Shipherd's Record fall 2011

Inauguration of Steven M. Corey, Ph.D., Olivet’s 27th President FALL 2011

From the Office of the President Dear Friends:

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Ch ry mer very a you h wis to In closing, I’d like e of year. and your family at this special tim With very best regards,

Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. President

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS

MEMBERS

David T. Hayhow, L.H.D., Chair, Okemos The Hon. Judge Denise Page Hood, Vice Chair, Detroit William Middlebrooks, Vice Chair, West Bloomfield Robert M. Lawrence ’57, Secretary, Grosse Ile Stanley Dole, L.H.D., Treasurer, Grand Rapids

G. Asenath Andrews ’72, Detroit Sandy Aranyos ’68, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Sandra Boyer ex’85, Ann Arbor Thomas Burke ’82, Carmel, Ind. Dennis Daugherty ’70, Mattawan Robert Ewigleben, Albion Douglas Federau, East Lansing James T. Fitzpatrick ’86, Grand Ledge George F. Francis III, Southfield Rich Hamann ’85, Kalamazoo David E. Hathaway, J.D., Ada

Rod Hathaway ’81, Wayland Sharon R. Hobbs, Ph.D., East Lansing Timothy Hodge ’83, D.O., Holt Thomas Hoisington, Lansing Thomas E. Kolassa ’69, Battle Creek David Labrecque ’84, Battle Creek Dean Lewis ’55, J.D., Kalamazoo Charles McPhail ’64, Houston, Texas Karen (Wilson) Van Hentenryck ’81, South Lyon Jeff Wildern, Charlotte Janet (Stam) Zeaiter ’07, Mechanicsville, Va.

OLIVET COLLEGE SHIPHERD’S RECORD Shipherd’s Record is named in memory of “Father” John J. Shipherd, who established Olivet College in 1844. The magazine is published twice annually for Olivet alumni and friends.

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MAGAZINE STAFF Director of Media Relations and Senior Writer Molly (Reed) Goaley ’05 Director of Publications and Web Services Bruce Snyder

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COVER STORY

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Environmental Education Concentration

Alumni Relations Marty (Mason) Jennings ’67 Sports Information Geoff Henson Advancement B.J. Hull Editorial Jackie Bounds Danielle Chauvin Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. Rusty Dennen Amber LeClear Don Winger ’62

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Internships are Key to Opportunities

Photography Echo Staff Photographers Reza Marvashti

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Strategic Planning Process 2020 and Beyond

Send change of address notices to: Office of Alumni Relations 320 S. Main St., Olivet, MI 49076 Olivet, MI 49076 (269) 749-7644 mjennings@olivetcollege.edu

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Responding to the Call

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Women’s Golf Wins MIAA Championship

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Honor Roll of Donors

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CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION President Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. Executive Assistant to the President Barb Spencer Vice President and CFO Bill Kurtz Vice President for Advancement B.J. Hull Provost and Dean of the College Maria G. Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Administration Larry Colvin

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Thank you to all of our donors

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Departments 2 Around the Square 21 Comet Athletics 22 Class Notes 27 Development

Vice President and Dean for Student Life Linda Logan, Ph.D. Director of Athletics Heather Bateman

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Olivet named a “Best College” by U.S. News & World Report In its 2012 edition of America’s “Best Colleges,” U.S. News & World Report ranks Olivet College in the top tier of Best Regional Colleges Midwest. This is the second time since January that Olivet has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report.

“Recognition as a top tier college by U.S. News confirms what those familiar with Olivet have long known, that students can get one of the best educations in the region at Olivet College,” said President Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. “When combined with U.S. News’ recognition as one of the most popular colleges in the country, it confirms that when students and their families take a close look at what they’ll receive when they come to Olivet, they see a quality small college education and a good value as well.”

U.S. News & World Report is frequently cited as the nation’s premier college ranking publication. The rankings, which group schools based on categories created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, have grown to be the most comprehensive research tool for students and parents considering higher education opportunities.

The 2012 report includes data on 1,600 colleges and universities, with rankings based on several key measures of quality. The Regional Universities and Regional Colleges categories are based on the weighted scores of indicators including: peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. Olivet earned the #58 spot in the top tier of the Best Regional Colleges Midwest category.

In addition to the 2012 “Best Colleges” rankings, Olivet was included on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Most Popular Liberal Arts Colleges in January. The publication named Olivet among 233 institutions based on the college’s yield, which is the percentage of applicants accepted who end up enrolling at that institution in the fall. According to the report, a school’s yield is one of the best indicators of its popularity.

RMIC program for high school students Olivet College has partnered with the Eaton Intermediate School District Career Preparation Center and Farm Bureau Insurance to offer an insurance and risk management opportunity for high school students.

Classes began at the start of the 2011 fall semester and are being held at Farm Bureau Insurance Company headquarters in Lansing. Ten students representing Grand Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Charlotte, Maple Valley, Potterville and Holt high schools have registered for the one-of-a-kind program. These students are getting the opportunity to earn high school credit while completing three college courses: IRM 221 - Principles of Insurance and Risk Management, IRM 322 - Personal Insurance, and IRM 323 - Commercial Insurance.

“This program offers a unique opportunity for high school students to earn direct college credit from a four-year institution, providing them a solid foundation Carol Breed ’98, J.D. to start in a growing career field,” said Carol Breed ’98, J.D., director of the Risk Management and Insurance Center (RMIC) at Olivet College.

“Students will have an opportunity to experience the insurance industry firsthand by attending classes at Farm Bureau and participating in virtual classroom instruction, job shadows and internship experiences.”

Pamela Heos ’77

Class of 1977 donates benches Since their 25th reunion in 2002, the Class of 1977 has raised more than $10,000 for Olivet College, which they recently used to purchase benches for campus. The 10 red benches, engraved with “Class of 1977,” were placed throughout campus during the fall semester for the entire college community to enjoy. Pamela Heos ’77 and Barron T. Evans ’77 organized the project, with their classmates generously contributing to the fund.

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Olivet named to 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll Olivet College was named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).

The CNCS oversees the honor roll in collaboration with the Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact, and the American Council on Education. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses.

Olivet was recognized for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs. The college is dedicated to providing coursebased service learning that addresses community needs while instilling in students the ethic of Education for Individual and Social Responsibility. At least once during their undergraduate experience, students at Olivet are required to complete a three semester hour service learning course offered by an academic department. Each service learning course requires students to spend a minimum of 40 hours serving the needs of the community. Such service is accompanied by reflection on that experience.

Launched in 2006, the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll annually recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment to and achievement in community service. The honor roll increases the public’s awareness of the contributions that colleges and their students make to local communities and the nation as a whole.

“Moral Ground” co-editor speaks Michael P. Nelson, author and professor at Michigan State University, spoke as part of Olivet College’s Lecture and Symposium Series Sept. 21.

Nelson’s presentation was based on his book, “Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril,” in which 80 of the world’s visionaries, leaders and writers from across the political and religious spectrum present a call to honor our individual and collective moral responsibility to the planet.

In the book, essays from contributors including the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, President Barack Obama, Bill McKibben, Pope John Paul II, Ursula K. Le Guin, Wendell Berry, Thomas L. Freidman, Barbara Kingsolver Michael P. Nelson and Terry Tempest Williams bring forth a rich range of perspectives from a variety of cultural traditions offering a new approach, one that calls on our ethical and moral code and puts us on the same page when it comes to the reasons behind the need for action.

Nelson is a writer, teacher, speaker, consultant, and professor of environmental ethics and philosophy at Michigan State University. He is also the philosopher in residence of the Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Project, the longest continuous study of a predator-prey system in the world.

Nelson is the co-founder and co-director of the Conservation Ethics Group, an award-winning environmental ethics consultancy group fusing ethics with social and ecological science.

He is the author of many articles, and the author or editor of a number of books in and around the area of environmental ethics.

Nelson is called upon regularly by various government agencies and conservation organizations to assist with understanding the ethical implications of natural resource management decisions.

Olivet Congregational Church needs your support Nestled in the heart of campus, the Olivet Congregational Church has long been a part of Olivet College community life. For more than a century, students and alumni have chosen the church for life’s biggest milestones – from Baccalaureate, to weddings and more. In addition to its worship services, the college frequently utilizes the church for classes, concerts, meetings and ceremonies.

Listed on the Michigan Register of Historic Places, the church is more than 100 years old, and its fieldstone exterior and exquisite oak sanctuary are well known on campus and in the community. A steam pipe break in 1996 resulted in the complete restoration of the sanctuary, thus adding to its grandeur.

The church is once again in need of repair. An estimated $103,000 is needed for tuck pointing and roof repairs. While the congregation has been diligent in raising funds for this purpose, alumni are asked to help. If you are interested in making a contribution of any amount, please mail a check to: Olivet Congregational Church, P.O. Box 368, Olivet, MI 49076.

Please also note “restoration” on your check.

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Ceramics workshop features artist van Gilder

“Shiloh Speaks”

The college’s Visual Arts Department hosted a ceramics workshop featuring professional potter Bill van Gilder July 31 to Aug. 3 on campus. Titled “The Functional Pot: Tools, Tips and Techniques,” participants had the option of choosing between a complete four-day workshop or a day-long demo and evening PowerPoint lecture with van Gilder.

A professional potter for more than 30 years, van Gilder began his clay work at age 15 as a studio apprentice to the late Byron Temple. He has served on the faculty of The Art League of Alexandria, Va., and is founder/ director of The Frederick Pottery School in Frederick, Md. He currently leads Bill van Gilder workshops nationally and internationally on pottery forming, decorating and firing techniques, as well as kiln building. He recently designed a line of professional potters’ tools (van Gilder Clay-Tools), available through retailers nationwide.

Van Gilder also writes a regular “Teaching Techniques” column for Clay Times magazine, and is the creator, writer and host of “Throwing Clay,” an internationally televised DIY Network Television series about making pottery.

His clay work is exhibited and held in collections worldwide, and has been featured in numerous publications. Van Gilder recently authored “Wheel-Thrown Pottery,” a cooperative book venture from Lark Books and the DIY Television Network.

Alumni and friends who are acquainted with Jerry Hill, trustee emeritus to the Olivet College Board of Trustees, are certainly familiar with his canine companion, Shiloh. Since he was a young pup, Shiloh, now 13, has been frequenting campus and attending board meetings with Hill, his owner and trainer.

But aside from being a popular guest on campus, Shiloh leads a unique life with a special purpose to fulfill. As a therapy dog, Shiloh has made more than 1,200 Hospice visits, as well as visits to hospitals, assisted living centers and rehab centers. He connects with the elderly and the ill, bringing comfort to those who need it in difficult times.

He is also a friend to children, who frequently read to him at library events.

Jerry Hill and Shiloh Shiloh recently completed his memoirs, with a little help from Hill and writing companion Colleen Rae. Titled “Shiloh Speaks: A Therapy Dog’s Memoir of Unconditional Love,” the book tells the story of his human relationships with drama, intrigue and fun, and always returns to the experience of volunteerism.

For more information or to purchase the book, visit www.shilohspeaksthebook.com.

Olivetians celebrated the 2011 Homecoming Oct. 13-15 with the theme, “The Future is Ours.”

A meeting for the Olivet College Board of Trustees was held that Thursday in Dole Hall’s Klock Commons. On Friday, festivities kicked off with Kappa Sig and All-Alumni Golf Outings; WOCR Open House; 25th Reunion for the Class of 1986; All-Alumni Social – recognizing the 1991 Football Team; International Chemistry 100th Year Celebration; and an

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exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and illustrations by artist Gerald Hodge.

Saturday included fundraiser breakfasts for the women’s golf, tennis and volleyball teams; 15th Annual Wrestling Alumni Golf Outing; Celebration Booths featuring societies, organizations and academic departments; Silent Auction; Alumni Authors; Music Collage Concert; Homecoming Parade; football game versus Kalamazoo College and various receptions, athletic events and activities.

In addition to Saturday’s events, Distinguished Alumni Award recipients Larry ’64 and Mary Martha (Potts) ’65 Melendy, Irv Sigler ’65 and Scott Sigler ’91 were recognized during the “Red and White” Luncheon at The Cutler Event Center’s Hathaway Court. President Steven M. Corey, Ph.D., his wife, Traci, and daughter, Karli, were recognized as the Homecoming Grand Marshals at the luncheon, as well.

Faculty and Staff News and Notes Carol Breed ’98, J.D., has been named director of the Risk Management and Insurance Center. In her new role, Breed will have primary responsibility for the leadership and administration of the undergraduate and graduate insurance programs at Olivet. She will also assume the coordination of numerous special programs under the guidance of the RMIC’s Advisory Board. These programs include the Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame, a partnership with Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and a new collaboration with the Eaton Intermediate Carol Breed,’98, J.D. School District through which high school students will begin insurance coursework through Olivet. Breed formerly served as associate professor of business and insurance with the college.

The Humanities Department hosted a book release party and signing featuring Dustin Byrd, assistant professor of humanities, on Oct. 4. The event was held in conjunction with the release of Byrd’s book, “Ayatollah Khomeini and the Anatomy of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.” The book explains how and why Ayatollah Khomeini was able to lead the Iranian people in their successful revolution against the shah of Iran.

Bruce Snyder, director of publications and Web services, was recently recognized by Graphic Design USA for his creation of the college’s 2010 Viewbook. Snyder received a 2011 American Graphic Design Award for the project. More than 8,000 entries were submitted for the 2011 American Graphic Design Awards.

Of these, a highly selective 15 percent were recognized with an award certificate of excellence. This is the third award Snyder has earned for the Olivet College 2010 Viewbook.

Marie Steele has been named full-time administrator to the Center for Congregational Leadership at Olivet. Steele previously served as administrator to the Risk Management and Insurance Center.

Cynthia Eller, Lisa Furman, Lynda Neff, Sylvia Rogers and Marcus Wasilevich, Ph.D., were named full-time faculty members at the beginning of the fall semester.

Eller is now a full-time assistant professor of art. She previously taught part-time for the visual arts program for 20 years. Eller has a bachelor’s degree and Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. Prior to coming to Olivet, she taught at U Cynthia Eller of M and worked as a professional freelance medical illustrator. Eller was the recipient of the teaching award for adjunct faculty at the college’s Honors Convocation in April. She teaches a variety of art courses, including ceramics, drawing and bioillustration.

Furman joins the performing arts faculty as assistant professor of music.

Furman earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and master’s degree in music education from U of M. She is currently in the final stages of her doctoral studies in music education at U of M. Furman previously taught at Jackson Community College and served Lisa Furman as director of bands at East Jackson High School, East Jackson Middle School and Northwest High School of Jackson. She is teaching various music courses, directing the wind ensemble and athletic bands, and serving as the instrumental music program director.

Neff joins the business faculty as assistant professor of insurance and risk management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology from High Point University of North Carolina, and a master’s degree in financial services from American College of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Neff also holds several professional certifications, including being Lynda Neff a Chartered Financial Consultant and Chartered Life Underwriter. Neff joins Olivet after a 24-year career in the insurance industry, most recently serving as a product development specialist and director with AAA Life Insurance and Farm Bureau Insurance. She is teaching insurance and financial planning courses, and has already helped implement an innovative program in insurance education for high school students in collaboration with the Eaton Intermediate School District.

Rogers joins the education faculty as assistant professor of education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in special education learning disabilities from MSU. Rogers comes to Olivet after serving for 24 years as a teaching professional, with 16 years as a teacher consultant in special education with Holt Public Schools. This past year she served as a coach for teachers in the Ingham Intermediate School District who were implementing “Response to Intervention” methods in early childhood education. Rogers is teaching courses in special education as well as supervising students in their student teaching experience.

Wasilevich joins the science faculty as assistant professor of biology. He graduated with bachelor’s degrees in biology and chemistry from Hope College, and earned a doctorate in biology from Tulane University. Wasilevich has served on the faculty at Lansing Community College and the University of New Orleans. He is teaching introductory biology, and anatomy and physiology, as Marcus Wasilevich, Ph.D. well as various upper level biology courses.

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On Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, Olivet College Inaugurated Steven M. Corey, Ph.D., as its 27th President.

Students, employees, trustees, alumni, community members and special guests gathered at The Cutler Event Center that cloudy afternoon to officially welcome President Corey among the ranks of its leaders.

David Hayhow, Olivet College Board of Trustees chair, led the formal investiture and officially hooded Corey with the presidential stole. Hayhow remarked, “Last year we set out to find an individual who would not only understand our mission, but who would carry it into the future with relevance

and enthusiasm. The candidate pool for the presidency was impressive, but one individual quickly appeared to be best suited to become a member of the Olivet family.”

After hooding Corey with the presidential stole, Hayhow took his seat and Paul Burkhardt, Ph.D., executive vice president of Prescott College, officially welcomed the new president to Olivet College.

President Corey expressed his thanks to the platform party, his family and the audience, then delivered the following inaugural address:

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As most of you here today are aware, I assumed the presidency in December 2010, almost nine months ago. Yet, here we are today with much pomp and circumstance engaged in an “inauguration.” Now, some of us might ask, “Does this mean that he hasn’t really been president until now?” Which of course I have been, so then, “If he has been, why are we doing all of this today?” Well, in a couple of hours we’re going to have a pretty fun community block party – that’s a pretty good reason.

But, more importantly, inaugurations provide us with an opportunity to pause, to reflect, and to gain a degree of focus on our past, present and future, and to celebrate our accomplishments and our opportunities as a college and community. As a college and community, these rites of passage are important and I’m pleased and honored to be here with you today, to be your president, and to help us to pause, reflect and focus on our past, present and future.

You’ve already heard in earlier remarks about the founding of the college in 1844 and the principles on which this college

began. While almost 168 years ago, those foundations and the events since worked to shape who and what we are today.

Our roots and history in the church, which gave rise to our contemporary relationship with both the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches and the United Church of Christ, helped to ground us as a college in a values-based mission embodied by Education for Individual and Social Responsibility. Today, whether your connection to this mission comes from a commitment through faith (like mine), or from an ethical or social justice imperative, or from the simple understanding that with individual success comes a responsibility to make a positive difference in the lives of others and the communities in which we find ourselves, this valuesbased mission comes from our history, has been shaped by our past, remains with us today, and helps to shape and define our opportunities for the future.

When Father John Shipherd and the others with him committed to founding a college here in Olivet, they did so with continued

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continued from previous page the intent of extending work he had done in the founding of Oberlin College some 11 years earlier. At Oberlin, he founded the first college in the nation to admit women on a co-equal basis with men. At Olivet, he committed to an institution that became, by charter, the first in the country to admit all persons, regardless of gender or race. As with today, creating positive social change wasn’t easy and the state legislature refused to charter the college with such a commitment to equality.

The college persisted anyway and eventually received its charter 13 years later. In the century-and-a-half since, we have continued to bring a diverse array of students together here in the intimate community of Olivet to live, to learn and to develop into the responsible leaders of our communities.

It hasn’t always been easy, but the commitment to doing so has endured. Today, we have one of the most ethnically diverse student bodies of any private liberal arts President Corey delivers his college in the state. But inaugural address. the measure of our diversity doesn’t stop there. While some of our students come from families of means, almost half of Olivet College students receive Federal Pell Grant assistance with about one-third in the highest need category.

This makes us one of the most socio-economically diverse student bodies. When combined with our ability to attract students from both our largest urban centers and the smallest rural communities, Olivet College has developed into something distinctive and special, a community made up of a truly diverse array of people, each bringing their background and perspective to bear on the richness of the living and learning environment unlike that which is found at most small private colleges.

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commitment to welcoming all types of students, many of whom wouldn’t have had the chance to attend a small private college but not for Olivet. To this, I have ample evidence in the testimonials of the many alumni who span several decades who’ve told me just that. Certainly, part of this has resided in our commitment to a diverse student body in the ways I’ve already described. However, it’s also been embodied by a resistance to the notions of academic prestige which so often result in a drive for academic exclusivity and elitism where success is described by how many students are rejected. Instead, we’ve focused on providing a genuine opportunity for those who are committed to engaged learning in close relationship with faculty, not just those who have simply demonstrated an ability to get the highest grades or excel on standardized tests. Now, some will say the absurd that we’re just taking all comers and we’re not getting “the best students.” This is simply not true; since my arrival, I’ve seen the data myself… and our students.

In fact, we have valedictorians, students with 4.0s, high ACT scores, Academic All-Americans and achievers in just about any way you want to measure it here in our Paul Burkhardt, Ph.D. midst today. However, these are not the only marks of an engaged learner or the sole signs of future success in business, civic leadership, or life. Our faculty and this college have made a longstanding commitment to the effort required to identify student potential and to provide the opportunity associated with that potential. It’s harder to do, it takes effort, we need to get better at it, and it sometimes even looks a little messy, but we remain committed to providing that opportunity for students who are a “good fit” for Olivet College and what we stand for.

At the time of our founding, our curriculum was committed to the traditions of the liberal arts. A review of the Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the Olivet Institute of 1851 outlines six major areas of study: the classics in Latin, Greek and French; English; mathematics and science; moral and intellectual science; a miscellaneous category that included subjects such as bookkeeping, and the study of the constitutions of the U.S. and Michigan; and vocal music and art. Although it’s evolved into a more contemporary form, our commitment to the development of students as well rounded, critical thinkers grounded in the liberal arts and sciences remains. However, today’s students and our society require that we also facilitate their development of the knowledge, skills and experiences to be successful in professional vocation and, in many cases, graduate school preparation. For

teven M. Corey, Ph.D. many colleges grounded in a long liberal arts tradition, this migration has been difficult and far too slow. I’m pleased to report that this college is ahead of the curve. Now we’re not fully there yet, but we have demonstrated our ability to develop programs which are strong in professional preparation, grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and integrated with our values-based commitment to Education for Individual and Social Responsibility.

In this regard, we believe we can have it all, and that our students and greater communities will be the better for it.

So, while I’ve alluded to some of it, what does the future have in store for us? Since my arrival, our college community has been working to answer this question. We must do so, however, with an understanding of society, and the higher education landscape of the future and our place in it. It’s clear that in the years and decades to come, students will be increasingly diverse, socioeconomically, geographically, ethnically, in faith, in age, and in their learning style and needs. The higher education marketplace of schools, colleges and universities will likewise present an increasingly diverse array of options. This has already begun and we see this evolving today with changes in state universities, community colleges, our private nonprofit colleagues, and the ever increasing emergence of for-profit colleges and schools. Elements of return on investment and curricular relevance to the needs of individuals and society will play an ever increasing role in the competitive market mix of higher education providers, not to mention in the minds and decisions of students, families and policy makers. Those colleges that determine and define correctly their core competence and distinctive place within this landscape will survive and thrive. Those who don’t, won’t.

So with this in mind, together we’ve begun to chart our course into the future. As we look toward the Olivet College of 2020 and Beyond, we envision a future where the college: Embodies in its curriculum and campus life our values-based mission of Education for Individual and Social Responsibility Responsibility, where success necessitates a responsibility to others and community.

A future where the college facilitates the vibrancy of campus and community life life, where students are empowered and engaged learners; where we support a culture of diversity and global inclusion; where each person feels included, supported and respected; where we build community and have fun together; and most importantly, where faculty, staff and students want to be, live and learn.

A future where the college provides a unique tional oppor tunity educational opportunity tunity, where students from a wide educa assortment of backgrounds and abilities succeed as engaged learners, and where “providing opportunity” is defined (not only by admission, but) by high graduation rates, graduate school acceptance or vocational placement of our graduates, and the social contributions of our alumni.

A future where the college facilitates through an international perspective the development of productive and rresponsib esponsib le g lobal citiz ens who think critically, esponsible global citizens communicate effectively, work well with a diverse array of others, and embody individual and social responsibility.

A future where the college ensures an educational experience that is strong in professional preparation within a contempor ar y liber al ar ts ffounda ounda tion arts oundation contemporar ary liberal and develops critical, independent thinkers who possess a strong ethical compass.

A future where the college prepares students for a rapidly changing, technologically-enabled global econom y and society economy society.

A future where the college is financially healthy and stable, and effectively directs financial resources at achieving priorities.

And finally, a future where Olivet has a regional and national reputation as a college that effectively prepares students to be not only economically successful, but to take responsibility to make positive change in their local and global communities.

This future holds promise for Olivet, not because we deserve it, but because with effort and focus on who we are and what we can become in service to our students and society, we can achieve it. Much of our future is grounded in our past and present. But this doesn’t mean we can simply do more of the same and then tweak around the edges. If we’re to be successful, we must gain a clear sense of self, both of present and future. We must be able to articulate this clearly and with distinction, to ourselves and to the students and families who value what we are, what we do, and who want to join us in this effort.

Those who have come before us have provided the foundation on which to build this future. Together, faculty, staff, students, board and alumni, in partnership with our local and regional community, can realize this future.

In closing, let me say “thank you” to each one of you for choosing to join with us here today as we paused to reflect upon our past, present and future. As a good friend of mine likes to say, “You can’t be nowhere doing nothing; you have to be somewhere doing something,” and you chose to be here doing this with us today. Thank you for coming and may God bless you – and may God bless this great college.

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Platform Party

Delegates

The inauguration platform party included key representatives of Olivet College, the community, churches and Prescott College, where President Corey previously served as executive vice president. Those who participated are listed below.

Delegates from colleges and universities across the country joined the Olivet College community in inaugurating President Steven M. Corey, Ph.D., Sept. 7. The names of the delegates, as well as the institution represented by each, are listed below.

Invocation Rev. Dr. Thomas Richard, Executive Secretary National Association of Congregational Christian Churches

University of Georgia Bowdoin College Princeton Theological Seminary University of Michigan Oberlin College Kalamazoo College Emory University Marygrove College Hope College University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Garrett-Evangelical Theology Society Michigan State University Adrian College The Ohio State University Calvin College Philander Smith College Trine University Alma College Western Michigan University Siena Heights University Michigan Colleges Foundation Grand Valley State University Washtenaw Community College Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Welcome Maria G. Davis, Ph.D. Provost and Dean of the College For the Board of Trustees David T. Hayhow Chair, Olivet College Board of Trustees For Olivet Community Schools Randal VanDyke ’74 Interim Superintendent, Olivet Community Schools Olivet High School Principal For the Community Mike Judd President, Olivet Machine Tool Engineering For the Staff Sarah Vanden Heuvel ’08 Staff Senate President For the Faculty Matt Wait ’99, J.D. Faculty President

Judy Fales Stanley Dole, H.D.L. ’11 Rev. Betsey Mauro, D.Min. Randall Root ’71, D.D.S. Betsy Dole, H.D.L. ’11 Amy S. Courter Linda Jo Scott, Ph.D. David Fike, Ph.D. James E. Bultman, Ed.D. Rev. Thomas Richard, D. Min. Rev. Barbara Essex, M.Div. Charles Wilson, Ph.D. Ronald L. Reeves Charles Blackman ’46, Ph.D. Gaylen Byker, Ph.D. Diana Boatwright Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D. Jeffrey Abernathy, Ph.D. Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer, Ph.D. Sister Peg Albert, OP, Ph.D. Robert Bartlett Arend D. Lubbers, H.D.L. ’08 Stuart Blacklaw ’82, Ph.D. Don LeDuc, J.D.

For the Students Caitlin Lohr Olivet College senior Investiture David T. Hayhow and Maria G. Davis, Ph.D. Remarks and Introduction Paul Burkhardt, Ph.D. Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Prescott College Keynote Address Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. 27th President of Olivet College Closing Remarks Bill Kurtz Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Benediction Rev. Barbara Essex Minister for Higher Education and Theological Education United Church of Christ

Office of Student Life concludes inauguration with Community Block Party Thanks to the hard work of the Office of Student Life, Chartwells and the Physical Plant, the celebration continued on campus well after President Corey’s official inauguration ceremony.

With storm clouds looming that afternoon, a Community Block Party was promptly moved from The Square to The Cutler Event Center, where students, employees, special guests and community members were ready to make merry despite the weather.

The carnival-style atmosphere included inflatables, games, prizes and activities such as build-a-bear, a crafts table and The Big Red Chair. Participants jammed to live music from The JHD and Global Village while Chartwells served barbecued pork, tilapia filets and roasted vegetables. In typical carnival fashion, party goers topped off their meals with a swirl of freshly-made cotton candy.

The block party concluded with Olivet’s annual Stand-up event, in which the college president and all members of the campus community form a line, shake hands and officially meet one another.

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L “As environmental damage due to nonsustainable human activities becomes more prominent in society, there is growing recognition worldwide for the need to educate people in the problems involved and solutions needed.”

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BY JACKIE BOUNDS

Living green is no longer a buzz word in our society. Environmental responsibility is a new standard for businesses practices, community development and in our daily lives at home. Companies spend millions of dollars educating consumers on adopting environmentally responsible practices. Environmental organizations and government agencies are expanding public outreach and stewardship programs.

“As environmental damage due to non-sustainable human activities becomes more prominent in society, there is growing recognition worldwide for the need to educate people in the problems involved and solutions needed,” said Olivet College biology professor and Biology Program director, Leah Knapp, D.V.M. As more individuals, businesses and governments are focusing on environmental responsibility, Olivet College is ahead of the educational community in offering an undergraduate concentration in environmental education through the Natural and Physical Sciences Department. Olivet began teaching the new concentration as an option to the already-existing environmental science major in the fall of 2011. This concentration incorporates a range of science classes with subject areas an environmental educator may need to teach.

According to Knapp, Olivet is one of the first colleges in Michigan to offer this focus at the undergraduate level. Other educational institutions address this need through graduate programs, or with undergraduate outdoor education majors.

“Many colleges and universities have created majors in environmental science, environmental studies and environmental engineering,” said Knapp.

“Very few are directly addressing the growing field of environmental education.

“Environmental educators are found in many sectors of the work force, from zoos and environmental institutes to government and corporate settings,” she continued. “The need for public outreach to adults, and even children, is recognized as necessary and often profitable.”

Olivet alumni are currently working as environmental educators at the Alaska Audubon Society, AmeriCorps, Binder Park Zoo, Catalina Island Marine Institute, Consumers Energy, Kingman Museum, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

“Education has become the mainstay of zoos, nature centers and park systems,” said Knapp. “Large corporations are recognizing the importance of the bottom line of going green, and they need people to educate employees about sustainability.”

Social responsibility is a core value at Olivet. This new environmental education concentration ties in with President Steven M. Corey’s vision for students to have a unique educational opportunity as well as seeing students and alumni making a positive change in the world.

Many of Knapp’s former students inspired her to create the new concentration.

“At least a dozen graduates have gone into this field with great success,” said Knapp. “Yet a few expressed concerns about gaps in their education and could have benefited from additional courses or focused educational internships.”

The alumni agreed that an environmental science concentration specifically addressing the needs of students entering this field would be advantageous to future Olivet graduates.

According to Knapp’s research with alumni, employers are looking for well rounded applicants with solid science knowledge, good communication skills, the

ability to work with diverse groups of people, and hands-on experience working in various educational, ecological and environmental settings.

“We are fortunate to offer many hands-on learning experiences for our students,” said Knapp. “Binder Park Zoo, Sherman Lake Outdoor Education Center, Woldumar Nature Center, Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery and other wildlife rehabilitation centers are popular locations for student learning.”

Knapp highlighted the fact that this is not a teaching major, nor is the new concentration part of the Education Department. Instead, the program is based on a strong science background and emphasized on the need to get experience in the field before landing a job.

Alumni Make Positive Change in the World Two of Knapp’s former students weigh-in on the impact of the environmental education concentration.

Jim Bosch ’91 feels his Olivet professors prepared him well for the professional world. “If a concentration like this had been around years ago,” said Bosch, “I may have spent less time finding the right graduate school and accomplished my goals more efficiently.”

Bosch has worked the past 11 years at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo. The NREL is a national laboratory funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and managed by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy. Bosch is part of the NREL Public Affairs Department and National Bioenergy Center.

“I communicate the nature of NREL’s research to ministers of energy, ambassadors, CEOs, CFOs, government personnel and others,” said Bosch, who also supports the researchers throughout the laboratory. He conducts interpretive visits to world class laboratories in solar research, including photovoltaic and concentrated solar power, in addition to wind turbine technologies for small, mid-sized and utility-class wind turbines. He feels fortunate to work with talented people at NREL. “To be an environmental educator, you sometimes start your career getting paid in sunrises and sunsets,” said Bosch.

“But that is a good reminder of where to find your passion.” He feels this new environmental education concentration will help students have more unique classroom and educational experiences and will improve their science knowledge.

Bosch hopes this program will prepare creative graduates to enter the workplace in both for-profit and non-profit organizations in formal education and environmental institutes across the country. He also pointed out that no one college can ever prepare graduates for everything they will experience.

“The value of a liberal arts education is changing in the business world,” said Bosch. “Rather than specializing, liberal arts students receive a broad range of classes and experiences which enable them to develop problem solving skills. Great teachers develop insatiable learners—and that is what Olivet College did for me.”

“Through field biology, Olivet helped me to build an understanding of the natural world,” said Bosch. “If your job is to find solutions to problems that impact the planet, then nature is a great source to know well. There are templates and designs that humanity has not explored that may make our activities more efficient and environmentally benign.”

Rachel Loud ’05 works as a coastal ecology field educator and teacher mentor at the Headlands Institute in San Francisco.

Headlands Institute, a campus of NatureBridge, is a non-profit educational partner of Golden Gate National Park. NatureBridge is a leader in the field of environmental education and works with the National Park Service to create campuses in national parks around the country. Loud is responsible for training and supervising 24 field science educators.

“I also organize stewardship projects, which are activities we do with students to promote care for the environment,” said Loud.

“Important projects include beach clean-up, invasive plant removal, composting and work with our local native plant nursery.”

“I am very passionate about my work, connecting youth to the natural world,” she said. “I love my job and the career development it has provided me.”

Loud studied biology and environmental science at Olivet.

She feels she was well prepared for her career in environmental education, primarily through classes, internships, independent studies, and guidance given by her advisor, Leah Knapp.

“Once I decided to pursue a career in environmental education, I was able to look at my classes through an educational lens and modify assigned projects to develop curriculum that could be used with students,” said Loud. “I also empowered my own learning and sought out a local middle school to tutor students in science and did a summer internship with the Student Conservation Association.” Through her internship, she gained valuable experience as an environmental educator for the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

“Having a major designed specifically for environmental education would have helped guide my learning even more and directed me to classes that are relevant for any environmental educator,” said Loud.

“I believe that this new concentration will guide students to the classes most pertinent to their future career,” she continued.

“It will also provide them with valuable knowledge and field experience to prepare them for the growing field of environmental education.”

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Internships are Key to Career Opp

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BY MOLLY (REED) GOALEY ’05

As new Olivet graduates begin to search for career opportunities in a declining job market, many of them are finding that having internship experience is increasingly the first step to getting a foot in the door.

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), college seniors who take part in one or more internships are more likely to receive a job offer upon graduation than their peers who decide to forgo the experience.

In a study conducted by NACE in 2010, 42.3 percent of graduating seniors who had internship experience and applied

Olivet College insurance alum Steve Racine ’08 was placed in an internship at All Risks, Ltd. in London.

for a job received at least one offer.

Conversely, only 30.7 percent of seniors without internship experience who applied for a job received an offer.

Olivet College faculty members have long stressed the importance of professional experience to a student’s education. And as the college moves toward its strategic vision for 2020 and beyond, providing opportunities for experiential learning components, such as internships, continues to be a priority.

A component of the 2020 and Beyond plan states, “We envision a future where Olivet College ensures an educational experience that is strong in professional preparation within a contemporary liberal arts foundation and develops critical, independent thinkers who possess a strong ethical compass.”

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Joanne Williams, assistant professor of journalism and mass communication and director of Olivet’s Career Services Network, believes internship experience is the vital link between professional preparation and standard coursework.

“Internships are essential because they bring classroom learning to life,” said Williams. “They are a chance for students to see the information they have been processing in action. Internships also provide networking and professional development opportunities not readily available on campus.”

Currently, the college mandates under the guidelines of The Olivet Plan that students receive “preparation for the transition from college” during their Senior Experience. Professional work such as an internship or co-op is not only accepted for this element, it is widely encouraged among faculty members.

“In our current economy, internship experience is becoming increasingly important for landing that first position after graduation,” said Maria Davis, Ph.D., provost and dean of the college.

Some academic departments have even made the transition to requiring students to complete at least three semester hours, or 120 hours of work, in an internship for their major or minor. One such program is the nationally recognized Risk Management and Insurance Center (RMIC) at Olivet College.

“The insurance industry realizes that giving the students the opportunity to experience the varied careers in insurance is a win for everyone involved,” said Carol Breed ’98, J.D., director of the RMIC. “An internship is the best job interview, and many of our students have jobs with their host by the end of the experience.”

Breed added that most insurance and risk management students work well beyond the required 120 hours of an internship, stating that it is common for RMIC students to have at least three internships during their undergraduate years.

Olivet College journalism and mass communication alum Christine Moulton ’11 was placed in an internship on the Mitch Albom Show on WJR Radio.

“An internship is the best way for our students to really understand what careers in insurance and risk management are all about,” she said. “Making the internship a requirement has been a big motivation for our students entering the job market.”

Recent graduate Christine Moulton ’11, who earned a degree in journalism and mass communication this past spring, has seen firsthand the benefits of making those professional connections while in college.

Moulton worked as an intern in radio production for the Mitch Albom Show on

“An internship is the best job interview, and many of our students have jobs with their host by the end of the experience.”

Carol Breed ’98, J.D., director of the RMIC

portunities News/Talk 760 WJR Radio in Detroit.

She also spent a summer as an intern in the Creative Services Department of WWJ-TV/CW50 in Southfield, where she learned how to shoot and edit video, produce a Web diary, and create and edit television promos.

Moulton now works full-time as an assistant producer for the Bonds and Fisher Show with Rachel Nevada on 1090 WCAR Radio in Detroit. “I am certain that my internship experiences helped me get a job after graduation,” she said. “Experience is everything in the journalism and broadcast field, and because of my internships I always felt like I had a ‘leg up’ compared to other candidates. I have been able to utilize those skills and I feel like I have been doing these motions my entire life.”

Alumni are invited to help Olivet’s internship program thrive through 2020 and beyond. To host a student intern or job shadow at your workplace, contact Williams at the Career Services Network at (269) 749-6630 or jwilliams@olivetcollege.edu, or visit http:/ /www.olivetcollege.edu/career_dev/ index.php.

Departments that currently require internship experience: Business Administration (insurance and risk management major) Social Science (criminal justice major, insurance claims investigation minor) Health and Human Performance (sports recreation management major, fitness management major, exercise science major) Humanities (journalism and mass communication major, writing major) Mathematics and Computer Science (actuarial science major) Natural and Physical Sciences (health science major) Education (student teaching, enhanced by a four-week practicum at Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center in Augusta)

Students in the News A work from visual arts junior Naomi Haralson, of Bellevue, was featured at the 2011 ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. Titled “Back Then,” the acrylic, twodimensional piece was on view during the fall at the Cornerstone Building with work from 18 other artists.

Naomi Haralson

Ashleigh Holley, “Back Then” by Naomi Haralson a junior from Bellevue, assisted Cynthia Noyes, J.D., associate professor of sociology and anthropology, in a poster presentation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities in Long Beach, Calif., in October. Her presentation was based on student participation in Middle Ground, a student organization focused on assisting at-risk youth, as an example of individual and social responsibility.

Candace Igert, a senior from Watervliet, completed a research experience for undergraduates at the University of Southern Mississippi with Dr. Daniel A. Savin and his graduate student Adam Richardson.

She worked on a project titled “A Facile and Effective Approach to Synthesizing a Novel Library of Organogelators.” Her research, which will likely be published, was done to gain an understanding of how solvents, the gelator, and amine capper play a role in the mechanical properties of an organogel.

Kelsie Kasuba, a senior from Marshall, completed a research experience for undergraduates at the University of Kansas in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department. She worked with Dr. Teruna Candace Igert Siahaan on a project titled “Stability of HAV6 peptide in rat blood plasma and brain homogenate.” Using analytical high performance liquid chromatography, she obtained a half-life for the HAV6 peptide in rat plasma. Knowing the degradation of the peptide in rat plasma is important for determining how long the peptide is able to modulate the blood-brain barrier, which is the current experimental function of the peptide.

Libby Lydy, a senior from Woodland, was one of just 75 students selected nationwide to participate in an internship Kelsie Kasuba with the National Society for Leadership and Success (NSLS). Part of her work includes representing the organization on the Olivet College campus. The mission of the NSLS is to help people discover and achieve their goals. The society offers life-changing lectures from the nation’s leading presenters and a community where like-minded, successLibby Lydy oriented individuals come together to help one another succeed.

The society also serves as a powerful force of good in the greater community by encouraging and organizing action to better the world.

In October, Ian Peters, a senior from Marshall, and John Vercher, a junior from Marshall, submitted a student paper titled “The Future of Technology and Ethics” to the Michigan Sociological Association (MSA) for presentation at the MSA meeting at Grand Valley State University. The students co-wrote the paper during an independent study and sociology/anthropology seminar class.

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BY PRESIDENT STEVEN M. COREY, PH.D. In “Charting the Course for Olivet College 2020 and Beyond,” we began the process of creating a vision for the Olivet College of the future and the strategic plan that will get us there.

We started in early 2011 with a series of conversations that included each constituency of the Olivet College community including students, faculty and staff, board members, and alumni and friends. Through input that has included a grounding in our rich history, yet has also recognized the need for a contemporary approach to our future, we’re establishing a vision for the Olivet College of the future which will have as great an impact and fulfill as important a need for students and the greater community as the Olivet College of the past.

We’re confirming our commitment to an Olivet College of the future that is, at its core, a private, residential, liberal arts college with very strong professional programs and faculty who view themselves as both scholars and facilitators of learning. We’re affirming our commitment to a values-based mission encapsulated by the motto, Education for Individual and Social Responsibility, where responsibility is woven across the entire curriculum and 100 percent of students participate in service learning. We must be a place where students come to develop the knowledge and skills to become professionally and economically successful, but to also learn that with success comes responsibility to make a positive difference in the world. This will enable us to produce graduates who are highly sought after by employers and graduate schools, and our placement rates with both should be high. We will continue to capitalize on the fact that we’re located in Olivet, an intimate college town in southcentral Michigan, which provides students with an ability to focus on their college experience away from distractions, yet is only minutes from Battle Creek and the state capital of

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Lansing. Consistent with our Congregational roots as the first college in the state to admit women and minorities on a coequal basis, we must continue to strengthen our position as one of the most diverse student populations of any private, liberal arts colleges in Michigan; ethnically, socioeconomically, geographically and for first-generation college students.

With this vision of the future as our destination, the detailed plan of action that realizes this future becomes our course to getting there. While the details are still unfolding and won’t be finalized until early 2012, they will most assuredly include a number of key elements: • • • • •

Improving and expanding our learning, living and student life facilities.

Growing the enrollment to a strong, more vibrant and sustaining level.

Strengthening the endowment in support of our students, faculty and educational programs.

Expanding and strengthening the curriculum to meet the needs of both society and our students.

Improving our ability to tell the wonderful story of Olivet College to prospective students and to the world.

As the plan comes to completion and is approved by the board in February 2012, we’ll have more details to share. In the months and years ahead, we hope to work together as an Olivet College community in making this vision of the Olivet College of the future a reality. For the latest information on the 2020 and Beyond strategic plan, visit www.olivetcollege.edu/about/ 2020.htm.

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BY RUSTY DENNEN

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Originally published in the Free Lance-Star

After American Airlines Flight 77 hit the west wall of the Pentagon on 9/11, thousands of people—rescuers, horrified passers-by, police and the military—flocked to the scene.

Dan Pantaleo ’85, then a Marine major working in his office in nearby Rosslyn, was among them. Over the course of four days, he headed up a crew recovering bodies, met President George W. Bush and, in a scene captured on CNN and in The Washington Post, helped recover a Marine Corps flag from a charred office.

Pantaleo’s new self-published book, “Four Days at the Pentagon,” describes in detail what he and others who responded did under difficult circumstances. Pantaleo, who lives in Stafford County, now works for BAE Systems Inc., a defense contractor.

The Roseville, Mich., native was the senior officer that day at the Joint Tactical Radio Systems’ Joint Program Office. After two planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, he said in a recent interview, the conversation quickly turned to the realization that it was a terrorist attack.

Soon, from the large window in his fourth-floor office, “we saw smoke and fire in the distance.”

It was the Pentagon, where Pantaleo often went for meetings.

The Rosslyn building was evacuated, and he headed for the smoke “to see if I could help.”

Pantaleo, 48, recounts in the four-chapter book—each covering a day—that earlier in his career he helped recover the remains of 22 Marines killed in a March 1989 helicopter crash near Pohang, South Korea.

“Little did I know on this fine September morning in 2001 that those same skills and mindset I developed 11 years earlier would be required again.”

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No One in Charge He called his wife, Jacqueline, and family to let them know he was OK, then tried in vain to catch a bus or taxi to the Pentagon.

He began jogging, then met up with several military doctors and nurses who were going in the same direction. Among them was Lt. Col. Mahee Edmonson, an Army Reserve nurse.

The group first set up a triage area under the State Route 27 bridge in the south Pentagon parking lot, with other medical workers.

“We realized after a while that there were no more survivors coming out,” he recalled. “So we went from rescue mode to recovery mode.”

The scene was chaotic, “and no one was in charge,” he says.

Pantaleo linked up with members of the Army’s Old Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FBI and others to form an ad hoc mortuary. That would later become known as the Initial Response and Recovery Mortuary Team. Pantaleo directed the group, with Edmonson in command.

Within hours after the plane hit, “We carved out an area within the compound to set up the [center].” The FBI, meanwhile, set up a makeshift forensics office in a nearby parking garage.

Pantaleo; Eric Jones, a graduate student and volunteer fireman; and Chris Braman, an Army staff sergeant, worked side by side.

After organizing volunteers, they secured a freezer truck that was delivering cold water, food and supplies to the site.

“We thought we could use it, if need be, to transport victims,” Pantaleo says.

“Four Days at the Pentagon” is Dan Pantaleo’s first book. It is available on Amazon.com and on Createspace e-store at createspace.com/ 3612431, for $15.99. For a personalized copy, email danpantaleo@hotmail.com.

All proceeds go to the Marine Wounded Warrior Regiment.

The group worked until after midnight, and he caught a ride home. He was back at the Pentagon before dawn on Sept. 12.

Pantaleo says four-man crews went into the still-smoldering building with body bags and stretchers. The FBI developed a numbering system to tag and identify the bodies, which went into the freezer truck. The truck took them to the FBI forensics site, then to Dover Air Force Base, where the military processes troops killed in combat.

Emergency responders and support crews gather at the Pentagon.

Trauma and Burns He describes one of the first victims, a Navy petty officer, writing: “I was surprised at how young and seemingly peaceful he appeared. I thought about [his] parents, and I thought about my son in that he was a handsome, fit young man with a great deal of potential.”

Many other victims, particularly those on the plane, had severe trauma and burns.

“Bodies seemed to be frozen in a charred state, where limbs were locked and brittle to the touch,” Pantaleo writes.

He got an up-close look at the damage to the Pentagon itself.

“The section of the building where the plane impacted along the E-ring looked as if it had been turned upside down and inside out. It was impossible to tell where the ceilings, walls and floors once stood.”

On Day Two, President Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice visited. Pantaleo talked to one of the president’s advisers about

what the mortuary team was doing. Bush then stopped, talked for a few minutes, shook hands and thanked them.

By then, the team had recovered 48 bodies; by noon the following day, there were 87. Eventually, the number of victims would rise to 184.

Pantaleo and others continued the grim work on Day Three.

During a break, while the damaged building was being assessed, Jones noticed a Marine Corps flag in a burned-out fourth-floor office. Pantaleo retrieved it with the help of a crane operator.

Reporters then recorded for posterity one of the few uplifting moments at the scene.

After the fourth day, the Army took over the recovery efforts.

Pantaleo said he jotted down some notes the next day “and then I let them sit. I didn’t do anything with them for nine years.”

A visit to the World Trade Center site in New York last December nudged him into writing the book.

David G. Boyd, director of Technology Transfer, First Responder Group, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said the book “is one of the stories of the dedication, heroism and American spirit that became commonplace that day and in the days that followed.”

All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the Marine Wounded Warrior Regiment.

“Everybody has a point of view from that time,” Pantaleo said.

“This story is one point of view, but it captures the essence of what we all experienced.”

Dan Pantaleo ’85 served 20 years in the Marine Corps, retiring in 2005 with the rank of major. He now works as program manager for BAE Systems, a defense contractor. A resident of Stafford County, Va., he is married with two children.

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Women’s Golf Wins MIAA Championship

BY GEOFF HENSON With a first-place finish at the two18-hole scoring record with a two-under aforementioned trio shot scores in the 70s, day Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic par 70. The previous records were a 72. while the top three Hope golfers shot in Association (MIAA) Tournament Oct. 7Damico had an 81.5 stroke average, and the 80s. With that difference, Olivet was 8 at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Jones was a stroke behind at 82.5. able to overcome the deficit, posting a 315 Battle Creek, the Olivet College women’s team score to rally past the Flying Dutch. golf team overcame a Campbell posted a 15-stroke deficit to tournament best, twocapture the 2011 round total of 150 MIAA strokes, followed by Championship. The Damico and Jones at title is the fourth in 155 and 158, school history for the respectively. With those Comets and the first scores, they were 1-2-3 since 2006-2008, in the player standings when they won and earned Allthree consecutive Tournament honors. league This spring, the championships.

Comets will participate “In the past 10 in a three-round, 54years, nobody has hole qualifying ever come back from tournament to a deficit going into determine the MIAA’s The Comets celebrate their MIAA championship. From left: Jennifer Myers, Ashley Stark, the final weekend,” automatic bid to the Lauren Campbell, Adrienne Jones, Theresa Damico and Head Coach Bill Maas. said Head Coach 2012 NCAA Division Bill Maas. “You III National have to give a lot of credit for the “I cannot be more proud of Lauren,” Championships in early May at the comeback to our golfers. They worked said Maas. “As a senior and No. 1 golfer Zollner Golf Course in Angola, Ind. By hard, prepared themselves well and never on a team, you cannot say enough about virtue of the championship, Olivet will gave up. Each one always thought they her effort. Lauren stepped up and took host 36 holes of the tournament on its had a chance to win the championship.” control of her game when it was needed. home course. The other 18 holes will be In addition, senior Lauren Campbell, That kind of effort is what every coach played at Hope’s home course. of Fenton, earned 2011 MIAA Most likes to have.

“Our number one focus right now is Valuable Golfer honors and was named “The key to our success is finding winning the three-round playoff,” said the recipient of the MIAA Sportsmanship players who love to play golf and who Maas. “There is no doubt we will have an Award. She is an All-MIAA selection for really want to go to the course every day,” advantage with two of the rounds being a fourth straight season, including a firstcontinued Maas. “Theresa and Adrienne played on our home course. But more than team pick for the second straight year. are two prototype kids who we like to have that, it will be our preparation and getting Joining her on the 2011 All-MIAA firstin our program. They love to play and work ready for those three rounds.” team were sophomores Theresa Damico, hard at practice every day. Each improved The Comets have competed at the of White Lake, and Adrienne Jones, of multiple strokes from last year by not only last four NCAA National Championships.

Redford. having great rounds, but more importantly, In 2007 and 2008, they received the For the six-round MIAA season, they limited the number of poor rounds.” automatic bid for winning the MIAA Campbell posted a 77.7 stroke average.

Olivet still trailed Hope College by championship, and the last two years, She also broke a school and MIAA six strokes entering the final round. The they received an at-large bid.

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Harden Makes a Splash, In and Out of the Pool

BY AMBER LECLEAR, SENIOR Anyone on campus knows what an exceptional person, in the classroom and out, senior Mike Harden is. From St. Johns, Harden is pursuing a degree in environmental education. Upon graduation, he has high hopes for his future. “I have so many paths I want to follow, and I will be happy doing them all,” Harden said.

His primary goal is to find a career within his major, along Mike Harden with coaching and research.

Prior to Olivet, Harden attended St. Johns High School where his passion was swimming. He had many options for college but chose Olivet because of all the opportunities the college presented.

“I wanted to continue being as involved as I was in high school,” he said, “and what I saw here was an opportunity to be a student-athlete, as well as be involved in as many things as I possibly could.” During his five years on campus, Harden has been very active. From swimming, to clubs, organizations and societies, he has done it all.

Harden was set to graduate last spring in the top five of his class, but there were some things he still wanted to accomplish, in both the classroom and the pool. Since Harden was unable to competitively swim his freshman year due to a broken wrist, he had another year of athletic eligibility left.

Jake Taber, head swimming and diving coach said, “We are blessed to have Mike back a fifth year. He makes it incredibly easy, as a coach, to be proud of him.”

When Harden first arrived on campus, he was studying English with the intention of earning a teaching degree. “After sitting down and meeting with Dr. Leah Knapp and Dr. Maria Davis, they helped me find

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my passion and helped me really understand that I could do what I loved, and that was being outdoors,” he said.

With encouragement from Knapp, D.V.M., Biology Program director and professor of biology, and Davis, Ph.D., provost and dean, Harden changed his major to biology and environmental science, with an environmental education concentration. “Mike is a natural as an educator, with an excitement for the sciences that is contagious to others,” said Knapp. “He is a person of compassion, enthusiasm and remarkable intellect, with a passion for learning and a tremendous desire to pass on his knowledge and wonder for the natural world to others. He truly embodies the concept of Education for Individual and Social Responsibility.”

Harden’s time on campus has been special not only for him, but for those who have come to know him. Coach Taber said it best: “Having Mike Harden on campus – there is no question about it – that was a win.”

Men’s Lacrosse and Indoor Track and Field Added as Varsity Sports Olivet has announced the addition of men’s and women’s indoor track and field, and men’s lacrosse as varsity sports, bringing the number of NCAA Division III sports offered up to 22, 11 for each gender. Track and field will begin immediately with the 2011-12 season, while men’s lacrosse will start in 2012-13.

From left: Brian Robinette ’94, Dave Price ’68 and Robert Condon ’76. Robert Condon, a 1976 Olivet graduate, was a four-year letterwinner on the track team from 1973-76. During his time at Olivet, he never lost a race in 24 dual meets and all four MIAA championship meets. David Price, 1968 Olivet graduate, earned three letters in football. He served as the team’s captain in 1966 and 1967. Brian Robinette, a 1994 Olivet graduate, helped the Comets win four straight MIAA men’s golf championships from 1990-93. He posted the league’s best stroke average in 1990, 1991 and 1993 to earn MIAA medalist honors.

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1960s Del Walden ’61 is the head football coach for the Harbor Springs Rams.

He had served as varsity head football coach at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood for 15 years and has more than 22 years of coaching experience. In honor of his contributions as a coach and educator, the football field at Cranbrook was recently renamed The Del Walden Field. Del served as math teacher for more than 40 years at Cranbrook, became the dean of students, and after a sabbatical became the school counselor in 1997. E-mail Del at dvwalden@charter.net.

Dale Barr ’62 serves as Eaton County commissioner, District 13, representing the townships of Walton and Bellevue and the city of Olivet.

He was the first of three generations to attend Olivet. Daughter Deborah L. Barr ’85, a licensed social worker, is the administrator for Placement Resources, Children Services Division for the Department of Social From left: Ashley Barr ’11, Deborah Barr ’85 Services in Baltimore and Dale Barr ’62 County, Md. Dale’s granddaughter and Deborah’s niece is Ashly Barr ’11 who is pursuing a nursing degree at Ferris State University in Big Rapids. E-mail Deborah at dbarr38970@aol.com and Ashly at Ashly_010@hotmail.com.

Earl W. Miller Jr. ’66 has retired again and occasionally leads worship and preaches at Bartlett Union Church, United Church of Christ in Bartlett, N.H. Earl recently volunteered with clean-up after the New England floods. E-mail him at millerucc@aol.com.

Terry Donnelly ’68 is posting his op-ed column on the Mesquite Citizen Journal website, www.mesquitecitizen.com, every three weeks. During Homecoming weekend, Terry sold and signed his book, “First You Hear Thunder,” along with seven other alumni authors.

E-mail Terry at terryjdonnelly@yahoo.com.

Bobby Dozier ’68 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Mackenzie High School alumni on Oct. 8. Bobby is an assistant coach with the Green Bay Chill, a Lingerie Football League team with head coach Gilbert Brown, former Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame nose tackle and a former player on Coach Dozier’s Mackenzie High School team. E-mail Bobby at rdoz48234@aol.com.

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Phil Flynn ’68 was recently named administrator of Arbor Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Phil has more than 30 years of experience in the long-term care industry. E-mail Phil at flynnbr1@msn.com or flynnpdf@sbcglobal.net.

1970s Alex Wagner ’70 completed a workshop at Wayne State University in October, led by former Olivet College art professor Jim Hay. “The twoday quilting workshop was an inspiring opportunity to work with a renowned artist, to study his craft and get to know him on a personal level,” Alex said. She had not seen Jim in 40 years. In June Alex retired after more than 37 years of teaching in the Pinckney Community Schools, including art, earth science, biology, English and special education. For four years she has been teaching block printing to children in Santa Cruz de Laguna, Guatemala. E-mail Alex at awagner@pcs.k12.mi.us.

Dave Dawson ’71 retired in July after 34 years of selling text books.

From 1971 to 1977 he taught social studies, physical education and driver education at Birch Run High School. He plans on traveling and playing golf “any day of the week ending in Y.” Daughter, Lindsay, lives in Chicago. E-mail Dave at dawsond@comcast.net.

Alan Bollers ’73 is a principle systems engineer for Science Applications International Corporation in Alabama. Alan earned his second master’s degree in engineering management from George Washington University; his first was in 1991 when he earned a master’s in business administration from Webster University. Alan and wife, Theresa (Cook) ex’78, have three children. E-mail Alan at alan.s.bollers@saic.com.

Bruce Ritter ’75 competed in his eighth Michigan Senior Olympics in Rochester during the summer, with 500 additional athletes. Bruce was in 11 events in two days, competing in bowling and track, and earned 10 medals which now total close to 60. He has competed at the National Senior Olympics three times. Bruce has been a middle school teacher in Brighton for 35 years, having just finished coaching his 100th team. He has coached three sports a year for 34 years, and has officiated high school football for more than two decades.

Tom Barbieri ’77 was inducted into the Michigan Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame on March 26. He coached high school football for 34 years, including 15 seasons at Hartland High School, and 10 years at Dexter High School. Tom and wife, Elaine (Winey) ’80 have three sons.

Sue Topping ’77, retired from the city of Lansing as deputy city treasurer June 30. She began her career with the city in 1989 as a senior accountant and was responsible for a variety of accounting duties, before being promoted to deputy treasurer in 2004. A Certified Public Accountant, she will continue her private practice, and is looking forward to preparing tax returns in daylight hours next tax season. E-mail Sue at ToppingSM@aol.com.

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Lenny Hardoin ’81 is the principal of Edwin M. Wells Middle School in Houston, Texas. Lenny earned his master’s in education administration from Sam Houston State University and a doctorate in educational leadership from Texas A&M University. E-mail Lenny at lennyh@springisd.org.

Kate Strein ’04 is teaching ninth grade intensive reading at Fort Pierce Central High School in Port St. Lucie, Fla. E-mail Kate at kstrein@yahoo.com.

Gregory Przybylo ’87 was appointed chair by Governor Rick Snyder for the Workers’ Compensation Appellate Commission for the state of Michigan. He previously served as a private practice attorney. Greg earned his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing.

Todd Wilson ’89 was inducted into the Lakeview High School Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 16 in Battle Creek. He was a four-time All-City wrestler, a three-time conference wrestling champ and two-time district and regional champ. He was an All-State wrestler three times, placing second in the state in 1985. Todd finished his Lakeview career ranked first all-time in career wins, first in career pins and second all-time in wins in a season.

He wrestled at Olivet College from 1985-89.

1990s Frances Doherty ’91 is the kindergarten through grade 12 literacy coach at Eaton Academy in Eastpointe. Frances would enjoy hearing from her Alpha E brothers and sisters and fellow Olivet alumni. E-mail Frances at lelusp3@wyan.org.

Josh Hosler ’94 is a divinity student at Virginia Theological Seminary, working toward ordination as an Episcopal priest. E-mail Josh at josh.hosler@gmail.com.

Todd Reynolds ’94 is the principal at Lake Fenton High School in Linden. Todd and wife, Lesa, have three children: Mitchell, 20, Landry, 16, and Madison, 10.

Dan Smith ’97 was hired as the first-ever head baseball coach at Delta College in Bay County, after having been the assistant coach of baseball for more than two years at Saginaw Valley State University. Dan and wife, Mindy, live in Midland with daughters Summer, 8, Allie, 6, and son Tru, 1.

E-mail Dan at danielsmith4@delta.edu.

Richard Craig ’99 earned his doctorate on May 14 from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in mass communication and media studies. During the hooding ceremony, Richard was honored as a graduate school exemplar. Since fall 2009 Richard has been a faculty intern at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., as part of the “preparing future faculty” program sponsored by Howard University.

He began his tenure track position at George Mason in fall 2011.

E-mail Richard at richtcraig@hotmail.com.

Stephen Kolomyjec ’05 earned his doctorate in zoology in May from James Cook University in Australia. E-mail Stephen at Stephen.kolomyjec@utas.edu.au.

Steve Critchlow ’06 is the head men’s basketball coach at Climax-Scotts High School in Climax. Previously, he served three years as junior varsity basketball coach for the Panthers.

Edward Jones ’06 teaches ninth grade physical education at Inkster High School in Inkster. For five years he has been coaching baseball at Warren Cousino High School in Warren. E-mail Edward at edwardjones84@gmail.com.

Kat Roesch ’06 recently visited Eunice Oladele-Fayehun ’07 and husband, Victor, in New York City. Kat is working for Homestead Senior Care as a caregiver in Shelby Township. Eunice is writing for a Nigerian newspaper, which focuses on Nigerians living in America. Eunice owns www.africanspotlight.com where she reports on African immigrants in video and print format. E-mail Kat at taylkatherine@gmail.com, and Eunice at From left: Kat Roesch ’06, Eunice aeoladele@gmail.com.

Oladele-Fayehun ’07 and husband Victor Bethany Leonard ’07 has completed work on a documentary film, “A Second Knock at the Door: A Documentary on Friendly Fire in Iraq & Afghanistan.” Visit www.asecondknockatthedoor.com to learn more. The film has been accepted at various film festivals across the nation and won second runner-up for the documentary feature category at the Vegas Cine Fest. E-mail Bethany at bethanyleonard@gmail.com.

Matthew Oladele ’07 is serving one year in the National Youth Service Corps in Nigeria where he is teaching chemistry, physics and computer studies. The purpose of the corps is to have a united, strong and self-reliant nation; a great and dynamic economy; a land of bright and full opportunities for all citizens; and a free and democratic society. E-mail Matthew at mshola@lycos.com.

Brityn (Peters) Rabakon ’08 teaches sixth grade language arts at Marshall Middle School. E-mail Brityn at britynpeters@gmail.com.

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Andrew Sullivan ’08 was named the 2010 Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy of the Year. He currently is assigned to Summit Township. Andrew has been a deputy for three years and was a Jackson Reserve Police Officer for one year. Besides Olivet, he attended the Delta College Police Academy. E-mail Andrew at sully0711@yahoo.com.

Corie (Greene) Misko ’09 teaches sixth grade math at Sevier Middle School in Greenville, S.C. She is married to Sean Misko ’09, who teaches math at Mauldin High School and is an assistant wrestling coach and track coach. E-mail Corie at smisko35@live.com Mike Morman ’09 was recently promoted to middle market account executive for the commercial lines team at Travelers Insurance. Mike is part of the central region team and is based in Naperville, Ill. He underwrites and markets insurance for medium-sized businesses, including auto, general liability, property, worker’s compensation and umbrella. E-mail Mike at mmorman@travelers.com.

2010s Ted Pick Jr. ’10 is one of the Sky Show operators in the dome theaters at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, running the star and constellation shows. E-mail Ted at tpickjr@gmail.com.

Mariah Cosper ’11 is a commercial transportation underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Portage. She is responsible for servicing commercial and public transportation account renewals in Illinois and Missouri.

Kellie (Carden) Gouba ’11 was invited to sing a recital at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Sept. 25. She was accompanied by Timothy Flynn, Ph.D., Performing Arts Department chair, Music Program director and assistant professor of music, who played the harpsichord and organ.

Christine Moulton ’11 is the assistant producer for the “Bonds and Fisher Show” at 1090 WCAR, a news talk station in Garden City. The first live show was Oct. 3. The program airs Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. E-mail Christine at christine@wcarradio.com.

Participate in Olivet’s Alumni Council Are you interested in helping shape the future of alumni initiatives? Would you like to help decide who receives Distinguished Alumni Awards and Alumni Council Scholarships?

Now is the time to get involved.

Contact Marty (Mason) Jennings ’67, director of alumni relations, at mjennings@olivetcollege.edu or (269) 749-7644 for more information.

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MARRIAGES Craig Carpenter ’07 and Heather Wolf ’07, June 18, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Olivetians in the wedding were Gabe Pringle ’06, Matt Jezior ’07 and Katie Wolf ’08. E-mail Craig at ccarpenter@allrisks.com.

Matt Domitrovich ’07 and Gina Hilgendorf ’07, Oct. 8, Castle Farms, Charlevoix. Olivet attendants were Dan Bonnell ’06, Anissa (Stille) Dyer ’06, Wendy Mickelwait ’06, James Lile ’07, and Wagner Mathews ’07. Josh Hart ’07 was an usher.

E-mail Gina at gina.hilgendorf@gmail.com.

Danielle Kapral ’07 and Nicholas McIntosh ’07, Sept. 10, Harbor Springs. E-mail Danielle at kaprald@gmail.com.

Kristi Latimer ’07 and Jesse Barber ’10, Sept. 10, Olivet Congregational Church. Deyan Kozhuharov ’09 was an attendant.

Mike Fales ’75 performed the ceremony.

Jacob Otten ’07 and Hannah Robbins ex’08, Sept. 23, Southern Exposure, Marshall. Ben Chee ’09 was best man; Harry Quardokus ’00, Nick Hannar ’05 and Keegan Robbins ’08 were the groomsmen; seniors Joel Dey and Mike Vogel were the ushers. E-mail Hannah at hmr.robbins@gmail.com.

Sabrina Foskett ’09 and Scott Purdy ’10, July 2, Timberlee Hills, Traverse City. Olivetians in the wedding were Joli (Schlabach) Hensley ’09, Emma Henson ’09, Megan Reardon ’09, Robert Swanson ’09, Kyle Walkowiak ’09 and Josh Norlock ’10.

E-mail Sabrina at Sabrina.foskett@yahoo.com.

Corie Greene ’09 and Sean Misko ’09, Aug. 13, 2010. E-mail Corie at smisko35@live.com.

Nick Wolf ’10 and senior Heather Huggett-Willbur, Aug. 13, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Battle Creek. Olivet groomsmen were Phi Alpha brothers Steve Dudus ’03, Tom Fisher ex’03, Danny Reed ’08 and Danny Thompson ’11. Olivet maid of honor was Nu Gamma Xi sister and senior Candace Igert, and bridesmaids were juniors Kayla Hanson, of Sigma Beta, and Amanda Huggett. E-mail Heather at hhuggett@olivetcollege.edu.

Kellie Carden ’11 and senior Mark Gouba, July 2, Novi. Olivetians in the wedding were Dave Keeney ’05, Maria Gouba ’06, Alania Beam ’09, Joanne Osborn ’09, Jeremy Adams ’10, Kayla Green ’11, John Gouba ’11, Amanda Roy ’11, and seniors Richard Perkins, Josh Ries and Marla Strickler.

BIRTHS Lisa (Barroso) Bachmann ’91 and husband, Jeffrey, a son, Anthony Thomas Santiago, Oct. 2. He joins siblings Isabella, 7, Olivia, 6, Dominic, 4, Michael, 3, and John, 2. E-mail Lisa at daisy71669@yahoo.com.

Michelle (Sadley) Buchanan ’99 and husband, Eric, a daughter, Aubrey Elizabeth Claire, June 30. She joins brothers Derek, 5, Connor, 4, and Brady, 2. E-mail Michelle at mlb167@yahoo.com.

Kyle Kemper ’99 and wife, Therese, a son, Eli, June 24. He joins sister, Paige, 2. E-mail Kyle at kemper_kyle@yahoo.com.

DeWayne ’02 and Erin (Timmer) ’03 Reed, a son, Owen Carter, July 25. E-mail DeWayne at dewaynereed@gmail.com and Erin at erintimmer@yahoo.com.

Kristi (Barker) Koenig ’03 and husband, Jeff, a son, Nathan Jeffrey, Feb. 20. E-mail Kristi at kristikoenig@yahoo.com.

Josh Lovendusky ’04 and wife, Andrea, a son, Jackson Wyatt, Aug. 13.

Amya (Rudnik) Paige ’05 and husband, Jacob, a daughter, Celina Arora, Sept. 26. She joins sister, Jaden Milan, 4. E-mail Amya at amyapaige@gmail.com.

Joel ’06 and Kari (Searles) ’06 Jolink, a son, Drew William, June 27.

E-mail Joel at joeljolink@gmail.com and Kari at karijolink@gmail.com.

Brityn (Peters) Rabakon ’08 and husband, Matt, a son, Kellen Matthew, Feb. 28. E-mail Brityn at britynpeters@gmail.com.

IN MEMORIAM Wiley Sanderson ’42, July 30, 2011. Athens, Ga. Gerald L. Janousek ’47, July 2, 2011. Douglas.

Basil Levine ’49, Aug. 15, 2011 Bayside, N.Y. He is survived by wife Anne (Genisman) Levine ’49.

Nancy (Dickey) Milster ’49, March 16, 2011. Sibley, Mo. Dale Ream ’49, May 11, 2010. Naples, Fla. Otis Rocka ’49, April 3, 2011. Chicago, Ill. Robert Short ’60, May 5, 2011. Christmas Valley, Ore. William DeGuerre ex’63, Oct. 5, 2011. Northville.

Erna (Glasner) Kleino ’63, June 17, 2011. Clinton Twp. Julia Kurtyka ’65, June 2, 2011. Livonia.

Scott Smith ex’67, Aug. 11, 2011. Grand Junction.

Al Martus ’68, July 18, 2011. Goodrich.

Barbara Ellen (Gothberg) Barlond ’75, Aug. 16, 2011. Bellevue.

Allen L. Peterson ’76, May 10, 2011. Lansing.

Clark L. Crabill ’83, Aug. 8, 2011. Bronson.

William Barry ’87, July 30, 2011. Otsego.

Steven R. Parish ’88, April 18, 2011. Lansing.

Shawn Brown ’92, Sept. 17, 2011. Scotts.

Stanley Washington ex’07, July 16, 2011. Chicago, Ill.

FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE Charles O. Erickson, July 4, Kalamazoo. Charles was director of church relations and religion professor from 1987-92, and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity in 1984 from Olivet College.

Mu Omega Pi Celebrates 10 years

BY DANIELLE CHAUVIN, SENIOR The Mu Omega Pi fraternity celebrated their 10th anniversary this year. Although 10 years seems short when compared to the history of the other houses on campus, it was a learning experience for the brothers.

The Mu men had to discover the hard way how to raise money, find a time to meet, and learn how to rush; knowledge that members of other houses received from their predecessors.

The founding members, Antoine Currie ’04, Mu Omega Pi members gather at Lamontriale Hale ’01, homecoming.

Benny Marquez ’03, and Quentin McKinney ’03, all met at the African American Cultural Center, now the Nu Gamma Xi house, back in February 2001. Today, the original members, who make it their duty to stay in contact with each other, give credit for the fortitude of the fraternity to the help and support from the ladies of Nu Gamma Xi. The founding members wanted to establish a new Greek society on campus that was based on a mission of multiculturalism and diversity. Hale said, “We believed at the time in President Don Tuski’s platform to make Olivet College a more diverse and well-rounded campus.”

The men started a program during “Women’s Month” to celebrate women on campus. They created a pageant, dedicating the day to the intelligence, style and beauty of women. “The Miss Mu Omega Pi Pageant was strictly a time for the women on campus to shine,” Hale said. The men tied the event in with Olivet College’s portfolio plan, giving participants certificates to show an outcome of exemplifying Education for Individual and Social Responsibility.

Mu Omega Pi also set themselves apart by putting their coat of arms, or crest, on their clothes, a style that is unique to the fraternity.

Of the work that Mu Omega Pi is doing under their current active body, Hale says, “We continue to promote multiculturalism by our events, and our members modeling openness and willingness to accept any male, regardless of creed and color.” After 10 years on campus, Mu Omega Pi’s multicultural message is still unmistakable, and their coat of arms is still featured on their jackets.

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Jeter’s Scout Knew he was Destined for Cooperstown

BY DON WINGER ’62 When I graduated from Olivet College in 1962, one of my classmates was Dick Groch.

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Groch was a star basketball player.

He never played baseball for the Comets, but after college he eventually became the baseball coach at St. Clair Community College. He held that position for 18 years before stepping down in 1982.

Groch then became a scout for the New York Yankees from 1982 through 2002. It was in 1992, while scouting at Kalamazoo Central High School, that he noticed a young player with exceptional talent. His name? Derek Jeter.

What attracted Groch to Jeter?

There were several things. Not only could he run, field, hit and throw. There were also several intangibles.

“I could tell Derek had a love for the game,” Groch told me recently. “He showed leadership ability. He played the game with ease and consistency.

Dick Groch ’62 and Derek Jeter He always had a smile on his face.”

Groch convinced the Yankees to draft Jeter and he became the sixth overall pick in the 1992 draft.

Groch said he was surprised that Jeter reached the parent club so quickly, debuting with the Yankees in 1995, just before his 21st birthday. He became the team’s full-time starting shortstop in 1996.

“It’s tough to get to the Yankees. They are noted for trading good prospects for veteran players,” Groch said.

But he is not surprised that 19 years later, Jeter is a Yankees’ icon. “I knew we had a very special, special player,” Groch said.

While Jeter had originally planned to attend the University of Michigan, Groch had other ideas. “I said then the place he was going was Cooperstown.”

That future trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame was cemented on Saturday, July 9, when the Yankee captain collected his 3,000th hit — becoming the first player to do so as a member of the Yankees — before a packed house at Yankee Stadium.

Among the spectators were Groch and his wife, who had been invited to the game by Yankees’ General Manager Brian Cashman.

“It was a great thing for him to do, since I’m now a scout for the Milwaukee Brewers,” Groch said.

“I was totally euphoric,” Groch added. “It was an exhilarating experience being on one of the biggest stages in sports.”

Groch wasn’t surprised that Jeter’s 3,000th hit turned out to be a home run. “I felt like Babe Ruth when he predicted his home run at Wrigley Field,” he said. “I told my wife, ‘He’s going to hit a home run.’

“Now they’re calling me ‘the Great Prognosticator’ — predicting that and Cooperstown. I think maybe I ought to buy a lottery ticket,” Groch joked.

Now, with the Brewers, Groch continues to look for players with Jeter’s talent. “If you stay in this business long enough you hit a home run. And I’ve hit mine,” he said.

Don Winger is the retired executive sports editor of the Midland Daily News and a member of the Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame.

“Upon This Hill” Available for Purchase Nearly 30 years ago, Olivet College President Emeritus M. Gorton Riethmiller ’28, Ph.D. (1957-70), published “Upon This Hill: My Affair with Olivet.” The 400-page book serves as a personal account of Riethmiller’s time spent at Olivet as a student, an alumnus, and finally as its president for more than 12 years.

Riethmiller tells the story of the college’s challenges and progress from post World War I to 1970. Wars, depressions and ideological conflicts had been major factors in Olivet’s battle for survival. At one point in the late 1940s, a motion by the board of trustees to close the college failed by one vote. Considered a key 26

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telling of Olivet history, the book leads the reader step by step through the college’s struggle to survive, to restoration and toward the achievement of excellence.

Hardcover copies of “Upon This Hill” are now available for purchase. The $35 cost includes shipping and handling. To order, contact Marty Jennings ’67, director of alumni relations, at (269) 749-7644 or alumnirelations@olivetcollege.edu.

Hull Named Vice President for Advancement at Olivet College William “B.J.” Hull was named vice president for advancement at Olivet in October.

Hull, of Lansing, is responsible for managing all operations within the college’s Office of Institutional Advancement. He will lead fundraising and development efforts, as well as oversee alumni and college relations.

Prior to his new position, Hull served as regional director of gift planning at Michigan State University, where he led planned giving B.J. Hull efforts in the Midwest region and raised $29.3 million in cash and planned gifts. He has also served as associate director of development – major and planned gifts for MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and as director of development with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra.

“B.J. brings an array of experiences and expertise in fundraising that will greatly enhance our team,” said President Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. “Olivet has a history of strong donor support from a diverse array of alumni and friends. I’m confident that B.J. will do a fabulous job in connecting their passions and interests to the work and needs of our students and faculty as we work to build the Olivet College of the future.”

Hull earned a Master in Business Administration from MSU and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Alma College. He has served as president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Capital Area Chapter; president elect of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, Mid-Michigan Chapter; and member of the Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council and Rotary International.

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Want to Remember Olivet College in Your Estate Plans?

We can help you put your plan together

Future gifts through estate plans are one of the simplest and most popular methods of supporting Olivet College. It’s as simple as changing the beneficiary of an IRA or life insurance; or remembering Olivet through a charitable bequest in your will or trust using the language below.* While the greatest reward will be your personal satisfaction of the significant benefits your gift will provide Olivet, we encourage you to contact us to confidentially record your intent or to further specify the use of your future gift to benefit a particular department, program or scholarship.

For more information on remembering Olivet College in your estate plans or designating your current gift, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (269) 749-7630.

*Bequest Language I/we give and devise to Olivet College the sum of $_________ U.S. dollars (or state percentage of identified assets available for distribution) to be held, administered and used by the board of trustees for support of Olivet College in the area of greatest opportunity (or designated to the endowment fund, department, program, scholarship or athletic program of your choice).

I instruct that all of my charitable gifts shall be made, to the extent possible, from property that constitutes “income in respect of a decedent” as that term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

Looking for a Gift for the Hard-to-Buy-for Olivet Alum?

Buy a brick and etch their name into a part of Olivet College. In addition to honoring them, you will help pave the way into the new Riethmiller Blackman Art Building for the entire Olivet College community. Buying a brick is a great way to honor an achievement or moment in time within your family, to memorialize a lost friend or pet, or simply to entwine yourself more fully with Olivet College.

To purchase a brick, please fill out the enclosed envelope, including the number and size of the bricks you wish to support, and return with the appropriate payment.

Brick sizes and costs are as follows: 4" x 8" Brick - Gift of $150 Lettering allows for three lines of type per brick, 14 characters per line with spaces.

8" x 8" Brick - Gift of $500 Lettering allows for four lines of type per brick, 14 characters per line with spaces.

12" x 12" Brick - Gift of $1,000 Lettering allows for five lines of type per brick, 14 characters per line with spaces.

For more information, please contact Nick Glaser, director of Annual Fund, at (269) 749-7625 or nglaser@olivetcollege.edu.

Year End Credit Card Gift Note The IRS requires all charitable gifts with credit cards to be credited in the year they are charged. To ensure your gift counts for your 2011 tax filing, please send in your gift no later than Dec. 20, 2011. The Office of Institutional Advancement will run all credit cards we have received on the final business day of the year, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Gifts by check are credited to the tax year of the post mark on the envelope on which they arrive.

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We are very pleased that after a period of financial adversity, the last two years have seen solid financial progress for Olivet College.

The 2011 and 2010 fiscal years have resulted in surpluses in the Operating Fund of $1.7 million and a reduction of long and short term debt of $3.6 million, leaving a remaining debt of $10.2 million, which is associated with capital improvements and operating losses in prior years. Continuing to retire debt through sound operations will remain a priority in upcoming fiscal years. Total net assets have increased by $7.3 million to $25.7 million during this period.

The surpluses in the Operating Fund are primarily the result of increased enrollment, increased Annual Fund giving and tight expense control, with expenses being strategically reduced by $1.4 million from 2009 to 2011.

Major factors in the increase in net assets were recovery of previous declines in endowment market value of $1.6 million and Capital Campaign gifts, principally for the Riethmiller Blackman Art Building, of $2.9 million.

We do continue to have some challenges. Like other colleges, our investments have experienced declines associated with the global recession. While we’ve seen a rebound in total market value in a number of funds, some endowments are still below fund principal in aggregate. Overall, our endowment continues to lag behind many of our peers and, thus, a focus on prolonged growth must continue to be a priority for the college. One of the goals of our 2020 and Beyond vision will be to increase the endowment through significant new gifts and growth of existing endowments through prudent investment.

Bill Kurtz

The expense reductions we have experienced over the last couple of years have not entirely been contained to the elimination of waste, but have required strategic decisions to reduce support for some programs and to forego some new initiatives. These reductions in expense were necessary to stabilize our finances and reduce our reliance on borrowed funds. As we move forward and increase revenue and resources, the college will seek to strategically invest in programs most closely tied to the 2020 and Beyond plan, along with those offering the greatest financial return on investment.

Our Annual Fund program continues to mature and has seen increases in both dollars given and alumni participation. Looking forward, we ask our alumni to help us escalate our success and growth in the Annual Fund to reduce our reliance on tuition dollars from our students for the general operations of the college.

Stanley Dole

While we’re pleased with the financial progress of the past two years, our challenges require that we continue to remain disciplined and build an operating surplus to ensure the future of Olivet College.

Through the leadership and guidance of our administration and board of trustees, and the support of our friends, we expect to continue to make positive progress in building a stronger and healthier Olivet College.

We sincerely thank all who have helped make our recent progress possible. Your continued support is important, and we urge all of you who care about Olivet College and Education for Individual and Social Responsibility to consider our current position and where you can help. Be it for scholarships, support of programs or athletic teams, endowment or facilities, respond with new and increased giving so that we can continue our forward momentum and support our new president, Steven M. Corey, Ph.D., as he leads Olivet College to 2020 and beyond.

Thank you for your continued support,

Bill Kurtz Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Stanley F. Dole, Jr. Board Treasurer

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Condensed statement of activities for fiscal year ended June 30, 2011

Unrestricted Operating Fund Income

Years ended June 30 2011

Tuition and fees Scholarships and other student aid

$

21,927,363 9,258,741

Net tuition and fees Auxiliary revenue Auxiliary expenses Net auxiliary revenues Unrestricted contributions (not including restricted $448,670 and $363,074) Transfer restricted funds expended Other income Total operating revenue

2010 $

21,202,943 8,888,871

12,666,622 4,224,361 3,954,543

12,314,072 4,392,991 3,739,603

269,818 559,719 563,664 150,300

653,388 371,805 492,814 208,517

14,212,123

14,040,596

Unrestricted Operating Fund Expenses Instruction Academic support Student services Administration and institutional support Athletics Fundraising Total operating expenses

$

5,025,333 1,378,662 1,887,474 1,756,291 2,855,514 534,449

$

4,707,331 1,356,957 1,986,316 1,844,780 2,701,432 520,595

13,437,723

13,117,411

774,400

923,185

613,952

2,260,683

1,179,675 111,192 304,225 191,324 157,609

384,884 85,875 32,830 301,208 118,016 (116,044)

2,557,977 3,332,377

3,067,452 3,990,637

Net assets at beginning of year

22,335,876

18,345,239

Net assets at end of year

25,668,253

22,335,876

Excess operating revenue over operating expenses

Restricted and Non Operating Items Capital campaign contributions - primarily art building Endowment transactions Capital appreciation Interest and dividends Change in split interest agreements Contributions and bequests Restricted revenues over transfer to operations above Loss on sale of assets Total restricted and non operating items Increase in net assets

NOTE: This financial statement has been compiled from complete audited statements which received an unqualified opinion from our auditors. A copy of the complete statement is available on our website.

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It is with sincere gratitude we honor the following individuals, corporations and foundations for their lifetime and annual support of Olivet College. While we have made every effort to ensure accuracy in this listing, we are in the process of cleaning and editing our donor records and would appreciate your corrections. We can only improve our records with your help and support.

Lifetime Giving Frederick and Margaret Upton Society - Lifetime commitments of $1,000,000 or more.

The Frederick and Margaret Upton Society is named in honor of Frederick and Margaret Upton and their family, whose generosity has funded many programs and buildings on the Olivet College campus. The society recognizes donors who have made lifetime commitments of $1,000,000 or more to Olivet.

Charles Blackman ’46 and Peggy Riethmiller Blackman David Cutler ’65 Estate of W. Hawkins Ferry W. K. Kellogg Foundation Thomas ’69 and Gayle Kolassa Kresge Foundation Estate of Elizabeth A. Long Michigan Colleges Foundation Steven ’82 and Melinda ’82 Roznowski Frederick S. Upton Foundation Estate of Margaret H. Varney

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Barber, Benedict and Keyes 1863 Society - Lifetime commitments between $500,000 and $999,999.

The Barber, Benedict and Keyes 1863 Society is named in honor of the members of Olivet’s first graduating class: Mary Barber, Sara Benedict and Sophia Keyes.

The society recognizes donors who have made lifetime commitments between $500,000 and $999,999 to Olivet.

J. Robert Gillette ’63 Estate of Evelyn E. Holtorf ’25 Robert ’57 and Sarah ’56 Lawrence Estate of Phyllis N. McRae ’29 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Estate of Keytha Olson ’29 Estate of James W. Underwood ’34 Stephen ’84 and Elizabeth Upton

Oramel and Abby Hosford Society - Lifetime commitments between $250,000 and $499,999.

The Oramel and Abby Hosford Society honors the college’s first faculty members, who spent their lives challenging the minds of Olivet’s earliest students. The society recognizes donors who have made lifetime commitments between $250,000 and $499,999 to Olivet.

Estate of Mary Ambrose ’34 Attwood Foundation Martha Ann Barnes ’43 Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan Edith Kirk Crawford Michigan Department of Education Rita M. Ode Estate of Barbara K. Parkinson Albert ’81 and Debbie Rosenthaler Estate of Marion Tendyke Estate of Douglas L. Willson Women’s Board of Olivet College Estate of Lyle J. Wysel ’36

Joseph Brewer Society - Lifetime commitments between $100,000 and $249,999.

The Joseph Brewer Society honors Olivet’s 17th president, who worked diligently not only to preserve the principles upon which Olivet was founded, but to firmly establish the college as a fountainhead of social and academic excellence. The society recognizes donors who have made lifetime commitments between $100,000 and $249,000 to Olivet.

Amerisure Insurance Richard ’80 and Cindy Beyer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Barbara Broberg ’39 Estate of Harry B. Ennis ’26 Douglas and Beverly Federau George and Elaine Francis Norine Gustafson ’30 Estate of Nora C. Hagen ’17 Rod ’81 and Amy Hathaway David and Jan Hayhow William Randolph Hearst Foundation Herrick Foundation Estate of Dorothy M. Keister ’23 Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund Estate of Walter Koelz ’15 Estate of Doris Laimbeer ’27 Estate of Roland Leipholz ’37 Estate of S. Morris Livingston ’26 Geoffrey Masters ’62 Ilene Masters, In memory of H. David Masters ’62 McGregor Fund Michigan Conference of the United Church of Christ Estate of Robert B. Miller ’85 Estate of Lucile E. Moore Moseman Trust for Education Donald Oderkirk ’64 Richard ’68 and Reva ’68 Parrella Estate of Allen Pell ’59 Estate of Herbert J. Phillips ’37 George ’65 and Roseleen Pyne Gertrude R. B. Richardson Trust Estate of John H. Schouten Gail G. Smith Estate of Jack ’81 and Fredda Sparks Jack and Fredda Sparks Foundation

Nellie Stone Estate Trust Serene Strippgen ’43 The Teagle Foundation The Trane Company Estate of Cyril Turo United Church Board for Homeland Ministries Ruard ’88 and Clare Vanderploeg Franklin Varney Estate of Dwight E. Weber ’27 Whirlpool Foundation Estate of Roberta (Mains) Whitbeck ’39 Estate of Fred R. Witkop ’36

Hiram Archer Society - Lifetime commitments between $50,000 and $99,999.

The Hiram Archer Society honors the college’s first documented African-American student who graduated from Olivet in the early 1890s. The society recognizes donors who have made lifetime commitments between $50,000 and $99,999 to Olivet.

Air-Way Manufacturing Silas S. Anderson Thomas Burke ’82 Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Francis and Colette Coomes Matilda Crane Henry and Margaret Davis Farm Bureau Insurance Emory Ford Jr. Carol Eichert Franck Frey Foundation General Electric Foundation John R. Green ’59 Carol A. Gruen ’76 Estate of Herbert W. Gutekunst Estate of Frank G. Ham Hastings Mutual Insurance David and Sheila Hathaway Estate of Milton Horn Estate of Tena Karcher Estate of Margaret J. Kies David ’84 and Sonya Labrecque Howard G. Lambertson ’34 Estate of Roland and Louise Lawler Loutit Foundation

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Wolfgang ’66 and Barbara Mieder Estate of Celestine Elizabeth Moloney National Association of Congregational Churches Robert ’68 and Diane Parrella Larida Petersen ’31 John W. Porter David ’65 and Merry Lu ’68 Prior Richard ’35 and Lee Rasmussen Virginia Reeder ’49 Estate of Dorothy M. Reinhard George Rickey Estate of Paul E. Siegel Fredda Sullivan Sparks State Farm Companies Foundation State Farm Insurance Companies Eloda Tangney ’31 W.B. and Candace Thoman Foundation Towsley Foundation Estate of Lela M. Troutner ’11 Charles and Shirley Trubac Doris Walter ’41 Raymond Wilks Woodrow ’69 and Shirley ’72 Wilson Charles ’92 and Mary Witte

Annual Gifts John and Esther Shipherd Society - Annual commitments of $25,000 or more.

The John and Esther Shipherd Society is named for the college’s founders, who in 1844 stated that they wished “to do our students good, by placing in their hands the means of intellectual, moral and spiritual improvement, and to teach them the divine art and science of doing good to others.”

The society recognizes donors who have made an annual commitment of $25,000 or more to Olivet.

Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. Geoffrey Masters ’62 Michigan Colleges Foundation

Cornerstone Society - Annual commitments between $10,000 and $24,999.

The Cornerstone Society recognizes donors who have made an annual commitment between $10,000 and $24,999 to Olivet.

Farm Bureau Insurance Co. Barbara Foley ’44 Carol A. Gruen ’76 James M. Cash and Carol A. Gruen ’76 Michael Hescott ’87 David ’84 and Sonya Labrecque Liberty Gives Foundation Gertrude R. B. Richardson Trust State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Stephen ’84 and Elizabeth Upton Wells Fargo Foundation Jeffrey and Elizabeth ’90 Wildern Edith Zannon

Oaks Society - Annual commitments between $1,000 and $9,999.

The Oaks Society recognizes donors who have made commitments between $1,000 and $9,999 to Olivet.

AAA Michigan Accident Fund All Risks Amerisure Insurance Alexander ’68 and Winifred Aranyos Argo Group Barnes & Thornburg LLP Brian ’69 and Nancy Benner Jack Bishop Jr. ’72 Howard ’59 and Martha ’61 Bondy Bradford Boyer Sandra Boyer ’85 Emerson Brown ’41 David ’80 and Kimberly ’81 Byrens Capital B Managment, LLC Ivis Carlson ’43 Chartwells Dining Services Jason Conkin ’97 Steven M. and Traci Corey H. James Cox John ’59 and Laura Davis Mark ’66 and Janet ’67 Davison

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2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors Wm. ‘Cliff’ ’60 and Marilyn ’60 Dean Edwin K. Donaldson Memorial Fund Trust Edgewood United Church, East Lansing Albert Elsesser EMC Insurance Companies Robert Ewigleben Mike ’75 and Judy Fales Jonathon ’96 and Marci ’97 Fanti Steve Faulkner ’84 First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa George and Elaine Francis Frankenmuth Insurance William ’66 and Lorain Giles Frank and Constance Hagelshaw William Halacoglu ’82 Warren Harrison ’44 David and Sheila Hathaway Margaret Hoats ’66 Timothy Hodge ’83 Thomas Hoisington and Louise Alderson James and Carol Ann Johnson Linda ’70 and Robert Katcher Paul and Rebecca Kennedy John Latta ’74 Dean ’55 and Jeanene Lewis Linda Logan Dennis Longfield ’68 Loutit Foundation Ronald ’62 and Kay Lynch Mall Family Foundation Markel Corporation Daniel ’54 and Patricia Maroney Marsh and McLennan Companies Ilene Masters Jeffery Mathie ’88 Charles ’64 and Lynn McPhail Merck Company Foundation Robert ’78 and Kimberly Mette Michigan Conference of the United Church of Christ Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance William and Karla Middlebrooks Wolfgang ’66 and Barbara Mieder Kenneth ’58 and Carol ’58 Milner James ’70 and Lizabeth ’70 Moore Leonard Morgan ’89 M. Michael ’61 and Carolyn ’62 Morse National Association of Congregational Churches National Collegiate Athletic Association North Congregational Church, Farmington Hills Walter ’58 and Theresa Parker The Peoples Church of East Lansing

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Larida Petersen ’31 David ’65 and Merry Lu ’68 Prior Public Affairs Associates, Inc. Jack ’66 and Bonnie ’67 Rall Richard ’35 and Lee Rasmussen Helen Rowan ’45 Saginaw Valley Adjusters Association Judith Selesky ’66 W. Houston Smith ’63 State Farm Companies Foundation Arthur and Charlotte Stevens Grafton ’37 and Ruth ’38 Thomas Towsley Foundation The Trane Company Charles and Shirley Trubac UCC Local Church Ministries, Council for Higher Education Keith and Karen ’81 Van Hentenryck Michael ’82 and Lori ’83 Vedder Richard Vedder ’54 Beverly Weidendorf ’60 Charles ’55 and Celia Weidendorf Wells Fargo Bank Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Karl ’69 and Connie ’72 Wilson Woodrow ’69 and Shirley ’72 Wilson Women’s Board of Olivet College Roger ’61 and Gwendolyn ’63 Wood Ahmad ’05 and Janet ’07 Zeaiter

President’s Club - Annual commitments between $500 and $999.

The President’s Club recognizes donors who have made commitments between $500 and $999 to Olivet.

Virginia Adler ’65 Aon Foundation Arch Insurance Group Michael Ardelean Regina Armstrong Auto-Owners Insurance Michael ’82 and Sue ’84 Baker William Ballagh ’88 Harry Beekman ’65 Sigrid Bengeyfield ’45 Kevin ’88 and Heather Berwald Wilma Ray-Bledsoe Jeffrey Burleigh ’81 James Burns ’54 Gary ’71 and Kathryn ’70 Burt Stephen ’68 and Loren Burton Estate of Jack and Mary J. Butterick

James ’70 and Cynthia Carmody Carolyn Christensen ’46 Chubb & Son Robert and Bess Cook Foundation Maner Costerisan E.L. and Betty Cox John and Norma Curtis Margaret (Hooker) Eaton ’48 Eaton Corporation Joseph Fink First Congregational UCC, Rochester Jamey ’86 and Nicole Fitzpatrick Michael Fontaine ’88 Louis Foster ’40 Fremont Insurance Company Friends of Olivet-Wrestling Sponsors Christopher Furlong ’08 Gleaner Life Insurance Society James Goodnoe Grosse Pointe Congregational Church Stanley Guzy ’66 Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital Kathryn Heafield ’63 Bill ’79 and Leslie Healy Edward ’80 and Cynthia ’79 Heator Richard ’52 and Hilda ’53 Herbert Jerry and Barbara Hill Sharon Hobbs and Donald Williams Larry ’60 and Jerrilyn ’81 Holcomb Linda Hoover ’81 C. Reid ’67 and Deborah ’69 (Brooks) Hudgins Marshall Hughes ’76 Richard and Lynn Hulkow Steve ’86 and Elizabeth Hummer Mary M. Jennings ’52 Mark Jensen ’89 and Liane Holt Jensen Jan ’69 and Cathy ’69 Jones Randall Jorgensen Rosalie Brum Karunas, In memory of Thomas Karunas Harold ’91 and Jeanne ’91 Kemp Robert ’85 and Nancy ’86 Kintz Marilyn Kirk ’54 Barry ’75 and Mary Kitts Alfred ’58 and Deanna Knickerbocker George Krepps ’38 Max ’71 and Vicky ’77 Lindsay Mary Ruth Madole ’43 Daniel ’54 and Patricia Maroney Mary Anne McMullen ’01 Martha Metzger ’63 Phillip D. ’80 and M. Leanne Minshall Richard Mitchell ’57 Preston ’66 and Colleen ’68 Moose

2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors William ’73 and Celeste Newhouse Jane O’Brien ’65 Donald Oderkirk ’64 Linda O’Neill ’74 Kevin Pollard ’95 John W. Porter Scott Ramage ’89 Phil Reed Robert Rickle ’71 Thomas Sarratore ’52 Robert Shegog ’74 Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. Don Souden ’76 Margaret Torok Tala Jean Welch ’77 Timothy C. ’84 and Lisa A. ’86 Whalen John and Margo Wilson

Founder’s Club - Annual commitments between $250 and $499.

The Founder’s Club recognizes donors who have made commitments between $250 and $499 to Olivet.

Helen Ahern ’71 Jeffrey ’75 and Deborah Rebeck ’76 Ash Robert and Shirley Bailey David ’64 and Patricia Banks Benjamin Bernoudy ’58 Raymond and Dorothy ’96 Bigford William ’75 and Jean Shaffer ’75 Blair Karen Bochenek ’65 Ross ’71 and Jennifer ’73 Bohms Daniel ’06 and Libby ’04 Bonnell Rob and Chris Bramer Brandy’s Drywall John ’84 and Sandra Bremner Julie Brooks ’77 Jerry and Rebecca ’65 Brown William Burdon ’69 Gary ’71 and Kathryn ’70 Burt Orlando ’57 and Delores Burton Cadwallader-Lord-Hahn, Inc. Simon Camaj ’95 Theodore ’57 and Ruth Chock Leslie Clune ’71 Larry and Suzanne Colvin Frederick and Lynne ’80 Corbus Richard ’57 and Joyce ’57 Craig CRC Insurance Services, Inc. John D. Curtis Terry and Maria Davis Terry Dawson ’68

Henry ’48 and Jane ’49 Decker William Deemer ’03 Vinson Delmage ’97 Matthew Domitrovich ’07 Thea and Darren Dudley James Farnum William ’62 and Marilyn ’61 Feddeler First Congregational of Ada, UCC First Congregational Church of Wayne Edward Fischer ’69 Michael ’63 and Betsy ’65 Foster Peter Fullenwider ’69 General Electric Foundation Tyler Goodnight ’06 Nathan Gross ’94 Richard Hacker ’59 Haslett Community Church Pamela Heos ’77 Larry ’68 and Carolyn Hice Dean ’51 and Margaret Hirt Norman ’61 and Karen Hoenes Charles Hoge ’78 Mark ’80 and Lynn ’81 Holdren David Holub ’79 and Ruth Vance ’79 Theodore Homan ’81 Denise Page Hood Nicholas Hood and Denise Page Hood Laurie Huber Robert B. Hughes Stephen K. Hunter, In memory of Herbert D. Hunter Andrew ’71 and Peggy Johnson Glenn Johnson ’71 Lance Johnson ’93 Rocky ’85 and Amy Johnson Jerry and Anne Marie Kaczmarczyk Jeffrey Knight ’05 John W. Kober ’60 Bill Kurtz Ernest Lahusky ’89, State Farm Insurance Reginald Lancaster ’63 Lincoln Financial Group Foundation Matt Lockwood Gene Lorentz ’63 Mike ’04 and Karla Love Paul ’67 and Julia ’66 Lundstedt Macy’s Inc. Foundation Edgar Martin ’57 Dan ’66 and Mary Mathews Richard and Ellen ’91 McKenzie Meadowbrook Congregational Church Menasha Corporation Burr V. Miller Jr. ’50 Cynthia Mitchell ’58

Hans and Shelly Morgan Michael Morman ’09 Gayther Myers ’62 John Nametz ’74 Donald Nichols ’57 Oaklawn Hospital Ronald ’71 and Susan Olds Olivet Congregational Church Olivet Firefighter’s Association Janet Orr ’65 Danny ’85 and Jacqueline Pantaleo Louie Paquette ’61 Marjorie Phillips ’48 Pilgrim Congregational UCC, Lansing Platinum Business Group, LLC Richard ’60 and Rosemary Powell Peter ’65 and Nancy ’65 Raisbeck Chester Ray ’65 John ’65 and Nancy ’65 Rohde Joseph Sabatella ’81 Jon ’69 and Nancy ’70 Sahli William ’64 and Jayne Saybolt Cheryl Schaefer ’75 Walter Schneider ’59 Don Seelye Ford, Inc. Gregory Shook ’74 Myrtle Shultz ’48 Edward ’79 and Jodi Smith Marvin and Helen Smith Matthew W. Smith Lonnie and Barbara Spencer St. Paul UCC, Taylor Gregory C. and Nora J. Stanbury Clair ’80 and Nyla ’92 Stevens Stewart Consulting Theatrical Protective Union Local #1 Mark ’76 and Francine Thuston Joe and Shannon Tiernan Susan Topping ’77 David Holub ’79 and Ruth Vance ’79 Charles Vigenski ’98 Claramae Vivian ’48 Anthony Earl Walker ’83 Lee and Tamyra ’80 Walters Joseph F. and Nancy E. Ward Joan B. and Gerald E. Warren Fund Donald Watkins ’73 James and Janice Wilds Charles Williams, Jr. ’71 Charles A. and La Verne Wilson Jr. Gerald ’62 and Marcia Wilson Patricia A. Wilson Woodside Church, Flint Edwin and Sandra Young

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2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors Annual Contributors - Annual commitment up to $249.

21st Century Benefit Advisors, Inc. James Aaron ’84 Rebecca Abate ’66 Suresh ’99 and Priya ’00 Acharya Lilo E. Adams Tracy Adams Gregory ’81 and Betsy ’81 Adamus William and Onnalee Ahrens Gail Akiona ’57 John Clay ’87 and Judy Alexander John ’76 and Cynthia Allen Nancy Allen ’75 Jerry Allocco ’69 Thomas H. Allum ’64 Andrew and Kirstie Almy Richard and Marie Ames Louis Anderson ’63 Nancy Anderson ’59 Rick and Jeanette ’66 Anderson Thomas Anderson ’00 Margaret Andreau ’94 Ann L. Andrews ’54 G. Asenath Andrews ’72 Paul Andrews ’53 Keith Antkowiak ’97 Thomas Appel ’65 Bonnie Appell ’81 William ’75 and Janice ’74 Armstrong Susan Arquette Richard Atkinson ’68 Rosemary Aukerman ’72 Ernest Ayers ’75 and Colleen Miller-Ayers Robert L. ’76 and Roberta Badgley Carole A. Bailey Timothy Baird ’65 Charlotte F. Baker Frank and Audrey Baker John ’72 and Linda Baker Nicole Baker ’95 Robert Ball ’63 Thomas E. and Kelly S. Ball Robert Ballenger ’67 R. Neal Ballheim ’59 Brian Ballinger ’74 Barcode Service, Inc. Bruce ’82 and Anne Barea Gail Barget ’59 Donald Barnbrook ’50 Cheryl Barnes ’76 Dale ’62 and Judy Barr William Barry ’87

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Kris Basala Max Bassett ’82 Heather Bateman John and Arlene ’39 Battjes Jaques Beaudoin ’80 Todd Beaudoin ’82 Mark and Patience ’70 Becker Jeanne L. Beisiegel Celeste Bennett ’79 Ruth Benson ’69 Edward P. Bentley Donald Bergstrom ’81 Joyce Bernheisel-Swartz ’92 Jedediah Berry ’02 Robert Bertrand ’89 Melody Betts ’04 Chanda Bhattarai ’98 Tina L. Bienz ’73 Caroline Birdsall ’38 Stuart ’82 and Cynthia Blacklaw Brian Blake ’90 Sandra Swan Bland ’82 Susan Blank ’77 Harlan Blood ’60 Margery M. Bloom G.C. Boardman Diana Boatwright Lynnette Bohi ’70 Judith Bommarito ’70 Dennis Boone ’77 Eric Boothroyd ’73 Lorraine Boreyko Morris ’60 and Mary ’59 Boucher Karla Boulanger-Solis ’93 Ryan and Jackie Bounds Shirley Boundy ’59 Charles Bowers ’65 Kay Bowlby ’70 Thomas Bowling ’71 Daniel Boxwell David and Maureen Boyd Laurence ’75 and Martha Boyer BP Foundation, Inc. Lynnwood ’66 and Bonna Bracy Mark ’72 and Judith Brady William ’58 and Beverly ’60 Brady Robert and Denise Bray Alan Bredin ’60 Richard ’65 and Linda ’64 Brennan Lance Brew James and M. Lynn Breyfogle Ann Brindle ’71 Brandon Brissette Kirk and Lori Britton Mary Broadwell

Karen Brobst ’57 Thomas Broecker ’81 Josey Brouwer ’80 Edwin Ross and Jacquelyn Brown Lawrence Brown ’73 William ’66 and Gail ’68 Brown Celena Bruch ’99 Lane R. Brumm Barbara Brummel ’57 John Brundage James ’71 and Pam Brunger Hannelore Bruss ’80 Linda Bryant-Solomon ’68 ECCF Bill Buchanan Fund; Capital Region Community Foundation Helen Bueker ’41 Mark ’77 and Tina ’78 Bunce Douglas ’73 and Suzanne Burger Robert ’59 and Judith ’62 Burns Lucien ’43 and Rose Anne ’43 Burstein George and Hester Butler Gregory A. and Mary K. Butler Danford and Emily Byrens Douglas ’59 and Beverlee ’61 Byron Jim Callaway Dave Johnathon Campbell ’91 Douglas and Lori A. Campbell John and Doreen ’91 Campbell Scott Campbell ’85 Caryl Canaan ’65 Jack and Patricia Rae Canfield Jeffrey Carl ’72 Allen ’70 and Laura Carleton Deborah Carlin ’79 Stephanie Carlson ’89 Deborah Carman ’76 Carnau, Inc. John ’70 and Patricia ’70 Carney Kathleen Carpenter ’95 Debra K. Carter Amber Case ’06 Terence and Karen Casey Stephen Cassell ’66 William Cassidy ’63 Michael ’71 and Loralee Castner Sandra K. Cayet Dick Centilli Cerv Inc. Bruce ’58 and Marilyn ’57 Chapman Paul Chapman ’81 Jane Charameda ’89 Ben Chee ’09 Christian UCC, Sawyer Helen Chung ’68 Elizabeth Cieszkowski ’06

2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors Kathleen Cirillo Jeffrey S. and Karen L. Clapp Brian R. and Lori A. Clark Catherine Claucherty-Webster ’75 Catherine A. Cline Arthur Clough ’60 Timothy C. and Vicki K. Coalmer Ralph and Joyce ’45 Cobb James Cole Donald and Ann Marie ’62 Coleman Christine Collins ’89 Frances Collins ’28 Julie Ann Collins ’87 Eleanor Colombo ’64 Cynthia Compton ’76 Robert Condon ’76 Consumers Energy Foundation Mary K. Conwell Carl R. and Jean W. Cook Greg ’88 and Lisa ’88 Cook Lisa Cook ’07 Carl ’57 and Mary Jane ’59 Cooper Raymond Coppielli ’82 Christine Cornell ’82 Emmett Cosgrove ’71 J. Charles Cronmiller ’74 Michael Cronmiller ’65 Ronald and Cynthia ’76 Crooks Sharon Crosier ’68 Joan Crowhurst ’83 CSM Group Brenton Curtis ’65 Jodi Curtis ’86 Branden Czarnecki Mark J. Dabiero ’78 Dennis A. and Doreen M. Dael Julius C. and Dolores M. Dael Jill Daniel ’80 Sandy Daniels ’85 Brian Dartt ’95 Dennis Daugherty ’70 Barbara Davis Dan ’90 and Michelle ’90 Davis David Davis ’69 Dawson & Associates, Inc Dearborn Congregational Church Barbara Decker ’66 David Delaney ’60 Beverly J. Demchuk-Burke ’77 Kevin ’79 and Kathleen ’80 DeMott Abraham and Rita Denowitz Jane G. Derderian Henry DeRuiter ’70 Mark DeRuiter Detroit Red Wings

Judith Devos ’56 Blair Diamond ’73 Robert ’58 and JoAnn ’59 Dickey Ann Dickinson ’79 Karlyn Dickinson ’67 Charles Dildine ’64 H. Robert Dittmer ’78 Tham Thi Doan ’08 Terry Donnelly ’68 Ted and Gayl Dotts Roger ’69 and Marilyn Dougherty Mary Dowlding ’39 Robert Dozier ’68 James F. Driver Kathleen Driver ’50 Jerry Dullack ’66 Owen ’68 and Anne ’68 DuVall Crystal Dye ’99 Dan ’57 and Rosa Eagles Stephanie Marie Eagles ’86 Dean and Karen ’88 Eagleson Richard ’65 and Jane ’67 Easton Katie Edick ’06 Stacey and Joe Edick Aimee R. Edsall Ted and Terry Edsall Julie L. Edwards Robert Edwards ’68 Betty Elder ’46 Gary Wertheimer and Cynthia Eller Gary Ellis Alice L. Ellison Beverley Elton ’69 Lance Elyea Melanie Engels ’08 Louis and Clarice Engle Steve Engle Paul ’91 and Salli ’89 Ensley David Erskin ’81 Eldon ’91 and Nicole ’91 Evans Michael Everett ’92 Robert ’68 and Elizabeth Exelby Family Medicine & Surgery, LLC Donald ’42 and Dorothy Far June Fasang Forest Feighner ’92 Suzan Felter ’86 John Felton ’76 James ’68 and Jan Ferguson Priscilla Ferguson ’52 Blake Fialek Jack ’56 and Nancy ’57 Fieldman Lawrence and Carol Fields Patrick Fields Susan Richardson Finch ’66

Heather Finnie ’05 First Congregational Church, Battle Creek First Congregational Church, Jackson First Congregational, Rockford First Congregational Church, Royal Oak Fischer Insurance Agency, Inc Galen and Margherita Fisher Patricia Fisk ’85 Cynthia Ann Fittro Nicette Fitts ’67 Richard ’93 and Elizabeth Fleming Christopher A. Floyd Philip Flynn ’68 Robert and Sheila Focht Mary Foderaro ’89 Richard ’62 and Patricia ’62 Foreman Robert ’70 and Julie ’70 Foster Martha Frahm ’67 Anne B. Francisco ’69 Robert Francisco ’70 Linda Fravel Jeff and Pam Frayer Michael and Erin ’07 Fredericks Richard and Carol Freytag Fruin Pharmacy Richard ’68 and Anne ’68 Fuller Bob Fulton Anthony ’82 and Joanne Furton Mary J. Gale ’69 Mrs. Sonya A Gambrel-Lenarz James Gammon ’60 Gannett Foundation Timothy P. Geahan ’76 Diane Neitzert Gelfund ’74 Michael C. Gerard Sr. Boris and Edith ’74 Gerber Sally Gersitz ’57 Yasmin Gewirtz ’77 James E. and Kathy J. Giddings Zach Gill Catherine Gillis ’53 Nicholas Glaser ’07 Pamela Gleave ’99 Molly Goaley ’05 Thomas Gorman ’65 Daniel Graham ’94 Alan W. Gray Gary ’60 and Ann ’61 Green Walter ’61 and Judith ’62 Green Robert ’60 and Martha ’61 Greendonner Wendy Greene ’50 Nancy Greer ’59 Mark W. ’50 and Susan Stucky ’50 Griffin Eugene ’63 and Jo Grimley Ford Grimshaw ’57

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2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors James ’61 and Janice Grimshaw Lynn Griner ’70 Ed ’77 and Gretchen Guisbert George ’61 and Judith Gullen Aaron Gunther Linda Gyomory ’77 Daniel Haacker ’69 Donald Ray Haas Denise M. Hafner Martha Hagerty ’70 Douglas Haggart ’85 Karen Haigh ’66 Linda Haight ’67 Nancy K. and William O. Halbower Lynne Haley Eugene and Alice Hamaker Richard Hamann ’85 Ronald and Dolores Hamm Chris Hamstra David ’57 and Jolene Hanna Nancy Hanson Paul Hardwick ’38 Eugene and Hilda ’55 Harke Joyce Harrington ’57 Joshua Hart ’08 Ron Hart ’99 Hasselbring-Clark Company Eleanor Hastie ’47 Timothy Hauxwell ’83 Carole ‘Kelly’ Havens ’77 Robert Hawkins Jamieson ’57 and Glenna Hawley Robert Hayn ’63 Stephen Hazel Jonathan ’70 and Mary Ann Head Jim and ’64 Betsy Healy Mackenzie Heator ’09 Natalie Hebden Thomas ’96 and Michelle Hector James Heffner ’84 Lois A. Heilmann Brian Heisler Jeff and Chris Heisler Marja Hendrick Sara Henninger ’61 Eric A. Henricks ’77 Korey Heppeard ’09 Herbert & Associates, P.C. Lisa Herzig ’75 Todd Hibbs and Karen Kane Willard Higley ’41 Donna Hill ’78 George Hill II ’99 Georgina Hill ’91 Virgil Wayne Hill ’49

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Donald ’49 and Marjorie Hirt Cindy Hiscock ’01 Glenn Hodges ’88 Donald Hodgins ’72 Janice Hoeflinger ’70 James S. and Mary F. Hollabaugh Michael L. and Kathy Holt Hal ’71 and Janice Hooks Katie Hopkins Astrid Horan Brenetta Horst ’74 Bente Howe ’68 Cynthia Hudson ’92 Lisa J. Huerta Theodore Huff ’85 Kelly Hunt ’85 Rodger ’93 and Michelle ’92 Hunwick Jon Hutchens ’72 Eugene and Gertrude Hutchinson Joseph C. Iauch ’58 Elsie (Erlich) Ilgner ’50 Lloyd Irving ’70 Frances Isaac Mary Jacobsen ’41 Daniel Jacoby ’73 Alan Jaffee Brian Jaffee ’09 Samuel Jaffee ’10 Corey Jager ’09 Aileen Jamison- In memory of Mary Pennington Jamison ’27 Edward Jamison ’75 Hugh Jencks ’67 Marty Jennings ’67 Michael R. and Patricia L. Jennings Douglas ’71 and Elizabeth Jenzen Kenneth and Sylvia ’85 Jewell JFP Benefit Management, Inc. David Johnson Jr. ’88 Edward and Marillyn Johnson Eric ’74 and Pamela Johnson Jack C. Johnson James A. Johnson R.A. and A.G. Johnson Robert ’60 and Patricia Johnson McKenzie Johnston William ’51 and Virginia Johnstone Kathleen Joy, In memory of W.W. Joy ’31 Michael and Kathleen ’80 Judd Martin Kapff ’72 Mark F. and Linda Karel Jerri Kassner ’56 Anne Kasson ’79 Gordon Keiser ’57 Joanne Keleher ’67

Donald ’70 and Janice ’71 Keller Janice L. Kelly Kyle ’99 and Terry Kemper Vincent Kempinski ’81 James F. and Patricia Kennard Richard Kennedy ’65 Warren Kent, Jr. ’65 Marilyn ’67 and Jay Kettler Ramona Kime ’80 Robert ’57 and Judie ’59 King Robert ’66 and Roz Kipp Diane Kirkham Lawrence Kish Jay Kitson ’73 Jare and Marcia ’89 Klein Monte Klein ’80 Leah Knapp Rob Knecht Andrew ’98 and Saudia ’98 Kneffel Samuel ’68 and Cheryl Knox William and Deborah ’66 Kodros Kathleen Konesny Sharon Koning ’63 Thomas A. Koresh Ben and Cheri S. Kosmalski Lidia Kosmalski Kathryn Koveleski ’47 David Kowalski ’91 Connie Kracala ’54 Kary Kraus ’73 Louise B. Kruger Tony ’67 and Dianne Kruzman Courtney Kuch David Kuehn ’71 Ralph Kunert ’73 David and Elizabeth LaDuke Chris LaFramboise Christine Laitner ’69 Sherian Lamarra ’69 Peter Lambrecht ’74 Janice Lapenta ’71 Joan Larimer ’77 S. Todd and Nancy H. Lassen Esther Lastacy ’98 David ’63 and Bertha Latta Shantel Launstein ’93 Buffie Lauwers Don Lawless Lisa W. Lee John Lehman ’87 Travis ’03 and Lisa ’02 Lehman Cameron A. Leitch ’04 Patrick Leitch ’76 R. Richardson ’83 and Susan ’83 Levitte Robert ’67 and Patricia ’69 Lewallen

2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors Lawrence Lewis ’53 LexisNexis Academic and Library Solutions Amy Libey ’90 William and Marie ’63 Liddle Martha Liddle-Lameti ’75 Robert Light ’62 Linck Insurance Agency Eric Lindgren ’68 Dunja Lingwood Joan Peterson Littman ’67 Ray and Nancy Loeschner John Lomacz ’78 Steven Long Brian Lorente ’01 Bryan Lorenzo ’97 Arend and Nancy Lubbers Adam M. and Kathleen R. Luciano Scott ’89 and Tracy ’90 Lukowski John E and Kristin Lumpp Karen A. and Mitch S. Lutzke Bill Maas ’89 John Peter ’55 and Carol ’58 MacFarlane Mark MacFarlane Michael ’72 and Deanna ’73 Maciasz Ann MacKenzie ’67 David ’75 and Mary MacQueen Lynn Macri ’75 Frankie L and Linda K. Magro John D. and Kim A. Magro George Mahan Ted Mahan Darlene Maneli ’49 Connie Manley ’47 Carlos Marin ’66 Debra J. Marquette Martin Investment & Corporation Alvin Martus ’68 Charles Marx ’67 Carol F. Mason Mark and Jonelle ’82 Masty Lawrence Matecki-Fields ’71 Richard ’74 and Ann Mattea Mark Maurer ’84 D. Elizabeth Mauro Cecilia McCaleb Thomas McCleary ’67 Nancy McCord ’71 Gene and Mariann McCornack Gary McKee ’73 Kurtis McMahan Dustin Meisner ’08 Larry ’64 and Mary Martha ’65 Melendy Bradford Mellor ’76 Robert and Cindy ’83 Melnik Steven R. Meno ’75

Lynne Meservey ’67 Beth Meyer ’70 Violet Meynen ’50 MHC Contracting, Inc. Reuben ’52 and Nancy ’53 Michelson Charles and Helen Mickens Mary Theresa Migliorelli George Mileskiy ’72 Charles ’76 and Kimberly ’03 Millbrook Andrew ’68 and Susan ’66 Miller Bruce A. and Mary N. Miller Earl ’66 and Gail Miller Janet Schwarz Miller ’48 Raymond and Rose Miller Ronda Miller Timothy ’80 and Linda ’80 Miller Miller & Shepherd PC, Attorneys At Law John Miller-Purrenhage Mark Milner ’86 Nancy Milton ’66 Leon and Carol Monroe Kimberly R. Moore Donald and Zella Morris Ryan Morris ’06 Jackie Morrison Jaime Morrison Eric M. Morse Lynnette Moster Kellie Mott ’01 William ’61 and Carol Mountain Kimberly S. Mull ’81 Cathy Whelton Muncy ’76 Susan Munn ’67 National Assoc. of Congregational Christian Churches John D. Neely ’53 Susan Nehf Thomas ’64 and Carol Nesbitt John Nickum ’64 Peter ’70 and Anne ’70 Nicolaou William ’51 and Gretchen ’54 Nixon Anthony and Deborah Nowiski Cynthia Noyes Gene Nutt ’68 Margaret ‘Peg’ Nyboer ’58 Karen O’Brien ’83 Kathy Wheeler ’79 Lisa Ogren ’87 George L. and Pauline A. Olinske Jacqueline K. Olinske Dieon Oliver Linda Oliver ’93 Terry Oliver Dennis O’Mara ’73 Michael O’Mara ’79

Orville and Sharin ’64 Orr Vance Orr ’08 Kristin M. Otten ’89 David and Jill Ouellette John Owen ’71 Roger and Beth Page Amya Paige ’05 The Paladin Consortium Stephen Palmer ’68 Deborah Paquette ’88 Sidney Paradine ’69 Caroline Parker ’45 Jaymee Parker ’07 Kelly Parker ’05 Catherine Parks ’91 Richard ’68 and Reva ’68 Parrella Robert ’68 and Diane Parrella Alan Parshley ’77 Suzanne Parski ’89 Mython Parson ’79 Richard Parsons ’49 Dennis M. and Rebecca R. Patzer James Paulson ’72 Mary Peacock ’76 Charles Pearson Myrna Pedelty Richard ’63 and Karen Penhallegon Greg Peplinski ’72 Martha Perkins Arvid Perrin ’70 Leslie Perry ’75 John Peshinski ’75 Eric Pessell ’94 Janine Marie Peters Lee Peters ’86 Francis Petersen ’69 Lynda Petrenchak ’74 Richard and Martha Pewe Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program William Phillips ’84 Chris and Trish ’94 Pierce Emily Pieri Mary Eva Pieri ’67 Marty and LuAnne Pierson Don and Barbara Pitt Karen Pixley ’88 Stanley Platsis ’64 C.T. Plichta and S. L. Plichta Vernon and Shirley Plichta George Pohly ’80 Michael P. and Marjorie A. Pollick Daniel W. Post ’70 Dana Potts ’78 Daniel and Paula Potts Richard D. Powell ’54

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2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors Bruce Powers Principal Financial Group Colleen Pringle ’89 George Purlee ’59 Richard James and Brenda Radaz Kathleen ’69 and Thurman Radtke Jeff Ramer Ross Ramer Mohammed Rana ’64 Nate Rann ’07 Robert and Lynne Ransom Allen ’51 and Nancy Ratzlaff Russell Razmus ’85 Joseph and Karina Reck Robert Reck ’78 Richard ’59 and Carol ’61 Reed Michael ’88 and Lisa ’87 Renshaw Noel Ann ’75 and Harry Reynolds Rollin Reynolds ’57 Laurie Rice ’93 Jerard ’57 and Nancy ’58 Riddell Richard Ries ’85 Paul and Jenalyn ’86 Riley Donald Robertson Calvin ’85 and Darlene Robinson Trina Roe ’83 James ’56 and Mary ’58 Rogers Norma Rogers ’67 Patricia Roland ’72 Jerri Rolfe ’80 Gail Rosales ’74 Dolores Roscoe ’50 Regina Ross ’49 Steven Rotenheber ’05 John and Nancy Roth Donald and Susan Rowe Ruhle Financial Services LLC George Ryor ’59 James Sabatella ’86 William and Emma A. Sageman Daniel Salerno ’74 Thomas Sampson and Nancy Wonch Ollie Sanderson ’47 Warner Sanford ’66 Pamela Sawatzki ’83 Martha Sawyer ’62 Nancy Scheffler ’60 Carol Schelb ’69 Charles ’60 and Marion Schepel Gary and Lesley ’82 Schinbeckler Myra Schlicht ’59 Michael Schmidt ’80 Greg Schmitt Rosalind Schmorak ’46 Helen K. Schneider

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Kenneth Schneider ’90 Dorinda Scholly ’94 John G. Scholten ’78 Barbara Schutt ’75 Lawrence Schweitzer ’79 Scott ’73 and Kay ’74 Scofield Charles ’47 and Andrea ’46 Scott Linda Jo Scott William T. Scott ’67 Ronald and Laurie Scudder Charlotte Fay Seager ’61 David and Noreen ’63 Search Carmen and Elizabeth Seats Jerry Secor ’58 Tammy Sedlar-Wing ’88 Douglas ’71 and Julie ’71 Semivan Leah C. Sequeira Servpro of Eaton County Laura Sexton Rick Shacket ’78 James Christopher Shadduck ’86 Betty Shank Randall ’77 and Lynda Sharpe Thomas ’74 and Martha Shaver Patricia Sheets ’70 Timothy Sheets ’73 Suzann Sherk ’69 James ’76 and Susan ’77 Shiflett Steve and Janice Shotwell Beth Shunkwiler ’06 Gary Siemers ’68 Scott Sigler ’91 Lief Sigren ’81 Melissa M. Simmons ’86 Karen L. Simpkins Bill Simpson Kathleen Simpson ’88 Abbe (Smith) Siver ’90 William Skillman ’77 Jamie Slear ’10 Ronald Smeltzer ’76 Frederick Smith ’76 Houghton ’46 and Betty ’45 Smith Jeffrey Smith Rebecca Smith Reginald Smith Robert Smith ’76 Robert W. and Michelle L. Smith Pam (Bankerd) Snarey ’66 Bruce Snyder Helen Soergel ’57 Southeastern Michigan Assoc. of Congregational Churches Larry ’64 and Virginia ’65 Spencer Michael ’91 and Lisa ’84 Spoelstra

William ’63 and Terry Spokes Stephen and Linda St. Amant St. Paul UCC, Saline Christine Stampfler ’04 Wayne Standish ’69 Mary Stanewich ’76 Heather Staniszewski ’95 Bernie ’72 and Becky Stankewicz Stan’s Alignment Service, Inc. Staples Business Advantage Leonard Stark ’49 Barbara Steffler Gary Steiner ’76 Michael ’70 and Mary Stephens Kenneth Stepnitz ’68 Clair ’80 and Nyla ’92 Stevens Chris Stewart Fern Stolper Arthur ’51 and Alice Stratemeyer The Strike Zone Batting Center, Inc. John Stubbs ’72 Rodney M. andTracey L. Sullens Marcia Sumerix ’69 Jay ’57 and Sarah Surratt David Swanson ’70 Thomas Sweitzer ’73 T.N.R. Machine, Inc. Willie ’76 and Gwen Tabb Jake Taber Team Designs Robert Teich Jr. ’75 Mary Jane Tenny Robert Tenyer ’95 Joyce A. Ter Horst Michael and Sylvia Terberg Roger ’59 and Marilyn Tharp Ron ’65 and Marcia ’66 Thatcher David E and Pamela R Thelen James ’54 and Jackie Thiese Dianne Thomas Eric ’94 and Shelley Thomas John ’69 and Dixie Thompson Barbara Thomson ’43 Jed and Sonia ’94 Thorndyke Jim Tisby ’69 Toga Holding OC Inc. Janet Tolf ’80 Larry and Charlotte Towe Robert Towne ’61 Travelers Foundation Gordon Traye ’69 Gerald and Nancy Triece Clara M. True T-Shirt Printing Plus, Inc. Thomas Tucker ’78

2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors Oliver Tuthill ’68 Leonard Tyler ’63 Franklin Unger ’91 United Church of Christ, Lakeview United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut United Way of Greater Battle Creek James and Judy ’72 Unruh Karen Unterbrink ’77 Amy Unterburger ’79 David Upcraft ’79 Tanya Urcavich ’80 Joseph Vacari Richard and Ponja ’03 Vahs John H. Vanderlind ’50 Steven ’75 and Frances ’77 VanderMolen Paul Van Gessel ’78 Marie Van Marter James Vedder ’77 Robert Verner Miles Vieau ’74 Sharon Vincent ’61 Elizabeth A. Vorce Jeff Vroegindewey Joel E. and Jessica A. Wagenmaker Brian D. and Jennifer A. Wagner Gina Wagner ’86 Darlene Wahlberg ’80 Matthew Wait ’99 Delvin ’61 and Virginia Walden Jerry and Shirley Waldrop Jayne Walker ’02 Bill and Sandra Wallen Lowell and Jessica Walsworth Blake Walters ’10 R. C. Walters, Jr. Douglas Watkins ’82 Otto and Patricia Watkins Barbara Wayne ’74 Tracy and Lisa ’00 Webb Charles Webster ’84 Jerome Webster ’88 Wednesday Webster ’92 Norbert ’67 and Evelyn Wegienka Carol Wehr ’64 Bente Weitekamp Daniel ’65 and Susan Welch Scott ’99 and Mary Welden Marcia Weldy ’80 James ’75 and Rita ’76 Wencel Jeffrey ’74 and Suzanne ’75 Wera Janet Werner ’63 Gary Wertheimer and Cynthia Eller West Carmel Congregational Church, Bellevue Troy and Lisa ’93 Wester Colleen Weston ’87

Kathy Wheeler ’79 Norman Wheeler ’73 Mindy White ’94 Jennifer Whiting Owen ’60 and Judith ’63 Whitkopf Douglas and Marion Widger Geoffrey ’95 and LeeAnne Widlak Lawrence ’87 and Jacqueline Wier Charles and Carolyn ’63 Wiles Herbert Wilkinson ’65 Robert ’67 and Charlotte Wilks Arthur and Joanne Williams James ’53 and Marilyn Williams Janice Williams ’60 Jeffrey Williams ’71 Ronald Williams ’60 Kevin Willis ’74 Jeff ’84 and Patricia Wilson Justin and Kendra Wilson John and Treiva Wilterding Larry K. Winegar ’74 Richard Wines ’69 Chad Wiseman Charles Wood ’62 Terry and Therese ’07 Wood William and Mary Wood Sarah J. Wreford ’72 Robert Wright ’43 Bernard ’75 and Barbara Wrubel Philip and Leah ’70 Wuori Steven ’68 and Patricia ’70 Yamin Emily Young ’68 Janet Young Thomas and Kim Yuill John and Judith A. Zawacki Richard ’64 and Mary Ziegler Timothy Zielinski ’77 William Ziem ’75 Thomas ’67 and Patricia ’68 Zook Timothy Zylstra ’71

Legacy Society Hugh K. Adams ’32 Virgil Allard ’41 Christine Arvidson ’78 and Henry Doss Betty Jean Austin R. Neal Ballheim ’59 David Barnes ’79 Martha Ann Barnes ’43 A. David Baumhart III ’66 George and Louise Berkaw Malcolm Bishop ’57 Charles Blackman ’46 John Bradshaw ’77

M. Jane Brawner ’43 Carol Breed ’98 Lane ’40 and Ellyn ’36 Breidenstein Erwin and Alice Britton Barbara Broberg ’39 Emerson Brown ’41 Thomas Burke ’82 Cecilia Campana H. James Cox Katherine Cox ’32 Matilda Crane Edith Kirk Crawford Dennis Daugherty ’70 Henry and Margaret Davis Charles Day Jr. Joyce Denison Rosa Dickerson ’15 Stanley and Betsy Dole Virginia Dolliver ’32 Faye Donelson ’26 Barbara Eaton ’50 Albert Elsesser John Everett ’28 Bryant Filter ’93 Joseph Fink Emory Ford Jr. Elizabeth Freeman ’35 Blanche Gallery James Gammon ’60 William ’66 and Lorain Giles Alfred E. Gilmour David ’58 and Patricia ’59 Graham Douglas Gray ’60 John R. Green ’59 Norine Gustafson ’30 Murl and Mary Hammond Edward ’80 and Cynthia ’79 Heator Pamela Heos ’77 Suzanne Hewitt ’79 Rudolph Hirt Margaret Hoats ’66 Thomas Hoisington and Louise Alderson Stephen K. Hunter, In memory of Herbert D. Hunter Gerald Janousek ’47 Kirk Johnson ’88 William ’51 and Virginia Johnstone W. Harlow Kahler ’26 Dorothy M. Keister ’23 Ruth Kendrick ’30 Elizabeth Kiefer ’34 Margaret J. Kies Dorothy A. Kling Thomas ’69 and Gayle Kolassa Ruth Laudenslager ’42

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2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors Robert ’57 and Sarah ’56 Lawrence Robert ’67 and Patricia ’69 Lewallen Paul ’67 and Julia ’66 Lundstedt Robert Mains ’27 Merle Manchester ’47 Charles Marx ’67 Ray McCampbell ’81 Michael ’66 and Barbara McCarty Chris McFail Blaine and Virginia ’75 McKinley Ruth McLeod ’38 Wolfgang ’66 and Barbara Mieder Dorothy Miller ’42 Kenneth ’58 and Carol ’58 Milner George Mobley ’69 Lucile E. Moore Donald and Zella Morris Richard Mulkey ’49 John Nesbitt ’55 George Nez ’41 Donald Nichols ’57 Gail Nicholson ’26 Peter ’70 and Anne ’70 Nicolaou Lachlan W. Noble ’31 Donald Oderkirk ’64 Ronald E. Olds ’71 Mary E. Ornburg ’32 William Otwell ’36 Mildred Parrott ’32 Ralph Paull ’51 John Peshinski ’75 Harold and Ellie Peters Larida Petersen ’31 Estate of Herbert J. Phillips ’37 Roger Piddington ’68 Lisa Pompian ’64 Richard ’60 and Rosemary Powell Frank Powers ’38 Thelma Pryor ’27 David C. ’69 and Joanna Pywell Linda Rasmussen Richard ’35 and Lee Rasmussen Marvel Rasmussen Zona ’41 Florence Richardson ’38 John ’65 and Nancy ’65 Rohde Estate of Margaret V. Rose ’35 Amos Sampson ’27 Wiley Sanderson ’42 William ’64 and Jayne Saybolt Estate of John H. Schouten Linda Jo Scott Harry Shilts Estate of Paul E. Siegel Barrett Snyder Bruce Snyder

Dorothy Snyder ’29 Estate of Jack ’81 and Fredda Sparks Steven Spengler ’61 Elizabeth Sprague ’34 Clair ’80 and Nyla ’92 Stevens Ethel Stormer William ’42 and Mary Ellen ’42 Swanwick Katharine L. Swift Eloda Tangney ’31 Coral Templar ’63 Mary Jane Tenny Roger ’59 and Marilyn Tharp David L. ’56 and Janice M. Thompson William Thompson ’50 Larry and Charlotte Towe Howard ’46 and Neva Towne John Treleaven ’44 Charles and Shirley Trubac Frances Trude ’31 Ralph C. Vahs Laura Verplank ’38 Richard and Joan ’45 Wagner Doris Walter ’41 Helen Walter ’30 Marion Webster ’43 Janet Werner ’63 Estate of Roberta Whitbeck ’39 Lawrence White ’35 Warren Wickliffe ’41 Linwood Wiley ’68 Janice Williams ’60 Estate of Douglas L. Willson Larry K. Winegar ’74 Joe Winfrey Estate of Fred R. Witkop ’36 Vern Wright Estate of Lyle J. Wysel ’36 Edith Zannon

Parents Tracy Adams Lance A. Brew Edwin R. Brown Danford M. Byrens Patricia R. Canfield Stacey Edick Terry L. Edsall Gary Ellis June Fasang Sheila Focht Alan M. Jaffee Michael R. Jennings R. A. Johnson Jerry Kaczmarczyk Linda Karel

Debra J. Marquette Judy L. McManaman Raymond Miller Jackie Morrison Susan M. Nehf Anthony Nowiski Robert M. Ransom Ronald L. Scudder Janice M. Shotwell Marvin C. Smith Barbara Steffler Michael L. Terberg David E. Thelen Patricia A. Wilson John Zawacki

Churches Christian UCC, Sawyer Dearborn Congregational Church Edgewood United Church, East Lansing First Congregational of Ada, UCC First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa First Congregational Church of Wayne First Congregational Church, Battle Creek First Congregational Church, Jackson First Congregational UCC, Rochester First Congregational, Rockford First Congregational, Royal Oak Grosse Pointe Congregational Church Haslett Community Church Meadowbrook Congregational Church Michigan Conference of the United Church of Christ National Assn. of Christian Congregational Churches - U.S. National Assn. of Congregational Churches North Congregational Church Olivet Congregational Church The Peoples Church of East Lansing Pilgrim Congregational UCC, Lansing Southeastern Michigan Assoc. of Congregational Churches St. Johns United Church of Christ St. Paul UCC, Saline St. Paul UCC, Taylor UCC Local Church Ministries, Council for Higher Education United Church of Christ Women’s Fellowship West Carmel Congregational Church Woodside Church, Flint

In Memory of: In memory of Peggy Reithmiller Blackman In memory of David E. Eaton ’43 In memory of Lenora Belle Hazard In memory of Herbert D. Hunter In memory of Mary Pennington Jamison In memory of Antonie Krepps ’39 In memory of Merton and Helen Robertson In memory of Bernard Shakin In memory of Loel B. Shuler In memory of William Soper In memory of Ruth Yotter Thomas ’38

In Honor of: In honor of Jane Goudreault In honor of Jeannie Rosen Ross ’50

Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this report, errors or omissions are possible. If you have a correction, or would prefer not to have your name listed in future honor rolls, or would like to designate your gift as anonymous, call (269) 749-7630.

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