Graduate Almanac

Baylor

| Waco, TX A leading publication has named Jeffery Price (1992) one of the 250 advisors on the Forbes "America’s Top Wealth Advisors" list in 2021. This is the second consecutive year Jeffery has been named to this list.

California Los Angeles

| Los Angeles, CA 6 Brothers from the classes of 1950-1959 gathered for a reunion during Christmas 2020.

Emmett Loverde's (1989)

comedy feature film "Girl's Night In" is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Xfinity and RCN. Emmett wrote and directed the film.

Case Western Reserve

| Cleveland, OH

Donald Foster (1950)

received his Diamond Owl certificate, celebrating 75 years as a brother of Phi Gamma Delta.

Chapman

| Orange, CA

Jordan Cheng (2013)

was the head coach of the USA Olympics women's volleyball team.

Colorado

| Boulder, CO 4 Douglas E. Nelson (1949) received his Diamond Owl certificate, which celebrates 75 years of membership.

Colorado State

| Fort Collins, CO After a year of isolation, the Phi Kappa Chapter was thrilled to invite their graduate brothers to celebrate Pig Dinner on Founders Day, May 1. There were 80 brothers in attendance, including 30 graduate brothers and 50 undergraduates. The highlight at this year's event was keynote speaker Joseph Callo (Yale 1952). Joseph is a distinguished naval historian and a recipient of the Distinguished Fiji Award in 2010.

Columbia

| New York, NY On June 29, Roger Crossland (1970) released his third book, The Abalone Ukulele: A Tale of Far Eastern Intrigue. It is a historical novel set in 1913 Shanghai, where four cultures are about to collide. The point of collision is three tons of Japanese gold ingots meant to undermine an already collapsing China. Roger has 35 years of service, active and reserve, as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer (two hot wars, one cold). Captain Crossland has written internationally on maritime unconventional warfare and includes U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings and The New York Times among his writing credits. For more information about Roger and his books, visit www.dreadnaughtsbluejackets.com.

Connecticut

| Storrs, CT 5 On June 27, Colin Treanor (2014), former Director of Growth and Field Secretary, married Alison Burke, Assistant Director for Greek Affairs at the University of Rhode Island and past Leadership Institute facilitator. Many brothers attended the wedding, including current and former staff and Field Secretaries. On July 3, former Director of Expansion and Field Secretary Matt Farrell (2013) was married in Chicago. Many brothers, including current and former staff and Field Secretaries, also attended his wedding.

DePauw

| Greencastle, IN

Rob Johnson (1990)

recently featured Dave Kimbell (1989) on his communication-centric podcast, "Can You Hear Me." Dave was recently selected the CEO of Ulta Beauty. You can find a recording of this 4

episode at https://Can-YouHear-Me.simplecast.com. Engagement at the United Way of Central Indiana.

Evansville

| Evansville, IN

Peter Hanscom (2010)

was named to Indianapolis Business Journal's "2021 Forty Under 40" list. Peter is the Vice President, Marketing & Digital

Georgia

| Athens, GA The Honors College at the University of Georgia will be named for Jere Morehead (1988), who currently serves UGA as President.

Greater Germany Graduate Chapter

| Germany 3 Victor Schliwa (Memphis 2010) created the first European graduate chapter, which held its first virtual gathering in September. Pictured (clockwise from top left): Maximilian Friedle

(Case Western Reserve

2011), Victor Schliwa

Howard Eyth (Cornell

1963) and Aniket Mitra (RPI 2013). The next virtual gathering will be held November 14, and they plan to meet in-person somewhere in central Germany at a Christmas market sometime in December.

Houston Graduate Chapter

| Houston, TX 6 On September 11, 16 brothers from the Houston Graduate Chapter and four friends participated in the Travis Manion Foundation 9/11 Heroes Run, a 5k charity run. This was the second year the Graduate Chapter participated in the run. The team raised $6,782.83 (about 30% of the event's fundraising total), making the Graduate Chapter the number one fundraising team for two years running. The team included brothers from the Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, New Mexico, Sam Houston, Texas Christian and Texas San Antonio chapters.

Idaho

| Moscow, ID 5 Mu Iota hosted its 101st Pig Dinner on campus on June 12, the first chapter event since the pandemic began in March 2020. The event featured the Chapter's first rewrite of "An Exile's Toast," which was delivered by Ken Nuhn (1975). Other highlights included the Centennial Celebration documentary by Michael Lejardi (2020), a preview of the 300+-page chapter history by Don Shelton (1976), and undergraduate keynote address by Connor Abajian (2021). Pictured: Ken Nuhn delivering the Exile's Toast at Pig Dinner. Ed Marohn (1968) recently released his second novel, Legacy of Evil, which is also the sequel to his first novel, Legacy of War. A printed edition is available as well a Kindle version.

Illinois

| Champaign-Urbana, IL 6 In May, five Chi Iota brothers gathered in Chicago for the wedding of Mike Gow's (1975) daughter. Pictured (L-R): Mike Curran (1977), Jim Hickey (1975), Mike Gow, Craig Johnson (1975) and Roy Robinson (1975).

Ted Himes (Illinois 1950)

received his Diamond Owl award, which recognizes 75 years of membership. Ted is the sire of a Fiji son, Doug (Southern Methodist 1980).

Indiana State

| Terre Haute, IN

William "Bill" Niederer

(1985) retired in June 2021

after 35 years of public school teaching in Iowa and Indiana.

Kansas

| Lawrence, KS 5 On June 20, Doug Draper (1992) (second from left) joined the Bike4Alz bike riders for a 75-mile ride as they were passing through the greater Denver, Colorado area. Bike4Alz is Chi Eta at Western Kentucky's annual 3,600-mile cross-country bike ride, which supports Alzheimer's research. Doug decided to get involved in the Bike4Alz ride this year after meeting two of the Bike4Alz founders, Tyler

Jury (Western Kentucky

2012) and Chaz Vittitow (Western Kentucky 2011), while hosting them on the Fraternity's On the Banks podcast. In June, Mike Dolson (1986), Dave Mitchell (1986), Joel Austin (1986) and Jake Ieuter (1986) traveled to the Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, for a two-day golf trip.

Kansas State

| Manhattan, KS During the summer, Chi Deuteron graduate and undergraduate brothers participated in the 12th annual Jim Kincaid (1985) Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament. The tournament has raised thousands of dollars for undergraduate scholarships in memory of Jim, who passed ad astra in 2009.

Lafayette

| Easton, PA 6 Jim Madara (1950) received his Diamond Owl certificate, celebrating 75 years as a Phi Gam. Jim was excited to receive his certificate, which he is going to frame and hang in his library next to his pledge paddle.

Miami

| Oxford, OH Former Archon Councilor Lee Schmitt (1963) celebrated his 80th birthday in

Palm Springs on Memorial Day weekend. He was joined by Dr. James Early (Wabash 1969) and Peter Gray (Oregon 1980), a former Field Secretary.

Michigan State

| East Lansing, MI On June 4, Dave Martin (1988) received a lifechanging gift from his chapter brother, Dave Christie (1989), who donated one of his kidneys. Both brothers made it out of surgery successfully and are doing well.

Minnesota

| Minneapolis, MN In September, several graduate brothers gathered for lunch at Mayslack's before the University of Minnesota vs. Ohio State football game. The brothers included: Steve Grosshans (1976), Robert McCollum (1972), Creighten Murphy (1972), David Moser (1972), Tom Bienemann (1971) and David Smith (1970).

Missouri

| Columbia, MO Tony Creed (1995) gave a living donor transplant to his one-year-old daughter, Tessa. Tessa was born with biliary atresia, a disease where bile ducts become inflamed and blocked. In most cases, a liver transplant is the only cure. In December 2020 Tony found out he was a match and did not hesitate to make this life-saving liver donation.

Missouri State

| Springfield, MO Caleb Hearon (2017) was cast as a series regular in TBS's pilot Space, a romantic comedy. Filming will begin in June in Portland, Oregon. Caleb is a comedian, writer and actor who is currently writing for the Netflix animated series Human Resources.

New York

| New York, NY At the 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, A. J. Catoline (1992) received the award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series for "The Hope That Kills You" episode of Ted Lasso. Ted Lasso also won six additional 2021 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series.

North Star Graduate Chapter

| Minneapolis, MN 5 On July 24, the North Star Graduate Chapter held their first in-person event after a long hiatus due to the pandemic. The event was held at Park Tavern Bowling & Entertainment Center in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Fifteen brothers from the Mu Sigma Chapter, classes of 19712016, attended the event.

Ohio State

| Columbus, OH

John E. Criss, Jr. (1950)

received his Diamond Owl certificate, celebrating 75 years of membership. John is the sire of two Phi Gam sons, Scott (1991) and Jeff (1980), and the grandsire of John S. Criss (2009).

Oklahoma

| Norman, OK In July, Jerry Shelton (1975) and Kirk Walden

(Texas Arlington 1972)

met for golf and fellowship in Austin, Texas.

Pittsburgh & Omicron Graduate Chapter

| Pittsburgh, PA The Pi Sigma Chapter and the Omicron (Pittsburgh) Graduate Chapter hosted their annual FIJI Open golf outing on July 24. Forty brothers from five decades attended the golf tournament and/or dinners.

Purdue

| West Lafayette, IN On June 11, the Purdue University trustees announced the naming of the Morgan and Kate Burke Southwest Entrance of Mackey Arena. The naming honors Morgan Burke (1973), who was Purdue’s director of intercollegiate athletics for 23 years, and his wife, Kate.

4 On September 25, the Lambda Iota Chapter held reunions for the classes of 1962 and 1981 (pictured). Graduate brothers enjoyed a cookout, pictures, sharing memories, meeting undergraduate brothers and a Purdue football win.

Rose-Hulman

| Terre Haute, IN

Michael Dockins (2002)

has filed nearly 150 trademarks for professional wrestlers since late 2018, earning him the nickname "Gimmick Attorney." Gimmick is what wrestlers call their in-ring persona, and one of Michael's legal specialties is trademarking those gimmicks. This past summer, Kevin Kling (2020) and Matt Robinson (2020) summitted Mt. Hood in Oregon.

Rutgers

| New Brunswick, NJ Nu Beta graduate brothers from the class of 1968 held a virtual reunion in May. On August 6-8, 40 Nu Beta graduate brothers from the classes of 1969-80 held their 19th golf reunion in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. The reunion was organized by founders Dale Gregorin (1969), Robert Stonebreaker (1970),

Allen Darwin (1970)

and Sam Phillips (1972). Brothers golfed at Valley Country Club and Blue Ridge Trails. On Saturday, they attended a ceremonial Pig Dinner, where they renewed their fraternal bonds and traded stories of their times in the undergraduate chapter. They also paid homage to Alan D'Elia (1969), Dennis Cole (1969) and William Nigh (1971), who passed ad astra last year.

Andrew Kendall (1952)

received his Diamond Owl certificate, celebrating 75 years as an initiated brother. Andrew is the sire of a Phi Gam son, Drew (Miami 1977). AJ Galloway (1949) was in good spirits when his son, Rich (1986), presented him with his Diamond Owl award, which recognizes 75 years of membership.

Southern Methodist

| Dallas, TX 3 Six Delta Tau graduate brothers traveled to the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in New Braunfels, Texas, for a fun weekend with their sons. Their wives did not believe they could survive an entire weekend with eight boys, ages 5-9. But the brothers believe their persistence got them through. Brothers pictured (back row, L-R): Travis Hemphill (2007), Matt Barron (2007), Jeremy Maurer (2007), Chris Burton (2008), Daniel Faulks (2007) and Chris Hines (2007).

Texas Arlington

| Arlington, TX In July, Jerry Shelton (Oklahoma 1975) and Kirk Walden (1972) met for golf and fellowship in Austin, Texas.

Texas Christian

| Fort Worth, TX

Dan Eggers (1997)

was named CFO of Constellation Energy, one of the largest energy retailers in the country.

Utah State

| Logan, UT

Robert Reid (1972)

shared an article from the Telluride Magazine about brother Jud Wiebe (1970), who passed ad astra in 1986 after battling cancer

for many years: https:// telluridemagazine.com/ buttermilk-on-river-right/. During the 1980s, Jud helped design the USDA Forest Service hiking trail mentioned in the article. Later this trail, which is near Telluride, Colorado, was named the Jud Wiebe Memorial Trail. Robert said the trail is on his bucket list.

Vermont

| Burlington, VT Beta Upsilon graduate brothers gathered in Chatham, Massachusetts, on June 24-26 for the 20th Annual FijiFest. Through the years, brothers have

likely to succeed by their classmates.

been getting together to golf, fish and celebrate their families and careers.

William Jewell

| Liberty, MO Jack Still (2021) won William Jewell College's Faculty Award, the College's highest academic award. Finalists must hold a GPA of 3.7 or higher, and the winner is selected by a faculty committee on the basis of academic achievement and exemplification of the ideals of a liberal arts education. Jack also received the Colonel Alexander Doniphan Award, which recognizes the senior man voted most

WPI

| Worcester, MA 5 On July 23, a group of graduate brothers from the classes of 1988-94 visited the Pi Iota chapter house one last time. The house is about to be torn down to make way for a new chapter house. t

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