There will be plenty of Mission House and Lakeland artifacts on display at the Sesquicentennial Square, which is part of All-College Reunion Weekend. Dig through your closets and bring back your own special memories.
Welcome to Lakeland College’s Sesquicentennial year
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In this special issue of Lakeland Magazine, we’re pleased to present a complete guide to the Sesquicentennial, the celebration of the college’s 150th anniversary. A list of all events and updates is available at http://lakeland150.org . For more than two years, it has been our pleasure to lead a group of more than 100 alumni who have planned a wide range of events designed to celebrate, educate and motivate. The creativity and dedication of the team to the college is truly inspiring.
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Cover Story: Happy 150th Anniversary, Lakeland College!
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All-College Reunion: Something for Everyone
winter 2012 Volume 6. Number 1. Lakeland, the magazine of Lakeland College, is published three times a year and is distributed to alumni and friends of Lakeland by the Communications Department. We welcome feedback and letters to the editor via email to: gallianettidd@lakeland.edu Lakeland College Mission Statement:
Lakeland College, a liberal arts college related to the United Church of Christ, is committed to educating men and women of diverse backgrounds, enabling them to earn a living, to make ethical decisions, and to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives distinguished by intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth.
Kip Bedore ’77 and Bill Sheldon ’66, Co-Chairs, Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee We are proud of our past and will celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of alumni. But, as an institution of hig her education, Lakeland is always evolving. Seeing how this evolutionary process has shaped the college since you have been gone is not only exciting, but keeps you connected to the vibrant institution that Lakeland College is today. Lastly, it is our hope that the celebration of this milestone will stimulate everyone to become more involved in our alma mater. One great opportunity will be the upcoming All-College Reunion, June 21-24. Because of space limitations, we encourage you to register now by visiting h t tp://la k ela nd150.o rg .
Wishing all Lakeland College alumni a Happy Sesquicentennial
2012 is a milestone year in the college’s history. We recently met with five Lakeland graduates to discuss their work on the Sesquicentennial planning committee and the importance of this special celebration.
After years of ideas and planning, the college is ready to unveil plans for the All-College Reunion. There is something for everyone during this four-day extravaganza. Read the details, and make sure you reserve your spot soon.
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Homecoming 2011 Recap
president: Stephen A. Gould
As part of the Sesquicentennial, the college has assembled six speakers who promise to offer thoughtprovoking presentations on some of today’s critical topics. Learn more about this impressive lineup.
The Lakeland College Alumni Association honored six distinguished alumni as part of another successful Homecoming weekend. Read more about the award recipients.
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Scene on Campus
Spend a few minutes re-acquainting yourself with two familiar faces: Associate Professor of English Lucretia Crawford and Professor Emeritus Keith Striggow.
Lakeland’s beloved mascot sure has been putting on the miles as he prepares for the Sesquicentennial. Check out a couple of the places he’s visited and the alumni he’s seeing.
Catch up on what’s been happening in the lives of your former classmates, and pause to remember one of the college’s great athletic coaches.
The college’s education program earned some outstanding grades, and several faculty members are sharing their talents off campus.
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What happens when you ask alumni to plan and implement the biggest celebration in the college’s history? You’ll find the answer in this special issue of Lakeland magazine.
The centerpiece of their years of generating ideas and planning is the All-College Reunion, scheduled for June 21-24. The All-College Reunion will be a weekend filled with celebrating, re-connecting and learning. Another highlight of the Sesquicentennial year is the Great Thinkers Series, an exciting lineup of speakers on topics ranging from energy to sustainable food systems to education. There will be events throughout the state and in locations around the country. And finally, a number of international alumni trips are being planned to Germany, Malawi, Japan and London.
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“The Sesquicentennial is so important because it doesn’t matter if you’re a Mission House graduate from the 1940s or a Lakeland graduate from 2007. As the alma mater says, this is a place that is always home,” said Terry Thiessen ’70. “The Sesquicentennial is an opportunity for us to welcome people home to celebrate who we are and what we will continue to be. It’s an opportunity to renew old acquaintances, connect to memories long past and get excited about Lakeland’s future.” “Anybody who has gone to Lakeland has a special sense of belonging,” said Elaine Bablitch ’06. “This college has given so many people such wonderful opportunities. The more you learn, the more you realize how special this place is.”
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As a student, she was a volunteer tutor for the college’s international program, and remains in contact with several alumni living overseas. “I really believe in the Kellett School,” Bablitch said. “If you have a passion for something, you need to support it.” Both Henschel and Bablitch feel good when they’re doing something in conjunction with the college. “When you’re asked to serve by an institution that’s been good to you, you say yes,” Henschel said. Lisa Vihos, director of alumni relations and the staff person most directly responsible for guiding the Sesquicentennial planning and implementation, is often awed by the commitment of alumni to lend a hand. “Many alumni have put countless hours into planning the Sesquicentennial, and we could not have done this without them,”
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In late November, Lakeland magazine sat down with a few of those volunteers to have them discuss the importance of the Sesquicentennial.
But Lakeland is not just a place; it’s an everincreasing collection of stories of students, alumni, faculty and staff. The Sesquicentennial celebration is the time to honor collectively those individual experiences. Floyd Henschel ’60 enlisted in the Marines at age 17 during the Korean War, and used the G.I. Bill to fund his education at Lakeland. “The college did a lot for me and my life,” he said. Bablitch was working at Kohler Co. when she decided to pursue a college degree.
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Floyd Henschel ’60 chairs the athletics committee, the group that’s planning the Season of the Muskies athletic banquet on June 22. He received the 2011 Service to the College award and previously won the Professional Achievement Award. He served for 18 years on the Hall of Fame Board and served twice on the Alumni Association Board.
Vihos said. “But when you consider the way their personal lives and the college overlap, it isn’t really so surprising.” Becky Johnston’s parents, siblings and her husband, Joel ’80, all attended Lakeland. “Because of Lakeland’s unique location, it really is a community, and the Sesquicentennial gives us a chance to bring generations of our community back together,” Johnston ’85 said. “College is a meaningful time, and, especially for Lakeland graduates, college friends become lifelong friends.” Similarly, Terry Thiessen’s father, Edgar, served decades on the college’s music faculty, and his first memories of the college are coming to campus in 1955 with his father and interacting with Mission House faculty and students. His sisters attended Lakeland, as well as his wife, Karen, and his son, Matt. “One of my major reasons for being on this earth is to be a volunteer,” Thiessen said. “I learned that here at Lakeland. So many of our professors volunteered their time. Whether I’m doing alumni board work, the Movers & Shakers Gala or the Sesquicentennial, I love helping Lakeland.” For some, the Sesquicentennial will symbolize the college’s survival. Milton College, one of Lakeland’s great athletic rivals of the past, closed in 1982. Mount Scenario closed in 2002. “So many colleges like Lakeland have ceased to exist,” Johnston said. “Not only has Lakeland survived for 150 years, it has thrived. We need to celebrate that.” Henschel thinks that the same dedication those German immigrants who founded Mission House had to education is continuing today. “The focus of expanding educational opportunity was the motivator from the beginning and the college has stayed true to that today,” Henschel said. “Our current president (Stephen Gould) has done an incredible job of leading the institution over the past 14 years and getting us to this milestone. These things should be celebrated.” Y the magazine
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Terry Thiessen ’70 is a member of the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee. He also chairs the alumni events division, which works closely with the All-College Reunion committee and the Blasters committee. He has also been on the LCAA board since 2003 and he is currently vice president, and has been on the planning committee of the Movers & Shakers Gala since its inception. Becky Johnston ’85 chairs the church relations subcommittee, and was involved with some of the first Sesquicentennial discussions. She has served on the LCAA board since 2008 and is a member of the Board Affairs Task Force. Elaine Bablitch ’06 serves on the off-campus events committee, and she’s been transcribing oral history interviews with several Mission House graduates. She won the 2006 Robert W. Lope Award as the outstanding graduate of the Kellett School of Adult Education.
Monica Pfeifer ’06 co-chairs the off-campus events committee with her husband, Luke ’06. She has also been active in planning the Sesquicentennial since some of the initial planning meetings.
Clockwise from upper left: Monica Pfeifer, Terry Thiessen, Becky Johnston and Floyd Henschel
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All-College Reunion Preview
Imagine the biggest, most fun family reunion that you’ve ever attended. It is an apt reference to put you in the right frame of mind for the All-College Reunion. Lakeland’s campus will play host on June 21-24 to the largest gathering of the college’s alumni in history. It’s a four-day experience for alumni and their families that you won’t want to miss. “Homecoming on steroids” is how Becky Johnston ’85 describes it. The All-College Reunion puts a spotlight on everyone, offering a unique opportunity to re-connect with old friends and make plenty of new ones. The All-College Reunion committee has put together a program that provides something for everyone. “There is programming that will energize you,” said Terry Thiessen ’70. “It’s a chance to meet new people that have a common thread – Lakeland.” Floyd Henschel ’60 suspects that graduates who haven’t returned to campus for a few decades are in for a surprise. “To drive around campus and see all the new buildings and landscaping, you’ll be amazed at how beautiful our college is,” Henschel said. Monica Pfeifer ’06 hopes her peers will take advantage of the opportunity to expand their networks by interacting with successful Lakeland alumni. “A lot of alums my age don’t see a benefit to going back other than to see friends,” Pfeifer said. “The Sesquicentennial is the biggest thing the college has ever done to get everyone together from all different classes. It’s a chance to network with new people
Alumni classes
Your return to campus wouldn’t be complete without spending time learning. Stimulate your mind and engage in compelling conversation with former classmates and professors in one of these thought-provoking classes offered on Friday and Saturday during the All-College Reunion.
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on a level much larger than we could experience at Homecoming.” For Kellett School graduates who have never been to campus or visited just once for commencement, it’s a chance to plug into the pride that is Lakeland. “It’s important to celebrate the roots of the school where your education came from,” said Elaine Bablitch ’06. “Non-traditional students have a connection to Lakeland, but this is a chance to deepen that connection by talking with other alumni.” A detailed schedule of the weekend is available online at http://lakeland150.org/schedule. You can register today for the weekend online at http://lakeland150.org/register or by calling Lisa Vihos at (920) 565-1295.
Opening celebration, Thursday, 7 p.m., Bradley Theatre
The weekend begins with a joyful program of music, pageantry and the thoughtful insights of master storyteller Valerie Tutson. Tutson will provide a special perspective on the college’s story. You will be moved and proud to be a Muskie at the inspiring launch of this historic weekend.
Alumni art exhibit, Bradley Gallery, open daily The Bradley Gallery will feature works of art by alumni in a variety of media.
“The New Media Generation”
Matt Rutlin ’09, founder of MattNova Productions, LLC, and John McKenzie, Lakeland’s instructor of communications, will examine how Generation Y use new media in work environments and the role new media plays in helping them get politically engaged and shape their identities.
“What Are Pilots Doing Up There, Anyway Leadership in the Cockpit”
Joe McGeorge, Lakeland’s instructor of aviation, will present best practices in aviation education and how Lakeland’s aviation program is training the next generation of skilled pilots.
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“End Times: Prophets or Profits?”
Shannon Kring Buset ’96, author and filmmaker, joins Karl Kuhn, associate professor of religion, and Paul White, assistant professor of general studies, to discuss prophecy in the Judeo-Christian tradition, millennial movements in the United States and the Mayan and Hopi “end of the world” prophecies set for the year 2012. Clips from a new documentary made by Kring Buset will be shown and discussed.
“Education in American Society: Competing, Conserving and Entertaining on the Path to Extinction”
Keith Striggow, Lakeland emeritus professor of sociology, will explore what is undermining
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Blasters Classic Golf Tournament, Friday
Grab your clubs and join us as we mark the 25th anniversary of this enduring fundraiser. Spend the day with alumni and friends on one of Sheboygan County’s spectacular golf courses to raise money for scholarships and studentathletes. The Bull at Pinehurst Farms, a Jack Nicklaus signature course, will host the Moose Woltzen Cup, while Town & Country Golf Course in Sheboygan hosts the Mike Devaney and Millennium Cups (a nine-hole option). At the end of the day, golfers will gather on campus for an awards ceremony.
Barn Dance, Friday, 5 p.m., Klessig Farm, Cleveland The festivities at Klessig Farm, about 10 minutes north of campus, will take you back to the era when the college was founded. The original barn was built in the mid-1800s. Enjoy great food, toe-tapping music and lively dancing for those who just can’t sit still. Margret Klessig, the 91-year-old matriarch of the family, was Lakeland’s first May Queen in 1939.
Season of the Muskies Banquet, Friday, 6 p.m., Wehr Center Fieldhouse If you’ve ever worn the navy blue and gold or cheered the Muskies on to victory, this event is for you. Celebrate the college’s
effective education in America while highlighting initiatives that are attempting to revitalize our public education system.
“Mission House/Lakeland History: Origins and Influence”
Jon Gunnemann, emeritus professor of social ethics at Emory University, will trace the history of the college, beginning with the arrival of German immigrants in 1847. He will discuss the early days of the college and the development of a curriculum that became a model for American small college and seminary education.
long athletic history with the premiere of a new video and an address by a special guest speaker.
Homecoming luncheon, Saturday, 11 a.m., Wehr Center Fieldhouse All alumni will be honored, with special recognition of the emeritus club inductees and reunion classes.
Reunion band and choir concert, Saturday, 4 p.m., Bradley Theatre Alumni of the band and choir programs will be joined by current students to perform a concert to include world premieres of a band composition by Ron Knoener ’69 and a choral work by Wayne Wildman ’79.
Alumni celebration dinner, Saturday, 7 p.m., Wehr Center Fieldhouse
The marquee event of the weekend will feature a performance by Chicago’s world-renowned Second City comedy troupe.
Youth activities, Friday and Saturday Lakeland athletes will have games and activities for all ages on the soccer fields on Saturday morning. Give your children a peek into the world of winning Muskie athletics by interacting with the college’s talented and spirited athletes. Lakeland’s science faculty are planning activities that allow your children to have fun in the lab.
“Numbers About the Economy Everyone Should Know”
Scott Niederjohn, associate professor of business administration, will discuss the measures historically used when determining the health of the economy – unemployment and gross domestic product – and examine how they’ve changed over time in Wisconsin and how those changes impact people’s everyday life.
“Turning from Oil and Heavy Metals to Nature: Searching for an Environmentally-Friendly Plastic”
Brian Frink, associate professor of chemistry, and student researchers will share their research on making polymers from natu-
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ral materials. The goal of the research is to manufacture plastic that is industrially useful, made from renewable sources, environmentally friendly and biodegradable.
“A Look at the Youth Sport Experience in Sheboygan County”
Faculty members April Arvan ’93 M.Ed. ’95, Kelly Quick and John Yang will be joined by student researchers to present findings on the state of youth sports in Sheboygan County. The group is using a national model to identify the strengths and weaknesses in local youth and adolescent sport experiences.
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Housing
As you make plans to join us for the All-College Reunion, we have your housing needs covered. Want to truly re-live life on campus? We have plenty of space available in one of the college’s residence halls. Here’s a listing of campus housing options. All rooms include linens, towels and soap. If you have questions, please contact Kym Leibham at (920) 565-1034. You can reserve a room as part of your registration for the All-College Reunion weekend at http://lakeland150.org. Want to plan a reunion of your old roommates? Consider booking a Brotz Hall pod or an apartment for four, six or eight people.
Hill or Morland Houses
South Hall
Four-person apartment. Two double rooms, restroom, kitchen, living room, study, A/C, handicapped accessible. $100 per apartment per night
Kurtz House
Eight-person apartment. Three double rooms, two single rooms, two restrooms, kitchen, living room, A/C. $175 per apartment per night
Six-person apartment. Two double rooms, two single rooms, two restrooms, kitchen, living room, A/C. $140 per apartment per night
Brotz Hall Double
Double room in pod of three double rooms and two single rooms. Two shared restrooms, living area, A/C, kitchen, handicapped accessible. $50 per night
Brotz Hall Single
Single room in pod of three double rooms and two single rooms. Two shared restrooms, living area, A/C, kitchen, handicapped accessible. $40 per night
Grosshuesch, Muehlmeier and Krueger Halls
Single rooms available in a traditional dorm setting. Shared restroom, living area and kitchen. $40 per night
In addition to rooms on campus, we have reserved rooms at special Lakeland College rates at four area hotels. Rooms will be held until May 1, 2012, but if you’re interested, we suggest you call as soon as you’ve made plans. Please mention the Lakeland College All-College Reunion when contacting the hotels.
Blue Harbor Resort
$179 per night Reservation code: #7AF7TO Double queen rooms and family suites (The rate includes waterpark passes) 725 Blue Harbor Drive, Sheboygan (920) 452-2900
Harbor Winds
$109 per night Double and single rooms 905 South 8th St., Sheboygan (920) 452-9000
Holiday Inn, Manitowoc
GrandStay
$139 per night One-bedroom suites with a queen-size bed and a living room with a couch bed 708 Niagara Avenue, Sheboygan (920) 208-8000
Single room $105 per night, double room $125 per night 4601 Calumet Avenue, Manitowoc (920) 682-6000
packages To better accommodate your needs for this special weekend, we are pleased to offer several packages for the All-College Reunion. Select the package that best fits your travel and attendance plans. You can register for the All-College Reunion online now at http://lakeland150.org/register or, to receive a printed registration form, contact Lisa Vihos at (920) 565-1295 or vihoslb@lakeland.edu.
Muskie Package: Covers the entire All-College Reunion weekend. $130 per person (price does not include Blasters). Blue Package: Saturday only with lunch and dinner.
$85 per person.
Gold Package: Friday only with dinner.
Blasters Classic Golf Tournaments: • Woltzen Cup/ The Bull at Pinehurst Farms $200 per person • Devaney Cup/Town & Country Golf Course $100 per person • Millennium Cup (nine holes)/Town & Country Golf Course $50 per person.
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Alumni Trips
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To help mark the Sesquicentennial, the college is offering alumni the chance to participate in several special trips abroad. The trips will mix learning and leisure in what promises to be a wealth of memorable experiences. For more information regarding the pricing, itineraries, and specific details of each trip, please contact the individuals indicated below.
In any community, there is a central meeting place, a town square, so to speak. It’s that spot where you run into someone you know, and you can catch up on life’s events. During the All-College Reunion, that place will be the Sesquicentennial Square.
Malawi Join Professor Jeff Elzinga on an unforgettable 13-day journey to Malawi and South Africa, May 9-12. The group will travel throughout much of the central and southern regions of Malawi, meet with many of the 50 Malawians who have graduated from Lakeland and see some of the schools that have been built from proceeds of the Movers & Shakers Gala. Space is limited to a maximum of 10 guests, and a non-refundable deposit of $1,000 for the trip must be received by January 15, 2012. Contact Jeff Elzinga at elzingaj@lakeland.edu or (920) 565-1281.
The Moose and Dona Woltzen Gymnasium will be
London In December 2012, English Professor Linda
is leading the effort to build the square. “If alumni haven’t
Tolman and Associate Professor of Theatre and Speech Charlie Krebs will lead an 11-day theatre trip to London and Stratford-Upon-Avon. The trip includes five productions performed by some of the most prestigious theatrical companies in the West, ranging from classical Shakespearean drama to modern musicals. Also included is a full-day tour to Bath and Stonehenge, along with group discussions before or after each performance. Contact Linda Tolman at tolmanl@ lakeland.edu or (920) 565-1441.
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transformed into an interactive space where alumni can re-connect with old friends for a walk down memory lane or catch up on what’s happened at Lakeland since they graduated. “It’s a place where alumni will come to relive old memories and to be inspired about the Lakeland of today,” said Martha Schott, a retired Lakeland faculty member who
at the Lakeland of today. It’s not the school they went to, but it’s a school they will want to support and to encourage others to attend. They will be able to learn all about it in the Sesquicentennial Square.”
Eight groups representing all aspects of the college will
have representatives and displays at the square throughout the
Caribbean Lakeland is planning a cruise to the
weekend, including alumni, the arts, athletics, the faculty, the
Caribbean in January or February of 2013. Please watch the website as more details are taking shape. Contact Emily Rendall-Araujo at rendallaraujoec@lakeland.edu or (920) 565-1224.
Greeks, international, Mission House and student media. The groups will have memorabilia from throughout the decades and plenty of familiar faces to swap stories and reminisce. “It’s
Japan In May 2013, Jen Siebert, Lakeland’s instructor of Japanese, will lead a group of current students and alumni to Japan for a cultural immersion experience. The group will visit Lakeland’s campus in Tokyo. Excursions may include day trips to Kamakura and Nikko, and tours of Ishikawa Sake Brewery and the Tsukiji Fish Market. Contact Jen Siebert at siebertj@lakeland.edu or (920) 565-1378.
an opportunity to relive your relationship with these groups, and learn about what they’re doing today,” Schott said. “It’s been amazing to see people taking ownership of these areas.”
The square will also include lounge areas where people can
sit and visit. Refreshments will be available throughout the
Germany In May 2013, Associate Professor of German
weekend, as well as displays of photos and video from the
Martin Ulrich will lead a trip to Germany. The group will visit the small village of Langenholzhausen, the home of the Reineking settlers who ventured to the town of Herman (Wisconsin) in 1847. There will be alumni celebrations in Kassel and Esslingen (sister city to Sheboygan) and visits to Berlin, Wartburg Castle, Wittenberg and Erfurt. Contact Martin Ulrich at ulrichm@lakeland.edu or (920) 565-1416.
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As part of the Sesquicentennial, we are proud to present the Great Thinkers Series.
Our 2012-13 lineup of speakers offers thought-provoking presentations on some of today’s critical topics, including leadership, business, science, environmental issues, religion and education. The lectures are free, open to the public and begin at 11 a.m. in the Bradley Theatre, unless noted.
(Pictured clockwise from upper left: Alex Filippenko, Emilie Townes, Paul Adams III, Lillian Daniel, Will Allen, Lonnel Coats.)
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Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 Opening Convocation Lecture Lonnel Coats, president and CEO, Eisai Inc.
Lonnel Coats joined Eisai Inc. in 1996 as a regional sales director, but quickly advanced through a series of positions, culminating with his appointment as president in 2004. He led the creation of Eisai’s managed care group, helped build the company’s U.S. presence in neurology and primary care and has worked with the clinical development team on numerous products. After being named vice president of human resources in 2001, he was instrumental in establishing a five-year vision for the company. In his current roles as president and CEO of Eisai Inc. and president of Eisai Corporation of North America, he is responsible for the strategic direction of the U.S. business. In 2007, the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association honored Coats as its Mentor of the Year, an annual award bestowed upon one man in the industry who has demonstrated long-term support for the advancement of women in the healthcare industry.
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 “Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe” Alex Filippenko, professor of astronomy and the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
Alex Filippenko, an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, is one of the world’s most highly-cited astronomers. He is the recipient of numerous prizes for his scientific research, and was a member of the teams that discovered the accelerating expansion of the Universe, which will be the subject of his Lakeland presentation. This discovery was voted the “Top Science Breakthrough of 1998” by Science magazine and received the 2007 Gruber Cosmology Prize and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. Filippenko was voted the “Best Professor” on 12
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campus a record eight times and was named the Carnegie/ CASE National Professor of the Year in 2006. He has produced several astronomy video courses for The Teaching Company, and appears in numerous television documentaries, including dozens of episodes in “The Universe” series on The History Channel.
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 “Good Food Revolution” Will Allen, founder and executive director, Growing Power, Milwaukee
Named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2010, Will Allen was awarded the 2008 MacArthur Genius Fellowship for his efforts to promote sustainable farming methods in low-income neighborhoods. With more than 50 years of experience in farming, marketing and distributing food, today he shares his knowledge with youth, adults, community groups, migrants, farmers and consumers. Allen will discuss his belief that food is the cornerstone of healthy communities and that we have a responsibility to pass our knowledge to youth and adults about sustainable food systems. He was honored in 2005 with the Ford Foundation’s “Leadership for a Changing World Award,” and is a featured speaker on Food Systems worldwide. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in February 2010 was invited to the White House to join First Lady Michelle Obama in launching “Let’s Move!” her program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 - 7 p.m. “The Peculiar Career of Aunt Jemima: Race and Stereotypes in U.S. Culture” Emilie Townes, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of African American Religion and Theology, Yale Divinity School
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Christian ethics, womanist ethics, critical social theory, cultural theory and studies, postmodernism and social postmodernism. Her specific interests include health and health care; the cultural production of evil; analyzing the linkages among race, gender, class and other forms of oppression; and developing a network between African American and Afro-Brazilian religious and secular leaders and community-based organizations. Her lecture will explore the history and development of racial stereotypes in the U.S. Among her many publications are “Breaking the Fine Rain of Death: African American Health,” “Womanist Ethic of Care; Womanist Justice, Womanist Hope;” and “In a Blaze of Glory: Womanist Spirituality as Social Witness.” Prior to her appointment at Yale, she was the Carolyn Beaird Professor of Christian Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She served as president of the American Academy of Religion in 2008.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, Founders Day “When ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ is Not Enough” Lillian Daniel, senior minister, First Congregational Church, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Before her time at First Congregational Church in Glen Ellyn, Ill., Lillian Daniel spent 14 years in Connecticut where she led two churches. She is the author of “Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony,” which is the story of one church’s attempt to get mainline Protestants to talk to each other about God. With Martin B. Copenhaver, she co-authored “This Odd and Wondrous Calling: The Public and Private Lives of Two Ministers,” a humorous and honest look at the ministry. Her lecture will address the question of “spiritual” vs. “religious” in contemporary culture and how we find God in all kinds of unexpected places, even the church. Daniel hosts the Chicago-based public television program “30 Good Minutes.” An editor-at-large for the Christian Century the magazine
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Magazine, and a contributing editor at Leadership, her work has also appeared in The Huffington Post, Christianity Today, Leadership Journal, Books and Culture, The Journal for Preachers and in daily email devotionals available at ucc.org. In October 2010, she received the distinguished alumni award from Yale Divinity School for “Distinction in Congregational Ministry.”
Thursday, March 7, 2013 “We Believe” Paul Adams III, founder and president of Providence St. Mel School, Chicago
In 1971, Paul Adams III was hired as director of guidance for Providence St. Mel School, a private Catholic high school in Chicago. One year later, he became the principal. When the Archdiocese of Chicago withdrew funding from the school in 1978, Adams spearheaded a national campaign to raise money for the school. Donations poured in from across the country, allowing Adams to transition Providence St. Mel into a not-for-profit independent school. Over the next two decades, Adams successfully transformed Providence St. Mel into a premier college preparatory learning institution for African American students. Under Adams’ leadership, 100 percent of Providence St. Mel’s graduating seniors are accepted to four-year colleges, with more than 50 percent today attending top-tier and Ivy League institutions. His talk will focus on the dynamics that have shaped his life and philosophy of education, as well as his views on how American education is failing our children.
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Advice that I always gave to my students: The most effective learning comes from the answers we find to our own questions. “Our failing as professors is that we throw answers, like rocks, at students who have asked no questions.” Paul Tillich
has played a leadership role in gathering and assorting memorabilia,
If I were not a professional educator, I would have been: A doctor.
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photos and other historical objects for all committees, and is assisting with creation of the Sesquicentennial Square. A member of Lakeland’s faculty since 1983, she received the 2002 Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award and the 2011 Lakeland College Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Award. She has a bachelor’s degree in German from Lakeland, a master’s in English from the University of Notre Dame and a doctorate in English from UW-Milwaukee.
If I could have taught another discipline, it would have been: Biology When I read for me, I read: Everything – I have never read a book that
I’m up and at ’em by: These days, I’m up by 8 a.m and at ‘em by 10 a.m.
didn’t broaden my perspective and teach me something. Favorite Fiction Authors: Bernard Cornwell, Michael Crichton, Ken Follett, Robert Parker, Edward Rutherford, Wilbur Smith.
My favorite meal: Greek – Horiatiki salad, wedding soup, grape leaves, spinach-cheese pie, baklava.
Right now, I’m reading: “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford
The best book I have ever read: In my 20s – Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation Trilogy” It expanded my vision of how societies work and how sociology might be applied. In my 60s – John Reader’s “Africa: A Biography of the Continent” Along with several others, it made me aware of the limits and biases in my understanding of world history.
Advice I always give to my students: Invent your own questions.
The most beneficial class I took was: An art analysis class.
If I were not a professional educator, I would be: A museum curator.
The words that I live by: “Celebrate something.”
I can’t live without: A book to read, a plant to grow and a project to organize.
If I could teach another discipline, it would be: Native American studies
I’m frugal in that: I let my husband buy the litter for the cat’s litter box.
My one unbreakable rule: Never stop searching for deeper understanding.
I’m up and at ’em by: 6 a.m.
The hardest thing about being a teacher is: To fail to make the personal
My favorite meal: Anything at the Old Town Serbian Gourmet House.
autobiographies.
environment. can’t afford to pay now, I don’t buy.
The worst job I ever had was: Cleaning up the construction refuse and preparing the new homes for their owners in a suburban, housing development in the 1950s.
When I read for me, I read: Nobel Prize-winning women’s
The words that I live by: Life is adaptation to a constantly changing I’m frugal in that: I try to never pay interest on anything I buy. If I
Magazines I subscribe to: Scientific American.
in anthropology.
The most beneficial class I took was: A graduate school class on effective teaching.
connection to students that can enable their success and then see them flounder or retreat into disinterest.
If I were king for a day: I would end capital punishment and increase penalties for white-collar crime.
I’d love to trade places for a day with: A university student. My students didn’t know how much: I wanted to help them avoid the mistakes I made as a college student. The thing I loved most about my job at Lakeland was: The freedom to learn through teaching and administrating. I always understood a subject area better after each time that I taught it and each challenge to the college’s success after I had to address it.
Besides teaching, I’m good at: Cleaning, cooking and gardening. Lakeland was a good fit for me because: My interests are eclectic and there were few boundaries between the academic disciplines. Consequently, there was nothing to inhibit dialogue between faculty colleagues, regardless of discipline.
Lakeland colleagues who really inspired me: Stephen Gould, Allen Wangemann and Edwin Welch.
If I were queen for a day: I’d invite all of my friends to an elaborate
Right now, I’m reading: Students’ research papers.
royal dinner.
The best book I have ever read: One that my son wrote for me when
I’d love to trade places for a day with: My sister, the kindergarten
he was little.
teacher. Her classroom has toys.
Web browser bookmarks: 11 different online newspapers.
My students didn’t know how much: Time I spend grading their papers.
Magazines I subscribe to: Beaders’ Crafting online.
The thing I love most about my job at Lakeland is: Climbing into Old
What’s in my iPod: The music of Ecuador Manta.
Main’s bell tower.
Keith Striggow, a Lakeland College professor emeritus, is a member of the Sesquicentennial curriculum sub-committee. For more than three decades he served as one of the college’s leaders. He retired in 2005 after 32 years of service as a professor of sociology and education and several top administrative roles. He chaired, at various points in his career, the general studies division, the social sciences division and the education division. From 1981-93, he was the college’s chief academic officer, and during two of those years he was also dean
The worst job I ever had was: Cleaning fish for my grandfather.
Besides teaching, I’m good at: Driving a mini-rod competition car.
of students. From 1993-96 he served as provost, and he was acting president for one term
I can’t live without: Tortoise-shell cats.
Lakeland is a good fit for me because: My students can pronounce my
in 1995. He won numerous teaching awards, including the 1998 Underkofler Excellence in
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Teaching Award. In retirement, Keith and his wife, Carol, have traveled extensively: Asia,
Lakeland colleagues who really inspire me: Al Wangemann, professor
Africa, China, India, South Pacific, South America, Australia and New Zealand. “All of the
My one unbreakable rule: Don’t upset Mehraban Khodavandi. The hardest thing about being a teacher is: A final exam on the last
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where’s musko? 1950 In preparation for the Sesquicentennial All-College Reunion in June of 2012, Lakeland’s beloved mascot, Musko the Muskie, has been on the road visiting alumni and friends. Musko’s travel journal is available for everyone to follow at http://lakeland.edu/Musko. Musko enjoyed his visit with Richard Preuhs ’65 in Eagle River, Wis., and sampled some of the caramel apples at Preuhs’ The Country Store.
Musko traveled with Dana LePage ’06 to her hometown of Kingsford in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where he checked out the ski jump at Pine Mountain. It’s one of the largest man made ski jumps in North America. Musko traveled with Kit Botana ’86 and her husband, Joe, on their annual trip to the NASCAR finale at Homestead Miami Speedway. Musko enjoyed seeing qualifying from the pits. Musko is traveling via mail. If he arrives at your home, please take a picture or two to document his stay and then send him on to another Lakeland College friend. Musko wants to see as many places and meet as many Lakeland friends as possible, so don’t let him overstay his welcome. Send him on his way after a couple of days. If you would like to host Musko in your home, call the Musko hotline at (920) 565-MUSKO (6875) or fill out the request form on the website.
Robert Gartzke and his wife, Jeanne, of Beaver Dam, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on August 5.
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Harvey Kandler, of Kaukauna, was recognized in a special worship service at First Congregational UCC, New London, for 53 years of Christian ministry. Sandra Eithun arranged and published the hymn, “I Am Thine, O Lord,” and dedicated it to Kandler and his years of ministry.
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Prudy (Thiessen) Smith-Casper, of Plymouth, was honored for her longtime service with the Kiel Municipal Band at its annual Christmas concert in December in the Kiel City Hall auditorium.
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Kathryn Rust, of Antigo, is currently the interim minister at Ebenezer UCC in Chilton.
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Wesley Wassell, of Ripon, was called as pastor to Rosendale UCC in Rosendale, Wis., in March of 2011. He has a master of divinity from North Park Theological Seminary. He recently retired as IT manager from Lakeshore Technical College.
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Nanette Bulebosh M.Ed. ’97, of Elkhart Lake, is an information literacy instructor at Bryant and Stratton College in Milwaukee. “It’s an opportunity for me to pass along the compassionate and personalized instruction I received at Lakeland,” she says. A member of the Lakeland College Alumni Association board, she is still active in local community theater and various volunteer organizations. Email: msbosh@gmail.com
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Karl Ulrich, of Springboro, Ohio, was recently elected moderator of the Southwest Ohio Northern Kentucky Association (SONKA) of the United Church of Christ.
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Mark Konkel’s sci-fi book, “Disaster Park,” was published by Blue Leaf Publications in January 2011. One review stated: “‘Disaster Park’ is the most refreshing science fiction or futurist novel that I have read in several years.” The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble online.
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Sandra Rohrick has been named the human resources manager for the city of Sheboygan.
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Richard Smith, of Prescott, is the vice president-commercial lender at First National Bank of River Falls.
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Sandra Radke, of Sheboygan, wed Michael Reisenauer on July 30, 2011. She was recently named to the Lakeland College Alumni Association board of directors.
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Seitu Smith is living in Coral Springs, Fla., and recently received a master’s degree in leadership in education. He teaches advanced math at Deerfield Beach Middle School.
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Brenda (Apel) States, of Waldorf, Md., and her husband, Andy, welcomed a son, Caden Scott, on May 17, 2011. Email: brendastates@yahoo.com
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Steve Vollmer and his family have moved to Hicksville, N.Y., just east of New York City. He is working as a freelance graphic designer. Email: stevevollmer@me.com
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Tanya Arps M.A.C. ’04, of Greenville, is a PK-4 school counselor at Sunrise Elementary School in Appleton. Trisha Sabel, of Elkhart Lake, is currently a PK-12 information/technology/media specialist in the Kiel Area School District.
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Ryan Hiir married Gwen Heyse on Sept. 4. The couple lives in Lake Geneva. Ryan works in business and product development for Utopia Digital Technologies.
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Jodie Liedke, of La Crosse, was promoted to general education coordinator at Globe University. In addition to teaching, she will manage all general education faculty. She also won a merit award for a fiction piece entitled “Horses for Fairies” that she entered into the Pump House’s “Exposure: Words from Images Contest.” She recently read her piece during a program at the La Crosse art gallery. Lana Neuman M.A.C. ’07, of Hortonville, is currently the eighth grade counselor at J.R. Gerritts Middle School in Kimberly.
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Matthew Chieffo, of Edgerton, married Angela Bandoch on October 22, 2011.
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Dino Mujakovic, of Sheboygan, is the German instructor at New Holstein High School.
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Kris Saiberlich, of Fond du Lac, is the new head boys basketball coach at North Fond du Lac High School.
Laura (Kober) Luebke, of Larsen, wed Mark Luebke on April 30, 2011. Shawn Baumhardt’s tavern, Bummy’s Haus in Howards Grove, celebrated its fifth anniversary on Aug. 1, 2011. Email: bummyshaus@hotmail.com the magazine
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Lori (Sass) Kaufman, of Greenville, is the new development director for The Einstein Project, a non-profit agency providing science resources to K-8 schools throughout Northeast Wisconsin and select areas of the state. Email: lm.kaufman@yahoo.com
Lakeland College has been notified of the following deaths of alumni and friends of the college:
Becky Lemke, of Chilton, is currently teaching first grade in the Chilton School District.
of Grafton, on Oct. 19, 2011
of Fort Myers, Fla., on Oct. 24, 2011
Laurie Radke M.B.A., of Oconto Falls, has been named president of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Brad Wilk M.B.A. ’11, of Sheboygan, has joined Sartori Cheese working in retail sales.
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This fall, approximately 50 freshmen in Lakeland’s Core I class re-created the decades-long tradition of walking through Grether Woods to Franklin. Don Francis, professor of sociology and nonprofit management, proposed the idea as a way for the students to actively relive the history of the college and its relationship with the surrounding area. Students ate lunch at Franklin Haus, played a game of horseshoes, formed a bucket brigade to see how settlers got water from the river and reviewed an 1860’s Franklin settlement map showing the land that was to become the birthplace of the college.
Jake Frias, of Sheboygan, is the head wrestling coach at Sheboygan North High School.
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of Garner, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 2011
Marjorie Sundquist ’95 of Green Bay, on Oct. 5, 2011
Harland P. Nonhof ’62
Frederick Reineking ’46
of Surprise, Ariz., on Sept. 13, 2011
of Wisconsin Dells, on Aug. 30, 2011
William Koehler ’47
Kerry Hense ’79 of De Pere, on Oct. 10, 2011
Noel Messou ’04 of Green Bay, on Aug. 28, 2011
Almira Tiedke ’67 of Beloit, on Sept. 9, 2011
of Dunedin, Fla., on June 28, 2011
Jesse Schuchart ’04 of Green Bay, on Sept. 20, 2011
Violet Seifert ’70 of Newton, Iowa, on Oct. 8, 2011
Kelly Pokrzywa, of De Pere, is a school counselor at Kimberly High School. Cathy Sims, of Sahuarita, Ariz., was hired as a full-time health aide in Adult Day Health Care through the UCC at Casa de Esperanza. April Wasmer, of Elkhart Lake, is the middle and high school vocal music teacher in the New Holstein Public School District.
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Lora Arndt, of Sheboygan, has been promoted to end user services manager at Lakeshore Technical College. In her new role, Arndt oversees the college’s desktop, ITV media and communications support.
’11 as the college’s assistant director of alumni relations. Rendall-Araujo assumes the role previously held by Charmaine Jankowski, who was promoted
Jay Freerking, of Mauston, is a mathematics teacher at Cuba City High School. Freerking is teaching geometry, AP calculus and math-4.
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Matthew Patton, of Eau Claire, married Melissa Foslid on Nov. 5, 2011.
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John Thome, former Lakeland College head football coach and a founder of the Illini-Badger Football Conference, died on Nov. 4, 2011. He was 69. Thome was Lakeland’s all-time wins leader in football, compiling a 78-53-2 record and winning seven conference championships in 14 seasons as head coach from 1967-1980. He guided the Muskies to five straight Gateway Conference titles from 1967-71. He was a six-time conference coach of the year and a three-time NAIA coach of the year nominee. He was inducted into the Lakeland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997 and into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2001. He coached some of Lakeland’s best football players, including five of the 13 Lakeland players to achieve All-American recognition. A former assistant athletic director for Lakeland, Thome also served as the Muskies head baseball coach (1972, 1977-80), guiding teams to four conference titles, plus he coached three conference championship track teams. He was an assistant basketball coach to Duane “Moose” Woltzen from 1967-1970.
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Lakeland College Homecoming 2011 The college formally dedicated the new Sesquicentennial Plaza as part of the weekend. A large group that included alumni, current students, faculty and staff, college trustees and other friends participated in the program. The plaza, located just east of Old Main Hall, is part of the main entrance project. Ralph and Diane Mueller ’58 ’57, the co-chairs of the Sesquicentennial Campaign, shared the story of how they came to Lakeland, and the way it shaped the successful careers they both enjoyed. “You really learn what life is all about,” said Ralph, who, after graduating, served the college in several leadership roles. “It’s about the best thing that ever happened to me.” Lakeland President Stephen Gould noted that the plaza is located at the center of the original parcel of land donated by two German farmers that paved the way for the college to be built. “Lakeland is built on the
Pierce was a member of the men’s basketball team from 1966-69. During that time he helped the Muskies compile a 30-0 Gateway Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record and a 68-15 overall mark. He set a single-game record when he dished out 17 assists against Chicago State in 1968. Lakeland captured three Gateway championships and a bid to the NAIA District 14 championship playoffs each year. A coach, teacher and athletic administrator for more than three decades, Pierce lives in Festus, Mo., with his wife, Carolyn, and teaches at Missouri Baptist University. Warnke was a softball and women’s basketball standout and finished as one of the best pitchers in Lakeland history. The two-sport star still holds Lakeland’s best single-season earned run average and is second all-time in both career ERA and innings pitched. When Warnke finished her senior
Service to the Community Award: Don Martineau ’68 After earning a degree in business administration from Lakeland, Martineau served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant in the Adjutant General Corps, and later worked for the financial firm of Dun and Bradstreet in Milwaukee. He became involved in service work in Uganda and has devoted himself to projects that aid children: the construction of a children’s center, an orphanage and a secondary school. He is on the board of ILoveOphans.com and also on the board of the Kansas City Rescue Mission.
Service to the College Award: Floyd Henschel ’60 Henschel has given his time and talents to Lakeland for many years.
1933-1939” is regarded as a landmark in the field. His other books include “Schooling and Society: The Politics of Education in Prussia and Bavaria, 1750-1900” (1989) and “Legislating the Holocaust” (2001).
Professional Achievement Award: Brenda Schleunes ’61 After receiving her bachelor’s in English and theatre from Lakeland, Schleunes received a master’s in speech communication, performance studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the producing artistic director of the Touring Theatre of North Carolina, which she founded in 1981. She has produced more than 30 original and commissioned works which have been performed in 14 states. She has received numerous awards for her work including the O. Henry Award,
Approximately 450 alumni and friends returned to Lakeland College for a fun and festive Homecoming weekend in October. charity and generosity of others,” Gould said. “Every brick and space on this beautiful campus is there because someone else – a friend of the college, one of its alumni – cared. Lakeland is an institution founded in faith, but sustained by faith’s most enduring signs: hope for the future and charity.” Watch a video of highlights of the dedication ceremony online at http://lakeland.edu/dedication. The athletic department inducted three former standouts into its Hall of Fame on Friday night. The class included Ann (Harteau) Bitter ’93, David Pierce ’70 and Stacey Warnke ’97. Bitter was a women’s basketball standout from 1989-1993. She finished her career as Lakeland’s fourth all-time leading scorer and was fifth all-time in rebounds. As a senior, Bitter was named Lakeland’s Female Athlete of the Year, and she earned the T.W. Hoernemann Basketball Academic Award and first team all-conference honors. She lives with her family in Howards Grove and teaches in the Kohler Public Schools. 20
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softball season, she set records in nearly every pitching category. She was conference player of the year her final season, a four-time all-conference honoree and helped lead the program to three conference titles. She lives in Green Bay and teaches in the Green Bay Public School District. Finishing the weekend was the Lakeland College Alumni Association honoring six graduates with awards at the annual Homecoming Alumni Celebration Banquet.
Service to the Community Award: Erin Balleine ’00 Balleine is the Statewide VISTA supervisor and resource specialist for the Florida Literacy Coalition (FLC). She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Lakeland and a master’s in sociology from Boston College. Prior to joining FLC, she opened the Miami branch of National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) where she served as a community organizer in support of increased wages and improved working conditions for farm workers. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a strong and on-going commitment to improving the lives of people in need. lakeland college
He served on the Athletic Hall of Fame Board for 18 years and on the Alumni Association Board of Directors for six. Last year, during his 50th reunion year, Henschel served as a class agent and excelled at motivating his classmates to return for Homecoming and to donate to the new flagpole project. He is currently the chair of the athletics sub-committee of the Sesquicentennial Committee and is helping to plan the “Seasons of the Muskies” banquet to be held during the All-College Reunion in June.
Professional Achievement Award: Karl Schleunes ’59 Schleunes is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he taught from 1971 until his retirement in 2011. After graduating from Lakeland with a degree in history, he went on to receive his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Minnesota. He is an acclaimed Holocaust scholar. His 1970 book, “The Twisted Road to Auschwitz: Nazi Policy Toward German Jews, the magazine
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Outstanding Faculty Award: Lucretia Crawford ’80 Crawford, an associate professor of English at Lakeland, received her bachelor’s in German. She received a master’s in English from the University of Notre Dame in 1983 and began teaching at Lakeland that same year. She received her doctorate in English from UW-Milwaukee in 2004. Among her many accomplishments, she received the 2002 Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. This award is a testament to the fact that she always makes time for her students, both in and outside of class. lakeland college
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Lakeland College’s teacher education program received accreditation this fall for the maximum time possible from both the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). DPI extended Lakeland’s teacher education program certification for five years, and TEAC awarded accreditation status for the program for 10 years. “We have k nown a ll a long that we provide one of the state’s best teacher training programs, and it is gratifying to receive verification of that fact from thirdparty state and national external agencies w ho h ave d e m a nd i n g c r it e r i a ,” s a id Mehraban Khodavandi, chair of Lakeland’s education division. “At a time when teacher quality is coming under increased scrutiny, it’s important for people to know that our program is producing highly qualified teachers with high rates of employability.” DPI approved Lakeland’s education programs (PK-12) for 18 certifiable majors and minors. Additionally, they approved Lakeland’s school counselor program as a full-fledged certifiable major leading to school counselor certification. Lakeland is the only institution of higher education in W isconsin whose teacher preparation program has been approved and accredited by TEAC, which accredits undergraduate and graduate professiona l education progra ms to assure the public about the quality of those programs. TEAC is recognized by the United States Department of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Lakeland invited five successful alumni back to campus to share their stories, offer advice and provide the college’s business majors with networking opportunities during the college’s second Business Colloquium in November. The group included: • Donna Felch ’83, vice president and chief f inancial off icer of The Female Health Company (FHCO), in Chicago, Ill. • Jeff Lammers ’74, vice president of global sourcing for Bemis Company, Inc., in Neenah, Wis. • Kevin Manship ’85, factory manager for Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur, Ill. • Barbara J. Quasius ’93, treasurer and chief financial officer of Windway Capital Corp. • James Wisniewski ’81, registered representative for John Hancock. Following a panel discussion which drew more than 140 current and prospective students, the alumni led breakout sessions on career navigation, business creation, accounting career paths and entrepreneurship. The alumni offered practical advice and information, and helped students to understand the value of a Lakeland education.
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(FINRA), the largest independent regulator for all securities firms in the U.S. Prior to that, she worked 25 years in higher education, including assistant vice president at the University of Minnesota. In addition to her Lakeland degree, she has a master ’s in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin, certification as a school psychologist and a doctorate in educational administration from Minnesota.
Economist shares recipe for federal deficit debate Motivating more advocates for centrist positions will help lead to better fiscal policy in Washington, said a federal budget and tax expert in a talk with Sheboygan County business leaders in October. Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist at The Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization based in Washington, D.C. that advocates for responsible fiscal policy, spoke at an economic breakfast briefing co-sponsored by Lakeland College and M&I Bank, a part of BMO Financial Group. Rogers, a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and former chief economist for the House Budget Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, said getting everyday Americans to care about the federal deficit isn’t easy. Rogers said she and other economists aren’t worried about the country’s debt level in the short term, because it’s a natural outgrowth of an economy working itself back from a recession. She is concerned about its future growth and the negative impact it could have on the number of services available to Americans and future tax burdens. The solution, in part, is encouraging politicians in Washington to identify healthy deficit spending geared toward future growth.
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Lakeland hosts inaugural Wisconsin Academy Night Alicia Helion, assistant professor of psychology, was the featured speaker at the end of September for Wisconsin Academy Night at Lakeland College, a joint program by Lakeland and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Her presentation detailed her HIV prevention work and research in Africa. Approximately 60 people, a mix of community members, Academy members and Lakeland faculty and staff, attended the event.
Lakeland Outreach Several members of Lakeland’s faculty have been active outside the classroom this fall: Stephanie Drotos, assistant professor of education, presented her research at the Comparative and International Educational Society (CIES) eastern conference held October 28-29 in Pittsburgh. Drotos found that students attending high-poverty high schools face unique challenges during the college enrollment process. For these students, enrolling in college presents greater
risks than for others and, therefore, requires larger amounts of courage and sacrifice. Joshua Kutney, an instructor of general stud ies, recent ly presented his paper “Preconditions of Student Writing” at the NCTE Annual Convention in Chicago. The paper, which proposes that a series of factors must be met in order for students to meaningfully engage with introductory writing programs, was part of a larger panel about the transition to college writing. Nate Lowe, an assistant professor of writing, had his essay entitled “Shed” published in the latest issue of the online journal “Blood Orange Review.” The journal appears quarterly and contains works of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art that, according to the website, “we think deserves a wider audience.” The journal can be accessed at http://bloodorangereview.com/v6-3/v6-3.htm. Karl Elder, Fessler Professor of Creative Writing, had his work “In a Rain I Hit Root” kick off the November 2011 issue of Verse Wisconsin. Also, a number of Elder’s poems appear in the anthology “Halloween Haiku” from Popcorn Press along with two of Elder’s previously unpublished flash fictions, “Skull” and “They Hauled a Hunk
of the Moon.” “Halloween Haiku” is available through Kindle and print. April Arvan, an assistant professor of exercise science and sport studies and assistant athletic director, facilitated a forum at the 2011 NCA A Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in Rosemont, Ill. The event, held on Nov. 3-6, featured 333 student-athletes and administrators. Arvan facilitated sessions designed to enhance personal awareness and leadership skills that impact student-athlete development at the campus and conference level and beyond.
Business students enjoy a day of learning in Chicago Students enrolled in Money, Banking and National Income, an upper-level business course, spent a day in Chicago this fall touring the Chicago Board of Trade, the Federal Reserve Bank and the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower. The trip, now in its seventh year, was led by course instructor Scott Niederjohn, associate professor of business administration and chair of the business division. At the Board of Trade, students met Robert Phillips ’75, a trader who explained the activity on the trading floor. Phillips hosted the class
Religion students log community service hours Nearly 50 students enrolled in Religion in America classes worked more than 100 hours of community service this fall. Students worked on projects at the Sheboygan Senior Center, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Habitat for Humanity and the Camo Quilt Project in Plymouth. The quilt project brings people together to make quilts for soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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for lunch and discussed his Lakeland experience and shared tips with students interested in careers in the financial field.
Lakeland history students interact with Holocaust experts Students taking Lakeland’s History of the Holocaust course this fall had a chance to interact with two Holocaust experts. Robert Matzner, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor, and acclaimed Holocaust scholar Karl Schleunes ’59, professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Matzner, 85, was 13 when German soldiers invaded his native Poland in 1939. He recalled vividly being flushed out of the Jewish ghetto where he lived and being forced to march to their destination. He watched in horror as his mother and grandmother were
brutally murdered. He shared the incredible story of twice escaping from the Nazis before eventually running into an American Army unit, which set in motion his liberation. Matzner came to the U.S. in 1950, and worked in Sheboygan for more than 30 years before retiring. He chronicled his story in “Prisoner 19053,” a paperback published in 2008 by the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center. Schleunes, who retired from teaching this year after more than three decades at UNC-Greensboro, discussed anti-Semitism and how this deep-rooted hate still exists. Each student shared their semester research topic, and Schleunes provided direction on where each could go with their research and possible sources. He also shared a moving story about visiting Auschwitz with Holocaust survivors.
College personnel moves K e l l y S t o n e , L a k e l a n d ’s c a m p u s chaplain since 2006, lef t the college i n Nove mb e r to b e c ome d i re c tor of multifaith programs at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. David Stein, the college’s director of institutional research and planning and a member of the Lakeland family since 1991, left at the end of December to become d irector of accred itation a nd a ssessment at t he Universit y of t he Inc a rnate Word in Sa n A ntonio, Tex. Stein joined Lakeland as assistant to t he dea n of L a kela nd Col lege Japan. He spent four years as assistant dean in the lifelong learning pro g r a m (now t he K e l le t t S c ho ol) b e f ore b e i n g n a me d to h i s c u r re nt position in 2001.
“Mullett River #2” by Denise Presnell-Weidner, an associate professor of art and chair of the
SESQUICENTENNIAL ALL-COLLEGE REUNION
It’s the best time in 150 years to come back to campus. Blow your horn in the alumni band. Make the Troubadors proud with the alumni choir. Witness artistry at the alumni art show. Relive memories at the athletic banquet. Relax in down-home style at the barn dance. Celebrate the future at the alumni banquet.
June 21-24, 2012
college’s Creative Arts Division, won the “Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Award” at the Third Biennial National Juried Exhibition, “Pastels Chicago,” this fall at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, Ill. She had two pastels accepted for entry into the exhibit. Presnell-Weidner, co-director of the college’s Bradley Gallery since 1989, is an accomplished artist. She is especially passionate about pastel and oil painting, and her work in this medium has been featured in numerous exhibitions throughout the Midwest.
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