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FSU baseball cleared the bases to honor true champions of Seminole strength and spirit — Strozier Library incident survivors, support staff and first responders, including the FSUPD officers whose bravery and training saved lives during a campus shooting in November. The team and fans cheered to show support for their Seminole family and student Farhan “Ronny” Ahmed, who showed off a jersey he received from the team during the on-field recognition.

Photo by Ryals Lee

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Cover: Florida State University has spurred Seminole success around the world as graduates take their talents and passions to points across the globe.

Photo courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory

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Spread: Florida State inaugurated its 15th president during a formal investiture ceremony March 17 at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. President John Thrasher (B.S. ’65, J.D. ’72) took a moment to share his excitement over serving his alma mater, a university he says made his achievements possible. He went on to celebrate the 164-year history of FSU and looked forward to accomplishing the university’s Top 25 goal, expanding research and becoming more student-centered.

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VIRES is the first torch in the university seal and represents strength of all kinds: physical, mental and moral.

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Contents

Features

Departments Catching Up With ...

University News Ten Questions Association News Seminoles Forever Class Notes In Memoriam Parting Shot

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Worldwide Tribe FSU Alumni Making a Global Impact

In Good Company

Florida State Alumnae Entrepreneurs

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Eternal Flame

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Flambeau's 100th Anniversary

A Garnet and Gold Affair D.C. Noles Celebrate 50 Years

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THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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VISIT alumni.fsu.edu/events for updates and all upcoming alumni events.

Florida State alumni will be on the seas Sept. 18–21 to watch FSU’s Friday night football game. Registration is closed, but check our website for photos from the Disney Dream! Not able to go to sea or come to Tallahassee?

Watch the Seminoles all season long with your local Seminole Club® or Chapter: alumni.fsu.edu/gamewatching.

64th Annual

Kickoff Luncheon

Friday, Aug. 21 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

The FSU Alumni Association will kick off the football season with thousands of fans and the team!

Join fellow Seminoles at the Alumni Center for a Happy Hour for the following games this season: • Friday, Sept. 11: FSU vs. USF • Friday, Oct. 9: FSU vs. Miami • Friday, Oct. 16: FSU vs. Louisville • Friday, Nov. 13: FSU vs. NC State (Homecoming)

Young Alumni Awards Dinner

Friday, Oct. 16 Alumni Center

Homecoming

Save the date for Homecoming, Saturday, Nov. 14, as FSU takes on the NC State Wolfpack. Join us for our traditional lineup of events, including the Homecoming Parade, Happy Hour and Saturday awards breakfast.

For alumni fall football event information and updates,

visit: alumni.fsu.edu/fhq.

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Allan Bense, Chair Leslie Pantin, Vice Chair Kathryn Ballard Edward E. Burr William Buzzett Joseph L. Camps Emily Fleming Duda Susan Fiorito Joseph Gruters Mark Hillis Bob Sasser Brent W. Sembler Jean Tabares

THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee S. Dale Greene, Chair Gordon J. Sprague, Immediate Past Chair Thomas V. Hynes, Chair Elect Steve Pattison, Vice Chair Craig T. Lynch, Treasurer Ruth Ruggles Akers, Secretary Tom Jennings, Vice President for University Advancement Scott F. Atwell, Association President Jean C. Accius Leon Carl Adams Blythe Adreon Samuel S. Ambrose James J. Bloomfield Flecia L. Braswell David Brobst Stephen T. Brown Robert Cox Tracie Domino Kyle R. Doney John E. Doughney IV Sandra Dunbar Mark S. Ellis Claire Gallo Samantha K. Garrett Michael G. Griffith Ritesh A. Gupta Jennifer M. Guy Marion Taormina Hargett Maura Hayes Clay Ingram Connie E. Jenkins-Pye Jack McCoy Eric Muñoz Max Oligario Tamara Wells Pigott Susan Sarna Michael J. Sweeney James F. Thielen Heather C. Turner

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THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Allan Bense, Chair Susie Busch-Transou, Vice Chair Edward E. “Ed” Burr FOR MEMBERS OF Joseph L. Camps STATE UNIVERSITY THE FLORIDA Rosalia “Rosie” Contreras ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Emily Fleming Duda 1030 West Tennessee Street Tallahassee, FL 32304 850.644.2761 | alumni.fsu.edu

FSU’S STAR POWER EVIDENCED BY STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS When Florida State received word in April that Daniel Hubbard had been named a 2015 Truman Scholar, we celebrated on many fronts. The Tallahassee native was among at least 46 FSU undergraduates receiving prestigious fellowships this year, and also a military veteran. Hubbard fused a pair of FSU goals: to become a place where students routinely win national awards and where returning veterans flourish academically.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Katie Hilton DESIGNER: Jessica I. Rosenthal COPY EDITOR: Ron Hartung CONTRIBUTOR: Andrew Faught

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STAFF: Scott Atwell Ryanne Aviña Louise Bradshaw Chloe Campbell Valerie Colvin Dia Combas Kathleen Harvey Helm Katie Hilton Dawn Cannon Jennings Adam Kabuka Jenn Mauck Michael McFadden Austin Moser Lisa O’Malley David Overstreet Whitney Powers Jessica I. Rosenthal Jessica Tanca Jennifer Tobias Aimee Wirth The FSU Alumni Association extends a special thank you to FSU Athletics, Heritage Protocol, the FSU Photo Lab and others for allowing us to use their photographs in the magazine.

Photo by Matthew Paskert

PUBLISHER: Scott Atwell

Since opening the Office of National Fellowships in 2005, FSU has groomed its undergraduates to vie for more than 60 prestigious scholarships available each year, including the Rhodes, which anointed three Seminoles in a recent four-year span. This year’s bounty featured multiple winners of the Fulbright along with Molly Gordon’s Goldwater Scholarship and Hubbard’s Truman, the only one awarded to a Florida student.

You may have heard FSU brag over the past several years about the increasing talent of incoming classes.

That’s an evaluation of the input. These national fellowships are an objective measure of the output.

Hubbard was a star medic in the Army, where he became interested in the causes of military suicide. At FSU he had access to the laboratory of Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology Thomas Joiner, one of the nation’s leading experts on suicide. Now at age 27, Hubbard will use his $30,000 scholarship for graduate school and the ultimate quest for a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.

FSU student Daniel Hubbard, 2015 Truman Scholar

FSU set a goal for becoming a leader in the fellowship arena and the nation’s most veteranfriendly campus. The Office of National Fellowships and the Veterans Center are tactics to achieve these goals. Daniel Hubbard and his fellow award-winning students are points of pride for Seminoles everywhere.

Scott Atwell President & CEO FSU Alumni Association THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS

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TOM McALPIN (B.S. ’81) CRUISE CONTROL

Virgin, the record company that spun off a global empire of airline, railway and space travel, is sailing into a new horizon — the 22-million-passenger cruise industry. Visionary leader Sir Richard Branson announced the news in December and revealed that his chief executive would be FSU accounting graduate Tom McAlpin, who says the new company “will deliver a unique lifestyle experience — for the young and young at heart.”

McAlpin is reprising his role as a cruise line architect. In the 1990s he joined Disney as head of finance, where he negotiated deals for a new terminal, Castaway Cay private island, personnel and ships. His success ultimately led him to the helm as president of Disney Cruise Line.

The cruise business has a large barrier to entry (ships are priced between $600 million and $1 billion), but Virgin is backed by billion-dollar investment partner Bain Capital and will most likely be based out of Florida — the cruise capital of the world.

“We’ve taken a more scientific approach than anyone in this industry has ever done before, and we have actually made design changes based on consumer feedback,” says McAlpin, who has served on the FSU Foundation Board of Trustees and College of Business Board of Governors. “Virgin is successful because it listens to its customers.”

McAlpin is focusing the product on two demographics (unnamed for competitive reasons).

Once the ship designs are greenlighted, they will take at least three years to build.

“The Virgin brand is known for turning existing industries and tilting them, challenging them,” says McAlpin, 55. “This will not be your grandmother’s cruise line.”

Photo by Danny Gabriel

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UNIVERSITY NEWS

FSU AT A GLANCE Highlights Cutting-edge genetic research

We are the champions FSU

women’s soccer won

FSU unveils new Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine

the 2014 NCAA championship, a first in program history

Lady Noles Best value

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FSU Law School ranked No. 1 in Florida, No. 32 nationally by Business Insider

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Florida State’s ranking as one of the nation’s best public universities, according to The Business Journals

New name, same great school

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Fine Arts FSU’s “Best Colleges for Vets” national ranking by Military Times

Formerly known as the College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance

FSU remains one of the best values in the nation — lauded as No. 15 among large colleges in 2015 for outstanding academics and affordable cost, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance

Elite Eight No. 15

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FSU women’s basketball entered the NCAA Tournament with its highest-ever ranking as a No. 2 seed and reached the Elite Eight for the second time in program history

No room for debate

Nine in a row

The FSU Forensics team won the Florida Intercollegiate Forensics Association State Championship for the ninth consecutive year

New Garnet and Gold Scholar Society members inducted

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Global Seminoles Nearly 2,000 students studied abroad at FSU in 2012–13, placing Florida State at No. 18 among U.S. universities

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No. 8 Online leaders According to U.S. News & World Report, the College of Education’s online graduate

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No. 2 in the nation. Among public institutions, the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s online graduate program was listed No. 4; the School of Information’s online master’s degree in IT No. 13; and the College of Business’ online graduate programs No. 16 programs rank

RESEARCH Biology Taking a bite out of venom For thousands of people a year, a snakebite requires quick action and antivenom.

But there isn't one cure-all — as in real estate, location matters. Research by Mark Marges, a biology doctoral student in Associate Professor Darin Rokyta’s laboratory, found that snake venom varies for rattlesnakes (but not coral snakes) by geographic area. His findings, published in the journal Genetics, will be important for the development of effective antivenom and conservation efforts.

Read more: gonol.es/BIOvenom

Chemistry Nanomaterials from start to finish The nanomaterial metallofullerene can be useful for anything from converting sunlight into energy to providing MRI contrast agents. Research co-authored by FSU chemist Paul Dunk (B.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’12) and an international team, which included FSU Professor and Nobel Laureate Harold Kroto, used the Ion Cyclotron Resonance Facility at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory to discover how these materials are formed. By doing so, doors open to use metallofullerenebased applications in other ways from biomedicine to renewable energy.

Read more: gonol.es/CHEMnano

Communication Trust in the 21st century When hiring virtual workers, employers must determine trustworthiness in the absence of meeting face to face. Shuyuan Mary Ho, assistant professor in the College of Communication and Information, built a software application to assess a human’s disposition and identify potential dangerous behaviors. The product’s marketability will be tested this year.

Read more: gonol.es/CCItrust

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FSU alumni making a global impact Uganda; India

If someone had told James K. Arinaitwe, when he was facing unspeakable hardships in rural Uganda as a boy, that he would one day not only graduate with two degrees from a major American university but work under the same roof as a former U.S. president, he might have burst out in a rare peal of laughter.

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But such a life became reality for Arinaitwe (B.S. ’09, M.P.H. ’11), one of countless people from around the world whose sometimes unlikely journeys led them to Florida State University and, once their skills were honed, back into that wildly diverse world, its opportunities and rewards there for the grasping.

In Arinaitwe’s case, there was almost no chance, as a child in western Uganda’s Kashari County who walked barefoot to school every day — a nine-mile round trip — that he would attain anything beyond the most basic education. It was also clear that, once his father, a farmer, had died from AIDS, his mother from cancer and his siblings from preventable diseases like measles and

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Florida State alumnae entrepreneurs

By Barbara Ash

From undergarments to cupcakes, onesies to giftware, real estate to fashion and more, Florida State has produced a variety of high-profile women entrepreneurs who are building creative, successful companies and changing the business world.

Great entrepreneurs are often thought of as innovative, hardworking, passionate, persevering — able to reshape ideas, understand customer needs and care deeply. “Many of these characteristics are typical of women, who are often the caregivers — they care for their families, nurture them, protect them and are often selfless in the process,” explained Susan Fiorito, chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Information Systems, Jim Moran Professor and an entrepreneurin-residence in the College of Business.

A burgeoning number of enterprising FSU alumnae represent a national trend among women whose innovative ideas have filled unmet needs and been catalysts for launching thriving businesses. “The 2014 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report,” commissioned by American Express OPEN, showed that startup activity by women is on the rise, with the daily rate of new women-owned businesses up from 602 in 2011–12 to 1,288 in 2014.

Sara Blakely (B.S. ’93) is a famous example of an alumna who recognized a need (hiding an unflattering line under her white slacks) and invented a product that sparked a multimilliondollar revolution in women’s undergarments.

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Donna Abood, a 1981 marketing major recognized nationwide as a powerhouse in commercial real estate in South Florida.

Started by Blakely in 1998, Spanx Inc. today is valued at more than a billion dollars, with annual revenues of $250 million, and earned her a spot on the Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful Female Entrepreneurs of 2014.

“Learning to think like an entrepreneur will help you in every aspect of your life,” said Blakely, a communication studies graduate committed to fostering entrepreneurship among women. “And most importantly, you will be ready when your aha moment comes. Owning your own business means owning your future and gives you a tremendous opportunity to help others.”

ERIN LANG: BABY BOOM Like many great ideas, Erin Lang’s inspiration for a new business came to her in the middle of the night. She was changing her infant’s diaper and fumbling with the snaps on his footed onesie, unable to align them properly and trying hard not to twist his little leg in the process. Exhausted and frustrated by the time she was able to lull her son back to sleep, she knew there had to be a better way.

It was then that the concept for ZIPaboo was born.

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Clockwise: While in Baltimore to oversee response and rebuilding in the aftermath of riots, Gov. Hogan took a helicopter ride to survey the damage. The governor met with students at the Empowerment Academy in Baltimore. The first family joined him onstage Jan. 21 during his inauguration as the 62nd governor of Maryland.

Opposite: First lady Yumi Hogan looked on as her husband was sworn in as governor. Baltimore photos by Alex Clark. Inauguration photos by Steve Kwak 32 Vires

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The Baltimore riots in April thrust a novice politician into the national spotlight. Larry Hogan was on the job as Maryland governor for only three months when the unrest struck his state’s largest city. A government major who’d made his career in real estate, Hogan quickly staked out his turf as chief executive, moving the governor’s office to Baltimore temporarily and earning praise for his efforts to heal the torn city. Shortly after his January inauguration, VIRES® reached out to Hogan with Ten Questions to learn more about his life and career.

 What’s the best advice your father has given you? To not spend my entire career in politics, but to have a career in the private sector. I spent 30 years founding, building and growing a group of small businesses, and only now am I serving in my first elective office. I had the chance to have a successful career in the private sector, which has been helpful. Coming from the business side as opposed to just being a public official or a politician has given me a clear perspective about how government decisions affect people in the real world.

 A Maryland native, you moved to Florida in high school. Why did you decide to attend FSU? I went to Tallahassee and fell in love with the campus. I was a big fan of all the sports teams. I wanted to major in government, and FSU had one of the best government programs of any public institution. It’s also in the state capital, and I had the exciting opportunity to intern for the state legislature while I was earning my degree. I’m proud to be a Seminole.

 As a Republican candidate in a heavily Democratic state and with limited direct spending, how did you win the governorship? Well, it was the biggest upset victory in the entire country. We were outspent 5 to 1, by $16 million, in one of the bluest states. We won 20 out of 23 counties by a margin of 35 percentage points. It was because we built a large grassroots, bipartisan organization made up of Republicans, Democrats and independents who were frustrated with the direction of the state and were fed up with politics as usual in our state capital of Annapolis. They were looking for a change.

 How did your time at FSU help you most in your career? The overall educational experience at Florida State was terrific. I got my degree in government and political science, and while I was there, I interned with the minority leader of the Florida House. Here I am, all these years later, as governor of another state.  When you left public service to go into the private sector, you didn’t imagine returning. Why did you? I was a small-business man and a Marylander who was frustrated with the direction our state was headed. I decided that someone needed to step up and do something about it. So even though I had never held elective office before, I decided to run for governor so I could change Maryland for the better.  What did you take with you from the commercial real estate arena into politics? I spent the majority of my career as a negotiator and a facilitator, trying to find common ground between two parties. That has proven very helpful in state government, in negotiations with the legislature and in trying to see both sides of an issue and bringing parties together. My focus is on trying to bring all people — regardless of their party affiliation — together to come up with real, commonsense bipartisan solutions. So those business skills have proven very helpful.  What did you learn when your father, a Maryland congressman, cast aside politics to become the first Republican to vote for Richard Nixon’s impeachment? My dad was also the only Republican to vote for all three articles of impeachment. I learned more about integrity in one day when my dad read his vote than most people learn in a lifetime. He taught me that you should always do what is right over what is politically expedient.

I’m proud to be his son.

 You are an advocate for bipartisanship.

Why has it been difficult to attain in U.S. politics, and how do you hope to change that dynamic? It is one of the things that frustrates me the most, and it is something I heard nearly every single day on the campaign trail. People are angry at Democrats and Republicans and are frustrated with all of the partisanship and fighting, particularly in Washington, but also at the state level.

We need to put aside the partisanship and come together, put people above politics, and come up with common-sense solutions.

I’ve always found it’s important not to care which side of the political debate the ideas come from; just come up with the right solutions and fix the problems.  First lady Yumi Hogan, a first-generation Korean-American, is an artist and teacher. How does she plan to share those experiences in her new role? I’m really proud of the first lady. She’s the first Asian first lady in Maryland history, and she’s also the first Korean-American first lady of any state in the history of the United States. She’s an artist and an art professor who cares very deeply about arts education, so we have an advocate in the Governor’s Mansion who will shine a spotlight on the arts.  What are your fondest memories of FSU? I loved everything about going to school there; it was one of the best experiences of my life. I guess the thing that stands out the most for me was attending football and basketball games. I enjoyed the camaraderie of my friends and classmates and taking part in the whole college experience. Wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. Cheering on the Seminoles in football was probably the thing I remember the most, and I still root for them just as avidly today as I did back in college. Go Noles!

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Eternal Flame FSU student paper celebrates 100 years

By Gerald Ensley (B.A. ’80), Tallahassee Democrat

It’s been a pioneer, a thorn to the establishment and a Lazarus. It’s been a weekly, a daily, a twiceweekly and a thrice-weekly publication. It’s been on campus, off campus and now, perhaps fittingly, back on campus.

For decades, it was FSU students’ chief source for campus, local and state news. It carried a double major in controversy and irreverence. It wrote theses against social injustice and unfair academic policies. It cast a critical eye over big-time sports and reveled in art and culture. It celebrated streaking and championed the downtrodden. It launched the careers of hundreds of journalists, writers and broadcasters.

But the important thing is the Florida Flambeau has endured for 100 years as the Florida State University student newspaper.

Now known as the FSView & Florida Flambeau, the newspaper celebrated a milestone Jan. 23, 2015: the 100th anniversary of its first issue. The now-weekly newspaper marked the occasion with a commemorative issue and a reception for current and former staff members — at which current President John Thrasher (B.S. ’65, J.D. ’72) said he hoped the newspaper would endure another 100 years.

“It’s amazing to be part of something with so much history,” said Setareh Baig, the 2014–15 editor-in-chief. “In the past, students elected the editor because the newspaper had a lot of weight.

It still holds a lot of weight. It’s an integral part of campus.”

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In 1965 Florence Ashby (B.M.E. ’57) and a group of Noles founded the FSU Alumni Association’s Seminole Club® of Greater Washington, D.C., to connect Florida State alumni. On April 25, D.C. Noles gathered for A Garnet and Gold Affair to support FSU and celebrate the club’s 50 years of Seminole service and success.

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John Trosset (B.S. ’07) reminisced while looking at decades of club photos.

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This eye-catching photo from the Seminole Club® of Greater Washington, D.C., circa 1992–93 was a spirited blast from the past.

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Allen Van Brunt (B.F.A. ’77, M.S. ’95), former club treasurer, was recognized for 17 years of service to D.C. Noles, and Ashby was honored for her outstanding service to thousands of D.C. alumni.

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President John Thrasher (B.S. ’65, J.D. ’72) thanked D.C. Noles for supporting the Seminole family and FSU, including current leaders Howard Shores (M.S. ’08), club president, and Peri Farbstein (A.A. ’08, B.S. ’11, B.A. ’11), club vice president and Gala Host Committee chair.

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FSU Alumni Association President and CEO Scott Atwell welcomed President Thrasher and alumni in D.C.

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D.C. Noles (left to right) Sam Sanchez (B.S. ’08), club immediate past president, Mark Kandra (B.S. ’05, M.S. ’06), Alex Sanchez (B.S. ’06) and Carlos Monje (B.A. ’07).

Gala photos by Mark Burrell Photography

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Enriching the Lives of the SEMINOLE FAMILY

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SEMINOLE CLUBS® & CHAPTERS The association’s more than 80 Seminole Clubs® and Chapters enjoyed a spring packed with volunteering, leadership building and celebrating their many accomplishments.

1. The Seminole Club® of Greater Washington,

5. Club of the Year honorees — Richmond

D.C., cleaned up and shared #FSUFlagEnvy at Eastern High School, as clubs volunteered around the U.S. for Seminole Service Day on March 21.

Seminole Club®, Seminole Club® of New York City, Manatee Seminole Club® and (pictured) Tampa Bay Seminole Club® — were recognized during the Clubbie Awards and on field at the April 11 spring football game. View a list of all 2015 Clubbie Award winners: alumni.fsu.edu/clubbies.

2. Seattle Seminole Club® took part in a food

drive at Rainier Valley Food Bank for Service Day. View more photos: gonol.es/2015Service.

6. The Seminole Club® of New York City’s 3. The Seminole Club® of North Texas President

Gabe Kirkpatrick (B.S. ’98, M.S. ’00) engaged in a Leadership Weekend breakout session, which brought together club leaders to learn new skills and share ideas.

4. Seminole Club® and Chapter leaders

gathered in Tallahassee for Leadership Weekend activities, including a reception, breakout sessions and Clubbie Award recognition.

Second Annual Nole York City Networking reception included special guest (center) Nada Usina (B.S. ’93, M.S. ’94), leader of Russell Reynolds Associates technology sector across the Americas and co-leader of the firm’s global digital convergence and mobile practice, as well as global sports practice.

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EMERITUS ALUMNI SOCIETY FSU emeritus alumni, those who graduated at least 50 years ago, gathered in Tallahassee for this year’s Emeritus Alumni Society Reunion, April 9–11.

1. (Right) Emeritus Alumni Society Board Chair

3. President John Thrasher (B.S. ’65, J.D. ’72)

Richard Kurras (B.S. ’52) passed the gavel to (left) incoming Chair Jack McCoy (B.S. ’56, M.S. ’58).

welcomed emeritus alumni — a group he will join during the Emeritus Alumni Society Golden Reunion for the Class of 1965 on Nov. 13–15.

More details to come: alumni.fsu.edu/reunion.

2. Commitment to Excellence Awards

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honorees: (far left) past FSU Alumni Association and Seminole Boosters Board member Melvin Pope Jr. (B.S. ’57); The Women for FSU founding member and FSU Foundation trustee Florence Ashby (B.M.E. ’57); and (right) early leader of FSU athletics William “Billy” Parker (B.S. ’51), former Seminole Boosters Board chair and FSU Alumni National Board past president.

Retired FSU history professor James “Jim” Jones (second from left) received the Dean Eyman Distinctive Service Award for his dedication to FSU.

4. (Left) Peggy Bruce Everett (B.A. ’63) and

(right) Nan Casper Hillis (B.S. ’76) gave a shoutout to Delta Delta Delta sorority sisters.

5. Everett donated her Osceola and Renegade

painting to the Emeritus Alumni Society. Any proceeds from the painting will go toward the Emeritus Society Student Veteran Academic Excellence Scholarship.

CIRCLE OF GOLD The FSU Alumni Association inducted its newest Circle of Gold members, honored for their service and achievements while personifying the university’s tradition of excellence, April 11 at Miller Hall.

1. President Thrasher with emeritus alumni and

2. Inductee Billy Close shared the meaning of

former Circle of Gold inductees (center) Pat Smith (B.A. ’54) and (right) Betty Lou Joanos (B.S. ’57, Ph.D. ’85).

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3. The newest Circle of Gold inductees include

(left to right): The Women for Florida State University co-founder Stella Cottrell (B.A. ’71); retired FSU football Associate Head Coach/ Defensive Ends Coach Jim Gladden; Assistant Professor and Director of Service Learning and Mentoring in the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Billy Close (A.A. ’85, B.S. ’88, M.S. ’92, Ph.D. ’97), former FSU track and field

athlete; and Adjunct Professor of Musicology Ruth Ruggles Akers (Ph.D. ’04), FSU Alumni National Board secretary.

4. Russ Morcom (B.S. ’69, M.S. ’69), former

Seminole Boosters Inc. chair, FSU Foundation trustee and Circle of Gold inductee, congratulated Cottrell, pictured with her daughter-in-law (center) Ginger Cottrell (B.S. ’12). Photos by Steve Chase

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ASSOCIATION NEWS 1 STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNI The Student Alumni Association prepares Florida State students to become young alumni through hosting and engaging students in university events. After graduation, young alumni remain connected to the Seminole family through FSU Alumni Association networking events.

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1. SAA members volunteered alongside Tallahassee Seminole Club® for

Seminole Service Day to clean up the local Ronald McDonald House.

2. Students cooled off with the Thrashers at the annual President’s Ice Cream

Social in April. The event was hosted with the support of SAA leaders, including (left) SAA Leadership Council member Mitchell Geezil. Photo by Alvaro Gabaldon 3. (Far right) SAA and Senior Class Council member Michelle Boughan joined a

group of soon-to-be Seminole alumni in the tradition of dipping class rings into Westcott Fountain as part of the Class of 2015 Ring Ceremony presented by SAA and Student Affairs.

4. Young alumni gathered in Tampa to take in a spring training ballgame with

Tampa Bay Seminole Club® and Pinellas Seminole Club® members at March’s Young Alumni Networking event.

5. Tampa Bay Seminole Club® President and FSU Alumni National Board

Director Max Oligario (B.S. ’99) presented FSU a $40,000 check for scholarship endowments at the Young Alumni event.

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NOLES IN NYC & NAPA Seminole spirit soared on both coasts this spring with Noles in New York City and Noles in Napa. See page 4 for this fall’s upcoming events!

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1. FSU alumni celebrated FSU at Noles in New

5. Noles gathered for a private tour and cocktail

York City with President and first lady Thrasher.

presented a $17,000 check from the Seminole Club® of New York City to the Thrashers for the FSU-NYC Sept. 11 Scholarship Fund.

reception at Chimney Rock, including (left to right) Leonor (B.S. ’80) and Tom Hynes (B.S. ’80), FSU Alumni National Board chair elect; Beth and Larence Park; and Ruth Ruggles Akers (Ph.D. ’04), FSU Alumni National Board secretary and Circle of Gold inductee. (See page 43.)

3. (Left to right) New York Nole Samantha

6. Food and wine tastings were enjoyed by

Amazan (A.A. ’03, B.A. ’07) was joined by Kimberly Hankerson, FSU College of Business assistant dean of development, and fellow NY Noles Christina Amazan (A.A. ’10, B.A. ’11) and Tiffany Lettsome (B.S. ’12).

Noles, including (clockwise): Tom Jennings, vice president for university advancement; Dawn Cannon Jennings (B.S. ’95), director of alumni programs and outreach; FSU hospitality instructor Libby Lewis (B.A. ’88, M.S. ’98); Whitney Powers (B.S. ’09), associate director for alumni programs and outreach; Monica Brinkley (B.S. ’85); Kevin (J.D. ’92) and Helena Malchow (J.D. ’92); and their host. View more alumni photos: flickr.com/FSUalumniassociation.

2. Jesse Wexler (B.A. ’06), club president,

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4. Luscious green wineries and rolling hills were

the backdrop for Noles in Napa.

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From the moment you fall in love with FSU to the time you’re a student, then a young alumnus to emeritus status, the Seminole spirit lasts for life. We are all Seminoles Forever.

TRADITION Our tradition. We’re just one big family!

– Alfredo Lazo (B.A. ’91)

What makes you proud to be a Seminole?

“Attending and being involved with

EDUCATION I use my education every single day to help mold the future — thanks

FSU through the years has blessed me with many valued and long-lasting friendships with fellow Noles.”

– Dr. Tom Haney (B.A. ’64), Circle of Gold inductee

to this university. Noles make a difference and that’s

“There’s an indescribable, yet

something to be proud of!

so simple, feeling of home and

– Samantha Crumpler (B.S. ’14)

belonging at FSU.” – Tessa Noell (B.S. ’08)

“FSU made me feel like family from the first time I spoke with someone in admissions. Going to FSU is probably the best decision I’ve ever

EVERYTHING Everything! Florida State is my heart!

– Isidro Iturralde (B.S. ’05)

made in life.”

– Dan Hamm (B.S. ’74)

“FSU has been my larger and caring family since my first day on campus in 1953!”

– Betty Lou Whittle Joanos (B.S. ’57, Ph.D. ’85), Circle of Gold inductee

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Thank You to Our New Life Members The following alumni and friends are recent* Life members of the FSU Alumni Association. Their support creates opportunities for our students, alumni and members who are and will always be #SeminolesForever.

Find out more about alumni membership: alumni.fsu.edu/join.

Joan C. Palmer (B.A. ’49) Sally A. Hugli (B.S. ’57) Philip R. Sticksel (M.S. ’59, Ph.D. ’66) Martha A. Davis (B.A. ’60, M.A. ’63) Natalie H. Hill (B.S. ’60) Marcia V. Davis (B.S. ’61) Elizabeth C. Traub (B.S. ’61) Paula D. Welch (B.S. ’63) Paula O. Fortunas (B.A. ’65, M.A. ’67) and Timothy Fortunas Jon R. Wallace (B.S. ’66, M.S. ’67) and Vivian Wallace Peter M. Kennedy (M.A. ’67) Joan T. Neeld (B.S. ’67) and Paul H. Neeld John H. Trott (B.S. ’67) and Rebecca A. Trott Anne A. McKnight (B.A. ’69, M.S. ’72) and Richard B. McKnight Michele M. Murphy (B.S. ’69) Sara R. Whitacre (B.S. ’69) Fred W. Hartford (Adv.M. ’72, Ph.D. ’80) and Sue Hartford Laurie M. Grubbs (B.S. ’73) Murk L. Smitherman Jr. (B.S. ’73) and Kathy A. Smitherman Curtis M. King (B.S. ’74) and Rosaria C. King Nancy D. Stutts (M.A. ’74, Ph.D. ’79) Neva L. Cooper (B.S. ’75) Peter J. Austin (B.S. ’76) Gregg W. Gutowski (B.S. ’76) and Cynthia B. Gutowski (B.S. ’79) Clara J. Martin (B.S. ’76) Paul J. Micale (B.A. ’76) and Shannon Micale Robert A. O’Connor (B.S. ’76) and Melanie M. O’Connor Zanith L. Toomes (M.S. ’76) Susan E. Allen (B.S. ’77) Mary E. Burke (B.S. ’77) and John D. Burke (B.S. ’78) Francis J. Nardozza (B.S. ’77) and Anne M. Nardozza

Jennifer A. Doak (B.S. ’78) and Daniel A. Doak (B.S. ’78) Todd L. Green (B.S. ’78) Donald C. Myers (B.S. ’78) Harriett D. Stripling-Hunter (B.A. ’78, M.A. ’91) and Robert A. Hunter Deborah S. Bookman (B.S. ’79) and Stuart M. Bookman Bruce M. Deterding (B.A. ’79) and Linda E. Deterding Sharon F. Harris (B.S. ’79) and James S. Harris Sandra S. Martin (B.S. ’80) and John R. Martin Thomas J. Dudley (B.S. ’81) and Valeria Dudley John G. Covington (B.S. ’82) Maura Hayes (B.S. ’82) Stanley M. Weston (B.S. ’82) Sheryl E. Albright (A.A. ’83, B.S. ’85) Lou E. Combs (B.S. ’83) and Joe D. Holt William C. Lloyd (A.A. ’83, B.S. ’86) and Stephanie A. Lloyd Susan P. Lynch (B.S. ’83) and Michael Lynch Kelly M. Wood (B.S. ’83) and Raymond Wood Marla E. Russell (B.S.N. ’84) and David A. Russell Kevin M. Sherlock (B.S. ’84) Lisa J. Conoly (M.S. ’86) and Mike W. Conoly Keith A. Harris (B.S. ’86) and Molly J. Harris (B.S. ’89) Kimberly K. Holland (A.A. ’87, B.S.N. ’89) Alberto J. Cabrera (B.S. ’88) Michael R. Fabec (J.D. ’88) Marcita V. McCray (A.A. ’88, B.S. ’89) Jeffrey A. Modarelli (B.S. ’88, M.P.A. ’92) and Stephanie S. Modarelli Jill S. Stults (B.S. ’88) and Deron W. Stults Michelle M. Anderson (B.S. ’89) Reynaldo Rodriguez (B.S. ’89) and Julia K. Rodriguez (B.S. ’87) Susann E. Rudasill (M.S. ’89) and Michael C. Rudasill Sheila L. Barnes-Williams (B.S. ’90) and Marcus D. Williams (B.S. ’06, M.S. ’10) David A. Benn (B.S. ’90) Kimberly W. Biggs (A.A. ’90, B.S. ’92) and Michael A. Biggs (B.S. ’93) Heather L. North (B.S. ’90) and Timothy O. North Barrie L. O’Brien (B.S. ’90) and Denny R. Lamoureux Paul C. Braswell (B.A. ’91, M.S. ’94) Mark H. Cunningham (B.S. ’91) Willie R. Hodges (B.S. ’91) and Kristi N. Hodges

Christopher P. Tracy (B.S. ’91) Lance M. Lumbard (A.A. ’92, B.S. ’94) and Lisa P. Lumbard (B.S. ’93) John R. Napoli (B.S. ’92) Michael R. Cavendish (B.S. ’93) and Michele L. Cavendish (B.S. ’93) Mark D. Chin-Lenn (A.A. ’93, B.A. ’94) and Kevin S. Pfeiffer Joyce E. Nickelson (B.S. ’93, M.S. ’95) and Reg Albritton Debbie A. Ashley (A.A. ’94) David R. Bailey (A.A. ’94) and Brandy Bailey Brian H. McMillan (B.S. ’94) Kirk T. Rostron (B.A. ’94) Matthew K. Schlichenmaier (B.S. ’94) and Kristy L. Schlichenmaier Coleen E. Stinson (B.S. ’94, M.S. ’96) and Scott M. Stinson Merry M. Sutton (B.A. ’94) John-Paul A. Wise (B.S. ’94) April K. Salter (B.A. ’95) and Chris Fagiano Kendra D. Briggs (B.S. ’96) and Joe D. Briggs (J.D. ’07) Mary W. Groce-Madison (B.S.N. ’97) and Tommy Madison Toni M. Mobley (B.S. ’97) and Terrian L. Mobley Matthew L. Ronchetto (B.S. ’97, B.S. ’99) and Mandolin L. Ronchetto (A.A. ’96, B.S. ’99) Marcia D. Thornberry (B.S. ’97, M.S. ’00) and Robert L. Thornberry Christian A. Castro (B.S. ’98) and Janitza Castro Ronald J. Cottman (B.S.N. ’99) and Tricia J. Cottman (B.S. ’00) Bradley A. Crawford (B.S. ’99) N'Keiba J. Estelle (B.A. ’99) and Shayla Estelle Justin L. Hof (B.S. ’99) and Jessica Hof Sarah C. Latham (M.S. ’99, Ph.D. ’04) Justin C. Nee (B.S. ’99, B.S. ’06) Brandon D. Boyd (B.S. ’00) and Erin Boyd Brett J. Lewellyn (B.S. ’00) and Sibyl Lewellyn Jason H. Mikes (B.S. ’00) and Heather Mikes (B.S. ’00) John A. Spear (B.S. ’00) Christopher J. Weinke (B.S. ’00) and Amy H. Weinke (B.S. ’00) Jennifer E. Creech (B.S. ’01, M.S. ’04) Laura A. Alvarez (A.A. ’02, B.S. ’03) and Kevin A. Alvarez (B.S. ’02) Michele Burt (B.S. ’02) and Christian S. Burt

Murray L. Baker (B.S. ’03, M.D. ’08) and Heidi M. Baker (B.S. ’04) Mary E. Goldsmith (M.P.A. ’03) David L. Harwood (B.S. ’03) Daniel L. Morgan (B.S. ’03) and Iona L. Morgan Faunamin Foster (B.A. ’04, B.S. ’04, M.S. ’06) Jessica M. Hanson (B.S. ’04, M.B.A. ’08) Simmie A. Raiford (Ph.D. ’04) Leslie M. Sanders (B.S. ’04, M.D. ’09) and Todd J. Sanders (B.S. ’04) Christopher S. Stevens (B.A. ’04) and Kelsey L. Stevens (B.S. ’06, M.B.A. ’12) Jonathan J. Underwood (B.S. ’04) Joseph L. Kearney (B.S. ’05) and Mary Smyrnioudis Ashraf M. Khan (B.S. ’05) and Kaylyn Khan Patrick S. Regan (B.S. ’05) and Tatiana F. Regan Kerry K. York (B.S. ’05) Kyle Reed (B.S. ’06) and Jessica Reed Christina N. Ripley (B.S. ’06) and Matthew A. Ripley (B.S. ’08) Kirk J. Jirak (B.S. ’08) and Mary Thielen Jeremy D. Reeder (B.S. ’09) and Tasha Reeder (B.S. ’07) Daniel J. Munzner (M.S. ’10) and Kimberly Munzner Lisa P. Primiani (B.S. ’10) Dustin R. Daniels (B.A. ’11, B.S. ’11) Aviram Assidon (B.S. ’12) Lavigne A. Kirkpatrick (B.S. ’12) and Thaddeus Kirkpatrick (B.S. ’80) John M. Sorrells (M.S. ’12) Chelsea E. Moyle (B.S. ’13) Krystyn E. Pecora (M.S. ’13) and Piero A. Pecora Carolina Perez-Siam (B.A. ’13) and Frank Perez-Siam Christopher Showalter (M.B.A. ’13) and Renee Showalter Matthew R. Berning (B.S. ’14) Rosalia E. Contreras (B.S. ’14) Jeremy Kong (B.S. ’14) and Lynn A. Kong Friends Colton S. Peirce Laura Russell and Byron Russell Ernest Summers *This list includes individuals who joined the FSU Alumni Association as Life members between Jan. 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015.

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EMERITUS Jerry Byrnes (B.S. ’56) received an Emeritus Membership Certificate from Charlotte (North Carolina) SCORE, a nonprofit that helps small businesses get started, for his more than 25 years of volunteer service.

Gordon Gaster (B.S. ’56), Circle of Gold inductee and former FSU Foundation Trustee and FSU Alumni Association National Board chair, received the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Photo by Daniel Menacher

JEFF GALLOWAY (M.S. ’71) 1972 Olympian Jeff Galloway was teaching an FSU extension course in beginner running in 1974 when he devised a theory: Runners have the best chance of finishing a marathon, without injury, by taking strategic walk breaks.

In 1984 he put forth his method in “Galloway’s Book on Running,” North America’s bestselling running book.

Galloway says FSU, where he earned a master’s in social studies education, was critical to his rise in running. “I had the feeling at Florida State that I could take on anything.”

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Mike Martin (B.S. ’66), FSU baseball coach, Circle of Gold inductee and Bernard F. Sliger Award recipient, was honored by Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with the naming of The Mike Martin Family Playroom for his donations to the Children’s Center COPE Program.

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Sandra Cleveland Aspen (B.S. ’71) was appointed to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee

by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell.

J. Emory Johnson (B.S. ’72), J. Emory Johnson Interior Design Consultants Inc. owner and on Florida’s Board of Architecture and Interior Design, was named the 2014 Louis S. Tregre Award recipient by the Council for Interior Design Qualification.

Johnson is a founding chair and member of the College of Fine Arts Advisory Board and former FSU Alumni Association National Board vice president.

“Walk breaks help stop the progressive buildup of stress on muscles and potential injury sites, and they preserve energy resources,” says Galloway, who lives in Atlanta. “My method has revolutionized the pursuit of long-distance training.”

He’s the official training consultant for runDisney, advising thousands of runners who participate in Walt Disney World and Disneyland races. He’s also written 27 other running books.

Beverly Helms (B.A. ’66, M.S. ’70, Ed.D. ’82) served as president of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for Key Women Educators from 2012–14 and is now immediate past international president.

Steve Parton (B.S. ’70, J.D. ’74), former general counsel for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, joined GrayRobinson P.A.’s Tallahassee office as a shareholder, where he will establish a new insurance regulatory practice.

Galloway (center) training in Atlanta's Piedmont Park.

Galloway has been running for 56 years — competing in a marathon every month. In the 37 years since he started taking walking breaks, he hasn’t suffered a running injury.

Tom Woodruff (B.S. ’65), Circle of Gold inductee, of Woodruff Injury Law, skied at Telluride, Colorado, placing first in his division, and went on to ski at the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships 2015 in Colorado in March.

Alice L. Kershaw Luckhardt (B.S. ’72) and her husband, Greg, were honored as Martin County Historic Preservationists for October 2013 to May 2015.

John DeYoung (M.M. ’57), retired Bartow Adult Concert Band director, was inducted into the Halls of Fame of the Florida Music Educators’ Association and the Florida Bandmasters Association.

Lanis Pinchuk (B.S. ’59) received an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Colorado Boulder during 2014 spring commencement.

Bob Richardson (B.S. ’63) is a shareholder at Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson & English P.A., which celebrated 25 years of business in Southwest Florida.

Gloria Moore (B.S. ’72), founder of the Renewglobal Alliance for Innovative Sustainable Enterprises and one of the first black graduates of FSU’s thenSchool of Home Economics Education, was a 2015 Echoing Green Black Male Achievement Fellowship semifinalist for her company’s commitment to improving life outcomes for black men and boys.

Lonnie Groot (B.S. ’73, J.D. ’76), Stenstrom, McIntosh, Colbert & Whigham P.A. of counsel and city attorney for Daytona Beach Shores (Florida), participated in the Seminole County School District’s “Teach In” at Lyman High School, where students learned about careers, educational objectives and professionals’ lives.

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John Rogers (B.A. ’73, J.D. ’88), Florida Retail Federation senior vice president, was elected to the Bethune-Cookman University Board of Trustees.

Larry Campbell (B.S. ’65), longtime Leon County (Florida) sheriff (see page 62), was honored posthumously with the naming of the Sheriff Larry Campbell Administration Building.

Bob Sasser (B.S. ’73), Dollar Tree CEO, will head the company as it purchases and combines with Family Dollar.

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Mike Zimmer (B.S. ’80) and George Oyarzun (B.S. ’81) purchased Unique Producers Serve, a production grip and lighting company in South Florida, and worked with Sony pictures and Netflix on “Bloodline.”

Rubin Patterson (B.S. ’83) wrote “Greening Africana Studies: Linking Environmental Studies with Transforming Black Experiences,” which explains how black communities in particular are harmed by local environmental degradation and global climate change.

Lisa A. Urkevich (M.M. ’90), American University of Kuwait associate professor, Department of Music and Drama chair and 2015–16 Harvard University visiting scholar, published the first comprehensive study on the music of the Arabian Peninsula, “Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.” (See page 16.)

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Marcia Fine (B.S. ’66) won the ONEBOOKAZ writing contest in the Adult category for “The Blind Eye: A Sephardic Journey.”

Ron Stone (B.S. ’69, M.S. ’70, Ph.D. ’75) wrote “Touch Just One Life,” a tribute to educators and supporters of public education.

Bob Caso (B.F.A. ’86), actor and producer, produced his first feature-length film, “In Between Days,” at locations in Brevard County, Florida.

Mark Luprecht (Ph.D. ’86) edited “Iris Murdoch Connected: Critical Essays on Her Fiction and Philosophy.”

D.S. Lliteras (B.A. ’74, M.F.A. ’77) wrote “Viet Man,” a Vietnam War combat story from the perspective of a hospital corpsman/combat diver in the 1st Recon Marine Corps.

Christie Koontz (B.S. ’80, M.S. ’81, Ph.D. ’90), College of Communication & Information research associate in information studies, coauthored “Marketing and Social Media: A Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums” with colleague Lorri Mon. Jack Moser (Ed.S. ’80, Ph.D. ’87) wrote “Who Cares? I Do,” a book of poetry.

Mary Jane Ryals (B.A. ’80, M.A. ’89, Ph.D. ’94) wrote the mystery novel “Cutting Loose in Paradise.”

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CLASS NOTES Sheree Woods (M.A. ’10) joined Florence City Schools (Alabama) as a dance/choreography teacher.

Alexandra Aparicio (B.S. ’11, J.D. ’14) was named an associate at Broad and Cassel in Tallahassee.

Sarah Harkness-Sebastian (M.F.A. ’11), assistant professor of dance at Santa Fe College in Gainesville (Florida), completed a second residency at the Lillian E. Smith Center for Creative Arts at Piedmont College in Clayton, Georgia.

Sarah Hawes (M.A. ’11) was named the community relations director for the Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida.

Patrick Patterson (B.S. ’11) was promoted to project manager in the Florida Division of Hoar Construction.

Nicole Roerick (M.F.A. ’11) accepted a position as a dance instructor at the Cairo American College in Egypt, a K–12 American International School. (See page 16.)

Jamie Melaragno Schuler (B.F.A. ’11), 3 Law Dance/Theater dancer, was part of a Soundsuit performance, known for masking the body to force the viewer to look without judgment, as part of “Nick Cave: Sojourn” at the Denver Art Museum. rd

Kosuke Okoshi (M.S. ’14) accepted a position with the Japanese Olympic Committee (see pages 16 and 17), which is preparing to host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Mackenzie Willis Johnson (M.S. ’13), a Ph.D. candidate in curriculum and instruction at FSU, was recognized by Chipola School of Education as a Teacher Ed Grad Made Good.

Misty Geer (M.B.A. ’14), Halliburton accounting supervisor, received the 2015 Women to Watch Award – Emerging Leader from the Society of Louisiana CPAs. Daniel Herrera (B.S. ’14) joined A.T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm, as a business analyst.

Friends Brian Kelley, member of the Florida-Georgia Line and former FSU baseball player, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2015 for music.

Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants catcher and former FSU baseball player, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2015 for sports.

Katherine Sokol (B.F.A. ’11) was a guest foreign instructor at the Hong Kong CAMY Academy of Dance from May 2014 to January 2015.

Elaine Sutter (M.Accg. ’11) was promoted to senior, Tax Services at Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A., and Matthew Walker (B.S. ’12) was promoted to senior, Assurance Services.

Taylor Harmon (B.S. ’12) joined Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A.’s Assurance Services Department as a staff member.

Logan Saltsman (B.A. ’12) joined the CPA firm Shinn & Co. as director of marketing.

Trent Williams Jr. (M.F.A. ’12) became a visiting assistant professor at the University of Florida’s College of Fine Arts.

JoAnna Blake (B.F.A. ’13) became a dancer for Royal Caribbean last year, traveling to numerous countries on Explorer of the Seas based out of Bayonne, New Jersey, and performing three different productions each week.

Mark Hays Jr. (B.S. ’13, M.Accg. ’14) joined Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. as a staff team member in the Tax Services Department.

Mary Kassabaum (B.A. ’13) became the Tallahassee-based legislative assistant for Florida Sen. Wilton Simpson.

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BRYANT JOSEPH (B.A. ’14) Bryant Joseph is giving new meaning to eating on the run.

Joseph co-founded Renegade Runner, which since January has teamed with Seminole Dining to deliver vendor selections by golf cart to 125 locations across campus.

Orders are placed through an app — available to Apple and Android users — into which you input your order and credit card information.

“We have seen a steady increase in usage week over week,” Joseph says. “We’re definitely seeing regular customers emerge.”

Renegade Runner spun off from a stadium version that debuted in spring 2014 and let Seminole fans order food from their seats during football and baseball games. He hopes the technology can expand to other higher education institutions.

Joseph, a communication major, created both programs with former FSU student Connor Grady.

“Entrepreneurship is about figuring out ways to connect otherwise disparate areas or skills to solve existing problems and connect them in a new way,” he says. “FSU gives you a wonderful ecosystem of various people with various backgrounds. That inspired me and showed me there are real opportunities out there.”

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IN M EMORIA M 1930s Frances H. (née Hurlin) Newton (B.S. ’35) Frances T. Parks (B.A. ’35) La Luce P. (née Planck) Williams (B.S. ’35) Eleanor M. (née Murrill) Sparkman (B.S. ’36) Helen S. (née Shatkowsky) Bialolenki (B.A. ’39) Ruth E. (née Eyman) Clyatt (B.S. ’39) Barbara S. (née Swanstrom) McKenzie (B.A. ’39) Jean Henrietta (née Jacoby) Newberger (B.S. ’39) Mary J. “Jeanne” (née McMullen) Parrish (B.A. ’39)

1940s Evalena R. (née Rader) Cates (B.S. ’40) Mary S. (née Skevakis) Dobarganes (B.A. ’40) Sarah M. (née Quincey) Miller (B.A. ’40) Avis L. (née Lyman) Norton (B.A. ’40) Helene W. (née Webb) Scott (M.A. ’40) Mary C. (née Caldwell) Hartsfield (B.A. ’41) Lenore C. (née Cohen) Gundersheimer (B.A. ’42) Ruth E. (née McClain) Lippincott (B.A. ’42) Nell B. (née Bryan) Maltby (B.S. ’42) Margaret T. (née Thornton) Petris (B.S. ’42) Ella L. (née Wakefield) Sicard (B.S. ’42) Amanda B. (née Zewadski) Smith (B.S. ’42)

Myra S. (née Swindell) Wright (B.M. ’42) Portia S. (née Spalding) Ackerman (B.A. ’43) Carolyn H. (née Huffman) Cannon (B.S. ’43, M.S. ’60) Frances D. (née Deviney) Livie (B.M. ’43) Lucy R. (née Roumillat) McLeod (B.A. ’43) Myra R. (née Rubin) Rosen (B.A. ’43) Nonnie E. (née Elkins) Zeigler (B.A. ’43, M.S. ’67) Elizabeth A. (née Johnson) Harless (B.A. ’44) Martha O. Leach (B.S. ’44) Carmen C. (née Crespo) Stecher (B.S. ’44) Billie M. Sweat (B.S. ’44) Nell M. (née McElya) Vandriel (B.S. ’44) Mardie G. (née Garris) Biggers (B.A. ’45) Catherine B. (née Buttram) Brinkman (B.A. ’45) Mary F. Clopton (B.S. ’45) Thelma C. (née Corpening) Copeland (B.S. ’45) Mary L. Fernandez (B.S. ’45) Mary R. (née Goodwin) Giger (B.A. ’45) Eloise G. (née Goulding) Levy (B.S. ’45) Ruby K. (née Karns) Lytle (B.S. ’45) Jean C. (née Corry) Munroe (B.A. ’45) Frances T. (née Traxler) Greiff (B.A. ’46) Emily B. (née Bridges) Gunter (B.M. ’46, M.M. ’47)

J ESSE E AR LE BOWDEN (B.S. ’51) Known as much for his work in journalism as for preserving his adopted hometown, Pensacola News Journal Editor Emeritus Jesse Earle Bowden died Feb. 15, 2015, at age 86 in Pensacola. Through words, images and land, he left a legacy that will be preserved for years to come.

A Florida native from Altha, Bowden had his start as a sports editor for FSU’s Florida Flambeau student newspaper and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1951. It was the start of a successful career in which he was a respected writer, cartoonist, historian and preservationist.

Above: Bowden viewed his editorial cartoons at the University of West Florida’s WUWF gallery in 2014. Photo courtesy of the Pensacola News Journal/pnj.com

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After serving as a military journalist in the U.S. Air Force, he joined the News Journal in 1955, earning the rank of editor in 1966. His passionate work resulted in the establishment of the Gulf Islands National Seashore in 1971. Bowden also established the Pensacola Historic District and was a founding member of the Pensacola Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission. His dedication earned him honors as the 1984 Florida Preservationist of the Year by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.

Bowden retired in 1998 but continued to share his love for Pensacola and journalism.

Madge O. (née Overstreet) Harlan (B.A. ’46) Renee H. (née Hedgecoth) Henry (B.S. ’46, M.S. ’66) Maureen P. (née Petty) Owen (B.A. ’46) Irene G. (née Gross) Berkowitz (B.A. ’47) Mary F. “Faye” Ledbetter (B.S. ’47) Naomi M. Vaught (B.S. ’47, M.S. ’56) Jacqueline F. (née Fosdick) Bronson (B.S. ’48) Evelyn M. (née Johnson) Darden (B.A. ’48) Dorothy O. (née Oetjen) Green (B.A. ’48) Mary H. (née Hill) Herbert (B.A. ’48) Jewel D. (née Dees) Poppell (B.A. ’48) Ezekiel S. Carter (B.S. ’49) William H. Hopkins Sr. (B.S. ’49) Elizabeth W. (née White) Mixson (B.S. ’49) Peggy J. Mock (B.S. ’49) Elizabeth S. (née Sager) Rose (B.S. ’49) Violet W. (née Walters) Skinner (B.S. ’49) Hubert M. Williams (B.A. ’49, M.A. ’51)

1950s Frances M. (née Munnerlyn) Bailey (B.S. ’50) Chris Banakas (B.S. ’50) Martha H. (née Hewett) Chandler (B.A. ’50) Sue B. (née Bush) Enger (B.S. ’50) Martha F. (née Olliff) Frobos (B.S. ’50) Charles T. Green (B.S. ’50) Joe-Ann B. (née Barnes) Jarrell (B.S. ’50) Harry W. Kendall (M.S. ’50) Dale W. Langston (B.S. ’50) Joseph V. Lewis (B.S. ’50) Shirley F. (née Futch) Meredith (B.A. ’50) Elizabeth M. Milton (B.A. ’50) Julia Owens-Voyles (B.S. ’50) A.D. Richbourg (B.S. ’50, M.S. ’67) Margaret E. (née Eiselstein) Turner (B.S. ’50) Claude C. Vaughn (B.S. ’50) Carolyn W. (née Weatherford) Crumpler (B.A. ’51) Carla F. (née Floyd) Doerr (B.A. ’51) Marion E. Doro (B.A. ’51, M.A. ’52) Laura Ostwald (B.S. ’51) James William “Bill” Yon Jr. (B.S. ’51, M.S. ’53) Adam R. Zawada (B.S. ’51, M.S. ’57) Barbara C. (née Cochran) Griffin (B.S. ’52) Max Halperen (M.A. ’52, Ph.D. ’59) Louise S. (née Spaeth) Kloeppel (B.S. ’52) Marianna A. (née Arcuri) Moody (B.S. ’52) Dorothy S. (née Sisson) Perricone (B.S. ’52) Rosemary Trefethen (B.S. ’52) Frank J. Vrenna (B.S. ’52) Lloyd A. Fish (B.M. ’53) Betty D. (née Callicott) Hendry (B.S. ’53) Betty B. (née Bock) Herndon (B.S. ’53) Janet P. (née Pierce) Hoppe (B.S. ’53) Dwight L. Marsee (B.S. ’53) Frances C. (née Cawthon) McIntyre (B.A. ’53)

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Warren J. Ingram (M.A. ’76) Murray L. Oppenheim (M.S. ’76) Kenneth A. Plante Sr. (M.A. ’76, M.S.P. ’77, J.D. ’84), former Florida senator, lobbyist and director of legislative affairs for Jeb Bush, died March 1, 2015, of ALS. William E. Wallace (B.S. ’76) Melissa C. “Missy” (née Dahl) Aiello (B.M. ’77), president and CEO of Junior Achievement of South Florida, died Nov. 22, 2014, at age 60.

Brad W. Bynum (B.S. ’77) Peter C. Doherty (M.P.A. ’77, Ph.D. ’91) Gregory A. Geiger (B.S. ’77) Angela E. (née Granberry) Kurtz (B.S. ’77) Fred A. McCormack (J.D. ’77) Michael D. Morris (B.A. ’77, B.A. ’80) Michael R. Sorrell (B.S. ’77) Joel W. Armstrong (B.S. ’78, M.S. ’79) Lynn F. (née Felts) Fair (Ed.S. ’78) Margot H. Hutchinson (B.A. ’78) Catherine C. (née Case) Brunson (A.A. ’79) Louise B. (née Blowers) Campbell (M.S. ’79) Charles E. Hoare (B.S. ’79) Matthew B. Monsees (B.S. ’79) Virginia L. Porter (B.S. ’79)

1980s Marlys J. Eichhoefer (B.S. ’80) Cynthia M. (née Mitas) Moore (B.S. ’80) Randall E. Morrison (B.S. ’80, M.S. ’80) Joe F. Jones III (M.A. ’81, Ph.D. ’83) Michael M. Mullen (M.B.A. ’81) Jeffrey L. Samolinski (M.S.P. ’81) Hollie L. (née Skelton) Sanders (A.A. ’81, B.S. ’82) Jeffery R. Shows (B.S. ’81) William A. Stallworth (B.S. ’81) Denise B. (née Bates) Enos (B.A. ’82, M.A. ’84) Tom Heerema (B.S. ’82) William H. Hughes III (B.A. ’82, J.D. ’86) Carol W. (née Clemons) Kapaun (B.S. ’82) Berry R. Lawson Jr. (B.S. ’82) Julie H. (née Higgins) Saunders (B.S. ’82) Remizer C. (née Cooper) Seals (A.A. ’82, B.S. ’82) J. Michael Wrigley (M.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’86) Emmett C. Denny (M.S. ’83) Anne P. (née Preston) Lett (M.S. ’83) Carole K. (née Kennedy) Mayes (B.A. ’83) Arturo A. Nava Jaimes (Ph.D. ’83) Louise V. Thomas (B.S. ’83) William I. Booker (Ed.D. ’84) Bruce P. Hellmann (Ph.D. ’84) Christopher S. Pringle (A.A. ’84) J. D. Thorn (Ph.D. ’84) Elizabeth L. Adkins (B.S. ’85) Bruce E. Fassett (B.S. ’85) David R. Fritz (B.A. ’85)

PAT R ICIA S. MELTON Patricia S. Melton, wife of former FSU Alumni Association President and CEO Jim Melton (M.S.P. ’75), died Nov. 10, 2014, at age 70. She was a 35-year veteran of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and retired in 2009 as state bureau chief of training. Pat helped host hundreds of association events and made the first major gift in the campaign to build the current Alumni Center on campus. The association extends its condolences to Jim, Julie (A.A. ’88, B.S. ’90, B.S. ’99) and Charlie.

Jan L. MacDonald (M.S.W. ’85) Thomas W. Ohlson (B.A. ’85) Robert B. “Bobby” Boeneke (B.S. ’86) Sheri L. (née Leighton) Brackett (B.S. ’86) Laura L. (née Sittig) McLaughlin (A.A. ’86) Martha J. Register (B.S. ’86) William J. Boss Jr. (B.S. ’87) Cynthia D. (née Ooten) Milne (B.A. ’87, M.S. ’89) Susanne E. Price (B.S. ’87) Penny L. Servies (B.S. ’87, M.S. ’87) Sherilyn E. Smith (M.S. ’87) Linda A. (née Gutenkauf) Avery (M.S. ’88) Tessa (née Little) Basford (B.S. ’88) Katherine E. Duncan (B.S. ’88) Helen D. Jackson (B.A. ’88, B.S. ’93) George M. King (M.S. ’88, Ph.D. ’92) Eldred L. Williams Jr. (B.A. ’88, M.A. ’90) Karyn P. (née Piver) Goodman (B.S. ’89) Barbara J. (née Grimes) Herskovitz (B.S. ’89) Nancy J. Rothenberg (Ph.D. ’89)

1990s Lee D. Bowen Jr. (Ph.D. ’90) Perry D. Cain (B.S. ’90) Shirley M. (née Mathis) Eikeland (S. ’90) Linda J. (née Grimes) Cox (Ed.D. ’91) Mark F. Moynihan (B.S. ’91) John Paul “J.P.” Powers (B.S. ’91) Ricky L. Wyatt (M.S. ’92) Christopher W. Garko (B.F.A. ’93) Cecil W. Moody (B.S. ’93) Mike W. Crosby (B.S. ’94) Karen E. (née Saunders) Forsyth (B.A. ’94, M.S. ’95) William C. Hewitt II (B.S. ’94) Brian S. Mand (Ph.D. ’94) Greg M. Sisler (B.S. ’94) Pamela D. (née Bridgewater) Toure (J.D. ’95) Barbara A. (née Walker) Harger (Ph.D. ’96)

Above: Melton proudly sat on an Alumni Center bench during an event dedicating it to her husband, Jim, in 2008.

Vickie M. (née Smith) Miner (B.S. ’98) Barbara J. Cooper (B.S. ’99, M.S. ’01)

2000s John E. Galvin (Ph.D. ’00) Courtney L. Tater (B.S. ’00) William F. “Hugh” Whitehouse IV (B.S. ’00) Kevin A. Gregson (B.S. ’01) Steven E. Duncan (B.S. ’02) Marcus A. Hobbs (B.S. ’02) Alan M. Stromberg (Ph.D. ’02) Danielle M. “Diem” Brown (B.S. ’03), MTV reality cast member and entertainment reporter and founder of MedGift, which provides support to people with medical conditions, died Nov. 14, 2014, after a long battle with cancer.

Joanne R. Green (B.S.W. ’03, M.S.W. ’06) Erika M. Kubik (B.S. ’03, M.P.A. ’14) Tammy T. Woods-Dunaway (B.S. ’04) Pamela A. (née Vilandry) Novak (B.S. ’06) Christopher W. Serio (M.S. ’07) Stacy M. (née Russ) Byrd (B.S. ’08) Robert R. Little (M.S.W. ’08)

2010s Stacey A. Minkey (B.S. ’11) William J. Petruzzi (M.S. ’11) Shawn A. Ryster (B.S. ’12, M.S. ’13) Mark S. Waghalter (B.S. ’12)

Faculty/Staff Carolyn A. Bridger Peter J. Gielisse John T. Ho Carolyn J. (née Gitzen) Schluck

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