VISIONS Spring 2022

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Spring 2022

reining in wildfires

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by Melea Reicks Licht** ('00 public service & admin in agriculture, MS '05 agricultural education) mreicks@iastate.edu

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hen I interviewed the Cyclone firefighters featured in our cover story, three common themes became clear.

One, they were so incredibly humble. Each insisted their important efforts to safeguard communities from wildland fires were just their way of quietly making the world a better place.

Two, they were each driven to serve others with science. They’re experts in their fields and stay current on developing practices and new discoveries, and they align procedures and policies accordingly.

And three, teamwork is crucial to their success – not just on the front lines battling wildfires, but also while researching and developing new methods and policies to prevent them. Open communication and relationship-building are the cornerstones of their successful collaborations.

Meet Bobby Tonkinson. He’s in the back row of this photo snapped during the press check for our last issue. That’s him in the red shirt. While not a firefighter, I believe the three themes identified above apply to him: humble, expertise, teamwork. Bobby has press checked every issue of VISIONS magazine for 25 years. Standing elbow to elbow with the editor, he scrutinizes each magazine spread for images that look “hot” or “flat.” He and his team at Mittera sharpen, chill, tweak, and amplify the photographs and rich design that enliven the stories we tell.

Many hands, including Bobby’s, have touched the pages you now hold. VISIONS has always truly been a collaborative effort.

The ISU Alumni Association, Iowa State University, and the ISU Foundation are now working together on a new collaboration with a goal to innovatively improve how we communicate with you, our members, and all other ISU alumni and friends. Read more in Lora and Russ Talbot Endowed President and CEO Jeff Johnson’s** (PhD ‘14 education) letter on page 28. Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing more about our collaboration with you here in VISIONS and in our e-mail newsletter ISU News Flash. Rest assured our discussions will keep you, our valued reader, in focus. 

The VISIONS team posed for a photo after completing last issue’s press check. Front row, left to right: Jenny Witte** (‘02 management), designer; Melea Reicks Licht** ('00 public service & admin in agriculture, MS '05 agricultural education), editor; Kira Bliss, Talbot design intern; Kate Tindall** (‘15 journalism & political science), copy editor; Tim Smith, Mittera. Back row, left to right: Dan Pilcher, Mittera; William Corbin, Mittera; Erick Kuclo, Mittera; and Bobby Tonkinson, Mittera. Not pictured is Matt Van Winkle* (‘13 journalism & mass comm), photographer, who was behind the camera.

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Iowa State University’s Brayton Memorial Forest is nestled in 322 acres of Delaware County in eastern Iowa. The productive forest integrates hands-on demonstrations and applied research while providing the public a safe multiuse area. Research ranges from native forest studies to the production of valuable wood and biomass to methods to re-establish oak trees through harvesting and prescribed burning.

Photo courtesy Billy Beck (PhD ‘18 environmental science), ISU Extension Forestry Specialist and assistant professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management.

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Runner Guor Maker* (‘11 chemistry), a member of South Sudan’s National Olympic Team

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ISUAA Annual Meeting Notice, Board of Directors Slate

COVER STORY

2 Getting Started 5 Reader Feedback 6 Around Campus 28 From the ISUAA President 29 Cyclones Everywhere

Featuring Cardinal & Gold Gala, Cyclone Stories, newsmakers, campus awards, and more 46 Sports 50 Calendar

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On the cover: Reigning in Wildfires Ryan Schlater (‘02 animal ecology) is a contract fire specialist working for the Iowa DNR to certify wildland 21 A Cut Above, Field firefighters and dispatch crews to support fire incidents. He’s the assistant fire chief in Cambridge, Iowa, a

Experience for Students certified EMT, and an active wildland firefighter leading crews to battle blazes from coast to coast. Read more about Schlater and other Cyclones working to harness the natural power of fire on page 15.

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2021-2022 ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Timothy R. Quick**# Chair '01 marketing, international business Clive, Iowa Marc S. Mores**# Chair-Elect '95 exercise & sport science Johnston, Iowa Kathy A. (Sullivan) Peterson**^# Immediate Past Chair '95 speech communication Aurelia, Iowa Gregory Smith**# Vice Chair of Finance '91 occupational safety, MPA '10 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cathy Schmidt**# Vice Chair of Records ‘88 marketing Plymouth, Minnesota Bonnie Whalen* ISUAA Board Treasurer ‘92 BBA finance, MPA ‘12 Ex-officio/voting Pilot Mound, Iowa Jeffery W. Johnson**# Lora and Russ Talbot ISUAA Endowed President & CEO PhD ‘14 education Ex-officio/non-voting Ames, Iowa ELECTED DIRECTORS Scott Bauer** ‘85 business management Ames, Iowa Dan Bumblauskas** ‘03 industrial engineering, economics, MS ‘06, PhD ‘10 Cedar Falls, Iowa Kelli Ann Cameron**# ‘02 agricultural & life sciences education Janesville, Wisconsin Taylor Davis** ‘17 supply chain management Las Vegas, Nevada Marvin DeJear** ‘00 business management, MBA ‘03, PhD ‘16 educational leadership Des Moines, Iowa Allison Flinn* ‘10 animal science, DVM ‘14 Cheverly, Maryland

Trey Hemmingsen** '11 advertising Denver, Colorado Anthony Jones* '98 exercise & sport science, PhD ‘10 educational leadership Ames, Iowa Amanda Matchett** '08 marketing, international business Blaine, Minnesota Larry Pithan** '73 mechanical engineering Andalusia, Illinois Darius Potts* '89 telecommunication arts Ankeny, Iowa Dawn Refsell** '01 agronomy, MS '03 crop production & physiology Runnells, Iowa Melissa Schnurr* ‘04 psychology, MS ‘06 human development & family studies, PhD ‘09 Ankeny, Iowa

Q&A with the BOD “To live a fulfilling life, one has to maintain a mindset of continuous learning and development in both professional and personal aspects of their life. I strive to learn every day and maintain interest in a variety of disciplines, both for personal and professional growth as well as to enjoy a diverse and interesting life.”

Greg Smith** (‘91 occupational safety, MPA ‘10) is the fire chief for the City of Cedar Rapids Fire Department and vice chair of finance for the ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors. Smith has earned his Executive Fire Officer Certification through the National Fire Academy and holds a Chief Fire Officer designation through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he leads the accredited department of 148 full-time employees, operating from nine stations, in policy development and implementation and budget management.

VISIONS asked Smith to share a few thoughts on service and volunteerism.

What drew you to work in firefighting?

Growing up, my dad was involved with our town’s volunteer fire department and my mom was a nurse. I think that generated my initial interest in emergency services. As an adult, I joined a volunteer department after college, and enjoyed the challenge of responding to incidents – not only to assist and care for others, but also the challenge of mitigating the incident to achieve the best possible outcome for those affected by the emergency. I tested for career departments after that initial exposure, and am fortunate to have a career that is fulfilling and rewarding.

Why do you volunteer with the ISU Alumni Association and what has been your most meaningful ISUAA board activities?

I love Iowa State University. I initially started volunteering to give back to the university that has been instrumental in forming who I am. The relationships I have formed while volunteering for the ISUAA help me continue to grow personally and professionally.

As a member of the board I have enjoyed the synergism that is created within our committees and work groups.

I am currently the vice chair of finance, and it is rewarding to dig into the financials and understand and communicate them to the finance committee and board. The most meaningful impact to me, though, is learning from all of the talented people serving on the board and the staff of the ISU Alumni Association.

Martha Smith**# ‘04 agricultural business St. Louis, Missouri Amy Burrough Tetmeyer**# ‘91 accounting Johnston, Iowa Eric Wittrock**# ‘92 mechanical engineering Urbandale, Iowa APPOINTED DIRECTORS Sophia Ann Magill** ISU President’s Designee ‘05 political science Ames, Iowa

What does membership in the ISU Alumni Association mean to you?

Membership in the ISUAA is meaningful to me in a variety of ways, but the most important is that it is a symbol of the bond and connection I feel with the university and fellow Iowa State alumni.

Michele Appelgate* College Representative ‘88 journalism & mass communication Ames, Iowa Brad Lewis** Non-alumni Representative Bondurant, Iowa Hunter Crawford*** Student Alumni Leadership Council Representative Senior, agricultural business Clarinda, Iowa

Nominate yourself or another Cyclone for service on the board of directors at www.ISUalum.org/Board.

To meet the board or apply go to www.ISUalum.org/Board (deadline is Sept. 15 annually).

Scan this QR code for video of Greg Smith sharing more about his career in fire service and meet other members of the board.

Chad Harris** ‘01 political science Kansas City, Missouri Membership key throughout this magazine: * Annual member ** Life member 4

*** Student member ^ Business member #Sustaining donor

Only Iowa State University degrees are listed, all alumni names are listed in bold.

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Reader Feedback  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY The Iowa State University Alumni Association welcomes letters to the editor addressing stories in VISIONS or topics of interest to Iowa Staters. All submissions must be signed and clearly marked “Letter to the Editor.” They must include the writer’s address and daytime phone number. The editor makes all final decisions on selecting letters to publish, and reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. The editor may follow up with a letter writer to request any clarification. Letters selected to be published

I have been on the road the last few weeks and finally sat down tonight to go through the mail and catch up on paying bills. Dreadful task for a Friday evening until I saw the latest VISIONS issue in the pile of mail I was going through. I stopped and took time to really dive in as I know the monumental effort it took for the three of you to get this over the goal line for the first time.

Loved your inside cover welcome Melea and I must say I love the new design! A little more modern with excellent use of color to make it stand out. Loved the photos Matt - really helps make the stories pop. I am also a big fan of infographics and using data to help tell the story or get a point across.

Just wanted to let you all know that this Cyclone was smiling ear to ear when I put it down. That smile lasted through even paying bills!

Congratulations on becoming the editor of VISIONS Magazine!

We send our sincere best wishes for your complete success in your new role!

We would like to briefly go back in time and share with you what we were thinking about earlier this year.

When we first learned that the historic Carole Gieseke planned to retire in June, our thoughts quickly turned to who was eminently qualified to follow in her footsteps. Melea!

Based on what we were aware of your work and your creative personality, we quickly came to both the suggestion and the prediction that you should become the new editor. We wished that it would happen.

Our wish came true!

We warmly applaud you for all that you accomplished before coming to the ISU Alumni Association!

Now it is time for you to excel in helping the ISU Alumni Association achieve its goals and consistently deliver a high quality product to the Cyclone family.

We challenge you to elevate VISIONS to new heights!

Lora and Russ Talbot**#

Lora: (‘17 honorary); Russ: (‘17 honorary) Belmond, Iowa

(‘95 exercise & sport science) Johnston, Iowa Big kudos to you and the team on your first issue of VISIONS! It arrived this week and I had a chance to read it cover to cover - it seemed to "pop" in a new way, that had me engaged and interested in all the content - wow!

Special thanks for the dedicated space for sharing the stories of the 2021 Faculty-Staff Awards, promotion of nomination opportunities and the listing of the 2021 Alumni Awards and Honors (pages 24-29). I know that is a lot of space to give to such a topic, but think it is so valuable to share these stories and the names of those being recognized that #CyclonesEverywhere should know and be proud to call fellow alumni and friends of ISU. Congrats and thank you for sharing your vision of VISIONS in this new "first" issue!

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Letters containing potentially libelous statements or personal attacks will not be published. Send letters to VISIONS editor, ISU Alumni Center, 429 Alumni Lane, Ames, IA 50011-1403 or email Letter_to_the_Editor-Visions@iastate.edu.

@ISUalum The fall 2021 issue of VISIONS is arriving in the mail this week for members of the ISU Alumni Association! Get a first look at what's featured in this issue including a spotlight on the ISU Foundation campaign, Forever True, For Iowa State.

Read VISIONS right now online and find digital extras at isualum.org/VISIONS

The @CyclonesMBB team is off to a perfect start this season! Read how new head coach T.J. Otzelberger has instilled a "Category Five Culture" within his program.

Vicki Weissinger Long Got mine in the mail today. Always look forward to receiving it! Great publication to keep me up on things Iowa State!

Chad E. Harris**

(‘01 political science) Kansas City, Missouri I just discovered that you have joined the staff of the ISUAA and are now the editor of VISIONS as we just received our winter edition!

Congratulations on the new job and willingness to accept the new challenge! You will do a terrific job continuing the magazine which is a real treasure for the alumni association!

Take care and once again, congratulations on your new job!

Craig R. Foss**

(‘71 industrial engineering) Fairfield, Iowa

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32 As @BrockPurdy13 prepares to play his final game as the @CycloneFB quarterback, learn about his journey to Ames and what the record-setting Cyclone homes his legacy will be.

Read this feature by @BelinsonMatt published in the Fall 2021 VISIONS magazine

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Continuing the fight vs. COVID

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he coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has a stubborn ability to resist most nucleoside antiviral treatments, but a new study led by Iowa State could help overcome the virus’s defenses. Researchers have detailed the structure of a critical enzyme present in SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This enzyme – known as ExoN – removes nucleoside antiviral medications from the virus’s RNA, rendering many treatments ineffective. Scientists could use these data to find ways to block the enzyme and open the door to better treatments for patients with COVID-19.

Studies since the start of the pandemic have noted pigs don’t show clinical signs of COVID-19, nor do they transmit the virus to other animals. Iowa State scientists

have discovered the nuclei of infected pig cells shred into fragments, but not those of uninfected pig cells.

That shredding of the nucleus is a sign of apoptosis (programmed cell death), which may be key in helping pigs avoid symptoms after exposure. Triggering apoptosis early in the infection causes minimal tissue damage and confines viral replication, limiting severe illness. Further study could lead to therapies designed to trigger apoptosis in human cells, allowing people infected with the coronavirus to avoid severe symptoms.

Researchers at Iowa State have found exercising directly after a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may provide an extra immune boost. In the newly published study, participants who cycled on a stationary bike or took a brisk walk for an hour and a half after getting a jab produced more antibodies in the following four weeks compared to participants who sat or continued with their daily routine post-immunization.

The design of ISU’s new solar farm is in development – this aerial image, provided by Alliant Energy, features one of their existing solar farms.

A bright future in solar The Iowa Board of Regents has greenlighted Iowa State’s plans to develop a solar farm in partnership with Alliant Energy. Iowa State will enter into a lease agreement with Alliant Energy who will design, construct, own, operate, and maintain the solar farm. The solar farm will be located on land that is part of Iowa State’s animal science teaching and research farms.

The up to 900-kilowatt solar farm, at maximum output, could power 230 homes annually and provide an equal 6

amount of electricity to nearby teaching and research farms. Iowa State will receive renewable energy credits generated by the solar farm, which will off-set a portion of the university’s annual carbon emissions. Beyond the production of renewable energy, Iowa State and Alliant Energy are exploring future partnerships at the solar farm for education, research, demonstration, and training. Construction is expected to begin late in 2022 or in 2023.

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Karin Allenspach-Jorn, a professor of veterinary clinical sciences, is part of the team advancing research to tailor treatment for bladder cancer.

Meet ISU’s new VP of diversity, equity, and inclusion Precision medicine Iowa State researchers in the Department of Chemistry are working to understand how bonds between molecules can be broken with light. They hope to discover and develop strategies for delivering light-activated chemotherapies to revolutionize how some cancers are treated.

Doctors would be able to administer chemotherapy drugs throughout the body, but activate them with light only where needed – like at the site of a tumor. This would minimize the side effects and pain of traditional chemotherapy.

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A collaborative team of biomedical and veterinary scientists at Iowa State are studying a new method to model bladder cancer treatments. Researchers are working to perfect an innovative technique to grow organoids (a small collection of tissue that resembles an organ) from patients’ urine samples and use them to test various treatments. This approach could allow doctors to tailor therapies to patients without the need for invasive surgeries.

Meet ISU’s new VP of diversity, equity, and inclusion haron Perry-Fantini began her new role as Iowa State's vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion Jan. 18. She formerly served Tiffin University as vice provost for equity, access, and opportunity; Title IX coordinator; and associate professor of management.

Perry-Fantini earned bachelor's degrees in organizational management and human resources management and an MBA, all from Tiffin. She completed a doctorate in human resources and organization management from Capella

University. She succeeds Reg Stewart who accepted a similar position at Chapman University.

Charles Small, senior associate athletics director for student services, served as interim vice president.

ONLINE EXTRAS: Interested in learning more? Visit www.ISUalum.org/VISIONS or scan this to find a list of links to related content.

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Learning from Iowa State’s 99-county campus

By John D. Lawrence** (‘84 animal science, MS ‘86 economics), ISU vice president for extension and outreach Learn more: www.Extension.iastate.edu

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2021, I crisscrossed the state, traveling over 6,000 miles in 126 days from May through September visiting all of Iowa’s 99 counties and 100 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offices (Pottawattamie County has two).

I met with hardworking extension professionals in every county who make up Iowa State’s 99-county campus.

I wasn’t a “dignitary” conducting a formal tour; I was just John stopping to visit — and learn. I chronicled my visits – sharing my observations and more than a few selfies – on Twitter @John_D_Lawrence.

If the weather cooperated, I arrived by motorcycle; otherwise, I showed up in my pickup truck. Staff then welcomed me into their workplace, offering a cup of coffee and food-based hospitality ranging from specialty smoked meats to homemade cinnamon rolls.

The food was good. The conversation was even

better. Staff expressed their pride in carrying out the university’s land-grant mission — sharing knowledge far beyond the campus borders every day. Because that’s what extension professionals do: We engage all Iowans in research, education, and extension experiences to address current and emerging reallife challenges. We call it building a strong Iowa.

Extension professionals across the state told me about their educational programs, youth camps, field days, and county fairs that were once again in person and at full force. They talked about virtual and hybrid education delivery (our organization is implementing best practices learned from 2020).

They shared stories of widespread opportunities as well as individual impacts — like the teen who was able to keep children safe during a tornado because she’d participated in our babysitting basics training; or the farmer who was considering suicide at 2 a.m.

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but saw our magnet on his refrigerator and instead called our Iowa Concern hotline for help.

In addition, ISU Extension and Outreach is engaged in initiatives to speed our state’s recovery, as Iowans deal with ongoing challenges from the pandemic, drought, and severe weather events.

Throughout Iowa, extension professionals are: • focusing on reviving the Iowa economy, including the farm economy. As a result, small businesses, entrepreneurs, agribusinesses, and farmers are connecting with education and resources so they can remain financially solvent, find alternate markets, and increase their profitability.

• supporting Iowans in improving financial security. Individuals and families are learning how to prioritize bills, protect credit, and manage debt.

• engaging Iowans in improving food supply, safety, and access. These efforts address local needs including nutrition education, donation gardens, farmers markets, and food system coalitions.

• expanding educational opportunities for youth.

Now more youth are connecting with programs that support their academic achievement in STEM fields and literacy as well as their social-emotional learning.

• supporting efforts for increasing access to quality childcare by networking with community partners and connecting providers with education.

• engaging Iowans in addressing mental health and providing access to research-based training and education on mental health literacy and suicide prevention.

Yes, during my county visits the food was good, and the conversation with extension professionals was even better. Best of all, I witnessed firsthand their continuing commitment to the people of our state. That’s what building a strong Iowa is all about.

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John Lawrence @John_D_Lawrence • Jul 21, 2021 A really great start to the day in Franklin county. The bar has been raised.

I learned about programming during the pandemic & transition back to normal. Exciting work with Latino community on child care education and youth programs. #StrongIowa

Above: John Lawrence documented his travels on Twitter, including this visit with Jackie Dohlman (‘80 animal science), Franklin County youth coordinator.

Left: John Lawrence traveled by motorcycle to Cerro Gordo County, where extension professionals distributed more than 1,700 “4-H at Home” kits and turned a greenhouse into a learning lab.

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“Growing up in a war, you learn quickly that you have no decision.”

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Runner Story by Kate Tindall Images by Matt Van Winkle, Getty Images, ISU Athletics “The practice of sport is a human right.” On August 12, 2012, this phrase from the Olympic Charter became reality for one Cyclone.

Guor Maker spent his life running. His early days began in a war-torn southern region of the Sudan-currently known as South Sudan. The northeastern African country that Maker* (‘11 chemistry) was born into in 1984 had been divided by political, cultural, and religious conflicts for decades. At age 8, Maker’s father and mother sent him to live with an aunt and uncle in Khartoum, Sudan.

“When my dad and my mom decided to send me away, I had no choice,” he says. “Growing up in a war, you learn quickly that you have no decision.”

Messiria militiamen kidnapped Maker on this journey, making him and his fellow lost boys herd cattle and goats under threat of death. Maker escaped, but was captured and enslaved by a Sudanese soldier, and escaped again. Three years after setting out from home, he arrived at his aunt and uncle’s house. There, a midnight raid by soldiers left Maker with a broken jaw. His uncle was imprisoned on suspicions of aiding South Sudanese resistance efforts. Maker and his aunt fled to Egypt.

In 2001, Maker and several relatives were given refugee status in Concord, New Hampshire. It was there that Maker found himself running competitively. In those miles, Maker was often reminded of his childhood; however, he also found hope.

“There is a lot of joy in running,” Maker says. “A lot of happiness, both as an individual and as a team. Even just to get the opportunity to get into the race and finish is a joy. It is not all sadness, all the time.”

He won the 2004 New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Meet of Champions cross country title, then the national two-mile championship for the Crimson Tide.

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FINDING A HOME AT IOWA STATE By the time college rolled around, Maker was actively being recruited by top institutions. A representative of South Sudan visited Iowa State days before Maker's first campus visit. Maker took this as a sign. That, and “the nice corn fields looked like home,” he recalls.

To this day, Maker describes Iowa State as home. He studied non-stop, becoming an All-American in cross country.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever had anyone who worked as hard as he did,” says Corey Ihmels, former director of men's and women's track and cross country at Iowa State. “It’s the one time in a student athlete’s life when it’s OK to be selfish. They don’t have families; they don’t have responsibilities other than making sure they’re doing what they need to do athletically and academically.

Guor didn’t have that luxury. Everything he did was for his family, was for his country.”

Over the years, Maker lost 28 close relatives and eight of his nine siblings to war. At Iowa State, he could focus on academics and athletics and, at times, find moments of joy.

“If I ran for Sudan, I would be betraying my people,” Maker said to a Huffington Post contributor at the time. “I would be dishonoring the two million people who died for our freedom.”

Maker won his hard-fought petition to run under the Olympic flag instead. When he rounded a corner of the marathon on August 12, 2012, Maker was greeted by South Sudanese refugees – his people – representing a collective hope. It’s that hope which fuels his dreams for peace in South Sudan.

A COLLECTIVE HOPE Following graduation, Maker focused on his Olympic dreams full time. When the 2012 London Olympics rolled around, he hoped to represent South Sudan. Having gained its independence in 2011, the fledgling country was unable to send a competition team. Sudan offered Maker a place instead.

A NEW ROUTE FORWARD Motivated by gratitude, Maker enlisted in the Air Force in 2017.

He was to run in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before the global pandemic and an injury halted his plans. Maker is considering a place in the next Olympic games, as well as opportunities to aid Sudanese athletes and help his home nation grow stronger.

RAISING HIS FLAG HIGH In 2013, Maker became a U.S citizen and traveled to South Sudan for the first time in two decades. He was met by his weeping mother. “Is it you, my son?” she asked, over and over. His father sang traditional songs, rubbing ash on his son’s forehead as a blessing.

During the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Maker again competed in the marathon – this time as a member of South Sudan’s National Olympic team. He served as flag bearer for the opening ceremonies, waving his young country’s flag high for all to see.

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A top cross-country recruit from South Sudan, Guor Maker found a home at Iowa State where he earned a degree in chemistry, became an All-American, and started his journey to the Olympics.

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“There is a lot of joy in running. A lot of happiness, both as an individual and as a team. Even just to get the opportunity to get into the race and finish is a joy. It is not all sadness, all the time.”

With his home country of South Sudan in turmoil, marathoner and Iowa State alum Guor Maker competed under the Olympic flag in the 2012 London Olympics. In 2016, he was not only able to compete as part of South Sudan’s National Olympic team, he proudly served as flag bearer in the opening ceremonies.

Maker has sacrificed his privacy and peace of mind to share his story. Interviews and screenings of Runner – a documentary of his journey from South Sudan to the Olympics – dredge up nightmares that can last for days.

“But then I think to myself, ‘Why did I do the documentary in the first place?’” he says. “It was to change people, to make people learn about the struggle we are going through. Not just in the corner of South Sudan, but worldwide.”

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates there are at least 84 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. Of those, 68% originate from just five countries, including 2.2 million from South Sudan. Since gaining its independence on July 9, 2011, South Sudanese’s rights have been threatened, elections have been delayed, and change has been slow.

“Peace is attainable,” Maker says. “Almost every single nation has gone through what South Sudan has gone through. It’s up to leaders and citizens to find a way to live side by side, embrace our diversity as a strength, and move the country forward for a prosperous development.”

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SHARING HIS STORY Guor Maker visited Iowa State in October for a screening of Runner co-hosted by the ISU Alumni Association, ISU Athletics, and the Student Government-funded Committee on Lectures. Following its release on the eve of World Refugee Day in 2020, the film documenting his running journey garnered the praise of numerous festivals and film guilds, including the Jury Award and Audience Award at the 2019 Naples International Film Festival.

“Every time I sit and watch, tears just drop from my eyes,” Maker shared following the screening. “Today, I decided to see the documentary to the end … It always inspires me to refocus on my plan of wanting to help youth across South Sudan. I must do my level best to help with sport and education development in South Sudan; it’s a lifetime goal.”

Listen to the Q&A following the screening by scanning this QR code with the camera of your smart phone or tablet. Explore Maker’s story and documentary screening opportunities for your organization or group at www.RunnerDoc.com.

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reining in wildfires

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PATRICK FAY

Left: Ryan Schlater is a contract fire specialist who leads engine crews in responding to wildfires from coast to coast. While a student at Iowa State, he was inspired by the events of 9-11 to pursue a career in firefighting.

Below: Bob Houseman oversees federal response to the nation’s most complex wildland fires and other natural disasters in his role as a national incident commander with the U.S. Forest Service.

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hey move meticulously, but their work is urgent. Spaced every few feet, the yellow-clad wildland firefighters are equipped with drip torches and backpack water pumps.

Each firefighter tilts their drip torch downward touching the flame of the handheld fuel tank to the dry brush, leaves, and pine needles covering the ground. Fire! They keep close watch as the flames do their job, burning out potential fuel before the encroaching wildfire arrives.

Whether battling an oncoming threat or performing finely tuned prescribed burns, wildland firefighters often really do fight fire with fire.

Once a part of our ecosystem’s innate ability to self-regulate, wildfires have increasingly become a major threat to homes, businesses, natural resources, and tragically, human life. Wildland firefighters like Bob Houseman,* a national incident commander with the U.S. Forest Service, are working to reduce this threat and harness the natural power of fire to refine, refresh, and renew the landscape.

“Fire is as much a part of our natural ecosystem as rain,” says Houseman (‘78 forestry, pest management), of Madison, Alabama. He draws on more than 40 years of experience to oversee the nation’s most complex wildland fires and respond to other natural disasters.

“Our primary support is to fires within U.S. Forest Service jurisdictions (anywhere within the boundaries of a National Forest) and other jurisdictions as requested – many are large, remote, and burn long term,” he says. “They can be managed strategically to combine, contain, or suppress if they threaten high-value structures.”

During his time at Iowa State, Houseman worked two seasons

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“Fire is as much a part of our natural ecosystem as rain.”

as a forest technician on the St. Joe National Forest in Avery, Idaho, where he worked on a timber crew and trained as a basic firefighter.

Following graduation, he spent a few years working as a forest supervisor for Colville Tribal Forestry on the Colville Reservation in eastern Washington. In North Carolina, he’s served in various positions, including district forester and regional forester. In 2008, he accepted the position of operations section chief with the U.S. Forest Service National Incident Management Organization and was promoted to incident commander in 2011.

Houseman has overseen emergency operations for natural disasters including: the River Complex Fire in northern California last summer; the 2011 Texas wildfires; the 2012 Halstead Fire in Idaho; and 2019 Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas where, he says, he and his team lived in a tent city reminiscent of the classic TV show M.A.S.H. “We live in cycles – fire seasons, hurricane seasons, flooding seasons. Cyclical climate change is influencing fire conditions through long term drought, warmer temps, and longer seasons, especially in the West,” Houseman says. “We’re following 100 years of fire management designed for rapid and full suppression of every wildland fire. Fire was restricted from carrying out its natural role of reducing forest fuels like brush and dead trees.”

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WILDLAND FIRE 101 Wildland – An area in which development is essentially non-existent, except for roads, railroads, powerlines, and similar transportation facilities. Structures, if any, are widely scattered Wildland Fire – Any non-structure fire that occurs in vegetation or natural fuels. Includes wildfires and prescribed fires

Prescribed Fire – A wildland fire originating from a planned ignition in accordance with applicable laws, policies, and regulations to meet specific objectives Wildfire – A wildland fire originating from an unplanned ignition, such as lightning, volcanos, unauthorized and accidental human caused fires, and prescribed fires that are declared wildfire

- Source: National Wildfire Coordinating Group Glossary of Wildland Fire

“It’s about crossboundary management.

SHARED STEWARDSHIP Through collaborative land management agreements known as Shared Stewardship, the U.S. Forest Service partners with tribal governments, states, and other agencies. Together they address urgent land management challenges like extreme wildfires, severe drought, and invasive species.

The U.S. Forest Service reports 47 states, three territories, the District of Columbia, and one tribe are covered under such agreements to co-manage natural resources. There’s about 192 million acres of national forests and grasslands in the U.S. That’s 8.5 percent of the nation’s total land area. More than 200,000 acres are managed via Shared Stewardship agreements.

Damon Lange, southwest area manager for the Colorado State Forest Service in Salida, Colorado, has helped local landowners manage their forests for more than 25 years.

“We work with a lot of partners – it’s about shared stewardship,” Lange says. “Some agencies have funding, but limited staffing. Others have staff, but limited funds. And it’s about cross-boundary management. Private lands border federal land, and forests cross tribal, state, and federal boundaries.”

Lange (‘89 forestry) also has extensive experience as a wildland firefighter, volunteer firefighter, and serves on the board of directors for the West Region Wildfire Council.

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Immense amounts of fuel – in the form of small trees, shrubs, and grasses – have built up in more than 700 million acres of forests, according to the U.S. Forest Service. This excessive growth and plant debris allow fires to burn hotter and longer and spread further. This buildup, paired with changing environmental conditions, has created the perfect storm for increased wildfires.

Many are ignited naturally by lightning, and there’s increased risk for fires sparked by humans to blaze out of control.

“Your home becomes a part of the ecosystem when building within woodland settings,” Houseman says. “When people choose to live among the natural beauty of wildlands and build developments in wooded areas, their home and community become part of the fuel that can potentially burn. It’s just like living in eastern coastal areas. It places you in an ecology in which you’ll potentially face hurricanes.”

The U.S. Forest Service estimates that a third of all housing units in the U.S. are in areas close to forests. Collaboration among state, local, and private agencies is key to protecting high-value structures like homes and businesses and – most importantly – keeping residents safe.

As Houseman says, “fire knows no boundaries.”

Private lands border federal land, and forests cross tribal, state, and federal boundaries.”

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Damon Lange with the Colorado State Forest Service helps landowners manage their forests.

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“We provide technical assistance and implement projects to reduce wildfire threat to homes and communities by working with individual landowners and community leaders,” Lange says. “We listen to landowner objectives, write management plans, administer projects, and bring in funding from state, federal, and nonprofit sources to make it all happen. Part of the job also includes wildland firefighting across the country.”

In recent years, he’s been working with more utility providers to enact projects to keep power lines clear and minimize potential sediment runoff from fires that may affect water quality downstream. Fire impacts every part of the ecosystem.

“Our state Forest Health Councils and other collaborative groups bring together several agencies – land management, environmental organizations, public utilities, timber industry reps, researchers, and wildlife biologists,” Lange says. “Working together they are getting acres treated. Projects to reduce fire danger also improve wildlife habitat for big and small game animals. If forests aren’t managed, they can be susceptible to insects, disease, or wildfires.”

As new technologies have been introduced, the way fire is managed has changed tremendously.

“Now firefighters out on the line work with GIS (graphic information systems) teams to gather data in real time, sync, and share with the team managing the fire. If you have an internet connection and a cell phone, you have connection to everything,” Lange says.

And, Lange says, the way they fight fire has changed. It’s no longer about suppressing all fire.

“We use a lot more logging equipment to reduce fuels and

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create fuel breaks,” he says. “We do more indirect point protection like putting in portable sprinkler kits close to structures. As the fire progresses, we turn on the pumps and get everything wet before the fire arrives, then again when the fire arrives. Drip torches are used to burn out and remove the fuel before the fire arrives.”

Forest Service research shows overcrowding stresses tree health.

This often causes fire-dependent species, like ponderosa pine, to disappear and allows highly flammable species, like non-native grasses, to build up and become fuel for massive wildfires.

Thinning and prescribed burns are important tools to reduce fire risk and restore natural tree density, tree species and age distribution, and gaps in the canopy. These practices also reduce the threat of insects and disease.

Houseman agrees. “We recognize the role fire plays in a healthy ecosystem,” he says. “Through adjusted wildland fire policies and increased application of prescribed burning we are allowing fire to play a more natural role.”

MIDWEST MANAGEMENT Wildfire management isn’t just important in mountain landscapes and national forests. In the fields and prairies surrounding Iowa State University, fire is an essential tool in land management and a very real threat when it burns out of control.

Gail Kantak is the fire supervisor for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

“In Iowa, we do have a fire issue. It’s just that our population lives closer together and we have a better infrastructure to manage it, so our fires stay at a tenth of an acre to two acres instead of 10,000,” says Kantak.

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Gail Kantak is Iowa’s first female fire supervisor, and one of few women serving in such a role nationwide.

She says collaboration is key to her position’s success.

“Building partnerships brings in federal dollars to support Iowa’s volunteer fire departments that suppress Iowa’s wildland fires and provides valuable training and information to support natural resource managers.”

Below: Ryan Schlater’s fire truck shows his allegiance to ISU as he travels the state conducting prescribed burns.

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Kantak (‘82 forestry, MS ‘86) studied computer science when she first arrived at Iowa State University. She used her unique background in her master’s thesis project by creating a data-collection program to identify timber volumes, explore management practices, and estimate the impact of those decisions on the value of the timber. Timber Inventory, Growth Estimation and Economic Review (known as Iowa TIGER) is still in use today.

In 2000, Kantak became the first female fire supervisor in Iowa.

She is currently one of few women serving in such a role nationwide.

She previously worked as a district forester and had experience collaborating with regional and national wildfire agencies as a member of the Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Prevention Committee.

She says her work is mainly behind the scenes and falls into two categories: wildfire and prescribed fire.

Kantak creates prescribed fire plans and develops and administers policy for smoke management, risk management, certifications, awareness and education, and fire use.

Prescribed burns are used in Iowa much like other parts of the country – to improve wildlife habitat and mitigate the risk of wildfire. Such burns are often an essential part of management plans for land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. Burning the landscape eliminates dead vegetation, returns nutrients to the soil, and nurtures native plants. Invasive plants and trees are deterred by the flames, which promotes healthy biodiversity and attracts wildlife.

“This position requires considerable partnership and network building – not just locally, but regionally and nationally,” Kantak says. “In Iowa only volunteer fire departments have fire suppression responsibilities in wildland areas – the DNR doesn’t have that authority or responsibility. Building partnerships brings in federal dollars to support Iowa’s volunteer fire departments that suppress Iowa’s wildland fires and provides valuable training and information to support natural resource managers.”

Kantak oversees training, grants, and equipment for fire departments and other wildfire suppression agencies. This includes managing the transfer of military equipment that has been modified for wildfire suppression and loaned to small fire departments.

The publication “Firewise on the Farm” is an example of how Kantak has tailored educational materials to best serve her Midwest audience.

“I wanted to create a resource that addresses where the bulk of our fires happen, and that’s on the farm,” says Kantak. “Whether you’re burning debris, or you have combine bearings that get hot, if you take some basic precautions fires are preventable.”

“Firewise on the Farm” and other educational resources created by Kantak and the Iowa DNR are available on the department’s website, in addition to fire prevention resources available via the U.S. Forest Service website.

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Experts, including Ryan Schlater shown igniting a brush fire with a drip torch, say reducing stores of potential combustibles is an important tactic in preventing wildfires.

HARNESSING THE POWER OF FIRE Ryan Schlater, of Cambridge, Iowa, is a contract fire specialist.

In Iowa, Schlater (‘02 animal ecology) says most wildfires spark from purposefully set fires – prescribed burns or brush fires – that get out of control.

“Private landowners don’t always understand the weather before they light a prescribed burn,” Schlater says. “Many think a calm day is a good day to burn, but that’s not necessarily true.

Fire creates its own wind. Even on a calm day, those fires can get out of control if not watched.”

Schlater works for the Iowa DNR managing the system that tracks qualifications for certifying wildland firefighters (“red-carding”) and instructs certification courses. He manages the hiring of seasonal crew members and dispatches crews to support fire incidents. He’s also the assistant fire chief in Cambridge, Iowa, a certified EMT, and an active wildland firefighter leading crews to battle blazes from coast to coast.

“I was in college when 9-11 happened,” Schlater says. “I knew then I wanted to work in fire and help people. I decided to make this my career.”

His business, Ring of Fire Consulting, specializes in grassland burning on private lands and supports U.S. Forest Service fire suppression efforts. When asked what makes a good crew member, Schlater says it comes down to flexibility.

“You need someone who can operate in a high-stress, chaotic environment. But it’s not all exciting,” Schlater says. “There’s a lot of hurry up and wait. You have to take in information quickly during briefs, and sometimes you end up on the back line mopping up and finding hot spots. You need a lot of patience and someone who can overcome difficulties.”

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wildland fire incidents. He’s had a few close calls. During the Liberty Fire in Montana in 2017, he says the wind unexpectedly switched direction and the fire engulfed him and his crew.

They escaped without injury, but the crew behind them had to be lifted out by helicopter.

“In 2021, I worked on the Greenwood Fire up on Superior National Forest and spent time in the Plumas National Forest on the North Complex Fire in California in 2020,” Schlater says. “The Gatlinburg Fire in 2016 was the first one I experienced that caused the death of residents. More than 1,400 homes were destroyed. Fourteen people died, and twelve were discovered while we were working.”

The inherent danger of wildfire fighting is undeniable.

National incident commander Houseman says his most challenging duty is also his most important. He and his team in the U.S. Forest Service provide support to families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty.

“Last summer my team was requested to conduct a memorial service for a smokejumper [a firefighter trained to parachute into remote locations] who lost his life on a wildfire in New Mexico,” Houseman says. “We worked with members of the family and local unit to plan a service that included an agency honor guard, procession, Cordon of Honor, and speakers. This part of our work, though difficult, demonstrates the core values of duty, honor, and respect for the fallen.”

Houseman, Schlater, Kantak, and Lange all agree that it’s the desire to serve others that drives their work to battle the flames and harness the natural power of fire. Through cooperative management, science-based decision making, and clear communication they’ll keep working to help people and fire safely coexist in their local ecosystems.

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Field experience equips students for career advancement Story by Melea Reicks Licht Images by Matt Van Winkle and Melea Reicks Licht

ISU alum and engine boss Ryan Harr is a regular instructor of S-130 Federal Firefighter Training. He finds creative ways to engage current Iowa State students in this hands-on training.

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“Hold! Clean up your line,” Ryan Harr shouts into the wooded hillside. “Make sure you’re leaving six to ten feet between each other to allow a safe distance to swing your tools.”

The group of 21 Iowa State University students look to the left and right and adjust spacing as they align themselves beneath the colorful fall foliage of the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge near Prairie City, Iowa. The students are attending S-130 Federal Firefighter Training.

Harr (‘00 animal ecology, MS ‘05), a special projects wildlife biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and engine boss with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is their instructor.

“It’s tougher to make a straight line than you think,” he quips.

“This exercise is all about communication.”

The group is learning to grid search. In this exercise they’re searching for fire, but the technique can be useful in a number of situations ranging from searching for missing persons to cleaning up plane crash sites.

“If you find the fire, you get to keep it,” Harr calls out with a smile.

The students carefully advance through the thick brush clearing a path with rakes and hoes as needed.

“Fire!”

The team surrounds the location of the spotter and digs a quick and complete circle isolating the area.

A student raises a 20-ounce Mountain Dew tied with bright orange plastic strips above his head. The “fire” has been contained.

While the mood is lighthearted, the learning is serious business.

This field day introduces students to the basics such as learning the names and uses of hand tools, operating water pumps, digging fire lines, and other techniques like the grid search.

Once completed, this certification will help these Iowa Staters successfully compete for careers within federal agencies including the Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Forest Service.

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Caleb Postol (‘21 forestry) is one of more than 250 Iowa Staters who have completed wildland firefighting certification during their undergraduate studies through a partnership with state and federal agencies.

Students practice using various hand tools to dig a fire line as part of a S-130 certification field day. For natural resources ecology and management graduates, federal certifications give them an advantage when applying for jobs.

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The S-130 certification offered via the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service builds upon the in-class education students receive at Iowa State in the Fire Ecology and Management 390 undergraduate course. Taught by Tom Isenhart, professor of natural resource ecology and management, the course covers the characteristics and role of fire in forest ecosystems. Isenhart (‘83 botany & environmental studies, MS ‘88 water resources, PhD ‘92) draws largely on recent fire events for classroom discussion to emphasize the relevance and importance of what they’re learning. Major topics include fuels, fire weather, fire behavior, fire danger rating systems, fire control, prescribed burning, and fire dynamics in major ecosystem types.

Federal certification is a voluntary add-on to Isenhart’s course.

Students who opt in work with Isenhart to complete the prerequisite, S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior, a 40-hour online course.

Then he helps students get signed up for the S-130 field day. They follow up on scheduling their own pack test. Once they demonstrate ability to walk three miles in less than 45 minutes carrying a 45-pound pack they are awarded their “red cards” and certified to respond to a wildland fire incident.

“Students are building skills and resumes,” Isenhart says. “Some students want to fight fires as a summer job, and some want to do it as a career. Others recognize the certifications mean greater job eligibility, regardless of their interest in actually fighting fires.”

This collaborative training for Iowa State students, offered since the early 2010s, has helped more than 250 students get certified for wildland firefighting.

Chloe Proffitt, a senior in forestry, says certification helps her stand out among tough competition for much-sought-after federal jobs.

“I want to work in natural resources – probably a tech position,” Proffit says. “I appreciate the in-person, hands-on experience of today’s field day. It’s the real deal. It’s so different than in the classroom or online.”

TEACHING FROM EXPERIENCE Following the grid exercise, Harr arranges the students along a ridge of fescue to dig a fire line. One student digs a shallow trench for three feet, then another student joins the line digging, then another, and another.

“Work for 15 minutes, rest for five,” Harr says. “This demonstrates that you need to learn to work smarter, not harder. You have to always be thinking, ‘How can I reserve some energy in case I need to evacuate in a hurry?’”

With a background as a reserve wildland firefighter, Harr speaks with authority on how these skills will serve students well in the event of an active fire.

Harr has been a wildland firefighter for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 15 years. He began as a volunteer to gain experience while working as an assistant scientist at Iowa State.

“We’d received federal grant funding to study fire and cattle grazing across southern Iowa. I thought it best to get experience in how the federal government manages fire in the Midwest, so I volunteered to help here at Neal Smith – and my fire career grew from there.”

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ISU students practice isolating flames to prevent the spread of fire. Wildland firefighting certification includes 40 hours of online training and completion of a field day such as this before “pack testing” to demonstrate fitness while carrying a 45-pound pack.

"Students are building skills and resumes"

Ranger District fire crew. I ended up coming back for two more summers,” Bell says. “One summer was pretty quiet. We did a lot of project work helping trails and recreation clear trails and underbrush. The summer of 2021 we were on a fire all but one week.”

The son of a career firefighter, Bell’s interest in working on a fire crew deepened after his experience at Iowa State University’s Rod and Connie French Conservation Camp near Missoula, Montana. He also credits his coursework in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management for giving him a leg up.

“Having the forestry background from silviculture and dendrology, being able to ID trees, knowing about the structure of wood, ladder fuels – it all helps me understand fire behavior,” says Bell.

Whether fighting wildland fires, or rejuvenating native species and reducing fuel loads through managed fire, Bell plans to continue his connection to fire science through work in natural resources management.

As he’s gained experience, Harr has performed prescribed fires across thousands of acres of Iowa, and has been tapped to fight wildfires with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Oregon, Tennessee, Colorado, and elsewhere. Over the years, he’s risen through the ranks to become an instructor for the federal government.

Harr draws on this experience to create scenarios for the students to trouble-shoot and shares stories from his past fire runs. After this field day, some undergrads will choose to go on to pursue other wildland fire training certifications.

The S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws course is offered through a similar partnership for Iowa State students. It covers the function, maintenance, and use of internal combustion engine powered chainsaws and their tactical wildland fire application, culminating with a field day in the spring. It’s another way Iowa Staters can further their qualifications for top jobs and prepare for a career protecting natural resources and structures from wildland fires.

It’s working for Liam Bell. He graduates with degrees in ONLINE EXTRAS: forestry and animal ecology this May. He says having the certifications is a huge advantage entering the job market.

Visit www.ISUalum.org/VISIONS or scan this QR code to experience hands-on learning alongside these Iowa Staters “My certifications helped me land an internship working in in a video online.

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Avoid wood shake shingles. Use Class A fire-rated shingles made of composite, metal, concrete, or clay.

Cover soffit and roof vents with metal or mesh screens to prevent ember entry.

Use fire-resistant siding such as brick, fibercement, plaster, or stucco, and use dual-pane tempered glass windows.

Remove window coverings indoors that may ignite due to radiant heat.

Use crushed stone or gravel as mulch rather than combustible material.

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Avoid landscaping right next to home.

Remove all vegetation within five feet of the home (this includes mulch).

Move firewood at least 30 feet away.

Don’t store items under decks or porches.

Remove outdoor furniture.

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Clear needles and leaves from the roof and gutters. Repair or replace any loose or missing shingles to prevent ember entry.

Thin out trees and brush in surrounding areas. Eliminate dead and dry branches. Trim large trees up to six to ten feet from the ground (or one-third their total height) depending on height. Prune branches hanging over structures.

Mow grasses and weeds regularly. Rake leaves, even pine needles. − Sources: Firewise®, a program of the National Fire Protection Association; Firewise on the Farm, Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Bob Houseman, Gail Kantak, Damon Lange, Ryan Schlater

FIREWISE ON THE FARM Damage from unplanned fires isn’t just a wildland issue. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources offers these tips for keeping your farm “firewise.”

1. Properly prepare machinery, and check that all fire 4. Turn off interior lighting in overfilled bins – this also extinguishers are in good working condition. applies to hay storage facilities.

2. Keep equipment clean and free of debris (consider 5. Handle hay properly: store away from combustibles and keeping a portable gas-powered leaf blower handy during check frequently.

6. Till a 30-foot break around buildings, bins, and harvest).

3. Service grain storage and drying equipment and ensure storage facilities to minimize fire spread. all fire extinguishers are ready for use.

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THE CREAM OF THE CROP

Scholarship recipient, Cassie Krebill, pays it forward as a contributor to the fund that helped her graduate.

Story by Lindsey Giardino  Image contributed “With the world population expected to increase by 2 billion by 2050, food production will need to rise by 70 percent to feed everyone,” says Michael Retallick** (PhD ‘05 agricultural education & studies), professor and department chair of agricultural education and studies at Iowa State University.

That’s why support like the Eliminating Barriers to Entry for Future Farmers Scholarship, established by an anonymous donor through the Forever True, For Iowa State campaign, plays a vital role by encouraging students interested in production agriculture.

And since Eliminating Barriers Scholarship recipient Cassie Krebill (‘18 dairy science) graduated, she’s been contributing to that need.

“Relating on-farm practices to the consumer is more crucial than ever and has become increasingly difficult,” Krebill says. “My education at Iowa State has allowed me to bring new technology and ideas back to our farm, and it has served as a superior network to communicate with other farmers and businesspeople.”

While an undergraduate, Krebill served as president of the Dairy Science Club and worked at the Iowa State Dairy, where she was involved in day-to-day herd management, as well as multiple research projects focused on genetics, feed efficiency, reproduction, and animal welfare.

She also held internships at family-owned dairy farms: one at Cruze Farm in Knoxville, Tennessee, and one at Luck-E Holsteins in Hampshire, Illinois. In addition, Krebill had the opportunity to be part of Iowa State’s team for the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge as they toured farms in Tulare, California, and provided recommendations for how the farmers could better their operations.

Combined, these experiences have fueled her passion to bring farmfresh food and relatable agricultural education directly to the consumer.

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“My career goal is to return home to the family farm and create an integrated market that includes a farm-to-table concept,” she says. “Not only do I plan to grow awareness of agriculture, but also to create business opportunities in my small rural town in Iowa.”

Krebill feels her education from Iowa State will aid in that effort. In fact, she’s returned to Iowa State as a graduate student in the College of Veterinary Medicine, where her research revolves around dairy animal wellbeing and preventative animal medicine.

Krebill explains that her main focus is on how lameness affects animal wellbeing and how the management techniques of organic dairy farms can determine specific risk factors that coincide with increased lameness.

“My role as a graduate of Iowa State is to continue to progress the positive narrative of agriculture and create a sustainable, relatable and progressive row-crop and livestock operation to better serve the surrounding community and consumers,” she says.

It’s a future made all the more possible because of the generosity of donors.

“I appreciate the financial support,” Krebill says. “But I’m even more excited that someone sees the potential in me and recognizes that I am pushing for my dreams.”

And as she pursues those dreams, she will always reflect on her education from Iowa State with gratitude.

“I want to showcase the skills and education Iowa State has given me,” Krebill says. “I’ve gained countless connections through Iowa State and plan to continue to grow that network and use it to share knowledge throughout the dairy industry.”

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 FROM THE PRESIDENT resolve regarding expanding the readership of this paid-member benefit. We will continue to update you as conversations progress about the concept of a flagship publication. Association membership, no question, will remain central to making such an idea work.

Over the years, you have told us of your commitment to helping the association accomplish the following three things: 1) provide non-biased coverage related to the successes, issues facing, and opportunities available to

Dear Members, I don’t know about you, but I love maps, globes, clocks, and calendars! In my office, you’ll find one huge map, one globe, seven timepieces, and four calendars (not counting the calendars and clocks on my computer and phone).

Roger Underwood** (῾80 agricultural business) gave me the map shown in the above photo some years ago. I had complimented him on his map during a visit to his barn early in my career with the ISU Alumni Association (ISUAA). Then, out of the blue he delivered one to my office. (Thanks, again, Roger and Connie** (῾84 political science and international studies)!) This wonderful topography map was instrumental to helping me better understand the diverse beauty and differences of the Iowa landscape. I also came to appreciate the diverse beauty and differences that exist in the wonderful people of Iowa. This map remains a special treasure to me.

I feel the same appreciation for strategic plans and partnerships. They, too, provide us a path for where we’re going and how to get there – together. Just as I used my Underwood map to plan many of my early treks across Iowa, the strategic plans of ISU and ISUAA have been key to collaborating and charting our organizational futures.

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help advance your alma mater; 2) provide a way to communicate directly with the association, university and fellow alumni and friends; and 3) provide a coffee table piece to showcase strategic process that will enable the university pride in and loyalty to Iowa State while makto be nimbler and more strategic about how ing stories visible in your homes, businesses, it approaches its goals. Such planning will and communities. We’ve worked hard over help the university and the association move the years to keep these things in mind as we forward together. Like many other businesses, produce each issue. Yes, you haven’t always this, also, is one of the key learnings of our agreed with us, and you’ve let us know when prolonged COVID experiwe got it right and when ence. The times we live in Your alumni association’s board we went off base. That’s a require us to be nimbler! and staff are working with President Wintersteen and the real partnership!

They also require us to As we work to map out ISU Foundation to reimagine think and act more stratethis new collaboration, VISIONS magazine as a flagship gically. publication to collectively we continue to do so in The pandemic also serve the aspirations of the partnership with you. The gave us insights into areas association and university. following two things will where we could be more guide me: 1) facilitating collaborative. A key area where collaboration the lifetime connection of Cyclones everyis crucial is communicating with Iowa State’s where to Iowa State University and to each constituents. As current readers and most other, and 2) engaging diverse partners to help other Iowa Staters know, VISIONS, since its showcase how Cyclones everywhere and Iowa inception in 1988, has been exclusively a memState University are making communities, ber benefit to paid ISUAA members. Today, it Iowa, and the world a better place. still ranks as our top member benefit, followed Stay tuned as we develop our next strategic second by the ISU Wall Calendar. Keeping this plan and navigate the conversations regarding in mind, your alumni association’s board and this collaborative communications opportustaff are working with President Wintersteen nity. and the ISU Foundation to reimagine VISIONS magazine as a flagship publication to Yours for Iowa State, collectively serve the aspirations of the association and university.

President Wintersteen has a bold vision for Iowa State’s future. How we can better partner with her to advance that vision is an opportunity worth exploring. Yes, there are financial, Jeff Johnson** (PhD '14 education) staffing, and constituent-related matters to Talbot Endowed President and CEO SPRING 2022 WWW.ISUALUM.ORG VISIONS

Engaging future alumni, building traditions

 GIVING

Story by Melea Reicks Licht

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utreach to students is an important part of the ISU Alumni Association’s mission and its history dating back to the 1940s. Formalized in the 1970s as the Student Alumni Association, today’s organization is known as the Student Alumni Leadership Council (SALC).

SALC consists of approximately 70 student leaders who organize events and programming to serve and engage Iowa State’s student body. The council’s five committees: executive, homecoming, ambassadors, Cyclone Alley, and Senior Class Council, oversee some of Iowa State University’s most celebrated traditions.

The Julie Larson Student Leadership Programs Endowment was established in 2021 to support student programming in the ISU Alumni Association.

“This endowment allows our innovative SALC students to plan and implement events to bring students together to celebrate their passion and pride for Iowa State,” says Kaley Severn* (῾21 event management), manager of student programs

for the ISU Alumni Association. “The endowment funds special opportunities to help students pursue their goals, engage in new experiences, learn how to effectively work as a team, and develop lifelong leadership skills.”

The fund is named for Julie Larson** (MS ῾84 higher ed), a former ISU Alumni Association staffer who, among other positions during her 34-year service, advised student programs in the 1980s and 90s.

“The leadership background I got from VEISHEA, Mortar Board, and Campus 4-H laid the groundwork for all the leadership positions I have ever held,” says Becky Stadlman** (῾74 journalism and mass comm), retired global human resources manager for Danfoss and contributor to the Larson endowment. “When I was on the ISU Alumni Association board, I saw the value of student programming firsthand as students were given important roles that challenged them, and they accomplished great things for the association. I was also so impressed with the work Julie did with this group.

Julie Larson

She guided them in making big decisions without telling them what to do – signs of a wonderful leader.”

Paul Maass** (῾88 ag business), CEO of Scoular and donor to the Larson Endowment, also credits student leadership, including the Student Alumni Association, for improving his career readiness.

“My wife Julie and I would like to ensure future students are given the same types of opportunities with student leadership as I had the privilege to experience,” says Maass. “The Julie Larson Student Leadership Endowment delivers that important outcome. Julie Larson has had an incredible impact on my life, and I know there are many other Iowa State alumni who share the same appreciation for the huge impact Julie’s leadership made at Iowa State University. We were thrilled to see her recognized with the naming of the endowment – so well deserved.”

To learn how you can support Iowa State University or the ISU Alumni Association, contact Jamie Stowe, ISU Foundation director of development for the ISU Alumni Association at 877-ISU-ALUM (toll-free), 294-7441 (locally), or jstowe@foundation.iastate.edu.

Student programming at the ISU Alumni Association

provides valuable student leadership development opportunities through traditions including homecoming, Cyclone Alley, and Senior Class Council.

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Alumni and friends show they’re loyal and true through the ISUAA Sustaining Donor program

hanks to new and continuing sustaining donors who made gifts in 2021.* The ISUAA Sustaining Donor program is a voluntary way for association members and ISU alumni to provide additional tax-deductible annual support to the ISU Alumni Association.

This is the 18th year of the program, and dollars donated by life members have helped provide additional support for the association’s programs and services, including the LegaCY Club, young alumni programs, VISIONS magazine, and student leadership programs.

Make your 2022 gift online at www.ISUalum.org/Sustaining.

*ISU made updates to its constituent database in 2021. If you see errors in the below information please notify alumni@iastate.edu so corrections may be made.

18-YEAR DONORS

Patty ('72) and Allen ('72) Olson

Sonia Porter ('60)

Michael Steffenson ('59)

Jacque ('74) and James Andrew

Scott ('69) and Penny Olson

Carl ('67) and Valerie Rausch

Omar Stoutner ('70)

James ('70) and Mary Ann Black

Gary ('78) and Vicki ('78) Owens

Roger Reimers ('82)

Neal Suess ('84)

Julie ('78) and Mark ('77) Blake

Dennis Puffer ('68)

Gary Sams ('70)

Dennis ('70) and Mary Thomas

Douglas Bosworth ('62)

Carol ('75) and Marlin ('75) Reimer

Suzanne ('89) and Bernard ('95)

Joan Welch ('55)

Winton Boyd ('66)

Dana ('67) and Martha ('15) Robes

Martha ('76) and Doug ('76) Brown

Richard ('73) and Sharon ('71) Rodine

Sandra Searl ('87)

Lorraine ('78) and David ('79) Whitney

Dilla Cosgrove

Mary ('83) and Raymond Scheve

Carolyn ('69) and Charles ('68)

Tom Wilson ('84)

Janice Coy ('54)

Charles ('58) and Darlene Schmidt

Robert Crom ('50)

Meg ('98) and Ryan ('95) Schon

Robert ('60) and Norma ('60) Snyder

Craig Denny ('71)

Rudy Schuver ('53)

Kevin ('87) and Shelley ('87) Stow

Robert ('56) and Marie Dierks

Gary ('60) and Harriet ('60) Short

Franklin Townsend

15-YEAR DONORS

Gary Flander ('80)

Lee Simmons ('72)

Jay ('59) and Sarah ('71) Van Wert

Ronald ('68) and Keitha ('67) Anderson

Jon Fleming ('75)

Michael Sinclair ('80)

Dale ('52) and Mary Jane Weber

Jeffrey ('70) and Jean ('70) Anliker

Barbara ('71) and Craig ('71) Foss

Gary ('69) and Susan Speicher

Joanne Frederiksen

Lora ('17) and Russ ('17) Talbot

16-YEAR DONORS

Janice and Jeffrey Breitman

Don Goering ('58)

Roy ('57) and Sandra ('58) Uelner

James ('65) and Cathryn Ahrenholz

John ('82) and Kim Carlson

Vicki Grimes

Roger ('80) and Connie ('84)

Peggy Allen ('67)

Douglas ('72) and Joan Carlson

John ('67) and Barbara Hagie

Dean Wolf ('61) Kathy ('72) and Steven ('73) Zumbach

Jim ('78) and Marcia ('78) Borel

Kevin ('80) and Christine Brooks

Denny ('65) and Marcy Chaussee

Loyd ('69) and Sue Brown

Chris Cunningham ('79)

Mike ('79) and Maria ('77) Westfall

Melissa Brush ('91)

Ross Johnson ('68)

Kyle Harms ('89)

Gerald Wheelock ('61)

Douglas Caffrey ('72)

John ('70) and Cheryl Kingland

Karen Heldt-Chapman ('92) and

Eric Wittrock ('92)

Curt Clifton ('92)

Daniel ('59) and Sharon Krieger

Mary ('78) and Tim ('76) Wolf

John Faaborg ('71)

Joel Leininger ('72)

Peter ('77) and Pamela Hemken

Gertrude ('52) and Ralph ('57) Yoder

Linda Glantz Ward ('70) and

Sandra May ('59)

Randy ('76) and Liz ('76) Hertz

Don ('60) and Carolyn Zuck

Ronald ('71) Hallenbeck

Jay Chapman ('90)

Clara ('64) and Harold ('65) Hoover

Doug Ward ('67)

John ('63) and Kay Mortimer

Craig Griffin ('83)

Robert Palmer ('62)

Gregory ('82) and Elizabeth ('82) Hora

17-YEAR DONORS

Thomas and Cheryl Grinna

Nancy ('81) and John ('78) Peterson

Richard ('62) and Sandra ('62) Horton

JaNelle ('69) and Lloyd ('57) Anderson

Joann ('55) and Robert ('55) Hanson

Nancy ('83) and Douglas ('83) Pringnitz

John Hunt ('64)

Mary ('86) and Charles ('87) Bendgen

David ('82) and Carol ('86) Hawn

John Saunders ('62)

Peggy and Jeffery Johnson ('14)

Roger Benning ('63)

Maynard ('66) and Anne Hogberg

Vincent Schwenk ('59)

Sharon Juon

Burton Cooper ('72)

Gary ('61) and Donna ('08) Hoover

Mary Lou ('56) and William ('56)

Dale ('67) and Jane ('67) Kiser

Paul ('63) and Shirley ('63) Dana

Maryl Johnson ('73)

John Kueck ('66) and M. Susan

Kevin ('83) and Jeanne Drury

Robert Kramer

Vaughn Speer ('49)

Viking-Kueck

Snyder

Glenda ('60) and Donald ('59) Eggerling

Deanna ('93) and Patrick ('94) Kueter

James ('76) and Pamela Swales

Richard ('57) and Joanne ('59) Liddy

Elaine ('85) and Brian Gifford

William Millen ('70)

Donna Willett ('54)

Thomas ('82) and Nancy ('78) Macklin

Roger Hansen ('65)

Deanna ('64) and Walter ('69) Nodean

Beverly ('60) and Warren ('61)

Caroline Hetfield

Edward ('82) and Carolyn Ottesen

14-YEAR DONORS

Joseph Huber ('89)

Fred Peitzman ('61)

Claire Andreasen

William Moran ('73)

Gerald ('68) and Gwen Johnson

Victor Pierrot ('63)

Mark Batchelder ('95)

Steven ('67) and Michelle Mores

Jane Lohnes

Richard Schmidgall ('83)

Marianne Berhow

James Myers ('58)

Glen ('61) and Mary Jo ('20) Mente

Marcia ('85) and Steve Stahly

Matthew ('90) and Susan ('86) Bravard

Doris Jean Newlin ('53)

Carol ('56) and Donald ('55) Olson

Chelon Stanzel ('61)

Kenneth Bucklin ('62)

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Michael ('77) and Pamela ('77) Weston

Dwayne ('93) and Lori ('93) Vande Krol

Pamela ('71) and

Underwood

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Richard Caputo ('72)

David ('72) and Jane ('77) Wombacher

Tara Whitmire ('01)

Julie ('84) and John ('77) Larson

Todd Dahlof ('90)

Michael ('66) and Diane ('69) Wonio

Thomas Whitson ('63)

Karen McGregor ('82)

Suzanne Wyckoff ('70) and

Douglas Meyers ('88)

David Hahn ('80)

Willie Williams ('70)

Melissa Houston ('95)

11-YEAR DONORS

Lyla ('71) and Thomas Maynard

John Albright ('76)

Gerald Montgomery ('55)

Edwin Bartine ('64)

9-YEAR DONORS

Jamie and Ellen Pollard

Nancy Naeve Degner ('72) and

Todd ('88) and Karey ('88) Bishop

Paul ('71) and Marlene ('68) Armbrecht

Randy ('81) and Jennifer ('82) Ramundt

Douglas ('81) and Susan ('81) Boden

Judith Baird ('80)

Sybil ('67) and Noel ('66) Rasmussen

Janis Scharingson ('71)

Donald Cook ('74)

Ronald Baker ('70)

Dee Reinhart Vandeventer ('75) and

Robert Stober ('61)

Joe ('58) and Patricia Cunning

Patricia ('81) and Scott ('80) Benesh

Ronald ('66) and Patricia ('66)

Donald ('66) and Dianne Draper

Craig Bonestroo ('76)

Sharon ('64) and Richard ('64) Richman

Jane ('88) and William ('69) Edwards

Don ('84) and Janet ('85) Borcherding

Richard Rickert ('68)

Richard Freeman ('50)

Gary Brandt ('79)

Ruth Ann Robson ('52)

13-YEAR DONORS

Robert ('58) and Nancy Lindemeyer

James Christensen ('78)

David Rush ('85)

Carol Anderson ('76)

Cathy Nelson ('79)

Keith ('59) and Carol ('60) Clement

Sherry ('75) and Mark ('76) Schmidt

John ('64) and Joni ('64) Axel

David ('61) and Jeanne ('62) O'Melia

Shirley ('56) and Kay ('56) Connelly

Robert ('78) and Shawn Simonsen

Richard Boettcher ('61)

Harold ('73) and Mary Paustian

Jeffrey Couch ('77)

Norma Speer ('57)

Arnel Citurs ('88)

Kathy Rhode ('82)

Matthew ('00) and Sarah Craft

Nancy ('66) and Charles ('67)

Craig Claussen ('69)

Jack ('85) and Susan ('78) Robbins

Karl Eby ('73) and Judy Erickson ('70)

Marilyn ('75) and Dwight ('74) Conover

Richard Roepke ('70)

Robert Farr ('61)

Amy ('91) and Brian ('91) Tetmeyer

Larry ('62) and Barbara Ebbers

Shirley Smith ('09)

Larissa ('93) and Richard ('91)

Terrence Tobin ('79) and

Don Francois ('84)

Becky Stadlman ('74)

Katherine ('70) and William ('70)

Gerald ('61) and Carolyn Te Paske

Charles ('58) and Anne ('58) Hesse

Barbara Weeks ('78)

Lynn Vorbrich ('60)

Douglas ('73) and Nancy Hofbauer

Mary Wettach ('78)

Carrie Jorgensen ('93)

Donna Whitney ('09)

Daniel ('00) and Lori ('02) Kartman

Sally ('70) and Wayne Wilson

Richard Degner ('72)

Vansteenburg

Gilbert Linda ('68) and William ('72) Good Thomas ('69) and Colleen Good

10-YEAR DONORS

Dale ('60) and Janice ('62) Johnson

Howard ('88) and Ann ('87) Anderson

Kent Lage ('86)

James Anglin ('79)

Lois ('68) and John ('67) Mather

Todd ('84) and Margaret ('85) Barker

James ('72) and Connie Mohn

Jan ('72) and J. D. Beatty ('64)

Keith Naeve ('60)

Boon Chuan Chew ('91)

Don ('54) and Ann ('54) Platt

Charles ('83) and Christine ('83)

Willis Ryan ('62)

Bonnie ('65) and Gerald Moeller R. Ted Payseur ('72)

Hautekeete

David Vandeventer ('73)

Sweetman

Maureen Roach Tobin

Cornelius

Keith ('56) and Nancy Schmidt

Darrell Cox ('83)

John ('59) and Patricia Shors

Nancy Dittmer ('84) James ('56) and Etna ('56) Doyle

12-YEAR DONORS

Sharon Drendel

Harold Barfknecht ('70)

Carol Elliott ('72)

Robert Callahan ('61)

James ('60) and Clare Frevert

Carol ('58) and Gerald ('53) Hunter

Luan Hammell ('71)

Jay ('89) and Julie ('88) Jacobi

Rudy ('73) and Deborah Herrmann

Carol Jensen ('88)

Tracy Kolosik ('81)

Kent ('78) and Sara Johnson

Robert Manders ('63)

Alice Keene-Mason ('05)

Allan Mattke ('60)

David ('77) and Diane Larson

Ana Hays McCracken ('84) and

Angie Lookingbill ('93)

Edward McCracken ('66)

LegaCY Club Honors Cy’s Adventure Captain Andrew, age 11, was selected as Cy’s Adventure Captain as part of LegaCY Club programming in spring 2021. Part of his prize package included time on stage at the homecoming pep rally, a print of an illustration from the ISU Alumni Association book “Cy’s Surprise,” a gift card to the ISU Book Store, and a video tailored to his interests and aspirations. Andrew was selected in a random drawing of all newly enrolled club members. The

Allan ('83) and Diane ('79) Roderick

Thomas McIntosh ('67)

LegaCY Club is an exclusive ISU Alumni Association program just for kids.

Deborah ('83) and Jeffery ('81)

Steffan Paul ('91)

Members of the LegaCY Club receive age-appropriate gifts and invitations to

Myrna ('82) and Ronald ('57) Powers

spirited events designed to strengthen their bond to Iowa State University.

Roy ('70) and Karen ('71) Siple

Kay Runge ('69)

Doug ('59) and Clarita ('59)

Timothy Smith ('77)

The program, subsidized by Sustaining Donor funds, reaches more than 2,800

Schebler

Vandermyde

Thomas Stanton ('53)

David VanHorn ('89)

Edward ('59) and Janet ('60) Wachs

Peter Wilson ('55)

A. Loy ('57) and Robert ('56) Walker

Samuel ('67) and Carol Wise

Diana ('78) and Mark Weber

Lynnette ('82) and Jeffrey ('81) Witt

Christine Wehrman ('70)

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Scan this QR code to view Andrew’s custom-made video about paleontology and earth sciences at Iowa State.

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Ronald Voss ('69)

Renee ('87) and Jerry ('87) Arndt

Terry ('69) and Sherry Voy

Roderick Benjamin ('69)

Mark White ('92)

Kelley ('65) and Joan Bergstrom

Dana Wilson ('81)

David Bippus ('71)

Debra Yankey ('79)

Susan Braden Bradd ('86) and Janan ('86) Brown

6-YEAR DONORS

Daleen Brown ('95)

Sally ('69) and Mark ('69) Adrian

Harold ('49) and Susan ('53) Cowles

Martha Anderson ('48) and

Duane Fisher ('73)

George Burnet ('48) Peg Armstrong-Gustafson ('81) and Gregory Gustafson ('80)

David ('70) and Suzanne Hahn Ruth Harris

Robert Arnold ('53)

Robert Homolka ('86)

Curtis Bakker ('89)

Susan Hornung ('79)

Regina Brown Fineran ('57)

Donald Johnson ('57)

Rebecca ('77) and Joel Coats

Kenneth Klindt ('59)

Jeffrey ('84) and Meg ('84) Courter

Gary Laabs ('74)

Pamela Crawford ('82)

Joseph ('56) and Barbara Leonard

ing graduation. Full of networking and savings benefits, this membership

Ron Eastman ('86)

Darwin Luedtke ('71)

provides new grads resources to help search for jobs, find Iowa Staters in

Mark ('70) and Laurel Fleming

Ann Madden Rice ('79)

their current city, and get online access to VISIONS magazine. Of the new

Robert ('88) and Becci ('89) Hamilton

Margaret Main ('67)

graduates provided this trial membership during academic year 2020-2021,

Kim ('85) and James ('86) Heise

Diane ('86) and Kevin ('83) Mueller

Dennis Helmke ('67)

Dea ('69) and Ronald ('68) Oleson

Sara ('00) and Matthew ('00) Hillis

Lloyd Prince ('67)

Myron Hinrichs ('66)

David ('80) and Anne Radke

Mary ('64) and Donald ('63) Hoy

Marilyn ('51) and Jim Rock Dennis ('59) and Sally ('59) Rust

Free Digital Membership Keeps New Grads Connected Sustaining donor funds provide Iowa State University graduates a free six-month digital membership to the ISU Alumni Association follow-

287 opted in to receive the free, six-month digital membership.

Charles Swanson ('67) 8-YEAR DONORS

Stephen ('67) and Beverly Watson

Stuart Anderson ('91)

Anna ('62) and Roger Winans

Carol ('71) and Richard ('71) Jurgens Bryan ('69) and Susan Kinnamon

Ronald Scharnweber ('68)

Eric ('97) and Brenda Burrough

7-YEAR DONORS

Gene Leonhart ('71)

Margaret Sohm ('72)

John Dewey ('76)

Steven ('77) and Jolee ('78) Belzung

Sydney ('75) and Gary ('73)

Mary ('67) and Wallace ('66) Souder

Diane ('69) and Jerry ('73) Eilers

Michael Bowman ('65)

Gwen Friedow ('85)

Mike Budworth ('94)

Daniel ('68) and Mari Gannon

Christy ('00) and Justin ('01) Doornink

Alice Hill ('64)

Kathleen Geoffroy ('13)

John Hoper ('62)

Johnie Hanson ('73)

David Johnson ('70)

Jan ('65) and Sharon ('65) Haugen

Lester ('62) and Shirley ('62) Juon

Elizabeth Horne

Jeffrey Kemink ('81)

Kimberley Jacobson ('81)

Timothy Kuntz ('88)

Steven Jargo ('70)

Roger ('71) and Marilyn Mahr

Patty ('87) and Mike ('84) King

Todd Miszner ('83)

Ruth Larson ('52)

Marc Mores ('95)

Barbara Lyall ('57)

Steven ('72) and Nancy Myers

Dennis ('73) and Susan Martin

Diana Nevins ('85)

Jayden Montgomery ('97)

Kathleen Niedert ('73)

David Munson ('64)

Dennis ('71) and Lynnette ('73) Pelisek

John O'Byrne ('64)

Steven Petska

Diane ('68) and James ('66) Patton

Brooke ('03) and Richard ('02)

Dale ('77) and Rita ('77) Peters

Gregory Buffington ('67)

Prestegard Thomas ('69) and Janet Putnam

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Jan Gravenkamp ('58)

Charles Ritts ('70) and Kathleen Epstein-Ritts ('80)

James Schade

Doug ('86) and Valerie ('86) Saltsgaver

Jennifer Scharff ('98)

Miriam Satern ('73)

Bryan ('08) and Nicole ('09) Schmidt

Curtis Stamp ('89)

Ruth Ann ('73) and Brock ('73) Seney

Deborah ('81) and William ('81) Stearns

Eugene Severson ('49)

Kristyn ('85) and Kurt ('85) Tjaden

Evonne ('68) and Thomas ('68) Smith

Peri Van Tassel ('84)

McConeghey Rodney McElvain ('71)

Richard Tait ('99) and Amanda Ramer-Tait ('06)

Marlene ('73) and Lonnie ('73) Miller

Janice Twinam

Shelli ('84) and Erik ('81) Munn

Philip Wargo ('64)

Jeffrey ('75) and M. ('76) Myhre

Allyn Weber ('70)

Cuong Pham ('77)

Stephen ('68) and Kay Wessman

Steven Phillips ('72)

Craig Woods ('71)

Joan ('98) and Pete Piscitello

Mark Zumbach ('74)

Timothy Quick ('01) Tracey ('86) and Jerome Rayhons

4-YEAR DONORS

Julie ('78) and Scott ('79) Rosin

Marylou ('70) and Donald ('64) Ahrens

Mark Settle ('75)

Judith Apple ('74)

Joan Simpson

Melvin Bancroft ('77)

Maury Smith ('84)

Brian Banker ('08)

Sandra ('69) and Robert ('69) Stedman

Gary Belzer ('67)

David Trauger ('64)

Randy Borg ('81)

Janet Tryon

Jerry ('68) and Judy ('68) Clements

Aaron Vansteenburg ('95)

Lawrence ('02) and Brandy ('04)

Beth and Marc Weinbrenner ('74)

Cunningham

Billie ('75) and Norbert ('76) Wilson

Heather ('06) and Jason ('08) Duncan

Joseph Yedlik ('70)

Michael Feldhacker ('95) Jean ('81) and Albert ('80) Fichter

5-YEAR DONORS

Colin Finn ('06)

Shelley ('85) and Mark ('86)

Sheri Floyd ('86)

Ackermann Lynda Adams ('64)

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Wade ('92) and Lauri ('93) Hinners

Shannon ('90) and Alan Foote

Carl Carlson ('71)

Thomas Hinga ('82)

Susan Jacobi ('82)

Michael ('85) and Mary Herrick

Loren Christian ('57)

Christopher ('73) and

Keith Leitich ('90)

Darryl Hill ('85)

Eric Clark ('93)

Brian ('85) and Kathy Meyer

John Hlubek ('60)

Carrol Collins ('50)

John ('71) and Kay ('73) Jensen

Teresa Nece ('74)

David ('76) and Gail Huser

Frank ('76) and Kathy Comito

Robert Jernigan

Carl Neifert ('70)

Lynn Jenison ('71)

Katharine Cross ('75)

Jennifer Johnson ('98)

Donna Nelson ('70)

Todd Knutson ('87)

Gary Dannenbring ('70)

Virginia Kern ('71)

Joyce Potts ('67)

John McMillin ('81)

James Davis ('79)

Gerald ('62) and Karen Kolschowsky

Jon Radabaugh ('61)

Heidi Peglow ('76)

Gail ('70) and Linda ('70) Dieleman

Sheryl Larson ('82)

Catherine ('83) and Terry ('83) Rickers

Kathy ('95) and Timothy ('95) Peterson

David ('58) and Florence ('57) Dietz

Barbara Lemmer ('82)

Jeanene ('83) and David ('84)

Peter Prunkl ('68)

Debra Dotzler Pfeifer ('86) and

Howard Logan ('48)

Skarshaug Gregory ('91) and Kimberly ('91) Smith

Christopher Stephen ('93) Patrick Van Wert ('90)

Richard Snyder ('72)

Dennis Pfeifer ('86)

Deanna ('73) Jens

Gerald Lutkenhaus ('70)

Sondra Dyer ('60)

Amanda Matchett ('08)

William Ellingrod ('54)

Edward McCall ('60)

John Walker ('67)

FIRST-YEAR DONORS

Paul Esker ('01)

Vivian ('67) and Chris Murray

Cynthia Welter ('76)

Stephen Anderson ('80)

Michael ('80) and Marsha ('80) Ford

Ashok Nariboli ('76)

Jaclyn ('01) and Brian ('02) Anderzhon

Nancy Gauthier ('79)

Paula Norby ('78)

3-YEAR DONORS

Jeanne Astleford ('63)

Kenneth Gregersen ('54)

Bradley Novacek ('82)

William ('92) and Connie Baldwin

Robert Baschke ('74)

Roger Grundmeier ('72)

Alan Oppedal ('58)

Ruth Barber ('85)

Elizabeth ('86) and Scott ('84)

Robert ('76) and Debra Guetzlaff

Olivia Madison ('72) and Gregory

Jeffrey ('84) and Karen ('85) Bump

Benjamin

Rick Harmon ('77)

Palermo

Grant Burger ('85)

Steven Benson ('76)

Brent ('74) and Cynthia ('77) Hart

Daniel Patrick ('97)

Nate ('85) and Donna Cottington

James Blum ('70)

Gerald Hartmann ('59)

Janet Payer ('52)

Mary DeVore ('70)

Samantha Boge ('70)

Jack Hegenbarth ('59)

Carline Phillips ('00)

Thomas Dow ('73)

Bruce Bowen ('67)

Kathleen ('77) and Dale ('93) Heinrichs

Gerald ('58) and Margaret Pint

Scott ('86) and Kelly ('86) Ebel

Everett Brown ('59)

Larry Henderson ('77)

Mark ('67) and Linda ('67) Podhajsky

Sally ('68) and Paul ('68) Erdmann

Greta Budweg ('81) and Suzan French

Mark ('76) and Tamara Hermanson

Monica ('69) and Max ('65) Porter

Evan Evans ('72)

Kelli Cameron ('02)

Kathryn Hesse ('84)

Thomas ('56) and Norma Proctor

Mary ('73) and Timothy ('71) Frank

Kenneth ('85) and Pamela Carel

William Hicks ('60)

Donald Pruitt ('79)

Janet Goss ('86)

Gene ('73) and Diane Rath

Lynn Henderson ('74)

James Rhyne ('65)

Linda Hiniker ('76)

Eric Rogers ('93)

Hillary ('05) and John ('05) Hughes

Thomas Ruzicka ('57)

Donald Jacobi ('55)

William ('74) and Denise ('78) Ryan

Douglas Judge ('94)

Kent ('70) and Lou Ann ('70) Sandburg

Sean ('89) and Julie ('90) McMurray

Christine ('79) and Daniel Schmidt

Betty Miller ('64)

Neil Schraeder ('81)

Amy Miller ('90)

James ('78) and Kimberly Seaton

Carl ('72) and Margaret ('72) Moon

Michael Shimon ('82)

Ryan Myers ('07)

Fred ('68) and Patricia Smith

Helen ('72) and John ('68) Olson

Kathryn Stady ('76)

William Patton ('53) Coey ('79) and Thomas Podraza Morris Rosen ('74) Brian Schaeffer ('82) Martha Smith ('04) Ellen Twinam ('88) Kim ('90) and Dan ('90) Wagner Jeremy Wingerter ('96) Deaven Yuska ('88)

Senior Class Council Celebrates Iowa Staters Senior Class Council is one of the student programs supported by Sustaining Donor funds via the ISU Alumni Association. Senior Class Council is made up of 10 to 20 current ISU seniors. The council plans Senior Week activities each fall and spring including Food on Campus, GradFest, Grad Breakfast, and the Senior Send-Off. Grad Breakfast is a student favorite as faculty attend and cook the meal for the seniors. GradFest gives seniors the info they need to

Jane Swanson ('61) Ruby ('87) and Ramon Trice Andrew Underwood ('17) William Underwood Janet Walkup ('59) Douglas Wallen ('64) Henry Walter Tony Wells ('80) Lori ('86) and Doug ('84) Wenzel

prepare for graduation while learning how to be involved with their alma mater

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as alumni. Students in Senior Class Council develop valuable professional skills

Debra ('92) and Mark ('87) Zoran

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in leadership and teamwork through their efforts to connect and celebrate with

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their peers, and they mentor freshmen students in the association’s First Year

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 ISUAA NEWS

EXPERIENCE STATE DAY 2022 ONLINE The ISU Alumni Association hosted a virtual event on March 22 to celebrate Iowa State University’s Founders Day. Content from this rich celebration of Cyclone history is available online at: www.YouTube.com/ISUAlumniAssociation

Tune in to learn how to make The Knoll’s famous hot chocolate; tour the ISU Dairy Farm and ISU Creamery; get an update on the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza; visit the historic ISU Horse Barns; learn about the history of The Hub and Dinkey Train; and catch a performance by Cownie Professor of Music and University Carillonneur Tin-Shi Tam and alumni carillonneurs.

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 ALUMNI AWARDS

2022 DISTINGUISHED AWARDS CELEBRATION Iowa State University’s highest awards administered by the ISU Alumni Association and the ISU Foundation will be presented to the following alumni and friends at the 2022 Distinguished Awards Celebration on Friday, April 29. The ceremony will take place in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union at 2 p.m. Cyclones everywhere are invited to campus to share in these recognitions.

AWARDS ADMINISTERED BY THE ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Distinguished Alumni Award Mark G. Erlander

(MS ‘84 biochemistry) chief executive officer, Cardiff Oncology Encinitas, California

Robert E. Walton, Sr.**

(PhD ‘61 animal science) chairman emeritus, ABS Global DeForest, Wisconsin

Elizabeth A. Yetley**

(‘63 nutrition, MS ‘70, PhD ‘74) retired senior nutrition research scientist, The National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Honorary Alumni Award Pamela S. Pithan**

retired co-owner, Andalusia’s Forget Me Nots Flower Shop Andalusia, Illinois

AWARDS ADMINISTERED BY THE ISU FOUNDATION Order of the Knoll True and Valiant Award

Order of the Knoll Faculty and Staff Award

The Gerdin Family

Olivia Madison** and Gregory Palermo**

Ann and the late Russ Gerdin, Mike and Nicole Gerdin, Julie and Eric Durr, and Angela and Brian Janssen Solon, Iowa

Olivia (‘72 history), professor emerita and dean emerita of library services, Iowa State University Gregory, professor emeritus, Iowa State University Ames, Iowa

Order of the Knoll Campanile Award Jack** and the late Carol Johnson

Jack (‘81 computer engineering), platform architecture engineer, Intel Corporation Carol (‘80 chemical engineering) Granite Bay, California

Order of the Knoll Cardinal and Gold Award Scott and Nancy Armbrust**

Scott (DVM ‘75), veterinarian, Paradocs Embryo Transfer, Inc. Nancy (‘73 food & nutrition), retired vice president, education and community relations, Schreiber Foods Green Bay, Wisconsin

Order of the Knoll Corporation and Foundation Award Kingland

Clear Lake, Iowa

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YOU’RE INVITED TO ATTEND THE 2022 DISTINGUISHED AWARDS CEREMONY Friday, April 29, 2022 2 p.m.

Sun Room, ISU Memorial Union Reception to follow ceremony For more information: www.ISUalum.org/DistinguishedAlumni Nominate alumni and friends for spring 2023 awards by Aug. 1, 2022 at www.ISUalum.org/DistinguishedAlumni

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 FACULTY & STUDENT AWARDS

Wallace E. Barron Award

Faculty-Staff Inspiration Award

The ISU Alumni Association established the Wallace E. Barron AllUniversity Senior Award in 1968 to recognize outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding achievement in academics and university/community activities, and promise for continuing these exemplary qualities as alumni. The award is named for Wallace E. “Red” Barron (class of 1928), who served as director of alumni affairs at Iowa State from 1937 to 1968.

The ISU Alumni Association established the Faculty-Staff Inspiration Award in 2011 as a way for former ISU students to recognize current or former ISU faculty and staff members who had a significant influence in their lives as students at ISU. The award is funded by earnings from the Nancy and Richard Degner Alumni Association Endowment created by Nancy (‘72 food science) and Richard (‘72 agriculture, MS ‘77) Degner.** Recipients will be recognized in a virtual ceremony in May.

2022 WALLACE E. BARRON ALL-UNIVERSITY SENIOR RECIPIENTS

2022 FACULTY-STAFF INSPIRATION AWARD RECIPIENTS

Morgan Fritz** Political science Lake Mills, Iowa

Javelis Marin Castro Animal ecology Humacao, Puerto Rico

Belinda Hoffman

Global resource systems/ dietetics West Liberty, Iowa

Rachel Allbaugh**

(‘00 animal science, DVM ‘04) ISU associate professor of ophthalmology, Lora and Russ Talbot Endowed Professor in Veterinary Medicine Boone, Iowa

Paiton McDonald

Agricultural biochemistry/ international agriculture Fletcher, North Carolina

Ann Gansemer-Topf

Pat Miller

(MS ‘92 professional studies in education, PhD ‘04) Director of graduate education, ISU School of Education Ames, Iowa

Hannah Morrow ‘21 Public relations Naperville, Illinois

Vayda Wilkins

Civil engineering Lake Barrington, Illinois VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 2022

Raluca Cozma

Associate professor and associate director of graduate studies and research, A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Kansas State University Wamego, Kansas

(‘80 psychology) Former director, ISU Lectures Program Posthumously awarded

Sydney Paris

Animal science/ microbiology Mansfield, Illinois

Read about these students’ accomplishments or nominate a student for the 2023 award online at www.ISUalum.org/Barron The nomination deadline is Dec. 1. *denotes student annual membership **denotes student life membership

Peter Orazem

ISU University Professor of economics Ames, Iowa

Read more about these inspirational faculty and staff and nominate someone for the 2023 award online at www.ISUalum.org/Inspiration The nomination deadline is Dec. 1. * Annual member of the ISU Alumni Association Only ISU degrees are listed

** Life member of the ISU Alumni Association

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 NEWSMAKERS

ALUMNI HONORS Beth Ford (‘86 management), Ivy alumna and Land O’Lakes, Inc. president and CEO, was included in the “Most Powerful Women” list by Fortune magazine for the fourth year in a row.

Armitra Jackson-Davis (MS ‘06 meat science/ food science & technology, PhD ‘10) was the recipient of the James M. Diversity in Food Safety Award at the 2021 International Association for Food Protection annual meeting. Jackson-Davis is an associate professor of food nutrition at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.

James “Jim” Kearns** (MS ‘73 chemical engineering, PhD ‘74) was awarded the 2021 George F. Lindsteadt Award for Excellence in Technology

the pets of White House. Collison and her partners researched all the pets of the First Families and artfully organized this picture book.

Transfer. As the technology transfer manager for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing (711HPW), Kearns has helped commercialize numerous life-saving technologies.

Tara Goedjen* (‘04 marketing) has a young adult, sci-fi novel out with Random House Children’s Books. “No Beauties or Monsters” features an athletic heroine, partially inspired by Goedjen’s time on the Cyclone women’s tennis team.

TOP JOBS Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds* (‘16 liberal studies) recently appointed Stan Thompson** (‘82 political science) as executive director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC). Thompson served six years on the Iowa State University Alumni Association Board as a board member and chair.

Husband and wife team Kevin (MS ‘91 economics) and Patricia (MS ’91 textiles & clothing, PhD ‘94) Kimle* have self-published a fictional adventure story, “The Only Free Road: An Underground Railroad Saga Unveiled.” Kevin is a teaching professor of economics and director of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative at Iowa State.

ALUMNI BOOKSHELF “Meet the Pets: Presidential Animals from A to Z”

by Catherine Collison* (‘76 journalism), Janis Campbell, and Wendy Popko takes readers through

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ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE Make plans to attend your annual meeting May 20!

Per Article III, Section 2.5 of the Iowa State University Alumni Association (ISUAA) bylaws, members of the ISUAA are invited to the 2022 ISUAA Annual Meeting on Friday, May 20, at 4:50 p.m. CT in the ISU Alumni Center. To participate virtually visit: www.ISUalum.org/AnnualMeeting.

During the annual meeting, members will be asked to approve the following items: 2021 ISUAA Annual Meeting minutes and destruction of the 2022 ballots. The annual meeting agenda and minutes are available at: www.ISUalum.org/AnnualMeeting Special Note: As to the annual meeting definition of quorum to conduct business, Article II, Section 4 of the ISUAA bylaws states: “The number of members of the ISUAA, present or represented by written proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any annual or special meeting of the ISUAA. Unless two-thirds of the members are pres-

ent, the only matters to be voted on by a majority of such quorum are those matters described in the meeting notice.”

2022 Election Ballot Per Article III, Section 2.2 of the ISUAA bylaws, the ISUAA Board of Directors recommends the following slate for membership on the board. Each of these individuals has agreed to serve a four-year term. As a member of the ISUAA, you are invited to vote online at www.ISUalum.org/BoardSlate by April 29 to cast your vote for the slate as presented or write in the name(s) of others. To request a printed copy of the ballot, please call (877) ISU-ALUM. Each member may complete only one ballot.

Results will be announced at the association’s May 20, 2022, annual meeting.

THE 2022 ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS SLATE Jeremy Davis** (‘01 agricultural education, MS ‘04 agricultural education, MEd ‘04 higher education) Ames, Iowa

Jeremy Davis is a partner at FarmLand Real Estate & Management in Ames, Iowa, where he works as a professional farm manager. As a student, Davis was chapter president of Acacia Fraternity, a member of Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society, and a senator and finance committee member for student government. Following graduation, he worked for Iowa State and was named the 2007 recipient of the ISU Norman Boyles Outstanding Service to Student Athletes Award. As chapter advisor for Acacia Fraternity at Iowa State, he has provided guidance to over 200 undergraduate students. He also served as the president of Acacia International Fraternity from 2014 - 2018. Davis was a member of the Ames City Council and has served on the Ames Economic Development Commission Board of Directors. If chosen for the board, he would bring expertise in administrative management, communication and customer service, real estate, public relations, and strategic planning.

Andrea Fellows** (‘06 business) Atlanta, Georgia

Andrea Fellows is the supervisory public affairs specialist for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, where she supervises all employee and leadership communications. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. As a student at Iowa State, Fellows was on the Student Alumni Leadership Council and VEISHEA committee. After graduating, she was the marketing chair for the ISU Alumni Association Young Alumni Council and the social chair for the ISU Alumni of New York City. She was the recipient of the 2013 ISU Alumni Association STATEment Maker Award. She also served as a board member for women’s empowerment at Peace Corps.

If selected for the board, Fellows would bring expertise in public affairs, communication, event planning, recruiting, and fundraising.

Carl Kirpes** (‘12 mechanical engineering, ‘12 industrial engineering, MS ‘14 systems engineering) Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Carl Kirpes is a managing partner at KT Pacer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, leading the organization to grow its brand presence as a world leader in feed transportation solutions. As a student, Kirpes was an outside linebacker on the Cyclone football team, a member of Cardinal Court, president of Cardinal Key Honor Society, and an All-Cyclone team captain and high scholar athlete. He is a Wallace E. Barron Award recipient from the ISU Alumni Association. He has served as a judge for the VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 2022

Global Student Entrepreneurship regional competition and is currently finishing his term as the senior vice president of industry for the Institute of Industrial and System Engineers. Kirpes is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Iowa and a certified project management professional. If chosen for the board, he would bring expertise in entrepreneurship, administrative management, event planning, international affairs, and strategic planning.

Kathy Taylor** (‘80 English & speech communication) Fort Dodge, Iowa

Kathy Taylor is a retired vice president of corporate relations for Corn Belt Power Cooperative, a wholesale power supplier to electric cooperatives based in Humboldt, Iowa. She oversaw publications, media relations, member relations, marketing, advertising, brand building, company meetings, speech writing, energy efficiency programs, and government relations functions. As a member of the first Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Board of Directors, Taylor helped develop a relationship brand for more than 750 electric cooperatives nationwide. She is an ordained elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Dodge, a past chair of the $1.4 million First Presbyterian Church Foundation of Fort Dodge, and volunteers in the regional arts community. While at Iowa State she was active in VEISHEA Central Committee, numerous theatrical productions, and sorority leadership positions. Today, she travels regularly with the Traveling Cyclones program. If selected, Taylor would bring expertise in communication, brand-building, event planning, marketing, government relations, and strategic planning.

Jeremy Wingerter** (‘96 art & design, MS ‘98 educational leadership & policy studies) Quincy, Illinois

Jeremy Wingerter is the executive director for United Way of Adams County in Quincy, Illinois. Wingerter spent over 25 years working in alumni, friends, and student-facing roles at institutions such as Iowa State, Northwestern University, and the University of Southern California. During his time as an Iowa State student, Wingerter served on Senior Class Council, as a Cyclone Aide, and was a Parent and Family Weekend advisor. He has served the ISU Alumni of Chicago as a treasurer. He also is a member of The Order of the Knoll. In Quincy, he is a member of the Rotary Club and Quincy IL’s Adams County Together COVID Task Force, among other volunteer duties. He has established alumni organizations at both Northwestern University and the University of Southern California.

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FIVE TIPS FOR TRAVELING IN 2022 The Traveling Cyclones program continues to receive calls regarding COVID-19 and the worry of what could happen on a trip. We want to emphasize that we have full trust in each of our tour operators and their COVID-19 protocols.

In 2023, the Traveling Cyclones program will celebrate its 50th year of connecting Cyclones everywhere through amazing adventures of world discovery. Our tour operators have always handled the logistics of travel for our passengers, and we trust them to take great care of you, while helping to make your trip a memorable one.

In the current environment, those services have expanded to include coronavirus testing and precautions. All the tour operators we work with prioritize the health and wellbeing of our travelers. It is their number one priority – it always has been, and continues to be so, even with the additional work of COVID-19 testing and protocols.

While these protocols are constantly changing, we trust our operators to know the latest and adjust as needed. Tour operators realize this is an uncertain time. For those who are hesitant to resume travel, booking a trip with the Traveling Cyclones offers a great alternative so you don’t have to do it alone. You are in great hands with our operators.

If you haven't already joined our Traveling Cyclones Facebook

group, please do so. We want to

keep you apprised of all the great destinations you could travel.

We look forward to connecting with you.

In closing, I’ll offer a few tips for traveling in 2022: 1. Consider purchasing travel insurance. There are various policies out there – many that include epidemic coverage. Traveling Cyclones has partnered with USI Travel Insurance Services to offer a plan designed with our travelers in mind.

2. Stay updated on COVID-19 guidelines and protocols of your destination.

3. If you have been vaccinated, travel with a copy of your vaccination card and leave a copy at home in a safe place.

4. Carry masks with you in case local venues require them.

5. Be flexible, kind, and understanding with fellow travelers, service providers, and hosts. Situations may change quickly, and offering grace to those around you will go a long way toward having a positive travel experience.

Shellie Andersen** (‘88 marketing), vice president of business development and constituent engagement

Romantic Coastlines, April 20-27, 2023

See you at our 2023 Travel Preview Event on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at the ISU Alumni Center!

Visit www.ISUalum.org/Travel for details.

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 ISUAA NEWS AND CYCLONE STORIES

ISU Alumni Association Welcomes New Staff Lauren Landis* (‘21 event management) Alumni Center events coordinator

Kyle Johnson** (‘09 history) Business partnership and membership manager

Brynn Sweere** Manager of special events and programs

Anna Tempestini (’21 event management) Alumni Center director

DONNA AND DON SMITH** ISLE OF PALMS, SOUTH CAROLINA

CY’S SWEETHEARTS 2021: A CYCLONE LOVE STORY Donna was a sophomore when she met Don. She was 19 years old – halfway to earning her teaching degree – when she needed to make a decision that would change her life forever.

“If you’re coming with me, it’s now or never, hun,” Don said. “And she said, ‘Now.’” The pair first met on a Friday night in the fall of 1966. One of Donna Smith’s sorority sisters asked Donna if she would come along on a blind date. Little did Donna know, she would be meeting the love of her life, Don Smith** (‘67 biochemistry).

In the following days, the Cyclone sweethearts would meet up for a study date at the library. On the third date, they started to fall in love with each other, just as quickly as they fell in love with Iowa State.

“That started the whole thing,” Don says.

“The issue was that I was graduating that spring.”

Don had just started his senior year on scholarship through the Navy. After graduation his plans were simple. He would serve active duty, as stated in his scholarship contract. That’s when he approached Donna with the proposal that would begin a new adventure for the two of them and take them around the world.

The wedding took place in August of 1967, at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Ames. The reception followed in the ballroom in the Memorial Union.

Don made a promise to Donna that she would still earn her teaching degree. Don

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applied for leave of absence and was granted a two-year leave before he was to serve active duty in Navy.

The newlyweds traveled down to the University of Mississippi where Donna would complete her teaching degree. Don also continued his education and The Smiths were the winners of the annual earned a master’s degree in organic chemistry.

ISU Homecoming Cyclone Sweethearts contest When it came time for Don to serve active in 2021. As winners, they participated in the duty in the Navy, the pair moved a lot. They pep rally and received free tickets to the hometraveled all over the country and to several coming football game against Oklahoma State. international locations.

The Smiths are life members of the ISU Alumni When Don retired from the Navy, Donna Association and lifelong Cyclones. began teaching high school chemistry. Her teaching career lasted over 20 years before they – Grace Nelsen, senior in public relations, both retired in the Isle of Palms, South Carolina.

Talbot Communications and Public Relations Intern When asked what Iowa State means to them, Donna is quick to respond.

“It’s home,” she says.

For Don, Iowa State was his gateway to the world.

“Iowa State gave me the chance to get out of Bancroft, Iowa, and do what I could do in this world,” Don says. “It opened up the whole READ MORE CYCLONE STORIES AT horizon to me. I owe all that to Iowa State and WWW.ISUALUM.ORG/CYCLONESEVERYWHERE the Navy.”

ONLINE EXTRAS: Scan this QR code to meet the Smiths in a video captured during their visit to campus for Homecoming 2021, when they were recognized as the 2021 Cy’s Sweethearts.

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Iowa State University Alumni Association presents

Cyclones IN THE CITY

YOU’RE INVITED TO MAKE HISTORY!

Join Kansas City Cyclones for the inaugural Cyclones in the City event: A Spotlight on Kansas City.

Walk the cardinal carpet and enjoy this exciting event while raising essential funds for student and alumni outreach, programming, and support of current Kansas City ISU students.

This special evening will include recognition of ISU alumni and friends whose career achievements and civic involvement have made positive impacts on the greater Kansas City area and Iowa State University.

A spotlight on

GET INVOLVED As a benefactor you will receive various benefits and recognition with your gift of $5,000, $2,500, $1,500, or $500.

As a table host you and your guests will receive benefits and recognitions with your payment of $800 (or $600 for young professionals ages 34 and under).

As a contributor you are recognizing the role the ISU Alumni Association plays in

Thursday, June 9, 2022, 6 p.m.

The Abbott 1901 Cherry St, Kansas City, MO

www.ISUalum.org/GalaKC

celebrating and connecting Cyclones everywhere, even if you are unable to attend the 2022 event. Your gift of any amount is greatly valued.

Visit www.ISUalum.org/GalaKC to register or make a contribution.

QUESTIONS? Contact Chelsea Trowbridge, director of special events and merchandise, at (515) 294-2584 or by emailing ctrow@iastate.edu with any questions.

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 CARDINAL & GOLD GALA

CARDINAL OR GOLD? Ana Hays McCracken**# (MFA ‘21, ‘84 fashion merchandising) (left) and Nadine Veasley, a senior in microbiology, make their guess.

A trip down the red carpet More than 600 Cyclone alumni and friends showed up in style on Feb. 11

Travis and Jamie Benning** (‘01 agronomy, MS ‘03 soil science), Nickie (‘01 psychology) and Mike (‘02 marketing) Meyerring, and Sarah and Danny Sturm enjoy the Cardinal & Gold cocktail hour.

for the 2022 Cardinal & Gold Gala at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Des Moines. The event raised more than $120,000 for ISU Alumni Association programming and first-generation scholarships via a live and silent auction, games, raffles, and direct donations.

ISU President Wendy Wintersteen** (PhD ‘88 entomology) congratulates scholarship recipients Eduardo Contreras (left), Noah Rohlfs (second from right), and Amberly Van Hulzen (right).

2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ISUAA CARDINAL & GOLD SCHOLARSHIPS • Eduardo Contreras, Tipton College of Engineering • Carlos Jimenez, Humboldt College of Agriculture of Life Sciences • Benton Meyer, Newton College of Human Sciences • Lily Schaum, Springville College of Design • Noah Rohlfs, Boyden Ivy College of Business • Cody Mundy, Ankeny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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CRAIG AND TERRY DENNY ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CARDINAL & GOLD COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP Jenny Reyes, Des Moines College of Human Sciences TERRY MARIE DENNY ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CARDINAL & GOLD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP Daniel Nielsen, Cedar Falls College of Engineering

ISUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS CARDINAL & GOLD LEADERSHIP/ TERRY DENNY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Rachel Findling, Royal College of Agriculture and Human Sciences LORA & RUSS TALBOT ISUAA CARDINAL & GOLD COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIPS Amberly Van Hulzen, Auburn Third-year Kelsey Meyer, Rock Valley Fourth-year

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY STADLMAN FAMILY CARDINAL & GOLD SCHOLARSHIP Jacob Severn, Glenwood College of Liberal Arts and Sciences J. ELAINE HIEBER CARDINAL & GOLD SCHOLARSHIP Jessica Ramirez Solis, Des Moines College of Human Sciences

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2022 CARDINAL & GOLD HONORARY CO-CHAIRS In celebration of 10 years of Cardinal & Gold Galas, 16 former co-chair couples stepped up to serve as $2,500 Bells of Iowa State Benefactors and honorary co-chairs for this special event.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011 – Lori (‘93) & Dwayne (‘93) Vande Krol**# APRIL 6, 2013 – Michele (‘79) & Steve (‘78) Whitty** FEBRUARY 14, 2014 – Maureen & Terrence (‘79) Tobin**#; Mary (‘78) & Tim (‘76) Wolf**# APRIL 10, 2015 – Al (‘56) & Ann (’56) Jennings**; Deb Tharnish** (‘77) & Nick Roby** (‘81) FEBRUARY 12, 2016 - Becky Stadlman**# (‘74); Cynthia Thorland** (‘84) & Fritz Weitz**

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017 – Bev (‘60, ‘70) & Warren (‘61) Madden**#; Nancy (‘81) & Stan (‘82) Thompson** FEBRUARY 9, 2018 – Marcia (‘73) & Harvey (‘70, ‘73) Freese**; TPG Companies/Lori Forsman-Kirpes** (‘86) & Paul Kirpes** (‘87) FEBRUARY 15, 2019 – Julie (‘88) & Jay (‘89) Jacobi**#; Sara & Kent (‘78) Johnson**# FEBRUARY 14, 2020 - Karen Heldt-Chapman**# (‘92) & Jay Chapman**# (‘90, ‘93); Karyl & Daryl Henze*

BENEFACTORS AND SUPPORTERS $5,000 FOREVER TRUE

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Brad* and Lesa Lewis Nyemaster Goode, P.C. Lora (‘17) and Russ (‘17) Talbot**# Sigler Cynthia Thorland** (‘84) and Fritz Weitz**

$2,500 BELLS OF IOWA STATE

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Emily and Erick Idehen showed up to the gala red-carpet ready.

Bank Of America Dentons Davis Brown Peggy & Jeff (PhD ’14) Johnson** Mcfarland Clinic Rueter’s Honorary co-chairs listed above

$500 CARDINAL & GOLD

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Mark (‘79) & Ann (‘78) Aljets* Dennis Campbell** (‘89) & Angela Boelens Halli Still-Caris** (‘83) & Dave Caris** (‘83)

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Eric (’85) & Carol Eide (’86) Dennis Forsyth-Architect (‘71) & Elaine Spencer (‘71) Dave & Kathy Law Anthony (‘78) & Laurie Longnecker Rebecca Miller (‘06) & Timothy Beauchamp (‘99) Michael (‘77) & Carrie (‘77) Thrall** Todd (‘94) & Kari Van Thomme** Rebecca (‘05) & Jose Luis Torres**

SPECIAL THANKS

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ISU President Wendy Wintersteen** (PhD ‘88) and Robert Waggoner** Sigler Companies HyVee: Official Specialty Cocktail Sponsor Ames Silversmithing: Red Box Raffle Sponsor Dan Winters** (‘03), emcee

Looking forward “Because of your generous support, we’ve fully endowed all six Cardinal & Gold scholarships and increased their annual distribution from $1,000 to $2,000. Funds raised at the 2022 gala will further support these scholarships as well as alumni outreach, student leadership programs, and our work to connect Cyclones everywhere. Looking forward, we’ll be shifting the focus of the Cardinal & Gold Gala toward raising support for our students as they transition into the next leg of their Iowa State adventure as alumni. While we will continue to recognize new scholarship recipients and celebrate their extraordinary accomplishments each year, future galas will raise support for our Young Alumni Programs Endowment and continue to support general alumni outreach and programming. It is our goal to grow our Young Alumni Programs Endowment to the point that we may provide every graduate of Iowa State University a one-year gift membership to the ISU Alumni Association … On February 10, 2023, we’ll begin a new chapter in our story raising funds to support our students post-graduation and provide quality alumni engagement and outreach!”

– Jeff Johnson** (PhD ‘14), Lora and Russ Talbot Endowed President and CEO VISIONS WWW.ISUALUM.ORG SPRING 2022

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SPRINGING INTO HISTORY

Story by Brock Bierman and Matt Van Winkle  Images by Matt Van Winkle and ISU Athletics

Practice is about to begin inside Beyer Hall on the Iowa State

says Jay Ronayne, who is in his sixteenth season as the head

its season opening meet.

coach for the Iowa State gymnastics team. “It is just part of

Hip-hop music pulses and is in the air. On the wall, a sign reads “We are Cyclones” lined with flags – each one

her DNA.” Orrego grew up in the coastal South American city of Lima,

representing a student athlete’s home country: Spain, Peru,

the capital of Peru. From a young age, her parents encour-

Canada, Puerto Rico, England, Italy, the U.S., and Australia.

aged her to be active and get involved in an after-school

A stretching line forms under the flag of Peru – home to

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“When she is determined to do something, she will do it,”

campus. The Cyclone gymnastics team is just days away from

activity.

redshirt senior Ariana Orrego. It’s a simple reminder of the

“They made me try all different kinds of sports,” says

country she made history for on the world stage before her

Orrego. “I think I tried everything. The one I liked the most

Cyclone journey even began.

was gymnastics – and I stuck to it.”

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As she grew older, practice became more frequent, and the competition elevated.

“At first it was twice a week,” Orrego says, “then it became three times a week, and then it started being every day.”

At 8 years old, Orrego began competing in gymnastics competitions and coaches noticed her talent. When she reached high school, Orrego was invited to train at Excalibur Gymnastics, an elite club in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

“Gymnasts there went through home school, they

have been far more accomplished NCAA gymnasts that have been through our program, but no one as special as she is.”

In 2020, Orrego once again had a dream fulfilled, qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. This time making history for her school, becoming the first female gymnast from Iowa State to qualify for the Olympic games.

Orrego took an Olympic redshirt, training at Iowa State to get ready for the games.

“The things you have to go through, the amount of effort and time you have to put in is pretty unimag-

trained twice a day, and I was obviously not doing that

inable,” says Ronayne. “Imagine eight or nine hours a

back at home,” Orrego says.

day of physical activity – like all out physical activity

It was in the United States where she realized the

– every day for four years. There’s all these peaks and

amount of work it would take to reach her ultimate goal

valleys along the way, and the valleys are really rough

– competing in the Olympics.

physically and emotionally. It takes a toll on you, and

Just two years later, Orrego had racked up eight Virginia State Championship titles, and at age 17, reached the 2015 World Championships where she qualified to compete in the individual all-around at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

she’s bounced back from all of them.”

Orrego finished 74th in the all-around of the COVIDdelayed Tokyo Olympics.

“You think

“That was a relief because my dream came true,”

about

says Orrego. “Seeing all the hard work pay off made me

every-

really happy.”

thing and

In the 80 years Peruvians have competed in the

everyone you

Olympics, Orrego made history by becoming the first

are represent-

gymnast ever to represent the country.

ing,” says Orrego.

“Honestly, it didn’t even go through my mind,” says

“You are not only

Orrego. “But after qualifying, since that many people

representing yourself,

repeated that to me, I was like ‘Wow. I just made histo-

but also your teammates

ry.’”

here (at Iowa State), your

During her pursuit to qualify for Rio, Orrego met

country, your family, your

Nilson Medeiros, associate head coach and recruiting

coaches … just everyone.”

coordinator for Iowa State gymnastics.

Orrego is working to earn

“He talked to me about Iowa State and the opportuni-

her degree in management

ty to do college gymnastics and get a degree here. That

information systems. After

all sounded amazing. I came to visit the school, the cam-

graduation she plans to find

pus, met the team, and I just fell in love with the place. I

an internship back in Peru.

really liked it here and I committed,” she says.

Right away Orrego earned the trust of the coaches,

As her Cyclone career comes to a close, it’s the

competing as a freshman for the Cyclones in the all-

relationships with her team-

around.

mates and coaches Orrego

“She is probably the most likable person you have ever met,” says Ronayne. “And not so coincidently, she

will cherish the most.

“This feels like family.”

is the most coachable gymnast I have ever had. There

ONLINE EXTRAS:

Visit www.ISUalum.org/VISIONS or scan this QR code to check out scenes from Cyclone gymnastics practice and watch Ariana Orrego compete online.

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CHEEZ-IT BOWL 2021

Images by Brock Beirman

Traveling Cyclones in Orlando Cyclones everywhere swarmed Orlando to cheer on Iowa State football in the Cheez-It Bowl Dec. 29 vs. Clemson.

The ISU Alumni Association and ISU Athletics partnered with Anthony Travel to offer an exclusive travel package to fly Cyclones south, complete with spirit rallies harnessing the collective power of Cyclone Nation.

With the end of this football season, the association appreciatively welcomes this special group of Cyclone football seniors to the Iowa State alumni family!

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The Perfect Storm: Journeying with Cyclones Everywhere In the finale to "The Perfect Storm" series, Cyclone superfan Kyle Oppenhuizen* ('09 journalism) wrote about his trip to the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, and the lifelong memories made while celebrating Cyclone fandom with thousands of other bowl travelers. Oppenhuizen will be publishing a book about his Iowa State fan experience in 2022.

Learn more at www.APerfectStormCycloneFootball2021.com.

“

… The Cheez-It Bowl was a microcosm of the entire season. High hopes. Exciting moments. Unexpected setbacks. A few plays that make you scratch your head. A never-give-up attitude. A few plays away from achieving special results.

They always kept it interesting. They always made me care. I'm not sure I could ask for much more.

When I think back on the Cheez-It Bowl loss, my first thoughts won't be about the loss. I'll think about watching Iowa State fans dance on a warm Florida

Scan this QR code for a link to photos highlighting the bowl trip captured by ISU Alumni Association staff.

Who will you spot that you know?

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evening. Those moments encapsulate the fun of fandom.

Thousands of us made the trip. We soaked up the sun.

We made new friends. We shared drinks and stories. We analyzed the team and the season and the future…

“

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Calendar  Cyclones Everywhere

 Cyclone Athletics

 Arts & Entertainment

Check www.ISUalum.org/Events for event updates.

For all Cyclone sports schedules, go to www.Cyclones.com

April 9: ISU Concert and Campus Bands, Ames City Auditorium April 29: Russian String Orchestra, Stephens Auditorium April 30: ISU Choirs and Symphony Orchestra, Stephens Auditorium

April 12: Blooming Bouquets virtual floral arranging event

Aug. 3: ISU Zoo Brew, Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, Iowa

 At the ISU Alumni Center May 20: ISUAA Board of Directors spring meeting May 20: ISUAA annual meeting May 20: Faculty-Staff Inspiration Awards and annual reception May 26: 2023 Travel Preview Event May 30: ISU Retirees Memorial Day Ceremony

 Traveling Cyclones April 3-14: Gladiators to Gondolas April 5-15: Tahiti and French Polynesia April 6-9: The Masters April 15-23: Dutch Waterways featuring Floriade May 1-13: Enchanting Ireland May 1-9: Dutch Waterways featuring Floriade May 7-19: Slovenia, Croatia, and the Dalmatian Coast May 11-20: Celtic Lands May 11-21: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and the Passion Play May 16-31: Norwegian Splendor May 19-29: Classic Europe Graduation Trip

 On campus & around Ames

April 9: ISU Fashion Show April 25 - 28: Senior Week April 25: GradFest April 26: Senior Breakfast April 28: Senior Send-Off May 12: Graduate Commencement Ceremony May 13: Veterinary Medicine Commencement Ceremony May 14: Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies

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May 10: NeedtoBreathe, Stephens Auditorium

 Awards April 22: Virtual recognition of 2022 Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior recipients April 29: Distinguished Awards Celebration, Sun Room, ISU Memorial Union May 20: Faculty-Staff Inspiration Awards and annual reception

 Lifelong Learning May 26: 2023 Travel Preview Event, ISU Alumni Center May 26-June 6: Greek and Turkish Icons May 28-June 5: Romantic Rivieras May 29-June 6: Grand Seine River and Normandy Passage June 2-8: D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy and Liberation of France June 5-11: Utah’s Mighty National Parks June 6-20: Provincial French Countryside June 11-19: Greek Island Hopper June 12-25: Isles Overture June 19-29: Great Journey through Europe June 26-July 2: Costa Rica Family Adventure June 28-July 9: Fjords and Seascapes Jump back into the world of travel with the Traveling Cyclones! See you at the 2023 Travel Preview on May 26, 2022. To register or learn more visit www.ISUalum.org/Travel All tours are subject to change.

Classes in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Iowa State University (OLLI at ISU) are detailed online at www.ISUalum.org/OLLIatISU.

 Find more events online Campus Calendar: www.Event.iastate.edu ISU Alumni Association: www.ISUalum.org/Events Cyclone Athletics: www.Cyclones.com ISU Department of Music and Theater: www.Music.iastate.edu/Events Reiman Gardens: www.ReimanGardens.com Iowa State Center: www.Center.iastate.edu University Museums: www.Museums.iastate.edu Lectures: www.Lectures.iastate.edu Around Ames: Web.AmesChamber.com/Events NOTE: All events are subject to postponement, cancellation, or format changes.

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VISIONS magazine is published three times a year by the Iowa State University Alumni Association, which serves more than 279,000 living alumni as well as ISU students and friends. VISIONS reaches nearly 44,000 ISU Alumni Association members and is just one benefit of membership; details can be found at www.ISUalum.org/Join.

ISUAA TRADITIONS TEES A TRADITION UNLIKE ANY OTHER After its stellar success in 2021, the Traditions Tee is back! We've designed a brand new, exclusive, membersonly t-shirt as part of April Membership Appreciation Month.

This t-shirt is only available for purchase by ISU Alumni ISU Alumni Association members. To pre-order your 2022 Traditions Tee, visit www.ISUalum.org/TraditionsTee. DON'T MISS OUT! This limited-edition member look will be locked away in the Traditions Vault at midnight on April 30, 2022. Shirts will be delivered in late May. We appreciate you, members!