TRIANGLE
REVIEW of Triangle Fraternity | Fall 2016
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FALL 2016
Vol. 104 No. 2
Triangle
REVIEW
Triangle Fraternity Founded 1907
12 FOUNDERS
Edwin B. Adams Wilbur G. Burroughs Stanley G. Cutler Rubey O. Harder Theron R. Howser Robert Emmett Keough Thomas G. Lowry Milton H. McCoy Meryl S. Morgan Ernest B. Nettleton Raymond C. Pierce Franklin N. Ropp Arthur Schwerin Charles M. Slaymaker Charles E. Waterhouse Emil A. Weber
Features
Contents 4
National President Angle
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From the Editor’s Desk
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Together as One
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Expansion Update
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Interfraternalism
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Alumni Spotlight
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Triangle's Did It
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2016 Wall of Fame Inductees
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My Brother's Keeper
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Campaign Update
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www.triangle.org REVIEW EDITOR Ariel Tarosky editor@triangle.org
COPY EDITORS
Kevin Y. Fong ucla84 Marcos D. Stocco ok93
LAYOUT EDITORS Kent T. Hoffman ar07
NATIONAL COUNCIL
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Triangle Welcomes 12th Executive Director
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Triangle Announces New Educational Programs
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50/50 by 2020 - A Strategic Plan Update
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Avoid the Year End Rush
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Brian K. Jarman pur01 Vice President
Save the Date: 2017 National Convention
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TEF Honors Scholarship Winners
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Look What's Going On
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Stuart J. Masuda uci07 Secretary
TBHC
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Brothers Helping Brothers
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PURPOSE STATEMENT
The purpose of Triangle shall be to maintain a fraternity of engineers, architects and scientists. It shall carry out its purpose by establishing chapters that develop balanced men who cultivate high moral character, foster lifelong friendships, and live their lives with integrity.
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ON THE COVER:
Missouri Mines Brother, Shawn Wallace fulfilled a li e-long dream by swimming in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Wallace not only set a personal best at Rio but set a National Record. Read more about his story and how Triangle helped get him there. See page 26.
Robert G. Halgren mich05 Jonathan E. Eklund msoe99 Jeffrey T. Weikinger tol97 Immediate Past President James A. Coller mich13 Active Councilman
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national president's a ngl e W e’ve just fin shed the fi st year of our current five-year strategic plan, "50/50 by 2020". The plan is focused on improving the Triangle experience for all our members and creating highly functioning active and alumni organizations by serving our five key constituent groups. Our objectives are: CHAPTERS: Grow effective, sustainable incubators of personal growth. ACTIVES: Develop men of character, strong values, and professional capability. ALUMNI: Create and nurture an aspiration for life-long engagement. COMMUNITY: Make visible highimpact external contributions which contribute to a better world. NATIONAL: Become an essential, value-added partner that facilitates organizational and individual success. A key task has been to align our budget with our constituent groups. Th s was absolutely essential to understanding which objectives are being funded and which are not. As expected, the majority of our support goes to chapters and actives. Our projected allocation for 2016-17 are:
CONSTITUENTS
Additionally, we have realigned our staff y hiring a Director of Chapter Development, who will lead all of our chapter activities. We have also hired an Assistant Director of Chapter Development, who will work with colonies and new chapters. In the 2015-2016 academic year we were able to expand to two schools – Virginia Tech (re-chartering) and Florida Institute of Technology. Th s academic year we will be expanding to the University of Nebraska (re-chartering), the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. 2015-2016 was also the fi st of three years of the Garatoni Building Better Men Endowment Program, which will recognize chapters which are excelling building better men and enhancing the college experience in a positive way. Th s program will provide a total of $125,000 in endowments to two chapters each year.
Also launched in 2015-2016 was the Gargani Academic U, a four-session program which guides chapters in providing a challenging environment for academic excellence for their members. Th s program was presented at Regional Leadership Conferences and on-site at several chapters this year. We are excited to be offering this an part of our E-learning initiative for the 2016-2017 year. You should be proud to know that these types of programs are unmatched in the fraternal world and will continue to help Triangle set a high standard of excellence in years to come. We continue to enhance our offerings related to men’s health and wellness. Triangle is a charter member of the Fraternal Health and Safety Initiative (FHSI) which currently offers educational programs addressing three of the most serious issues on America’s campuses – alcohol
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f r o m t he editor's desk Dear Readers, Passion and intentionality. It has always been a driving force behind the work that I do and the decisions that I make. I choose to fill my days with mission- centered work that is purposeful and meaningful. I have enjoyed my time focusing specifi ally on the development and creation of the fraternity's educational programs for our active and alumni members, but have always felt like something was missing. I longed for the opportunity to be more connected to the Triangle experience and to be immersed in the amazing culture that this fraternity has created. When the opportunity presented itself to take on the additional responsibilities of the Director of Communications, I jumped at it.
RANDALL E. DREW rose67 National Council President consumption, sexual misconduct, and hazing. At this summer's Herbert Scobie Leadership School we offered a train-thetrainer program for any advisor or alumnus who was interested in facilitating the program for their home chapter. Additional sessions are being offered at this year’s regional Catalyst programs. I am also excited to announce our most recent staff add tion; join me in welcoming our new Executive Director, Tom Pennington (see article on page 6). I continue to be excited by all the improvements we are making to help our chapters improve the experience and development that our members receive. We are blessed with outstanding staff members and volunteers. There’s lots more coming and I encourage you to come with us on the journey. In F, S, C, & T,
Randy Drew rose67 | National President
I am grateful that a part of my role is to now serve as the Editor of the Review. I'm looking forward to continuing the tradition of developing a strong publication that showcases the excellence happening every day in Triangle Fraternity. As you have probably seen on social media, Triangle has been doing a big push to have members share their stories. It is important to us to be able to share all of the wonderful things happening in our active and alumni members' lives.
Triangle REVIEW TRIANGLE REVIEW Vol. 104 No. 2 Fall 2016 Published three times annually The TRIANGLE REVIEW is the official magazine o Triangle Fraternity, published since 1911 and currently distributed to over 18,000 actives and alumni. Articles in the TRIANGLE REVIEW represent the opinion of the authors and do not necessarily refle t the positions or policies of Triangle Fraternity, Triangle Education Foundation and Triangle Building & Housing Corporation. We're Looking for Articles! Have an idea for an article and want to submit it? We accept a variety of submissions, ranging from alumni and chapter updates to descriptions of events and highlights of successes. Please email article information and photographs to editor@triangle.org.
In this issue, we will take a look at the Fraternity's strategic plan, share an incredible story about a Missouri Mines brother who set a National Olympic Record, see the power of philanthropy, learn how to win your chapter $100,000.00 and get updates on both active and alumni members around the world. I hope that you enjoy this edition as much as I did! Interfraternally,
Ariel Tarosky
Ariel Tarosky, Director of Education & Communication
DON'T FORGET
Update Your Contact Information Visit www.triangle.org/alumni to update mailing and other contact information. You may also call Triangle Fraternity Headquarters. Contact information provided on page 1.
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Meet Triangle's N ew E.D . Triangle Fraternity is excited to welcome its 12th Executive Director, Tom Pennington. Tom brings a wealth of knowledge, having served the interfraternal community for over 30 years as a campus and fraternity professional, speaker, consultant, and volunteer. Pennington is a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and has served Phi Psi in many capacities - most recently as its National Secretary. Starting as a young graduate assistant advising a struggling chapter at what was then South-west Texas State University (now Texas State), Tom transitioned to the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity staff or two years as an Educational Leadership Consultant. He then spent six years as the Coordinator of Greek Aff irs at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, a private university where over 40% of students were involved in the cam-pus Greek system. Phi Kappa Psi lured him back as the Director of Alumni and Insurance Services and eventually the Director of Chapter Services, where he oversaw all undergraduate chapter support, expansion, and leadership programs.
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His six years on the Phi Psi staff caught the attention of the Foundation Trustees who recruited him to the Foundation. Tom accepted and served seven years as the Director of the Phi Kappa Psi Foundation during its largest period of growth in history. It is currently the largest fraternity foundation in total assets. Tom’s next adventure was as the Executive Director of the American Leadership Academy (ALA), a program started by one of his Foundation Trustees. Tom spent six years with ALA and built a strong and consistent program, bringing together seasoned, successful alumni and energetic undergraduate students to learn from one another in a week-long alternative spring break program in Los Cabos, Mexico. To date, over 8,000 undergraduates and alumni have completed this program, including a number of Triangle members. Over the last few years, Tom has done non-profit consulting, where he has worked with several organizations, providing services to both staffs nd boards. Additionally, Tom serves as a partner for a company that provides online resources for the education and career path industries. While a Texas native, Tom has lived in Indianapolis for over 20 years, considering himself a naturalized Hoosier. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, biking and kayaking around Eagle Creek, as well as travel and cooking and consuming good cuisine. Randy Drew, National President had this to say, “With Tom’s extensive Greek experience he will lead us in the successful execution of our aggressive 2020 Strategic Plan. Th s plan is focused on being a value-added partner to our chapters, actives, and alumni members. We are excited to have Tom join our outstanding staff.”
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Tom Pennington BACKGROUND: Originally from Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was initiated into Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Has served as an Educational Leadership Consultant, Greek Director, Director of Chapter Services, and Director of Phi Kappa Psi's Foundation Currently resides in Indianapolis near Eagle Creek Park and lake
THROUGH EDUCATION 13,000 hrs.
ne of the greatest benefits of fraternity membership is the educational programming that is offered. If you think about it, it’s almost as though being in a fraternity is a one-stop shop to all of your developmental needs. At least that is the goal of Triangle.
11,000 hrs. 9,000 hrs. 7,000 hrs.
Over the summer, staff et a goal to offer active and alumni members 13,000 hours of educational programming. Nearly double last year's 7,500 hours.
5,000 hrs. 3,000 hrs.
FAVORITES: Enjoys activities such as off- oad biking, kayaking and hiking, travel, cooking and cuisine (still trying to fi d the perfect brisket!), museums, film, music, and IT
13,000 hours is a lofty goal but fraternity staff is confide t that through the traditional events and programs and with the edition of five new initiatives that 13,000 hours can easily be surpassed.
1,000 hrs.
CATALYST REGIONAL MEETINGS A new take on the Regional Leadership Conference, Catalyst Regional Meetings will be offered at seven different locations over the course of the 2016-2017 academic year. Sessions will include a series of round-table discussions for active members focusing on soft- kill and personal development. An advisor track will also be offered and will include a train-the trainer session on one of the three Fraternal Health & Safety modules.
Enjoys traveling and has been to 43 U.S. states and six foreign countries on three continents. ABOUT FRATERNITY: "My fraternity has provided me with the closest and best friends I have in my life, as well as some of the most interesting and exciting experiences. For those who embrace it to its fullest, fraternity can provide rewards worth many times the energy invested.
" I am honored to be invited to join the Triangle leadership team, particularly at this important point in time. The vision and scope of the 2020 Strategic Plan is a compliment to the long history of success already associated with Triangle."
NEWS & EVENTS
GOAL:
13,000 hours
TOTAL as of Oct.: 4,500 hrs
Pictures: 2016 Herbert Scobie Leadership School
LEADERSHIP TRAINING WEEKEND Back for another year is the Leadership & Training Weekend, held in January in Indianapolis. LTW offers chapter and colony offic s the opportunity to develop not only in their position but as an organization leader. Tracks include training for chapter and colony presidents, new member educators, recruitment chairs, treasurers, and programmers.
LEADERSHIP SCHOOL The bi-annual Herbert Leadership School was held this past July at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, offering active and alumni members a week-long program full of leadership and values-development. Th s upcoming summer will include the 2017 National Convention which will host a series of educational round-tables and town hall meetings focusing on personal and professional development for both active and alumni members. NEW INITIATIVES New to Triangle 2016-2017 will be a series of online webinars that will cover a myriad of topics, including officer raining and personal development of soft kills such as confli t resolution, bystander intervention and time management. Additionally, year-round recruitment training and the Melissa & John Gargani Academic U will be offered as part of the E-Learning series. Also new this year is the National New Member Education program which includes a 10-week template focusing on Triangle history, values, personal development, and Ritual exemplifi ation. Th s program will be the starting point for Triangle's four-year member development program, "The Journey" which will provide active members continuous member development opportunities in an effort to enhance themselves personally, socially, physically, spiritually, and professionally. Triangle's programs can be found at http:// triangle.org/national events/, or by contacting Director of Education & Communication, Ariel Tarosky at ariel@triangle.org.
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expansion
NEWS & EVENTS
together as one
COLONY RETURNS TO NEBRASKA Triangle will re-establish a colony at the University of Nebraska during the fall 2016 semester.
CREATING ONE TRIANGLE BY: ARIEL TAROSKY
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln , chartered in 1860, is an educational institution of international stature. UNL is listed by the Carnegie Foundation within the “Research Universities (very high research activity)” category. UNL is a land-grant university and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
prime focus of this past year for the staff and National Council has been to bridge the gap between active and alumni members, chapters and colonies, and east coast to west coast. The passion and commitment that every Triangle has to his chapter is undeniable; it is where you spent four-to-five years of your life, made lasting memories, and met some of your best friends. However, it is important to recognize that beyond the chapter experience is the Triangle experience, which the fraternity has coined as, "One Triangle."
In the fall of 2015, for the 12th straight year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was among the top 50 public universities listed in the U.S. News and World Report’s annual evaluation of America’s Best Colleges. UNL is ranked near the top third of all national universities both public and private. The UNL colony will re-join the ranks of Triangle's Midwest chapters and will be the 25th fraternity to join the Interfraternity Council at Nebraska.
The idea of One Triangle will serve as a theme for a majority of the work that Triangle's leadership will focus on over the next four years, starting with the theme of the 2017 convention.
The UNL office f Fraternity & Sorority Life’s mission is to “bind men and women together in lifelong excellence and build on its heritage of developing character and success through the ideals of scholarship, leadership, service, and friendship.”
Whether you are from the University of Michigan, the Ohio State University, or the University of California, Irvine, it is important to understand that all Triangles are connectedconnected through the purpose, values, and Ritual of Triangle.
Triangle is partnering with local alumni throughout the pre-colonization phase, which includes recruiting and training Lincoln-area alumni as colony advisors, marketing at several on campus events, and establishing relationships with students and staff t the institution. The colonization phase for the new colony began in August 2016, as chapter development team members hosted information sessions, recruited new members, and began the process of colony training. We look forward to installing the newest chapter of Triangle!
In an effort to help build these connections and create levels of consistency at a national level, a number of new initiatives have been introduced for the 2016-2017 year, including the Pyramid Accreditation Program, a 10-week New Member Education Program, the 4-year Member Development Program called The Journey, and monthly online educational programs. By taking advantage of these new and innovative opportunities, members will be able to expand their network, work more collaboratively with other chapter members, immerse themselves in the values and Ritual of the organization, and truly live the mission of "creating better men to create a better world." For more information on the programs listed above please visit www.triangle.org.
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CLOSEST ACTIVE CHAPTERS • • • • • •
Colorado State University Iowa State University (colony) University of Kansas Kansas State University Missouri University of Science & Technology South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
QUICK FACTS
Interested in getting involved with the colony? Contact Gary Ballinger, Director of Chapter Development at gary@triangle.org or (317) 837-9640.
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Lincoln, NE Public research university Nebraska's oldest university Enrollment 25,006 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Triangle REVIEW | 9 | Fall 2016 10/25/16 1:28 PM
50/50 by 2020
"PURPOSE IS THE REASON YOU JOURNEY." Th s new strategic plan is transparent and inclusive of the full spectrum of Triangle's priorities including educational programming, recruitment and expansion, chapter and alumni services, and communication. What is more important is that each of the strategic initiatives are grounded in the values and mission of the fraternity.
CHAPTERS:
Grow effective, sustainable incubators of personal growth
ACTIVES:
Develop men of character, strong values, and professional capability
ALUMNI:
Create and nurture an aspiration for life-long engagement
COMMUNITY:
Make visible high-impact external contributions which contribute to a better world
NATIONAL:
Become an essential, value-added partner that facilitates organization and individual success
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"The purpose of Triangle shall be to maintain a fraternity of engineers, architects and scientists. It shall carry out its purpose by establishing chapters that develop balanced men who cultivate high moral character, foster lifelong friendships, and live their lives with integrity."
50/50 by 2020 Build a cohesive organization of fi ty high performing chapters composed of brothers for life who live the values of Triangle Fraternity daily.
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fter several months, Triangle is pleased to share its four-year strategic plan which will guide the organization in its planning, activities, and initiatives. The strategic plan, which has been discussed at numerous national events and programs, will be the subject of a fraternity-wide communication initiative starting in the spring term which will include the organization's mission, vision, strategic priorities, goals, and key objectives. The plan, which was approved by the National Council at the 2016 Herbert Scobie Leadership School, was developed over several months with the input of Triangle members, staff, and councilmen. "The strategic plan is evidence of Triangle's commitment to building better men, expanding services, and creating a better experieince for active and alumni members," explains Director of Chapter Development, Gary Ballinger.
The five strategic areas of focus in the Strategic Plan are: Chapters, Actives, Alumni, Community and National. The national organization has identifi d a number of goals and objectives which tare already underway. CHAPTERS Triangle will work on the following items (and more) in an effort to grow effective, sustainable incubators of personal growth: • Create a recruitment and retention strategy • Offer online manuals for chapter offic s • Revamp the chapter visit process • Create a new national awards program • Launch three colonies
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Establish online monthly training routine
ALUMNI The following projects will be completed in an effort to create and nurture an aspiration for life-long engagement: • Host at least 6 Tour De Triangle events • Create quarterly "offi al family" newsletter COMMUNITY The following projects will help to make visible high-impact external contributions which contribute to a better world: • Implement a new parents welcome letter • Build a Greek Advisors Relationship Program NATIONAL In order to become an essential, value-added partner that facilitates organizational and individual success the following projects will be priorities: • Create a communication plan with TBHC & TEF • Implement an on-line payment process for chapters
ACTIVES In order to develop men of character, strong values, and professional capability, the following projects will be completed: • Create a new member education module • Test The Journey, Triangle's new four-year member development program at one colony and one chapter * Please note that the projects listed above are only a small sample of the entire Strategic Plan.
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interfraternalism SCOTT BOVA TO RECEIVE RICHARD H. SUDHEIMER AWARD Triangle Fraternity is pleased to announce that one of our very own, Scott Bova, President of the Triangle Education Foundation, will receive the organization's Richard H. Sudheimer Interfraternal Leadership Award. The award is intended to recognize signifi ant contributions by non-members of Triangle Fraternity to the betterment of the interfraternal movement. The award is named after Richard H. Sudheimer minn52 who represented Triangle successfully for many years in the interfraternal world.
2017 CONVENTION HEADS TO ARIZONA
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ince 1909, Triangle brothers have come together at regular intervals for Triangle Fraternity’s National Convention. Chapters send at least two active delegates and one alumni delegate to Convention in order to discuss the future of Triangle Fraternity, review the organization’s legislation, recognize distinguished undergrads, alumni, and volunteers, distribute national awards, and install Triangle’s National Council. National Convention also offers many educational sessions based on the principles of leadership, networking, etiquette, and professional development.
Scott Bova, CFRE, currently serves as the President of the Triangle Education Foundation. Scott joined the Triangle Foundation staff in une of 2000. As President, Bova is responsible for the daily operations of the Foundation and all avenues of income. Under his leadership, Triangle has seen a 600% growth in its endowment. In addition, the annual fund income and average gift as increased 200% during his tenure. As a result of this success the Foundation has been able to increase support of Triangle's educational programs by 55%.
Registration for the 2017 National Convention will open in spring. Members and guests will gather at the beautiful Wigwam Resort in Litchfi ld Park, AZ, located just west of Phoenix, Arizona.
National President, Randy Drew had this to say about Bova's recognition: "While Scott has done an out-standing job for Triangle as President of the Triangle Education Foundation, we are recognizing him with the Sudheimer Award in honor of his lifetime of interfraternal service (beyond Triangle), including mentoring others in the fi ld. He also is heavily involved in community service beyond the fraternity world. Scott is an example of the Better Man that Triangle is committed to building and more importantly, he works every day to build a better world." Bova's dedication to the fraternal movement and his philosophy of servant-based leadership truly exemplify the spirit of Triangle Fraternity, Brother Sudheimer, and the award named in his honor.
Bova received a bachelors degree in Sports Marketing and Media Relations from Ohio
Th s convention will be like none other as we will wrap up the Triangle Education Foundation's Capital Campaign and celebrate our theme of "One Triangle".
"Scott is an example of the Better Man that Triangle is committed to building and more importantly, he works every day to build a better world."
a l l the dif ference SHEILA & STEVEN MILLER ill64 INCREASE INVESTMENT IN SUPPORT OF CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
For more information on the location and accommodations please visit www.triangle.org/convention/
The senior most leaders at each of the Triangle chapters across the country will now receive increased education and support thanks to an additional investment in the Triangle Education Foundation by Sheila & Steve Miller il64. Steve & Sheila make this additional gift s part of the Foundation’s capital campaign efforts to raise $6.5 million by July 2017.
We hope that you will join us for a week of brotherhood, personal development, and fun!
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University, where he joined his fraternity, Phi Kappa Theta. He is a current member of the Indiana Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, is a Director & Treasurer of HazingPrevention.org and is a popular presenter and speaker on alumni relations, volunteer management, board operations, and fund raising.
Their support will generate an additional $10,000 a year to help fund programs and materials geared towards the needs of chapter presidents. In today’s day and age, Triangle’s young leaders are called
on to be small business CEO’s, therapists, judges, motivational speakers and diplomats. Steve knows fi sthand not just how challenging these roles can be, but also the reward in the development of future leaders. He often credits his time as chapter president at Illinois as a key factor in developing his leadership ability and contributing to his success in life. By taking advantage of the already-endowed Steven L. Miller Presidents Leadership Academy along with new webinars, educational materials, and resources, chapter presidents will receive regular training and support in order to handle the diverse challenges of their offi . The Foundation's total annual investment by the Foundation in chapter presidents is now over $20,000.
The Triangle Education Foundation is very appreciative of the support Steve & Sheila have given Triangle. Th ough programs like these, Triangle continues to pick up where the classroom leaves off and provide high quality educational and leadership opportunities to our younger members. It takes gifts f all shapes and sizes. If you are interested in supporting the capital campaign, please feel free to reach out to the Foundation’s President, Scott Bova, at 317-705-9803 or by email at Sbova@Triangle.org.
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alumni spotlight Michael Ellwein sdm58 Brother Ellwein entered Chapter Eternal on July 31, 2016
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ichael Ellwein came to SD Mines from Watertown and earned his chemical engineering degree in 1961. He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa in 1965. His early career focused on patent law with Proctor and Gamble from 1964 to 1968. He continued as a patent lawyer with the Des Moines, Iowa law fi m Henderson & Strom from 1968 to 1970. Ellwein worked for The Pillsbury Company from 1970 to 1987, where he rose from patent attorney to vice president and assistant general counsel. He was involved in mergers, acquisitions, licensing, and divestitures including the purchase of Green Giant, Haagan Dazs ice cream, Jeno’s pizza, Totino’s pizza, and many others. Ellwein then joined The Coleman Company (1987-1989) as senior vice president, Legal Department and Corporate Development. Ellwein was recruited by Medtronic, Inc., rising from vice president and assistant general counsel to vice president of corporate development and associate general counsel, and fi ally to chief development offic . His group had the responsibility of identifying strategic opportunities, valuing them, negotiating the terms and conditions, and laying out the integration pathway. With acquisitions totaling over $20 billion, Medtronic became the market leader in external defibrillation, cardiac surgery, spine, vascular, diabetes drug delivery, ENT, and neurosurgery. These acquisitions complemented Medtronic’s market leading position in cardiac rhythm disease management. Ellwein demonstrated his crucial involvement with Medtronic, Inc.’s transition, by acquisition, from a small pacing company with $800 million in revenue and a $1.7 billion market cap to the largest pure play med-tech company in the world with $17 billion in revenue and a $62 billion market cap by 2001. After retiring from Medtronic in 2007, he served the medical law practice of Fredrikson & Byron as counsel, and also joined Th ee Arch Partners in Portola Valley, California. Th ee Arch Partners is a venture capital fi m with over $500 million under management, specializing in early stage med tech investments. Over the past twenty-five-plus years, Ellwein has held executive positions at major corporations and served as a board member with numerous med tech companies. He also served on the University Advisory Board for SD Mines (2014-present). He also coached his son’s football and basketball teams from third grade to eighth grade. The seventh grade basketball team, which he coached, won the Minnesota state championship. 436503_November Review.indd 14-15
Jeff ey Hohle sdm76
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eff ohle grew up in Glenham and earned his geological engineering degree from SD Mines in 1978. His career began with Amoco Production Company, where he worked in a wide variety of engineering roles—production, drilling, completions, and reservoir— in many of the major basins in the US. His fi st off hore management role was general manager of the off- hore Mediterranean in Egypt for BP-Amoco, Exploration & Production in 1999. Hohle was responsible for commissioning and start-up of the off hore platform, pipeline, and gas processing plant, as well as all aspects of an ‘independent’ company’s business and operating performance. His next position was BP’s operations manager for the Gulf of Mexico, where he was responsible for the operating organization, logistics, start-up, and commissioning of four new deep-water platforms and rigs. He managed the start-up and commissioning of $4 billion in new projects through 2009. He then managed the operation and development of two of the largest deep water spars in the Gulf of Mexico, including setting a record for drilling the longest reach well from a fl ating platform (29,467 feet). As BP’s vice president of Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Engineering for North America Gas, Hohle managed safety, environmental, and engineering for BP operations in nine states that included 14,000-plus producing wells, five gas processing plants, and 2,200 BP employees. When the Deepwater Horizon blowout occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, Hohle became the incident commander for the off hore source control, which resulted in the eventual capping of the well. He worked closely with the Department of the Interior, the Coast Guard, and media during this intense and critical time. In 2011, he became vice president of safety and operational risk for North America Gas until his retirement in 2013. In addition to engineering and management roles, Hohle provided expertise and leadership for projects in Indonesia and Azerbaijan— particularly for start-up and operational readiness. He was incident commander for evacuation and recovery for multiple hurricanes in BP’s deep water operation. He also served as a guest speaker at BP’s Operations and Projects Academy at MIT. Hohle served the communities where he lived through the American Cancer Society and Multiple Sclerosis Foundation as well as various community boards. He is proud to also be recognized for his role as diversity and inclusion ‘champion’ for BP, and by the chairman of BP for his role as incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon response.
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an Carlson was raised in Austin, Minnesota and earned his chemical engineering degree from SD Mines in 1977. He completed the Wharton/Shell Executive Development Program through the University of Pennsylvania and University of Houston Center for Executive Development Program. With more than 35 years’ experience at Shell in the chemical industry, he has served in a variety of commercial and leadership roles ranging from business management, strategy, new business development, product management, supply chain, and marketing. He retired in July 2014. Carlson’s career in Shell’s downstream operations lead him to assignments in Houston, London, Chicago, and North Wales. As general manager for new business development, he led a team charged with development of a $5 billion grass roots petrochemical complex linked to US shale gas production. While general manager of Lower Olefi s, he spearheaded a business turnaround arising from the transition from cracking diesel/naphtha to gas-based feed stocks. In earlier commercial assignments, he consolidated customer service operations, led regional and global chemical business teams, and secured capital approvals for major olefin apacity expansions. Carlson has successfully deployed several new technologies including providing synthetic detergent alcohol product management in support of P&G’s initial 1982 launch of liquid Tide; commercialization of biodegradable deep-water drilling mud solutions; and implementation of SAP Enterprise software systems. His expertise in the oil-chemical interface was the subject of presentations at international conferences, including the US-Saudi Arabian Business Council Shale Gas Round-table, the Developing Unconventional Gas Conference, and the Alaska World Aff irs Council. He served on numerous professional organization boards and committees that focus on the olefin, efini g, and chemical industries; and worked closely with the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance for Economic Development in western Pennsylvania. Carlson received the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award from SD Mines in 1988. Carlson has also served numerous community organizations, including the board of directors for Houston Bronze Ensemble, Houston Habitat for Humanity, and Kingwood Presbyterian Church. Dan is a founding member of The DarDans, a Houston-based classic rock-and-roll band since the early 1990s. The band has produced three CDs and performs regularly throughout Houston. In 2011, the band was selected as a fi alist in the Houston Business Journal Battle of the Business Bands.
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ntil a Rose-Hulman graduate is born at the South Pole, Tim Sublette will probably hold the title of hailing from the most distant and remote place in the school’s history. Sublette, a 1995 computer science graduate and winner of one of this year’s Career Achievement Awards, spent a big chunk of his childhood and teen years living on a South Pacific sland equal in size to New York’s Central Park. Growing up on Kwajalein, a U-shaped island about 1.25 square miles in size lying about 600 miles north of the equator and close to absolutely nothing, fostered in Sublette a sense of independence mixed with a feeling of community. It also provided for strong individual attention in school. It turns out, these were the same qualities that attracted Sublette later to Rose-Hulman, he says. “It was life shaping,” Sublette said of growing up on the tiny U.S. military island where his father worked as an electrical engineer. Now Sublette is literally shaping the future of manufacturing as Chief Technical Officer or a new and innovative company called 3DSIM, which is based in Park City, Utah, in the Rocky Mountains. The company has developed software that will help manufacturers use 3D metal printing to create sophisticated parts at a fraction of the traditional cost. “Th s is the most exciting opportunity I’ve been a part of,” Sublette says of 3DSIM, one of several small or start-up companies with which he has been involved. Using trial and error to create 3D parts from metal can cost companies millions of dollars and lots of wasted time. The 3DSIM approach, which is to use simulation to reduce trial and error, is expected to hit the market this summer, and will make previously costprohibitive manufacturing projects economical. In short, it will revolutionize manufacturing, Sublette says. “We’re at the front end of the growth curve for this technology,” Sublette noted during a recent campus visit to Rose-Hulman with his wife, Dianne. “It’s really exciting to be a part of this.” Sublette, a long-time member of the Rose-Hulman Computer Science Advisory Board, received one of the institute’s 2015 Career Achievement Awards on May 2 in Hatfi ld Hall. After graduating from Rose-Hulman, Sublette worked as a software developer before launching his own consulting company, TerraFirma Software Design. He later joined a startup company called Aprimo, where he was head of engineering for more than a decade before the company was sold for $525 million to Teradata, a data management company. Sublette then joined ZirMed, a leading medical billing and information business. At ZirMed, Sublette doubled the size of the engineering department and introduced a sustainable software development process still in use today. Sublette learned about Rose-Human as a child, thanks to his grandfather, Paul Dierdorf, a 1933 graduate, but says he was attracted to the school for the same reasons he enjoyed life in the South Pacific— he strong sense of community, independence, and individual attention. “The standards and expectations were very, very high,” Sublette recalls of his student days. He also appreciates the bond he now shares with thousands of fellow Rose-Hulman alumni around the world. “There’s an automatic bond with lots of people out there.” Triangle REVIEW | 15 | Fall 2016 10/25/16 1:28 PM
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WILL MODRALL lou12 Th s summer, Will “Diesel” Modrall completed hike of the Pacific C est Trail. Will, who graduated with a B.S.C.E in May of 2015 and a Masters of Civil Engineering a year later. Will is no stranger to long distance hiking, having completed the 2,198 mile Appalachian Trail in 2015. During that trip, he earned the nickname “Diesel” because he hikes like a machine. The Pacific C est Trail is 2,650 miles long, starting in Campo, California, at the US/ Mexican border, and ending at the US/ Canadian border near Mazama, Washington. Like his Appalachian Trail hike, Will's Pacific Crest Trail hike was completed solo. Will met other hikers along the trail, but his nearly 29 mile per day pace often wore out others who couldn't keep up, and his longest day on the trail was nearly 45 miles. Will hopes that his list of adventures continues growing. He is making plans to hike the Continental Divide Trail, a 3,100 mile trail through the Rocky Mountains that will allow him to complete the “Triple Crown” of hiking.
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OFFERED AT ALL CATALYST REGIONAL MEETINGS Triangle Fraternity is proud to be part of the Fraternal Health and Safety Initiaitve. FHSI is designed to aid chapters of participating fraternities and sororities in achieving a high quality membership experience.
MY BROTHERS KEEPER TRIANGLE OFFERS RISK MANAGEMENT TRAIN THE TRAINERS FOR ALUMNI The Fraternal Health & Safety Initiative (FHSI) is designed to aid chapters of participating fraternities and sororities in achieving a high quality membership experience. Fraternities and sororities are values-based organizations that focus on strengthening their members through character development, academic excellence, service and philanthropic efforts, social interactions and a lifetime of brotherhood/sisterhood.
Brother John Cottage and his wife are expecting their fi st born in February.
TONY CALIFANO ill11 Brother, Joseph Anthony "Tony" Califano made a six-hour climb ascending almost 1500 meters or 5,000 feet taking him to the summit of Mt. Fuji. | 16 |
FRATERNAL HEALTH & SAFETY INITIATIVE TRAIN THE TRAINER
Triangle Fraternity is proud to be a part of the FHSI Consortium.
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Brother Joe Cerrato and his wife are expecting their fi st born in November.
Powered by a comprehensive curriculum, chapter members from the FHSI consortium engage in consistent identifi aton, prevention and intervention strategies to tackle the most pressing, and
dangerous, social issues on college campuses today; alcohol and other drug abuse, sexual misconduct/assault, and hazing. The FHSI training modules are also designed to help empower members to be change agents in their ommunities. In an effort to ensure a safe and healthy member experience, Triangle has instituted a Train-the-Trainer program for all chapter advisors and any interested alumnus. Train-theTrainer sessions will be offered at the seven scheduled Catalyst Regional Meetings happening all over the country. As part of the newly established Pyramid Accreditation Program it is a requirement that each chapter and colony have one advisory board
member or local alumnus be trained on one of the three modules by the 2017 academic year. All Train-theTrainer attendees will then be certifi d to offer their respective module to their home chapter. Triangle is confide t that by offering pro-active risk management educational programs that our members will continue to enjoy a safe and meaningful experience.
Visit http://triangle.org/nationalevents/fhsi/ for more information and to register for a training near you.
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triangle wall of fame
MEET THE 2016 WALL OF FAME INDUCTEES The members of the Triangle Wall of Fame include Triangles who have received widespread acknowledgement of success within their chosen fi lds. The Wall of Fame is intended to honor successful members, serve as a motivation for Triangle members, and be used as a recruitment tool by Triangle chapters.
LARRY GARATONI
MAYNARD P. "PETE" VENEMA
Purdue Initiation: 11/1/1958 Graduation: 1960 Wife: Judy CEO, HQ Investments
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REGIONAL MEE TINGS Opportunities specifically or active and alumni members looking to continue their development as men of high moral character and integrity Personal & Professional Roundtables Mingle events Chapter-hosted social event FHSI Train-the-Trainer for Advisors & Alumni
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Brother Garatoni is a graduate of Purdue University and completed the Owners/President Program of Harvard Business School. Larry served in the Army Reserve attaining the rank of Captain. Larry began his career in 1964, when he and a partner built and operated one long term care facility. He later bought the partner’s interests. From 1969-1994, Larry founded and operated several companies under Health Quest Group. These businesses included the Health Quest Corporation, Health Quest Development Corporation, Achievement Rehab Corporation, Long Term Care Pharmaceutical Services Corporation, and Health Quest Infusion Therapy Corporation. In 1994 he made a strategic decision to sell all of these companies. From 1994-2003, Larry served as the CEO of several different software and internet sales companies, including Achieve Healthcare Technology, FurnitureFind.com, and Winesource. com. All of these business interests were sold in 2007. In 2007 Larry founded HQ Investments. HQ Investments manages investments in public equities, private equities, hedge funds, venture capital and angel investing. Personally and through the Garatoni Family Foundation he and his wife Judy support K-12 education and other education focused philanthropic activities. Larry is active on various statewide and community boards. Larry is an active volunteer for Triangle, recently being elected to the Triangle Education Foundation and serving on the CEO Symposium panel.
Armour Initiation: 2/24/1929 Graduation: 1932 Wife: Hazel Retired President & Chairman, Universal Oil Products Company DOD: 5/21/1997 A 1969 Tribune profile of Maynard P. Venema, then the chairman of Universal Oil Products and head of the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, said, “There aren’t many people who are more optimistic about Chicago’s economic future than this businessman.” But Brother Venema was more than a businessman, as he served in leadership roles in health, education and religious organizations. A resident of Northfi ld, Br. Venema, 86, died May 21, 1997 at home. He graduated from the Armour Institute of Technology (now IIT) with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1932. He received a law degree from Georgetown University in 1943. He joined Universal Oil Products in 1935 as an engineer and rose through the ranks until he became president in 1955. He became chairman and chief executive officer in 1961 efore retiring in 1974. He remained a director until 1978. Br. Venema served as chairman of the board of trustees of IIT from 1971 to 1979. For two years during that time, he also served as acting president. He was chairman of the Mid-America Chapter of the Red Cross from 1971 to 1973, and served as president of the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry in 1968 and 1969. “Business was what he was involved with, but his work in education and other areas were really important to him,” said his daughter, Carol Meeske.
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We try to honor all brothers who have passed into chapter eternal. The following list comprises all brothers whose passing has been noted since the last issue, regardless of the brothers' specific ates of death.
Joseph E. Westenberg ar28 James E. Reuter ar35 Arthur E. Schmidt ar36 Edgar F. Clark ar39 Carl E. Weber ar43 Roy V. Norrlander ar43 John F. Horn ar46 Donald C. Cumming ar48 John P. King ar48 Michael E. Heinen ar56
Joseph E. Riley III ar63 Ning L. Lee ar71 Arthur N. Henke cin35 Robert E. Turner cin48 James E. Vath cin51 Byron W. Meyer cin53 Jarnot Ty cl59 William L. Taylor cl62 Michael W. Soracchi conn85 Rhaeto A. Pfister cor54
George B. Daigh ill30 Ted E. Mikita ill50 Stuart A. Boyle ill52 Bruce A. Cook ill53 James L. Wood ill55 Herbert J. Riedmann ill58 Fred W. Hornkohl ill70 Christopher L. Schinneer ill72 Gustave L. Manke kan30 Montgomery L. Rogers kan55
Earl B. Cornette Jr. ky44 Thomas L. Lyons ky47 Byrnes C. Fairchild ky49 William T. Montgomery ky55 Robert D. Rhodes ky58 Aloys A. Godar lou45 Edward F. Rueve lou53 Edward P. Schan Jr. lou62 Clarence G. Westerson marq43 James I. Morgan marq46
Alphonse A. Cygal marq50 Wilfred J. Lepeska marq52 Dominic V. Donatello marq55 James C. Adamson marq58 Franklin M. Gauer Jr. marq59 Dennis J. McNally marq62 Max N. Clyde mich48 Robert M. Johnson mich52 Martin P. Anderson mich54 Joel Gauthier mich62 Harold C. Stouffer mom29 10/25/16 1:28 PM
C AMPAIGN UPDATE
CAMPAIGN FOR TRIANGLE PASSES $6,000,000
RECORD GIVING FROM ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF TRIANGLE Support of the Campaign for Triangle has surged since the campaign’s July 2015 public launch and commitments are now in excess of $6.1 million. Triangle Education Foundation President Scott Bova shared, “The outstanding support of alumni and friends of Triangle is much appreciated and has already made a positive impact on Triangle’s programming.” Scott went on to say, “I believe that we can raise much more than our $6.5 million goal and I look forward to sharing how alumni generosity is making a difference.” The Campaign for Triangle is an endowment campaign and will conclude in July 2017. For information on how to support the Campaign for Triangle, please contact Vice President Aaron Girson at agirson@triangle.org.
HOW TO SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN One Time Gift A one-time gift o the Foundation can be made payable by check, cash, credit card, stocks or publicly traded securities. Payments can be mailed to the Triangle Education Foundation at 120 S. Center Street, Plainfi ld, IN 46168 or made online at www.triangleef.org or by calling (317) 837-9641.
$7 mil.
Appreciated publicly-traded securities can be transferred electronically or through documents filed to the Triangle Education Foundation, identifying the Triangle Education Foundation as the recipient. The donor may avoid capital gains tax while receiving an income tax deduction based on the security’s market value, subject to possible limitations that should be discussed with the donor’s tax return preparer.
$6 mil. $5 mil. $4 mil.
Recurring Gift A gift hat is processed automatically on a schedule determined by the donor (i.e., monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.).
$3 mil. $2 mil.
Pledge Pledged gifts re made over a time period of up to five years and may be made in the same manner as a one-time gift
$1 mil.
Gift from your IRA If you are past the age of 70, you are able to make a gift o the Triangle Education Foundation and the Campaign for Triangle directly from your IRA. Giving this way is easy and can be accomplished in just a few days.
Gifts as of Oct. 2016: $6.1 M | 20 |
Our Goal: $6.5 M
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Planned Gift Donors may choose to include the Triangle Education Foundation in their Estate Plan through a Bequest, Gift nnuity, Life Insurance, or other planned giving vehicle.
TRIANGLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
CHAPTER ENDOWMENT FUNDS AWARDS $56, 831 FROM
Alumni Gifts Meet Chapter-Specific Need
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uring the 2015-2016 academic year thirteen Triangle chapters received grants totaling $56,831 supporting leadership, scholarship, and other educational programs. Chapters used the funding to send their leaders to Leadership & Training Weekend, provide travel scholarships for members attending leadership conferences, improve chapter house technology, renovate study room facilitates, furnish time management resources, support campus philanthropic events, and grant undergraduate scholarships.
CEFs allow chapters to have their own chapter fund without the cost, administrative requirements, or restrictions on single chapter foundations.
2015-2016 Chapter Endowment Fund Grants: Armour Iowa State Marquette Michigan Michigan State MSOE Ohio State Penn State Pittsburgh Purdue Rose South Dakota Mines
To date, Chapter Endowment Funds have been established for the following chapters: Illinois Marquette Kansas Purdue Iowa State South Dakota Mines Ohio State Armour Kansas State Michigan Colorado State Oklahoma Michigan State Pittsburgh Toledo Michigan Tech Houston Penn State Rose MSOE Missouri Mines
Chapter Endowment Funds (CEFs) are restricted funds within the Triangle Education Foundation which are designed for the educational needs of a specific hapter. A CEF provides an annual grant that can be used for scholarships, educational programs, leadership development initiatives, and improvements to educational spaces in the chapter house. CEFs are established through tax-deductible contributions from alumni and friends of Triangle who wish to focus their gifts oward a specific hapter. Once a particular CEF reaches $25,000 or more, and annual grant of up to five percent of the fund's value can be made to support qualifi d initiatives.
If you would like to make a gift to your chapter’s CEF or help get a new fund started, please contact Vice President Aaron Girson at agirson@triangle.org.
Chapter Endowment Fund grants are in addition to $140,500 authorized by the Foundation supporting educational/leadership programs and $73,000 authorized in scholarships. Total approved program funding for 2015-2016 years in excess of $270,000.
A Chapter Endowment Fund grant of $13,500 was provided to the Marquette chapter for improvements to the chapter’s study room.
For more information on Planned Gifts nd other giving methods contact Amy Buchheit at abuchheit@triangle.org or Aaron Girson at agirson@triangle.org. 10/25/16 1:28 PM
2017 scholarships
MORE THAN $70,0 0 0 IN MERIT & NEED - BASED SCHOL ARSHIPS AVAIL ABLE Th s December, the Triangle Education Foundation will begin accepting applications for more than $70,000 in scholarships, a new rec-ord for Triangle. Each scholarship is made possible by a donor or group of donors. The new record is made possible through several new scholarships including: Jeffrey McClelland Memorial Scholarship Pierre & Sue Ellen Leroy Fellowship Bill & Louise Schmitt Scholarship
TEF AWARDS $130,00 TO OUTSTANDING CHAPTERS MICHIGAN TECH CHAPTER RECEIVES $100,000 CHAPTER ENDOWMENT FUND PRIZE At Triangle's 2016 Herb Scobie Leadership School, Triangle Education Foundation President, Scott Bova announced the Michigan Tech and Pittsburgh Chapters as the fi st recipients of the Judy and Larry Garatoni Building Better Men Chapter Endowment Fund Program. As the top applicant, the Michigan Tech Chapter received a $100,000.00 Chapter Endowment Fund and as the runner-up, the Pittsburgh Chapter received $25,000.00 to add to their already-existing Chapter Endowment Fund. The Judy and Larry Garatoni Chapter Endowment Fund initiative is a new program to recognize outstanding Triangle chapters that are making scholarship, service, leadership devleopment, and being a postive influence on their communities a priority. Chapter Endowment Funds may be used by the chapters to fund educational programming, leadership development initiatives, academic achievement programs, and scholarships. Scott Bova shared the following, "We are deeply honored by Judy and Larry's generosity and commitment to
The application and information on specific cholarships will be available at www.triangleef.org beginning December, 2016, and applications will be due February 17, 2017.
making a difference for today's active members." The 2016-2017 Judy and Larry Garatoni Chapter Endowment Fund competition is now underway; all Triangle chapters and colonies are eligible to participate. KAHLERT ACADEMIC RECOGNITION AWARDS RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP Four Triangle chapters and colonies were recognized by the Triangle Education Foundation for outstanding scholastic achievement during the 2015-2016 academic year. Each chapter received a cash award in recognition of its academic achievement. Highest GPA: Georgia Tech Colony, $2,000 2nd Place: University of Kentucky, $1,000 3rd Place: University of Michigan, $500 Most Improved GPA: Cal Poly Pamona, $1,500 These awards are made possible through the generosity of the Kahlert Family Foundation in memory of Bill Kahlert minn46.
chapter eterna l cont . Elmond L. Claridge mom36 David A. MEskan mom48 Michael P. Smith mom60 James M. Keen mom71 William A. Hilgendorf msoe68 Richard A. Kilby msu58 Carl R. Haeger msu85 C. Harold Morris nu35 Lucas Van Orden nu47 Arthur Stalb nu49 Willard N. Nopper nu59 James G. Mangegold nu63 Diego B. Cardenas ok88 WIlliam P. Dawkins oks70 Robert E. Nelson os48 Larry L. Hench os57
Daniel E. Nelson os48 Kenneth E. Warrick ps36 Norman A. Cornell ps42 Richard V. Stauble ps43 Cly A. Shelley ps51 John T. O'Hara ps53 Aldis Klavins ps61 Jan W. Leonard ps66 Gerald Anthony J. Warnero ps77 Richard P. Harvan ps81 Daniel E. Summers ps07 Robert T. Henson pur33 James E. Beehler pur42 Earl Borseth pur46 Dale D. Reed pur52 Harold W. Hebermehl pur53
Robert M. Meck pur54 Harold D. Neptune pur62 John D. Meloy pur63 Courtney R. Gardner rit84 Samuel F. Hulbert rose04 Eugene A. Brackbill rose68 Michael R.L. Coon rose85 Roger W. Hill sdm39 Jack V. McMaster sdm40 Roy W. Hanson sdm48 Dean A. Davidson sdm55 John K. Gibeau sdm56 Michael D. Ellwein sdm58 Paul E. Besselievre Jr. sdm60 Alan Stewart ucla59 Leroy C. Sutherland ucla61
Edwin H. Reitan Jr. ucla67 Dante Johnson vcu13 Edward R. Drott wis42 Rulon E. Butler wis48 Ned W. Breuer wis49 Darin R. Kohles wis88
Are you aware of a Triangle brother who has recently passed away and entered Chapter Eternal? If so, please send Chapter Eternal notices including date of death, news, and photos to Triangle National Headquarters. 436503_November Review.indd 22-23
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AVOID THE YEAR END RUSH he fi al month of each year is a time for giving gifts o family and friends . . . and for making charitable contributions to favored charities. In fact, more charitable gifts re made during this month than at any other time of year. All of this gift a tivity means that we at the Triangle Education Foundation are extra busy during December processing cash gifts nd helping donors complete planned gifts i volving documents and appreciated assets. It’s a joyous time of year, but it can also be hectic as we try to honor every donor request. If you are planning to complete a gift f real estate or even the transfer or securities before the end of the year, please consider getting an early start on the process. And if you want to create an endowment, a charitable gift nnuity or other life-income arrangements, consider a start date well before December.
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Waiting for the last minute to accomplish something that involves meetings with professional advisors, document preparation, and such things as appraisals and real estate environmental reviews can make it impossible to complete a gift y December 31. One thing that may help you in planning is to review the gift- rocessing sheet we have for each type of planned gift. or example, if you want to create a gift nnuity, our processing form provides step-by-step guidance on what and when each thing needs to happen, from the preparation and signing of the papers to the transfer of the assets.
We love to see and share what our members across the world are up to. Use the hashtag #triangefraternity and the hashtag above on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to share your best Triangle moments and photos with us. Photos may be regrammed, retweeted or published here! And don't forget to follow us on Instagram @triangle_fraternity and Twitter @TriangleHQ
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To receive one of our complimentary brochures on planned giving please contact Scott Bova at the Foundation at (317) 705-9803 or at SBova@Triangle. org. You can also request an appointment with Scott. He will be happy to meet with you to discuss your giving plans and to assist you in making a gift y the end of the year.
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or as long as he can remember, Brother, Shawn Wallace mom13 loved the water. So much so that he has been swimming for the last 14 years. Wallace began swimming competitively at age 8 as part of a neighborhood summer league in his hometown of Houston, Texas. "I always liked swimming," says Wallace, a senior in civil engineering at Missouri S&T. 436503_November Review.indd 26-27
"My mom always told me that if I wanted to compete, I should just go for it. Obviously I kept it up." Wallace has lived in Houston since he was six, but was born in the island nation of Palau, a series of over 500 islands in the Micronesian region of the western Pacific Ocean. "I always wanted to swim for Palau ever since I was ten years old, " says Wallace, who joined the national team in Palau in 2011. "Around 2010, I was a spectator at the Micronesian Games, and a very good coach I know introduced me to the team. He told the coaches he thought I could
my swimming besides my best friends and family", says Wallace. Wallace says his Triangle membership contributed to helping him become an Olympic Athlete, "Triangle has taught me to never give up and to always have self-discipline."
When asked what the Olympic experience was like, Wallace had this to say, "the Olympic experience was defin tely one of those moments that is once in a lifetime. The opening ceremony is so much better in person than on television. It was surreal to run into famous athletes in the Olympic village and then realize that you are there to do the same thing- represent your country and do the best that you can. Competing on the world's biggest stage was one of the most exciting moments of my life. I wasn't nervous at all, I was excited because I fi ally got to fulfill a dream that I have had since I was 10 years old."
Wallace wanted to give a special shout out and thank you to his chapter, family, teammates, coaches, and friends. "Without their support throughout my swimming career I wouldn't have been able to achieve my dream."
It took a lot of determined effort to get him to the Olympic Games, Wallace trains six days a week and competes with a Missouri-local competitive group, the Rolla Fins Swim Club. "It takes a lot of self-discipline and time management to balance swimming, academics, and my fraternity membership," explains, Wallace.
div ing he ad f irst MISSOURI MINES BROTHER SETS OLYMPIC NATIONAL RECORD
Brazil. Wallace swam the 50-meter freestyle in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and set a personal best time - and a national record for Palau. Wallace also holds the national record in the 100m freestyle and the 50m butterfly.
do great things for Palau," says Wallace. He then showed Palau's coaches what he was capable of, and the team invited him to compete in the World Championships the following year. His fi st international competition was in Shanghai.
Wallace is proud that his brothers of the MOM Chapter supported him throughout his Olympic journey. "My brothers are the greatest supporters of
Wallace plans to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
"Competing on the world's biggest stage was one of the most exciting moments of my life. I wasn't nervous at all, I was excited because I fi ally got to fulfill a dream that I have had since I was 10 years old."
"Triangle has taught me to never give up and to always have self discipline."
"Since then I've been to five world championship meets," Wallace says. Between competitions and training trips, swimming has taken him to Guam, Japan, Spain, Turkey, Qatar, New Zealand, the Federal States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Fiji, and of most recently,
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TRIANGLE BUILDING & HOUSING CORP.
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Purdue and Michigan Chapters join TBHC Property Management Program allowing more focus on membership
Congratulations to the winners of the 5th annual Chapter Improvement Contest!
Held by the Triangle Building & Housing Corporation (TBHC), this contest is designed to encourage Triangle chapters to enhance either their own fraternity property or a local community property through substantial physical improvement. With the help of alumni and parent volunteers, members worked tirelessly to complete their projects. Chapters competed for four $600 prize categories, including Best Interior Project, Best Exterior Project, Best Sustainability Project and Best Community Project, as well as a $1,200 grand prize for Best Overall Project selected from one of the aforementioned categories. Entries were reviewed by an awards committee and selected by the TBHC based upon best exemplifi ation of the contest purpose, the objective of each award category, and additional factors determined by the awards committee. The winners of each category are as follows:
OVERALL WINNER
BEST INTERIOR PROJECT Kansas Chapter BASEMENT STORAGE & LAUNDRY ROOM REMODEL Brothers and alumni teamed up to remodel their dated basement and laundry room to create a space for members and friends of the chapter to hang out and enjoy each other's company. • Estimated Man Hours: 895 • Volunteers Involved: 3 Alumni; 3 Parents • Percentage of Members • Total Project Involved: 59.5% Cost: $16,050
The Purdue and Michigan Chapters have reached an agreement with the TBHC to manage their properties. Th s includes: • Maintenance and Repair Management • Local Superintendent Services • Lease Management (Michigan only) • Contract/Vendor Management • Basic Accounting Services (AP/AR/Capital Reserve) • Document Retention and Storage • Consultation TBHC Executive Director, Mike Fouts said, “With this opportunity, we feel like we can allow alumni and actives to get out of the housing business and back into the fraternity business.” James Coller mich13 also said, “The chapter is very excited to work with TBHC so our alumni can return to being our mentors instead of focusing on being property managers.”
“ With this opportunity, we feel like we can allow alumni and actives to get out of the housing business and back into the fraternity business.”
BEST EXTERIOR PROJECT
PURDUE CHAPTER OVERALL HOUSE MAINTENANCE AND REMODELING The house received a major clean up and some much needed remodeling. Rooms receiving the overhauls included the women’s restroom, mailbox area, and laundry room. • Estimated Man Hours: 864 • Percentage of Members Involved: 83% • Volunteers Involved: 9 • Total Project Cost: $7,061.99
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South Dakota Mines Chapter IRRIGATION UPDATE, SIGNAGE & BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS Chapter members and alumni worked over the course of the school year attending to various maintenance and updates needed around the house. • Volunteers Involved: • Estimated Man 2 Hours: 700+ • Total Project Cost: • Percentage of Members $1,500 Involved: 100%
PROPERTY VISITS TO MILWAUKEE CHAPTERS
Chairman Dick Beaubien mich64 and Executive Director Mike Fouts toured the MSOE, UWM, and Marquette Chapters in June. They were well received by both Alumni and Actives. MSOE CHAPTER
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BEST SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT Purdue Chapter REPLACING LIGHT BULBS WITH LEDs All light bulbs were upgraded to LEDs and dimmers were installed to increase effici cy and reduce the House’s “carbon footprint.” Old bulbs were donated or stored for future use as back-ups. • •
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celebrate ROSE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS Rose Tech Alumni Group For those of you who remember your Triangle history, you may notice that our chapter has a major milestone approaching. In 2018, we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary! The current actives and alumni board have begun brainstorming how to attack the planning of this major milestone. We determined updating our alumni database is the fi st step. To accomplish this, our chapter is asking you to help us out one more time.
We want to know where your pledge class brothers have gone! Please share this with them so they know about this event, and any other events that are occurring within the chapter! We want you all to feel welcomed still, and want you to have the opportunity to contribute to the chapter’s 50th anniversary. All we are asking is to send your contact info to the Alumni Offices ia website link http:// rosestem.rose-hulman.edu or by emailing the office t alumniaffairs@rose-hulman. edu. We are looking for full names, email address, phone number, pledge year, graduation year, etc. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING AN ALUMNI REUNION AT THE 2017 NATIONAL CONVENTION, PLEASE CONTACT MIKE FOUTS AT MIKEF@TRIANGLE.ORG
BROTHERS HELPING BROTHERS PITT CHAPTER SUPPORTS ALUMNUS DIAGNOSED WITH RARE DISEASE Adapted from the Observer-Reporter by Kristin Emery
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d Schwartz ar62 remembers when he fi st started having problems with his balance. "Th s started close to 20 years ago," remembers Schwartz. "I would get up at night to go to the bathroom and fall." Doctors fi st told him his inner ear was out of balance and affecting his equilibrium. Th ough the years, other
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changes emerged. "It started out being one thing and then another and we treated each one of these things," he said. "The restless legs, the lack of sleep, the breathing. All of those we treated individually and not until about three years ago did we see them as a single entity." That's when Schwartz fi ally got a diagnosis that solved the medical mystery that had been vexing him for two decades. The diagnosis was ataxia, which comes from the Greek word for disorder. The National Ataxia Foundation says it's a term used to
diagnosis can take years." Parents says that process involves a complete neurological examination, MRI, family history, and gene testing. For those who are diagnosed the NAG provides help and support. "Not only does the foundation support world-wide ataxia research to help fi d treatments and ultimately a cure," said Parent, "but it offers ataxia publications for physicians as well as attends various medical conferences to help better inform the medical community about ataxia."
describe a group of neurological disorders that cause problems with balance and coordinated movement. It may also affect vision, swallowing and speech. NAF Executive Director Michael Parents said, "An estimated 150,000 Americans are affected by different forms of ataxia which can be hereditary, sporadic or caused by trauma. Ataxia can strike anyone at any time regardless of age, gender or race. Unfortuantely getting a proper
For Ed Schwartz, fi ally having a correct diagnosis has given him peace of mind. He gets physical therapy twice weekly to focus on eye exercises, balance and walking. His dietary changes have also helped alleviate symptoms. "I've gotten so I can stand now, I can walk now and that is so signifi ant," he said. "Thank goodness I know what it's about now," he continued. "I don't like it, but I know what it is and I'm learning more and more all the time. I have set a personal mission to tell as many people about this as I possible
can. Schwartz advises others to be their own advocate and wants to increase ataxia awareness. "I want to somehow get into the medical community and let these people understand what the symptoms are and what to look for so that when someone comes in with this they can recognize it and start helping them." Schwartz, who now serves as a co-chair for the Western Pennsylvania Ataxia Support Group, organized the "First Annual Walk n' Roll 5k" which was held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's South Park last September. When the University of Pittsburgh chapter learned about their founder and brother, Ed Schwartz's diagnosis and role with the National Ataxia Foundation they decided to get involved. For the last two years the University of Pittsburgh has adopted the National Ataxia Foundation as their local philanthropy. Additionally they have sent a number of brothers to the National Ataxia Foundation Walk and Roll 5K event. The event allowed hundreds of people to run, walk, or roll in their wheelchairs in support of research and international Ataxia awareness.
Additionally, last spring the Pitt Chapter raised over $850.00 in the fi st annual Rent-a-Gent auction benefiting the NAF. The event featured brothers of the fraternity being auctioned off or various services and events, such as home-cooked meals, convertible rides, and guitar lessons. Brother Brendan Stack, former philanthropy chair, said, "overall there was an incredible turnout of over 150 students from all across campus coming together to contribute to this great foundation." "Th s is what philanthropy is about", says, Director of Education & Communication, Ariel Tarosky. "Finding something that you are passionate about and that you feel deeply connected to is all the motivation you need. It is an incredible display of brotherhood what the Pitt chapter is doing," continues, Tarosky. The International ATAXIA Awareness Day (IAAD) was held on September 25th. Persons interested in learning more about ataxia are encouraged to visit www. ataxia. org/walk/wpa or should contact Ed at eds@ataxia.org. Triangle REVIEW | 31 | Fall 2016 10/25/16 1:28 PM
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