A Word from the Editor The Buxtons stop here … and so do I Photo by Tammy Durbin.
This is a very special issue of Culver Alumni Magazine in so many ways. Obviously, this issue bids goodbye and good luck to our retired Head of Schools John Buxton and his wife Pam. It is my sincere hope that this issue does justice to the accomplishments and impact they had on the Academies. They touched my life in a positive way, and the lives of thousands of Culver people. This issue also honors our faculty and staff retirees, stalwart veterans in key roles such as Maj. Bill Browne and his wife Linda Browne, Kathy Lintner, Joe Horvath, Steve Schumerth, and Candy Koehn. These are big shoes to be filled. We also pay tribute to our 2016 Graduate of the Year, Sen. Dan Sullivan W’78, ’83, the junior senator from Alaska, as well as the graduating Class of 2016 and the 2016 reunion classes.
By Doug Haberland Editor
And after almost 24 years, it is also my last issue as the Editor of Culver Alumni Magazine. By the time you read this I will have retired. My desk will be cleaned off and tidied up (for a change), my personal belongings and Culver memories boxed up. “Out of the office” will pop up on email and voicemail will instruct you who to call.
I consider myself very fortunate to have had two rewarding and fulfilling careers — one in newspaper journalism and another in educational journalism. Both of them provided me with the opportunity to stretch, to grow, and to challenge myself as a person and as a professional. I have spent most of my life in two very different Indiana cities — though they are only 70 miles apart. I have made lifelong friends in both and have had the good fortune to work with consummate professionals who taught me a lot and took their work seriously — but were always able to enjoy a good laugh. I have met extraordinary people (usually of the everyday variety) and have been a witness to and a chronicler of history. I have been able to share stories about amazing people, places, and things. Though not an alumnus, after more than two decades of being infused and involved with the Academies — its alumni, parents, faculty, staff, employees, and students — and all that this place is, I cannot help but think that “no matter where I roam, ’tis Culver, Culver, Culver.” It has been a personal honor and privilege to be your Editor. Thank you for the opportunity, for your friendship, and for your unfailing love and support for Culver. Happy Trails …
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Jan Garrison Editor, news.culver.org (574) 842-8137 jan.garrison@culver.org