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C ARTHAGINIAN A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF CARTHAGE COLLEGE

WINTER 2017

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Your gifts, their brushstrokes

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Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks

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Red and Ready: Carthage Giving Day

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The Carthage Fund provides operational support for critical areas of campus, including financial aid, athletics, the arts, and undergraduate research.

Scholarships provide access to deserving students who otherwise would not be able to take advantage of a Carthage education.

Visit the campaign site to see how investing in these areas will open new doors of opportunity for the next generation of leaders.

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IN THIS ISSUE Feature Articles

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Multimedia? Merci!

Professors disguise French, Spanish lessons in documentary and electronic music

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See the far-reaching effects your gifts have on Carthage students, and the ties that prompt donors to give

Inside Cubbie Mania

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Working for the former “Lovable Losers,” alumni Jim ’02 and John Oboikowitch ’68 savored the Cubs’ World Series ride

34 Scent of Dirty Money Forensic accountant Josiah Lamb ’01 has helped to take down white-collar crime rings

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IN THIS ISSUE Departments

THE CARTHAGINIAN Volume 96, Number 1

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On Campus

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Faculty Notes

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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, Carthage has a prime location in Kenosha. The campus, an 80-acre arboretum on the shore of Lake Michigan, is home to 150 scholars, 2,600 full-time students, and 400 part-time students.

Carthage gets final go-ahead to launch master’s program in business design and innovation

New crop of professors features Egyptian-born pianist, pediatric nurse, and Big Four accountant

Carthaginian Editorial Team Vice President for Communications

Athletics

Molly O’Shea Polk

Lady Reds runner Becca Lamp ’19 stays out front as a competitor and a mother

Managing Editor Mike Moore

Class Notes

Photographers Brittney DeMik ’17 Mike Gryniewicz Johanna Heidorn ’13 Steve Janiak Mike Trapp ’20 Bryce Withers ’17

Design & Art Direction

Alumni share milestones in their careers and families

Steve Janiak Kim King ’06 Rebecca Krahn ’16

Page From the Past

Production

Pranksters and residence halls are old, inseparable pals

Dana Moore

Reflections from Pastor Kara Notes from Lauren Hansen

Contributing Writers Tom Applegarth Christopher Bennett Jason Bennett Brittany Beyer Ben Clohesey ’18 Theresa Kevorkian Mike Moore Danelle Orange Emmy Schwerdt ’19

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

President Gregory S. Woodward

Vice President for Institutional Advancement Evelyn Buchanan

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A letter of gratitude for your benevolence

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Decisions: some altruistic, some agonizing Dear Friends, I love learning about how the brain works.

Now, I am a composer, so I know almost nothing about the brain beyond what I read as an amateur, but what I read I find fascinating.

One capability of our brains that always amazes me is the ability to make educated choices. All of us make a few thousand decisions each day — maybe more — and, in a way, that is the focus of this issue of The Carthaginian.

Some of you have decided, by studying your assets, prioritizing your needs, and weighing your options, to make a donation to Carthage.

This is, by the way, one of our favorite decisions around here! This magazine issue is partly filled with stories about the thousands of you who made a decision to donate to the College.

We are thankful — very thankful, in fact.

And I am curious about your decision-making process.

Was this action taken out of love for the whole College? Was it a specific program? A favorite faculty member who helped you along the way? Your belief in the power of education for a better world? Perhaps the memory of a loved one or a pure feeling of hope in the youth of today? Maybe it was that night by the beach, or the winning field goal, or the warmth of a crowded residence hall filled with friends and colleagues?

I imagine it might be the joy of finding that you actually did love chemistry, or graphic design, or finance. College is an amazing time, and Carthage is an equally amazing place to

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spend it, so there are probably as many reasons as there are friends who donated.

If you get the chance, write to let me know what pushed your decision-making into action.

Whatever it was, please accept my sincere thanks. The College is better for your support and affection, and for that we are all very grateful.

Our students also face a number of tough decisions, and perhaps the toughest ones are deciding who they want to become, what they want to do, what vocation is calling them. In this issue, you’ll also read about an unbelievable gift from longtime Carthage supporter Jan Tarble, and how her gift, the biggest in College history, is going to transform career education and job placement at Carthage. This is tremendously exciting, and every single one of our 2,800 students will benefit from Ms. Tarble’s generosity and forward thinking.

I have also been faced with a tough decision these past few weeks. My deep affection for Carthage has made it tougher. I am moving to another position in the East — Connecticut, in this case, where I grew up. Penny and I have faced the quick passage of life pretty intensely this past year, and we have decided that we simply need to get back to an area where our families and children live. Many personal situations are calling us, and we need to listen.

As you probably know, I will become the next president of the University of Hartford, a wonderful school of about 7,000 students

with a large graduate population and seven professional schools. It is a great professional opportunity for me, and it brings Penny and me within a short drive of almost all of our relatives.

The decision-making process was excruciating, to be frank, and we will depart Carthage at the end of June. We will miss so many, many wonderful friends.

I will wait to say our farewells, but, for now, know that Carthage is a strong and beautiful place that is functioning at higher and higher levels, truly fulfilling the promise to become a national model for private, liberal arts education in the United States.

Your support keeps pushing us there, and all of us on campus do everything we can, every day, to realize that dream through the powerful education we provide for our students. They are what this is all about.

All the best,

Greg Woodward

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ON CAMPUS

A glimpse of what’s happening in the Carthage community

Green light for business grad program Carthage is now accepting applications for its newest master’s degree program, one that covers the burgeoning area of business design and innovation.

Classes for the first cohort are scheduled to begin in August. Those who enroll can earn a Master of Science in as few as 10 months.

The College’s accrediting agency recently gave its formal approval to the 39-credit program. A combination of Carthage professors and a “who’s who” of visiting scholars will teach the courses and workshops.

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Carthage modeled its proposed business design and innovation (BDI) sequence on award-winning programs at universities such as Gothenburg (Sweden), Aix-Marseille (France), North Carolina State, and Case Western Reserve (Cleveland).

Even Stanford and Johns Hopkins offer elements of it.

Design, in this context, doesn’t mean graphic design. It signifies a creative approach to problem solving — one that executives are increasingly embracing. The trend prompted a cover story in the Harvard Business Review.

BDI prepares graduates to lead cross-functional teams, design innovative solutions, and develop effective strategies, programs, and services for the private, nonprofit, and government sectors.

“These skills are highly marketable and will give any grad student a competitive advantage.

We will train students to find creative ways to manage the complexities in life and work, and to build their capacity to solve problems that don’t yet exist,” said Jennifer Madden, an assistant professor of management and marketing who oversaw the program’s launch. “Business is so complex, we don’t have the luxury to think just Point A to Point B.” Tuition also covers books and a capstone study tour. Fellowships are available to students who commit to apply what they learn in local businesses and organizations, or on other design and innovation projects.

Earlier in her career, Prof. Madden learned the hard way about “wicked” problems. Working in economic redevelopment in Detroit, she became so engrossed in day-to-day tasks associated with running one of the largest urban redevelopment

projects in the nation that something bigger — namely, the collapse of the housing market — blindsided her.

“You can do a really good job, create incredible publicprivate partnerships, leverage local, state and federal funding, and have authentic community engagement and support, but if you don’t understand the larger interconnections you can be caught by surprise,” she said.

Determined to fill in those knowledge gaps, she completed a Ph.D. in management with a focus on designing sustainable systems. As a consultant, Prof. Madden brought in nearly $9 million in grants for nonprofit organizations in a single year using business design and innovation strategies.

It’s a unique offering in a region that’s already “flooded with less focused MBA programs,” as an initial report from business faculty explained.

Bachelor’s degree holders from any major are welcome to apply.

Since most professions require some level of business acumen, Prof.

Madden believes this program will have broad appeal.

She expects to limit the initial cohort to 30 students.

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continuing studies at Carthage

As a Carthage adult undergraduate, professional, or graduate student, you will gain the knowledge and distinctive skill set you need to take the next big step in your professional life. Carthage 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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Kissing Rock Move One Carthage’s oldest traditions, Kissing Rock, was temporarily relocated in preparation for a shoreline restoration project to curb erosion on the bluff. For the time being, the rock sits across the street on a small grass strip in front of Hedberg Library. Workers also transplanted several smaller trees from the construction zone, including a pair of memorial trees, to other open spots on campus.

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Christmas Festival For more than 20 years, the Christmas Festival has been Carthage’s holiday gift to the community. This year, with the theme “And on Earth, Peace”, audiences filled A. F. Siebert Chapel for three performances of readings and music.

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Carthage in Chicago Holiday Concert Featuring elements of the Christmas Festival program, Carthage music professors Peter Dennee and Eduardo García-Novelli led a Carthage in Chicago Holiday Concert on Dec. 5 at Orchestra Hall.

Performers included both the Carthage Choir and Women’s Ensemble, as well as choirs from three northern Illinois high schools.

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Beyond the Beltway Bruce DuMont’s nationally syndicated radio show, “Beyond the Beltway”, broadcast from Carthage on Nov. 6 — its final show before the national election.

Students and faculty were invited to watch live, and the panel included state legislators and Carthage professors.

Nursing Lab Construction Crews are putting the finishing touches on a 3,000-square-foot nursing simulation lab in Lentz Hall. Opening to classes in February, it features computerized, lifelike mannequins that can sweat, have a pulse, breathe, and even give birth. A video debriefing room allows students to see how they did.

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FACULTY NOTES

Updates on faculty and staff achievements

Faculty/Staff Notes Douglas Arion, professor of physics and astronomy, delivered an international workshop on innovation and entrepreneurship in Johannesburg, South Africa, to scientists and students in September. He was also the principal investigator for three newly awarded grants totaling almost $600,000 that promote science communication, entrepreneurship education, and new scientific equipment.

Gregory Berg, professor of music, witnessed the premiere of his composition “That I May Be” on Oct. 23. Commissioned for the Waterford (Wisconsin) High School choirs, it was performed during a concert featuring Wisconsin composers.

That was the fourth of Prof. Berg’s original pieces to premiere in 2016.

Matt Boresi, professor of opera, co-wrote “The Filthy Habit”, which was named one of “Five Best Bets” by Time Out Chicago. A short comic opera about a newlywed couple who try to quit smoking, it was performed at the sixth annual Fringe Festival.

Vertna Bradley, assistant professor of communication and digital media, partnered with film producer, writer, and director B. Danielle Watkins to create the short film “I’ve Seen Love Die,” which premiered at the first Cinema Systers Film Festival. A second film, “I Want,” was selected and premiered at the Directed By Women Worldwide Film Viewing Party. The experimental film starring Onyx Keesha explores love — or the lack of it.

Jonathan Bruning, associate professor of communication and digital media, gave his spotlight speaker talk “Sporting Abroad: Learning from European Soccer” at this year’s Council on International Education Exchange in Los Angeles.

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Angela Dassow, assistant professor of biology, and Daniel Miller, professor of neuroscience, have been named National Academies Education Fellows in the Life Sciences for the 2016-17 academic year. Prof. Dassow also gave a presentation on “Vocal Interactivity in and Between Humans, Animals, and Robots” at a conference in Wadern, Germany. The conference aimed to determine if any principles of communication cross all disciplines.

Peter Dennee, associate professor of music, is a consulting editor for “Voices in Concert,” a multi-volume textbook series for middle and high school choral classrooms. Available in an entirely digital format, the series includes an interactive octavo player that allows teachers to share studio recordings and manipulate playback by changing tempo or key, jumping to specific sections in the music, or isolating voicings or accompaniment.

Eduardo García-Novelli, professor of music, was featured as a guest conductor for the MidAm International Choral Festival in Vienna, Austria. He conducted Mozart’s “Missa Brevis in F” with a professional Viennese orchestra and soloists at the historical St. Peterskirche.

Danielle Geary, assistant professor of social work, completed a Ph.D. program at Marquette University. She presented her dissertation research Dec. 11-13 at a conference of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in Long Beach, California.

Frank Hicks, director of nursing and professor of nursing, was among 40 academic nursing leaders chosen to participate in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and Wharton Business School’s Executive Academic Leadership program, a competitive fellowship.

Ed Kawakami, assistant professor of music, gave a presentation titled “The Effect of Congruent Text to the Enjoyment of Orchestral Music” to the College Orchestra Directors Association national conference in Salt Lake City.

Alyson Kiesel, associate professor of English, presented the paper “Anti-social Socialism: Teasing in News from Nowhere” at the North American Victorian Studies Association annual meeting in Phoenix. Her paper is based on research she conducted while studying the Arts and Crafts movement on a 2016 J-Term study tour to Spain and England.

Kim Kulovitz, assistant professor of communication and digital media, had her work “I regret nothing: Cyberbullying and prosocial influence in the first-person shooter” published in the book “Context of the Dark Side of Communication.”

Mark Miller, associate professor of management and marketing, published a book, “My Confessions from Vietnam,” in August. In it, Prof. Miller offers an intimate account of his reluctant service with the “Garbage Squad”. His daughter Brooke Miller Hall assisted with the writing.

Joseph McIlhany, associate professor of Great Ideas and classics, had his work, “Three Heads Are Better Than One: Translation, Politics, and Varro’s so-called Trikaranos,” published in “Translation and the Intersection of Texts, Contexts, and Politics: Historical and Sociocultural Perspectives.”

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KARA BAYLOR FACULTY NOTES

Gifts that give more than you ever expected Stephanie Mitchell, associate professor of history, presented the paper “Women’s Suffrage in the Americas” to the National Association of Canadian Historians in Calgary, as well as at the Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Maribel Morales, assistant professor of modern languages, gave a roundtable presentation titled, “Teaching the New Editions of Mary Austin and Mary Hallock Foote,” at the American Literature Association annual conference in San Francisco.

Corinne Ness, dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities, created and delivered a weeklong residency on music theatre pedagogy as an invited lecturer for the Beijing Dance Academy.

She also was a featured presenter at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Conference, where she spoke on assessment tools for undergraduate voice instruction.

Jan Owens, associate professor of management and marketing, was a contributing author to the book “Internet Marketing: Integrating Online and Offline Strategies.” She worked on chapters about marketing strategy in relationship marketing and online search strategy.

One of the biggest gifts I have ever received was a Lilly Endowment grant for a sabbatical that I was able to take in summer 2013. The focus of my sabbatical application was cooking. My hope was to empower myself and others to get back into the kitchen, to make our own food, and to share that food and fellowship with family and friends.

To that end, I traveled to the Napa Valley to attend a five-day boot camp at the Culinary Institute of America, sent my kids to a farm camp north of Manhattan, ate a lot of good food in New York City, and shared my new knife skills in the kitchen of Outlaw Ranch, an ELCA Bible camp in South Dakota.

Just the other day, as a family, we were reminiscing about the summer of 2013 and what it meant to us. We still enjoy the Culinary Institute’s baked mac and cheese recipe at least six times a year. The gift of a sabbatical and the resources to go to the places and spaces we might not have otherwise been able to enter is a gift that keeps on giving.

Yet, there was another unexpected gift of my sabbatical: the belief in myself and my ability to lead. In all the places mentioned above, I encountered amazing female leaders: women who knew their boundaries, stood their ground, and led from a position of knowing themselves and how to create the best working environment for their gifts to be shared. I met women willing to take on lead

roles and women who knew when it was time to step back.

The unexpected gift of my sabbatical was the encouragement to step out of my comfort zone, to trust the skillset I have been given by God, and to take a lead role in a new place. Here I am at Carthage.

When you give a gift to Carthage, to an endowment fund, a scholarship fund, to the Science Center, or offering at the Christmas Festival, you are giving a gift to support education, music, learning, and deeper reflection. You may picture a young student who reminds you of yourself and your time at Carthage and how you were shaped by your experience here.

Your gift definitely will impact the life of the student who received that scholarship or who uses the beautiful labs in the Science Center. Your gifts also give in ways that none of us could ever imagine, opening students to new understandings of themselves and their place in the world.

Your gifts give more than you or I will ever know.

Peace to you all,

Rev. Kara Baylor Campus Pastor

Mark Petering, professor of music, was commissioned by Luther College to write a work for chorus and band to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

In a recently discovered digitized back issue of Gramophone Magazine, London critic Jeremy Nicholas included Prof.

Petering on an all-time top 10 list of composers of orchestral railway music.

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BLT mac and cheese – the new family favorite!

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FACULTY NOTES

New profs worthy of props How often do you find an acclaimed pianist, an Egyptologist, a pediatric nurse, and a Big Four accountant in the same room?

Now, it will be at least a couple times each year for Carthage faculty meetings. Those are just a few of the areas of expertise you’ll find among the 11 new full-time faculty members the College brought aboard in fall 2016:

Shannon Brennan Assistant Professor of English Professor Shannon Brennan specializes in turn-of-the-century (late 1800s to early 1900s) American literature, queer theory, and cultural studies. Previously, she taught in the writing programs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Virginia Emery Postdoctoral Fellow in Western Heritage Trained as an Egyptologist, Professor Virginia Emery joined Carthage from the American University in Dubai. Her research centers on the physical and social structures of ancient Egyptian palaces. She’s taken part in a variety of archaeological excavations in Egypt and has studied inscriptions while working as an epigrapher.

Wael Farouk Assistant Professor of Music Raised in Egypt, Professor Wael Farouk entered a conservatory at age 7 and won a composition competition that sent him to Japan at 12. As a Fulbright fellow, he studied early 20th century American piano. Prof. Farouk has performed on five continents and, during a cultural trip in 2004, became the first pianist since Vladimir Horowitz to play Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s piano.

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Faculty/Staff Notes Rebekah Johnson

Cheryl Petersen

Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science

Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing

With licenses to teach health education and both traditional and adaptive physical education, Professor Rebekah Johnson taught in a K-12 setting for seven years before entering higher education.

Besides teaching, she advises prospective physical education and health teachers.

Professor Cheryl Petersen is a registered nurse with 23 years of experience in pediatrics. She uses case studies and personal experiences to show students how holistic care — mind, body, and spirit — brings healing, hope, and meaning to patients with life-threatening illnesses.

John Kirk

Andrew Pustina

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science

Professor John Kirk’s active areas of research include applying innovative teaching methods in college chemistry courses, as well as developing novel sensors based on nanoscale materials. He’s also a co-author of the American Chemical Society’s liberal arts chemistry textbook.

Professor Andrew “Tony” Pustina comes to Carthage after three years as a sport scientist for the men’s soccer team at East Tennessee State University. There, he created training plans and monitored the athletes daily. Prof. Pustina also has coached soccer in various clubs and high schools.

Courtney Malloy

Jun Wang

Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance

Assistant Professor of Education

Licensed in Wisconsin as a certified public accountant, Professor Courtney Malloy worked in the Milwaukee office of KPMG — one of the Big Four accounting firms. She served audit clients in the manufacturing and food and beverage industries, including a Fortune Global 500 conglomerate.

Since coming to the United States from China, Professor Jun Wang has assisted students with disabilities and those from diverse cultural backgrounds. She also worked for a federally funded center that helps states and colleges to reform teaching and leadership programs and to revise state licensure standards. Prof. Wang taught English to Chinese students for almost three years.

Ryan Peter Miller Assistant Professor of Art Also succeeding Professor Diane Levesque as director of the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Professor Ryan Peter Miller is a Chicago-based conceptual painter. Prof. Miller has curated several national exhibitions and has exhibited his own work in cities as distant Los Angeles, Berlin, and Beijing.

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Noah Weiss Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics On the way to a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Northwestern University, Professor Noah Weiss conducted research in applied mechanics, using techniques from differential equations and complex analysis. He’s excited to connect math to other disciplines at the College.

Julio Rivera, professor of management, marketing, and geospatial science, was featured as the opening keynote speaker at the World Congress of Undergraduate Research in Doha, Qatar. His speech, “The Ordinary and Extraordinary of Undergraduate Research,” highlighted the importance and effects of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Dan Schowalter, professor of religion and classics, published a chapter on the Omrit excavations in the newly published “Stones, Bones, and the Sacred: Essays on Material Culture and Ancient Religion in Honor of Dennis E. Smith.” He also completed a six-year term on the Governing Council of the Society of Biblical Literature.

Tian Tian, assistant professor of social work, was a contributing author for the article “A qualitative inquiry of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors’ perspectives of independence,” which appeared in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology.

Mimi Yang, professor of modern languages and asian studies, organized and chaired a special session titled “The Frontier Thesis in 21st Century American Borderlands,” at the 2016 Midwest Modern Languages Association Conference in St. Louis.

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mommy on a mission Top runner toggles between maternal, competitive modes Not quite 2 years old, Levi Matthew Baer is beginning to fuss.

Unfazed, Becca Lamp ’19 kneels on the ground and launches into the first of five verses of the “Finger Family Song.”

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Daddy finger, daddy finger, where are you?

Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

In that moment, Levi didn’t care that she’s a quietly intense two-sport competitor who returned from a knee injury to win her first collegiate race in October.

Or that she ran a season-best time at the NCAA Division III regional qualifier in November despite tripping, falling, and taking a knee to the head.

The side of her that’s captured in Lady Reds action photos, grimacing as she digs for an extra gear? That could be someone else entirely.

He only knows Becca as his doting mom.

That’s exactly how she wants it.

An obsessively organized person, Becca makes a point to devote her full attention to whatever she’s doing, whether that’s studying, running, or parenting.

That means coming home to spend time with her precocious little boy, not to do homework and chores. Those wait until after Levi’s bedtime.

When she’s in class, it means resisting the urge to check in with babysitting relatives via text.

The juggling act admittedly presents a challenge. So far, she’s kept all three balls in the air.

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Highlights from the court, field, track, pool, and course

“Becca is a very mature young woman,” said Stephanie Domin, head coach for both the women’s cross country and track and field teams.

“She has balanced the demands of academics, athletics, and most importantly being a mom wonderfully.”

Mommy finger, mommy finger, where are you?

Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

Motherhood’s weighty responsibilities limit her extracurricular options. All Becca needs is one.

“Running is important to me, because that’s kind of my time,” she said. “I did a ton of stuff in high school, and running is one thing I just couldn’t give up.”

Her family gets it. The running relatives include older sister Jessica Monson, an NCAA Division II All-American in the mid-2000s.

In parent mode, Becca will patiently make the Itsy-Bitsy Spider scale the waterspout as many times as it takes to pacify her little boy. Flip the switch to competitive mode, and she’ll squash any arachnid that gets in her way.

“I love the thrill of competing and trying to be the best one out there,” she said.

During the season, Becca covers about 40 miles in an average week. The training schedule is strategically set with runs of varying distances.

“If you don’t push yourself, you’re not going to get any better,” she said. “I was blown away by how much faster I was than in high school.”

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Runner award as a freshman in 2015, Becca took another step forward last fall. First, she outran all 109 other entrants at the Wisconsin Private College Championship in October, leading the Lady Reds to their first team victory in four years.

Then she finished fourth in the CCIW meet.

Only four Carthage women had previously cracked the top five, so the sophomore wasn’t entirely sure she had it in her.

Her coach was.

“She believes in me a lot more than I believe in myself,” Becca said.

In fact, Coach Domin calls Becca one of the most talented runners she’s had in a 22-year career.

“She doesn’t get in her own head. She steps on the track or course, and it’s go time,” Coach Domin explained. “She has a great sense of pacing, almost like she has a clock in her head.”

She’s convinced the sophomore can go toe-to-toe with the best in Division III. If Becca’s legs hadn’t become tangled as the tight lead pack approached the first mile marker in the NCAA regional, she might’ve earned the chance to prove it last fall.

Of course, had she realized she suffered a concussion in the pile-up, Becca undoubtedly would’ve packed it in right there. Finishing more than a minute behind the final individual qualifier, she completed the course in a teambest 23 minutes, 23 seconds.

Once the symptoms subsided, Becca could overlook the disappointment.

“I feel extremely accomplished with my season this year, especially because the team is so much stronger and in sync with one another compared to last year,” she said. “I can’t wait for the next two years to come.”

Becca heads into the spring track and field season as one of Carthage’s top distance runners, too, having finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin outdoor meet last May. But she prefers cross country’s uneven terrain.

It helps that home meets take place on the familiar layout of the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course.

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“If you’ve run the hills a few times, they don’t mean anything,” said Becca, who got accustomed to the course while competing for Westosha Central High School.

Brother finger, brother finger, where are you?

Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

Becca commutes from Powers Lake, a rural Kenosha County neighborhood about 45 minutes west of campus. Living with an ailing grandmother, she provides care in lieu of rent.

The maternal instinct, the affinity for children — those sprouted early for Becca.

“When I was little, I told everybody I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom,” she said.

Although they’re no longer a couple, Becca and Levi’s father remain cordial and split time with their son. Clustered nearby are several members of the extended family, giving the collegiate mom plenty of childcare options.

“My entire support system is right there,” she said. “I don’t even have to worry about finding someone to watch him if something comes up.”

Choosing a college with a similarly supportive environment was critical, and she found that at Carthage. After meeting with Coach Domin for the first time, Becca thought, “If I’m going to be able to run for this school and still have time for my son, that’s a win-win for me.”

Sister finger, sister finger, where are you?

Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

She derived the boy’s name from one of Jesus’ disciples who the Bible identifies as both Levi and Matthew. Scholars describe the biblical figure as a repentant tax collector who authored the Gospel of Matthew.

This particular Levi has little interest in organized sports. Naturally for a toddler, his interests lean more toward Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, and dinosaurs.

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ATHLETICS

Men’s Soccer

Carthage reaches No. 7 in country Carthage went unbeaten in conference and made the NCAA Division III tournament for a second straight season.

After winning 11 straight games and climbing to a No. 7 national ranking, the Red Men earned the right to host the NCAA regional. But Benedictine University ended their streak, winning a first-round game 2-1 on a penalty kick in double overtime.

Carthage finished 18-4 overall. In the process, the team won both the regular season and tournament titles in the CCIW. The Red Men swept the conference’s three main individual awards: Austin Bitta ’17 (Player of the Year), Adrian Herrera ’20 (Newcomer of the Year) and Steve Domin (Joe Bean Coach of the Year). Austin led the CCIW with 41 points, 14 goals, and 13 assists.

The national coaches’ association named Austin Bitta ’17 to the Division III All-America third-team and first-team All-Central Region along with Giles Phillips ‘19. Austin, also named the CCIW Player of the Year, led the conference with 41 points, 14 goals, and 13 assists, to join Adrian Herrera ’20 (Newcomer of the Year) and Steve Domin (Joe Bean Coach of the Year) in a sweep of the individual awards.

Still, he’s become part of the Lady Reds’ extended family.

“I bring him to a lot of team bonding events,” Becca said, “so the team’s gotten to know Levi a lot — and they love him.”

She chuckled that he’s doing his best to keep track of who’s who. A full roster is a lot to store in a 23-month-old brain.

“He knows three of them for sure,” she said, “and then he calls everybody else by those three names.”

Becca majors in physical education, sport, and fitness instruction, planning a career in physical therapy. During breaks, she works as a technician in that field.

Aiding people in their rehabilitation appeals to Becca. So does teaching them proper fitness. After initially leaning toward athletic training, she decided the potential need to give emergency treatment wouldn’t mesh with her personality as a deliberate planner.

Baby finger, baby finger, where are you?

Here I am. Here I am. How do you do?

Although Becca’s life mercifully lacks the household drama of the “Teen Mom” reality series, statistics portray an uphill climb. Fewer than 2 percent of American women who give birth as teenagers go on to finish college before age 30.

Her competitive side refuses to succumb to the odds. Her maternal side is determined to set an example for Levi.

“He needs that role model,” she said. “I made something of myself. I didn’t need someone to do it for me.”

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Football

Red Men travel to Italy Over the summer, 43 Red Men and six coaches trained in a unique place: Italy.

Head coach Mike Yeager hopes to bring the team on an international trip every three years. The group visited the Colosseum in Rome, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, and other historical sites.

“I think it was a great opportunity to experience a different culture — how they live, what they do,” Coach Yeager said.

While overseas, Carthage took on the Bergamo Lions, a member of the Italian Football League that has several former NCAA Division I players on the roster. After returning stateside, Carthage went 7-3 for its best record since 2009.

Men’s Golf

Team grabs national ranking, led by junior With first-place finishes in four tournaments, the Red Men finished the fall portion of its season ranked 23rd among NCAA Division III teams, according to the Golf Coaches Association of America poll.

The team is led by Matt Meneghetti ‘18, who holds a season average of 72.1 over 10 rounds. Matt tied the Carthage single-day scoring record, shooting 65 in the MSOE Invitational at Grand Geneva Resort. He had two first-place individual finishes.

Women’s Tennis

No. 1 doubles team wins CCIW Tournament After losing in the previous year’s championship match, Max Mella ‘18 and Angelica Emmanouil ‘19 took home the No. 1 doubles title in the 2016 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament.

Max, who also advanced to the conference title match with Haleigh McPeek ’15 as a freshman, teamed with Angelica to upset a duo from Augustana College. The two finished the regular season with a record of 15-4, including 7-1 in CCIW play.

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ATHLETICS

Carthage red in spring, Emerald Isle green in summer When the Carthage men’s lacrosse season gets underway in February, the road trips might seem a lot shorter to Andy Meyers ’18.

That’s because he got a chance to evolve his skills as a member of the Irish national team at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

At 15, Andy received dual citizenship in Ireland.

He did it at his father’s suggestion, “in case I ever wanted to play for a national team.”

Since his paternal grandfather was Irish, Meyers had the right to apply. After a two-year process, he received his Irish passport.

In October 2015, the Irish Lacrosse Federation held tryouts for a national men’s team that would represent Ireland at the 2016 European Championships. Andy seized the opportunity.

“I flew over on Thursday evening and got there Friday afternoon. By Friday evening, we were on the field working out,” he said.

That workout began an intense tryout weekend.

“They put us in many different game situations.”

Andy recalled. “One of the biggest things was to find out how quickly we could play together.”

Two months later, he received word: He was in.

“I found out right before a lifting session (at Carthage). I was extremely excited and told my parents immediately,” he said. “It’s obviously a really big honor to be chosen for a national team.”

He was one of seven newcomers named to the 23-man roster.

“It is a big deal for Andy to have made this team,” explained Carthage men’s lacrosse coach David Neff. “Quite a few (college) players will make the junior national teams, but it’s a lot rarer for a college player to make the men’s national team, because, for obvious reasons, there is a bigger, more talented pool to draw from.”

After arriving in Budapest, Andy helped to temper the newly forged group. The team practiced for a week before tournament play began.

“I tried to be the worker bee and do whatever they needed me to do,” Andy said. “Some of the Irish guys play together in their league, but everyone else had to get to know one another.”

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The Irish first hit the field against Scotland.

They led early, but the Scottish team rallied in the game’s last minutes to win 10-8. Though that loss excluded Ireland from the gold medal round, the team finished a respectable 6-2 after a week of tournament play.

Andy said the competition level felt similar to what he faces at Carthage. He noted that the European teams have great athleticism, but, because lacrosse is a newer game in Europe, some are still developing their IQ for the game.

“Playing for Carthage helped me prepare for international play, because I’m used to playing at a high level against good competition and with good coaching every day in practice,” Andy commented.

Besides the results, he brought home many other positives.

“It’s great to get a chance to play and talk lacrosse with such a variety of guys, and playing internationally has helped me develop my leadership skills and my ability to adapt to new situations within a game,” he said. “I’m sure it will help me in my future.”

That short-term future involves helping the Red Men try to reach the NCAA Division III tournament for a third straight season. Andy, a defensive midfielder from Leawood, Kansas, played in 18 games last year for a Carthage team that tied for the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

regular season title and won the conference tournament for the first time.

“We are asking Andy to try face-offs this year, which was an Achilles (heel) for us last season,” Coach Neff said. “If he can help us there, it could be even a much bigger role that we ask of him.”

Over the summer, Andy will head back to Europe. He has been selected for Ireland’s national indoor team, which is scheduled to play in the European Box Lacrosse Championships this July in Finland.

As for the long term?

“The oldest guy on our team last year was 37,” Andy said. “I hope I can still be playing at this level when I’m that age.”

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COVER STORY

Your gifts enable their masterpieces

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ur charge as Carthaginians is to guide each student to discover and realize her or his true potential and to become a national model for liberal arts education — truly a high ambition in an ever more competitive world.

All big ambitions require significant investment. If we believe in the value of a liberal arts education — and in providing that education in an environment of thoughtful, reflective questioning, with complete experiences that develop students as whole human beings — we need to provide financial support, hire and maintain the best faculty, and provide for the professional experiences that will shape them into productive citizens, as Carthage has done since its inception.

The stories highlighted in this report demonstrate the impact of your giving during the 2015-16 fiscal year and exemplify the kinds of philanthropy and engagement needed to support the vision laid out in the Carthage 2025 strategic plan. I am happy to report the $35-million Campaign for Carthage launched in October 2015 is already more than 80 percent complete.

Thank you to the more than 6,000 donors who came together in giving to Carthage in the 2015-16 fiscal year. We are especially grateful for the contributions of more than 300 Leadership Circle

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donors who took positions as philanthropic leaders, committing more than $1.9 million through leadership-level gifts.

Last year, donors contributed nearly $1 million to scholarships and financial aid, including gifts to endowed scholarships that will support students in perpetuity and annually funded scholarships that are awarded in their entirety in the current year.

Philanthropic support aided the development of new academic offerings, including the new Bachelor of Science in Nursing, which had 91 enrolled in its first two semesters; the Master of Science in business design and innovation, scheduled to admit its first class in fall 2017; and the new minor in urban teacher preparation.

We extend heartfelt appreciation to all whose giving spirit has brought Carthage to the place that it is today, and whose engagement will continue to build the Carthage community on campus and beyond.

More than 550 alumni volunteers are now engaged as career mentors and social media ambassadors, and in developing the nationwide community of alumni clubs in places such as Chicago, Minnesota, Milwaukee, Madison, New York, Washington, and central Florida.

Looking forward to needs on the horizon, the expansion of experiential and co-curricular learning opportunities will be key

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to prepare our Carthage students to join the working world. The addition of paid internships that allow graduates to add relevant work experiences to their resumĂŠs without sacrificing earnings is a high priority, as are the creation of mentorship and job shadowing experiences.

This focus also will require continued development of athletics, the arts, and student organizations. Besides shaping students’ abilities to collaborate with others by defining and meeting goals, those on-campus involvements develop their discipline and leadership skills.

I invite your investment in the ongoing vision of a Carthage education and in bringing Carthage ever forward.

Best wishes,

Evelyn Buchanan Vice President for Institutional Advancement

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program: sure

Contrasting hues of the intellect When students filtered back into Hedberg Library last fall, they unknowingly entered the “Domains of Knowledge.”

That’s the title Paul Salsieder ’18 gave to a wall-length mural he created near the library’s circulation desk. Art professor Diane Levesque served as his faculty mentor for the project, which was funded through Carthage’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.

In summer 2016, more than 50 students participated in SURE, which provides each of them a stipend, optional campus housing, and a small research budget.

Others spent the summer building tiny satellites, studying political rebellion, and using confocal microscopy to examine stress in rats.

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

110 arts events

including performances, expositions, and openings

2/3

of students compete in athletics through varsity, intramural, and club sports

30%

“The central question … How can a 21st century mural touch on timeless themes of knowledge and wisdom without looking dated?” —Paul Salsieder ’18

The mural measures 21 feet wide and almost 6 ½ feet tall.

Paul, a studio art and art history major from Muskego, Wisconsin, wanted it to depict traditional academic themes like knowledge and wisdom without looking dated. The finished product showcases seven categories of philosophy: logic, epistemology, politics, ethics, aesthetics, science, and metaphysics.

“When you look at each section, they’re each going to be extremely different and independent of each other, but, when you take in the entire mural as a whole, it's going

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to be just one grand vision,” Paul said as the project got underway.

The library also underwent some renovations over the summer, so the timing made sense. Paul met regularly with clients from Library and Information Services to discuss how the mural could be integrated functionally, intellectually, and artistically into the facility.

It’s more than a short-term attraction.

Paul said he designed it so “even after four years at Carthage, you can still discover new things about the mural.”

participated in experiential learning through internships or service learning

54

participated in summer undergraduate research with a Carthage professor

14

won grants to assist faculty at leading research institutions

390

studied abroad in more than 20 countries Students conducted

23,875 hours

of community service

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student: owen lewer

From patient to provider Sometimes career inspiration strikes in strange places — even a hospital bed.

Owen Lewer ’20 suffered a seizure at age 9. After a series of tests, doctors discovered a benign tumor on the right side of his brain.

The family lived within an hour’s drive of the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Surgeons there successfully removed the mass.

From that point onward, Owen had a strong idea of what he wanted to do in life.

“My doctors and surgeons were outstanding and made me want to do the same thing for someone else,” he wrote in a thank you letter to Carthage trustees after being awarded a Hay Scholarship.

Throughout high school, he met roadblocks as he tried to dive deeper into the field of biology. His school offered no advanced programs, so he lined up an independent study in anatomy and physiology and participated in Science Olympiad.

Carthage stood out in Owen’s college search, offering what he considers the best preparation for medical school.

He plans to major in biology and minor in Spanish.

Rather than funneling pre-health students into specific tracks, Carthage exposes them to a cross-section of the basic sciences and laboratory skills to maximize their adaptability.

After arriving on campus last fall, Owen joined the Wind Orchestra. He plays the euphonium, a large brass instrument. Led by Professor James Ripley, the orchestra is spending J-Term in Japan for a study and performance tour.

Owen grew up in southern Minnesota, where he continues to help on the family farm. Between working in the hog barns and cornfields and keeping the machinery humming, he stays busy each summer.

Those small-town roots also influence where he wants to establish his practice. An estimated 10 percent of physicians in the United States are found in rural communities, serving roughly 25 percent of the population.

“I want to help make families healthier in places where it is hard for them to find quality care,” Owen wrote.

His hope is to end up at the Mayo Clinic, back where his dream started.

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alumni: matthew and katie passanante

An innovation BOOM!

Wait, a $10 admission charge to watch fireworks on Fourth of July weekend? Katie (Zierke) Passanante ’10 was incredulous.

Looking back, Matthew Passanante ’09 spent wisely.

He proposed to her that night under the crackling fireworks at Arlington International Racecourse.

The Passanantes, who recently celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary, have no such reluctance when giving to Carthage.

“We donate to our alma mater for primarily two reasons: one, we are helping young adults achieve their full potential in an exceptional environment at Carthage, and two, we personally feel Carthage is a great educational institution that’s framing leaders and innovators for tomorrow,” they wrote. “Moreover, everyone knows that if you want something to grow, you need to invest in it time, love, and other valuable resources.”

Now living in Mississippi, Matthew and Katie make recurring monthly gifts to maximize the impact on students.

While working in sales at Steel Dynamics Inc., Matthew studies toward a Master of Business Administration. Katie, who earned a master’s degree in special education, teaches at a nearby elementary school.

Financial gifts aren’t the only resources they share with Carthage. Matthew also serves on the Alumni Council, and the couple recently hosted a Giving Day party for alumni who live in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

On their lists of favorite Carthage experiences, he includes a J-Term study tour to Nicaragua and rushing Tau Kappa Epsilon. She mentions the Carthage Activities Board and making lifelong friends.

The only crossover on their lists? Meeting each other, of course.

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ENROLLMENT

student: morgan young

Champion semester stuffer Morgan Young ’17 extols the virtues of leaving no stone unturned, no opportunity ignored, in the fleeting college years.

Here, she has grown into a woman who’s equally comfortable among throwers and techies.

“It is so great to see Morgan involved in so many opportunities. She is a go-getter and has used a lot of resources that Carthage has to offer in academics and athletics,” said Stephanie Domin, head coach of the women’s track and field team. “All of those experiences have taught Morgan a lot about herself and made her more marketable for the future.”

For three years, Morgan has competed in the throwing events. Between indoor and outdoor seasons, she has reached the last five NCAA Division III championship meets.

Entering her senior season, she has a chance to extend the streak.

In 2016, Morgan earned All-America honors by placing sixth in the NCAA indoor shot put with a toss of 45 feet, 1/2 inch. That result came sandwiched between a repeat title in the same event at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin indoor meet and dual outdoor CCIW titles in the shot put and discus.

Instead of those honors, her LinkedIn page emphasizes her multiple Academic All-America awards. The computer science major from Mahomet, Illinois, was drawn to Carthage’s small class sizes and close faculty connections.

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“I also wanted a liberal arts degree, even though I was going into technology,” said Morgan, who wanted to become a better communicator.

She spent the summer between her sophomore and junior years conducting research on campus, as part of a synthetic biology boot camp that biology professor Deborah Tobiason and computer science professor Mark Mahoney led. In that rapidly growing field, researchers construct new living parts or redesign existing ones to combat health and environmental problems.

Morgan and the other student researchers worked to build a “biosensor” in the form of a bacterium sensitive enough to detect low levels of toluene and to glow when the chemical is present. Studies suggest long-term exposure to toluene, which is found in paint, adhesives, and nail polish, can cause a variety of health problems.

That fall, she participated in the Carthage in Chicago semester program. Students take courses, hold an internship, and participate in weekend excursions while living in The Loop.

Morgan’s boot camp experience led to an internship with Webitects, a full-service web design, development, and marketing company. The office stood just an eight-minute walk from her temporary Chicago home.

“It was a really great internship,” she said. “They let me work with what I was interested in at the time. I really liked databases, and I really liked the back-end components of websites.”

Morgan teamed with some colleagues to develop the Graffiti Graph app, which took first place in both the Collegiate and Women Who Code categories in the Land of Lincoln Hackathon. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a lead sponsor for the competition.

The app would allow residents to report graffiti to their local authorities from their phones via picture or discreet text to avoid outing themselves as snitches. Morgan said the app would determine the location of the upload, helping crews to find and remove graffiti more efficiently.

As graduation approaches, she’s grateful for the support of professors and coaches. Morgan has continually pushed herself as a student and athlete, an approach she doesn’t regret.

“It has definitely been worth it,” she said. “I wouldn’t have learned what I did with just one or the other. I’m gaining time management skills, real world experience, developing an active lifestyle, interpersonal skills, learning how to be a leader, and so much more I could not name them all.”

Fall 2016 welcomed Carthage’s most diverse class in College history

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freshmen and transfer students from 18 states and 6 countries

6,651

applications to create the

Class of 2020

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parents: rich and patricia christman

Transplanted family blooms Without proper seeding and nurturing, you can’t have a bountiful harvest, Rich Christman contends.

Despite more than 40 years in the farm machinery business, in this case he isn’t referring to combines or planters. He’s talking about philanthropy.

“I believe that everyone has a responsibility to the best of their ability to give back to the world more than they have taken,” Rich wrote. “If everyone would do the same, the world will have not only a more sustainable future but a brighter one.”

He has served on the Carthage Board of Trustees since 1994. Plus, he and his wife, Patricia, have maintained a faithful tradition of giving to the College.

and understand differing views, then and only then will a better future be secured,” the couple wrote.

A Canadian immigrant who farmed and nursed, Patricia sacrificed much to raise their six children. Now two of the couple’s sons are reaping their own Carthage benefits: Anthony Christman ’14 and Steven Adriaansen ’18, a transfer from Bradley University.

Majoring in finance and economics, Anthony participated in the Character Quest leadership program, Tau Kappa Epsilon (aka the “Tekes”), and Finance Club, and worked as a resident assistant. After graduation, he earned a job as a financial analyst at Caresoft Global Inc., an engineering and information technology solutions company in Burr Ridge, Illinois.

One of Rich’s ongoing roles is chairman of the firm, where he’s had “many opportunities to work directly with Anthony in both a structured organizational role, but even more importantly as a coach, mentor and dad … all at the same time. Watching him continue to grow and learn has been one of the true highlights of my life.”

Similarly, the couple wrote that it’s given them great joy to watch Steven, a marketing major, grow and mature at Carthage with the help of its dedicated faculty and staff. They’re confident that he, too, will reap the benefits of his Carthage education for years to come.

ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

1,782 alumni and friends reunited at Carthage events

656 new Carthaginians launched 33 alumni

paired with students for a yearlong mentoring program

1,339 donors on Carthage’s Giving Day

93 volunteers on Giving Day

student: larry gill

Feels at home in ancient digs Rich’s resume features a history of successful leadership in multibillion-dollar corporations and entrepreneurial enterprises alike, placing the couple in a position to give to their chosen causes.

So how did they become such staunch supporters of Carthage, a school neither of them attended or even recognized before coming to southeastern Wisconsin?

Having done his undergraduate studies at a small private college, Rich heartily endorses the benefits that these types of institutions nurture in their students.

“We strongly believe that, when the next generations have not only technical skills and training but also have developed the ability to think, to feel, to care, to respect

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Summer fun means something different to Larry Gill ’18 than most.

Twice since enrolling at Carthage, he has happily dug into a 5-by-5-foot square in the Israeli desert that the sun turns into something like a convection oven. The annual architectural dig reveals clues about the history and development of an important region.

Led by Professor Dan Schowalter, a group of Carthage students participates in the Omrit excavations each summer as part of a J-Term study tour. The dig explores a three-phase Roman temple and surrounding settlement that was in use from the 1st century BCE through the 4th century CE. That’s something first-year students at other schools rarely get to do.

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alumnus: patrick anderson

Side interests on retainer In fact, few colleges even offer classical archaeology as a major — something Larry acutely understood.

Spurred on by the study of classics in high school, he got discouraged when his initial college search only turned up Ivy League programs.

A fateful trip to Carthage’s soccer camp as a high school junior changed all of that.

“I was at camp and really loved the location and thought maybe they would have an anthropology program. At least that’d be close to classical archaeology,” he reasoned. “I was shocked when I saw that Carthage has a classical archaeology program.”

Larry enrolled after winning a Multicultural Leadership Scholarship, then quickly signed up for Omrit.

“Going on the digs are some of my proudest moments at Carthage,” he said. “It’s truly been a gift.”

Last summer, Larry served as an assistant square supervisor, helping to catalog findings. In square M21, the crew found pottery, coins, livestock bones, and what they believe was a late Roman road.

Sweat equity earned them a dip in the Mediterranean Sea during a visit to Caesarea Maritima.

“Don’t get me wrong; it’s laborious and exhaustive work, but the utter pleasure of holding history in your own two hands is totally worth it all,” Larry wrote on the Omrit blog last June.

He’s eager to return in summer 2017, hoping to add even more responsibility as a square supervisor. After graduation, Larry plans to head to graduate school and then pursue a doctorate.

Career options remain wide open.

“I would love to impart my love of classical archaeology by teaching in college or even high school. I think it’s just as important as the sciences,” he said. “But you never know; I could end up at a museum or on a dig.”

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CAMPUS LIFE

More than

68,000 bagels

consumed at Einstein Bros.

66 trees

planted in the arboretum

Kissing Rock was painted more than

50 times

Though his profession is law, Patrick Anderson ’85 lists a passion for opera and a deeper fascination with the Civil War as two of his biggest Carthage takeaways.

“That is what the liberal arts is all about,” he said.

“I was able to learn things that I was never going to be involved in professionally. I could learn about things to expand my mind and make my life more interesting.”

He didn’t mean to join the Carthage Choir, but, on a lark in his first semester, Mr. Anderson followed a friend to the auditions. He was one of only three freshmen to get in.

The choir broke through his extreme shyness, giving Mr. Anderson chances to meet new people, perform with large groups, and travel to Europe.

“When you’re singing, there is no language barrier. Music is the international language,” he said. “It is a wonderful way to educate and to communicate.”

Mr. Anderson attributes his values to his parents and fellow Carthage alumni, R.W. and LeNay Anderson ’59.

But it was his history advisor, Professor Thomas Noer, along with a former campus pastor, the Rev. Stephen Samuelson, who helped him to uncover some hidden talents and interests.

The once-timid teenager credits his growth at Carthage for the courage to open a law firm in Virginia.

Since 1988, Mr. Anderson has tried thousands of cases as a criminal defense attorney and has served on many professional and civic boards.

It’s an easy decision, then, for him to give back to the College, in both financial resources and volunteer time. For three years Mr. Anderson has served on the President’s Leadership Council, an advisory board that counsels the president on a wide range of topics.

“My hope for students today is to have the same success in life that I have had as a result of my Carthage experience,” he said, “to find their lifelong passions, making their lives more interesting and fulfilling.”

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DONATION USAGE

alumni: rev. fred and jewel marks

Scholarship meets service Each year, Pastor Fred Marks ’48 and his wife, Jewel (Beres) Marks ’46, support a Carthage student through an endowed scholarship. Meeting the recipients is their favorite part.

The couple follows those students throughout their academic journeys, impressing upon them an obligation to serve others — something Pastor and Mrs. Marks do each day.

Often, that service requires a degree of sacrifice. Regarding their scholarship, Mrs. Marks shared, “At first, it was not giving of our surplus.

It was giving up our everyday funds.”

Mrs. Marks never took for granted the value of a Carthage education.

Determined to enroll but lacking the means or family support to do so, she

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worked tirelessly to save money and made it to the Illinois campus in 1942.

Pastor Marks arrived two years later and soon began dating the quickwitted English major. Despite sharing the hometown of Racine, Wisconsin, they had never met before.

The couple married in 1948, after Pastor Marks completed his bachelor’s degree studies in history and before he entered the seminary. Carthage solidified their commitment to help others, and that only intensified during decades of faith service.

Ordained in 1951, Pastor Marks served in two parishes before joining the staff of the Lutheran Church in America. Mrs. Marks worked by his side, growing Sunday school enrollment and other critical programs.

Now 90, Pastor Marks volunteers in his church’s food pantry, visits the sick, and serves as the recorder for the Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary to keep alumni informed and in touch.

Roughly 70 years after graduating, the couple still counts Carthage among its top priorities. The Markses have stayed in contact with many of their classmates and visit regularly. Besides the scholarship, their gift annuities have helped to fund Hedberg Library and The Oaks Residential Village.

Best of all, because college graduates are significantly more apt to volunteer than their peers, Pastor and Mrs. Marks get to see their service efforts come full-circle.

$2,939,745 Annual Operations

$913,167 Endowment

$934,029 Capital Facilities

Total gifts in FY 2016:

$4,786,942 DONOR BREAKDOWN

630 2,145 697 353 2,314

students alumni current parents past parents friends

TOTAL DONORS

6,139

Numbers are from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016.

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

mentor- chris duffy mentee: mike huff

Navigator charts the reefs ahead Chris Duffy ’04 describes his service in Carthage’s Student-Alumni Mentor Program. Chris, who works as an interface analyst at Epic Systems Corporation in Verona, Wisconsin, is paired with Mike Huff ’19, a physics major from Dousman, Wisconsin.

Carthage alumni are well-educated, successful people with open minds and diverse experiences, opinions, and communication styles. We're all qualified to coach a student, rich with our own abilities and high expectations.

I'm one of them, here with a passion for our alma mater and the success of its students. Attributing much of today’s success to my Carthage experiences, I feel I owe our next generation of graduates. I expect them to be better than me, so I put

one on my shoulders to see the opportunities in every direction he looks.

Of course, I expect Mike to do all his own work, pick a major, do the homework, and get the grades.

My job is to provide a topography and to be the compass, answering what's out there and how to get there.

Working for a booming company, I need to adhere tightly to a mission statement, and I can explain why and how to use his mission effectively. Employed with nearly 10,000 other personalities, I have the insights, and I can learn about Mike and coach him toward his own goals efficiently.

Immersed in a learning environment, I have taken shares of critical feedback, and I can give the points for each of his objectives. I have the honor of being heard and the privilege to improve my own

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coaching and communication skills.

I’m here to harbor my own sense of pride, and probably my emotions, as I watch the evolution from student to leader. I get a front-row seat watching a driven individual learn how his involvement in physics, music, residence life, Phi Kappa Sigma, and more all blend together into a linguist's masterpiece, an expert in creating and communicating wild ideas with the world.

I get to be one of many who pour back into our Carthage community, raising the water so we can raise the boats — to make them better than us and able to navigate bigger and deeper waters, whatever it is ahead.

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Record $15M gift bolsters career prep Thanks to an unprecedented $15 million donation from longtime benefactor Jan Tarble, Carthage plans to create a distinctive career and welcome center that equips graduates for a rapidly changing workforce.

Ms. Tarble provided the funding through the Tarble Family Foundation. It’s the largest single gift the College has ever received.

“As one of the four principal founders of Snap-on, my father had a great appreciation for the power of tools.

With the right tools, people work more productively and efficiently,” she said. “Both he and my mother would echo my support of a career center that equips Carthage students with the tools they will need in the decades ahead.”

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Ms. Tarble said she also recognizes the value of a liberal arts education in helping to prepare young professionals for the workforce. In conversations about the gift with Carthage administrators, she stressed the fine education Carthage students receive while acknowledging the edge in career readiness and success her gift could bring.

“What could be more important than helping young people build a valuable life and finding good ways to use their Carthage education?” she said.

President Gregory S. Woodward called the gift a “truly beautiful” reflection of Ms. Tarble’s altruism.

“She gave this from an honest sentiment deep in her heart, knowing how powerful her support could be to generations of Carthage students,” he said. “Her amazing spirit and unbelievable generosity is truly a joy to share in.

It is incredibly affirming to all of us at the College that a person of such prominence and means trusts our college with fulfilling some of her own dreams for a better world.”

In a recent survey conducted for Carthage, 97 percent of pre-college students and 100 percent of their parents said whether “graduates get good jobs” was a somewhat or very important factor in their college decision.

Over the past four years, Carthage has added a director of employer relations and internships, created almost 200 new paid internships through a $349,000 grant, launched the Carthage in Chicago semester program, and started a mentoring initiative to pair students with alumni in their fields.

Increased demand has taxed the existing staff. Career Services held more than 1,200 appointments with students and alumni during the 2015-16 academic year.

Carthage administrators emphasize that the new center’s services will cover all stages of career development.

“The career preparation process starts long before that first job interview,” said Evelyn Buchanan, vice president for institutional advancement. “From exploring potential majors as a freshman to joining Carthage’s active alumni network, our students can expect to head into the workforce or graduate school confident and ready for success.”

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Combined with other members of her philanthropic family, Ms. Tarble has given more than $51 million to the College. Her recent $10 million gift enabled the construction of the Science Center, which opened in 2015.

In addition to her charitable work, the longtime Los Angeles-area resident has a wide spectrum of interests and pursues each to the fullest. An avid birder, Ms. Tarble has observed more bird species and songs in the Mojave Desert than anyone. In golf, she once won the Women’s Texas Open and competed in the U.S. Open. And her well-worn passport shows visits to every continent and close to 100 countries.

“I wish that everyone at Carthage could have the chance to meet this extraordinary woman,” President Woodward commented. “Her life story is astounding and inspiring: education at Stanford and UCLA, careers in pottery and art, an amazing run of amateur and professional golfing success, and an adult life filled with studied philanthropy in support of higher education, health care, and orphaned children.”

Her parents, the late Newton E. and Louise A. (Pat) Tarble, formed a relationship with Carthage that spans more than 50 years. Executives at Snap-on Inc., now an S&P 500 manufacturing firm, heartily welcomed Carthage’s move to Kenosha from western Illinois in the early 1960s.

The family’s seven-figure donations also enabled the N. E. Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center, the Tarble Arena, and the Campbell Student Union. In the Tarbles’ honor, Carthage established a scholarship for California students who embrace a “spirit of adventure”.

“Jan is great company; she is sharp, witty, opinionated, and always gracious and humble. She believes in what we do, and passionately,” President Woodward said. “Carthage College has benefited more over the years from her support than from any other single enterprise or person. We are truly her college.”

BACKPACK TO BRIEFCASE FOUR PILLARS Specific plans for Carthage’s future career and welcome center will be shaped over the course of the spring semester and upcoming summer. The $15 million gift allows the College to address four main priorities:

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that incorporates technology for virtual networking and physical space for in-person interviews and career counseling

ENHANCED PROGRAMS

designed to promote career readiness and harness the expertise of alumni and parents

ADDITIONAL STAFFING

with the ability to attract elite career development professionals

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SUPPORT through an endowment, including internships and study away

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THE CAMPAIGN FOR CARTHAGE: PRIORITIES

the science center

the carthage fund

The new Science Center advances Carthage’s commitment to innovative science education and close research collaboration between faculty and students.

The Carthage Fund supports critical areas of campus, including financial aid, athletics, and student research.

Graduates in the natural sciences doubled in the past decade, along with the percentage of incoming students who intend to major in those areas. In disciplines from biology to computer science, faculty have brought preeminent educational and research programs to campus.

That excellence demands a facility to match.

Reflecting the success of the campaign’s silent phase, the Science Center opened for classes in September 2015.

Naming opportunities still exist throughout the facility.

endowed scholarships

These operating dollars are immediately available, which arms the College with the flexibility to respond to challenges and opportunities as soon as they arise. Leaders stressed that growing the fund is necessary to assist the more than 90 percent of Carthage students who rely on some form of financial aid.

Competitors, financial markets, and influential college ranking publications also monitor the annual fund as a barometer of any college’s health.

internships and experiential learning

Already offering nearly 190 endowed scholarships, Carthage seeks more benefactors to help attract and retain highcaliber students from all walks of life.

Citing professional, cultural, and personal benefits, Carthage aims to make these forms of experiential learning accessible to a much broader segment of students.

These investments are professionally invested, ensuring that each donor’s values and legacy is permanently intertwined with the College’s success. Many choose to honor their family members, friends, or professors.

• Internships: Students with internship experience enter the job market with a leg up, and many employers offer only unpaid or low-paying positions.

This is the first step in a long-term plan to boost the Carthage endowment. Ultimately, campaign chair Jeff Hamar ’80 estimates the pool must grow five to 10 times larger to match the College’s aspirations.

• Study Abroad: Programs link academics to cultural reality and foster independence.

• Research: The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience pairs students with faculty sponsors to pursue original research, scholarship, or creative work.

how to take part For more information about making a gift of stock, capital assets, charitable gift annuities or bequests, contact Evelyn Buchanan, vice president for institutional advancement, at 262-551-2196 or ebuchanan@carthage.edu.

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Cub paradise

As team employees, father-son alumni savor World Series championship ride

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ther than posing for a quick photo with the World Series trophy, Jim Oboikowitch ’02 had little time to celebrate.

Goggles dripping with champagne, the Cubs players could afford to cut loose. After finishing off the Indians in Cleveland, their work was done.

Jim, the club’s manager of game and event production, suddenly had a major new project on his plate.

Working with city officials, he and his co-workers had roughly 36 hours to plan a victory celebration. After waiting 108 years for a championship, fans were impatient to start the party.

“It was a quick, quick turnaround,” Jim said.

Somewhat less dramatically than the team on the field, they pulled it off. Back in Chicago, Jim and his wife, April, joined several players atop a double-decker bus to wave to the masses jamming the streets.

Recuperating after shoulder surgery,

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Jim’s dad and fellow Cubs employee John Oboikowitch ’68 had to decline a similar offer to join the caravan.

The parade route, the team members who spoke at the rally in Grant Park — Jim and his co-workers scripted all of that. Only the public reception left him unprepared.

People hung from gas pumps to catch a glimpse of the procession. They cheered for career backups like Hall of Famers. They covered the bricks outside Wrigley Field with chalk tributes to family members.

“The coolest part about all of this is the fan reaction,” he said later. “I don’t think I even comprehended how much it meant until this happened.”

Wrigley workplace The Oboikowitches know of at least a couple of other Carthage alumni who work for the organization. Theirs is a unique vantage point, though — as father and son who hemorrhaged Cubbie blue long before joining the payroll.

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“I’ve been a lifelong Cubs fan, so I’ve suffered through some of the not-so-great seasons,” John said. “There were times when I was a kid that they wouldn’t even open up the upper deck.”

Obviously, the credit for the turnaround belongs to the guys hitting 475-foot home runs and pinpointing 100 mph fastballs. In their own capacities, Jim and John feed off the buzz — and try to contribute to it.

By the time the visiting leadoff hitter steps into the batter’s box, Jim already has completed most of his game-day marketing tasks. He coordinates ceremonial first pitches, military recognition events, video programming, singers for the national anthem, and VIP guests.

Back when the team was a last-place fixture, the production staff actively recruited celebrities to attend games. Now the stars come to them.

Gutsier volunteers sing the traditional “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch. There’s karaoke, and then there’s leading a crowd of 40,000 in song, so Jim stands by to calm their nerves.

“People just turn after that third out, and all those eyes are on you,” he said. “(The singers) freeze, and it’s a little intimidating.”

The Chicago natives Jim lined up for the three World Series home games — Bill Murray, Vince Vaughn, and Eddie Vedder — are no wallflowers. He credits Carthage roommate and basketball teammate Jason Wiertel ’02 for the idea to pair Pearl Jam

vocalist Vedder’s live rendition with a classic video of the late Harry Caray singing it.

For John, who completed a 32-year career at Baxter Healthcare in 2005, the baseball gig is a retirement perk. He got to meet Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Billy Williams, checking off all three of his childhood Cubs heroes.

While his son rubs elbows with celebrities, John monitors the pulse of the fan base.

He works 50 to 60 home games each season as a guest services supervisor, greeting fans and parceling out ushers, ticket takers, or freebie givers.

For five agonizing minutes leading up to one of the World Series games, a scanner glitch forced ticket holders to sit tight at the gate. Otherwise, John’s postseason went smoothly. He rotated workers frequently so they could catch some of the action.

Putting the Bartman game to bed If winning the 2016 title marks the high point in franchise history, the other bookend to Jim’s 14-year Cubs career arguably came at its nadir.

On Oct. 14, 2003, as the team stood just two innings from reaching the World Series, he and a fellow intern were sent out to a storage unit to fetch some T-shirts proclaiming the Cubs “National League Champions” in time for a locker-room celebration. Hurrying back to the gate, they needed only one look at the security guard to realize what they missed.

“She just had her head down,” Jim said.

Just about any baseball fan over 25 knows the events that rendered those shirts worthless. An excited spectator became fans’ scapegoat by deflecting a foul ball away from a Chicago outfielder’s glove, and two nights of devastating on-field mistakes followed to deliver the pennant to the Florida Marlins instead.

No, the Oboikowitch men never bought into the Curse of the Billy Goat. The more plausible explanations for their team’s

struggles were painful enough.

When the Cubs again stood at the fulcrum between history and heartbreak last November, however, Jim left the door open for some supernatural help. Calling himself “a cross between superstitious and creature of habit,” he kept eating the same Frosty from Wendy’s and wearing the same sweatshirt.

“All of a sudden, it felt like playing basketball at Carthage,” joked the alumnus, who consistently followed the same pregame routine with the Red Men while contributing to two conference basketball titles and a trip to the 2002 NCAA Division III Final Four.

The Ricketts family, owners of the Cubs, offered Jim and April seats on a chartered jet to Cleveland for the final two World Series games, but child-care needs made driving preferable. So the couple made the 5 1/2-hour road trip to northeastern Ohio.

While they cheered from the upper deck, John watched the decisive game on TV from a hospital bed. After struggling to raise his right arm over his head, he went ahead with a long-scheduled shoulder replacement.

“Every time something good would happen, you could hear a cheer up and down the halls,” John said.

In what some baseball observers declared the best game ever, backers of the two teams repeatedly swapped euphoria for despair.

This time, the Cubs’ postgame celebration proceeded as planned.

“As hard as ’03 hurt, and to have it end the way it did, nothing will ever top this past season,” Jim said. “It meant so much to so many fans to finally see it.”

The former Carthage men’s basketball assistant returns periodically to speak to Coach Bosko Djurickovic’s classes. Jim chuckled at the suggestion that his future visits might command more attention.

“Three or four years ago, most people did not care what I had to say at all,” he said. “I’m sure the next time I go, everybody will be a little more interested.”

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Parlez-vous

multimedia?

The interactive documentary

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lways a movie buff, Professor Isabel Rivero-Vila saw an opening to do more than sit in the audience. In an era of digital learners, she spotted video’s educational potential.

“When I see a movie, I am there,” she said. “It transports me.”

For four years, when she wasn’t teaching Spanish or French, you could reliably find her doing homework for one of Carthage’s digital cinema production courses.

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Au revoir, dry textbooks and canned conversations. Bonjour, video and music.

Carthage modern language professors Isabel Rivero-Vila and Pascal Rollet have spent years developing new tools to teach their students about foreign cultures and vocabularies.

Her toolbelt conspicuously sports a video camera — his, a guitar.

Both of them devoted recent sabbaticals to their respective projects. The results?

Two multimedia-laden websites and solo presentations at two major conferences.

Rather than hogging the tools for their own classroom use, both professors also are making them available to all educators.

filmmaking, she took that class twice.

The culmination came during a spring 2016 sabbatical in France. Prof. RiveroVila lived overseas for six months, filming interviews in French for an interactive documentary.

Hosted online, it’s not linear like a traditional movie that you watch in one sitting.

Students can select videos covering different aspects of French life, like the arts, history, or student life, and then complete a set of related activities.

Raised mainly in Spain, Prof. Rivero-Vila did live in France for about four years. She could’ve stuck to familiar ground for the film project, but an unfamiliar base seemed more genuine.

She picked Nantes, a city known for its thriving economy and bittersweet heritage.

“That made the whole experience better, because I had to meet people and explore,” said Prof. Rivero-Vila, whose relatives live an hour’s drive north in Brittany.

Renting a two-story flat in a nearby fishing village through the Airbnb service, she found the nearest conversation hub literally beneath her feet. A coffee shop occupied the ground floor.

Initially, the professor’s goal was to record four in-depth interviews throughout Nantes. She ended up with 20 — a diverse cross-section of lifelong residents, immigrants,

and French Africans.

A sanitized tourism promo, it isn’t. Prof.

Rivero-Vila captured footage from protests over labor and environmental issues and asked people about the city’s history as a slave-trading port.

Modern languages are taught in immersion style at Carthage, so grammar is rarely directly discussed in class. Like her colleagues, Prof. Rivero-Vila takes the approach that it’s not enough to learn how to speak French. Students need to learn what it’s like to be French.

“You’re learning language and culture at the same time,” she said.

How seriously does she take language immersion? Prof. Rivero-Vila brought her then-5-year-old twin daughters with her to Nantes and enrolled them in a public school.

“The first month, they didn’t understand anything,” she said. “The second month, they understood everything. The third month, they started speaking (French).”

Her husband joined them later in spring.

Once the family flew home, plenty of work remained; those two-hour interviews had to be shaved down to five-minute clips.

The final product — and the global reception it received — validated her labors.

Prof. Rivero-Vila presented the documentary at major conferences in Belgium and Boston. Those talks yielded some potential collaborators.

Since returning to the active teaching ranks, she has introduced Carthage classes to several interviewees via Skype.

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Lyrics, language, and learning

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uick, what’s French for “earworm”?

How about Spanish?

Mercifully, that 21st century term — any song that lingers unwanted in someone’s head — doesn’t apply here.

Professor Pascal Rollet employs catchy melodies as a force for good.

He writes songs in both French and Spanish, putting them to use in his language classes and handing out CDs. Admittedly not the first to experiment with musical language lessons, Prof. Rollet dismisses earlier attempts for missing the mark.

“Usually they’re really babyish,” he said.

His lyrics tend to be more complex. One song might focus on possessive pronouns, another on verb tenses, and all with a cultural backdrop. Set to music, they render the finer points of grammar easier to digest.

As long as his tunes land safely alongside The Weeknd and The Chainsmokers on students’ playlists, Prof. Rollet can declare victory.

Awarded the time to further develop his project in spring 2015, Prof. Rollet completed a website that tailors downloadable learning activities to each audio clip. User logs show visitors from disparate places like Indonesia, Greece, and Thailand.

He also recorded several new songs during the sabbatical, including one inspired by two weeks of cultural and linguistic studies in Cartagena, Colombia. But most of the semester passed in his basement, where a makeshift studio housed just about everything he needed.

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Garage Band and Logic Pro to produce songs for a college audience. The music that emerges is heavy on synthesized instruments.

He’s been strumming away at this approach since 2008. Considering he lived in France until age 25, there’s an easy comfort with at least one of his languages. The music took significantly more effort.

After some early coaching from music professor Mark Petering, the novice dove in and quickly got hooked. It outgrew what you’d call a hobby.

Even if he weren’t teaching, Prof. Rollet believes he’d spend free evenings in the same place.

“I’m a perfectionist. I really work hard at the music,” he said. “There’s nothing more satisfying than having people enjoy something artistic you’ve created.”

Julia Price, a French teacher at Westosha

Central High School in western Kenosha County, has used his songs for several years.

The former textbook editor compared Prof.

Rollet’s music favorably to other, more widely distributed materials.

“My students … have always looked forward to hearing what creative twist he has found to make accessible, interesting, and enjoyable lessons which might be considered less than fun — 17th century poetry, or the list of verbs that use one helping verb vs. another in the past tense,” Ms. Price wrote in support of his sabbatical.

Peers in higher education have noticed, too. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, which generally segments its conference sessions, set aside a full hour for Prof. Rollet to present his work.

“To me,” he said, “it’s much more fulfilling to know that I’m reaching a wide audience.”

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Financial bloodhound T

o the naked eye, there’s nothing extraordinary about his nose. Yet Josiah Lamb ’01 has proven adept at detecting the faint odor of dirty money.

Returning to Carthage in October as a Chapman Executive-in-Residence, Mr. Lamb shared stories from his days a financial analyst and forensic accountant in the FBI’s Minneapolis office. There, he was part of an extensive team effort to hold white-collar criminals accountable for cheating investors, organizations, and taxpayers.

Mr. Lamb contributed to some high-profile cases. Perhaps the biggest was a federal prosecution stemming from a $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme, the largest instance of whitecollar fraud in Minnesota history and one of the largest in U.S. history.

In 2010, the U.S. Attorney’s Office recognized Mr. Lamb and colleagues for figuring out the complex international fraud

scheme that involved 160 business entities.

Convicted of fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy, Minnesota businessman Thomas Petters is serving a 50­-year prison sentence.

No longer with the FBI, Mr. Lamb continues to do forensic accounting with WayPoint Inc., a consulting firm in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, about 20 miles northwest of the Twin Cities.

A nose for missing money An insider once compared forensic accountants to bloodhounds. Instead of their noses, they use their multifaceted knowledge to follow the money trail.

Demand for their services grew rapidly during the most recent economic downturn, according to Mr. Lamb, as fraud in the mortgage and health care industries spiked and the banking system came under investigation.

“We get busy when the economy is bad,” he explained, saying the profession’s growth has leveled off as the U.S. economy has improved.

At WayPoint, the work is much the same as what he did for the FBI. Clients include large and small organizations, government agencies, law firms and individuals.

“We work with clients to uncover suspicious activities and investigate when problems are found,” said Mr. Lamb, whose team includes many former employees of the bureau and other federal agencies.

Often those suspicions involve embezzlement. He and his colleagues search through financial records to determine if theft occurred, how the money left the company, and whether there was collusion or a single embezzler. The firm also helps clients to comply with complex regulations.

This Carthage alumnus has found his niche at WayPoint. continued on page

industry insider series Josiah Lamb ’01 joined three other alumni for an Oct. 6 panel discussion, “In Pursuit of Justice: Carthage Professionals in Law Enforcement and the Legal System”, at Husch Blackwell LLP in Milwaukee. It was the second event in the College’s new Industry Insider Series. Craig Leipold (pictured below), owner of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and father of a Carthage sophomore, opened the series Sept. 19 in packed A. F. Siebert Chapel.

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TWO MORE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ARE SCHEDULED IN EARLY 2017:

feb. 23 – technology and startups 6-8 p.m., The Metropolitan Club (Willis Tower), Chicago Scheduled panelists include: • Isaac Rothenbaum ’11, software engineer for Firsthand Inc., co-founder and former CTO of Savvy • Julie Sexton ’07, partner at event staffing firm Aretê • David Wiers ’98, president of Satori Energy, Carthage trustee • Tom Martinez, Carthage trustee and chief customer officer at Where I Work • Chris Ruud, CEO of DeltaHawk Engines Inc.

april 26 – accounting and finance 5-7 p.m., Chicago Board Options Exchange Hosted by Phil Slocum ’81, executive vice president of CBOE (watch the Carthage Connection e-newsletter for an announcement of panelists) Admission is free for members of the Carthage community, but registration is required. Make your reservation at www.carthage.edu/alumni/calendar or by calling the Office of Institutional Advancement at 800-551-1518.

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busting the bilkers A recap of some high-profile cases that Josiah Lamb ’01 helped to investigate as a financial analyst and forensic accountant for the FBI’s Minneapolis office:

$3.7 BILLION ponzi scheme Minnesota businessman Thomas Petters — whose corporate holdings included Sun Country Airlines, Polaroid, a discount store chain, and Internet companies — obtained billions of dollars in money and property by persuading investors to provide funds for merchandise that was to be resold to retailers at a profit. The purchases and sales never occurred. Petters was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Twelve others were convicted for their roles.

Mr. Lamb was on paternity leave with a newborn son when the case came in, but soon he was back on the job.

“My job was to get the bank records and follow the money trail,” he said. “From the time the whistleblower came in to the time of conviction was only 15 months. It was the fastest I’ve ever seen.”

fraud $158 MILLION investment and tax evasion Minneapolis area money manager Trevor Cook was convicted in 2010 and sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for orchestrating a complex foreign currency-trading Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 900 investors out of $158 million. Several of his associates also have been convicted and sent to prison, including Patrick Kiley, who as host of a radio program broadcast on many Christian channels encouraged listeners to invest.

Mr. Lamb’s part in the investigation was “to trace the money.”

fraud $31 MILLION bankruptcy and conspiracy Dennis Hecker, a colorful Minnesota auto magnate whose dealerships and businesses leased fleet vehicles to car rental companies, admitted he conspired to present fraudulent documents to Chrysler Financial Services and other lenders to obtain millions of dollars for business operations.

He filed personal bankruptcy in 2009 to avoid paying his debts and admitted he hid assets from the bankruptcy trustee.

Widely known for starring in his own dealership ads on TV, radio and billboards, he pleaded guilty in 2010 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Three others also were convicted.

“The Hecker case took longer,” Mr. Lamb said.

“Several agencies were involved. I was brought in mid-case for a very specific financial piece.”

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“One of most rewarding parts is that I can pair my accounting work with my legal skills,” said Mr. Lamb, who holds a law degree from Hamline University School of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law) in addition to a bachelor’s in accounting from Carthage. “The variety of work we do is another one of the benefits of this job. No two days are the same, which makes the job exciting.”

A full accounting With their two children, he and wife Emily (Collins) Lamb ’02 live in Hugo, a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul whose population is creeping toward 15,000. Mr. Lamb is no stranger to small-town life.

His father was a Lutheran pastor, so the family moved often between Minnesota and Wisconsin communities. Mr. Lamb graduated from high school — along with 26 classmates — in the central Wisconsin village of Granton.

As the time came to choose a college, he knew that a smaller school environment would be a better fit for him than a large university.

“When I visited Carthage, I fell in love with the campus,” he said.

Mr. Lamb began college with a business administration major in mind. After taking his first accounting class, he was hooked.

Intent to go into public accounting after graduation, he did that for a few years —

until it became clear “there wasn’t enough time in the day” to stay in that field and go to law school. After enrolling at Hamline, Mr. Lamb joined the FBI in 2006.

During five years with the bureau, he worked on bankruptcy, tax evasion, and fraud investigations. He then left for a Minneapolis law firm that specializes in white-collar defense and civil litigation, and WayPoint hired him in 2014.

Remnants of cases followed Mr. Lamb into the private sector. Although he had no part in the investigation of Whitey Bulger, Boston media trusted his expertise enough to interview him about the captured mobster’s money trail.

Although criminal investigations no longer fill Mr. Lamb’s schedule, he said WayPoint still helps to “point law enforcement agencies in the right direction.” Even today, he remains involved in litigation related to the Petters scheme.

Over time, he has seen technological advances change the way white-collar criminals and forensic accountants operate.

New technology allows for more creative ways — and more opportunities — to steal money and to make transactions to other countries.

“Technology is a double-edged sword.

Criminals can hide things more easily now,” Mr. Lamb said. “At the same time, investigative tools are far and above what was available even 10 years ago.”

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CLASS NOTES

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Alumni share milestones in their careers and families

John Hollingsworth – Harvard,

major roles in athletic fundraising and promotion, he was a color analyst for broadcasts of football, basketball, and baseball games.

1972

Ken Bates – Markesan, Wisconsin, James Rife ’55 and Barbara (Hamm) Rife ’52 – Jefferson, Indiana, celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on Aug. 15.

The couple met on the Illinois campus.

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is retiring after 43 years in education.

He was busy in May, earning a Ph.D. in Educational leadership from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and presenting at the first International Baccalaureate Organization Research Symposium in Kent, Ohio.

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The Rev. Daniel Gard – Biloxi, Mississippi, has retired as rear admiral and deputy chief of chaplains for reserve matters in the U.S. Navy.

He continues in his other role as president of Concordia University Chicago.

Wendell Olson – Henderson, Nevada, provided an update on “another great gathering” of the Carthage Old Timers — this time in Shelbyville, Illinois. The tradition began in 1993, and Wendell noted that 10 of the remaining 12 friends attended this year. They shared memories and pictures from the old campus and played plenty of golf.

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Ken Bartels – Elmhurst, Illinois, became a special recognition inductee to the Bluejay Backer Hall of Fame after serving as a senior administrator at Elmhurst College from 1981 to 2009. Besides playing

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Deborah (Kusch) Morales – Sun City West, Arizona, and her husband, Ken, became grandparents for the second time on June 2. Their grandson, Lucas Christian Steck, weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces. He joins 2-year-old sister Elizabeth.

Scott Needham – Madison, Wisconsin, became chair of the state’s Committee of Chief Judges on Aug. 1.

Fellow chief judges from across Wisconsin selected Judge Needham for the post. He was first elected to the St. Croix County Circuit Court bench in 1994, and in 2010 the Wisconsin chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates named him Judge of the Year.

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Charlie Flannigan – Dexter, Missouri, and his wife, Jana, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on Oct. 25. Charlie is a financial adviser and partner with Edward Jones. They have three adult children ranging from 21 to 42.

Illinois, gave a presentation at the Illinois Principals Association’s Education Leaders Summer Conference on June 9-10 in Lisle, Illinois. An assistant principal at Harvard High School, he spoke on the topic “1:1 High School Implementation: How to Plan Parent Meetings and Coordinate a Successful Distribution Process.”

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Jeff Hogan – Milwaukee, has retired from Milwaukee Public Schools after 34 years as a physical education/health teacher and baseball coach at Alexander Hamilton High School. He was inducted into the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2014 and holds the school record for victories.

Seven members of the classes of 1981 and ’82 gathered at Carthage July 15-17 to enjoy time together and the beauty of the campus.

Alumni Tom Hemling, John Nelson, Steve Riedel, Kaye Eide, Ramona Fullmer, Brenda Angle, and Cindy Czarnik-Neimeyer shared memories and made new ones. They left impressed by the “substantial investments” in the Science Center, Hedberg Library, Campbell Student Union, athletics facilities, and student housing.

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Seeing the world changes your worldview It was a hot, sweltering day in Mexico. My mom and I played leapfrog, avoiding cars across several busy streets and boarded a slightly air-conditioned van bus. Feeling adventurous, we left our touristfilled Iberostar hotel to immerse ourselves in the local scene. As minutes passed, we anxiously translated street signs and calculated pesos.

We officially had left our comfortable, sheltered nest.

We wandered down small streets, our eyes glued to the straw roofs and clotheslined laundry. In that town, we enjoyed massages — OK, we were still tourists — at this little shop, and afterward we spoke our best Spanish to the owner.

What we hadn’t realized is that our massage therapists were both blind. The owner let us know that she only hires employees who have disabilities.

“I am looking to hire someone who cannot walk as my receptionist,” she told us.

This woman’s heart was beautiful, her mind creatively thoughtful. Deeply humbled and thankful, we left that shop different from when we had arrived.

This month, many of our students have embarked on J-Term study tours around the world.

Although their experiences aren’t full of luxury resorts, they’re meeting incredibly beautiful people.

They’re also facing challenges: figuring out how to communicate effectively, learning to understand and respect other cultures, witnessing poverty and injustice firsthand, and living a little less comfortably than normal.

Between 15 and 25 faculty-led study tours are offered every year, most in January and June. Recently, alumni and friends have begun to financially support students who could not otherwise afford to participate, making these lifechanging experiences possible.

One of my favorite times of the year is when students return from overseas and share their stories. On Facebook, I also asked alumni to describe their J-Term experiences, and their responses show how deeply they feel the impact years later.

“On the Argentina J-Term trip, I learned many things about the culture but also about myself,” Sara Niedzwiecki ’10 wrote. “Putting yourself into a situation that isn’t exactly comfortable (i.e. language barriers, complete independence and reliance on self) helps you to see yourself in a different way; a more confident, independent person ready for the real-world! Also, the lack of reliance on technology in a foreign country really honed in on developing communication skills across cultures and with classmates.”

Sarah Vanags ’14 described listening to a Holocaust survivor in Krakow, Poland, who had been a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

“His strength and faith throughout were something that stuck to me,” she said. “My grandmother was a refugee at the same time in Latvia and Germany, and I couldn’t fathom how incredibly difficult it was to be a young person and have to make the decisions and sacrifices they made.”

Kirsten Petersen ’10 shared that a J-Term study tour to Nicaragua “changed my life and made me want to go into the nonprofit field and give back.

I learned a lot about myself on that trip, but also about the culture and how generous the people were there. They were so poor but would give you the shirt off their back if you needed it. It opened my eyes to see how truly blessed we are living in the United States and how much we take for granted.”

Other alumni recalled discovering a 2,000-yearold inscription during an excavation in Omrit, listening to people in Rome share their love in many languages, exploring the streets of Paris without knowing French, and simply leaving the United States for the first time.

Our students are beginning to trickle back in from their travels. It is my hope that they come back enamored with the beauty of another culture and matured by challenges in communication.

Maybe they’ll even stumble into a shop and meet someone who makes them think differently.

Thank you to all who make it possible for them to travel the world.

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 carthage.edu/alumni.

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CLASS NOTES

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Laura (Van Puymbrouck) Francis – Crystal Lake, Illinois, was honored for beginning her 30th year in Crystal Lake School District 47. She has served the students of South Elementary as a learning specialist since 1987. Laura writes that her “favorite teaching moment is when the ‘light bulb’ goes on” and a student learns something new.

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2001

Jeffrey Lower – Machesney Park, Illinois, and wife Kelley welcomed baby boy Lucas Alexander on Aug. 21.

Angela Lukowski – Irvine, California, was promoted to associate professor with tenure in the Department of Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California, Irvine, in July. Her research examines how the social environment in which children are raised impacts cognitive development in infancy and early childhood.

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– St. Louis, married Joseph Cofiori on July 23 in Milwaukee.

Susan (Peiffer) Wangler – Columbus, Ohio, and her husband, Tom, welcomed daughter Mackenzie Marie on Oct. 8, 2015.

Melissa (Poppenger) Rupnick – Carpentersville, Illinois, married Brian Rupnick on Dec. 5, 2015. The couple had their first baby on Feb. 25.

Melanie (Mills) Taylor ’01 and Steve Taylor ’00 –

Wendy (Given) Margowski – Escondido, California, and her husband, Christopher, announce the birth of their daughter, Wynter Melody, on Jan. 6.

2006 Marc Lang ’03 and Courtney (Capito) Lang ’04 – South Elgin, Illinois, celebrated their 10th anniversary on Aug. 4 and are the proud parents of Levi, 4, and Leighton, 2. Their good friend Carissa (Hodges) Kauffman ’04 took this family photo.

Bradley Miller – Granger,

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1997

Indiana, was promoted to tax services partner at RSM US, part of a global network of independent audit, tax, and consulting firms. A certified public accountant, he has extensive experience with closely held companies in manufacturing, wholesale, and distribution.

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2002

Julie (Terhark) Elginer – Calabasas, California, received the Outstanding Teaching Award at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for a second consecutive year. She teaches master’s and doctoral students, and the Public Health Student Association votes on the award.

Lisa (Schreiner) Truax – Winona, Minnesota, was awarded tenure and a promotion to associate professor in the Art and Design Department at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Susan (Turnbom) Thyen – Bloomington, Minnesota, and her husband, Jared, announce the birth of their son, Caleb Jared, on Jan. 23, 2016.

Hendersonville, Tennessee, announce the birth of a son, Aeron Bastille Taylor on July 14. Aeron joins big sister Anne Claire, 6.

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WWW.CARTHAGE.EDU/REUNION-WEEKEND Join your classmates June 2-4, 2017, for Reunion Weekend. Renew relationships, celebrate your Carthage experience, and enjoy a beautiful weekend on campus.

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CLASS NOTES

Niche reunions gain momentum Much of the excitement surrounding Homecoming weekend at Carthage stems from its size. Big crowd plus big celebration equals big fun.

While they’re in town, though, a rising number of alumni also take part in smaller, more targeted events to chat with others from their major, team, or organization — or even to perform. Here are highlights from some of those “affinity” reunions in fall 2016.

Reuniting majors Accounting/Finance

Music

For the first time, faculty members Catherine and Alex Lau gathered accounting and finance graduates and current students at WOH’s Place in the Todd Wehr Center.

A group of about a dozen came to snack on treats, reminisce, and catch up. They even discussed an upcoming J-Term study tour to Hong Kong, which sparked them to plan an upcoming get-together in the Chinatown section of Chicago.

The Laus hope to host the event annually.

The annual Homecoming Concert featured prominent music graduates Elizabeth Wood ’11 and Jonathan Winkle ’89 on Sept. 25 in A. F. Siebert Chapel.

Ms. Wood is a resident artist with the Toledo Opera. Mr. Winkle is executive director of Performance Santa Fe, one of the oldest presenting series in the United States.

In addition, Professor Peter Dennee organized a Music Department reunion through Facebook. An estimated 40 to 50 attended the event at Ashling on the Lough in Kenosha, including alumni who ranged from the 1980s to recent graduates.

Communication and Digital Media Professors Kimberly Kulovitz and Laura Huaracha decided to organize their own reunion event for CDM students and alumni. Several other faculty members attended, along with about 30 alumni and students.

“This was the first alumni event we have hosted off-campus, and we definitely plan to make this an annual event,” Prof. Kulovitz said. “All of the alumni were pretty recent graduates, but they are working in radio, television, public relations, and we have a graphic design alum who owns his own design firm.”

“We really just got together to celebrate Carthage and catch up on life.”

Theatre Carthage Theatre held a free gathering of students and alumni for a play reading Sept. 23. Professor Neil Kristian Scharnick ’99 and Abbey Bobzin ’15 led the staged reading of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Part 1” in the Studio theatre.

A total of 14 alumni participated in the second-year event. Most were graduates from the past five years.

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Reuniting student organizations

Reuniting teams Men’s Cross Country Several alumni of the men’s cross country teams (classes 1969 through 1977) held their own event Sept. 15 at Petrifying Springs Park, the site of their home meets.

Carthage twice made the top five in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics meet, in 1971 and 1973. The men celebrated their common love for running and the late Jon Swift, their coach.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Brock Elstro ’04 coordinated the reunion, the first in InterVarsity’s 45-year history at Carthage.

Approximately 30 alumni (class years 2000 through 2016) and guests mingled with 10 current students in the A. F. Siebert Chapel. The familyfriendly event offered kids’ activities, as well as InterVarsity-themed puzzles, a short presentation about the group’s changes, and prayer time.

Hoping to spur more active involvement among the organization’s alumni, Mr. Elstro plans to tweak the event for next fall and then continue it every five years.

“I want them to relive and remember some of the great times they had on campus,” he said.

Baseball/Football Former baseball and football players from the Carthage classes of 1969 through 1973 gathered in September. Craig Deaton ’72 organized the event the weekend before Homecoming.

About 75 Red Men attended the reunion. The group took in an intrasquad baseball game, where they chatted with former coach Augie Schmidt III, and a football game before concluding the event with a dinner reception.

The football and baseball teams combined for eight College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin titles during that stretch.

“I don’t know if we were the biggest or the fastest, but we were the best,” said Mr. Deaton, who played quarterback and third base as a dualsport student-athlete.

Those pictured are: (front row) Joe McGhee ’74, Tim Yanacheck ’69, Harry Penington ’73; (back row) Tom Joerres ’74, Pete Henkes ’76, John Beaumier ’75, Glen Schumacher ’76, and John Enright ’77.

Men’s and Women’s Soccer The brisk early fall weather scared some away, but about 40 former Carthage soccer players turned out for the traditional alumni game.

Men’s soccer head coach Steve Domin ’93, M.Ed. ’95, said a widely varying mix of graduates took to Art Keller Field for the informal game. It preceded the Homecoming Parade and football game.

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IN MEMORIAM 1935 Raymond Ingwalson

Walter E. White Jr. Beloit, Wis., Sept. 6, 2016

Longwood, Fla., Oct. 16, 2016

1938 Bernice (Meyer) Lovekamp

1951 Charles Moen Freeport, Ill., Sept. 17, 2016

Bluffs, Ill., June 17, 2016

1942 Paul Swope

1952 Esther Sikkema Sanford, Fla., March 26, 2016

Crete, Ill., Sept. 13, 2016

1945 Mildred (Swarbrick) Trede

1958 Rev. James McClurg Madison, Wis., Oct. 7, 2016

Cedarburg, Wis., March 1, 2016

1950 Berwyn “Buzz” Braden

1960 Nancy Althafer Tucker, Ga., June 16, 2016

Madison, Wis., July 23, 2016

Roger “Doc” Goetz Carthage, Ill., July 12, 2016

Viola (Magnusson) Main Atlanta, Sept. 9, 2016

Keith Scott Casa Grande, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2016

1961 Nancy Huseth

1966 Richard LaFave

1974 Arthur Walker

friends of carthage Felicia Blasi

Eau Claire, Wis., Aug. 19, 2016

Lake Bluff, Ill., July 30, 2016

Arlington, Ky., Aug. 20, 2016

1967 Joyce Vande Bunt

1981 Linda (Pizza) Inendino

Shirley Grimsby

Whitewater, Wis., Sept. 9, 2016

Park Ridge, Ill., July 25, 2016

1968 Carol (Bachler) Shaw

1983 Mary (Troy) Geraghty

Zion, Ill., July 29, 2016

Kenosha, Sept. 18, 2016

1969 Hope Hoenig

1991 Judith Howe

Schaumburg, Ill., Jan. 6, 2016

Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 3, 2016

1970 Jacqueline (Baumgart) Reich

1992 Gary Zambo

Waterford, Wis., July 18, 2016

Cudahy, Wis., Aug. 24, 2016

1971 James Oakley

1993 Ann McDonough

Ashland, Wis., May 24, 2016

Cudahy, Wis., Sept. 14, 2016

Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 23, 2016

1972 Marion (Werbie) Widmar

1995 Christopher Hayes

Joan Ufkes

Kenosha, April 29, 2016

Wheeling, Ill., July 7, 2016

Edina, Minn., Aug. 29, 2016

Robert Hartman Mt. Carroll, Ill., Aug. 28, 2016

Donna Lavine Burlington, Wis., Aug. 29, 2016

Vern Marquardt L’Anse, Mich., March 18, 2016

Weston Noble Decorah, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2016

Michael Pugh Racine, Wis., Sept. 12, 2016

Gurnee, Ill., June 6, 2016

Caryl (Koepke) May Gurnee, Ill., Aug. 16, 2016

1965 Thomas Hardt

William Steigerwaldt

Carthage, Ill., Aug. 27, 2016

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 2016

Edwin C. Kalke

William P. and Carol (Otterbein) Roth

Ed Kalke, professor emeritus of art, passed away Oct. 18 at age 71. He taught at Carthage from 1977 to 2005, winning the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1985-86.

He instructed students in a variety of media, and his handmade papermaking classes became especially popular. Also a master printmaker, Prof. Kalke shared his contagious passion for art with all students — whatever their majors.

Colleagues fondly remember classical music from his studio “dueling” with the rock riffs from professor Phil Powell’s ceramics space, as well as the chili parties he threw.

A frequent award winner, Prof. Kalke maintained a studio in nearby Racine and exhibited both regionally and nationally. His work is part of permanent collections at the Racine Art Museum and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

In retirement, he and his wife, Paula, remained active in the Carthage art community. They regularly attended exhibit openings and funded annual scholarships for graduating seniors in studio art.

The Art Department and the Division of Arts and Humanities at Carthage made a donation to the Racine Artists Gallery in Prof.

Kalke’s honor.

William Passavant Roth ’50, professor emeritus of music, passed away at 90 on Oct. 17 in Racine, Wisconsin — four months after his wife, Carol (Otterbein) Roth ’76.

Besides teaching piano and organ, Prof. Roth conducted the Carthage Choir. The choir reached multiple milestones under his direction in the 1960s, completing its first European tour and performing on Easter Sunday at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

He designed the Fritsch Memorial Organ, adamantly choosing the mechanically powered Tracker style over the more modern, electrically powered style of organ. Prof.

Roth also contributed to the acoustic layout of A. F. Siebert Chapel.

After serving in the Marine Corps during World War II, he enrolled at Carthage’s Illinois campus. Although he completed his studies elsewhere, Prof. Roth stayed long enough to meet his future wife.

He returned as a full-time faculty member in 1957 and followed the College to Kenosha, teaching for more than 35 years in all. In the final couple of years before his retirement in 1991, Prof. Roth also worked as associate vice president for church relations.

Mrs. Roth, his wife of 68 years, passed away at 87 on June 4. A dedicated mother to their four children, she also managed Prof. Roth’s many professional music endeavors and generously volunteered her time to support those affected by developmental disabilities, multiple sclerosis, family crises, and child abuse.

Mrs. Roth earned a degree in special education from Carthage on what she jokingly called “the 25-year plan”. She taught for several years in the Racine Unified School District.

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

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CLASS NOTES

2007

Amy Coughlin – Waukesha, Wisconsin, has opened Green Ivy Greetings and Floral LLC, a wedding floral business in the city’s downtown. She designs floral arrangements and handmade greeting cards, which also are available online and in several Wisconsin galleries and shops.

Karin (Roberts) Gonzalez – Racine, Wisconsin, has entered her ninth year with the Racine Unified School District and is studying toward a master’s degree in history.

She and her husband, Hugo, have two children.

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2008

Allison (Schwartz) Strickland Angela Catena – Chicago,

Yvanne Batac – Guam,

graduated from the University of New Mexico in May with a Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision.

She is a clinical assistant professor in the Counseling and Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State University.

announced her engagement to 1st Lt. Jorden Castaneda ’14 of the U.S. Air Force. Yvanne is a marketing coordinator for the University of Maryland University College in Okinawa, Japan. Their wedding is scheduled for January in Subic Bay, the Philippines.

– Coralville, Iowa, and husband Joey welcomed newborn Shea Robert Strickland on Aug. 25.

Bryce Ulmer – Milwaukee,

Kristen (Martin) Bergman ’07 and Bryan Bergman ’08 – Elk Grove Village, Illinois, had a baby girl named Parker on Oct. 4.

Both parents competed in athletics at Carthage, prompting this note: “We have a future Lady Red on our hands!”

Andrew Bax – Naperville, Illinois, married Maggie McCloskey on July 3 in Lemont, Illinois. The couple met at Carthage, where Maggie is an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Groomsmen included Chris Steenrod ’09 and Derek Knorr ’09.

recently was promoted to senior graphic designer at Carroll University.

Initiatives that he’s led include a comprehensive rebranding, redesign of its alumni magazine, and the development of a new athletic identity for its return to the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

mark your place in Carthage history Granite walkways paved with commemorative bricks lead to sidewalks that connect the entire Carthage campus. Names of alumni and friends of the College are etched in sections of these attractive walkways.

By purchasing a brick, you, too, can celebrate the Carthage spirit and mark your place in this eminent learning community. Have your name etched in granite and show your Carthage pride to future generations.

For more information, contact the alumni office at 800-551-1518 or alumnioffice@carthage.edu. carthage.edu

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CLASS NOTES

2011

2013

2015

2016

Alex Veloz – St. Charles, Illinois,

Eric Ceci – Clifton, Illinois, married

Nicholas Cottrell – Lemont,

writes that he married his best friend, Jody (Grisamore) Veloz, on Sept. 10.

Three Carthage alumni were part of the wedding party: Morgan Lasley ’11, Ian Brodie ’11, and CheeNou Lee ’11.

longtime love Meagan Sather on Sept. 19, 2015. They live near the area where both of them grew up. Since 2014, Eric has served as Emergency Management Agency coordinator for Iroquois County and emergency preparedness coordinator for the county’s Public Health Department.

Illinois, accepted a job as a sales associate with the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team and relocated to Milwaukee.

Shannon (Black) and Lucas Dykstra – Algonquin, Illinois, tied

2012

the knot Aug. 13. After thanking everyone who has supported them, they included a favorite Bible passage: 1 John 4:7-11.

alumni council membership These candidates have been nominated to the Alumni Council:

Morgan (Rohrbaugh) Schmidtke – Berlin, Wisconsin, Kristen (Flickinger) Nelsen ’12 and Tyler Nelsen ’11 – Madison, Wisconsin, celebrated their third anniversary on Aug. 10.

They met at Carthage in 2008 through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Jon Cooke ’13 and Lauren (Jensen) Cooke ’14 – Hobart, Indiana, married June 25 in Kenosha.

Jon reports that they “found true love on the shores of Lake Michigan” when he was a senior and Lauren was a junior.

Jason Free ’11 of Kenosha and Louis Tillman IV ’13 of Lawrenceville, Georgia, received scholarships from the Twin Cities-based Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation as “students who have established themselves as leaders for peace and social justice.”

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married Luke Schmidtke on Feb. 13 and moved to Marshfield, Wisconsin.

They own a marketing business together and work in architectural design and sales.

After earning a master’s program in counseling psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Jason plans to earn a degree and dual license in nursing. He has worked to bring more behavioral health providers into the Kenosha area and has proposed reform that would provide more education to inmates.

Bob Placko ’72 Jim Inendino ’82 Keena Johnson ’06 Rosanna Molinaro ’08 Carlie Wysocke ’14 To cast your vote for up to five nominees, call the Alumni Office at 800-551-1518 or email alumnioffice@carthage.edu

by Feb. 7.

Louis is pursuing a Master of Divinity in the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Between Chicago and Minneapolis, he has created community gardens in “food deserts”, worked to reduce recidivism among African Americans, and boosted churches’ involvement in local affairs.

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A slice of Carthage history from the Staubitz Archives

Jokesters and jollifications Whenever Carthage roommates or floormates reunite, sooner or later the conversation steers toward some shared memory from their stay in the residence halls.

Pranks, late nights, and general shenanigans have been a part of campus life since the beginning.

In the first quarter of the 20th century, the College published those shenanigans in the paper, often naming names of the ringleaders in the boys’ dorm (while girls submitted stories anonymously). In one incident, freshmen women were awakened at night and, while blindfolded, led around the dorm while older students “disarranged” their rooms. The sleepy freshmen received a lollipop for their trouble.

One residence life joke poked fun at a new building’s amenities: “Newly opened hall with all the modern conveniences such as stationary gas, walking water, hot and cold janitor, steam heated doorknobs, deaf and dumb waiters, two kinds of cold water (dirty and clean). The rooms are lighted, when you light the lamp …”

Matrons and faculty who lived with the students oversaw the Carthage dormitories. Matrons were like today’s residence hall directors, making sure that rules were followed and essentially overseeing the life of the dormitories. Faculty had varying roles, from mere co-inhabitants with rooms of their own who provided minimal enforcement, to being almost a resident assistant for their floors. Either way, faculty and matrons were expected to be the role models for men and women staying in the dormitories.

In 1911, the matron of the newly opened Denhart Hall was Mrs. Mattie L. Harris. She was known as a strict manager who made the dormitory a home for the students who lived there.

The yearbook credited her with guiding the young women under her care by “get[ting] the sharp corners of petty selfishness rubbed off by close association with others. Here they learn to regard the rights of others and

practice unselfishness.”

While those adult figures put a damper on some of the shenanigans, rest assured: Where there are college students, there’s a way to be silly. The same 1911 yearbook noted that, while the dorm was quiet and studious due to the matron’s influence, on Fridays, “studies are laid aside and the various rooms become the scene of spreads and jollifications which are not the least attractive part of dormitory life.”

Students could be found participating in all kinds of misbehavior: Three students in 1916 “climbed a tree to watch Lindke take Nettie home from a Luther League social.”

A young man in 1923 tried “to show off by falling off the parlor davenport.”

One gentleman advertised that he wished for a “pair of rubber tipped stilts to use in talking through the third floor window to my Mary,” and a few boys were reprimanded for an “expedition into the wilds of Darkest Denhart.”

Women held “tea-parties, spreads, and other festivities [to] furnish the recreation necessary to preserve the wellbalanced personality of the student.” Some students in 1923 were described as “moral backsliders” for staying out until 10:30 p.m.

While students of different eras might define “late” differently, those late nights — like free food and casual Fridays — have always been a staple of residential life at Carthage.

ROOMMATE STORIES WANTED Have you and your Carthage roommate stayed best friends through the years?

Whether you graduated in 1946 or 2016, the Office of Communications wants to hear your stories.

Sometimes roomies click immediately, thanks to similar interests or personalities. Sometimes they have to overcome an initial culture clash. Either way, their lives often become intertwined.

Send a message to editor@carthage.edu or call Mike Moore at 262-551-6021 to share your roommate story with us.

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

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This year we’ve raised the stakes.

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The Science Center

The Carthage Fund

Internships and Experiential Learning

Endowed Scholarships

Our excellence in the natural sciences demands a facility to match.

Internships are a critical component of a student’s education in an increasingly competitive job market.

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On April 7, celebrate Carthage with alumni near you.

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The Carthage Fund provides operational support for critical areas of campus, including financial aid, athletics, the arts, and undergraduate research.

Scholarships provide access to deserving students who otherwise would not be able to take advantage of a Carthage education.

Visit the campaign site to see how investing in these areas will open new doors of opportunity for the next generation of leaders.

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C ARTHAGINIAN A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF CARTHAGE COLLEGE

WINTER 2017

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Your gifts, their brushstrokes

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Upcoming Events February 23

March 26

April 29

Industry Insider Series: Technology and Startups Chicago

Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks

Beacon Alumni Award Ceremony Carthage

March 3-5, 9-11

Red and Ready: Carthage Giving Day

May 7

April 28-30

Broadway: Disney’s Aladdin Chicago

New Play Initiative: A Seat at the Table Carthage

April 7

Spring Family Weekend Carthage

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White-Collar Crime Fighter Their World Series Ride 1/13/17 4:06 PM