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C ARTHAGINIAN A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF CARTHAGE COLLEGE

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October 23 Alumni Event: “The King and I,” Marriott Lincolnshire

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IN THIS ISSUE Feature Articles

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Global Impact What do a new field station in Nicaragua, Tokyo’s successful Olympic bid, and the International Space Station have in common? All benefited from Carthaginians’ work.

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The first dirt is shoveled on the College’s $43 million science center, a facility that Carthage officials expect to boost innovative education and advance the commitment to undergraduate research.

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Commencement See photos of the Class of 2014 on the big day.

Then read about some of the recent graduates and where they’re headed.

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Turning her own grief into action, alumna Mary Beth Schewitz gives athletes peace of mind.

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IN THIS ISSUE Departments

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Carthage College combines an environment of reflection and self-discovery with a culture of high expectation so our students uncover and ignite their true potential. A four-year, private liberal arts college with roots in the Lutheran tradition, the campus has a prime location in Kenosha. The campus, an 80-acre arboretum on the shore of Lake Michigan, is home to 150 scholars, 2,500 full-time students, and 900 part-time students.

Faculty Notes

Sociology professor Wayne Thompson wins the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award.

On Campus

You’ve seen his work on “Mad Men” and “House of Cards.”

Now writer Keith Huff brings his golden pen to Carthage’s New Play Initiative.

Carthaginian Editorial Team

Athletics

Seniors Stephanie Kuzmanic, Trevor James close out their college careers with national honors.

Associate Vice President

Production

Molly O’Shea Polk

Dana Moore

Managing Editor

Contributing Writers

Mike Moore

Tom Applegarth Lauren Hansen ’10 Steve Marovich Tory Martinez ’14 Mike Moore Molly O’Shea Polk Matt Thome ’17

Design & Art Direction

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Class Notes

Mary England ’15 (cover illustrations) Johanna Heidorn ’13 Steve Janiak

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Page From the Past

Photographers

Alumni share milestones in their careers and families.

Johanna Heidorn ’13 Steve Janiak

Bench donated in 1907 shows roots of senior class gift.

Not bad for a graduating class of 11.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees David A. Straz, Jr.

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Letter from the President

President

Pastor’s Message by Kara Baylor

Gregory S. Woodward

Notes from Lauren Hansen

Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement Bradley J Andrews

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Commencement provides the ultimate adrenaline rush

One Shining Moment It was just a handshake. It probably shouldn’t have meant too much; it was only a fleeting moment.

Perhaps you remember – a small wrinkle in time; some year, somewhere in the past, on a Sunday morning in late May. You were probably a little tired. It had been quite a weekend, I bet. Being the center of attention is tiring. I would guess, however, that it is pretty easy for you to conjure up quite a bit of that day; the color and pageantry, the robes and silly hats, the long procession, the suddenly closer-feeling hugs of your family and friends, and at the apex of it all there it sits, the short, suddenly-it’s-over handshake.

You probably shared this time-honored tradition with President Gregory Campbell, or maybe President Erno Dahl, or President Harold Lentz. I am fortunate to be part of this memory for a small number of you, just the graduates of the past two years. Last May, a record number of you walked across the stage to receive your diplomas, and I remain excited and honored to have been there with you.

Every day at Carthage, all of the staff members work very hard at their jobs.

These fantastic people make the College as

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great as it is, but, for some of us, our various responsibilities keep us just outside extensive front-line experiences with students. As such, it is sometimes hard to keep focused on the very reason for our existence: our students.

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awards, and athletic accomplishment, musical and theatrical highlights, friendship and fellowship, tough discussions, and rewarding mentoring all speed through my memories at this moment.

In the end, two strong sentiments remain: First, Carthage did a great job; our graduates are beautifully prepared to lead rich and productive lives. Secondly, these new alumni are going to make this a better world.

I wish that everyone could be me for this part of the ceremony. To look into the students’ eyes, to feel their energy, and even to sense their apprehension is magical.

For me, then, Commencement is a special opportunity to be close enough to the students to feel what they feel, to vividly reconnect with their accomplishments and dreams, and to share in their joy and pride during this powerful rite of passage.

This past ceremonial Sunday afternoon, like the previous year, was unbelievably inspiring for me. Shaking the hands of more than 600 graduating students is really amazing! I wish that everyone could be me for this part of the ceremony. To look into the students’ eyes, to feel their energy, and even to sense their apprehension is magical.

Truthfully, when this segment is over, having somehow absorbed so much adrenaline and promise through a simple handshake, I feel a deep trust in the future, a sense of a job well-done, wonderful faith in our college, and I realize that Carthage so beautifully brought these young persons to one of the shining pinnacles of their relatively short lives. Flashbacks of scholarship, student

There is no question about it — not a single doubt in my mind; these new Carthage alumni are going to make this a better world.

All of us can remember our own special ceremonies, and, even better, we can take comfort in, and find joy and inspiration in, each class that walks across that stage every year. There is so much contained in that one simple handshake; so much to believe in, so much to feel, so much to be proud of, so much to embrace and cherish.

One shining moment.

My best wishes to all of you,

Gregory Woodward

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FACULTY NOTES

Updates on faculty and staff achievements

Thompson’s curiosity kills boredom Somewhere, photo evidence of Professor Wayne Thompson lecturing probably exists, but he’s in no hurry to unearth it.

His oratory skills aren’t what earned him the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award. In letters nominating the associate professor of sociology and criminal justice, students instead zeroed in on his guidance in highly practical research projects.

“The students are actively generating the knowledge. They’re not just sitting there like zombies, taking notes,” Prof. Thompson said.

“Wow, that’s a thrill for me.”

Through the Carthage Office of Research and Evaluation Services (CORES), Prof. Thompson and his students work with churches, social service and criminal justice agencies. Almost always, a gap in the data needs to be plugged.

In the latest study, they’re assessing senior programming needs in Kenosha County through focus groups, in-person interviews and questionnaires. With a particular focus on elderly rural residents, the students will recommend

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programs to create — as well as the preferred frequency, location, marketing, and transportation options.

It’s a self-sustaining enterprise. Prof. Thompson trains a core group of students, like Brooke Hamer ’14, and they manage a larger force of student data collectors.

Ms. Hamer got to experience both roles in an expansive study that has examined the departure of congregations from national church bodies. She coordinated about 10 students who conducted phone interviews of Presbyterian pastors, after doing the legwork herself on the ELCA portion of the project.

She first met Prof. Thompson in 2013 when taking his Sociology of Religion class. Barely a year later, as she heads off to a graduate program in Catholic studies, she credits him for transforming her worldview.

“I don’t know where I would be today without him,” said Ms. Hamer, of Mahtomedi, Minnesota.

“Everything I look at, I see in a sociological way now.”

Branching off from the congregation study, she completed a senior thesis analyzing the decline of Catholic nuns in the country. The project, which included face-to-face interviews throughout the Midwest, drew awards from Ms. Hamer’s academic department and division.

Having worked on the research staffs of three different Christian denominations earlier in his career, Prof. Thompson often gravitates to religious topics. He considered the late Rev. Andrew Greeley, a Catholic priest, sociologist, and popular columnist and author, his mentor.

His network of contacts has broadened greatly since he joined the Carthage faculty in 1998.

Among other projects, the research team has evaluated counseling services at the Kenosha County Detention Center and surveyed residents about invasive species on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation.

“I’m a super-curious person,” Prof. Thompson said. “I want to know what’s going on with people.”

Fellow staff and faculty members regularly draw on that expertise, too. For example, CORES conducts evaluations of the astronomy education programs that Professor Douglas Arion and selected students offer in partnership with the Appalachian Mountain Club. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the summer programs are held in the northeastern states.

“Coming from a sociologist, it’s pretty clear we’re doing real evaluation, so it has helped our reputation with the NSF,” Prof. Arion said. “Using the data to improve our efforts shows it’s a good use of the government’s money.”

Prof. Thompson’s mother, Jeanne (Stroberg ’50) Thompson, earned her teaching certification

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at Carthage’s Illinois campus and enjoyed a long career as a second-grade teacher.

He followed her lead, taking classes at the Kenosha campus in the 1970s before completing his degrees elsewhere.

The potential to use his applied research skills lured him back. A past president of the Wisconsin Sociological Association, Prof.

Thompson knows it’s rare to find these kinds of studies at a small college.

The projects provide a two-way benefit.

Students refine their research skills and present findings in peer-reviewed journals and at professional conferences — including one this October in Indianapolis. The clients receive important data, often for no charge.

“I don’t view the students as an impediment to my research,” Prof.

Thompson said. “I view them as the only way to get it done.”

He received the Distinguished Teaching Award at the inaugural Spring Gathering on March 20. His wife, Gladys Hollant, and daughters Lea and Noelle all attended.

Since 1967, the Carthage Board of Trustees has given out the award, which recognizes teaching excellence at Carthage. The judging committee is composed of students and former recipients.

In brief remarks, Prof. Thompson quoted widely, ranging from Paul McCartney to Martin Luther. He thanked his fellow Carthage employees and especially the students.

“They are the engines that lead the train,” he said. “My job as the caboose is just to pull up the wheels and make sure we don’t fall off the tracks.”

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Building faith bridges As you can imagine, the question that I have answered a great deal over the last several months is, “So, how to do you like your new job?” And the answer always is, “I love it!”

There are many reasons I love being a campus pastor, so my answer is not always the same.

Today, when I was asked the question, my answer had to do with the privilege it is to walk with students on their faith journeys. Like snowflakes, no two faith journeys look alike. I knew that when I started this new call, and some of my experiences in this first semester on the job reminded me of the truth of that statement.

On Wednesdays during April, I offered a Bible Study before the Holden Evening Prayer service. It was a small group of students who were willing to give the new campus pastor a chance. I appreciated their willingness to share their own journeys and why they were willing to give an hour or more of their precious time to think about the “Big Words of Faith.”

The students came from several different Christian denominations. Most would claim the title of Christian, but one student didn’t identify that way. One student said it best “I’m ready to figure out what it is I believe and make it my own.”

College is the perfect time to begin that part of the faith journey.

And this is what I love about being the campus pastor at Carthage. My job is to provide a space and place for all of the students, faculty, and staff to explore what it is that they believe and to own it. I love being a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and I own it. I love the focus on the extravagant grace of God for all people. I love the belief that we are 100 percent saint and 100 percent sinner.

I love the freedom of being a Christian. I have freedom from fear and death and freedom to serve and love those around me. This freedom allows me to love my neighbor, those who are different

from me in belief, and ask them why they love being Muslim, or Jewish, or Buddhist, or agnostic, or Roman Catholic, or Methodist.

At the beginning of June, I had the opportunity (along with two other staff members and three students) to attend an interfaith conference at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. The main speaker was Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core. Eboo is a Muslim and loves his faith. He shared with us how important it is to own what you believe when having interfaith conversation. The image he gave us was that of a bridge (perfect for Carthage).

“A bridge goes from here to there and has to be made of something, preferably something solid.

Without being anchored ‘here’, you can’t connect to ‘there,’” he said.

Students at Carthage live in a world of religious diversity on campus and will go out into the world of greater religious diversity. This is the space and place to take the time to figure out more clearly what you believe about who God is and to learn how to walk the bridge of understanding and learn what others believe.

What I love about this call to serve as the campus pastor at Carthage is the opportunity to be a bridge builder. I’m thankful for a faith that calls me into deeper community with others — those like me and those different from me.

I’m sure someone else will ask me soon what I like best about my new call. This is just one of my answers. Who knows that I will share next time the question is asked?

In Christ,

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Photo credit: The Smith Center for the Performing Arts and American Repertory Theater

Theatre magic Ellsworth joins Teller to direct adaptation of ‘The Tempest’ Carthage alumna and adjunct music theatre professor Maggie (Spanuello ’07) Ellsworth has served as an assistant director on a magical reimagining of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”

The play was adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller, the silent half of the Penn and Teller magic show. It features the music of Tom Waits, Tony Award-winning designers, and choreography by Pilobolus, the dance company that heavily inspired Cirque du Soleil.

The show opened in Las Vegas’ Smith Center for the Performing Arts on April 5 and featured a critically acclaimed sold-out run. It then moved on to Boston’s American Repertory Theater for another sold-out, monthlong run and will conclude the summer with another month at the South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California.

Ms. Ellsworth was brought on board in December and did a lot of work via Skype and conference call before flying to Las Vegas for the seven weeks leading up to the play’s opening.

“I’ve worked with Aaron Posner before at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and he asked me if I’d like to work on the production as an assistant director,” she said. “Obviously that’s something you can’t say no to.”

While in Las Vegas, Ms. Ellsworth had a variety of duties. She worked with actors to get their voice projection just right, because they would be in a large, open-air tent but still using a microphone.

During rehearsals, she watched the magic tricks from the audience’s vantage point to give feedback.

“I’m filled with awe at the amount of talent and time it takes to come up with and perform tricks,” she said. “Teller was really appreciative of how picky I was.”

She also relished the opportunity to see two brilliant artists at work every day.

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time, and we worked to put those all together in a seamless way,” she said. “Whenever Aaron and Teller had a disagreement, everything would stop— sometimes for 20 minutes — and they would talk things through, and the end results were amazing.”

What was it like working with a man who is renowned for never speaking, but whose face is seemingly on every other billboard in the Las Vegas area?

“Teller is one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. Tons of people go to his shows but never hear him speak, and I was on conference calls with him, hearing him but not actually seeing him,” she said.

“It was also surreal to go out to breakfast with him and talk about the production and have people walking by just stop and stare. He’s so downto-earth, and it’s totally a normal conversation between colleagues, but then you see people do a double-take and it hits you that you’re sitting with one of the main attractions in Las Vegas.”

Ms. Ellsworth will rejoin the production in August before returning to Carthage for the start of the fall semester.

Robert Schlack, professor of economics, and Lynn Loewen, professor of modern languages, are retiring from teaching. The two professors have served a combined 65 years at Carthage. Prof. Schlack, who joined the faculty in 1975, was a 1992 recipient of a Fulbright Lecturing and Research Grant recipient to Bulgaria. Since arriving in 1988, Prof. Loewen at various times has served as chair of the Modern Languages Department, coordinated study abroad, helped implement the Target Language Experts and developed the M.Ed. program in modern languages.

Mark Snavely, professor of mathematics, was elected to the Board of Governors of the Mathematical Association of America. He will serve a threeyear term as the governor of the Wisconsin section of the MAA.

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For some achievements, Carthage also will send a news release to the students’ hometown newspapers.

Students can add photos, work experience, and extracurricular activities to their Merit pages, as well, making the page a showcase for all of their earned achievements. See all of the amazing things your fellow Carthaginians are doing at carthage.meritpages.com.

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FACULTY NOTES

Joseph McAlhany, associate professor of classics and Great Ideas, will spend the 20142015 academic year as a fellow of the University of Connecticut’s Humanities Institute. Titled “Language, Tradition, and the Scholar: The Fragments of Marcus Terentius Varro,” Prof.

McAlhany’s work at UCHI will result in a twovolume edition and translation of the remaining writings of a 1st century BC Roman polymath.

Besides participating in regular discussions with faculty from across the humanities, he will deliver a public lecture at the University of Connecticut in the spring and has been invited to give a talk at Columbia University. One of two external scholars in this class of UCHI fellows, Prof. McAlhany will join Rachel Greenblatt of Harvard University.

Jan Owens, associate professor of business administration, and her coauthors won first place in the Direct Marketing Association’s Jacobs & Clevenger national case writers’ competition. The case is “Ensuring a Good Fit: Fortifying Zappos’ Customer Service and User Experience.” Their work will be published in the Fall 2014 issue of the International Journal of Integrated Marketing Communications. Prof.

Owens’ co- authors were professors Deborah Cowles of Virginia Commonwealth University and Kristen Walker of the University of California, Northridge.

Diane Levesque, director, H.F. Johnson Art Gallery; assistant professor of art, created Polymer Clay, one of the first courses in the country to focus on an emerging movement that has artists create works of art from the same synthetic material that is used in PVC pipes. Prof. Levesque was also one of four artists selected for the Racine Art Museum Fellowship Program. The program aims “to showcase the diversity and vitality of the Racine/ Kenosha visual arts community by supporting the professional development of its artists.” Each artist receives a $2,500 fellowship to assist in the creation of new works. Recipients also will be featured in solo exhibitions at the museum.

Douglas Arion, professor of physics, astronomy, and entrepreneurship, organized two major conferences on entrepreneurship and science.

He co-chaired a conference titled “Reinventing the Physicist: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education for the 21st Century” on June 5-6 in College Park, Maryland. Carthage’s ScienceWorks program was featured as a model, and Prof. Arion, its founder, led multiple sessions and participated in panel discussions. Two ScienceWorks graduates also shared their success stories. Prof. Arion plans a similar workshop during the International Physics Forum from Sept.

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STAFF NOTES Carthage honored Chris Grugel, instructional services supervisor, as the Distinguished Staff Member of the Year at the inaugural Spring Gathering on March 20.

New this year, the award recognizes an employee who consistently has excelled in his or her position; has made outstanding contributions to the Carthage community; has promoted teamwork and collaboration; and has demonstrated humility and integrity while always considering the best interests of students.

Mr. Grugel has held a variety of positions at Carthage over the past 16 years. He is known across campus for providing excellent service to students, faculty, and fellow staff members. He also teaches rock climbing.

“I am very fortunate in that I work with some of the smartest, brightest people anywhere, and those are the people in Library and Information Services,” said Mr. Grugel, who attended the luncheon with his wife, Ruth. “There are many times during the day where they make me look good by giving me the equivalent of that ‘easy button’ so I accept this award on their behalf.”

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New Director of Diversity Carthage has selected

Sandie Bisciglia ’94, a member of the Carthage faculty since 2002, as its first director of diversity.

Carthage President Gregory S. Woodward appointed her after the College’s Diversity Task Force recommended creating the position in its 2013 report. Prof. Bisciglia has taken a lead role in implementing diversity programming at the College over the past few years.

She will report directly to President Woodward in that capacity.

“I am extremely pleased to be able to harness Sandie’s incredible energy and compassion in this very important work,” he said.

Prof. Bisciglia plans to develop a diversity center and related programs. She also will act as a consultant on practices for recruiting new students and hiring new faculty and staff members.

Her new role officially begins in the Fall 2014 semester. She will continue to teach part-time in both the Religion Department and the Women’s and Gender Studies program.

Already, Prof. Bisciglia has appointed students, staff, and faculty to a Diversity Leadership Council that will oversee the center.

She also has begun to plan the first DREAM Carthage conference — the acronym stands for “Diversity at Carthage Respects, Educates, and Advocates Multicultural tolerance” — during Black History Month in February 2015.

“Carthage understands we need to project the broad culture of a liberal arts institution,” Prof.

Bisciglia said. “We need to be tolerant of every kind of person in the world. We refuse to isolate ourselves from people who are different from us.”

Her goals for the next three years center on the themes of awareness, advocacy, and action. Many of those goals mirror the recommendations the task force made.

Initially, Prof. Bisciglia said, the diversity center

will exist only virtually. One of her goals is to secure a physical space on campus, to combine all of the College’s diversity initiatives under a single roof.

She hopes to pave the way for a full-time director. Prof. Bisciglia, who won Carthage’s first Distinguished Adult Learner Award as a student, is excited to begin making headway.

“At a time in my career when most people are scaling back, I’m setting greater goals,” she said. “I feel I’ve got a lot of energy to channel into this.”

Multicultural issues have been a focus of hers for years. A former Catholic school educator who is studying toward a doctoral degree in Jewish studies, Prof. Bisciglia has worked to advance dialogue between Christian and Jewish communities. In addition, she is certified to receive and investigate complaints of Title IX violations.

She served as facilitator for the Women’s Faculty Learning Community, which organized the College’s first diversity summit in 2013.

The monthlong series of events grew in 2014 (see page 15.)

Community honor One of the College’s diversity efforts earned a 2014 Business in Education Award from the Kenosha Unified School District.

Professors Sandie Bisciglia and Jean Preston, along with President Gregory S. Woodward, were honored for their role in a literacy project between Carthage and Reuther Central High School. They received the award at a district banquet March 31.

For three years, faculty members have joined Reuther students in a multigenerational book club. A writing contest named for columnist and author Leonard Pitts Jr., who spoke to the club in 2013, also has become a staple of the partnership.

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ON CAMPUS

A glimpse of what’s happening in the Carthage community

To Carthage via ‘Mad Men,’ ‘House of Cards’ Acclaimed playwright and television writer Keith Huff will write his next work, “Up the Hill,” exclusively for Carthage as part of the College’s New Play Initiative.

Mr. Huff is a writer/co-producer for AMC’s awardwinning television drama “Mad Men” and a writer/ producer for the Netflix series “House of Cards.”

His many play credits include “A Steady Rain,” which starred Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig on Broadway and continues to be performed across the United States and internationally.

“We contacted him, told him about the program and he was instantly intrigued,” said Professor Martin McClendon, who will serve as the play’s director. “He liked the unique opportunities writing for college-age actors provided, and it was an opportunity to jump back into playwriting.”

Much like “House of Cards,” “Up the Hill” will center on the seedier side of Washington. Instead of focusing on a manipulative legislative force like Frank Underwood, it will tell the story of the congressional interns who work behind the scenes.

“He sent me a script when we were in Michigan at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival showcasing last year’s new work, ‘A Clamour of Rooks,’” said Prof.

McClendon. “Despite having pretty long days, I was up until 2 a.m. reading it because I was absolutely spellbound.”

With the script ready so early, Prof. McClendon held auditions during the spring semester and cast the show. This way the actors can get familiar with the material

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Keith Huff provides feedback to students during a reading of his new play, “Up the Hill.”

and help craft the play into its final form over the summer and next fall in time for its premiere in February.

“We’re truly lucky to have such an array of playwrights participate in the New Play Initiative,” Prof. McClendon said. “Each of the seven productions has been different in the way it has come together. On one end, some start with just an idea and organically form into a play and others come in with a more defined script. Having students exposed to a variety of styles prepares them more for a life in theatre.”

The New Play Initiative has been a staple in Carthage Theatre since 2008. Each year Carthage commissions, develops, and premieres an original production by a noted playwright.

Every production has been selected for the Kennedy Center’s Region III American College Theater Festival. The yearly event brings theatre students from across the Midwest to showcase productions and compete in individual competitions.

Previous Plays in the New Play Initiative 2008-09 “Honest” by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson 2009-10 “ One Day in the Season of Rain”

by Mohan Rakesh; new translation

by Aparna Dharwadker and Vinay Dharwadker 2010-11 “The Rail Splitter” by Emmy Award winner Rick Cleveland 2011-12 “Ghost Bike” by Wasserstein Prize winner Laura Jacqmin 2012-13 “A Clamour of Rooks”

by Martin Maguire 2013-14 “No Name” by Iver Award winner Jeffrey Hatcher

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Sports, money, and power With nearly a quarter-century of experience covering the less glamorous but equally juicy side of sports, ESPN reporter Lester Munson scored big with audiences at Carthage.

His three-day stay in March as a Johnson Distinguished Visitor was highlighted by a public presentation to a large crowd at the Tarble Arena. Mr. Munson also met with business administration classes and spoke at a luncheon of the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition.

His insights centered on three timely topics: the treatment and compensation of college athletes, including efforts by Northwestern University football players to form a union; the Olympics; and the wider economic dimensions of professional sports.

Mr. Munson drew from an extensive list of past and current reporting assignments, including the concussion crisis in the National Football League; the ongoing federal investigation

of Jimmy Haslam, owner of the Cleveland Browns; and the performance-enhancing drug investigations of Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Lance Armstrong.

During the March 12 coalition luncheon, Mr. Munson gave a glimpse behind the curtain at ESPN and praised Chicago Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough for directing a remarkable

success story. He’s preparing an article on the National Hockey League franchise, and Mr. McDonough is a former trustee of the College whose three children attended Carthage.

Before joining the cable sports network, Mr. Munson worked at Sports Illustrated from 1991 to 2007. He appears frequently on National Public Radio and WTTW, the Chicago PBS affiliate.

In March, ESPN reporter Lester Munson spoke to a large crowd at the Tarble Arena, right, and members of the Business and Professional Coalition, above.

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Board of Trustees Ambassador David A. Straz, Jr. has been elected chair of the Carthage Board of Trustees.

A successful banking entrepreneur and respected philanthropist, he serves as ambassador at large and honorary consul general for Liberia and honorary consul general for Honduras.

“It is a rare privilege for Carthage College to have David A. Straz, Jr. elected as our board chair. His international reputation as a diplomat, businessman, and philanthropist reflects powerfully on the status of the College,” Carthage President Gregory S. Woodward said. “Ambassador Straz brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Carthage. It is an honor to have him engaged so deeply with our institution and a profoundly inspiring personal gift to work with him in

leading the future of the College.”

An experienced leader, Ambassador Straz is chairman of the board of Tampa General Hospital and director/trustee of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He previously served as chairman of the board at Marquette University and the University of Tampa. The center that houses Carthage’s natural and social sciences, now undergoing an extensive upgrade, was named in his honor.

In business, his guidance fueled rapid growth at banking companies in Wisconsin and Florida. After he sold those holdings, they became part of U.S. Bank and Fifth Third Bank.

Ambassador Straz and his wife, Catherine, have earned widespread appreciation for their

An experienced leader “Marquette was fortunate to benefit from David A. Straz Jr.’s wisdom throughout his tenure as a member of our Board of Trustees, and especially during his time as Chair of the Board from 1997 to 2001. As President, I knew that I could rely on David for sound judgment, helpful counsel, and advocacy for Marquette. He has a great deal of experience leading nonprofit boards and will provide exceptional leadership for Carthage.”

Rev. Robert Wild

Interim President, Marquette University

philanthropy, specifically in higher education and the visual and performing arts. Carthage has prospered from their active guidance and generosity since 1994, and both have served as trustees.

Ambassador Straz, who took over Catherine’s seat on the board in 2011, was elected chair at the board’s annual meeting in May. He succeeds Jeff Hamar, president and chief executive officer of Galleher, Inc. Mr. Hamar was instrumental in the progress of several strategic initiatives after stepping in during a transition, and he remains in a leadership role as first vice chair.

The Carthage Board of Trustees consists up of many individuals who give generously of their time and talents, coming together on campus to meet several times each year. To learn more, visit www.carthage.edu/president/ trustees.

“David A. Straz, Jr., a past chair of the UT Board of Trustees who also serves as honorary consul to Liberia, was instrumental in securing Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to give our spring 2009 commencement address. Straz shares our goal of opening the world to our students, and in this particular effort, he helped give our students the opportunity to interact with a world leader successful in bringing peace and stability to her country.”

Ronald L. Vaughn

President, University of Tampa

“Tampa is David’s adopted home, but you would never guess that based on his level of involvement and support of local organizations. I believe he will approach his stewardship of Carthage College as chairman of the Board of Trustees with a similar mindset. He puts a priority on the organization’s stability, being strategic with investments, and always keeping in mind what’s in the long-term best interest of the organization as well as the wider community. I feel fortunate he chose to live in Tampa, and Carthage College will benefit immensely as well.”

Bob Buckhorn

Mayor of Tampa, Florida

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Ambassador David A. Straz, Jr., his wife, Catherine, and daughter Keebler.

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Q&A with Bono

‘Liquid Compass’

Vivian Onano ’14 had the rare opportunity to interview famous singer and philanthropist Bono.

Temporarily trading their drums for bowls of water during a rehearsal of the Carthage Wind Orchestra, percussionists walked deliberately down the aisles in A. F. Siebert Chapel.

Photo credit: Ralph Alswang

Ms. Onano, a member of ONE at Carthage, conducted the interview during the 2014 Power Summit in Washington. ONE is an international advocacy group that focuses on fighting AIDS and extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Bono is best known as the lead singer of U2, which has won a record 22 Grammy Awards and made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the former Nobel Peace Prize nominee is also heavily involved in advocacy, including as cofounder of ONE. At the conference kickoff on Feb. 23, a collective gasp — and cheers — filled the air as he took the stage. The appearance was his first at the annual event, which brought together ONE’s staff and its top volunteer leaders from around the United States.

Ms. Onano asked Bono if the organization had lived up to his expectations over the past decade.

“I never expected it to be this cool,” he joked.

“What you guys are doing is a very big deal.”

They discussed ONE’s achievements and its founding on the heels of the debt relief movement, which the organization credits for helping African governments to put more than 50 million children in school. Ms. Onano also spoke about what it was like to grow up without reliable electricity at her home in rural Kenya and described the negative impact that can have on children’s health and education.

Bono spent a half-hour on stage before taking questions from the audience.

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wind band, Ms. Shapiro was a clear choice to write the original work.

“She’s just a really good person, and she seemed to connect with our background and mission,” Prof. Ripley said.

Ms. Shapiro spent six days on campus, speaking to a variety of Carthage classes and visiting Kenosha Tremper High School. Along with the Music Department, alumni and two private donors provided the financial support for the commissioned work.

At regular intervals, they sloshed the water — first with their hands, later with sponges.

The idea came from renowned composer Alex Shapiro, who wanted the natural sound to accentuate the water theme of her new work, “Liquid Compass.”

The Music Department commissioned the piece to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Carthage Band’s formation. The Wind Orchestra performed the nine-minute composition for the first time May 10.

Ms. Shapiro joked that the students could claim the exclusive title of “virtuoso water slosher.”

“I’ve never done anything with water in a piece before,” said Kendall Drake ’15, a music education major from Naperville, Ill. “That’s just percussion. We get to do all the weird stuff.”

The composer based “Liquid Compass” Composer Alex Shapiro gives instructions to the Wind on the College’s history, lakefront location, Orchestra during a rehearsal of “Liquid Compass.” and religious foundation — as well as the “Seeking Truth” prong of the Carthage The Concert Band also performed at the mission statement. concert, which wrapped up the yearlong “The compasses are finding ‘true north’ anniversary celebration. Other events in in truth,” she said. “It’s a continual search. It 2013-14 included the performance of another doesn’t stop.” commissioned work, “Boss Battle,” by During the concert, recorded sounds flowed Sydney Kjerstad; a re-creation of an 1873-74 through four speakers to envelop the audience. concert; an alumni band at Homecoming; the Ms. Shapiro said it essentially adds another appearance of guest conductor and composer section to the band.

Johan de Meij for the Lakeside Band Festival; “I see sound as a very physical thing,” she and the Wind Orchestra’s fourth tour of Japan. said. “I don’t see music as just something we The sheet music for “Liquid Compass” hear. Music is something we feel.” will be distributed through Hal Leonard Professor James Ripley, director of Corporation. The Wind Orchestra had a instrumental music activities and conductor of recording session, as well, and Ms. Shapiro the Wind Orchestra, said her electroacoustic produce, the final mix in her studio by style maximized the chapel’s acoustic assets. balancing the live band with the audio track.

Acknowledged as one of the 21st century’s Watch the alumni newsletter for a link to leading composers writing extensively for the the finished product.

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Celebration of Scholars

Step lively Story by Tory Martinez ’14

More than 100 male Carthage faculty, staff members, and students and members of the Kenosha community braved the discomfort of walking in heels on March 6 to raise awareness of sexual violence.

From Johnny Appleseed to dark energy, Carthage students presented their original work at the fourth annual Celebration of Scholars on May 2. Held in Tarble Arena during Spring Family Weekend, the event featured research, scholarship, and creativity from all academic divisions.

The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event was held in the N. E. Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center Field House. It doubled as a fundraiser for Women and Children’s Horizons, ultimately earning roughly $800 for the Kenosha shelter.

For the organizers, the night was a huge success.

“I’m so excited to see so many people here,” said Carolyn Kick ’16, president of Students Against Sexism in Society. “I’m also really proud of all the men who walked. They weren’t just doing it to do it. They all understood why they were there and the seriousness of the issue.”

Despite the initial difficulty of figuring out how to walk gracefully in heels, many of the men were extremely enthusiastic about their participation in the event.

“This is actually my second time walking in heels,” said Jason Karrels ’14, in perilously high pumps.

Even though the cause was serious, organizers kept the mile fun for both participants and spectators. Music was played throughout the event, and the men were encouraged to strike poses on laps two and three. Several men were brave enough to attempt to run the seven laps to complete the mile, with hilarious and often sweaty results.

Jason Ramirez, associate vice president for student life, walked with his son, Ben. “Ben is very conscientious, and, when I told him I was doing a walk to help keep women safe, it didn’t take any convincing,” Mr. Ramirez said. “He wanted to do it.”

Also present was The Clothesline Project. Students were invited to decorate T-shirts with inspirational sayings, quotes, or their personal stories of survival. These shirts were then displayed on a clothesline between two volleyball posts, as a reminder of the serious implications of sexual violence.

After the walk, many of the male participants were dumbfounded that women choose to wear heels in daily life.

“The fact that someone invented these shoes is a crime against humanity,” said Zak Jakobs ’16, while rubbing his sore feet. “I don’t know why society encourages women to wear them.”

Through the blood, sweat, and tears, men crossed the finish line smiling. Some, like the brothers of Phi Kappa Sigma, crossed holding one another’s hands and shoulders in support.

As Pat Barry ’14 said, “Sexual assault is a big deal. No matter how much pain it brings me and how many toes I lose, this issue needs to be addressed.”

Carthage Advising earns Best of Region award The National Academic Advising Association has recognized Ryan Ringhand, assistant director of first year advising, and Courtney Drew, first year advisor, for their outstanding work with Carthage students.

NACADA is an association of professional advisors, counselors, faculty, administrators, and students that works to enhance the educational development of students. It is broken into several regions to better serve college and university officials, and to promote and support quality academic advising.

This year Mr. Ringhand and Ms. Drew traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, to present their program, “Unapologetically Creating Meaningful Connections in First Year Advising.” Out of 56 presentations, their program was selected Best of Region. With this honor comes an automatic presentation slot at the national NACADA conference from Oct. 8-11 in Minneapolis.

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Posters on the Hill

Scholarship winners

Medical patient-centered lab work conducted last summer earned Jacelyn Peabody ’15 an audience on Capitol Hill. Not bad for the “baby” of her research team.

Daisy Bower ’16 has won both the

That was the nickname affectionately pinned on Jacelyn, as the only sophomore among six students chosen for an internship program for prospective medical scientists at the University of Minnesota. The rest were upperclassmen.

The biology and neuroscience major from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was selected to present her research at Posters on the Hill April 28-29 in Washington. Students presented their research to members of Congress and federal funding agencies.

The goal is to inform lawmakers about the value of undergraduate research. Jacelyn was one of 60 students nationwide to be accepted from among 700 applicants.

“I’m excited that I get to be an advocate for scientific research,” she said before the event.

“Coming from a young person like me, maybe I can convince them it’s important.”

Her presentation, “The Hunt for Agmatine Receptors on Macrophages,” stems from a 10-week research internship in summer 2013 under the guidance of Dr. Bryan Williams. She received a stipend through the Smeds Executive

Internship Program offered at Carthage.

Dr. Williams oversees a clinic and related laboratory for cystic fibrosis patients at the Minnesota school, where he studies a type of bacteria that leads to chronic lung infections and resists common antibiotics. Studying the formation of those bacteria could pave the way for a new treatment.

She was the third Carthage student since 2009 chosen to participate in the Posters on the Hill, which is organized by the national Council on Undergraduate Research. Jacelyn’s research activities at Carthage — most notably the Phage Hunters freshman course sequence — opened the door to the Minnesota internship.

“I had a lot more research than some of the seniors in that program,” she said. “I wouldn’t have made it without it.”

After completing her junior year in May, Jacelyn moved on to another summer internship — this time at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. There, she’s working on a research project in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Diversity Summit The second annual Carthage Diversity Summit featured a monthlong series of activities for Carthage students, faculty, staff, and the public in March.

One of the highlights was a presentation by Kathryn Bolkovac, whose story inspired the movie “The Whistleblower.” She served as an International Police Task Force human rights investigator in Bosnia. The movie starring Rachel Weisz was based on Ms. Bolkovac’s book, “The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman’s Fight for Justice.”

Michael Soon Lee, author of five books on selling to multicultural customers, provided training for Carthage employees and met separately with management and international business students. He works with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as well as colleges and universities, to develop, implement and assess diversity initiatives.

For students, the Office of Student Life put on five days of workshops. Topics ranged from “Real Men of Genius” to “Navigating the LGBT Alphabet” to “Gender Roles in Latin America.”

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Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) and the Sons of Norway’s Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarship. The full-tuition SMART scholarship is awarded by the Department of Defense and aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories. As part of the scholarship, Daisy will intern next summer at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey and then work there full-time after she graduates from Carthage. The $17,000 Nancy Lorraine Jensen scholarship is awarded to young women who are blood relatives of someone born in Norway studying science and engineering.

Cory Schrandt ’15 won the highly competitive $10,000 Thomas J. Rossing scholarship awarded annually to a single student of exceptional merit by the ELCA Foundation through the Thomas D. Rossing Fund for Physics Education Endowment.

Cory is the first Carthage physics major to receive the award.

(from left) Cory Schrandt, Daisy Bower, and Ben Simington

Ben Simington ’15 received not one, but two prestigious scholarships to study Hindi.

In February, he was awarded a fellowship from the Critical Language Scholarship program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. One month later, he learned he won the competitive Foreign Language Area Scholarship. Unable to accept both scholarships, Ben chose to accept the CLS. He is spending the summer learning Hindi in Jaipur, India. The CLS program pays for his flights, housing, meals, travel costs, language instruction, and a stipend.

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ON CAMPUS

Posters on the Hill

Scholarship winners

Medical patient-centered lab work conducted last summer earned Jacelyn Peabody ’15 an audience on Capitol Hill. Not bad for the “baby” of her research team.

Daisy Bower ’16 has won both the

That was the nickname affectionately pinned on Jacelyn, as the only sophomore among six students chosen for an internship program for prospective medical scientists at the University of Minnesota. The rest were upperclassmen.

The biology and neuroscience major from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was selected to present her research at Posters on the Hill April 28-29 in Washington. Students presented their research to members of Congress and federal funding agencies.

The goal is to inform lawmakers about the value of undergraduate research. Jacelyn was one of 60 students nationwide to be accepted from among 700 applicants.

“I’m excited that I get to be an advocate for scientific research,” she said before the event.

“Coming from a young person like me, maybe I can convince them it’s important.”

Her presentation, “The Hunt for Agmatine Receptors on Macrophages,” stems from a 10-week research internship in summer 2013 under the guidance of Dr. Bryan Williams. She received a stipend through the Smeds Executive

Internship Program offered at Carthage.

Dr. Williams oversees a clinic and related laboratory for cystic fibrosis patients at the Minnesota school, where he studies a type of bacteria that leads to chronic lung infections and resists common antibiotics. Studying the formation of those bacteria could pave the way for a new treatment.

She was the third Carthage student since 2009 chosen to participate in the Posters on the Hill, which is organized by the national Council on Undergraduate Research. Jacelyn’s research activities at Carthage — most notably the Phage Hunters freshman course sequence — opened the door to the Minnesota internship.

“I had a lot more research than some of the seniors in that program,” she said. “I wouldn’t have made it without it.”

After completing her junior year in May, Jacelyn moved on to another summer internship — this time at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. There, she’s working on a research project in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Diversity Summit The second annual Carthage Diversity Summit featured a monthlong series of activities for Carthage students, faculty, staff, and the public in March.

One of the highlights was a presentation by Kathryn Bolkovac, whose story inspired the movie “The Whistleblower.” She served as an International Police Task Force human rights investigator in Bosnia. The movie starring Rachel Weisz was based on Ms. Bolkovac’s book, “The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman’s Fight for Justice.”

Michael Soon Lee, author of five books on selling to multicultural customers, provided training for Carthage employees and met separately with management and international business students. He works with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as well as colleges and universities, to develop, implement and assess diversity initiatives.

For students, the Office of Student Life put on five days of workshops. Topics ranged from “Real Men of Genius” to “Navigating the LGBT Alphabet” to “Gender Roles in Latin America.”

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Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) and the Sons of Norway’s Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarship. The full-tuition SMART scholarship is awarded by the Department of Defense and aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories. As part of the scholarship, Daisy will intern next summer at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey and then work there full-time after she graduates from Carthage. The $17,000 Nancy Lorraine Jensen scholarship is awarded to young women who are blood relatives of someone born in Norway studying science and engineering.

Cory Schrandt ’15 won the highly competitive $10,000 Thomas J. Rossing scholarship awarded annually to a single student of exceptional merit by the ELCA Foundation through the Thomas D. Rossing Fund for Physics Education Endowment.

Cory is the first Carthage physics major to receive the award.

(from left) Cory Schrandt, Daisy Bower, and Ben Simington

Ben Simington ’15 received not one, but two prestigious scholarships to study Hindi.

In February, he was awarded a fellowship from the Critical Language Scholarship program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. One month later, he learned he won the competitive Foreign Language Area Scholarship. Unable to accept both scholarships, Ben chose to accept the CLS. He is spending the summer learning Hindi in Jaipur, India. The CLS program pays for his flights, housing, meals, travel costs, language instruction, and a stipend.

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Two Carthage athletes climb to uncharted heights

4.0 GPA + 7.2 APG = No. 1 in USA Kuzmanic named top NCAA Division III student-athlete

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arthage women’s basketball point guard Stephanie Kuzmanic ’14 was named Capital One Academic All-American® Player of the Year for NCAA Division III. Ms. Kuzmanic, who graduated in May with a degree in exercise and sport science, is the first Carthage athlete to win this national award. She completed her studies with a 4.0 GPA. “Stephanie has worked exceptionally hard, both on and off the court, and she certainly deserves this recognition,” said Carthage women’s basketball coach Tim Bernero. “She has displayed excellence in every area a studentathlete could, and I couldn’t be more proud of her and how she represents herself, her family, and Carthage College.”

Guiding her team to the Sweet Sixteen, Ms. Kuzmanic made multiple 2014 All-America teams and earned her second Most Outstanding Player Award in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

She set a school record for most assists in a season (202), leading the conference with 7.2 per game. She also averaged 14.8 points per game, finishing just behind fellow senior Michelle Wenzel for the team scoring lead.

Coach Bernero sent her jersey to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.

There, it will be displayed in the Ring of Honor until May 2015.

During a videotaped interview in March, Ms. Kuzmanic said it felt “phenomenal” to be honored as both a student and athlete.

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“A lot of people, they see us on the court and they see the hard work we put in games, but they forget about what we’re doing in the classroom,” she said. “My career at Carthage will come to an end in a little bit, but the academics I learned here and what I’m going to use in the future are going to carry me a long way.”

Four other seniors joined her on the Capital One Academic All-America® first team. A panel from the College Sports Information Directors of America selects the recipients.

The small, close-knit Carthage campus community was a big draw for Ms. Kuzmanic.

She said the dedication of professors to meet outside of class time made a major difference for the Lady Reds.

“That discipline in the classroom, I think, has really transferred onto the court and helped us be successful,” she said.

This fall, Ms. Kuzmanic will fulfill a longtime dream, starting a new job as a physical education teacher and varsity girls’ basketball head coach

at Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois.

For her dual success, Ms. Kuzmanic also received a postgraduate scholarship from the NCAA — an award she plans to use toward a master’s degree in education in the next few years.

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Another giant leap James wins NCAA indoor high jump, his second national track and field title at Carthage Trevor James ’14 came to Carthage in September 2010 hoping to play basketball for the Red Men. Considering he didn’t participate in high school track and field, nobody saw two national track and field championships on the horizon.

Mr. James stuck it out with the Carthage junior varsity basketball team for a few years, but it soon became clear that the high jump, not jump shots, was his calling.

“Trevor might be the most remarkable story of my coaching career when I’m finished as a coach,” said Brett Witt, Carthage men’s track and field head coach.

“Over the course of 3 1/2 years, he transformed himself from a junior varsity basketball player who had never participated in track to a two-time national champion.”

The second championship came in March at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. James jumped 7 feet, ¼ inch and won on a tiebreaker — a year after the same tiebreaker bumped him down to second.

The Red Men finished eighth in the team competition, thanks to the success of Mr. James and teammate Derrik Guyette — a junior from Hortonville, Wisconsin, who took fourth in the shot put and sixth in the weight throw.

“What made Trevor special was not just his individual accomplishments, but his

ability to handle pressure and perform well on the biggest stages,” Coach Witt said.

The 2014 indoor title followed the NCAA outdoor one Mr. James won two years earlier, in his first full year of competition. It was just the start of a memorable senior season.

He won the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin outdoor title for the third consecutive year, then leapt 7-2 ½, a Carthage record, to finish second against mostly Division I competition

at the Drake Relays. That matched the secondhighest all-time mark in Division III. James closed out his career with a secondplace finish at the NCAA outdoor championship.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named him NCAA Division III Midwest Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

Mr. James graduated in May with degrees in accounting and management.

“It takes a special person to try something they’ve never done before, and to give up the sport they love to remake themselves as an athlete, which Trevor did,” Coach Witt concluded.

“I think he made the right choice. He had a remarkable career, and he will be sorely missed for his athletic abilities, his leadership, and his charisma.”

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Pair of inductees Rucks, Schmidt honored with spots in their respective coaching halls of fame Former football coach Tim Rucks ’83 and baseball coach Augie Schmidt IV were honored for their accomplishments in their respective sports at Carthage.

Mr. Rucks was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame on March 29 in Middleton, Wisconsin. He won 95 games in 18 years as head coach of the Red Men, second in Carthage history to his college coach, Art Keller.

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His 2004 team went 11-2, won a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin title, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Football Championship. That year, Mr. Rucks was named American Football Coaches Association North Region Coach of the Year and CCIW Bob Reade Coach of the Year. In 2009, he was chosen as the Wisconsin Private College Football Coach of the Year.

After four years at Carthage as an offensive tackle, Mr. Rucks played one season in the NFL: 1983 with the New York Jets.

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ATHLE TIC S Women’s golf He went on to coach North Park University in Illinois before returning to his alma mater. As assistant athletic director, his responsibilities now include athletic recruiting, eligibility, advising, alumni relations and fundraising.

Coach Schmidt was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Jan. 3 in Dallas. A proven winner with Carthage in his blood, Schmidt has compiled 818 wins through 27 years at the College (with a .692 career winning percentage).

Under his leadership, Carthage has claimed eight outright CCIW divisional titles, one divisional-title tie, nine conference crowns, 16 NCAA regional berths, six regional titles, third-place finishes in both the 1993 and 1994 NCAA Division III Baseball Championships, and fourth place in both 1995 and 1997. For his efforts, Coach Schmidt has received numerous regional and conference coaching awards.

A three-year starter at shortstop for the University of New Orleans, he was named first-team All-America in 1982 and was honored by the United States Baseball Federation with the Golden Spikes Award as amateur baseball’s player of the year. Coach Schmidt previously was inducted into the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013.

The Toronto Blue Jays chose him second overall in the 1982 major league draft, ahead of such players as Jose Canseco and Dwight Gooden. He played three seasons in the Toronto farm system.

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The Carthage College women’s golf team finished 10th at the NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championship in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. This was the Lady Reds’ first appearance in the national championship. Golfers McKenzie Parks and Kayla Meyer had top-20 individual finishes and were named Women’s Golf Coaches Association 2014 All-Central Region.

Women’s water polo The women’s water polo team took third in the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Division III Tournament. The third-place match was the longest in CWPA history, as the Lady Reds beat Macalester College 8-7 at its home venue in St. Paul, Minnesota. Carthage’s Andy Bax was named Coach of the Tournament.

Players Jackie Knightly and Brittany Wallace earned honorable mention in the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-America voting.

Men’s volleyball The men’s volleyball team advanced to the semifinals at NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Carthage opened play at the championship with a win over Rivier University in the quarterfinals but lost to No. 1 Springfield College in the semifinals. Three Carthage players — Connor Wexter, Jon Storm, and J.P. Tulaka — were named 2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-America.

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Chasing the Dream: Women’s basketball returns to the Sweet Sixteen

The Lady Reds set a school record with 26 wins in 2013-14.

Matt Thome ’17, a public relations and athletic communications major, traveled with the Carthage women’s basketball team to document its run in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Everyone has a dream. This year’s Carthage women’s basketball team, the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin champion, had a dream to win the national tournament.

Already holding the regular season CCIW title for the second year in a row, the Lady Reds earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the conference tournament. The dream was taking shape.

On “Selection Monday,” the team gathered in the Campbell Student Union auditorium to watch the selection show. The room erupted with cheers that could be heard throughout the union when Carthage found out that it would have the opportunity to host the first two rounds of the tournament.

On a Friday night in March, the Lady Reds put on a show for 1,275 fans, a record-settling crowd in Tarble Arena. The Lady Reds, led by seniors Stephanie Kuzmanic and Michelle Wenzel, beat St. Norbert College 60-51 in the first round.

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Carthage was ready for the challenge of facing symbolic way to pass the torch to the team’s future No. 2-ranked and undefeated Hope College the leaders and recognize the seniors for the work they following day. With three of its starters scoring in put in over their four years. double digits — Ms. Wenzel, Ms. Kuzmanic, and The dream of a national title ended with the 73-54 fellow senior Kristi Schmidt — Carthage won 72-67. loss, but the tears were accompanied by pride. The “People were talking about ‘Hope is 28-0’… I Lady Reds finished the season 26-4, setting a team brought it up briefly right before the game, just saying Carthage beat DePauw by five points in the 2012 sectional it doesn’t matter round, and the Lady Reds knew their opponents would what our record is or what their record use that as motivation. Sure enough, when the team is, we had to be arrived at DePauw’s Neal Fieldhouse, the scoreboard read 1-0 tonight and we “DePauw 0, Carthage 5.” The challenge was accepted. were 1-0 tonight,” Coach Tim Bernero said after the game.

Soon after, the team learned it would travel record for wins in a season. Multiple players earned to DePauw University to play the Tigers on their athletic and academic honors, and Coach Bernero home court. earned CCIW Coach of the Year for the third time.

Carthage beat DePauw by five points in the In a press conference after the game, Ms. Wenzel 2012 second round, and the Lady Reds knew described the influence the Carthage basketball their opponents would use that as motivation. program had on her.

Sure enough, when the team arrived at DePauw’s “It meant a lot,” she said. “I’ve really used this Neal Fieldhouse, the scoreboard read “DePauw 0, program to grow in college. It’s been pretty good to me.”

Carthage 5.” The challenge was accepted.

As the team left the gymnasium at DePauw, the Back at the hotel, players caught up on homework marquee read, “Be Strong, Be Proud, Be Positive.” or studied in groups. On game day, as the team In that sense, Carthage went 3-for-3. warmed up and stretched out, there was no sense of panic. The ladies cracked jokes, while still focusing on the task at hand.

Carthage led for most of the first half, but DePauw took command with an 11-2 run and continued to stretch its lead in the second half. As Coach Bernero took his seniors out of the game with 1:15 left, each received a hug and words of encouragement. It was a

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Barnes & Noble at Carthage is the official campus bookstore.

Find Carthage apparel and souvenirs, reading or textbooks, and an assortment of gifts and gift cards, in addition to all of your supply needs!

Visit us online at

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From a base for the College’s fieldwork to an alum’s Olympic mission, Carthaginians make a

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Base camp Built by faculty and students, new Nicaragua field station advances water, medical missions

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ext time you check the forecast online at The Weather Channel or Yahoo!

Weather, see what the conditions are in Altagracia, Nicaragua.

Carthage faculty and students set up the meteorological equipment there earlier this year.

It’s part of the College’s first international field station.

Called Finca Esperanza — roughly “hope farm” in Spanish — the complex serves as the new home base for a J-Term study tour that professors Patrick Pfaffle and Matthew Zorn lead twice each year. It’s situated at the foot of a volcano — considered an active one, but only in the geological sense.

Besides the weather station, the finca features a “casa” that houses up to six faculty members, three “cabañas” to accommodate as many as 30 students, and a 2,000-squarefoot amphitheater for classes and meals. Solar panels installed on the roof of one cabaña captures enough energy to power 30 to 50 percent of the property, and water tanks hold up to 23,000 liters of drinking water.

A U.S.-based nonprofit, Fundación Esperanza, purchased the land and the buildings. The Carthage group now has both the freedom and the space to expand both of its missions — medical and water quality — right on the grounds.

“To do the projects the engineers recommended, we needed a base camp,” said Prof. Pfaffle, chair of the Biology Department.

“You can’t put up solar panels on a hotel. We now have a 24/7/365 presence down there.”

Planning for the finca had been in the works for a couple of years. On sabbatical for the Fall

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Students help maintain large water tanks that could someday supply water to the surrounding village.

2013 semester, Prof. Pfaffle made multiple trips to Nicaragua to tie up loose ends.

In previous years, class members stayed at a hotel. The finca offers much more than lodging.

“We’re trying to provide health care, clean water, and electricity to people in these rural areas,” said Prof. Pfaffle. “Learning to address real world problems like that is what it’s all about.”

Medicinal properties In January, the casa doubled as a joint pain clinic. Dr. Mike DaRosa ’04 gave cortisone injections and demonstrated preventive exercises to about 20 to 30 patients per day. Several athletic training majors from Carthage helped out.

He made the trip for the second time as an alumnus, along with his wife, Dr. Sara Diaz, who gave acupuncture treatments. As teachers in a residency program at Community Health Network in Indianapolis, they brought three residents to Ometepe.

Back home, Dr. DaRosa splits his work week between that faculty role and a sports medicine clinic. He’s also team doctor for three high schools and the Indy Eleven professional soccer franchise.

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Home Front Two thousand miles away from Finca Esperanza, students at Carthage are contributing to the Nicaragua mission through their classes and organizations.

BEYOND J-TERM Velocity Consulting, a full-service marketing agency run entirely by Carthage students, is researching how the finca can be used the rest of the year and which types of schools or organizations might be interested.

MAPPING IT OUT Students in Professor Wenjie Sun’s Applied Projects in Geographic Information Science class spent part of the spring semester mapping water system data the group brought back from Nicaragua.

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“Dragging my professors across the finca to fix things at 5 a.m. is not an experience I’ll ever forget.

But it all worked out in the end!”

returned in 2004 — before the demand forced professors to limit it to first-timers. Although the couple slept at a hotel this time, Dr. DaRosa appreciated the finca’s central location. Plus, with a commercial kitchen, he noticed a bigger variety of meals than the daily staple of rice and beans he remembered.

station. Monitoring the readings gives engineers in Wisconsin a more complete picture of the climate, which makes planning upgrades to the water system easier.

She also used a GPS device to map landmarks and water lines. She also lived in the dorm with the solar panels, where the outlook wasn’t too sunny at first. A pre-dawn alarm kept signaling that the power supply was low.

“Dragging my professors across the finca to fix things at 5 a.m. is not an experience I’ll ever forget,” Ms. Bradford said. “But it all worked out in the end!”

The Carthage team hopes to secure funding to expand that reliable power to the island’s hospital. A handful of aging diesel-powered generators power the 276 square-mile island.

The medical staff tells stories of delivering babies during power outages, which can last days.

Closer to the people

Flow: water and electrical In recent years, after an inordinate number of patients showed up to the clinics with water-borne illnesses, the Carthage group added water purification to its to-do list. But, for much of the island, there’s often no drinking water to purify.

“Quantity first, quality second,” said Prof. Zorn, who teaches geography and earth science.

With that in mind, faculty and students boosted the water tanks’ capacity in June and added larger pipes to fill them faster. The two faculty leaders aim to supply the entire village of Altagracia and, eventually, to add a filtration system.

During the January tour, Crosby Bradford ’14 had a hand in several projects. A Kenosha resident who graduated in May with degrees in criminal justice and political science, she helped set up the weather

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Students compared the accommodations to summer camp cabins. They found it hard to complain about cold showers and a lack of wi-fi after seeing the residents’ living conditions.

“Because of the location of the finca, we were immersed in the lives of the locals,” Ms. Bradford said. “They were so happy we were there and completely content with their lives. They offered us food and invited us in, while we marveled at how they could possibly be willing to share what little they had. The finca provided a major eye-opener for everyone.”

Ben Massat ’16, a biology and philosophy major from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, joined the medical half of the mission. When he wasn’t filling prescriptions or finishing injections, he climbed two volcanoes and sampled the strange fruits growing on the finca’s trees.

He aspired to be a doctor long before the plane departed for Nicaragua, and the J-Term experience got him even more excited. Now Ben hopes to return to the island someday.

“You don’t know what it’s like to live in a third-world country until you see it with your own eyes,” he said.

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Storm spotter in orbit Professor assists in experiment that’s bound for International Space Station

That desire to go back lingered for years in Dr. DaRosa’s mind. He and his wife followed through in 2013, and they hope to staff the clinic annually.

He traces the roots of his interest in medicine directly back to Ometepe and a local practitioner known as Dr. Renaldo.

Charged with caring for everyone on the world’s largest freshwater island, the doctor saw as many as 60 patients each day.

“I knew that no other profession would be as gratifying,” Dr. DaRosa said. “People loved him.”

Memories like those helped Dr. DaRosa slog through the unrelenting grind of medical school.

“It’s easy to lose perspective,” he said. “It’s good to reflect on that to get you through that 30-hour shift or those last two hours studying for a test.”

Both osteopathic doctors, Dr. DaRosa and his wife want to make it an annual tradition to staff the clinic. It isn’t the typical Central American getaway, and he’s fine with that.

“I think I’m more relaxed after a trip like that than coming back from an all-inclusive beach.”

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Weather balloons and rockets can be sent up to capture data, but they can only take a snapshot. To see the three-dimensional structure of a storm and how it develops, a view from above is needed.

Like the view from the International Space Station.

That’s where Brant Carlson, assistant professor of physics at Carthage, and his research colleagues are scheduled to send an instrument called the Atmosphere-Space Interaction Monitor in early 2016. The device is designed to detect radiation from a rare kind of lightning called a terrestrial gamma-ray flash, which produces a millisecond-long burst of unusually strong X-rays.

The European Space Agency approved the project, which still has to complete the review stage. Prof. Carlson said the results could improve weather forecasting and help researchers design better lightning protection systems.

“The inner workings of thunderstorms is not something we understand very well,” he said. “It’s a very violent event. You can’t fly an airplane through it.”

He collaborates with a research group at the Birkeland Center for Space Science at the University of Bergen in Norway. In addition to his faculty role at Carthage, Prof. Carlson has a part-time position at the university (where he previously was a postdoctoral scholar).

His role is to test the radiation detector to more accurately interpret the results. He uses 3-D computational models to simulate how it responds to virtual particles.

Prof. Carlson has worked with Carthage students on other lightningrelated studies. This summer, he has grant funding for three separate projects through the College’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.

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Deliverer of the Games Masoto Mizuno ’70 left family sporting goods firm to lead Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympic bid

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verything hinged on the other side of the card. Five familiar interlocking rings adorned one side, but the world hadn’t gathered in Buenos Aires to see those.

“The International Olympic Committee has the honor of announcing that the Games of the 32nd Olympiad in 2020 are awarded to the city of …”

If the card turned over in the next instant read “ISTANBUL” or “MADRID,” the frenzied lobbying push that Masato Mizuno ’70 led as CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid Committee would’ve been in vain.

More importantly, the committee would fail in its goal to reinvigorate Japan after the devastating tsunami and earthquake of 2011.

Four years earlier, Tokyo had lost out to Rio de Janeiro in its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. That sting lingered — much longer than the sting a Portuguese Man O’ War delivered to Mr. Mizuno during a road trip he and his Carthage fraternity buddies took to the Florida Keys one spring break.

When the name on the other side of the card was revealed Sept. 7, 2013, a different stream of emotions poured out.

“I felt a great sense of relief and joy,” Mr. Mizuno wrote by email.

“When IOC President Jacques Rogge announced that ‘TOKYO’ would be the host city for the 2020 Games, the worries and pressures of eight years hard work were eased.”

City over company Carthage classmates weren’t surprised to hear that Mr. Mizuno retired in 2011 from his role as chairman of the board at his family’s worldfamous sporting goods firm to take the unpaid role leading the bid. A former vice president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, he filled his Christmas letters for years with photos from Olympic activities.

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“For me, the decision to lead the Tokyo Bid Committee was not a difficult one because I was passionate about Tokyo’s bid,” Mr. Mizuno wrote. “… I wanted to help the people of Japan, especially those who suffered from the Tohoku earthquake, so I had no hesitation when I retired from the board of Mizuno Corporation.”

Newspaper descriptions of his decision matched the guy everyone knew in college. Randy Sisulak ’71, a fraternity brother with Delta Omega Nu, called him “the ultimate team player.”

“On one occasion, shortly after my older brother (also a DON) had graduated, Masato made the trip with me down to Illinois to spend

a weekend painting my brother’s rental home so it would be ready for an upcoming wedding,” Mr. Sisulak said. “He felt it was something he could do to help out a frat brother, so he did it.”

Rather than a trait he carried with him to Carthage, Mr. Mizuno traces his sense of teamwork and charity back to the lifelong friendships he made on campus. Many of those friends came from the Greek organization.

“By helping people without expecting anything in return, we encourage them to help someone else in the future,” Mr. Mizuno wrote.

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Blending in Walk into any sporting goods store today and you’ll find racks full of products with the Mizuno label, from baseball bats and gloves to running shoes. Famous athletes like baseball star Andrew McCutchen and golfer Luke Donald promote its equipment.

Around his college peers, though, Masato never flaunted his affiliation with the firm his grandfather co-founded in 1906.

“To us, he was a student from Japan who came to Carthage,” said Cathy Stofen ’71.

“Nobody had any clue of what his family did.”

Well, almost nobody. As a sophomore trying to hold together the men’s club soccer team after the coach left the College, Mr. Sisulak persuaded the young international student to play. He thought he had a ringer on his hands.

Turns out manufacturing soccer balls doesn’t necessarily translate to scoring goals.

“I seem to recall he was not overly fond of doing a lot of running … not a good thing with soccer!” Mr. Sisulak joked. “But he always had a good attitude, always had fun, and always stayed positive — in spite of our nearly constant pounding by opposing teams.”

A tie with Northwestern University provided one of the ragtag crew’s few highlights. Still proudly identifying himself as a DON, Mr. Mizuno helped the group win plenty of other competitions — from singing to parades.

“The Homecoming floats that Masato helped create are probably, to this day, some of the best ever made at Carthage,” Mr. Sisulak said, particularly remembering one called “Snap, Crackle, Pop!” that had gears, cams, shafts, and other moving parts. “After he graduated, we tried to duplicate similar ideas but never managed to pull it off.”

Retired Carthage president F. Gregory Campbell became friends with Mr. Mizuno when the latter served on the Carthage Board of Trustees from 1990 to 2002. Around that time, Mr. Mizuno also arranged internships for Carthage students to work for the sporting goods firm in Japan.

Thumbing through a photo album from Mr. Mizuno’s undergraduate days, “He absorbed the Mr. Campbell teased him because none of the pictures showed him studying.

American way of “He’s a very outgoing, social creature,” Mr. Campbell said. living. Once he was Yes, Mr. Mizuno graduated with a here, he assimilated degree in chemistry, but friends sensed that his real intended major was U.S. very quickly.” culture. He got that in the heartland, free of coastal bustle and 1960s southern prejudice.

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In Kenosha, he picked up “many great, long-lasting friendships” — and drove a 1967 Ford Mustang. Hey, when in Rome …

“He absorbed the American way of living,” Mrs. Stofen said.

“Once he was here, he assimilated very quickly.”

Even after rising to president of Mizuno Corporation in 1988, he found lessons to be learned at Carthage. The dealings he had as a trustee taught Mr. Mizuno the distinctions between the two nations’ education systems, and he found the College’s administrative efficiency impressive.

He often stayed with Mrs. Stofen and her husband, Ken ’71, when returning for board meetings. The couple got to know Mr. Mizuno’s wife, Kay, and son, Hideto, who graduated from Carthage in 2000. The families still swap greeting cards a couple of times a year and connect by phone from time to time.

In 2006, he became chairman at Mizuno. Under his leadership, the company expanded its global reach and made technological advances. But, because it’s an official IOC supplier, the code of ethics prohibited him from leading both Mizuno and the Tokyo bid.

Without a second thought, he handed off the business to his younger brother and went to work.

No pain, no gain Alumni say the adjectives that described Mr. Mizuno in his 20s still apply today.

Fun-loving. Effervescent. Just the kind of leader Japan needed after its previous Olympic pitch drew criticism for a lack of gusto.

Still, for all of the smiles and goofy looks Mr. Mizuno offered for the cameras, the competition for the 2020 Games was a grind. He elaborated on an injury he suffered in the frenzied push for votes.

“I never counted the distance exactly, but I certainly traveled many miles to attend meetings and events and to lobby for Tokyo’s bid,” he wrote. “In fact, the schedule was so busy that, when I injured my wrist in Japan, I did not have time to visit the doctor. I flew straight to Rome, where the doctor took an X-ray and found that my wrist was fractured.”

Those miles paid off when the card read “TOKYO.” No longer just a “candidate city” with a polished sales pitch, the Japanese capital became a host city with a worldwide spectacle to plan. With the Games safely in hand, Mr. Mizuno chose to step back and let others do the heavy lifting.

“Well, in 2020 I will be 77 years old, so I think I should let the younger generation run the Games!” he wrote. “I would like to be involved, however, so I will support the team with their international relations work.”

And, if the organizers need an elaborate float built for the opening ceremony, they’ll know where to turn.

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or a seventh straight year, the Carthage Microgravity Team was selected to conduct research aboard a NASA parabolic aircraft. This time, it’s part of a brand new program that promises to give students the richest experience yet.

The NASA Science Mission Directorate approved Carthage’s proposal to continue studying fuel gauging technology in zero gravity. Carthage was one of nine schools the space agency selected for the new Undergraduate Student Instrument Project (USIP).

Students developed and tested a novel technique to measure the mass of liquid in a propellant tank. The $68,000 grant allowed six team members to travel in July to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where the team conducted its research on NASA flights that provide zero gravity conditions.

“It’s a substantial investment NASA is making in our students, so that’s exciting,” said Professor Kevin Crosby, the microgravity team’s faculty advisor and chair of the Division of the Natural Sciences. “This was a much improved version of the experiment we’ve done in the past.”

He said the team’s fuel gauging work holds longterm significance for the design of spacecraft and satellite systems. The type of fuel gauge used in vehicles on Earth doesn’t work in zero-g, and NASA has identified finding a solution as one of the technological keys to its commitment to deep space exploration.

“This work is incredibly exciting for me and promising for not only NASA, but commercial space flight as a whole,” said first-year team member Kyle Weber ’15. “To think that something I’m working on

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might be implemented — to any degree — into space shuttles and satellites just leaves me speechless.”

The grant also provided stipends for the six Carthage students to work on the project while living on campus over the 2014 summer. Prof. Crosby said reviewers appreciated the multidisciplinary makeup of the squad. Mikaley Osley ’14 produced multimedia updates on the team’s progress.

For the previous six years, the College had been selected for the Systems Engineering Educational Discovery program. That initiative received no federal funding for the 2014 flight year, but Prof.

Crosby noted that the USIP research grant exposes students to even more robust research tracks. Other institutions chosen include Carnegie Mellon University and several large state schools.

“To think that something I’m working on might be implemented — to any degree — into space shuttles and satellites just leaves me speechless.”

Five other Carthage students made up the Carthage team for RockSat, a joint program of the Colorado and Virginia Space Grant consortia. Student and faculty teams design an experiment to be flown as payload on a sounding rocket.

This year the RockSat crew shifted to a new experiment using ferrofluids, liquids that become strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field.

Prof. Crosby said the fluids, already used in art displays and speaker cones, hold promise for valves and switches in spacecraft.

The Carthage RockSat team, along with 10 other universities and colleges, traveled to Wallops Island, Virginia during June to integrate its experiment into a two-stage Terrier-Orion sounding rocket.

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COMMENCEMENT 2014

Carthage awarded degrees to 602 students on May 25 during its Commencement ceremony in the N. E. Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center Field House. The ceremony was a joyful finale to four amazing years at Carthage — and a fitting end to a beautiful Commencement weekend celebrating the accomplishments of the Carthage Class of 2014, as well as other College honorees.

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COMMENCEMENT 2014

“ ZERO LIVES PLAY LIKE YOU HAVE

REMAINING. TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY YOU CAN. A l e x is O hanian

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Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social news site reddit, was the 2014 Commencement speaker. Even though his website has blossomed into one of the nation’s biggest, Mr. Ohanian confessed to graduating Carthage seniors that he still fumbles for answers in life.

He assured members of the Class of 2014 it’s OK for them to wing it, too. “There’s not going to be a syllabus assigned to you,” he said.

“It’s going to be using whatever knowledge you’ve gained, whatever resources you have, to just figure it out — to just hack it.”

His talk was featured in both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

View it at www.youtube.com/carthagecollege

Carthage also honored former president Gregory F. Campbell and his wife, Barbara. A dedication ceremony was held for the addition of Mr. Campbell’s portrait to the Presidential Dining Room on the Saturday before Commencement, and the couple were announced as the 2014 recipients of the Carthage Flame at the Commencement ceremony on Sunday.

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Several members of the Class of 2014 look back on their time at Carthage and describe where they’re headed

Jena Thomas Majors: Psychology, Studio Art “The J-Term trips had the biggest impact on me. It was a great opportunity to do once-in-a-lifetime things such a digging on ruins in Israel or helping people in Nicaragua. I was able to meet people from other cultures and learn from them in ways I never expected.”

What’s next?

“I will continue on to graduate school at Adler School of Professional Psychology for its art therapy program.”

Rachael Russell Major: Neuroscience “Everything from playing in Pep Band to working as an assistant in Career Services and being a lab assistant in the Neuroscience Lab has helped me to be better at my job by providing me with valuable skills and experiences.”

What’s next?

“I am going to continue working at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital in the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology as a research technician.”

Mike Rodriguez Major: Finance “I was unsuccessful in my outputs in college soccer, and my dreams were crumbling around me. I needed a new vision, a new goal, and a new opportunity. … Professor (Joe) Wall was that opportunity. Never in my life had I seen somebody so intelligent, caring, and ambitious.”

What’s next?

“I am going to visit my family in Guatemala for the first time in 15 years. I am excited to finally have a vacation to de-stress from senior year and see my family, climb volcanoes, and zip line through the jungle. After I return to the States, I will start my career at Hospira in the two-year Financial Development Program.”

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Elizabeth Tindall Major: Music “More than just the expanse of musical knowledge and technical abilities I have gained through the major, I have learned so much about how to think, what to think, and how to interact with others and with the world through the many classes I have taken outside of my major.”

What’s next?

“Exactly one week after graduation, I started full-time at First Christian Church as the director of the Worship Ministry! … I will also start private voice and guitar lessons with several young students, and, last but not least, I’ll be marrying my very best friend, Evan Gorr, this August!”

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Tory Martinez Majors: Political Science, English “I don’t see challenges as insurmountable; rather, Carthage has taught me to keep at it until I get the results I want.”

What’s next?

“I have two opportunities in the works, one in Missouri through AmeriCorps and one through a nonprofit organization in Detroit. I know either way I’ll be happy and doing my best to establish myself.”

Suellen Krahn Major: Elementary Education “The entire experience that I have had at Carthage has made an impact on me by allowing me to gain a broader view of the world, explore new perspectives, and become a lifelong, self-motivated learner who can transform the world!”

What’s next?

“In the fall, I will begin my student teaching seminar, where I will work in both an elementary and middle school in Racine, Wisconsin, through January. At that time, I hope to begin my lifelong dream of becoming a teacher! In the fall of 2015, I plan to return to Carthage to begin working on my Master of Education in administration.”

Christina Thomas Major: History “There was one time when I went down to the beach by myself. It had rained about an hour before, so the sand was really wet. … It was in this moment of fear, awe, and solitude that I felt so alive. I felt adventurous and daring. I realized that, three years ago, I would have never done such a thing. I would have always been around people, almost afraid of being by myself without a cell phone.”

What’s next?

“I will be taking a trip to Central America and spending a few weeks in El Salvador. When I come back, I would like to get a job teaching in a private school or maybe even overseas. Teaching has always been my passion.”

Matthew Anderson Majors: Psychology, Criminal Justice “The thing I miss the most is the daily interaction with friends and faculty. Carthage provides such a comfortable atmosphere both in the classroom and out.”

What’s next?

“I am working for Appleton Police Department as a patrol officer. There are several opportunities for me to advance, and I hope at some point to work as an investigator. I also look forward to someday continuing my education and obtaining a master’s degree in criminal justice.”

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Shovel Ready “The future of undergraduate science education is being created right here and right now at Carthage.�

- President Gregory Woodward

The science center project includes a major renovation of the 70,000-squarefoot David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Natural and Social Sciences and a new 35,000-square-foot wing. Carthage officials expect it to be completed by September 2015.

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(Left to right) Ruth Johnson ‘84, Carthage registrar emerita; Beverly Keller ‘61, widow of former Red Men football coach Art Keller; and Irma Anderson ‘48, widow of former Carthage president Alan Anderson, have attended every groundbreaking ceremony on the Kenosha campus.

Recognized nationally for excellence in the natural sciences, Carthage has broken ground on a new science center that will offer even greater opportunity for innovative science education, and further advance the College’s commitment to exceptional research experiences for undergraduates.

Carthage held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new science center on May 6. Employees, students, alumni, and community leaders gathered under a tent on the Trinity House lawn, where speakers looked ahead to the lakefront facility.

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CL A SS NOTES

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James Craig — El Cajon, Calif., and his wife, Doris, will be married 64 years in October.

1951

Hardin James Sr. — Potomac, Ill., writes that “one semester at Carthage was such a joyous and interesting experience that it changed my entire perspective about life and the people in my life.”

He has carried that joy with him in the 60-plus years since he attended.

He left after one semester “due to a wonderful opportunity in farming and a ‘yes’ from my high school ‘love of my life’ sweetheart to my proposal of marriage.” He added he’s had “success at marriage for 65 years, raised four successful, contributing children, and been a very successful farmer.”

1955

Rev. William Harum — Urbana, Ill., has been helping at his home church, St. Matthew Lutheran, in caring ministry to shutins after the recent departure of the assistant pastor.

Tom Langan — Carthage, Ill., and his wife, Jeane, celebrated their 60th anniversary on Valentine’s Day.

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Alumni share milestones in their careers and families

They celebrated with their entire family with a weekend holiday to Lake Lawn Lodge and then a week at Lake Michigan. They have four children and 10 grandchildren.

Tom retired from Carl Motors, Inc. in 2008 after working there more than 50 years as co-owner of the GM dealership. They are active members of the Carthage First Christian Church, deliver Meals on Wheels, and volunteer at the food pantry. They enjoy traveling and last year took a land and cruise tour of Alaska. They always have been very active in their grandchildren’s lives, following all of their activities.

1957

Ron Lavin — Bloomington, Ind., is the author of a new book, “Some Things I’ve Learned Since I Knew It All.” Published in June by CSS Publishers (Lima, Ohio), it is Ron’s 28th published book.

1962

Judith (DeLapp) Andrews — Gardnerville, Nev., received the Honorary Life Member Certificate of Appreciation from the California Business Education Association (CBEA) in November 2013. She continues as the appointed representative for retired CBEA members. She is also an active participant of Carson Valley, Nevada, Crystal Angels, who donate each year to Douglas County, Nevada, children.

1967

Dr. Robert Hawkinson — Wheaton, Ill., was honored at the American Association of Endodontics annual session in May. He received the Part-Time Educator Award. Dr. Hawkinson has taught part-time at the University of IllinoisChicago Dental School, Department of Endodontics, for 38 years.

David Jokisch — Carlinville, Ill., was inducted into the ITCCCA (Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association) 2014 Hall of Fame. The award focuses on the three C’s: coaching record, contributions to the sports outside of coaching, and character. He coached track and field and/or cross country at Carlinville High School from 1970 to 2001. His boys’ track and field team won the Class A state championship in 1996, and his athletes over the years won 33 state medals. After retiring, he stayed involved as owner and operator of a track and cross country timing service.

1969

Joan Peterkin — Oakridge, Ore., moved from San Francisco Bay area to her dream retirement in the Oregon Cascades. She is enjoying two of the couple’s grandchildren who live nearby.

Tim Yanacheck — Oregon, Wis., is the founder and race director of the Mad City 100K, which on April 12 hosted the USA Track

and Field national championship 100-kilometer road race in Madison, Wisconsin. On May 24, Tim marked the end of his 40th year in the practice of law. He is an attorney with the law firm of Bell, Moore, and Richter in Madison.

1970

John Karnatz — Park Ridge, Ill., wrote and recorded a protest song called “I Didn’t Do Anything (to Deserve This).” His daughter (an art teacher and artist in California) produced a YouTube video of the song, which he said has received quite a bit of activity. It also has received radio play on indie stations in the U.S. and Europe.

1971

Michael Connor — Greendale, Wis., is a member of the boards of directors for these nonprofit organizations: North Point Lighthouse Inc., The Village Club Inc., and Friends of the Domes Inc. Mike is also an adjunct professor in the graduate education program at Concordia University Wisconsin, a member of the Milwaukee Press Club, and community representative for the Citizens Budget Committee and Superintendent’s Community Coalition in his resident district.

Vickie (Julin) Grochowski — Bridgeview, Ill., retired from Advocate Christ Medical Center on Nov. 2, 2013, after 36 years. She served as lead technologist for the midnight shift for the last 12 years.

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1972

Frank Columbus — Libertyville, Ill., and his wife, Elaine, have four grandchildren living in Arizona: Alexi, 5; Frankie, 4; Ben, 2; and Gisella, 1.

1974

Kent Gaertner — Aurora, Ill., recently was named a hearing officer for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

Kent is an attorney in Wheaton, Illinois, concentrating in bankruptcy matters. He is a past president of the DuPage County Bar Association and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly.

Sarah Bryan Miller — St. Louis, is the classical music critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She also writes about visual arts and reviews books and the occasional movie for the Post-Dispatch. A two-time breast cancer survivor, Ms. Bryan has written about various aspects of the disease and works with women who recently have been diagnosed. A licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, Ms. Bryan is active in her home parish of St. Peter’s/St. Louis.

She lives in suburban St. Louis with her younger daughter, Eleanor Rix, and a spoiled orange cat named Iris.

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Beacons of change “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” – Charles Dickens During Spring Family Weekend, our Alumni Council hosted the inaugural Beacon Award ceremony, which honored six remarkable alumni: Dr. Gregory Bergner ’71, Juliana Blum-Newkirk ’98, Anthony D’Souza ’95, David Maack ’88, Timothy Rucks ’83 and Rebecca Steinbach ’85. It was a beautifully special evening.

The 2013-14 chairman of the Carthage Board of Trustees, Jeff Hamar ’80, said in his remarks, “President Harold Lentz began ‘The Miracle of Carthage’ with these words: ‘Three basic ingredients have comprised the story of Carthage College: faith, courage, and imagination. It required an abundance of all three in the late 1830s and early 1840s to believe that a small band of Lutherans in central Illinois could found a college and bring it to maturity.’ These three words continue to be the basic ingredients that make up our College, and certainly tonight they are reflected in lives of the six alumni we are here to honor.”

Full of affection and laughter and joy, each recipient shared the role Carthage played in his or her journey. To be in a room full of alumni and friends celebrating six of our “family members” was one of the highlights in my young life. A few of Gregory Bergner’s fraternity members who he hadn’t seen in 20 years drove in from St. Louis. Two of Tony D’Souza’s former professors, Associate Provost David Steege and Professor of Asian Studies and Religion Jim Lochtefeld, came to support him. Tony, author of award-winning novel “Mule,” joked during his speech that he only earned a B+ in one of Prof. Steege’s classes.

The warmth between Tony and Prof. Steege was undeniable. In her award speech, Becky Steinbach summed up the sentiments in the room saying, “The windows and walls may have changed over the years, but Carthage still feels like home.”

Throughout the evening, alumni recalled faculty members and friends who impacted their lives forever.

That was one of those nights that reminded me how blessed I am to be a Carthage alumna and to meet alumni from across the nation. To see how our alumni were designed with specific gifts and dreams, and to celebrate them in a room full of Carthage family, was simply a treasure. We all are a part of a very special place.

Joyfully yours,

Lauren Hansen ’10 Director of Alumni and Parent Programs lhansen@carthage.edu, 262-551-5816

Learn more about staying connected, upcoming events, and ways to give back at www.carthage.edu/alumni.

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John Lehman — Racine, Wis., is a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin in 2014. He is a 21st district state senator, representing parts of Racine and Kenosha counties.

1983

George Sechler — The Woodlands, Texas, is pursuing a Ph.D. in leadership studies, having completed two years of a four-year program. His son James recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

1998 Jennifer (Shaffer) Johnson has won the Ferris State University Distinguished Teacher Award, the highest honor a faculty member can receive at the school in Big Rapids, Michigan.

Ms. Johnson, a professor of geography, was one of the youngest to win the award. After arriving at the university in 2006, she recently was promoted to a full professorship. Her specialty is climatology.

“My time at Carthage gave me so many role models that supported me and inspired my teaching style,” she said.

“I tell people this, including the award committee, about how transformative my time at Carthage was.”

The review process for the award began when a fellow faculty member nominated her. A representative from the award committee sat in on her classes and surveyed every student in those classes.

Ms. Johnson then had to write a paper and was interviewed by the committee before its final vote.

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1989

John Gehring — Kenosha, retired from Ace Hardware in Kenosha on July 30, 2013. He did a sketch of three popes for Rev. Guy Gurath: Pope Francis I, Pope John XXIII, and Pope John Paul II. The sketch was done to commemorate the sainthood of John XXIII and John Paul II on April 27, 2014. He also drew the two inductees this year for the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Ahman Green and Ken Ruettgers. The induction banquet was held July 19, 2014, and the sketches were placed in silent auction. On April 23, John had a one-person art show at the Italian American Club in Kenosha.

Martin Pitts — Kenosha, has been honored as the Wisconsin PTA Ronald Dunlap Administrator of the Year. Mr. Pitts, principal at Nash Elementary School in Kenosha, was selected for his administrative effectiveness, past and present PTA involvement, and community and professional organization involvement.

1996

Joel Peterson and Carey (Boecker ’95) Peterson — Naperville, Ill., both have new jobs to report. Joel has taken a new job with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority as a leisure sales executive. He works with a variety of companies, selling and promoting leisure travel to Las Vegas. He works out of the downtown Chicago regional office and loves talking Vegas and answering any questions pertaining to the destination.

Carey is teaching at Wheaton Warrenville South High School as a freshman English special services teacher. After taking the last seven years off to stay home with her children, she is thrilled to be back

in the classroom working with the students again. Carey and Joel have two boys: Tyler, 9 and Eli, 7.

to announce the birth of their son Vincent Hickey Gramke. He was born on Dec. 6, 2013.

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2002

Rev. Steve Beck — Delavan, Wis., graduated from Liberty Theological Seminary on May 10, 2014, with a Master of Divinity.

2003

Jill (Baker) MacDougall — Richard Seidemann Jr. — Cedar Grove, Wis., and Ruth Villareal are proud to announce the birth of their son, Noah Quinton Caleb Seidemann, in July 2013.

1998

Racine, Wis., and Ryan MacDougall welcomed daughter Caroline Emily on March 1, 2014. She joins big brother Lucas Cecil and big sister Elisabeth Anne at home in Racine.

2005

Jeremy Podolski — Greenfield, Wis., joined the Greater Milwaukee Foundation as manager of marketing and communications in May 2014.

1999

Anil Thomas — Chicago, joined the OFI Global Asset Management team as vice president, Midwest institutional sales, in July 2013.

He works with large institutional retirement plans to tackle their most complex investment challenges.

2001

Courtney (Kenyon) Gehl and Adam Gehl ’06 — Pleasant Prairie, Wis., were married in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on May 24, 2014. Members of the wedding party included bridesmaids Cloence (Kuyper ‘05) McClanahan and Michelle (Kohn ‘05) Boyer, groomsman Greg Wood ‘04, and reader Zach Snell ‘05.

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Bradley Gramke and Michelle (Hickey) Gramke — Castle Rock, Colo., are proud

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Her broken heart offers chance to protect theirs In 2005, while studying toward the Master of Social Work degree that Carthage offers in partnership with Loyola University Chicago, Mary Beth Schewitz experienced a parent’s worst nightmare.

Her seemingly healthy, 20-year-old son Max died.

Sure, he had a dangerous job. But it wasn’t one of the reptiles he handled as a community educator that killed him. It was a hidden heart condition.

“It was a shock to think the greatest danger was lurking inside his body,” Ms. Schewitz said.

She completed that MSW in 2006, but the unexpected loss steered her to a different mission. She and her husband formed the Max Schewitz Foundation, which offers free electrocardiogram (EKG) tests to detect cardiac conditions in students.

Specially trained cardiologists examine the scans.

On May 7, the foundation brought that service to Carthage.

All returning studentathletes were expected to participate, and those with abnormal EKG readings underwent further testing.

Because statistics show basketball players face the greatest risks, they also received the more detailed echocardiograms.

“Sudden cardiac death occurs on a weekly basis in the United States, and we want to ensure our student-athletes are safe,” said Robert Bonn, Carthage’s director of athletics.

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The nonprofit Max Schewitz Foundation, based in Lake Bluff, Illinois, has conducted screenings at suburban Chicago high schools since 2007. As executive director, Ms. Schewitz was eager to include her alma mater when portable EKG machines expanded the area the foundation could serve.

She remains grateful to Carthage classmates for supporting her after Max’s death. The cohort-based MSW program keeps the same group of students together over time.

“You form a real bond with the people you see every week,” she said.

Ms. Schewitz found she could discuss her grief in class from two perspectives: as a mother and a social worker. Fast-forward to 2014, and the foundation covered the cost of the cardiac tests, allowing her to return the favor.

At Carthage, 455 student-athletes were tested, and six were referred for further medical evaluation.

Four of them had to be restricted from participating in their sports, pending additional tests and medical clearance.

The NCAA is examining the value of EKG testing in student-athletes. The organization is expected to issue a position paper later this year determining whether to require similar tests of all collegiate athletes.

“As an organization, we learned so much about the needs of college student-athletes and their families from testing at Carthage,” Ms. Schewitz said. “As a result, we feel much better prepared to provide testing to student-athletes going forward.”

“ It was a shock to think the greatest danger was lurking inside his body.”

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

A 20-year-old letter captures emotion of move-in day The late Barbara Podolski wrote this essay, dated Sept. 22, 1994, and submitted it to Good Housekeeping magazine for consideration. Although it wasn’t published at the time, we are reprinting it — edited for length — with permission from her son, Jeremy Podolski ’98, who posted it on his personal blog in March. ___________ I could say it all began when he stepped on that school bus the first day of kindergarten and never looked back, but that would bring back too many painful memories and I want to deal with the present. I wasn’t prepared then, and I certainly hadn’t been prepared for what took place a few weeks ago. I sent my only child off to college.

I’m sure a lot of parents look forward to the day when they once again have the house to themselves, food left in the refrigerator, and a telephone call that is actually for them. For me, though, the feelings were different.

Jeremy wasn’t a miracle baby in any medical sense of the word, but he was my miracle. Our first son had been born prematurely in 1972 and died two days after his birth. Jeremy’s birth, on his father’s birthday, was a sign that this would be one special adventure. The years flew by too quickly as most childhoods do, but I loved every minute I spent with him. Being an only child can have certain drawbacks, as I’m sure Jeremy would attest, but the one big advantage is the bond that is formed between mother and son.

We always had a special relationship and could talk to each other even during those dreaded early teenage years. He was never a momma’s boy, but strong, independent, and his own person.

The thought of having a child in college seemed so far into the future that, when senior

year in high school rolled around, I finally had to face reality that it was closing in.

Months and months of college applications to fill out, essays to write, scholarship forms, interviews, and of course that infamous, confusing, and downright frightening FAFSA were all staring us in the face.

Somehow it was all completed on time, and my desk now held a two-foot-high stack of paperwork that had accumulated. There was no turning back now.

With his college selected, his registration done, and his next four years planned out for him, Jeremy felt his life was pretty much in order. I, on the other hand, knew that beyond the poverty level his father and I would be forced to live in, I would have an empty house and some very lonely days ahead. Now, don’t get me wrong; I enjoy spending time with my husband.

But, after 18 years of having a child in the house, the realization that it will be “just the two of you now” was a pretty scary thought.

“ letting go wasn’t easy. it was one of the biggest challenges i’ve faced.”

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As the days closed in, I reflected a lot on the past eighteen years and how lucky I was that I had been blessed with the joy of motherhood. I was so proud of all his accomplishments and the young man he had become. In spite of my sadness that he would soon be leaving, I was filled with eager anticipation of the wonderful experiences and

opportunities that were in his future.

And then – the awaited day arrived. No one had gotten much sleep the night before, and we all got up at the crack of dawn to make the journey I had dreaded all these months. We had to be at the college at 8 a.m. to start the moving in process. An ordeal that remains in my mind as a blur. We had borrowed a truck for the move, and it was packed with everything Jeremy needed and wanted to make his new room feel as familiar and as comfortable as his old one had been. As we pulled out of the driveway and started on our way, he again never looked back.

We arrived at the college as scheduled, unloaded Jeremy’s belongings on the lawn, and he and I went inside to begin the ordeal I mentioned earlier. If you’re not a person with much patience, do not attempt to try this. As in our case, I wisely left my husband to wait outside. The line was long and consisted of a maze of people winding around the room and down the hallway into another room. Inside that room were numerous tables each person had to stop at to receive keys, identification cards, class schedules and armfuls of more information that was supposed to make your first day simpler. I say, who are they trying to kid!

It was overwhelming, to say the least, and a lot

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of people looked confused and were much less prepared than we were. After more than an hour, we emerged back into the daylight.

With that task behind us, we loaded our arms with boxes and climbed the four flights of stairs to Jeremy’s dorm room. I would now get my first glimpse at where he would be starting his new life. I stood in the doorway in a numb-like state and looked around. This wasn’t at all how I pictured it. My God, it’s so tiny. How can two people possibly live in here? I was heartsick and couldn’t imagine being confined in this tiny space day after day. There was barely room to walk, and where would all the boxes go that contained the necessities of life? I took a deep breath and waited patiently while father and son made numerous trips up and down the stairs to bring in all Jeremy’s belongings. I could visualize now that his things would probably all fit, but there certainly would be no room for a roommate. This was definitely a place for one occupant. They must have made a mistake!

Jeremy seemed troubled and his lack of sleep was catching up with him. He didn’t seem enthused about unpacking and deep down I thought he would prefer to load the boxes back up and go home. That’s certainly how I felt.

Trying to be optimistic wasn’t easy, especially when the R.A. stopped in and mentioned that last year this floor was the worst one in the residence hall. Just what a parent needs to hear.

We eventually got everything unpacked and organized as well as could be expected. I knew once Jeremy’s roommate arrived, it would all be changed. We decided to hit the bookstore next which made the first ordeal at the beginning of the day seem like a piece of cake next to this.

Talk about a tiny room! We left my husband at the far end of the room so he could breathe, and for an hour I could almost spot the top

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of his head over the crowd.

There were so many confused parents and students, and the shock at the cost of the books was on all their faces.

Our enthusiasm was next to nothing, but we had to do it.

Finally finding what he needed and waiting in line another fortyfive minutes was so exhausting, that when they totaled our bill and said it was over $300, I almost didn’t care at that point. I just wanted out of there.

We attended the other events that were scheduled throughout the day, and I knew our time left there was growing shorter. We would soon be expected to leave as the students had various meetings and activities to partake in. We went back to his room and tried to talk, but what can you say when your heart is breaking? He seemed so young all of a sudden, and I didn’t want to leave him. I knew he was apprehensive, but he wouldn’t show any emotion. The time had come to say good-bye, and my husband practically had to drag me to my feet. Jeremy walked us to the parking lot, and I didn’t want to let go. I hadn’t felt this way since he was two years old and had to go into the hospital for minor surgery.

How could he figure out all this on his own? I hugged him tightly and watched him walk away. I waited, but he didn’t look back. I wasn’t prepared for this and could hardly bear it. This wasn’t how I was supposed to feel, was it? Shouldn’t I be happy? After all, wasn’t this what we planned for and dreamed about? I just stood there and cried while my husband held me. I never felt so utterly miserable in my life.

Those were my feelings on that day. Feelings that were filled with very strong emotions. Of course, I can look back now and feel a bit foolish at all my anxieties, but I won’t apologize for the love I felt. A mother’s love.

College life agrees with Jeremy, and he’s as happy and content as I hoped he would be. He’s made his adjustments as well as I’ve made mine.

I still stand in the doorway of his empty room and ask myself where all the years have gone. I can still picture a beautiful, towheaded little boy so young and curious and just learning about life. I smile as the tears roll down my cheeks.

Letting go wasn’t easy. It was one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced. But as I took that painful step forward and into the future, I knew that someday, when the time was right, he would finally turn around and “look back.”

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Comments Invited The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association is calling for public comments as the faculty and staff of Carthage College prepare for a Fall 2014 accreditation review.

The College will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit on October 20-22, 2014, by a team representing the Higher Learning Commission. Carthage has been accredited continuously by the Higher Learning Commission since 1916. Visits take place at least once every 10 years. The team will review Carthage’s ongoing ability to meet this Commission’s Criteria for Accreditation.

Comments regarding the College are welcome and should be submitted to the Higher Learning Commission directly by mail or online at the following addresses: Third-Party Comment on Carthage College The Higher Learning Commission 234 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL 60604-1411 —or— www.ncahlc.org/HLC-Institutions/third-party-comment.html Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academic programs. Comments must be in writing and signed. Comments cannot be treated as confidential.

All comments must be received by September 19, 2014.

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2007

Graduate and Professional Studies at Carthage

Terrece Crawford — Gilbert, Ariz., is featured in the newly released book, “Knowledge Is Power: What Every Woman Should Know about Breast Cancer” by Dr. Dennis L. Citrin. The book, which is intended to clear up misconceptions about breast cancer, covers Ms. Crawford’s case and personal information about her treatment, along with a short testimonial of her experiences. She noted that she also is credited at the end of the book for doing the illustrations.

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2008

2009

Tyson Mengel and Rhianna Swaton — Kenosha, were married

Erica (Faden) Stuart and Adam Stuart ’09 —

Bryan Pelka — Silver Spring,

on June 29, 2013, at the Kemper Center in Kenosha. The wedding party included Dr. Tyler Yapp ’07, Greg Spencer ’07, Matt Thompson ’07, Trent Barnhart ’08, Christina Cervantes ’07 and Christina (Olmetti ’06) Miedzianowski.

Libertyville, Ill., welcomed their first child on Dec. 10, 2013. Adam Jaren Stuart, also known as AJ, was born 8 pounds, 6 ounces, to proud parents.

He also shares his parents’ love for Carthage!

Md., graduated from the Uniform University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, on May 17, 2014, with a Doctor of Medicine.

He is an active duty Naval officer who also was double-promoted from ensign to lieutenan. He will do his four-year residency in psychiatry at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda. He and his wife, Kalah (Anderson ’09) married June 28, 2013.

As a Carthage adult, professional, or graduate student, you will gain the knowledge and distinctive skill sets you need to take the next big step in your professional life. Carthage’s Graduate and Professional Studies Program offers professional development opportunities including continuing education for teachers, personal enrichment, and a paralegal program, in addition to graduate studies in education and social work.

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Bruce Becker

managers with product and package development, and coordinating trade shows.

Port Washington, Wis., March 6, 2014

German Valley, Ill., Feb. 26, 2014

1941 Betty Denholm Dietz

1963 Charles Carlson

MacArthur Engstrand —

Mount Pleasant, Wis., Jan. 6, 2013

Columbus, Ind., Jan. 31, 2014

1943 Leroy Botkin

1964 Joel Mitchen Deerfield Beach, Fla., March 30, 2014

Northbrook, Ill., March 28, 2014

1949 Edward N. Crismore

1967 Audrey (Mack) Ohrwall

Libertyville, Ill., Aug. 3, 2013

married on June 1, 2013 in McHenry, Illinois. Emily works as a rebate manager at Medline Industries, and Brad works as a process management analyst at W.W. Grainger. Their wedding party included Josh Kronwall ’09, Joe Vanko ’10, Joe Mastrototaro ’09, Alaina (Kobylarczyk ’09) Mastrototaro, Bryan Ahearn ’09, Andrew Quebbemann ’10, Kevin Boysen ’09, and Ben Kuttler ’09 as the vocalist.

1979 Catherine L. Popham

2010

Evergreen, Colo., Feb. 6, 2014

Uniondale, Ind., May 11, 2014

Kenneth W. Johnson York, Pa., March 12, 2014

1950 William D. Obern Minneapolis, Jan. 23, 2014

1951 Philip P. Schroer

Emily (Hertel) Voss and Brad Voss — Volo, Ill., were

1971 Rebecca (Nehr) Kenney Kenosha, Feb. 19, 2014

1973 Lynette M. (Duell) McNeill Lake Villa, Ill., May 15, 2014

James Blake

Rockford, Ill., Feb. 20, 2014

1952 Philip J. Ayotte Sr.

Louisville, Ky., Feb. 6, 2014

Waltham, Mass., May 12, 2014

Carol A. Kelley North Charleston, S.C., April 4, 2014

Ralph H. Lyerla Anna, Ill., March 12, 2014

1955 Janis P. (Lowe) Versen Sugar Land, Texas, April 11, 2014

1959 Richard Walter Blakesburg, Iowa, Feb. 18, 2014

1961 Gary Quamen

1988 David W. Padlock

Bryce Ulmer — Milwaukee, took a new job as a graphic designer at Carroll University starting in April 2014.

Coatesville, Pa., Dec. 9, 2013

1994 Bradley C. White Beverly Hills, Calif., April 6, 2014

friends of the college Robert R. Carbone Kenosha, April 28, 2014

Helma M. (Brckel) Cerminara Kenosha, March 30, 2014

Daniel G. Schmidt Woodhaven, Mich., Sept. 11, 2013

San Francisco, July 8, 2013

Anthony J. Vitkus 1962 Bruce W. Viernow

Kenosha, Jan. 24, 2014

Chicago, Feb. 25, 2014

Mary June Ward Kenosha, March 27, 2014

2011

Michael Maher — Plainfield, Ill., reports that his research on “Block Copolymers for Lithography” was featured on the cover of Chemical & Engineering News.

Michael, who is pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Texas-Austin, accepted an internship position at IBM for the summer.

Olympia Fields, Ill., made the decision to serve, protect, and defend the country in July 2013 and officially was sworn into the United States Air Force in March 2014. He will graduate from basic training at an advanced rank of (E-3) Airman First Class. MacArthur hopes to utilize the first-class liberal arts education that he received while at Carthage to the fullest extent to learn a new skill in his new military career.

Katie Niemeyer — Chatfield, Minn., is very excited to inform that she has accepted the offer to study international agricultural development at the University of California, Davis, in Fall 2014. She also was accepted to a program at Cornell.

Katrina Punzel — Janesville, Wis., has plenty of good news.

She recently became engaged and successfully started a new student organization — the Society for Ecological Restoration Student Association (SERSA), UW-Madison Chapter — while earning her master’s degree.

2013

Kayla Arbet — Burlington, Wis., landed a job that she really enjoys at IRIS USA Inc. in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Her position is marketing coordinator. She is responsible for gathering consumer and market information, assisting category

Tyler Zumbrock — Antioch, Ill., a music education graduate, graduated from Navy officer training in Rhode Island on March 14, 2014.

See full obituaries at www.carthage.edu/alumni/inmemoriam/

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A slice of Carthage history from the Staubitz Archives

The benchmark for class gifts In May 1907, the student newspaper documented a new tradition at Carthage: “Wednesday afternoon the Seniors held their class day exercises at the college chapel. . . . At the presentation of gifts, the class of 1907 gave to the College a cement bench erected on the campus near the college entrance. This is the first thing of the kind ever done by a graduating class and should be taken as an example by other classes.”

Frederick Sigmund was president of Carthage in 1907, and for the past few years he had been diligently fundraising around the country to secure the college finances. Henry Denhart had pledged a handsome sum of money, as long as Carthage raised 100,000, a daunting amount for those days.

But raise the money Carthage did, despite the Banker’s Panic of 1907. New buildings sprang up around campus—Denhart Hall, the Gymnasium.

Carthage was animated by a spirit of continuous improvement.

It is no surprise that in this environment, the 11 seniors of 1907 decided to contribute to the beautification of their campus grounds. Records from Class Day show senior J.C. Helms, on behalf of his classmates, declaring, “I present to Carthage College the stone bench which is located right west of the main door of the college building.”

The class gift didn’t become an annual tradition until many years later, but the Class of 1907 would be pleased to see that its tradition continues.

Senior class gifts Here is a selection of other Carthage senior class gifts through the years: 1913 Kissing Rock 1929 Two colonial lampposts erected in front of Old Main 1930 30 pine trees 1966 Rosa Parks “Quiet Courage” art print— Thomas J. and Kathleen McGrath on behalf of the Class of 1966 1971 $577.34 donation 1993 Electronic message board in Todd Wehr Center 1994 Bell on Turtle scoreboard (combined with Class of 1944) 1997 Adirondack chairs behind Madrigrano Hall 1999 Telescope overlooking lake behind Kissing Rock 2000 Weather station in Straz Center 2004 American flag and pole, Art Keller Field 2007 Plasma screen TV in Dining Commons 2009 Winter garden in Campbell Student Union 2013 Aquarium in new science center 2014 Renovation of Madrigrano Hall outdoor grill area

Explore the rich history of Carthage at www.carthage.edu/library/archives

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