty of this place,” he said. “Those who have come to visit have been truly amazed. One couple even inquired about buying the place next door.”

“You won’t find a better quality of life than in North Dakota.”

“My mother used to say North Dakota has four things that are in short supply elsewhere: clear air, fresh water, open spaces and, best of all, friendly people,” he said. “Almost everyone you meet would make a great neighbor.”

While in California, Cameron was often reminded of Midwestern values. “I hired a number of computer people from Minnesota, the Dakotas and Iowa and was always impressed with their skills and good, solid work ethic,” he said.

Whether he’s attending UND hockey games or walking down the streets of Bottineau, Cameron feels welcome.

The decision to build here was definitely the right one for the retiree and his family. “I thoroughly enjoy living here. You won’t find a better quality of life than in North Dakota.”

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foodies recipes Dietary/Lifestyle Steps to Achieve Optimal Health and Vigor 1. Choose high fiber, low glycemic index carbohydrates such as vegetables and fruits, whole grains, legumes.

5. Avoid highly processed foods and drinks, especially those containing sugar, high fructose corn syrup, white flour, or trans fats.

2. Eat a serving of lean protein or 6. Keep serving sizes modest. vegetable protein at all three meals. 7. Avoid being overweight or obese; 3. Consume nuts on a daily basis, maintain a waist circumference < about one handful. half of height in inches.

4. Each day, eat at least one salad of leafy greens dressed with virgin olive oil and vinegar.

8. Obtain 30 minutes or more of daily physical activity of at least moderate intensity.

9. Consider consuming one alcoholic drink before or with the evening meal (for those without a history of substance abuse).

Avoid alcohol entirely if intake cannot be limited to two drinks/day or less.

Submitted by James,

’78, ’80, and Joan O’Keefe

INGREDIENTS

∙ 1/2 lb. bacon slices ∙ 20 pearl onions, peeled or 1 large yellow onion, sliced ∙ 4 lbs. of chicken, cut into serving size pieces ∙ 6 garlic cloves, peeled ∙ salt and pepper to taste ∙ 2 c. chicken stock

∙ 2 c. red wine (pinot noir, burgundy or zinfandel) ∙ 2 bay leaves ∙ Several fresh thyme sprigs ∙ Several fresh parsley sprigs ∙ 1/2 lb. button mushrooms, sliced in half ∙ 2 Tbs. butter

coq au vin

Submitted by Krista Daniels, ’89, and Michael Beranek, ..’90

INGREDIENTS

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3 Tbs. olive oil ½ c. of onion finely diced onion 8 large carrots peeled and finely diced 4 medium celery sticks cleaned and finely diced ∙ 4 large garlic cloves minced

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4 – 3” fresh rosemary sprigs 2 bay leaves 3 c. chicken stock 2 - 15 oz. cans of great northern beans 3 Tbs. butter 4 – 4 oz. fresh salmon filets

Submitted by Julie Reihl, ’92

INGREDIENTS

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salmon with rustic bean ragout ✁

1 whole organic roasting chicken, 3-4 lbs.

1 yellow onion, sliced ½ in. thick A few springs of rosemary, thyme, or sage Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

simple roast chicken

SERVES 4 FOR DINNER

Submitted by Nathan Wold, ..’01

INGREDIENTS

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3 c. chicken stock, 1 lb. chicken 1 fresh bay leaf 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 2 chipotles in adobo, chopped, plus 2 Tbs. sauce ∙ 1 (28-oz) can crushed fire

✁ roasted tomatoes ∙ 1 can of black beans ∙ 2 c. of frozen corn ∙ 4 c. lightly crushed corn tortilla chips ∙ 2 c. shredded fresh smoked mozzarella or, 3/4 lb ∙ 1 lime, cut into wedges

Submitted by Bob Beach, ’85

INGREDIENTS

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12 oz. bacon 1.5 qt. chicken broth 3/4 c. flour 1 c. Budweiser 1/4 c. butter 1.5 lbs. shredded cheddar cheese

Submitted by Kayla Johnson, ’07

∙ 1/2 red onion, chopped ∙ Freshly chopped cilantro leaves, for garnish

tortilla soup ✁

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1/2 red pepper 1/2 green pepper 2 stalks celery 2 c. heavy cream (40%) 1/4 c. diced green onions

creamy beer cheese soup

DIRECTIONS 1. Cook bacon as you normally would. Save the bacon grease. Cut the bacon into 1 inch pieces and set aside.

2. Put bacon grease in a dutch oven. Add onions and chicken. Brown well. Halfway through the browning, add the garlic and

salt and pepper the chicken.

3. Add the chicken stock, wine, herbs. And then add back the bacon. Lower heat to simmer. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through. Remove the bay leaves, herb springs and garlic and discard.

4. Add mushrooms to the mix and turn the heat

to high. Boil quickly and reduce the liquid by 3/4. Lower the heat and stir in the butter.

Test for additional seasoning you may want.

enjoy!

✁ DIRECTIONS 1. In a large Dutch oven or a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat and sauté onions until soft about 3 minutes.

2. Add the carrots, celery, garlic, rosemary and bay leaves and sauté until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.

3. Add the beans and chicken stock. More

chicken stock may be needed, it should just barely cover vegetables and beans.

Cook over medium heat, uncovered until vegetables are tender about 45 minutes.

4. Remove rosemary sprigs and bay leaves and stir in butter. Remove from heat and let rest while salmon is cooking. The ragout may have a “soupy” consistency and that is just fine, because the liquid is very flavorful.

5. Broil salmon on low for about 15 minutes or until some pink remains in the middle. It may take longer, depending on the thickness of your salmon and how rare or well done you like it. Let salmon rest for 5 minutes.

6. Ladle ragout into bowls and place a salmon filet on top of the ragout, serve and enjoy!

5. Cover and place in refrigerator up to 24 hours ahead of time. (The extended refrigeration is an optional step. You can also move directly to the roasting.)

6. Place the onion slices on bottom of roasting pan and place chicken on top of onions, breast side down.

7. Fold wing tips under and tie legs together loosely with kitchen twine or unwaxed white

dental floss.

8. Roast for 20 minutes.

9. Flip by putting a long fork in the cavity and gently turning the bird so as not to tear the skin.

10. Continue to roast until knife inserted in thickest part of thigh produces clear juices, or thermometer registers 180˚ (about an hour, depending on size of bird).

2. In a second soup pot, heat olive oil. Then add onions and garlic and cook 5 minutes. Then add the chicken.

3. Stir in chipotles and tomatoes. Add the chicken stock (with chicken), simmer for 5 minutes, add the beans and corn. When it comes back to temperature, it’s ready.

4. Place a pile of crushed tortilla chips in the

bottom of each soup bowl. Cover liberally with smoked cheese then ladle the hot soup down over the top.

5. Serve with lime, raw onions and cilantro at table to finish the soup.

roux slowly, stirring briskly with a whip. If you don’t add the roux slowly or stir fast enough it may be lumpy. In this case you will have to strain it. Once your broth is thickened turn down the heat.

2. Add cheese, stirring until melted.

3. Dice vegetables into very fine pieces and add to soup.

4. Dice bacon and cook until crispy.

Add to soup.

5. Slowly add cream and beer one at a time, stirring as you go. Be careful not to add your cream or beer while they are cold or they will cause your soup to curdle.

6. Add diced green onion for garnish if you like.

If your soup is not as thick as you want you can add more roux or thicken it with corn starch and water.

✁ DIRECTIONS 1. Position rack in bottom third of oven and pre-heat to 425˚.

2. Rinse chicken and pat dry, inside and out.

A wet chicken will steam instead of roast.

3. Slip herb sprigs under the skin on top of the breast and place one inside the cavity.

4. Season with plenty of salt and pepper.

✁ DIRECTIONS note: Instead of Chipotle in adobo, you can use chipotle powder 1. In a pot, bring chicken stock to a simmer and add raw chicken, poach 6 to 7 minutes with a bay leaf.

best served hot!

✁ DIRECTIONS 1. Bring Chicken broth to a boil. While you are waiting for the chicken stock to boil you can make your roux (flour and butter to thicken). Melt the butter and add the flour until mixture is creamy, be sure to wait long enough so that the flour flavor has cooked out. When the broth comes to a boil add the