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BE THE LIGHT! L E A R N E R S . L E A D E R S . L AW R E N T I A N S .
LAWRENCE LAUNCHES MOST AMBITIOUS CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY
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PRESIDENT MARK BURSTEIN The concept of light—truth, knowledge, progress—has guided Lawrence and Milwaukee-Downer Colleges since our beginnings. Each year we set out to create a learning environment for 1,500 undergraduates that prepares them to lead—to be the light. To accomplish this tall task, we need to keep renewing the inclusive educational experience we offer. Our recent strategic plan, Veritas est Lux (Truth is Light, the motto on our shield), lays out a bold blueprint for Lawrence’s future. The Be the Light! Campaign, which was publicly launched in November, will make this transformation possible. With your generous support, we are strategically moving Lawrence forward: strengthening the education we offer, making it more closely attuned to current societal needs. Central to Be the Light! is the Lawrence Fund, which supports all aspects of our educational experience. This fund provides every member of our community the opportunity to participate in the campaign. It supports books for the Seeley G. Mudd Library, athletic gear, musical instruments, chemicals for the laboratories, and other essential needs. We aspire to become a full-need institution with the ability to provide sufficient financial support for all of our students and their families. Fewer than 70 colleges in the country offer this level of support. Full-need financial aid will allow students to participate in all that is Lawrence. It will increase the likelihood that they will graduate on time. It will reduce graduate debt load. We also seek to enhance the student experience. We are working to secure more resources for our faculty through endowed professorships and faculty development funds. We will continue to invest in areas that have always distinguished Lawrence, such as the Conservatory of Music and Björklunden. We plan to enhance academic advising and student support; we expect to create new ways for students to transition to the world of work, including donor-funded internships. We launch this public phase of Be the Light! with significant momentum. More than 7,800 alumni have already participated, with investments in the Lawrence Fund and programs like Film Studies, East Asian Studies, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Athletics has entered a new era, spurred by a renovated Banta Bowl, a new locker room for the hockey program, as well as funding to support athletic teams. And thanks to generous support from many, we are in the process of reinventing the way we prepare students for career, life and community engagement. If you care about Lawrence, about our students, about the future leadership of our world, we invite you to join us in what Amos Lawrence called “A great and good work.” We invite you to Be the Light!
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LAWRENCE EDITOR Kelly B. Landiſ
ART DIRECTORS Liz Boutelle, Matt Schmeltzer
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Megan Scott
CONTRIBUTORS Joseph Vanden Acker, Rick Peterson, Nicole Witmer ’19
CLASS NOTES Kevin LeBeau
PHOTOGAPHY Liz Boutelle, Ken Cobb, Larissa Davis ’20, Mia Francis ’21, Tom Galliher Photography, Dave Jackson Photography, Thompson Photo Imagery, Paul Wilke
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BE THE LIGHT! Learn about the transformational campaign LAUNCH CELEBRATION Take an inside look at the celebration weekend GIVING DAY BY THE NUMBERS
INSIDE LAWRENCE 36 New Student Profile 37 Faculty and Alumni Books 38 New Faculty 40 Athletics 44 Class Notes 86 The Big Picture
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BE THE LIGHT! IS THE MOST AMBITIOUS F U N D R A I S I N G I N I T I AT I V E I N L A W R E N C E U N I V E R S I T Y ’ S H I S T O R Y.
This special issue of Lawrence explores Be the Light! Learners. Leaders. Lawrentians, from its ambitious goals to the profound impact it is already having on our students, campus and community. The themes of the campaign are tied to the university’s strategic plan and Lawrence alumni, parents, and friends across the nation have provided thoughtful counsel and support of these initiatives. Jumpstarted in 2014 with a historic $30 million matching challenge for endowed scholarships, the Full Speed to Full Need initiative is the cornerstone of Be the Light! The campus community was invigorated by the overwhelming response to the Full Speed to Full Need challenge, and the momentum generated during the early stages of the campaign has been sustained by the generous support of many members of the Lawrence family. During the final phase of the campaign, we will continue our fundraising efforts to meet the full demonstrated financial need of every Lawrence student. Likewise, we will further grow the Lawrence Fund, enhance the student journey, and renew our historic campus.
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Total Campaign Goal: $220 Million
LAWRENCE FUND | $30 MILLION Photo credit: Paul Wilke
FULL SPEED TO FULL NEED | $85 MILLION Photo credit: Thompson Photo Imagery
STUDENT JOURNEY | $75 MILLION Photo credit: Liz Boutelle
CAMPUS RENEWAL | $30 MILLION Photo credit: Liz Boutelle
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CAMPAIGN PRIORITY | $30 MILLION
LAWRENCE FUND IMPACT STUDENT LIVES NOW The Lawrence Fund is a steady beacon that shines its light on every corner of campus. Contributions to the Lawrence Fund support our students, faculty, and facilities. Gifts have an immediate impact on scholarships, athletics, BjÜrklunden, the library, and beyond. The Lawrence Fund does more than just keep the lights on, it lights the way for a transformative educational experience for every Lawrentian. Lawrence Fund gifts extend far beyond their dollar value: alumni donor participation rates have an impact on national rankings and future funding opportunities. Without the Lawrence Fund, many Lawrentians would not be able to conduct research, study abroad, or attend Lawrence at all. It is a vital piece of our financial health and supports student success every day. Without the Lawrence Fund, each student’s tuition would increase by more than $10,000 per year.
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ANNYCE BRACKINS ’19 ETHNIC STUDIES, GENDER STUDIES, INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SONJA LORENTZEN SCHOLARSHIP
The Freshman Academic Institute (FAI) was my first time on campus, and I just fell in love with Lawrence. FAI really helped me get ready for the Lawrence experience—it lets students come before classes start to get accustomed to college life. Now I’m an FAI mentor, which is really important to me. I took part in a mentoring program in high school, and working with FAI definitely taught me that I could be a mentor or even run a mentoring program. I want to get my graduate degree in public administration and become a grantwriter for a nonprofit organization working with black youth. In addition to FAI, I’m involved with campus life during the school year, including the organizations Black Student Union (BSU) and All Is One: Empowering Women of Color (AIO). I relate to them and feel comfortable in the space. We’re very active on campus. AIO plans People of Color Empowerment Week, which brings people from all identities and ethnicities to come speak about their culture. BSU also works on that, as well as a celebration of Black History Month, the BSU all-campus barbeque, and the Commencement Kente Cloth Ceremony. BSU also takes advantage of Björklunden as a retreat and planning space.
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Writing is definitely a place Lawrence and Lawrence faculty changed my life, especially my Freshman Studies instructor, Douglas Martin, and my advisor, Karen Hoffmann ’87. When I got to Lawrence, my writing wasn’t so great and they took their time with me and encouraged me. I haven’t had a class with Professor Martin since Freshman Studies, but we still keep in contact and he continues to check on me. And as my advisor, Professor Hoffmann keeps pushing me to improve. I like to work hard and I like to see growth and progress. That’s what I look for in professors and advisors—people who are patient with me, but not soft on me. I appreciate that they pushed me because now I have gone from someone who didn’t have the best writing skills to looking at a career in grantwriting.
“I always think, ‘Where would I be without the Lawrence Fund?’ Support for the Lawrence Fund is so important because there are a lot of students like me who, when we get home, we don’t have a lot of financial freedom.” I’ve also gotten a taste of nonprofit fundraising through my work with the Lawrence Fund. I see personally how the Lawrence Fund impacts every single student since it provides a hidden grant that reduces everyone’s tuition by $10,000. I always think, “Where would I be without the Lawrence Fund?” Support for the Lawrence Fund is so important because there are a lot of students like me who, when we get home, we don’t have a lot of financial freedom, but we really want this education. For us, taking this financial risk to get an education is huge and the fact that we are able to continue to take that risk because donors are LAWRENCE 7 supporting us is a blessing.
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FULL SPEED TO FULL NEED MAKE LAWRENCE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS In addition to scholarship support from Lawrence and contributions from their families, our students finance their education through student loans and wages earned from employment. Still, these financial resources are not enough, and students may require more loans to fund fully their educations at Lawrence. Jumpstarted in 2014 by a historic matching challenge totaling $30 million, Full Speed to Full Need is a bold move to make Lawrence accessible and affordable by meeting the full demonstrated financial need of every student. Increased financial aid will help our students graduate with less debt, increase the college’s four-year graduation rate, allow Lawrentians more time to focus on academics and more fully engage in the Lawrence experience. The initial gift and the response from the Lawrence community has been nothing less than a game changer. Approximately 60 percent of Lawrentians receive need-based financial aid; the average need is $26,000 annually per student (for domestic students applying for aid). Lawrence has been able to close the financial aid gap for a growing number of students.
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AMANDA C. THOMAS ’19 BIOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY ANSORGE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
I came to Lawrence looking for science and music, and that’s exactly what I’m doing. I’ve had plenty of personal experiences in each field, but two special moments stand out in particular. One time, I climbed a waterfall at midnight. I was on my study abroad program in Madagascar where I was researching frogs. They’re nocturnal and make a ton of racket when you’re trying to fall asleep in your tent. However, when you get close to them, they stop calling, which makes them hard to find. I discovered that it is easiest to just wade down the middle of the river and look for them on the tops of leaves. One of these rivers ended in a waterfall and the rainforest vegetation was too thick to go around, so instead I went straight up the waterfall! I ended up finding frogs ranging from tiny tree frogs the size of my thumbnail to giant river frogs the size of a dinner plate. No textbook told me how to do that, nor could one explain the utter vastness of a pitch-black sky or perfectly describe the haunting call of a lost lemur. In my opinion, experience really is the best teacher, and I’m grateful I got to have that experience.
“ Experience really is the best teacher.”
Lawrence gave me the opportunity to have these experiences, and I took it. Even though I’ve had to pick up a few part time jobs in local stores and restaurants, it was really the financial support, including support like the Ansorge Family Scholarship, that made Lawrence a possibility for me. Because I’m here, I don’t have to choose between science and music— I can do both.
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My second memory is right after a concert when the music followed us off the stage. LUPE, the percussion ensemble, had just finished with a rather catchy Brazilian tune. Instead of ending the song on stage, we danced off singing and kind of crammed together in the back hall. The stage lights went off and the cameras stopped rolling, but nobody wanted to be the first to break the energy so we just kept singing and drumming and laughing. In fact, we sang so long that audience members started wandering backstage and we got them to sing with us! It’s moments like this that make me glad I’m part of one of the many communities at Lawrence.
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STUDENT JOURNEY P R O V I D E A T R A N S F O R M AT I V E E D U C AT I O N T H AT E N G A G E S T H E WHOLE STUDENT AND PREPARES THEM FOR A CHANGING WORLD
Lawrence provides an education for the whole student, from classroom learning with world-class faculty to personal development through wellness, career advising, and learning opportunities on the shores of Lake Michigan at Bjรถrklunden. We aim to make strategic investments in programs and activities that affect every student during their time at Lawrence, both inside and outside of the classroom.
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JUAN MARIN ’20 FILM STUDIES AND GERMAN BUFORD, GEORGIA LOFGREN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Lawrence has definitely changed my perspective on how I view and understand things. It opened my eyes. Everyone was so accepting. I get to learn about things I wouldn’t have learned about somewhere else. I took a gender studies class. I started studying film. Lawrence is like what happens when I’m flying my drone—you see things from a different point of view. My interest in drones and film is pretty recent. As I was getting drone fever, we were watching some films in my German classes, and I started to explore film studies more seriously. I’m interested in film, and I’m a huge tech geek, so I wanted to combine the two. With film studies here, I have access to so much great technology. I also have an interest in computer science and want to use it to develop specific software and programs for drone applications. By combining computer science with what I am learning in film studies, I can use my knowledge of drones and their development to create drones for specific cameras used in moviemaking. Lawrence gives me the chance to do that.
“ Lawrence is like what happens when I’m flying my drone—you see things from a different point of view.”
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When I’m flying my drone, I feel like anything could happen. I see better from the sky, and there is a sense of possibility. You see everything from a different perspective, like the turnabouts at the Banta Bowl. That’s one of my better pictures that I’ve taken; you see it from above, and you see how green and vibrant Banta is. If someone wants the chance to try something different, Lawrence is definitely the place to be, and I am an example of that. I wasn’t expecting all the personal changes and development that I’ve had here. Without donors, I might not even be here. For first generation students, all types of donor support—including generous scholarships like the one I receive, the Lofgren Family Scholarship—is a huge help. Not only do donors make my time at Lawrence possible, it is also encouraging to see the facilities being renovated and new technology installed.
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THE STUDENT JOURNEY IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE BE THE LIGHT! CAMPAIGN
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Through strategic investments in academic programs and student life—including spiritual and religious life, wellness, and career exploration—we are educating and engaging the whole student.
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HANNAH GJERTSON ’18 BIOLOGY, BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, AND ANTHROPOLOGY DEFOREST, WISCONSIN STRZELCZYK FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP LIFE AFTER LAWRENCE: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH FROM THE LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
Two faculty members have been really influential in my experience at Lawrence. I started taking courses from Brenda Jenike, the Edward F. Mielke Professor of Ethics in Medicine, Science and Society and associate professor of anthropology, on medical anthropology; that was how I started to develop the academic theory behind public health. Almost by chance I took a class on biomedical ethics from Ingrid Albrecht in the philosophy department, and that just springboarded my interest. Using an ethical framework to understand why things are the way they are really was an “a-ha” moment for me. I received funding from the Betty Heistad Barrett M-D’55 Fund for Excellence in Civic Service, which allowed me to do an internship working with the state of Wisconsin, my first real exposure to on-theground public health. I worked on a team of epidemiologists looking at issues around maternal and child health. I took that experience and ended up making it the topic of my Senior Experience, looking at maternal mortality. I’ve also worked with the nurse all four years at Lawrence, which really helped me connect both with students and with the public health and wellness side of Lawrence.
People always talk about community when they talk about Lawrence, and it really is a place that fosters growth in individuals. Lawrence was important to my academic development, but it was also important to my interpersonal development. In these small classes with my peers, talking to professors one-on-one, those were communication and critical thinking skills I developed, and it really forced me to be present in everything I do. I feel lucky in a lot of ways because I can major in a hard science, have two minors and study abroad, all in four years. That is something Lawrence promotes as a community—people don’t push you to do those things, but they push you to be interested in those things. Financial support makes all of this possible. One of the big reasons I came to Lawrence is because it was affordable to me. I’ve also had opportunities [funding for] my internship and a scholarship to study abroad that I wouldn’t have been able to do without funding from the university. Every year, there has been some form of generosity that has helped propel me to another opportunity.
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I decided I want to pursue public health, so I’m going to graduate school. I fell in love with London during my time at London Centre, and one of the best public health schools in the world happens to be there: So I’ll be pursuing my Master of Science in public health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
“ Every year, there has been some form of generosity that has helped propel me to another opportunity.”
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PROFESSORSHIPS AND PROGRAMS OF DISTINCTION In the past decade, Lawrence has experienced significant faculty renewal, bringing in the next generation of exceptional professors to carry on our legacy of rigorous learning and guide our students to become critical thinkers, effective, writers, and lifelong learners. For Lawrentians, close relationships with faculty define the student experience and often evolve into lifelong friendships. Be the Light! is building on the existing strengths of Lawrence and enhancing the college’s distinctive programs. Through endowed chairs and directorships, we plan to invest in the following programs of distinction:
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE DATA AND COMPUTER SCIENCE ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ETHNIC STUDIES FILM STUDIES
“ Increasingly, we speak, read, and understand our world through visual culture. The Film Studies program at Lawrence offers students the chance to
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master not only interpretation, but production of film, video, and animated
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images. Our students have found successful internships and employment in
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industry locations as diverse as BET, NPR, Facets Video, the Tribeca Film Festival, Vice.com, and Adult Swim. Our success is built on an innovative model that requires all students to master film history, film theory, and film production while still encouraging and supporting them to follow their specific passions. The result is film scholars who understand film and video production and filmmakers who understand film scholarship. We are truly creating the next generation of image makers.” — A M Y O N G I R I Jill Beck Director of Film Studies
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COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE This interdisciplinary course of study allows students to research and study the connection between cognition and neurology. Very few liberal arts colleges offer a similar program. Through generous and visionary support, Lawrence is establishing the endowed Dennis and Charlot Nelson Singleton Professorship in Cognitive Neuroscience to support this innovative program. We are continuing to build and develop cognitive neuroscience to attract students and allow them to do cuttingedge research at the undergraduate level. We want to continue to invest in this program that truly sets Lawrence apart.
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ETHNIC STUDIES Ethnic Studies drives students to explore current and historical issues pertaining to race and ethnicity in both domestic and global contexts. Lawrence’s exciting and developing program combines classroom learning with real-world practice through internships, volunteer work, and other off-campus learning opportunities. Lawrence has hired its first full-time Ethnic Studies faculty member, Jesus Smith, and we are excited to continue to build this program to equip students to navigate our complex world. Jesus Smith, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies
GLOBAL STUDIES Support for Global Studies allows students to grapple with global issues like war, migration, commerce, and communication and understand them through the lens of multiple disciplines. Global Studies combines cultural, political, social, and economic inquiry with a rigorous language requirement and off-campus experiences to prepare students to lead meaningful and engaged lives in our ever-changing world.
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I N N O VAT I O N & E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P government, and the Conservatory. Students who are interested in developing innovative solutions to real problems build critical skills in market analysis, business plan development, pitching ideas and more. Experiences in social entrepreneurship, startup theater, marketing products, and entrepreneurial musicianship prepare students from every facet of Lawrence to meet the challenges and opportunities in their life after Lawrence.
Three I&E faculty members: Dena Skran, Edwin & Ruth West Professor of Economics and Social Science and Professor of Government Brian Pertl ’86, dean of the Conservatory Timothy X. Troy ’85, J. Thomas and Julie E. Hurvis Professor of Theatre and Drama and Professor of Theatre Arts
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This interdisciplinary area brings together economics, theater,
redefining A CONSERVATORY EDUCATION Dean of the Conservatory Brian Pertl ’86 and our world-class faculty have created a forward-looking program that is garnering national attention. A recent national feature on the Conservatory was titled “Is This the World’s Most Socially Conscious Music School?” We would answer this question with a resounding “Yes!” We have made astounding progress over the past 10 years, but we need your help to take our vision of redefining a conservatory education to the next level. In this exciting, ever-changing world we live in, music students need to pair core musicianship with intellectual agility, cross-disciplinary problem solving, bold creativity, hands-on internships, and an entrepreneurial mindset. As a worldclass conservatory within a world-class liberal arts university, we are uniquely positioned to deliver the holistic, cutting-edge music education our graduates require to tackle the challenges and opportunities of the world today. Be the Light! will help Lawrence solidify its place as a thought leader among music schools from across the globe. To accomplish our ambitions, we seek investments in endowed funds to ensure we can expand and deepen our offerings in socially engaged musicianship and entrepreneurship, broaden our abilities to bring in top performers from around the world to work with our students, solidify our leadership position in incorporating creative flexibility into our core training, and provide much needed scholarship support for our community-focused Academy of Music. We also aspire to establish permanent funding for new areas of distinction, including an artist-entrepreneur in residence program, music-centered internship opportunities, and our visionary Collage program that enables faculty to create unique, interdisciplinary courses across the college and the Conservatory.
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C AT H E R I N E KO D AT Provost and Dean of the Faculty “Brilliant scholars, gifted artists, selfless teachers—the faculty of Lawrence University are simply unparalleled in their dedication to their students and their disciplines. It’s not just the intense, one-on-one engagements that unfold in the studio, the lab, and the classroom—though that’s a big part of the Lawrence difference. It’s also the commitment to growth and exploration, realized in the creation of new courses and the development of whole new areas of study. Our initiatives in Cognitive Neuroscience, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Global Studies, and the College-Conservatory collaborations born in Collage testify to the intellectual and creative courage of faculty eager to test the limits of their skills and knowledge, to see what they can learn together, and to pass that knowledge and courage on to
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AEDAN GARDILL ’18 PHYSICS AND STUDIO ART WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN W. MEAD AND ELIZABETH MCKONE STILLMAN SCHOLARSHIP J. BRUCE BRACKENRIDGE PRIZE IN PHYSICS LIFE AFTER LAWRENCE: STARTING A PH.D. IN PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
I have always enjoyed making art and have talent there; I also loved science and wanted to learn and discover more about physics. Lawrence allowed me to do both. When I got to Lawrence, I didn’t know all of the implications of physics or my artwork, but after my time here, I have discovered my foundations. I have been able to look into myself and know what art I like making and what questions interest me most in physics.
“The support I’ve gotten has made my research possible, my time spent on my art possible, my Lawrence experience possible, and now my future career in physics is possible.” I found my niche in art: I paint and have been focusing on celebrating women in science. It started two years ago when I stumbled across information about a really great scientist named Mae Jemison. She was the first black woman to travel in space. She also dances and is an advocate for combining arts and science. That really resonated with me, so I made a two-layer painting with a canvas and a plastic sheet. The painting is her dancing on the bottom and the overlay is her astronaut suit. It showed the art and science together, like the opportunities I’ve had at Lawrence. I also felt like I was using my art for something—to have an impact. Working with faculty has also opened up so many directions to me. I got my first real taste of research during a funded summer research opportunity. I worked with visiting Professor Sara Chamberlin in the physics department. We studied the properties of materials—in this case, zinc oxides, which are everywhere— including paints! I loved the hands-on aspect of it, the combination of building things to test the materials and then doing the testing. That opportunity is why I’m now going on to do my Ph.D. in a materials science lab. The opportunities at Lawrence to bridge disciplines and have creative outlets helps me to be a better scientist. The support I’ve gotten has made my research possible, my time spent on my art possible, my Lawrence experience possible, and now my future career in physics is possible.
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LIFE AFTER LAWRENCE We know the ultimate goal is not just graduation but what our alumni do after they graduate. Investments in “Life After Lawrence” are transformational for Lawrentians and help to ensure that they are able to flourish as they pursue careers, graduate studies, service, and civics in a rapidly changing world. The Riaz Waraich Dean for Career, Life, and Community Engagement is now endowed, and we seek funding to provide additional support for internships, career exploration, and curricular development.
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BJÖRKLUNDEN The Björklunden Student Weekend Program is a defining aspect of a Lawrence education. We aim to enhance this program through additional investments that will support more visiting artists, concerts and performances, and cutting-edge learning materials.
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WELLNESS Lawrence focuses on educating the whole student. This includes helping students learn to find balance, as well as opportunities for growth in spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health and wellness. Providing world-class support in this area is a key element in helping Lawrence attract, support, and retain students.
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CAMPUS RENEWAL RENEW OUR BEAUTIFUL, HISTORIC CAMPUS Our spaces—Björklunden, Memorial Chapel, Warch Campus Center, Seeley G. Mudd Library, Alexander Gymnasium, science labs, classrooms, residence halls— shape the student experience. The journey happens where our students live and where they learn. It is time to renew our beautiful and historic campus in key areas including athletics, the Center for Academic Success, and residence halls.
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C H R I S T Y N A B A R AY Director of Athletics “We base our mindset, decisions, and actions on the Lawrence mission—holistic development of the future leaders of the world. This is liberal arts at its best, with athletics being the sweatiest of them all. Educating the scholar-athletes, using sport as our vehicle and our playing surface as our classroom, teaches the tangible and intangible skills that enhance their education. Our coaches are educators, our practice plans are our lesson plans, and our contests are our tests and exams. These add to a student’s toolkit of skills and become transferable into whatever arena the students may find themselves.
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While there are many lessons learned through athletics that will be useful in life, one participates to be competitive and to win. We are moving in the right direction—the Banta Bowl renovation, the hockey locker room project, endowment for the cross country team, and new program-level leadership. We are now ready to take even more significant steps forward.”
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CENTER FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS Lawrence University’s Center for Academic Success is an important resource available to all students, including those already achieving high levels of success, to help them realize their full potential. We are reimagining the Seeley G. Mudd Library as a 21st-century learning commons, with a portion of the building dedicated to the Center for Academic Success. It will connect our inquisitive students, faculty, and staff with the tools they need to flourish in spaces equipped with new technology. This new home of the Center for Academic Success will be a place where students can seek mentorship from qualified and caring staff ready to foster confidence and share strategies for personal growth and educational achievement.
“ T he Center for Academic Success (CAS) has become a destination for students who want to achieve their greatest academic success. We take a holistic approach to assisting students, recognizing that academic abilities, success skills, and personal concerns often are connected. The CAS provides essential services for students focused on academic counseling, academic skills development, academic accommodations, ESL resources, tutoring, progress in courses and degree requirements, academic procedures, and student success courses. We work closely with students, faculty, and staff to address questions and concerns that support students’ overall Lawrence experience.” — M O N I T A M O H A M M A D I A N G R A Y ’ 9 2 Dean of Academic Success
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RESIDENCE HALLS Student success and transformation happens in every corner of the Lawrence campus. Lawrentians experience new ideas, intellectual exchange, interactions with differing cultures, and make new friends in our residence halls. Transforming our spaces will enhance the residential experience and help make Lawrence a top choice for more students. During launch weekend, the Kohler Co. announced a generous $2.5 million gift to renovate Kohler Hall into a 21st-century residential space.
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TRANSFORMING CAMPUS From a beautiful new Banta Bowl to improved student living spaces, Be the Light! is already transforming Lawrence’s campus.
Banta Bowl before and after: Renovations of the Ron Roberts Field at the
experience has been greatly improved with new aluminum grandstand seating,
Banta Bowl began with raising and widening the playing field to accommodate
a new LED scoreboard and sound system. The naming of Ron Roberts Field
a soccer pitch, and the stadium is now home to the men’s and women’s soccer
at the Banta Bowl honors Lawence's legendary football coach and director of
teams as well as Lawrence football. The natural grass surface was replaced
athletics, Ron Roberts, at the behest of Tom Rogers ’65, who gave the lead gift
with FieldTurf to allow for more and varied use of the stadium. The fan
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Wriston Plaza: Be the Light! supported the enhancement of Wriston Plaza into a vibrant space filled with greenery and landscaping true to the Appleton ecosystem.
Brokaw Hall Renovation: The newly renovated faรงade and portico of Brokaw Hall gleam on a summer day.
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On the weekend of November 3, Lawrentians from near and far celebrated the formal launch of Be the Light! Learners. Leaders. Lawrentians. The packed launch weekend featured transformative generosity, panel discussions, opportunities for students and alumni to mingle, an ancient coin petting zoo, and a dinner filled with music and testimonials of the power of Lawrence to transform lives. Keeping true to the motto Learners. Leaders. Lawrentians, Ambassador Christopher Murray ’75 moderates a panel on leadership held as part of the launch festivities featuring the insights of accomplished alumni. From left to right: Tom Barney ’82 (CEO of Osprey Packs), Barbara Lawton ’87 (former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin), Cory Nettles ’92 (founder of Generation Growth Capital, Inc. and former secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Commerce), Christopher Murray ’75 (former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of the Congo and political advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander for NATO forces in Europe), Sarah Schott ’97 (vice president and chief compliance officer at Northwestern Mutual) and Matthew Arau ’97 (assistant professor of music, chair of the Music Education Department and associate director of bands at Lawrence University).
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ABOVE (left to right): Bill Hochkammer ’66, Jeff Reister ’70, Terry Franke ’68, Cory Nettles ’92, Susie Stillman Kane ’72, Harold Jordan ’72, David Blowers ’82 and Bob Buchanan ’62. Current and former chairs of the Board of Trustees share a moment at the campaign launch.
J. Thomas Hurvis ’60, philanthropist and chair of Old World Industries, and Mark Burstein, president of Lawrence University, announce Hurvis’ $2.5 million gift endowing the Riaz Waraich Dean for Career, Life, and Community Engagement. In addition to endowing the deanship, Mr. Hurvis is asking Lawrence alumni, parents, and friends to join him by matching his gift with an additional $2.5 million to support internships, career exploration, and curricular development through the Center for Career, Life, and Community Engagement. We have raised $1.18 million toward that goal. Hurvis, one of Lawrence’s most dedicated donors, named the endowment for his business partner, Riaz Waraich, as a moving recognition of how partnership provides a key ingredient for career success.
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Safiya Clarke ’20 examines an ancient coin from Lawrence’s Ottilia M. Buerger Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins during the Ancient Coin Petting Zoo. The Buerger Collection of rare coins is widely regarded as one of the finest in the United States and has been studied by hundreds of art history, classics, and history students. An online version of its catalog has been viewed by over 4.2 million visitors. View it at go.lawrence.edu/magcoins.
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Students chat with successful alumni during a networking reception hosted by the Center for Career, Life, and Community Engagement.
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Students El Goblirsch ’19
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and Saahil Cucchria ’19 share their “Because of Lawrence” experiences. A wall in Warch Campus Center was converted into a chalkboard so Lawrentians could share how their lives were impacted by Lawrence. Sentiments like “I found community,” “I see so many things I could be,” and “I grew as an artist,” peppered the wall.
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Assistant Professor of Music Ann Ellsworth directs an ensemble of horn studio students performing at the Be the Light! reception in Warch Campus Center.
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The Be the Light! audience, including Tom Barney ’82 (center) and Chuck Demler ’11 (right), is moved by student testimonials demonstrating the power of a Lawrence education.
One of the reasons I believe in Lawrence so much is because Lawrence has helped me redefine what success means to me. Success used to mean being the best flute player and playing in the best orchestra. Now success is much more tied to whether I am being challenged, whether I am inspired, whether I feel like I am making a difference in this world. And that can take the form of an orchestral job, or as a chamber musician or in arts administration or even in a field that has nothing to do with music. By redefining what my version of success is, I have opened up millions of career paths where I know I can be happy and fulfilled. I see the power of music to shape this community. Lawrence has given me … opportunities … to see the power music has to shape the world around me, and this has become my primary goal as a musician. The widespread Lawrence community has helped me have experiences that have taken me out of the classroom, beyond a traditional conservatory experience, and will carry me to be the best musician I can be, but I have the opportunity to be a creative and passionate person. These experiences have inspired me to lead a life guided by my definition of success, where I am using music to challenge, engage, connect, and change the world around me. Dean of the Conservatory Brian Pertl ’86 watches Bianca Pratte ’19 address the Be the Light! audience.
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that I lost due to gun violence three years ago, I forget about all of the social injustices that are going on in the world right now. I forget. But, I also remember. I remember that there is hope in all of this chaos. I remember that I, an ever-growing human being, possess the capability of knowledge. This knowledge has led me to learn certain things that I never knew I would take part in, for instance the beauty of American Sign Language, the art form it creates. I use it to create Deaf awareness and also use it to spread hope. I sign songs that have messages behind them, telling the next person that it is going to be okay. That whatever you are going through right now I have faith that you will overcome it. This is my purpose and, while being a student at Lawrence, I try to fulfill that purpose almost every day. You ask why do I run? Because I wouldn’t have it any other way. Director of Athletics Christyn Abaray looks on as Nora Robinson ’20 speaks at the Be the Light! launch event.
Be the Light! Steering Committee Co-Chair and Chair of the Lawrence Board of Trustees David C. Blowers ’82 shares how Lawrence transformed him and how Be the Light! is transforming Lawrence.
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SAAHIL CUCCRIA ’19 PSYCHOLOGY, ECONOMICS, AND INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHANDIGARH, INDIA DAVID NORTHCOTT KNAPP SCHOLARSHIP
“ Support from donors makes it possible for me to attend Lawrence, and I think about that every day.” I’m passionate about people and have always had a knack for business. My goal is to do applied psychology, helping companies to use a workforce to its finest while doing what’s best for employees. I really wanted to come to the U.S. to study psychology so I could be in a place where mental health is treated openly. In India, people don’t talk about it. I’m taking psychology classes and also got into the Innovation & Entrepreneurship program. I’ve learned so much and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to design our own product and market it with the help of a mentor. I’m not only getting a business perspective, I’m learning about the economics and psychology behind business. Only a liberal arts education can do that. I’m also getting an opportunity
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to take what I’ve learned in my classes through an internship with the Boldt Company. Support from donors makes it possible for me to do that, to attend Lawrence, and I think about that every day. Lawrence is a community that’s willing to talk about everything. There are also little pockets of comfort everywhere—friends, clubs, neighbors in the dorms. My experience with Viking Chorale stands out. It’s like I leave my worries at the entrance of the chapel and walk in and sing for an hour. I had no musical experience. All my friends in the Conservatory said it doesn’t matter how you sound—if you like music you should pursue it! I went in and saw Associate Professor of Music and Co-Director of
Choral Studies Stephen Sieck. He told me, “You’re already in, we are just going find out where to place you in the choir.” He said sing the note and I’ll meet you there. I didn’t know what to do. By the end, he had placed me in the baritones and said, “How about we meet once a week so I can give you some tips about singing?” The next term, I took Music Theory for Non-Majors and learned how to read music. It was so amazing that someone like Professor Sieck, who is super busy and working with the best singers, took out time for someone who has no musical knowledge. Now sometimes I find Handel’s Messiah and play my favorite sections remembering the great memories of rehearsals and performing it. I don’t think I would have gotten that opportunity anywhere else.
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VISIT BETHELIGHT.LAWRENCE.EDU TO SUPPORT THE HISTORIC BE THE LIGHT! CAMPAIGN.
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Lawrence’s Fifth Annual Giving Day was also the online launch of the Be the Light! Campaign—all donations supported the Lawrence Fund, one of the key campaign priorities. From the live show to online trivia contests to generous matching challenges, the
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2,920 Donors
9,513 Facebook Views
$1,794,962 Raised
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ABOVE: Director of Athletics Christyn Abaray, President Mark Burstein, Caro Granner ’19, and Vice President for Enrollment and Communication Ken Anselment share a laugh at the first Giving Day Facebook Live segment. BELOW: (L) Students and faculty face off in LU trivia. The students won the day. (R) Janai’ Robbins ’21 and Jason Bernheimer ’22 staff the Phonathon stations taking calls from alumni on Giving Day.
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TAKE PART IN A BE THE LIGHT! CAMPAIGN EVENT. To RSVP, visit bethelight.lawrence.edu/events
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Be the Light! Campaign begins.
SEPTEMBER 2014
Historic $25M commitment for Full Speed to Full Need matching challenge.
NOVEMBER 2014
First Giving Day. $1.08M from 1,754 supporters.
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Dwight ’55 and Marjorie Peterson establish Dwight and Marjorie Peterson Professorship in Innovation.
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Second Giving Day. $1.36M from 2,318 supporters.
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Additional $5M supporting Full Speed to Full Need matching challenge.
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NOVEMBER 2016
Third Giving Day. $1.27M from 1,829 donors.
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Surpassed $4.5M Banta Bowl renovation goal.
American Bookbinders Museum 355 Clementina St., San Francisco, Calif. 94103 Tues., Jan. 29, 2019 • 6 p.m. PT
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MADISON, WIS. Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State St., Madison, Wis. 53706 Wed., Feb. 27, 2019 • 6 p.m. CT
CHICAGO, ILL. Morton Arboretum 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, Ill. 60532 Tues., April 30, 2019 • 6 p.m. CT
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K.K. ’81 and Wendy Tse establish Wendy and K.K. Tse Professorship in East Asian Studies. Fourth Giving Day. $1.43M from 2,390 supporters.
Charlot Nelson Singleton ’67 and Dennis Singleton establish Dennis and Charlot Nelson Singleton Professorship in Cognitive Neuroscience. Fifth Giving Day launches Be the Light! online. $1.79M from 2,920 donors. J. Richard ’64 and Jean Lampert Woy ’65 establish Jean Lampert Woy and J. Richard Woy Professorship in History.
Mill City Museum 704 South 2nd St., Minneapolis, Minn. 55401 Wed., May 8, 2019 • 6 p.m. CT NOVEMBER 2018
FUTURE EVENTS
Formal campus launch of Be the Light! Announcements of a commitment from J. Thomas Hurvis ’60 establishing Riaz Waraich Dean for Career, Life, and Community Engagement and a commitment from the Kohler Company for Kohler Hall renovation.
There are more Be the Light! events to come in 2019 and 2020. Stay tuned for exciting campaign gatherings in the following locations:
7,800 alumni | $165.5M raised towards the college’s $220M goal.
CHICAGO (DOWNTOWN) FOX CITIES LOS ANGELES
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Campaign total $169M 76 % of the way to campaign goal of $220M !
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FACULTY AND ALUMNI Nominated for a PEN America Award!
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TIMEFULNESS: HOW THINKING LIKE A GEOLOGIST CAN HELP S AV E T H E W O R L D
A N AC C I D E N TA L J E W E L: WISCONSIN’S TURTLE FLAMBEAU FLOWAGE
Marcia Bjornerud, Walter Schober Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Geology
Michael Hittle, Professor Emeritus of History
Our everyday lives are shaped by processes that vastly predate us, and our habits will in turn have consequences that will outlast us by generations. Timefulness reveals how knowing the rhythms of Earth’s deep past and conceiving of time as a geologist does can give us the perspective we need for a more sustainable future. This compelling book presents a new way of thinking about our place in time, enabling us to make decisions on multigenerational timescales. The lifespan of Earth may seem unfathomable compared to the brevity of human existence, but this view of time denies our deep roots in Earth’s history—and the magnitude of our effects. THE ROUTLEDGE HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY U N I T E D S TAT E S Jerald Podair, Professor of History and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies Jerald Podair co-edited this collection of 34 essays on all aspects of American history during the past century. Driven by interdisciplinary scholarship, the volume offers a comprehensive historical view of “The American Century”, underscoring the vast range of identities, perspectives, and tensions that contributed to the growth and contested meanings of the United States in the twentieth centuty. It will be a standard reference work for U.S. history scholars and students in the coming years.
An environmental history of the TurtleFlambeau Flowage that tells the story of its creation, traces the evolution of its waters, recounts the emerging human presence in the area, and examines the interplay of the various parties that have an interest in the flowage and its future. It also takes a close look at fishing, life at resorts, and the colorful people whose lives have become part of the history and legend of the Turtle-Flambeau flowage. T E A C H I N G T H E B E AT L E S Paul Jenkins ’83 Paul Jenkins co-edited this collection of essays that illustrates the many ways instructors can present the music and cultural impact of the Fab Four to undergraduates. While more than 2,000 books have been written about the Beatles, this volume is the first to approach them in this way.
WISCONSIN RIFFS: JAZZ PROFILES FROM THE HEARTLAND Kurt Dietrich ’73 In Wisconsin Riffs, Kurt Dietrich ’73 explores the world of Wisconsin’s jazz musicians from Bunny Berigan and Woody Herman to Al Jarreau and over 100 other musicians who were interviewed by Dietrich. Wisconsin Riffs includes profiles of Lawrence alumni and faculty such as John Harmon and Fred Sturm, John Darling, Dane Richeson, Mark Urness, Matt Turner and Patty Darling.
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LAWRENCE WELCOMES EIGHT NEW FACULTY MEMBERS New tenure-track faculty appointments are helping Lawrence continue to develop a cutting-edge curriculum in emerging fields like the science of big data, while also maintaining top-notch teaching in the College and the Conservatory. “These eight new faculty members will enrich the university in myriad ways, introducing new fields of study and fresh perspectives on traditional subjects. I’m thrilled to be able to welcome our newest colleagues to campus,” says Catherine Gunther Kodat, provost and dean of the faculty.
ANN ELLSWORTH, Conservatory of Music (horn) Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music Master of Music, University of Maryland Additional graduate study at Julliard School of Music and Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory
LINNET RAMOS, Neuroscience Bachelor of Science, Temple University Master of Science, University of Hartford Ph.D., University of Sydney
Ramos’ scholarship interests focus on identifying novel therapeutics to manage An international performer and recording various mental health disorders, including artist, Ellsworth also brings nearly 30 years drug addiction. Her research has examined of teaching experience to the Lawrence Conservatory of Music. the effects of these therapeutics on the neural circuits underlying With a focus on new music, overlooked or rarely played pieces social behavior. Ramos joins the faculty from Temple University. and arrangements, Ellsworth has recorded four solo albums and Prior to Temple, Ramos worked as a postdoctoral researcher at performed in Broadway shows, toured with legend Aretha Franklin The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. and performed at music festivals around the world. ANDREW SAGE, Statistics DANIELLE JOYNER, Art History Bachelor of Arts, College of Wooster Bachelor and Master of Arts, University of Utah Master of Science, Miami University and Master of Arts, University of Toronto and Iowa State University Harvard University Ph.D., Iowa State University Ph.D., Harvard University Sage’s research interests include data mining, Joyner, whose scholarship interests include ecocriticism, environmental history and conceptions of the natural world, spent eight years in the department of art, art history and design at the University of Notre Dame and, since 2015, has taught in the art history department of Southern Methodist University. She is the author of Painting the Hortus Deliciarum: Medieval Women, Wisdom and Time, with a second in progress. NORA LEWIS ’99, Conservatory of Music (oboe) Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence University Master of Music, Yale University Doctor of Music, Northwestern University Lewis has returned to her alma mater, replacing her former oboe professor, Howard Niblock. Lewis has engaged extensively in national and global outreach, delivered scores of master classes, and performed around the country with the PEN Trio. For the past two years, she taught oboe at Western Michigan University with earlier stints building oboe studios at Austin Peay State University and Kansas State University. Her first book is in progress with Oxford University Press.
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statistical machine learning and statistics education. While teaching statistics at Iowa State University, he was involved in a project using data analytics to help improve student retention among STEM majors. As a graduate teaching assistant at Miami University, Sage was recognized with the mathematics department’s Effective Graduate Teaching Award. ELIZABETH SATTLER, mathematics Bachelor of Science, North Dakota State University Ph.D., North Dakota State University Sattler joins the mathematics department with research interests in symbolic dynamics, ergodic theory and fractal geometry. Sattler has spent the past two years on the faculty at Carleton College, where she taught courses in calculus, real analysis and complex analysis. From 2011–2014, she taught at North Dakota State University where she was the recipient of two graduate student teaching awards. Sattler co-founded the Society of Women in Math and Statistics at Carleton for women and non-binary math students.
KATHERINE SCHWEIGHOFER, Gender Studies Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University Master of Arts, New York University and Indiana University Ph.D., Indiana University
ALLISON YAKEL ’06, Spanish Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence University Master of Arts, Texas State University Ph.D., University of Houston
Schweighofer brings teaching and research interests in histories of sex and gender, feminist and queer theory, LGBTQ studies, queer geography and gender and sports cultures to the Lawrence faculty. She is especially focused on the histories of sexual identity, geography and political resistance and how it reframes the impact of the U.S. women’s land movement of the 1970s and ’80s. Schweighofer has taught at Dickinson College, Butler University, and Indiana University, where she received the Barbara C. Gray Award for Teaching Excellence.
Yakel is also returning to her alma mater. With an interdisciplinary approach, Yakel’s scholarship unites phonetics and phonology sociolinguistics as it pertains to Spanish and English in contact, as well as applied linguistics. Since 2014, she has taught Spanish courses as a graduate assistant at the University of Houston. Her teaching experience includes teaching Spanish as a Heritage Language.
A Push to Meet Full Need, Inside Higher Ed
VIKING VOICES
“That Lawrence is well on its way to becoming a full-need institution ‘is an amazing story … They were clearly able to make their alumni and donors understand why this is important. It means not only was the college visionary and generous, but so were their donors. It’s impressive and transformative.”
Appleton panel: In search of civil discourse in a time of political division and rancor, The Appleton Post-Crescent “We can set a model for our politicians and support folks who do work across the aisle if we're already doing that. When I’m up against someone who is trying to go head to head, I try to go heart to heart.” LINDA MORGAN-CLEMENT, Julie Esch Hurvis Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life on the importance of being engaged in civil conversations about politics.
—SARAH FLANAGAN, vice president for government relations at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities on the Full Speed to Full Need Initiative in Inside Higher Ed
Lawrence University professor develops app to track teens' emotions, WLUK Fox 11 “The people who use rumination habitually… are at risk for developing depression and anxiety, and other negative experiences. What we’re trying to do is harness smartphones, which might typically be used for distraction but actually use them to help adolescents pay better attention to how they’re feeling, and how their body’s feeling.” LORI HILT, Associate Professor of Psychology
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THE LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME The Lawrence University Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame added seven members in October. Inducted to the hall were, from left: track and field and cross country star Valerie Curtis Cross ’03, soccer and track and field standout Sarah Slivinski Hanson ’03, football star Jeff Kinziger ’96, softball and basketball standout Becca Reason Primus ’06, football star Allan Zagzebski ’78 and basketball standout Beth Pollnow Fietzer ’02. Not pictured but also inducted was basketball and track and field standout Richard Schultz ’67, who was unable to attend. Curtis was a three-time All-Midwest Conference (MWC) honoree and a national qualifier in cross country and a league champion in track. Slivinski was a three-time conference champion and set six school records in track, along with helping the soccer squad win a pair of league
titles. Slivinski also played on the first women’s soccer team in conference history to win a NCAA Division III Tournament game. Kinziger was a record-setting quarterback, the MWC North Division Most Valuable Player and directed one of the nation’s most prolific offenses. Reason was a four-time all-conference and All-Great Lakes Region softball selection and led her team to four straight MWC Tournaments. Zagzebski was a three-time, first-team all-conference selection and led his team to a 22-5 record and the 1975 MWC championship. Pollnow was a three-time allconference selection, led her team to the 1999 MWC title and three MWC Tournament appearances. Schultz finished second in career scoring and was an all-conference selection in basketball, along with setting school records and winning multiple league titles in track and field.
CROSS COUNTRY Lawrence star Josh Janusiak ’19 put together perhaps the finest season in Lawrence cross country history, and capped it by earning All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Championships. Janusiak’s journey to being an All-American took an unexpected twist at the NCAA Championships at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis. He was tripped early in the race and ended up 40
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under a pile of about 10 runners. Once Janusiak untangled himself from the mess, he went from being in about 30th place to around 150th. He battled back to finish 32nd and covered the 8,000-meter course in 24:55.3. It was the best finish by a Lawrence runner since Hall of Famer Jim Miller ’80 finished 12th in 1978. Had he not been tripped up, Janusiak looked like he was headed for a top-10 finish. Eight of the top-10 finishers at the NCAA Championships were runners Janusiak had defeated during the season.
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Linebacker Wyatt Lee ’21(34) led all of NCAA Division III in tackles this season at 17.9 per game. He set a Lawrence season record of 179 and earned All-Midwest Conference honors in the process.
FOOTBALL Linebacker Wyatt Lee ’21 put on a defensive display for the Vikings and led all of NCAA Division III in tackles. Lee was one of five All-Midwest Conference selections for the Vikings and piled up a school-record 179 tackles this season. He broke the season record of 172 set by Lawrence Hall of Famer Chris Lindfelt ’88. His 17.9 tackles per game led NCAA Division III by more than two tackles per game. Lee also led the team with 9.5 tackles for loss and scored his first career touchdown on a fumble recovery. Photo credit: Paul Wilke
Cross country star Josh Janusiak ’19 earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Championships and became the first runner in Lawrence history to win three consecutive titles at the Midwest Conference Championships.
He won his third consecutive title at the Midwest Conference Championships and joined some elite company in the process. He became the first Lawrence runner to win three straight MWC titles and the sixth runner in league history to do it. He won the MWC Championships in 24:49.3 to top Cornell College’s Mason Wicker by two seconds. Led by Janusiak, Lawrence finished fifth in the team standings. Joe Kortenhof ’20 earned all-conference honors for the third consecutive year by finishing eighth in 25:47.6. On the women’s side, Lawrence finished sixth in team standings at the MWC Championships. The top finisher for the Vikings was Alex Chand ’21, who was 21st as she covered the 6,000 meters in 24:17.4, which was the fastest time posted by a Lawrence runner during the season. Rookie Leah Hawksford ’22 posted the top place for a Lawrence runner during the season as she took fifth at the Titan Fall Classic in 24:28.2. Molly Doruska ’19 was seventh and Chand placed 10th as Lawrence grabbed second place to post its highest team finish of the season. Doruska collected Lawrence’s other top-10 finish of the season when she took 10th at the Lake Forest Invitational.
Lee recorded a career-high 27 tackles in the season finale vs. Cornell College, and that was one shy of the school record of 28 set by Jeff Divjak ’03 vs. St. Norbert College in 1999. Lee, who picked up a MWC Player of the Week honor during the season, had three 20-plus tackle games in 2018. Tight end Chris Shaw ’19 was a first-team all-conference selection after leading the team in receiving. He caught 36 passes for 345 yards and two touchdowns. The 6-foot-7 Shaw also was a force on special teams as he blocked a pair of kicks and finished with six blocks for his career. Offensive tackle Gabe Baker ’20, defensive end Jasaad Graves ’20 and defensive back A.J. Wansley ’21 all earned second-team all-conference honors. Baker led the offensive line and earned the honor despite missing several games due to injury. Graves finished with 45 tackles, including a team-best 4.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss. Wansley collected 68 tackles, seven pass breakups, one fumble recovery, a forced fumble and a blocked kick. This marks the first time since 2007 that Lawrence has had four underclassmen on the All-Conference Team. The Vikings finished with a 2-8 mark and picked up wins over Grinnell College and Beloit College. LAWRENCE
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Outside hitter Arianna Neumeyer ’19 became just the second player in Lawrence history to be a four-time All-Midwest Conference selection. Neumeyer finished her career with more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.
Midfielder Brendan Vellenga ’22 set a Lawrence record with 10 assists during the season and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Wisconsin team.
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Standout outside hitter Arianna Neumeyer ’19 capped her career by being named to the All-Midwest Conference team for the fourth consecutive season.
A very young Lawrence team collected just four victories on the season, but two players put up some eye-popping numbers for the Vikings.
Neumeyer, who was a second-team selection, is just the second player in Lawrence history to be a four-time all-conference pick. She was a first-team choice in 2016 and 2017 and earned secondteam honors as a rookie in 2015. Neumeyer joins outside hitter Kelly Mulcahy ’08, who was four-time pick between 2003 and 2007.
Forward Will Nichols ’20, playing his first season of soccer, after playing two years of football, scored a team-best 10 goals. Midfielder Brendan Vellenga ’22, piled up a school-record 10 assists. Both players were chosen for the United Soccer Coaches All-Wisconsin team.
Neumeyer finished her career with 1,094 kills and 1,373 digs and is one of three players in school history to top 1,000 in both categories. She joins Mulcahy and Lawrence Hall of Famer Shannon Arendt ’04 on that exclusive list.
Nichols’ 10 goals was the fourth-best total in the Midwest Conference and his 23 points ranked fifth. He picked up a hat trick at the College of St. Scholastica and had a two-goal game at Grinnell College. The 10 goals is the sixth-most in a season in Lawrence history and the most by a Lawrence player since Rodrigo Gomes ’07 scored nine in 2004.
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Neumeyer piled up 296 kills, an average of 3.25 per set, this season. She also had 356 digs, an average of 3.91 per set. Neumeyer, who earned MWC Player of the Week honors during the season, also collected 37 blocks and 18 aces.
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Vellenga collected an assist in eight of 17 games and posted a season-high two assists against both Grinnell and Ripon College. The 10 assists breaks the record of eight held by Nicholas Jatta ’21 and James Kimball ’89.
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Morgan Fisher ’22 teamed with El Goblirsch ’19 to reach the semifinals of the Midwest Conference Championships at No. 3 doubles. Fisher and Goblirsch posted the team's best doubles record this season.
Forward Wakana Komura ’22, a Waseda University student attending Lawrence in 2018–19, earned All-Midwest Conference honors for the Vikings. Photo credit: Paul Wilke
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The rebuilding of the Lawrence women’s soccer team began this year under first-year head coach Joe Sagar. The Vikings played multiple close games but were unable to pick up a victory.
The Vikings finished seventh in the Midwest Conference and collected four victories on the season. In addition to league wins over Knox and Illinois College, the Vikings topped UW–Stevens Point and Alverno College in nonconference play.
Despite a challenging season, Lawrence’s Wakana Komura ’22 was chosen for the All-Midwest Conference second team. A first-year forward from Tokyo, Komura is attending Lawrence for 2018–19 through the program with Waseda University. Komura scored against St. Norbert College and also picked up an assist against Rockford University for her three points on the season. Komura’s selection marks the 23rd consecutive season Lawrence has had at least one player chosen for the All-Conference Team. Goalkeeper Claire Vinopal ’19 joined the team this fall after playing three seasons of volleyball and made a huge impact. Vinopal started all but one game and finished with a schoolrecord 214 saves.
The top finisher for the Vikings at the MWC Championships was the No. 3 doubles team of El Goblirsch ’19 and Morgan Fisher ’22, who advanced to the championship semifinals. Goblirsch and Fisher would see their run to the title match derailed by the eventual champions from Lake Forest College. Goblirsch and Fisher put together the best doubles record on the team with a 7-6 overall mark. Goblirsch, who also played No. 3 singles, posted a teambest six singles victories. Fisher, who played No. 5, was second on the squad with five singles wins.
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Muriel Braaten Williams has been living in Frankfort, Michigan, for the past 20 years with her husband, after retirement from their home in Mendham, New Jersey. Muriel would love to know if there is anyone else in her class still living and if they live anywhere near Frankfort.
Theodore S. Roeder received an award from the ISDRA (International Sled Dog Racing Association) for which he serves as a director at large after being Chairman of the Board for several years. The award is the Rick Harvey Memorial Outstanding Volunteer award and was presented to him in Anchorage, Alaska on June 23, 2018. This was for many years of volunteering with a number of sled dog races and organizations and presenting to school children. Theodore is doing well and enjoys traveling with wife Betsie Graham, who just retired from UW–Stevens Point after 41 years. He works out at the YMCA in Stevens Point about 5–6 times per week and that keeps him moving!
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Jeanné André Cox retired in 2002 from being the Director of Visitor Services at the Museum of Fine Arts. Jeanné lives in Houston, Texas, and has three daughters (one deceased), two grandsons, one granddaughter and one greatgranddaughter.
Jean Eiss Casey and husband William now live in Sandia village within the village of Sister Bay, where several Lawrentians have chosen to live out their lives. Just down their hallway is Agnes Kubicz, who did not attend Lawrence University but is honored for her constant service to Björklunden. Right across from them lives Barbara Donahue Larsen with whom Jean sang soprano in “Judge” Waterman’s choir on the 1949 concert tour when Barbara was a senior in the “Con” and Jean was a junior in the College.
Alice Engle Seaborne will celebrate her 99th birthday in an assisted living community located in Scottsdale, Ariz. Alice wonders how many of her Class of ’42 are still left and hopes that there are some survivors still out there that will be able to respond!
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1947 LeRoy Jirikovec is now 92 years old, in good health and never forgot Lawrence University. LeRoy believes that the formative years at Lawrence provided him with the toss to be successful in a rapidly changing world. LeRoy’s words of advice are to “continue to accept challenges.” And find a good spouse!!
1948 Maryellen Jensen Dietz is currently in an independent living retirement community and couldn’t be happier. She attends alumni activities in Seattle when possible and continues to encounter Lawrentians in many Northwest locations. Maryellen shares holiday greetings with others from the Conservatory but “sadly realizes that we are a rapidly decreasing population.” Ila Weber Gocke is fond of memories of life at Lawrence 70 years ago!! Ila has been living in Florida for the past 40 years and believes this has contributed to good health!!
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Marjorie Bliese Gluckstein, husband Marty, and Marjorie’s Steinway piano now live in a senior community. George W. Steed lives in Lodz, Poland, and will mark his 93rd birthday. With his mobility limited, George no longer goes canoeing or fly fishing but uses his Kindle and reading as his main activity. George’s wife was sent to Germany from The Maydanek Concentration Camp and survived the Holocaust. George uses the lessons learned at LU most days and remembers classes with Nathan Pusey. “Our love to all!” Vivian Schumaker Iverson’s primary residence is Elgin, Ill. She enjoys her winter home in Cape Coral, Fla. Vivian is pleased to be in good health, which allows her to be active in various clubs in Elgin and enjoy activities and meeting
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with friends at her home in Fla. Vivian is a Chicago Cubs fan and watches many games on TV. She enjoys visits from her daughter, who is retired and resides in Va., and her son, who resides in St. Charles, Ill.
1951 Alice Wanner Daugherty attended Juilliard and began a teaching career after Lawrence. She also supported her husband in earning a law degree at UNC in Chapel Hill. When they moved to Raleigh, N.C., Alice joined the piano faculty at Meredith College and completed a MM degree there. Since retiring in ’99, Alice moved to Charlotte, N.C. and enjoys gardening, quilting, and playing bridge, while also keeping up with the local piano/music scene. Alice’s family includes four children and six grandchildren. One daughter has included Alice in her activities as a national officer with the Music Teachers National Association conferences, and they have also visited Hawaii. Joyce Herreid Haight and husband James F. Haight ’52 continue to travel often with their children and five grandchildren, all under the age of five. Very recently Jim had bypass surgery, which went well; he exercises valiantly to get back in shape for traveling and golf. Althea Hunting Kortenhof writes “Although Joe passed away in 2011, life has been good for me.” Althea has spent the last five years of fall and winter in her apartment at the Laclede Groves Senior Living Community, in Webster Groves, Mo. Carolyn Ingham Stern ’51 lives just down the hall from her. Björklunden seminar has for years been an annual special treat for Althea. Five of her six grandchildren are Lawrentians. Three have graduated, and two are still on campus; she expects to attend the next two Commencements. Gene P. Simon’s freshman year at Lawrence University began in September 1947, and Nathan Pusey was president at that time. Lawrence endowed Gene with the meaning
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of liberal arts that she has not forgotten. In 1949, Gene transferred to the School of Speech at Northwestern University in Evanston and graduated in ’51. “I will always remember Lawrence. Its name and memories are instilled in my heart and mind.” Robert W. Wilson writes: “I always look forward to seeing the names of any Lawrence 1951 acquaintances that are ‘still out there!’”
1952 Barbara Lucas Scholtz writes: “The big news is that I am still here. Not only that, but I play team tennis at level C. Not bad for an old lady.”
1953 Arden White Fall and husband, Harry C. Fall ’52, recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary and had lots of fun as they were on a cruise of Spain and Portugal at the time. “I think we were the oldest on board and for sure the longest married.” They moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 25 years ago to be near their daughter and grandchildren and have never regretted it for one moment. Those little ones are now 30 and 32, and Arden is pretty sure that their being there through all these years has lived up to their hopes of making beautiful memories. Richard W. Malsack retired in 2000, and lives in Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, a retirement community. Richard’s activities include becoming a Lifetime Tennessee Master Gardener, traveling and writing for their local Korean War Veterans Association and reading!
1954 Georgia Hester Griffis will make her 86th birthday in September. Georgia and husband Rod live on Shelter Island in fall and summer. They also takes trips to New York City, mostly for doctor visits and theatre. Rod is an active 89-year old, and they are close to their 60th anniversary. Their kids Kate, Melora and Ian visit them a couple times and bring the grandkids with them. Ian’s daughter, also named Georgia, was part of the student film event at Lawrence. “I look forward to hearing about all of you.” Daniel Sprich Moved from Tellico Village near Knoxville, Tenn. to an independent living home in Grand Rapids in December 2016. His wife, Enid ’54, passed away in 2012. All their children and Daniel’s brother live in Grand Rapids
or less than a two hour drive away. Daniel’s days and nights are made up of card games, lectures, concerts and plays. Daniel is in good health and enjoys life. Jane Shonts Horstman is a strong advocate for enjoying the age of 85/86 years. Jane still lives in Western Australia (AU) and enjoys the relaxed life style and all the marvelous sunshine. She has lived there for 49 years and travels every other summer to the U.S. to catch up with longtime friends. In late August, Jane plans to go on a trip to Papua New Guinea, which she enjoyed visiting 36 years ago. She often travels to other AU capital cities to visit art galleries. Jane retired from cat judging and cat ownership but still pursues many other interests, including a monthly wine group, which also celebrated 49 years. Most importantly, Jane will visit her 1954 roommate Marilyn Date Kruecke, in August and hopes to provide photos and comments on what they have been doing over these many years. Here are two Park House girls from the Class of 1954 and friends since 1950.
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Beverly Hart Branson continues to enjoy a busy, diverse, creative, and positive life in Door County. Beverly’s art world is active with her paintings and note cards on display at the Fish Creek book shop and gallery. In February, there will be an exhibit of Beverly paintings in the Alcoves of the United Church of Christ in Sturgeon Bay. Beverly would love to see Lawrentians stop by. Elizabeth McIntyre Gibson has lived in Arizona for 10 years now and enjoys the many activities in a gated community. Summers are spent back in Illinois in Northfield, as all three of her children and families, including six grandchildren, live close by. Elizabeth does a lot of travel consulting and has traveled to 103 countries. She has recently cut down on the mega tripa, but occasionally visits Paris and Bangkok. Jerome F. Hart lost his wife, Mary, who had been battling with Alzheimers for six years in 2014. He recently met a young lady at dinner in Southminster, and they were married this year. He hopes to get a call from Lawrentians should their travels include coming through Charlotte.
Happy birthday to Arlene Peterson Allen M-D’40 who celebrated her 100th birthday!
Helen Williams Kaiser and husband Nicholas T. Kaiser ’55 just celebrated 63 years of marriage. They met at Lawrence during their Freshman year and are thankful to Lawrence for shaping out their future. They have five boys and one girl. Helen was raised in Canada to American parents. Her mother, Mildred Fulton graduated from Lawrence, and it was always understood that Helen and her sister Char Williams would attend Lawrence. Char was one year ahead of Helen. Nick was hired by Union Carbide right after graduation. He went into the Air Force, and after serving his time, they began the world of corporate nomads. Helen retired in 97, and they bought a home in Boca Grande Fla. and built a home in the woods of Canada. Nick lives on his tractor and his riding lawn mower. Helen works in the gardens and cooks. “Not very exciting, but we are content.” John D. Purves and wife Alexandra live in Sandy, Wisconsin, in the summer and spend their winter in Nashville. John does not get around much but loves to hear about classmates who are alive and well. James R. Sackett retired as a UCLA professor many years ago but continued working until he got laid low by an assortment of ailments, including congestive heart failure. His wife, Mary, former head of conservation at the Getty Institute, is thriving; his previous one, Sue Lynn Sackett ’56, is also happy and healthy. Sue and his three boys have all done right by themselves: a university professor, a rocket scientist, and a computer program designer. Mary’s son captains a fishing boat in Alaskan water. James, two brothers, Ross ’51 and David ’56, have both died. “Despite some major setbacks and losses, I’ve been very lucky. Proust was right when he said that growing old is like walking on a pair of stilts that progressively lengthen; hence the older you get the farther you can see (we geezers call it wisdom) but the wobblier you get.”
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Peggy Wilson continues to be out and about in Oak Park. In June, she attended her grandson’s Ph.D. hooding ceremony at NU (Northwestern University) with her daughter, Sandy ’81.
1956 Joan Timmermann Anderson and husband, Steve had a wonderful time at reunion. It was great for them to see many members of the Class of ’58, who came for their 60th reunion. Beverly Becker Henderson lives in a retirement community and attends classes to make crafts once a week. Beverly enjoys keeping in touch via e-mail with classmates. At the age of 84, Donna Fraider Stewart is just shy two Algebra classes from a Studio Arts degree at State College of Florida. It has been a great way for Donna to connect with a different age group the past two years. Donna still works at the Sarasota Opera House during season as a hostess in their private club.
1957 Frank W. Cole and wife Janet L. Cole P’82 are in their third year in a townhouse in Crystal Lake, Ill. They downsized from their beautiful five acres and miss it, but are getting along pretty well, walking three times a week and singing in their church choir nearby. They attend Chicago Symphony concerts and belong to a book club; Frank belongs to a recorder quartet, which rehearses in their home. Their five children are spread all over the country, so they occasionally have to travel to visit. Together, they have 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. M. John Dyrud has been a widower for seven years and has five grandchildren. He has been busy with Rotary Club Wilmette and has been to Europe and the Holy Land about 20 times. James also volunteers at Nashotah Episcopal Seminary (west of Milwaukee). His brother Eric Dyrud ’67, lives in the Nashotah area and visits his family frequently. James now spends more time in Sarasota, Fla.,,especially celebrating Robert Burns birthday (St. Andrew Society) He was reelected President of the Sons of the American Revolution (Chicago area ) 175 members similar to DAR. This is a 120-year old genealogy organization. To be a member, one has to have an a ancestor who participated in the 1776–1783 War of Independence. John is also a past board member—still active, at Nashotah Episcopal Seminary, west of Milwaukee. He continues to be a member of Rotary Club. 46
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Roberta Luce Guthrie’s husband, Bob, died on Feb. 13, 2018. “Since his quality of life was quite low, death was a blessing for him, but it has been a time of sorrow for me.” Having an active life as part of the Quaker community in Lexington and playing cello nearly every day has sustained Roberta through this difficult time. She also sings in the Lafayette choir, which gives her great joy! At the end of September, Roberta will give a cello program for the folks at the Lafayette, the independent living facility where she lives. “I’m amazed and gratified to have lived 82 years!” Chuck Merry and Phil May ’57, along with his friend Maureen, were the lone Class of ’57 attendees at Reunion 2018. “Convocation, the seminars, food and weather were all first rate. President Mark Burstein and his staff are doing a great job in leading the college.” Chuck lives only 15 minutes from campus and continues to be somewhat of an “LU groupie,” whether it is programs in the Chapel, sports events, recitals, etc. Marilyn Sekus Rowland attended Lawrence for two years, couldn’t decide what to major in, so she got married! Marilyn and husband Chuck and have been married 63 years and raised three daughters. The last one was born in Oslo, Norway, where Chuck was assigned, the highlight of his 21-year Air Force career. Eventually, Marilyn returned to college in California, majored in music education, and taught for 18 years. They have been blessed with the desire to travel and, as teachers, we were able to teach in South Korea, China, Japan and the Marshall Islands. They are settled in Modesto, Calif., and attribute their excellent health to their favorite exercise: bike riding, doing an average of 1,000 miles each year. They belong to two book clubs and continue to travel. Marilyn is grateful to Lawrence for the years she spent there and has enjoyed staying in touch with Lawrence. Recently, while in the BVI, she met a woman who had just retired from Lawrence.
1958 Compiled and submitted by J. Robert Martin Mary Karen Andersen-Moore and husband David Moore moved back to Appleton after her career in legislative affairs at the National Cancer Institute was long completed. David retired as Senior Director for Government Relations at the Association of American
Medical Colleges in 2016. Mary and David have been married for 35 years and have three daughters, who work in Wisconsin. Amy is Director of Development of SOAR, a writer, and artist; Susan is a federal defense lawyer, gourmet chef, and artist; and Kate is in real estate and interior design. Son Jim built a log cabin himself in Door County and a home in Ames, Iowa. He is his family’s chef, sculptor, furniture designer, and builder. Their daughterin-law, Trisha, is a pathologist in Ames. Mary and David have eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. They are so proud of their family’s academic successes and the wonderful people they are. Russ Clapp writes that he has moved to different quarters in Knoxville after the death of his wife, Carol, in December. Beginning with Reunion, Russ plans to do more traveling in the months ahead. Jim Davis has downsized. He has sold his home in Kissimmee and moved to Edgewater, Florida. He would enjoy seeing classmates as they pass through the area. Jim’s number is 407-361-9494. Carol Davy McConnell says that Lawrence has given her two valuable items in life. The first is lifelong friends: Shirley Carter Delorme, Helen Lofquist Zimmerman, the late Jane McGrew McBride and Judy Huffman Sutherland. The other item is a deep liberal education for an often indifferent student. Bert Elliott and his wife, Sue Whitmore Elliott ’57, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this summer. At their family’s request, they have recorded some of their favorite memories and events in book form for the family achieves. Louis Falk says that after retiring as Archbishop of the Anglican Catholic church six years ago that he has been reading all those books he missed while in college,and seminary and during his career as a cleric. Joyce Freiberg Christie and her husband, Tom ’59, enjoyed a cruise on the Intra-Coastal Waterway from Jacksonville, Florida, to Charleston, South Carolina, this past March. They have both retired from their community orchestra and now enjoy being part of the audience.
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Frank Gaylord is looking forward to an 11-day Scandinavian cruise this summer with his “kids” and enjoying their inheritance with them. Dorothy Hur Reilly says her husband, Dave ’57, had a near fatal heart attack last November. He will be going into a skilled nursing facility. Carol Hagadorn Stocking has completed a 200-page book, Nutrition and Health for Metaphysicians Book II, and is now writing Soul Food for Metaphysicians. Her books describe the science of diseases and disorders and contain suggestions on how to supplement conventional medical treatment with other practical remedies. Judy Huffman Sutherland and Helen Lofquist Zimmerman joined a guided walking bird tour on three Hawaiian Islands in April. They saw a number of the endemic birds that have adapted to living on these islands. On the Big Island, they visited lava flows now cool enough to walk on and visited Kilauea’s caldera at night to see the red glow of molten lava. Tom Kayser received a Presidential Award at our 60th Reunion in June. This award is given to alumni whose exemplary leadership and notable actions have contributed to the betterment of the Lawrence community. Jan Krause Gunlogson has two favorite memories of spending this past winter in the Lower 48. The first is touring with a group from the University of New Hampshire music department, who were giving performances at rural high schools in the state. Her second favorite memory is hearing her daughters sing with their trio, Northern Accord, while being accompanied on piano and clarinet. Russ Krause has left his beloved Idaho and returned to Appleton to be closer to his daughter and her family. He is amazed at the changes in Appleton since our undergraduate days. Dave Mann and his wife, Marcy, recently had an enjoyable visit to Victoria, British Columbia. There they had a tour of the Parliament building and were able to attend the Royal British Columbia Museum’s opening of a special exhibit, Egypt: The Time of the Pharaohs. Lee Mevis spent a year at Lawrence before transferring to UW–Madison, where he majored in banking and finance. This led to a 34-year career with First Wisconsin Bank, where he retired as a vice president.
Pat Minger Vorenberg hosted four foreign students from Youth For Understanding 39 years ago. She has kept in touch with them through the years, and a reunion is planned in Scandinavia in 2019. John Moore is happy for the well-being of his loved ones and mankind in general. He and his wife, Marcy, are heading for Montana in June for two weeks of fishing and horseback riding. Steve Pinkowski retired from teaching at Homestead High School in Mequon, Wis., in 1990. He and his wife, Gerry, did a great deal of traveling in the following years. Now, Steve has settled down to enjoy life with his family and play golf. Dan Pradt reports that while diagnosed with cancer in 2016, it is not life threatening at this time. Dan visited Wausau, where he grew up, for the first time in 25 years. He says it has changed greatly in physical layout, economically and demographically. Lynn Semple Hagee retired from working for Lawrence last August. Over 17 years there, Lynn had a variety of responsibilities and worked for three presidents. She recently accompanied a Lawrence group to Cuba. Mary Severson Lewis reports their biggest event this spring was the wedding of their oldest grandson in San Antonio, Texas. Mary’s husband, Ray, officiated, as he is now ordained. Bill Swearingen and his wife have taken numerous trips in recent months. Two were to their summer home in Vail; others were to Nashville to see their daughter and her family. They did get back to Minnesota for their high school reunion, Merrily Watters Thomas writes they divide their time between residences in Flat Rock, North Carolina, and Gainesville, Virginia. They have family in both areas. Dave Wege says he had a great time at our 60th Reunion and was very pleased with the turnout. Elisabeth Wilton is making a presentation in August at one of her professional organizations. In October, Elisabeth is taking the Bucharest to Budapest cruise and then a train to Prague. Two more items will be knocked off her bucket list.
John Winsor says that he and Caroline stay at their ranch near Yellowstone until the snow flies. Caroline, aka “Tisch,” and their daughter, Susan, plan to hike England’s Cotswolds in September. John is working on a historical novel set on the Western Frontier during the Civil War. It is titled Maggie’s Choice, a story of love, revenge and what it means to be civilized. Lee Wolf is involved in developing affordable apartments using federal and state tax credits. He says the process is complicated, bureaucratic and lengthy, but ultimately rewarding. Jan Shumaker Yoon is moving to Mequon, Wisconsin, to be closer to her daughter and her family. She has a new email address, jansyoon1936@gmail.com. Bob Martin and his wife, Pat ’60, still work parttime. Pat is a reading tutor at a local elementary school, and Bob is still delivering flowers three days a week for a local florist.
1959 Judith Pedersen Brandle (Judy) and Kurt, along with their daughter Ellen and Judy’s sister Jane, took a 10-day cruise of the Baltic aboard the German ship Aidadiva. Besides ever-present warm temperatures were blue skies all the way. They sailed there—most memorably— the Swedish archipelago and visited major ports, including St. Petersburg. “The place to return for us someday is Helsinki, according to architects I know, the home of modern design.” At the end, they all flew to Amsterdam for four days, renewing their acquaintance with this very civilized city, its museums, and its freedomloving citizens. Gordon (Jack) J. Vandeveld is alive and well and still lives in Chicago. Jack shares that Judith (Judy) Eckhardt Vandeveld ’60 has been a fantastic partner, and their four kids and 12 grandchildren have provided the foundation of their lives. They also still work and love it—to a degree: the interaction with a wide variety of people makes it “very” worthwhile. There are times when they really miss the fun, activities and other experiences of the school years. They give their best to their old classmates and friends from Lawrence.
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1960 John J. Beck and wife Barbara have been in assisted living since early February, although they retain their residence and address. Their daughter and her husband are living there along with two dogs and a cat. John remains active on three boards and spends some time on the property. Jeffrey Bowen still lives in Colorado and teaches at Denver University and publishes occasional journal articles. Jeffrey skis “mostly unsuccessfully chasing granddaughters!,” bikes, and takes occasional trips up the Vail Pass trail. Wife Shirley’s long-arm quilting business remains very busy. She completes probably 120+ quilts a year for her customers. A couple years ago, she joined an accordion band with a dozen members who “resemble” their ages. They play a half dozen gigs a year, and Jeff greatly enjoys attending as Shirley’s “roadie.” “A fascinating coincidence, the husband of Shirley’s teacher was teaching accordion in Appleton and performed at the Lawrence Chapel when they were all students.” Their children are good, and granddaughters keep getting older. Sue Katz turned the big 80 in April and has given herself a present of rafting/kayaking down the San Juan River in southern Utah with friends for eight days and nights sleeping out under the stars. Perfect weather, good friends, fine food—“what a blast!” Now Sue is working on a new art series, canyon walls -collage with acrylic and encaustic. Karen Schwantes Keele writes that four old lady friends who enrolled at Lawrence in 1956 recently got together. Elinor Adams, Meredith Dregni, Carole Stolpestad Rogentine, and Karen became good friends during that first semester, and have kept in touch ever since. They found that time had erased some of the memories of campus life and Ormsby days after 62 years, but others were still fresh for them, especially those regarding Quiet Hours and being “campused.” Those stories vied with more current stories about travels and grandchildren. Elinor’s grandson is a student at Lawrence now. For various reasons, Karen was the only one who actually graduated from Lawrence, but all four of them were able to share many laughs and “do you remember” stories. Lawrence is surely a strong bond for their friendship. Kathleen Karst Larson and husband Roger live in McAllen, Texas and have been in the midst of current events. They are also an active part 48
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of their community and are very involved in current issues and the improvement of the economy. Jack H. Morris’s family vacationed in the Destin Fla. area when he was growing up in Alabama, and Jack and his wife Dianne have continued doing so since their marriage. Their children grew up loving the silver sands and blue/ green waters. One constant in Jack’s career that involved many moves. They had a family reunion in August for their 58th anniversary, which brought together their five children, four spouses, 13 grandchildren, one spouse, and two great-grandchildren. The year also saw the publication of Jack’s third book, The History and Rebirth of the Remarkable Haile Gold Mine. (See alumni book section for details.) That was a seven-year project. Meanwhile, they enjoy their beach house and pontoon boating on Lake Wylie outside Charlotte. Donald R. Niemi and wife Mary moved to a new house but are still in Germantown Hills, Illinois. Their recent Lawrence connections have included exchange visits with Lee and Edie Miller Gilbertson at their home on the Maine coast and at their home right in the middle of flyover country. Hannah Gale Pinkerton husband Tad ’60 have been busy in their workshop, turning natural edge wooden bowls as well as selling and commissions. Hannah is busy with Garden club, book club, writing and painting groups. Since their grandsons are in Calif. they go there often. They still enjoy Overseas travel.
1961 Charles E. Collins is blessed with a beautiful place to live and enjoys the great Northwoods at his Peshtigo Woods retreat. Charles’ kids and grandkids are leading productive lives, and he is still producing hunting, fishing, boating, RV/camping and wedding shows in Central Wisconsin. “Even though I’ve been there, done that, I’m always looking for new challenges. Life is very good!” Ashley T. Haase has been building upon his early research interests in slow growing viruses, but now focuses on the prevention, vaccine, and cure of HIV/AIDS in his 34th year as Chairman of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Minn. His wife, Ann DeLong Haase ’61, has been around the world twice in unconscionably short periods of time, usually on trips built around Ashely’s
professional travels: She no longer joins him in his continuing world travels, due to concerns about her personal carbon footprint and environmental sustainability in a growing world population. Dr. G. Eric Hansen summered in Cape Cod, where he has spent summers for the last 30 years. His life in San Francisco, 15 years after retiring from college teaching, is composed of all the things experienced daily in a beautiful and interesting city. The best part of San Francisco for Eric is the wonderful people who live there, and a few of them are close and supportive friends whose company he enjoys. Occasionally, Eric spends a week or so in Palm Springs, where he visits friends from Los Angeles. He see Greg Volk for dinner each year, and they delight in talking about Lawrence and the great things happening there, “especially the ‘full need’ program to ensure that every student receives the financial support needed without crippling debt.” Eric’s closest friends from the Class of 1961, Al Berman, Chuck Knocke, Rod Rahn, Jeff Bouquet, Jan Dempsey and Julie Esch, have passed on, so he has not been to a recent Reunion. But he is considering coming next year! William E. Mack and wife, Judy Anderson ’64 have been married for 54 years and counting. They spend eight months a year and four on “Golden Pond” in New Hampshire. One of their neighbors in N.H. is Dick Stewart ’65. William sister, Anna, ’67. They have three grandchildren, all girls and all born in September. William and Judy are both retired and enjoy life despite the occasional medical issue. MaryLou Lloyd Opgenorth’s husband, Kenneth, died on November 9, 2017, after a lifetime of coping with the infirmities of Polio and then Multiple Sclerosis. He was 85 at the time of his death, and they celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in August. “One of the joys of being surrounded by family at a time like that is reminiscing about our life, lived well. I am now learning to live my life as a single person. This is a new road for me to travel as we were married a year after graduation from LU. Friends and family seem to help a great deal in that journey.” Nancy M. Stowe and partner John Koopman P’79 ’77 just got back from a lovely cruise, which began in Venice and ended in the south of France. They loved every minute of it, perhaps even more because they thought they wouldn’t cross the Atlantic again! This was
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John’s idea, and it was very special for them, as he showed Nancy Venice, and she showed him her Provence. They enjoyed the summer and autumn months in Appleton,, and headed back to California in Oct. for their almost six months there. Susan Mason Vesel and husband, Charles are still hanging in there in Northern Minnesota. Cabin days are fewer, but they are glad that their “kids” do all the work. Curling is but a memory for Susan, but she still has golf on the agenda as a weekly event rather than daily. Susan and Charles have hopes of seeing Lawrence one last time but “will need a guide to know where we are going!”
1962 Gordon A. Becker retired in 2015 after 40 years of practicing law and 12 years teaching law school. Gordon and wife Anne live on Burt Lake near Petoskey, Michigan, and are very involved in their church and other community activities. Gordon maintains Bar membership, serving on the character and fitness committee and as a hearing officer for the Attorney Discipline Board. “Professor Warren Beck would be happy to know that I was finally was able to visit Rowen Oak in Oxford, Miss. this year.” David A. Bray works three days per week and does surgery once a week. David’s son, Logan, will be a sophomore this year, and his wife, Leeza, travels the world with her public relations connections. Stanley B. Metcalf and wife Renee Yocherer ’65 continue to enjoy RVing throughout North America. They will head to Bremerton Wash., where Stanley’s great nephew is taking command of a nuclear submarine. Then they plan to go to Whidbey Island to visit their daughter and granddaughters. They hope to convince the oldest to take a look at Lawrence; she has a strong background in liberal arts through the Waldorf school system and is an excellent ballet dancer. In late Sept. they plan to stop at the Air Force Academy (USAFA) to spend some time with our grandson who is a third-year cadet. His older brother graduated from USAFA in 2017 and is presently in pilot training. “I hope to pin his great grandfather’s, Renee’s father, Army Air Corp wings, on his chest in the near future,” Stanley writes. Also, they will pass through Missoula, Mont. where their third grandson, a forestry major, has been fighting forest fires with the Forestry Service. In December they will motor to Mexico for three to four months on the beach and local charity work.
Mary Beecher Price ’62 and husband Richard H. Price ’62 attended their 55th reunion a year ago and still enjoy the reconnections from that event. Richard is busy with colleagues from his research (which continues) and his longtime mentoring of younger colleagues. They are both delving into activities in Ann Arbor—a friend’s concerts, from Civic Band to serious faculty/ student orchestras; holding house concerts themselves for young friends who pass through town. For Mary, a longstanding writing group keeps her writing and pondering “life report.” Richard has embarked on self-directed writing of short essays that sparked a new interest in the craft of writing. They have both been taking some wonderful classes in film, taught by retired professors, which reminds them of the Film Series they worked on at Lawrence in the early 60s! “Speaking of film, don’t miss Leave No Trace, a book from the son of Mary’s freshman year roommate, Bonnie Brown Rock. It’s beautiful and thought-provoking.” Barbara Stroud-Borth retired to Mt. Pulaski, Ill. in 2007. She became a volunteer at the Mt. Pulaski Courthouse, a State Historic Site, where Abraham Lincoln Actually practiced law. In 2015, she became the site manager. Barbara plans programs, give tours, and encourages visitors to come. As a retired Lutheran pastor, Barbara still preaches once or twice a month. She moved to Ill. to be near family, her daughter, her son and his wife and their two children, younger grandchildren who live 45 miles away. Barbara oldest grandson lives in Ohio. Barbara also belongs to a writer’s group which meets monthly. As well as working on writing about her family and life’s experiences which are far more varied than she expected in Lawrence days. For the fourth year in a row Bruce A. Thoms and wife Patricia are producing and promoting three benefit concerts in Lakewood, Colo. To date, They have sold out eight concerts featuring the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist, Cody Ray Slaughter. They have also raised more than $100,000 for local charities with the young energetic performer. “Still in good health,” Bruce and Patricia are most grateful to be able to continue what has now become a tradition in Colorado!
For seven years Marcia Rivenburg Tyriver has been living in Santa Rosa, Calif. being a grandma to two grandchildren and Deacon at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. Marcia sends her best to everyone. James D. Cook and partner Henry J. Wellner are happy and still lives on the shore of Lake Michigan. James does not travel as much anymore but is still a church musician. James will attend his 60th Marinette high school reunion in October. “Will probably attend the reunion next June. See you in Appleton.”
1963 Erlan S. Bliss partly retired in 2001. He works three days a week as a physicist on design and analysis tasks for the National Ignition Facility and other laser projects at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California . He also plays trombone in a community symphonic band and a multi-generational “Big Band.” Erlan’s wife, Marian, has retired from AT&T as a software project manager but continues performing various management roles in several community organizations. They have four children between them: a daughter who, with her husband, owns a large printing business in San Diego, and sons who are respectively a fire chief in Ariz., a regional representative for Rossignol skis in Colo., and a psychiatric nurse and hospital manager in New York City. Together, they account for five grandchildren and provide plenty of places to visit. Erlan has enjoyed interactions with classmates at their various reunions and continues to appreciate the valuable education he received at Lawrence. Elizabeth Cole continues to work in healthcare venues across the country, offering performances and workshops on the connections between medicine and the humanities. She lives with her husband, classical radio broadcaster Peter Newman, and various cats on the north Oregon Coast. Liz drives an up-to-code stick-shift VW Golf diesel and has no intention of retiring. Johanna Steinmetz Cummings still lives parttime in Portland, Oregon, where she has been for 20 years. Several years ago she followed her family and grandchildren to DC. “It’s a fine town, with lots to do, see, hear and eat, and it even has a robust Argentine tango community to keep me dancing. I am lucky.”
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Rosalie Ward Delaney Neuwirth who spent her entire career in corporate America in Chicago and as a freelance writer in Philadelphia. Did you know that she was a closet poet since an early age? Well, she just finished self-publishing five volumes of poetry, culled from the “Best of ...” composed over many decades. The volumes are not available for sale; just a private publication. But if you email her and ask, she is more than willing to send you one or two sample poems. Laney234@aol.com Thomas Pearl Lawrence has had a mighty and meaningful year at Lawrence. First, he presented a seminar at Björklunden with Rick Price ’62. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? “helped our class, and me, figure out what we were meant to do in the next phases of our lives. It was a life-changing experience for me, and for them, also, I hope.” Then, this past June, Thomas MC’d their 55th Class Reunion Dinner, which was fun and a deeply moving experience for him. But, possibly most important and impactful, was re-connecting with his Lawrence roommate, Dave McIntyre after 50+ years. “He was the guy who taught me to ski, which became a huge part of my life, culminating in my second or third career as a Professional Ski Instructor at Beaver Creek, Colorado. He is an amazing guy, and it’s no surprise that he and Rick Price are also friends.” Thomas has been married for 34 years, with the “greatest kids” in the world, both on their way to becoming doctors. Robert B. Petters is happy to report that, with much assistance, Moodle has been conquered —there are now more than 600 audio and 10 video examples for online students to access when enrolled in “Introduction to Musical Experiences.” Robert is still the conductor of the Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle (a musicians orchestra), now with 93 musicians. A Marche Slav by Tchaikovsky and the Overture to Zampa by Herold are the featured pieces for our December concert.” This past year has been full and fulfilling for Julie Hutchison Bolton. Julie continues to perform: narrative pieces for various organizations; a modern dance recital performed with Motion Arts; a church
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Members of the history department gather here to celebrate the Woys’ (pictured center, Jean ’65 and Dick ’64) commitment to establish the Jean Lampert Woy and J. Richard Woy Professorship in History via a multiyear pledge in honor of the Be the Light! Campaign. November, 2018
choir concert at Carnegie Hall; on camera and voiceover spots; docent tours for the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Julie has eight grandchildren: five locally between the ages of 9 and 17; one in L.A., and two in Ottawa, Canada (four boys and four girls all together). Julie loves reading and rocking and singing and telling stories with them. Julie also has been able to spend precious time with friends, including a cruise on the Mediterranean with Joan Paulson Gage and Susan Williams! They enjoyed wonderful conversation and wine on their private veranda. Julie had never been on a cruise, and it was exciting for her to see all the architectural styles from ancient classical cultures to Norman, Romanesque, Gothic and Islamic influences. Memories of Professor Steefel and his inspiring art history lectures came along with her. Best of all was the moonlight shimmering on the quiet sea in the middle of the night. Julie managed to spend a few weeks just swimming laps, walking the lakes, reading a lot, and watching the leaves blow in the tree tops from her porch this summer—and appreciating how fortunate she is to have spent two years at Lawrence!
1966 Ann M. Clark lost her husband, Phil, to cancer on June 3, 2018. He willed his body to the University of Minnesota. “He so enjoyed meeting all of you at our 45th and 50th Reunions and was very impressed by our College.” Thomas K. Countryman still works at the library part-time. While in Elmhurst, Thomas enjoys the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera and an occasional play. Thomas travels includes Florida in the winter and Minnesota in the summer. “Retirement from teaching is very pleasant. Cheers to all.”
Kristine Dahlberg’s husband Robert passed away on May 25, 2018, from a massive burst of bile. Bob and Kris retired to Pinehurst, North Carolina. Bob served on the board of the English Speaking Union, bringing historians and political scientists for speaking engagements. He received his M.A. and his Ph.D. from SAIS, Johns Hopkins. He served as program director for the American Council on Germany, arranging conferences among U.S., German, French, and British leaders in government, academia, and the corporate world. These intersected with the Council on Foreign Relations, as both entities engaged in policy development. Kris received her M.A. in finance and served at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. When in New York City, Kris accomplished a financial restructuring for Union Theological Seminary as their VP and then was recruited as CFO to Trinity ChurchWall Street and later to the Social Science Research Council. Kris is now on the board of Duke Divinity School. J. B. deRosset just played his eighth consecutive Asheville Open tennis tournament, both singles and doubles. The tournament format is by age group, and, being born in late 1943, he was eligible to play in the 75 to 79 category J.B’s results were distinctly underwhelming. Back in Miami, his 55 and over team missed going to the state championships by a nanomicron, but he did win a trophy in the club singles tournament. Luckily, J.B’s knees and hips are still intact. On the Lawrence front, J.B. contributed a few dollars to a scholarship honoring/in memory of Bruce Brackenridge, one of his physics professors earlier this year. “I was highly motivated because his widow, Mary Ann Rossi, was particularly kind to me in my freshman year, something I shall never forget.”
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Lawrentians spent D-Term 2018 in Hong Kong exploring sustainability and urban design. Above, students meet with Anneliese Smilie from Redress, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing waste in Hong Kong’s garment industry. Students connected with a wide range of speakers, including Rick Kroos ’66, the engineer for HSBC’s headquarters in Hong Kong.
Kirk W. Elliott writes “Lawrence has outlasted even my aunts who reliably wrote me notes and letters in beautiful cursive handwriting, several times a year.” Kirk is retired and used to be a peak oil person but since the worldwide shortage of oil has not happened in the time frame predicted, Kirk has been a climate change worrier. Kirk recommends that countries max out on a CO2-free, 24/7 energy source for electricity: nuclear reactors. See *Nuclear 2.0: Why A Green Future Needs Nuclear Power*, by Mark Lynas. Julie Wolfert Gembara “No change in address, phone number, marital status or education, but the grandkids are all grown up. Time really flies. No news is good news.” David K. Glidden treasured Robert Herrick’s lines: “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. Old Time is still a-flying. And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying.” While at Lawrence. “Half a century later I sip rosehips tea with the all too vivid sense that death is getting ever closer as our bodies fall apart and the numbers of attending physicians grows. In recent months five close friends of mine have died whom I have known for decades in Riverside. And I turn from Herrick to Horace: “dum loquimur, fugerit invida aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.” And so I say: seize the day. Take to the streets to demonstrate against injustice and hate. Do what we can to save the stolen immigrant children. Work for solutions. Love strangers as ourselves. Take solace in the love of friends and family. Susan ’68 and I have been so blessed to watch the toddlers we adopted from Chinese orphanages late in our lives grow into adulthood. May they prosper!” Edward W. Hoffman has had a busy summer with teaching at a camp in the Los Angeles area for trumpet players. Edward writes all the music for this camp, and conducts the trumpet ensemble. After playing the trumpet
for many years, Edward can now concentrate on writing music more and playing less. Since Minnesota has short summers, he spends a lot of time outside. Edward and wife Anita are trying to spend more time away from the metro Minneapolis area so they can visit the north shore of Lake Superior frequently. “Hope all of you are pursuing your dreams!! Best wishes.” Henry M. Kaiser lost his wife, Margaret Jane Fuller ’66, in 2010, and decided a fresh start was in order. Henry moved from the Bay area to greener pastures in Portland, Oregon, serving as chair the 2014 Annual Conference of the Oregon Bioscience Association and briefly serving as strategic advisor to a startup in the sterilized human breast milk field. In 2016, Henry became a Strategic Advisor to Opisoftcare, a start-up bringing real-time predictive analytics software with an automated algorithm development engine developed in Israel to the U.S. market. He is immersed in dealing with health systems and their CEO’s and helping Opisoftcare find its venture capital. Henry has also become involved in an Indonesian project concerning that country’s effort to establish a Universal Health Care system. Finally, Henry is a strategic advisor to a company specializing in agricultural science, with process technology that refines sugar and starch wastes into alcohol. In his spare time, he plays guitar and sings at open mic events. Wendy McClure McCalvy has been living for five years now in a stand-alone condo next to a ravine with wildlife. Wendy lost her husband, Larry, in February from prostate cancer. She has kept busy with the Olympia Brown Unitarian church, two horses, the Caledonia Conservancy, and many wonderful friends. Wendy will visit family in Tucson, Arizona, more often now. She still plans on taking crazy trips to Uzbeckistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakstan and hopes she can avoid buying too many rugs.
Judith L. Meyers plays accordion with the Washington Balalaika Society orchestra. This year, they had their usual four big concerts plus their four outdoor summer concerts and recorded their CD. The CDs are available on the website, Judith’s big kick this year was playing piano for an entire Swedish church service, reminding her of the good old days at the Con. Judith’s regular solo gigs are accordion at the Farmers Market, and she still plays piano with small ensembles for English Country Dance monthly. Robert H. Schoenwetter and Kathy Wilson ’66 have been retired educators since 2003, and divide their year between six months in Tucson (Saddlebrooke) and a summer/fall stay in Glenview, Illinois. Their two sons continue their careers in education. As a result of a winter LU football fund drive, Robert renewed contact with many LU football alums from over half a century ago! It resulted in a lunch with Curt Buchholtz, who lives in Tucson half of the year. They talked for hours of their LU years and their shared thoughts of the positive influence of George Walter on a generation of Lawrentians. “We’re always proud of our Lawrence experience and appreciate what it helped to make possible.” Sharyn Jacob Smith and husband, Gil are healthy and have been enjoying the adventures of grandparenting their eight grandkids. Sharyn and Gil also enjoy gardening, music, and walking. They have a weekly Bible study that Gil leads and are active at church. Sharyn still quilt and knits. Jane Azzi and husband Corry Azzi ’65 had a wonderful time visiting their son for Thanksgiving in Cleveland. They went to Chicago for Christmas, where they spent Christmas Day with David and JJ Zhao Roesner ’94. The “traveling Azzis” did a Southern loop in April, making stops in Louisville, Ky., Marietta, Ga., Huntsville, Ala. and Memphis. They had a great time at the Reunion in June enjoying dinner with the 40th alums and did the B&B for a 50th alumna who she doesn’t believe she knew at LU. Jane is getting ready to plan the 50 Year Connection for 2019. Jane and Corry learned that their son and family are moving to Denver from Minneapolis. They will be moving from a cabin to condo Up North. She is still having fun with Up North friends, two of whom have a 55th Reunion this June. Jane writes, “Life is fun!”
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Thomas Anger is loving the high-rise life in Chicago, across from Maggie Daley Park. He enjoys cycling and is getting ready to ride metric century in September. Tom recently finished chemotherapy for a low-grade lymphoma and says it was interesting to be on the patient side of the Dr./patient relationship. He still works in a pediatric office three days a week. His son, Tom, has two children, Maya (9) and Livia (5). His wife, Ida, keeps busy by volunteering at an animal shelter and ushering at live theater in Chicago. Rick Kroos commemorated significant contributions of the American Club Hong Kong. As president of the Club in 1982, Rick led the negotiations for the purchase of the Town Club premises in Two Exchange Square and the recreational land for a Country Club overlooking Tai Tam Bay. Rick became involved in the Club’s leadership after it relocated to St George’s Building in the same year in 1969. This move provided him with an appreciation of the intrinsic brand value of the American Club as an “anchor” tenant to a building owner in a soft property market. When a depressed market occurred in the early 1980s, the then Board under Rick’s leadership initiated a plan to purchase these two unique properties for the Club.
1967 Joanna Morton Case is in a loving retirement and feels very lucky to have had a job that she loved, being director of the Mystic & Noank Library for 35 years. She still gets to volunteer there in retirement. Jonnna’s partner, Les Olin, has expanded the pottery business. They have moved from high-fire functional ware to alternatively fired decorative ware. “It’s almost instantaneous and always like Christmas morning when you see your results.” You can find us at PotteryShed/MysticClayArt. Margaret Esterline Gray recently sold her big old house that she lived in for 20 years. For now, Margaret is renting a lovely duplex only a few blocks away from the other place. Margaret is staying in St. Louis for a while since most of her contacts and friends are there, and she still works a little and has important volunteer activities. Cynthia Russell Howe completed 25 years on the neurosurgery staff of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound and then returned to the University of Washington as a clinical professor of neurological surgery, having started out there as a surgical intern, 52
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THEY'RE BACK! The beloved murals painted by Pamela Berns ’69 were rediscovered after a mysterious disappearance several decades ago. Two of the series are now displayed in Ormsby Hall as seen here with Susan Pappas ’69 (left) and Margie Juedes ’69. See them for yourselves at REUNION 2019 on JUNE 13–16.
then neurosurgical resident and assistant professor of neurological surgery with a neurophysiology laboratory. Cynthia closed the neurosurgical chapter of her life with a short stint to teaching at Can Tho University of Pharmacy and Medicine in Can Tho, Vietnam. She and husband John have lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1971. They did some mountain climbing but principally raised their three children on back packing, hiking, cross-country skiing, some bird hunting, and sailing on their 30 ft., 58-year old sail boat, still which they take to wilderness British Columbia. Their three children live in Seattle, and they continue the outdoor traditions with their three grandchildren. Edward C. Lake recently retired. Edward has five children between the ages of 24–33 and can’t wait to have grandchildren. Dan LeMahieu still teaches European history at Lake Forest College, where he is the Hotchkiss Presidential Professor. His most recent publication is an edited book, Life Writing and Philosophy, which will appear in early 2019. Charlot Nelson Singleton writes, “Dear classmates, wasn’t our Reunion wonderful? Time flies ... we are now soon into our 52nd year after graduation!! Watch for the launch of our campaign, Be the Light. I am tri-chairing this campaign and, together with these other chairs and the trustees, we are working toward a goal of more than $220 million! The needs are great (scholarship, Lawrence Fund, new programs and campus renewal) so I invite you to participate.”
Percy J. Smerek and wife Ada Smerek ’67 became great-grandparents to Conrad Torres on July 4, 2018 in Medina, Texas. Percy is still pastor at Trinity Lutheran in the heart of LBJ State Park in Stonewall Texas. He and Ada were married 50 years in December. Barbara Martin Smith is a grandmother to four young children, and it is a precious delight and new identity for her. Her priority is to be together when possible, which is why she missed her Reunion in 2017. Barbara was in Shanghai to help her granddaughter celebrate becoming a big sister. As the artist and educator that she is, Barbara works as a docent at the Saint Louis Art Museum and in her home studio. Her website is watercolorsmith.com, where you may view her “SCAPES” as well as exhibition history.
1970 Compiled and submitted by Phyllis Russ Pengelly Phil and Donna Ahrens Anderson “are ‘grandparenting’” constantly, to wonderful Henry (6.5) and Cleo (3.5); traveling to Zurich, Paris, Topanga Canyon (for a wedding where everyone qualified for Social Security), Chicago, Duluth, Kent State (with their son who delivered a conference paper); and continuing work on a years-long Botany 102 Self-Study concentrating on the “lawn creepings” (Charlie, Bellflower) and their eventual non-chemical eradication. Both are so happy to be retired (2014).
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Suzanne Detry Arendt lives in “Titletown USA,” home of the Green Bay Packers. She feels blessed with two remarkable daughters, their loving spouses, and four exceptional grandchildren who remind her what magical times childhood and “teen hood” are! With encouragement from Nick Candee and Linda Brown, long time leaders of their church’s Haiti mission program, she has become an advocate for Haiti. In April, Suzanne met Lawrence Professor Janet Anthony, who is president of BLUME HAITl, an organization that provides a wide range of music programs throughout the country with the vision of “a Haiti where emerging leaders will strengthen the cultural, civic and economic fabric of their nation.” Due to her background in music, Suzanne is eager to help procure musical instruments, sheet music and music instruction books for Ecole St. Croix, the school in Leogane that Nick’s and Linda’s work supports. (Professor Anthony is coaching Nick on practical aspects of shipping and logistics.) Suzanne’s motivation comes from her late mother, a musician and awardwinning teacher. Norman and Janet Gull Baxter continue to enjoy volunteer activities, grandchildren and travel. Janet volunteers at the local library and the historical society. Norman teaches financial literacy to local high school seniors as a volunteer, and serves overseas as a volunteer team leader for Global Volunteers in Cuba. Both glean for the local food bank and serve as AARP counselors during tax season. This last spring, they spent two weeks in southern France: one week on a canal boat on the Canal Du Midi and Canal du Rhone a Sete, and one week in Provence near Avignon. They also spent a week on Vancouver Island. They travel frequently to Los Angeles for grandchildren. Chris Bowers still works some, much to his surprise. Chris and Joan are able to spend a lot of time with their six grandchildren and four grand dogs, because their three sons and their families live within 35 minutes of their home. They continue to travel and are headed to PEI and Nova Scotia this fall. “Our list of places to see is considerably longer than the time we have to travel. As Steven Wright said, ‘I intend to live forever … so far so good.’” Kristen Jensen Bryan checked off another item on her bucket list by learning to play sackbut at the Madison Early Music Festival, where her daughter Erin ’12 also taught beginning voice. (Ok, I had to look that one up … sackbut is a
type of trombone used in Renaissance music!) Kristen is a regular docent and house manager at the Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton and is involved in Wednesday Musicale and the local SAI Alumnae chapter. She continues to play horn at church and in the Appleton City Band and she also does a little teaching as brass instructor for the New Horizons Band-Fox Valley, part of a world-wide program designed for adults of all ages with abilities and experience to learn or re-learn to play a band instrument. Peter Burzynski wanted to offer something other than travel, family or work-related updates. “As I reflect on what Lawrence meant to me, I am so very amazed at how the concept of a liberal education has affected me. Freshman Studies classes helped me understand that there is no inherently better area of study, research or professional development than any other. Classroom interactions with professors and fellow students gave me a sense of the value of discourse and the benefits of actively listening, carefully questioning, and occasionally sharing ideas and opinions. Ultimately, Lawrence led me to a work that summarizes a life credo: that, as Joyce’s Stephen said, (Portrait of an Artist…) ‘I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.’” Bruce and Susan Campbell are now both happily retired and enjoying the four kids and their families. They have six grandchildren and counting. They continue to enjoy their wonderful home in N.Y. and special retreat in Wis. Bruce continues to enjoy flying, woodworking and forestry improvements, and Susan has become quite an artist with acrylics and water colors, beading and jewelry making. Paul Driessen still works full-time as an analyst, writer, and speaker, mostly on energy, climate change and poor country economic development. Spare time is devoted to a veterans group, weight lifting, kayaking, gardening and being a first-time grandpa! Paul’s wife, Dvorah Richman, is still a regulatory attorney for a big German company and has taken up Zumba and violin as her major outside interests. They enjoy Euro vacations and other more local excursions, trips to Chicago to see their son and daughter in law and new granddaughter and New York City where their daughter is attending NYU.
Kathleen Fitzpatrick has been retired for three years from Health Sciences Department at Merrimack College in N. Andover, Mass.. As professor emeritus, she continues to collaborate and publish with her colleagues in research on teaching and learning pedagogy in health sciences courses and does classroom visits for mentoring and evaluation of new faculty. She also teaches Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance at the Merrimack Valley YMCA and continues to serve as board member and evening meal coordinator at Bread and Roses community food program in Lawrence. In her spare time, she is a yoga bum and enjoys catching up on all the reading she could never do while working! Peggy Hurt Fujimura sadly lost her home in Hawaii to lava! Fortunately, she has a new home near Salt Lake City, downstairs from her daughter, Karen, and her husband and baby Noa. She is finding that being Nana is more fun than practicing medicine. Charlie Gallmeyer has earned a new advanced degree, CSC (cancer survivor candidate.) This designation required some extensive research, travel to Philadelphia, willingness to be a guinea pig, plus mental and physical challenges for which his Lawrence education prepared him in admirable fashion. If all goes according to plan, he will earn his CS degree in three more years. (“There’s hope out there, folks!”) Bill and Myra Krinke Hillburg are “still an item,” and had a joint 70th birthday party in September. Bill is retired from the Federal government and is adjusting to idleness. The pair built a solar-heated pool and spa at their Long Beach home and hope to hide out in the depths until the Mueller probe is complete! In March, they joined a group of fun and intellectually curious Lawrentians on an alumni tour of Cuba. Myra found golf bliss by playing in an LPGA pro-am event at Kingsmill in Virginia and then by winning the women’s crown at the Long Beach Festival. Carol Jegen still teaches voice to some select high school students and some adults. She just finished both of her musical theatre camps at Lawrence Academy of Music, and has directed Rodgers and Hart at Attic Theatre. Husband Frank Ripple ’69 retired in January as organist choirmaster at All Saints Episcopal Church after 46 years. He continues to play for silent movies at the History Museum throughout the year.
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Jeff Leach is a retired physician in San Diego and enjoys travel, golf, grandkids (two boys ages 6 and 4) and duplicate bridge. His youth was somewhat revisited when, after a family vacation in the Midwest, he went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland—highly recommend going!
the neighborhood and beyond as a result. She also enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking, knitting and exploring Seattle and Washington. They continue to participate in two Björklunden seminars every summer—excellent discussions with thoughtful, congenial colleagues.
Bert and Juliana Cheng Lord had a great trip to Prague this summer and a week cruise on the Danube River, ending in Budapest. Last summer, they traveled to Madras, Oregon to view the solar eclipse with fellow Lawrentian David Varnum. Bert is still doing church music at St. Clement in Rome, and will be going to the Galapagos Islands in August. Juliana is spreading herself thin as a volunteer counselor for the Medicare and Medicaid assistant program, and as a volunteer at the Troy community center and as the Friends of Troy senior programs. She also is a tax professional at H&R Block during tax season.
Peter and Linda Scalcucci Saving continue to spend summers in the UP of Michigan and winters in Sarasota, Fla. They now have three grandchildren, two girls who with their mom and dad just moved back to San Diego from Washington D.C. (Navy,) and a boy who lives with his parents in Louisville, Ky., which makes an easy stop on the way to and from Florida. Despite small aches and pains, they continue to enjoy golfing, pickle-ball, biking and walking (Linda) and swimming (Pete.) They attended the LU Hall of Fame 50-year Reunion weekend for the 1967 football team last fall and found it quite enjoyable.
Tom Maki continues to be amazed by the profound influence the Lawrence Bonnigheim (50th anniversary) experience had on his life. He and Susan had returned there for a couple nights as part of their 60-day European honeymoon in 1972. They continue to travel, including trips to Germany, Cancun, Bermuda, Maui, New York and practically weekly to their Wolf River property in Fremont, Wis. over the past year. They have their first two grandchildren—two-year old Emma and sevenmonth old Piper.
Dale Schuh is off to Los Angeles to see a Smashing Pumpkins concert for his 70th birthday!
Last summer John and Pat Nyman had a great time visiting Ted and Peg Hope in Friday Harbor, Wash. and then going on to Scott Carlson’s for a reunion of the west coast Lawrentians in Nelson, BC. As Ted would say, “No one got hurt, nothing got busted and a great time was had by all.” Next year will be John’s last year of teaching at the University of Minnesota. After that, he will participate in his continuing grant-funded projects and try to figure out what to do with all that extra time. Margaret Stalick and John Sanders ’68 moved to Seattle in Oct. 2017 to be nearer their daughters’ families on the West Coast. Their son still lives in North Carolina but often travels west for business. They have enjoyed the cultural scene, as well as their beautiful surroundings. Margaret has gotten involved in her neighborhood emergency communications center (she read the 2015 New Yorker article about the big earthquake long overdue in the Northwest.) She is meeting great people in 54
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Sarah Swanson Stulken played a concert at Carnegie Hall in June 2018 with the Dubuque, Iowa-based group, the Julien Wind Ensemble, a concert band of professional musicians. Jon and Susan Grote Tittle ’69 continue to enjoy living in San Diego and being five minutes from their two grandsons (Parker, 8 and Graham, 4). Their son moved to Washington D.C. in January, so, for the first time, they do not have their whole nuclear family in California. They keep busy with family and enjoy being retired. They hope to make either Susan’s 50th Reunion next year or John’s in 2020. Tim and Judy Stanfield Young are holding at one law practice and two kids but have moved up to five grandkids. They also attended the LU Hall of Fame Reunion for the undefeated ’67 football team last October and really enjoyed seeing so many people happy to be together again. They also note that and regret that Dave Spear, Andy Gilbert, and Russ Birkos ’71 have “gone on ahead” since our last reunion. Finally, they continue to “RESIST!” “You too?” Greg Exarhos continues research activities at Pacific Northwest Lab that involves laser spectroscopy probes of materials. Greg also offers a biweekly course for early career scientists at the lab focused on writing approaches to prepare successful research grant proposals. Greg
was appointed to the clean energy review panel engaged in fostering efficient energy conversion approaches by the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He presented the lead talk at the Annual Symposium on Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials, and also continues to serve as treasurer for the AVS, a member society of the American Institute of Physics. To complement these activities, Greg plays the clarinet and sax with his pianist wife Catherine Ann Exarhos P’12 ’07 at church masses, weddings, and funerals, and swing dances at every available opportunity, most recently at a speakeasy in New York City. John R. Fease and wife Barbara Fease P’99 moved to Appleton in September 2015. They are glad to be back in Wisconsin after five years in rural Texas. John spent the first year as a full-time volunteer for Rebuilding Together, but, after the election of 2016, he devoted his time to advocating for people who would be vulnerable in this new era. John began rallying in front of the local Planned Parenthood Health Clinic with his “Clergy of Planned Parenthood” sign to promote understanding of, and support for the reproductive and general health care services provided, especially to women without adequate insurance. John has also become part of a few groups, locally and nationally, that supports immigrant and refugee rights, LGBTQ rights, and defend the rights of “others”at risk. He has become friends with many LU faculty through his activism and even became part of Harmony Pizza. “We are both glad to be closely connected to LU, and I have volunteered to serve on the 50th reunion committee. See you in 2020,” he writes. Judith Pugh Meyer will retire from nearly 29 years as a history professor at the University of Connecticut on September 1, 2018. “Teaching my last classes in Women’s History and Europe in the 17th Century was bittersweet, but I’m looking forward to more time for travel and with my family and friends.” In August Judith and husband, Paul are taking their family to Paris: son Matthew, wife Olivia, their three granddaughters, their son Timothy and his girlfriend Kristen. “Our older two granddaughters are very excited, although Sophie’s first reaction to her dad was, ‘But I can’t speak Paris!’” James Snodgrass and wife Patty Parsley moved to Baltimore from Puerto Rico in 2012 to care for elderly parents. James’ beloved dad, Tom Snodgrass ’98, who they moved to Baltimore to oversee his care, died last year. James serves
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St. John’s Church, an active, public-serving church in Havre de Grace, Md. (at confluence of Susquehanna River & top of Chesapeake Bay). Patty soon retires from work at an urban environmental education center in S. Baltimore. James led a mission work project to Puerto Rico in March 2018 after extreme devastation by hurricanes. Patty and James spent two weeks in Cuba on a spiritual and ecological pilgrimage. They have a very close, blended family of seven adult children, four spouses and seven grandchildren.
1971 Compiled and submitted by Marcia Ketchum Baird Over the last 12 years, Scott W. Alexander has combined his love of cycling with philanthropy by completing five cross-country rides (Pacific to Atlantic) for hunger and health charities and raising a total $250,000. He has twice been selected as an “Unsung Hero” on “National Philanthropy Day” in Indian River County, Florida, and is now organizing “Ride Hunger Out of town,” a charity bike ride for United Against Poverty of Indian River County, to be held on February 23, 2019 ... with a fundraising goal of $25,000. He continues to serve as the full-time senior minister of the Unitarian Universalist congregation in Vero Beach. Robert F. Haeger and his wife, Kate, have settled into retired life, spending October through May in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and the remaining months in Three Lakes Wisconsin. Colorado provides them unlimited access to their only grandchild, Ivy. Wisconsin provides them access to a four-month long summer vacation in the Northwoods, complete with lake living. Kate has become an artist, painting images on flat rocks they find on the beaches of Lake Superior. Having successfully survived a heart attack in late June, Robert is golfing and enjoying the walks through the woods required by his apparent lack of direction with his golf swing. About a year ago, Margaret Tifft Janis and her husband, Jim, moved from their home in the mountains south of Santa Fe, N.M. to Golden Valley, Minn., just west of Minneapolis. The climate and suburban living offer quite a change, but they enjoy the ease of suburbia and being near both of their children and their families. They travel a lot, and Margaret still works on her family history, which she hopes will become a book before our Class of ’71 50th Reunion. Her cell phone number and email remain the same, in case anyone wants to find her.
2018 has been a hard year for David A. Jones, beginning with news over the holiday season last winter that our well-loved classmate, Mark Frodesen, passed away after a two-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis. His twin sister, Jan Frodesen, put together a memorial service for Mark in their hometown of Superior, Wis., this August, at which Mark was honored for making a $250,000 gift to the local YMCA. He was also inducted into the Superior Athletic Hall of Fame. David was very thankful to be able to attend Mark’s memorial, doubly so as he had recently undergone a liver transplant in June, following radiation treatment for cancer over the winter. “It was wonderful to be in the company of fellow Lawrence alums on that occasion.” At the 25th LU Reunion, Mark had given out several packages of celebratory firecrackers, one of which David had kept for a special occasion: “We lit those crackers off in Mark’s memory. Light!, More Light!” James Kehoe recently had good visits with fellow Sig Ep members Jerry Kaminski ’71 in Los Angeles and Zay Smith ’71 in Chicago. Jim has lived in Sydney Australia since 1977, where he is a semi-retired professor of psychology at the University of New South Wales and an active Australian Army reserve officer. To stay fit, he practices and instructs in karate. He and partner Jude Allen are now grandad and gramma to a girl and boy. Mr. Arthur Y. Koo retired in 2016 after 41 years working for AIG and now enjoys life and specializes in doing nothing meaningful. David L. Mitchell and his wife, Judy, spend most of the year in Portland, Oregon, and then head south to San Francisco when Portland is at its dreariest (December) and hottest (July). David works part-time as a fundraising consultant to Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian aid NGO, and he serves on the Pearl District Neighborhood Association board, their condo’s HOA board, and an advisory board at Portland State University’s Senior Adult Learning Center, where he and Judy audit classes each term. “Hiking, biking, walking, lap swimming, and great food from Northwest farms seem to be keeping us relatively healthy.” Rick Rothschild is currently in Iceland where he is working as the creative director for an exciting new flying ride project, FlyOver Iceland, which will open in Reykjavik in late spring 2019. In 2009, he took “early retirement” from Walt Disney Imagineering where he had spent 31 years working across, the global Disney theme park world, involved with
creating more than 40 different attractions. He formed an independent company, FAR Out! Creative Direction, and has been involved with creating a number of independent themed entertainment projects in Canada, the U.S., Europe, China and, now, Iceland. He continues to support a number of Disney projects in Japan. Still living in Southern California, Rick and his wife, Adrienne, continue to enjoy raising their two younger children, twins Arin and Eli, who are now sophomores in high school, while their older son, Mason, has launched a successful musical career, traveling across the globe. It has been four years since Randall S. Smith had cancer surgery. Thanks to our health care system, he is now doing very well. After 32 years as a public school teacher and six years as a literacy consultant for WestEd, he now thoroughly enjoys his retirement job in the outreach program at the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research. Patricia Suhrcke is thoroughly enjoying retirement. She finds the old adage to be true though, “I am so busy I don’t know how I found time to work.” She teaches Russian literature in translation for a lifelong learning program at the University of Massachusetts and travelling as much as possible. She spent six weeks in Japan this fall hoping to see maple leaves, which are second only to cherry blossoms in public nature appreciation among the Japanese. Pamela Tibbetts can’t believe we are all turning 70 in the next several months! “Where has the time gone?” Pam’s family continues to be well. Her mother (LU ’44) is turning 95 in October, so Pam knows where she got her “grit.” Pam’s and Linda’s son and daughter-inlaw are moving to Folsom, California, but they feel fortunate to have had them in the Cities for all these years. They sold their home in Albuquerque, as it was getting too hard to keep up three places. They will still spend winters there but will rent. Linda and Pam have become more involved in political activities since the last election and have some hope for change after the mid-terms. John C. Woodruff reports that he and his husband, Jeff, are focused on the “Retired part” of “Semi-Retired.” They spent a week sailing and snorkeling in Cabo last May and just celebrated Jeff’s 50th with a three-day weekend at their home. They have also booked two and a half weeks in Portugal’s Algarve in January to
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celebrate John’s 70th. John is very excited about a trip to Illinois later this fall to train facilitators for a two-year research intervention of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) at senior centers across the state being conducted by Dr. Judith Cook and the researchers of the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Behavioral Health Service Research and Policy. “Heading to the Midwest (Chicago and Springfield) in September is reminiscent of heading back to Appleton for classes 50 years ago.” In October, they re-dedicated to the “Retired Part” with a trip to Toronto for a 40-year Retrospective Art Exhibit of my cousin, Zora Buchanan. Life’s amazing!
1975 Pamela S. Cooper really enjoys the last part of her career in publishing. She is Head of Sales for Cambridge University Press for the Americas and is still learning new things every day. At Cambridge, they still care about the author, about the content, about the learning. She has gotten to hire and manage a team which is something she had not done before. Pamela gets to travel to the UK fairly routinely, and, this summer, she went to Mexico City. The last time she was in Mexico was in the early 80s! It’s really energizing to be part of something new and to help build a new program. Pamela also enjoys living in New York. She misses the Midwest and frequently curses the subway, but there are good friends and colleagues there. She hopes to see old friends and colleagues who come to the city. Marcia A. De Cramer recently retired but still has her rental properties to keep busy. Marcia does some charity work with her kitty Charlie at the Catholic Home on the Upper East Side of Milwaukee. He is a Therapy Cat, and the residents who like cats adore him. Marcia is also a Dog Walker, has a Golden Retriever and a Corgi that she walks. Actually, they walk her!! She sings in choirs with long time choral director, Steven Joyal. This past spring, they sang at the UW–Milwaukee Helen Baden concert hall along with the UW–Milwaukee band. Marica will probably start spending more time at her home in St. George, Utah. When she is not using her St. George home, she rents it out. Zion Canyon is just a 45-minute drive away and Bryce Canyon is three hours away. Brian Head is a ski resort about two hours away. Marcia has stayed in touch with her roommate, Mary Ziman, and her brother, Joe. Text Marcia if you are interested in renting her St. George home. She will send you pictures! 414-349-4047 56
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Hon. Scot M. Faulkner serves as the executive director of the Photobiomodulation (PBM) Foundation at Shepherd University. PBM uses infrared and near infrared light to treat pain and a variety of other medical conditions, including Oral Mucositis, Parkinson’s, MS, PTSD, depression, and Fibromyalgia. Its successful applications are proven in more than 500 clinical trials and 9,000 scientific papers. The Foundation promotes research, usage, and public policies designed to establish PBM as a standard of care throughout the world. Timothy O. Grana is filled with Ciceronian shame to belong to a generation which, as it approaches retirement, has burdened our offspring with a mendacious clown determined to drag the world back to the 1930’s. “O tempora, O morons!” Nancy Butler Kuhn and Richard A. Kuhn ’74 do not have much new to report. They are still live in Wilmington N.C. ... and note that sometimes its hard to believe they have been there for six years. They continue to enjoy their retirement, their friends and neighbors. Nancy and Richard travel frequently ... the most recent trips have been to Sicily and the Amalfi Coast in April 2018, and Cinque Terre and Oktoberfest in Munich in September 2018 (complete with dirndl and lederhosen). Several domestic trips, along with trips to Puerto Vallarta and the Bahamas, round out their 2018 travels. Both sons, Matt and Mike, are still in Charlotte so they get to see them, either in Wilmington or Charlotte, every couple of months ... along with two grandchildren, Katy ( 7) and Colin (4). Nancy and Richard are travelling to Argentina and Chile in January/February 2019 ... looking forward to Iguazu Falls, Patagonia, and the Chilean Fjords. They enjoyed seeing Amy (Merriam) and George Steed ’74 this summer for a few days. Karen Freeman Ortmann lives in Chicago in the historic Beverly neighborhood. She is semiretired after having worked the last 20 years as a healthcare executive in Chicagoland hospitals. Karen returned to her first career as a physical therapist while caring for her mother who is 94 years young. She has two wonderful children. Her son, Ken, is an attorney for the state of New York and lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Ariel, and their daughter, Olivia (1). Her daughter Karli is studying to become a psychologist. She and her husband, Doug, live in the Northern suburbs and are expecting their first child in January. As a result, Karen has become a quilter. She was able to spend a fun
day last summer with classmates Jane Johnson Salance,Cathy Thurow and Mary Dinuarer at Betsy Krueger’s house in Waupaca. Karen is looking forward to retirement at the end of the year, getting back to yoga and traveling. Last year they visited the Canadian Rockies from Vancouver to Calgary. Next is a bucket list trip to see the pyramids in Egypt. Mary Jo Hibbert Powell has several major accomplishments to note. Mary has finally finished downsizing and now resides in a new independent living apartment in a continuing care community. She is almost the youngest resident there, but loves it. She also finished revising a book she and her husband wrote in 1994 to mark the centennial day of Texas A&M’s Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. The new edition will be released in 2019 to mark the group’s 125th anniversary and the opening of a new musical arts building. Mary is also busy with several projects at her church, including compiling a collection of Advent devotional written by church members and serving in the nursery for a program for the wives and children of Texas A&M international students. After 21 years in Moorestown, NJ, George Stalle and his wife, Kay Towner, will move to Roswell, Ga. in November, 2018. They will reside in the same town as their daughter, Danielle, with sons John living in Dallas and Michael newly established in Boston. George looks forward to meeting Georgia Lawrentians and continuing his real estate work with Keller Williams. Elisabeth Van Ingen Steward is a senior consultant with Heller Fundraising Group in White Plains, New York. Nearly 30 years in the field of education (ranging from adult ed to prison populations to “last chance” schools), Janice Pfaller Woodward has joined Charles E. Woodward in “semiretirement.” They don’t seem to have much time to spare, despite not having traditional 8-5 jobs any longer. Between Janice’s many volunteer efforts and Chuck’s mediation practice, there is always something meaningful to keep them busy and engaged. Highlights for the year include adding a new grandson to the family and a 3,500 mile drive west, topped of by a week on the Oregon coast. They continue to be amazed by the beauty and diversity of our nation.
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1976 Compiled and submitted by Margi Briggs-Lofton Dr. Terry L. Bowersock lives in Plainwell, Mich. and works at Zoetis LLC Animal Health Company developing vaccines for cattle. He’s enjoyed working 60 percent time this summer and plans to retire by the end of 2018 to spend more time with his wife and family exploring the country and the globe. He loves cooking, birding, gardening, sports of all sorts (playing tennis, pickleball, paddleball and racquetball), biking, yoga, kayaking, and hiking and is also a big reader—especially audible books on the ride to and from work. He looks forward to having time to take classes (History? Birding for sure!), plans to visit LU classmates, and continue to support LU at high school College Fairs. Margi Briggs-Lofton and Michael Lofton ’76 still love living in Harlem but are realizing that their plan to retire in New York City just might not be feasible. Options under consideration include southern France—Montpellier looks appealing —but some exploratory trips will be necessary! Michael will begin teaching a Musical Theatre Technique class for college sophomores at Marymount Manhattan College this fall. World Cup soccer was a summer highlight and the countdown to WC 2022 is underway. Susan E. Cook and husband Mark G. Solle live in Los Altos Hills, Calif. Susan works on global climate change issues at ClimateWorks Foundation in San Francisco and says, “It’s very rewarding to be doing this kind of work at this point in my career, and thinking about the world we’re leaving to our kids and grandkids.” She’s training for a Himalayan trek in Bhutan with classmate Susie Medak ’76, where they will trek and camp on the Jhomolhari trail in late October. James B. Cowen sends updates from Larchmont, N.Y., He and his wife, Leslie, have been traveling more with visits to North African countries, the Caribbean and Seattle, where their son lives and works at Amazon. They were able to see the eclipse on one visit. Their daughter lives close to them so they see her and her boyfriend weekly. Jim continues to hike and backpack and recently walked and climbed more than 380 miles on the Long Path in N.Y.—a rarely hiked route, so it was a challenge to find the route and climb over many downed trees. Leslie works full time as an architect and Jim still owns Web-Cote, which keeps him busy when he’s not traveling or in the woods.
David W. Hines will give a Björklunden seminar in October entitled Medical Heroes and Nero’s. He and Nancy Gazzola Hines ’76 have been happily married for 40 years with three children still on the payroll.
Jerry M. Percak, being inspired by Doc Maravolo, studied diligently, and passed his first level sommelier test. The next step toward certification involves blind tasting. “It may be daunting, but I am willing to practice!.”
Timothy P. Kiely retired from Three Rivers Park District as an Interpretive Naturalist in 2012, and moved from Minneapolis, Minn. to Two Harbors, Minn. on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Retirement has afforded him the time and opportunity to volunteer for many local small town endeavors, including the local radio station (KTWH), the annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Race, Grandma’s Marathon, Community Partners and the Lake County Humane Society, among others. “Life is good.”
Kim D. Sherman is still in New York City, juggling several projects. One of Kim’s favorites of late is working with Still Waters In A Storm, a non-profit after-school program in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Most of the children who attend are immigrants, and the place works like a one-room schoolhouse, with all the children working and learning together. Their project for the next five years is to read & translate Don Quixote (both in English and the original Spanish) and to create a serialized drama. Kim has been working with the kids to create songs that help to tell the Don Quixote story through their experiences.
Kristine Reuter Peterson and husband Jon M. Peterson ’76 live in Appleton and celebrated their 41st anniversary July 9, 2018. They continue to be active in choir and hand bells at church. Kris continues to facilitate parenting groups at Catalpa and at Family Services, and also gives presentations about sex trafficking in Wisconsin to schools and community organizations as a volunteer of 5-stones. She is thankful for their family and loves being a Grandma to their eight year-old granddaughter—the joy of her life. “So much to be grateful for.” Mary E. Richter lives the good life in Eagle Point in southern Oregon. She and her husband bought a 75-acre horse ranch eight years ago after handing off the day-to-day running of their businesses in California, and now live out in the woods with the bears, fox, cougars, elk and deer. Mary still competes in equestrian hunter/ jumper events and is always looking for that next fabulous horse! She is very blessed to have close family and friends in her life and just drove cross-country with her dog and her best friend from high school in a monster Ford 350, taking time to see the sights in several of our nation’s parks. “What a beautiful country we live in!” In May 2018, John Ranck enjoyed playing in the pit for a Boston-area stage presentation of the Wizard of Oz. August marked his 10th year as Assistant Director of the Chamber of Music Workshop of the Composers’ Conference, now presented at Brandeis University. He continues annual participation (2nd flute, piccolo) in the Franklin (MA) Performing Arts Company’s Nutcracker and to teach flute at Northeastern University.
1977 Compiled and submitted by Jim Rand Energy conservation and social awareness, the environment, active “retirement,” and a few health concerns filled our news 41 years after graduation. Mark (“Gala”) Atkinson retired from ministry in 2017. He and his wife, Lois Ann, moved to an historic downtown home in New Bern, N.C., where they’ve welcomed more than 50 guests (most notably grandchildren) and one unwelcome guest—Hurricane Florence. The house wasn’t damaged but much rebuilding lies ahead for the city. Eight years ago, Susan Knowles Bates moved to Tenants Harbor, Maine and was amazed to meet three other Lawrence grads in the town of 2,600—Susan Willer Levett ’69, Gayle Elfast ’69, and Andy Schwartzburg ’64. What’s the probability of that? She fills retirement with tennis, duplicate bridge, four children, their spouses and four grandchildren, and her husband, Richard. She also serves as board president of the ACLU of Maine and calls herself an aspiring poet. Poetry matters to Lisa Weins Bellamy, too (lisabellamypoet.com.). Her full-length poetry collection, The Northway, was published August. She teaches at The Writers Studio and works as a development research officer at The Episcopal Church headquarters. She and her husband, Peter (a photographer), are
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grandparents twice over and toggle between metro New York a house in the Adirondacks. Terry and Anne Bolz joined the Lawrence Alumni Association trip to Cuba in February. They were enthralled by the live music, Hemingway’s House and the fine art, some of which they brought home. The flip side was seeing how people suffer was in a society and economy that stopped in 1961. Thanks to Mark Breseman—Terry’s college roommate—for organizing the trip! Bill Edminster continues to work as assistant director for the public library in McHenry, Ill. He returns to Lawrence several times each term as an alumni adviser to the Phi Kappa Tau chapter. He also made his annual pilgrimage to the London theaters, where he especially enjoyed being a groundling at Shakespeare’s Globe, leaning on the stage and jostled by the crowd—a happy exception in his generally quiet life. John Holdridge lives in Athens, Georgia, where his wife, Ruth Harman, is a professor at The University of Georgia. He still fights the death penalty, follows baseball, reads fiction, and goes to the gym. Tom and Cindy Hughes drove their A-frame camper from Wilmington, Del. to California and back. Highlights were Austin, Texas; Sedona, Arizona and Arches National Park. Andy and Anne Atwood Mead work and play in and beyond their new adopted home in Portland, Ore. Their oldest daughter was married on Mt. Hood this summer, and their younger daughter, in Seattle, is close enough to see often. He’s fully recovered from a “little cardiac arrest experiment,” and urges us all to keep our LDLs under 70! Martha Olson is using her “retirement” fruitfully with corporate and nonprofit board work, such as chairing the Fairfield County Community Foundation in her home state of Connecticut. She’s in her sixth year as a Lawrence Trustee, giving her the pleasure of returning to campus regularly and seeing her mother who now lives in Appleton. She and her husband, Jeff Keane, also spend increasing time near Park City, Utah. A prostate cancer diagnosis soon after our class reunion was the low light of the past year for Jim Rand. Highlights, however, include hearing doctors say the beautiful word, “undetectable,” 58
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and a return to full activity. Another plus was spending a warm summer week at Lawrence’s Björklunden campus in Door County learning about “Pilgrimage in Medieval Europe” joined by Jim and Leslie Peterson, Karen Sweet and Robin Fondow and Sarah Rand. Ruth Shaw Striegel has joined the growing ranks of retirees. Now in year two, she finds way too many interesting things to do! She joined Quintessence, a small, auditioned chorus that presents four concerts per year, expanded her role as church music director, and stays active with a public school orchestra by mentoring new teachers and leading sectionals for various programs. She’s doing her part for the environment too, by working with Interfaith Power and Light. As emptynesters, she and husband Rick are raising a beautiful, opinionated standard poodle who takes them on long walks in Albuquerque! Anne Macleod Weeks and her husband live in the beautiful, UNESCO Heritage waterfront town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in the Canadian Maritimes. They use the R-word too, though Anne still does some consulting work in education for a company in China and serves as a board member for a women’s centre. They have an historic house right in town and walk everywhere. She loves to hike, photograph, read, garden, and draw, and enjoys a generally happy life. Except when they’re occupied with their son, a policy director for a successful advocacy non-profit in Baltimore, they keep their door open to fellow Lawrentians traveling through. Anne is regularly in touch with Ann Hopkins, Jan Surkamp Johnson, and Tom Hughes.
Abby Zimberg and Helene Wenzel live in San Francisco. She is nearing the end of the 3,000 required hours for California’s Marriage Family Therapy internship phase. That will be followed by studying for a big exam, and … licensure! It has been an especially long journey while simultaneously dealing with aging parent’s, enduring a long, complicated decline in health, ending with her mother’s death in April. She advises the rest of us: start to clear out your stuff now! She is in regular touch with classmates Margaret McCulla, Kim Neill, and Lilah Greene, and whomever is on Facebook.
1980 Compiled and submitted by Rick Davis In August 2017, Kurt Amend was named the chief executive of Raytheon Saudi Arabia, Raytheon Company’s subsidiary that is building advanced manufacturing and other capabilities in Saudi Arabia. Kurt’s wife, Alice Wells, is the senior official in the Department of State’s South and Central Asia Bureau. Deb Anderson writes: “I can’t believe it’s coming up on 40 years since we left campus! What an adventure life has been and continues to be! I remain fighting the good fight in academia as the Chief Academic Officer at Illinois Valley Community College … My son is on active duty in the Army and is currently deployed. On a sad note, I lost my husband of 21 years to cancer last year, living on my own for the first time in my life. So, here I am, becoming an independent woman at 60! ... I think fondly about my time at Lawrence and hope each of you has had your share of grand adventures these past 40 years.”
John Wylie lives in Grayslake, Illinois, in an innovative energy efficient home designed and built by his wife, Patsy Welch. They’ve been in Lake County for 15 years. Their daughter, Ellis, just started a masters program at University of Cambridge. John is “mostly retired,” after practicing law for nearly 35 years. Hobbies include photography (johnwyliephotography. com), cooking, travel, and many other interests.
Rick Davis is looking forward to his fourth year as Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (and 27th year overall) at George Mason University in Virginia. This past season, he staged The Magic Flute for the IN Series at Washington, D.C.’s, Scottish Rite Temple, and, this summer, (for the same company), codirected and adapted a new libretto for the trio version of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.”
Lila Zastrow and husband Dave Hendrickson installed solar panels on their home in Seymour, Wis., and went off grid in October, 2016. They were generating more energy than they needed, so they bought an electric car. They are officially fossil fuel free now, except when making long trips. They have become advocates of sane renewable local energy production and do not feel the need to import electrons from Arizona or Iowa!
Margaret Bardgett Finley and her husband, Tim, have recently permanently relocated to the Gulf Coast of Florida. She notes that they “will miss our adopted state of Colorado but look forward to new experiences in the Sunshine State. We still enjoy traveling to new places both in the U.S. and outside the country. Although we have no children of our own, we are excited about welcoming the next generation into our families. Now we get to spoil the great/
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grand-nieces and nephews. In addition to travel, I fill my time with volunteering at various organizations, learning to play golf and enjoying many water activities in Florida.” Adam Gottesman and Kariann Moratzka Gottesman’s ’96 son Josh is doing a six month internship in Singapore. A fellow Lawrentian from our era, Tod Gimbal, is also living there, and Adam writes: “He was kind enough to take Josh to lunch and told him he’d be an available resource ... Josh will be a senior at Tulane in New Orleans where Tod’s niece is a freshman. Small world. I’m still in the reinsurance business in good old Minneapolis. [Among other alums] I stay in touch with Mike Martino, whose office is 250 yards away.” Jeff Griese is full of family news: “Jayne (nee Merwin, ’80) and I continue to love this season of our lives! Our four children are grown, finished with college, all married, all gainfully employed, and all with their own homes and mortgages! ... And best of all, three of our children have given us grandchildren, with numbers five and six (Halia and Kaya) arriving within minutes of each other (identical twin girls) and number seven (Piper) just a few weeks later in mid-2017. We are blessed indeed! Jayne has taken up the mantle of Grandma with gusto. She also performs with an English Handbell group, Chicago Bronze.” Jeff continues as principal and CHRO of ZS Associates, a sales & marketing strategy consulting firm. “After an inspiring career teaching music in Appleton public schools,” writes Laura Harer, “I [retired] in 2017. I rediscovered performing and I’m now singing in two jazz bands and having a blast! I also am a hospice volunteer and bring my guitar into patients’ rooms to use music as a comfort and to spread joy. My three children are grown and live in Boston, Denver and Prescott, Ariz. so I have great places to visit! I remarried in 2016 and now share my life with a wonderful man in Greenville, Wis. My new name is Laura Harer. Come visit!” Dennis Klaeser is CFO of Chemical Bank, based in Michigan, but his family and he maintain their home in Glenview, Illinois. Dennis and Kathleen have two daughters: Hannah, who is starting graduate school this fall at Northwestern, and Anita, who is a rising junior at Colorado College.
Since June 2017, Don Litzer has been retired from a 26-year career in librarianship, most recently as assistant director of T.B. Scott Free Library in Merrill, Wis. He occasionally gets in the way of his spouse, Sarah ’81 and her freelance (German) translation business, keeps Elvis, their special-needs beagle, exercised and medicated; continues to dig into the genealogical project he began 43 years ago; and recently assisted the Pommerscher Verein Central Wisconsin in arranging their library collection. Mike Martino and Carrie ’83 just celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary. He notes: “I still manage portfolios at Morgan Stanley in Minneapolis. Our daughters AnnaMarie (27) and Anjelica (26) are launched and selfsupporting; however, somehow they are still on our cell phone plan. Joseph (20) is entering his Junior year at Whitman College. Carrie and I find lots of ways to enjoy our independence. We enjoy travel, restaurants,golf, reading and throwing away the AARP propaganda that shows up weekly. Looking forward to the 40th reunion.” Jim Scheuer completed a six-year term in the presidential rotation of the Wisconsin Music Educators Association (two years each as President-Elect, President and Immediate Past President). Jim reflects that his “time in these positions has given me opportunities to interact with and learn from incredible music education leaders throughout the entire nation and to advocate for the importance of music education for all students at the state capitol in Madison and on Capitol Hill in D.C. ... I expect that I will now have time to enjoy retirement a little more fully than I have up until now (having been an abject failure at retirement so far), but intend to continue working as a substitute teacher, band clinician and music adjudicator and to continue performing as often as I can.” Rev. Karen E. Tews writes: “My two girls—Emily and Grace—are both in college now, freeing me up to do new things. I started working as a hospice chaplain in April, working for Aspirus Hospice in Wausau, Wisconsin.” “I’m keeping busy with a number of organizations (ACDA, SAI etc),” says Jane Thessin, “but have been bitten by the cruise bug and am travelling quite a bit. Also, I do have to serve my two cats in the manner they have become used to!”
Rick Young has “decided to go kicking and screaming in older age so the logical thing to do was start running long distances. After testing my abilities with several half marathons,” he continues, “I ran my first full marathon in Houston in January. I followed that up with the Big Sur International marathon in April. Big Sur entailed running 26.2 miles along the California coast and consists of some of the most beautiful scenery on earth.” He plans to repeat the feet next year. Stop by and hear Jon Zilber play lounge piano at The Wine Room in Moss Beach, Calif. most Wednesday evenings. Guest duets are, however, mandatory ... This year, he has edited or ghostwritten four books (ranging from the history of one of the first tech startups to a memoir of a family born as untouchables who escaped from the shackles of their “birthwrong” to become highly respected businesspeople and academics). Jon says: “I pay the bills by writing and editing marketing materials for tech companies and non-profits. My daughters are, impossibly, adults. Emma is living in Montana, where she helps rescue dogs and is growing her photography business. Rose is (as I type this) heading from Australia to Sri Lanka for a while, doing graphic design work as she globetrots.” Terry Brown Sopotnick is at her 20th year teaching three levels of K-12 music classes at a home school co-op. She started 20 years ago along with two other families. Though their kids are grown and no longer participate, they still have the joy of sharing music with amazing young people. In addition, this is her 36th year teaching private piano and voice lessons. Terry does some accompanying for a couple of different school districts. Her husband, Greg celebrated their 25th anniversary this past year. Terry is very involved at a Bible church with worship singing, playing piano, and children’s Bible teaching ministries. “Life is very full. I am ever so grateful for God’s kindnesses and faithfulness in our lives.”
1981 Robert D. Alexander is back in Minnesota permanently, along with his four older siblings. Two other sibs who may move back as well. Sadly, his sibs “hate” him for being a Black Hawk/Bears/Bulls fan, but he says it is nice to be home in a state with a whole different
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mentality and all of his family. He will take credit for leaving Chicago that allowed the Cubs to finally win the World Series :-). After 20 years, he changed careers from telecommunications to real estate software—little bit out of his comfort zone, but fun! Successfully divorced for four years—“Thank God.” Lots of Yoga— He is a certified Yoga teacher and highly recommends it to everyone—kept his sanity and fitness throughout a troubling period. Also, he was asked to get back into sailing not five weeks after his wife filed for divorce, so he did the Chicago-MAC race for the last five years. How fortuitous! Ran into Kurt Wittenberg up on the island a few times. Peace to all. Dr. James V. Bruno has moved to Wausau, after 25 years in Oconomowoc, with Ellen Kloehn Bruno ’83. Their four children have been launched, with none residing in the basement. They are, however, always welcome back home to enjoy a comfort meal of Grandma Bruno’s spaghetti. James has limited his work hours, after 30 plus years of patient care, hospital call, and raising a beautiful family. Now he primarily does hand and wrist surgery. His duties also include patient evaluations for any musculoskeletal concerns and instruction for family practice residents and nurse practitioners. James and Ellen continue to enjoy the “silent” sports in their time off, such as biking, hiking, kayaking and cross country skiing. They are spending more weekends in the north woods, a lifelong dream. They recently returned from an Alpine hiking trip in Switzerland, Italy and France. James enjoys the company of two golden retrievers that have been affectionate (though not always perfectly mannered) companions and very serviceable hunters. Mary Dauffenbach Cairns lives in Brookfield, Wis. with her husband and two teenage daughters, and teaches Middle school Spanish in Menomonee Falls. She recently enjoyed lunch and an afternoon on the lake with Katy Gleason and Susan Friend Barnett. After being named one of the Top Women in PR in 2016 and working at Hunton & Williams LLP for nine years as head of PR, Eleanor Kerlow launched her own consulting firm, Eleanor Kerlow PR, focusing on strategy, media and content. Pursuing her love of the ocean as a scuba diver, she also served as media cochair of the first international March for the Ocean, an event that comprised 100 events in
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26 countries around the world. She currently serves as a senior communications advisor to Blue Frontier, an ocean conservation policy and advocacy group. “In other news, after 27 years, we made it legal and got married in May, and honeymooned in Niagara Falls. My wife, Isabel, and I are planning a dive trip with our daughter for next summer.” Joyce A. Majweski, lived abroad for a good number of years, and is now settled in Cambridge, Mass. where they have been for 20 years. She works at Harvard Business School remains involved in the Cambridge community. They have enjoyed raising their kids in this progressive environment. She states that it seems to have had a positive influence at least so far! “Staying in touch with East Coast friends from Lawrence has been fun, and fond memories of times on campus never seem to go away.” Anthony D. Perlstein’s older son and his wife are expecting their first child in December. He will be a grandpa for the first time. His older daughter just got engaged. His younger son is a freshman at Boulder, and his younger daughter is a sophomore at HPHS. “It never ends.” Jessica Grover Robinson has completed her 35th year as a consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics. She continues to be active in church leadership, including music ministry, pastor search committee, and refugee housing. Jessie and James look forward to celebrating 11 years of marriage this fall. They see their three grown children, Jeremy, Megan and Shannon as often as trips can be made to Texas and Virginia. Jessie also continues as a guide at Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House Museum. The book Little Women turns 150 this year—come help us celebrate! Keith G. Smedema and his wife did a bicycle tour of the Netherlands this summer. The tour was organized by a local Dutchman and included 40 American and French riders. They biked more than 500 miles and saw why the Dutch have gained their well-deserved reputation as a bike-friendly country. There are paved bicycle trails in every corner of the country, and no new road or highway is built without including access to bicyclists. Since Keith is of 100 percent Dutch ancestry, he took advantage of the opportunity to learn some Dutch and do research on Ancestry.com. He was able to compile a family tree back to the
17th century and spent time visiting cemeteries to look for gravestones of relatives. Although he was unable to connect with any relatives from the old country, he did come away with a better understanding of the forces that led so many people to emigrate to America. While his language skills are far from fluent, the Dutch were always appreciative of his attempts, and they were ready and open to engage in conversation. After stepping down from the Lawrence Board of Trustees a few months ago, KK (Brian) Tse has gone back to school to do a part-time M.A. in Buddhist Studies, taking one course per semester as the minimum requirement. He is reading a lot about Dunhuang this semester, a fascinating place that he stopped by a few years ago when doing the Silk Road tour. “That place indeed looks like the Death Valley area in California and is an oasis in the middle of a huge desert, where the four old civilizations (Greek, Indian, Chinese and Muslim) met as a result of trade.” David J. Wille states that 2018 has been an exciting year for them. Their daughter, Christine, continues doing costuming/make-up/etc. in the theatres in Southern Cali and is getting married in December! Their son Andrew is in the San Francisco area doing marketing/pr and developing his own photography brand, complete with drone! And their youngest son Michael (an LU grad) is in Vancouver working as a game designer for Nintendo games! Dave and Julea Totzke ’82 get together with Greg Fiflis ’81 and his wife Meg for local theatre, Ravinia outings, and a special ‘guy’s weekend’ at their Wis. lake house “okay, just Greg for this one!.” They are still living in Vernon Hills0 and doing some charity consulting/fundraising through the company Dave started 12 years ago.
1982 Compiled and submitted by Thomas R. Quill and Eric Simonson Jeffrey Bissell lives in San Francisco with his wife of 29 years, LeeAnn. Their daughter JJ, is a 3rd grade teacher, and their son, Joe, is a musician: AKA Zee Machine—check him out on iTunes! Jeff serves as head of school at a Chinese-English language immersion school. Reverend Catherine Dempesy of Lockport, N.Y. experienced a huge life change with the death
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President Burstein addressing alumni, parents and friends in Denver in November, 2018 as part of the regional events celebrating Be the Light! For a full list of upcoming events, visit bethelight.lawrence.edu.
of her wife last November. After seven months fighting lung cancer, “Pete” had a heart attack due to the stress of the tumor and the chemo. The pain is unreal, but, through the love and support of friends and family, she is putting one foot in front of the other. She will continue her work as the Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York. She loves her work and looks forward to whatever this new era will bring. Samuel Elkind retired after 25 years in management at UPS and 34 years in the transportation industry. He and his wife, Molly, have relocated to Santa Fe, N.M., where Sam is pursuing his love of photography. Barbara Storms Granner of Evanston, Ill. is marketing and communication manager for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, a nonprofit that helps jails and prisons improve their health care practices and systems. Her husband, Chris, is audio director for Zynga Chicago, and their daughter, Caroline is starting her junior year as a Theatre Arts major at LU under the gentle tutelage of Professors Timothy X. Troy ’85 and Karin Simonson ’80. Linda Berger Hellmich and husband, David, continue to reside in Dixon, Ill. Linda works as a clinical psychologist, providing behavioral health training to their Rural Family Practice Track medical residents. She also mitigates sexism and domestic violence by serving on the Board of the YWCA. She and David frequently visit their two older daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren in Minn., and, last July, they traveled with their youngest daughter to France, where they followed the Tour De France, took in sights and enjoyed French cuisine. David stays busy as the president of the local community college and loves his work. Linda says, “Come visit—we have lots of space!”
Karen King lives in Boonton Township, N.J. She is a partner at Liang, Frank & King, LLP, a small patent boutique law firm based in the greater NY area. Before joining the firm, she worked as in-house patent counsel for more than 12 years for pharmaceutical companies, including Pharmacia Corporation, Pfizer Corporation, Eisai Inc., and Bayer HealthCare LLC. She welcomes anyone interested in patenting an invention to contact her at kking@liangfrankking.com. She enjoys playing trombone, euphonium, and other brass instruments in various musical groups, including Civil War reenactment military brass bands. She also loves to bike, kayak, and scuba dive. Mark Kohls of De Pere, Wis., vacationed with LU friends and Plantz roomies Kurt Hoehne ’82 and Marc Roy ’82 and their families this summer in Wisconsin! Mark has been married 30 years to his wife, Nancy. He is in his 14th year doing independent IT consulting in Northeast Wisconsin, currently at WE Energies. He also volunteers with the Boy Scouts as an Eagle coach, sings in men’s choirs, and is active with the Knights of Columbus as the Wisconsin Charity Director. Mark’s ultra-running career ended two years ago after 50 marathons, and seven runs of 50 to 85 miles. He can’t seem to stay healthy running wise—perhaps he needs whatever Chuck Merry ’57 is taking! Carter Wills McKenzie of Dexter, Ore. shares news that her second full-length collection of poetry Stem of Us was released by Flowstone Press this past May. Please check out the website for Left Fork Books if you are interested in learning more about this publication: leftfork.org/cartermckenzie/
Thomas Quill and husband, Albert, of Los Angeles, Calif. continued their international travel adventures in January 2018 with Karl Kramer ’82 and Mary Takahashi ’83. Destination: Patagonia. They enjoyed 10 days in Chile and Argentina with long hikes, glacier trekking, breathing amazingly clean air, and taking in indescribable vistas. They sandwiched their adventure with several days in Valparaiso/ Viña del Mar, Chile on the front end; they returned to Lima, Peru on the back end to consume ceviche and other gastronomical Peruvian delights. Three week vacations are the best! Stay tuned for 2019’s adventure! David Trimble and his wife, Katherine, and two kids are in Washington, D.C. Their daughter and son are both in high school and can kick his butt at just about everything! They start the college tour routine this fall. Dave is still working on issues involving nuclear weapons, nonproliferation, and cleaning up the legacy of the Manhattan project for the GAO and Congress. He is not sure he could ever explain to Professors Dreher or Boardman how a philosophy major ended up poking at nuclear weapons and dirty bombs. Dave asks, “Does anyone know what climate change has done to Broomball or those pesky May flies that would appear like some biblical prophecy every spring? Has climate change put an end to all of it? Can you swim in the Fox River yet?” Gary Van Berkel, Ph.D. of Oak Ridge, Tenn., retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory after 30 years. He has since started his own analytical measurement science research and consulting company, Van Berkel Ventures, LLC. Mary Taylor Vogel and husband, Don, of Glenview, Ill., sat on the Main Hall green this past June and watched as the third of their three children graduated from Lawrence. They are so proud of their three LU alums: Karl ’12; Thomas ’14; and Anna ’18. They are grateful for all that Lawrence has given to their children, as well as the significant contributions it has made to their family over the years. David Weber graduated from Drake University Law School in 1986. He spent a year as a judicial law clerk in Spencer, Iowa, then moved to Green Bay, Wis. where he practiced civil litigation for five years. He and his wife, Holly, then moved to their hometown of Sturgeon Bay, where David worked in a local firm, doing civil litigation. In June 2016, he was appointed
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Circuit Court Judge, Branch II, in Door County, Wis. In April 2017, he was elected to a six-year term. He and Holly have two children, Grace (Class of 2020) and Katherine (Class of 2022). Greg Zlevor is living in Stowe, Vt., trying his hand at skiing, loving work, and looking forward to a huge raise next year when his last kid graduates from college (he has three kids aged 26, 24 and 22). He started the Global Community for Leadership Innovation with brands including J&J, Honeywell, MGM, and HP. They discuss and explore best practices of leadership development. Greg has attended several silent retreats and is also reading the book The Tao of Leadership (highly recommended). If you like jazz, head to the Stowe Jazz Festival; Greg is on the committee and will get you free tickets! Michael J. Dolan just finished his 31st year at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. In addition to practicing Internal Medicine, Michael serves as the Executive Vice President and Medical Chief Operating Officer for the system, which currently employs nearly 900 clinicians. Michael and wife, Laurie spend much of their free time just south of Björklunden in Door County. Their oldest daughter, Emily, just started her internal medicine residency; their middle daughter, Mary teaches first grade; and their son, Evan, is entering his final year of college. Ane J. Lintvedt-Dulac has remained in Baltimore and teaches History at McDonogh School. Her husband, Mark, is a semi-retired classical violinist and their daughter, Madeline, is also a teacher, although in the sciences like her grandfather. Ane is pretty deeply involved in the AP World History program, including the scoring of all those exams. Currently, she is helping to organize the archives of her almost 150-year old school and advocating for a new space for all that stuff. In Ane’s spare time, she loves to work in her small garden and finds that pulling weeds out by their roots to be incredibly therapeutic. “Let me know if you’re in the Baltimore/DC area, and we’ll go out for crabs and beer, which is the Baltimore equivalent of brats and beer. I’d love to see you!” Janet L. Place is now living in Columbia, S.C. she was laid off from UNC in 2013, and was “forced to go deeper into the south.” To quote Tom Leher, we moved “into the land of the boll weevil where laws are medieval.” At least we are close to the coast and the mountains, or in
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other words from the land of the low country boil to Central Appalachia.” Janet is the Director of Practice and Workforce Development at USC’s (the Southern one) school of public health and also teaches several courses. Janet and husband Gerald recently downsized, as their son, Cam, is a sophomore at USC. Janet still plays music and makes jewelry. Lately, she started a blog, “but I get too overwhelmed with things to comment on and end up writing tomes in response to stupid letters to the editor in the local newspaper.” Thomas R. Quill and Albert have lived in Los Angeles for the past 15 years .They continued our international travel adventures in January 2018 with Karl Kramer ’82 and Mary Takahashi ’83 to Patagonia. They enjoyed a full 10 days in Patagonia (both Chile and Argentina) with long hikes, glacier trekking, breathing amazingly clean air, and taking in indescribable vistas. They sandwiched their Patagonian adventure with several days in Valparaiso/Vina del Mar, Chile on the front end, and they returned to Lima, Peru, to consume ceviche and other gastronomical delights on the back end of their trip. “Three week vacations are the way to go!! Hmm, haven’t landed yet on the 2019 destination—stay tuned!! :).” Janet Steiner Stevens and husband Robert J. Stevens ’79 are in Suamico and enjoying their time as grandparents. Their oldest son, Paul, his wife, Elizabeth, and their two young children recently settled in Appleton so they get to spend more time with them. Their other son, Sam, and his wife, Katherine, live in Milwaukee with their baby, and they enjoy getting together when we can. Janet stays busy performing with the local orchestra and bands and usually has a few oboe students. Janet filled in at UW–Green Bay as the oboe instructor this past year and says “it should be quite amusing to Howard Niblock, given my past as an unmotivated oboe student.” Rob is in his last year of practice, and they are both looking forward to his retirement. After 30 years, Janet is now without a horse and that will be an adjustment. They do enjoy traveling near and far, so they usually have something planned. Biking has been a fun way for them to enjoy their area, and they have been exploring Wisconsin’s beautiful state parks and bike trails. They look forward to seeing everyone at their next reunion. This past June, Mary Taylor Vogel and husband, Donald, sat on the Main Hall green and watched as the third of their three children
graduate from Lawrence. They are so proud of their three LU alums; Karl ’12, Thomas ’14, Anna ’18. This will be their first year in the last 10 without one of their children on campus. “We are grateful for all that Lawrence has given our children and the significant contributions it has made to our family over the years.”
1986 Compiled and submitted by Maurine Spillman Dennis Friends and classmates, time has certainly flown by since our 30th Reunion last year. We have switched careers, started new lives as empty-nesters, nurtured our children and continue to develope new relationships while maintaining connections to our Lawrence friends. However, some things never change: lessons we learned in and out of the classroom, relationships with friends and family, and memories of our lives at Lawrence. Through it all, we are Lawrentians and always will be. Maurine Dennis (Spillman) continues her regulatory work on behalf of physicians for the College of American Pathologists. Although she will always be a Chicago girl at heart, she has lived for the past 13 years in Leesburg, Virginia which is about 35 miles west of Washington, D.C. She and her husband, Brian, recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary. They are also proud and excited for son Nicholas (Nick) as her starts middles school this fall. In 2017, Maurine proudly accepted an appointment to the Lawrence University Alumni Association Board. Maurine continues to maintain close ties to many Lawrentians, including Martha Trueheart, Susie Troup Sloan, Karen Pleasant Gonzales, Joe Green, Kristin Ellwien Jaman, Kelli Gustman-Konop and many others. Anne-Marie (Melk) Feyrer-Melk,MD continues her work at the clinic she founded the Optimal Heart Center and is entering her eighth year in her Concierge cardiovascular disease private practice in conjunction with her husband, Steven, of 28 years. She continues to prune four daughters, of which three are crafting their own college experiences at Azusa Pacific University and Benedictine College. Her family lives on their own hobby 4D Ranch in the desert outside of Scottsdale, where she enjoys horseback riding and& hiking the glorious trails of Arizona. She has enjoyed seeing fellow Lawrentians Georgia Ponos Marshall ’85, Kirsten Palmquist ’86, Julie (Wick) Sonneborn ’86, and Johnna Stassi Mosbarger ’85.
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John K. Hellerman (Capt.) reports being steady as she goes in Portland, Oregon. Currently, he is working on developing a balance between saxophone tone, golf swing, teaching and research … hoping to always exhibit grace under pressure. He is married to Cornelia Wagner and wishes lots of love and beauty to all. Ann-Charlotte Sandvall Lawyer and David Glenn Lawyer ’88 and are exited to see their daughter, Astrid E. Lawyer, join Wellesley College’s Class of ’22. They continue to be based in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and encourage visiting Lawrentians to get in touch! Charles L. Newhall is delighted to be back at Lawrence quite a bit these days, as his son, John, is a senior this year. John is a film studies and religious studies double major and loves Lawrence. It is a great match for him. He plans to go to divinity school after graduating in June 2019. It is fun connecting with fellow alum parents such as Tammy Teschner, Joe Berger, and Lexie Stevenson. Caroline Neumiller Pfeffer has lived for 20 years in Deerfield, Illinois, with husband Jeff. Their two sons are in college with oldest graduated and beginning his masters in accounting at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, this fall and then starting with RSM accounting in Miami, Fla. the following year. Their youngest son, currently going in to junior year as a computer science major at The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. However, he is off to Japan this fall for a semester abroad. Jeff very involved with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center as the Chair of the Board of Directors, and Caroline is Events Chair for the Women’s Leadership Committee at the Museum. In March 2018, Veronica S. Sanchez accepted the position of Associated Director of PRIDE, which is the training unit responsible for both preparing relative caregivers to care for relative children entering into out of home care and the licensing preparation for all Resource Families (Foster Parents) in 102 counties for the state of Illinois. Also in June, she became engaged to Pastor Robert M. Shavers of Joy Christian Fellowship Church, under the Assemblies of God, which is located in the East Morgan Park area of Chicago. Her son, Cameron is a bright 15-year old with great leadership abilities and a young man of integrity. She reports that she lost my mother in 2016 “leaving me with my twin sister, Angela, my son, Cameron, fiancee, Robert, a few friends and my church and work
family.” She continues to remain in contact with a few Lawrentians (Karen Pleasant, Joe Green, Derrick DeWalt) and a few others via Facebook. “Thank God for Facebook and for Lawrence University!” Kevin A. Walch has lived with his family in Frankfort, Ill. (SW of Chicago) since 1992. He has been with Ambitech Engineering for 14 years at various client sites in Chicago area. He and wife Cathy are empty-nesters (23-yr old Steve/21-yr old Laura), and plan on transferring over next three years or so to the southeastern states where it is warmer, sunnier, and hillier than the midwest. Reports that he still keeps in touch with Cub Scout/baseball parents group of friends in Frankfort, remembering several years our families spent Martin Luther King weekend in the Wisconsin Dells doing water parks with kids. “Hope to run into other alumni at some point—loved seeing classmates at 30th reunion in 2017.” Jeffrey A. Walker writes that both elderly “collies-in-residence” have now, sadly, passed away. “While we’re still struggling with being a dog-less family, we’ve also resumed traveling —which we hadn’t been able to do for perhaps four or five years. In July, we returned to Provincetown (Mass.) and had a blast catching up with three longtime friends. It was so much fun that we’ve already booked another “reunion” gathering there—with all of us again staying at the same B&B, the lovely Somerset House Inn—in July 2019. On the work front: I remain Director of Research (i.e. a philanthropy researcher/writer) in UW–Milwaukee’s Development and Alumni Relations Office and lead a small, very busy team: two full-timers (associate/assistant directors) and two parttimers (student assistants). Fortunately, my UWM role continues to be a non-stop learning adventure—a perfect fit for a liberal arts grad. And I’m still serving on the Editorial Advisory Committee for Connections, my profession’s leading publication/journal.” Ann Schmitt Wendel maintains her studio of piano and violin students in Appleton. She is very excited about the second career she has added this past year; she is now a Reiki practitioner and Cantillation therapist. Following a serious asthma incident a few years ago, she began researching natural alternatives to alleviating my lifelong asthma. After learning about and receiving many benefits from Reiki, a gentle energy healing technique, she became a Reiki master and opened Harmonia Reiki Healing last September. Following that,
then began reading more about the benefits of music, and vocal toning in particular, to our bodies and minds. She writes that it was the perfect fit for me as a musician to add this amazing modality, which I’ve renamed Cantillation Therapy, to my healing practice. “I really look forward to helping others on their healing journeys through the power of music!” Colleen M. McVeigh-Buist has moved to the museum field after two plus decades in public education. Unlike her accidental induction into the world of public education, her move to the Field Museum’s Keller Science Action Center was planned. Colleen has the privilege of working with some of the finest minds and hearts in applied environmental and social sciences, and she brings that shared knowledge to students and teachers in Chicago’s public schools. In August, Colleen starts coursework towards master naturalist certification. On the home front, her two children are in their teens and attend local public high school. They are starting to look at universities for the eldest. Colleen and husband Robert have had many years in software analysis. Colleen putz around at gardening and pottery when she is not mucking around fields and forests. Christine Hoelter Ryan has lived in San Francisco for the past 30 years, working for the San Francisco Unified School District. Their daughter graduated from college two years ago and lives in Portland, Oregon. Their son will soon begin his senior year in college. Christine and husband, Francis are doing a lot of traveling now that are “empty-nesters.” They hope to attend a Björklunden seminar one of these years!
1987 Compiled and submitted by Beth Campbell Elizabeth Brown Berger has been in practice as a feline veterinarian in Vermont for 27 years and still loves what she does. She has been mentoring younger graduates and pre-vet students and has developed a spay-neuter clinic to help serve lower income clients. She and Chris Berger ’86 will celebrate 30 years of marriage in July 2019. Their three kids have taken them on all sorts of paths. Leah (20) is starting at Oxford in law this fall. Heidi (16) has a passion for social justice, gender equality issues, and teaching. Elise (13) is part of a trailblazing movement in girl’s baseball. Elizabeth and Chris spend a lot of time at the baseball field!
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Beth Campbell now lives in Dallas during the work week and in Austin on weekends. She recently connected with long-time Dallas resident Amar Budarapu. “It was so great to see him!” Beth still works at State Farm as a software developer and, in recent years, has developed a healthy obsession with mountain biking. She and her wife, Deb Alley, have no kids, but two cats and two little dogs—all spoiled rotten. Melissa Pahel Jacks enjoys retirement (May 2017) after 29 years of teaching in the special education and talented/gifted areas of education. She and her partner, Thomas, have enjoyed some travel, and Melissa has developed a photography habit. She enjoyed her June 2018 trip to Wisconsin, during which she made her first visit to Lawrence in 15 years and saw freshman roommate Karen Hoffmann. They toured campus the day The Rock reappeared and were joined briefly by long-time friend Marty Johnson ’88. “Such a fun visit I’d like to do again soon, if only Austin, Texas weren’t quite so far away.” Jeffrey A. Jolton was recently promoted to managing director of PwC’s People Analytics practice and is enjoying the challenge of growing the business while keeping new and existing clients happy. He and wife Marcy Wood are new empty nesters, since their youngest started college this fall. “Not LU—so disappointing—but alas we must carry on.” They have dreams of travel and RVing, but right now work keeps them grounded … until they travel to the Caribbean to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary later this year. Diane E. Pellowe attended the investiture ceremony to see Susan Crawford sworn in as a newly elected Dane County Circuit Court judge (Wisconsin). Diane was happy to reunite with fellow Lawrentians Karin Sconzert and Jennifer Hanson at the celebration. James D. Wagner and his wife, Laura, are empty nesters. While they love their three children, they LOVE spending more time with one another. Laura continues to practice dermatology, while Jamie is still teaching at John Burroughs School after 31 years. Their eldest is in her third year of medical school; their middle is pursuing acting in Los Angeles; and their youngest just started his Ph.D. in Behavioral Anthropology and will be studying Chimpanzees in Uganda. They love to travel and will head to Norway next summer. “We read, exercise and garden, and try not to let the craziness of the world get us down too much.” 64
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Lewis E. Winkler and his wife, Barbara, celebrated 28 years of marriage in June. In July they began their thirteenth year of teaching and mentoring Asian Christian leaders in Singapore at the East Asia School of Theology. Their youngest, Christine, graduated in May with a B.A. in nursing and in July passed her NCLEX. They are still waiting for grandkids from their two older married kids, who both recently celebrated two years of married life. “As always, God is good!” Janine M. Yanisch is teaching in the First Players instrumental music program in Rochester, Minnesota. Before joining First Players, she had taught all K-8 music at Rochester Montessori School for seven years. Janine and her family enjoy attending Tritone Jazz Camp at BJÖRKLUNDEN every summer. Janine and Chris’s (Christopher J. Jankowski ’84) daughter, Maria, is now a freshman at Lawrence!
1988 Anthony J. Gattuso and his wife, Jennifer P’18, will celebrate 25 wonderful years of marriage in September. Their son Tony ’18, just graduated from Lawrence with a bachelors in economics and history. Anyone hiring? Their other son Joe is a sophomore at Kendall College in Chicago and is studying to be a chef. They are very proud of them!
1989 Compiled and submitted by Kelly Carroll Rhodes Eric Bloedorn has been busy in his career, as he is responding to all the hype about artificial intelligence and machine learning. “If you are looking for a job in AI contact me!” His youngest daughter is now a freshman at Christopher Newport University, and his oldest is starting her junior year at George Mason University. He and his wife June are not quite empty nesters, as the oldest is living at home while she studies but it is much quieter. Wayne Hietpas and his family now live on Doty Island in Neenah, Wis. He is happily newly married to his wife, Jeanne. His youngest daughter is a high school junior. His second son, Caleb, is a Master at Arms in the U.S. Navy, stationed in Guam. His oldest son, Trevor, is an LU grad who works for Boldt Construction. He still runs his business of providing chiropractic care to animals. He has enjoyed being back in the Valley close to our Alma Mater.
Lael Kaiser started a new job as the Director of the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri in September 2017. She is just starting the college application process with her oldest son, including visiting LU with him in November. David Knapp and Cindy Hoffman Knapp ’91 live in Chicago where life is busy keeping up with their two sons Harrison (10) and Reed (8). David is Senior Managing Director— Wealth Management for Northern Trust and is beginning his 14th year of service as a Lawrence University trustee, where he also chairs the Investment Committee, managing the endowment. Cindy is active as a community volunteer. Both enjoy re-connecting with Lawrence friends and look forward to David’s 30th Lawrence reunion in 2019. Christopher Lynch and his wife, Cindy, are now empty-nesters, as their triplet children are off to their freshman year of college. “It’s too bad that they didn’t go to Lawrence like their Old Man, but why would teenagers suddenly begin to listen to their parents?”
1990 Compiled and submitted by Kris Howard Bryan B. Beauchamp has decided that turning 50 makes this his “year of yes!” Travels have included France and Switzerland with daughter Grace (Albion College sophomore); French Lick with buddies to play the Pete Deye course; and Orlando for spring break with wife Elizabeth and sons Christian and Ben (Marquette University High School students ). Next up, a trip to Maui with family for the in-laws’ 50th anniversary. Bryan lives in Mequon, Wis., and is Principal with Beauchamp Maleki Group. After spending many years homeschooling her three children, Stephanie Millay Dustin is “happy to be entering the professional world again” as the library teacher at her local elementary school in Bowdoin, Maine. She also teaches Zumba Gold. Stephanie and Richard celebrated their 23rd anniversary this summer. Recent travels included visits to Laura Pereira, Tom Doyle, Alan Schultz and Dave Lane. Dr. Jeanette Miller Everson lives in South St. Paul (close to Carole and Todd ’89 Pankow). Working at a family medicine clinic with refugees from Burma and Laos makes use of her overseas experiences. Her husband, Fred, works at Wilder Foundation with Meals on Wheels. Jarena (22) finishes college this year at
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UW–Stout. Esther (15) and Daniel (13) are in South St. Paul public schools. The family enjoys the North Shore and other wilderness areas, as well as cultural and musical offerings in the Twin Cities. Jeanne ’92 and Bob Fuhrmann still call Yellowstone home. Bob has worked for the National Park Service for 23 years, managing the Youth Programs for the park. Jeanne teaches an array of classes in the local school, from Traffic Education to K-8 Spanish. Their son is studying environmental engineering at Pacific Lutheran University; sending him off to college “brought back a wide variety of memories as well as excitement for his years ahead.” Jayne Warnke Heun started a new chapter in life as a registered nurse on an orthopedic floor. Bob ’89 and Jayne still live in an old farmhouse on several acres near Port Washington. Their boys study/practice engineering; while Ashley ’14 is working in theatre and Lily ’14 is getting a masters in nutrition. Jayne and Bob travel, hike and “keep an assorted menagerie for fun.” Kim Kimberly Holland is in her second year on Lawrence’s Alumni Association Board of Directors: “It has been such fun going back to campus for meetings while also being able to connect with professors and friends.” Kim also is an avid landscape photographer who has started shooting events and real-estate in the Vienna, Virginia, area. After 20 years in Fortune 500 companies, Maria Schwefel Johnson started her own business, Speaking Mastery Inc., to help others “bring the music to their message.” Maria recently released The World’s Greatest Speakers: Insider Secrets on How to Engage and Move Your Audience to Action, (available on Amazon). “I would love to connect with you—I’m in the Twin Cities and my website is www.MariaLynnJohnson.com. Whatever you’re doing in life, I wish you happiness, health, and good fortune.” Dr. Jeffrey M. Keil celebrated the high school graduation of both of his children; Sophia is heading to Oberlin, and Jacob will be attending tech school. “Arianna and I have decided to move to Cary, N.C., for warmer weather and a new adventure!” Jeff will practice medicine in an urgent care, while his wife, Arianna, will work remotely on pediatric quality improvement and systems work for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
In two years as head conductor of the Fox Valley Sinfonia in Appleton, Craig Kellenberger helped to raise nearly $100,000 for the Fox Valley Symphony and Youth Orchestras. “Area business and community leaders volunteer to raise money while learning an instrument they have never played before. The resulting concert is both humorous and informative!” Craig was also selected to conduct the NYSSMA Sr. High Area All State in November in upstate New York. In a recent visit to Appleton, Chad Kemnitz was searching for his youth: “the flood of emotions being on campus buoyed me above the unknown waters of ‘being old’.” Chad reports that at 50 years and a few months, “life is wonderful.” His daughter is going to graduate school, and his “Brady Bunch” will soon have three 21-year-olds. Chad and his wife, Kelly, are “living the Lake Country Dream” in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Kristin N. Kusmierek completed a two-year term as co-president of the board of a small nonprofit, Boulder Valley Gifted and Talented, and she received a Parent of the Year award from the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented and the Colorado Department of Education. Daughter Isabel is a multitalented high school junior, “keeping us everentertained,” and husband, Troy ’91 continues his research with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Lots of ‘What’s next?’ moments to come for all the Kusberries (Kusmierek + Thornberry)!” Gail Feldman Micheau and Tim ’88 are in Naperville, Ill. . Gail is a compliance consultant for Blue Chip Retirement Plans. Hannah is a junior at Hope College, and Ben is a high school sophomore. The family recently connected with Kim Kimberly Holland and Deanne Cravaritis ’92 in D.C. and camped with Tony Grade ’88 and Megan Burdick Grade in Colorado. Libby Mullin and Ken Connolly are raising three teenagers in the “fast-paced, wacky, (corrupt?)” nation’s capitol. Her daughter attends the University of Michigan, while her sons (17 and 15) are at a Jesuit high school steps from the U.S. Capitol. “While they and their classmates serve the growing population of homeless meals daily, I slog the halls of Congress hoping to protect the Affordable Care Act (it’s not going well!).” Libby enjoys summering in Vermont, where Kelly Bunte, Kelli Dornfeld, Annie Aune and Molly Meyers have visited. “With the 50th bdays for the Class of 1990 in full swing, I am hoping to see more of the LU gang this year.”
Phillip Myers and Kristin Ahlberg celebrated the birth of their first child, John Ahlberg Myers, on February 6, 2018. Phil is his 15th year of teaching in the International Baccalaureate program at Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Kristin is a historian with the U.S. Department of State. Greg Petit is pleased to announce the graduation of his son, Grayson ’18, in the 2018. Grayson will be pursuing a masters in Russian studies at Vilniaus University in Lithuania. Daughter Brielle anticipates a 2019 graduation from Lawrence. Laura Vosika Stack’s fifth novel, The Battle is O’er, was released in March, 2018. This concludes The Blue Bells Chronicles, a tale of time travel, of switching places, of mysteries and miracles, romance and redemption. Laura teaches music lessons privately and through Music for Everyone and Kramer School of Music in Eden Prairie, Minn. “I now have a son in the Marines, another leaving in June for the Marines, and one of my 16-year old twins looking forward to doing the same in a couple of years. My older daughter will finish her Ph.D. in linguistics in about a year. Another son is working in computers and will be a father in July—making me a grandmother!” Maria Schwefel Johnson majored in music with a concentration in psychology while at Lawrence. After that, she worked in corporate training in Fortune 500 cos. for more than 20 years. Now, Maria is a speaker and speaking strategist, and, in 2012, she left the corporate world and started her own business, Speaking Mastery Inc. Maria works with experts and service professionals to pull together the right message and speak in a more engaging, compelling way (to one person or a thousand!) Last year, Maria released her bestselling book, The World’s Greatest Speakers: Insider Secrets on How to Engage and Inspire Your Audience to Action. Maria would love to connect with anyone in the twin cities! Alan M. Schultz recently traveled to Africa and had the opportunity to celebrate on the day of his 50th birthday by bungee jumping off the Victoria Falls bridge in Zimbabwe. When he is not on vacation, Alan works and resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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1991 John Cate ’91 and Stephanie Gilboy ’90 recently moved their eldest daughter, Kealey, into Plantz Hall as a member of the Class of 2022, and a third generation Lawrentian. The campus visit in 2017 was their first return to LU since their graduation. While Kealey sat in on classes, John met with Professor Jordheim and wandered the campus, trying to absorb all the changes. “The Warch Campus Center facilities are fabulous (and the food is legit amazing), but I did miss the cry of ‘Baaaaaaaagel!!!’ echoing through the old grill. John and Stephanie headed back to Appleton in October along with Natalie (their high school freshman) for family weekend. They are both busy freelancers in Nashville. She’s a construction project manager/interior designer, and John is hitting year nine as an independent creative director for Honda Power Equipment. Lee Anne Reynaldo Chappelle ’91 currently resides in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, with her wonderful husband, Jake, and two sons, Michael and Atticus. She currently teaches at Hawley Environmental school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has been an educator for the district for over 22 years. During that time, she received the 2016 Milwaukee Metropolitan Alliance of Black Schools Teacher of the Year from Hawley school and was a 2018 state finalist for the Herb Kohl Teacher Fellowship. She also had the opportunity to teach as an adjunct professor at Alverno College. Lee Anne’s current venture includes working with the Green Schools Consortium of Milwaukee, a network of individuals and organizations dedicated to improve the environmental, social, and economic health of Milwaukee-area schools and to increase eco-literacy among students, families, educators, and community members. Dr. Andrea Cox ’91 and husband, Brian, are now empty-nesters! Their daughter has left home for Eckerd College, a small liberal-arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida. “Hard to believe that much time has passed.” Amy Hockenberger Hochkammer ’91 and Karl Hochkammer ’92 share that in August their daughter, Jenna, started her freshman year at the University of Miami, and she’s majoring in musical theatre. In addition, Amy “retired” from her job at Morgan Stanley, and she is running for a seat on the Birmingham School Board. Karl still works for Honigman, and their son, Max, is a sophomore in high school.
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Chris Hundhausen ’91 is an associate professor of computer science at Washington State University, where he has been on the faculty since 2003. He spent the 2017–18 academic year on sabbatical doing full-time software development. His project focused on developing sports analytics and live tournament scoring applications for the international speedgolf community, for which he is a passionate world ambassador. (In speedgolf, one’s score is the sum of the strokes and minutes taken to complete a round of golf.) He traveled to Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and throughout the U.S. to deploy his software at speedgolf tournaments and collect field data. Chris loves spending time with his daughter, Lily, who is in 5th grade.
1992 Korin Wilk Brody and now lives way down south in Houston, Texas. It’s a different world in this part of the country, but after 17 years in the area, they’ve started to adapt from Korin’s home state of Maine. Husband Sam of nearly 20 years is a professor at Texas A&M University, and their sons are 16 and 13 years old. Korin is working at Rice University in the Continuing Studies School, as the Assistant Director for Community Learning and Engagement. “It’s wonderful to be back on a college campus in an administrative position, where I enjoy working with amazing faculty, community experts and partnering organizations. My team puts together non-degree short courses for the community to take simply for the love of learning. I think of LU everyday as I drink out of my LU tumbler and use my LU mouse pad at my desk. I look forward to seeing everyone at our next Reunion gathering.” Cornelius “Corny” Rish is embarking on a new adventure with a company that he created called “HOPEducation Consulting.” “HOPE” means Helping Others Prepare for Excellence. Grounded in Corny’s 24 years of experience in education of classroom teaching, coaching sports, directing plays and musicals, facilitating youth groups, presenting staff development, and speaking at local and national conferences, HOPEducation Consulting was created to share Corny’s vast knowledge and experiences, as well as best educational practices with other educators in an effort to create schools that meet the needs of all students. As a public speaker and facilitator, Corny is known to captivate and engage audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Corny is available to speak/ present to schools (students and staff), youth groups, and church organizations. If you or
someone you know is interested in booking Corny, please feel free to contact him at: 612-619-3287 or HOPEducation07@gmail.com
1995 Kristin Dougan was recently appointed Head of the Music and Performing Arts Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she has been a member of the Library faculty since 2007. “No one is more surprised than I am that I enjoy continuing to research and publish even though I got tenure a few years ago.” Home life continues to be just a notch under chaotic, with Leo (8th grade) and Molly (3rd grade). Kristin welcomed her partner, Joe, into their home last year, and all of them have recently adopted a puppy named Ginger. Kristin is truly grateful to have had the life she has and knows that her Lawrence education made a lot of it possible! Brooke Joyce is composer-in-residence at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He and his family (wife Jennifer and sons Keegan and Kyle) will spend the spring semester in Malta, where Luther has a long-standing study away program. He is currently working on a children’s opera based on Arnold Lobel’s Owl at Home. Dawn M. Magnusson and husband, Joe, are enjoying life in Colorado. She is an assistant professor in the Physical Therapy program at the University of Colorado, and Joe is a controller for Scienta Omicron. They spend most of their free time in the mountains— hiking, biking, and skiing. Dawn and Joe are hoping to make it back to campus for our 25th Class Reunion! Thomas W. McKenzie writes, “I’m sure many of you would agree that we are now living through times that clearly bare out some of humanity’s greatest challenges, including in race, the environment and democracy.” For Tom and wife, Jill, who are focusing as much as they can on the needs of Flora, their three year old, they feel both disengaged and deeply empowered at the same time. “While it’s more difficult to organize and demonstrate than it used to be, we are raising a child who rightly will expect a carbon neutral infrastructure, access to a factbased education, inclusiveness, opportunity and peace when she grows up.” Tom writes that they have got work to do to deliver on these aims. For the last seven years, Tom has been with LA County, working to ensure all public school students have access to a quality education that includes the arts, providing
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1996 Compiled and submitted by Aaron Lindberg Shannon Barry recently celebrated her 11year anniversary as the Executive Director of DAIS (Domestic Abuse Intervention Services) in Madison, Wis. In her role, Shannon led a successful $10 million capital campaign to construct a much expanded, state-of-theart facility to house the DAIS administrative and program spaces, as well as a 56-bed shelter. Since that facility opened four years ago, Shannon has consulted with nine other domestic violence programs representing six states, providing advisement on their building projects and capital campaigns. Shannon resides in Madison with her husband, William Bolz, who works as a professional actor, and their daughter, Maggie. Richard “Gish” Canaday is the proud owner of Society: Sports and Spirits located in downtown Denver, Colorado, which uniquely specializes in local spirits from all over Colorado. With a “Whiskey” sign hanging out front of their location, Society introduces customers to a new variety of tasty libations and liquid concoctions. The bar has a “Cheers” like feel where everyone is welcome, which is probably why it was named “The best sports bar and restaurant in Denver!” by a local newspaper. “Greetings from Gish. Many Lawrence alumni have stopped through for a drink and to say ‘Hi’ and I encourage anyone traveling to or living in Denver to check Society out! Slainte.’” Pamela Flaskrud has been teaching Spanish at Golden Gate High School for 13 years, while her husband, Getty Pierre, has been teaching French. They live in sunny Naples, Florida with their children Stéphane (13), Niko (10) and Sophie (4). “Hurricane Irma hit us head-on last September but we were spared injury and property loss, and were provided with a strong reminder to count our blessings each and every day.” Joy Gerrits opened Wisconsin’s first Drybar blowout salon location in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward in February 2018. Joy and her husband, Tim Vertz, who recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary, live in the Milwaukee area with their sons, Flynn, who is
a high school senior, and Sawyer, who is an upcoming high school freshmen. Audry Johivan entered her 22nd year of teaching English and “loves it as much as ever.” She is halfway through her master of humanities with a creative writing concentration and completed her first novel this past December. Audry and her husband, Eric Wright, recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. “My kids are growing fast; my son started driver’s education today and, earlier this week, I visited campus for the first time since graduation with my daughter, who wants to be a Lawrentian. I hope everyone is well! Cheers!” Aaron Lindberg completed his 20th year in higher education student services, in which he specializes in academic advising and undergraduate/graduate admissions (domestic and international). This fall, Aaron travels to India to recruit undergraduate students who are interested in attending California State University, Northridge. Aaron and his husband, Daniel Thomack, live in Los Angeles, California; in November 2017, they spent a week in London. Highlights of the trip include: seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Part I and II in one day and visiting “The Making of Harry Potter” at the Warner Bros. Studio in Leavesden. “My favorite memory from the trip was purchasing the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series’ Millennium Falcon. Since the set is difficult to find, I had to get it.” Rebecca J. Whelan finished a four-year term as chair of the Oberlin College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and said a bittersweet goodbye to Northeast Ohio, which has been her home for 13-plus years. As of July 2018, she started a new position at the University of Notre Dame as a tenured associate professor of chemistry. Highlights of her last year include teaching a new FirstYear seminar on Marie Curie’s legacy, hosting a radio show on WOBC (Oberlin College and Community Radio), and making loud noises with a taiko (Japanese drumming) ensemble. “The opportunity to pursue my research goals, which still focus on early-stage detection of ovarian cancer, along with graduate students and post-doctoral researchers is a compelling new challenge. I’m also excited to be closer to my family in Wisconsin.” Jessica Wherry is an Associate Professor of Law, Legal Practice due to a recent title change voted by the full Georgetown Law faculty; she has been teaching law for 13 years. During
the fall 2017 semester, Jessica completed a Certificate in Military & Veterans Health, Policy & Advocacy through William & Mary Law School’s Puller Veterans Benefits Clinic. This past spring, she was voted in as Co-Managing Editor to Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD, a peer-reviewed journal. “My boys are about to turn 8 and begin third grade. We return to Minnesota every summer to spend time with my parents and sister’s family and have a future trip planned to LU to show them around campus (and perhaps encourage them to consider LU as a prospective college). I stay active in the practicing bar by teaching CLE courses and representing veteran clients on a pro bono basis.” Andrew T. Birling had two new choral works released from Augsburg Fortress publishers earlier this spring: For You Alone, O God, I Wait, and Creator, Open Our Hearts. As of August 1, after working as a church musician for 22 years, Andrew said goodbye (again) to Midwestern winters and relocated back to the Bay Area, where he’ll be a teaching intern in the third grade at the Head-Royce School in Oakland, while pursuing a teaching credential/master’s degree in elementary education from the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute. Heidi Zeisset Hoffman and husband Lance just celebrated their 20th anniversary! Heidi has been a nurse at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha for 16 years. Heidi and Lance started training for triathlons two years ago and have completed three so far. Heidi is still an avid Packers fan and will be going to a game at Lambeau this season! Lance is an ER doctor at a local hospital. Their son, Alex, is a high school senior and plans to study music in college. Their son, Conrad, is in 8th grade and is involved in music, cross country and track. Catherine A. Statz continues to work for the Wisconsin Farmers Union as education director. Catherine and husband, Tom Pamperin live in Chippewa Falls, though Tom is currently teaching English abroad on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Catherine is a member of the Rotary Club of Chippewa Falls, volunteers with Junior Achievement, and sings with and serves on the board of The Master Singers of Eau Claire. Eric D. Westphal moved to Green Bay about four years ago to be close to his Mom after his Dad passed away. It was slow going getting back into a full-time radio gig, but perseverance finally paid off in May when Eric became the Afternoon Drive Personality for Green Bay’s LAWRENCE
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Classic Hits 103.1 WOGB with a 2–7 p.m. time slot each weekday. Eric also had plenty of opportunities to get on stage again, appearing in 10 plays with three different Green Bay area theater groups and receiving some pretty good reviews in the process. “It turns out being kind of a big fish in a smaller pond suits me just fine.”
1997 Honor S. Carolina is currently a clinical care coordinator for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans and Military Crisis Line
2000 Compiled and submitted by Becky Doyle-Morin Dr. Eric Boehmer moved to Sheboygan, Wis., with his spouse, Heidi, and three children, Aedyn, Justice, and Eliyah, almost three years ago. He is currently practicing family medicine in his new locale, and loves being back in the Midwest and catching up with friends from LU. Drs. Vanessa Curtis and Andy Peterson are both clinical associate professors at the University of Iowa in the Department of Pediatrics. Andy is the team physician for Hawkeye Football and Wrestling, and Vanessa is still trying to solve childhood obesity. In their spare time, they like to go on cycling adventures. When she is not busy consolidating LU class notes at 2 a.m. (some things never change!), Dr. Becky Doyle-Morin has been busy trying to keep up with her daughter Elia (8) and son Oliver (5), as well as her husband, Bryan, who recently started working for the U.S. Postal Service. In her spare time, Becky is an associate professor of Biology at UW–Platteville. There, her recent research collaborations with students on topics like native pollinator competition and Styrofoam-consuming mealworms have pushed her way out of her freshwater ecology area of expertise and really let her put her LU liberal arts training to the test! She is excited to hear everyone’s updates, and looks forward to hearing back from every one of you following the next call for LU Class Notes submissions! Jessica Fogle is currently releasing original music as Jessica in The Rainbow (jessicaintherainbow.bandcamp.com.). She hit a lofty goal last year, completing a 365-day songwriting challenge on YouTube, where she wrote one song for each day of the year. This year, she is upping her challenge, releasing 12 albums in 12 months! She is also performing as part of the band cloudlight (cloudlight. 68
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bandcamp.com). Her work has been wellreceived, with features on Bandcamp’s New & Notable front page last year and in GoldFlakePaint. While most of her work is selfproduced, she has also recorded with producer Ethan Stoller (music editor for Sense8, plus other Wachowski projects) and written awardwinning songs for film (‘Were the World Mine,’ best music at the Nashville Film Fest and multiple audience favorite awards). She hopes everyone is doing well, and that you check her music out when you have a spare moment! Dr. Ariela Freedman is a learning and development consultant with her business, MavenTree Consulting in Atlanta. As a certified Gallup Strengths coach and Positive Discipline trainer, Ariela helps people develop the skills to create positive environments for adults and kids alike. Ariela also has an art studio and hosts regular Art Nights. Her daughter, Elena, runs her own small business, Lil Fox Creations, which can be found on Etsy. Shandra Feldthouse Helman just completed a decade teaching at Idaho State University (clarinet, saxophone, music history) in Pocatello, Idaho. She also plays in the Idaho State-Civic Symphony (with her horn-playing husband, Michael) and the Boise Philharmonic. Her five-year-old son Alec James, recently became a big brother to the newest member of the Helman family, Ian Michael. They love their Ida-home, and Shandra sends an enthusiastic “Hello!” to her LU family! Brandy Kline and her husband, Michael, welcomed the arrival of their first child, Genevieve June, on June 27, 2018. After graduation, Emily Kozlowicz spent the summer performing flute in an orchestral group that toured small towns and vineyards in Italy and Switzerland. Following this summer gig, she moved to New York City, where she performed in various orchestras and small ensemble groups. She started working as an assistant to the CFO at the Trump Organization and was quickly promoted. She began focusing more on her corporate career at that point— really enjoying the commercial/corporate real estate world. She “climbed the corporate ladder” for the nine years in New York City and for one year in Philadelphia. She and her husband, Sam, then decided to relocate back to Wisconsin, where they are both originally from, got married, and excitedly started their family. They have two beautiful children, Harrison (4) and Claire (2). Emily now works as the manager
of Gobal Real Estate for SC Johnson & Son in Racine. They enjoy their family time, traveling, and hosting gatherings with family and friends at their home in Caledonia. Joan Walby Olson and her husband, Nick, own and operate Prairie Drifter Farm, a certified organic vegetable farm in Litchfield, Minn. They run a CSA operation and sell wholesale to local food co-ops and a local restaurant. They have two kids, Abe (7) and Freya (4), along with two Nigerian Dwarf goats, Chewie and Pancho, who just joined the family this spring. She is the president of their local library board and volunteers as the librarian at their kids’ school. In the off season, Joan spends time presenting at agriculture workshops and classes and most recently is helping with trainings for farmers around the new Food Safety Modernization Act. Jessica Seaberg Seidlitz sends a happy “Hello” from Savage, Minn. (just south of Minneapolis), where she lives with her husband Mike and two kids, James (5) and Anna (4). Mike is a project manager in the airline industry. After a major career change a few years ago from marketing, Jess now works in real estate. She was sad to miss our most recent reunion and hopes to make the next one! Titus Seilheimer recently logged his 100th day on a Great Lakes commercial fishing boat. Commercial fishing has been a major focus of his research and outreach, although he also works with other fisheries interest, like recreational and charter fishing. He recently had the opportunity to spend a week at Björklunden with Amy Fettes ’99 and their sons, Tor and Leif, where Titus was coteaching a Björklunden seminar called Our Freshwater Future with Peter Levi ’01. It was a great experience, and they managed a minireunion with Peter’s wife, Andrea Ward ’02, that included graduates from 1999 to 2002! Evan Wyse wrote to us from Portland, Ore., to announce the exciting news that he and his wife welcomed a new baby to their family! Dr. Laura Knudson and husband, Jason Tennessen ’01, live in Bloomington, Ind. with their two dandelion-headed kids, Peter (7) and Celia (2.5). Laura is transitioning from a community family medicine practice to student health at Indiana University. Jason is an assistant professor of biology at Indiana University. They frequently wonder how all the college kids got so young.
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Katherine Wroblewski Diop currently lives and works in Côte d’Ivoire and works in public affairs for the U.S. Embassy. Katherine and husband, Aly, enjoy West Africa with their 15year old son and 10-year old daughter. Jeremy T. Maschman currently lives and teaches in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline. Jeremy and his wife, Emily, keep busy with their two boys: a three-year old and his one-and-a-half-year old sidekick. Jeremy teaches middle school special education, including math and English, at Albert Einstein Middle School. Since receiving her Ph.D., Monika D. Polewski helped start up a pre-clinical contract research organization (CRO) that focuses on efficacy testing, model development, behavioral screening and pharmaceutical sciences. After several years of working in preclinical development, she decided to transition over to clinical research, to a small beach town in Central California (Ventura), where she now works as a Clinical Affairs Scientist at Agilent Technologies on the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of cancer in vitro diagnostics, especially Companion Diagnostics. In her free-time, Monika enjoys walking to the beach from her new home and basking in the simple pleasures of quaint beach life. Jaimee Tsim Tassio went to work for the Department of Consumer Affairs and investigating health quality cases in January 2018. Her jurisdiction runs through five countries, so she is always on the road. Jaimee’s two big kids have discovered their love of team sports, with her oldest in soccer and middle one discovering her love of the track, which is near and dear to Jaimee’s own heart. The baby, is really not such a baby as she just turned two and has a huge personality of her own. In her spare time, which isn’t much, Jaimee helps customers place Rodan and Fields skincare orders to earn commissions that replenish her annual vacation fund. “After almost 20 years out of college, I feel like I’ve found the balance between work and family. It’s a good place to be.”
2001 Alan J. Andris was recently promoted to CAP2 Supervisor at Walmart. Walmart partners with Guild and universities across the country to offer free or reduced education. He is taking advantage of the “Earn your degree for $1 a day” benefit. Walmart pays the balance due. Alan chose the bachelor of science in supply chain logistics Management program offered by Bellevue University. He earned his degree in
about two years. Alan has found going back to school after 20 years isn’t as easy as he hoped but is confident he will overcome and earn a second degree.
Jacob Beyer is now married, with a one-year old son. He lives in the Oshkosh area and works as the director of the Customer Care practice at EDCi, a family business in Appleton.
Charlie Arnold currently lives in Southern California teaching art history and working as the lead archivist for the estate of the late sound artist Michael Brewster.
Abigail Baldwin Coyne is the major gifts officer at the National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington, D.C. Abigail serves on the Board of the Columbia University Alumni Association of Washington D.C. She is also a member of All Hallows Guild, an organization whose membership acts as stewards to the gardens and grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. In her spare time, Abigail is building a freelance floral design business.
Anne D. Ferris is the assistant principal at Gateway High School and AVID District Director. Alison B. Hayes created www.thrivingwhiledisabled.com, a blog to encourage members of the disabled community (physical or mental) to be their best possible self despite their condition. Ross E. Mueller writes, “Hey Class of 2001, hope you are well and living out your dreams.” Ross currently lives in the Fox Valley in Neenah with his wife, Lindsay, and daughter, Ella. He works for Johnson and Johnson in their medical device division and manage Wis. and Chicago regions. Like they always say, the Fox Valley is a great place to raise a family and enjoy the best of what Wis. offers. He still keeps in touch with many of his fellow Betas and student athletes as those were and are some of his fondest memories of Lawrence. Ross is not a social media fiend, so you can find him on LinkedIn, and he is always open to connecting with old and new alumni in the area. “All the best to you and yours!”
2002 Compiled and submitted by Chuck Erickson Colin Belisle lives in Honolulu, where he is a member of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and violist of the Galliard String Quartet through Chamber Music Hawaii. As a chamber musician, he has recently collaborated with Wu Han (pianist and artistic director of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center), Joyce Yang (pianist), and Parry Karp (cellist) of the Pro Arte Quartet. For five years, he has contracted and performed with Hawaii Opera Theatre. Outside of performing, Colin is on faculty at the Iolani School in Honolulu, where he is director of the Suzuki department and has a private studio of more than 30 violinists and violists. He teaches every summer at the Pacific Music Institute, which draws students from Hawaii, California, New York, China, Japan, and Korea. He is viola clinician for the orchestral program and faculty artist for the solo and string quartet program.
Anneliese DeDiemar resides in Washington, D.C. with her wife, Lacey Capps. Anneliese is the director of marketing and communications for the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring thoughtful innovation and contributing to the betterment of the $1 trillion equipment leasing and finance industry. Anneliese continues to consult and present nationally on non-profit integrated marketing and communications best practices, including seminars for the American Marketing Association, Americans for the Arts, Maryland Citizens for the Arts, and Theatre Washington. Anne Ingram Earnheart and her husband, Clint, moved back to Wisconsin last summer after living in New York City for 13 years. While in New York, she worked for the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Anne and Clint have two daughters, Elizabeth (3 ½) and Abigail (1 ½), both who are hopefully future Lawrentians! Chuck Erickson was named a Professional Member in the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). He is starting his forth year in private practice, assisting students and families with the college search and application process, both locally and virtually. He toured his 100th college campus this summer. Chuck has joined the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Appleton Public Library. He and his husband, E-Ben Grisby, still reside in Appleton. Nidhi Podar Mundhra still lives in Mumbai, India. She is planning to pursue a Ph.D. on a literature related topic since her 6 year old daughter, Aranya, now goes to school full time. Wellington Phillips, Dahlia Wallace Phillips, and their kids moved to Northern Virginia for an assignment at the Pentagon summer LAWRENCE
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2017. His job on The Joint Staff continues to be very challenging and keeps him very busy; however, they are enjoying the D.C. area, and it’s also been great living close to their college friends again, attending a few LU events and socializing with fellow Lawrence alumni. They look forward to the rest of their time in D.C. Mark Schnoor would like to report that he is shredding the gnar. David Scott and his wife, Allie, were pleased to welcome their second child last August, a son, Martin Scott. Anna Stirr is associate professor of Asian studies at the University of Hawaii. For the fall of 2018, she is a Fulbright Senior Scholar affiliated with Tribhuvan University in Nepal, researching love and friendship in revolutionary songs. Hannah Trobe is a licensed clinical social worker with the Alzheimer’s Association in Chicago, Ill. She is always looking for new ice cream places to try, as well as opportunities to keep playing my cello. Recommendations welcome!
grow in this job. “Who knows what the future will hold!” In addition to the daily radio show, Joshua has launched multiple podcast projects, including “Civic Revival,” with more on the way. At home, Joshua still loves blind Bedlington Terrier Bad Bad Leroy Brown, and spends his free time reading, kayaking, and listening to podcasts. Jennifer Reuter French owns her own law firm focused on civil litigation and also volunteers as pro bono immigration counsel to women and children seeking asylum from persecution. Jennifer also the soprano soloist/section leader at All-Saints Episcopal Church and an active volunteer with Delta Gamma. She lives with husband Nathan and their three fur kids in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego. Beth A. Halpern and husband Mike welcomed Tanoak Carathers Halpern to their family on 2/9/17. Big sister Atacia was, and continues to be, ecstatic about her baby brother. Beth Achille Lambert is currently the coordinator of secondary education and Integrated Instruction with the Maine Department of Education in Augusta, Maine.
Kate Troyer resides in Portland, Oregon with her husband, Eric, three-year old son, Watson, and new baby boy, Emory. Kate works as an apparel and textile designer and is coowner and lead designer for the independent womenswear brand Veil & Valor.
Lisa M. Tranel received tenure and was promoted to associate professor in the Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment at Illinois State University, effective August 16, 2018.
Nathan Heffel is a new mid-day editor for All Things Considered on National Public Radio in Washington, D.C. He works with the show’s hosts and producers creating content heard across the country. He was previously a host and morning editor at Colorado Public Radio News.
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Joshua R. Dukelow landed the dream job he never knew he wanted after an energetic but ultimately unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Appleton. Since May 2016, Joshua has hosted “Fresh Take with Josh Dukelow” on WHBY in Appleton. The show covers local news and events, state and national politics, and arts and culture in the Fox Valley. Joshua brings a nonpartisan, informational approach to news talk, which is quite different from the other products in the marketplace. That unique style has garnered attention from elected officials at all levels and attracted quality guests from across the country. Joshua still has a lot to learn about doing talk radio, and he is eager to 70
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It has been 12 years since the Class of 2006 stood on Main Hall Green, moved their tassels from right to left, and set the course for something new. Whether that meant new opportunities, new relationships, new additions, or new challenges—or, in many of our cases, all of the above—our lives have certainly been moving full speed ahead! Veronica Krysiak Burke is an ophthalmic assistant living in Madison, Wisconsin. When not at work assisting surgeons in the clinic and operating room at Anderson and Shapiro Eye Care, she enjoys photography, an artistic pursuit she has recently turned into a small business of her own. She also competes in disc golf tournaments across the state. She lives with her partner, and, together they enjoy the company of his children and their five cats and two dogs.
Benjamin Dictus lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife, Cassandra. Aside from enjoying his beautiful surroundings, he does research on bees and would be happy to connect with fellow Lawrentians who now call North Carolina home. Kyle Dolan lives is St. Paul, Minnesota, and is excited to announce his recent engagement to fiancée, Stacey Medellin. After working for several years as a lab technician at 3M, he attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with an M.S. in Astrophysics. Now a litigation and technical analyst at Fish and Richardson P.C. in Minneapolis, he enjoys home brewing, wine making, community theater and exploring the Twin Cities with friends and family. Katrina Elsen and her husband, Greg, currently live in Southern China. They are in their second year of teaching at Nansha College Preparatory Academy, a boarding school for Chinese students. Katrina teaches drama and theatre while Greg teaches Ancient Civilizations. They love exploring China, travelling to other nearby countries, and visiting Hong Kong and its amazing food scene whenever possible. James Hall, his wife, Kristen, and their new baby, Ellis, recently relocated from New York City to Fort Worth, Texas. There, Kristen works as a curator, and, in February, James released his sophomore album, Lattice, on Outside in Music. He also recently wrapped up his job as assistant director at the Third Street Music School, the nation’s oldest community music school. Lauren Roznowski Hayden and her husband, Michael, have been very busy keeping up with their two daughters, Harper (4) and Frances (2). They both teach music in local schools, and Lauren will be starting a new position teaching orchestra at Longfellow Middle School in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, where they make their home. They love their busy life and enjoy camping, swimming, painting and making music, and look forward to resuming their love of travel in years to come. Jeni Houser is enjoying life as a nomadic opera performer, having recently performed with the Minnesota Opera, Austin Opera, Central City Opera, and the Las Vegas Philharmonic. This year, she will perform with the Kentucky Opera and make her European debut in December with Wiener Staatsoper. In June 2017, she married David Blalock, also a singer, and they look forward to calling Madison, Wisconsin,
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their home in the near future. For now, they enjoy their life of music, travel, and running into other Lawrence alums all over the world.
on December 9, 2017. She has her mother’s eyes and smile and her daddy’s chin and hair. No word yet on the moustache.
Rachel Gates Katkar and husband, Ravi Katkar, reside in Dobbs Ferry, New York and are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Ursino, which means “little bear.”
Kim Reece’s daughter Morgan was born in June 2017, 11 weeks early, and is now doing wonderfully. After a five-year enlistment as a Navy Musician, Kim is starting school in August to fulfill her nursing prerequisites. This new chapter is inspired in part by the nurses during Morgan’s two-month stay in the NICU.
Aly Richey Keith lives in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, with her husband, Phil Keith ’07, a dermatologist practicing in St. Paul. A former history teacher, she now enjoys life as a fulltime mom to their three boys, Thomas (6), James (4), and Matthew (2). Melissa Law is happy to be back in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she was born and raised. Prior to moving back West, she lived in New York City, where she received her M.A. in educational theatre at NYU and taught in the New York City public schools for four years. She now teaches drama K–8 at The Colorado Springs School and works for a variety of other musical and artistic organizations within the city. When not busy promoting the dramatic arts and nurturing the relationship between the arts and members of her community, she enjoys Colorado’s beautiful mountains and sky, and being close to family again. Rachel Lucas works as a pediatrician in Milwaukee, where she lives with her fiancé, Justin Kordus, and their dog, Lorna. They enjoy traveling (including a recent Björklunden trip to Cuba), cooking, sport watching and spending time with family. They honor her late husband, Matt Orth, with his memorial golf tournament each August in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the proceeds from which go to the Matthew M. Orth Memorial Scholarship at Lawrence. Matt Murphy had an eventful 2017: he became the Operations Group Training Supervisor for the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; passed the introductory sommelier examination for the Court of Master Sommeliers; and married Edward Graham in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Eric Olson is stationed in Italy while serving in the U.S. Navy, where he manages sailors in the computer and communications field. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling throughout Europe and developing his skills in photography. Lou Perella and his wife, Laura, welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Lucille (Lucy) Evelyn Perella,
Sarah Thomas lives in Neenah, Wisconsin, and is a proud, full-time parent to two children with special needs. She manages to find time to freelance as a ghost-blog writer and looks forward to pursuing new adventures in the future. Pete Snyder received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His thesis was on improving privacy and security in web browsers. He recently moved to San Francisco, where he is the privacy researcher at Brave Software, a company making a privacy-protecting web browser and an alternative, privacy-preserving form of web payments. Jessie Westlund and her husband, Jamie, enjoy their growing family: Arlo Grace Westlund was born on June 14, 2018. Her big sister Lena (almost 3) is adjusting well to the change. Jessie returned to teach 6–8th grade band in the Milton School District in Wisconsin in November, and savored every snuggle, coo, and sweet smile until then!
Daniel Casner and Miranda Munro ’05 still lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, Calif. and are expecting their 4th child any day now. Along with their family, their backyard farm keeps growing with chickens, fruit trees and vegetables. So far they have been safe from all the Northern California fires. This year Daniel was promoted to senior hardware engineer at Anki, where he loves working on building real robots for real people.
2007 Compiled and submitted by Daniel Martin Ken Alvord married Luiza Sinisterra in Bogota, Colombia, on February 20, 2016, and they now reside in Oslo, Norway. Adam Berey and Rebecca Allen welcomed a son, Boaz Samuel Allen-Berey, on May 31, 2018. This year, Allison Berry was selected as the Health Officer for Clallam County. This exciting new role as the leader for the entire county public health department provides her with the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the resident’s lives. She will continue to work as a family physician for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Having begun her second year as a visiting assistant professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., Julia Callander teaches a wide range of courses in the Cultural, Gender and Global Studies department, including Food Politics and Intro to LGBTQ studies.
Keegan White recently returned to Lawrence as an associate director of admissions based in Chicago.
Rebecca Young Cassel and Trevor Cassel had a daughter, Eleanor Juliet, on April 24, 2017.
Allison Yakel graduated with a Ph.D. in Hispanic linguistics at the University of Houston in May 2018 and returned to Lawrence as an assistant professor in Spanish this fall.
Upon successful completion of her law school program and passing the Patent Bar exam, Aidan Clark is now a registered Patent Agent. She loves the field and is grateful to the experiences while at Lawrence that started her down this path.
Bonnie E. Alger graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Maryland–College Park in May 2018. This summe,r Bonnie worked for both the National Symphony Orchestra and Wolf Trap Opera in various capacities, including Cover Conductor and IMAG Score Reader. In May 2017, she won a Band Officer/Conductor audition with the United States Army, and will ship off to basic training in October 2018. Upon successful completion of training, Bonnie will be assigned an officer/conductor position with one of the U.S. Army music ensembles.
Katherine Kirkland Cona has been living in San Francisco, Calif. for almost four years where she serves as director of brand marketing at Conde Nast properties, which include Wired, GQ & Pitchfork. She married her husband in September 2018 in Wayzata, Minn., among many wonderful family and friends, including several LU alums.
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Living in Denver, Colorado, Christopher Drzewiecki works as a systems engineer for Charter Communications. He recently got married (October 26, 2017), and looks forward to getting their first house together. Kim Duncan completed a graduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Iowa in 2016, followed by a clinical fellowship at the Emory Voice Center in Atlanta, Ga. While living in Atlanta, she sang with the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and had the incredible experience of performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In September 2017, Kim joined the faculty at Columbia University Medical Center, Voice and Swallowing Institute, in New York City, specializing in voice, swallowing, and upper airway disorders and working on research to develop machine learning methods for the analysis of voice. She lives in Brooklyn with her soon-to-be hubby and fat cat, Milo. After a fantastic experience teaching in the physics department at Lawrence last year, getting to work with their professors and mentors from when they were students, Chris Hawley and Annemarie Exarhos started faculty positions in the physics department at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. Returning to their liberal arts roots, they are really excited to get to teach AND do research in their own labs (optical spectroscopy for Annemarie and nanomaterials growth for Chris). Veronica DeVore and Heath Gordon, lawfully married and residing in Switzerland, had a son, Christian Lawrence, in May 2018. Heath is pursuing a masters degree in computational linguistics at the University of Zurich. Veronica is deputy editor of the English Department at swissinfo.ch, the international service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Dominique Gougis serves as an active duty Air Force psychologist, stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam and was recently promoted to the rank of major. Sarah Welch Hackett and Matthew Jonas Hackett ’05 live in Madison with children Lydia (5) and Elwood (2). Sarah is the director of the Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools and is working on her Ph.D. in Education at UW–Madison and Jonas is an associate at The Welch Group Public Affairs. Mostly, the four of them spend a lot of time doing pretend play, dance parties, and making art projects.
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Zubair Hakim and Caroline Klæth Eriksen now reside in Norway, having been married on July 9, 2016, in Oslo, Norway. Emily Rompelman Henderson and Jeffrey Henderson ’05 welcomed a son, Maxwell Thomas Henderson, born April 20, 2018. Having moved to Connecticut in September, Jinglin Huang started a new role as the senior investment analyst at the University of Connecticut Foundation. Megan Karls lives a simple life in Great Falls, Montana, where is she is a member of the Cascade String Quartet, resident artists with the Great Falls Symphony. After a few years playing chamber music under the ‘Big Sky’ she met her soul-mate, David Raba, and the two were married on August 18, 2018. Adam Meckler, wife Jana and children Hobbes (9 mo) and Auggie (3) are based in Minneapolis. Adam teaches jazz trumpet at Macalester College, while touring around the world with Youngblood Brass Band and Nooky Jones. He’s also started performing with The Hornheads (Prince). His second full length album with The Adam Meckler Orchestra (AMO) is set for spring of 2019, including a piece dedicated to Adam’s mentor, Fred Sturm ’73, and several collaborations with artists from other disciplines, including Harjinder Bedi ’09. Jana released her fourth full length album while five months pregnant with Hobbes. She was recently a featured performer for Twin Cities Girls Rock, and performs regularly at many local clubs, festivals, and even on the Jazz88 cruise in Stillwater. Auggie and Hobbes both love to sing and play music. Calder James, born April 12, 2018, is now the second child of David Olynyk and Krista, who live in Burlington, Ontario Sarah Botsford Phelps and husband Brian welcomed another daughter into their family on January 23, 2018. Emilia Joy and big sister, Penelope (3) bring laughter every day with their antics. Still residing in Oslo, Norway with her husband, Anna K. Sandven continues into her fifth year working for the Norwegian government in the disability claims department. They are expecting their first child in November.
Susan Spang is a program director at the nonprofit Rain City Rock Camp for Girls, a thrilling position where she designs and executes programs that empower girls and non-binary individuals to engage their creative potential and develop leadership skills through learning to play rock music. She also continues to work with a number of Puget Sound area non-profits and businesses through her own graphic design studio, Dock Jumping Design. When not teaching kids to play rock, Sue plays bass with a slew of big bands and smaller jazz groups around Seattle, where, with wife, Sarah Zolan, they bought their first home. Amy Thorstenson, with husband Vincent and little dog Dickens, has been living in Los Angeles since 2014. Amy works for the LA Philharmonic in the Special Events department and, in her nonexistent spare time, writes/ produces work with the immersive theater company, Trap Street. Their most recent show, Darkness Comes Alive, featured an “off-the-grid audio tour” of the Lili Lakich neon art studio. Katey Trnka has lived in Portland, Oregon, for the past seven years. In 2016, she earned an M.S. in writing, with a focus on publishing, from Portland State University. During the second year of the program, she served as the editorial manager for the student-run press. Since 2015, Katey has been the associate editor at a local music magazine and currently also works as an editor in the health insurance industry and takes on freelance writing projects from time to time.
2010 Compiled and submitted by Kelly Dirkman Lindsey E. Ahlen moved to Sydney, Australia, in August 2017 with her boyfriend of three years. She works in exports at an agricultural company and continues to travel around the world, making use of the international relations skills she gained at Lawrence. Her Lawrence roommate Kirsten Rusinak recently visited her in Sydney, and they spent their time feeding cockatoos and visiting the Sydney Opera House. Murtaza E. Amiryar founded an Afghanistanfocused business magazine titled Business DNA. Running on a bimonthly publishing schedule, they’ve put out two issues and have readers from around the world. He says, “Thanks, Lawrence, for everything.”
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Currently based in Chicago, Justin E. Berkowitz has an “exciting performance schedule” and made his international debut in Innsbruck, Austria, in August 2018. His performance highlights include the premiere of Marais’s Ariane et Bachus with Haymarket Opera, The Magic Flute with Opera Louisiane, and upcoming performances with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Opera Atelier, and Chippewa Valley Symphony. Bradley J. Camp and his wife, Mary welcomed Colin, their second child, in July, 2018. Emily E. Collier and Nathon Anton welcomed Finnley Kay Collier Anton, their first child, on April 11, 2018. In June, Emily started a new job with the Fond du Lac Family YMCA as a payroll specialist/HR assistant. Kelly R. Dirkman keeps running into fellow Lawrentians. She’s been volunteering with Women in Tech (WIT) Wisconsin and participating in the Northeastern Wisconsin Ultimate Frisbee League. She is job searching in the Appleton area. Gustavo C. Guimaraes lives in Germany with Tara Harvey ’09. He’s been there for four years and works with blockchain technology in what he calls the “thriving tech city” of Berlin. Sara Joss married her partner, Kyle Hartman, on July 21, 2018 in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Melody Moberg is the director of religious education at University Unitarian Church of Seattle. She’s currently pursuing a masters of divinity at Seattle University. Last year Anna Riehle moved to Atlanta to attend the M.S. in analytics program at Georgia Tech. She hopes to return to D.C. after graduation to pursue a career working with and analyzing data. Elizabeth A. H. Stevens and Paul R. Stevens moved back to Appleton this summer, after Paul graduated from his family medicine residency program. He works at ThedaCare as a family physician, while Elizabeth works at Menn Law as an attorney practicing Elder Law and Estate Planning. Their son, Walter, was born in 2015, and their daughter, Ruth, was born in 2017. Ian M. Wallace spent a few years in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood before moving back to the suburbs. After a solo show at North Central
College, he studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, receiving an MFA this year. During his studies, he says his “subject matter evolved from mythological pastiche to considering the contemporary sexual politic.” He is currently job searching and intends to continue exhibiting and instructing art. Evan M. Williams served as a lecturer in music at Lawrence during the 2017–18 academic year, teaching composition and electronic music. This fall, he begins a tenure track position at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. where he will teach composition and music technology and conduct the orchestra. Caroline M. Mandler moved to the U.K. and set up her formerly U.S.-based translation company in Glasgow. Caroline got married in 2017, and they occasionally host fellow Lawrence alumni who come to visit Scotland. Dita A. O’Boyle and Mike O’Boyle ’10 met in Intro to Biology and started dating during their first year at Lawrence while residing in Colman Hall, and they just celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary in July. Dita and Mike currently live in Fort Myers, Fla. Mike works as a fisheries biologist for Florida Fish and Wildlife, while Dita works at Rookery Bay Research Reserve as an education specialist. They are excited to announce the birth of their daughter, Tegan Gavia O’Boyle, this past April. She arrived with a full head of hair at 6 lbs 11 oz. Matt Weinlander completed medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2015. He will now finish his psychiatry residency at the University of Michigan in July 2019, after which he plans to open his own clinic for psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. His clinic will include direct patient care, telepsychiatry, and consultation with other health professionals. Matt and Julie Edler are engaged to be married in October 2018.
2011 Compiled and submitted by Sally Konzem Burns Sally Konzem Burns ’11 married Andy Burns on July 14, 2018, in Lawrence, Kansas. Celebrating with them were her Hiett Hall 308 quad-mates (Mary Lawler, Jennifer Hoff Searing, Elizabeth Byers, and Alyssa Onan ’12) and Delta Gamma little sis and bridesmaid, Mara Kunin ’12. Sally and Andy reside in Keizer, Ore.. Sally works as a mental health counselor at Willamette University in Salem, Ore.
Kirby Corkill ’11 lives in Wheaton, Illinois with fiancée, Samantha Barrett, and their two greyhounds, Boss and Mazey. Life is good, both professionally and personally. The company he started after LU is still chugging along. Kirby and Sam have a bunch of nieces and nephews, who they enjoy spending time with and spoiling! Chuck Demler ’11 lives in the Riverwest neighborhood in Milwaukee but works for good ol’ Larry U in the development office, tending to alumni in Milwaukee, as well as SoCal and the Northeast from DC up to Maine. He just joined the Wisconsin board of Playworks, a national education nonprofit. Kyle Filen ’11 graduated, magna cum laude, from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this past spring. He works as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Jamie L. Cork, District Court Judge in the First District of Minnesota. Judge Cork grew up in Appleton and has worked for decades to stop human trafficking and the exploitation of native women and children in Minnesota. His wife, Rachel Payne ’10, is in her last year of a fiveyear general surgery residency at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Rachel is currently applying to post-residency fellowships across the country. They love living in Minneapolis with so many Lawrence alumni nearby but look forward to the next chapter of their lives, wherever that may be. MacKenzie Fye ’11 is nearly done with graduate school! After four years of courses and clinicals, she has begun her final year of training. She is currently completing a full-time internship at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Ill. Next October, she will graduate with her doctorate in clinical psychology (Psy.D.) with plans to specialize as a health psychologist. Additional exciting news: Mike McCain ’10 proposed to MacKenzie on October 19 after eight years together, and they look forward to planning their wedding! They continue to live in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, and MacKenzie enjoys working her side gigs as a strength and conditioning coach and yoga teacher. Dominique Goldson ’11 is currently training to become an obstetrician and gynecologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, with a possible interest in gynecology oncology or fertility management. She hopes to do a fellowship in Canada or London in the next year. LAWRENCE
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Cory Greguske ’11 lives in Downers Grove, Ill. and attends Midwestern University–Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine as a third-year medical student. Andrew Hawley ’11 has been partnered for more than three years with Derek. He works as a freelance artist and floral designer. They have several fur babies: two cats and three dogs. Shannon Newman ’11 successfully defended her Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Washington in 2017 and, subsequently, started a tenure-track teaching position as an assistant professor in biology at Pierce College, Wash. Jismy Raju ’11 plans to graduate from The Wharton of School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania with an M.B.A. in May 2019. Robert Rashid ’11 co-founded the Chicago rock band, Spacebones. Their debut album, Sweetblood is available on all streaming platforms and they regularly play in Chicago as well as tour the United States. You can see of their information, as well as buy merchandise, on spacebonesmusic.com. Ellie Crean Rome ’11 married John Rome on October 21, 2017, in Madison, Wisconsin. They are so excited for the adventure ahead! Charles Schroeder ’11 celebrated his 20year work anniversary in the LU Information Technology Services department. Miller Stichnoth ’11 and Rachel Carver Stichnoth ’11 welcomed son Albert James on July 11, 2018, in Chicago. Albie, Rachel, and Miller are at home doing well. Richard Wanerman ’11, married Cynthia (Cindy) Drakeman on October 27, 2018, in Princeton, N.J., celebrating with many members of the Lawrence community, including groomsman Stephen Nordin ’13.
2012 Compiled and submitted by Maggie Schmidt Kate Allison finished her master’s degree in student affairs administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in December. Kate lives back in Appleton and works at Lawrence in the Alumni & Constituency Engagement Office.
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Cam Blegen and his wife, Maggie, enjoy their new labradoodle, Bucky! Megan Childs has lived in Erbil, Northern Iraq for six years, teaching primary and middle school English. In 2016, she married Rafid Butrus Bahnam, who is from the indigenous Assyrian Christian community, and they have one son, Francis Rafid Bahnam, born June 19, 2017. She earned her M.A. in education-curriculum and teaching online from the University of Colorado-Denver, with concentrations in early literacy and culturally and linguistically diverse education. They also teach music lessons out of their home, and hope to open a music center to provide more opportunities for aspiring musicians in Northern Iraq. Frank DiMarco moved to Chicago in December 2017, and joined Accelerated Growth Advisors, a finance strategy firm helping entrepreneurial organizations achieve scalable growth. Zachary Fannin completed a master’s degree program in library and information studies at UW–Madison’s iSchoo in May 2017. The following month, he began work as a cataloging librarian in a new residential program at the Library of Congress (LOC), while pursuing a permanent position at the LOC. Ideally, he hopes to find an opening in metadata or digital curation, but, at the bottom of the professional totem pole right now, he’d be quite happy with just about anything. Eventually, he’d like to work in an upper-level position, where metadata intersects with institutional repository creation and management. Hilary Haskell and Jake Woodford ’13 bought a beautiful Cape Cod style home in Appleton, Wis. and adopted a kitten and a puppy! She is changing positions at North High School to become an EL Instructional Coach to help teachers and students have more success in the classroom. “We are becoming avid sailors on Lake Winnebago, and Jake just completed an epic sailing journey across the Great Lakes of Huron and Michigan.” Anna Jankowski and Neel Patel ’12 are engaged and were married in Green Lake, Wis., on August 11, 2018! “We now live in Portland, Oregon, where Neel is half-way through his medical residency in radiology at Oregon Health & Science University, and works as a labor and delivery nurse for Legacy Health. We have been in Portland for just one year, after
living in Salt Lake City, Utah, for five years. We love living in the Pacific Northwest but are so glad we still have family and friends in Wisconsin that keep us coming back!” Kasie Janssen is starting her third year as the Conservator for Special Projects at the Newberry Library in Chicago. She works on the treatment and repair of special collection book and flat paper materials, many of which she goes on to prepare for exhibitions within the library. The types of items she’s worked on in the past range from a serialized edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin to a 17th century Book of Magical Charms, so every day is new and exciting. And the Newberry is free and open to the public, so if you find yourself in Chicago, stop by for a visit and check out some treasures! Jessica Korzynski celebrated her one year wedding anniversary this past June 24. She went from one -ski to another -ski, Petreski! One of her best friends, Theta sister and roommate at LU was one of her bridesmaids, Brenda Zuleger. She graduates from the Rush University–Pa. program in December. She loves running into LU grads at Rush and all over the Windy City! Samuel Lewin lived in Cape Town for the last two years, working for a healthcare startup called Triggerise. He moved to New York City in January and now lives with his fiancée. Shauna McFaul says “Hi all!” After graduating, she moved to Maracaibo, Venezuela, to teach PreK–12 Music and Band at an international school and met her husband there! Henry and she got married this past February, and they are about to move on to new teaching jobs at an international school in Singapore, where she will be teaching 5th grade music and helping to build the band program. They look forward to expanding their travels from the Caribbean to include places in Europe and Southeast Asia in this new chapter of our lives! #livingthedream #doubledegreeftw Maggie Schmidt continues to work at the Network for Victim Recovery of D.C. as a crime victims’ rights attorney. She recently published an article with Dr. Edwards from UNH. on Title IX knowledge and rape myths and presented at the It’s On Us/Biden Foundation Regional Advisor Summit about campus confidentiality. When she is not working hard, she loves working on the high ropes course and running archery programs for Girl Scouts of the Nations Capitol.
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Catherine Young spent the last seven years in New York City working in the fashion industry, in luxury shoe design, photography, and social media. She moved home to Portland, Oregon, last year and started her own social media and marketing consulting firm, where she works with clients on both coasts in a range of industries from fine jewelry to high end cannabis. In her spare time, she does a lot of photography work for clients and for fun, as well as painting and drawing. Deana Zehren accepted a two-year position as an English lecturer in the Department of English Studies at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in Nice, France. Breanna Skeets ’12 married partner, Jerry Castillo, in September. Breanna enjoyed having several LU alumni at the wedding in Denver, Colo. James F. Hansen is now associate counsel with the Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General. Andrew F. LaCombe was promoted to assistant news director at WLUC-TV, the NBC and Fox affiliate, in Marquette, Michigan. Andrew continues to anchor the TV6 Morning News and also became vice president of the Marquette Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. Andrew continues to play in the orchestra and teach private cello lessons at a music store. He also serves on boards for the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum, the Salvation Army of Marquette County and the Friends of Camp Batawagama.
2013 Compiled and submitted by Maria DeLaundreau Caitlin Buhr and Matthew Gunby married last November in Seattle. They met in Ormsby their freshman year at Lawrence in 2009! Vivian Burnette graduated with her master’s in higher, postsecondary, and continuing education from the University of WisconsinMadison in May 2018. After graduating, she started a new job at UW–Madison as the coordinator of academic support services in the Center for the First-Year Experience. In her new role, she provides general oversight for the largest tutoring unit on campus and collaborates with the greater learning support community. She is overjoyed to continue working with students as they pursue holistic success in college and beyond!
Ezra Cahn started a new job as a public defender in rural Missouri. Cea Stapleton Cordasco and Ian Stapleton Cordasco were married June 17, 2017. They welcomed their first dog-daughter, Khoshekh, home in June 2018. Cea works remotely as an engineering manager for a large tech company in the Bay Area from Madison, Wis. Jonathan E. Erkkila has transitioned to womanhood and goes by the name Yasha Yaklovna Erkkila. She still performs music under SLOW GROAN, lives in Baltimore, is unemployed, and has a cat named Dave. Kyle Gerstner was promoted to senior airman in the United States Airforce. Kyle also received his masters in leadership and management from Webster University in May 2017. Robert Goodwin is in his second year of law school at Colorado Law in Boulder. Last summer, he had an internship with Justice Márquez of the Colorado Supreme Court. He hopes to practice employment law upon graduation. Kyle A. Kibg graduated from law school in 2016, and is excited about his new job as an associate at Throne and Hauser, where he practices family law. Kyle is delighted to have married this year and to have a new stepdaughter. Michael Kumbalek is drilling oil wells in Wyoming, and grew a mustache. Karl Mayer recently attended the wedding reception of Matt Gunby and Caitlin Buhr and was reminded yet again how strong the eternal bonds of Lawrence friendship are. Daniel B. Perret-Goluboff graduated with his M.B.A. in marketing from The College of William & Mary in May 2018. He has since moved back to Chicago, where he works as a project manager in a rotational leadership development program at Discover Financial Services. He desperately wants a dog, is considering training for a triathlon this spring, and feels somewhat strange writing this about himself in the third person.
Arts Camp, and has performed with Michigan Opera Theater, University Musical Society, and the Community Chorus of Detroit. He currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he runs the Mount Olivet School of Music. Alyssa Rosenbaum moved to Los Angeles in fall 2016 to attend cantorial school. She will be ordained as a cantor in May of either 2020 or 2021. She currently teaches Hebrew and trope in religious school, tutoring Bar and Bat Mitzvah students, and leading Shabbat/other Jewish services for work while attending her graduate program. She has also been writing original music and will record an album soon. Christopher R. Skinner moved to Charlottesville, Virginia in April to pursue his MBA at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business after working as a management consultant based in Washington, D.C. Leaving his job in July gave him the time to help his parents, also based in Charlottesville, move from one house to another. Christopher is very excited about his Darden experience and has already met tons of great people, adjusted to the all-Dardenall-the-time class and social schedule, and dived into the recruiting process with an eye toward investment banking and international opportunities. While Darden will broaden Christopher’s academic allegiances, he is excited to begin a term this year on the LUAA Board of Directors serving on the Connecting to Campus Committee, and looks forward to visiting LU in November. Lorraine Skuta married Michael Joseph Mitchell Rowan on July 31, 2018 at Kimberly Point Lighthouse in Neenah, Wis. Summer Torrey hauled herself, a car full of junk, and two cats across the country from N.Y. to Utah to work as a licensed marriage and family therapist in the prettiest state she’s ever seen. Summer works with children around trauma, medical, and family issues, and recently helped launch a group private practice aiming to revamp the experience of mental health care in her small community.
Luke Randall recently graduated with his doctorate in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, where he also received his master’s degree. He has been on faculty at Eastern Michigan University and Interlochen
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2014 Compiled and submitted by Dakota Williams Cory Brewer is now an associate attorney at Leib Knott Gaynor LLC in Milwaukee, Wis. Lindsay Browne works at Johnson Outdoors, Inc. as a Treasury & Insurance Analyst Associate in Racine, Wis. Nicole Cardarella and Tyler Gasper moved to Ames, Iowa, last November. Nicole works as a licensed therapist with teenagers at a residential substance abuse treatment center. When not working, Nicole and Tyler can be found visiting friends in the Twin Cities or hanging out with their two cats, Merlot and Ella. They both look forward to the Class of 2014’s 5th Cluster Reunion in June 2020. Brenna Decker completed a masters degree in entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in December 2017 and worked a short term job in pest management with in Denver, Colorado, before heading to Utah State University to work as a lab tech. Brenna has recently been accepted into a 10day intensive field class on bee identification, ecology, and collections and will be starting a Ph.D. program in biology at USU in January. “Lawrence helped me jump-start my biology career, and it has only grown!” Catherine DeMets graduated in May from the environmental studies master’s program at the University of Montana and is now works at the Community Food & Agriculture Coalition in Missoula, Mont. In between mountain adventures and road trips, Catie was recently able to get together with Hannah Plummer, Chelsea Johnson, and Inanna Craig-Morse. John Doran is currently living in Green Bay, Wis. working as a sports anchor/reporter at WLUKTV FOX 11 primarily covering the Green Bay Packers during the fall and winter months. John recently visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio to cover Jerry Kramer’s induction. Pablo Galvan Tello reports, “Still alive.”
Emily Hoylman graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan in April and is now completing a one-year post-graduate residency at Michigan Medicine. Meghan Keenan started a new job as a 5th + 6th grade special education English teacher at Hiawatha College Prep-Kingfield in Minneapolis. Sophie Kofman moved to Chicago in May after living a few different states and is continuing to pursue theater, having been cast in two shows this summer/fall. Sophie is happy to live in a city with so many friends from Lawrence again. Shannon Kreuser lives in Seattle, enjoying the weather and the mountains and is currently working on developing cancer immunotherapies using human immune cells. Matthew Lowe moved to Minneapolis, which led to new opportunities with Porky’s Groove Machine and his graphic design business. Matt enjoys living in the Twin Cities with many members of the Class of 2014. Emily McLane spent two years teaching U.S. History at a high school in New York City before moving to France, where she currently works as an English teacher at the University of Strasbourg. “Wishing everybody well!” Diane McLeod lives in St. Paul, Minn. and will be starting as a hospitalist fellow in September. Diane and finacé, Scott Beauchamp ’13, are also in the midst of planning their wedding in September 2019. Raena Mueller-Dahl currently works in the kitchen on a beautiful ranch in Stanley, Idaho, but moved to Duluth, Minnesota this fall, kayaking whenever possible. “Miss you, ORC!!!” Amanda Ollerer recently graduated from Dominican University with a master of social work and is now a high school social worker and basketball coach for Morton West High school in Berwyn, Ill. Kelsey Priebe spent the past two years working as a nursing assistant at a mental health institution in Madison, Wis. and began a masters degree in clinical psychology at Sam Houston State University this fall.
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Kevin Specht moved to Lansing, Mich. in July after three years in Boulder, Colo. and will be the new band director at Concord High School and Middle School in Concord, Mich. Kevin completed his masters degree at the American Band College of Central Washington University, and his wife, Elena, is beginning her DMA in composition at Michigan State University. Nicole Wanner is finishing a final year at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate this May. Nicole will be starting a Ph.D. in comparative and molecular biosciences at the University of Minnesota this fall in order to pursue a career in genetics research. Nicole lives with Evan Flack in St. Paul. Evan is earning a masters in counseling and psychological services at St. Mary’s University and works as a paraprofessional at Upper Mississippi Academy. They spend lots of time hiking, reading, going to the movies, and having lazy days with their two cats Sylvie and Nemo. Edward Wierzbicki is a junior aquarist at the Via Aquarium in Schenectady, N.Y. Anna L. Buchholz and fiancee, Tom Bagiackas, will relocate to south west Germany for his next assignment with the Air Force! Auf Wiedersehen! Samuel D. Clary is currently in a graduate program for College Student Personnel at Bowling Green State University (BGSU). Samuel is also working at BGSU as a graduate hall director. “Hope y’all are doing well!” Kevin J. Fitzgerald recently moved to Chicago after spending his first four years after graduation from Lawrence in Charlotte, N.C., with the last two years spent working for Wells Fargo. This fall, Kevin started law school as a J.D. candidate at Northwestern University. Kevin is incredibly excited for the chance to study at one of the best law schools in the country and to return to the Midwest. Alysa Levi-D’Ancona will enter her fifth year of teaching high school—both English and Italian, but English currently. Alysa’s current school has had a huge spike in its non-white population in the last five years, so she works with colleagues to educate their faculty and staff on awareness and inclusion of diverse populations to promote equity. Alysa now lives in Seattle, Washington, with her partner and two adorable kitties.
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Kelsey M. Priebe has spent the past two years working as a nursing assistant at a mental health institution in Madison, Wis. Kelsey starts a masters degree in Clinical Psychology at Sam Houston State University this fall. Brianna M. Schmidt was an AmeriCorps member for one year with College Possible after Lawrence. After that, Brianna worked as a nursing assistant for two and half years in a neuro/surgical ICU at the University of Minn. Medical Center. In May 2018, she graduated with master of science in nursing from St. Catherine University in Minn., and began working as an RN in the same ICU! “It’s been an amazing experience that has challenged me and taught me so many things about myself, my beliefs, and my future career goals.” Brianna and wife, Hannah, are celebrating three years of marriage this summer and planning for her medical school graduation and residency. “We’re excited to see where it will take us next year!” Kevin M. Specht moved to Lansing, Mich. in July after three years in Boulder, Colo. Kevin is the new band director at Concord High School and Middle School in Concord, Mich. He completed a masters degree (M.M.) at the American Band College of Central Washington University, and his partner, Elena, is beginning her DMA in composition at Michigan State University. Schuyler T. Thornton is entering her second year at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she is pursuing a DMA in flute performance. This summer, Schuyler worked for the College Light Opera Company in Cape Cod for a fourth season as flutist and orchestra manager. Alexander J. York completed his second masters degree in German Art Song Performance at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts. Starting this fall, Alexander joined the Académie of the Opéra national de Paris as a young artist.
2015 Compiled and submitted by Caitlin Zuehlke Friends and classmates, time has certainly flown by since we walked across the stage on Main Hall Green over three years ago. We have started new careers, developed new relationships, and moved across the country or even the world; however, some things never change: lessons we learned in
and out of the classroom, relationships with friends and professors, and hazy memories of seniors nights in the VR. Through it all, we are Lawrentians and always will be. Lucy Bouman currently lives in Chicago (with some fellow Lawrence alums). She works as a nanny/babysitter for her day job, while she builds her couples and wedding photography business! Although the business is not very big yet, she’s excited to finally know exactly what she wants to be doing and is working towards that goal with everything she has. Abigail Cahill received her master of library science degree from UW–Madison in May 2017, and started working as a science librarian at Williams College in December 2017. She lives in North Adams, Mass., and loves the mountains (although cornfields will always have a top place in her heart)! Heather Carr still lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is now an associate literary agent at The Friedrich Agency. Samuel Rolfe and Alexis Cuozzo got married on August 12, 2017, and recently celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary. Alexis earned a master of social work from the University of Chicago in 2017 and now works at St. Leonard’s Ministries as the development director. Lina Rosenberg and Alex Foley ’16 were married on October 7, 2018! This fall has been busy for them—from buying their first home to getting married, and everything in between! She is also happy to say that she finished her master of library and information science with a concentration in archives management at Simmons College this past May. Marina C. Gittins married Hanson D. Rosenquist on January 27, 2018, in Port Townsend, Washington. Her married name is Marina C. Rosenquist. Elena Stabile recently graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with her master of music in voice performance and has since moved to Nashua, N.H. with her fiancé, David De Stasio ’17. There she teaches voice at local music schools and freelances, with performances booked both regionally and around the country. Caitlin Wittner is currently an Airmen in the United States Navy. As an Aviation Structural Mechanic, she is tasked with painting portions of various air craft.
Caitlin Zuehlke recently started a position in the field of wealth management. Utilizing her background in public health, she hopes to build bridges between philanthropic donors and those who seek support. She enjoys frequent visits back to Wis. and LU, and loves to stay in touch with her friends from Lawrence.
2016 Compiled and submitted by Jonathan Hanrahan Zach Ben-Amots will receive his master’s degree in journalism at the end of this year from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Catherine Bentley writes: “I am currently in my second year of law school and am inimitably appreciative and in awe of Jane Doe’s strength in filing a civil lawsuit against Lawrence University’s continual mishandling of sexual assault procedures on campus. The deliberate indifference of the school towards survivors is an insidious evil, and I remain hopeful LU will be held accountable for their actions against Jane Doe, as it would symbolize a reckoning for all of us survivors.” Sarah Coffman is studying early music at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She has been performing in the Baroque Orchestra, Medieval ensemble, and Renaissance choir and violin band, as well as with some professional groups like Quire Cleveland, Les Délices, and Apollo’s Fire. Owen Cook works as a scientific manufacturing technician at Bruker, where he builds, aligns, tests, and installs Multiphoton Microscopes, mostly for neuroscientists. He is in a longterm relationship with Emma Micinski ’16; they just bought a house together in Madison, Wisconsin. They are greatly enjoying the opportunity to learn to garden and pickle the hundreds of cucumbers that they’ve been producing. In May, Timothy Dahlstrom took a job at Admitad in Moscow, Russia, as an international sales manager, working side by side with Evan Johnson ’12. Timothy travels to conferences and connects advertisers with publishers from all over the world. Laura Deneckere is a graduate student at University of California, Berkeley.
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After a sudden move last year for a job at University of California–San Francisco, Galen Dods has settled in to life on the left coast. He continues to spend his waking hours transferring clear liquids between tubes in the pursuit of harnessing synthetic biology to build the next generation of immunotherapies.
Samantha Knott finished her second year in the chemical biology Ph.D. program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Last year she received a National Science Foundation graduate research fellowship, which will fund the rest of her graduate studies.
Christopher Fuelling is a Latin teacher at Parnassus Preparatory School in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
After working at the University of Oxford for a year, Tahnee Marquardt started working as a clinical research assistant with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, embedding mental health research within England’s health care system. As of this May, she is the team’s senior research assistant.
Since graduation, Paul Gutmann has begun a professional music career in the Twin Cities. Last year he performed with the Minn. Opera chorus in The Marriage of Figaro. This summer, he had the opportunity to attend La Musica Lirica in Italy, where he performed the role of Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte,” and, in November, he returned to Minneapolis for a production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, Silent Night.
After completing his master’s degree in chemistry at the University of Colorado– Boulder, Charles Martin has been teaching at Front Range Community College. This fall, he started a full-time position as laboratory coordinator at CU–Boulder, where he will be responsible for the introductory chemistry labs and training teaching assistants. He remains active in music through church choir and the occasional opportunity to play organ.
Jon Hanrahan is an assistant producer for WNYC’s On the Media, a Peabody Awardwinning news program broadcast by most NPR stations. He has previously produced elsewhere within the radio-sphere, including Gimlet’s Reply All and WQXR’s Meet the Composer. He lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with his partner, Sarah Axtell ’17, along with Gabe Peterson ’17 and his partner, Abbey Edmunds.
Emma Micinski began her second year as a middle school math and science teacher in Madison, Wisconsin. She and Owen Cook ’16 own a little house with a burgeoning garden, a basset hound named Daisy, and an aloof kitty cat named Princess Arjumand. Emma also recently started graduate school, at Edgewood College, to add a math teaching license and to earn a master’s degree in secondary education.
Liam Hoy works at West Supply, an art casting and designer furniture fabrication bronze foundry in Chicago. He is the head of the pattern and mold-making department. He moved in with Raina Stinson ’16 in September.
Joshua Moran is attending the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University.
Lisa Featherly is a forestry technician for the U.S. Forest Service in Superior, Montana.
Emma Huston lives in Virginia and works at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She married her wife, Koren, in April after meeting in Scotland two years earlier. They enjoy hiking along the Appalachian Trail and trying all of the local breweries. Tracy Johnson finished the first year of her master’s in social work at the University of Chicago. While classes have been out, she has worked in the University’s Joseph Regenstein Library, where she processed Slavic language materials. After graduation next year, she hopes to work in public library social services.
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Lucinda Pipkin began a full time position this fall as a special education assistant at Anwatin Middle School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She currently lives with her boyfriend, Manton, and their cat, Squeak. Hannah Shryer lives in the Twin Cities after returning in May from a 16-month journey living and working in Guatemala. Since then, she’s started two jobs: one as a community researcher with the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development and another as a field interviewer with the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center.
Kyle Stalsberg graduated from New York University with his master’s in viola performance, so that’s neat! Now he’s working his way into the Broadway scene while he tries surviving and living life to the fullest in New York City. He had his Broadway debut this summer with Phantom of the Opera. Loraina Stinson spent the last two years in Providence, Rhode Island, as a neuroscience research assistant at Brown University working on a collaborative ALS project. This fall, she began a biology Ph.D. program at Northwestern University—and she moved in with Liam Hoy ’16! Kenni Ther began his second year of teaching middle school band in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Kenni and Lee Greenslit ’16 got married this summer. After graduation, Perrin Tourangeau spent three months working at Glacier National Park. The following summer, she and her best friend from LU, Kirstin Edwards ’16, completed the Tour du Mont Blanc, a 100-mile trek through France, Switzerland, and Italy. She has interned and worked at two Denver law firms, including WilmerHale. She accepted a full-tuition scholarship offer to attend the University of Virginia School of Law, beginning in August. Cheyenne Van Dyke works as an assistant account executive for HUB International in Brooklyn, New York. Alek Wasserman graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in May with a Professional Artist Certificate in piano. In June, he gave his first professional recital in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In August, Alek began teaching K-4 general music at Davidson Charter Academy in Lexington, North Carolina, where he is the school’s founding music teacher. Xue Yan is currently the assistant director of international admissions at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She moved to Carlisle last summer, and she enjoys her life in Pennsylvania. Ruya Zhang has been working as a care manager in a community health center for more than a year. She’s experienced ups and downs, but without doubt she’s grown a lot and become independent. She hopes to pursue
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Current students Ann Pyram ’20 and Kye Harris ’21 at the Be the Light! Boston event, Thursday, December 13, 2018.
a master’s degree in clinical social work. She feels blessed that her parents and little sister live in the same city, which gives her the opportunity to visit them as often as she wants. Abigail C. Hindson freshly returned from a year spent milking goats in Ireland, hitchhiking across the fjords of Norway, assisting with making artisanal pecorino in Italy and meandering through rural SE Asia, all with her best travel buddy and fellow alum Lena Bixby ’16! Although Abigail’s farming and travel shenanigans are over for now, the adventure isn’t. Abigail will move back to Minneapolis this fall to return to her Irish fiddle group and continue being an advocate for small farmers however she can.
2017 Andres Capous ’17 says, “Every day is another day in paradise!” He still lives in Illinois. This is his second year working at BCDVideo as a regional manager for Latin America and the Caribbean. He has become a big Chicago Cubs and Hawks fan now but never a Bears fan! Soccer is still a very big part of his life. He always looks forward to the alumni weekend to see his precious teammates and brothers. He says the sweetest of all girlfriends, Cyra Bammer ’18 is now in vet school at Purdue University, so he visits West Lafayette–Indiana very often. “Yes, Cyra is still as lovely as you remember her.” He is always excited to catch up with old friends, so reach out if you haven’t yet! Megan Davidson ’17 is pursuing a masters of science: digital anthropology at the University College of London. Since Lawrence, Greta M. Fritz ’17 has gotten to know the life of an Appleton Townie. She works at St. Elizabeth’s hospital as a medical scribe in the OBGYN department while she applies to medical school! “It’s a grueling process, but I’m hoping everything goes well.” On the weekends, she continues to make drinks and cook addicting bar food at the beloved
Wooden Nickel, which will turn 30 next year! She is now the veteran there and recently worked her fourth Mile of Music and has her fifth Oktoberfest coming up! She says it was great seeing some of you visit during LUAROO earlier this year! Studying for the MCAT in the spring, working at the hospital and bar, and volunteering in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (with tiny babies!) doesn’t leave time for much else, but she can’t wait to start the next step and attend med school (fingers crossed)! “Hope to see you all again soon, and can’t wait to read all your messages and updates! Thanks Alex, for organizing everything. Go Vikes!” Suzanne Hones ’17 spent last year working as an English teaching assistant at the middle school level in France, and she liked it well enough to expatriate herself a second time. So, after an uneventful summer at home, she is in Lyon, France, excited to bring knowledge of the American public school lunch menu (a favorite topic for students last year), among other things, to more middle schoolers. Equally as exciting is the chance to travel more, though, especially when it involves other Lawrentians. Luckily enough for her last year, it did on multiple occasions. Future plans are very much unknown, but she is hoping they’ll include work or school of some sort, friends, and bar trivia! After graduation Sara Jean Larsen ’17 worked at Björklunden for the summer and fall, and then moved to Sun Prairie, Wis. to work as a nanny for the cutest kid! She had a blast watching her grow from a 6-month old who couldn’t sit up on her own, to a walking 13-month old. In June, Sara took a cross country road trip out to the west half of the country (4,400 miles of driving by herself!) to visit a number of Lawrence friends. Since July, she has been back in school at the Sanford School of Medicine at University of South Dakota. She is loving it so far and can’t wait to see what the next four years have in store!
Kelsey L. Miles ’17 married the love of her life on June 23, 2018, and they are both currently settling into the new demands of medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. B.M. Mobassir ’17 is currently a psychologist with AABR, Inc. in New York. John E. Plasterer ’17 is happy to announce that he moved back to his hometown of Madison last year after graduation, and has begun pursuing a new degree: the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Capstone Certificate at UW–Madison, which he expects to finish this fall. He spent this past summer working for Madison’s NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) office, mapping the Cryosphere, or the Earth’s ice layer (think cryogenic freezing). “Although this was something of a low stakes project, the information I was able to research went towards an accessible high-resolution, interactive map. Not to mention terrific work experience.” While he is happy about the success he has had in GIS so far, John realizes there is still much more to learn and he looks forward to seeing where it all takes him. “Life after graduation has been amazing!” writes Sean P. Reynolds ’17, who is now entering his second season playing professional hockey! Last year, he spent time with the Danville Dashers before being called up to the Evansville Thunderbolts of Southern Professional Hockey League! This year he is signed to play with the Macon Mayhem, also in the Southern Professional Hockey League! “This summer, was filled with traveling all over the country and Europe! Got to see a beautiful wedding in Switzerland and stopped by in London to see family. As well as travel to Hawaii and climb the Stairway to Heaven! Many trips to the rest of the country were had but that’s it for my news!”
After spending the last year in Shanghai, China, working as a critical reading and writing instructor, Max R. Loebl ’17 has moved back to the United States. He is pursuing his master of arts in law and diplomacy at Tufts University’s Fletcher School in Boston, Mass. He will concentrate in security studies and international organizations while hoping to continue his pursuit of Russia and Eurasia studies.
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MARRIAGE AND UNIONS Ann Peterson Andersen ’63 and J. Thomas Hurvis ’60, Glenview, Ill., November 11, 2018 Gerald R. Wentland ’73 and Jean-Paul Michaud, Brooklyn, N.Y., July 15, 2018 Andrew R. Nelson ’84 and Victor Mor-Avi, Evanston, Ill., August 16, 2017 Jolie Graf Jacobus ’97 and Scott Jacobus, Madison, Wis., September 15, 2018 Nikolas O. Hoel ’99 and Rachel BirminghamHoel, Darien, Ill., November 3, 2017 Ryan R. Alban ’03 and Stephanie Alban, Green Bay, Wis., January 28, 2017 Carolynn M. Dude ’03 and Marco Rathjen, October 6, 2018
Lauren A. Semivan ’04 and John A. Shimon, Appleton, Wis., September 1, 2018
Sally Konzem Burns ’11 and Andy Burns, Keizer, Ore., R, July 14, 2018
Kassandra L. Kuehl ’05 and Mark J. Determan ’06, Minneapolis, Minn., July 19, 2017
Richard O. Wanerman ’11 and Cynthia Leigh Drakeman, Washington, D.C., October 27, 2018
Caitlin A. Cisler ’06 and Jesse E. Dochnahl ’06, Missoula, Mont., July 13, 2018
Xiang Li ’12 and James W. Darrell ’12, Denver, Colo., July 1, 2017
Marra Thompson Dietsche ’06 and Greg Dietsche, June 15, 2018
Lorraine R. Skuta ’13 and Michael Joseph Rowan, Janesville, Wis., July 31, 2018
Jeni L. Houser ’06 and David Blalock, Stoughton, Wis., June 1, 2017
Chase Nelson ’14 and Skyler Still Nelson, Breckenridge, Colo., June 23, 2018
Megan L. Karls ’07 and David Raba, Great Falls, Mont., August 18, 2018
Alexis K. Cuozzo ’15 and Samuel C. Rolfe ’15, Chicago, Ill., August 12, 2017
Alex Bunke ’09 and Jeanna Bunke, March 25, 2017
Lina B. Rosenberg ’15 and Christopher A. Foley ’16, Jamaica Plain, Mass., October 7, 2018
Felicia Behm Elenum ’09 and Zachary Elenum, Littleton, Colo., February 24, 2018
Shauna Lohr Kaplan ’03 and Bryan Kaplan, Des Moines, Iowa, May 20, 2018
Christie M. McCowen ’09 and Brandon R. Merillat, March 17, 2018
Genevieve M. Japinga ’04 and Jeff Japinga, Baltimore, Md., June 24, 2017
Cynthia Drake Morrow ’09 and Robert Morrow, Broomfield, Colo., May 6, 2017
Cameron L. Ericson ’04 and Frank Kennedy, Windsor, Colo., May 13, 2018
Emily A. Peck ’09 and Matthew Perkett, June 9, 2018
Marina C. Gittins ’15 and Hanson D. Rosenquist, Port Townsend, Wash., January 27, 2018 Lina Rosenberg ’15 and Christopher Foley ’16 (right) married in Maryland
Pictured from left to right: Ann Peterson Andersen ’63, Harry Kraemer ’77, Terry Franke ’68 and Tom Hurvis ’60 Harry and Terry donned Sonny and Cher costumes and sang, “I Got You Babe” at a small gathering in the Viking Room on November 3 to honor Tom and Ann’s upcoming wedding. They were married November 11 in Chicago. Surrounded by friends and family, Caitlin Cisler ’06 and Jesse Dochnahl ’06 married at their home in Missoula, Montana on July 13, 2018.
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Alex Rolfe ’12, Tyler Grasee ’15, Sam Rolfe ’15, Alexis Cuozzo ’15, Jack Lussenden ’15, Carly Gaeth ’15; Lawrentian wedding party in Chicago.
BIRTHS Phillip S. Myers ’90 and Kristin L. Ahlberg, Alexandria, Va., a son, John Ahlberg, February 6, 2018 Brandy L. Kline ’00, Milwaukee, Wis., a daughter, Genevieve June, June 27, 2018 Andrea J. Moffat ’01 and Kimberly Rogers, Chicago, Ill., a son, Lucas Everett, October 29, 2018 Beth A. Halpern ’02 and Mike Carathers, Allentown, Pa., a son, Tanoak Carathers, February 9, 2017 David W. Scott ’02 and Allie, Neenah, Wis., a son, Martin, August 1, 2018 Ryan R. Alban ’03 and Stephanie, Green Bay, Wis., a daughter, Addalyn Kay, January 18, 2018 Daniel W. Giles ’03 and Janice Mladonicky, Edina, Miinn., a son, Bodhi, January 15, 2018 Sarah Krile Radermacher ’03 and Jonathon, a daughter, Marie Kristine, March 25, 2018 Courtney Miller Rosen ’03 and Elie, a son, Avishai Ori, December 13, 2017 Daniel J. Van Sickle ’03 and Elizabeth, Appleton, Wis., a daughter, Evelyn Hazel, December 17, 2016 Jesse Belcher Guillen ’04 and Natalie, Santa Fe, N.M., a daughter, Zahara Isabela Genevieve, May 1, 2018 Carrie A. Brown ’04 and Jacob Wimer, Plattsmouth, Neb., a son, Everett, April 3, 2018 Caroline Holmes Dunn ’04 and David, a daughter, Hannah Marie, August 2, 2017 Nicole Kocken Beck ’04 and Paul ’04, Appleton, Wis., a son, Isaac Lawrence, September 2, 2017 Anna Peterson Sanders ’04 and David Sanders, Hortonville, Wis., a son, Oliver, July 28, 2017 Daniel B. Putterman ’04 and Christina, Portland, Ore., a daughter, Nora, February 19, 2017 Ashley Stanton Parker ’04 and Benjamin, Burlington, Vt., a son, Maurice, October 13, 2017 Christine J. Ziemer ’04, Saint Joseph, Mo., a daughter, Isabelle R., March 18, 2017 Tracy Bos Buck ’05 and Matthew, Neenah, Wis., a daughter, Beverly Beata, November 6, 2017
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Like many students at Lawrence, I have a wide range of interests, including soccer, volunteering in the community, philanthropy work through the Student Ambassador Program and reading. Lawrence has provided me with a fantastic education, as well as personal development through numerous opportunities on campus. I was able to turn my passion for volunteering into a job at the Volunteer Center. As a member of the women’s soccer team, Lawrence has allowed me to work on my leadership skills and play soccer at a high level, while still being encouraged to put my academics first. Through everything I am involved in, I witness the impact of the Lawrence Fund and donor support firsthand. One of my favorite things about Lawrence is that no matter what your interests are, this is a place with countless opportunities to develop your passions into skills.” —Barbara Espinosa ’20
Support students like Barbara with your gift to the Lawrence Fund today! 920-832-6548 • go.lawrence.edu/giving
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Emily Buzicky Swanson ’05 and Noah, a daughter, Patricia A., February 23, 2018 Sara Compas Hreha ’05 and Brandon, a daughter, Quinn, July 23, 2018
ABOVE: Quinn Joy Hreha
Sara A. Kind ’05 and Jason Peterson, twins, a son, Caleb, and a son, Luke, January 12, 2018
Lauren E. Kost-Smith ’05 and Zachary, Schaumburg, Ill., a son, Quentin Craig, October 12, 2017 Kassandra L. Kuehl ’05 and Mark J. Determan ’06, Minneapolis, Minn., a daughter, Eleanor Hermione, November 23, 2017 Helen M. Truax ’05 and Jesse D. Norton ’05, Forest Lake, Minn., a son, Quentin, October 11, 2017 Adam G. Wood ’05 and Kimberly, York, Pa., a daughter, Lorelei, July 24, 2017 Jessica Lepak Westlund ’06 and Jamie, Milton, Wis., a daughter, Arlo Grace, June 14, 2018 Lou E Perella ’06 and Laura, Riverside, R.I., a daughter, Lucille Evelyn, December 9, 2017 Adam M. Berey ’07 and Rebecca Allen, Seattle, Wash., a son, Boaz Samuel, May 31, 2018 Sarah Botsford Phelps ’07 and Brian, Appleton, Wis., a daughter, Emilia Joy, January 23, 2018 Veronica A. DeVore ’07 and Heath F. Gordon ’07, Bern, Switzerland, a son, Lawrence Christian, May 18, 2018
David A. Olynyk ’07 and Krista, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, a son, Calder James, April 12, 2018 Emily Rompelman Henderson ’07 and Jeffrey ’05, Appleton, Wis., a son, Maxwell Thomas, April 20, 2017 Rebecca Young Cassel ’07 and Trevor, Waukee, Iowa, a daughter, Eleanor Juliet, April 24, 2017 Paris Brown Wicker ’08 and Roger, Middleton, Wis., a daughter, Margaux, March 22, 2018 Krystine Reynolds Brengel ’08 and F. Taylor Brengel ’09, Madison, Wis., a daughter, Violet R., April 5, 2017 Jeanelle Adams Salm ’09 and Timothy ’08, Appleton, Wis., a son, Levi Michael, January 17, 2017 Leah J. Eisner Pryor ’09 and Tristan A. Lipe ’09, a son, Wyatt Pryor, March 2, 2017 Elizabeth Schroeder Baus ’09 and Adam, St. Paul, Minn., a daughter, MargaretMarie, January 31, 2018 Emily E. Collier ’10 and Nathan Anton, Fond du Lac, Wis., a daughter, Emily Collier, April 11, 2018 Gacia Coronado ’10 and Travis Rhodes, Appleton, Wis., a son, Matias John, October 16, 2018 Dita Rowley O’Boyle ’10 and Michael ’10, Fort Myers, Fla., a daughter, Tegan Gavia, April 4, 2018 Rachel Carver Stichnoth ’11 and Miller ’11, Chicago, Ill., a son, Albert James, July 11, 2018 Megan J. Childs ’12 and Butrus Rafid Bahnam, Forest Park, Ill., a son, Francis Rafid, June 19, 2017
L TO R: Calder James Olynyk; MargaretMarie Baus; Luke and Caleb Peterson
Michael J. Peters and Janet Sygnator Peters ’72
We are including Lawrence in our estate plans because we want to help ensure that Lawrence students have the best learning opportunities available on campus and at Bjӧrklunden. Lawrence helped Janet ’72 form her art education career and develop critical thinking skills important in today’s challenging world. Mike married into Lawrence and shares the enthusiasm of giving back to an institution and place they love. In our estate plans we have developed specific bequests to Lawrence that revolve around our interests and passions. We “customized” our giving back which makes it all the more special. Please consider joining Lawrence-Downer Legacy Circle by “giving back” to Lawrence as a thank you for what Lawrence has done for you. Be The Light! —Janet Sygnator Peters ’72 and Michael J. Peters
Join Janet and Michael in the Lawrence-Downer Legacy Circle. Visit legacygiving.lawrence.edu to learn more.
IN MEMORIAM
DECEASED ALUMNI Ann Shattuck Courtenay ’39, Advance, N.C., October 5, 2018. Survivors include a nephew, Bradlee H. Shattuck ’68; and a sister, Mary Shattuck Young ’45. Helen Ericksen Lippold ’42, Waterloo, Iowa, September 17, 2018. Doris Draeb Ullsperger ’42, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., November 13, 2018. Survivors include a cousin, Jacquelyn Draeb Bass ’46. Samuel G. Remley ’43, Norton, Mass.,October 4, 2018. Grace Kamerling Zabel ’43, Greenwood Village, Colo., April 9, 2018. Mary Day Lewis ’44, Milwaukee, Wis., November 1, 2018. Survivors include a son, Scott Lewis ’69. Virginia Bruce Selzer M-D’44, Elm Grove, Wis., August 14, 2018. Margery Dixon Nauer ’45, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 24, 2018. Mary Durgin Warner ’45, Ellison Bay, Wis., June 26, 2018. Survivors include a cousin, Elizabeth L. Darner ’90. Ruth-Marie Dewald Lucht ’46, Milwaukee, Wis., June 8, 2018. Robert M. Tennant ’46, Rockford, Ill., October 3, 2018. Judith David Zuehsow M-D’46, Park Ridge, Ill., August 1, 2018. Joan K. Downey M-D’47, Arlington Heights, Ill., July 15, 2018. Louise Wesle Wuesthoff M-D’47, Mequon, Wis., September 27, 2018. Tomiko Inouye Yamamoto M-D’47, Santa Monica, Calif., February 21, 2017. Muriel Clapp Curry ’48, Madison, Wis., November 20, 2018. Survivors include a daughter, Melinda Curry Douglass ’81.
Thomas A. Steitz ’62, one of the giants of biochemistry whose research on the structure of ribosomes earned him the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, died on Tuesday, October 9, from pancreatic cancer. A 1962 graduate of Lawrence University who earned a bachelor’s degree with a major in chemistry, Steitz also received an honorary doctorate of science degree from his alma mater in 1981, as well as the Lucia R. Briggs Distinguished Achievement Award in 2002. Among his many achivements, Steitz was honored with the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his decades-long research into the structure and function of ribosomes, which decode messenger RNA into proteins, a function central to life. An understanding of the structural basis of the function of ribosomes provides possibilities for the development of new antibiotics. The year after winning his Nobel, Steitz returned to Lawrence as the featured speaker for the university’s 161st Commencement. As part of the celebration of Steitz’s achievements, Lawrence renamed its Science Building—home to the university’s chemistry and biology programs—to Thomas A. Steitz Hall of Science.
Norma Berg Hastings M-D’48, Snohomish, Wash., May 3, 2018. Adeline Kano M-D’48, Fort Collins, Colo., July 30, 2018. Kenneth R. Stoddart ’48, Fond du Lac, Wis., June 17, 2018. Survivors include a grandson, Matthew J. Pflum ’91. Alice Dunn Zwick M-D’48, Menomonee Falls, Wis., September 15, 2018.
“The world knows Tom as a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist,” says Lawrence University President Mark Burstein. “To the Lawrence community, he was a beloved classmate, smart and engaging alumnus, and all-around gentleman. We will miss his presence and leadership. And in his name, we will carry on the values of learning and transformation his life’s story represents.” Thomas Steitz is survived by his wife, Joan, and son, Jon.
Ralph A. Buesing ’49, Appleton, Wis., July 7, 2018. Survivors include a nephew, Kenneth K. DuVall ’84; and a sister, JoAnn Buesing DuVall ’57.
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Marvin O. Grady ’49, Milwaukee, Wis., February 14, 2018. Arlyne Sandell Fritschel M-D’50, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., September 11, 2018. Hope Freeman Johnson M-D’50, Redwood City, Calif., July 14, 2018. Blanche Ligare Lindmark ’50, Seattle, Wash., December 25, 2017. James C. Stratman ’50, Minneapolis, Minn., October 5, 2018. Harry M. Clor ’51, Gambier, Ohio, August 25, 2018. Mary E. Fortney M-D’51, Viroqua, Wis., August 10, 2018. Roland J. Grishaber ’51, Redding, Calif., October 18, 2018. Survivors include his wife Barbara Schmidt Grishaber ’53.
Richard M. Bauer ’53, Midlothian, Va., June 1, 2018. Survivors include a daughter, Laura Bauer Beecy ’86; a daughter, Sarah Anne Bauer ’79; a son, Richard M. Bauer ’81; a son, Mark P. Bauer ’73; and a daughter, Joanne B. Bauer ’77.
Carl G. Schwendler ’59, Green Bay, Wis., September 6, 2018. Survivors include a son, Carl M. Carter-Schwendler ’91.
Jill Moore Haycock ’53, Madison, Wis., August 16, 2018.
Robert E. Meek ’61, The Villages, Fla., May 31, 2018.
Jane Marsik Jelinek ’53, Naples, Fla., July 25, 2018.
Keith J. Olander ’61, Cannon Beach, Ore., May 31, 2018. Survivors include his wife, Carol Wiese Nichols ’61.
Donald M. Matheson ’53, Plymouth, Wis., June 19, 2018. Survivors include a brother, Kenneth D. Matheson ’55. Gilbert A. Stammer ’53, Reeds Spring, Mo., June 21, 2018.
Mildred Knuth Mendlik ’51, Land O Lakes, Wis., July 19, 2018.
Ralph E. Peterson ’54, Marinette, Wis., August 6, 2018.
James B. Sinclair ’51, Savoy, Ill., November 12, 2018.
James R. Overby ’55, Wilton, Conn., September 17, 2018. Survivors include his wife Delphine Joerns Overby ’55; and a daughter, Kristyn Overby Prial ’90.
Ralph H. Burlingham ’52, South Holland, Ill., August 4, 2017.
Thomas A. Steitz ’62, Branford, Conn., October 9, 2018. Survivors include a brother, Richard R. Steitz ’64. William A. Herzog ’63, Kirkland, Wash., November 4, 2018.
John J. Zei ’53, Simsbury, CT, July 30, 2018. Richard W. Kuehl ’54, Port Edwards, Wis., November 22, 2018. Survivors include a son, John R. Kuehl ’83; and a daughter, Carrie L. Kuehl ’82.
Arthur P. Becker ’52, Brooklyn Park, Minn., June 22, 2018.
Susan Stevens Garnett ’59, San Anselmo, Calif., August 9, 2018.
William G. Botsford ’53, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 5, 2018.
Alice Van Housen Littlefield ’51, Neenah, Wis., August 25, 2018. Survivors include a niece, Holly Skaer ’91; and a brother-in-law, Thomas C. Van Housen ’51.
Elizabeth Artus Zick ’51, Phoenix, Ariz., June 13, 2018.
Shirley Zurchauer M-D’58, Woodstock, Ill., September 26, 2018.
William W. Joyce ’56, East Lansing, Mich., June 25, 2018. Survivors include a son, William Brooke Joyce ’95. John N. O’Brien ’56, Libertyville, Ill., September 3, 2018. Survivors include a son, James C. O’Brien ’93.
Thomas C. Krohn ’63, Racine, Wis., July 21, 2018. Survivors include a brother, Robert G. Krohn ’67. Dana M. Spencer ’64, Peterborough, N.H., July 17, 2018. Ann Bromley Jennings M-D’65, Neptune, N.J., October 14, 2018. Bob Tirk ’65, Sarasota, Fla., July 3, 2018. Survivors include his wife Ann Uber Tirk ’64; a brother, Kirby S. Tirk ’72; a sister-in-law, Veronica Balassone ’72; and a son, Richard J. Tirk ’96. Tom Braun ’66, Minneapolis, Minn., October 31, 2018. Survivors include a granddaughter, Mia Rosa Pardo ’21; a brother, Alan G. Braun ’69; and a daughter, Laura Braun Pardo ’90.
Jean Ziegler Chatterton ’52, June 21, 2018. Shirley Silliman Farrow ’52, Whitney, Texas, November 25, 2018.
Helmi Gawboy Andrews M-D’57, Orr, Minn., July 9, 2018.
James L. Webers ’52, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., October 2, 2018.
Barbara Kraemer Davidson M-D’57, West Peoria, Ill., March 5, 2018. Survivors include a daughter, Tanya Davidson Coughlin ’92.
Gilbert H. Barnes ’53, Carmel, Ind., October 25, 2018.
Sandra Rapkin Kahn M-D’57, August 10, 2018. Robert J. Swan ’57, Madison, Wis., September 6, 2018.
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Susan Krohne Hargreaves ’67, Marquette, Mich., October 22, 2018. Survivors include a niece, Lisa A. Shirah-Hiers ’88; and a daughter, Katherine E. Hargreaves ’92. Douglas A. Gruehn ’68, Milwaukee, Wis., June 30, 2018. Tom Cokins ’69, Riverside, Ill., August 10, 2018. Frank G. Rippl ’69, Appleton, Wis., August 11, 2018. Survivors include his wife Carol A. Jegen ’70.
IN MEMORIAM
Sheldon J. Ralph ’71, Lancaster, Wis., September 29, 2018. R. Bruce DenUyl ’74, Telluride, Colo., September 18, 2018. Survivors include his wife Jacquelyne Nixon DenUyl ’74; a cousin, Victoria L. Williams ’76; a nephew, Mark J. Raasch ’98; relative, George C. Nixon ’12; and relative, Ethel Clark Nixon ’13.
Ann Davis, Neenah, Wis., September 9, 2018, mother of John R. Davis ’76, mother of Jerome T. Davis ’88.
William E. Moore, San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 2018, husband of Anita Beltran Moore M-D’63.
Dean W. Einspahr, Appleton, Wis., July 5, 2018.
Patrecia A. Moriarty, Appleton, Wis., June 28, 2018.
Victor Elam, Dallas, Texas, July 15, 2018, wife of Thomas F. Froehlich ’74.
Kenneth L. Opgenorth, Kimberly, Wis., November 9, 2017, husband of MaryLou Lloyd Opgenorth ’61.
Maurice J. Westmoreland ’78, Albany, N.Y., October 23, 2018.
Ken Engelman, Madison, Wis., September 5, 2018.
Kraig J. Krueger ’84, Winneconne, Wis., October 8, 2018. Survivors include a brother, Korey Jonathon Krueger ’95; and a brother, K. Joe Krueger ’91.
Max R. Fritschel, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., September 11, 2018.
Harry T. Amyotte ’85, Norwalk, Conn., August 25, 2018. Survivors include a niece, Solveig Smithback Schroerlucke ’09. Margaret M. Haywood ’85, Chicago, Ill., September 13, 2018. Christopher H. Lindfelt ’88, Redlands, Calif., June 2, 2018. Survivors include his parents Haldon W. Lindfelt ’60 and Mary Lou Lindfelt.
Richard D. Gans, Park Forest, Ill., February 23, 2018, father of Chelsea F. Gans ’14. Robert D. Guthrie, Lexington, Ky., February 13, 2018, husband of Roberta Luce Guthrie ’57. Sofia Haken, Champaign, Ill., August 1, 2018, daughter of Leila Ann Ramagopal Pertl ’87.
Jennifer A. Spicuzza-Pfannerstill ’95, Wilmette, Ill., July 2, 2018.
Amelia Henderson, Appleton, Wis., October 18, 2018, grandmother of John A. Bachhuber ’94, mother of Karen Henderson Bachhuber ’68.
Anthony Y. Tong ’97, Madison, Wis., September 19, 2018.
Victor Hosang, Appleton, Wis., November 19, 2018.
FAMILY, FRIENDS AND STAFF
Susan A. Johnson, Atlanta, Ga., January 17, 2018, sister-in-law of Carolyn Lohman Johnson ’59, wife of Ronald C. Johnson ’57.
Eileen Auer, New London, Wis., November 4, 2018. Percy A. Blount, Appleton, Wis., July 4, 2018. Frederick C. Busse, Saint Charles, Mo., December 6, 2017, husband of Barbara Richards Busse ’61. Philip Clark, Saint Peter, Minn., June 3, 2018, husband of Ann Cerny Clark ’66. Volindah Costabell, Louisville, Ky., October 6, 2018, mother of Resli E. Costabell ’85. Suellen C. Croteau, Key West, Fla., February 12, 2018, wife of Michael E. Hayes ’65.
Marlene C. Kayser, St. Paul, Minn., October 5, 2018, wife of Thomas C. Kayser ’58. Evelyn Keller, Appleton, Wis., November 14, 2018. Esther A. Kempen, Kimberly, Wis., September 26, 2018.
Joseph Perez, Appleton, Wis., November 8, 2018, uncle of Hans R. Vittinghoff ’87, uncle of Della Roll Schroeder ’01, uncle of Hilary Staack Armstrong ’90, husband of Lucy Staack Perez ’59. Mary C. Procknow, Appleton, Wis., September 13, 2018. Patricia M. Rauch, Appleton, Wis., July 7, 2018. Philip F. Ritger, Wausau, Wis., December 6, 2017, father of Philip L. Ritger ’83. Caryl Mae Scheurman, Watertown, Wis., April 25, 2018, grandmother of Kara S. Scheurman ’96. Dale Schumaker, Appleton, Wis., November 2, 2018. Kathleen Smudde, June 26, 2018. William S. Steele, Bridgewater, Conn., December 17, 2016, father of Elizabeth V. Steele-Maley ’94. Wilmont Vickrey, Chicago, Ill., July 10, 2018. Thomas E. Wenzlau, Colorado Springs, Colo., August 1, 2018, father of Scott A. Wenzlau ’73, father of David T. Wenzlau ’79. Carl Wulff, Racine, Wis., October 31, 2017. Robert G. Zick, Phoenix, Ariz., June 12, 2016. W.H. Zuehsow, Park Ridge, Ill..
Robert F. Kempf, Dallas, Texas, December 11, 2017, husband of Nancy Twelmeyer Kempf M-D’51. Mary Ann Knabe, Castro Valley, Calif., June 13, 2018, wife of Timothy P. Knabe ’65. Bernadette Lutz, Appleton, Wis., July 8, 2018.
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