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Throughout this edition of Io Triumphe, we are celebrating Albion traditions, old and new. We start out with profiles of four of the newer additions to Albion’s faculty. These impressive young professors demonstrate convincingly that dynamic teaching and scholarship—hallmarks of our faculty for generations—continue at Albion today. Later in this issue, you’ll read about rituals from years past—everything from the Maypole dance to the tug o’ war to the senior class horn—and you’ll be introduced to newer traditions, including the Opening Convocation. We hope you’ll take the time to learn more about the legacies that are part of Albion’s rich history and about how Albion is evolving today.

They They profess profess with with aa passion passion Andrew Bishop By Jake Weber

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Marcy Sacks By Sarah Briggs

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Andrew Bishop is up late a couple of nights each week, playing his saxophone on the jazz music circuit that takes him to clubs and other venues anywhere between Toledo and Grand Rapids. He’s also a successful composer, who now turns down as many commissions as he accepts. Yet five mornings a week he’s up by 6:30 a.m., in order to be at his best in the classroom. And despite the fact that he teaches primarily in music history and theory—the two areas music majors love to hate—he was named New Teacher of the Year in 2002. Bishop happily sees himself in “the third category: Those who can, do—and teach.” Bishop began his teaching as a high school student, giving private saxophone lessons, yet never considered education as a long-term career goal. At one time the youngest Musicians’ Union member in Wichita, Kan., Bishop entered Wichita State University as a seasoned professional performer. In college he won several awards for composition, but also embarked on a promising performance career, touring during the summers with groups including the Temptations and the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra. “It wasn’t the life for me, to be out on the road for months out of the year,” says Bishop, who came to realize that the “creative agenda” he was developing in college, including composition and study, was more compelling than simply performing. “I loved playing all that music, but at the end of the day . . . you’re exhausted. You don’t feel like writing—although that didn’t stop Duke Ellington,” he muses. He knew he wanted to perform, but he also wanted to have a home base and continue as a serious composer. Now, 10 years later, he thinks he finally has figured out how to do it all. Currently starting his fifth year at Albion College, Bishop is teaching both music theory and music history classes, which can be perceived by students as both difficult and irrelevant. Bishop has been able to turn those attitudes around, often tapping some unexpected sources. In preparing for his music theory class, for example, Bishop unearthed some of Handel’s pedagogical notes for his 18th-century students. Noting that Handel had found a simple way to deal with a complex musical problem, Bishop successfully adapted the baroque composer’s method for use in his 21st-century class. “All of a sudden,” Bishop says, “we had sophomore students writing baroque fugues pretty

In tracing the progress of race relations in the United States, historian Marcy Sacks often must confront the ugly underside of American life. She deals with aspects of our society that are both difficult and painful to accept. “We’ve got to understand the legacy of racism,” she observes. “If we’re going to hold this nation up to its incredible promise, we have to acknowledge what we’ve done wrong and move on from it.” Sacks has nearly finished writing her first book which covers the African American community in New York City during the period 1880 to 1915 and focuses on “the day-to-day struggle” that black people had just to survive. While extensive research has been done on the American South during this period, few scholars have looked at the lives of black people in the North following the Civil War, she says. Sacks examines the conditions that have spawned the problems still troubling many of our largest cities today. Her book chronicles work, marriage and family life, and social and leisure time within the black community and the interactions of that community with the larger society. Because there is little material written by blacks themselves during the period, Sacks has turned to records from charitable organizations of the day, to police logs, and to the letters and diaries of elite whites to uncover the details of black people’s daily lives. What she has found are stories of poverty and its devastating effects: of intolerable living conditions, of mothers forced to put their children in orphanages because they were unable to feed or care for them, of families broken apart by illness and death. She also traces the change in attitude in Northern white society—from the stalwart support of emancipation during the Civil War to the blatant discrimination following the war that raised the barriers to any sort of social or economic advancement for black Americans. “Really explosive,” Sacks says, are the accounts of police violence against black citizens and the apparent broad acceptance for such actions. “The impunity with which they harassed black people is astonishing.” As she has studied their struggles, Sacks has come away impressed by African Americans’ ability to endure and even thrive in the face of such oppression. “The history of black people in America presents the best of the indomitable human spirit. Despite terrible obstacles, African Americans continue to hope for and expect a brighter future.”

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Sarianna Metso By Jake Weber

Religious studies

Religious studies professor Sarianna Metso knows 12 languages— and is fluent in four—so it’s no surprise that her research, at its essence, deals with making the words of one group of people accessible to another. For this communication to occur, however, Metso must cross not only huge linguistic boundaries, but also 2,000 years of misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Her research brings the modern Bible closer to its origins than it has ever been before and adds to our understanding of how the Bible was first preserved in written form. “This is a very exciting field,” says Metso, a member of the small worldwide academic community studying the more than 800 fragmentary manuscripts that comprise the Dead Sea Scrolls. One hundred forty of these manuscripts are biblical; others represent the literature of the religious community that inhabited Khirbet Qumran, the site near the Dead Sea where the scrolls were discovered. Metso is working mainly with the manuscripts of the Book of Leviticus, and she is part of a team of scholars currently compiling a critical

edition of the Hebrew Bible to be published by Oxford University Press. “This will be the first Bible created from the oldest manuscripts available,” she says. As a graduate student at the University of Helsinki in her native Finland, Metso wrote a master’s thesis contributing to the first Finnish translations of these ancient Hebrew texts. Then, in the early 1990s, as Metso was beginning her doctoral thesis, the Israeli government bowed to international pressure and opened access to the actual Dead Sea Scrolls to more scholars—including Metso.

Christopher Rohlman By Sarah Briggs

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Growing up, Christopher Rohlman was sure he wanted to become an architect. While he eventually set those plans aside in favor of a career in biochemistry, he now finds himself, years later, studying architecture of a different sort. His current research deals with the structure and function of a specialized RNA molecule that acts as a catalyst in gene expression in living organisms. Where others look at the complex twists and folds in these molecules and see only strings of chemical compounds, Rohlman finds something of considerable beauty. “There’s a real artistry to representing these types of structures,” he says. “I find it amazing how intricate and elegant they can be as the smaller portions create a greater whole.” Rohlman, who joined Albion’s chemistry faculty in 2001, says catalytic RNA was discovered just 22 years ago. “We’re pretty much on the ground floor of understanding how these RNA structures work,” he observes. Scientists are still deciphering the precise role of catalytic RNA in cell development and identifying what parts of these molecules contribute to specific functions. Through these studies, he says, we will gain a better understanding of “how we code for all of the complexity we have as humans.” This basic research

may ultimately suggest applications for these molecules in the development of new drug therapies. “We [first] want to know how these molecules work in nature . . . our research contributes to our understanding of that.” Filling in pieces of this puzzle has occupied much of Rohlman’s attention for the past eight years. In 1995-96, he spent a sabbatical year with Nobel laureate Thomas Cech, the discoverer of one of the first RNA catalysts and still one of the world’s pioneers in this area. The pace of research has only accelerated since then, Rohlman says. “It certainly is an active and exciting field.” Rohlman says he was also attracted to this particular research problem because he could include his undergraduate students in the work in meaningful ways. Since arriving at Albion, he has had four student assistants funded by the College’s Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, and his research group regularly consists of six to eight students. Each student has his or her own project that contributes new insights to the larger questions Rohlman is addressing. “I try to help them learn what the research process is all about,” he says. During the summer months, that often means working 40-60 hours a week in the lab. Chemical reactions don’t follow an eight-hour work day, he notes.

As a result, Metso became one of the first people in nearly 2,000 years to examine part of these manuscripts, an experience she likens to the opening of King Tut’s tomb. “You’re transported 2,000 years back and what you encounter there is a living community with their problems and debates,” she says. “The writings

The student researchers are much more than extra hands at the lab bench. Rohlman says that, with the instrumentation available in the new Dow Analytical Science Laboratory, he can expect his students to perform on a par with graduate-level researchers. He and his students meet regularly as a team to assess their progress, and he says the students often suggest new directions for the research. “They’re not just following someone else’s road map for what questions they should ask.” He and two of his students, Michael Marvin and Erin Toth, presented a poster on their recent findings at the 2003 national meeting of the American Chemical Society, and he thinks it’s likely their results will be published in a national journal. “I really like working with undergraduates—our collaboration in the lab is a key aspect of why I chose a career in liberal arts education,” he says. Whether they’re headed for a career as a professional chemist or a medical researcher, Rohlman says it is crucial to help students feel confident as members of the research community. To make biochemistry accessible even to first-year students, Rohlman this fall is teaching a freshman seminar, “The Machinery of Life,” that explores the biomolecular structures of living systems but also larger issues, including the impact of biotechnology on human society. Rohlman’s membership in Project Kaleidoscope, a national organization promoting new directions in science teaching, has prompted him to incorporate in his courses questions that span a wide range of fields. “I’ve always valued the interdisciplinary approach in and out of the sciences,” he says. His teaching style has also evolved.

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Sarianna Metso is among the select few scholars who have been given access to the original manuscripts comprising the Dead Sea Scrolls. By drawing examples from her research, she can show her religious studies classes the challenges biblical scholars face in interpreting ancient texts.

really provide us with authentic historic material, contemporary with Jesus of Nazareth and the early Christian church, and the early stages of rabbinic Judaism.” “Until the early 1990s, only 10 scholars worldwide were granted access to the material,” Metso explains. “The archives are just huge, tens of thousands of fragments. It’s a massive amount of work to fully catalog and study.” Metso recently presented the results of her continuing research at meetings on biblical literature and archaeology in Berlin and Toronto, and she also was a featured lecturer during the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition in Grand Rapids last spring. Now she is finishing a book to be published by Sheffield Academic Press, in addition to her contribution to the Oxford Hebrew Bible project. While Metso’s enthusiasm about her field is obvious, it doesn’t fully explain why her World Religions, Old Testament and New Testament classes are so popular among students, or how a teacher from one of the smallest departments on campus managed to

be recognized as New Teacher of the Year two years ago. Given the secular pressures of the 21st century, why are students choosing her classes? And what are they getting out of them? “The early 20s is the time, usually, in young people’s lives when they try to figure out who they are, what their values are,” explains Metso. This desire for self-realization, Metso believes, is universal, affecting students with no religious background as well as students with strong roots in religious tradition. The students in Metso’s classes generally fall along this wide spectrum, but, she says, previous familiarity (or lack thereof) with the Bible has little bearing on what the students actually learn in class. “Religious studies is looking at religion as a sympathetic observer, not as an insider,” Metso stresses. “A lot of times students in Bible classes are quite active in their religious communities and quite often know a lot. But their knowledge is that of an insider, not an observer.” In adopting an analytical approach to religious study, students suddenly encounter a whole new set of questions about their beliefs. The process can be challenging and unsettling at first, Metso says, but its value soon becomes apparent. “These students tell me, ‘I learned a new way of thinking about my own tradition and about Christianity.’” Metso combines her roles as an ancient-text scholar and as a college professor to provide her students with a distinctive approach to religious study. Although they can’t read the Hebrew, Metso leads her students

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through physical examinations of photos of the Qumran manuscripts, many of which she has taken herself. “Students can learn to recognize the work of a second scribe writing over an original manuscript,” she explains. Students also use four simulated manuscripts maintained on the World Wide Web to experience firsthand the problems biblical scholars encounter when they attempt to determine the origins of ancient texts. Beyond teaching students how to be astute observers and critical readers, the field of religious studies can also be a means for helping them confront difficult issues with an open mind, according to Metso. “My students learn to talk about religion in a language that’s neutral, so students from different backgrounds feel safe to openly discuss their and others’ traditions,” she says. “There’s nothing wrong with having your own perspective, but it’s important to be aware of it. Once we know from what standpoint we are arguing, it becomes a whole lot easier to start analyzing the arguments. Sometimes discussions can be heated, but usually they are respectful. We can argue and still be friends.” Before coming to Albion, Metso taught at Trinity Western University in Canada and the University of Helsinki. “I have discovered how rewarding it is to work with students. It’s so fulfilling when you can share your own knowledge and enthusiasm and love of the subject.”

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Noting that our understanding of scientific facts may change over time as new information becomes available, biochemist Christopher Rohlman says that a key strategy in his teaching is “to present how we know what we know . . . [to show] science as an experimental process.”

“Biochemistry can be a presentation of a set of facts,” he says. “While there are some facts in biochemistry that will be true long after I’m no longer teaching, the way we understand those facts is [constantly] changing. Year in and year out, there are things in my courses that I have to change because the way I taught them before is no longer correct or

complete. So I try to present how we know what we know . . . [to show] science as an experimental process.” With a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Rohlman came to Albion after spending 10 years on the chemistry faculty at Pomona College in southern California. The move brought him back to his home

state and also made it easier to connect with the substantial number of Midwestern researchers who are involved in work similar to his own. He was also “impressed by the way the science and math faculty worked together here. I’d say Albion faculty are unique in the way they collaborate.” And, he says, that sense of engagement is evident in the student body as well. “Albion students are willing to take on challenges and push themselves. . . . They are very good academically, but they also see the broader picture. They participate fully in the campus community.” In the relatively young science of biochemistry, Rohlman says, researchers are constantly reminded of how little they know now compared to how much there is still to discover. That’s not unlike the situation that liberal arts graduates face. “A liberal arts education is not supposed to be career-specific. Rather, it opens doors for you that you may not even appreciate at the time.” Ultimately, the value of a college education, he says, is in preparing students to deal with and respond to what they don’t yet know. To learn more about Christopher Rohlman’s research, go to: www.albion.edu/chemistry/biochem/rohlman/ rohlman_lab.html

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Marcy Sacks (continued from p. 3) She admits she occasionally encounters resistance from those who believe we should shut the door on this part of our past. The story needs to be told, she counters. “It’s imperative that we look to the roots of the challenges that black people still face.” To bring this idea home to her students, Sacks regularly introduces material from her research in the American history courses she teaches at Albion. Whenever possible, she tries to get beyond the dates and facts and uses personal narratives, photographs, political cartoons, songs and other artifacts to give “a sense of life at the time.” She has her students debate divisive social and political issues through role-playing and look critically at how history has sometimes been rewritten to ignore the contributions of blacks and other minorities. “I try to have them engaged as often as I can in figuring things out for themselves,” Sacks says. And together they strive to “understand what it all means.” Having attended Cornell as an undergraduate and the University of California, Berkeley for her Ph.D., she notes she didn’t always teach this way. In her previous faculty post at Hamilton College, she remembers walking into her first class there, armed with 75 minutes’ worth of lecture notes, only to find that there were just four students enrolled instead of the dozens she had expected. She instantly adapted her approach.

“I discovered how wonderful it is to get to know students, to have the flexibility to be creative in the classroom, to share the learning process with students.” Since arriving at Albion in 1999, Sacks has also served as associate director of the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service for three years, and, for the past four years, she has co-directed Operation Bentley, Albion’s weeklong government-simulation program for high school students. In addition, she advises the Jewish student group on campus, which recently became affiliated with the international organization, Hillel. Sacks helps organize Jewish holiday celebrations to share with the entire campus community, and she often invites students to her home for a traditional Sabbath dinner. She appreciates the “deep spiritual core” she has found at Albion among students of all faiths. Sacks says her Jewish upbringing helped give rise to her scholarly interest in African American history. She finds parallels in both groups’ need to combat injustice. “I see these as very comparable experiences.” Thanks to her marriage to Costa Rican Rodolfo Zuniga, Sacks’ life is also infused with Latin American culture, and Spanish is their primary language at home. Their two children are not only bilingual, she says, but bicultural since they spend most of their summer with her husband’s family in Costa Rica.

Historian Marcy Sacks regularly introduces material from her research—personal narratives, photographs, political cartoons, songs and other artifacts—in her courses on African American history. It’s important, she says, to get beyond the dates and facts and give “a sense of life at the time.” “It’s so important to me to have both of these parts of my life—the personal and the professional— thrive. . . . Watching my kids grow up helps impassion me about my teaching.” Sacks will count herself successful, she says, if she can open her students’ minds and encourage them to strive for a more inclusive society. “My goal as a scholar and a teacher is to change the world for the better.” Research that Marcy Sacks and her students conducted on Albion’s first black graduate, James Welton, 1904, led the College to name the Black Student Alliance house on campus in his honor. To learn more, go to: http://www.albion.edu/alumni/io/Fall02/Fall02.asp.

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Andrew Bishop (continued from p. 3) quickly, and that composition technique [has] influenced [my writing] too.” Bishop also asks students to analyze the music in their lives, such as movie scores, and look for concepts they’re learning in class. And, as a working composer, he brings real-life examples of the theories they study. “Often I’ll say, ‘Last night or this morning I solved this composition problem,’ and it directly relates to this thing that we’re talking about,” he explains. “I try to make it fun and interesting.” Although he describes himself as a “music geek,” he is far from defined by that label. Bishop has developed and taught an interdisciplinary first-year seminar on Caribbean music and culture for Albion’s First-Year Experience program, and relished the opportunity to read and discuss Caribbean literature and cultural issues with his students. This year, he is also teaching an Honors Institute “Great Issues” seminar on fine arts, which he has focused on music and architecture. “Composition and architecture are very similar,” he explains. Both fields, he continues, are centered around structural concepts that have developed over many centuries, and both have modern movements that have defied the old ways of thinking. Here again, Bishop is learning from his teaching. “These students help me understand as much about different perspectives as anybody I met in graduate school,” he says of his honors students, many of whom have little or no musical background. It’s not uncommon, he says, for a student to make an observation about music that would never have occurred to a musician. “That’s an incredible perspective that leads to greater understanding for all of us.”

While still an undergraduate, Bishop won numerous awards for composition and solo performance, and was a member of a jazz group that won the National Collegiate Jazz Combo Competition his senior year. He went on to earn a doctorate in music composition at the University of Michigan, and now he works steadily as a composer, writing for percussion, wind, jazz and orchestral ensembles, including the Ann Arbor Edgefest, the Toledo Jazz Orchestra, the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Abilene Christian University’s Wind and Jazz Ensembles, the University of Michigan Theater Department, and percussionists based in New York and Los Angeles. In 2000, Bishop received ASCAP’s Morton Gould Young Composer Award, one of the industry’s most prestigious recognitions. “I do compose every day . . . 30 minutes a day is better than eight hours on weekends,” says Bishop, who often gets up early in order to compose before heading to campus. “[Composing] gets my brain working, plus I think about those materials all day.” One of the main differences between Bishop and his colleagues at larger institutions is that he is not “grooming” many of his students for careers in professional performance, a fact that doesn’t bother him at all. “I brag to my colleagues at other institutions, ‘One of my top music history students is going to do a Ph.D. in chemistry!’” he laughs. “It’s amazing to think about this person who loved music so much that she wanted to continue to be a part of it, yet she knew she wasn’t destined for a career in music.”

Music professor Andrew Bishop’s teaching took on a Latin beat in an interdisciplinary first-year seminar he developed on Caribbean music and culture. He says he draws inspiration from diverse sources for both his teaching and his composing. He likes the stimulation of working with faculty colleagues in different fields too. “Music departments at other institutions are often so isolated, and it’s exciting for me to be with great people from other departments.” “Albion is a teaching environment that is supportive of just about anything I want to do,” he concludes. “I taught for a year at another institution, and it was a lot more proscribed about what and how to teach. Here [they will say], ‘This subject needs to be taught—come up with creative ways to teach it.’ And to develop new courses, wow! These opportunities have been really exciting.”

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The annual tug o’ war between the freshman and sophomore classes attracted a huge crowd in 1911 (pictured). The freshmen in 1909 crowed about their triumph over their rivals in this poster (below). The tug o’ war began in 1907-08 and continued for many decades.

Traditions and treasures Through the accompanying photographs, you can walk the pathways of Albion’s campus at the turn of the 19th century and enjoy the traditions— and the student humor—of another era. Many of these traditions, like the annual Maypole celebration, are only memories, but others, like colorful performances by the College marching band, continue to the present day. (continued on next page)

(Right) Albion College’s women students took “another great step forward in the ubiquitous feminist movement” (Pleiad, 5/30/1919), when in May of 1919, 200 of them donned their kimonos and boudoir caps and marched to the Censor Theater in downtown Albion to see a movie. This photo from the 1920 party shows them in full costume. Acknowledgment: Jennifer Thomas, Marilyn Crandell Schleg Archivist, Albion College

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In 1877 the twelve members of Albion College’s senior class launched the senior class horn tradition. The large tin megaphone, seven feet long and painted with Albion’s school colors, was passed on to the Class of 1878 with a warning never to let an underclassman handle the horn. In 1896, the senior class surrendered its rights to the horn and presented it to the Albion College Oratorical Association. Presumably this is the group pictured with the horn in this photo (c.1912). The horn was refurbished in 2000 and was dedicated, along with a new showcase and plaque, in 2003 as the senior class gift. The class horn tradition now continues as it is sounded by graduating seniors prior to the student speaker at commencement.

“Picnic” attire has changed a bit since this photo was taken in 1910 of a Sigma Chi outing. The Sigma Chi chapter was founded at Albion in 1886, 10 years after Delta Tau Delta became the College’s first Greek-letter society.

Coeds (c.1910) celebrated May Day with the annual “winding of the Maypole” on the Quad.

Albion’s first sorority, Delta Gamma, founded on campus in 1883, hosted this costume party in 1911, under the watchful eye of at least two faculty chaperones.

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In 1921, the College band performed in concert and marched during ceremonial occasions, including the inauguration of President John Laird in October of that year. Their uniforms consisted of a cape, “blue-gray in color, ornamented with purple and gold on the collar and cuffs,” and a fez-style cap in purple with a gold tassel.

Theatre patrons must have had difficulty keeping a straight face when this chorus of “Theban Elders” appeared on stage during the College’s first performance of a Greek play in 1893. Theatrical presentations, often sponsored by student groups, were frequent entertainment during this period.

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Duke’s ‘Coach K’ headlines Opening Convocation as Stoffer Lecturer “Be a part of something bigger than yourself” was the message that Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski drove home during his presentation as Albion’s 2003 William K. Stoffer Lecturer. Speaking during the College’s Opening Convocation Aug. 28, he shared with his audience of 3,000 students, faculty, alumni, parents and townspeople the philosophy that has helped his teams win three national titles. Start by surrounding yourself with good people, he told the students. “You’re really a product of the choices you make,” he said. “Choice, not chance, determines destiny. It’s not just a matter of choosing what courses you’re going to take, but primarily it’s what people you’re going to associate with. I encourage you to keep interacting and . . . get involved. [That’s] the best thing you can do to become better.”

Take risks—and learn from your failures as well as your successes, he continued. “You have to have the courage to try new things. What going to a school like this is all about—and this is truly ‘Liberal Arts at Work’—is changing limits. You didn’t come here to be the same.” ‘Coach K’ illustrated these and other life lessons with stories about key players and contests from his 23 years as the Blue Devils’ head coach and often punctuated his remarks with humor at his own expense. D. TRUMPIE PHOTOS

(Right) During the 2003 William K. Stoffer Lecture at Albion’s Opening Convocation, Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski shared some of the strategies that have made him one of the nation’s most successful coaches. He emphasized to the students in the audience that they should surround themselves with good people. “You have a choice of . . . what teams you’re on,” he said. “Why not be on good teams?”

(Above) Faculty members Emmanuel Yewah (French) and Craig Bieler (chemistry) were honored as the latest recipients of endowed professorships during the convocation.

Krzyzewski received an honorary doctorate during the convocation ceremonies. Recognized by both Time magazine and CNN as “America’s Best Coach” in 2001, an honor encompassing all sports and levels of play, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame the same year. His Duke teams have competed in 18 NCAA tournaments and nine Final Four rounds. He also supports many philanthropic activities in the Durham community and was the first recipient of Verizon’s Literacy Champion Award. Widely known as a motivational speaker, Krzyzewski is the author of the best-selling book, Leading With the Heart: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life. During a question-and-answer session prior to the convocation, he talked with students from Albion’s Carl A. Gerstacker Liberal Arts Institute for Professional Management about the experiences detailed in his book. The Gerstacker Institute co-sponsored Krzyzewski’s visit to campus. The William K. Stoffer Lecture will now be an annual feature of the Opening Convocation, as a result of a gift from trustee Bill Stoffer, ’74, CEO of Albion Machine and Tool Co. Stoffer recently established a $1.5million endowment for the lecture series after

the successful fulfillment of a challenge he issued to the College’s alumni to increase their participation in annual giving. As of the close of the 2002-03 fiscal year June 30, the alumni giving rate stood at 51.6 percent, surpassing the 50 percent participation goal that had been set. Albion now ranks first in the state of Michigan and 16th in the nation for alumni participation in giving. In recognition of his service to the College and his leadership within the Greater Albion community, Stoffer was awarded the Briton Medallion at the convocation. In presenting the medallion, Mitchell praised Stoffer’s efforts “in enhancing the quality and reputation of Albion College.” Stoffer is the fifth recipient of the award. Stoffer said his goal in making his gift was to create a world-class speakers’ program. “I am especially pleased,” he said, “that this lecture series will continue to bring both the campus and community together to focus on issues of the day and beyond.” Recipients of two endowed professorships were also announced during the Opening Convocation. Emmanuel Yewah, professor of foreign languages, was named to the Howard L. McGregor, Jr., Professorship in the Humanities, and Craig Bieler, associate professor of chemistry, to the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Trustees’ Professorship in the Sciences. Bieler is the first recipient of the Dow Professorship. Albion’s 13 endowed professorships have been created through gifts from alumni and other donors to recognize and support distinguished teaching and research.

(Above) During the convocation, President Peter Mitchell presented trustee Bill Stoffer, ’74, with the Briton Medallion for “extraordinary service . . . in enhancing the quality and reputation of Albion College.” Stoffer recently created a $1.5-million endowment for the lecture series that bears his name.

Royal Ward (left), vice president for academic affairs, moderated a student question-and-answer session prior to the convocation. Coach Krzyzewski talked about the people and experiences that have been most influential in his life. While on campus, ‘Coach K’ met with members of the Briton men’s and women’s basketball teams, including junior Travis DePree and men’s head coach Mike Turner, ’69.

Senior Nicole Wade was among the more than 3,000 students, faculty, alumni, parents and townspeople on hand for this year’s convocation, held on the Quadrangle.

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Enrollment hits 21-year high By Morris Arvoy As the fall semester opened, Albion College posted its highest enrollment in 21 years and its second largest first-year class in a decade. With 487 freshmen and 37 transfer students, as well as increased retention of upperclassmen, Albion’s total enrollment has reached 1,732 students. The newcomers hail from 19 states across the country, including all of the Great Lakes states, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. Eight foreign countries are represented among incoming international students, including France, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Slovakia, South Korea and Spain. The number of alumni legacy students in the first-year class grew to 62 this year, up from 34 two years ago. “What pleases me most about this entering class is not its size, but its spirit,” said President Peter Mitchell. “Certainly, these are bright and talented students, but they also are vibrant and socially concerned young men and

women—individuals who will carry on the traditions that epitomize the liberal arts in general and Albion College in particular.” Several factors contributed to Albion’s success in student recruitment this year, according to David Hawsey, vice president for enrollment. “Students in Michigan know they don’t have to go far to attend one of the top, private liberal arts colleges in the country,” explained Hawsey. “And while Albion has traditionally recruited most of the incoming class from Michigan, we have seen a growth in students coming from other states who value our preprofessional institutes, the availability of scholarships, and our placement rates at America’s top graduate schools.” Hawsey also cited Albion’s four-year graduation rate, which tops the rate at all of Michigan’s public universities. Recent data from the public university system shows that the average graduation rate at those institutions exceeds five years. “Many families initially believe the lower cost of Michigan’s excellent public university system outweighs the benefits of an Albion education,” he said. “However, we have clearly demonstrated that the availability of classes, close faculty mentoring and advising, and our commitment to smaller class sizes equates to students graduating in four years.”

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Faculty/staff appointments announced Faculty The following individuals have joined Albion as tenure-track faculty this fall. ■ Trisha Franzen, associate professor of gender and women’s studies. Formerly director of Albion’s Anna Howard Shaw Center for Women’s Studies and Programs, Franzen has left that position after 11 years to join the faculty. She is the first to hold this appointment in gender and women’s studies. Franzen has also taught at Colby College, the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque, and SUNY Buffalo. She holds a master’s degree in educational foundations and a doctorate in American studies from the University of New Mexico. ■ Roop Jayaraman, assistant professor of physical education. Jayaraman came to Albion College in 2002, to teach sports medicine and physiology. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Michigan Technological University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in exercise physiology from Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, Jayaraman also taught human anatomy, exercise physiology, and weight training. ■ Samuel McIlhagga, assistant professor of music. McIlhagga has served as director of

Alumni gifts support athletic field improvements By Bobby Lee The months of May, June and July are usually a quiet time at Alumni Field. Without traffic from Albion College’s varsity, club or intramural teams, the 16-acre area on the southeast corner of campus is generally left alone except for action generated by summer sports campers. But the summer of 2003 was a different time at Alumni Field as the peace was interrupted by the sight and sound of machinery. Under the direction of Albion College grounds supervisor Mark Frever, crews worked on the renovation of the soccer competition field, the installation of an underground irrigation system for the entire area, and drainage improvements for Morley Fraser Field, the site inside Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium used for football in the fall and javelin competition in the spring. The latter improvements were made possible in part by alumni donations which led to the naming of the field in honor of the legendary Briton football coach. “The recent renovations to Albion’s athletic fields are improvements to what were already top-notch facilities,” said Troy Van Aken, Albion’s executive assistant to the president for athletics. “These changes will significantly help with recruiting the next generation of student-athletes to carry on the longstanding Briton tradition of quality athletic programs. The coaches and players are very appreciative of the support provided to make these renovations possible.” Located behind the Dow Recreation and Wellness Center, Alumni Field includes Dempsey Field (softball), Joranko Field (baseball), the competition soccer field, practice fields for the soccer and football teams and the British Eighth marching band, and a field for intramural activities.

Interest in Albion’s soccer programs has exploded in recent years. The women’s team, the three-time MIAA champion under coach Lisa Roschek, established a junior varsity squad this fall which gives 16 student-athletes (12 of those being first-year students) an opportunity to participate, along with the 19 women on the varsity roster. The men’s team, which has shown steady improvement in Jerry Block’s three-year tenure as head coach, had more than 30 student-athletes compete in August for positions on the final 21-man roster. With the programs on a solid competitive foundation, David, ’70, and Kate Johnson made a significant gift toward improving the soccer field. David Johnson was selected as the most improved player of the 1969 men’s soccer team that posted an 8-3 record and has since been enshrined in Albion’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 1969 men’s soccer squad has a history of supporting the current program, raising funds for the field’s current scoreboard which was erected during the Briton Athletic Drive. The Johnsons also honored two of their daughters, Stephanie Johnson Fleming, ’97, and Andrea Johnson, ’00, in making the gift. Andrea was a letter winner in the Briton women’s soccer program. The Johnsons’ support allowed Frever to come up with a plan that would ease the wear and tear on the soccer field turf. Expanding the amount of area around the field has provided options for moving the playing area with field paint. The old soccer competition field was built up like a platform, and there was a sharp drop just past the touch line on the east end of the field. Using laser leveling, the grade on the field was reduced to less than one percent. Now with more land available, Frever’s grounds crews can lay out the field in different positions during the season.

“I proposed if we were to gain the unused ground to the east (a 60-foot path), we would be able to move the soccer field with paint,” Frever said. “Now we will have two solid field positions to the east and west, and one to the south.” During the excavation and leveling process, crews found some interesting artifacts including an old softball mound and home plate. The renovated field was built on top of a subsurface that features five to eight inches of a mixture of sand and gravel and six inches of top soil. While the excavation of the soccer field gained most of the attention, the installation of an underground irrigation system and what Frever calls the “deep soil massage” at Morley Fraser Field were other important improvements. The soil massage at Fraser Field was done in hopes of assisting the drainage process. Frever described the field as “a sponge sitting on top of a plate.” With the water table from the nearby river in the profile, precipitation had no place to run off and the field held water. A new system of sand-filled plugs now helps draw water down from the playing surface and drain it away. For pictures of the renovation of the soccer competition field, please log on to http:// www.albion.edu/facops/ Soccerrenovation%20pictures.htm.

Coverage of the fall sports season will be included in the winter edition of Io Triumphe.

bands at Grand Valley State University, Sinclair Community College (Ohio) and Sparta High School. He has taught music and music education at those institutions, as well as at the University of Minnesota. McIlhagga holds degrees in music and music education from Grand Valley State University and Northwestern University and is finishing a doctorate in music education from the University of Minnesota. ■ Helena Mesa, assistant professor of English. As an instructor, Mesa has spent the last several years teaching composition, creative writing, poetry and drama to students from middle school to college, as well as community scholars. As a poet, she has had her work published in several journals and has served as a reader for the Gulf Coast Review. Mesa is a graduate of Indiana University, and holds an M.F.A. from the University of Maryland and a doctorate in creative writing and literature from the University of Houston. ■ Robert Swieringa, assistant professor of speech communication. Swieringa joined the Albion College faculty in 2000, and teaches communication theory and a survey of world cinema. In addition, he has developed firstyear seminars on animation and communication/socialization. Swieringa has had additional teaching experience at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, from which he earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. ■ Daniel Walker, assistant professor of theatre. Walker has been associated with numerous Michigan arts groups, including the Performance Network of Ann Arbor, for which he served as artistic director for five years, as well as the Purple Rose Theatre Company and the Ann Arbor Ballet. The Ann Arbor News named him “best director” of a comedy show in 2001 and 2000. Walker has taught theatre classes at Trinity University, Rhode Island College, the University of Indianapolis and Jackson Community College. He holds a degree in history from Washington University and an M.F.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Staff These staff appointments were announced as the fall semester began. ■ Mae Ola Dunklin, director of the Fritz Shurmur Education Institute. Dunklin spent 17 years as a teacher and principal in the Albion Public Schools before joining Albion College in 2002 as a student teacher supervisor. Named director of the Shurmur Institute this summer, she will help develop research and enrichment programs related to current issues and trends in K-12 education. Dunklin is a graduate of Grambling State University and holds a master’s degree in education from Western Michigan University. ■ Daniel McQuown, college chaplain. McQuown has spent the past eight years working as a chaplain in health care settings, including the Queen’s Medical Center of Honolulu, United Methodist Elder Care in East Providence, R.I., Interfaith Health Care Ministries at Brown University School of Medicine, and most recently at Children’s Hospital of San Diego. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, McQuown is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Princeton Theological Seminary.

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Class notes deadline The deadline for class notes appearing in this issue of Io Triumphe was July 31, 2003. Notes received after that date will appear in the next issue.

Class news 40-49 Bob Bemer, ’40, was presented with the IEEE Computer Society’s “Computer Pioneer” Award in Vancouver, BC, in May. This is widely regarded as the society’s most prestigious award. Bob began his career in computer programming in 1949, and while working at RAND Corp., Lockheed, IBM, Univac, General Electric and Honeywell, he was a leader in the development of programming language standards. He is considered the “father of ASCII.” In 1995, Bob received the Albion College Distinguished Alumni Award. He was interviewed for several television programs and national newspaper and magazine articles for his work with the Year 2000 computer problem. Bob is the author of more than 115 articles in technical journals. He lives in Graford, TX.

Robert Lynn, ’43, lives in Dawsonville, GA. His wife, Volmire Reeves Lynn, passed away in January. They were married for more than 50 years.

50-59 Margaret Seabury, ’58, has taught art in international schools in Moscow (1985-88) and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1989-1991). In 1995, she went to South Korea, where she taught English at several higher education institutions. In 2001, she taught art at the NATO base school in Keflavik, Iceland. She continues to study painting and drawing as well as learn about the local culture in the places where she lives when overseas. Margaret lives in Gasport, NY.

60-64 Victor Cherubim, ’61, is a retired shipbroker and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers in London. He was given the Freedom of the City and sworn in the Guildhall, as a Freeman of the City of London in May. The Freedom of the City is an ancient tradition, the usual entry to trade and craft guilds. Today the men and women so honored promote their trades and also devote time and money to charitable and educational foundations. Victor attended Albion during 1957-58 as an undergraduate on a Smith Mundt International

Educational Exchange scholarship of the U.S. Department of State. Sue Amstutz Heigele, ’61, recently retired after teaching high school English for 42 years. She and her husband, Richard, divide their time between Duncanville, TX, and Ludington, MI, where they have a summer home. She can be reached by email at: wearpurple03@yahoo.com.

Homecoming news and notes The winter 2003-04 edition of Io Triumphe will cover Homecoming and the reunions for classes ending in “3” and “8.” Reunion class notes will also appear in that issue.

65-69 Dallas Andersen Brauninger, ’65, has accepted a call to a co-pastorate with her husband at the Burwell (NE) United Church of Christ. This comes after a 12year pause in parish ministry, during which she authored 15 worship resource books. She lives in Burwell. Dan Hinchliffe, ’66, was named Accounting Professor of the Year by the students at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. David Neilson, ’66, has been appointed commissioner of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), after serving as interim commissioner for the past year. Dave spent his professional career as an executive in the automotive parts industry. He retired in 2001 from Intermet Corp. of Troy, as executive vice president. He still serves as vice president and executive consultant for the Compass Group, a management consulting company in Birmingham. Dave and his wife, Karen, reside in Royal Oak. They have four children and four grandchildren.

C. Thomas Wilson, ’51, is still doing his radio show, “Somewhere in Time.” Alison Harris, ’04, also works with him on the broadcasts from WDTR-FM (90.9) in Detroit. The “Somewhere in Time” show lineup consists of three varieties of nostalgic music: Big Band, theatre pipe organ and ballroom “swing.” Though Alison is “on leave” this semester while she is studying offcampus in Africa, she will continue to host the “Make Believe Ballroom” shows when she returns home.

Margery Taber Schleicher, ’66, has been appointed by Bishop Linda Lee as pastor of First United Methodist Church in St. Johns. She lives in St. Johns. Kalmin Smith, ’66, recently received the Calumet High School 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award. The award was presented by the Calumet High School-Sacred Heart High School Reunion Association as part of their reunion ceremonies. Kalmin received the award for his contributions in the field of government and education, as well as for his work as a volunteer. He serves on the City Council in Grand Ledge. He and his wife, Marsha Cobb Smith, ’67, live in Grand Ledge.

On March 11, 2003, former President Gerald Ford and his wife, Betty, were honored by the Jonathan Club, a 108-year-old organization, in Los Angeles, CA. The Fords were presented with the prestigious Reagan Distinguished American Award. As a part of the ceremonies, Wendell Will, ’50, an honorary trustee at Albion, presented President Ford with a letter from President Peter Mitchell, ’67, thanking him for his support of Albion College and bringing him up to date on the College’s Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service. The former president expressed his high regard for Albion College and its status as one of the foremost liberal arts colleges in the nation. Past recipients of the Reagan Award include former Secretary of State George Schultz, Sen. Elizabeth Dole and the Rev. Billy Graham, as well as former President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy.

“Dinghy” Spalding Sharp, ’50, planned a luncheon reunion in March at Green Valley Country Club in Green Valley, AZ. Attending the reunion in addition to Dinghy (center) were (from left) Beverly Bickel Jacobs, ’50, Mary Northrup Siebert, ’52, Fran Young Wilson, ’51, and Ann Reed Simpson, ’51.

Barry Brown, ’68, retired from the federal government (U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission) in February. He lives in Woodbridge, VA.

Carolyn Alcorn Thomas, ’55, Nancy Lane Grant, ’55, and Carol Ransom Pierce, ’55, gathered in February at Carol’s winter home in San Carlos, Mexico.

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Albion College welcomed 39 new students (listed below) who are the children of Briton alumni. Among those is Emily Ralph, who represents the fifth generation in her family to attend, stretching back to her great-greatgrandfather, Henry Penzotti, 1904, her great-grandparents, Stanley, ’30, and Louise Shumaker Penzotti, ’32, and her grandmother, Sally Penzotti Boeschenstein, ’60. Nicholas Armstrong Mark, ’75, and Susan DeWitt Armstong, ’75 Andrew Arter Timothy, ’73, and Cheryl Arter Chase Bacon Eric, ’79, and Claudia Sweringen Bacon, ’80 Lindsay Barazsu Lawrence and Patricia Carlson Barazsu, ’69 Amy Baselle John, ’71, and Deborah Baselle Jane Berry David, ’70, and Janie Butt Berry, ’70

Anthony Cirilli Alan, ’74, and Sharon Cirilli

Christopher Mestrezat William, ’73, and Elaine Mestrezat

Adam Darany George, ’81, and Maria Darany

Jeffrey Moore Donald, ’72, and Sandra Moore

Roland Denison Daniel Denison, ’73, and Graciela Rubalcava

Joanna Otis Rick, ’77, and Helen Otis

Andrew Dill Kenneth, ’72, and Ann Dill Kathleen Emmert Robert, ’69, and Sheila Emmert David Goodyear V D. Spencer, ’76, and Finnette Goodyear

Emily Ralph Elizabeth Boeschenstein Polk, ’80 Lindsay Rubin Michael Rubin and Sidney Simonian, ’74 Kathleen Sims Norman, ’78, and Denise Sims

Alexander Hickman Ross, ’72, and Tamara Hickman

Samantha Sloma Brian and Margaret Doolan Sloma, ’82

Hunter Huth Paul, ’77, and Catherine Huth

Adam Strobe David, ’79, and Mary Strobe

Lesley Jones Kurt, ’76, and Anne Walsh Jones, ’77

Andrew Szerdi V Andrew, ’77, and Priscilla Hubbs Szerdi, ’76

Kelly Kobus John, ’78, and Wendy Kobus

Kirsten Vestrand Joan Pentecost Vestrand, ’81

David Leslie Mark, ’76, and Juliana Leslie

Evan Way Katherine DesAutels Way, ’79

Ashley Malmquist James, ’74, and Carol Veen

Ryan Williams Darrell, ’77, and Yolanda Williams

David Cameron David, ’75, and Sharon Cameron

Andrew McCarthy Thomas, ’72, and Ellen McCarthy

Thomas Youle Richard Youle, ’74

Thomas Carpenter David and Elizabeth Harmon Carpenter, ’74

Katherine McLogan Matthew and Jane Brierley McLogan, ’71

Laura Beyer Daniel, ’76, and Elaine Zubalik Beyer, ’77 Elisa Black William Black, ’82, and Elaine Elson Mills, ’81 Christian Blough Christian, ’86, and Billie Sue Blough Jeremy Boothroyd Scott, ’80, and Belinda Lamb Boothroyd, ’79

Building the Albion legacy in your family If you are already part of a historic family involvement with Albion College, or if you’d like to start such a tradition in your family, here are two benefits that will be of interest: ■ Albion College will waive the $20 application fee for any legacy student who applies for admission. ■ A $1,500 Alumni Grant will be awarded to all incoming students whose family includes at least one Albion alumna/alumnus (sister, brother, father, mother, grandparents). This grant, offered without regard to financial need, is renewable for all four years. To qualify, the student simply needs to indicate his or her family’s alumni status when submitting the application. We welcome campus visits at any time. Please contact the Admissions Office at 800/858-6770, and we will make all arrangements. For more information online, visit: www.albion.edu/admissions/.

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In “Bravo to Britons,” our intent is to highlight the noteworthy, the unusual and the entertaining. We welcome submissions from all quarters. The only requirement is that an Albion alumnus/alumna must be involved in the story. Send your nominations, clearly marked for “Bravo to Britons” to: Editor, Io Triumphe, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224. If an item is not received by the deadline for one issue, it will be held for possible inclusion in the next. The editor reserves the right to determine which submissions are selected for publication. Stephen Borrello, ’81, was appointed as judge of the Fourth District Court of Appeals for the State of Michigan by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Stephen’s father, Leo Borrello, ’55, chief judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit Court, administered the oath of office during the July 17 investiture ceremony (see accompanying photo). Detroit attorney Butch Hollowell, ’81, was master of ceremonies. Stephen most recently served as an attorney and partner with the law firm of Gilbert, Smith & Borrello, P.C. in Saginaw and also as general counsel for the Michigan State Building and Construction Trades Council. Stephen was an assistant prosecuting attorney from 1988 to 1990 in the Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Recipient of a law degree from the Detroit College of Law, he lives in Saginaw.

George Uetz, ’68, has been appointed associate dean for research in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. A professor of biological sciences and Fellow of the graduate school, he has mentored two Albion students, Matt Persons, ’91, and Eileen Hebets, ’94, in graduate school at the University of Cincinnati in the past 10 years. George has also been elected by the Animal Behavior Society to be executive editor of its scientific journal, Animal Behaviour.

70-74 Mary Settles Andrus, ’70, is a nurse epidemiologist working for the National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. She works for the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Mary is currently the president of the Greater Atlanta chapter of the Association of Practitioners in Infection Control. She lives in Gainesville, GA. Timothy Benson, ’71, became the senior pastor of the Central Square Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Bridgewater, MA in March. He has three children.

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David Gladstone, ’71, has been appointed senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Port Huron. He previously served for six years as senior pastor of Warren First United Methodist Church. He lives in Port Huron. Brent Simmons, ’71, was one of the attorneys representing intervening students in two court cases challenging race-conscious admissions at the University of Michigan. Although the U.S. Supreme Court took issue with the specific design of Michigan’s undergraduate admissions program, it upheld the law school’s program. Brent has been a law professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing since 1994, where he teaches courses in constitutional law. He was a civil rights lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc. from 1977 to 1984, and later became an assistant attorney general for the State of Michigan. In 1989, he was appointed a commissioner for the Michigan Supreme Court. Brent and his wife, Kathy King Simmons, ’72, live in East Lansing. They have two children. They can be reached at simmonbr@cooley.edu or simmonska@juno.com. William Chapman, ’72, works for ExxonMobil Exploration Co. as a security and controls advisor. He has two sons. He lives in Kingwood, TX. John Sherwood, ’72, continues to work as an editor for The News Journal Co. of Wilmington, DE. He and his wife moved to West Grove, PA. They have a son.

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Paul Starner, ’73, runs his own business, Hooked on Success. He offers keynote talks and seminars at conferences and conventions as well as success coaching to individuals and groups. He and his wife, Linda, live with their daughters on Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City from May to December. They live on their boat in the Florida Keys from December to May. Jan Corey Arnett, ’74, has written two books, both published this fall. Common People Uncommon Lives is a collection of short stories about people the Battle Creek resident has met during the 30 years she has worked as a journalist, communications and program evaluation officer at W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and head of her own consulting firm, Coralan Communications. Former Albion College music faculty members Jacqueline Maag and the late David Strickler are among those included in her stories. Common People has been endorsed by authors and radio personalities Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Michael Medved. Her second book, From My Perspective, is a collection of readers’ favorite columns from a decade as a guest columnist for the Battle Creek Enquirer. Arnett’s communications work and photography have garnered awards, including her selection in 1998 as one of 15 from across the nation to attend the Guideposts writers’ workshop in New York. Copies of the books are available at www.jancoreyarnett.com and at the Albion College bookstore. David Baker, ’74, will spend a year at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, Germany, as a Senior Fulbright Scholar. Recipient of a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, he is a professor of sociology and associate director of the Social Science Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University. He can be reached at: dbp4@psu.edu.

75-79 Keith and Sue Drengler, both ’75, live in Lindenhurst, IL, and have a son and a daughter. Keith works in the chemical production plant at Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago, where Sue also works in diagnostic assay development. Leland Holly, ’75, has been named to the board for the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) Educational Foundation. He serves as a senior vice president of human resources for FedEx Ground, formerly RPS Inc. He and his wife, Charlotte, have three children. They live in Wexford, PA. Mike Kota, ’75, is now the general counsel for Cardinal Logistics Management Inc. He lives in Davidson, NC. Paul Walker, ’75, was promoted in May to associate professor of music, full-time status, at the University of Virginia. Since 1992, he had been serving parttime as director of the Early Music Ensemble. He lives in Charlottesville.

Paul Shrode, ’76, just completed 10 years as grand praetor for the WisconsinNorthern Illinois Province of Sigma Chi, responsible for all undergraduate and alumni chapters in the area. He also just completed a term as lieutenant governor for Division 18 of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District of Kiwanis International. Paul serves as a cantor with his church, sings in the choir, and enjoys playing soccer and gardening. He lives in Appleton, WI.

Susan Lawrence, ’80, is the director of educational activities for The Gilmore Keyboard Festival, a position she has held since July 2001. She has three children and lives in Richland.

Dennis Dahl and Kathryn Hickey Dahl, both ’77, live in Kalamazoo. Dennis left his career as a chiropractor eight years ago to open his own furniture-making shop, Homestead Furniture. Kathy is a teacher at Winchell Elementary. They have two children.

Daniel Skupski, ’80, has accepted the position of director of the newly established Cornell Institute for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy in New York City. An associate professor in obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, he specializes in the treatment of fetal problems during pregnancy. He and his wife, Carol, have two sons. They live in Chappaqua, NY.

Philip Garrod, ’77, graduated in May with a master of medical management degree from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business. He lives in Flagstaff, AZ. Paul Huth, ’77, practices law in Detroit. His son, Hunter Huth, ’07, is a firstyear student at Albion this year. Eleanor Israel, ’77, is a quality systems manager for Visteon Corp. She and her husband, Alan, recently traveled to Russia for two weeks, visiting St. Petersburg, Moscow and Protvino. They live in Ann Arbor. Craig Weis, ’77, directed the outdoor history/musical/dance production of “Viva El Paso,” an outdoor performance that celebrates the many cultures that have settled in El Paso, TX, over the past 400 years. He continues to work at the University of Texas at El Paso as director of advancement for the College of Liberal Arts. Craig and his partner, Gregory, live in El Paso. Edward Koehs, ’79, is the sales manager for a car dealership in Pahrump, NV. He previously worked in the optical business, training employees for various companies. His son, Kyle, ’04, is an Albion student majoring in music. Ed lives in Pahrump.

80-84 Susan Amos-Metzger, ’80, recently illustrated and booklets to help preschool children define colors and shapes and other necessary items for a start to a rewarding elementary school future. The project was supported by grants from the Binda Foundation and the Kellogg Foundation. She is also employed throughout Calhoun County as an elementary art instructor. Susan and her husband have a farm in Ceresco. They have two sons. Barbara Smith Jang, ’80, is a pastoral counselor at Taejon Christian International School, a K-12 school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. She completed a threeyear term with the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. Barb and her husband have three children. They live in Taejon, South Korea.

Mark Lewry, ’80, is now president/ CEO of Conwed Plastics, a worldwide manufacturer of netting for consumer and commercial applications. He has moved to Shorewood, MN, after 17 years in Chicago.

Camille Cleveland, ’81, is vice president and general counsel for Entertainment Publications Inc. She lives in Bloomfield Hills. Wayne Toteff and Babe Cath Toteff, both ’81, live in Elk Rapids. Wayne has a financial planning business that has been renamed Wayne A. Toteff & Associates. He recently changed his broker/dealer affiliation to Financial West Group, a subsidiary of UBS Paine Webber. The Toteffs have three children. Joan Vestrand, ’81, a partner in the law firm of Moore, Vestrand & Pozehl, P.C. in Southfield, has been named an associate professor of law at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. A specialist in ethics in the practice of law, she now teaches full-time at the law school’s Oakland County campus and is chairperson of the Professional Responsibility Department. Joan is an officer and council member of the Law Practice Management Section of the State Bar of Michigan. She lives in Farmington Hills. Jim and Beth Muir Carlsen, both ’82, are building an indoor sports complex to provide basketball, soccer and baseball facilities for the youth and other residents of Folsom, CA. They live in Folsom. Steve Hartman, ’82, has served as director of bands for Albion Public Schools for 15 years. He and his wife, Tamara, live in Battle Creek with their three children. Byron Konschuh, ’82, received the 2003 Prosecutor of the Year Award from the Michigan Arson Prevention Committee. He received the award for his work on a 1999 Goodland Township murder and arson case. He is the prosecuting attorney for Lapeer County and lives in Lapeer. Melissa Bichl Sturgis, ’82, has relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with her husband, Doug, and their two children. She is an active volunteer with the Exxon Mobil women’s association

and the American Association of Malaysia. She is also a regular volunteer for the theatre department at the International School of Kuala Lumpur. Pamela Collins Woodroffe, ’83, recently moved to Bermuda, where she started CC Consulting Bermuda Ltd., a management consulting firm focusing on the Bermuda insurance industry. She is also president and founder of Michigan-based Collins Consulting, which provides management consulting services to insurance and health care organizations within the United States. Pamela and her husband, Michael, have two children. She can be reached at pwoodroffe@collinsconsult.com.

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Ray Blessman, ’84, received the “Angel Award” from My Friends Care, a nonprofit organization helping those in need of a bone marrow transplant, at its annual meeting. He was recognized for 10 years of service to the organization, including his contributions while serving as chair of the group. Also attending the meeting was Dave Durkee, ’84. Ray lives in Royal Oak. Ralph and Sheryl Voight Costanzo, both ’84, have moved to Billings, MT, where Ralph has accepted a position with an orthopaedic surgery group. He will continue to specialize in hand and upper extremity surgery. They can be reached by e-mail at: mdrmc@comcast.net.

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Timothy Docking, ’88, an African affairs specialist at the U.S. Institute of Peace, has been named a 2003-04 White House Fellow. During his fellowship, which began Sept. 1, he is working in Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman’s office, focusing on international agricultural issues. He is one of 12 Americans chosen for the 2003-04 class of White House Fellows. “I really see this as a wonderful opportunity to bring together my educational and practical training—at Albion and in the Peace Corps, in my post-graduate work and the policyrelevant research I’ve been conducting here in Washington,” Tim said. “During the whole time I’ve been on the outside of government looking in, and this year will give me the opportunity to be on the inside of government examining the decisionmaking processes and seeing how policies are really formulated and implemented.” Tim’s career has focused on the study of political development, civil society formation, and conflict resolution in Africa. His recent research and writing have examined the nexus of AIDS and violent conflict in Africa, U.S. foreign policy toward the continent, and the West Africa regional war. After graduating from Albion, Tim served in Mali as a Peace Corps volunteer. He earned a Ph.D. in political science from Boston University, has held research fellowships at Boston University’s African Studies Center and the Centre d’Etude d’Afrique Noire at the University of Bordeaux, and spent a year at the University of Mali as a Fulbright Fellow. Before joining the U.S. Institute of Peace in 2000, Tim consulted with numerous non-governmental organizations, the U.S. Agency for International Development and various international development consulting firms. He provided expert testimony before Congress and appeared widely in print and broadcast media commenting on current events in Africa. Tim and his wife, Julia, live in Kensington, Md., with their two sons, ages 2 and 4. According to the White House, selection as a White House Fellow is “based on a record of remarkable professional achievement early in one’s career, evidence of leadership potential, a proven commitment to public service, and the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute successfully at the highest levels of the federal government.” White House Fellows typically spend one year working as full-time, paid special assistants to senior White House staff, the vice president, Cabinet secretaries, and other top-ranking government officials. Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with renowned leaders from the private and public sectors, and trips to study U.S. policy in action both domestically and internationally. —Morris J.L. Arvoy A longer version of this story appears at: www.albion.edu/ac_news.

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Maureen Donohue Krauss, ’84, has been elected president of the Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA), which represents more than 350 local and statewide officials involved in economic development in Michigan. She works as the senior business development representative for Oakland County Economic Development, specializing in European business attraction and expansion. She and her husband, Dean, live in Rochester Hills. They have two children. Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak, ’84, received her Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 2002. She is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Memphis (TN). Her research interests include feminist theory, race/class/gender inequality, social movements, sociology of sport and social change in Africa. She lives in Memphis. David Stringer, ’84, has opened a law practice in Chicago, focusing on probate matters and real estate transactions. David and his partner, Kevin, live in Chicago.

85 Deanna Behring, ’85, was the 2003 recipient of the W. LaMarr Kopp Staff International Achievement Award, which honors Pennsylvania State University staff members who have made vital contributions to the university’s international mission. Deanna is the director of international programs in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State. She lives in State College, PA. Sandy Mason Ciupak, ’85, works parttime as a proofreader at the O’Briens Agency in Lansing, an advertising firm that produces the monthly GM Edge magazine. She also serves on the DeWitt Library Board. She, her husband, Scott, and their two daughters live in DeWitt. Sandy can be reached by e-mail at: sciupak@hotmail.com. Mary Brown Lenardson, ’85, received the Water Environment Federation Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award from the Michigan Water Environment Association. She received the award for her outstanding performance, professionalism and contributions to the water quality analysis profession. She has worked at the City of Jackson Wastewater Treatment Plant since 1990. She is their chemist/laboratory supervisor and consulting chemist to the City of Jackson Fire Department. She lives in Albion. Tim Sanford, ’85, has joined Standard Federal Wealth Management as first vice president and private banking senior lender. He previously worked for Bank One for 17 years. He lives in Grand Blanc.

Suzanne Counterman Wright, ’85, was named outstanding middle school parent volunteer for Williamson County (TN). She received the honor in recognition of her accomplishments as PTO treasurer for her son’s middle school. She was selected as the “Shining Apple” out of 15 other nominees. She lives in Franklin, TN.

86 Jean Edminster Brown, ’86, has joined the corporate communications division of Flint Ink at its world headquarters in Ann Arbor. She and her husband, Michael, have moved to the Ann Arbor area. She can be reached by e-mail at: spinndoctr@aol.com. Todd Smiedendorf, ’86, was ordained in Christian ministry in December 2001 at the Washington Park United Church of Christ in Denver. He now serves as the associate minister at the United Church of Christ in Forest Grove, OR. Todd and his wife, Kim Monteleone, were married in 2002 in Boulder, CO. He can be reached by e-mail at: jtsmied@fgucc.org.

87 Michael Grant, ’87, was recently named a principal at Costello & Sons Insurance Brokers. In addition to his sales activities, he also oversees the Commercial Lines Department for the agency. He and his wife, Sandra, moved to the hills of Tustin, CA. They have three children.

88 Jim Phelps, ’88, has been named vice president and business development officer in the business banking department for the Michigan district of KeyBank. Previously, he worked for Michigan National Bank in Ann Arbor. He lives in Saline. Ahmed Rubaie, ’88, was promoted to corporate vice president by the board of Avery Dennison last year. He joined Avery (a Fortune 300 company) as vice president of taxes in 2001 after serving as vice president commercial for BHP in Australia, Chile and San Francisco. He serves on the board of Junior Achievement Southern California and is a member of the finance committee of United Way of Los Angeles. Ahmed and his wife, Zainab Ali, live in San Marino, CA. They have two daughters and can be reached by e-mail at: rubaiefam@aol.com.

Jen Febbo Kolean, ’96, recently hosted a gathering for several Albion graduates. Pictured are: (from left) Anne Sturm, ’96, Mason Kolean (Jen’s son), Jessica Beyer Wood, ’96, Tami McCumons Moe, ’96, Jen Febbo Kolean, ’96, Katy Neuman, ’96, and Sarah Chapman Preisser, ’96.

89 Pat Briggs, ’89, is the assistant superintendent for operations and personnel for Cadillac Area Public Schools. He has a master’s degree in educational leadership from Saginaw Valley State University and holds a Michigan CPA license. His wife, Kim Fink Briggs, ’90, is a teacher in the business department at Cadillac High School. She is working on her master’s degree in educational leadership from Grand Valley State. They live in Cadillac with their three children. Constance Colthorp, ’89, works as a project manager at Enlighten, an interactive design firm in Ann Arbor. She also teaches at Washtenaw Community College. She earned her M.S. in information from the University of Michigan. She lives in Ann Arbor and can be reached at: const@umich.edu. John Dunlop, ’89, earned national board certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in early and middle childhood physical education. He is the first teacher in Michigan to earn this honor. He traveled to Tokyo, Japan, as a consultant to train teachers from the Department of Defense Dependent Schools on using technology in physical education. John and his wife, Heather, live in Portage. They have two children. Gregory Dunn, ’89, was recently reelected to the board of Delta Dental Insurance of Hawaii and was elected to the corporation’s executive committee as the assistant treasurer. He was also appointed as trustee of the Hawaii Dental Service Foundation and elected as chairman. Greg lives in Honolulu, HI. Patrick Maher, ’89, is living in Bangkok, Thailand, where he operates the Maher Gecko Farm. It is a tourist attraction that features more than three miles of nature trails, a guest house and a café.

These Albion alumnae celebrated their graduation last spring with a trip to Europe. Marybeth Schafer, ’03, Crystal Ingison, ’03, and Amanda Kent, ’03, are pictured in front of the Colosseum in Rome.

Lynne March, ’89, has recently purchased a dental practice in the Kensington community of San Diego, CA.

90 Jennifer Hill Buehrer, ’90, is a social worker with Gynecologic Oncology Specialists of Michigan in Lansing. She provides support and counseling for women with gynecological cancers and their families. In her free time, she performs with her husband and four friends in a folk/rock band called MannaFest, which performs for nonprofit benefits and fund-raisers in Michigan and Ohio. She lives in Ypsilanti. She can be reached at: jenniferbuehrer@hotmail.com. Julie Karmazin, ’90, is a turnaround management consultant with Kenneth J. Dalto & Associates. She also sits on the board of the Junior Executives for the Detroit Economic Club. She lives in Huntington Woods. John Punches, ’90, earned his M.B.A. from Northwood University. He is the general manager of Punches Management Group, where he has worked for eight years. He is currently serving his fifth term as mayor of the City of Clare. John also serves as a board member for several local organizations. He and his wife live in Clare with their two sons. Terence Thomas Sr., ’90, was named senior vice president for external affairs for St. John Health. He previously was a partner in the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone and served as general counsel to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s election and transition team. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, Terence lives in Detroit.

91 Erik Haik, ’91, is serving as the athletic director and assistant principal at Hopkins High School, where he has worked for 11 years. Weatherly Burkhead Verhelst, ’91, is serving as a pastor at State Street United Methodist Church in Saginaw. She and her family live in Saginaw. She can be reached at: revwow@shianet.org.

92 Noelle Giguere Badertscher, ’92, has taken the position of development manager for the Frick Art and Historical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. She and her husband, John, live in Pittsburgh and can be reached at: ngiguere99@yahoo.com. Shannon Hare, ’92, works for VF Imagewear, owner of Lee, Gitano, Wrangler, The North Face, Nautica and Vanity Fair, among others. She represents six lines of clothing, but is on a special project writing and developing a training program for new sales representatives. She lives in Nashville, TN, and can be reached at Shannon_Hare@vfc.com. Dan Vukmirovich, ’92, accepted the position of associate pastor of music and drama at Granger Community Church, near South Bend, IN. He and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters. He can be reached at: dvukmiro@hotmail.com. Amy O’Dell Wilson, ’92, is now a seventh-grade teacher at a private school in Hancock, NH. She previously served as an adventure program coordinator for the Sargent Center. She and her husband, Mark, have a son. She can be reached at: malw993@earthlink.net.

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Lynne March, ’89, has recently purchased a dental practice in the Kensington community of San Diego, CA.

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William Morrow, ’93, is a finance manager at Bank of America in Charlotte, NC. He previously worked for seven years as a financial analyst at Ford Motor Co. He received his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan in December 2002. He and his wife, Lisa, were married in April 2000.

Christy Beyer, ’95, completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, OH, and has since joined a private practice group at Northwestern University Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She can be reached at: cbeyer17@hotmail.com.

Mike VanVleet, ’93, recently retired as a professional baseball umpire after 11 seasons. Although he spent most of the past six seasons umpiring Triple-A baseball, he also had the privilege of umpiring many major league games, including a full season in 2000. He lives in Battle Creek.

Amanda Parke Christides, ’95, is vice president of Plymouth Technology, Inc., a specialty chemical company based in Auburn Hills. She and her husband, Scott, have two sons. They live in Clarkston.

Bruk Weymouth, ’93, has joined a private dental practice in Great Falls, MT, after serving as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Dental School and received advanced education in general dentistry at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, LA. Bruk is married to Penny Eveningred Weymouth, ’94.

94 Teri Frazer Bush, ’94, earned her master’s degree in special education from Saginaw Valley State University as well as an endorsement in learning and behavioral disorders. She is in her third year working on special education inclusion at Swartz Creek Middle School. Teri and her husband, Gary, live in Swartz Creek with their two children. She can be reached at: garybush@usol.com. James Moeller, ’94, relocated with his company to Phoenix, AZ, after working for two years in Portland, OR. He met his wife in graduate school in California. They have a daughter. He can be reached at: shenayac@hotmail.com. Shelagh Wilcox Saenz, ’94, received a master’s degree in counseling from Eastern Michigan University. She works as a coordinator of career services at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She resides in Belleville and can be reached at: ssaenz@peoplepc.com. Michael Schmidtke, ’94, left the islands of Micronesia, where he spent two years as deputy legislative counsel to the State Legislature of Chuuk (Truk). He is now living in Honolulu, HI.

Marcus DeGraw, ’95, is a pediatric generalist and director of the Child Abuse and Neglect Center at St. John’s Hospital Medical Center in Detroit. He and his wife, Melissa, live in Harper Woods. Joy Stuckey Doan, ’95, is a full-time lecturer at the University of Colorado at Denver. She will be teaching microbiology, immunology and molecular biology courses to undergraduate and master’s students. She lives in Thornton, CO. Sara Grove, ’95, moved to Oahu, HI, to work at the Honolulu Theater for Youth. She would like to hear from Albion friends and can be reached by e-mail at: slrsmg@aol.com.

96 Thomas Ivan, ’96, graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002. He is working on his family medicine residency in Durant, OK, where he lives. Katherine Rogers, ’96, teaches K-5 general music at North Hill Elementary School in Rochester. She is also directing a fourth- and fifth-grade choir, and is an assistant director for the Rochester Elementary District Choir. She lives in Rochester. Robert Taylor, ’96, has been named the head football coach at Defiance College in Defiance, OH. Defiance is a Division III institution that competes in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC). He is the youngest college head football coach in America. Brendan Woodburn, ’96, is a case manager at the Tenancy Preservation Program through Mainspring Coalition for the Homeless in Brockton, MA. Previously he was a housing advocate and case manager for a homeless shelter. Brendan earned his master’s degree from Tufts University in 1999. He also completed a certificate in philosophical and religious studies from the Pontifical College Josephinum in 2000. He lives in Taunton, MA, and can be reached at: woody102073@yahoo.com.

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Anne Goodwin, ’95, in the Annapurna Himalayas of Nepal in April 2003. Anne Goodwin, ’95, has never actually been to medical school—but that didn’t stop her, this past spring, from lending her considerable expertise on the human heart to teaching a whole new generation of doctors who will be a great benefit to one of the world’s poorest countries. Anne spent two months as an assistant professor at Kathmandu University Medical School, Nepal, leading a group of first-year medical students through the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the cardiovascular system, the focus of her research over the past several years. Anne is currently finishing up her doctorate in cell biology at Harvard University, studying blood vessel growth, a key component in normal development and in tumor growth. Despite being at a critical stage of her doctoral thesis, when she heard about the project, she was happy to participate. “I like to teach,” says Anne simply, explaining why she agreed to interrupt her work for a volunteer job a world away from the comforts of home. “It seemed like a great opportunity.” Although her students were studying medicine with the intention of staying in Nepal and providing general care to Nepalese citizens, all spoke fluent English and did all their medical school training in English. Anne, who has had teaching experience at the community college and university levels, was impressed with her students’ readiness to learn. “They’re quite well prepared,” she notes. “They were really enthusiastic, wanted to hear about the United States, to learn about everything I could tell them. I really had to scramble to keep up.” Anne spent only six weeks actually teaching in Nepal, but is justifiably pleased about the contribution she was able to make in that short time. “The permanent faculty are mostly retired Indian faculty and newly trained doctors. . . . They have the technical expertise and know firsthand what medical issues are most important in Nepal,” she explains. “Visiting faculty like me help them with up-to-date teaching materials, both style and content. We also help a lot with the teaching load.” And while she understood that her contributions were desperately needed—and greatly appreciated— at the school, Anne is quick to note that she gained some valuable lessons as well. “When you’re in Nepal, you don’t have unlimited access to paper for copying. You have to assume the power’s going to go out. Flexibility and creativity are so important—when you don’t have something you just have to use something else. I really took away a way of looking at my life . . . and not taking things so seriously.” —Jake Weber

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Matt Okraszewski, ’99, was one of 200 personnel who wintered over at McMurdo Base in Antarctica this year. He is pictured near the shore of the frozen Ross Sea with the Royal Society Mountains in the background. Matt Okraszewski, ’99, says his first thoughts of going to Antarctica were inspired by geology professor Larry Taylor, who was “great for sharing his stories about all the amazing things [he did in Antarctica].” Three years after graduating from Albion with a degree in geology, Matt attended a job fair where defense contractor Raytheon was hiring for its Antarctic operation. With Taylor’s stories in mind, Matt filled out applications for numerous positions, to ensure he’d end up in Antarctica—somewhere. He left for a year on “The Ice” in early fall 2002 and is the only Albion graduate ever to have wintered over in Antarctica. He worked in the supply department of Raytheon’s Crary Laboratory at McMurdo station. His Albion science background allowed him occasionally to “play a science support role” with some of the lab’s many research teams. For one science team, Matt caught, measured, tagged and released a 120-pound mawsonai fish, working in water temperatures that were below freezing. He also tracked helium balloons carrying scientific instruments, drilled ice holes for human divers and monitored those holes while divers were in them. These activities, he says, are “events that everyone comes [to Antarctica] for, but few get to really experience. My science degree made these activities more accessible.” Despite the hardships, Matt enjoyed the unique perks of living on the Ice. “Walking the two miles to Scott Base with auroras shimmering all over the shooting-star sky. Taking a helicopter onto the continent proper for three days in the Dry Valleys— the crown jewel of this area . . . seen by very few workers and even fewer first-year people like myself. Rappelling into a crevasse cavern on search-andrescue training, jumping into a hole in the sea ice into the sub-zero water,” he lists. “It is almost impossible to describe the feelings of most of the experiences.” Matt has now left Antarctica and will return to the U.S. later this fall, but he already plans to be back in Antarctica by fall 2004. “The current science support supervisor has spent 220+ months [there]. . . . There’s a scientist who has been there almost every year since the ’60s,” he notes. “Antarctica gets in your blood [for] both good and bad . . . sooner or later. I don’t know how long I’m in it for, but at the moment I don’t sense it’s a place that’s out of my system yet.” —Jake Weber

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Marathon journeys Cool running The 107th Boston Marathon last April 21 was the site of a dream fulfilled by two 1981 Albion graduates, former roommates and fraternity brothers. Keith Roberts and Scott Spear made a pact at the 1982 Boston Marathon that one day they would run what is arguably the most famous marathon in the world, together. Keith, a former member of the Briton cross country and track teams, ran his first Boston Marathon in 1982. Scott played the host and spectator roles that weekend as he was completing his first year of law school at Suffolk University located in downtown Boston. The pageantry of that Boston Marathon weekend led to the pact of experiencing the race together as runners. A mere 21 years later Keith and Scott stood on the starting line in Hopkinton, Mass., facing a 26.2-mile journey to downtown Boston. The 107th Boston Marathon drew 17,567 competitors, the second-largest Boston field ever. Everyone Scott Spear and Keith Roberts, both ’81, pause before heading had to deal with the bright sunshine and 70-degree temperaoff to run in the 2003 Boston Marathon. tures but not everyone had the rabid cheers of Scott’s wife, Lisa Walker Spear, ’81, and their three boys to help push them along after mile 20, Keith and Scott finished strong, placing in the top the course. Though there was a rough stretch through the 4,300. Newton Hills, miles 16 through 19, and Heartbreak Hill just The 2003 Boston Marathon was Scott’s first Boston Marathon and his second marathon overall. It was Keith’s sixth D. ALLEN PHOTO/BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER Boston and 30th marathon. Scott, Lisa, Colby, Braden, and Trenton live in North Smithfield, R.I. Scott is a partner in the Blish & Cavanagh law firm in Providence. Keith and his wife, Karla, live in Augusta, Mich. Keith is the manager, corporate finance for EPI, Inc. in Battle Creek.

Biking across America We started our assault on Rainy and Washington Passes at about 11:20 a.m. The entire day was a grind. For most of the morning and into the early afternoon, it was raining. Then as we got higher in elevation, it began to snow. By the time we reached the top of Rainy Pass (elev. 4,860 ft.), there was 3.5 to 4 feet of snow on either side of the road. Washington Pass (elev. 5,477 ft.) was shortly after that with near whiteout conditions at the summit. The temperature was about 20 degrees when we started our very fast and cold descent. Spent the night in a motel in Winthrop that night to dry out all our stuff and to thaw.

Josh Menig and Toby Reed, both ’03, pedaled from coast to coast last summer to raise funds for Starr Commonwealth.

97 Bonciel Griffin, ’97, is completing a two-year orthodontic residency at Howard University in Washington, DC. Bonciel lives in Hyattsville, MD. Joshua Kish, ’97, recently began his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He and his wife, Melissa, live in Boston and have a newborn son, Cameron. Megan O’Neill McMillan, ’97, graduated with a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland in July. Her topic of research was the policing of professional soccer

the Albion-based organization that provides social services for troubled youths and their families. Setting out from Seattle May 15, the pair averaged 100-120 miles per day during the trip that brought in over $10,000. They stopped in Albion June 17 and reached Bar Harbor, Maine later that month. They generally camped out at night, but often received help with food and lodging from local citizens they met along the way. During their 44-day adventure, they faced hordes of mosquitoes, fought downtown traffic in Cleveland, and even forded a river when they discovered a bridge was out on the road they were traveling. But, Josh says, they also met “countless amazing people . . . that we will never forget.” To read their complete trip diary, go to: people.albion.edu/ jtm11/ .

Home run Excerpted from the Midland Daily News. It’s something many sports fans dream about, and now Erik Ieuter is one of the few who has done it. On June 29, the 23-year-old Midlander completed a threemonth, 18,400-mile tour of all 30 major league baseball parks. “It was just an amazing trip,” said Ieuter, who filled two thick photo albums and kept a detailed journal about every park. Ieuter started gradually, visiting six parks in the Midwest between March 31 and May 3, including Comerica Park in Detroit. After his May 10 graduation from Albion College he began the trip in earnest. [With a high school friend, he next traveled to St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Denver.] By the end of May, the two had covered the whole West Coast. . . .They made their way back east by way of Phoenix, Houston and Arlington, Texas. [Next came Florida and Atlanta where Ieuter was joined by a second friend.] Starting with Atlanta, they saw nine parks in 10 days— Philadelphia, Boston, New York (Shea Stadium), Montreal, Toronto, New York (Yankee Stadium), Baltimore and Pittsburgh, where Iueter finished the trip with a game at PNC Park. Remarkably, not a single game he attended was rained out. . . . Ieuter received tickets from 10 teams. Counting those, along with lodging and meals with friends and relatives, souvenirs given by teams, and gifts he got by signing up for credit cards around the country, Ieuter estimated he received $5,291 in “freebies.” His expenses, by comparison, were $1,793. . . . The highlight of the tour, Ieuter said, was when he caught a home run by Anaheim’s Troy Glaus May 24 in Anaheim. “I bare-handed it,” he recalled excitedly. . . .

Thus began the 3,850-mile journey that took cyclists Josh Menig and Toby Reed, both ’03, from Washington to Maine last summer. They were raising funds for Starr Commonwealth, Ieuter is now a graduate assistant football coach at Adams State College in Colorado.

matches in Scotland. She now works as a research associate in criminology in the law department at the University of Sheffield, England.

98 Kate Roessler Boynton, ’98, is a thirdgrade teacher at Wylie Elementary School in Dexter where she has worked for five years. She and her husband, James, live in Dexter. Devon Chester, ’98, is a project manager for Clark Construction Co. He is working on the LCC/Mtech Facility, a

technical training and vocational facility that will be used by Lansing Community College and General Motors. He is also the owner of Quality Design and Management, a residential remodeling company. The company buys investment properties, and it also manages residential real estate for other property owners. He earned a degree in architecture from the University of Michigan and lives in Lansing. Lyssette Guzman, ’98, graduated from DePaul University with a master’s degree in teaching and learning. She is a high school economics teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. She lives in Chicago and can be reached at: msguzman14@yahoo.com.

Lisa Wilson Mullin, ’98, was promoted to associate in the CPA firm of Plante & Moran, P.L.L.C. She and her husband, Andrew Mullin, ’95, live in Romulus.

99 Robert Bruner, ’99, hopes to complete his master of public administration degree at Wayne State University in May 2004. He was inducted into Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for public affairs and administration, at the university’s annual Public Administration Awards Banquet in February. He lives in Ferndale.

Amy Schreiber Czarnecki, ’99, received her D.V.M. degree from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May. She is currently practicing in Alexandria, VA at a hospital specializing in companion animal medicine. She and her husband, Tim Czarnecki, ’00, live in Alexandria and can be reached at: vetmed28@peoplepc.com. Courtney Kakuska, ’99, has been promoted to senior research associate for child, family and community studies at Caliber Associates. Caliber is a research and evaluation consulting firm in the Washington, DC, area. She joined Caliber in 2001 after finishing her master’s degree at the University of Texas. Courtney lives in Fairfax, VA.

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Jennifer Simmons Niesen, ’99, received her doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in May. She is beginning a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Joseph Mercy of Macomb in Clinton Township. Ann Marie Schultz, ’99, entered Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law this fall and plans to earn both a law degree and a master’s degree in psychology. She was previously an acquisitions associate with the University of Michigan Press. Bryndon Skelton, ’99, has accepted a job as an assistant vice president for middle market commercial banking with Comerica Bank, located in Detroit. He previously worked for four years with Bank One’s commercial banking group. He lives in Royal Oak. Angela Smith, ’99, graduated from Florida State University College of Law. While at Florida State, she participated in moot court and was chosen one of the “Final Four” to argue a case in front of the Florida Supreme Court.

00 Meredith Thompson Hall, ’00, graduated from Western Michigan University’s physician assistant program in August 2002. She received the Highest Clinical Achievement Award for her graduating class. She is now working as a surgical physician assistant at Family Surgical Services in Battle Creek, which is affiliated with Battle Creek Health Systems. She lives in Battle Creek. Andy and Michelle Lesperance Kolozsvary, both ’00, live in Ann Arbor. Andy started law school at the University of Michigan in 2002. This past summer he worked as an intern at the Washtenaw County Office of Public Defender. Michelle graduated with a master’s degree in natural resources from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment in 2002. After graduation, she worked as an intern in the environmental department at DTE Energy Services in Ann Arbor. In May, she was hired on permanently as an environmental specialist. Andy can be reached at: akolo@umich.edu. Michelle can be reached at: mlesperance@albion.edu. Rebecca Little, ’00, will be an intern for the Irish Times in Dublin, Ireland, from September through December. She is working there as part of her graduate degree in journalism at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Jeremy and Jennifer Miesle Peters, both ’00, moved to the Leeds area of England in September. Jeremy received his master of divinity degree from Duke University and was commissioned in the

Detroit Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in May. He is serving four churches in the British Methodist Church for a year.

01 Jason Aagenas, ’01, received his master’s degree in school psychology from The Ohio State University in June. He is interning this fall with the Delaware (OH) City Schools. He lives in Columbus and can be reached at: aagenas.1@osu.edu. Anne Holcomb, ’01, has accepted an entry-level librarian position with the Los Angeles Public Library. She graduated in May from the University of Michigan School of Information. She lives in Los Angeles. Zack Kleinsasser, ’01, made the Boston College Environmental Law Review. He is a student at the Boston College Law School. He can be reached at: zkleinsasser@albion.edu. Molly Lievense, ’01, is in her second year of graduate school at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is working toward a master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology. She will be teaching Psychology 101 to undergraduates. Brian Mahalak, ’01, received a monetary award as the Outstanding Student for his exceptional performance in pre-clinic course work in the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s doctor of optometry/doctor of philosophy program. The award was presented in March 2003 during the School of Optometry’s annual White Coat Ceremony. Brian has completed his first two years in the program and has now moved on to clinical studies. Steve Sexton, ’01, made the Boston College Third World Journal. He is a student at the Boston College Law School. He can be reached at: ssexton@albion.edu. Jacob Smith, ’01, completed two years of Peace Corps service in the Republic of Moldova and returned home to Michigan in July. He was granted a fellowship at the New School University in New York City and will work toward a master’s degree in NGO development.

Nicole Lake, ’02, was accepted into a BSN/MSN accelerated program at Wayne State University for the fall. She lives in Detroit.

02 Jennifer Boettcher, ’02, is a graduate student at Central Michigan University in the physician assistant program. She lives in Mount Pleasant. Mustapha Cheaib, ’02, was awarded a scholarship from Warner Norcross & Judd LLP in Grand Rapids. Now in his second year at Columbia Law School in New York, he served as an intern at Solomon, Zauderer in New York, where he worked in both litigation and corporate practice. He has also completed internships with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and Sunoco Everschool, Inc.

Heidi Schurman, ’02, spent the summer in Washington, DC, with a group from Miami University. She traveled to all of the important sites of the city, and met several of Washington’s key players, including senators, media figures and political figures. Heidi also worked with WAMU at American University, where she reported on local news. She returned to Miami University in September to complete her master’s degree in mass communication. Launda Wheatley, ’02, is the artist-inresidence at the Calhoun County Juvenile Home, where she spends two days a week teaching the kids how to

express themselves using the visual arts. Launda is continuing to sell her artwork and is currently being represented by galleries in England and Florida. She and her husband live in Albion with their four children.

03 Elizabeth Groth, ’03, is teaching at Notre Dame’s elementary school, Marist Academy, in suburban Detroit, and is coaching high school swimming. She lives in Bloomfield. Jacquenette Moody, ’03, has been named an assistant program coordinator of the continuing education department for the Society of Actuaries. She lives in Oak Park, IL.

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Phil Symons, ’01, is regional manager and assistant vice president for the Huron County market of Citizens First Bank. He has worked for Citizens First Bank since 2001. He will receive his master’s degree in multinational business, finance and international trade in the fall. He lives in Forestville. Tonya Zimmerman, ’01, is in the second year of her master’s program in urban studies at Temple University. She has also been serving as a teaching assistant. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.

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Wedding Album See notes below for details.

Joan Brasher, ’89, to Michael Swirtz on Oct. 19, 2002. (Front row, left to right) Marcy Olszewski Johnson, ’89, Joan Brasher Swirtz, ’89, Keith Whitehouse, ’41. (Second row) Margaret Clark, Kara Kuuttila Shuell, ’89, Neal Singles, ’54, Lorene Rupp Whitehouse, ’40. (Third row, standing) Julie Eberly Clark, ’89, Michelle Owens Bryant, ’89, Jeff Johnson, ’89, Laurel Stroud, ’89, John Boley, ’76, Bonnie Harris Bem, ’89, Jennifer Even, ’89, Kim Lightheart Yaklic, ’89, Jerry Yaklic, ’88, Susan Hammond Moore, ’89.

Kristin Katterjohn, ’99, to Nathan Rahn, ’00, on June 22, 2002. (Front row, left to right) Brandan Snook, ’00, Adam Conrad, ’00, Chris Thompson, ’00, Paul Rahn, ’02. (Second row) Kristen Rahn Thrall, ’97, Elizabeth Brisson, ’99, Jessilynn Krebs, ’98, Darek Simonds, ’00, Kristin Katterjohn Rahn, ’99, Nathan Rahn, ’00, Sara Peck Dye, ’00, Rick Piornack, ’00, Shannon Stephens, ’01, Heather Schuchard Dermyer, ’99, Jason Hart. (Third row) Amy Weinmeister, ’05, Peter Rahn, ’05, Rychee Parmann, ’99, Amy Mayo-Moyle, ’97, Katherine Koerner Isler, ’99, Rachel Welch Hass, ’98, Carey Brunner Kahle, ’99, Freddy Kahle, ’99, John McKaig, ’98, Greg Prater, ’00, Abby Slagor, ’00, Brett Imsland, ’99, Michael Dermyer, ’99.

Weddings Anne Lundquist, ’82, to Brett Pence on July 20, 2002 in Bishop, CA. Tom Lundquist, ’85, was in the wedding. Anne is dean for campus life at Guilford College, and Brett is the owner of a rock-climbing and team-building business, ALPS, in Greensboro, NC. They live in the woods on the Guilford campus with their three children. They welcome visitors or e-mails at: alundqui@guilford.edu.

Joan Brasher, ’89, to Michael Swirtz on Oct. 19, 2002. Joan is working at CMD Phonebook in Mt. Pleasant. Mike is an obstetrician/gynecologist at the Women’s Medical Center, also in Mt. Pleasant. The couple lives in Mt. Pleasant and can be reached by phone at: 989/772-0745. (See accompanying photo.)

Brian Jamison, ’95, to Anna Sparling, ’99, on July 20, 2002. The couple lives in Port Huron and can be reached by email at: asparling77@hotmail.com. (See accompanying photo.)

Traci Worm, ’92, to Jeff Stoffel on May 3, 2003. They live in Denver, CO.

Jonathan Hunter, ’96, to Amy Bock on Aug. 17, 2002. Alumni in attendance included Joe Nichols, ’97, Robert

Robert Ellerbruch, ’96, to Kristine Heffel, ’96, on May 17, 2003. They live in Rapid City, SD.

Brian Jamison, ’95, to Anna Sparling, ’99, on July 20, 2002. (Front row, left to right) Chris Baker, ’97, Chris Friggens, ’98, Erin Eldridge Simon, ’98, Michelle Beaupre Baker, ’98, Andrea Lindley, ’99, Matt Essell, ’95, Steve O’Donnell, ’96, Brent Coaster, ’95. (Second row) Taylor Weymouth Hanton, ’97, Stephanie Jording Smith, ’95, Sara Robertson, ’99, Olida Letourneau, ’99, Aimee Lashbrook, ’99, Lynnette Lubinski, ’99, Debbie Haan, ’99. (Third row) Andrew Smith, ’95, Joel Carney, ’95, Jonathan Hastings, ’05, Craig Cassady, ’05, Steve Zdankiewicz, ’95, Anna Sparling Jamison, ’99, Brian Jamison, ’95, Trent Harris, ’99, Mike Kwietniewski, ’95. Not pictured: Britt Hanson, ’99.

Kathlynn Fitzgerald, ’01, to Brendan Caffrey on Aug. 24, 2002. (Left to right) Hal Wyss, Missy Wyss, Kate Surowiec, ’00, Brendan Caffrey, Kathlynn Fitzgerald Caffrey, ’01, Anna Rizzi, ’01, Laura Scozzari, ’01, Travis Sterner, ’01, and Chris Sellers, ’01.

Stauffer, ’96, Brian Talbert, ’96, Marie Dietiker Talbert, ’97, and Bob MacAlby, ’96. The couple lives in Canton. David Marvin, ’97, to Audrey Hosheild on Oct. 12, 2002. David is the general manager at Stafford’s Perry Hotel, and Audrey teaches preschool and gymnastics. They live in Petoskey.

Shannon Alsip, ’98, to Gregory Ozga, ’98, on Jan. 17, 2003 in Roseville. Gregory is employed by Warn, Burgess & Hoffmann, P.C. Shannon is employed at the Michigan Court of Appeals. They both graduated from Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law. The couple lives in Royal Oak. Melissa Hall, ’98, to Robert Verb on Aug. 17, 2002 in St. Clair Shores. Robert is an assistant professor of biology at Ohio Northern University. Melissa received her master’s degree

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Melissa Hall, ’98, to Robert Verb on Aug. 17, 2002. (Front row, left to right) Emily Marlowe Hixon, ’98, Ann Frangquist Scheff, ’87, Colleen Grifka, ’98, Rebecca Slavin Cumming, ’96, Kathy Defever, ’98, Rosa Trombley, ’00, Meghan Murphy, ’00. (Second row) Suzanne Porter Moser, ’99, Frederick Porter, ’74, Karen Collins Porter, ’75, Rachel Welch-Haas, ’98, Jacki Macklin, ’98, Renee Krueger, ’98, Beth Wittbrodt, ’98, Rachele Reidel, ’98, Colleen Chapoton, ’01, Jacquenette Moody, ’01, Bob Verb, Melissa Hall Verb, ’98, Wendy VanScyoc, ’98, Kristin Mau, ’98, Brenda Green, ’99, Christie Braun, ’98, Michelle Lesperance Kolozsvary, ’00, Shawn Lacasse Mehrens, ’98, Andrew Kolozsvary, ’00, Jennifer Lantzy, ’00.

Stephen Lathom, ’98, to Jennifer Bujdos, ’99, on July 13, 2002. (Front row, left to right) Barbara Keyes, Jane Clark, Thom Wilch, Trisha Franzen, Jean Taylor. (Second row) Karen Neal, Russ Clark, Ellen Wilch, Jeanne-Marie Hemond, Larry Taylor. (Third row) Peter Martino, Jennifer Bujdos Lathom, ’99, Amy Wise, ’98, Britt Halvorson, ’99. (Fourth row) John Tobin, Edward Bujdos, Stephen Lathom, ’98, Laura Frost Baker, ’99, Matt Okraszewski, ’99, Christine Bartels, Bill Bartels.

‘Great Blackout’ fails to dim wedding ceremony During what has been called the nation’s worst power outage in history, two people attempted the impossible—to get married. On Thursday, Aug. 14, just as the bridal party was in the middle of the wedding rehearsal, the Great Blackout of 2003 swept over the eastern United States. David Edwards and Deirdre Lindemann, both ’00, suddenly lost two years’ worth of carefully planned details for their Aug. 15 wedding in Dearborn. Amidst the confusion, it became painfully obvious that in order to save their wedding day, they would have to reconstruct almost every detail— and fast. Without any electricity or water, and frequently relying on marginal amounts of gas and poor cell phone connections, the determined bride and groom set out to reinvent their “dream day.”

And there was no shortage of challenges to face. Instead of happily watching their families mingle over a cozy Italian dinner, David and Deirdre spent Thursday night checking on traveling friends and family. Despite the sudden gridlock, the tentative four-way stop intersections and the fact that many of the bridesmaids and groomsmen left the church with less than a quarter of a tank of gas, everyone made it safely back to homes and nearby hotels. With no rehearsal dinner and no power, the bride and her family chose to dine on party store snacks and bottled water outside their darkened hotel. When there was still no electricity the next morning, both families furiously scrambled to assemble the basic wedding elements—church, reception hall,

from Ohio University and is working as a lecturer in biology and academic counselor at Ohio Northern University. The couple lives in Ada, OH. (See accompanying photo.)

Steve is a community development specialist with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority in Lansing, and Jennifer is a geographic information systems analyst at Community Research Group in Okemos. The couple lives in East Lansing. (See accompanying photo.)

Stephen Lathom, ’98, to Jennifer Bujdos, ’99, on July 13, 2002 in Battle Creek. Alumni in the wedding party included Amy Wise, ’98, and Matt Okraszewski, ’99. Other alumni in attendance included Britt Halvorson, ’99, Laura Frost Baker, ’99, Brian Baker, ’98, and Gretchen Schlaff, ’93.

dinner, flowers, photographer…. They were able to book the Davison Country Club for the reception, line up a DJ and firm up the other details. By mid-morning the cellular call went out: “We have another hall! The reception is still on! Meet at the church at 2 p.m. for pictures!” Two years of planning scrapped and the new wedding pulled together in an amazing two-and-a-half hours. However, the wedding day obstacles were still far from over. Without the scheduled hair and makeup appointments at the professional salon, the bride and bridesmaids got ready by “sink showers” and flashlights. The groom’s tuxedo pants were a wrong fit and replacements had to be found. A bridesmaid was involved in a car accident on her way to the church. Several other members of

Deirdre Lindemann, ’00, to David Edwards, ’00, on Aug. 15, 2003. (Clockwise from lower left) David Edwards, ’00, Scott Curtis, ’00, Nicholas Chambers, ’00, Scott Smith, ’00, Charles Poosch, ’00, Cory Scherer, ’00, Brian Longheier, ’00, Katherine Waters, ’00, Kathryn Dieffenbach, ’00, Jennifer Campbell, ’00, Justin Stilwill, ’02, Sara Mann, ’01, Deirdre Lindemann, ’00. the bridal party had to navigate the flooded Southfield freeway during a severe thunderstorm to make it in time for pictures. Through it all, David and Deirdre remained incredibly composed and focused on the new life they were starting together. Despite whatever else was going to

happen that day, they were going to get married. And at 4:30 p.m., after a beautiful candlelight service, the smiles on the faces of David and Deirdre Edwards were bright enough to light up any city. —Katherine Waters, ’00

Dennis Anthony, ’99, to Hilary Hernandez on June 15, 2003 in Albion. Albion attendants included Lance Coleman, ’91, and Ben Engelter, ’98. The couple lives in Battle Creek.

Joshua Chulski, ’99, to Meridith Cleland, ’01, on July 12, 2003 in Eaton Rapids. Alumni in attendance included Christine Byks, ’01, Holly Jacobs, ’01, Mark Jazayeri, ’00, Sheila Santa, ’02, Yukiko Tanaka, ’02, Russell Nebelung, ’03, and Todd Erickson, ’99. Meridith is a Ph.D. student in plant biology at Michigan State University. Joshua is preparing for application to medical school. The couple resides in Okemos.

Kristin Katterjohn, ’99, to Nathan Rahn, ’00, on June 22, 2002 in Ann Arbor. Albion alumni in the wedding party included Rychee Parmann, ’99, Kristen Rahn Thrall, ’97, Greg Prater, ’00, Freddy Kahle, ’99, Paul Rahn, ’02, and Peter Rahn, ’05. Kristin teaches math at North Middle School in Belleville, and completed her master’s degree from Marygrove College. Nathan is a social worker for Washtenaw County Community Mental Health and is completing his master’s degree from

the University of Michigan. The couple lives in Ann Arbor and can be reached by e-mail at: kkatterjohn@yahoo.com or nrahn@albion.edu. (See accompanying photo.) Jennifer Rummel, ’99, to Shawn Bleiler on Jan. 3, 2003. Jennifer received her master’s degree in library and information science from Kent State University in August 2003. They live in Goshen, IN.

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Amanda Schram, ’99, to Marshall Perkins on June 14, 2003. Albion alumni in attendance included Allison Wood, ’99, Deania Towns, ’99, Beth Grewe Orr, ’99, Lisa Smigelski Williams, ’99, Kate Roessler Boynton, ’98, James Boynton, ’97. The couple lives in Hartland. Beth Albery, ’00, to Justin Newingham, ’01, on Aug. 2, 2003. They live in Farmington Hills. Deirdre Lindemann, ’00, to David Edwards, ’00, on Aug. 15, 2003 in Dearborn. Albion alumni in the wedding party included Katherine Waters, ’00, Nicholas Chambers, ’01, Jennifer Campbell, ’00, Scott Smith, ’00, Scott Curtis, ’00, Kathryn Dieffenbach, ’00, and Charles Poosch, ’00. Deirdre just completed her dual master’s degree in chemistry and chemical engineering from Michigan State University. David received his J.D. degree from Wayne State University Law School and is currently a law clerk at Sachs Waldman, P.C. The couple lives in Utica. Kathlynn Fitzgerald, ’01, to Brendan Caffrey on Aug. 24, 2002 in Dearborn. Those in attendance included alumni Travis Sterner, ’01, Chris Sellers, ’01, Laura Scozzari, ’01, Anna Rizzi, ’01, Kate Surowiec, ’00, along with faculty members Hal Wyss and Missy Wyss. The couple lives in Dearborn. (See accompanying photo.) Erin Marasco, ’01, to Tim Johnson, ’02, on Dec. 28, 2002 in Orchard Lake. Tim is a chemical engineer, and Erin is a graduate student in biochemistry. Alumni in attendance included: Nick Bachand, ’01, Abby Brown, ’02, Carrie Cangelosi, ’02, Jennifer Markert Eichenberger, ’00, Theron Eichenberger, ’00, Paul Garabelli, ’02, Jovan Giaimo, ’00, Carl Gladstone, ’01, Julie Henning, ’01, Rob Hills, ’02, Tom Hills, ’02, Andrea Johnson, ’00, Lindsay Johnson, ’98, Zack Kleinsasser, ’01, Heather Kortlandt, ’01, Anne Kretzmann, ’00, Cristen LaBar, ’01, Allyn Luce, ’00, Christopher Martinson, ’01, Katie McCabe, ’02, Janna Muccio, ’00, Rich Polikoff, ’01, Kyle Roslund, ’01, Melissa Sharpe, ’00, Andrew Smerczak, ’02, Brian Smith, ’00, Sean Swider, ’01, Aubrey Thornton, ’01, Kim Zuhlke, ’01. The couple lives in Minneapolis, MN.

Baby Britons Elaina Bernice on Dec. 7, 2002 to Roger and Cindy Price Lemmen, ’80. She joins siblings Matthew and Marissa. The family lives in Holland. Analise Wolf on May 22, 2003 to Lana and Mark Witbeck, ’81. They live in La Porte, IN. Andrew James on Feb. 8, 2002 to Elena and James Buller, ’82. Jim is a senior member of the technical staff at Advanced Micro Devices, and Elena is a research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin. The family lives in Austin, TX, and can be reach by e-mail at: james.buller@amd.com. Ellen Hennessy on June 20, 2003 to Mary and Brent Green, ’83. She joins Emma, 7, Evan, 5, and Benjamin, 3. Brent teaches English and debate at Mona Shores High School in Muskegon, and Mary is on the faculty at Grand Valley State University. The Greens live in Grand Rapids. Marina Jordan on May 20, 2002 to Michael and Pamela Collins Woodroffe, ’83. She joins older brother Alexander, 2. The family lives in Bermuda where Michael is a reinsurance broker and president of Kirkway International. Pam started her own company in Bermuda, CC Consultant Bermuda Ltd., providing management consulting services to the Bermuda insurance industry. Danielle Katherine on April 7, 2003 to Scott, ’84, and Katherine Dec Prohaska, ’85. She joins brothers Nicholas, 6, and Brennden, 3. They live in Richmond, VA. Nancy Jean on Nov. 18, 2002 to Scott Speidel and Kathleen Quinn, ’84. She joins big brother Connor, 4. They live in Evanston, IL. Kenneth Michael on Oct. 24, 2002 to Carrie and John Gaffield, ’85. Proud family members include uncle Stephen Gaffield, ’88. The family lives in Ann Arbor. Mikayla Marie on May 11, 2003 to Tom and Ann Marie Ralston Hartmann, ’85. She joins brother Quinn, 2. The Hartmanns live in Evanston, IL. Laura Susan on March 31, 2003 to Kellee and John Howey, ’86. She joins big sisters Anna, 4, and Caroline, 2. Proud relatives include David, ’93, and Sarah Howey Thewes, ’94. The family lives in Trenton. James Wyatt on Jan. 9, 2003 to James and Cynthia Carr Falardeau, ’87. They live in Vero Beach, FL.

Kara Anne on July 26, 2003 to Greg, ’88, and Kate Kreitzer McCoy, ’87. Kara joins sister Maggie, 3. Greg is an attorney, and Kate is an advertising executive in Holland where the family lives.

Garrett Michael on Jan. 5, 2003 to Michael and Kelly Pool Hargis, ’91. Kelly is a stay-at-home mom. The family lives in Alpharetta, GA and can be reached by e-mail at: khargis@bellsouth.net.

Douglas Clark born on March 31, 2003 was adopted by Doug and Heather Clark Ross, both ’87. They live in Grosse Pointe Park.

Miles Jordan on May 26, 2003 to Jordan and Marcia Pearsall Lindberg, both ’91. Jordan is an assistant professor of philosophy at Central Michigan, and Marcia is the director of public relations for Special Olympics Michigan. They live in Lake Isabella.

Emily Heather on Sept. 26, 2002 to Timothy Vuglar and Laurel DoolittleVuglar, ’88. She joins siblings Mikaela, 5, and Ben, 1. The family lives in Island Lake, IL. Isabel Luz on Jan. 23, 2003 to Pat and Kay Lappin Gil, ’88. The Gils moved to Menasha, WI, and Kay can be reached by e-mail at: kayanngil@aol.com. Aiden Joseph born on Sept. 21, 2002 was adopted in Russia on June 25, 2003 by Doug and Julie Lundstrum Kirby, ’88. Aiden joins big brother John. Proud aunts include Kristina Lundstrum Lei, ’86, and Steffanie Lundstrum Laven, ’82. The family lives in Marietta, GA. Mitchell Higgins on April 6, 2003 to Scott and Cindy Higgins Smith, ’88. The Smiths live in Bloomfield Hills. Brooke Michelle on Feb. 3, 2003 to Jill and Charlie Drier, ’89. Brooke joins siblings Sydney and Gage. Charlie is the marketing manager of Ohio for AutoOwners Insurance Co. in their Lima regional office. The Driers reside in Lima, OH, and can be reached by e-mail at: earlsjam@juno.com. Sarah on June 9, 2003 to Menahem and Linnea Allum Deitcher, ’90. She joins big sisters Lily, 2, and Ayla, 1. Alumni relatives include Robert Allum, ’92, and Sheela Welch Allum, ’90. The Deitchers live in Chicago, IL. Anna Grace on May 8, 2003 to David, ’90, and Sarah Humphrey Marshall, ’93. She joins big sister Lauren, 2. The family lives in Broken Arrow, OK. Ian Garlough on May 8, 2003 to Jon, ’91, and Lesley Davis Addison, ’92. Proud relatives include Lorna Cameron Addison, ’67, Dan, ’92, and Wynne Davis Martin, ’94, and Heather Addison, ’96. Jon is teaching English at Northern Michigan University, and Lesley is a middle school guidance counselor. The family lives in Marquette. Allison Anne on July 11, 2003 to Chris and Melissa McCoy Baker, ’91. They live in Spring Lake. Sebastian Parker on March 12, 2003 to Patrick and Krista Miller Farris, ’91. Sebastian joins brother Alexander Patrick, 2. They live in Winchester, VA.

Natalie Marie on Dec. 10, 2002 to Jina and John Malbone, ’91. She joins big brother John Lee, 7. John is a math teacher at Baseline Middle School, and Jina is a kindergarten teacher at St. Basil’s Catholic School in South Haven. They live in Bangor and can be reached by e-mail at: jmalbone@yahoo.com. Michael Robert on May 16, 2003 to Jim McCann and Jill St. Clair-McCann, both ’91. Before the birth of their son, Jill was employed as a project manager for Learning Curve International Toy Co., in Chicago, IL. Jim is vice president of sales and marketing for McCann Industries in Addison, IL. The family lives in Wheaton, IL. Rachel Lynn and Eric Michael on April 10, 2003 to Mike and Michelle TenBroeke Paulsen, ’92. Michelle is a research associate at the University of Michigan, and Mike is an analyst for Ford. The Paulsens live in Canton and can be reached by e-mail at: tenbroek@umich.edu. Rebecca Faith on Nov. 14, 2002 to Patty and Brad Smiles, ’92. She joins big sister Abigail Grace, 2. Brad is a business development manager with Pinkerton Security in Pontiac. The family lives in Oxford and can be reached by e-mail at: bsmiles64@aol.com. Natalie Grace on Feb. 22, 2003 to Todd and Julie Eagle Briggs, ’93. They live in Arlington, VA, and can be reached by e-mail at: jtbriggs16@aol.com. Lance Patrick on March 6, 2003 to Cory and Dana Teague Bultman, ’93. The Bultmans live in Rockford. Gracen Kathleen on Nov. 22, 2002 to Matt, ’93, and Kara Roberts Davis, ’95. The family lives in Milwaukee, WI. Aidan James on Jan. 7, 2003 to Robert, ’93, and Susan Rostash Dimitriou, ’94. Aidan joins big brother Alexander, 3. Bob is an M.D. in urologic surgery and has a practice in the Detroit area. They live in Commerce Township. Sheridan Hope on Dec. 7, 2003 to Craig Leinbach, ’93, and Abby SuchodolskiLeinbach, ’94. The family lives in Lansing.

Maureen Nicole on July 13, 2003 to Rich and Gretchen Harmor Dula, both ’94. Maureen joins big sister Meghan. Rich is the director of marketing for EnStar Energy Group. Gretchen is assistant director of the children’s division of Jackson District Library. The family lives in Jackson and can be reached by e-mail at: rgdula@absolutenet.com or redula@hotmail.com. Ethan DeVall on May 20, 2003 to Susan and Michael Johnson, ’94. He joins big sister Korrin, 3. Michael continues to work in Grand Rapids as a surgical physician assistant in urology. The family lives in Martin. Madeline Elizabeth on Dec. 30, 2002 to Matt, ’95, and Lori Haas Lepard, ’94. The family lives in Holland. Joseph on April 12, 2003 to Joseph and Lydia Vitale Loeschner, both ’94, live in Rochester Hills. Miriya Rae on July 3, 2003 to Tony and Shelagh Wilcox Saenz, ’94. The family lives in Belleville. Eric Edward on July 19, 2003 to Jennifer Sloop and Jeff Atkinson, ’95. The family lives in Webster Groves, MO. Carson Michael on May 9, 2003 to Shawn and Ellen Carlson Collinsworth, ’95. Ellen completed her master’s degree from Indiana University in May. They live in Indianapolis, IN. Cara Grace on May 24, 2003 to Dan and Julie Hamrick Cosgrove, ’95. The Cosgroves live in Canton and can be reached by e-mail at: jhamrick2000@yahoo.com. Jules Sierra on June 18, 2003 to Michael and Beth Preece Foster, ’95. The Fosters live in San Diego, CA. Noah Christopher on May 26, 2003 to Chris and Sarah Maxwell Jones, ’95. Chris and Sarah are both CPAs and associates at Plante & Moran PLLC in Southfield. The family lives in Milford. Gunnar Henry on April 8, 2003 to Duane and Rebekkah Johnson Bollhoefer, ’96. They live at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Mitchell on April 29, 2003 to Lisa and Max Kort, ’96. Mitchell joins his sister Madison, 1. Max received his M.B.A. from Walsh College in March 2003. They live in Troy and would love to hear from Albion friends by e-mail at: max.kort@onstar.com. Tyler Patrick and Trevor Michael on Jan. 3, 2002 to Gary and Cristina Line Noble, ’96. The family lives in Brighton and can be reached by e-mail at: cnoble2x2@aol.com. Sophie Ann on July 30, 2003 to Julie and Nathan Reed, ’96. Sophie is their second daughter. The Reeds live in Midland.

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Kara Anne on July 26, 2003 to Greg, ’88, and Kate Kreitzer McCoy, ’87. Kara joins sister Maggie, 3. Greg is an attorney, and Kate is an advertising executive in Holland where the family lives.

Garrett Michael on Jan. 5, 2003 to Michael and Kelly Pool Hargis, ’91. Kelly is a stay-at-home mom. The family lives in Alpharetta, GA and can be reached by e-mail at: khargis@bellsouth.net.

Douglas Clark born on March 31, 2003 was adopted by Doug and Heather Clark Ross, both ’87. They live in Grosse Pointe Park.

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Tyler Dean on March 27, 2003 to Jennifer Buege Travis and Dan Travis, ’96. Proud relatives include Aaron, ’95, and Holly Buege Miller, ’96, and Mike, ’99, and Carrie Buege Nicholson, ’99. The family lives in Sparta. Jacob Matthew on May 6, 2003 to Drew, ’97, and Erica Sprague Hakala, ’00. They live in Kalamazoo. Nickolas Ryan on July 15, 2003 to Cory and Lisa Pahman Johnson, ’97. Lisa is taking a short-term leave from her job at New Horizons Computer Learning Center in Grand Rapids. The Johnsons live in Mattawan. Xavier Marquise on July 26, 2003 to Bobby Turner and Nicole Langford, ’99. The family lives in Lansing and can be reached by e-mail at: nrlangford_99@yahoo.com. Natalie Josephine on April 8, 2003 to Jeffrey Peterson and Bethany RinksPeterson, ’99. They live at: 5300 Alfalfa Dr., Swartz Creek, MI 48473. James Joseph on May 30, 2003 to Jeff and Elizabeth Astras Geshel, ’00. Jeff has his own information technology staffing business, Atlas Coast Consulting, and Elizabeth is now a stay-at-home mom. The family lives in Wayland.

Faculty and friends Lisa Lewis and Craig Bieler proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Rachel Elizabeth, on July 30, 2003. Lisa and Craig are chemistry professors at Albion. They live in Albion.

Obituaries M. Irene Bauer Bennett, ’25, on April 25, 2003 in Grass Lake. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and was the oldest of eight family members who attended Albion College. After graduation, Irene taught mathematics at Lawrence High School in Michigan. She and her husband, Tom, had a business career as owners and operators of a small chain of “five and dime” stores in Dexter, Jackson and Whitmore Lake. She is survived by two sons and five grandchildren. Mae Harmon French, ’31, on April 15, 2003 in Oakland. She was a member of Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills. Mae is survived by two children, two grandchildren, and two greatgrandsons.

Louise Clark Hagen, ’31, on July 11, 2003. She was a home economics teacher from 1957 to 1974 in the St. Ignace system. Louise was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Brevort. She was a member of the NEA and MEA, and served on the Moran Township Board from 1974 to 2001. Louise is survived by three daughters, a son, eight grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. David Smith, ’34, on May 2, 2003 in Sun City, AZ. David was a resident of Lake Odessa until his retirement in 1978, after which he resided in Arizona and Michigan. He had a successful career in the insurance industry. He was a member of Willowbrook United Methodist Church in Sun City, and Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa. David is survived by his wife and many grandchildren. Jeannetta Campbell Tobin, ’37, on May 2, 2003 in Greensburg, PA. In addition to raising her family, she served as program director for the local YWCA and then worked in real estate sales until her retirement in 1979. She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and was a Dean Hall alumna. Jeannetta was the first female member of the Albion band. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Keith Tobin, ’39, three sons, including Douglas Tobin, ’67, and Bruce Tobin, ’70, five grandchildren, one great-grandson, two nephews, including Dan Tobin, ’72, and a greatniece, Jennifer Tobin, ’03. John McNair, ’39, on March 8, 2003 in Florida. He received his medical degree from Wayne University Medical College in 1943 and then served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. He began his private practice in Muskegon in 1949. John became a fellow with the American College of Surgeons and was both a fellow and diplomate with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was also a member of the Rotary Club. In 1985 John retired and later moved to Florida. He is survived by three children and five grandchildren. Romulus Romani, ’39, on May 11, 2003 in Grand Rapids. He was a teacher, coach and principal at Sheldon Elementary and Grand Rapids Central High School. Romulus also served as director of secondary schools in Grand Rapids. He received his master’s degree from the University of Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice, six children, 20 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. G. Bruce Feighner, ’42, on May 13, 2003 in Detroit. After military service during World War II, he began his career teaching choral music at Dondero High School in Royal Oak. Bruce became coordinator of vocal music for the Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools, then became principal of Jane Addams Junior High School. He was principal at

Dondero from 1962 to 1970, and then at Grosse Pointe until his retirement in 1983. He earned a master’s degree at Wayne State University and did graduate studies at Michigan State University. He was an elder of the Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church. Bruce is survived by his wife, Maryhelen Bates Feighner, ’42. Barbara Schumacher MacPhail, ’43, on April 20, 2003 in Midland. After teaching music at a school in Flint, she came to Midland in 1944 as assistant to Theodore Vosburgh, director of The Dow Chemical Company Music Department. Barbara was a member of the string section in the Dow Symphony and several vocal music groups. She served on many committees related to music and the arts in Midland. Barbara received the Music Society-Midland Symphony Musician of the Year Award in 1965. She was also named Matrix: Midland Festival Honorary Chairman in 1999. She was a member of Memorial Presbyterian Church, where she served as assistant choir director for more than 40 years. Barbara is survived by two children and two grandchildren. Kenneth Wilson, ’43, on March 12, 2003 in Mansfield, CT. He came to the University of Connecticut in 1951 as an English instructor and was named head of the English Department in 1965. Kenneth went on to become dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences in 1966 and vice president for academic programs in 1970. He returned to teaching in 1981. He was the author of several books and articles. Kenneth earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan. Betty Rockey Duncan, ’44, on May 17, 2003 in Hancock. After graduation, she was employed as a chemist by Ethyl Corp. Betty served as president of the Portage Lake Golf Club Women’s League for many years. She is survived by her husband, Robert Duncan, ’44, two daughters and five grandchildren. Joseph Steffey, ’44, on April 19, 2003 in Traverse City. He was a graduate of Case Western Reserve University Medical School and served his country during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Joseph practiced internal medicine at the Thirlby Clinic in Traverse City for 30 years before retiring in 1986. Prior to entering practice in Traverse City, he was an instructor of medicine at the University of Michigan. Joseph was certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a member of numerous medical societies. He was also a member of the Traverse

City Rotary Club for more than 40 years. After retirement, Joseph trained horses during the winter in Hawkinsville, GA, which he called his second home. He is survived by his wife, Bethany Sullivan Steffey, ’44, four children and six grandchildren.

on Wheels, sang in the church choir and the Hiram Men’s Chorus and was a Hospice volunteer. He also served on the board of Portage County Hospice for three years. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, two children and two grandsons.

Richard Page, ’47, on May 29, 2003. Richard enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served more than three years during World War II. He was employed by Midland Public Schools for 26 years. Richard taught seven years at Northeast Intermediate, and he taught mathematics and coached baseball and football for five years at Midland High School. Richard was assistant principal at Northeast for four years and was the first assistant principal and athletic director at H.H. Dow High School for 10 years. He retired in 1978.

Michael Grice, ’63, on Feb. 23, 2003 in Rochester Hills. He earned his law degree from University of Michigan Law School. Michael’s first job after law school was with the Chrysler Corp. in Detroit, where he remained as a corporate attorney until his retirement in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and two sons.

Nancy Beard Dickes, ’51 on March 27, 2003. A resident of Granada Hills, CA, she was a registered nurse at the Granada Hills Community Hospital. She was very active in community organizations and their charities. She is survived by her husband, Richard, three children and three grandchildren. John Butterfield, ’50, on June 20, 2003, in North Muskegon. He earned his master’s degree from Western Michigan University and Michigan State University. John spent 10 years teaching instrumental music in Homer. In 1960, he became director of instrumental music at the newly formed Mona Shores School District in Muskegon, where he worked for 25 years. John had the honor of conducting the Mona Shores Band in the Vienna Philharmonic Concert Hall in Vienna, Austria, during one of five European tours. He was a member of several band and music organizations. John is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, four children and nine grandchildren.

Judy Manning Little, ’63, on April 6, 2003 in New York City. A member and president of Delta Gamma sorority at Albion, she was also a four-year member of the Concert Choir and choir piano accompanist for three years. Judy is survived by her parents, Bill and Betty Manning. Scott Baker, ’69, on May 15, 2003 in St. Petersburg, FL. He moved to Florida in 1987 from Eureka, CA. He was a summer resident of Petoskey for 40 years. Scott was a salesman with Media Concepts in St. Petersburg. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was also interested in genealogy. Scott is survived by his wife, Susan, a son and a grandson. Patrick Chavis, ’73, on July 23, 2002, in Hawthorne, CA. He attended the University of California, Davis Medical School. After graduation, Patrick opened his practice as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Los Angeles. He also earned a master’s in public health at UCLA. In the 1990s, his work won him attention in newspaper and magazine articles, as well as television programs. Patrick lived in Inglewood, CA.

Luther Flanagan, ’55, on May 22, 2003. He was retired from the State of Michigan, Department of Labor. Luther was involved in the planning and construction of Oldsmobile Park in Lansing, and also facilitated Dialogue Circles on Racism with the Lansing Police Department. He is survived by his wife, Rita, four children, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Nicholas Genematas, ’80, on June 20, 2003. A resident of Dearborn, he was an avid sports fan, and he loved to coach golf and soccer. Nicholas was a member of Lochmoor Golf Club. He is survived by two children.

Dwight Hendricks, ’56, on Feb. 8, 2003 in Hiram Township, OH. As a member of the 101st Airborne, Dwight was posted to a radar site in Norfolk, England. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Michigan and taught social studies and political science at Fitzgerald High School in Detroit and Wayne State University. In 1977, he became a reference librarian at Hiram College. Dwight drove for Meals

Bryan Reynolds, ’06, on Sept. 17, 2003 in Ann Arbor. A graduate of Chelsea High School, Bryan loved reading science fiction, fantasy, literary and historical novels, and was a student of history and cinema. He also competed in martial arts and won two tournaments this past summer. He is survived by his parents, Kevin Reynolds and Debra Kennedy.

H. Joseph Vestrand, ’82, on July 13, 2003. A resident of Royal Oak, he is survived by three children.

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H. Joseph Vestrand, ’82, on July 13, 2003. A resident of Royal Oak, he is survived by three children.

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Ron, ’90, and Darci Dakin Face, ’95, with (clockwise from right) their children, Brandon, Kaitlyn and Cameron, and family friend, Jaimie Dibble.

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B 03-201. Adult hooded sweatshirt by Gear. Purple sweatshirt with screen printed “Albion College Britons” in gold and white. Sizes S-XXL. ..................................... $49.98 C 03-202. Infant one-piece hooded outfit by Specialty House Apparel Co. Gold outfit zips up the front and features screen printed “Albion College” in gold and white. Also includes purple trim at the cuffs and ankles. Sizes 3-6 months, 6-9 months and 9-12 months. .............................................. $24.98 D 03-203. Infant booties by Top Sox. Purple socks feature white detail at the ankle, heel and toe. Also includes embroidered “Albion College” in gold. One size fits all. ....... $4.98 E 03-204. Adult v-neck pullover nylon jacket by Champion. Deep purple with white and purple stripes at cuffs and neckline. Also features tackle-twill embroidered “Albion” in purple outlined in white. Sizes S-XXL. ..................................... $69.98 F 03-205. Youth hooded sweatshirt by Champion. Gray sweatshirt features screen printed “Albion College” in purple. Sizes S-XL. ........................................ $24.98 G 03-206. Adult alumni crewneck sweatshirt by Gear. Gray sweatshirt features screen printed “Albion College Alumni” in purple and gold. Sizes S-XXL. ..................... $39.98 H 03-207. Youth crewneck sweatshirt by Champion. Dark gray sweatshirt features screen printed “Albion College” in purple outlined in white. Sizes S-XL. ........... $24.99 I 03-208. Youth fleece hooded pullover by Specialty House Clothing Co. Gold and purple shirt with screen printed “Albion College Britons” in gold and white. Sizes S-XL. ........................................ $29.98 J 03-209. Children’s mesh T-shirt by Specialty House Apparel Co. Gold and purple shirt with screen printed “Albion College Britons” in gold and white. Sizes toddler 2, 4 and 6 and youth S-L. .......................................... $16.98 K 03-210. Adult hooded sweatshirt by Champion. Dark gray sweatshirt features tackle twill embroidered “Albion College” in purple outlined in white. Sizes S-XXL. ..................................... $49.98 L 03-211. Adult polo shirt by Cutter & Buck. Purple shirt with white stripes. Also features purple and white embroidered shield on left chest. Sizes S-XXL. ........................... $64.98 M 03-212. Adult T-shirt by Yikes! T-shirt features screen printed “Albion College.” Available in gray with purple lettering, gold with purple lettering or purple with gold lettering. Sizes S-XXL. ..................... $12.99 N 03-213. Men’s watch. Gold-plated watch with Albion seal on watch face. ...... $334.98

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P 03-215. Two-part key chain. Gold-plated brass key chain separates into two pieces. Albion College seal is featured on one side. .................................................... $24.99 Q 03-216. Split wire key chain. Gold-plated brass key chain features Albion College seal. .................................................... $22.00 R 03-217. Albion College blanket with emblematic shield. 54” by 84”. Cotton/ polyester fleece. Available in gold or gray with purple lettering. ......................... $29.98 S 03-218. Mantle clock with piano wood finish. Gold-plated brass base and Albion College seal on clock face. 8.25”(w) x 4”(h). ............................ $169.98 T 03-219. Gold-plated brass desk clock with Albion College seal on clock face. 3.5”(w) x 2.5”(h). ............................................. $109.98 U 03-220. Wall clock and thermometer with piano wood finish, gold metallic trim and Albion College seal on clock face. 6”(w) x 10”(h). ................................ $229.98 V 03-221. Ceramic 11 oz. mug. White mug features “Albion College Alumni” lettering in black and purple. ................................. $5.98 W 03-222. Ceramic 12 oz. mug. White mug features “Albion College” lettering in purple. .................................................. $5.99 X 03-223. Ceramic 24 oz. coffeehouse mug. White mug features “Albion College” lettering in purple. ............................... $8.98 Y 03-224. Nalgene 32 oz. water bottle. Plastic bottle features “Albion College” lettering in white. Bottle is odor-resistant and leakproof, and is designed to withstand very hot and very cold temperatures. Available in green, yellow, pink, teal blue, smoky gray, orange, and bright blue. .................................. $14.98

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PHOTOS BY D. TRUMPIE, L. CAVELL, S. BRIGGS

Scoring a ‘Victory for Kids’ Albion College’s close ties to its home community were never more in evidence than in early September when more than 1,500 townspeople, students and faculty teamed up to construct a new 10,000-square-foot play area in Victory Park over the course of six days. The all-volunteer effort, begun by local resident Valerie Etter and completed by College faculty members Luti Erbeznik and Leslie Cavell, was funded with over $125,000 in donations, including a $10,000 challenge grant from the Gerstacker Foundation in Midland. Construction captains included Drew Dunham (First-Year Experience); Doug Rose and Sam McIlhagga (Music Department); Kristin McIlhagga (Institutional Advancement); and Bob Armstrong, Bill Hayes, Dave Kammer and John Williams (faculty emeriti). Spearheading the fund-raising efforts were local residents Karen Knudson Dobbins, ’74, and Peg Mitchell Turner, ’69. In addition, many other current and former faculty and staff, along with area alumni, donated materials, monetary resources and time.

(Clockwise from top) Volunteers cut, stained and assembled literally thousands of pieces of lumber to construct the play structure. Pictured at work are: juniors Beth Dodson (with drill) and Amanda Suydam, assisted by senior William Cronin; biology professor Doug White and First-Year Experience director Drew Dunham; and history professor Wes Dick and his first-year seminar student Alysia Kolascz.

Gifts for the maintenance of the Victory Park playground are still welcome at the Albion Community Foundation, P.O. Box 156, Albion, MI 49224. Checks should be made payable to the foundation with the designation “Victory for Kids.” Maintenance costs are expected to be $2,000 annually.

(Below) Albion faculty members Luti Erbeznik (biology) and Leslie Cavell (art and art history) championed the project as general coordinators.

(Far left) The artwork, including an Albion cityscape and the dragon pictured here, was designed by art and art history professor Lynne Chytilo and area residents Michele MacInnes and Launda Wheatley, ’02, assisted by College art students. (Near left) Swings, slides, rings, monkey bars and rope walks are among the play area’s many attractions for children. The entire site is handicapped-accessible.

Your evolving Alumni Association By Jim Cox, ’87 President, Albion College Alumni Association A couple of months ago, my family traveled on our annual summer trip to Spider Lake, southeast of Traverse City. Many of us know of such a “special getaway” place that provides a lifetime of memories. For over 35 years, my extended family, including parents, children and now grandchildren, has met the same two weeks each year, to share laughs, wage raft wars, make island swims, play and unwind. Alumna Iris Henwood, who attended Albion College as Iris Calvin from 1954 to 1955, and her husband, Jim, embody the spirit and magic of this place and throughout the years have taught us the value of friendship. Parting from L’Da Ru was especially sad this year because of plans to build what I’m sure will be a very beautiful vacation lodge in its place. Yet this close-knit group, unwilling to disband, responded to this upheaval by finding a new place on Spider Lake to continue creating memories.

So it is with Albion College: although the campus changes, many, many relationships continue for a lifetime. The Alumni Association Board of Directors is working to create various opportunities where alumni can connect with the College in ways that are most appropriate to them. In January of this year the board identified key objectives and programs that focus on recent alumni, more “experienced” alumni, as well as prospective students. Some of these programs require direct coordination from the Alumni Association such as educational opportunities through an Albion Institute. Other initiatives have an intentional “grass roots” approach whereby

groups of alumni would provide leadership for projects such as community volunteer initiatives and guiding networks of alumni to assist with career counseling and mentoring. While Albion College already offers assistance in some of these areas, clearly a wealth of knowledge and experience exists with the alumni. Yet neither the College nor the Alumni Association board alone can effectively develop a network of alumni that taps these resources. The board believes the existing alumni relationships hold the key to developing an alumni network. In developing objectives and programs that depend on both direct and “grass root” involvement, the board has concluded that it too must evolve. Over the next few months, the board will be adopting a mission statement, formalizing a multi-year set of goals, identifying and working with groups of alumni interested in developing this network, and significantly altering the process for board membership.

Some of the key areas of focus include:

■ Fostering community service; ■ Informing alumni about activities of other

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alumni (e.g., pictures on the Albion College Web site, alumni writing for Io Triumphe); Encouraging the development of more cohesive alumni groups; Developing programs to assist new graduates (e.g., connect new graduates to alumni during job searches); Providing various enrichment opportunities for alumni (e.g., classes through Albion Institute, travel groups); Assisting with Admissions Office activities.

Earlier this year, alumni filled out a brief survey regarding alumni activity preferences and interests. Those results, as well as an update on the board’s initiatives and next steps, will be discussed in the next Io Triumphe. Go Brits!