Echoes Fall 2021

FALL 2021

A TRANSFORMATIVE TIME

Homecoming 2021

FOREVER ROSE

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PHOTOS BY BRYAN CANTWELL

Lighting Up the Skies Again Things began to return to normal this fall as alumni came back “home” in record numbers to enjoy Homecoming 2021 in all its glory—the bonfire, fireworks, reunions, meeting old friends, and creating new and lasting memories. And, the Fightin’ Engineers won on the gridiron, too!

Among those coming back for all the fun was one of our oldest living alumni, 1951 electrical engineering graduate Paul Ford (pictured below). He made a special trip just to see the bonfire set ablaze, a longtime Homecoming tradition.

Homecoming 2021

FOREVER ROSE

And, two outhouses were placed atop this year’s bonfire—for the first-year classes of 2021 and 2020 (when events were conducted virtually).

If you couldn’t make it back this year, we hope you can join us next fall.

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Contents

IN THIS ISSUE

10 SUCCESS DRIVEN

14 REUNITED

16 COMING ‘HOME’

COLUMNS/FEEDBACK

4 Message from the President

37 The Bailey Challenge

CAMPUS CONNECTION

6 GRAND OPENING

Inside Cover Bonding Bonfire

6 Bringing Depth to STEM

10 Worthy Mission

14 Walk to Remember

16 Photo Album: Homecoming Memories

19 Family Ties

20 Campus News: Fresh Faces

Back Page Celebrating Success

Our National Reputation Continues to Grow Rose-Hulman’s growing national reputation as a STEM education leader continues with distinctions for academic quality, value and career placement. For the 23rd consecutive year, the institute was ranked No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Guide among U.S. engineering colleges that are focused on bachelor’s- and master’s-level education.

The survey of engineering deans and senior faculty also ranked four academic departments best among peers.

The computer science program has climbed into the top 9% of all programs across America, tying for 51st out of 538 programs nationally this year. This is an improvement from the 2021 rankings.

Meanwhile, the Princeton Review selected the institute in The Best 387 Colleges guide and highlighted in the following areas: Great Career Services, Great Professor Accessibility, Great-Run Colleges, and Students Study the Most. Also, No. 1—Top 20 Best Schools for Internships (Private Schools) and No. 8—Top 20 Best Career Placement (Private Schools).

Learn more at rose-hulman.edu/rankings.

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44 CONNECTED CAMPUS

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CUTTING EDGE

SPECIAL FEATURES

Entrepreneurial Advice 24

Tech Transfer 27

TOY ENGINEER

45 GIVING BACK

In the Genes 28

Bringing Joy 30

Good Gamer 32

Special Moments 33

Going with the Flow 34

Alumni News: 36 Stars in Life, Athletics

Class Notes 37 Weddings 41

Rosebuds 42

In Memoriam 43

Contents

IN THIS ISSUE

Alumni News: Puzzle Pieces 44 Alumni Expertise Inside Back

HONORING

OUR DONORS

Giving Thanks 46

Chauncey Rose Society Giving 47

1874 Heritage Society Giving 49

President’s G.O.L.D. Circle Giving 51

Annual Giving Lists 51

Corporate and Foundation Giving 59

Varsity R Club Giving 60

PUBLICATION CREDITS Vice President for Communications and Marketing: Santhana Naidu Vice President for Institutional Advancement: Steven P. Brady Alumni Association President: Kedar Murthy, Class of 1984 Office of Alumni Relations: Charlie Ricker, Interim Director; Katie Hoffmann, Assistant Director; Holly Kowalski, Administrative Assistant; Carrie Bose, Special Events Coordinator Office of Communications and Marketing: Bryan Cantwell, Photographer; Hyung-Jung Chang, Graphic Designer; David Essex, Multimedia Producer; Shaun Hussey, User Experience Strategist; Dale Long, Executive Editor and Director of Media Relations; Paul Shepherd, Senior Director; Alia Shuck, Senior Project Manager; Steve Voltmer, Web Developer; Majel Wells, Communications and Operations Manager Cover & Page Design: Chris Denison Contributing Writer: Herb Bailey

Contributing Photographers: Conexus Indiana, Ferrari S.p.A, Brian Garza, Steve Halpern, Ariel Moore/The Look Up Series, Rose Rocketry Club, Nick Rush, Spin Master Corporation, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Class Notes/Alumni News Contact: Send alumni news and address updates to alumnirelations@rose-hulman.edu.

Echoes is published by: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 5500 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute, IN 47803 Echoes Contact: Dale.Long@rose-hulman.edu Digital copies of this and past issues are available at www.rose-hulman.edu/echoes It is the policy of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to admit students on the basis of their academic ability. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

Echoes is District's Best Echoes earned Gold first-place honors in the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education’s 2020 Best of CASE V district publication contest for institutions in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the magazine has been recognized in this contest and second Gold distinction.

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From the President

COMING TOGETHER

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s you’ll no doubt find in this issue of Echoes, these are exciting times at Rose-Hulman. Almost in spite of the global pandemic, we’re on a bit of a positive roll.

We kicked off the 2021-22 academic year by dedicating our spectacular New Academic Building.

This impressive $29 million, 70,000-square-foot building was made possible by a $15 million lead gift from an anonymous donor. As you’ll learn in our cover story (Pages 6-9), this amazing structure provides the state-of-the-art resources to the handson, collaborative and sustainable STEM education

Honor Roll of Donors, Pages 45-60), this ambitious campaign—in which we raised more than $100 million over these final three years—has truly transformed the campus with new and upgraded spaces like the New Academic Building, the renovated Mussallem Union and adjacent glassenclosed Pi-Vilion, the Kremer Innovation Center, and a number of significant enhancements to our athletic facilities.

Setting Up Long-Term Success The Mission Driven campaign also helped position the institute for long-term success by supporting affordability, accessibility and scholarship; funding new academic programs and endowed faculty chairs; and by supporting the Institute’s most important operational needs (Find out more, Pages 10-13).

These critical new resources from the Mission Driven Campaign will allow us to remain competitive in continuing to attract the world’s best and brightest students.

As we’ll also highlight in this issue, the 643 first-year students of the Class of 2025 arriving this fall are already making their impact on campus felt. This academically strong group is the largest incoming class—and one of our most diverse—in Institute history (See news about this and other campus developments on Pages 20-23).

Speaking of history, we also maintained our impressive streak of being named as the No. 1 undergraduate engineering school in the nation

by U.S. News & World Report’s College Guide for the 23rd straight year. We were once again

BY ROBERT A. COONS, PRESIDENT coons@rose-hulman.edu

that is a hallmark of the Rose-Hulman experience, well into the future.

In many ways, the opening of this building also marked the culmination of the successful $250 million Mission Driven fundraising campaign for Rose-Hulman. Thanks to our generous supporters (many of whom are highlighted in our special

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“These critical new resources from the Mission Driven Campaign will allow us to remain competitive in continuing to attract the world’s best and brightest students.”

From the President

COMING TOGETHER

“ It was a truly special Homecoming weekend to see so many familiar and friendly faces back on campus.” featured as one of The Princeton Review’s The Best 387 Colleges in the 2022 edition of its annual college guide.

We were ranked as one of the best private colleges for professor accessibility, career services, internships, and administrative operations. These rankings and those in numerous other publications continue to affirm the institute’s strong return on investment and the overall value of a Rose-Hulman education.

We Remain ‘Rose Ready’ I also continue to be pleased with our campus community’s support of our COVID-19 safety protocols to minimize the spread of the virus. As of this writing, our positive case rate has remained far below the national average and our vaccination rates are high, with 93 percent of students and 86 percent of faculty and staff fully vaccinated. All of this has been achieved to date without any type of mandate.

Inside this issue, we’ll also share photos and stories (Pages 14-18) around this year’s Homecoming, which brought more than 1,000 alumni back to Dear Old Rose.

This included more than 150 alumni from the Class of 2020 who were able to complete their walk down the hill as a symbolic culmination of Commencement after missing out on the in-person experience due to the pandemic. It was a truly special Homecoming weekend to see so many familiar and friendly faces back on campus.

There is plenty more to share and I encourage you to peruse this issue to read more about all the impressive things our faculty, students, alumni, and staff are doing, meet our new athletic director, Ayanna Tweedy, (Page 20) and learn about our new Sawmill Society initiative (Pages 24-26) that connects our entrepreneurial alumni with each other and our students.

A busy summer and fall featured campus events celebrating the successful conclusion of the Mission Driven Campaign, dedication of the New Academic Building, and welcoming alumni for Homecoming.

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Cover Story

OPEN SPACES

THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR OPENED WITH A SPECTACULAR ADDITION TO THE CAMPUS LANDSCAPE THAT’S SHOWCASING THE INSTITUTE’S LEADERSHIP ROLE IN UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION

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NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING

OPENS ‘WINDOW INTO ROSE’ STORY BY DALE LONG

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hen asking for funds to rebuild the United Kingdom’s House of Commons from damage incurred during World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill proclaimed that “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Rick Stamper recalled the quote during a legendary moment in Rose-Hulman history: the dedication of the New Academic Building for the opening of the 2021-22 academic year— with endless opportunities and possibilities for the future.

DESIGN STUDIOS, COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES & SCIENCE LABS BRING INNOVATION TOGETHER

The main atrium provides a walkway to three floors of new design spaces, interactive classrooms and science laboratories.

OPEN SPACES

The building’s 70,000 square feet of state-of-the-art design studios, collaborative workspaces and science laboratories are providing opportunities for students to innovate, make new products and food, and mix complex chemical compounds for research projects.

“Our buildings do shape us,” cites Stamper, a 1985 mechanical engineering alumnus. He points out the thousands of decisions that go into creating a building. When taken together, these decisions result in a space that reflects the values of an organization and, in turn, helps project those values in the future. Values expressed in the New Academic Building, according to Stamper, include the studentcentered educational experience, innovation, the role of the sciences, and the importance of the arts and creativity in creating well-rounded and creative STEM professionals.

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A LOOK INSIDE...

Features of the New Academic Building, situated between Moench Hall and Myers Hall on the east side of campus, are:

FIRST FLOOR > A new home for the expanding engineering design program > State-of-the-art design studios > Prototyping laboratory with laser-cutting devices, 3D printers, machine tools, and CNC machines

MIDDLE FLOOR > Flexible classrooms with embedded video technology that allow students and faculty to easily learn together and share ideas about computer-aided design concepts

TOP FLOOR > New and more space for chemistry and biochemistry instruction and research > A new food science development and testing laboratory > Connected workspaces also allow for more interdisciplinary opportunities for undergraduate research

ATRIUM > One-of-its-kind interactive “Depth of Field” artwork that showcases engineering, ingenuity, scientific wonder, and artistic beauty > Lounge and study spaces for students to relax, collaborate and meet between classes

ALL FLOORS > Several small and large meeting rooms for students to work and collaborate on projects

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Rick Stamper (ME, 1985) provides a tour of the New Academic Building at tinyurl.com/25d63zcz.

The 70,000 square foot New Academic Building is situated between Moench Hall and Myers Hall on the east side of campus. It was supported by a $15 million lead gift from an anonymous donor.

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the space to engage the faculty, staff, and each other throughout the day,” says Stamper. “We believe that an education in the sciences is important to society and is fundamental to Rose-Hulman’s mission . . .

It is exciting to see all of the design studios, shops, labs, and equipment in this building that will allow students to express their creativity.”

The project was supported by a $15 million lead gift from an anonymous donor, along with other individual and family donors, as part of the Mission Driven Campaign for Rose-Hulman.

IDEAL FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING Inside the $29 million building, students are taking their creative ideas from conceptual renderings to working prototypes and eventual finished products— all within walking distance of laser-cutting devices, 3D printers, machine tools, and CNC machines.

“This new building is the center for the kind of exceptional learning that is the hallmark of a Rose-Hulman education—hands-on, collaborative and sustainable—while being a truly visually stunning structure that fits perfectly within our campus architecture,” says Rose-Hulman President Robert A. Coons.

Board of Trustees Chair and alumnus Niles Noblitt, a 1973 biological engineering graduate, remarks, “This new building will be the epicenter for student learning at Rose-Hulman both now and for future generations.

With its state-of-the-art amenities, it truly is a revolutionary new space that will thrive as a hub of student activity far into the 21st century.”

Collaboration is a key element of the design studios, flexible classrooms and workspaces. Instead of traditional educational environments with professors lecturing in front of students sitting behind desks, there will be small and large tables with embedded video technology that allows students to easily learn together and share ideas.

Video screens placed high on the walls allow for concepts and designs that will enable professors to move around the room.

“The design studios are designed for efficient teamwork and learning,” states Patsy Brackin, director of the engineering design program. It has a new home on the first floor of the building. “We value learning by doing. Hands-on skills are an important aspect of our program. We sketch, program, produce CAD models, and use 3D printers and other forms of technology to communicate our designs to stakeholders A design feature is a central atrium, with study and gather feedback. We have found that the best way to spaces and “Depth of Field” get this feedback is from creative prototypes.”

David Shaffer, senior architecture associate with the building’s designer, RATIO Architects of Indianapolis, adds, “From early on, we understood that a Rose education is built around a hands-on curriculum and encourages students to learn by doing.”

A design feature of the building is a central atrium, with interior and exterior glass making it a “window into Rose” that showcases all the work taking place within the building. Individuals outside the building can see students working together alongside professors on classroom and specialty research projects. There’s also a dazzling one-of-its-kind interactive “Depth of Field” artwork with more than 13,000 programmable light-emitting diodes that showcase engineering, ingenuity, scientific wonder, and artistic beauty.

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The engineering design program’s new design studios provide spaces for efficient teamwork and learning by completing a variety of hands-on projects.

artwork that showcases engineering, scientific wonder and creativity.

discipline at Rose and that many of the innovations happening in engineering and science are happening at the molecular level.”

Chemistry and biochemistry areas were designed to facilitate group work and learning.

A ‘PRIME‘ BUILDING Chemistry professor Luanne Tilstra recalls being advised when she began teaching on campus that a new building with updated chemistry laboratories would be coming on the horizon.

That was 1992.

Twenty-nine years later the New Academic Building’s new chemistry and biochemistry laboratories are providing students with the same advanced equipment as professionals—as early as their first year studying on campus.

The building also introduces a new food science development and testing laboratory.

Tilstra points out that 29 is a prime number and the New Academic Building “is definitely a prime building.”

Specifically, students making a new compound as a possible new breast cancer drug might need an analytical technique to examine elements of the compound and a biochemical technique to examine the compound’s success. These elements of the scientific discovery process can be easily integrated within proximity of laboratories and workspaces inside the new building.

“Every last space in the chemistry and biochemistry area was designed with the specific intent of facilitating group work,” Weatherman says. “This new building is a transformational event for the department and the institute.”

Tilstra remarks, “I expect more engineering students will now more actively seek how chemistry contributes to solving whatever engineering problems they encounter … Now (in the New Academic Building) the world can see us and all of the excellent learning that happens in a chemistry lab. Imagine how much more we can inspire students to dig deeper into the science we present.”

Then the professor adds, “World-class students, world-class faculty, and now a world-class space. This was worth the wait.” n

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A WELL DESIGNED BUILDING

The New Academic Building is on track to become one of the first construction projects in Indiana to earn WELL Certification for design and technology that enhances the health, wellness and the human experience or the institute’s students, faculty and staff.

Advanced technologies accentuating all educational areas have been incorporated inside and outside to achieve WELL Certification, a pioneering building program established by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). The performance-based system has criteria about a building’s air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort, and mind features that impact human health and well-being.

“Achieving WELL Certification for our New Academic Building will be a significant step forward in our long-standing commitment to incorporate sustainability, health and wellness building standards across our campus,” says President Robert A. Coons. “We are committed to supporting healthy living for our students, faculty and staff and elected to pursue WELL Certification in support of that goal. We want our buildings to be functional, economical and beneficial in enhancing all elements of our educational mission.”

The building’s designer, Indianapolis-based RATIO Architects, incorporated WELL features in other projects within Indiana, but Rose-Hulman’s building is among the first to be pursuing the official WELL certification. David Shaffer, RATIO’s senior architecture associate, points out that more than 29,700 buildings have been WELL certified nationally, but Rose-Hulman’s New Academic Building could become the first WELL-certified Building in Indiana and among a handful of academic buildings in the U.S. and Canada to be designed to achieve this accreditation.

The building’s construction was managed by Garmong Construction Services of Terre Haute. Several subcontractors and local workers were involved in the project since the summer of 2019.

Connected workspaces within the building showcase how all areas of chemistry are connected.

The same is true with the relationship between science and engineering. Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Head Ross Weatherman says, “We’ve always emphasized how chemistry and biochemistry connect to every Find out more about the New Academic Building at www.rose-hulman.edu/NAB. ECHOES

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Forward Momentum

TRANSFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN

MISSION POSSIBLE

STORY BY DALE LONG PHOTOS BY BRYAN CANTWELL

$250 MILLION CAMPAIGN EMPOWERS INSTITUTE AS STEM ED LEADER ROSE-HULMAN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A $250 MILLION COMPREHENSIVE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN THAT HELPED INCREASE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, BROUGHT NEW LEARNING SPACES TO CAMPUS, AND SOLIDIFIED ITS POSITION AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION. Jeffrey Harrison

“The Mission Driven Campaign for Rose-Hulman has transformed our campus and prepared us to better meet the challenges of being a top STEM college focused on undergraduate education,” says President Robert A. Coons.

“We’re grateful for the commitment by so many in support of providing our students with the world’s best undergraduate STEM education in an environment of individual attention and support.”

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The final piece of the Mission Driven Campaign for Rose-Hulman’s tangram was added this fall during campus celebrations.

Forward Momentum

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Coons notes that to remain at the forefront of STEM higher education, Rose-Hulman must: • Recruit and retain leading-edge faculty and staff • Attract academically strong students throughout the world from a wide range of socioeconomic and ethnic groups • Modernize facilities and equipment • Stay ahead of technological change

Other key strategic campaign goals were continuing to increase retention and expansion of hands-on experiences for students that are giving them an edge in the job market and graduate school applications.

The other co-chair, 1989 electrical engineering graduate and trustee Jeffrey A. Harrison, adds that the campaign is providing opportunities for students of all backgrounds to afford a Rose-Hulman education.

“Being the parent of a recent Rose graduate (2020 mechanical engineering alumnus Zac Harrison), I appreciate even more the value of being able to attract the best and brightest students to Rose-Hulman,” Harrison states. “The more we can help meet the financial needs of these prospective students, the more we can contend for top talent against other top STEM schools. Those students are what keep us competitive in the marketplace.”

ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD

SHOWCASING ROSE’S VALUE, PROVIDING STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

The campaign raised $50 million during its final year and more than $100 million since 2018.

These enhancements and additions have all done a “tremendous job in showcasing the value of a RoseHulman education and the opportunities our students have, in a way we haven’t done before,” says Thomas T. Dinkel, a 1972 mechanical engineering alumnus who served as campaign co-chair. As chair of the Board of Trustees’ Business Administration Committee, he knows the importance of fundraising to keep the institute’s finances strong.

Steve Brady, vice president for institutional advancement, noted that the campaign received financial support from many groups, including alumni, friends, corporations, foundations, faculty, staff, and parents. This broad-based support helped Rose-Hulman surpass its ambitious fundraising goal, even within the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Gifts to support operations are just as important in keeping Rose-Hulman competitive in the marketplace,” Dinkel notes. “The challenges during the pandemic have underscored even more the importance of having flexibility in unrestricted gifts to quickly maneuver to keep our community safe while still fulfilling the institute’s mission to deliver the world’s best STEM education in an environment of individual attention and support.”

Coons adds that the campaign’s success is guiding Rose-Hulman toward its future. “Administrators, faculty and staff are already examining short-term and long-range strategic initiatives for the future . . .

Rose-Hulman is a place that continues to evolve and improve to meet the challenges of higher education’s changing landscape.”

Look for details about these strategic initiatives in future Echoes issues.

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CAMPAIGN ACHIEVEMENTS NOTABLE GIFTS:

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THE MISSION DRIVEN CAMPAIGN FOR ROSE-HULMAN BROUGHT SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID

$127 MILLION

Trustees chair Niles Noblitt (BIOE, 1973/HDENG, 1996) and his wife, Nancy, established the Noblitt Scholars program with a $10 MILLION gift.

FUND FOR ROSE-HULMAN

$81 MILLION EXPAND NETWORKING AND LEARNING

$30 MILLION FACULTY SUPPORT, GLOBAL AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVES

$12 MILLION

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Courtney Valmore

Peter Jacob

Linda and trustee Mike Mussallem (BSCHE, 1974/HDENG, 1999) provided a $4.1 MILLION scholarship gift supporting students from northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area.

Kennedy Michnewicz

$15 MILLION lead gift from an anonymous donor helped pave the way to build a new $29 million, 70,000-square-foot academic building, which opened earlier this school year.

(See story on pages 6-9)

The EXPANSION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS in data science, engineering design, biomathematics, and international studies.

Gifts totaling $10.5 MILLION from Linda and Mike Mussallem (BSCHE, 1974/HDENG, 1999) supported the $21 MILLION expansion of the Mussallem Union, dedicated in May 2018, and the glass outdoor Pi-Vilion, dedicated in October 2019.

The 13,800-square-foot Richard J. and Shirley J. KREMER INNOVATION CENTER, opened during the 2018-19 school year, with support from Richard Kremer (CHE, 1958) and his wife, Shirley. It has expanded opportunities for students to enhance their hands-on, collaborative educational experiences.

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The auction of a McLaren P1 hypercar owned by Felda Hardymon (BSMA, 1969/HDENG, 2013) brought in a world-record $2.39 MILLION, which supported the endowment of the Alfred R. Schmidt Chair for Excellence in Teaching. This endowed chair is reinforcing the development of transformative learning experiences in the classroom.

Support for the installation of NEW SYNTHETIC TURF covering two multipurpose fields used for athletics, recreation and intramural activities. n

Trustee David Hannum (ME, 1981) and his wife, Kathy, have established a $1 MILLION SCHOLARSHIP gift to make sure enterprising students from Vigo County can afford to attend the institute. (Find out more on page 19)

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Promise Kept

DOWN MEMORY LANE

A Walk to Remember

Closure.

That’s what brought more than 150 members of the Class of 2020 to campus during this year’s Homecoming to experience something that was missing from their Rose-Hulman careers: A Commencement-like processional through campus.

to replicate the campus processional, led by Vice President of Student Affairs Erik Hayes.

But it wasn’t the same.

And, there were lots of tears … and memories.

“This is really special. We’re thankful to be here and finally have this opportunity. We missed it— a lot,” says mathematics and economics alumna Alexa Kovacs, who as former Student Government Association president was one of the student speakers at the virtual Commencement event.

The Class of 2020 received their diplomas in a virtual Commencement in late May of 2020 after the institute’s classes went online and the campus closed earlier that spring for COVID-19 pandemic health and safety precautionary measures. The virtual event tried

“I’m glad we’re back together again as a group, as many as could make it or wanted to be here,” adds biology alumna Amie Decker. “Our world was turned upside down in March of 2020. This brings things back together again. It’s redemption. It’s great to see

There were caps and tassels, faculty-lined salutes and, yes, bagpipers led the way.

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CLASS OF 2020 COMPLETES JOURNEY WITH SENTIMENTAL PROCESSIONAL

A campus processional, led by administrators and the traditional bagpipers, was sentimental for members of the 2020, 1970 and 1971 graduating classes, and was a special addition to this year’s Homecoming festivities.

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everyone and finally get to say ‘Goodbye’ to a place and a group of people who mean so much to me.”

Mechanical engineering graduate Austin Perry remarks, “We may now live far apart (after starting their careers or graduate school), but today we’re together again.”

“This is an exclamation point to our times at Rose-Hulman,” says mechanical engineering alumna Shannon Sullivan, who was reacquainted for the first time since March 2020 with former roommate Megan Phillips, a computer science graduate who adds, “This is a very big first reunion for us and made our first real Homecoming so special.”

Joining the Class of 2020 stride for stride through campus were graduates from the Class of 1970 and Class of 1971 who also missed the opportunity to participate in processionals as part of the past two years’ Commemorative 50-year graduating classes.

Instead of ending the walk in the Sports and Recreation Center’s fieldhouse, the groups were led by President Robert A. Coons, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Rick Stamper, a 1985 mechanical engineering alumnus, and Hayes to Cook Stadium for a final salute from fans attending the Homecoming football game.

More than 150 members of the Class of 2020 joined members of the 50-year graduating classes in their long-awaited “last walk” through campus.

“The Class of 2020 will always be a special group at Rose-Hulman because of what they endured along their journeys,” says Hayes, who earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1997 and added a master’s degree in 2001. “We promised that they would get their ‘walk’ and I’m glad it was finally realized. It symbolizes so much for them. This made this year’s Homecoming even more special.” n Join the Class of 2020 on its special Homecoming processional at tinyurl.com/5cfavv9jwww.

The special processional ended at Cook Stadium, where participants were introduced before the Homecoming football game.

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Photo Album

HOMECOMING 2021 PHOTOS BY BRYAN CANTWELL

COMING

HOME

This year’s Homecoming festivities had alumni returning “home” to campus October 8-10 to participate in special events that reinforce their relationships with the institute’s past, while building future memories for current students.

It was an event for the record books, with more than 1,400 visitors, including an excess of 1,000 alumni, participating.

This made it one of the most attended Homecomings in decades.

Alumni were happy to see festivities returning to campus after last year’s virtual celebration.

“Alumni looked forward to capturing the sense of community that’s such a special part of Rose-Hulman,” says Steve Brady, vice president for institutional advancement. “They wanted to meet old friends and their families, participate in cherished Homecoming traditions, and see how the campus has changed since their times on campus.”

All Homecoming activities were organized with COVID-19 precautions in mind for the health and safety of alumni and their families.

Building Traditions & Lasting Memories First-year students continued the tradition of building the Homecoming bonfire, set ablaze with a brilliant fireworks show following Friday night’s pep rally. Students worked evenings throughout the week to strategically place the elements of the bonfire and protect it from late-night shenanigans by sophomore students – a longtime Rose-Hulman tradition.

“The Homecoming bonfire bonds our young and old alumni,” remarks Erik Hayes, vice president for student affairs and alumnus (BSME, 1997/MSME, 2001). “It’s great to see alumni who may have built the bonfire 50 to 20 years ago standing next to students who built the bonfire this year. It’s a shared experience that’s so important to making Rose-Hulman such a special place and making Homecoming a special time.”

OTHER NOTABLE FESTIVITIES THIS YEAR INCLUDED: The pep rally returned to Cook Stadium (from the Sports and Recreation Center’s Hulbert Area) and academic open houses moved to a tent area in front of the Mussallem Student Union building (from academic areas inside campus buildings).

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The Gamma Gamma Gamma chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity dedicated the $3 million renovation of its Ronald G. Reeves House, the institute’s first on-campus fraternity house. It has been home to more than 1,000 students during the past 50 years. Many of those members have supported the first renovation project, which is scheduled to be completed later this year.

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Campus News

HOMECOMING 2021 Rose-Hulman’s Class of 2020 got together for the first time since leaving campus in March of 2020 when online classes were adapted due to COVID-19 precautions. Those graduates, along with members of the 50-year classes from 1970 and 1971, got to participate in the traditional “Last Walk” through campus and were introduced before the Homecoming football game. See story on pages 14-15.

The Class of 2020 also dedicated a memorial bench in front of Hatfield Hall in recognition of former mathematics professor Elton Graves.

A record number of alumni and family members were recognized at the 1874 Heritage Society Luncheon for becoming new members of the institute’s Chauncey Rose Society and 1874 Heritage Society.

See profiles in the Honor Roll of Donors, pages 45-60.

See all the Homecomeing 2021 frun at tinyurl.com/8uuxd8er.

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A unique “Back to Rose” mechanical timepiece was dedicated above the fireplace in the Hulman Living Room of the Mussallem Union, thanks to the fine craftmanship of woodworker Joe Carr, a 1980 electrical engineering alumnus. Find out more on page 22.

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GARMONG SCHOLARSHIP Providing Local Opportunities

Rose-Hulman has a special significance for Terre Haute native and 1981 mechanical engineering alumnus David Hannum and his family. Spanning four generations, David is one of 12 members of the Garmong/Hannum families to graduate from Rose-Hulman.

The impact Rose-Hulman made on his life and business is a key reason why Hannum and his wife, Kathy, have donated $1 million to establish a new scholarship fund supporting future graduates of Vigo County high schools. The scholarship fund will cover a student’s full tuition for four years. Prospective scholarship

“ Rose-Hulman changed my life. So, Kathy and I want local students to benefit from Rose-Hulman well into the future.”

— David Hannum (ME, 1981) President/CEO, Garmong Construction Services candidates must meet Rose-Hulman’s academic entrance requirements, rank in the top 5% of their graduating class, and be accepted into the Noblitt Scholars program.

“Rose-Hulman changes lives through its demanding academics and quality facilities, excellent and caring faculty and staff, and special campus community,” says Hannum, who is president and chief executive officer of Garmong Construction Services. The nearly 100-year-old Terre Haute contractor has offices in Terre Haute, Indianapolis, and Evansville.

“Rose-Hulman changed my life. So, Kathy (bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University) and I want local students to benefit from Rose-Hulman well into the future,” he states.

The Hannums add that they hope the scholarship supports well-rounded students interested in STEM career fields who have also demonstrated outstanding leadership skills through a variety of past teamwork experiences.

Alumnus/trusty David Hannum and his wife, Kathy, have established a scholarship fund with a $1 million gift to support future students.

President Robert A. Coons expressed his appreciation that the Hannums share Rose-Hulman’s commitment to make the college accessible for students from all socioeconomic backgrounds.

“The Garmong family has a proud history at Rose-Hulman and the David and Kathy Hannum Scholarship Fund will continue to strengthen those bonds, while making it possible for more high-achieving Wabash Valley students to attend in the future,” Coons says.

A longtime member of Rose-Hulman’s Board of Trustees, Hannum sees the opportunity for Rose-Hulman to further tap into the talent that exists locally. These students might be academically qualified to attend Rose-Hulman but may not consider it for a variety of reasons.

“My grandfather Claude (Garmong) thought it was a great measure of success to send his son to earn a Rose Poly degree in the 1920s, and that feeling of pride continues today within the family,” David Hannum remarks. “Rose‐Hulman is a gold mine of young talent and that is why my company still hires its graduates.”

Two of David and Kathy’s children have continued the family’s Rose-Hulman heritage into the fourth generation: Rachael (Hannum) Lynch, a 2007 biomedical engineering alumna, and Eric Hannum, a 2012 mechanical engineering graduate.

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Tweedy Replaces Retired Jenkins as Athletic Director Athletics enters a new era with a hiring of visionary intercollegiate athletics leader Ayanna C. Tweedy as athletic director, beginning January 3, 2022. She replaces longtime athletic director and head baseball coach Jeff Jenkins, who retired before the start of the 2021-22 school year.

Record First-Year Class Settles In The 2021-22 academic year started with a record 643 first-year students, a 17% increase from last year’s class.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INCOMING CLASS INCLUDE:

Tweedy becomes the institute’s first athletic director to not have coaching responsibilities. She will help coaches, other staff members and student-athletes achieve department and personal development objectives. She also will oversee compliance to federal, NCAA and conference regulations and policies, help build relationships with internal and external audiences, and collaborate with campus offices to achieve the institute’s strategic initiatives.

Tweedy previously served as the associate director of athletics and campus wellness and senior women administrator at Wabash College. She also has had athletic administrative roles at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (California) and Bowie State University (Maryland), where she was a standout three-year women’s track and field student-athlete.

> Median high school GPA increased to 4.06.

Reported test scores increased, with 50 students achieving perfect SAT or ACT math scores. > The second largest group of female students (157), representing 24% of the first-year students > Record enrollment of Hispanic and Asian students > Approximately 30% of the incoming class is racially or ethnically diverse > Representing more than 500 high schools from 38 states and countries such as China, India and South Korea > Increases among students from Indiana, the Chicagoland area and California These increases came despite COVID pandemic challenges.

The institute has re-engineered its enrollment management processes during the past two years.

The recruiting network has been broadened, with alumni and the campus community actively involved in the process, and marketing and outreach efforts have been refined. “All of those efforts helped us succeed this year and have put us on a pathway for more enrollment success in the future,” says President Robert A. Coons.

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Campus Hosting 2022 FIRST Robotics State Finals Students and team mentors from 32 of Indiana’s top high school robotics teams will bring their creative ideas to campus April 14-16 to compete in the FIRST Indiana Robotics state championship. The event inspires future STEM leaders by engaging them in the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology.

The event will be conducted in Hulbert Arena and fieldhouse of the Sports and Recreation Center. It will be free and open to the public.

The 2022 competition game will be announced by FIRST Robotics in early January. Teams from throughout the state will then use critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills to create robots to score as many points as possible while completing the assigned task. Top teams from district competitions in Kokomo, Lafayette and Columbus will compete in the Indiana finals at Rose-Hulman.

As many as 10 teams from the campus event may advance to FIRST Robotics’ World Finals.

Professors Earn Distinction for Service, Scholarship A trio of current and emeritus professors have earned recognition for their service, scholarship and teaching success within their STEM fields. The honored faculty include: Cary Laxer, PhD, emeritus professor of computer science and software engineering and former department head, was named an ABET Fellow by the national accreditation board for sustained contributions to training, incorporating the computer science model curriculum into ABET criteria, and leadership in transitioning to virtual visits for accreditation review. He is a senior member of the Association of Computing Machinery, a life senior IEEE member, and held numerous leadership roles in computing conferences.

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Kosta Popovic, PhD, assistant professor of physics and optical engineering, was named a 2021 Engineering Unleashed Fellow in recognition of his contributions to engineering education and, in particular, entrepreneurial engineering.

Daniel Anastasio, PhD, associate professor of chemical engineering, was a co-recipient of the American Society for Engineering Education Chemical Engineering Division’s prestigious William H. Corcoran Award for outstanding scholastic achievement in chemical engineering education.

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Assessment Practices Cited for Excellence Rose-Hulman was among five U.S. colleges and universities recognized by the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment for achieving sustained excellence in integrating best assessment practices and using assessment results to guide institutional decision-making and improve student learning performance.

The Excellence in Assessment designation honors institutions that are engaging in intentional institute-wide assessment.

Evaluation included an institutional self-study completed

by Rose-Hulman administrators, faculty and staff, led by Jordan Trachtenberg, director of assessment, and Matthew D. Lovell (CE, 2006), senior director of institutional research, planning, and assessment. It was followed by a peer review panel of higher education assessment experts from throughout the country.

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ROTC Cadet Trio Named Distinguished Seniors While awaiting their military commissions and Rose-Hulman diplomas, Wabash Battalion senior cadets Evan Baker, Landen Berlin and Samuel Dickinson have earned the rank of Distinguished Military Graduate from the U.S. Army Cadet Command. This honor is bestowed upon cadets who place among the top 20% of Army ROTC graduates nationally.

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Baker, a mechanical engineering major, is the first sergeant in the engineering company and former Ranger Challenge team member; Berlin, a civil engineering student, is currently the battalion supply officer and past team and squad leader; and Dickinson is a software engineering major who has been a platoon and company sergeant.

OTHER NOTABLE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:

> Seniors Eric Chen and Bert Gao won the outstanding paper award at the

14th International Conference on Computational Semantics. The paper’s topic was “Monotonicity Marking from Universal Dependency Trees.”

> The Computer Security Club’s Capture the Flag team placed seventh among

284 undergraduate division teams in Ohio State University’s BuckeyeCTF event.

The team of computer science and computer engineering majors included senior Tom Kirchhoffer, juniors Omar Roth (captain) and Blake Baker, sophomore Pranav Krovvidi, and first-year students Justin French and Seth Marcus.

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‘Back to Rose’ Clock Becomes The Muzz Feature A one-of-a-kind “Back to Rose” mechanical timepiece has become a prominent feature of the Hulman Living Room of the Mussallem Union (The Muzz), thanks to the fine craftmanship of woodworker Joe Carr (EE, 1980).

The clock, hanging above a fireplace in the room, features counter-rotating hands, controlled by a GPS-enabled microcontroller and nine different sized wooden gears, that put it into motion every minute, hour, day, and month throughout the year. Instead of the long minutehand moving forward at the end of every minute, it rotates counterclockwise around the face of the clock to rest at the appropriate point, waiting for the next minute to pass.

The same happens for every changing hour. At 12:01 a.m., the day marker within the clock’s face rotates back through the previous days of the week. Then things really get set into motion at the end of a month when all the items on the clock change in unison.

The reverse-hand movement technology has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent Office.

Carr donated the clock to the students and faculty of Rose-Hulman to “symbolize the value of always looking back and always moving forward.”

He estimates that it took nearly 100 hours to create the clock.

A retired business executive, Carr has been a passionate woodworker for more than 30 years.

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Check out Carr’s other creations at www.jncarr.com

Retirements Bring Campus Changes Several veteran faculty and staff members are enjoying retirement after ending impactful careers teaching and helping students and their colleagues.

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Faculty retirements were the late Claude Anderson (see obit on page 43), professor of computer science and software engineering; Ric Anthony, associate professor of biology and biomedical engineering; Rob Bunch, professor of physics and optical engineering; Michael McInerney, professor of physics and optical engineering; and Susan Smith Roads, student learning resources’ senior director and assistant professor of English.

Staff retirements were Annette Brainard, human resources’ benefits coordinator; Barry Davignon (ME, 1990), Rose-Hulman Ventures’ senior mechanical project manager; Sue Dayhuff, electrical and computer engineering’s administrative assistant; Karen DeGrange, director of international student services; Mary Greer, switchboard operator; Jeff Jenkins, athletic director and baseball coach; Julie Lunsford, facilities operations’ senior manager of budgeting and purchasing; Kim McCarter, bookstore clerk; Jill Mishler, financial aid administrative assistant; Jeff Schoonover, print and copy services’ manager; Jay Sotak, Rose-Hulman Ventures’ electronics technician; Brian Tovey, Hatfield Hall’s production assistant and custodian; and John Wolfe, public safety officer.

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Opportunities Aplenty at Fall Career Fairs This fall’s in-person and virtual job interviews could provide career opportunities for Rose-Hulman students at more than 200 participating companies. In fact, some companies offered full-time, internship and co-op positions after interviews at the Fall Career Fair on October 6.

Students stood in lines for the opportunity to meet recruiters from Collins Aerospace, Milwaukee Tool, Cleveland-Cliffs (formerly ArcelorMittal), Caterpillar, Eli Lilly and Company, General Motors, Toyota, Marathon Petroleum, AstraZeneca, and many more.

Students also put on headsets to conduct virtual interviews with Texas Instruments, Cummins, InDesign, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. More than 50 companies participated in a second Fall Virtual Career Fair on November 3.

More than 8,000 postings for full-time, internship, co-op, and research positions were available late this fall on Rose-Hulman’s Handshake recruitment website.

Rocketry Club Ready to Launch Aspirations The new Rocketry Club has launched among a group of 60 collegiate competitors selected for NASA’s 2022 Student Launch, a nine-month challenge that provides a realistic experience for college students to follow the engineering design process NASA and industry engineers use when developing and operating new hardware.

Rose-Hulman’s 19-member team of a variety of academic majors will design, build, test, and fly a payload and highpowered amateur rocket to an altitude between 3,500 and 5,500 feet. Teams also must meet multiple documentation and presentation milestones with NASA experts as they develop their rocket.

The team’s Project Silverstein is named for the late alumnus Abe Silverstein (EE, 1929), a pioneer of American air and space exploration.

OTHER COMPETITION TEAM NEWS INCLUDES:

> The Grand Prix Engineering team got back on the track for the 2021 Formula Society of Automotive Engineers competition in Las Vegas. An electrical wiring problem keep the team from passing the final vehicle technical inspection. However, the learning experience will help the team for the 2022 racing season.

> The Rover Robotics team was among 13 entries from five

countries advancing to the final round of the University Rover Challenge, conducted virtually from campus. The team’s robot could autonomously navigate through an obstacle course and its arm could be extended to pick up a toolbox and a variety of tools—just like rovers developed by professionals to explore Mars and the Moon.

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HELPING HANDS

ENTREPRENERIAL

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NETWORK CONNECTS ALUMNI WITH EACH OTHER, STUDENTS

STORY BY PAUL SHEPHERD

A NEW SAWMILL SOCIETY CREATES A NEXUS FOR ALUMNI ENTREPRENEURS TO SHARE INSIGHTS, EXPERIENCES, AND INSPIRATION WITH EACH OTHER, AND SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND A VENTURESHIP PROGRAM. The Sawmill Society name is connected to Rose-Hulman’s past. Founder Chauncey Rose started a sawmill in 1819 as his first business.

It served settlers in the wilds of western Indiana.

Like all skilled entrepreneurs, Rose had a knack for seeing a need and filling it. That’s what the Sawmill Society is doing.

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“ The Sawmill Society gives entrepreneurial-minded students, faculty, alumni and affiliates the opportunity to give back to the institute in their own way, in their own time, while building out their professional network as well as their business.”

— Erica Buxton (CHE, 2002) President, Hello Bello FEATURES WITHIN THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDE:

Sawmill Mentor Network This group fosters and facilitates the connection between mentor and mentees in the Rose-Hulman community, beyond the traditional and successful ad hoc approach, in a structured and systematic way. Mentors present their areas of interest and expertise. Then, mentees can identify and contact mentors they feel will be helpful to them.

Sawmill Angel Network Although not directly affiliated with Rose-Hulman, this network was formed in 2021 by alumni seeking to give back to the institute and its community by encouraging and investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovations.

Sawmill Society Ventureship This is a paid opportunity for Rose-Hulman students to live on campus during summer break with access to institute resources to launch their startup projects.

“Entrepreneurism is part of Rose-Hulman’s DNA for many, and the Sawmill Society will help facilitate a natural pipeline between our entrepreneurial-minded alumni and students,” says President Robert A. Coons.

“This new program will provide them with a structured and supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem in which to share their innovative ideas, industry insights and expertise, while keeping the Rose spirit of giving alive.”

More than 70 alumni and friends so far joined the Sawmill Society.

Building Network & Business “The Sawmill Society gives entrepreneurial-minded students, faculty, alumni and affiliates the opportunity to give back to the institute in their own way, in their

own time, while building out their professional network as well as their business,” says member Erica Buxton, a 2002 chemical engineering alumna. She is president of Hello Bello, an e-commerce company created by actress Kristen Bell and her husband, actor Dax Shepard.

The Sawmill Angel Network has been formed independently by alumni and friends seeking to give back to the institute by encouraging and investing in the next generation of diverse Rose-Hulman entrepreneurs and innovators.

“Angels have the opportunity to positively impact new venture success in the Rose-Hulman community.

Capital, coaching and counsel are key contributions that Angels can expect to make to that success,” says Mike Hatfield, a 1984 electrical engineering and mathematical economics alumnus who helped found the Angel Network.

Hatfield is a founder of multiple startups including Carium, Cyan, Calix, and Cerent.

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He adds, “Budding entrepreneurs at Rose-Hulman can use the mentor network to perfect their pitch, then put their ideas in front of real investors in the Angel Network to get the funding to take their innovation to the next level.”

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“ This program offers students a formalized step to move their startup idea from small traction to the next stage. Students need dedicated time to develop their startup, which they lack during the academic year.”

— Craig Downing, PhD Associate Dean of Lifelong Learning, Head of Department of Engineering Management Removing Student Barriers The ventureship program helps remove two of the biggest barriers students face in developing their ideas—access to resources and available time—to advance or launch their startup projects, according to Craig Downing, PhD, associate dean of lifelong learning and head of the Department of Engineering Management.

“This program offers students a formalized step to move their startup idea from small traction to the next stage,” says Downing, who oversees the program.

“Students need dedicated time to develop their startup, which they lack during the academic year.”

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Sawmill Society member Wes Bolsen, a 2000 electrical engineering graduate who has started several entrepreneurial enterprises, adds, “Entrepreneurship is an adventure ... I want to challenge current and future Rose-Hulman students who have the key traits of being an entrepreneur to chase that dream. Surround yourself with the right mentors and friends that will challenge your idea and make it better. Press onward.”

Sawmill Society member Timothy Sublette, a 1995 computer science alumnus and chief technology officer at OneCause, says, “I’m excited we have the Sawmill Society, where Rose-Hulman entrepreneurs can learn from each other, share our experiences with up-andcoming entrepreneurs and give back to Rose.” n

Inside the Sawmill Society The Sawmill Society provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs as company founders, equity holders or investors to make a non-binding pledge to give back to Rose-Hulman when they have reached success. Members have full control over the timing, amount and designation of their gift. Until their pledge is fulfilled, members can enjoy networking with other entrepreneurial alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Learn more at www.rose-hulman.edu/sawmillsociety.

Meet Society Members The Sawmill Society includes more than 70 alumni and friends who are veteran, mid-career and young entrepreneurs, all with valuable insight from lessons learned along their own journeys. Find out who they are at www.rose-hulman.edu/sawmillmembers.

Innovation Brings Cartwright Home to Strengthen State’s Tech Sector

CONEXUS

As the new president and chief executive officer of Conexus Indiana, 1980 mechanical engineering alumnus Fred Cartwright hasn’t had to go very far to discover the dramatic shift in Indiana’s tech sector in recent years.

He just needed to step outside his new offices in Indianapolis’ 16 Tech Innovation District, a growing network of network spaces, programs and talent leveraged within proximity of top academic, corporate and heath care institutions to foster a cross-industry convergence and collaboration that make worldchanging innovation possible.

International Center for Automotive Research has had manufacturing innovation leadership positions, with an emphasis on automotive technology commercialization, business development, public/ private partnerships and leading-edge research park development. Cartwright, a Terre Haute native, came to Conexus after being president of Columbus, Indiana-based Pruv Mobility Ecosystem, a startup company focused on creating connected and autonomous technology testing facilities.

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“There’s a sense of excitement and an infectious amount of energy that I’m immersed with every day.

It’s exciting to see what’s happening in Indiana right now,” says Cartwright.

Conexus Indiana is a statewide organization dedicated to strengthening Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics industries. A quarter of the state’s economic output is based in manufacturing—80% of recreational vehicles and 1.3 million cars and trucks are manufactured in Indiana annually—and nearly 600,000 Hoosiers work in this industry.

Also, Cartwright points out that technology advancements—from automation to artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things—continue to usher in a new Industrial Revolution, and the skills now required for advanced manufacturing careers are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

With electrical engineering alumnus Mitch Landess (bachelor’s 1994; master’s 1996) and others, Conexus Indiana has launched Make IN Move, a statewide awareness program that educates young adults— Generation Z—about the benefits of pursuing a career in advanced manufacturing and logistics.

Landess also is leading efforts to transform manufacturing, via state-sponsored Manufacturing Readiness Grants, by bringing industry 4.0 technology to the forefront of small- and mid-size companies.

“Throughout my career, innovation has always found me,” says Cartwright about his new career challenge.

“I’ve always had the opportunity to be on the leading edge of something.”

The former executive with Allison Electric Drives, General Motors and Clemson University’s

Fred Cartwright is leading Conexus Indiana after more than 40 years of technical and organizational leadership experiences within a variety of tech areas.

The former executive with Allison Transmission, General Motors and Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research has had manufacturing innovation leadership positions, with an emphasis on automotive technology commercialization, business development, public/ private partnerships and leading-edge research park development. Cartwright, a Terre Haute native, came to Conexus after being president of Columbus, Indiana-based Pruv Mobility Ecosystem, a startup company focused on creating connected and autonomous technology testing facilities.

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LARRY GEIER’S CANCER GENETIC EFFORTS SAVING LIVES

Oncologist Larry J. Geier, MD, may be known as “The Gene Whisperer,” but his game-changing work in cancer genetics speaks loudly in the world of cancer prevention.

A 1972 graduate in biological engineering, Geier’s program of genetic risk evaluation and cancer risk management has become a model for cancer prevention programs across the world. He has performed more than 4,000 genetic consultations and identified nearly 500 patients with cancer-causing genetic traits.

This is important work, given inherited genetic traits are responsible for 25% of ovarian cancers, 10-15% of breast cancers and 5-10% of colon cancers. That means many thousands of cancer cases that occur each year are potentially preventable, if it was only known which people carried the genetic traits.

That’s why Geier’s work is so vital.

“If we can identify the people who carry the bad traits and we can apply modern strategies to lower their cancer risk, maybe we can help millions of people to never have to meet an oncologist, to never have to hear the words, ‘I’m sorry, but you have cancer,’” he says. “Once I knew this was possible, it became my life’s mission to make every doctor, nurse and patient who would listen aware of it.”

After chairing a major symposium on cancer genetics at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, Geier made presentations on the topic at cancer centers across America, Europe and South America.

While practicing medicine in the Kansas City area his professional focus shifted into the emerging field of cancer genetics in 2005, and he developed the GREAT program, a comprehensive way of evaluating patients for the possibility that they could be carriers of a cancer-causing genetic trait.

This model has become the blueprint for many similar cancer prevention programs throughout the world.

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ASSESSING YOUR GENETIC CANCER RISK For Geier the mission is personal.

“There were many times over my career when I sat with a 35-year-old woman with breast cancer or a 40-year-old man with colon cancer and thought ‘Why did this have to happen?’,” he says. “Often it was in the context of a strong family history of cancer, and I wondered, ‘How did we not see this coming? Could we have done anything to prevent it?’ I became ever more interested in the prevention side of cancer, but for years it seemed like an exercise in futility. When we started to figure out the genetic side of things, that some people were literally programmed to get certain cancers, it opened my eyes to a whole new approach.”

While Geier’s field is not directly aligned with his engineering background, the GREAT program resulted from the critical-thinking and problem-solving techniques that he learned at Rose-Hulman. And because the concept was so revolutionary, he and others conducted a pilot study as a proof of concept—more engineering— to convince skeptical medical colleagues and patients that he was on the right track. The results of that study were astounding, even to him. “There were so many patients carrying these genetic traits right under our noses and we had no idea. We were missing the chance to prevent future cancers in our own patients, as well as their family members,” he says Now Geier states that “more physicians are taking up the cause all the time, but there are still many more who need to do so.

Many doctors and the general population underestimate the prevalence of these genetic traits, the cancer risks that are associated with them, and the effectiveness of modern risk-reducing strategies. Some can’t look past the patient in front of them, and they fail to consider the risks facing other family members.

And then there are the doctors who think that this is not their job, it is some other doctor’s job to figure this out. It has been my mission to undo these various misconceptions, and to convince doctors of all disciplines that they each have a role to play in the solution.” n

LARRY GEIER, one of the Alumni Association’s 2021 Honor Alumni Award recipients, covered these issues in his Rose Talk, “How Do I Look in These Genes?,” earlier this fall. Watch it at www.rose-hulman.edu/rosetalks.

Genetic cancer-causing traits are much more common than most people (and doctors) realize, according to Larry Geier, MD. Mutations in one of the BRCA genes occur in approximately 1 in 300 Americans, except for those of Jewish ancestry where it is 1 in 40 people. Lynch syndrome mutations also occur in about 1 in 300 Americans. So, for just these two syndromes, the average American’s chance of being a carrier is at least 1 in 150. When all the other known syndromes are considered, it is estimated that about 1 in 125 Americans is genetically programmed to get one or more cancers. Currently the medical community believes that fewer than 10% of all BRCA mutation carriers have been identified, and fewer than 5% of the Lynch syndrome patients.

CANCER RISK LEVEL The actual lifetime cancer risks associated with some of these genetic traits is extraordinary.

Some examples: BRCA Genes: Breast cancer risk is 80% in women, compared to 10% for the average woman. Breast cancer risk in men increases 100-fold. Ovarian cancer risk is up to 40%, compared to 1% in the average woman.

Lynch Syndrome: Colorectal cancer risk is up to 80%, compared to 5% in the general population. Risks of endometrial, ovarian, stomach, and pancreas cancers also are increased at least tenfold. Familial polyposis: Colorectal cancer risk is 80-100%.

RISK-REDUCTION STRATEGIES Knowing that an individual has extremely high cancer risk is only helpful when it is accompanied by strategies that effectively lower that risk. These strategies fall into four categories, in order of effectiveness: Risk-Reducing Surgery: The goal is to remove the target organ BEFORE cancer has a chance to develop. While it can’t be done for all types of cancer, it is highly effective in preventing cancers of the breast (100%), uterus (100%) and ovary (90%). It can also be effective in preventing colon and stomach cancers, but it is used less commonly. Any decision to remove an organ is complex, and depends on age, gender, and other factors.

High-Risk Surveillance: These strategies are not truly preventive, but are intended to find a cancer at a much earlier and therefore more curable stage. Breast MRI in BRCA women and annual colonoscopy in patients with Lynch syndrome are examples of highly effective strategies.

Medications: There are some medicines that reduce cancer risks significantly in these patients. Examples would be tamoxifen to lower breast cancer risk, oral contraceptives to lower ovarian cancer risk and aspirin to lower colon risk in patients with Lynch syndrome.

Lifestyle Modifications: These are always worthwhile, but the benefits are usually small in the face of the enormous risk associated with a genetic trait. Avoidance of sun and tanning salons in patients with hereditary risk for melanoma is probably the most effective of these modifications, according to Geier.

HALLMARKS OF A HEREDITARY CANCER These are the things that doctors are looking for, both in a new cancer patient or better yet, in a patient who does not yet have cancer. However, none of these features is universally present in affected families.

Family Cancer Pattern: Almost all hereditary cancer syndromes are passed down as dominant traits, so doctors expect to see some pattern of cancers among siblings and across generations. It is important for everyone to have an accurate knowledge of all the cancers that have occurred in the family.

Age at Diagnosis: Patients carry these traits since birth and it stands to reason that they may develop cancer at a much younger age than average people who are not programmed to get it. For instance, the average age for breast cancer in a BRCA woman is almost 15 years younger than the average age in the general population. Knowing the age at cancer diagnosis can be a very important clue.

Multiple Cancers: If a person is genetically programmed to get cancer once, they are programmed to get it again. Any person who has had more than one bout with cancer should have a more comprehensive look for other clues to an underlying trait.

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Amanda Bright’s Creative Career is a Toy Story Every day offers the sense of adventure and wonder of Christmas morning when you work in the toy industry like 2007 mechanical engineering alumna Amanda Bright.

After all, who wouldn’t like to play with Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Castle, Batman’s Batcave or Pop-Up Trolls as a profession?

“Yeah, what’s not exciting about it?” says Bright, senior director of product development engineering with Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company. “The toy business is an extremely creative field, largely because we’re trying to observe trends and then predict what children enjoy.

As a result, we have to move quickly, and change is omnipresent.”

She continues, “It’s great for people like me who tend to get bored solving the same problem repeatedly.

It’s not uncommon for one engineer to support the development on dozens to hundreds of toys at a time.”

For the 2021 holiday season, Spin Master’s engineers, data scientists, and technicians have developed such next-level tech toys as Air Hogs’ Jump Fury vehicle, whose lightweight design allows it to jump up to 22 inches into the air (believed to be a first for an indoor remote-controlled vehicle); Peek-A-Roo, a plush panda with an animated pouch that magically reveals a baby inside; and the Batman Batcave transforms into a playset with 10 different areas to play, several interactive sounds and an elevator.

“A toy is ‘good’ if it brings joy or furthers imagination. Really, it’s all up to what a kid likes,” says Bright, whose favorite toy, TOMY’s Big Big Loader, piqued her STEM interests.

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“For me, it was all about the process: the excitement around dumping the pieces out of the box, getting the motorized chassis running around the track, and then watching the balls move from each tiny construction vehicle to the next,” she remarks.

With her Rose-Hulman degree, Bright briefly worked in the orthopedics and aerospace industries before finding her STEM niche in toys product development. She spent nine years with Mattel Inc. before moving to Spin Master late in 2017.

“I started as a product development engineer and have worked my way through most of the major toy categories—vehicles, play sets, role play, small/large dolls, fashion dolls, collectibles, and action figures,” says Bright from her office in Los Angeles. “Our design team starts with a blank screen. They focus on finding white space in the market and coming up with the idea for the toy. It often takes the form of a sketch or quick breadboard model. The product development area then takes that concept and drives the feasibility.

We develop the specifications, the preliminary cost estimates and pull together a schedule to support retailer timing.”

became one. And it wasn’t until joining Spin Master that I was completely wowed by how technology can be integrated into toys since we’re so innovation focused,” she says. “At Rose, I noticed that the most successful students were those that partnered and collaborated and learned from each other. In toys, it’s mandatory that you recognize and appreciate what everyone brings to the table—the team is truly greater

than the sum of its parts, and the best toys and the most creative solutions come from the most diverse teams.”

Complimenting her engineering career, Bright has become an avid runner and has completed at least one marathon annually since 2017.

She ran two races within the same week in October of 2021. n

Amanda Bright’s inspiring story as a mechanical engineer and marathon runner is featured in the new The Look Up Series, nonfiction books showcasing female role models in hopes of encouraging girls toward science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) career fields.

The entire process generally takes approximately 18 months—from concept to shelf. Bright’s team of 30 staff members from across the world works on multiple levels of a toy’s development, including packaging.

The book “Amanda, Toy Engineer” shows young readers how Bright tackles problems, how they can start thinking like an engineer, and how Bright turns an idea into a toy.

Readers also can sketch their very own toy idea, discover how kids around the world play differently, and how scientists study play.

“I didn’t fully understand why product development engineers existed in the toy industry until I

Each title in the series, written by successful author Aubre Andrus (Bright’s high school chemistry lab

partner), is a blend of biography, activity content and actionable advice while supporting the goal of closing the gender gap in STEAM careers.

Find out more at thelookupseries.com.

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GAME ON

Still in the Game

ZACK JOHNSON SCORING POINTS IN ESPORTS ARENA The competitive juices are still flowing for former basketball standout and 1998 mechanical engineering alumnus Zack Johnson, with a multitude of online entrepreneurial enterprises revolutionizing the way we play, do business and exchange currency.

His pantry of software services— all under the “gg” (Good Game) banner—has grown from meager beginnings in 2008 to connect esports gamers and centers around the globe, and is used by such enterprises as GameStop, Dell, Best Buy, and Lenovo as well as universities such as Ohio State, Syracuse, North Carolina, and, of course, Rose-Hulman.

The original ggCircuit product provides cloud-based management for Local Area Network centers, a tournament platform, and integrated wallet/point-ofsale solutions for enterprise customers.

Now, we’ve come out as one of the few survivors in the business and we’re developing new areas to meet even more business opportunities.”

Johnson’s ggLeap uses leading-edge technology to connect more than two million unique gamers on tens of thousands of public gaming screens inside gaming centers worldwide. It became the first esports center management software to allow players to pay on screen with credit cards through a QR code.

The business became so popular that it was acquired this spring by Esports Entertainment Group, an online gambling company seeking to become an esports and betting powerhouse. Johnson and his employees are now expanding and developing new “gg” services for clients.

And, now ggCrypto is providing center owners at 304 centers in 58 countries worldwide with a quick, easy to use and efficient way to mine cryptocurrency. The service reached more than $1 million within its first six months of operation—and continues to grow rapidly.

In August, Esports Entertainment Group became the Indianapolis Colts’ official esports tournament provider to host Esports Gaming League events.

The relationship also will help enhance the Colts’ reputation through brand promotions to esports players across a variety of online platforms.

“Esports has come out of the pandemic strong,” says Johnson, a member of the Rose-Hulman Athletic Hall of Fame after scoring 1,003 career points from 199396. Johnson is also a member of the institute’s new Sawmill Society network of entrepreneurial alumni.

“When COVID shut down gaming centers throughout the world, and put many of our competitors out of business, our software solutions kept us operational.

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“The popularity of esports continues to soar and we’re excited to operate exciting, action-packed tournaments that we believe will be very popular with Colts fans and a fun way to compete in an entertaining and social environment with gamers throughout our fan base,” says Colts Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Roger VanDerSnick, a 1985 mechanical engineering alumnus.

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FIELD OF DREAMS

Moments that resembled that heartwarming movie scene from “Field of Dreams” have forged a special friendship between chemical engineering and biomedical engineering alumnus Ashvin Lad and a 13-year-old Chicago boy who wanted to hone his baseball skills by playing a simple game of catch.

It culminated with both exchanging baseball tosses in the outfield of the Chicago Cubs’ historic Wrigley Field earlier this fall.

Lad replied to a neighborhood Facebook post by Carmen Cruz in search of baseball-oriented individuals who could volunteer playing catch with her 13-year-old son, Nikolas, who loves the game and is determined to master its mechanics. Nikolas had learned the game from his older brother, but those kinship lessons stopped when he died nearly six years ago. That left a missing link in the family.

“When I learned the family’s story, it was no longer just a good deed. Rather, it was making a positive impact on a family that had been through so much pain,” says Lad. “I replied to (the mother’s) request because I enjoy playing catch. It gave me an opportunity to get out there and play again. Also, to have an opportunity to perhaps teach the kid a few things was the motivating factor.”

The first game of catch came in a neighborhood field, with Lad offering helpful advice on how Nikolas could improve his throwing and catching. Later, the two made plans to have a pitch-and-catch session in front of nearby Wrigley Field, where Lad is a Cubs’ season ticket holder.

However, Lad surprised Nikolas with an invitation to join him in the stands to watch how professional players really play the game.

Ashvin Lad (BSCHE, 1996/MSBE, 1998) tosses a baseball with 13-year-old Nikolas Cruz in the outfield of Chicago’s Wrigley Field as part of a friendship that developed this summer.

Things would get even better after conclusion of the Cubs’ 2021 season when Lad and Nikolas played catch in the Wrigley Field outfield during an event for season ticket holders and guests. The teenager also got to take batting practice, sit in the team’s dugout and visit the press box.

“Ashvin has been a godsend,” Carmen told Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens, who wrote about Lad’s random act of kindness.

“I believe in paying it forward,” says Lad, a cancer survivor who recently started a new job as director of strategic initiatives with PSG Energy Group, a division of Envelop Group. “My mom was always being of service to others and volunteering her time to different people and organizations. I think it’s even more important today to set examples of doing good for others, and hoping others follow suit.”

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Alumni Feature

RIVER’S EDGE

Delivering the Goods DEWEY RISSLER HELPS KEEP TRAFFIC FLOWING ON OHIO RIVER

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t took more than 30 years of project planning and execution for 1977 civil engineering alumnus Dewey Rissler and an army of engineers, technicians and workers from across the world to complete the $3 billion Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Lower Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky—the largest civil works project undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since building the Panama Canal.

First, the mission itself was huge. Antiquated Locks and Dams 52 and 53 have been replaced with one structure. The dam was built of massive precastconcrete components built onshore, moved to their required locations, and then installed on the river bottom within extremely tight tolerances.

And, within the constant flow of one of America’s most important rivers.

Lock and Dam 52 is located near Paducah, Kentucky, while Lock and Dam 53 is approximately 19 miles upstream from the Ohio River’s convergence with the Mississippi River, 31 miles downstream from the mouth of the Tennessee River and 41 miles downstream from the mouth of the Cumberland River.

Water elevations in this area can change as much as 50 or more feet throughout the year making normal construction activities difficult. When the water level is high enough for the passage of barge traffic Olmsted’s wickets lay on the bottom of the river.

Approximately 90 million tons of commodities annually pass through this section of the river— known as the “Hub of the Inland Waterway System.”

That’s more than any other area of the country.

Rissler has been the project’s fourth and possibly last manager—the crowning jewel of an award-winning 40-year career of managing and constructing projects for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Louisville District office. His association with the project began in 2016 with a temporary assignment as the project manager for four months.

“I loved the sheer magnitude of the project and dam construction,” he says. “When the permanent project manager position came open, I moved in.”

The project, originally conceived in the 1980’s with a feasibility study, involved the construction of two 1,200-foot lock chambers, five 110-foot wide Tainter gates and a 1,400-foot wicket dam consisting of 140 10-feet-wide by 28-feet-tall steel wickets. These additions are replacing the old locks as well as the nearby wicket dams and other marine and land-based structures.

All this work took more than 45 million hours of labor.

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Part of this herculean effort had the Army Corps of Engineers and its partners constructing the dam In-TheWet, an innovative process where the structure’s massive precast-concrete components were designed and built onshore, then floated to their required locations, and placed—like massive Lego blocks—underwater to their desired location on top of prepared pilings on the river bottom. Once in place, the void under the sections was filled with concrete to create a solid mass.

Completing the project has been demolition of the old locks and dams 52 and 53, along with the facilities originally used to house the operations personnel and final restoration of the Olmsted construction site.

“My job was to make sure we didn’t run out of fuel (momentum),” states Rissler.

“The hardest part (once the dam was operational) was keeping people focused on completing the remaining project work over the next three years.”

The Olmsted Locks and Dam project earned the 2020 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Honor Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, with Rissler representing the Louisville District office at the awards ceremony. He also wrote an article about the project’s engineering and construction innovations for ASCE’s Civil Engineering magazine (June 2019 issue).

The “Navigable Pass” of the Olmstead Dam and Lock project features wickets, which are lowered to the river bottom during high-water conditions to allow for barge traffic to pass through without stopping. When water is low, the wickets are raised and traffic passes through the locks.

Unseasonably high water in the Ohio River delayed wrapping up the project’s final details after it went operational in August of 2018, four years ahead of the planned schedule. Rissler helped successfully secured $65 million in additional funding to finish all remaining work, which is now planned to be complete next year, also four years ahead of schedule.

Another challenge was monitoring the construction area for endangered mussels.

Rissler is used to handling such challenges. The Army Corps of Engineers’ Louisville District supervises all military construction across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Michigan, and maintains navigation on the lower Ohio River. This includes operating and maintaining nine locks and dams (seven on the Ohio River and two on Kentucky’s Green River) and 17 flood risk management lake projects in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.

The Air Force’s consolidation of several facilities under the federal government’s 2005 Base Relocation and Closure (BRAC) Commission had Rissler managing the $200 million construction of eight different projects at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. This endeavor saved considerable time and cost—earning Rissler recognition as the Air Force’s 2010 Civilian Project Manager of the Year. n

Inside the Project > Largest civil works project by the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers since the Panama Canal > $3 billion total cost

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RIVER’S EDGE

> Culminated 30 years of engineering innovation Wand ingenuity > More than 45 million hours of labor > Nearly a million cubic yards of concrete used > Earned 2020 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Honor Award, American Society of Civil Engineers

ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENTS > In-The-Wet construction of the new dam, a process that involved forming the structure’s massive concrete components onshore, moving them to their required locations in the river, and installing them within extremely tight tolerances > The world’s largest catamaran barge was used to move the massive precast concrete shells to their required location for placement on the Ohio River > To move the concrete shells horizontally around the precast yard, the project team required the use of the second-largest gantry crane in North America

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Alumni News

TAKING NOTE

Alumni Honored for Career Achievements, Service

Honor Alumni Award

Rose-Hulman’s Alumni Association presented 2021 Alumni Achievement Awards to 11 alumni whose professional achievements include bringing forth cutting-edge medical treatments, changing the world of telecommunications, military technology, and consulting, and leading other innovative businesses.

Michael O. Chaney, 1981 chemical engineering Larry J. Geier, 1972 biological engineering Lucius ‘Gus’ A. Taylor, 1976 mechanical engineering

President Robert A. Coons congratulated the alumni group at the awards ceremony, stating “we are tremendously proud Career Achievement Award of your accomplishments, and grateful for them, because they demonstrate to the world just how exceptional our institute Kevin L. Bartley, 1982 computer science truly is in carrying Rose’s reputation out into the world...Your presence makes it clear to all that Rose-Hulman engineers, Mark O. Caswell, 2001 mechanical engineering mathematicians and scientists will get the job done well, and artfully solve whatever challenges are brought to them.”

The Alumni Advisory Board’s Awards Committee and Rose-Hulman Honors and Awards Committee selected the following alumni for their considerable contributions to their professions, communities, alma mater, and institute.

David C. Yates, 1984 electrical engineering

Distinguished Young Alumni Award Daniel R. King, 2010 biomedical engineering Mariya “Marsha” O. Krisenko, 2010 applied biology Erinn (Sheridan) Reilly, 2010 biomedical engineering

Collegian Rose Award Kimberly Henthorn, 1999 chemical engineering

Rachel M. Romas Student Award Cyrus Luczkow, 2021 biomedical engineering

Honorary Alumni Awards David Purdy, professor of mechanical engineering Ryan Brimberry, associate dean of student affairs Alumni Awards winners were (front row, from left) Kevin L. Bartley, David C. Yates, Daniel R. King, Erinn (Sheridan) Reilly, Larry J. Geier, and Gus A. Taylor. In the back row (from left) are Ryan Brimberry, Kimberly Henthorn, Mark O. Caswell, President Robert A. Coons, and Michael O. Chaney. Not present for the ceremony were Mariya O. Krisenko and David Purdy.

Athletic Hall of Fame Adds Baseball, Football Duos The Athletic Hall of Fame added alumni who excelled on the baseball diamond and gridiron as student-athletes during an induction ceremony on campus October 30. The honorees were:

Class of 2020 Charlie E. Key, 2007 mechanical engineering, an all-conference rushing champion and school record-setting running back; now co-founder and chief executive officer with Losant Paul E. Spreen, 2009 mechanical engineering, a league Defensive Player of the Year on the defensive line; now farmer turned robotics professional with Even Automation

Class of 2021

Athletic Hall of Fame inductees for 2020 and 2021 were (from left) Charlie Key, Timothy Tepe, Keenan Long, and Paul Spreen.

Keenan C. Long, 2010 mechanical engineering, an honorable All-American baseball catcher for the NCAA Baseball Tournament teams of 2008-10; now product manager with Champro Sports Timothy J. Tepe, 2010 mechanical engineering, a first-team All-American for the NCAA baseball tournament teams of 2008-10; now network strategy project manager with The Kroger Company

Learn more about this year’s inductees at rose-hulman.edu/athleticsHOF.

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Watch the 2021 Alumni Awards Ceremony at rose-hulman.edu/alumniawards.

Mickens Appointed to First Responder Network Authority Board Board of Trustees member and 1977 mechanical engineering alumnus Warren Mickens is remaining active in retirement, being among 11 leaders in public safety, technology and finance chosen to serve on the board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). The three-year appointment was made October 26, by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

Mickens has more than 40 years of industry experience leading technology and manufacturing companies throughout the world, especially in telecommunications. He is the retired vice president of wholesale operations for CenturyLink Communications and former vice president of services for Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent.

Mickens also ran engineering and operations for Telecom New Zealand and was vice president of planning and engineering for AT&T Midwest (formerly Ameritech).

Mickens started his career with Cummins Inc. and rose within the company to become director of worldwide government business operations.

The FirstNet Authority Board is an independent entity within the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

BY PROFESSOR EMERITUS HERB BAILEY

As the seasons once again turn and we look forward to the holidays, I hope you find these problems challenging. It is nice to once again see the large number of solvers, including some new names or names of alumni who haven’t figured out problems in quite some time.

Also, a current Rose student made the list.

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odd person in the alignment. When

nickels and dimes.

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$7. How many coins of each

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type does the purse contain?

over. How large is the department’s marching band?

FALL BO N US PRO BLEM On the first day of a mathematics class, the professor requested that everyone shake hands with everyone else. If there are 20 persons present and each person shakes hands just once with everyone else in the classroom, how many total handshakes take place?

Send your solutions to Herb.Bailey@rose-hulman.edu or to: Herb Bailey, 8571 Robin Run Way, Avon, IN 46123.

Alumni should include their class year.

Congratulations to the following solvers of the spring problems: ALUMNI: T. Jones, 1949; J. Moser, 1956; A. Sutton, 1956; C. Ambuehl, 1958; D. Bailey, 1959; J. Kirk, 1960; W. Perkins, 1960; B. Checkley, 1961; L. Hartley, 1961; J. Ray, 1961; J. Tindall, 1961; N. Hannum, 1962; R. Lovell, 1963; S. James, 1965; R. Kevorkian, 1966; K. Metz, 1969; J. Walter, 1969; S. Jordan, 1970; J. Moehlmann, 1970; E. Arnold, 1971; D. Jordan, 1971; T. Luster, 1971; W. Pelz, 1971; G. Houghton, 1972; C. Martens, 1972; D. Hadley, 1973; R. Kominiarek, 1973; S. Sims, 1974; P. Eck, 1975; S. Bryant, 1976; B. Hunt, 1976; J. Schroeder, 1976; T. Greer, 1978; P. Hahn, 1979; R. Priem, 1979; J. Slupesky, 1979; R. Joyner, 1980; S. Nolan, 1981; R. Roll, 1981; M. Taylor, 1982; R. Downs, 1983; B. Geene, 1983; J. Marum, 1983; D. Burdette, 1984; D. Workman, 1984; C. Wilcox, 1985; J. Vierow, 1986; T. Vorjohan, 1986; M. Walden, 1986; D. Johnson, 1987; M. Lancaster, 1987; A. Wilt, 1987; A. Murray, 1989; E. Cegielski, 1990; G. Heimann, 1990; B. Burger, 1991; R. Hochstetler, 1991; P. Kimmerle, 1991; K. Koziol, 1992; M. Pilcher, 1998; E. Behrens, 2000; R. Solotke, 2006; T. Homan, 2007; B. Shover, 2008; and L. Beeman, 2020.

STUDENT: Brody Magee, 2024 FRIENDS: D. Bremmer, T. Cutaia, L. Gaintner, M. Hilgert, J. Ley, L. Metcalfe, J. Marks, L. Puetz, E. Robertson, J. Robertson, D. Walker, J. Walsh, and E. Wern

60s Richard J. Landenberger (ME, 1962) reached No. 13 in the International Tennis Federation men’s tennis world ranking for players 80 years old and older. He has represented America in events in England, South Africa and Turkey.

James A. Coles (EE, 1969) has authored the book “Drafting and Negotiating Intellectual Property Transactions,” published by the American Bar Association.

He provided practical insight from nearly 50 years of law practice, now with Densborn Blachly LLP (Indianapolis), and 15 years teaching about IP transactions and licensing at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

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70s Edward Spangler (ME, 1971) and wife, Lynn, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 26, 2021. They now reside in Timberlake, North Carolina.

Steve P. Sibrel (EE, 1975) presented the topic “Quality 4.0: The Perfect Partner to Industry 4.0” online for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ metropolitan Detroit chapter.

Tom Enneking (CE, 1977), provost emeritus at Marian University (Indiana), is advising development of the university’s E.S. Witchger School of Engineering.

80s Mark C. McCullough (ME, 1981) has retired as executive vice president of energy delivery with American Electric Power. He spent 40 years of service and leadership with the company.

Richard R. Roll (EN/CE, 1981) authored a “Wish I’d Known” column in July/August issue of Civil Engineering magazine about lessons from more than 30 years working as an environmental engineer in the municipal utility sector.

He earned the 2020 Water Environment Federation Award for collection systems publication contributions. Roll retired from GHD this summer.

James C. Wolfley (ME, 1981) was a finalist for the 2021 Federal Engineer of the Year award. He has led multiple investigations to address system corrosion, water intrusion and mechanical failures in his role as senior

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Harrison Named Indy’s Top Business Leader Compassion for others helped Jeffrey A. Harrison (EE, 1989) earn the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Ogletree Deakins Business Leader of the Year award in a gala event November 9 attended by many peers, colleagues and longtime admirers of the president and chief executive officer of Citizen’s Energy Group.

Chamber President Kevin Brinegar cites that a strong sense of community responsibility is a cherished asset for Harrison, who has been at Citizen’s Energy since 2003 and has led the Indianapolis utility since 2015.

Recognizing the importance of families having access to water during COVID-19, Citizens Energy implemented a policy of reconnecting/not turning off the vital water service for nonpayment—before any government moratorium was issued.

The company continues to work with those facing financial hardships, extending payment arrangements up to a year.

“If we look at those customers who are struggling, I’ve walked more than my share of a mile in their shoes … I’ve been on free and reduced lunch—grew up on food stamps and fairly poor. I get firsthand the struggles that take place in some of these households,” shares Harrison in a chamber news release.

Harrison is active in the Indianapolis community and Rose-Hulman, serving on the Board of Trustees and as co-chair of the institute’s Mission Driven Campaign.

mechanical engineer in the maritime electronic warfare division with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (Crane, Indiana).

Richard F. Massey (EE, 1984) has been promoted to a senior leadership role within the Boeing Technology Fellowship program. This makes him responsible for leading the technical excellence for product security within the company.

90s Bob Jacobs (CHE, 1990) is now president of Hydrosome Labs’ consumer products division and an executive vice president with the company. He formerly was an angel investor with two startups.

Timothy A. Nale (ME, 1987) is the chief technology officer with LeadingResponse, a developer of customer acquisition solutions for financial, legal, electrical medical, and senior living markets. He formerly worked with Koozie Group/BIC Graphics, Michelin, NASA, and Rolls Royce Aircraft.

Lt. Col. Kervin J. Waterman (EE, 1988) retired as a Reserve T-6 instructor pilot for the 96th Flying Training Squadron in 33 years with the U.S. Air Force. He flew more than 7,000 hours as a test and instructor pilot for a variety of aircraft at bases throughout the country.

Kurt R. Auzins (EE, 1989) is now a business intelligence analyst with Dickinson Fleet Services after being a senior data analyst with Stratosphere Quality.

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Thomas D. Baker (CHEM, 1992) and Patrick W. Thomas (EE, 1989) have formed Pathom, Inc., a venture consulting firm in Fishers, Indiana. Baker is serving as chief executive officer while Thomas is president after past experiences with Eli Lilly and Company and Elanco. Their venture has already helped clients in 33 countries recapture more than $470 million in lost value.

Michael B. Thoeny (EE, 1989), president of Flex’s automotive business unit, has been named to the Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Global Advisory Group involving semiconductors, software, solutions, systems, and services.

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EP: Engineering Physics

Kenneth G. Godwin (EE, 1991) is a senior electrical engineer with Guidon Design Inc. after more than three years with Primary Engineering Inc.

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Ashvin P. Lad (BSCHE, 1996; MSBE, 1998) is now director of strategic initiatives with PSG Energy Group, led by managing partner Travis G. Ihnen (ME, 1999) and president Jennifer A. Mrzlack (ME, 2002).

Joseph E. Matthews (EE, 1991) has started a three-year term with the Institute for Supply Management’s board of directors. He is vice president of purchasing and diversity officer with Gentex Corporation.

CPE: Computer Engineering MATH: Mathematics

Toby L. Thomas (ME, 1995) has moved to be senior vice president of energy delivery with American Electric Power, one of the nation’s largest electricity producers.

He had been president and chief operating officer with Indiana Michigan Power.

Rob C. Hochstetler (EE, 1991) earned Rochester Institute of Technology’s 2020-21 College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award.

The president and chief executive officer of Central Electric Power Cooperative (South Carolina) earned a master’s degree in statistics from RIT in 2004.

BCMC: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

CHEM: Chemistry

Jeff L. Papa (ECON, 1993) is the editor-in-chief of the Mensa Research Journal, which highlights scholarly articles and research related to intelligence. He joined the American Mensa organization in 1996.

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George W. Lewis (CE, 1999) is the first engineering division supervisor and town engineer for the Town of Zionsville, Indiana. He has more than 20 years of experience in municipal engineering, most recently as a project manager with GRW Engineers.

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CS: Computer Science

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00s Jerry P. Sobota (ME, 2002) is the customer service center director with Peerless Pump Company after 11 years with Bastian Automation Engineering.

Daniel P. Gallagher (ME, 2003) has been promoted to senior director of enterprise strategy and communications with Anthem Inc.’s digital/claim accuracy products.

He has worked for the company since 2017.

Tommy M. Roberts (ME, 2008) has been promoted to engineering services manager with Hoosier Energy (Bloomington, Indiana). He is leading corporate engineering teams that focus on power system design, reliability and asset management, and system planning. He has spent his entire career with the utility.

Elliot I. Goodman (ME, 2007) is a mechanical engineer with Creare after 10 years in the same position with Accelerated Machine Design and Engineering.

Jama M. Johnson (ME, 2009) is owner of a family farm in Monon, Indiana, that was presented the Hoosier Homestead Award during the 2021 Indiana State Fair.

She is an export control administrator at Purdue University.

Trey R. Buck (ME, 2008) moderated the Hoosier Hub Investor Series’ session “Stu- Stu- Studio! Innovation in the Midwest VC.” He is a partner with Gravity Ventures (Indianapolis).

Natalie E. (Dickman) Lord (BE, 2009) is now a clinical specialist with Abbott Laboratories, where she has worked since early 2017.

Daniel F. Brunner (EP, 2008) is a co-founder and chief technology officer with Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

He built and led the team that’s designing a device that will use new magnet technology to demonstrate net fusion energy. Once successful, Brunner will develop the technology roadmap for CFS. Kenneth B. Hurst (ME, 2008) is now an integration and test systems engineer with Lockheed Martin Corporation after nearly 13 years with Caterpillar Inc.’s Solar Turbines subsidiary.

10s Abigail (Switzer) Bennett (CHE, 2010) is now the plant manager for TimkenSteel Corporation’s St. Clair facility in Eaton, Ohio.

Murthy Developing Fuel Cell Solutions After more than two decades of management experience in new technologies, Kedar D. Murthy (CHE, 1984) is turning his attention to cost-effective fuel cell solutions as chief commercial officer with Nuvera Fuel Cells. He is overseeing the development, sale and distribution of fuel cells for commercial and industrial applications in the global transition to zero-emission vehicles and equipment.

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“Nuvera’s commercial operations are in excellent hands with Kedar,” says company president/chief executive officer Lucien Robroek in a news release. “He is passionately focused on customer success and has the breadth of experience to oversee the new market initiatives that will position Nuvera for accelerated growth.”

Murthy most recently served in the same executive capacity with Boston Materials Inc. and previously was vice president and general manager of Lehigh Technologies Inc., an executive vice president with GPX International, and held several senior leadership positions with Cabot Corporation and General Electric Company.

Murthy is president of the Rose-Hulman Alumni Advisory Board.

Cody J. Fogwell (ME, 2010) is leading Acutronic Group’s aerospace component division.

Jarad King (MSEMGT, 2010) is the comptroller of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (Crane, Indiana).

He was deputy comptroller for more than 19 years.

Evans Reaches New Heights Surpassing a career-best 6-foot-2¾ Liz Evans (BSEE/MA, 2013; MSEMGT, 2015) placed fifth among the nation’s top high jumpers at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials. This was her best-ever finish in the qualifying meet, topping her 18th place finish in 2016. Several alumni and campus community members helped Evans with this year’s effort as a Go Fund Me campaign collected $2,500 to cover her travel and other expenses.

“It’s no secret that I work hard at my sport from all angles. However, my recent success comes from a mixture of new training approaches along with my body responding well. My overall training plan was created to allow me ample time to train, ensuring that I continue my sports career,” says Evans, a five-time NCAA Division III national champion (indoors and outdoors). “I love to jump. My training keeps me active, in body and mind.”

Evans became the third RHIT alumnus to compete in U.S. Olympic Trial events. Others are Tony Allen (CE, 1978), a decathlon competitor in 1980 and 1984, and Jason LaBella (ME, 2004), a rifle team tryout participant in 2004 and 2008.

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Ferrari Race Wins Have Clarke Kissing IMS Bricks As an entrepreneur and as a budding race car driver, Jeremy Clarke (SE/CS, 2009) likes going fast. After being exposed to driving a modified Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo car last year, he won two races in the Ferrari Challenge series in July on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He kissed the track’s yard of bricks finish line after captured both titles.

“It’s not the Indy 500, but a very cool experience,” he says.

Clarke bought his first Ferrari in 2019. That led him down a path to competing in the Ferrari Challenge series. It features same-make models competing in 30-minute sprint races.

“The more I drive cars on track, the more I enjoy the challenge and competitive aspect of driving the fastest lap possible.

There’s a lot of data analysis and my engineer brain loves it,” he remarks.

The Sawmill Society member from California earlier this year co-founded Addio, a web-based resource that helps families organize important details of their life and legacy. He formerly founded WebMerge, which became part of Formstack Documents.

Mariya O. Krisenko (AB, 2010) is now the senior manager for oncology studies with Astellas Pharma. She formerly was a medical science liaison with Novo Nordisk.

Cheyenne Arrowsling (BE, 2011) is director of global field service with Glaukos Corporation. She had spent two years with Zimmer Biomet.

Circle Property Group and Kolbus & Adams with alumna Virginie A. Adams (BSCPE/MA, 2012; MSEMGT, 2013).

Gina M. Olson (ME, 2010) moderated the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society’s second soft robotics debate on the topic “Bridging the Gap Between Soft Robots and Soft Materials: Discovering New Material Functionalities vs. Creating Architected Compliance.”

She is a research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University.

Timothy D. Boyer (CE, 2011) is an operations planner with Bath & Body Works’ corporate office.

Wilson Kurian (SE/CS/ECON, 2013) is now a staff software engineer with the Affirm online payment network after seven years in the same role with Google.

Dean N. Straub (CHE/CHEM, 2010) is a project manager with BSI Engineering.

Sophia D. Sullivan (MA/ECON, 2010) has been promoted to vice president of data science with Chicago-based Integra Credit, where she has worked since 2018.

Kathleen (Berry) Herber (CE, 2011) is a senior project engineer with Shrewberry & Associates after spending four years with the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Melissa N. Schwenk (CHE, 2012) is now a senior regulatory affairs specialist with Foundation Medicine Inc. Margaret A. (Schulz) Bridge (BE, 2013) has been promoted to senior regulatory affairs manager with BD’s global oncology medical technology.

Will Kolbus (BSEE, 2013; MSEMGT, 2014) is a senior product manager with Ironclad Inc. after seven years with Salesforce. He also is co-founder of Full

Good to the Last Bite With a nickname like “Hungry,” you know that Gordon Hazzard (SE, 2015) has an appetite for competitive eating. He is ranked No. 10 in the world and is considered a rising star for eating insane amounts of hot dogs, ice cream, doughnuts, and other delectable foods.

Hazzard digested 32½ hot dogs in 10 minutes to place an all-time best sixth in the 2021 Nathan’s World Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, and was featured on ESPN’s national broadcast of the event. This fall, he finished fourth by consuming 43½ 2.3-ounce bratwursts at an event in Cincinnati, Ohio, and tied for fifth after eating 52 two-inch hot tamales during a competition Texas.

“I’m a competitive guy and I like to eat, so it’s just a lot of fun,” he says.

Hazzard competes in approximately 15 Major League Eating series events annually, when not working in cybersecurity with Edgile in Nashville, Tennessee.

In past competitions, Hazzard consumed 11 pints of ice cream in six minutes, 15¾ pounds of ice cream sandwiches in six minutes, and 29 doughnuts in eight minutes. He won a Nathan’s regional competition at the Iowa State Fair in 2018, eating 29½ hot dogs in 10 minutes.

“Hot dogs are my favorite competition food, which is fortunate because it’s the most important (in the eating circuit),” Hazzard states.

“Sweet foods can be some of the most challenging due to the sheer quantity of sugar. Even if there’s more space in the proverbial tank, your body will start rejecting the sugar after a certain point. Other foods like large beer pretzels or shrimp are just difficult to eat quickly.”

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Brian P. Lackey (EE, 2013) is an electromagnetic compatibility engineer and member of technical staff with Intertek Group. He previously was a silicon validation engineer with Texas Instruments.

Alyse (Mueller) Meriwether (BE, 2013) has been promoted to sustaining engineering manager with Cook Medical Inc., where she has worked since graduation.

Rachel E. Collett (CHE, 2014) is an engineering specialist with FM Global, where she has worked in a variety of roles since 2014.

Carly J. (Heibel) Brnakova (SE, 2015) has been inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame of Lakewood High School (Auburn, Indiana). She was a standout softball player at the school and Rose-Hulman.

Katelyn H. Stenger (ME, 2015) is among four University of Virginia graduate students who examined policy issues in Washington, D.C., this fall through the Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program.

Lauren F. (Miller) Sestito (BE/BCMB, 2016) is an assistant professor of bioengineering engineering at Valparaiso University after completing a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Luke Zhang (CS/SE/MA, 2017) was named to Indianapolis Business Journal’s inaugural 20 in their Twenties, a group of central Indiana up-and-coming leaders. He is a senior data scientist with Resultant.

Alumni News

CLASS NOTES

Weddings Cristina Elaine Mahler (MA, 2000) married David Behrens on June 13, 2020.

They live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Leah S. Markowitz (CHE, 2015) married Dustin Ackley on May 22, 2021, in Midland, Michigan, where they reside. She is an improvement engineer with Trinseo. Padrick Mulligan (ME, 2014) was a groomsman.

Gabriele J. Razma (BE, 2018) married Turner S. Perkins (ME, 2018) on June 25 in Indianapolis. They live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gabriele is a biomedical engineer with Kablooe Design while Turner is a controls engineer with KFI Engineers.

Ryuji Aoki (BE, 2019) is continuing his basketball dreams by playing for a third professional season in Japan, now as a member with the Osaka Express in the country’s top-tier league.

20s Gabbie L. Gilbertson (ME/BE, 2020) has joined the Williams Formula 1 race team as a ride suspension engineer after earning a master’s degree from Cambridge University (England).

WE WANT YOUR NE WS! Send news and photographs to AlumniRelations@rose-hulman.edu.

Jack R. Tift (ME, 2015) married Ali Roth on June 19, 2021, in Terre Haute. They met at Rose-Hulman in 2013. The couple now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he is a lean innovation superintendent with M.A. Mortenson Company’s solar operating group. Jack’s grandfather is Jack C. Fenoglio (CHE, 1959). Other alumni participating in the ceremony were Nigel Hensley (CE, 2018), Michael A. Iacono (ME, 2018), Paul P. Bliudzius (SE/CS, 2016), David A. Hopkins (EE, 2013), Luke A. Mehringer (ME, 2012), Andrew A. Nguyen (ME, 2015), and Charlie Fenoglio (SE, 2018).

Carli N. Weinberg (SE, 2018) married Jack A. Hallam (SE/ECON, 2018) on August 7, 2021, in Schenectady, New York. They reside in New York, New York, where Jack is a software engineer with Two Sigma. The couple originally met as Fast Track program participants in 2014. Alumni groomsmen were Armando Luja (CS, 2017) and Joshua S. Laesch (CS, 2018) while alumna bridesmaids were Stefanie Dickson (BE, 2018) and Madeline L. Romeo (CE, 2018).

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CLASS NOTES

Rosebuds

Gannon P. Sadzeck (CHE, 2011) and wife, Haley, had a son, Lennon Meyer, on October 29, 2020. The family lives in Houston, where he is national operations manager with DPC Industries.

C.J. Przybyl (OE, 2004) and wife, Jennifer, had their first child, Rosemary Eve, on June 5, 2021, in Chicago. He is president and co-founder of Snapsheet Inc.

Dennis M. Barker (ME, 2009) and wife, Anna, had their first child, son Connor James, on August 29.

The family lives in Pinckney, Michigan. He is a design team leader with Pratt & Miller Engineering.

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Marissa C. (Artmayer) Robertson (CHE, 2014) and husband, Drew (ME, 2014), welcomed their first child, Eleanor Sophia, on November 12, 2020. The family lives in Avon, Indiana. She works with Eli Lilly and Company while he is employed with Matrix Technologies Inc.

Jonathan W. Walls (CE, 2000) and wife, Jordan, had a daughter, Mackenzie Ann, on June 16, 2021. The family lives in The Colony, Texas, where he is vice president of operations with The Brandt Companies.

Amanda (Olvey) P. Jerrell (EE, 2006) and husband, Clark, welcomed twin girls, Shelby and Dorothy, in May of 2020. The family lives in Carlisle, Indiana.

She is a project engineer with POWER Engineers Inc.

In Memoriam

Michael Burris (ME, 2010) and wife, Katie, added a son, Patrick Fitzgerald, on March 20, 2021. They live in Bloomington, Indiana. He is an associate project manager with Boston Scientific.

Heather Demor (ME, 2012) and husband, Jordan Oja (BE, 2012), had their first child, Brian, on June 28, 2021. They live in Akron, Ohio, where Heather is a senior design engineer with Air Enterprises and Jordan is a design engineer for MuReva, a startup biotech company.

Francis A. “Toad” Heinz, Jr. (ME, 1947), 94, died August 28, 2021, in Muskegon, Michigan. He retired as an aerospace engineer with Bendix Corporation, working with elements of NASA’s Apollo space program.

John M. Nevins (ME, 1948), 93, died May 4, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio.

He retired as vice president of sales with Wisconsin Centrifugal (now MetalTek International).

Donald W. Nolen (CHE, 1948), 96, died May 18, 2021, in Niceville, Florida. He was a plant manager with Allied Chemical Corporation in Orange, Texas.

Crystal L. (Hurtle) Meyer (ME, 2015) and husband, Garrett (ME/MA, 2014), welcomed their second child, Leo Benedict, on July 25, 2021. The family lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. Garrett is a senior engineer with Mitsubishi Power.

Jordan A. Irvin (CE, 2017) and wife, Kristen, welcomed a daughter, Stevie Mae, on July 27, 2021. The family lives in Amherst, Ohio. He is the engineer technician for the City of Oberlin, Ohio.

Harold J. Born (ME, 1949), 98, died April 27, 2021, in Bloomington, Illinois. He retired as professor and head of the Department of Physics at Illinois State University.

Eugene H. Glass (ME/EE, 1949), 94, died May 16, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. He enjoyed astronomy and provided substantial support to Rose-Hulman’s Oakley Observatory.

In appreciation, the asteroid 32564 Glass was named in his honor with the International Astronomical Union.

Robert P. Haller (ME, 1949), 96, died August 11, 2021, in Jasper, Indiana. He was an engineer with the California Division of Architecture for 32 years.

Martin M. Newman (ME, 1949), 95, died April 6, 2021, in Camarillo, California. He retired as president of Capital Corporation of America after being a manager with Beryllium Corporation.

Robert W. Schwier (CHE, 1949), 92, died September 1, 2021.

He retired as owner of a shipping company.

Bradley G. Strickland (CHE, 2017) and wife, Melissa, had their first child, Louella Lynn, on March 26, 2021, in Richmond, Indiana. The family lives in Greenfield, Indiana. He is a manufacturing engineer with Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies.

Ralph K. Bennett (EE, 1952), 91, died September 9, 2021, in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

Jack L. Farell (CHE, 1954), 89, died August 21, 2021, in Vienna, West Virginia. He spent 38 years with DuPont.

Paul C. Elliott (CHE, 1955), 86, died March 25, 2020, in Houston. He spent his entire career in the oil industry, retiring as president of his own oil company, Concord Petroleum Corporation, after working for Tampimex, ExxonMobil and Marathon Oil Corporation.

John R. Rhodehamel (CHE, 1956), 87, died June 25, 2021, in Beavercreek, Ohio. He assisted in the development of laser, missile and stealth technology with the Air Force Materials Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

Lawrence E. Rodabaugh (EE, 1956), 86, died February 17, 2021, in Greendale, Wisconsin.

He retired after 38 years with General Electric Company.

Kremer Supported Innovation in Industry, at Rose-Hulman Entrepreneur and plastics industry innovator Richard J. Kremer (CHE, 1958), 86, died August 5, 2021, in Bloomingdale, Indiana.

He never forgot the caring and dedicated Rose-Hulman faculty who made it possible for him to earn a degree while working full-time for a local plastics company and raising a young family. Kremer and his wife, Shirley, provided a generous gift to establish Rose-Hulman’s Kremer Innovation Center.

John S. Kennedy (EE, 1959), 84, died February 21, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. He retired as a self-employed consultant.

Donald G. Scott (CE, 1960), 83, died May 25, 2021, in Brownsburg, Indiana. He retired from the Indiana Department of Transportation.

James W. Godwin Jr. (CE, 1961), 84, died May 7, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. He retired after being president and chief executive officer with Cella Barr Associates. He formerly had executive positions with C.A. Nitschke & Associates and Industrial Nucleonics.

Frederick E. Morgan Jr. (ME, 1962), 80, died August 11, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Florida.

He retired as director of can manufacturing with American Can Company and formerly worked with Dole Food Company.

Larry A. Anderson (CHE, 1963), 79, died August 22, 2021, in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. He retired as a project manager with Chicago Bridge & Iron Company.

Michael H. Hayes (EE, 1963), 80, died May 10, 2021, in Plainfield, Indiana. He formerly owned Hayes Metal Products after working with Allison Transmission, Mussett Nicholas & Associates Inc. and Magnequench.

Ronald J. Susemichel (EE, 1963), 79, died July 26, 2021, in Greenwood, Indiana. He retired after 33 years with Engineered Models Corporation.

Joseph R. Griffin (ME, 1965), 79, died August 19, 2021, in St. John, Indiana. He had a variety of leadership roles during 36 years with Inland Steel.

Frederick N. McKee (CHE, 1965), 78, died October 4, 2021, in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He retired after working several years with Ford Motor Company.

William L. Lanke (MA, 1966), 76, died August 27, 2021, in Hudson, Florida. He retired as vice president for management information systems with Columbia House, where he worked for more than 25 years.

Rodger L. Casey (EE, 1968), 75, died March 17, 2021, in Ashburn, Virginia.

He contributed to cell phone development with Bell Telephone Laboratories, was a consultant with NASA’s International Space Station, and advised technology

innovations with ITT Inc.’s Advanced Technology Center and The MITRE Corporation’s Center for Advance Aviation System Design.

John R. Mercer (CHEM, 1968), 74, died April 21, 2021, in Paris, Illinois. He retired after working with the Illinois Department of Transportation.

William C. Hildebrand (CHEM, 1973), 70, died September 17, 2021, in Indianapolis. He was a chemist with several companies before retiring with Superior Oil (now Superior Industrial Solutions Inc.).

Philip S. O’Daniel (MSBIOE, 1973), 78, died September 9, 2021, in Chester, Pennsylvania.

He worked for 3M, Zimmer Patient Care Systems and Luxfer Gas Cylinders.

Anthony G. Rafel (ME, 1975), 68, died July 15, 2021, in Glenview, Illinois.

John R. Reckelhoff (CHE, 1975), 68, died October 17, 2021, in Evansville, Indiana.

He retired after working in product research with Mead Johnson Nutrition.

Gregory A. Chaney (CHEM, 1977), 66, died May 16, 2021, in Greenfield, Indiana. He retired after 44 years as a research and development chemist with Vertellus Specialties Inc. Dennis G. Liechty (ME, 1977), 66, died August 15, 2021, in Brazil, Indiana. He led manufacturing operations for the tire and woodworking industries before teaching manufacturing technology at several community colleges.

James A. Cramer (ME, 1984), 58, died May 6, 2021, in Hartsville, Indiana. He worked 36 years with Cummins Inc. Kenneth C. Bergman (CS, 1986), 57, died September 25, 2021, in Columbus, Indiana.

He spent 20 years with Eli Lilly and Company after working with Cummins Inc. and serving in the U.S. Air Force.

Kevin M. Pietrzak (EE, 1986), 57, died September 13, 2021, in Carrollton, Texas.

He worked in a variety of engineering positions with Aligent Technologies and Lumentum Operations.

David C. Becktel (CHE, 1988), 54, died May 21, 2021, in Washington, Illinois. He was an engineering and marketing manager with Caterpillar Inc. for 34 years.

William C. Archibald (EE, 1989), 54, died April 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. His name is on over two dozen patents issued worldwide as he assisted in the development of PayPal and technologies integral in cell phone development.

Andrew T. Casey (ME, 1994), 49, died July 11, 2021, in Columbus, Indiana. He was the senior engineering manager with North Vernon Industries Corporation after being a facilities engineer with Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing.

James B. Lesniak (CHE, 1994), 49, died July 24, 2021, in Springfield, Illinois. He earned a law degree and was an attorney with the State of Illinois’ Office of Central Management Services.

FACULTY/STAFF

Matthew A. Egenolf (ME, 2001), 43, died September 28, 2021, in Greenwood, Indiana. He co-founded a family business and worked in a variety of positions involving medical devices, manufacturing/machining, aerospace, transportation/infrastructure, and technical sales.

Spirit of Pettengill & Family Lives on After Condo Collapse

Alumni News

CLASS NOTES

A major national news event impacted several alumni when Luis A. Pettengill (CE, 2007), his wife Sophia López Moreira and their three children were among those killed after the June 24, 2021, collapse of a condominium in Surfside, Florida. A native of Paraguay, Pettengill was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and Cecil T. Lobo student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and played on the varsity soccer and tennis teams.

SPECIAL FRIENDS Edie S. Richards, 53, died July 13, 2021, in Riley, Indiana. She was a creative person who helped coordinate production of the Class of 2013’s Make Your Mark mosaic mural on the west side wall of Crapo Hall on campus.

Anderson Provided Computing Expertise & Mentorship Inspiring computer science professor Claude W. Anderson III, 68, died October 12, 2021, in Terre Haute after a 14-year battle with Scleromyxedema.

He retired late this summer after concluding his 32nd year teaching. He was driven to provide students with knowledge and expertise that would lead them to success. Survivors include his wife, Diane, and their nine children, including alumni Will C. Anderson (CS, 2012), Joel S. Anderson (ME, 2014) and Abby R. Anderson (ME, 2020).

Thompson’s Teams, Athletes Winners on Gridiron, Track Influential mentor and football and track coach Robert P. Thompson, 83, died August 8, 2021, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The Engineers’ football teams won 60% of their games while he served as head coach (1982-85) and assistant coach (1977-81) and the track and field program captured eight consecutive conference titles. Thompson also served as Rose-Hulman’s athletic director for four years. He was inducted into the Rose-Hulman Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Alumni News

PRIDE POINT

Build Your Own Campus NEW LEGO PROJECT BRINGS ROSE TO YOUR HOME

Alumni, families and friends can start to build replicas of their own Rose-Hulman campuses, literally, through a Lego Rose Project being offered by the Office of Alumni Relations. The kits are produced by Ichiban Toys Inc. The first in the collection showcase the Mussallem Union (The Muzz) and its adjacent Pi-Vilion along with nearby Deming Hall – made from 600 certified bricks and other pieces.

The Muzz, named for the generous support of Linda and Mike Mussallem (BSCHE, 1974/HD, 1999), is visited nearly every day by students, faculty and staff for meals, a quick snack or cup of coffee; to relax between classes; or to visit the Office of Career Services, Office of Student Affairs, Office of Student Activities, and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion.

It is also home to the campus bookstore, health services, and several meeting rooms.

Deming Hall is the original campus residence hall, commissioned shortly after the cornerstone was laid to construct the Moench Hall classroom building.

It was built so that first-year students who were not Terre Haute residents could live on campus.

The building has had several additional uses throughout the years.

Two hundred kits were created in the initial order and nearly 50 kits are still available at www.rose-hulman.edu/lego.

Look for more buildings to be featured in the future.

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OTHER WAYS TO SHOW YOUR ROSE PRIDE Alumni can show their Rose pride through the following ways:

• Purchase Ski Terre Haute posters • Wear Rose clothing (even Rose Poly items are available)

• Indiana residents can purchase ‘R’ license plates for your vehicles

• Leaving a mark through a personalized brick in Flame of Millennium Plaza

• Download audio file of Rose Chorus signing “Dear Old Rose”

• Download adult coloring book of favorite campus spots

View all the possibilities at www.rose-hulman.edu/alumni

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

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EVERY GIFT MATTERS

WORTHY INVESTMENT

I have long believed that philanthropic gifts to education, regardless of the institution, are wonderful. Any act that works to educate people regardless of field or age is important, because I believe that an educated populace is important to advancing society. Admittedly, the basis of this fact is a little self-serving since I work in higher education.

Also self-serving in my role as vice president for institutional advancement is my belief that financial gifts to help students achieve an engineering, science, or mathematics education are especially important.

I’ve seen firsthand the long-serving impact these gifts can have.

I have a friend with a child who is the beneficiary of biomedical engineering breakthroughs that are helping manage his Type 1 diabetes. I enjoy not thinking about the bridge below me as I drive across large bodies of water, because I have deep appreciation for the civil engineers that designed that bridge. And as I fly across the country, connected to wi-fi, downloading digital content on my laptop, I know that is only possible because of the brilliant computer scientists, engineers and design engineers who made those technological innovations possible.

I attribute much of my quality of life to the engineers, scientists and mathematicians who saw a problem and solved it. I also continue to believe that Rose-Hulman attracts and educates the best undergraduate STEM students in the world.

That leads me to thank all the people in the following pages with this Honor Roll of Donors – people who have invested and supported education at an institution whose mission is to educate students to make the world a better place. I call upon you to read some of the donor profiles in the following pages.

There are interesting stories behind every donation, no matter the size of the gift.

Cleaner water. Better energy. Healthier and longer lives. Fightin’ Engineers around the world are making such a difference, and more, because people like you supported their Rose-Hulman education.

Thank you for making a difference.

Sincerely,

IFT RECOGNITION

Chauncey Rose Millennium Society The following lifetime gift recognition circles are determined by the total of all gifts received, including corporate matching gifts and matching gift expectancies.

Platinum Torchbearer: $10,000,000 Diamond Torchbearer: $5,000,000 Torchbearer: $1,000,000

Chauncey Rose Society Recognizing cumulative gifts made from the donor’s first gift to Rose-Hulman through June 30, 2021, including corporate matching gifts and matching gift expectancies.

Chieftain: $500,000 Fellow: $250,000 Member: $50,000

1874 Heritage Society Recognizing alumni, parents and friends who have made a deferred and/or estate gift commitment to Rose-Hulman.

Deferred and estate gifts may be made in the form of bequests, testamentary trusts, annuities, charitable trusts, gifts of real estate with life-retained interest, and other life-income agreements.

President’s G.O.L.D. Circle Recognizing cumulative young alumni giving for the first 10 years following graduation, including corporate matching gifts and matching gift expectancies.

Gold: $5,000 Silver: $2,500 Bronze: $1,000

Annual Giving Circles Recognizing annual gifts from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021, including corporate matching gifts and matching gift expectancies.

Herman Moench Circle: $25,000 Hulman Circle: $10,000 Founders Circle: $5,000 Trustees Circle: $2,500 Provosts Circle: $1,000 Deans Circle: $500 Rose and White Circle: $250 Century Circle: $100

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Vice President for Institutional Advancement The following pages recognize gifts from donors of $250 or more received from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The Rose-Hulman website rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors provides a complete listing of all donors contributing during the 2020-21 fundraising year. Please direct questions or comments to the Office of Institutional Advancement at 812-877-8453 or DevelopmentOffice@rose-hulman.edu.

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This society recognizes annual gifts to the athletic department or recreational programs from June 30, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

1888 Circle Hall of Fame: $5,000 and above All-American: $2,500 to $4,999 All-Conference: $1,000 to $2,499 Rosie’s Circle Gold: $500 to $999 Silver: $250 to $499 Bronze: $100 to $249

EVERY GIFT MATTERS

Chauncey Rose Millennium Society

This Society recognizes alumni and friends whose cumulative gifts total $1,000,000 or more.

Platinum Torchbearer $10,000,000 and above

Diamond Torchbearer $5,000,000 to $9,999,999

Torchbearer $1,000,000 to $4,999,999

Tony George HD ‘03 and Laura George

Carl Cook HD ‘15 and Marcy Cook

Mike Hatfield ‘84 HD ‘04 and Deborah Hatfield

Gregg Lowe ‘84 HD ‘14 and Diana Lowe

Linda Mussallem and Mike Mussallem ‘74 HD ‘99

Christa Percopo

Gayle Cook Gana Dunlop Mac Fehsenfeld ‘52 HD ‘95 and Nancy Fehsenfeld Bill Fenoglio ‘61 HD ‘87 and Stephanie Salter Greg Gibson ‘84 HD ‘17 and Amy Gibson David Hannum ‘81 and Kathy Hannum

Niles Noblitt ‘73 HD ‘96 and Nancy Noblitt Theresa Vonderschmitt

DESIGN OF THE NEW CHAUNCEY ROSE SOCIETY LOGO IS BASED UPON THE IMAGE FEATURED ON ROSE’S HEADSTONE IN TERRE HAUTE.

Chauncey Rose Society Chauncey Rose Chieftains

$500,000 to $999,999 Jerry Badger ‘62 Jim Baumgardt ‘70 HD ‘10 and Sharon Baumgardt Bob Bright ‘57 HD ‘01 and Shirley Bright John Chinn ‘56 and Jane Chinn Morris Cleverley ‘62 and Jane Cleverley Bob Compton HD ‘02 and Janice Compton Andrew Conru ‘90 Howard Freers ‘48 HD ‘90 Carol Giacoletto Marcella F. Guthrie Larry and Pat Hatfield Rex Hauser ‘54 and Marge Hauser Bob Hillis ‘69 HD ‘13 and Jenny Hillis Bill Johnson ‘60 and Ginny Johnson Edward Kelley ‘64 and Lynn Kelley Dick Kremer ‘58* and Shirley Kremer

This Society recognizes alumni and friends whose cumulative gifts total $50,000 or more.

Sally Vance

Joan Hubbard*

Steve White ‘73

David Kelton ‘67 and Mary Kelton

Clyde Willian ‘52 HD ‘95*

Ralph Kirkpatrick ‘74 and Joyce Kirkpatrick Arlene Kleptz

Chauncey Rose Fellows

$250,000 to $499,999 Donald J. Almquist HD ‘93 Jeff Belskus HD ‘09 and Debbie Belskus Mildred L. Benning* Chuck Boesenberg ‘70 and Nancy Boesenberg Hal and Linda Brown Pat Cahill ‘67 and Mary Cahill Cindy Cox Tom Dinkel ‘72 HD ‘15 and Susie Dinkel Jack Fenoglio ‘59 and Margo Fenoglio Marshall Garino ‘61 and Ginny Garino Max and Jackie Gibson Jim Gidcumb ‘76 and Cathy Gidcumb

Dena Hardymon Felda Hardymon ‘69 HD ‘13 Carol Hayward* Don Ings ‘70 HD ‘99 and Jeanne Ings Philip Jones ‘56* Darin Moody ‘87 HD ‘19 and Alison Bates Marjorie Pearce Bud and Annie Perry Jean E. Raab* John W. Ragle HD ‘89 Glen Raque ‘69 HD ‘99 and Barbara Raque Don Simpson ‘57 HD ‘94

Bob Luoma ‘80 and Emily Luoma John Malmquist ‘69 and Susan Malmquist Tony Mlinar ‘72 Pat Noyes ‘76 HD ‘16 and Cindy Noyes Mark Owens ‘72 and Jayne Owens Dennis Paustenbach ‘74 HD ‘07 Carter Smith ‘56 HD ‘92 and Phyllis Smith John Swearingen ‘81 and Anne Swearingen Andrea Terrell Lawrence Thomas ‘57 Mike Thomas ‘64 HD ‘97

Chauncey Rose Members

$50,000 to $249,999 Keith and Janet Anderson Ron and Gloria Artigue Christine Bach ‘00 and Mike Bach ‘99 Dave Badger ‘53* Marlow Bakken ‘10 Steven Bakota ‘93 and Meghan Bakota Carl Bals ‘52 Rob Banerjee ‘78 and Kathy Banerjee Larry Berger ‘60 and Jackye Berger John Bizal ‘57 HD ‘00 and Debbie Bizal Jean Bloxsome Jack Bokros HD ‘86 and Roberta Bokros Wes Bolsen ‘00 and Rebecca Bolsen

Judy A. Brda Barlow Brooks ‘59 and Ursula Brooks Tim Brown ‘82 and Eileen Brown Morg Bruck ‘69 and Nancy Bruck Tim and Valerie Bruemmer Jeff Brugos ‘66 Ron Brunner ‘52 and Patti Brunner Jeff Burgan ‘77 and Carol Burgan Doug Byrer ‘85 and Elisa Byrer Bruce Cahill ‘70 HD ‘12 and Karen Cahill Dale Campau ‘79 Lyle Carlson ‘91 and Mary Carlson Nate Carlson ‘07 and Naphtali Carlson Scott Carney ‘77 and Judy Carney Don Carrell ‘57

David Boodt ‘81 and Julia Boodt

Dennis Carter ‘73 HD ‘99 and Janice Carter

Linda E. White

Al Bosley ‘53 and Betty Bosley

Keith Cavallini ‘96 and Nadia Yacoub

Marilyn Winters

John Boyer ‘65 and Susan Boyer

Sherman and Maria Chancellor

John Bray ‘67 and Nancy Bray

Mike Chaney ‘81 and Kathy Chaney

Jim Umpleby ‘80 HD ‘16 and Katherine Umpleby

Milt Lowenstein ‘48 HD ‘95 Chris Mack ‘82 and Susan Mack Fred and Joyce Maienschein* Cindy and Jim Martin Jeff McCreary ‘79 HD ‘04 and Syndii McCreary Mike McKee ‘84 and JoAnne McKee Geraldine P. Mitchell John and Norma Mutchner Kathy and Russell Perry Gregory N. Ragle A. Janet Raines John Royse HD ‘00 and Peg Royse Bill Schindel ‘69 HD ‘01 and DeDe Schindel Rick Schue ‘75 and Margaret Schue Bob Schwier ‘49* Don and Susan Scott

Laying a Foundation The Rose-Hulman experience was fundamental to Rick Schue’s career success. That’s why the 1975 electrical engineering graduate and his wife, Margaret, have established a memorial scholarship fund. It recognizes the contributions of Rick’s father, Albert C. Schue, had in his life. Rick became interested in radio and electronics as a teenager and got an amateur radio license while in high school. After working for Intel Corporation, he started his own design and manufacturing company. In retirement, Rick has returned to his amateur radio hobby and re-learned some of the fundamentals from his Rose-Hulman classes in order to build circuits and radio equipment from scratch.

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EVERY GIFT MATTERS Rich Christman ‘72 and Patricia Christman David Chu Fred Clayton ‘70 and Kathie Clayton Jim Coles ‘69 and Barbara Coles Beverley and Marian Compton Dick Conard ‘70 and Joan Conard Bob Connon ‘73 and Dana Connon Jim and Angela Conwell Rob and Tammy Coons Janet and David Cooper Jim and Kathleen Cornelius Bob Crowell ‘84 and Dee Crowell De Day ‘03 and Alicia Day ‘03 Karen A. DeGrange Joe Sue Denney Ron Dollens HD ‘99 and Susie Dollens Craig and Carla Downing Bill and Trish Eccles Gary Eck ‘78 and Marlene Eck Steve Eisenbrown ‘76 and Marcia Jo Eisenbrown Matt Ellis ‘05 and Victoria Ellis ‘06 Terry Endress ‘83 and Christi Endress Mike Evans* and Andrea Terrell Bob Failing ‘52 and Marlene Failing Jack Farr ‘75 HD ‘99 and Sonya Farr Jim Fehsenfeld Janice Fellows Jack Foltz ‘57 HD ‘99 and Dottie Foltz Paul Georgas ‘77 and Elaine Georgas Holly and Terry Gerace Steve Gillman ‘79 and Cynthia Gillman Gene Glass ‘49* Jim Godwin ‘61* and Cindy Godwin Jim and Deb Goecker Fred Goetsch ‘57 Dorothy B. Goodwin Michael Gough ‘07 and Jill Gough Joe Grafe ‘69 and Karen Grafe Doug and Patti Grim David Grubb ‘82 and Sharon Grubb Bill Grube ‘70* and Janet Grube Elmer Guerri ‘65 and Deanna Guerri Pete and Donna Gustafson Dave Hackett ‘55 and Krystyna Hackett Linda J. Hahn Bryan Hales ‘93 and Holly Hales Tomoko Hamada and Richard Draper Joe Haniford ‘80 and Alison Haniford Lou and Jan Harmening Kent and Judy Harris Bob Harrison ‘70 Celia Harrison Jeff Harrison ‘89 Myrna Hart Shelley Hartsock Jim Hayhurst ‘64 and Katie Hayhurst Don Heath ‘52 and Louise Heath Bob Heavin ‘73

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Developing Future Leaders Realizing the positive impact attending Rose-Hulman had on his life and career, Jeff Brugos (EE, 1966) has established a permanent scholarship endowment.

Its purpose is to cover full tuition for students with a combination of strong academics and leadership qualities who otherwise may lack the financial resources to attend the institute. Brugos was a student leader on the football team, class president and fraternity president.

He became a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, leading various information technology consulting practices throughout the world. In retirement, Brugos was an advisor with Oracle Corporation.

Julie and Steve Heck Paul Heit ‘80 Bill Heller ‘83 Greg Henneke ‘75 and Martha O’Connor Carl Herakovich ‘59 and Marlene Herakovich Troy Hill ‘61 and Nancy Hill Mickey Hines ‘84 and Vicki Hines Jean Hodge Dave Hoecker ‘69 and Susan Hoecker Mike and Martha Hogan Dan Hohne ‘99 and Nellie Hohne ‘99 Will Holland ‘65 HD ‘96 and Jean Holland Margaret M. Holmes Ronald Hough ‘73 and Bonnie Hough Frank Huff ‘60 and Linda Huff Josh Hulett ‘00 and Jamie Hulett ‘03 Julie Humphrey Nimmons Ella Ingram and Jim Luzar Chris Inman ‘00 Neil Irwin ‘63 and Michele Irwin John Jacobi ‘69 and Jane Jacobi Scott Jaeger ‘89 and Tana Jaeger Erik Jansen ‘78 HD ‘00 Gretchen and Don Jennermann Ray Jirousek ‘70 and Peggy Jirousek Bob Johnson ‘52 and Diane Johnson Michael Johnson ‘64 and Alice Johnson David and Betty Jones Warren Jones ‘52 and Janet Jones Birt Kellam ‘56 and Louisa Kellam Bruce Kopf ‘64 and Susan Kopf Jean Kyle Roger LaCosse ‘71 and Linda LaCosse Pete Lanham ‘57 and Anne Lanham Cary and Norma Laxer Elaine Lee Frank Levinson ‘03 and Becky Levinson ‘05 Cliff Lewis ‘69 and Anette Lewis Jim Lowes ‘70 and Janett Lowes

Dorothy E. Mabley Jim Malone ‘62 Mike Markowski ‘78 and Diane Norman Kelsey E. Martin Paul Mason ‘56 Amy Matsuda Ken McCleary ‘83 and Jonnie McCleary Tom McCormick ‘91 Carla McFarland Bill McNiece ‘73 Tom McPherron ‘58 and Sharon McPherron Laney Meis Roberta C. Meredith Warren Mickens ‘77 HD ‘99 and Joyce Mickens Mary Kate Miller Tony Montgomery ‘86 and Melissa Montgomery Betty Moore Jay Moorman ‘94 and Lisa Moorman Nena Moss Jerry Muncie ‘94 Maddie Muncie ‘19 Bob Murray ‘64 and Connie Murray Kedar Murthy ‘84 and Sai-Krupa Das Greg Myers ‘80 and Gertrude Myers Art Nelson ‘75 and Jo Ann Nelson Mary Ann Nelson John Newlin ‘43 Bill Nicewanger ‘63 Nancy J. Nichols Jim Nordmeyer ‘78 and Jane Nordmeyer Ed Oblon ‘84 and Beth Oblon Bill Olah ‘74 and Janet Olah Allen and Deborah Olinger Chris Olinger ‘15 Steve O’Neill ‘63 and Jan O’Neill Bob Pease ‘80 and Terri Pease Joanna Pease Bill Perkins ‘60 and Phyllis Perkins

Jeff and Jen Perry Randy Potts ‘71 and Janet Potts Dan Price ‘75 and Elise Price David Price ‘86 George Rapp HD ‘93 and Peggy Rapp Jean Reifenberg Gary Reynolds ‘63 and Beverly Reynolds* Lynn Roberts ‘63 and Linda Roberts Randy Robertson ‘73 and Maryanne Robertson Bernie Robinson Dave Robinson ‘73 and Hazel Robinson John and Elizabeth Robson Gerald Rose ‘57 and Margaret Rose Nan B. Rose Milt Sanders ‘58 and Valerie Sanders Bob Schacht ‘72 and Yvonne Schacht Mike Schipper ‘82 and Joanna Brell Georgia Schmidt Rod Schrader ‘84 and Kim Schrader Norm* and Dana Schuld Mark Schulz ‘76 and Hui Suk Schulz Tony Schy ‘92 and Cheryl Schy Al Shipp ‘78 and Julie Shipp Greg Shutske ‘71 and Maria Markovich Marjorie Sisson Scott Slisher ‘94 and Michelle Slisher Mary K. Small Brodie Smith ‘06 and Kelly Smith Denny Smith ‘71 HD ‘16 and Lynnette Smith Troy Snider ‘82 Don Sparks ‘72 and Cindy Sparks John Sparks ‘81 Dave Staggs ‘64 HD ‘95* and Anne Staggs Charlotte V. Stearley Douglas Stewart Betty Stiles* Robert Stone ‘86 Ruth L. Stone

Naomi L. Summerlot Jim Summers ‘62 and Isabel Summers Peggy Sun Gibson ‘94 Chick Sweeney ‘72 and Aggie Sweeney Greg Swinehart ‘83 and Mitra Walter Tom and Carol Templeton Erin and Douglas Thieme Tim Tipton ‘78 and Kathy Tipton Tom Trueb ‘68 and Pamela Trueb Jim Trueblood ‘77 and Carolyn Trueblood Kevin Turpin ‘83 and Cathy Turpin Gary Tyrrell ‘90 and Helen Tyrrell Patricia A. Valentine Dave and Joan Voltmer John Walden ‘62 and Norma Walden Roger Ward ‘71 and Marilyn Ward Denny and Suzanne Ware Mark Ware ‘00 Matt Warstler ‘93 and Mitzi Warstler Scott Webb ‘90 Mary Wehle Bill Weil ‘58 and Marilyn Weil William M. Welch* Joe Wendel ‘95 and Julie Wendel Dave Whikehart ‘81 and Janet Whikehart Dave Whiteley ‘78 and Donna Whiteley Bonnie Z. Wilcox Robert and Robin Wilder Andy Williams ‘88 and Stacy Strawn Williams Bert Williams ‘67 and Pat Williams John and Suzanne Willian Doug Winner ‘74 and Elaine Winner Bobby Woolf ‘90 Marian Woosley Allen Wright ‘64 and Carla Wright Nathan Wright ‘88 and Elizabeth Wright Floyd Yager ‘89 and Kristin Yager Elizabeth Yee

EVERY GIFT MATTERS

Heritage Society Donald J. Almquist HD ‘93 Mike Ayers ‘71 and Sarah Ayers Jerry Badger ‘62 Scott Bagwell ‘80 and Kathy Bagwell Priscilla Baker Chuck Ballou ‘74 Chuck Ballou ‘74* and Luann Ballou Tim Balz ‘17 and Sarah Balz Rob Banerjee ‘78 and Kathy Banerjee Dennis Banks ‘70 and Kathy Banks Dave Baumann ‘77 Jim Baumgardt ‘70 HD ‘10 and Sharon Baumgardt Steven Bell ‘73 and Beverly Bell Mildred L. Benning* Myer Berman ‘58 and Joan Berman Bill Bess ‘66 and Sandra Bess Cameron Betz ‘12 John Bigland ‘74 Jerry Bissey ‘72 and Regina Bissey Wes Bolsen ‘00 and Rebecca Bolsen John Brabender ‘81 and Marcia Brabender Bradley Braun ‘01 and Angela Braun Chip Brewer ‘05 Bob Bright ‘57 HD ‘01 and Shirley Bright Eric Brodeur ‘93 and Whitney Joondeph Barlow Brooks ‘59 and Ursula Brooks Hal and Linda Brown Tim Brown ‘82 and Eileen Brown Todd Brown ‘91 and Wendy Brown Morg Bruck ‘69 and Nancy Bruck Jeff Brugos ‘66 Ron Brunner ‘52 and Patti Brunner Paul Buechler ‘76 and Jean Buechler Ken Bueg ‘73 and Lynn Bueg Pete Canalia ‘65 and Claudia Canalia Scott Carney ‘77 and Judy Carney Don Carrell ‘57 Jennifer Chagnon ‘02 and Armands Chagnon Sherman and Maria Chancellor Ethel Chiang and Glen Freimuth John Chinn ‘56 and Jane Chinn Rich Christman ‘72 and Patricia Christman Morris Cleverley ‘62 and Jane Cleverley Denny Colvin ‘74 Bob Connon ‘73 and Dana Connon Terry Corbin ‘70 Ken Cornelison ‘74 and Jo Cornelison William and Patricia Correll Cindy Cox

LEGEND:

Marilyn S. Cranin Tricia Cunnington ‘00 Bill Dalter ‘68 Rich Daugherty ‘63 and Nancy Daugherty Darrin Davidson ‘86 and Shelly Davidson Margaret M. Davis De Day ‘03 and Alicia Day ‘03 Mitch Day ‘87 and Karen Day Karen A. DeGrange JQ Delap ‘70 and Ellen Delap Mike DeZearn ‘76 and Lou Ann DeZearn Martin Dixon ‘75 Peter Doenges ‘69 and Vicki Doenges Randy Drew ‘68 and Sandy Drew Bill Dudley ‘65 and Sally Dudley Gana Dunlop Paul Earle ‘70 Gary Eck ‘78 and Marlene Eck Alan Englehart ‘69* and Becky Englehart Ashley Erffmeyer ‘08 Bob Evans ‘66 and Jeanne Evans Lon Farr ‘07 Mac Fehsenfeld ‘52 HD ‘95 and Nancy Fehsenfeld Janice Fellows Terry Fenimore ‘65 and Rose Ann Fenimore Bill Fenoglio ‘61 HD ‘87 and Stephanie Salter Jack Fenoglio ‘59 and Margo Fenoglio David Finfrock ‘76 and Carolyn Reeh Ray Fischer ‘90 Bill Fleenor ‘70 and Judy Fleenor Jack Foltz ‘57 HD ‘99 and Dottie Foltz Kevin Forbes ‘85 Michael Foster ‘94 and Laura Foster Rick Foster ‘70 and Carol Foster Pete Fowler ‘69 and Joane Fowler Rob Fransham ‘78 and Vicky Fransham Lee Friel ‘57 Susan Frischkorn Marshall Garino ‘61 and Ginny Garino Larry Geier ‘72 and Kimberly Geier Baron Gemmer ‘85 and Lydia Gemmer Paul Georgas ‘77 and Elaine Georgas Marcella I. Gercken* John Gersting Bill Gibson ‘74 and Susan Gibson Don Gibson ‘83 and Lisa Gibson Jim Gidcumb ‘76 and Cathy Gidcumb Edward Gillum

’00 – Alumnus/ae class year

Steve Goble ‘71 Jim Godwin ‘61* and Cindy Godwin Fred Goetsch ‘57 Ed Goheen ‘60 and Evelyn Goheen Charles and Mary Ellen Good Paul Goss ‘64 and Ellen Goss Bob Grabbe ‘74 Fred Gradous ‘49 and Bernadine Gradous Joe Grafe ‘69 and Karen Grafe Chuck Graham ‘76 and Nancy Graham Andrew Gray ‘99 and Trish Gray Jarrod Gray ‘02 Harvey Greene ‘57 and Joyce Greene Michael Griswold Damon Ground ‘82 and Teri Ground Tom Gruenholz ‘71 and Glenda Gruenholz Jim Grundy ‘67 and Diane Grundy Elmer Guerri ‘65 and Deanna Guerri Marcella F. Guthrie Carolyn Guzik ‘12 Tim Hachfeld ‘08 Lisa M. Hammill Jean and Denny Hammond Paul Hannah ‘67 and Susan Hannah Felda Hardymon ‘69 HD ‘13 Kent and Judy Harris Myrna Hart Shelley Hartsock Rex Hauser ‘54 and Marge Hauser Rich Haut ‘74 and Annette Haut Carol Hayward* Don Heath ‘52 and Louise Heath Jim and Pam Hegarty Carl Herakovich ‘59 and Marlene Herakovich James Hicks ‘73 and Jill Hicks Troy Hill ‘61 and Nancy Hill

HD’00 – Honorary degree recipient

This society recognizes alumni, parents, and friends who have made a deferred and/or estate gift commitment to Rose-Hulman.

Rob Hochstetler ‘91 and Linda Hochstetler Dave Hoecker ‘69 and Susan Hoecker Dave Hohlfeldt ‘69 and Betsy Hohlfeldt Will Holland ‘65 HD ‘96 and Jean Holland Shelly Holmes Alan Hoskin ‘68 and Peg Hoskin Ronald Hough ‘73 and Bonnie Hough Joan Hubbard* Frank Huff ‘60 and Linda Huff Don Ings ‘70 HD ‘99 and Jeanne Ings Ron Ireland ‘61 and Nancy Ireland Dave Jaksa ‘68 and Judith Jaksa Rob Janes ‘68 Gretchen and Don Jennermann Ron Jennings ‘60 and Joan Jennings Bill Johnson ‘60 and Ginny Johnson Bill Johnson ‘55 Don Jones ‘80 and Jean Jones Philip Jones ‘56* John Katzbeck ‘67 Jeff Keeler ‘66 and Lorna Keeler Edward Kelley ‘64 and Lynn Kelley David Kelton ‘67 and Mary Kelton Norm Klein ‘72 and Teri Klein Arlene Kleptz Bruce Kopf ‘64 and Susan Kopf Doug Krause ‘66 and Leslie Krause Roger LaCosse ‘71 and Linda LaCosse Greg LaPrest ‘13 Cary and Norma Laxer Nick Leiendecker ‘80 and Marie Leiendecker Larry Leonard ‘52* and Elaine Leonard

Mrs. Carl F. Lesher Skip Lewandowski ‘82 and Beth Lewandowski Bill Lindstaedt ‘86 Scott Linn ‘82 and Joy Linn Bill Lipp ‘73 and Fay Kandarian Ryan Loftus ‘98 and Mandy Loftus ‘00 Milt Lowenstein ‘48 HD ‘95 Jim Lowes ‘70 and Janett Lowes Ron Loyd ‘72 and Cora Loyd Greg Lyons ‘06 and Jesseca Lyons ‘07 Dorothy E. Mabley Fred* and Joyce* Maienschein John Malmquist ‘69 and Susan Malmquist Eliza Marcum ‘08 and Keith Marcum ‘08 Paul Mason ‘56 Jeff McBrayer ‘73 and Brenda McBrayer John McClain ‘81 and Becky McClain Ken McCleary ‘83 and Jonnie McCleary Tom McCormick ‘91 Jeff McCreary ‘79 HD ‘04 and Syndii McCreary Shirley McDonald Lantz McElroy ‘88 and Cynthia McElroy Tim McGrath ‘80 and Robyn McGrath Walt McIndoo ‘56 Laney Meis Karl Menke ‘81 and Stephanie Menke Anthony P. Miller Brad Miller ‘94 and Angela Miller J. R. Milne ‘86 and Lisa Milne

Paying It Forward Rose-Hulman helped Troy Snider (ME, 1982) understand the importance of hard work and determination. Those lessons paved the way for a rewarding career as an investment advisor and principal with Bartlett Wealth Management with responsibility for fixed income strategies. Troy lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. He cherishes the long-term friendships he forged at Rose-Hulman and the support he has received throughout his college and professional careers. Troy has established a scholarship fund to help pay it forward.

New donors to 2020-21 Honor Roll category list *Deceased

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EVERY GIFT MATTERS 1874 Heritage Society continued John Minor ‘91 and Christine Minor Geraldine P. Mitchell Darin Moody ‘87 HD ‘19 and Alison Bates Betty Moore Joe Moser ‘56 and Judy Moser Nena Moss Robert Munyon ‘75 and Debra Munyon Bob Murray ‘64 and Connie Murray Brent Mutti ‘96 and Inglill Mutti Art Nelson ‘75 and Jo Ann Nelson Bill Nicewanger ‘63 Niles Noblitt ‘73 HD ‘96 and Nancy Noblitt Mallory and Sonya North Pat Noyes ‘76 HD ‘16 and Cindy Noyes Kenneth Oberst ‘72 and Marjorie Oberst Bill Olah ‘74 and Janet Olah Steve O’Neill ‘63 and Jan O’Neill David Orr ‘96 and Kara Orr Bill and Jill Ovens Bob Overpeck ‘57 and Marlene Overpeck Mark Owens ‘72 and Jayne Owens Norm Owens ‘78 and Aleta Owens Adam Parin ‘02 and Krista Parin Jack Parks ‘71 and Marypat Parks

Mike Patrick ‘75 and Brenda Patrick Dennis Paustenbach ‘74 HD ‘07 Marjorie Pearce Wolfgang Pelz ‘71 and Joyce Pelz Sue E. Penrose Christa Percopo Bill Perkins ‘60 and Phyllis Perkins Gary Phipps ‘60 Dan Price ‘75 and Elise Price David Price ‘86 Fred Queary ‘90 and Tina Queary Gregory N. Ragle John W. Ragle HD ‘89 A. Janet Raines Arthur Rawlings ‘85 and Paula Rawlings Nina M. Ray Ron and Dotty Reehling Steve Reiss ‘66 and Diane Reiss Mark Renholzberger ‘82 Steve Reust ‘81 and Janet Reust Gary Reynolds ‘63 and Beverly* Reynolds Lynn Roberts ‘63 and Linda Roberts Diane L. Robertson Dave Robinson ‘73 and Hazel Robinson Bernie Robinson Keith and Diana Rockey Doug Roof ‘69 and Karen Roof

Gerald Rose ‘57 and Margaret Rose Bill Royer ‘64 Robert Royer ‘49 John Royse HD ‘00 and Peg Royse Paul Rupprecht ‘80 and Cindy Rupprecht Milt Sanders ‘58 and Valerie Sanders Paul Scheibelhut ‘71 and Cynthia Scheibelhut Gary and Judy Schomer Bill Schott ‘74 and Mary Schott Bob Schwier ‘49* Don and Susan Scott Joseph Sereno ‘82 and Saundra Sereno Kirk Shafer ‘83 and Christy Shafer Don Simpson ‘57 HD ‘94 and Judy* Simpson Mary K. Small Brodie Smith ‘06 and Kelly Smith Carter Smith ‘56 HD ‘92 and Phyllis Smith Robert and Linda Smith Troy Snider ‘82 John Snow ‘68 and Janet Snow Allen Snyder ‘87 and Lisa Snyder Allen Snyder ‘05 Pete Soller ‘83 and Rita Soller Don Sparks ‘72 and Cindy Sparks Dan Starr ‘75 and Kimberly Starr Doug Stearley ‘79 and Kristine Stearley Jeffrey Sterrett ‘83 and Suzie Sterrett Rick Stiles ‘76 and Dauphine Stiles

Jim Story ‘73 and Cathy Story Fred Strietelmeier ‘70 and Sondra Strietelmeier Steve Sucher ‘76 and Barb Sucher Naomi L. Summerlot Ray Summerlot ‘74 and Debbie Summerlot Jim Summers ‘62 and Isabel Summers Chick Sweeney ‘72 and Aggie Sweeney Petras Swissler ‘12 Gary Tate ‘58 and Carolyn Tate Andrea Terrell John Teskey ‘78 and Ruthann Teskey Lawrence Thomas ‘57 Rosemary Thomas Joe Thurston ‘64 and Lynn Thurston Joe Tolsma ‘08 Eric Trueblood ‘92 and Jacqueline Trueblood Jeffrey Tunis Gary Tyrrell ‘90 and Helen Tyrrell Myrna Ulbrich* Ron Vahle ‘56 and Kathleen Vahle John and Lynn VanEtten Theresa Vonderschmitt Rob VonStralendorff ‘83 and Andrea VonStralendorff Joel Waldbieser ‘60 and Patricia Waldbieser Ken Walter ‘83 and Mary Beth Walter Dale Wedel ‘86 and Michele Wedel Phil Weihl ‘77 and Cynthia Weihl

Erica Weiler ‘02 William M. Welch* Tony Wellings ‘68 and Joyce Wellings George West ‘84 and Mary Beth West John West ‘79 Doug Wheaton ‘74 and Carla Wheaton Steve White ‘73 Dave Whiteley ‘78 and Donna Whiteley Chuck Wickersham ‘73 and Bonnie Wickersham Matt Wiesenberg ‘78 and Denise Wiesenberg David Wildemann ‘84 and Sue Wildemann Tom Wilhoite ‘66 and Kathleen Wilhoite Andy Williams ‘88 and Stacy Strawn Williams Julia and Nick Williams Clyde Willian ‘52 HD ‘95* Jacque Wilson ‘96 and Stacey Stumpf Larry Wilson ‘59 Marilyn Winters Dave Wojahn ‘75 and Patricia Wojahn Bobby Woolf ‘90 Jim* and Thelma Worick Thelma Worick Xiaofeng Xu ‘95 and Xin Xu David Zabel ‘86 and Anne Zabel Roger Zygmunt

Catapulting Young Minds

MEMBERS OF ROSE-HULMAN’S NEW SAWMILL SOCIETY QUALIFY FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE 1874 HERITAGE SOCIETY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR GIVING ARRANGEMENT. THE SOCIETY IS A GROUP OF INNOVATIVE, FORWARDTHINKING ALUMNI AND OTHERS WHO HAVE COME TOGETHER TO SHARE INSIGHTS, EXPERIENCE AND INSPIRATION WITH EACH OTHER, WHILE KEEPING THE ROSE SPIRIT OF GIVING ALIVE. LEARN MORE AT WWW.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU/SAWMILLSOCIETY.

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Former humanities professor Tomoko Hamada, PhD, husband Richard Draper, and her daughter, Shannon Yumiko Hamada Connolly, MD, have established and support an endowment fund based upon their belief that education uplifts and empowers individuals against ignorance, hatred and fear. The fund helps cover the costs for female high school students to attend Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult program, which provides opportunities each summer for youths to explore their STEM interests. Tomoko was an assistant professor of anthropology and sociology on campus from 1985-88. She founded the institute’s Asian studies program and helped create Rose-Hulman’s partnership with Japan’s Kanazawa Institute of Technology. She moved on to teach at the College of William & Mary, but Tomoko never forgot the support and transformational leadership provided by former Rose-Hulman president Samuel Hulbert. Connolly is a practicing physician providing patient-center care for women in Southern California.

EVERY GIFT MATTERS

President’s G.O.L.D. Circle

Recognizing young alumni 10-year cumulative giving through June 30, 2021.

Gold $5,000 and above

Silver $2,500 to $4,999

Bronze $1,000 to $2,499

Jake Beaty ‘12 Greg Blachut ‘11 Brian Buetow ‘11 Chad Conway ‘12 Julie Fisher ‘12 AJ Jordan ‘12 Steve Jugle ‘07 and Emily Asman Jugle ‘13 Caleb Kissel ‘16 Greg Laudick ‘12 Chris Lippelt ‘16 Mike McDonald ‘14 Alex Memering ‘15 Alex Mullans ‘13 Maddie Muncie ‘19 Jordan Nielson ‘12 Chris Olinger ‘15 James Pillischafske ‘14 and Catherine Pillischafske ‘14 Travis Tatlock ‘14 Kevin Trizna ‘16 Kevin Wells ‘12

Rob Adams ‘11 Tim Balz ‘17 Koby Close ‘17 and Lindsey Close ‘18 Andy Corsten ‘11 Alan Crague ‘12 Neil Dorsey ‘13 and Anna Dorsey ‘13 Morgan Dumm ‘12 Jeremiah Edwards ‘13 Tim Ekl ‘11 Eric Fiedeldey ‘12 Tom Foulkes ‘15 Matt Hein ‘12 Matt Iwema ‘13 Jen Jarvis ‘13 Albert Johnson ‘11 Kylie McCollum ‘15 John McLaughlin ‘11 Garrett Meyer ‘14 and Crystal Meyer ‘15 John Milner ‘15 Matt Moravec ‘13 Stephen Owen ‘11 and Theresa Owen ‘11 Eli Parker-Reyes ‘12 Melissa Schwenk ‘12 Colin Shipley ‘10 and Natalie Shipley ‘11 Anna Vogel ‘12 Joe Wanstrath ‘11

Micah Aldrich ‘12 Alex Alvarez ‘14 Caitlin Anderson ‘13 Brace Bade ‘11 Jerry Belton ‘11 Will Bro ‘11 Jasmine Browne ‘11 Spencer Carver ‘13 Steven Chase ‘11 Jordan Chipka ‘13 Nick Chute ‘16 Creasy Clauser ‘13 Jep Cohen ‘12 David Cooper ‘14 Josh Cribelar ‘14 Sheston Culpepper ‘20 Ame Dale ‘11 Rain Dartt ‘15 Rick Dempsey ‘12 Stephanie Drenten Ferro ‘11 Matthew Drosos ‘11 Justin Druba ‘10 and Mychal Druba ‘11 Shunfan Du ‘18 Tyler Duffy ‘16 Max Eboch ‘13 Emily Eckstein ‘13 Michael Ehrstein ‘13

Annual Giving Circles

Emma Fitzpatrick ‘15 Ryan Fontana ‘17 Kris France ‘16 Matt Fuson ‘13 Chris Galler ‘11 Scott Gallmeier ‘12 Jonathon Gissentanner ‘13 Aaron Golliver ‘16 Max Grove ‘12 Michael Habimana-Griffin ‘11 Darren Haffner ‘12 JD Hall ‘12 Noah Hamner ‘14 and Vania Hamner ‘14 Derek Hawn ‘13 Mitchell Ishmael ‘11 Brianna Kalous ‘13 Eric Kamer ‘13 Ben Katz ‘18 Matt Kennedy ‘12 Alex Kiesel ‘16 Anthony Korzeniewski ‘13 Casey Langdale ‘15 Mark Lasher ‘17 Alex Leversen ‘16 Chris Lui ‘16 John MacAslan ‘14 Jessica Maslan ‘11 Brian McHugh ‘14 Ben McNees ‘13

Luke Mehringer ‘12 Nathan Mendel ‘12 Ryan Meyer ‘15 Calvin Mlynarczyk ‘12 Joe Monhaut ‘16 Geoffrey Ong ‘14 Cole Pearson ‘11 Michael Pridal-LoPiccolo ‘11 Tom Ringe ‘14 Tyler Rockwood ‘16 Angelica Rodriguez ‘15 Stephan Roessler ‘13 Phil Scherer ‘12 Mart Seese ‘11 Nathan Shumway ‘13 Andrew Siegle ‘13 Sam Sobczak ‘16 Brian Soller ‘15 Annmarie Stanley ‘11 Charles Statler ‘17 Justin Swadling ‘12 Petras Swissler ‘12 Sam Varga ‘11 Alex Weissenfels ‘15 Alex White ‘14 Ty Wiggins ‘13 Alex Wolf ‘11 Yue Zhang ‘14

Recognizing annual gifts of $250 or more from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

(A complete listing of all donors can be found by visiting the Rose-Hulman website at www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.)

Herman Moench Circle $25,000 and above Darleen Bakken Marlow Bakken ‘10 Rob Banerjee ‘78 and Kathy Banerjee Morg Bruck ‘69 and Nancy Bruck Jeff Brugos ‘66 Keith Cavallini ‘96 and Nadia Yacoub Sherman and Maria Chancellor Mike Chaney ‘81 and Kathy Chaney John Chinn ‘56 and Jane Chinn Martin and Kristin Cless Andrew Conru ‘90 Carl Cook HD ‘15 and Marcy Cook Karen A. DeGrange Tom Dinkel ‘72 HD ‘15 and Susie Dinkel David Freshour ‘74 and Nancy Freshour Carol Giacoletto Greg Gibson ‘84 HD ‘17 and Amy Gibson Max and Jackie Gibson David Hannum ‘81 and Kathy Hannum Lou and Jan Harmening Jim Hayhurst ‘64 and Katie Hayhurst Carol Hayward*

LEGEND:

Bob Hillis ‘69 HD ‘13 and Jenny Hillis Dave Hoecker ‘69 and Susan Hoecker Ronald Hough ‘73 and Bonnie Hough Joan Hubbard* Josh Hulett ‘00 and Jamie Hulett ‘03 Ella Ingram and Jim Luzar Philip Jones ‘56* David Kelton ‘67 and Mary Kelton Ralph Kirkpatrick ‘74 and Joyce Kirkpatrick Roger LaCosse ‘71 and Linda LaCosse Frank Levinson ‘03 and Becky Levinson ‘05 Gregg Lowe ‘84 HD ‘14 and Diana Lowe Jim Lowes ‘70 and Janett Lowes Bob Luoma ‘80 and Emily Luoma Fred* and Joyce Maienschein* Carla McFarland Mike McKee ‘84 and JoAnne McKee Lyn Miller Morton Cortney Mittelsteadt ‘94 and Michelle Mittelsteadt Jerry Muncie ‘94 Bob Murray ‘64 and Connie Murray

’00 – Alumnus/ae class year

Linda Mussallem and Mike Mussallem ‘74 HD ‘99 Niles Noblitt ‘73 HD ‘96 and Nancy Noblitt John W. Ragle HD ‘89 John Royse HD ‘00 and Peg Royse Rod Schrader ‘84 and Kim Schrader Rick Schue ‘75 and Margaret Schue Tony Schy ‘92 and Cheryl Schy Troy Snider ‘82 John Swearingen ‘81 and Anne Swearingen Erin and Douglas Thieme Lawrence Thomas ‘57 Jim Umpleby ‘80 HD ‘16 and Katherine Umpleby John Walden ‘62 and Norma Walden Joe Wendel ‘95 and Julie Wendel Linda E. White Steve White ‘73 Robert and Robin Wilder Clyde Willian ‘52 HD ‘95* John and Suzanne Willian

HD’00 – Honorary degree recipient *Deceased

Hulman Circle $10,000 to $24,999 Marguerite Atherton Will Atherton ‘09 Jerry Badger ‘62 Jim Baumgardt ‘70 HD ‘10 and Sharon Baumgardt Nelson Baxter ‘71 and Donna Baxter Brad Bechtel ‘92 Bob Bright ‘57 HD ‘01 and Shirley Bright Ron Brunner ‘52 and Patti Brunner Pat Cahill ‘67 and Mary Cahill Cash Canfield ‘94 and Mayme Canfield Scott Carney ‘77 and Judy Carney Rob and Tammy Coons Lawrence J. Cuneo Steve Eisenbrown ‘76 and Marcia Jo Eisenbrown Matt Ellis ‘05 and Victoria Ellis ‘06 Mac Fehsenfeld ‘52 HD ‘95 and Nancy Fehsenfeld Janice Fellows

Bill Fenoglio ‘61 HD ‘87 and Stephanie Salter Tony George HD ‘03 and Laura George Kevin Gibbs ‘02 and Jen Gibbs ‘02 Steve Gillman ‘79 and Cynthia Gillman Michael Gough ‘07 and Jill Gough Bill Grube ‘70* and Janet Grube Bryan Hales ‘93 and Holly Hales Jeff Harrison ‘89 Greg Hubbard ‘94 and Rachael Hubbard Frank Huff ‘60 and Linda Huff Don Ings ‘70 HD ‘99 and Jeanne Ings Chris Inman ‘00 John Jacobi ‘69 and Jane Jacobi Scott Jaeger ‘89 and Tana Jaeger Ray Jirousek ‘70 and Peggy Jirousek Steve Jugle ‘07 and Emily Asman Jugle ‘13 Gary Kelm ‘73 and Margaret Kelm Chris Mack ‘82 and Susan Mack Judy G. McLear Tom McPherron ‘58 and Sharon McPherron

A complete listing of all donors can be found by visiting www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.

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EVERY GIFT MATTERS Annual Giving Circles continued

For the Love of Rose-Hulman Falling in love while pursuing their computer science degrees, Matt and Victoria Ellis have enriched their appreciation of Rose-Hulman by contributing to help future students share in the Rose experience. While Victoria (CS, 2006) knew from an early age she would follow her father, Michael Taylor (EE, 1982), by attending the institute, Matt (CS, 2005) didn’t learn about the college until attending Operation Catapult. They thrived on campus, with Matt being involved in the campus radio station while Victoria was president of the Rose Chorus and a dance team member. The couple lives in Kirkland, Washington, where Matt is a principal software engineer with Microsoft.

Brent Mewhinney ‘84 and Rhonda Mewhinney Geraldine P. Mitchell* Darin Moody ‘87 HD ‘19 and Alison Bates Kedar Murthy ‘84 and Sai-Krupa Das Greg Myers ‘80 and Gertrude Myers Jonathan Nall ‘98 and Dawn Nall ‘99 Ed Oblon ‘84 and Beth Oblon Randy Potts ‘71 and Janet Potts Dan Price ‘75 and Elise Price Gary Reynolds ’63 and Beverly Reynolds* Lynn Roberts ‘63 and Linda Roberts Randy Robertson ‘73 and Maryanne Robertson Bob Schacht ‘72 and Yvonne Schacht Mike Schipper ‘82 and Joanna Brell Mark Schulz ‘76 and Hui Suk Schulz Don and Susan Scott Chuck Sigman ‘80 and Betsy Sigman

Naomi L. Summerlot Kevin Turpin ‘83 and Cathy Turpin Brian Vargas ‘00 and Stefanie Vargas Glenn and Caroline Walsh Marty Wessler ‘87 and Leslie Wessler Andy Williams ‘88 and Stacy Strawn Williams Doug Winner ‘74 and Elaine Winner Cecil Witherbee ‘68 and Sherry Witherbee Allen Wright ‘64 and Carla Wright Danlin Xiang ‘97 and Michelle Cheng ‘96

Founders Circle $5,000 to $9,999 Allen Arthur Carl Bals ‘52 and Margaret Bals Michael Bennett ‘73 and Marcha Bennett

John and Susan Bowers Nate Carlson ‘07 and Naphtali Carlson Jason Carlyle ‘98 and Ann Carlyle Paul Chen ‘66 Bert Combs Tonya Combs ‘01 and Phillip Combs Andrew Compton ‘07 and Melissa Grette-Compton ‘07 Janet and David Cooper Bob Crowell ‘84 and Dee Crowell Steve Darbin ‘79 and Kathryn Darbin Dung Duong ‘98 and Janny Phuongan Ly Paul Eck ‘75 and Teesie Eck Tony Figg ‘68 and Jeanie Figg Bruce Thompson ‘73 and Laurie Thompson Jim Gilman ‘74 HD ‘11 and Jeffri Gilman David Grubb ‘82 and Sharon Grubb Linda J. Hahn

Grateful Parents & Son Rose-Hulman’s caring community had such a resounding impact upon Rich Miller (ME, 1995) that his father, Anthony Miller, established a scholarship, honoring his late wife, to support future mechanical engineering students to attend the institute. Anthony says, “Our son had a great experience at Rose-Hulman and has had a successful career (associate professor at University of Dallas) because of it.” Rich also supports the scholarship in honor of his late mother. Anthony said, “Jeannette and I always believed in supporting education.

It makes sense I would honor Rich’s efforts and my wife’s wishes by continuing to support Rose-Hulman with a scholarship created from my estate.”

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Tomoko Hamada and Richard Draper Bob Harrison ‘70 Jim and Pam Hegarty Paul Heit ‘80 Bill Heller ‘83 Greg Henneke ‘75 and Martha O’Connor Alyssa Hill ‘00 and Chris Hill Dan Hohne ‘99 and Nellie Hohne ‘99 Will Holland ‘65 HD ‘96 and Jean Holland LaDonna G. Howard Bob Kemp ‘81 and Marie Kemp Charlie Key ‘07 and Caroline Key ‘06 Ron Kicinski ‘75 and Sharon Kicinski Joan Koonmen Ernest Kuehl and Dolores De Meyere Matt Kuester ‘00 and Lexy Kuester Pete Lanham ‘57 and Anne Lanham Fujio Matsuda ‘49* and Amy Matsuda Scott McLaughlin ‘81 and Ellen McLaughlin Bill McNiece ‘73 Jon Moehlmann ‘70 and Susan Moehlmann Scott Mottonen ‘87 and Mary Mottonen Mark Nagy ‘80 and Gulmira Nagy Art Nelson ‘75 and Jo Ann Nelson Paul Palmer ‘89 James Pillischafske ‘14 and Catherine Pillischafske ‘14 Craig Pohlman ‘00 Dave and Deborah Purdy Ken Roberts ‘88 and Kimberly Roberts Bob Schukai ‘60 and Nancy Schukai Alice Schwartz Al Shipp ‘78 and Julie Shipp Scott Slisher ‘94 and Michelle Slisher John Sparks ‘81 Linda and Rudy Stakeman Shane Stanford ‘00 and Ana Witaszczyk ‘99 John Stineman ‘64 and Kathy Stineman Robert Stone ‘86 Jim Summers ‘62 and Isabel Summers Greg Swinehart ‘83 and Mitra Walter

Tim Tipton ‘78 and Kathy Tipton Jeff Trang ‘83 and Dianna Trang Chris Trapp ‘86 and Christine Trapp Gary Tyrrell ‘90 and Helen Tyrrell Mike Van Stone ‘86 and Teresa Van Stone Sally Vance Ken Walter ‘83 and Mary Beth Walter Scott Webb ‘90 Kevin Wells ‘12 Alan Welton ‘66 Floyd Yager ‘89 and Kristin Yager

Trustees Circle $2,500 to $4,999 Dana and Sophia Ackerly Will Ackerly ‘04 Christine Bach ‘00 and Mike Bach ‘99 Alison Bailey ‘03 and Andrew Medico Bryan Bell ‘89 Bill Bess ‘66 and Sandra Bess Brent and Lynn Bickel Chris Biggers ‘05 Brian Blair ‘95 and Jessica Blair Fred Henize and Linda Boatman Henize Jason Bork ‘95 and Pam Bork Jennifer Chagnon ‘02 and Armands Chagnon Dick Conard ‘70 and Joan Conard Wes Davis ‘87 and Jennifer Davis Wayne and Angela Dennison Rob Doti ‘86 and Mary Doti Roger Edelbrock ‘78 and Michelle Edelbrock Nathan Edwards ‘78 Lucas Elliott ‘01 and Wendy Elliott Alan Englehart ‘69* and Becky Englehart Matt Ervin ‘00 and Ann Ervin ‘01 Jack Fenoglio ‘59 and Margo Fenoglio Jerry Finley ‘71 and Michaelene Finley James FioRito ‘04 Jack Foltz ‘57 HD ‘99 and Dottie Foltz

Jeannette and Anthony Miller

Rich Miller

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Honoring Parents’ Sacrifices Associate Dean for Professional Development and longtime Ella Ingram Biology Professor Ella Ingram, PhD, and her husband, James Lazar, have established an endowed scholarship fund to support female students who are former Girl Scouts and also have an interest in STEM. This gift honors the many sacrifices Ingram’s parents, Patricia and Joseph Ingram, made to provide for her success as a teacher and researcher in biology, specializing in ecology. The couple have been strong supporters of STEM education and profession, with all four of their children having had successful careers. Ella Ingram says, “My mother was the constant voice in my youth about the strength, tenacity, and resilience needed for a woman in STEM. My dad was an engineer who included his children in many things engineering...My husband and I chose to invest in Rose-Hulman and its students because I’m passionate about our mission and I’m passionate about supporting women in STEM. This scholarship creates an equal opportunity for women to receive a scholarship based on their commitment to achieve their potential, first through scouting and second through a Rose-Hulman education.”

Phil and Traci Fontana John Frischkorn ‘65 and Martha Frischkorn Don Gibson ‘83 and Lisa Gibson Steve Goble ‘71 David and Michele Gough Mike Haley ‘69 and Margaret Haley Bob Hall ‘59 and Sandra Hall Mike Haughney ‘75 and Theresa Haughney Erik Hayes ‘97 and Mel Hayes Bob Heavin ‘73 Tom Heller ‘04 and Julie Heller Ken Hollingsworth ‘59 and Sue Hollingsworth Dan and Christine Hopkins Dave Hussung ‘65 and Beth Hussung Jen Jarvis ‘13 Sam Jordan ‘70 and Yoko Jordan Eleanor and Thomas Jugle Jeff Keeler ‘66 and Lorna Keeler Greg Laudick ‘12 Cary and Norma Laxer Bill Lindstaedt ‘86 Alyssa Lobo ‘99 and Colin Lobo Trevor Lobo ‘00 and Justine Lobo Milt Lowenstein ‘48 HD ‘95 John Malmquist ‘69 and Susan Malmquist Mike Markowski ‘78 and Diane Norman Ed Masuoka ’55 and Mitsuko Masuoka* Tom McCormick ‘91 Brad McKain ‘82 and Rita McKain Philip and Holiday McKiernan Thad Mead ‘95 and Cathy Mead Laney and Lu Meis Jason Miller ‘98

LEGEND:

Jay Moorman ‘94 and Lisa Moorman Roxanna L. Morgan Joe Moser ‘56 and Judy Moser Alex Mullans ‘13 Tricia Nazar and Stephen Wlodarski Dick Neal ‘77 and Linda Neal Randy O’Keefe ‘83 Mike Olson ‘97 Dick Osburn ‘67 and Ruth Osburn Mark Pierce ‘75 and Connie Pierce Jon Pohlman ‘04 and Kate Pohlman Mary and Shelton Poland Sarah Sanborn ‘04 Dave Schluneker ‘08 and Alex Schluneker ‘08 Dave and Jennifer Schmidt Mike Schneider ‘78 and Amy Schneider Bob Smith ‘69 and Vicky Smith Josh Smith ‘04 and Ashlee Smith LaMarr Taylor ‘03 and Bruna Taylor Dave Thomas ‘57 and Carolyn Thomas Joe Tomlinson ‘69 and Peggy Tomlinson John Turner ‘75 and Nancy Turner Andrew Twarek ‘05 and Aimee Twarek Anna Vogel ‘12 Grant Walthall ‘10 Tom Wegman ‘67 and Connie Wegman Gordon West ‘67 and Patricia West Patty Wilkinson ‘00 and Todd Wilkinson Jason Williford ‘92 and Marcie Williford Ron Wolenty ‘78 and Barbara Wolenty Jeff Woods ‘91 and Amy Woods Jason Zielke ‘00 and Angelia Zielke

’00 – Alumnus/ae class year

Provosts Circle $1,000 to $2,499 Nick Adams ‘75 and Mary Adams Todd Adams ‘96 and Jill Adams Jameel Ahmed and Christine Buckley Chris and Katie Aimone Matt Albert ‘04 and Jessica Albert ‘04 John Andersen ‘78 and Carol Andersen Keith and Janet Anderson Wes Armstrong ‘06 and Heather Armstrong Trevor Arnold ‘90 and Heidi Pak-Arnold Kirk Augspurger ‘77 and Natalie Augspurger Tim Ayers ‘86 and Irene Ayers Scott Bagwell ‘80 and Kathy Bagwell James Bailey and Joycelyn Atchison John Bailey ‘70 and Sherry Bailey Fred Baker ‘90 and Susan Baker Tim Balz ‘17 and Sarah Balz Steve Ban ‘62 and Margie Ban Jeff Barton ‘66 and Dixie Barton Bill Bayles ‘77 and Linda Bayles Kyle Beaty ‘10 Alan Bechtel ‘64 and Martha Bechtel Victor Beghini HD ‘89 and Anna Mae Beghini John and Avis Beitz Mark Beitz ‘84 and Tammie Beitz Patrick and Janet Benedicto Amanda Benik ‘01 Anthony Benik ‘02 and Amanda Benik ‘01 Todd and Dana Berg Larry Berger ‘60 and Jackye Berger Jim and Pam Bertoli Greg Blachut ‘11 Steve Blair ‘70 and Jane Blair

HD’00 – Honorary degree recipient *Deceased

Joseph and Patricia Ingram

Steve Blair ‘91 and Jennifer Blair Rod Bogue ‘62 Ron Bowman ‘86 and Laurie Joiner Doug and Lisa Boyer Margueritte P. Brackin Nik Bradley ‘66 and Nancy Bradley Steve and Jillian Brady Randy Braker ‘81 and Priscilla Braker Richard Brandt Jack Braun ‘66 and Elizabeth Braun Patricia A. Brinkman Eric Brodeur ‘93 and Whitney Joondeph Christopher Brown ‘02 Tim Brown ‘82 and Eileen Brown Doug Bryant ‘73 and Carleen Bryant Neil and Nancee Bryson Peter Bryson ‘02 Jeff Burgan ‘77 and Carol Burgan Dave Burgner ‘72 and Deborah Burgner Sheila Burke and Joe Alvord Edward and Janet Burnham John Butwin ‘81 Doug Byrer ‘85 and Elisa Byrer Mike Cain ‘85 and Lori Cain Carol A. Calabro Dale Campau ‘79 Doug Carlton ‘84 David and Sandra Carr Don Carrell ‘57 George and Sylvia Carson Caroline Carvill Steve Charlton ‘64 and Sue Charlton Steven Chase ‘11 Tim Cindric ‘90 HD ‘21 and Megan Cindric

Al Cleek ‘64 and Mary Ann Cleek Steve Collier ‘66 and Elizabeth Jones Jim and Susie Colligan Bill Collins ‘69 and Deanna Collins Chris Collison ‘82 and Debbie Collison Beverley and Marian Compton Nick Corkill ‘09 and Amanda Corkill ‘10 Dan Costenaro ‘01 and Michelle Costenaro ‘01 Michael Crist ‘91 and Angela Crist Ryan Cross ‘02 and Ashley Cross Hal Cultice ‘48 and Jo Cultice Tom Curry ‘67 and Carla Curry Paul Curtin ‘80 and Alison Curtin Roderick Daebelliehn ‘89 and Jana Daebelliehn Willie Daffron ‘89 and Monika Daffron Tim Daniel ‘81 and Gabrielle Halko Darrin Davidson ‘86 and Shelly Davidson Rob and Lori Davignon De Day ‘03 and Alicia Day ‘03 Steve Decker ‘77 and Drue Decker Dan Denlinger ‘74 and Becky Denlinger Matt DeVries ‘08 and Sami DeVries ‘08 Dennis Dierckman ‘75 and Joan Dierckman Gerry Dinkel ‘68 and Jean Dinkel Peter Doenges ‘69 and Vicki Doenges Matt Donk ‘90 and Kristan Donk Mike Donoghue ‘82 and Mary Lynn Donoghue Brian Dougherty ‘93 and Heidi Dougherty Bill Dudley ‘65 and Sally Dudley Gary Eck ‘78 and Marlene Eck David and Aileen Eckert

A complete listing of all donors can be found by visiting www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.

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A Rose Couple It’s a wonderful boy-meets-girl, boy-marries-girl story. Jay Moorman (CPE, 1994) met eventual wife, Lisa, on campus when he was a student and she was a graduate student who lived on campus as a graduate student in student activities and an admissions counselor. The original “Rose Couple” has established a scholarship endowment fund for a computer or electrical engineering student who has a passion for technical excellence, student activities and outstanding leadership. They are advocates of STEM education and strong supporters of the Rose-Hulman experience. Jay is a senior vice president for CACI, leading the firm’s technology and innovation laboratory.

Larry Elkin ‘91 and Katherine Elkin Laura B. Elliott John Elzufon ‘68 and Lena Elzufon Frank Eppert ‘56 George Ernest ‘78 and Dereva Ernest Bob Evans ‘78 and Janette Evans Garyne Evans ‘92 and Michele Evans Chad Eviston ‘00 Bob Failing ‘52 and Marlene Failing Sandra Fairchild-Miller Jack Farr ‘75 HD ‘99 and Sonya Farr Brett Fathauer ‘91 and Lora Fathauer Mark Federle ‘85 and Michele Federle Eric Fiedeldey ‘12 Julie Fisher ‘12 and Eric Fisher Bill Fleenor ‘70 and Judy Fleenor Gregory Ford ‘92 and Laura Ford Al Forsaith ‘52 and Nancy Forsaith Gordon Francis ‘66 and Jacki Francis Mike Francis ‘65 and Marty Francis Rob Fransham ‘78 and Vicky Fransham Jim Freudenberg ‘78 and Anna Stefanopoulou Denny Fritz ‘68 and Adele Fritz Bob Froetscher ‘80 and Janet Froetscher Mandie Gehring ‘08 Larry Geier ‘72 and Kimberly Geier Baron Gemmer ‘85 and Lydia Gemmer Greg Gemmer ‘80 and Lynn Gemmer Paul Georgas ‘77 and Elaine Georgas Jim and Maria Geyer Jim Gidcumb ‘76 and Cathy Gidcumb Jeff Gilbert ‘85 and Deanna Gilbert Joe Gladden ‘61 and Mary Gladden Clifford and Lisa Godiner Jimmy Goebel ‘05 Elliot Goodman ‘07 and Jessica Slack Stu Gosch ‘80 and Brenda Gosch

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Kyle Gossman ‘04 and Stephanie Gossman Greg Gotwald ‘01 and Lindsay Gotwald Patrick Grace ‘00 and Kelley Grace Andrew Gray ‘99 and Trish Gray Jereme Greenblott ‘96 Phil Griffith ‘05 and Cari Griffith ‘03 Sean Griggs ‘88 and Denise Griggs Vern Gross ‘61 Pete and Donna Gustafson Karin Guthrie ‘00 Jeremy Haefele ‘07 and Maggie Haefele Darren Haffner ‘12 Gene and Betsey Hall Wes Hamilton ‘96 and Kelly Hamilton Bill Hamman ‘76 and Kathy Hamman Doris Hanes John Hanger ‘87 and Jennifer Hanger Kent and Judy Harris Michael Haughney ‘07 and Stacey Haughney Dylan Havard ‘05 and Tammy Havard Jeff and Candy Havens Mike Hawkey ‘87 and Ann Hawkey Gordon Hayes ‘49 and Margaret Hayes James Heit Josh Hertz ‘04 and Mandy Wegner Hertz Dean Hill ‘84 and Fabiola Hill Rob Hochstetler ‘91 and Linda Hochstetler Mike Hoffa ‘90 and Cynthia Hoffa Margaret M. Holmes Jed Holt ‘70 and Nettie Holt Margaret L. Hopkins John Hoppe ‘75 Spencer House ‘94 and Jennifer House Cory Howell ‘05 David Huey ‘93 and Suzanne Huey Blair Hughes ‘80 and Hope Hughes Justin Hutchings ‘07 Anthony and Heather Iasso

Neil Irwin ‘63 and Michele Irwin Jim Jacobi ‘95 and Christy Jacobi Bob and Cheryl Jeffryes Jeff and Cindy Jenkins Ron Jennings ‘60 and Joan Jennings David Jensen ‘70 and Janeen Jensen Elizabeth Johnson Frazer Jones and Bo Luo Mark Jones ‘75 and Cathie Jones Warren Jones ‘52 and Janet Jones Dave Jordan ‘71 and Mary Jordan Scott Josif ‘72 and Josie Josif Allan Junker ‘50 Jeff Justus ‘78 Mark and Julie Kadnar Brianna Kalous ‘13

Jason Karlen ‘92 and Kelly Karlen Paul Koch ‘77 and Raye Koch Bruce Kopf ‘64 and Susan Kopf Mark and Marissa Kosiba Samuel Kowal ’55 and Betty Kowal* Corbett Kull ‘90 and Joy Kull Bob Kylander ‘46 Terry LaGrange ‘83 and Kim LaGrange Jim Lane ‘66 and Catherine Lane Kevin Lanke ‘97 and Steph Lanke Donald Lanning ‘61 and Carolyn Lanning David Lawrence ‘00 and Jennifer Lawrence ‘02 Foo-Hooi Lee ‘94 Amanda Lennartz ‘07 and Martin Lennartz Dan Lenz ‘66 and Shirley Lenz Mrs. Carl F. Lesher Matt LeVora ‘01 and Jenny LeVora ‘01 Cliff Lewis ‘69 and Anette Lewis Wei Li ‘97 and Genfa Wu Scott Linn ‘82 and Joy Linn Michael Lipic Tracey Lockhart ‘02 and Nathan Lockhart ‘02 John Lynn ‘66 and Roxann Lynn Zhigang Ma and Shexin Gong Billy MacLeod ‘05 Jim Malone ‘62 Joe Marietta ‘00 and Andrea Marietta Paul Mason ‘56 Tom and Sandy Mason Chad and Angie Mathis Ryan and Jacqueline McDonald Lantz McElroy ‘88 and Cynthia McElroy Tim McGrath ‘80 and Robyn McGrath Brian McHugh ‘14 John McKeon ‘75 and Nancy McKeon Colleen McLaughlin Foster McMasters ‘70 Todd Melby ‘99 and Leslie Melby Christopher Meyer ‘04 and Jennifer Meyer Spike Miller ‘07 and Kimberly Miller ‘06 Spencer and Gay Minear David Moeller ‘57 and Pat Moeller

Eric Monhaut ‘06 and Tiffany Monhaut Jeff Moore ‘83 and Lisa Moore Ramana Moorthy ‘84 and Shailaja Valluri Larry Morgan ‘64 and Leanna Morgan Tom Morris ‘68 and Sara Morris Everett Moseman ‘50 and Faye Moseman Duane Mowrey ‘86 Mike Mueller ‘75 and Cheryl Mueller Byron Myers ‘68 and Margaret Myers Nate Myers ‘02 and Stacia Myers Bill Nagel ‘00 and Sara Nagel Santhana Naidu Martin Neuliep ‘78 and Patricia Pancioli John Newlin ‘69 and Kristina Newlin John Newlin ‘43 Bradley Newman ‘84 and Sonia Newman Bill Nicewanger ‘63 Don Niedringhaus ‘61 Kelly Noel ‘02 and Hans Noel Mike Norris ‘77 George and Sarah Novosel Bert Osika ‘85 and Robyn Osika Randy Overdorf ‘65 Lenny Overton ‘74 Mark Owens ‘72 and Jayne Owens Mike Patrick ‘75 and Brenda Patrick Jami J. Patterson Bob Pease ‘80 and Terri Pease Dan Pechacek ‘07 Christa Percopo Bill Perkins ‘60 and Phyllis Perkins Bob Pesavento ‘62 and Susan Pesavento Mike Peters ‘79 and Kathy Peters David and Barbara Phelan Gary Phipps ‘60 Kevin Pietrzak ‘86* Tony Platz ‘88 and Peggy Platz Larry Plew ‘68 and Lynne Plew Frank Popoff HD ‘88 and Jean Popoff Paul Price ‘87 and Kelley Price Michael Pridal-LoPiccolo ‘11 Dave Rader and Concetta DePaolo

A Perfect Fit Rose-Hulman was the perfect school for Michael Gough (ME, 2007) to realize his engineering aspirations. He is an engineering manager with Caterpillar Inc., leading the core engine castings team for the company’s largest engines.

His wife, Jill, is also an engineering manager at Caterpillar. The couple wanted to do their part to keep Rose-Hulman such a special and unique place. That’s why they give specifically to the Department of Mechanical Engineering machine shop, because practical hands-on experience is critical for engineering graduates.

EVERY GIFT MATTERS Annual Giving Circles continued Steve Rammelsberg ‘86 Bob Randolph ‘56 and Dot Randolph George Rapp HD ‘93 and Peggy Rapp Jeff Ready ‘96 and Amy Ready Douglas Rebidue ‘68 Duane Reinholt ‘86 and Allyson Reinholt Bridget Revier ‘04 and Matt Erickson Jonathan Rich ‘95 and Alice Rich Clay Robbins HD ‘06 and Amy Robbins John and Elizabeth Robson Jeremy Roehm ‘02 Tom Roetker ‘80 and Terri Roetker James Rose ‘01 Don Royer ‘69 and Karen Royer Robert Royer ‘49 Mike Salay ‘83 and Charlotte Salay Mark Salzbrenner ‘77 and Tamara Salzbrenner Becky Schad ‘99 and Ryan Schad Paul Scheibelhut ‘71 and Cynthia Scheibelhut Joseph Schmeltzer ‘99 Barry Schneider ‘90 and Verna Schneider Eric Schue ‘07 and Ashtin Schue Bob Schukai ‘86 and Linda Rowley Mike Schwenk ‘73 and Pam Schwenk Kenneth and Rita Senseman Dick Shallcross ‘70 and Gail Shallcross Yosi Shibberu Rolan and Lynn Shomber Greg Shutske ‘71 and Maria Markovich Tom Sliwa ‘85 Jeff Smirz ‘70 and Lisa Smirz Brodie Smith ‘06 and Kelly Smith Denny Smith ‘71 HD ‘16 and Lynnette Smith Greg Smith ‘73 and Ann Smith Kendal Smith ‘81 Larry Smith ‘75 and Martha Smith Sherm and Ruth Smith Ricky Solotke ‘06 Lee Sorrell ‘87 Larry Spilbeler ‘76 and Pamela Spilbeler Edward Spyhalski ‘81 Rick Stamper ‘85 and Anne Stamper Trey Starnes ‘06 Bob Stearley ‘57 and Helen Stearley Jeffrey Sterrett ‘83 and Suzie Sterrett Todd Stout ‘07 and Ashley Stout Len Straight ‘75 Steve Stroder ‘80 and Betty Stroder Brian Stuart ‘84 and Mary Stuart Tom Stuebe ‘67 and Sara Stuebe Hugh Sutherland ‘79 Kevin and Kathy Sutterer Art Sutton ‘56 and Virginia Sutton David Swain HD ‘01 and Linda Swain Chick Sweeney ‘72 and Aggie Sweeney Tom Tarzian ‘68 HD ‘99 and Cathy Tarzian Travis Tatlock ‘14 Alan and Mary Taylor Henry and Eva Taylor Tom and Carol Templeton Mike Thomas ‘64 HD ‘97 Amy and Brian Timberman David Titzer ‘84 and Deneen Titzer

LEGEND:

Jim Toone ‘76 and Nancy Toone Kevin Trizna ‘16 Corey Trobaugh ‘03 and Anne Trobaugh ‘03 Joe Tynan ‘66 and Nancy Tynan Bob Uhlmansiek ‘68 and Nancy Uhlmansiek Daniel Unger ‘05 and Bridget Unger ‘05 Stefani Vande Lune ‘06 Dennis VandenBrink ‘78 and Nancy VandenBrink Roger VanDerSnick ‘85 Jim and Claudia Varga Edgar Vargas Castaneda ‘07 Maria and Nuno Vaz Lee and Gabi Waite Rick Wamsher ‘74 and Joni Boston Ed Wang ‘95 and Jean Gao ‘96 Roger Ward ‘71 and Marilyn Ward Eula Webb Bill Weil ‘58 and Marilyn Weil Doug Weiser ‘90 and Lisa Weiser Chad Welch ‘97 and Alyson Welch Allan Wenzel ‘68 and Laurie Wenzel Ty Wiggins ‘13 George Williams ‘73 Jim Williams ‘71 and Donna Williams Devin Willis ‘82 and Brenda Willis Michael Wilson ‘90 and Paula Wilson Brian and Phyllis Winkel Daniel Wolodkiewicz ‘82 and Janet Wolodkiewicz Keith Woodason ‘89 and Caroline Woodason Bobby Woolf ‘90 Fred Wright ‘62 Roger and Tong Wynn David Yates ‘84 and Jan Yates Daniel Yergeau ‘89 and Agus Tirtowidjojo Mark and Sarah Yoder Chad Zarse ‘05 and Emily Zarse Rob Zembrodt ‘97 and Sara Zembrodt ‘99

Deans Circle $500 to $999 Joe Adam ‘97 and Jennifer Adam Anthony and Mary Ann Aellen Durushka Ahmed ‘13 Mishima Alam ‘03 and Vikas Kumar Eric Aldridge ‘86 and Liza Aldridge George Allen ‘67 and Ann Collins Kyle Allen ‘02 and Stephanie Allen Claude* and Diane Anderson Todd Anderson ‘92 and Carrie Anderson Adam AufderHeide ‘01 Rae Azorandia ‘03 Brian Bajgrowicz ‘98 and Theresa Bajgrowicz Jim Baker ‘71 and Mary Addison Baker Stephen F. Baker Brennan Banion ‘74 and Nanetta Banion Jim Barr ‘73 Jay Bartlett ‘84 and Barbara Ann Bartlett Jeremy Barton ‘04 and Janine Southard John Becker ‘89

’00 – Alumnus/ae class year

Valuing Campus Leadership Chris Inman (BSME, 2000/MSBE, 2002) believes that the opportunity to lead outside of the classroom is a critical component of a student’s education and provides students with a competitive advantage throughout their careers. He has endowed a scholarship to promote and recognize excellence in student leadership. He also has contributed to the Class of 2000 Scholarship fund. After graduation, Inman went on to study at the U.S. Air War College and served the Air Force in a variety of assignments.

He later became director of telehealth for Indiana University Health and now is an associate director and business area manager for a portfolio of signals intelligence programs with Raytheon Technologies.

Doug Bennett ‘69 and Corinne Bennett Ronald and Noreen Bickel Curt Bilby ‘82 HD ‘06 and Diane Bilby Will Bishop ‘78 and Pamela Coget Kevin Bleicher ‘86 and Carolyn Bleicher Mark Boddy ‘95 and Christina Boddy Bob Bohrman ‘51 and Harriet Bohrman Jordan Bosse ‘17 and Joy Bosse ‘17 Jack Bott ‘61 and Susan Bott Alex Boyd ‘13 John Brabender ‘81 and Marcia Brabender Mark E. Brandt David and Kathryn Brentlinger Joe Bronnert ‘59 Ben Brown ‘98 and Jeannette Brown Doug and Larisa Brown Rose Brown Kurt Bryan and Frances Silta Susan E. Budak Robert and Anne Bunch Ken Burkhart ‘69 and Arta Burkhart Scott Burwinkel ‘96 Kevin Butler ‘09 and Kate Butler ‘10 Tom Butwin ‘71 and Ann Marie Butwin Joe Cahill ‘71 and Lucy Cahill Jake and Erin Campbell Steve Carroll ‘68 Phil Carter ‘66 and Sue Carter Kiana Caston ‘19 Greg Chapman ‘85 and Kathy Chapman Ethel Chiang and Glen Freimuth Erek and Katrina Clacks Leonard Clark ‘97 and Jennifer Clark Mike Clayton ‘61 and Mary Clayton Jason Clifford ‘04 Jim Coles ‘69 and Barbara Coles Bob Coma ‘59 and Sylvia Coma Bob Combs ‘70 and Raye Combs Rob Coop ‘93 and Lisa Coop Eric Cooper ‘90 and Melissa Cooper Terry Corbin ‘70

HD’00 – Honorary degree recipient *Deceased

Don Corson ‘83 and Katie Corson Cindy Cox Harry and Dawn Craan John Crane ‘90 Josh Cribelar ‘14 Bob Crisp ‘60 Bruce Crum ‘75 and JoAnn Crum Gerald and Beth Cunniff Anthony and Diane Cutaia Leonard Dattilo ‘96 and Gina Dattilo Heidi Davidson ‘03 and James Davidson Barry Davignon ‘90 and Joanne Davignon Douglas Davis ‘78 and Nancy Davis Matt and Sharon Davis Lynn S. Degler Dwight Dively ‘80 and Susan Dively Hank Doherty ‘79 and Dwan Doherty Mike Dominik ‘76 and Jeanne Dominik Joshua and Michelle Dorfmueller Rick Dorsey ‘78 and Janis Dorsey Kylie Douglas Bob Downs ‘83 and Tami Downs Randy Drew ‘68 and Sandy Drew Ross Dring ‘62 and Pat Dring Alan Droege ‘95 and Becki Droege Shunfan Du ‘18 Bill Duncan ‘70 and Ginger Duncan Max Eboch ‘13 Bill and Trish Eccles Barbara Edwards Michael Ehrstein ‘13 Michelle Einhorn ‘03 Kameron Eisenhour ‘17 Charles and Jean Ellestad Joel Ericson ‘02 and Amy Ericson Jake Esau ‘09 Dave Evans ‘86 Tom Evans ‘65 and Sharyn Evans Bernadette and Jeff Ewen Oluwole and Michelle Faseru Dave Fassburg ‘59 and Terry Fassburg

Rick and Susan Fassino Elihu Feustel ‘92 Andrew Feyen ‘03 and Marisa Feyen ‘03 Alex Fine ‘07 and Sarah Fine ‘08 Mark and Kaori Finn Dave Fischer ‘93 and Angel Fischer Steve and Kathy Fleschner Walt Flood ‘03 and Niki Flood Walt Flood ‘75 Dick Foltz ‘66 and Sue Foltz Kenneth and Cathleen Folz Ryan Fontana ‘17 Kevin Foor ‘96 James Forbess and Karen Kushner Eric Forster ‘90 and Joy Forster Rick Foster ‘70 and Carol Foster Bill Fox ‘78 and Kathy Fox David Frampton ‘90 and Julie Frampton Kris France ‘16 Pat Freeland ‘82 and Beth Freeland Mark Galambus ‘76 and Sherry Galambus Jerry Genovesi ‘84 Ronnie George ‘08 Jim and Deb Goecker Steven Goetz ‘96 and Riki Banerjee Joseph Gold ‘03 Rick Gollhofer ‘77 and Terri Gollhofer Stephan Gosswiller ‘17 Rebecca T. Graves Harvey Greene ‘57 and Joyce Greene John Gregor ‘82 and Michelle Gregor Paul Griffith ‘83 and Tauna Griffith Damon Ground ‘82 and Teri Ground Luis Guzman ‘92 and Marcela Guzman Bernadette Haas Paul Haas ‘50 and Donetta Haas Michael Habimana-Griffin ‘11 Tim Hachfeld ‘08 Tom Hakes ‘67 and Ellen Hakes Patricia M. Hallagan Darrell Hancock ‘85 and Kaz Hancock

A complete listing of all donors can be found by visiting www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.

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EVERY GIFT MATTERS Annual Giving Circles continued Daniel Harshbarger ‘95 and Holly Harshbarger Larry Hartley ‘61 and Marlene Hartley Paul Hartman ‘76 and Audrey Hartman Warren Hartmann ‘75 and Linda Hartmann Adam Haste ‘06 Karl Hauser ‘48 Peter and Renee Hawkins Kevin Hayes ‘94 and Alethea Hayes Robert Haynes ‘84 and Jacque Haynes Sean and Amy Helliwell Mike Helmecki and Mary Fitzpatrick Greg Hemmer ‘80 and Becky Hemmer Jennifer Hepp ‘04 and Mark Hepp Carl Herakovich ‘59 and Marlene Herakovich Steve Herrington ‘89 and Angela Herrington Daily Hill ‘79 and Maryann Hill Greg Hoffman ‘86 and Judy Hoffman Kent Holcomb ‘75 and Deborah Holcomb Al and Leanne Holder Bob Hopkins ‘85 and Dianna Hopkins Mike Horton ‘87 and Susan Horton Elisha Hough ‘08 and Ben Hough Alec Houpt ‘14 Allen D. Houtz John Howlett ‘66 and Rosemary Howlett William and Carol Hubbard Norm Huntley ‘60 and Marilyn Huntley Darryl Huyett ‘72 and Clara Huyett Ron Ireland ‘61 and Nancy Ireland Amy Itoku Bob Jacobs ‘90 and Brandy Jacobs Dave Jaksa ‘68 and Judith Jaksa Tom and Judy James Rob Janes ‘68 Matt Jensen ‘06 and Sherry Jensen James Jiang ‘95 and Tina Peng Frank and Ellen Johnson Ken Johnson ‘89 Dave Jonas ‘68 and Dee Jonas

Ronnie and Shannon Jones John Jordan ‘76 Phillip and Kathy Junkersfeld Mike Kempkes ‘82 and Tamison Kempkes Jennifer and AJ Kenzor Brad Kicklighter ‘89 and Judy Kicklighter Rich Killion ‘70 and Ruth Killion James Kimmerle ‘94 and Kathleen Kimmerle Fred King ‘71 and Kathleen King Scott and Elaine Kirkpatrick Marques Kirsch ‘02 Dave and Carla Klausler Norm Klein ‘72 and Teri Klein David Kooyman ‘90 Douglas and Kristen Korbel John Kovich ‘78 and Faye Kovich Katie Kragh-Buetow ‘10 and Chris Kragh-Buetow ‘09 Pete Kratz ‘76 and Norine Kratz Kurt and Jacqueline Krieghbaum Debbie Kroll ‘99 Joe Kunkel ‘84 and Nancy Kunkel Ken Kuntz ‘67 and Patricia Kuntz Ross Kuykendall ‘60 and Nancy Kuykendall Ashvin Lad ‘96 Mark Ladd ‘04 Michael and Betty Lanke Mark Lasher ‘17 Roger and Gretchen Lautzenheiser Denny Lawson ‘64 and Celia Lawson Ron and Shelia Leach Sookeun Lee and Soyoung Ahn Daniel Lehenbauer ‘00 Martin Leppert ‘01 James P. Ley Gennan Li ‘94 and Tian Lin Chuck Lim and Helen Li Gengyang Liu and Xiaona Qiu Robert Logsdon ‘45 Jayme and Pat Longo Steve Loper ‘92 and Jennifer Loper

Geoff Lowe ‘95 Jay Lu ‘09 Richard Luedemann ‘79 and Joy Luedemann Christopher Lueking ‘91 and Michelle Lueking Larry Lynn ‘69 and Carol Lynn Chris MacAslan ‘76 and Nancy MacAslan Owen March ‘56 and Marlene March Jerry Marlow ‘57 and Kay Marlow Gene Marsh ‘85 and Zi Marsh Jeff Martin ‘78 and Candace Martin Mike Martin ‘04 and Jennifer Martin Jenna Martinek ‘14 Steven Marum ‘73 and Susan Marum Jerry Massa ‘65 and Karen Massa Jeff McBrayer ‘73 and Brenda McBrayer Mark McCandless ‘75 and Nicola McCandless John McClain ‘81 and Becky McClain Ken McCleary ‘83 and Jonnie McCleary Jeff McCreary ‘79 HD ‘04 and Syndii McCreary Sean McCue ‘02 Michael McCullough ‘81 and Becky McCullough Hal McGaughey ‘77 and Faye McGaughey Craig and Diann McKee Bob McKnight ‘64 and Patricia McKnight Howard and Katherine McLean Bill McNabb ‘83 Jesse McQuiston ‘03 and Elizabeth McQuiston Robert Means and Stacey McKenzie Roberta C. Meredith Kevin Mericle ‘80 and Debbie Mericle William Messer ‘79 and Wendy Messer Chris Meyer ‘89 Andreas and Ellen Michel Glen Miles ‘58 Zack Miller ‘04 Bill Mills ‘91 and Carla Mills Frank and Joan Milluzzi

Supporting Scouting’s Lessons The Boy and Girl Scouts’ “Be Prepared” motto prepares young men and women for success as Rose-Hulman students.

That’s why David Hoecker (ME, 1969) set up a scholarship to support students who participated in both scouting organizations. He also has an additional planned gift to further support this scholarship fund. Hoecker retired as a quality director with Timken Company.

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Steve Mitchell ‘68 and Linda Mitchell Calvin Mlynarczyk ‘12 Stephen Moglia and Kimberly MacMartin-Moglia Philip Monhaut ‘78 and Maria Monhaut Mark Montgomery ‘75 and Phyllis Montgomery Leo Morand ‘02 and Christen Morand Andy Morin ‘04 and Sara Morin ‘04 Lee Morrow ‘66 John and Jane Morse Mike Mueller ‘72 Tommy Mulc ‘16 Robert Munyon ‘75 and Debra Munyon Larry Myers ‘61 and Faye Myers Kevin Nelson ‘08 Greg Neumann ‘10 and Meredith Neumann Nick Nichelson ‘84 and Rosalie Nichelson Jordan Nielson ‘12 David Nierman ‘83 and Pamela Nierman Erin O’Connor ‘07 Jim O’Donnell ‘59 and Kay O’Donnell David Olivencia ‘94 and Yesenia Olivencia Kevin Olsen ‘02 and Adrianne Olsen ‘03 Richard Onyancha and Beatrice Momanyi Warren Opperman ‘81 and Barb Opperman Dale Parker ‘80 Rob Parks ‘89 Kristen Parrish ‘08 Dave Patton ‘69 and Miko Patton Tom Pechette ‘76 and Sarah Pechette John and Karen Perry Marcus and Constance Perry Matthew Persing ‘17 Michael Persinger ‘81 and Kimberly Persinger Daryl Peterson ‘95 and Julie Peterson Jim Pettee ‘68 and Denise Pettee John Pinkus ‘08 Larry Pitt ‘61 and Janet Pitt Scott Plumlee ‘87 Andrew Pokorny ‘18 Ross Poland ‘07 and Stephanie Poland Steve Polus ‘87 and Dawn Polus Dennis Porter ‘68 and Virginia Porter Dan Prentice ‘98 and Alison Prentice Linda and Lewie Price Tyler Price ‘08 and Carolyn Price Anthony Primozich ‘00 John Quinlan ‘69 and Ginny Quinlan Bill Ransbottom ‘75 and Vickie Ransbottom Mike Redman ‘66 and Penny Redman Joshua Reed ‘03 David Rennels ‘64 Brian Reynolds ‘75 and Libia Reynolds Dan Rich ‘92 and Byron Bruner Nyle Riegle ‘67 and Cathy Riegle Dave Ripple ‘69 and Sheri Ripple Chuck Risch ‘67 and Mary Risch Rachel Roberts ‘08 and Craig Roberts Daniel Robinson ‘98 Eric and Naja Robinson Timothy Robinson and Margaret Matthews Renee and Tom Rogge

Doug Roof ‘69 and Karen Roof Todd Royer ‘80 and Lisa Eddy Matt Rubacha ‘98 and Elizabeth Rubacha John Rumberg ‘87 and Kelly Rumberg Dan Russell ‘76 and Mary Russell Kent Salitros ‘75 and Peggy Salitros Fred Schipp ‘83 Bruce Schmidt ‘77 and Virginia Schmidt Mark Schuld ‘91 and Suzanne Schuld Dieter Schultz ‘16 Melissa Schwenk ‘12 John and Roberta Scroggins David Seabrook ‘71 and Sue Seabrook Jeff Sexton ‘89 and Denise Sexton Steve Shadix ‘94 and Stacey Shadix Mark Shirley ‘79 and Cecelia Shirley Tom Short ‘90 and Kristi Short Alia and Christian Shuck Nathan Shumway ‘13 Azad Siahmakoun and Parisa Keywanfard Nancy J. Simon Raj Singh and Sarita Mohapatra Anthony and Lisa Skiroock David Slavin ‘83 Ryan Smeltzer ‘10 Charlie Smith ‘61 and Sandra Smith Gary Smith ‘90 Alan Smock ‘73 and Kay Smock Pete Soller ‘83 and Rita Soller Jay and Sarah Sotak Travis Soyer ‘01 and Megan Soyer Wayne and Nina Sozansky Travis Sparks ‘99 and Amy Sparks Andy Spence ‘68 and Patricia Spence Timothy Spurling ‘92 and Amy Spurling Jim Squire ‘80 Luke Stark ‘05 Charles Statler ‘17 Kevin Steele ‘90 and Suzan Steele Jon Stephens ‘75 and Catherine Stephens Mark Stewart ‘81 and Jennifer Stewart Jim Story ‘73 and Cathy Story John Straigis ‘99 and Mandi Straigis ‘01 Robert and Sandy Strozier Andy Sullivan ‘02 and Geni Sullivan ‘04 John Sullivan ‘09 and Meghan Sullivan Steve Swanson ‘86 Richard Swartz ‘47 and Joan Swartz Mark Sweigart ‘99 Joe Swift ‘69 and Cathy Swift Nick Switzer ‘06 and Marlo Switzer ‘05 Mark Tebbe ‘88 and Elizabeth Tebbe Caleb Tennis ‘01 and Anna Tennis John Thaler ‘86 and Lisa Thaler Morgan Tharp ‘85 and Jenny Tharp Mike Thoeny ‘89 and Deborah Thoeny Michael Thomas ‘00 Andrew Tochterman ‘01 and Sarah Tochterman Tiffany Trusty ‘97 and Micah Trusty ‘97 Mike Tucker ‘80 Chelsea Tura ‘10 and Ahmet Tura Steve Van Dyck ‘77 Juliana Van Winkle ‘01

EVERY GIFT MATTERS Annual Giving Circles continued Meredith Vannauker ‘84 Sam Varga ‘11 Igor Vinogradov ‘96 Bob Vogenthaler ‘68 and Patricia Vogenthaler Tim Voll ‘88 and Donna Voll John Voyles ‘76 and Vicky Voyles George Wagner ‘64 and Kay Wagner Joel Waldbieser ‘60 and Patricia Waldbieser Bob Walker ‘80 and Teresa Walker Robert and Lori Wallien Mark Ware ‘00 Kyle Washburn ‘17 Mark Weber ‘79 and Jeanne Weber Dale Wedel ‘86 and Michele Wedel George Wence ‘53 and Charlotte Wence Fred Wernicke ‘60 and Carol Wernicke Gregory and Linda Westrup Matthew Weyer ‘03 Chris Wheatley ‘95 and Denise Wheatley Steven White ‘09 Greg Wilke ‘06 Greg Williby ‘98 and Elizabeth Williby Dale Willman ‘72 and Chris Willman Joel and Debbie Wittstein Choi Wong ‘77 and Mee Wong Jim Wong ‘69 and Liane Wong Matthew and Katie Woods Stan Woszczynski ‘80 and Laura Woszczynski Jordan Wysong ‘07 Guolin Yang and Jinyu Jin Austin Yates ‘17 Angela Ying and John Ruhland James Yinger ‘79 Bob Young ‘56 and Dena Young Jim Young ‘63 Kathryn and John Zao Tom Zendzian ‘87 and Marlita Zendzian GuoQing and Shanbo Zhao Roy Zimmerman ‘90 and Nancy Zimmerman

Rose and

White Circle $250 to $499 John Adomaitis ‘73 Harry L. Albert Micah Aldrich ‘12 Gerard Alonzo ‘82 and Darlene Alonzo John and Diane Altmix Shilpa Amato ‘02 and Brian Amato Phil Amick ‘80 and Debby Amick Tom and Michele Anderson Bobby Andrews Ron Andrews ‘74 and Jane Andrews Dean and Suzanne Apple P. V. Archer ‘71 and Diane Archer Russ Archer ‘61 and Janet Archer Mark Armstrong ‘84 and Christine Armstrong Lyndi and Andrew Bahr Dennis Bailey ‘74 and Kathy Bailey William and Brenda Bailey

LEGEND:

Helping First-Generation Students Never forgetting their humble roots, Mike Chaney (CHE, 1981) and his wife, Kathy, have established the Nehemiah Scholarship to provide opportunities for first-generation students to attend Rose-Hulman. Mike spent 38 years with Procter & Gamble, retiring as senior vice president of global supply. He enjoyed mentoring Rose-Hulman graduates and recruiting many graduates to join the P&G team. Mike and Kathy live in the greater Cincinnati area.

Kevin Bair ‘97 and Karen Bair Craig Baker ‘95 and Melissa Baker Michael Baker ‘02 and Jamie Baker ‘02 Dennis Banks ‘70 and Kathy Banks Liewei Bao ‘96 Marvin Barkes ‘63 and Linda Barkes Cody Barron ‘11 George Batta ‘75 and Sue Batta David Baty ‘09 and Sarah Baty ‘10 Tom Bauters John M. Beals Thomas and Susan Bear Brian and Terribeth Beasley Jim Beck ‘61 and Carol Beck Karl Beeson ‘68 and Mary Potasek Chad Belschner ‘99 and Jamie Belschner Wally Benefield ‘66 and Ellen Benefield Eric Benz ‘05 and Kim Benz Robert and Denise Bischak Don and Nancy Bonnema Don Bonness ‘62 and Susan Bonness Matt and Leah Boutell Jason Bowe ‘03 and Sarah Bowe George Bowman ‘80 and Deborah Bowman Paul Brandenburg ‘77 and Margarete Brandenburg John Breen ‘82 and Diane Breen Robert Broadhead ‘93 Allen and Judy Broughton David Brown ‘82 and Natalie Brown Gary Brown ‘77 and Rebecca Brown Mike Buccieri ‘85 and Nancy Buccieri Charles and Diane Buening Gary Bullock ‘75 and Patsy Bullock Clemens Burger ‘93 Anna Burgner ‘03 Zachary Burruel Riley Buttry ‘07 and Laura Buttry Betty and Paul Byram Jeff Calder Don Camp ‘55

’00 – Alumnus/ae class year

Pete Canalia ‘65 and Claudia Canalia Landry Carbo ‘10 Bruce Carter ‘90 and Kelley Carter Jerrod Carter ‘91 and Joan Carter Joan and Joel Cesario Stephen and Jennifer Chick Rich Christman ‘72 and Patricia Christman Creasy Clauser ‘13 Chris Cleary ‘83 and Maria Cleary Brian Coffenberry ‘81 and Laurie Coffenberry Michael and Debra Collins Frank Comer ‘76 and Marie Comer Michael Compton and Grace Munoz-Compton Martha Cooper Victoria Copeland Harold Cowan ‘90 Jim Craig ‘79 and Terri Craig Palmer Crampton ‘16 and Savannah Crampton ‘16 Keith and Ann Crawford Larry Cunningham ‘61 and Dana Cunningham Matt Dale ‘18 Sam Danesis ‘10 Rain Dartt ‘15 Bill Daugherty ‘87 and Lori Daugherty Diana and Bob D’Avello Steve Davidsen ‘75 and Susan Davidsen Scott Davis ‘99 and Kristina Davis Mary E. Day Wil Decker ‘61 and Charlene Decker Patricia A. Devlin Chris Dezelan ‘85 and Deborah Dezelan Rodney Dick ‘88 Larry Dickson ‘56 and Joyce Dickson John and Rolanda Dinkel Peter Dodge ‘83 and Lisa Dodge Donald Dodson ‘82 Neil Dorsey ‘13 and Anna Dorsey ‘13 Gail Dovalovsky

HD’00 – Honorary degree recipient *Deceased

Brian Drake ‘84 and Mary Drake Dean Dringenburg ‘83 and Kim Dringenburg Matthew Drosos ‘11 Khalil Dughaish ‘82 and Laura Dughaish Bob and Linda Duvall Dan Dvorak ‘72 and Wafa Aldiwan Rebecca Dyer and Francois Mulot Paul Earle ‘70 Jon Edmondson ‘80 and Gwendolyn Edmondson Nancy Eisenbrandt Dan English ‘88 and Lisa English Jamie and Billy Eskind Tim Eubank ‘85 and Michelle Eubank Bob Evans ‘66 and Jeanne Evans Liz Evans ‘13 Ed Fain ‘76 and Susan Fain Jared Farmer ‘05 and Megan Farmer Shelley Farr Jerome and Patricia Fehribach John and Cheryl Fell Jim Ferguson ‘83 and Susan Ferguson Heram and Jeanelyn Fernandez Zakary and Alison Fiorito Robert J. Fischer HD ‘01 Robert L. Fischer Jim Forbes ‘67 and Susan Forbes Dean Ford ‘72 and Claudia Ford Arthur and Joni Foulkes John Fruth ‘82 and Joyce Fruth Ron Galbraith ‘66 and Mary Ann Galbraith Dwight Garbe ‘66 and Julie Garbe Dara and Seth Gard Douglas Gard ‘95 and Hilary Gard Marshall Garino ‘61 and Ginny Garino Bryan Gatewood ‘86 Joan H. Geoffrion Linda C. Gilbert Mark Gildersleeve ‘01 and Erin Gildersleeve Samuel Giordano ‘99 Jim Godwin ‘61* and Cindy Godwin

Dale Good ‘69 and Sandra Good Louis Goodrich ‘96 and Robin Goodrich Dorothy B. Goodwin Steve Gootee ‘82 Bob Gorgol ‘78 and Nancy Gorgol Zach Gorman ‘00 John Grauel ‘69 and Angela Grauel Mike Green ‘72 and Betty Green Jeff Groh ‘81 and Shelley Groh Tom Gruenholz ‘71 and Glenda Gruenholz Steve Hall ‘83 and Margaret Hall Thomas Hall and Julie Kunkel Les Haman ‘86 and Kathleen Haman Scott and Susan Hamilton Jim Hammon ‘74 and Crystal Hammon Sang Han ‘96 Joe Hance ‘79 and Patricia Hance Rene and Aaron Hankins Chaka Hannah ‘93 Doug Hanson ‘86 Jeff Hanson ‘90 and Andrea Schaffter Jeff Hanthorn Amy Harned John and Susan Harness Amy L. Harshbarger Dan Hasenwinkel ‘91 and Julie Hasenwinkel Chris Hawk ‘02 and Alicia Hawk Mark A. Hays Daniel Hedman ‘03 David and Lisa Heidlauf Mark and Morna Helbach Daniel Helms ‘02 and Gredel Helms Gene Helms ‘67 and Marilyn Helms Samuel Hennessee Mike Henson ‘82 and Kathleen Henson Timothy and Nancy Henthorn Jeff Hildebrand ‘79 and Karen Hildebrand Marlan Hildenbrand ‘59 and Cheryl Hildenbrand Doug Hileman ‘76 Troy Hill ‘61 and Nancy Hill

A complete listing of all donors can be found by visiting www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.

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EVERY GIFT MATTERS Annual Giving Circles continued Jerrold and Holly Hochstedler T. J. Holmes ‘01 and Marisol Holmes Sandra K. Holobaugh Thomas Hormuth ‘61 and Barbara Hormuth Alan Hoskin ‘68 and Peg Hoskin Corey House ‘92 and Gretchen House Mark and Rosalyn House Richard House and Traci Kyle Karen Householter Ron Huhn ‘73 and Eudell Huhn Brad Hunt ‘76 and Judy Hunt Gregory Ilich ‘85 and Connie Ilich Bob Inman ‘70 and Luann Inman Christian and Jennifer Inskeep June Iverson Adam Jacob ‘96 and Kelly Jacob Dick Jensen ‘64 and Lori Grimes Jensen Jeffrey Johann ‘85 and Carie Johann Dan Johnson ‘87 Scott Johnston ‘87 and Sherri Johnston Andy Jones ‘87 and Gina Jones Ronald and Susanne Jones Kris and Stacey Joseph Vernon and Katherine Joyner M. A. Kadnar Galen Kannarr ‘81 and Beryl Kannarr Fred and Audrey Kapetansky Drew Karnick ‘85 and Julie Karnick Mike Katz and Holly Middlekauff Kirt Keesling ‘80 and Becky Keesling James Keith ‘73 Gary Kelm ‘70 Kenneth and Meredith Kimmerle Charlie Kindrick ‘73 Bob Kipp ‘87 and Jingjing Liu Paul Kirkeiner ‘87 and Marie Kirkeiner Arlene Kleptz Mary Beth Kline Blake Knotts ‘13 Steve Kochert ‘80 and Jamie Kochert Gregory Koenig and Stefanie Martinez Koenig Dennis Kopcha ‘71 and Linda Kopcha Ed Kostra ‘61 and Gail Kostra Toby Kraft ‘70 and Cissy Kraft Robert and Linda Krepps Ed Krome ‘71 and Mary Krome Mark and Angie Kruszynski Aidan Kunkle ‘01 and Hser Ner Moo Jeff Kwok ‘93 Patrick M. Lahmann Chau Lam and Tam Tran Glen Lash ‘72 and Jayne Lash Dan Laskowski ‘76 and Dorota Laskowski John Lasswell ‘77 and Ruth Laswell Gary Leavitt ‘58 and Marge Leavitt Geno LeBoeuf ‘85 and Teresa LeBoeuf Bob Leipold ‘80 and Louisa Leipold Bob Lenich ‘81 and Jennifer Lenich Don Lewis ‘55 and Mary Lou Lewis George Lewis ‘99 Bob Lewsader ‘67 and Sue Lewsader Jianhua Li ‘98 and Xin Hu Scott Lindner ‘81 and Julie Lindner Huiyong Liu ‘07

Kelli and Brenton Lloyd Alex Lo ‘03 Rita Lo ‘00 and Timothy Chow Ryan Loftus ‘98 and Mandy Loftus ‘00 Matt Longbrake ‘07 Oscar Loveless ‘77 and Carol Loveless Etta Lovitt and Robert Cohen Jay Ludlow ‘74 and Dee Ludlow Tim Lueck ‘95 and MaryAnn Lueck Greg Lyons ‘06 and Jesseca Lyons ‘07 Jeff and Kristen Malloy Alan Manche ‘91 and Sandy Manche Garrett Manship ‘17 Dan Marincel and Jordan Trachtenberg Grant and Joanna Markley Patricia S. Markowski Jason Marshall ‘95 and Sheri Marshall John Marum ‘83 Larry Mathias ‘85 William and Melissa Matton Mark and Shannon McCollough Rich McCrocklin ‘81 and Jane McCrocklin Guy McCulloch ‘84 Wesley McCullough ‘03 and Jennifer McCullough Carrie McDonald ‘12 Nick McDonough ‘14 Larry McIntyre ‘86 and Beth McIntyre Bill McKee ‘58 and Beverly McKee David McKinney ‘00 Jim and Melody McKinney Kent and Diana McNeely Nicholas McNeely ‘06 and Amber McNeely Jackie Means Gary Meek ‘67 and Karla Meek Daniel and Cynthia Meier Steve Meier ‘74 and Rebecca Meier Marvin and Barbara Mericle Danielle and Russ Merkel Tom Merrill ‘71 and Jane Merrill Bob Metz ‘52 and Carolyn Metz Christopher Meyer ‘06 and Alexis Meyer Larry Michael ‘66 and Kay Michael Stan Mickey ‘73 and Trudy Mickey Gregg Migaki ‘78 Alan and Susan Miller Brian Miller ‘92 and Dorcas Miller Cory Miller ‘02 and Katie Miller ‘04 Ken and Irene Miller Kim and Tom Miller Ron Miller ‘79 and Genie Miller Richard Mobley Sriram and Malia Mohan Mike and Mary Moloney Mark and Pamela Mondry Phyllis J. Montgomery Eric Mooney ‘82 HD ‘03 and Lisa Mooney Ryan Moore ‘95 Steve Moorman ‘74 Jerry Mourey ‘87 and Irene Mourey Jennifer S. Mueller Lenny Muhlenkamp ‘93 and Bridget Muhlenkamp Jeff Mummert ‘74 and Cindy Mummert

Corey and Anna Munro Richard Murdy ‘76 and Suree Murdy Nick Murphy ‘10 Eric Murray ‘84 Duane Musser ‘02 Brian Myers ‘97 and Elizabeth Myers Jeff Myers ‘87 and Kelly Myers John Myers ‘71 David Nagel ‘75 Bob Neal ‘77 and Kathy Neal James Neal ‘91 and Lucy Neal Richard Neal ‘86 Thomas E. Neal James and Frances Nees John L. Nelson Bob Newby ‘58 and Patricia Newby John and Jane Nichols Mike Nickelson ‘03 and Eva Nickelson ‘03 Kali Nordquist ‘16 Donna J. Norris Lisa and Fred Norton Ed Nowacki ‘66 and Karen Nowacki Michael and Donna Oakley Bill Olah ‘74 and Janet Olah Tom Olinger ‘80 and Sandra Olinger Chuck Ormsby ‘92 and Lori Ormsby Daniel Ott ‘07 Cory Pardieck ‘14 Jeff Pauls ‘79 and Lisa Pauls Bill Payne ‘58 and Colleen Payne Jennifer and William Payne Joseph L. Payonk Bob Peterka ‘74 Bryan and Elizabeth Phillips Dick Pike ‘61 and Donna Pike Jan and Matt Pink Bob and Peggy Pipp Bob Pittman ‘72 and Carol Pittman Joseph Pognant ‘73 and Cindy Pognant Richard and Nancy Porter Jon and Deanna Prevo Murray and Janet Price Roy Primus ‘75 and Nancy Primus Don Privett ‘72 Robert Purvines ‘07 Kevin and Sheryl Qualters Gary Rader ‘75 and Ann Rader Mike and Ann Rarick Matt Reddick ‘04 Dave Reece ‘62 HD ‘92 and Nancy Reece Grant Reeves ‘02 and Anna Reeves ‘03 Mike Reeves ‘06 and Matthew Jordan Tommie and Willa Reives Mark Renholzberger ‘82 Brent Repp ‘88 and Meehan Repp Mark Ress ‘76 and Cindia Ress Steve Reust ‘81 and Janet Reust Christopher and Karen Reynolds Merle Rice ‘63 and Beatrice Rice Ken Rich ‘66 and Lauren Rich Damon Richards ‘84 and Susie Richards Charles M. Ricker Nathan Ritchie ‘56 Joel Roberts ‘68 and Connie Roberts

Donors making contributions less than $250 are listed online at www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.

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Keith Roberts ‘71 Spiro and Carla Roberts Tom Robison ‘69 and Delores Robison Rich Roll ‘81 and Susan Roll Adam Romeiser Mike Rominger ‘72 and Carol Rominger Chuck Rose ‘63 and Sandy Rose Robert and Eva Rouse Bill Royer ‘64 Michael Rubin ‘96 and Marci Van Gilder-Rubin Chris Ruppel ‘88 and Seemein Rupple Mike Savage ‘16 Brenda and William Schelman Phil Scherer ‘12 Zach Schiff ‘07 and Caroline Schiff Bill and Patricia Schmalzl Ken Schmidt ‘93 Milt Schmidt ‘74 Bill Schott ‘74 and Mary Schott John Schroeder ‘76 and Kelly Schroeder Stephen Schueth ‘18 Stephen Sedgwick ‘72 John Shambach ‘68 and Nancy Shambach John Sheng ‘95 and Jie Sheng Thomas and Gayle Sherman Dave Shewmaker ‘69 and Leah Shewmaker Charlie Shi ‘02 Fiona Shine ‘14 Katie Shonk ‘05 Nancy and Bill Shriner Don Sisco ‘17 Dave Skolnik ‘68 and Carol Skolnik Shaun Slisher ‘96 and Heather Slisher Nelson Smiley ‘68 and Esther Smiley David Smith ‘92 and Ann Smith Donna and JT Smith Kim and Kathy Smith Rodney Smith ‘73 and Janet Kemink Anthony Smithson ‘02 and Sarah Smithson Joe Snyder ‘62 and Marcia Snyder Timothy and Jill Snyder Micah Somarriba ‘02 Edward Spangler ‘71 and Lynn Spangler Grant R. Stamper George Stant ‘76 and Donna Stant Troy Stapleton ‘06 and Amanda Stapleton ‘06 John Stargel ‘09 and Skylar Stargel Dan Starr ‘75 and Kimberly Starr David Steinbock ‘75 and Barbara Steinbock Dave Stoeckel ‘90 and Karen Stoeckel Jacob Stoltzfus ‘00 and Jamie Stoltzfus Mark Stremler ‘93 and Charlotte Stremler Fred Strietelmeier ‘70 and Sondra Strietelmeier Andrew and JoAnna Stroh Tom Suelflow ‘88 Ray Summerlot ‘74 and Debbie Summerlot Sarah Summers and Bill Riley Ron Susemichel ‘63* and Nancy Susemichel Maarij and Samreen Syed Robert Synko ‘82 Chris Szaz ‘88 and Traci Szaz

Dave Szczepanek ‘69 and Paula Szczepanek Matthew Talbert ‘99 and Ann Talbert ‘99 Gary Tate ‘58 and Carolyn Tate Gail and Jim Teegarden Scott Terek ‘89 David Terkosky ‘79 and Jeri Terkosky Tom Terry ‘64 and Pat Terry John Teskey ‘78 and Ruthann Teskey Dave Thoman ‘80 and Wendy Thoman Hugh Thornburg ‘84 and Katherine Thornburg Thomas and Bridget Tomlinson Kim and Kathleen Tracy Patricia S. Trifone Derek Trobaugh ‘06 and Lynn Trobaugh Dale Turner ‘76 and Janet Turner Brett and Amy Updike Mitchell and Kristine Vance John-Paul Verkamp ‘10 Frank Volkers ‘94 and Kerry Volkers Lynn Vornheder ‘91 Paul T. Wafzig Kevin Waldroup ‘03 and Sarah Waldroup Matthew Walter ‘01 and Jennifer Walter Eric Waters ‘01 and April Waters Ross and Kara Weatherman Brock Weaver Chuck Webb ‘67 and Eileen Webb Tony Wellings ‘68 and Joyce Wellings Tad Wells ‘78 and Lori Wells Matthew Welmers ‘14 Michael Westerman and Xiao Xing Chen Dale White ‘58 and Muriel White David White ‘91 and Christa Novicki John White ‘61 and Bernadine White John White ‘47* Ruth M. Whitehouse Matt Wiesenberg ‘78 and Denise Wiesenberg David Wildemann ‘84 and Sue Wildemann Tom Wilhoite ‘66 and Kathleen Wilhoite Joe Williams ‘55 and Midge Williams Deann R. Wolfe Michael and Amy Wollowski Geff Wood ‘87 and Susan Wood Larry Wood ‘85 Clint Woodward ‘81 Steve Woolley ‘65 Dennis Worthington ‘86 and Lisa Worthington Mike Wotta ‘07 Jim Wuerch ‘90 and Sook Wuerch Carl Yang ‘95 and Jianying Yang Dave Yeager ‘68 and Loretta Yeager Evelyn Ying and Greg Lewis Mary Ellen York Dan Young ‘01 James Young ‘77 and Cynthia Young Mark and Andrea Zajac Jerry Zdenek ‘95 Alan and Andrea Zuber Ben Zwissler ‘83 and Pam Zwissler

EVERY GIFT MATTERS

Corporate and Foundation Support American Airlines American Endowment Foundation American Mathematical Society American Online Giving Foundation American Structurepoint Inc. AstroTurf Corporation Ayco Charitable Foundation Bank of America Baumgardt Family Foundation Inc. Bon Appetit Bowen Engineering Corporation Endowment Bureau of Motor Vehicles CAF America CAV Engineering Cless Family Foundation Cleveland-Cliffs Collins Aerospace Cook Medical, LLC

Cummins Incorporated David and Linda Swain Foundation Dayton Foundation Depository Inc. Digital Management, LLC Donald W. Scott Foundation Duane Wilder Foundation Inc. Duke Energy Foundation Edgewell Personal Care, LLC Elevate Ventures Eli Lilly and Company Endress and Hauser Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Genesys Cloud Services Inc. Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Greater Cincinnati Foundation Gregory L. Gibson Charitable Foundation Inc.

Recognizing annual gifts from corporations and foundations of $1,000 or more from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

Hansen - Furnas Foundation Inc. Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc. Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc.– Ball Venture Fund Indiana Academy of Science John P. and Lawrence J. Giacoletto Foundation Kappa Kappa Kappa Inc Indianapolis Kern Family Foundation Inc. Kiewit Corporation Lilly Endowment Inc. Mac Fehsenfeld Family Foundation Inc. Manitou Fund Marathon Petroleum Company Maxon Foundation McGregor Student Fund Milestone Contractors South, LLC Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

National Christian Foundation Carolinas National Christian Foundation Georgia National Christian Foundation Indiana National Philanthropic Trust Network for Good Northrop Grumman NRK Inc. Oakley Foundation Inc. Old National Bancorp Orange County Community Foundation Oscar Baur Foundation Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Robert & Elaine Pott Foundation Roper Solutions Inc. Schwab Charitable Fund Tektronix Inc. Templeton Coal Company Inc

Texas Instruments Incorporated The Lookout Foundation Inc. Toss Inc. Toyota of Terre Haute Tynan Family Foundation U.S. Charitable Gift Trust United Way of Central Indiana Vanguard Charitable Endowment Venturewell Vigo Engineering, LLC Wabash Valley Community Foundation Wessler Engineering Weston Wabash Foundation Wilkinson Goeller Modesitt Wilkinson and Drummy, LLP Your Cause, LLC

Marathon Continues Support Marathon Petroleum Corporation has been a loyal supporter of Rose-Hulman’s academic departments and student organizations.

These funds are used for a variety of student and faculty educational initiatives. Company representatives presented checks to leaders of these departments this fall.

LEGEND:

’00 – Alumnus/ae class year

HD’00 – Honorary degree recipient *Deceased

A complete listing of all donors can be found by visiting www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.

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EVERY GIFT MATTERS This group gives alumni, alumni athletes, parents, faculty and staff, and friends of the institute a way to join together in support of current and future Rose-Hulman student-athletes.

1888 Circle

Rosie Circle

Varsity R Club Patrons

1888 is the first year Rose-Hulman participated in intercollegiate athletics.

Rosie the Elephant first appeared in 1923, rallying the Fightin’ Engineers to a 19-0 victory over Indiana State University in the homecoming football game.

This club recognizes alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and friends who made gifts totaling $250 or more to the Varsity R Club from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. (A complete listing of all donors can be found by visiting the Rose-Hulman website at www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.)

Hall of Fame: $5,000 and above All-American: $2,500 to $4,999 All-Conference: $1,000 to $2,499

Gold: $500 to $999 Silver: $250 to $499 Bronze: $100 to $249

1888 CIRCLE

ROSIE CIRCLE

Hall of Fame $5,000 and above

Mark and Julie Kadnar

Gold $500 to $999

Troy Snider ‘82

Jason Karlen ‘92 and Kelly Karlen

Morg Bruck ‘69 and Nancy Bruck

Kevin Lanke ‘97 and Steph Lanke

Tom Butwin ‘71 and Ann Marie Butwin

Sean Sullivan ‘19

Jim Gidcumb ‘76 and Cathy Gidcumb

Michael and Betty Lanke

Mike Cain ‘85 and Lori Cain

Anna Vogel ‘12

Jim and Pam Hegarty

David Lawrence ‘00 and Jennifer Lawrence ‘02

Tim Cindric ‘90 HD ‘21 and Megan Cindric

Jack Wickham ‘80 and Beth Wickham

Jim Malone ‘62

Nick Corkill ‘09 and Amanda Corkill ‘10

Jim Young ‘63

Dennis Dierckman ‘75 and Joan Dierckman

Will Holland ‘65 HD ‘96 and Jean Holland Scott Jaeger ‘89 and Tana Jaeger Ray Jirousek ‘70 and Peggy Jirousek

Brian McHugh ‘14

Roger LaCosse ‘71 and Linda LaCosse

Foster McMasters ‘70

Brent Mewhinney ‘84 and Rhonda Mewhinney

Spike Miller ‘07 and Kimberly Miller ‘06 Jeff Myers ‘87 and Kelly Myers

Bill Olah ‘74 and Janet Olah

Nate Myers ‘02 and Stacia Myers

James Pillischafske ‘14 and Catherine Pillischafske ‘14

Jordan Nielson ‘12

Barry Schneider ‘90 and Verna Schneider

Jeremy Roehm ‘02

Rod Schrader ‘84 and Kim Schrader

All-American $2,500 to $4,999

Tyler Rockwood ‘16 Paul Romanetz ‘87 and Melinda Romanetz Mark Salzbrenner ‘77 and Tamara Salzbrenner Dave Schluneker ‘08 and Alex Schluneker ‘08

James Bailey and Joycelyn Atchison

Larry Spilbeler ‘76 and Pamela Spilbeler

Jack Fenoglio ‘59 and Margo Fenoglio

Rick Stamper ‘85 and Anne Stamper

Vince Foushee ‘80 and Linda Foushee

Jeff Trang ‘83 and Dianna Trang

Mike Schneider ‘78 and Amy Schneider

Corey Trobaugh ‘03 and Anne Trobaugh ‘03

Floyd Yager ‘89 and Kristin Yager

Andrew Twarek ‘05 and Aimee Twarek Chad Welch ‘97 and Alyson Welch

All-Conference $1,000 to $2,499

Daniel Wolodkiewicz ‘82 and Janet Wolodkiewicz

Rob Doti ‘86 and Mary Doti Andrew Feyen ‘03 and Marisa Feyen ‘03 Julie Fisher ‘12 and Eric Fisher Kenneth and Cathleen Folz Denny Fritz ‘68 and Adele Fritz Larry Geier ‘72 and Kimberly Geier Jimmy Goebel ‘05 Jerry and Mary Gogel John Gregor ‘82 and Michelle Gregor Pete and Donna Gustafson Robert Haynes ‘84 and Jacque Haynes Sean and Amy Helliwell Bob Hopkins ‘85 and Dianna Hopkins Alec Houpt ‘14 Matt Jensen ‘06 and Sherry Jensen Jenna Martinek ‘14 Paul Price ‘87 and Kelley Price Larry Sachs ‘66 and Nancy Sachs Jeff Sexton ‘89 and Denise Sexton

Chris and Katie Aimone Kirk Augspurger ‘77 and Natalie Augspurger Jim and Pam Bertoli Edward and Janet Burnham Koby Close ‘17 and Lindsey Close ‘18 Jack Farr ‘75 HD ‘99 and Sonya Farr Patrick Grace ‘00 and Kelley Grace Kent and Judy Harris Dean Hill ‘84 and Fabiola Hill Dan and Christine Hopkins Margaret L. Hopkins Jeff and Cindy Jenkins Jeff Justus ‘78

A complete listing of all donors can be found by visiting www.rose-hulman.edu/honorrollofdonors.

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Travis Soyer ‘01 and Megan Soyer

Silver $250 to $499 Micah Aldrich ‘12 Ronald and Noreen Bickel Gib Bosworth ‘66 Anna Burgner ‘03 Charles M. Burkhardt Pamela Butler Keith and Ann Crawford Jeffrey and Cheryl Donnelly Jeremiah Edwards ‘13 Dave and Emily Ernst Liz Evans ‘13 Samuel Giordano ‘99 Dale Good ‘69 and Sandra Good Rob Hochstetler ‘91 and Linda Hochstetler T. J. Holmes ‘01 and Marisol Holmes Mark and Rosalyn House M. A. Kadnar

Dave and Carla Klausler Blake Knotts ‘13 John Lacheta ‘91 and Cheryl Lacheta Logan Laflin ‘13 and Tamara Laflin Bill Lewis ‘66 and Jane Lewis Ryan Loftus ‘98 and Mandy Loftus ‘00 Jayme and Pat Longo Alan Manche ‘91 and Sandy Manche Mark and Shannon McCollough Nick McDonough ‘14 Brian Miller ‘92 and Dorcas Miller Joe Miller ‘99 and Amy Miller Dave Norman ‘86 and Jonie Norman Michael and Donna Oakley Erin O’Connor ‘07 Jon and Deanna Prevo Spiro and Carla Roberts Robert and Eva Rouse Michael and Mary Jo Royer Stephen Schueth ‘18 Sam Sobczak ‘16 Micah Somarriba ‘02 Ryan and Nicole Speedy Ray Summerlot ‘74 and Debbie Summerlot Steve Swanson ‘86 Andrew Tochterman ‘01 and Sarah Tochterman

‘Forever Rose’ Love Runs Deep Jack Fenoglio (EE, 1959) and his faithful wife of 61 years, Margo, have spread their support for Rose-Hulman across at least 13 different areas throughout the years. They have contributed to athletics, the Class of 1959 Scholarship, and memorial scholarships honoring Ronald Reeves, his Alpha Tau Omega fraternity pledge trainer and legendary vice president for development, and Frank Guthrie, his last living professor.

Jack retired as executive vice president of engineering and technology for Specialty Blanks, a startup, after working for 28 years at three Terre Haute manufacturing companies.

Honor Roll Alumni of Donors News

EVERY TALKING GIFT MATTERS POINTS From entrepreneurship to Artificial Intelligence to cybersecurity, Rose-Hulman has some of the world’s brightest alumni. Watch and learn as they make presentations on a variety of interesting topics.

HOW DO I LOOK IN THESE GENES? ASSESSING YOUR GENETIC RISK FOR CANCER

COULD REAL ESTATE BE THE INVESTMENT FOR YOU?

THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Larry J. Geier, MD (BIOE, 1972) Oncology/Hematology/Internal Medicine Physician

Virginie Adams (BSCPE/MA, 2012; MSEMGT, 2013)

Charles Clancy (CPE, 2001) Senior Vice President, MITRE Labs

Geier’s program of genetic risk evaluation and cancer risk management has become a model for cancer prevention programs across the world.

(Learn more about his career on Pages 28-29)

Will Kolbus (BSEE, 2013; MSEMGT, 2014) Co-Founders, Kolbus & Adams Holdings LLC Learn why real estate may be the right business for you, even if you’re working in a different field.

LOGISTICS OF COVID-19 Kelly (Sullivan) Noel (EE, 2002) Vice President of Corporate Construction, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Examine the complexities of managing health care construction projects during the pandemic.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP Dustin Sapp (CPE, 2001) President, Formstack Tom James, PhD Professor of Engineering Management Learn what’s needed to start your own business and what makes entrepreneurs tick.

DIABETES Mariya Krisenko, PhD (AB, 2010) Sr. Manager-Oncology, Astellas Pharma US Look into the innovations in diabetes treatment and research.

Explore the trajectory of Artificial Intelligence and where it may be headed in the next 10 years.

TIPS FOR INVESTOR PITCHES AND UNDERSTANDING CRYPTOCURRENCY Jeff Ready (CS, 1996) Co-Founder/CEO, Scale Computing Koushik Subramanian (CPE, 2006) Founder/Chief Architect, Kopper Labs Explore the Star Wars’ model of the perfect investor pitch along with cryptocurrency and blockchain.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TELEHEALTH Mike Hatfield (EE, 1984; HDENG, 2004) Get insight into entrepreneurship and how student Jacob Oblazny’s grandmother inspired a business idea.

WATCH ANY OR ALL OF THESE PRESENTATIONS AT

rose-hulman.edu/RoseTalks

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PARTIN G SHOT A TRANSFORMATIVE CAMPAIGN Alumni, supporters and the campus community celebrated this fall the successful completion of the $250 million Mission Driven Campaign for Rose-Hulman. Featured in these celebrations were (from left) Vice President for Institutional Advancement Steve Brady, Rose-Hulman President Robert A. Coons and Board of Trustees Chair Niles Noblitt. The campaign has brought new facilities, academic initiatives and student scholarships—keeping the institute on the leading edge of undergraduate STEM education. (Photos by Bryan Cantwell)

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