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Table of Contents

Connecting page 18

with

Culver

The ways alumni can connect with Culver and with each other have expanded, but it’s still about people connecting with people. Read about the platforms now available that you can control and leverage to stay in touch with who you want and what you value from your Culver Experience.

Snow Angels to the rescue As severe weather plagued the Midwest, bringing travel to a standstill at the end of the winter holiday break, dozens of individuals went above and beyond to keep our students safe.

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Departments 2

Letters to the Editor

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Editorial

4 Views & Perspectives 16 Winter Sports Highlights 30 Alumni Class News 38 Passings in Review 46 Culver Clubs International

A chance meeting Culver’s cultural and studentexchange program with the Shanghai Foreign Language School celebrates its 10th anniversary.

A chance meeting has led to a lasting and in-depth relationship benefiting students from both continents.

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THE

MISSION

On Our Cover The image on the cover tracks the various ways Culver has connected with its alumni through the years, leading up to where we are today.

The cover was designed by graphics artist Lensie Adams of the Communications Office.

Culver educates its students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual – mind, spirit, body – through an integrated curriculum that emphasizes the cultivation of character.

Letters Hats off to Culver Transitions welcomed I am excited about the numerous transitions coming to Culver! I have been part of summer camp off and on since 1997 and my daughter was a student at the boarding school in 1999-2000 when John Buxton arrived bringing fresh insight and ideas to campus. With Capt. Jim Greene and Don Fox at the helm, camp transitions will thrive.

Something for everyone I don’t normally read an entire magazine, but I thought the Winter 2013/2014 Alumni was most interesting and had articles for just about everyone who has had any connection with Culver.

I particularly enjoyed your opening “Tradition in Transition” synopsis and feature stories on two people I personally have worked with in the past – Tony Mayfield and Don Hume.

As a five-year Woodcrafter, I look forward to returning for my Golden Anniversary on Homecoming Weekend in July, and, hopefully, sending our granddaughter to Woodcraft Camp the following year.

Walter Warner W’64 Westlake Village, Calif.

Carol Cornwell Fairfield, Ohio

Those three summers evoke memories of camaraderie, competition, our classes, heavy and chippy crew battles for first place, the achievement of rank and Tuxis medals, the mess hall (“Sir, Midshipman Flannery requests permission to leave the table – Sir!”).

Our parents, our commanders, officers, teachers, and training – unbelievable, unforgettable. Hats off to the Culver we remember and to the present and future for those fortunate enough to share The Culver Experience. The result is a lifetime of positive reflective memories.

Besides my family, my contact with Culver since graduation included by sister-in-law’s brother, Loyal Wilson N’62; Pev Settle N’64, PG’65 (we were editors of The Vedette); and roommate Ted Goble N’64.

Thanks to all who make up The Culver Experience.

Harry A. Flannery N’64 Akron, Ohio

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Magazine design by Scott Adams Design Associates of Minneapolis, Minn., and Columbus, Ohio.

Printed and mailed by West-Camp Press, Inc., Westerville, Ohio.

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Thanks again for another interesting magazine. The cover quote, “Culver has been sustained and enriched by evolving,” says it all.

The flashback of Midshipman Shuey and the memories causes us to reflect on the tremendous experience we all felt at Culver Naval School. Time has passed so quickly since graduation.

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I was pleased to read Susan Ellert’s comments that the CSSAA board had been charged with leading a task force to address diversity in the areas of advancement, curriculum, enrollment, student leadership, and wellness. I have felt that the curriculum (particularly the English, speech, and composition classes) needed an update.

I taught those classes in Upper Camp in the late ’90s, which worked then. Here’s hoping that 2014 summer will be the time to begin infusing new life into this area of camp.

With a quick read of Passings I find that Richard W. Shuey N’64 of Dallas died July 22, 2012.

Director Alan Loehr Jr. Legion President Maj. Gen. Richard Sherlock '76 (U.S. Army, Retired) Falls Church, Virginia CSSAA President Susan Ellert SS'85 Culver, Indiana

Asst. Director/Publications Jan Garrison Website Manager Natasha Lambrechtse

Director/Planned Giving Dale Spenner

INTERNATIONAL ADVANCEMENT Director Tony Giraldi ’75

A Word from the Editor Now is the winter of our (dis)connect …

Through the use of email, posts to the website, and Facebook, parents were told in advance that the Sunday deadline for arrival would be lifted and that Monday classes would be canceled. (See our story on page 8). Classes also ended up being canceled on Tuesday and Wednesday as parents, students, and the school coped with severe weather conditions that prohibited travel, caused flight delays, and resulted in unexpected overnight stays.

The situation and response prompted the following online post from W.H. "Skip" Free ’71 of Myrtle Beach, S.C.:

By Doug Haberland Editor Perhaps no one event says more about our ability to connect and communicate in today’s world than the weather events of Jan. 5-8.

With heavy snow and plunging temperatures blanketing the Midwest as Culver students were en route to campus from their holiday vacation, the administration and school leaders sprang into action.

“I spent most of that Sunday and Monday (Jan. 5-6) glued to Facebook following the escapades of the Culver students trying to return to campus. While the current technology far surpasses anything from my days at Culver allowing for ‘instant’ communication, the spirit of camaraderie and the willingness of parents, staff, and faculty to go the extra mile to ensure the safe return of students was something to behold.

“While it may be an adventure that the students will long remember, I found myself completely proud of Culver for the way in which this crisis was handled.

As I noted in a message to (Assistant Dean of Girls) Lynn Rasch, ‘It was a great day to be an Eagle!’ ’’ Granted, for those involved it may not have been as much of an adventure

as an inconvenience and hardship. At times, it was probably even scary and worrisome. But in the end, everything worked out well. Everyone rose to the occasion, did what needed to be done, and coped. It’s been more than a month and already the return to school in January 2014 has been relegated to the “Do you remember when …” category.

Been there. Done that.

How Culver connects with its alumni and parents and how it provides them opportunities to connect with each other is what this issue is about. Suffice it to say a lot has changed over the years, and it is changing even more rapidly.

It’s getting better and easier all the time with new ideas and new innovations.

Take this story, for example. I heard from a Culver mom/employee that a Culver mother (who also happened to be an employee) was driving home in bad weather when she received a cell phone call from her husband. He had their son on Skype at home. Unfortunately, because of the weather conditions, mom wasn’t going to get home in time to be a part of the conversation. So, dad held his cellphone to the computer so mom could listen and participate via her hands-free Bluetooth enabled cellphone.

Communicating and connecting has come a long way. But despite the modern marvels, let's not discount the value of a face-to-face conversation.

Your Thoughts?

We want Culver Alumni Magazine to be more interactive with our readers. If you see or read something you like, let us know. If you have a story idea or have a story to tell, we’d like to know that, too.

Doug Haberland, Editor (574) 842-8365 haberld@culver.org

Views & Perspectives Connectivity is a good thing; moderation is a (Culver) virtue Greetings from the center of the polar vortex. Actually, by the time you receive this issue of the Alumni Magazine, we will have thawed out, mostly; and we will be well on our way to moving into spring.

The notion of “spring not being far behind” is a welcome thought at this time of year.

We have never seen anything exactly like this in 45 years of teaching in New Hampshire and Indiana, so our students will indeed have something to talk about. Even the deep freeze of 1978 cannot match what we have witnessed this winter. It has been great for snowshoeing, but not much else.

The theme of this issue is connectivity, and while that is a manufactured term experiencing increasing popularity since the Internet began to act as a digital freeway for people who wanted to stay

By John N. Buxton Head of Schools

‘Disciplining ourselves to use technology responsibly and productively is a challenge but a challenge worth taking on.’ in touch with one another, it does speak to something that is extremely important to us at Culver. We want people to learn how to connect when they are at Culver; we want them to stay connected with one another and with Culver throughout their lives; and we want them always to connect Culver with the virtues and values that have been a part of this school since its founding in 1894. Connectivity from my point of view is always a good thing, but as is true for all other things in life, moderation is a virtue.

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With Snap Chat, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and the dozen or so new ways to connect that I am not yet familiar with, it is hard not to stay connected. The question for me is always connected to what and connected for what purpose.

For those of us who grew up with telephones attached by a cord to the wall and the understanding that writing a letter was the best way to connect to those you cared about, what is happening today is almost mind boggling. I was never sure I would see an election won in part because of a social media strategy; but I have. I would never have believed that having parents connect with their children daily while they were at boarding school would be the rule rather than the exception. I attend numerous meetings and am amazed to see how difficult it is for people

not to sneak glances at their iPhones, iPads, or tablets. This reminds me how addictive our behavior can become when we are dealing with the notion that we might be missing someone or something that is important or at least feels important.

When I watch our grandchildren manipulate sophisticated devices as though they were Legos, it amazes me. It reminds me how quickly our world changes and how important it is for us to prepare our students for a fast-moving and ever-shifting landscape.

Epictetus said, “The only constant is change,� and that certainly applies to the digital world. For example, when I was just getting comfortable with cell phones to call people, our students would never use them for calling friends, only for emailing them. When I became comfortable with email, no students were emailing; only texting. When I got comfortable with sending text messages, everyone else was on to the next thing. I want to assure you that I never felt lonely; the daily onslaught of emails was plenty to remind me of just how connected I really was. In fact I only carry my iPhone when I travel. Frankly, it is too much of an attractive nuisance. I do know, however, that one needs to ride the wave rather than get crushed underneath it, and I understand we all need to be good digital citizens who are conversant with technology. More importantly, we need to understand how to use technology effectively and not be used by it.

Not too many years ago the idea of creating a place on our website for Facebook was suggested by the Communications Department, and my response was emphatic: No. Too much chance that the outside world will invade our privacy. No way to control the conversation. An inability to filter the conversation. A threat to the brand. Fortunately, Communications was able to allay my concerns and help me see the opportunities as well as the threats. We entered that water slowly, but we forged ahead because we needed to keep pace.

I now believe that technology and especially the use of social media is extremely valuable as a communications tool. I know that parents are interested in being a part of all their children’s activities and successes, and even their challenges; and that they accomplish that through immediate

Connecting and communicating doesn't get any more basic than the Open Houses for students at the home of Head of Schools John and Pam Buxton. In a relaxed atmosphere, students and the Buxtons engage in fun and important conversations, games, snacks, and time with friends, old and new. 'We love being able to provide a home away from home,' Pam Buxton said. Photo by Camilo 'Mo' Morales.

contact. Furthermore, I understand that disciplining ourselves to use technology responsibly and productively is a challenge but a challenge worth taking on. I have come to accept that information about school issues cannot be managed carefully.

Bad news and good news travel equally quickly. The word gets out instantly, in fact, because we have hundreds of devices on campus that can photograph, describe, or tweet the news before we can even gather the facts. We live with the understanding that like all challenging issues, technology, too, needs to be managed.

That is why we offer digital citizenship, policies for responsible and respectful use, and training on best practices.

We understand that connectivity is a twoedged sword. It allows for the best of times and the worst of times. We have been experiencing both edges this year as we strive to educate our community on what right action means when technology is involved and when the rules are changing constantly. We are clear about one thing: Staying in touch with our alumni, families, students, and friends is a best practice we enjoy and value. Thanks for your support.

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CulverCurrents Alex Kurrelmeier ’83 takes over as director of Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur The Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur, one of the Academies most noteworthy student/academic endeavors, is now being headed by H. Alexander “Alex” Kurrelmeier W’79, ’83.

“I have coached a number of people in my professional career and have always found it rewarding. I find Culver’s program a great way to get students to begin thinking about entrepreneurship; whether it be in small business, large corporations, or in the non-profit sector. There is a great foundation in place and many opportunities to take the program to the next level,” Kurrelmeier said.

Rubin founder Harry Frick explained that now that the curriculum is in place, a business person was needed to teach those courses. “Alex has a solid background in business, so he is perfect for the position,” Frick said.

Most recently, Kurrelmeier was the president and chief operating officer of International Airport Centers, a commercial real estate development company in Highland Park, Ill. IAC is a $1 billion national developer of transportation-related warehouse distribution facilities with locations throughout the United States.

He also spent part of his career in commercial banking. Kurrelmeier earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Management at Eastern Michigan University (1987) and his MBA in Finance at the University of Toledo (1996).

He has maintained an active association with Culver, serving on The Culver Legion Board since 2004 and as president in 2013 before assuming the Rubin post.

Kurrelmeier also has been a class agent, class president, and Ethics Day discussion leader.

He and his wife, Stephanie Alex Kurrelmeier Scopelitis, Ph.D., ’83, have an extended family connection with Culver. Stephanie’s father is Alki Scopelitis ’55 and she has four siblings who are graduates: Andrea ’82, Anastasia ’86, Penelope ’88, and Emmanuel ’90.

Also, Alex’s daughter Katie Thostenson graduated in 2006. His son, Marty Kurrelmeier, and Stephanie’s son, Emmanuel Koutsouras, are current third-classmen. The couple have two other sons; Conrad Kurrelmeier, who will matriculate this fall, and Savas Koutsouras.

The Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur was founded on the principle that entrepreneurship is the indispensable element to the growth and prosperity that is critical to America’s continued economic and political leadership in the world. A 1968 alumnus, Rubin is the chief executive officer for The Republic of Tea and endowed the Culver program in 2010.

Faculty, Staff & Retiree Notes Jeff Kenney, curator of the Academies Museum and editor of The Culver Citizen newspaper, was honored in December as Volunteer of the Year by the Culver Chamber of Commerce. Kenney’s volunteer involvements include St. Mary’s of the Lake Catholic Church, the Culver Public Library, and the board of the Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver. Academies’ Comptroller Rick Tompos also was recognized for his time spent on the Chamber board.

•••• Three faculty and staff members were presenters at the TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools) Conference in Boston on Dec. 5-7. Humanities instructor Jen Cerny spoke about Culver’s Thinking Smart and Living Well course. Harry Frick, founder of the Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur, was part of a panel discussing entrepreneur-

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ship in the boarding school environment.

Bill Hargraves ’77, the director of strategic marketing and communications, facilitated a discussion on leveraging social media, appropriate messaging, and best practices.

TABS represents nearly 300 schools in the United States, Canada, and abroad.

•••• John Yeager, Ed.D., has been named one of the top 20 New England lacrosse players of all time by the New England Lacrosse Journal. Yeager was the goalie for Boston State University (now the University of Massachusetts-Boston) and an All-New England selection four years. He was Boston State’s MVP his senior season and is also a member of the UMass-Boston Hall of Fame. Yeager is the director of Culver’s Center for Character Excellence, joining the faculty/staff in 2000. He was the CMA

lacrosse coach from 2001-04, winning two state championships, and currently assists with the program.

•••• Director of Development Mike Hogan has been elected as a director-at-large for the CASE District V board officers and directors.

He will serve a two-year term. His election was announced at the District V conference in Chicago in mid-December. With Culver since 2005, Hogan is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy with 20 years in educational fund-raising. The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education is an international professional association serving educational institutions and the advancement professionals. District V is comprised of 400 colleges, universities, and independent boarding schools in six Midwest states.

Culver Choir member Leonardo Rodriguez ’15 (Acapulco, Mexico) was selected as a finalist following a Jan. 19 audition in Chicago for the popular television show, “The Voice.” Leo returned to Chicago Jan. 22 for an interview and paperwork.

From that session, a decision will be made on whether or not he is invited to participate in the show, which would air this summer. Also auditioning was a second Culver vocalist, Jesus Mancha Navarrete ’15 (Monterrey, Mexico).

•••• First-classman Jorge Sugich (Hermosillo, Mexico) and junior Hayne Bae (Seoul, South Korea) participated in the High School Honors Performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Feb. 6-10, 2014. Students rehearsed and performed under master conductors and performed before representatives of collegiate and professional music programs. Students also were able to experience the sights and performance arts in New York City.

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Garrison photo.

Student Notes

Seven members of the Academies Choir performed Handel’s Messiah with the Ancilla Community Chorus, the South Bend Chamber Symphony, and soloists from the Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus.

Culver vocalists in the Nov. 17 concert at the Ancilla Domini Chapel in Donaldson, Ind., were Hayne Bae ’15 (Seoul, South Korea), Madeleine Barberian ’17 (Toronto, Ontario), Katie Giacobbe ’15 (Ormond Beach, Fla.), Eberle Miller ’14 (Logansport, Ind.), Clare Nowalk ’16 (Culver), Hallie Rauch ’16 (Evansville, Ind.), and Jorge Sugich ’14 (Hermosillo, Mexico). Academies Choral Director Stacey Warren served as rehearsal conductor.

•••• Claire Seals of Wilmore, Ky., attended Culver Summer Schools & Camps last summer as the recipient of the Chris Henderson Bluegrass Scholarship. The Upper Camp scholarship is supported by the Culver Club of Kentucky. Seals earned her Bronze Tuxis medal with two additional stars and received an award as the best third-class equestrienne.

Leonardo Rodriguez ’15 puts the finishing touches on a glass sphere made of 48 polygon panels. The sphere was a weeklong project of 71 geometry students guided by Hans Schepker, a geometric artist from New Hampshire. It was Schepker’s third visit to Culver to engage students in mathematical art using three-dimensional geometric stained glass. Students soldered together several hundred glass pieces to create the panels, then soldered the panels together to form the sphere.

Student Notes

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f e i Br In early December, the Equestriennes

participated in the Bluegrass Blast Drill Team Competition in Lexington, Ky. Sporting bright red holiday jackets, the 16 riders took second place in the Theme Division and fifth in the Freestyle Division. The trip from Culver to Lexington took 12 hours because of the weather.

While in Lexington, the riders were assisted by Rick Jeremiah ’65, Dan Stewart H’45, Will Snowden H’10, ’13, and past parent Hal Snowden.

Author Jim Lefebvre spoke to the Culver

Kiwanis Club in September regarding the release of his latest book, “Coach for a Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne,” which touches on Rockne’s association with Culver Military Academy.

Lefebvre shared that Rockne conducted several football coaching and/or training camps on the Culver campus in the early 1900s because of his fondness for the natural area and his friendship with Bob Peck. Peck coached the CMA football team from 1921-31 and was a collegiate All-American. Rockne also spoke at the dedication of the Recreation Building in April 1924. Lefebvre toured the Culver Academies Museum & Gift Shop during his visit and lunched in the Lay Dining Center.

The annual Holiday Concert Dec. 10

was a big hit with the audience, both at Eppley Auditorium and via the Internet.

The concert, featuring the jazz band, choir, orchestra, concert band, and Dancevision, raised $1,027 in cash and three large boxes of canned goods, toys, and outerwear for children, all of which was donated to the Marshall County Neighborhood Center in Plymouth, Ind. Admission was $10 for the public or the equivalent in donated items. Nearly 1,400 families watched a live broadcast of the concert on High School Cube.

Normally used for athletic events, the first Fine Arts presentation garnered the largest audience to date. People in 13 states, China, Korea, Germany, and the Shindand Air Base in Afghanistan watched online.

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Thanks to our

SNOW

ANGELS Culver is able to weather the storm The worst of times often brings out the best in people.

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rom Sunday morning, Jan. 5, until Wednesday night, Jan. 8, Academies parents, students, faculty, and staff were faced with battling the little known “Polar Vortex” as they tried to reach campus after the holiday break.

With the Polar Vortex bringing an unusually large accumulation of snow accompanied by strong winds and double-digit sub-zero temperatures, plans began early Saturday to cancel classes for Monday. The 7 p.m. Sunday deadline for students to be back on campus was lifted, giving students and families time to dig out, travel safely, and deal with whatever weather conditions and delays they faced. Ultimately, the start of classes would be pushed back two more days to Thursday.

It was the first time in history that the school had been shut down for multiple days by the weather. Even during the Blizzard of 1978 the school closed for only half a day.

Head of Schools John Buxton told The Culver Citizen that “Saturday morning we huddled and said, ‘How do we handle this?’”

The ability of administrators and department directors to reach a consensus was a key component to bringing a complex and challenging situation to a safe and positive conclusion, Buxton said.

Another was the “incredible selflessness of people helping out.”

A 24-hour telephone hotline was available to provide parents with the latest decisions and travel changes. Emails were also sent to all parents. Because some students were already arriving, the Lay Dining Center staff was working before and during the storm to provide meals. Grounds department workers stayed busy clearing snow from sidewalks and parking areas.

“We were really on target with parents and faculty, and we had to be fluid a little bit,” Buxton said. “All our offices were helping out – Security, Communications, Student Life,” and several people were working from home.

By Sunday, however, the Vortex had turned into a perfect storm for Student Life transportation coordinator Stephanie Wright.

With students in the air heading back to campus, Wright already had buses on the way to Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports and Indianapolis International Airport.

Wright arrived at her office at 9 a.m. Sunday and would not return home until 6 p.m. Monday. She spent the night in the girls’ dorms above her office. She was in early and left late on Tuesday and Wednesday. During that time she read and responded to over 1,500 emails and took 200 phone calls as she traded information with parents, chaperones, students, the Royal Excursion bus company, and hotels.

EagleCam photo by Lew Kopp Jr. W'66, '71

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Students were already arriving Sunday by air in Chicago, where three buses were waiting to pick them up and deliver them to campus. The bus coming from Indianapolis International, with International Student Coordinator Elizabeth Adams as the chaperone, would take over six hours to reach campus.

“So many people did so many great things. Everybody helped out. The chaperones took charge and the kids were absolutely wonderful. That made it much easier.”

While some students were arriving, others had their flights delayed or canceled. When the buses finally left their respective Chicago locations, they didn’t get far before Royal Excursion ordered its drivers off the road. Indiana officials had declared a snow emergency and all non-emergency vehicles faced a $500 fine. The Indiana Toll Road (80/90) and interstates 65 and 94 in the northwestern part of the state were closed due to high winds and drifting snow.

— Stephanie Wright

Student Life transportation coordinator

Two of the buses had fuel lines freeze so Royal Excursion had to send backup busses to retrieve students when the roads finally opened on Tuesday.

When the prep hockey team finally landed at Midway Monday evening, Wright asked coach Al Clark to pick up another student who was also arriving late. Gouwens, Kranich, and Foersch all made return trips to O’Hare and Midway to pick up students as their flights arrived. Adams made two additional trips to Indianapolis.

And Facilities sent drivers to both Chicago and Indianapolis to gather up other late-arriving students, Wright said.

“So many people did so many great things,” Wright said. “Everybody helped out. The chaperones took charge and the kids were absolutely wonderful. That made it much easier.”

By Wednesday, the majority of the students were back on campus, but students continued to arrive through the rest of the week.

Along with her emails and phone calls, Wright said Safety and Security handled another 200 phone calls and the parents Facebook page and group emails kept everyone updated on a regular basis.

— The original weather story was created by Jan Garrison and posted to the @Culver blog. It has been supplemented with information from a Jan. 16 article in The Culver Citizen by Editor Jeff Kenney.

Stephanie Wright, Student Life transportation director

Two bus chaperones, music instructor John Gouwens and library assistant Becky Strati, and their students stayed at a hotel two miles away from O’Hare. Another, Admissions officer Savanah Kranich ’05, pulled off in Merrillville, Ind., with her busload of students.

A fourth, Catholic youth minister Debbie Foersch, and her students got off the Toll Road in Chesterton, Ind. She was assisted by instructors Igor Stefanic and Sandy Reavill, who had also flown back into Chicago. A total of 130 students and their chaperones spent two days in hotels riding out the storm.

Adams

Foersch

Gouwens

“It was a mess,” Wright said. In her 13 years of handling Culver transportation, the last six with Student Life, “I have never experienced anything like that.”

The travel problems were made worse since most restaurants and fast food places were closed. Delivery pizza was the primary fuel.

Kranich

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Strati

’86 alumna assists weather-stranded student

By Frederick Karst

While one of the worst winter storms on record in early January created hardship for returning students and their families, it also resulted in acts of kindness, like the help Lara Nicholson ’86 provided a Culver Girls Academy junior returning from Mexico.

Regina Padilla Llaguno was in Florida, ready to return to Culver after spending the Christmas holiday with her family in Mexico. Following a cruise, her parents delivered Regina to the Fort Lauderdale airport on Sunday, Jan. 5, and they flew back to Mexico, anticipating she would fly to Chicago and begin school the next day.

As heavy snow and crashing temperatures spread through the Midwest, that plan quickly began to fall apart. “When I found out that my flight to Chicago was canceled, I was scared because I was alone and I did not know what to do,” Regina said.

She emailed the Alena (left) and Regina at dinner in Florida. resident director of Tower dormitory, Carla Pennebaker, reaching “Bakey,” as she is called by students, about 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 6. “From that point, she comforted me and said she would do what she could,” Regina said.

Pennebaker knew that another Tower resident, senior Alena Nicholson, had been vacationing near Fort Lauderdale with her family.

Alena’s mother, Lara Nicholson, is a 1986 Culver graduate.

The veteran dorm mom soon was talking with Lara Nicholson.

Learning of a Culver student in distress, while daughter Alena also was having difficulty returning to campus, Lara Nicholson picked up Regina at the Fort Lauderdale airport and took her to the family’s Florida vacation house in nearby Delray Beach.

Nicholson helped both young women prepare to fly to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Alena initially was bothered by the thought of missing a day of school.

Meanwhile, back in Culver, below-zero temperatures and wind chills of more than minus-30 made that a moot issue; classes were canceled for three days with the start of the classes delayed until Thursday.

Lara Nicholson made new flight reservations for both girls from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago. Regina was flying by way of Atlanta and Alena via Washington, D.C. Lara Nicholson’s fiancé drove both girls back to the Fort Lauderdale airport and both flights left on time. Nicholson herself had returned on an earlier flight. But Regina had more complications in Atlanta when her original flight to O’Hare on American Airlines was canceled. She spoke with Lara Nicholson, who used her own account to reserve her a seat on a United flight.

Upon reaching Chicago on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the girls stayed at the Nicholson home in Lake Forest, Ill., making another trip to O’Hare to retrieve Regina’s luggage, which was delivered after being lost in Atlanta.

With the weather still an issue, they rested and waited until midday Thursday before Lara Nicholson drove the girls back to campus. They missed the start of the school day, as did other students, Pennebaker said.

She praised Nicholson for “going the extra mile” in helping another Culver student, an example of the bond that exists among the students and their families. “Culver people are so exceptional. I am in awe of this willingness and open arms extended by the Nicholson family to Regina Padilla.”

But in an email, Lara Nicholson downplayed her role: “I don’t feel like I did anything that any other Culver parent would not have done for a stranded Culver student, and we were so happy to be of help to Regina and her family in their predicament. I know that if my kids were in a similar situation, that the extended Culver family would have Regina Padilla with had outreached hands, too.”

Lara Nicholson '86

Nicholson added that her family is looking forward to meeting Regina’s parents over the Spring Parents Weekend in April.

Editor’s note: Culver resident Frederick Karst is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Culver Alumni Magazine.

He is a former publisher of The Culver Citizen and the father of David Karst ’95.

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A Chance Meeting Forges

Exchange program with Shanghai scho

s a Lasting Relationship

ool in its 10th year

By Doug Haberland

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ometimes a fortuitous connection can result in a great and lasting relationship.

So it was in 2005 when Director of Culver’s Global Studies Institute Harry Frick, founder of the Culver in China program, first met David Filkins, a Chicago steel broker who does business in China. The conduit for this meeting was John Bartlett ’63, then the counselor of Band. Filkins, who was sponsoring one of Bartlett’s cadets from Shanghai, was on campus and Bartlett arranged for him to meet with Frick.

It was a Saturday morning and Frick admits he almost didn’t go, but he is happy he did.

Frick was already planning to visit China during spring break 2005, so he and Filkins agreed to meet again in Shanghai. There, Filkins introduced Frick to the principal of the Shanghai Foreign Language School.

“We agreed we had to establish a relationship between the two schools,” Frick said, and the result has been a cultural and student-faculty exchange program that celebrates its 10th year in 2014.

The joint agreement states, “This partnership would afford unprecedented opportunities for student, faculty, and alumni exchanges; joint work projects; video-conferencing sessions; and the option of an intensive residential learning experience in another culture. In sum, Shanghai Foreign Language School and Culver Academies will have the historic opportunity to serve as a prototype for the education of global citizens.”

In October 2006, the SFLS sent its first delegation of 16 students and five teachers to Culver for a two-week visit. This cultural/ educational exchange has continued annually with the SFLS students coming to Culver in the fall and Culver sending a delegation to Shanghai during spring break.

For the Chinese, total immersion in the Culver Experience involves home stays with Culver families and faculty, visits to the University of Notre Dame, environmental science labs at the Indiana dunes, and cultural tours in Chicago and New York.

Culver trips to China involve similar activities, including taking classes at SFLS, visits to Bao Steel, teaching English at an elementary school affiliated with SFLS, and touring Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Beijing.

“Almost everything happened as a result of that meeting,” said John Buggeln, who took over as director of the Culver in China program in 2008 and later succeeded Frick as director of the Global Studies Institute.

Culver students get some pointers in writing Chinese during last year’s exchange trip to Shanghai during spring break 2013. At left is David Zajac ’14 with Vincente Fabi ’14. Behind them are trip chaperones Eric Drake and his wife, Tammy.

At the time the Culver-SFLS partnership was formed there were five students from the People’s Republic of China enrolled at the Academies. Today there are 58. Buggeln said that increase is indicative of the trend across the United States; Culver is part of a growing Chinese educational movement. But as is often the case, Culver has distinguished itself from the rest of the pack.

Buggeln said the difference between Culver’s relationship with SFLS is “it has been sustained.” Few schools are able to establish long term relationships, which he credits to the support of the administrations and supporters like Filkins and BaoSteel of Shanghai.

“The depth of the relationship is the most important thing,” said Buggeln, who has made five trips to Shanghai. “We are able to sit around a table and talk about deeper things in life, ask challenging questions, and create more meaningful friendships and deeper respect.

“I continue to be impressed by the commitment both schools have made to this. It is obviously important to them and valuable for our students.”

Culver had introduced a Chinese language class in 2004. The Academies also has one of the first Confucius classrooms in the United States. In collaboration with the Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University, the program supports the study of Chinese language and culture, public events, and enhanced understanding.

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Over the last 10 years there has been a larger percentage of Culver students who are studying Chinese and who have visited China through the Culver in China program, School Year Abroad, and other programs. Buggeln sees even “more potential for more Culver students to take advantage of the program.”

Buggeln cited two examples of the amazing connections and opportunities created by the relationship with SFLS: • Shanghai students attending Culver have been involved with the spring break trip to Mexico, where students work with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for locals.

“Connections we have built with Chinese are, literally, building homes in Mexico,” Buggeln said. “This is a wonderful example of global cooperation.”

• Leadership Committee for Africa is a campus organization within CGA that educates and heightens awareness of the AIDS crisis in Africa, partnering with the Amani Children’s Foundation to help abandoned and orphaned HIV-positive infants. LCA makes and sells beaded bracelets as a fund-raiser.

Culver girls have taken beads with them on spring break trips to Shanghai and shared them with SFLS students. The Shanghai students make and sell bracelets, returning the proceeds to LCA when they make their annual fall visit. The funds are then donated to the Amani foundation.

“It is an inefficient way to make jewelry, Buggeln said. “It is a great way to stitch the world together.”

Buggeln sees even greater potential for student involvement, cultural trips, studying the language, joint projects, and global discussions.

“The schools are so different, but fit together so well. … We share common values – developing strong global leaders and people who are engaged in their world. We have common goals that are approached in very different ways.

“We have benefitted from our exposure in China; Culver is known,” Buggeln said.

For example, over the holiday break, Academic Dean Kevin MacNeil, Ph.D., visited Shanghai to speak at the SFLS’s 50-year anniversary and international symposium. It was his third visit to China.

“SFLS is the pre-eminent foreign language school in all of China,” MacNeil said, “and we are the pre-eminent leadership school in the U.S. It is an interesting relationship.

“There are things we can learn from them, and that they can learn from us. Connecting Chinese and American students at an impressionable age is a great thing,” he said.

The relationship quickly became “a springboard to developing our China language and cultural program,” which MacNeil said will expand next fall with the addition of a second Chinese language instructor.

The relationship has also been “important for us in building an alumni base in Shanghai. Nurtured in part by this relationship, many of our alumni are former SFLS students.”

‘The depth of the relationship is the most important thing.

We are able to sit around a table and talk about deeper things in life, ask challenging questions, and create more meaningful friendships and deeper respect.’

— John Buggeln Director of the Culver in China program

MacNeil added that he, Buggeln, International Advancement Director Tony Giraldi ’75, and Cathy Tulungen, director of International Student Programming, will make a presentation at a global summit for independent boarding schools this spring in San Francisco. They will be speaking on “All Things Chinese at Culver” to a joint conference of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS).

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Edmond Hogan advances to state wrestling finals Injury cuts season short for senior Kayla Miracle

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irst-classman Edmond Hogan ’14 (Itasca, Ill.) wrestled his way to the Indiana State Wrestling Finals in Indianapolis for the first time to cap his Culver career. Though the 160-pounder failed to place, Hogan finished his season at 41-5.

Hogan qualified by finishing third at the Merrillville Semistate. He won his first match by a pin, took a major decision in the second, lost the third match by a 5-4 decision, and won a 7-4 decision in the consolation round.

Two other CMA wrestlers reached the semistate. Noah Trevino ’15 (Gary, Ind.) lost his first round match to the eventual 138-pound champion. David Zajac ’14 (Avon Lake, Ohio) lost in the first round at 152 pounds. The top four wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the state tournament.

The trio came through the Plymouth sectional, winning their respective weight classes. Chayton Durham ’15 (Columbus, Ind.) also advanced from the sectional with a third-place finish at 132 pounds.

Trevino, Zajac, and Hogan then advanced through the Rochester Regional. Hogan finished second and Trevino and Zajac both placed fourth at Rochester. The top four finishers at the regional advanced to the semistate.

All three wrestlers were also recognized as Academic All-State honorable mentions.

Varun Devatha ’15 (Springfield, Ohio) and Tae Eon Ahn (Seoul, South Korea) were named Academic All-State.

The high school career of senior Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville, Ky.) came to a premature end when a concussion kept her from wrestling in the sectional. As a sophomore wrestling at 106 pounds, Miracle became the first girl in the state to qualify for the Indiana High School Athletic Association wrestling finals. Now wrestling at 126 pounds, the injury eliminated Miracle from further competition. She was a three-time regional qualifier.

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Wrestling at 160 pounds, Edmond Hogan ’14 had the upper hand in almost all his matches as he earned a berth in the state wrestling finals.

Hogan didn’t place in the finals, but capped his Culver career with a stellar 41-5 record.

Fencers repeat as Great Lakes champs Culver Military repeated as the Great Lakes High School Fencing Conference champions for the fourth consecutive year and CGA won the girls championship for the second time in three years.

Ten fencers placed at the Junior Olympics in Portland, Ore., Feb. 14-17, with three fencers cracking the top 100 in their respective groupings. Josh Drake ’15 (Culver) finished 32nd in the junior men’s saber division and Meagan Yeager ’15 (Culver) placed 54th in the cadet women’s saber division and followed that with a 92nd placing in the junior division. Matthew Janney ’15 (Valparaiso, Ind.) placed 83rd in cadet men’s epee.

CMA cagers return to winning ways The CMA basketball team finished the season 12-7 after dropping a 58-53 decision to Mishawaka Marian in the sectional semifinals. Senior forward Devonte Campbell led the team in scoring with 20 points. It was the first winning season for the Eagles since the state championship game run in 2010-2011.

CMA Polo CMA’s polo team of Bennett Hoback ’14 (Eagle River, Alaska), Andrew Wildermuth ’14 (Lafayette, Ind.), Eduardo Margalef ’17 (Aurora, Ill.), and Jack Rupp ’17 (Ada, Mich.) lost in the championship match of the Interscholastic Tournament to Prestonwood, the defending Central Division champion.

Culver defeated Detroit in the semifinals.

Photo by C. Grant Munroe ’87 / CGM Photography of Culver

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Culver Military Varsity A picked up its fourth consecutive Class 5A state hockey championship, defeating the Columbus Icemen, 6-3, in Fort Wayne. It was the program's 24th state title. Leading the Eagles was Jonathan Irving '15 (New Westminster, British Columbia) with two goals, including the game-winner, and an assist.

Meanwhile, the CMA Prep Hockey team won the Mid-Am District Tournament for the first time earning a berth in the national finals April 2-6 in Green Bay, Wis. Prep defeated the Ohio Blue Jackets, 4-1, on March 16 to win the district title.

Josephine Schott (left) and senior Eberle Miller celebrate qualifying for the state swim finals.

Eberle qualified with first-place finishes in two events at the sectional, plus anchoring the winning 400 freestyle relay team. Schott was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team that qualified.

The Culver Girls Academy swimming team fell seven points short of winning its third straight sectional title on Feb. 8. Host Warsaw edged the Eagles, 352-347.

Senior Eberle Miller (Logansport, Ind.) won the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and anchored the championship 400 freestyle

Varsity A grabs 5A state hockey title; Prep advances to national finals

relay team to advance to the state meet in Indianapolis. Also advancing were senior Rory Byrne (South Bend) in the 200 individual medley, and the 400 freestyle relay team of Miller, Josephine Schott (Newport Beach, Calif.), Anne Marie Wright (South Bend, Ind.) , and Julia Funk (Decatur, Ill).

Nick McNab '15 (Indianapolis) was in goal for the championship game, with Tucker DeYoung '14 (Lake Bluff, Ill.) scoring two power play goals. A preliminary game with Pittsburgh went to a seven-player shootout. Dean Shatzer '15 (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) was between the pipes for the 3-2 semifinal win.

The U16 team reached the championship game of its Mid-Am District age level before falling to the Ohio Blue Jackets, 6-2.

Varsity B finished its season in the round robin play of the state tournament, going 2-1 in Class 2A.

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CMA finished second at the Warsaw Sectional despite swimming competitively only twice in January. When the weather canceled school for many public schools, it also cancels the athletic events for that day. In the sectional, the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams both finished third, and Grant Ralston ’15 (Winston-Salem, N.C.) took third in the 50 freestyle. During the season, the boys won the Culver Relays crown.

The injury bug plagued the CGA basketball team with four starters missing action late in the season. The Eagles started the season 9-5 but lost the final five games of the season to finish 9-10. The final loss was to eventual champion South Bend St. Joseph in the opening round of the sectional.

The CGA hockey team went 7-19-5 during the regular season. The team lost one of its captains, forward Angel Fay ’14 (Ashland City, Tenn.), to an ankle injury mid-season.

With Boston College-bound Gabri Switaj ’14 (Kent, Ohio) in net, the team recorded wins over Gilmour Academy, Northwood Prep, and the Ohio Flames.

Swiss import Marie Steiner ’16 led the team in scoring, averaging 18.4 per game.

Senior forward Victoria Christlieb (Culver) was named third team All-State by Hoosier Basketball Magazine. She and Helen Weinberg were the only senior starters.

CGA hockey hosted the Mid-Am District Championships in mid-March. The three-day tournament featured teams from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. Forty-three hockey games were played over three days in the two rinks.

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Connectin Connecting our alumni to Culver is vital to Culver’s existence.

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Today our form of communications has expanded in many directions, including print, social media, video, virtual meetings, and smartphones.

But basically it boils down to people connecting with people … technology has only expanded the networking opportunities and our ability to connect.

Think back to the days of anticipating a letter from a friend and your response to be read several days or weeks later. Now, think of the anticipation of waiting seconds to get a text, email, or even a live response via Skype.

This new communications playing field is complex and, in some cases, even intimidating to those who have treasured a sense of security, privacy, and control. Our purpose — with the communications resources we currently manage — is to provide you the platforms you can control and leverage to remain in touch with who and what you value from your Culver Experience.

We are dedicated to providing a balance of both the traditional and innovative ways of connecting with Culver. On the following pages we have outlined the various communication tools that can help you bridge the miles and the years from your Culver days to the present. There is no right answer or special way, rather we have provided resources for our alumni to have an even better and more extensive connection with one another.

The Culver network is a valuable and treasured resource for all. I encourage you to take the time to learn and explore the new ways you can connect with a classmate, teammate, teacher, or meet someone new who will make being a part of Culver even more rewarding.

— William F. Hargraves III ’77

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Social media is a way for people to connect and interact instantly online. It’s called social media because users are encouraged to engage and participate with posted content by liking, commenting, or sharing. There are numerous platforms available and more are being added daily. To some, updating their Facebook status, posting an image to Instagram, sending a Tweet, or browsing YouTube are second nature, while others are not as active. Culver has chosen several of the most popular platforms to stay connected to our alumni and parents and for them to connect with each other.

We hope you find what works best for you and that you will follow us! Don’t forget that you can view all these feeds on the Social Media tab of the One Culver app. www.culver.org/mobile —Natasha Lambrechtse

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Facebook When it comes to connecting, our alumni have found Facebook to be a great way to follow current events on campus, find newsworthy stories, and see featured photos. Culver’s main Facebook page is designed for all our constituents but is specifically aimed toward alumni.

Posts include a wide range of content that’s entertaining, informative, and nostalgic. We currently have over 9,500 followers. The most popular post has been a photo of the community paying tribute to our fallen veterans and alumni during the 2013 Gold Star Ceremony. An overwhelming number of people “liked” the photo and, judging from the many comments, the picture reconnected alumni to their time at Culver. That is the power of Facebook. facebook.com/culveracademies Summer Schools & Camps has its own Facebook page, as do many athletic teams and clubs. Graduating classes and Culver Clubs also have started using Facebook to (re)connect.

Originally created as a way for college students to connect, Facebook has more than a billion users worldwide and is the most widely-used network.

Instagram Pictures are worth a thousand words, they say, and we all know Culver is one of the most picturesque places around.

Therefore, it’s only logical that we would use Instagram to highlight our school pride photographically. Since its launch in July 2013, the Academies’ Instagram account has gained over 2,000 followers. Photos range from sunsets over the Roberts Hall of Science, taken by a current student, to aerial views of the new turf at Oliver Field. Guess What Wednesdays features photos of locations and architecture unique to campus, inviting followers to leave comments with their guesses on the photo or the story behind the photo.

Worldwide, Instagram has over 150 million users and is a rapidly growing form of social media, offering a visual alternative to text-heavy sites like Facebook. instagram.com/culveracademies

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Video YouTube is now the No. 2 searchable platform globally, bigger than Bing, Yahoo, Ask, and AOL combined. It only makes sense for Culver to have a robust presence in video, which is why we have launched a dedicated YouTube channel. Production is nearing completion on a new series of admissions videos titled “Forge Your Future,” covering academics, athletics, our leadership program as well as unique learning opportunities such as Horsemanship, the Global Studies Institute, and the Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur. There will also be extended “Year in the Life” videos following four students (freshmen, seniors, boys and girls) over an entire school year. YouTube is the perfect platform to showcase this video series as you can subscribe to the channel and be notified when additional videos are added. We encourage you to share these videos so that others can enjoy the Culver experience. http://www. youtube.com/theculveracademies

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Culver’s official LinkedIn group provides a place for alumni and friends to continue to grow and learn from one another beyond the classroom and in the professional world. This group serves as another networking resource and allows for important discoveries and connections to be made. To date, 576 members have joined the group.

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social network. http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Culver-Academies-AlumniFriends-Group-47298/about

Vimeo is also a video format that is used exclusively on the culver.org website. Unlike Youtube, Vimeo is a more controlled platform with no advertisements and without unrelated video information that might be distracting. http://vimeo.com/culveracademies

Culver has chosen several of the most popular platforms to stay connected to our alumni and parents and for them to connect with each other.

Twitter Twitter is a quick way to send instantaneous updates to our followers about exciting, important, or informational occurrences relating to Culver. Here we post announcement of events and provide fast news to our followers. Twitter only allows users to share 140-character messages. You know what they say … less is more! twitter.com/culveracademies

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@ Culver: Keeping people inform Culver is a busy place. Always has been.

Always will be. Students and alumni are involved in a variety of activities around the world. That provides plenty of storytelling possibilities.

But, how best to tell the expanding number of stories to alumni, parents, and friends of Culver who are busy themselves? How do you keep everyone informed and involved? Give them something they can access 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Birth of a blog: That was the basic premise behind the transition of @Culver (news.culver.org) from a monthly electronic newsletter to a web log (blog) in 2013. With the switch to a blog, @Culver is now available to everyone — alumni, current parents, students and campers, and prospective students, campers, and parents – at their convenience.

The new format allows the Communications Department to continuously update the news, which could not be done with past electronic and print newsletter formats. During its first year, @Culver published 178 stories, averaging a new post every two days.

Stories range from campus events, speakers, and student accomplishments to updates on alumni. @Culver has covered the inaugural parade, two state hockey championships, the rebirth of the summer aviation program, and Michael “Momo” Kime ’10 finally being able to play in an Army-Navy football game. @Culver also promotes upcoming events like the Huffington Concert Series, exhibitions at the Crisp Arts Center, and student productions, which had been limited in the past due to time and space constraints.

Story search: The blog is set up to let each reader check for stories that are important to him/her. Readers can look over the front page for the latest news, go back and check the stories by month, or click on one of eight categories.

There is also a keyword search option in the upper right corner.

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Integration with social media: @Culver is integrated with Culver’s other social media platforms. Stories are often featured in the “Our Story” section of the website, Culver’s various Facebook pages, and its Twitter feed. The blog will also provide links to videos. It is also part of the One Culver mobile app.

Spreading the word: You can help spread the word

about Culver. Each story has a Facebook share feature, allowing readers to let their friends and family know what is happening at Culver with a simple click. A story covering the Sept. 11 moment of silence was shared by 656 readers. The story about Varsity A and Varsity B hockey teams winning state championships just hours apart was shared by 593 people. Readers can also comment on individual stories for 30 days after it is published.

Adaptable design: With the Word Press format that adapts to computer screens, tablets, and smart phones, people can access Culver news and feature stories any time and any place a connection can be made. An @Culver app can be created for mobile devices after opening the blog.

Increasing the pace and volume: @Culver is actually the fourth generation of the Culver Cannon, which started in 2000 as a quarterly tabloid mailed to alumni and parents.

As the use of electronic media became a standard form of communication, the decision was made to transition the Cannon into a monthly electronic newsletter in 2008. The name was changed to @Culver with a link emailed to constituents that took them to a PDF newsletter. That evolved into an electronic newsletter with briefs about each story and a link to the full story.

Today’s @Culver (news.culver.org) can cover more, inform better, and provide details on a timely basis. It gives every Culver stakeholder the opportunity to stay current and involved with the campus and its people. But on their schedule.

—Jan Garrison Editor, @Culver

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Your Culver Alumni Magazine recently began its 90th year of publication.

That dates back to 1924 and covers all but 30 years of the school’s 120-year history. That is a lot of connecting.

It is even more noteworthy when you consider that most of our communications with alumni, parents, and prospects has shifted from printed pieces that are mailed to emails and other communiques that direct recipients to the website, Facebook, or the @Culver blog. These changes have cut costs and provided more timely communication. Yet, Culver has maintained its commitment to a printed alumni magazine, and here’s why: The value added: As the flagship publication for the alumni of the Academies and of Culver Summer Schools & Camps, Culver Alumni Magazine is mailed three times a year to about 19,500 alumni (domestic and foreign), parents, our retirees, and faculty/staff on campus. The prime reason for investing in a printed magazine is its shelf life and ability to initiate conversations about the school. A magazine found on a coffee table or passed on to a prospective family can serve as a starting place for a conversation about Culver.

What it's all about: The magazine’s purpose is to inform, educate, and connect alumni with Culver and with each other.

On a larger scale, the goal of the magazine is to assure alumni that the school they know and remember is alive and well.

Culver has changed — as private education and society has also changed — but the traditions, values, dedication to academic excellence, and the emphasis on leadership training and character development continue to be at the center of everything we do. The realization and understanding of this helps perpetuate continued support philosophically and financially, thus sustaining The Culver Experience for future generations.

Coming soon to a mailbox near you: Culver Alumni Magazine is published three times a year (March, July, and November) with an online Annual Report posted in October to our website. Each printed issue is also posted to the website after it is mailed. For our online readers we often provide additional stories (WebExtras) that don’t appear in print and/ or links to videos and other tech-supported enhancements.

It’s one thing to read about the Veterans Day Ceremony; it’s another to hear the speaker’s remarks or the boom of the howitzers echoing across the lake.

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Alumni Magazine worth noting: 1) It is free to all alumni and parents. There’s no subscription involved. 2) There is no advertising in the magazine. Though advertising could underwrite much of the cost, we prefer the clean look and open pages. 3) Culver Alumni Magazine is dedicated to all things Culver and nothing else. You can’t get that with any other publication.

your feedback (pro and con). We like to hear that you are pleased, but when we miss the mark we want to know that too. Share your ideas for a story; what do you want to read about? Have expertise, writing ability, or photography skills?

You could become a source or published in Culver Alumni Magazine. And update your class news information online at culver.org/alumni.

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Culver Clubs: Bringing our family together Virtual connections are fine, but they can pale in comparison with actual, in-person connections (plus, gettogethers provide you with pictures of something besides selfies and cats). But sometimes you need to get out and do something, and that’s where Culver Club events come in.

The focus, said Culver Clubs Coordinator Maria Benner, is to energize the local clubs and bring together all the groups that compose the Culver family, whether they are alumni (both of the boarding school and the summer camps), parents, current students and campers, and even prospective families. What a lot of people may not realize, at first, is that Culver Clubs are for anyone who “cares about Culver.”

“We are a community and that’s our focus with Culver Clubs and our One Culver events: to bring together all the different members that compose our Culver family.”

Easy to find: Finding out what’s going on with Culver Clubs is easier than it’s ever been. A number of events can be found at alumni.culver.org. In most cases, an RSVP and registration, if needed, can be taken care of right there. But the Culver Clubs are also on Facebook, where connections with other members as well as events, large and small, are easily found.

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All about connections: The goal of the 49 clubs (36 in the United States) is to help people connect with other alumni, friends and families, to either bond over shared experiences or, if they’re new to Culver, to learn more and get comfortable. In addition to the traditional strongholds of Chicago, Ohio, and Indiana, “we have surprisingly large pockets of people in diverse areas, from Texas to Florida,” and the east and west coasts, Benner said. The fact that Culver people live in those places enables not only socializing, but also serves in the adjustment process for recent Culver graduates arriving on a college campus or a graduate of any age starting a new job in a new city.

Something for everyone: The setup of Culver Clubs

makes it easy for people to connect. Each club tries to have a signature event each year, such as a picnic at a state park or an outing to a baseball game. But there are also many, smaller events open to a variety of interests. Sometimes it’s a happy hour at a brewpub. Other times, it’s a family bonfire and hayride in the fall. Some clubs attend a play or sporting event, either just to enjoy one another’s company or because the event features another Culver graduate.

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of the United States are also thriving in far flung countries such as China, Taiwan, Korea, Mexico, and Switzerland, and have been doing so for the past 10 years. And, as in the United States, Culver Clubs are for everyone. “It’s not just the alumni, but we’ve brought together the whole Culver family,” said Director of International Advancement Tony Giraldi ’75. Current and past parents as well as alumni work together to become ambassadors for Culver, Giraldi said, helping recruit new students but also sharing job experiences they’ve had since leaving Culver.

—Mike Petrucelli Advancement Communications Coordinator

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Twenty-three years ago, when Alan Loehr took over as director of Alumni Relations, he had at his disposal one support person, a telephone, and a typewriter. There wasn’t even a fax machine.

That was in 1991. Today, Loehr is armed with a staff of five and all the tools that technology has to offer ­— the website, Facebook, LinkedIn, emails and evites, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. He still has a telephone. The typewriter is long gone. The fax machine is used less and less.

A lot has changed, but what hasn’t changed is the objective: For Culver people to connect and engage through reunions, clubs, and other strategically planned events. “There is nothing more powerful than the backdrop of where these friendships were developed,” Loehr said. “And never discount the relationship with faculty and staff.”

Alumni Relations: Empowering friendships In search of: Today’s technology also provides many more resources for connecting with lost alumni. Loehr said one-third of alumni connections are made through family; one-third from another level after a couple of phone calls; and one-third from information you have to pay for. “Then, you ask yourself, do they want to be found and are they worth the time, effort, and cost? But you don’t know unless you try,” he said. “Our system is connecting all leads to personal phone calls and visits,” and those connections come from classmates, staff, other volunteers, or a visit to campus.

Team effort: “The Alumni office is a piece of the puzzle.

If you host it, they will come: Reunion attendance is 75 percent better than it was 20 years ago. “Success begets success,” Loehr said. “There’s more ownership by the alumni.” The field force at work are the alumni themselves, specifically those who attend a reunion and share their experience with those who did not. The key to Culver’s success is “the culture that has been fostered for 100-plus years.” From faculty and staff, from Col. Fleet to the division commander in Woodcraft, “it’s our pride in association and to be connected with an institution that is so influential and so meaningful to so many people and families.”

Loehr said, “We are much more intentional today about connecting current students to our returning graduates.”

Culver changes, though its purpose and mission remains unchanged, if not strengthened, and Loehr said there is no better way than to showcase that than to connect alumni with current students and faculty members.

Give me a Culver ring: “Today, Facebook is the most

powerful of the social media connections,” Loehr said. “But there is nothing more important than a telephone call. The personal touch is what we strive for in each class organization.”

But the Communications Office does more than any entity to foster positive feelings,” Loehr said. “Culver Alumni Magazine is the unsung hero, a constant. It is the emotional connection for thousands of people. One of the powers of the Communications Office is the consistent way in which it connects people. Every component is an important piece of the effort to set us apart from the many organizations that vie for our constituents’ attention.”

As director, Loehr likens himself to a middle reliever in baseball. The starting pitchers are the faculty and staff — that’s where the true bonds are formed. “I come in in the sixth inning and, hopefully, can get us a win — a gift, a new student, a key volunteer, or maybe even a lead to the next great faculty member and coach. At the least, I want to be part of keeping every constituent in the game.”

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The loyal support of alumni, parents and friends keeps Culver strong. That there are so many of these supporters is a testament to the effect Culver has had on their lives, either through their own experience or through their children.

Everyone gives to Culver differently. As a result, it’s now easier than ever to support Culver in a manner that fits everyone’s personal situation. Whether it’s through the longtime method of sending a check in the mail, making a gift online through Culver’s website, or having a gift made on an installment basis, Culver can be supported by any means on any budget.

And if someone has a specific area they wish to support, they can do so through the newly redesigned Giving To Culver web pages, which identify the key needs of the school, whether it’s financial aid, academic programs, faculty and staff salaries, athletics, or one of the other major parts of the Culver Experience.

“The redesign of the Culver website giving pages was done with one thing in mind: to give donors the opportunity to support the Culver programs they care about in the easiest way possible,” said Thomas Mayo ’75, director of The Culver Fund. “Like many other aspects of the Academies, Culver giving has gone leading edge.”

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George E. Mastics N’47, ’49 continues to practice trial law in Palm Beach, Fla., where he is also chairman of the Port of Palm Beach District.

Ted Nelson W’46, ’49 is retired and continues to enjoy all the culture New York City has to offer. He has been in a gay relationship for the last 29 years.

David M. Runkle ’49 plans to return in May for his 65th reunion. David and Joan live in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Rudolph G. Schneidhorst Jr. ’49 had spinal surgery at the end of August and hopes to be fit by reunion. Rudy is fully retired and downsizing in Lima, Ohio, with wife Ann. Ellouise Sneed, widow of Gary A. Sneed N’48, ’49, plans to attend the May 2014 reunion.

Members of the Class of 1956 returning to campus in October for a mini-reunion were, front row, left to right: Bill Davidson, Chuck Sommer, Harry Schoger, Bill Slemmons, and Neal Voltz; second row: John Roberts, Jim Medland, Bill Hanning, and Rollin ‘Mac’ Michael ’67, who made the trip with Hanning from Ohio.

1940s William J. Elser ’40 was one of four grand marshals for the Gates, N.Y., bicentennial celebration in June 2013. Bill was active in the sesquicentennial celebration in 1963, portraying a Pony Express rider to commemorate the first post office.

George W. Brewster III ’46 and his wife Doris celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in July. Their Evans, Colo., home survived the Colorado floods.

Charles W. Leavitt ’47 of Oak Harbor, Wash., is writing and presenting a seminar on “Boating Safety while Aging.”

Franklin D. Schurz Jr. ’48, a former editor and publisher of the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune, was inducted into the South Bend Community Hall of Fame in November.

Frank is a trustee of The Culver Educational Foundation and is or has been a member of the Indiana Endowment for Education

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Excellence, the South Bend Chamber of Commerce (past president), the Board of Regents of Saint Mary’s College, the Board of Visitors of Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and the Advisory Council of the Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters. Last year he received a Cornerstone Award from I.U. and the I.U. Foundation as Partners in Philanthropy.

Ted M. Akin ’49 and his wife, Gloria, lost their only son in November 2011.

The Akins live in Dallas.

Albert J. Brewster III ’49 is still in the insurance business in Akron, Ohio.

Federico W. De La Vega ’49 reports proudly that his wife, Guadalupe, has received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service. The couple live in El Paso, Texas.

John L. Kihm ’49, M.D., is still flying, doing orthopedic evaluations, and expert witness work. He and wife Patricia reside in Port Orange, Fla.

Herbert J. Werren ’49 of Noblesville, Ind., said attendance at his 65th reunion will depend on the outcome of a recent back surgery.

1950s Robert L. Williams W’45, NB’46, ’50 and his wife Marcia toured Italy in the spring and took in the 1,000 Islands area of New York and the Stratford Canadian Shakespeare Festival in the fall. The couple live in Del Rio, Texas.

Joseph D. Zimmerman N’49, ’52 and Barbara spend their summers in Lake City, Colo., and winter in Dallas. They try to take a major trip every year and will be cruising to see the polar bears in 2014.

John M. Mankin W’48, N’51, ’53 is living in Homosassa, Fla. He writes that “Culver has made great changes (and) will last forever and send young grads to West Point and other great schools.”

J. Anthony Brown N’50, ’54 is retired and has lived since 1969 in the only home he and Marjorie have owned.

James C. Acheson W’48, ’55 remains dedicated to philanthropy and community

FROM THE LEGION PRESIDENT development in Michigan and Florida. He and his wife, Suzanne, live in Lighthouse Point, Fla., and Port Huron, Mich.

Thomas E. Allen W’49, ’55 of Lake Jackson, Texas, retired in February 2013 after 50 years of pediatric practice. He and his wife, Mariam, also celebrated their golden anniversary in 2013.

Franklin L. Philpot Jr. ’55 of Dearborn Heights, Mich., enjoys retirement travel with his wife, Susan.

Richard F. Gessler H’53, ’57 is a retired commercial pilot living in Honolulu with his wife, Sylvia. Dick says the highlight of his career was in the 1980s when Hawaiian Airlines started flying worldwide charters in big four-engine DC-8s. He flew United Nations peacekeeping troops into the Sinai Desert between Egypt and Israel, launching out of Singapore and flying over the pole into Frankfurt and Zurich.

For the last eight years of his career Dick flew wide body DC-10s between the Islands, Las Vegas, and the West Coast.

Luther A. Neal Jr. ’57 has returned as the chaplain of the Crowley (Texas) Nursing Home and Rehabilitation facility. Laughter and inspirational messages are good for the heart and soul, writes Alvin.

1960s L. Barlett Hotchkiss ’62 proudly reports that his wife, Sharla, won election in November to a seat on the Midland (Texas) City Council. Sharla is the only woman on the council.

Gates J. Wayburn Jr. ’62 continues to practice ophthalmology in Nashville, Tenn.

He and Martha live in Brentwood, Tenn., and have two children and four grandchildren.

A professor emeritus of finance and investments at Florida Institute of Technology, Kermit C. Zieg Jr. ’62 authored an op-ed piece in the Aug. 15, 2013, issue of The Washington Post. The article, titled “Better bonds could make retirement easier,” proposed that the U.S. government create retirement bonds specifically for

A Value Proposition for Legion Members We all enjoy a unique bond and a shared experience when we meet fellow Culver alumni. Our initial greeting easily transitions to conversations about our unique Culver experiences, characterized by the grounds we walked, the friendships we forged, the memories of our academics, after-school activities, training, and the teachers and counselors who taught us and demanded our best.

One of the benefits of attending such a world-class institution is the opportunity to connect with fellow alumni. Though our classes put on great reunions, the school routinely updates us on current events, and Culver Clubs International provides an informal structure for our alumni to gather, we can also be a resource for our fellow alumni and help impact their future. Understanding how to be a mentor and how to network can be very beneficial to recent graduates exploring their career options, as well as for those in established fields as they transition to new opportunities or travel to another part of the country, or world.

Your Legion Board of Directors starts the informal networking process while students are still at Culver and nearing graduation. But this networking is neither structured nor routine, and we have not asked alumni to provide networking opportunities after graduation. Perhaps this is because we think it would require too much time or would put us in an awkward position of being asked for jobs and having to turn down other alumni. Additionally, younger alumni may feel uncomfortable reaching out to other alumni, thinking they may be perceived as begging for help. Though these are understandable concerns, the good news is networking is not about asking for a job.

Networking should be regarded as a positive relationship for both parties.

It allows one alumnus/a to talk to another in an informal and nonthreatening setting. A networking meeting allows one graduate to learn about another’s experience about entering or changing positions in the workforce and to receive advice on interviewing with prospective employers.

At this point, the value of informal networking should be evident. However, establishing a process where graduates can reach out to each other readily is the next essential action. Whether through a Culver-unique Facebook or LinkedIn page, or through other electronic means, providing a portal for alumni to communicate their willingness to be engaged, informally and when their time allows, is worthy of consideration.

If we understand that 75 percent of all jobs are found through personal contacts, then we should see the value of networking and get involved in the future success of our fellow alumni. But it’s not just jobs that will measure the value of the Culver network, it is a value proposition I hope every member of the Culver Legion will support.

Maj. Gen. Richard Sherlock '76 (U.S. Army, Retired) Falls Church, Virginia

Rick succeeded Alex Kurrelmeier ’83 as president of the Legion this fall when the latter took a full-time position as head of Culver’s Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur (see page 6).

Rick is a retired major general with more than 20 years of service in the U.S. Army. He is president and CEO of the Association of Air Medical Services.

Rick and his wife, Lyn, are parents of two daughters.

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retirees that would provide them with liquidity, safety of principal, and market interest rates.

After a 38-year Navy career, Rear Adm. Thomas R. Cullison ’64 and his wife, Marilynn, have settled in Swansboro, N.C. Philip E. Goetz ’64 is looking forward to attending his 50th reunion with wife Arlene.

Phil will retire at the end of 2014 and plans to move from Rolling Hills, Calif., to the Colorado mountains and Arizona desert.

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Seventy-seven years later, the wooden yacht Dorade owned by Matt Brooks ’70 repeated in July as the winner of his division of the Trans-Pacific (Los Angeles to Honolulu) Race and the winner of the overall King Kalakaua Trophy. Matt bought the boat in 2010 for $880,000 and was told it “was a piece of antique furniture” that could not compete against modern carbon-fiber ocean racers. With some alterations and some of the best sailors in the world, Matt proved otherwise.

James G. Schacht ’81 has been named general manager of Cummins Commercial Marine. The promotion noted that Jim, who joined Cummins in 2010 as executive director of Cummins Business Services, “has the right experience and proven track record” to serve the global marine market and grow profitability. Jim and his wife, Sally, live in Indianapolis with their four children, including Tommy W'12, '17.

Photo by Lewis Kopp W’66, ’71.

M. Joseph McCluan Jr. ’64 lives in Houston with his wife Anne. They are parents of two boys and “a precious granddaughter.”

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A former commissioner of the Alaska Natural Resources Commission, Dan Sullivan W’78, ’83 has announced his candidacy on the Republican ticket for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Mark Begich. Sullivan, who was previously attorney general, resigned from his natural resources position upon announcing his candidacy in October.

After a strong election showing for mayor of Bradenton, Fla., Richard O’Brien ’84 has accepted a position as Visiting Scholar in Gaithersburg, Md., to finish his book “In Case of Genocide – Break Glass” due out in spring 2014.

George Roberts ’62 and his wife, Linnea Conrad Roberts, visited campus in late November to meet with the 10 students who are attending Culver thanks to the Roberts Leadership Scholarships. The Robertses also sat in on an AP Chemistry class during their visit.

Walter Warner W’64 is enjoying life in Westlake Village, Calif. His career was in banking and, at one point, he was a senior officer for a large Los Angeles-based bank holding company.

Gerald R. Overholser ’66 and his wife, Jerry, live in Collierville, Tenn.

F. Richard Hauer W’62, ’69 is the director of the Montana Institute on Ecosystems at the University of Montana, where he holds the endowed chair in limnology (freshwater ecology). Ric was named the university’s Distinguished Scholar in 2011. He and wife Brenda live in Missoula, Mont.

William D. Tucker Jr. N’65, ’69 has 22 years in as a first vice president with Morgan Stanley. He and his wife, Linda, live in Treasure Island, Fla.

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Brent R. Kaiser N’71, ’74 and his wife Sharlyn (Trantham) SS’71 live in Newark, Ohio.

Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody W’72, ’76 of Alexandria, Va., is on his last uniform assignment with The Army Corps of Engineers headquarters as one of three deputies to the Chief of Engineers. John has responsibility for civil works (levees, locks and dams) and emergency operations, i.e. Hurricane Katrina and Sandy.

A September 2013 online article (Valpolife. com) featured Greg P. Farrall ’88 for his community involvement. In addition to being a financial planner and owning his own business, Greg was cited for his role with wife Liz as campaign chairs of United Way of Porter County. He also is involved with Rotary International, helps coach CMA football and girls basketball at the local Catholic school, and is the father of three.

Tawnee M. Shallenberger Hinton ’88 and her husband, Christopher, welcomed their fourth child, daughter Amelia, on Sept. 12, 2013. The family lives in Kokomo, Ind. Miguel A. Rodarte ’88 of Mexico City was the GQ Magazine Man of the Year in 2011, along with Actor of the Year.

Miguel's recent film appearances include "Border Run" in February 2013, starring Billy Zane and Sharon Stone.

Holly Anderson ’89 married Kevin Semsmejer in New Harmony, Ind., on Oct. 13, 2013, and they are living in Evansville. In attendance were Tawnee Shallenberger Hinton ’88, Eve Anderson Hargrave ’80, Felicie Anderson Wilson ’83, and Ian Anderson ’81.

1990s A nine-year veteran of the Marine Corps and former commanding officer, Arnaldo L. Colon A’90, ’93 has accepted the position of division partner for Hydratex, a national industrial lubrication solutions provider. He lives in High Point, N.C., with his wife, Katya, and their two children.

Michael N. Payne ’93 has been named associate director of admissions and varsity boys head hockey coach at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mike, wife Brenna, and their two children live on campus.

Visanu “Art” Tongwarin ’93 married Karen Hamilton on Sept. 13, 2013, in Vail, Colorado. They are living in Plainfield, Ill., where Art has been the golf professional at Mistwood Golf Club for the last 15 years.

Petch and Prakorn Suvanprakorn ’95 were married December 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Luis A. Gutierrez W’93, ’98 married Maria Elvira Musa Pader on Oct. 25, 2013. The newlyweds are living in Saltillo, Calif.

2000s Since graduating with his MBA from Miami University of Ohio, Justin Otto ’00 has been working for Simon Property Group, the largest real estate investment trust in the United States. His assignments have included Indianapolis, Columbus, Ohio, and Memphis, Tenn., and he has taken a new assignment in Durango, Colo., where he will lead the Durango Mall team.

Justin won Simon’s Value Enhancement Leadership Award and carried out one of the nation’s largest shopping center active shooter drills, collaborating with local and federal law enforcement agencies. In 2012, he spent a summer in the Netherlands fulfilling his global consultancy with Stryker Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.

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Amy and Scott G. Evans ’94 are the parents of daughter Charlotte, born Dec. 12, 2013. They and older daughter Anna reside in Nashville, Tenn.

Adam D. Estes W’90, ’95 is a financial adviser in Bloomington, Ind. He was named to Wall Street Magazine’s Top 40 under 40, Aaron’s Top 1,000, and Financial Times Top 400.

Strategizing during a break at the Volunteers Weekend in September are, left to right, Lee Ann Guzek Terhune ’84, Dr. Jennifer Kline Morgan ’84, Dr. Anna Kantzer Wildermuth ’83, and Marc Malone ’84.

H. O’Neal Turner III ’00 has found a home at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he is the associate director of admissions and financial aid and the varsity lacrosse coach. O’Neal has been with FVS for three years. He travels the country and globe, covering all points east of the Mississippi River.

Tim Markle ’01 and his wife, Nikkie, are parents of a daughter, Isabel, born Dec. 27, 2013. The Markles live in Charleston, S.C. Tim is a dynamic positioning operator for Transocean Ltd., working on the drillship C.R. Luigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Meghan Ryan Fletcher SS’02 is living in Niceville, Fla. She married Doug Fletcher in 2008 and they are both officers in the U.S. Air Force.

Stefen A. Wynn W’98, ’03 teaches math at Washington High School in Mishawaka, Ind. Logan S. Glickfield ’06 and his wife, Jessica Cordle, are parents of a second son, Wyatt, who joins his brother Anderson in Arlington, Mass. Logan works for Google.

Army Sgt. Uriah C. Trout ’06 has returned to the United States after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Uriah is an infantryman assigned to the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson, Alaska. He has served in the military for four years.

Sean and Christina M. (Nelson) Conlon SS’04, ’07 celebrated their one-year anniversary on Jan. 23, 2014. They live in San Diego.

St. Olaf College forward Jeffrey A. Harris ’07 was named to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) CCM AllAmerica second team in 2012-2013 and was also a finalist for the Sid Watson Award, given to the NCAA Division 3 player of the year. Jeff was named the MIAC (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) Co-Player of the Year and led the league with 16 goals and eight assists. He was named the MIAC’s player of the week on Jan. 28 after helping St. Olaf to its first sweep of St. Thomas. Jeff was also named to the MIAC All-Conference team.

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A Convocation of Eagles

In this photo from the wedding of Katie Mitzell W’01, ’06 to Kevin Fagan there are 27 alumni pictured. The group represented the Academies, Naval School, Naval Band, Summer School for Girls, and Woodcraft and ranged from 1967 through 2012.

Pictured, left to right, are, first row: Steven Schenberg N’04, Ines Gamboa W’01, SS’04, ’06, Laura Lauth SS’04, Katie Mitzell Fagan W’01, ’06, Jack Mitzell W’07, ’12, Liz Olsen W’97, Lorena AlvarezSottil W’99, ’04, Ellie Tresslar Gee SS’02, Joe Gee W’98, NB’01, ’03, and Gerardo Alvarez-Sottil W’06, ’10 (foreground).

Second row: Jimmy Waddell N’04, Beatrice Seale ’05, Angelica “Jelly” Mazza Nigam ’06, Janeen Phillips Hartwig ’06, Megan “Manda”

Kevin R. Harris ’07 is living in Boston with his older brother, Matthew, and is working as a data analyst for Collegeminer, a startup company created by his older brothers Dennis and Matthew. Kevin and his twin brother Jeff ’07 were co-captains for the St. Olaf Oles during the 2012-13 hockey season. Kevin’s 12 assists in league play ranked second in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and he was named to the All-Conference team.

Paul Moon ’07 has a recurring role on the long-running soap opera “All My Children,” which airs twice a week on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network and online. Paul earned the role after a stint in the off-Broadway

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Logan ’04, Juan Garcia W’99, NB’02, ’04, Kay Ryan Booth SS’67, Anna Cox Spitznogle SS’76, and Gonzalo Alvarez-Sottil W’04, ’08.

Third row: Gregory “Juke” Muir ’06, Chet Marshall ’73, Avneesh Nigam ’96, Eric Burns N’73, Sallie Jo Tardy Mitzell (mother of the bride), J. Murray Clark W'71, Wayne Zygowicz ’74, Pete Cleveland W’69, ’74, and Kyle Lanham W’70.

show “My Big Gay Italian Wedding,” which he landed two months after arriving in New York City. Paul graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in theatre. He also has been busy with two TV shows, “Tainted Dreams” and “CAWL to Arms,” which will air in May about the Collegiate Arm Wrestling League.

Michael A. Sdao ’07 is playing hockey with the Binghamton Senators this season.

Mike was profiled in a December 2013 article in the Ottawa Citizen. He played his collegiate hockey at Princeton University, playing for Binghamton on the weekends last season while completing his degree during the week.

After working backstage in high-fashion hair in New York City and Las Vegas for Paul Mitchell, Jane E. Elliott W’03, ’08 has returned home to Valparaiso, Ind., and is working for Anthony’s Salon, one of the top salons in the region. Jane’s career was featured in an online article (nwtimes.com).

Kenneth Harris ’09 graduated from the University of Denver in 2013 and was offered a full-time position in the Technology Department for the university. He resides in Denver with his older brother, Dennis, and his sister, Stephanie.

Capt. Kevin D. Berto NB’09 of Lake Forest, Ill. is the midshipman at the top of the chain of command at the U.S. Merchant

Marine Academy, where he is majoring in logistics and intermodal transportation. As regimental commander, Kevin is responsible for the daily performance of the 700 men and women under his command and works with the commandant's staff to develop and execute policy. He is a member of the academic honor society and plays on the Division III club hockey team. In his final term, he will serve on the Academy’s Regimental Honor Board. Upon graduation this spring, Kevin will be commissioned as an officer with the U.S. Coast Guard.

2010s Caitlin-Jean Juricic ’10, a senior political science major, history and global studies double minor, at The University of the South, is serving as a politician for the university’s population in the town of Sewanee Tenn., while simultaneously holding office as vice chair of the university’s Honor Council. Additionally, Caitlin was named the school’s 2013 Volunteer of the Year and 2013 Pearigen Award winner.

Photo courtesy of Ed James.

Michael B. Preston ’12 of Carmel, Ind., has committed to play hockey for the U.S. Military Academy following his U.S. Hockey League career with the Indiana Ice. Mike is a defenseman.

FROM THE CSSAA PRESIDENT Riding ‘the crest of a wave' You will see in this issue themes of connecting and networking, along with the tagline, One Culver. What does One Culver mean?

For me and other CSSAA directors, Culver's fourth Superintendent Gen. Gignilliat stated it succinctly in 1925 (and I paraphrase), “ … I wonder if you have ever considered what a powerful influence in American citizenship Culver could become with the active, united, whole-hearted cooperation of her alumni and parents, who constitute one of the most widely distributed, potentially influential constituencies … in America … with alumni and parent interest thoroughly engaged and cooperative, there are no limits to Culver's growth and influence."

Culver was 30 years old when Gignilliat made this bold, some might say prescient, proclamation. It was the same year the CSSAA was formed to unite its respective alumni body. Nearly 90 years later, we stand “on the crest of a wave," as many Culver leaders say today.

As your directors, our role is to take advantage of the excellent position in which we find every facet of Culver. Here are two examples of this position of strength from which we are currently working.

Enrollment is such that the majority of the Upper Camp units and divisions are full and on waiting lists at the earliest point (six months or more) in the summer programs' history. As this magazine goes to press, the construction of two new Woodcraft cabins is underway to accommodate the rapid increase in Butterfly applications.

Culver Club event attendance soared over the 2,500 mark in 2013. This year, the alumni office is tracking summer school and camp alumni participation to establish a benchmark from which we can work to increase your ability and willingness to connect and network. The leadership of two alumni groups — the Naval Band and the Class of 1964 — is working faithfully to bring back record numbers from their constituencies for July's Homecoming celebration.

Finally, I want to use this forum to thank Tony Mayfield, both personally and on behalf of the CSSAA membership, for his 40 years of service to Culver.

More than 25 of those years, including 16 as our director, have been devoted to the growth and sustainability of our beloved summer programs.

John F. James N’10, a junior at the University of Georgia, had the opportunity to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu last fall. John was involved with the study abroad program Semester at Sea when it docked in Capetown, South Africa. John was on the summer camp staff in 2012 and 2013.

Susan Severns Ellert SS'85 Culver, Indiana

Susan is the 63rd CSSAA president. She and her husband, Francis N'85, are the parents of four children: Betse W'12, SS'15, CGA '17; Pierce W'14 (D&B); Fritz W'16; and Cabot JW'13.

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Culver ESU students past and present were together at Thanksgiving at Dartmouth House in London.

The session was organized by English Speaking Union to inform new students on what to expect and for them to confer with existing and past ESU students. First row, left to right, are Jasmine Rahman (ESU from England in 2009-10), Eleanor Logue ’13, and Hannah Grafton, a second semester ESU student from England at Culver this school year; second row, Julia Melling (ESU from Scotland in 2012-13), Maria Solis ’13, and Polo Burguete ’13; third row, Tim Newton ’13 and Kennedy Donnelly ’13.

Corrections & Clarifications To clarify, Kimberly Arbuckle W’91 was the first female regimental commander in the history of Culver Summer Schools & Camps, serving as the regimental commander of Woodcraft Camp in 1991.

Maggie (McDowell) Holcombe SS’01 was Upper Camp’s first female regimental commander in 2001. The article about Tony Mayfield’s retirement in the Winter 2013/2014 issue did not distinguish between the two camps. Also, in that article, the name of Pedro Andarsio was misspelled.

The name of Lissa Newton SS’83 was misspelled on page 29 of the Winter 2013/2014 issue.

On page 32 of the Winter 2013/2014 issue the name of Alessandra Medrano ’04 was misspelled. She is the older sister of Jelly Nigam ’06.

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Connor A. Frantti ’13 is skating for the Lincoln Stars hockey team out of Lincoln, Neb. The Stars are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the U.S. Hockey League.

Northwestern University freshman Franklyn C. Ndubuisi-Obi ’13 was honored in the fall by the Western Golf Association as a Beck Scholar. The award recognizes his academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and interest in golf. Franklyn caddied at the Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park in summer 2013.

Bradley L. Fisher ’14 has signed to play college basketball for Montana State University. A 7-foot center, Brad attends Myerscough College in Chorley, England, and has been practicing with the basketball team. As a junior at CMA, Brad averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game. He played AAU ball last summer in Indiana.

Email is acceptable, as well; the address is alumni@culver.org. The mailing address is Alumni Office, 1300 Academy Road #132, Culver, Ind. 46511-1291.

As you submit your class news, please keep the following guidelines in mind: • Avoid the use of abbreviations, acronyms, and other professional jargon that other readers may not be familiar with or understand.

• Culver Alumni Magazine pub- lishes information on new jobs, promotions, awards and honors, interesting events in your life, relocations, marriages, births, and deaths. The magazine does not publish engagement or birth announcements. The magazine does not publish photographs of newborns. Photos of wedding parties must meet certain criteria.

• The magazine does not publish street addresses, telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses.

However, this information should always be included in any correspondence for the purpose of maintaining up-to-date alumni records.

If you have any questions about submitting your news, please contact the Alumni Office at (574) 842-7200.

Athletic Hall of Fame

Halls of Fame welcome 26 new members in 2013 Athletic, Arts & Letters, and Horsemanship honor inductees Culver Academies has been blessed with a long line of graduates who have distinguished themselves while on campus, and later served as ambassadors for Culver in the United States and around the world. Since the school’s centennial celebration in 1994, Culver has sought to pay special tribute to those alumni, alumnae, instructors, coaches, and staff who have made significant contributions to various aspects of life outside of Culver.

Richard C. Rockaway ’26 Sidney Salomon Jr. ’29 John W. “Jack” Dobson ’31 Walter G. “Bud” Roberts ’32 (faculty) Donald R. Foster ’46 Robert C. Vaughn ’74 Kirk A. Daubenspeck ’92 Tiffany S. Kyser ’99 John-Michael T. Liles ’99 Jeb B. Terry Jr. ’99 Molly M. Engstrom ’01

Arts & Letters Hall of Fame Morgan Paull ’63 Robert B. Baer ’71 Marcia V. Mayo ’71 William J. Vlasic ’72 Frederick D. Bentley W’88 Erikka Walsh ’02 Arthur G. Hughes (faculty)

Horsemanship Hall of Fame Robert M. Schless ’50 Morris Floyd ’54

On Nov. 8-10, the Academies inducted 26 members into its three halls of fame. Eleven people were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame, seven were welcomed into the Arts & Letters Hall of Fame, and eight were taken into the Horsemanship Hall of Fame. The inductees included boarding school alumni and alumnae, past summer campers, and former faculty and staff members.

Read about all the 2013 inductees at alumni.culver.org/HOF

Frederick S. Cuthbert II ’59 ’81 Polo Team Braddock J. Alexander ’81 Danforth W. “Bo” Hagler ’81 Craig R. Smythe ’81 Jeffrey R. Markle ’00 Floyd W. Townsley (faculty)

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Death notices published in this issue were received and processed as of Dec. 31, 2013. Information is gleaned from published obituaries, newspaper stories, and information found in the alumni database. Full obituaries are limited to those alumni who have died within three years of this publication.

Harper L. Camp N’31 of Midland, Mich., died Dec. 5, 2013. Harper graduated in 1939 from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He was a member of the Michigan State Marching Band (a military marching band at the time). Mr. Camp organized his own bands and was a member of various other bands, playing the flute, piccolo, saxophone, and clarinet.

Throughout his working life he continued to be involved with music, playing first sax in his band and in the Bob Spencer Band, which was broadcast on radio and made 78 RPM records. He also played for several Midland Music Society productions.

Mr. Camp is survived by a son, Herbert W’53, NB’56 of Midland; a daughter, nine grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.

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Louis E. Fazen Jr. ’33 (Troop) of Fort Pierce, Fla., died Nov. 30, 2013. Mr. Fazen was captain of the Black Horse Troop and commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Cavalry. He graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree and a medical degree. He practiced medicine in Racine, Wis., joining his father’s medical-surgical practice. Dr. Fazen was president of the medical staff at St. Mary’s Hospital, chair of the surgical department, and president of the Racine Medical Society.

From 1978-89 he was a volunteer for the Indian Health Service, serving monthlong stints in Alaska, Arizona, Montana, Nevada, and Virginia. Dr. Fazen is survived by his wife, Helen; five children, among them sons Robert W’57, ’64 of Dallas and Louis III W’54, ’61 of Southborough, Mass., and daughter Maryellen Eckenhoff SS’69 of Wallingford, Pa.; 13 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.

John C. Fisher ’34 (Co. D) of Pasadena, Calif., died Oct. 28, 2011.

Dean E. Becker ’35 (Troop) of Lake View, N.Y., died Aug. 30, 2013. He was a retailer, national oil and gas entrepreneur, and onetime owner of the Skyway drive-in theaters. A graduate of the University of Buffalo, during World War II he tested fighter plane engines at Bell Aircraft.

He also ran Eckhardt Dry Good Retail, a department store founded by his family.

Survivors include his sons, Dean Jr. ’59 and John ’59, both of Lake View, and a daughter.

A former CSSAA vice president (1953-54), Raymond J. Lee N’33, ’35 (Artillery) died Aug. 16, 2012. Survivors included a son, William II W’53, ’58 of Baton Rouge, La.

A retired DuPont executive, John F. Bowling ’37 (Band) of Wilmington, Del., died Oct. 26, 2012. He was a graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. Upon graduation in 1941 he was hired by the DuPont Company, where he worked for 36 years. After two years at DuPont’s Remington Arms division in Bridgeport, Conn., Mr. Bowling was transferred to Hanford, Wash., to work in the plutonium production plant of the Manhattan Project. In 1950 he returned to DuPont's research laboratory in Wilmington where he worked on processing for nylon and Dacron fibers. He was transferred many times as he rose through the ranks, returning to Wilmington again in 1966 to oversee all of DuPont’s production of nylon, then Dacron. An accomplished musician and pilot, Mr. Bowling is survived by two sons, a sister, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Curtis R. Craver Jr. ’37 (Band) of Raleigh, N.C., died Oct. 13, 2013. Mr. Craver was a 1962 graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He attended North Carolina State University prior to serving in World War II in the South Pacific Theater, receiving the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Bronze Star Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Arrowhead for an amphibious landing on a hostile shore.

After the war he accepted a position in the United States Postal Service, retiring in 1975 as the director of Employee and Labor Relations for the Raleigh Sectional Center. He also was a past chairman of the North Carolina Federal Personnel Management Council. An accomplished musician, Mr. Craver was a finalist in the National Youth Symphony Orchestra auditions in 1939 and 1940 and was auditioned by Maestro Leopold Stokowski. He became legendary as both a clarinetist and clarinet teacher in North Carolina, teaching more than 65,000 private lessons and master classes. He was also an adjunct professor in the Music Department at NCSU for 45 years, helping to establish the music minor. He retired from NCSU in 2003 and received the school’s Alumni Award of Merit. Mr. Craver also authored three books: The 129th Infantry Regiment in World War II (1946); The History of Music at North Carolina State University (2003), and Supplementary Studies for the

Clarinet (2007). He is survived by a son, daughter, and two granddaughters.

Thomas C. Fraser ’39 (Co. D) died Sept.

20, 2013, in Glenshaw, Pa. Mr. Fraser was an Army veteran of World War II and the owner of Shaler Builders Supply for 48 years. Surviving are his wife, Caryl; four daughters, a son, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

Thomas W. Hamlin ’39 (Artillery) of Alliance, Ohio, died June 9, 2012. Survivors include a son, Thomas Jr. W’58, ’62 of Deming, N.M. Thomas D. Robinson ’39 (Troop) died July 27, 2013, in Scarsdale, N.Y. Charles E. Clute ’40 (Troop) of Midlothian, Va., died Oct. 15, 2011. Mr. Clute was a Merchant Marines veteran of World War II. He managed a banana plantation in Honduras for the United Fruit Company for many years and then developed an industrial tool sales business in Hingham, Mass., which he ran until he retired at 85.

A son and three granddaughters survive.

Richard T. Hanley ’40 (Co. B) of San Diego died Nov. 6, 2013. A graduate of Michigan State University, Mr. Hanley was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army serving in World War II in the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. He owned and operated an art gallery, The Hanley Gallery. He also collected artwork and rare and first edition books. Mr. Hanley also was a volunteer and served as president of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library. Survivors include his wife, Peggee, a son, sister, and two granddaughters.

Walter L. Siegerist N’41 of Ballwin, Mo., died Dec. 3, 2011. Survivors included his wife, Emily; a son, Michael N’64; a daughter, Marli Yoder SS’69 of Eureka, Mo.; and a brother, Alan N’46 of Labadie, Mo. Harry A. Stout ’41 (Artillery) died Feb. 21, 2013, in Indianapolis. Mr. Stout was the president and third-generation owner of Stout’s Footwear. He also was involved in the effort to revitalize Massachusetts Avenue, where the family-owned business was located. He attended Princeton University before enlisting in the Army Air Corps. He captained a B-24 and was

discharged as a major, after which he returned to Princeton and graduated. He is survived by six children, 18 grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren.

Warren K. Broberg N’43, ’43 (Co. B) of Cave Creek, Ariz., died Nov. 21, 2013.

Dale C. Auerbach W’42, N’45 of Indianapolis died March 19, 2013. Mr. Auerbach was a summer Drum & Bugle instructor in 1950. He was a graduate of Indiana University, where he was a member of the Marching 100 and Symphony Band. He taught distributive education, was principal at Break O’Day School, and taught Dale Carnegie courses. Mr. Auerbach was an Air Force veteran and a licensed pilot.

Surviving are his wife, Kay; two sons, and a granddaughter.

Prominent Chicago-area businessman John E. Jones ’45 (Artillery) died Dec. 11, 2013, in Winnetka, Ill. A Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Jones graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Business Administration. He joined Cummins Allison, rising through the ranks to become president by the mid-1960s.

Mr. Jones was also a pioneer in the introduction of computers and automation equipment for banking and other industries. In the mid ’70s, he helped organize the Committee of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a group of independent and creative computer manufacturing companies from throughout the United States. He also served on various trade associations related to manufacturing and banking and worked with congressmen, senators, and other public officials. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, nine grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

George W. “G.W.” James II ’46 (Artillery) of Oklahoma City died Oct. 25, 2013.

Mr. James attended the University of Oklahoma before joining his father in the hotel business. They owned and operated the Skirvin & Skirvin Tower Hotel. Following the sale of the hotel, he entered into the real estate business. With his partners he designed and developed Jamestown, one of Oklahoma City’s first condominium and office parks. Surviving are his wife, Lyda; four sons, a sister, 10 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

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Robert A. Briden N’46, ’47 (Band) died Jan. 1, 2013, in Brighton, Ontario.

William P. Goudie Jr. N’48 of Hartland, Mich., died Oct. 28, 2013. Mr. Goudie retired from the Michigan National Bank after 28 years. There are no immediate survivors.

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Franklin D. Kauffman ’48 (Troop) died June 16, 2013, in Astor, Fla. He is survived by two daughters, a brother, and three granddaughters.

William L. Davis Jr. N’48 died May 21, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Davis was a past president of the Nashville Culver Club. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, he was an Army lieutenant stationed in Germany in 1954-55. He joined his father at Davis Cabinet Company in 1956, serving as president from 1965-80. In 1980, he became a partner in Hillsboro Enterprises.

Mr. Davis served on a number of national boards and was actively involved in the community, including time as the president of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife, Florence; a son, two daughters, his mother, brother, and six grandchildren.

Jack B. Tykal W’44, ’48 (Artillery) died Sept. 24, 2013, in Holladay, Utah. An Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Tykal was a special agent of the FBI and retired as assistant special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City office. In retirement he followed an interest in western history and the fur trade, authoring two books and articles in historic journals. Mr. Tykal is survived by his wife, Helen; four daughters, and eight grandkids.

Bruce C. Grant N’49 died Oct. 7, 2013, in Vero Beach, Fla. His wife, Jo-Ann, survives.

David H. Young N’49 of Kokomo, Ind., died July 25, 2011. A graduate of Purdue University, he was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy (1953-55). He was the general manager of Midwest Plating from 1955 to 1979 and ran Plating Products until his retirement in 2001. Mr. Young is survived by his wife, Jane; four sons, 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Dr. Howard E. Muller N’50 of Omaha, Neb., died Nov. 24, 2013. He received his undergraduate and dental degrees from

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Creighton University. He was a longtime orthodontist at the Kennedy Dental Center in Bellevue, Neb. A daughter and brother survive.

Robert L. Nelson ’52 (Co. C) of Leesburg, Fla., died Sept. 19, 2013. Mr. Nelson earned his bachelor’s degree from Ball State University then served with the Marine Corps, being discharged as a captain in 1960.

He earned a master’s degree in education from Butler University and taught briefly before working the Nelson Family farm with his mother and brother. Mr. Nelson served one term as a Boone County commissioner in 1984 and was the chairman of the Boone County Republican Party from 1989-2005. He is survived by his wife, Donna, and daughters Erin Magill SS’89 of Windermere, Fla., and Meagen Feigert SS’92 of Zionsville, Ind. David D. Bartlett N’51, ’53 (Co. B) died July 21, 2013, in Hemet, Calif.

Eugene A. Burns ’54 (Troop) of Tucson, Ariz., died Nov. 19, 2013. The former squadron commander and most efficient cavalry officer, Mr. Burns graduated from the University of Arizona with engineering degrees in mining and metallurgy. He later received a doctorate in chiropractic and naturopathic medicine at Los Angeles

College of Chiropractic. A handball and racquetball champion, it was an injury that introduced him to chiropractic medicine and changed his career path. He is survived by his wife, Linda; two sons, and four grandchildren.

Thomas C. Kay ’54 (Troop) died Dec. 4, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Va. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He enlisted in the Air Force, serving in Colorado and at Andrews Air Force Base in the Washington, D.C., area. Mr. Kay settled in Virginia Beach where he was an early supporter of the Virginia Beach Pops, manager of the Marshall’s Hotel, and owner of Tim’s Christmas Tree Farm.

He is survived by his wife, Judith; a son, daughter, and two brothers.

Jerry A. Roucher ’56 (Band) of Sarasota, Fla., died Oct. 21, 2013. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in speech and dramatic arts. He entered the family wholesale beverage distributing company in Decatur, Ill., became president, and CEO and pioneered the company’s entry into the wine business. Mr. Roucher held several leadership positions in the community and founded the Central Illinois Jazz Festival in 1975. He retired in 1986,

Thomas S. Ireland III ’57 (Co. A) of Wellington, Fla., died Nov. 8, 2013.

William J. Corben ’59 (Troop) died Aug. 19, 2013, in Congress, Ariz. His wife, Linda, survives.

Alberto Santos De Hoyos ’59 (Troop) died Feb. 14, 2013, in Garza Garcia, Nueva Leon, Ecuador.

Walter G. “Sandy” Cheyne II ’60 (Co. C) of Bellingham, Mass., died Dec. 9, 2013.

Prior to retiring, he was a special needs teacher for 35 years in the Franklin school system. Mr. Cheyne was a graduate of Boston University. Surviving are his wife, Sue; five daughters, a brother, and eight grandchildren.

Titans’ owner, AFL founder Kenneth ‘Bud’ Adams ’40 One of the original founders of the American Football League, Tennessee Titans owner K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. ’40 died Oct. 21, 2013, at the age of 90 of natural causes. Adams was the longest tenured owner in the National Football League.

The Titans were founded in 1960 as the Houston Oilers. Two days before Adams’ death, Oail Andrew “Bum” Phillips, the longtime Houston Oilers coach, had passed away at the age of 90.

Ernest S. Wilson N’60 of Poland, Ohio, died Jan. 3, 2013. Mr. Wilson worked for General Fireproofing, then Avco Financial Services in Newport Beach, Calif., as a corporate properties manager, and retired in 1991 from Cleveland Steel Container as national account sales manager. He attended Miami University of Ohio and Youngstown College. He is survived by his wife, Karen; a son, his mother, and a sister.

Christopher K. Colby ’61 (Troop) died Oct. 11, 2013, in Phoenix.

John P. Flanzer W’62 of Northfield, Ill., died Aug. 30, 2012. Mr. Flanzer graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Kenyon College with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (English).

He also earned a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

He worked as a high school English teacher and a television news reporter in the Midwest, moving to the Plattsburgh, N.Y., area in 1979 to take a position at Mountain Lake PBS. Following his public broadcasting career, he worked in NBT Banks Trust and Investment Division. Mr. Flanzer served on a number of non-profit

A World War II veteran, Adams made the Oilers the first football team to play indoors, calling the Houston Astrodome home. The Oilers played there until 1997, when Adams moved the organization to Tennessee, ending a contentious relationship with the city over a new stadium.

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moving to Sarasota and launched a second career in jazz music. He was president of The Jazz Club of Sarasota from 1990-2002, bringing in the top names in jazz and building the club’s membership to a record 2,500 people. He also was active in many community organizations. Surviving are his wife, Nancy; two daughters, a sister, and five grandchildren.

Adams' interest in sports was first displayed at Culver Military Academy, where he earned letters in football, basketball, and baseball.

Upon graduation he attended Menlo College (Calif.), lettering in both rugby and football.

Adams then transferred to the engineering school at the University of Kansas, where he lettered in football for the Jayhawks. Adams and Hunt were members of the inaugural class of the Culver Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.

In 1946, a chance stop in Houston, resulting from fog that grounded his plane, led to a highly successful and diversified business empire which ranked him among the most prominent businessmen in the country.

K.S. 'Bud' Adams '40

Fifty-four years ago, two Texas businessmen with Culver connections –Adams and Lamar Hunt W’42 – announced the formation of the American Football League. Adams pursued his passion for football every day.

Adams presided over more wins with his organization (409) than any current NFL owner. Most of those wins came in Houston, where Adams’ Oilers won the first two AFL titles in 1960 and 1961 before losing in 1962 to Hunt’s Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs) team. Adams’ teams made the playoffs 21 times.

Adams would start ADA Oil Company, a forerunner of the publicly-held American Stock Exchange-listed Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (AE), an energy company engaged in the business of marketing crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products; tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals; and oil and gas exploration and production. Adams' other business interests included extensive farming and ranching in California and Texas, cattle feeding, real estate, automobile dealerships and leasing. He was a longtime collector of Western art and Native American artifacts.

Adams is survived by two daughters, Susie Smith and Amy Strunk, and a grandson, Kenneth Adams IV ’03. His only son, Kenneth S. Adams III, is deceased.

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Passings and electrician. He became a master electrician and ran his own business, RG Electric, for 30 years. He is survived by three sons, a daughter, his mother, a brother, Mike ’70 of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and sister.

Patrick A. Stevens N’66, ’70 (Co. B) died Nov. 11, 2013, in Avondale, Ariz.

Arthur F. Plant III N’69, ’71 (Artillery) died Oct. 7, 2013, in Tempe, Ariz. An alumnus of Rollins College, he lived in Tampa for nearly 30 years before relocating to Tempe to continue his career in finance.

He is survived by his two daughters, a brother, and a sister.

Judson W. Wroe ’75 (Troop) died Oct. 22, 2013, in San Antonio. Mr. Wroe spent most of his life ranching and on horseback. He captained the polo team at Culver and played, taught, and managed the sport.

He was also the first Homecoming King selected by Culver Girls Academy, according to a published obituary. He received his education at the Texas Christian University Ranch Management School.

Mr. Wroe is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, his mother, sister, brother, Billy ’72 of Austin, Texas; and two granddaughters. He was predeceased by his father, William ’45.

Shane T. Crawford W’97 of Indianapolis died Sept. 22, 2013. He is survived by his mother, Janice Hardy; father, Bill Crawford; stepmother, Kathy Gibson; a brother, sister, his grandparents, and companion Jessie Monroe.

boards and was recognized in 2003 with the Lillian B. Redcay Award for outstanding contributions by a volunteer to community mental health services. He is survived by three children, his mother, a brother, and sister.

William E. Byerts III ’63 (Co. A) died Sept. 20, 2013, in Roswell, Ga. Mr. Byerts was an economist and spent most of his career with Eastman Kodak. He was a Vietnam veteran and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. His wife, Nancy, and a son survive.

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Laurence C. Perry ’63 (Co. A) of Escanaba, Mich., died Oct. 6, 2013.

Timothy D. Pfening Jr. W’68 of Columbus, Ohio, died Oct. 23, 2013. Mr. Pfening made his career with the family business, the Fred D. Pfening Co. Surviving are his wife, Suzi; a daughter, a brother, Fred N’66 of Columbus; and a granddaughter. He was predeceased by his father, Fred W’37.

Richard W. Gzybowski ’69 (Artillery) died Oct. 25 2013, in Divide, Colo. An Army veteran (Ranger) of the Vietnam War, Mr. Gzybowski worked as a bricklayer

Jacob R. Rhodus W’97 of Indianapolis died Oct. 9, 2012. Mr. Rhodus was a Realtor and property manager for Silver Realty in Indianapolis and a graduate of Indiana University. He is survived by his mother, Robin Cremeens of Fort Myers, Fla.; his grandparents, a stepbrother, and two stepsisters.

Alberto J. Flores N’01 of Guayaquil, Guayas, died Feb. 14, 2013.

Deaths in the Family Master Sgt. Smith adviser to Rangers, Honor Guard Master Sgt. James H. Smith, 76, a former instructor of military training at Culver Military Academy, died Dec. 11, 2012, from injuries sustained in a three-vehicle crash outside of Eddyville, Ky., where he resided.

Smith was with Culver from 1977-92 as an instructor of military training and served as the Company C counselor from 1984-87 and as assistant commandant from 1987-90. He was also a history instructor and adviser to the Culver Rangers and the Honor Guard. He also served as an instructor in Culver Summer Schools & Camps from 1978-81.

Sgt. Smith was a military adviser during two tours in Vietnam, earning a Purple Heart, five Bronze Stars, and two Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry awards. He was a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Army, 16 of which were spent in combat.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and was a prolific painter in oil, pastels, and watercolors. Sgt. Smith also authored and published “Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow?” a novel based on his military experiences in Vietnam.

During his Culver tenure, Sgt. Smith was married to Renee Smith, a secretary in the Publications Department. She died in August 1996. Noting her death, Culver Alumni Magazine stated, “the Smiths built a strong and loyal bond with the students, taking them into their home, counseling them, and helping them adjust to life at Culver.”

He is survived by his wife, Margie; daughters Cathy Sleeper of South Thomaston, Ky., and Kim Baer of Chesterton, Ind., and a sister.

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Mary Jo Vaughn Rauscher, who with her late husband Jack C. Vaughn ’43 were lead donors for the renovations in 1991 to the riding hall that bears their name, died Jan. 5, 2013, in Dallas. Among her survivors are Robie Vaughn ’74, who was the major donor to the more recent reconstruction of the Academies’ stables. Mrs. Rauscher’s obituary noted her leadership role in the state with a various civic, educational, and corporate boards. When Jack Vaughn died in 1977, she succeeded him as chairman of Vaughn Petroleum Inc., serving until 1988.

She was a director from 1977 to 2004. She was especially proud of her service as the first female director at NorthPark National Bank, the largest independent bank in Dallas at the time. Surviving are three sons, including Jack Jr. ’72 and Robie, both of Dallas; a daughter, Sharon Gallivan ’76, of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; and grandchildren Browning Vaughn ’08 and Robert ’06.

Frances “Jane” Feitz of Lakeville, Ind., died Jan. 14, 2014. She had been employed the last 18 years as a furniture upholsterer for the Academies. She was most proud of returning to college in her 50s and earning a degree in interior design. She graduated from Ivy Tech, was on the Dean’s List her entire college career, and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She is survived by her husband, Max; a daughter, son, three stepchildren, a sister, three brothers, 18 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.

•••• Renate M. Volz, who managed the Lay Dining Center from 1977-99, died Dec. 27, 2013, in Lakefield, Minn. Mrs. Volz was a native of Germany and came to the United States in 1964 with her husband, Gary Volz, who was in the military. She became a U.S. citizen in August 1968 in Denver.

The couple came to Culver in 1977 and

moved to Lakefield in 2005. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Volz is survived by two sons, two daughters, a sister, six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

•••• A retired security officer at the Academies, James R. Cox, 90, of Bremen, died Oct. 21, 2013. Mr. Cox worked security and as the Night OC from 1968-2010. A Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Philippines, Mr. Cox graduated from Ball State University and returned for his master’s degree.

He taught for 38 years in the Culver Public, West High, Lincoln Junior High, and Bremen schools, retiring in 1989. Mr. Cox was also a member of the lake patrol for Lake Maxinkuckee from 1954-92 and served on the Bremen Town Council from 1996-2000. He is survived by his wife, Jean; a son, daughter, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

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Advancement at Culver

Information shared and connections made at Family Foundation Seminar

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During the fall Culver revived its Family Foundation Seminar with a singular goal: to bring the Culver families who have created foundations together for a weekend of informative presentations by experts in the fields of family wealth and foundation management. This allowed alumni and friends of Culver to learn more about the different aspects of foundation management, from the speakers as well as one another.

“I appreciated the networking and introductory-level information sharing from all the participants and sharing-leaders, as I will use this information to pursue the possibilities of developing a foundation,” said H.J. Lacy IV W’79 (Indianapolis). “I hope the family foundation ideas evolve and develop as I would like to participate again. The ‘best practice’ approach was helpful, too.”

It wasn’t all work, though. Speakers and attendees alike enjoyed tours of campus as well as a reception with Capt. Mike Neller (USN, retired), Commandant of Cadets, and Darlene Greene, Dean of Girls, in the White-DeVries Rowing Center.

The presentations and presentation materials are available on Culver’s website. Visit alumni.culver.org/ffs for pdfs of the materials as well as video of Phil Henderson’s presentation.

— Mike Petrucelli Development Communications Coordinator

Mark Conway '76 (seated, facing the audience) during a presentation at last fall's Family Foundation Seminar.

“I found it to be informative and had the opportunity to meet a number of new folks as well,” said Bill Carson ’65 (Carmel, Ind.).

The speakers included Gina Giacone, a partner at Ice Miller; Mark Conway ’76 (Chicago), a partner at Thompson Hine; Kelly Davenport Nowlin, partner & COO at Pollen-8, and a member of the board of trustees at Surdna Foundation; Randy Scott ’72 (Billings, Mont.), chairman at First Interstate BancSystem Foundation, the Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation, Scott Family Services, and Scott Family Council; and the keynote speaker, Phil Henderson, president of the Surdna Foundation.

In addition to the speakers, the two-day seminar included roundtable sessions as well as networking opportunities that allowed participants to share their own ideas and experiences with managing a family foundation, whether the foundations were long-established or new.

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Randy Scott '72 was one of several alumni speakers who addressed attendees of the Family Foundation Seminar last fall.

Register today for CCI outings

New Culver Fund recognition societies will improve the impact of leadership gifts

April 6 - The Houston Culver Club will be hosting its Second Annual Houston Polo Club outing. You can register online.

April 9 - A Chicago One Culver event will be held at the Union League Club of Chicago. Faculty and staff will be in attendance.

Online registration is underway.

by Thomas Mayo ’75 Director, The Culver Fund Every gift and every donor is important to Culver. Every dollar generously contributed by a donor – no matter what the amount – supports student financial aid, faculty salaries, and student programs such as athletics, the arts, and spiritual life. We appreciate your support.

In order to give more meaning to Culver’s recognition societies and to better demonstrate the positive impact of leadership gifts to Culver, we have created two new leadership levels.

Beginning with the fiscal year 2013-2014, Culver Fund leadership donors will now be recognized at the following levels: THE HEAD OF SCHOOLS CIRCLE for gifts of $10,000 or more annually.

THE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE for gifts of $1,000 to $9,999 annually.

With the creation of these giving levels, we have retired all of the previous recognition societies, such as the C Club, Superintendent’s Club, 1894 Associates, the Gignilliat Club, etc., and replaced them with these two leadership levels.

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Leadership gifts to the Head of Schools Circle may be unrestricted, or can be designated to support a scholarship or faculty fund. Head of Schools Circle members will be listed in the Annual Report as a member of the Circle as well as receive special communications from the Head of Schools. If the Head of Schools Circle donor designates his/her gift in support of scholarships or faculty, the donor will also receive annual communications from the student(s) or faculty member(s) benefitting from that support.

The Leadership Circle donors will also receive recognition in the Annual Report.

To provide a fuller sense of the impact of leadership gifts, special communications from the Culver administration and the Advancement Office will be provided to the Leadership Circle donors.

April 23 – Culver Club of Chicago celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Wrigley Field with a Cubs baseball game.

May 3 – A Kentucky Derby Party hosted by the Phoenix Culver Club. Site to be determined.

May 4 – Detroit Culver Club will host a brunch at the Dearborn Inn and a tour of the Henry Ford Museum.

Please call Thomas Mayo, the director of The Culver Fund, at (574) 842-8072 if you have any questions regarding these new recognition societies.

May 24 – Watch the Lancer Platoon Color Guard in the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade from reserved seats! An Indianapolis Culver Club event.

May 30 – The Orlando Culver Club hosts a Happy Hour at a venue to be named later.

June 2014 - Capital City (D.C. Metro) Culver Club picnic at a private home (tentative).

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April 13 - Wellington, Fla., “the winter polo capital of the world,” will be the site of the South Florida Culver Club’s annual International Polo Club event. Brunch is at 12:30 p.m. with matches at 3 p.m. Online registration is available.

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June 22 - A big hit last summer, the Culver Club of Chicago returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden for a catered lunch, tram tour, and optional walking tour. Come and enjoy this 26-acre oasis in Glencoe, Ill.

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June 29 - Fill the ol’ ballpark for Culver Day he Silver Hawks minor league at the SouthT Bend Culver baseball game in South Bend, Ind. The Northern Indiana Culver Club invites all Fund alumni, parents, friend, students, campers, faculty and staff to attend. (Note: this is a new date).

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Indiana State House site of holiday breakfast The event was hosted by Judge John Baker ’64, presiding judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals, First District, and the court’s longest-serving judge. Baker and his wife, Peggy, welcomed each guest. He shared a brief history of the State House building and his assistant and a law clerk conducted tours of the judges' chambers and the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court courtrooms.

CHICAGO – More than 60 attendees enjoyed the spectacular views of the Windy City at the Culver Club of Chicago Happy Hour outing on Dec. 13.

The social gathering was at the Vertigo Sky Lounge on the 26th floor of the Dana Hotel.

From there, guests took in the amazing views and the unique indoor/outdoor venue. For the adventurous, blankets were provided for those interested in sitting around the fire pit on the rooftop deck.

Judge John and Peggy Baker sponsored a Dec. 1 brunch in the rotunda of the Indiana State House. Baker ’64 is the presiding judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals.

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From the breakfast, the 85 guests departed to various activities in Indiana’s capital city, which for some included the Colts game, a visit to the famed children’s museum, or holiday shopping.

Present from campus were Maria Benner, Culver Clubs coordinator, and Steve White, interim director of technology.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Culver Club capped off the Thanksgiving weekend with a Dec. 1 buffet breakfast in the North Atrium of the historic Indiana State House.

Chicagoans enjoy view from above

The crowd represented all aspects of alumni and ages, including many young alumni, some new parents, and parents of graduates. Also present were Chicago Legion board members Scott Arquilla ’69, president of the Chicago club, and Katherine Schneider Captain ’92, who is president of the CCI Executive Board.

Photo by Robert E. Potter III ’76.

From campus, CCI Coordinator Maria Benner and Advancement officer Leann Weatherby SS’86, ’88 attended.

Katherine Harper ‘97 (left) and Ireen Pasia-Bacino, wife of Michael L. Bacino ’90, at the Culver Club of Chicago Happy Hour on Dec. 13.

Susie Lach Koether SS’83, ’86 corralled some Culver alumni in and around Boise, Idaho in mid-November and reports the night quickly became a ‘two-degrees of separation soiree.’ Making the Culver connection were, left to right, John Schuyler III ’83, Mary Ivory Smith ’80, Anne Weinhardt Lawler SS’81, Tom Halvorson ’51 and wife Rose, Patrick Koether ’86, Susie Lach Koether, Tom Halvorson II ’79 and guest Cheryl Sherman, and Bill Dryden ’71 (kneeling).

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The Dec. 1, 2013, event at Indian Hill Winter Club at Camp Dennison, Ohio, attracted 55 people, ranging from infants (Culver students/campers to be) to alumni in their 80s. Longtime Cincinnati club leaders Bill ’56 and Rose Slemmons, Dave ’61 and Irene Robinson, and Bill N’56 and Linda Rhoads, and members of the

The children took to the ice rink immediately while parents watched the activity from large windows nearby. Others enjoyed the warmth of the fire or congregated closer to the holiday treats, which included popcorn, soup, and gourmet melted cheese sandwiches.

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Culver Club of Kentucky – Dan Stewart N’45, Morry Floyd ’53, Rick Jeremiah ’65, and Hal Snowden, a Culver parent – were among the special guests.

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CINCINNATI – A skating rink, a fire in the hearth, and hot chocolate made for the perfect holiday outing for the Cincinnati Culver Club and guests.

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Vespers reception draws 60-plus CULVER – More than 60 people celebrated the holiday season at the Culver Club of Culver reception at the Legion Memorial Building following the Dec. 15 Vespers service.

Evonne Zick Baldacci photo.

The Brewer family of Cincinnati enjoy time with their Culver family at the Cincinnati club’s Dec. 1 outing at the Indian Hill Winter Club. Left to right are Robyn (mom), Korryn ’17, Brenden ’15, and (dad) David ’85.

Left to right, Culver mothers Yvonne Landis Martello (Hinsdale, Ill.), Amanda Dunlap and Hollie Free (both of Barrington Hills, Ill.) with CGA Dean of Girls Darlene Greene at the Chicago Mothers holiday event.

Guests carried in a dish, socialized, and sang Christmas carols. A special guest was historian Robert B.D. Hartman. The reception also served as the annual meeting of the local club. Head of Schools John Buxton shared that with this event attendance at all 2013 CCI events had surpassed 2,500 alumni, parents, students, campers, and friends of Culver.

Chicago mothers enjoy holiday gathering CHICAGO – Some two dozen mothers of Chicago-area students met for a holiday gathering on Dec. 5, 2013, at the home of Kathleen Swan and Tom Elliott, parents of Harrison Elliott ’16.

Swan hosted the event to provide mothers of the Chicago-area students at the Academies a chance to get acquainted with one another and with representatives from campus. Guests enjoyed a buffet amid

the holiday décor. Dean of Girls Darlene Greene shared a campus update with the group and her delight in attending the gathering.

Also representing the Academies were Culver Parents Association Coordinator Julie Barger, Catholic Youth Minister Debbie Foersch, and Maria Benner, Culver Clubs coordinator.

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