Here We Have Idaho - Spring 2019

Here We Have

Spring 2019

Keeping the Beat Vandals in Command

“The University of Idaho is a perfect combination: a great engineering school, affordable and close to home.”

— Tom Mueller, class of ’85, founding member, SpaceX UIDAHO.EDU/BREAK-THROUGH-HWHI

Moscow | Boise | Coeur d’Alene | Idaho Falls

University of Idaho magazine | Spring 2019

Here We Have

On the cover:

Clarinetist Gary Green was drum major in 1962 and 1963 under Marching Band Director Warren Bellis.

Green was also pep band student leader at basketball games during his time at the University of Idaho.

Photo courtesy of Gary Green.

Above: The Sound of Idaho celebrates 100 years with a reunion at Homecoming this fall. See details on page 14.

Photo by Melissa Hartley

IN EVERY ISSUE 3 From the Executive 4 30 37

Director

News Gems Class Notes Vandal Snapshot

FEATURES 6 Alumni Vignettes 8 Helping Communities Cope with Climate Change

10 A Tactical Education 12 Improving the Process of 14 18 20 23 24 27 28 31 36

Business It's Cool to Be in the Band One Family, Four Generations of Vandals The CAMP Family Gives Back When Life Has Other Plans Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere Reviving the L-C Valley Wine Industry Alumni Relationships Get Better with Age The Vandal Volunteer Voices of Idaho: Don Shelton

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HERE WE HAVE IDAHO The University of Idaho Magazine Spring 2019 • Volume 35, Number 2 President Chuck Staben Vice President for Advancement Mary Kay McFadden ’80 Executive Director Communications and Marketing Stefany Bales ’96 Executive Director, U of I Alumni Association Kathy Barnard ’81 Alumni Association President John Rosch ’98 University of Idaho Foundation Chair Andrew Emerson ’97 Managing Editor Jodi Walker Magazine Coordinator Theresa Henson Creative Director Emily Mowrer Copy Editor Brad Gary Writers and Contributors Katie Dahlinger ’05 Maria Ortega Amy Calabretta ’03 Leigh Cooper Brad Gary Theresa Henson Brian Keenan Kate Keenan David Jackson Steve Corda Kylie Smith Sara Zaske Alexiss Turner ’09 Don Shelton ’76 Joshua Nishimoto ’09 Erin Rishling ’99 Jamie Wagner ’94 Jodi Walker Photography U of I Photo Services Melissa Hartley Joe Pallen ’96 Mark VanderSys

For detailed information about federal funding for programs mentioned in this magazine, see the online version of the relevant story at uidaho.edu/magazine.

The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educational institution. © 2019, University of Idaho Here We Have Idaho magazine is published twice per year. The magazine is free to alumni and friends of the university.

The University of Idaho has a policy of sending one magazine per address. To update your address, visit uidaho.edu/alumni/stay-connected or email alumni@uidaho.edu.

Contact the editor at UIdahoMagazine@uidaho.edu.

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Photo by Melissa Hartley

From the

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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t was just two years after the first University of Idaho graduates completed their degrees when they sought out reconnection with each other and their alma mater.

They gathered in Moscow in the spring of 1898 for a nice dinner.

They surely shared memories of their time on campus and stories of their lives since graduation. They also must have agreed they wanted to stay connected and, as a result, created the University of Idaho Alumni Association (UIAA).

Since those long-ago days, more than 120,000 students have become alumni of our great institution. Today, there are about 107,000 Vandals on the planet, making a positive difference wherever they live. The UIAA — membership in which requires no dues or anything other than successful completion of 90 credits — and the Office of Alumni Relations continue working to serve every Vandal.

The benefits of being a U of I alum are many and important. We all received a rich and rigorous education that continues to serve us well. We had the opportunity to forge strong relationships with faculty members, many of whom have become life mentors as well. We have a built-in network for social connection and career advice. We made lifelong friends. For these reasons, we consider ourselves the Vandal Family.

While connection to each other and to the university has always been a driving force for the UIAA, the ways we foster that connection have evolved over time. Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, we are reinvigorating alumni chapters in Idaho and throughout the United States. Members of the UIAA Board of Directors — dedicated volunteers from around the country — are building ties with chapter leadership to make both groups as strong and relevant as possible.

The Office of Alumni Relations’ work is evolving as well. Events like Vandal Rafting Day in Riggins and Vandal Ski Day in McCall leverage the beauty of our state for the enjoyment of alumni. Vandalopoly, the Vandals Uncorked wine club and the Vandal Book Club provide alumni with new, fun ways to celebrate being a Vandal. Our social media channels are more vibrant than ever, and I look forward to using whatever future tools become available to help foster connection and community.

As part of our recent All Alumni Survey, 97 percent of those who responded rated their decision to attend U of I as “good” to “great.” Nearly 80 percent described their experience as an alum as “good” to “excellent.” That is strong testimony to the quality of our institution and the loyalty we feel toward it and each other. You can find more survey results in this issue, and thank you to everyone who participated.

So, here’s to the next 100 years of the University of Idaho Alumni Association! May you always know your Vandal Family is there for you today — and in the future.

Go Vandals!

Kathy Barnard ’81 Executive Director, U of I Alumni Association

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NEWS GEMS SANTOS VARGAS ’17

is using his studies in the apparel, textiles and design program of U of I’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to design outdoor gear and apparel for Moscow-based outdoor outfitter NRS. Read the story at: uidaho.edu/cals

The Vandal Family continues to make great things happen at U of I and throughout Idaho. Financial gifts during fiscal year 2018 add up to more than

$42.6 M — A NEW RECORD! The money goes to student scholarships, research, key building projects and hundreds of programs at the university.

Reach out about giving to U of I at foridaho@uidaho.edu.

The Idaho State Board of Education approved the University of Idaho’s request to proceed with the bidding and construction phase of the ICCU Arena project. Donate at: uidaho.edu/arena

There are more than

107,000 College of Law alumnus

LUIS CORTES ROMERO ’13,

an immigrant who was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child, works today to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as an immigration attorney based in Seattle, Washington.

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living U of I alumni. The fall 2018 Commencement brought the university's all-time total to 120,471 graduates who have received 128,859 degrees. A new crop of grads will add to that total in May.

News and feature stories from around the state. Read more articles at uidaho.edu/news or follow the University of Idaho on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

SOPHIE MILAM ’14 lived for eight months in a simulated Mars-like environment on the side of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii in 2015 as part of a NASA study on crew cohesion. She is now a project manager for SVL Analytical in Wallace.

Take a Virtual Tour of the new UNIVERSITY HOUSE — the president's residence — at uidaho.edu/about/university-house

Vandal Football alumni Matt Linehan and Austin Rehkow — both members of the 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl team — are on the roster of the Alliance of American Football program that made its debut in February, led by former Idaho Coach and College Football Hall of Famer Dennis Erickson

Alums serving at the state capitol under Gov. Brad Little (see related story on page 7): Brian Wonderlich ’02, Law ’07; Sam Eaton, Law ’12; Nate Fisher Jr. ’17, Former ASUI President; Kristyn Escalante, Law ’18; Emily Callihan (Anderson) ’06

BORIS PELCER ’13

produced a limited-edition poster for the movie “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling that was sold at San Diego Comic-Con last year.

EMILY RASCH ’17

worked with NBC Universal in the New York page program for "The Today Show" and “Saturday Night Live.”

Life is a collection of experiences. Those experiences have the power to make an impact on you, your friends and family, your community and your work.

MICHELLE ARAGON ’97 FALL 2018 CONVOCATION SPEAKER

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Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer ’58

The Reading Lady Marilyn Howard ’60, ’65

By Brian Keenan | Photo by Joe Pallen

By Steve Corda | Photo by Melissa Hartley

Gerald “Jerry” Kramer’s long-awaited call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame finally came in 2018. More than 50 years had passed since the Idaho Vandal alumnus and pride of Sandpoint High School helped Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers earn five NFL championships. The celebrations around his induction included a return to Moscow with his family as grand marshal in U of I’s Homecoming parade.

Outside football, the former business student’s farranging ventures have included commercial diving, oil investments, coal mining, motivational films and speaking. A bestselling author, his memoir “Instant Replay” remains a well-read classic. And his advocacy helped NFL veterans from past eras gain much-needed financial security amid health concerns.

Throughout his life, Kramer has retained a close connection to U of I. “It was a magical time of life,” he said of his four years in Moscow, 1954-58. “The university is just a beautiful environment and an incredible experience. I loved every minute of it.”

Education propelled Marilyn Howard ’60, ’65 from Mackay to head of the class in Idaho’s education system.

She points to two core pillars that supported her: reading and social responsibility.

“I was known as a ‘reading person,’ that was my calling card,” Howard said. “I was taught to believe you had to be smart, but also be good. Understand your civic responsibility and be a good community member.”

Howard, retired after two terms as Idaho superintendent of public instruction (1999-2007) and a stint with the U.S. Department of Education, now serves on multiple boards. Two — Garden City’s Learning Lab and Boise’s Wassmuth Center for Human Rights — speak to her core pillars.

When Howard arrived in Moscow as an undergraduate, she discovered a community with ideas where each individual was important.

“I was a real small-town kid. The fact that I could be accepted and comfortable there was important. My instructors took a real interest,” she said. “There was a real personal touch that was important to me.”

Howard is proud her daughter and grandson have also graduated from U of I.

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A New Chapter Dayal Meshri ’68

Long-Held Roots Brad Little ’77 |

By Kylie Smith | Photo by Melissa Hartley

By Brad Gary

A scholarship brought Dayal Meshri from India to the University of Idaho, where he earned his doctorate in chemistry in 1968. He credits his success as president and CEO of Advance Research Chemicals Inc. (ARC) to his time at U of I. ARC produces chemicals for Fortune 500 companies like General Motors, Panasonic and Samsung. Meshri started the company in 1987 in Catoosa, Oklahoma, and it has since expanded its footprint to become an international production company with more than 140 employees. Meshri himself has become one of the world’s foremost fluoride specialists.

Meshri treasures his education and refers to U of I as “representative of a new chapter in my life.”

“People can give you money and food, but that will disappear,” he said. “Education will last longer and help to build your life and do good for mankind.”

Meshri was inducted into U of I’s Alumni Hall of Fame in 2008. He has since created several scholarships for students and served on the U of I Foundation board.

Gov. Brad Little’s Vandal roots run deep, as does his belief in education.

Idaho’s newly elected chief executive sees the state’s higher education institutions as laboratories of innovation.

“My one thing is I want the best possible opportunity for our kids to stay here in Idaho,” he said.

That’s held true in his and his wife's lives. Brad Little ’77 is a second-generation Vandal and Teresa Little ’76 is a fourth-generation Vandal. Should their grandchildren attend, they’d add a sixth generation to the mix.

The recipient of an agriculture business degree, Brad met Teresa, his future wife, at a campus Greek exchange.

He looks back fondly on friendships formed during his time in the Phi Delta Theta house and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

He remains involved through the Foundation Board and the Department of Animal and Veterinary Science advisory board.

“I’m just very thankful for not only the professional experience I got but the social experience I got,” Little said, noting he met friends from all over the world. “Being exposed to those values and norms was good for a kid from Emmett, Idaho.”

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There’s a recognition that our tangible heritage is at risk.

ERIN SEEKAMP

HELPING COMMUNITIES COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE Graduate alum’s adaptation work has impact on East Coast and around the world

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limate change is very real for people living on the North Carolina coast where Erin Seekamp works.

Hurricane Florence dumped 20-30 inches of rain on many coastal towns in September 2018, where residents already face problems with flooding and erosion and will eventually see rising sea levels. Many are looking for ways to adapt to their changing environment and preserve their cultural landmarks, as well as the tourism jobs that depend on them.

“They see that climate change is happening. There’s a recognition that our tangible heritage is at risk,” said Seekamp, who received her doctorate in 2006 from the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources.

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Seekamp, now an associate professor and Extension leader at North Carolina State University, specializes in climate change adaptation, particularly as it relates to cultural resources and tourism. Her current work grew out of her studies at U of I, which focused on how attitudes toward wilderness management changed during public forums. She credits the entire college and her advisors, former U of I Professor Troy Hall and Professor Emeritus Chuck Harris, with helping launch her career.

“There was such a strong commitment to students across the whole college,” she said. “The education I received at University of Idaho was so important to my development.”

In her current work, Seekamp does a lot of listening — to

A 3D illustration shows Hurricane Florence hitting the U.S. East Coast, as shot from space.

Elements of this image are furnished

by NASA.

resource managers, community leaders and residents to help identify their adaptive capabilities and their values — because some hard choices must be made. Not every historic building and cultural site can be saved.

In 2016, Seekamp piloted a project that helped prioritize the adaptation of historic sites at Cape Lookout National Seashore, using values defined by the community. She is now developing a values-based process for the National Park Service and will soon travel to Rome to work with colleagues on a similar international project.

While her work has reached national and international scales, Seekamp said her biggest challenge is working with local communities that have few options. For instance, one

African-American community in North Carolina has owned its coastal land since slavery ended. Now, residents face dual threats of economic hardship and recurring flooding, and many cannot afford to renovate their homes to meet new flood insurance requirements.

“They are looking for ways to hold on to this place that means something to them despite change that is already happening,” Seekamp said.

While she cannot solve their problems immediately, in the long term, Seekamp’s research can inform decisions like adjustments to the National Flood Insurance Program. Her work in the Southeast U.S. was also included in the fourth National Climate Assessment released in November 2018. uidaho.edu/cnr

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A TACTICAL EDUCATION

This fighter pilot is one of the College of Engineering's first mechanical engineering distance graduates

By Alexiss Turner

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I wanted a degree for whatever the future might bring.

RICHARD GLITZ

Richard Glitz after his final flight in the F-111 Aardvark in December 1984.

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hile some students walk to class, others bike and a few drive, Richard Glitz rented a plane and flew in.

The quick trip to the University of Idaho College of Engineering for final exams was one of just two times the fighter pilot, then stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, set foot on the Moscow campus.

The Cessna rental included, not much about Glitz’s U of I education can be considered traditional as a distance student in the Engineering Outreach program in the 1980s. He graduated in 1984.

Getting an advanced degree is necessary for credibility and advancement within the military, and while others in his U.S. Air Force cohort were eyeing degrees “down the path of least resistance,” Glitz said he wanted something more useful.

“My peers were trying to fill a square by getting a master’s that wasn’t useful to them. I wanted a degree for whatever the future might bring,” he said. “When I was introduced to the Engineering Outreach program at U of I, I’d never seen anything equivalent to that.”

A toll-free number connected Glitz to faculty members available for questions, and every week he would receive a box of three to four VHS tapes of recorded classroom content. He had all week to watch — and rewatch — the tapes as needed in order to complete assignments to be mailed to a trusted proctor.

“I could see the backs of the heads of other students,” Glitz said. “By watching the videos, I could get a feel for some of the other studentsʼ personalities in the class, although they didn’t have any idea who I was. To them, I was just a camera in the back.”

U of I’s Engineering Outreach courses were administered this way until 1995, when the transition began to DVDs and thumb drives. Today, high-definition streaming is available to students across the world an hour after classes are recorded.

While traditional students balanced homework and

part-time jobs, Glitz spent his time outside of class instructing pilots new to flying supersonic, lowlevel, tactical attack aircraft. Illinoisborn, he was stationed in Mountain Home for five years after attending pilot’s school and graduating from the Air Force Academy with an undergraduate degree in aeronautical engineering in 1978.

Glitz’s love for flying is familial. Both of his brothers were in the Air Force, and his first plane ride was with his brother after he returned from Vietnam.

“Flying is a freedom thing, it’s being in total control,” he said. “The plane doesn’t fly you, you fly it.”

After 30 years in the Air Force and 15 years working for a commercial airline, Glitz has spent a lot of time in the sky. Working at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Mesa, Arizona, Glitz developed advanced training systems and simulations. He also spent some time working on new aerospace designs related to the B-2 bomber at the NorthropGrumman Corporation’s Advanced Technology and Design Center.

After nine years working as the technical director for the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization in the Pentagon, Glitz now works for the Air Force’s Nuclear Weapons Center in New Mexico.

Glitz, 62, attributes his career trajectory to his engineering skillset.

“Choosing an engineering degree paid great dividends and opened doors for me,” he said. “It taught me a logical, ordered way of thinking, and a methodical approach to problem-solving that applies generally, regardless of whether the problem presented is specifically an engineering one.” uidaho.edu/engr

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IMPROVING THE PROCESS OF BUSINESS

By David Jackson

Todd Pinter

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hen Todd Pinter was hired by Boeing after graduating from the University of Idaho in 2013, he immediately began diving into complex projects, such as determining what additional staffing and updated machinery was necessary in order to increase production rates of the company’s 737 airplane.

But the tasks were no big deal for Pinter. After all, he had already done a similar project for the aerospace manufacturer and reported his findings to senior management at the company before

ever becoming an employee.

Pinter, a College of Business and Economics graduate with a Bachelor of Science in operations management and finance, completed two group projects for Boeing while a student in U of I’s Business Process Center. The program was created in 2008 to help operations management students get experience on projects for local and regional companies.

Pinter, who grew up in Garfield and Palouse, Washington, transferred to U of I in 2011 after completing two years at Eastern Washington University. Even though his interest was initially more on the finance side of business — he was

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leaning toward studying accounting — Pinter became interested in operations management and the idea he wouldn’t be stuck behind a desk every day.

“I started talking to people who had gone through the U of I business program,” Pinter said. “They talked not only about being behind the desk and diving into the data but also engaging the people and processes in the field.”

Pinter soon began focusing on operations management and became involved in the Business Process Center. The program is composed of two courses, Quality Management and Systems and Simulation.

“The Business Process Center creates a better understanding about what work and processes are all about,” said Scott K. Metlen, head of U of I’s Department of Business.

“These classes allow students to get a deeper understanding of process management and about how businesses really operate.”

Prior to each semester, Metlen contacts companies to see if they have projects Business Process Center students can tackle. These include past contributors to the program such as Boeing, Boise Cascade, Lamb Weston, Bennett Lumber, Clearwater Paper and Gritman Medical Center, as well as companies Metlen recruits to become involved.

Projects submitted to the Business Process Center include all facets of the business world — production, supply

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chains, logistics, hardware and software solutions, and human resources. They can range anywhere from making recommendations regarding automated garbage trucks in Latah County to analyzing production data for Boeing.

Both Pinter’s projects were for Boeing. He and his teammates would begin the semester by taking a day trip to the company, taking a facility tour and meeting their company contact to discuss the project. The student team returned at the end of the semester to Boeing to present their findings to management. Their task was to look at ways to improve or optimize Boeing’s operations.

“We were working with current professionals on realworld problems,” Pinter said. “It wasn’t a story. It was a real data set. You don’t get that from a textbook.”

Pinter’s contact at Boeing for both U of I projects was Doug Whitehouse, an industrial engineering manager.

Because Whitehouse was able to see firsthand what Pinter could do for Boeing, both through U of I classes and a company internship, Pinter was ultimately hired after graduation.

Boeing is one of the largest and most consistent contributors to the Business Process Center, Metlen said. He estimates Boeing, Micron and Lamb Weston each hire three to five U of I graduates each year as a direct result of participation in the program.

About 70 U of I students have been hired by Boeing, Whitehouse said.

U of I graduates are hired each year at Boeing, Micron and Lamb Weston as a result of participation in the Business Process Center

“Boeing makes a big investment in the U of I, but it takes a true collaborative effort to make it successful,” he said. “Through this partnership, we’ve established a pipeline for U of I students where they can work real-world problems with Boeing mentors and technical experts. We have great jobs and good salaries and this gives the students a chance to see what it’s all about. They see us and we see them. The Idaho brand has grown considerably in stature for us at Boeing.”

Currently working as a methods process analyst for the Skin and Spar business unit of the company’s fabrication division in Puyallup, Washington (manufacturer of aluminum wing components for the 737, 747, 767 and 777 airplanes), Pinter has already transformed from a Business Process Center participant to a business professional looking for the next U of I hire at his company.

“Now I’m providing the data, giving tours and creating a partnership with U of I students,” said Pinter, who has been back to Moscow three times to assist with intern recruitment. “I’ve been in their seat. It’s pretty cool for me to give back to U of I this way.” uidaho.edu/cbe

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Celebrating 100 Years of the Sound of Idaho

By Theresa Henson Photo by Melissa Hartley

Left: No other band has done this: LED sunglasses are synched to provide a light show as the band performs.

Right: Shannon Kelly '15 is writing the history of the Sound of Idaho.

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hannon Kelly ’15 played trombone in the Vandal Marching Band. But it was the historian in her that noticed the famed ensemble was about to turn 100 years old.

Kelly, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences and more recently with a master’s degree in public history from Colorado State University, was reading about the history of Vandal Athletics when she noticed the first band members — a small military ensemble — started what is now known as the Vandal Marching Band in 1919.

“One of the responsibilities as a land-grant institution was to provide military training and education,” she said.

“The first band occurred as a celebration of the end of World War I. There were so many local casualties in the war. It was veterans rejoicing they wouldn’t see any more carnage.”

That discovery of the upcoming band centennial combined with her deep connection to the band led Kelly to become the first official band historian. As a student, she remembers being surrounded by people who cared about her and her success on and off the field.

Along with serving as a staff assistant to the band and occasionally joining in with her trombone, she’s spent the past year drafting a book project featuring alumni stories, photos, videos and memorabilia that showcase “The Sound of Idaho.” The project has received support from both the U of I Alumni Association and the Lionel Hampton School of Music, as well as an anonymous donor.

“I recognize how lucky I am to have an alma mater and professors who mentored me and saw value in something that is a major milestone for the university as a whole,” she said.

Kelly’s primary source material includes Argonaut archives, Gem of the Mountains yearbooks, student handbooks, over a half-century of video and audio recordings, state military records and alumni interviews. The book is set to be published in early fall 2019 in advance of the marching band reunion at Homecoming. The reunion was also inspired

by Kelly’s discovery.

“It's a book that any Vandal can enjoy and that a scholar like myself can also appreciate,” she said.

Kelly joined the band after participating in Future Vandal Game Day during her senior year at Post Falls High School.

At the time, she was on the fence about where to go to college.

“After that visit I really wanted to come here,” she said.

“The band was having so much fun. Here it’s cool to be in the band.”

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Jazz and Other Kinds of Innovation U of I’s military ensemble morphed into a pep band that had its first director in 1928 and was including women by World War II. That’s when an unusual influence began to make its way into the evolution of the band’s repertoire: jazz.

“From the beginning we were doing things a bit differently; we would not replicate other bands,” Kelly said.

In the ʼ20s, the band held jazz dances (including an infamous all-night party in the Administration Building) to raise money. Several early band members went on to become celebrated jazz artists of the era. A director in the ʼ40s, who had been raised by parents that worked for Barnum and Bailey, brought a circus music influence. The name “The Sound of Idaho” emerged sometime in the ʼ60s or early ʼ70s.

Despite the band’s growth, funding for the marching band was cut in 1976. Vandals worried it was the end until the Associated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI) stepped in. ASUI continues to sponsor the band to this day.

“That’s why we do the shows for the students, facing them,” said Spencer Martin ’99, ’02, the band’s current director and a third-generation Vandal. “We’ve never forgotten the sacrifice they made.”

The marching band now features 250 members, or “Bandals,” that represent 55 different majors across the university. Generally, only 35-40 percent of band members are band members music majors. representing The band often plays music arranged or composed by U of I alumni. Shows include innovations from student majors collaborations with the College of Engineering and Department of Computer

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Top: The U of I marching band began as a military ensemble in 1919.

Second from top: A Sound of Idaho show in 1969.

We will take the hard work seriously; we will not take ourselves seriously.

Bottom photo: Fifty years of marching band directors posed with the band in 2017 at the ASUIKibbie Activity Center.

Left to right: Spencer Martin, Torrey Lawrence, Alan Gemberling, Dan Bukvich and Robert Spevacek.

Science such as a robotic grand piano, water drums and LED sunglasses that are synched to provide a light show as the band performs.

“No other marching band has done any of this,” Martin said. “The greatest ideas come from the students.”

Unlike other notable ensembles at universities across the country, the Vandal Marching Band does not have a large support staff. And students help keep the enthusiasm going throughout the school year. In addition to the Vandal Marching Band’s appearances at football events, about 50-70 continue their performances at basketball, volleyball and soccer games. The band’s rendition of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” even caught the attention of Rolling Stone Magazine in 2013.

“The reason the band operates so well has to do with student leadership,” Martin said. “This experience empowers students to high levels of responsibility.”

Both Martin, a drummer, and Lionel Hampton School of Music Director Vanessa Sielert ’96, who plays the saxophone, are alums of the band — as are other faculty and staff.

There is even an Alumni Marching Band that performs in the Homecoming Parade each year.

“The band is a community; it’s a huge space for human interaction,” Sielert said. “Within the band and music, students get to experience being a part of a whole.”

That’s also what Kelly experienced.

“I learned that being a leader doesn’t mean getting up in front of people and telling them what to do,” she said. “It can mean working side by side. You learn how to be a reliable person and how to rely on others. You learn how to trust.”

SPENCER MARTIN Marching Band Director

LEARN MORE about Shannon Kelly’s forthcoming history of the marching band and the 2019 marching band reunion at www.soundofidaho.com. Support for the book project is still needed. Contact Kelly at kellys@uidaho.edu for more information. Once published, the book will be available at VandalStore locations in Moscow and Boise.

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DETERMINED TO PAY IT FORWARD

By Erin Rishling

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im Russell’s ’56 story is the tale of a small-town boy whose family and farming roots, along with the support of a caring U of I faculty member, helped him find success as an international entrepreneur.

“With a large family — two sisters and three brothers — and lots to do on the family farm in Sandpoint, we learned how to get along and get things done efficiently and effectively,” Russell said.

“We had to figure out how to tackle and complete our responsibilities, just like an entrepreneur.”

Russell brought those values and life lessons with him when he enrolled as an engineering student at the University of Idaho in 1952. But like many students, he still struggled to afford his education.

After learning about Russell’s financial situation, then-College of Engineering Dean Allen Janssen awarded him a scholarship. He also encouraged Russell to get involved in campus activities, which later included the social activities committee, Intercollegiate Knights, intramural sports, ROTC, living group leadership and student government.

“Dean Janssen showed he cared, and he has motivated me to this day,” Russell said. “My drive was built on the foundation that inspiration, motivation and success are derived from the working relationships you have in whatever organization you are in.”

That foundation helped Russell launch his career.

He served as a U.S. Army officer at the Redstone

Learn more about the University of Idaho’s Loyal Donor Program by visiting uidaho.edu/loyaldonor.

Jim Russell Prioritizes Student Success in College of Engineering Provided Photo

Arsenal Guided Missile School in Huntsville, Alabama, where he established the first military course in transistors and directed 75 instructors on missile guidance and propulsion courses for U.S. and foreign military personnel.

From there, Russell accepted a position at Johns Hopkins University's Operations Research Office, which later transitioned to Research Analysis Corporation, developing skills in operations research methods and improving security and efficiency.

Russell spent the bulk of his career as senior vice president of Science Applications International Corporation, helping grow a startup of 90 people into an employee-owned science and technology company with 42,000 employees and over $6 billion in annual revenue.

Russell has since worked as an independent consultant, corporate board member, senior advisor and private investor in helping over 100 technology companies develop and grow.

In recognition of his accomplishments and many technical contributions to the College of Engineering, Russell was inducted into U of I’s Academy of Engineers in 2012. Inspired by Janssen, Russell “paid it forward” by giving to the Engineering Student Success Center and the Grand Challenge Scholars Program. He is a Loyal Donor to U of I with 29 years of support and will be inducted into the University of Idaho Hall of Fame on May 10, 2019.

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The McKenzies have spread across the U.S., but they have a shared pride in their college experiences — steeped in the traditions of silver and gold.

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ophia Bush, the McKenzies’ fourth-generation Vandal, sees reminders of her family every day on campus. She walks along the paths her great-grandmother took to class in the 1960s and ʼ70s. She lives near her mother’s sorority house, Gamma Phi Beta. When the family comes together, they often find themselves sharing and comparing memories of their time in Moscow. Meet the McKenzie family and read about their Vandal experiences.

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Amanda McKenzie Bush ’98 Sophia Bush

Daughter of Ellen / DEGREE: University of Idaho — bachelor’s in special education and elementary education / PROFESSION: Teaches fifth grade at Grangeville Elementary School

Daughter of Amanda / DEGREE: University of Idaho — sophomore seeking a bachelor’s in education, health and human sciences / PROFESSION: Wants to teach high school social studies in Washington state

While attending U of I, Amanda worked with two local groups that assisted people with disabilities, Opportunities Unlimited and Stepping Stones Inc. The respect her colleagues gave to the people they cared for inspired her to add a special education degree to her schooling.

Sophia never before had a teacher like Cameron McGill, the instructor for her English 102 class. His engaging teaching techniques inspired Sophia to become a teacher herself. She plans to teach social studies so she can help her students understand the government and show them how they can shape the country’s future.

Amanda's son, Booker Bush, will attend U of I alongside his sister, Sophia, starting in 2019. He has signed as a walk-on to the Vandal football team.

“A lot of the women in my family worked hard to come here,” she said. “It is a family tradition I have no problem following.”

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“At its heart, Moscow never seems to change. The town is familiar to me.

It is the other place I call home,” she said.

Carolyn (Morris) Frei ’69, ’76 DEGREES: University of Idaho — bachelor’s in education, master's in education / PROFESSION: Retired in Lewiston; taught English for 18 years at Grangeville High School

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Carolyn first came to U of I as a chaperone on a 4-H field trip. While on campus, she met with what was then known as the College of Education to see about finishing her undergraduate degree, which she started at two other institutions. Her love of learning — a trait she is proud to pass to her family — drove her to earn her master’s a few years later.

“I just liked to go to school. I was a college junkie,” she said. “I wanted to learn more about teaching Shakespeare at the high school level, something I had never experienced.”

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Ellen Morris McKenzie ’74 Daughter of Carolyn / DEGREES: University of Idaho — bachelor’s in home economics-business / PROFESSION: Retired in Moscow; worked as assistant to the dean in the U of I College of Art and Architecture On graduation day, Ellen remembers looking across the sea of black hats and realizing the knowledge she gained during her time on campus was a small piece of the larger puzzle.

“It was a humbling moment, but it inspired me to become a lifelong learner,” she said. “And then, when I worked on campus, I saw how much the faculty and staff care, and what it takes to run a university. I’ve come away with immense pride in being a Vandal.”

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Mary McKenzie Patel ’01

Andrew McKenzie ’03

Daughter of Ellen / DEGREES: University of Idaho — bachelor's in microbiology; University of Reading (England) — master’s in sociology; Oregon Health and Science University — doctorate in medicine; University of Pennsylvania — master’s in health policy research / PROFESSION: Practices pulmonary and critical care medicine in Portland, Oregon

Son of Ellen / DEGREE: University of Idaho — bachelor’s in molecular biology and biochemistry; University of Colorado Boulder — master’s in chemistry / PROFESSION: Works as a medicinal chemist with Moderna, a pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mary’s schooling and career have led her around the world. She’s produced a thesis on “Bereavement, Loss and Grief in Harry Potter” in the United Kingdom and become the director of her team at Legacy Health in Portland. But everything started at U of I, where Mary helped found the U of I chapter of the Kappa Delta sorority.

“I’ve worked in the Ivy League, and honestly, I don’t feel like there is that big of a difference between there and U of I,” she said. “At U of I, there are just so many great classes and people to interact with.”

Andrew started his career in U of I’s chemistry labs. Now, he studies the chemistry of mRNA — the genetic instruction manuals cells use to make proteins. U of I labs also offered a different kind of chemistry; Andrew and his future wife, Jennifer, were paired as lab partners.

“I always loved the Palouse. It is such a striking place,” he said. “Our kids openly talk about moving back to Moscow and living with grandma while going to college.”

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THE CAMP FAMILY

GIVES BACK Cultural Responsiveness of CAMP Builds Successful Ambassadors

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he spring of his senior year at Burley High School, Jesse Martinez nodded his head and said yes to something his family had never discussed and he didn’t know was possible for the son of seasonal farmworkers — college.

“After seven years in the sugar beet fields, I figured this was a short-term plan,” he said. “But then I started buying into this idea that maybe I could do this.”

Later that spring Martinez hitched a ride to Moscow. For two nights he experienced life at the University of Idaho, connected with other Latino students, learned about the College Assistance Migrant U of I has Program (CAMP) and found a one of family.

“Driving home all I could think was ‘how am I going to have this conversation with Mom?’” programs in For the next 20 years, CAMP the nation opened doors for Martinez — it is where he met his wife, built a with secure career and had incredible expescholarships riences he didn’t know existed for CAMP when he first sat with the recruiter. students after CAMP provides finanthe first year. cial and academic support to students with qualifying migrant

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or seasonal farm work backgrounds. The program's success is a result of meeting students where they are. Recruiting students is challenging enough — recruiting first-generation students whose parents often don’t speak English and have no means or knowledge to send students to college should be nearly impossible.

The Rise of Big Mama When the phone rang at Yolanda Bisbee’s office in the spring of 1999, she was comfortably settled into a position as a recruiter for U of I’s Upward Bound — a TRIO program providing college preparatory support and guidance to underrepresented students.

“I couldn’t figure out why the Department of Education was calling me,” she said.

In the flurry of grant writing she and her boss were doing, they had applied for a CAMP grant and identified Bisbee as director should the grant be successful, which it was.

“It was a real panic time,” she said. “I was good at recruiting, but I wasn’t good at recruiting bilingually.”

She hired a recent Spanish-speaking Vandal alumna from Ecuador, Elsa Castillo, and hit the ground running — with six weeks to fill as many of the 40 allotted seats as possible.

Driving through southern Idaho, the duo would stop to talk about college opportunities to anyone who would listen.

“We would drive through a migrant camp and see a kid

Yolanda Bisbee (Big Mama)

Jesse Martinez

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1996 bachelor’s degree in office administration 2005 master’s degree in education

Norma Valdivia

2013 doctorate in education

Nampa 2017 bachelor’s degree in international studies and Spanish Office of Equity and Diversity management assistant

Christina VazquezAyala Glenns Ferry 2014 bachelor’s degree in history, Spanish and Latin American studies

CAMP principal investigator U of I chief diversity officer executive director tribal relations

Evelina ArevalosMartinez

2004 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice and Spanish 2018 master’s degree, educational leadership Office of Multicultural Affairs director

Blackfoot 2005 bachelor’s degree in psychology CAMP director

CAMP advising specialist

Nalley PradoVega Weiser 2012 bachelor’s degree in nutrition CAMP administrative assistant

CAMP College Assistance Migrant Program

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I want the students to learn about their histories. They need to remember where they are from and the strengths they bring. CAMP staff will be there during hard times or to cheer them on.

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out mowing the lawn and Elsa would say ‘let’s stop. He might want to go to college,’” Bisbee said.

But the conversations didn’t end with the students.

Bisbee and Castillo were invited to dinner, family gatherings and school functions. Big Mama, the name bestowed on Bisbee, brought compassion and empathy as well as the motherly approach to building the CAMP family. Being culturally responsive has led to 20 years of success.

Martinez Gives Back Christina Vazquez-Ayala spent summers hoeing mint and beets in the southern Idaho sun. She played every sport and participated in every activity at Glenns Ferry High School to avoid working in the fields.

Despite her ambition to get out, she had never been on a college campus.

“My parents always told me the only way out of the fields was through education,” she said.

But she had no help. No role models. No one to show her the way.

Enter Martinez, who had moved from The entire student to a recruiter for CAMP staff is CAMP. He visited her school not just once, but returned again and again.

He answered VazquezAyala’s questions. He of the program. followed Bisbee’s model

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and engaged with her parents to answer their questions. In April of her senior year, she traveled north to visit campus.

That’s when she and her parents met Big Mama.

“My parents started feeling better knowing there were people here to watch out for me,” she said.

When that first tuition bill came, Vazquez-Ayala’s dream dimmed. But Bisbee sat at the computer with her and walked through acceptance of her scholarships. She saw the doors reopen.

Going back to work in the fields after her freshman year was the final bit of inspiration she needed.

“It was a really good reminder to stay in school,” she said.

She participated in an internship the next summer in North Carolina with Student Action with Farmworkers, a nonprofit farmworker advocacy organization, which led to other opportunities including her current position as a CAMP advisor where she helps other Latinx students navigate the collegiate world.

“I want the students to learn about their histories,” she said. “They need to remember where they are from and the strengths they bring. CAMP staff will be there during hard times or to cheer them on.”

Breaking Out Victor Canales’ dad couldn’t have been prouder watching his son’s celebration of a successful freshman year of college.

The elder Canales had dropped out of elementary school to work in the fields. When Victor climbed on the CAMPsponsored bus to visit U of I’s Moscow campus, his dad was busy in those fields. That was also the case in the fall of 2008 when the younger Canales arrived on campus to start his college career. The end-of-year CAMP celebration was the elder Canales’ first time on campus — a route he would retrace five years later for Victor's graduation. It’s all part of the CAMP model to recruit the entire family.

“You need to involve the parents. If families are involved, success is higher,” Canales said.

Born in Mexico, Canales joined his brothers and dad in the U.S. at age 8 and started working in the corn fields.

“I didn’t have resources or knowledge about college,” he said.

But in the winter of his senior year, after Martinez helped knock down barriers, Canales found himself walking regularly to Paul’s Grocery in Mountain Home to fax admission paperwork to U of I. “Jesse painted a picture,” he said. “Before that, I had no information. Without information you don’t have the same opportunities.”

WHEN LIFE HAS OTHER PLANS

By Maria Ortega Photo by Mark VanderSys

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s a kid who loved the environment and planned on being an environmental lawyer, Robert Lumsden never imagined 30 years later he’d instead be the owner of six successful restaurants.

Lumsden ’89, ’94, worked in the restaurant business for more than a decade after earning his Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1994. In early 1995, while he was looking for a full-time environmental law position, Lumsden took a night job as a host at what was then a startup Chinese restaurant concept called P.F. Chang’s.

Lumsden found his calling. He quickly ascended the ranks as a trainer, manager and eventually a market partner for the national restaurant chain — overseeing the Los Angeles and Washington state markets.

After 12 years with P.F. Chang’s in Los Angeles, Lumsden and his wife returned to the Northwest for a change of pace and more family time. In 2006, they opened their own woodfired pizza parlor in Boise’s Bown Crossing neighborhood — Flatbread Neapolitan Pizzeria. The restaurant’s success boomed. They later opened five new restaurants and today own pizzerias in three states.

The Vandal Connection Lumsden said that his law degree was an obstacle at first, but eventually was key in his success as a restaurant owner.

“My boss was hesitant to promote me, thinking I was not invested and that I'd eventually go back to law,” he said.

“Later, my legal background was incredibly helpful during lease negotiations, vendor contracts, HR issues and plenty more.”

Lumsden said his time in Moscow and at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity were key in establishing a strong foundation and becoming a successful adult. “I still have strong Vandal connections and I’ve made lifelong friends with whom I still talk daily,” he said. “

Being the Best You Can Be Lumsden credits his education and experiences at U of I with helping him grow as a professional, but points to his wife as the primary driver of his success.

“She supported me while going to law school at U of I and then supported my decision to abandon law for a career in the restaurant industry. We both know that absent joy in what you do, success is meaningless,” Lumsden said. “She told me ‘go be the best you can be’ …

I’m still working on that.”

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Shanghai Disney Resort is Disney's first theme park resort in mainland China.

ADVENT URE

IN THE GREAT WIDE SOMEWHERE With inspiration from animated films and a Vandal education, Lyndsey Vincent helped design Disney’s most ambitious theme park to date.

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I grew a lot in college and the confidence I gained in those four years only fueled my desire to travel.

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Gaining Confidence Through Critique

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yndsey Vincent’s favorite Disney film is “Beauty and the Beast” — the classic tale of Belle, an independent young woman who leaves her small town in search of adventure and develops her own emboldened identity along the way.

The resonance of this storyline is part of what motivated the 2011 University of Idaho graduate, homeschooled in Eagle, to accept an offer halfway across the globe to help design Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney's first theme park resort in mainland China. Upon completion in June 2016, the Shanghai resort would have a price tag of more than $5.5 billion and Vincent would be living in the second-most populous city in the world with over 24 million inhabitants.

“It was massive,” said Vincent, 29, who was named one of Design:Retail’s “40 under 40” in 2017. “I’d be down in the metro during rush hour, among a sea of people, and would have these humbling moments — realizing that everyone around me had just as much to do as I did, they had somewhere to be with as much haste and they had their own unique story to tell.”

Moving to the Chinese metropolis was a big leap for a young woman who spent the majority of her childhood in Idaho. And Vincent relished in the experience — from the hole-in-the-wall restaurants where she’d buy a dozen steamed dumplings for $1; to the specialty markets in People’s Square, jam-packed with art supply stores; to the fabric and notions market that offered custom-made clothing.

During the workday, Vincent remained primarily on-site, ensuring design drawings for the park’s retail stores were being followed, and that fixtures and building materials met safety and quality standards. Vincent and other designers also helped make sure retail spaces related to the narratives of the nearby attractions, further immersing visitors in the Disney storylines.

“We want to inspire people,” Vincent said. “The theme park experience should extend into your daily life — the optimism and the kindness and giving to others. We’re hoping people carry that with them so their lives are impacted in a positive way.”

A second motivating factor for pursuing work abroad was Vincent’s time at U of I, where she joined Delta Gamma, majored in interior design and minored in art in the College of Art and Architecture. The critiques she received in her studio courses were key to gaining confidence and breaking out of her shell.

“As a freshman, it can sometimes be difficult to receive those critiques when you’ve poured your heart and soul into a project and you don’t receive the reaction you were hoping for,” she said. “Professors were really good at giving that honest critique, but also relaying the notion that it wasn’t a personal attack, only a constructive critique that would ultimately help push you to think about things differently and become a better designer. I grew a lot in college and the confidence I gained in those four years only fueled my desire to travel.”

After graduating in 2011, Vincent accepted a six-month internship and later a full-time position as a store designer with the Global Retail Development Department at Disney in Orlando, Florida. In her portfolio, Vincent included renderings from her interior design and architecture classes, along with watercolor paintings she’d completed in her spare time.

She’s certain her artwork helped her land the gig.

“Art has been very integral in my Disney career, even in getting an internship,” Vincent said. “It was something a little different that I had in my portfolio and it was something we talked about in my interview.”

Now Vincent takes a figure drawing class every other week through Walt Disney Imagineering, the Glendale, Californiabased creative force that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide — and oversees the creative aspects of Disney’s games, merchandise and publishing businesses. Vincent recently relocated to Glendale after returning from Shanghai and a second stint in Orlando. Her current title is interior designer with the Design + Planning Studio at Imagineering.

It’s the freedom from codes and regulations that Vincent enjoys about creating art. And she’s especially inspired by the architecture of the parks and the art of Disney’s films.

“It’s not all about the princess being rescued by the prince anymore,” Vincent said. “They’ve really branched out to connect emotionally with people of different cultures and backgrounds. It’s those universal emotions they tap into — that’s why I believe Disney films are so powerful.” uidaho.edu/caa 25

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he Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in Idaho and Washington was home to a booming wine industry in the late 1800s. Then prohibition happened.

That wine industry has made a comeback over the past two decades, thanks in part to University of Idaho alumni Karl and Coco Umiker.

A desire to find careers that would keep them together led the Umikers to establish Clearwater Canyon Cellars in Lewiston on land that’s been in Coco’s family since 1916.

“We discovered there is a very vibrant history of wine down here in the L-C Valley that had gone dormant,” she said. “We started looking into the soils and talking to my family about the farm and it became clear we might make a go of it.”

They planted the first vines in 2003, a year before Coco graduated from U of I with bachelor’s degrees in microbiology and molecular biology and biochemistry from the College of Science. Karl earned a master’s degree in soils from U of I’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in 2000.

Originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas, Karl had no prior agricultural experience before arriving in Idaho. A soils elective class while studying chemistry at the University of Arkansas opened his eyes to the field.

“It excited me that I could use my chemistry knowledge to understand this more applied field of soils,” he said.

Karl worked at U of I as a soil scientist for 11 years before focusing full-time on his current role as vineyard manager.

Coco was intent on becoming a pediatric oncologist when she first came to the university. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was 11, her experience fighting the disease shaped her interest in science.

“As it turned out, I loved science,” Coco said. “It lit me on fire.”

Through her coursework, she became interested in beneficial micro-organisms.

“I realized in my first microbiology class at U of I that we seemed to be focused on the few microbes that cause disease, when less than 1 percent of them actually do,” she said.

“There is this vast world of microbes out there doing good and fermenting foods and making wine.”

The Umikers, along with Colter’s Creek Winery in Juliaetta and the Clearwater Economic Development Association, were the driving forces behind the nineyear effort to establish the Lewis-Clark Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA). An AVA helps establish an identity for grapes and wine from a designated region. The AVA was approved in 2016, the same year the Umikers’ estate vineyard was certified as an Idaho Century Farm.

“This place is special because it is up and outside of the cold air pockets that you see in the larger Columbia Basin,” he said. “And I think that is a significant difference even to grapes grown in Walla Walla.” uidaho.edu/cals

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here’s nothing new about Vandals making their mark on the vines and in the cellars of Northwest wineries. Making sure the entire Vandal Family has an opportunity to take in a tasting — that’s where Vandals Uncorked comes in.

The wine-by-mail program launched in 2017 to help promote wineries with University of Idaho roots. Program members receive two shipments each year containing four bottles of wine from vintners with a Vandal connection. To date, seven vineyards have been selected to participate by a panel of Vandal faculty, staff, alumni and community wine enthusiasts.

“I haven’t had a Vandal wine I did not like. I’ve loved them all so far,” said Susie Jameson ’77, an inaugural Vandals Uncorked member.

Clearwater Canyon Cellars of Lewiston (see related story on page 27) is among the wineries featured as part of the Vandals Uncorked program in past shipments. Others include:

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Founded in 2003, Basalt Cellars’ wineloving staff includes Holly (Jacobson) Bonnalie ’06. Bonnalie is an alumna and member of Kappa Alpha Theta who married fellow Vandal and Sigma Chi fraternity member Geno Bonnalie ’07. A fateful phone call from Basalt Cellars’ owner brought her to Clarkston, where she applies her microbiology degree.

Her passion for wine and science has provided the perfect “blend” for her career in the wine industry over the past 10 years.

Bitner Vineyards

Named the 2017 Idaho Winery of the Year by Wine Press Northwest magazine, Crossings Winery in Glenns Ferry was owned and managed by secondgeneration Vandal Doug Jones ’88 until September 2018. Jones served as editor of the Argonaut student newspaper and a senator in the Associated Students of the University of Idaho as an undergraduate.

His parents, brother, sister and wife Elizabeth ’92 are all Vandals, and his son Dashiell is currently a student.

Crossings Winery

Vandal roots run deep for owners Ron and Mary Bitner. He worked for U of I Extension from 1976-80 and was Idaho’s first integrated pest management specialist. Ron Bitner has served on numerous agriculture boards with U of I and continues to work closely with the Food Technology Center in Caldwell. Drawing on Ron's background as a scientist, Bitner Vineyards takes a scientific and sustainable approach to its work.

Huston Vineyards

Gregg and Mary ’89, ’99 Alger are farmers, winemakers, owners and Vandal parents.

Raised on southern Idaho farms, they found the ideal spot to raise their boys (one of whom, Jacob, is studying food science in U of I’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences), farm and cultivate a vineyard and wines of distinction.

Although they ventured off the farm to gain their college educations, the lure of the land and the mystique of winemaking brought them to Huston Vineyards.

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Founded in 2007 by viticulturist and winemaker brothers Doug ‘81 and Art McIntosh, Lindsay Creek Vineyards is truly a Vandal family vineyard. The McIntoshes represent three generations of Vandal alumni: their mom is a Vandal, along with Doug, his wife Brenda ‘07 and both sons, and Art’s daughters are all U of I graduates.

Many aunts, uncles, in-laws and cousins all came to U of I, including cousin Chris McIntosh ‘78, who heads up the university’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.

Lindsay Creek Vineyards Lewiston

Family-owned and operated Indian Creek Winery embodies the old saying “Work hard, play hard.” Bill ’61 and Mui Stowe started the winery in 1982. He was a proud Vandal who earned the Idaho Wine Commission’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Daughter Tammy Stowe-McClure ‘06 and husband Mike McClure ’05 came on board in 2015 to continue the success of this growing winery.

Stowe-McClure applies her degree in fine arts to design the winery labels. McClure received his bachelor's degree in geology and believes beautiful and balanced wines all start in the vineyard.

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ALUMNI 1950s Robert R. Furgason ’56, ’58 was honored at Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi on Dec. 7, 2018, in a dedication ceremony for the new Robert R. Furgason Engineering Building.

Julie Whitney Dawson ’58 received the 2018 Cultural Arts Award for her work in art and philanthropy. Four Detroit, Michigan, organizations — the Observer newspaper, the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, the Community House and the Cultural Arts Council — selected Dawson for her productive, successful career as a watercolor artist, author, photographer, speaker and designer.

1960s Scott Weber ’69 retired from Avista Utilities after more than 47 years as an electrical engineer. His last assignment was as the East Region engineer in Coeur d’Alene.

1970s Robert Braun ’74, ’75 retired from the Amalgamated Sugar Company in August 2018 after working 43 years in all aspects of environmental engineering. Braun commenced his career working for the Idaho Division of Environment.

In 1991, he was recruited to work for Ore-Ida Foods and H.J. Heinz.

In 2007, he was employed by Amalgamated Sugar. Braun resides in Nampa with Glenda, his wife of 46 years. He is a member of the Lower Boise River Watershed Council and Water Environment Federation.

Cliff Fitzsimmons ’76, ’78 retired as senior civil engineer for water resources policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). He and his wife Nancy reside in Burke, Virginia, and look forward to more travel.

Scott Boutilier ’78 retired from Central Life Sciences after a long career in vector management products and programs.

Mark Chiarito ’79 retired in January 2017 after 36 years of public service with the U.S.

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CLASS NOTES Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. He served as a landscape architect and team leader for recreation and land management at federal water resource development projects in the four corners area of the United States (Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah).

1980s Muriel Robinette ’82, a senior hydrogeologist in environmental consulting firm GZA’s Bedford, New Hampshire, office, has been elected chair of the New Hampshire Board of Professional Geologists.

Jim Bauer ’82 was appointed president of the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities (the Alliance), effective July 16, 2018.

David C. Eyre ’83 has retired after 35 years of federal service as the past director of acquisition, Veterans Benefits Administration.

He remains an active alumnus along with his wife Sonia ’82 in supporting both the College of Engineering and the College of Art and Architecture.

Thomas Wuenschell ’85 retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 2016 after 36 years, the last 20 with the Rocky Mountain Research Station. He was recently elected to the board of directors of the Wasatch Audubon Society of Ogden, Utah.

Douglas Jones ’87, a partner at LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects in Boston, Massachusetts, was recently elected to the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows. Additionally, he was inducted into the New England Design Hall of Fame.

1990s Brenda Cothary ’90 was awarded the William R. Robie Leadership Award by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) for her work with the Washington State Bar Association Limited License Legal Technician Board.

Cothary was also elected Region I director for the NFPA for the 201819 term.

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Jonathan S. Beaver ’95 is a principal at the landscape architecture firm 2.ink Studio, which was recently awarded a National American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Honor Award for YARD, a mixed-use development in Portland, Oregon's, Central Eastside Industrial District. www.2inkstudio.com Peter Brundage Thornton ’96 is “Pleased to be yet another Idaho alumni to take a CEO role. I have also had the pleasure to see several classmates become C-level executives in their careers. Not because we talked or played games, but because we worked to make great environments for our team, our customers and for our investors. Go Vandals!”

Ryan P. Henson ’96 has joined the law firm Bevis, Thiry and Schindele in Boise.

Reid Stephan ’97 is the new vice president and chief information officer at St. Luke's Health System in Boise.

Justin Beresky ’97 was appointed Jan. 2, 2018, by the Arizona governor to fill a judicial vacancy on the Maricopa County Superior Court bench, the fourth-largest trial court in the country.

Katie Jolly Abernathy ’98 has been named executive director for Alpha Gamma Delta International Fraternity in Indianapolis.

2000s Annie Gannon ’03 has been named public information officer for the City of Spokane Valley. She was previously communications manager with Community Colleges of Spokane.

Beau Johnston ’04 was elected to the Wyoming Food for Thought Project’s Board of Directors to help advance the nonprofit's goal of developing a food hub in central Wyoming.

Christopher Olin ’07 was promoted to senior associate at 2.ink Studio Landscape Architecture in Portland, Oregon. Olin recently served as project manager on 2.ink Studio’s YARD project, which received a 2018 National American Society of Landscape Architects Professional Honor Award.

2010s Sally Butts ’11 has been named as the new staff assistant to the regional forester for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region.

She reported to the regional office in Portland, Oregon, in late January 2019.

Keith G. Christopher ’12, ’14 received his doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Florida. He will be doing his postdoc at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.

Regan Charlton ’13 has joined the law firm Bevis, Thiry and Schindele in Boise.

Sam Koester '14 accepted a position at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene as a senior administrative assistant for entrepreneurship.

Elizabeth Plummer ’15 has been selected for a 10-month fellowship project teaching English in South Africa at the University of Witwatersrand. She is one of only 170 U.S. citizens selected for the 2018-19 English Language Fellow Program.

Landon Robert Schofield ’15, after completing his Master of Science degree from Louisiana State University, has joined the East Wildlife Foundation in San Antonio, Texas, as its range and wildlife biologist. The East Wildlife Foundation supports wildlife conservation and other public benefits of ranching and private land stewardship.

Scott Hadley ’12, ’15 was named director of customer operations at Humanyze and opened its newest office in Houston, Texas.

Ethan William McIlhargey ’17 has accepted a new position as the director of basketball operations for women's basketball at Tennessee Tech University.

Mary Hasenoehrl ’17 was recently presented an Idaho Press 2C Spotlight Award for her achievements in agriculture. Last year, Hasenoehrl was the first woman to be appointed to the Idaho Potato Commission. The award recognized her as a "trailblazer for women in agriculture."

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THE VANDAL VOLUNTEER

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s a student, E. Whitney “Whit” Johnson ’80 discovered a passion for serving others, with volunteer activities ranging from skits at a retirement center to staffing a suicide hotline.

As an alumnus, his service work continued by sharing his time, talent and treasure with U of I. In 2005, the Idaho native organized a U of I golf tournament in Phoenix, which is now in its 13th year.

Later, Johnson joined the alumni association’s board of directors, eventually becoming president of the 120-year-old organization. He now serves in an advisory capacity as past president.

“My term will end in May of 2019,” he said. “But of course I will continue to do stuff for Idaho whenever I can.”

Given his ongoing involvement, it made perfect sense to Johnson to include a gift to his alma mater in his will. This qualifies him to be part of the U of I Heritage Society, which recognizes alumni and friends who make a future commitment through planned gifts.

For Johnson, the best part about volunteering with the alumni association was forming strong relationships with many Vandals.

“It reconfirmed my belief that U of I produces the greatest people in the world,” he said. “We support the university no matter what. And in that, we will be successful. Go Vandals!”

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM 1930s Charles Edgar Poulton ’39, ’48, Portland, OR, Nov. 6, 2016

1940s Marjorie L. Chorlton ’40, Portland, OR, Nov. 8, 2018 Ruth Ann Cumming ’43,, Des Moines, WA, June 3, 2018 Gailen B. Soule ’43, Salmon, Nov. 3, 2018 Ruth Bernadine Lightfield Aram ’44, Lewiston, Oct. 16, 2018 Donald R. Toolson ’45, Meridian, Oct. 13, 2018 Donald W. Bean ’45, Portland, OR, Nov. 4, 2018 Robert G. Eachon ’46, Coeur d’Alene, July 28, 2018 Marina D. Plastino ’47, ’58, Rathdrum, July 28, 2018 Charles W. Luke ’48, Brewster, WA, July 20, 2018 Barbara A. Hawley ’48, Boise, Sept. 23, 2018 Darrell L. Gallup ’48, Boise, Oct. 6, 2018 Alfred E. Stein ’48, Silverton, Oct. 10, 2018 Frances K. Ashdown ’49, Makawao, HI, Sept. 21, 2014 Jane K. Bunge ’49, Spokane, WA, Sept. 17, 2018 Jefferson E. Overholser ’49, ’51, Spokane, WA, Oct. 3, 2018 Luis Berriochoa ’49, Boise, Nov. 13, 2018

1950s Carlos E. Milner Jr. ’50, Aurora, CO, June 22, 2018 Olivia C. Beleau ’50, Troy, NH, Aug. 19, 2018 Dale Anderson ’50, Boise, Aug. 24, 2018 Edith Hennis ’50, Garden City, Sept. 27, 2018 Donald J. Fodrea ’50, Boise, Sept. 28, 2018 Robert H. Newell ’50, ’71, ’75, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 8, 2018

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Lois M. Siebe ’50, Kennewick, WA, Oct. 21, 2018 Maimie E. Moore ’50, Coeur d’Alene, Nov. 1, 2018 Barbara (Garner) Benscoter ’50, Lewiston, Nov. 5, 2018 Arlene Ann Hill ’51, Salt Lake City, UT, Aug. 9, 2018 Earl R. Newell ’51, San Diego, CA, Sept. 3, 2018 Frank Joseph Favor ’51, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 3, 2018 Frank J. Reich ’51, Flagstaff, AZ, Oct. 7, 2018 Roy F. Doupe ’51, Spokane, WA, Oct. 19, 2018 Raoul R. Ashby ’52, Comanche, TX, Oct. 8, 2018 Carol E. Blom ’53, Troy, April 29, 2018 Harry John “Jack” Pepper Jr. ’53, Weiser, June 15, 2018 Greta M. Kruger ’53, Seattle, WA, Aug. 4, 2017 Patricia A. Taplett ’53, Sioux Falls, SD, Aug. 24, 2018 Martin A. Absec ’53, Spokane, WA, Sept. 11, 2018 Robert T. Gartin ’53, Rockleigh, NJ, Oct. 10, 2018 Robert J. Carlson ’53, Libertyville, IL, Nov. 26, 2018 Don A. Greenwell ’53, ’65, Burley, Aug. 9, 2018 Louis D. Ringe ’53, ’57, Ellensburg, WA, Sept. 24, 2018 Richard Lemley Aston ’54, Inverness, CA, Jan. 19, 2018 Charles R. Griffin ’54, Louisville, KY, June 20, 2018 Joyce E. Carter ’54, San Diego, CA, July 21, 2018 Joanne C. Flynn ’54, ’66, Bellevue, WA, Aug. 7, 2018 Beverly A. Parsons ’54, Burley, Oct. 15, 2018 Aldred F. Ames ’54, Boise, Nov. 10, 2018 James Walter Anderson ’55, Boise, March 5, 2017 Roger W. Olson ’55, Seattle, WA, July 19, 2018 Louise M. Brown ’55, Idaho Falls, Sept. 1, 2018 Frank Teverbaugh ’55, Kennewick, WA, Sept. 1, 2018

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The University of Idaho extends its condolences to the family and friends of our departed Vandals. Obituary information can be submitted to alumni@uidaho.edu or at uidaho.edu/class-notes.

Ray Leomazzi ’55, Lubbock, TX, Sept. 4, 2018 James O. Lepard ’55, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 6, 2018 Pauline J. Nossaman ’55, Santa Clarita, CA, Nov. 7, 2018 Arthur F. Hawk ’56, Eckert, CO, Nov. 6, 2017 Dorothy A. Parks ’56, Lewiston, Aug. 6, 2018 James W. Sanberg ’56, Spokane, WA, Aug. 15, 2018 Theodore J. Young ’56, Portland, OR, Aug. 28, 2018 Edward Henry Heath ’56, Corvallis, OR, Nov. 25, 2018 William W. Staley Jr. ’57, ’59, Seattle, WA, July 23, 2018 Melvin Earl Bryant ’57, Orofino and Spokane, WA, Nov. 22, 2018 Marlys A. Rice ’57, Coeur d’Alene, Aug. 8, 2018 Launy J. Fitzjarrald ’57, Bath, ME, Sept. 3, 2018 Lorraine B. Foster ’57, Boise, Sept. 8, 2018 Hilda Aldrich ’58, Vineland, NJ, May 31, 2011 Jack Harold Helle ’58, ’61, Eagle, July 23, 2018 Gwin J. Hicks ’58, Walnut Creek, CA, Aug. 5, 2018 Lavonne M. Thomas ’58, ’66, San Diego, CA, Aug. 11, 2018 Shahin D. Zirakzadeh ’58, Boulder, CO, Aug. 17, 2018 Don E. Giles ’58, Everett, WA, Sept. 29, 2018 Albert R. Andrews Jr. ’58, Phoenix, AZ, Oct. 1, 2018 Lawrence M. Kline ’58, Medford, OR, Oct. 11, 2018 Ronald Samuel Edwards ’58, Yakima, WA, Nov. 5, 2018 Darrell Frederick Adams ’59, Sharon, GA, Dec. 19, 2016 Laurence J. Leahy Jr. ’59, Post Falls, Oct. 10, 2018 Donald A. Krier ’59, Titusville, FL, Nov. 7, 2018 Patricia Jo Koster ’59, Moscow, Nov. 8, 2018 Dr. Delbert Wayne Fitzsimmons ’59, ’62, Coeur d’Alene, Nov. 8, 2018

1960s Marlys Jean Becker ’60, Valley City, ND, Oct. 11, 2014 Richard D. Thomas ’60, San Diego, CA, July 13, 2018 Eleanor A. Saulls ’60, Boise, July 17, 2018 Robert Severance ’60, Twin Falls, ID, Aug. 29, 2018 David R. McMahon ’60, Boise, Sept. 4, 2018 Arthur D. Klempel ’60, Bellevue, WA, Sept. 16, 2018 Dennis L. Thomson ’60, Pleasant Grove, UT, Oct. 6, 2018 Ferman J. Pasold ’60, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 10, 2018 Leland J. Nitteberg ’60, Longview, WA, Oct. 14, 2018 Peter J. Reed ’60, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 22, 2018 Aubrey M. Pratt ’61, Lewiston, Sept. 22, 2005 Ross W. Peterson ’61, Portland, OR, Sept. 23, 2018 Stanley S. Makowski ’61, Medina, OH, Oct. 13, 2018 Jim Hodgson ’61, Boise, Oct. 14, 2018 William M. Tilton ’61, Colorado Springs, CO, Nov. 1, 2018 Michael R. Lewis ’61, Providence, UT, Nov. 6, 2018 Carl L. Harris ’62, ’64, Camano Island, WA, Mar. 17, 2018 Charles W. Sowers Jr. ’62, ’68, Canby, OR, Oct. 2, 2018 Joseph Dean Argyle ’62, Challis, Oct. 5, 2018 Robert L. Stanbery ’62, Gilbert, AZ, Oct. 6, 2018 Grant M. Havemann ’62, Salmon, ID, Oct. 17, 2018 Scott Allan Mullikin ’62, Billings, MT, Oct. 23, 2018 Leonard Stephen Marchand Sr. ’63, Kamloops, BC, June 3, 2016 Karen M. Fraley ’63, ’66, Twin Falls, Aug. 20, 2018 Donald L. Roemer ’63, Twin Falls, Aug. 28, 2018 Deloris K. Robinson ’63, Gooding, Sept. 24, 2018 Anthony Schneider ’63, Tacoma, WA, Oct. 1, 2018

The University of Idaho extends its condolences to the family and friends of our departed Vandals. Obituary information can be submitted to alumni@uidaho.edu or at uidaho.edu/class-notes.

Karin D. Huffer ’63, Colorado Springs, CO, Oct. 24, 2018 John Welsey Perry ’63, Colfax, WA, Nov. 11, 2018 Albert Edward Miller ’64, Healdsburg, CA, June 25, 2018 Thomas E. Moss ’64, ’65, Blackfoot, July 30, 2018 John B. Schuette ’64, Richland, WA, Aug. 13, 2018 Ronald P. Rainey ’64, Nampa, Aug. 25, 2018 Leo J. Weeks ’64, Silverton, Sept. 22, 2018 Lyle G. Dickerson ’64, Idaho Falls, Sept. 25, 2018 Herbert E. Everitt ’65, Salem, OR, May 14, 2018 Vicki Moore ’65, Bremerton, WA, May 22, 2018 Linda L. Svoboda ’65, Lyle, WA, Aug. 6, 2018 Richard L. Maki ’65, Seattle, WA, Aug. 11, 2018 Dianne S. Milhollin ’65, ’79, Boise, Sept. 15, 2018 David L. Lindahl ’65, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 5, 2018 Anne F. Walradt ’65, Red Bank, NJ, Oct. 23, 2018 William Gardner Millensifer ’65, Boise, Nov. 27, 2018 Benjamin Goddard ’66, Washington, VA, June 15, 2018 Neldon H. Marshall ’66, Shelley, Oct. 15, 2018 John W. Miller ’66, Twin Falls, Nov. 26, 2018 Eugene Bausch ’67, Lewiston, Aug. 8, 2018 Paul B. Cavaness ’67, ’69, Salmon, Aug. 28, 2018 Terry Carlberg ’67, Santa Fe, NM, Sept. 14, 2018 James D. Lyke ’67, Lake Havasu City, AZ, Oct. 15, 2018 David R. Wright ’68, ’78, ’82, Centralia, WA, Oct. 3, 2018 Charles A. Dunn ’68, Vancouver, WA, Oct. 10, 2018 Billie Marie Moore ’68, Albany, OR, Oct. 16, 2018 Frank N. Addeman ’68, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 18, 2018 Mary L. Talbot ’68, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 20, 2018 Robert T. Mize ’68, Albuquerque, NM, Oct. 25, 2018 Cora Louise Busacker Chenoweth ’69, Clearwater, Nov. 26, 2015 George W. Massing ’69, Glen Burnie, MD, July 7, 2018

Betty Pacatte Turner ’69, ’76, Boise, Aug. 15, 2018 Wayne L. Marshall ’69, Yakima, WA, Sept. 8, 2018 Robert Elroy McDole ’69, Tacoma, WA, Sept. 16, 2018 Sheila C. Bell ’69, Spokane, WA, Oct. 20, 2018 Patricia A. Stewart ’69, Bonners Ferry, Nov. 4, 2018 Linda Ann Jones O’Connell ‘69, Lewiston, Nov. 17, 2018

1970s Joe P. McKiernan ’70, Clarkston, WA, Dec. 22, 2013 Jay Fredrick Wisman ’70, Vancouver, WA, June 11, 2018 Rodney G. Rappe ’70, Cottage Grove, MN, Sept. 1, 2018 Douglas B. Crockett ’70, ’73, Orofino, Oct. 1, 2018 Alma H. Winward ’70, Ogden, UT, Nov. 16, 2018 John F. Stolz ’71, Spokane, WA, Oct. 23, 2018 Terry G. Gibbons ’72, Jerome, Sept. 12, 2018 Dennis L. Ricketts ’72, Twin Falls, Sept. 19, 2018 Samuel Hubbard Brown ’72, Phoenix, AZ, Sept. 21, 2018 John E. Rucker ’72, Schenectady, NY, Oct. 2, 2018 Antone L. Dille ’72, Longmont, CO, Nov. 5, 2018 David W. Freeman ’73, Ontario, OR, July 29, 2018 Craig Robert Jones ’73, Woodland, CA, Aug. 13, 2018 Barbara Murphey ’73, Pullman, WA, Aug. 25, 2018 Kenneth G. Marshall ’73, St. George, UT, Sept. 26, 2018 Mary D. Greeley ’73, Nampa, Nov. 19, 2018 Donna M. Matlock ’72, Boise, Oct. 16, 2018 Ronald V. Stoffer ’74, Lewiston, Aug. 5, 2018 Gordon L. Bennett ’74, Buhl, Sept. 20, 2018 Kenneth W. Eklund ’75, Olympia, WA, Aug. 6, 2018 Pamela A. Maguire ’75, Pocatello, Oct. 2, 2018 Philip E. Lamont ’76, Kennewick, WA, Sept. 26, 2018 Gary W. Judge ’76, Pingree, Oct. 1, 2018

William “Bill” Michael Davis ’78, Camas County, Aug. 9, 2018 Rebecca J. Schoettger ’78, Gooding, Aug. 29, 2018 Judith Anderson ’77, Boise, July 13, 2018 Linda M. Christiansen ’77, ’79, Quincy, IL, Aug. 8, 2018

1980s Todd Hedge ’80, Coeur d’Alene, Aug. 24, 2018 Roger C. Gibson ’80, Caldwell, Nov. 7, 2018 Ronald H. Estep ’82, Farmington, MI, Sept. 19, 2018 Verl D. Ritchie ’82, Spanish Fork, UT, Sept. 30, 2018 Reagon Dwain Hatch ’82, Twin Falls, Oct. 28, 2018 Jerome Eikum ’83, Lewiston, Aug. 1, 2018 Daniel J. Harrison ’83, Anchorage, AK, Aug. 4, 2018 Gregory E. Grove ’83, ’91, Meridian, Aug. 30, 2018 Michael W. Mumm ’83, Twin Falls, ID, Sept. 5, 2018 Ronald P. Richard ’83, Moscow, Oct. 13, 2018 Alan L. Morton ’83, Boise, Nov. 12, 2018 James Hawley ’83, Boise, November 2018 Gay Allyn Meuleman ’84, Boise, Aug. 11, 2018 Don Ray Dudley ’84, Pullman, WA, Oct. 26, 2018 John C. Eggleston ’84, Missoula, MT, Oct. 28, 2018 Steven L. Jochens ’85, Anchorage, AK, July 5, 2018 Edith A. Curtis ’85, Moscow, July 13, 2018 Steven L. Wetzel ’85, Idaho Falls, Aug. 4, 2018 Dr. John A. Riley ’86, ’91, Spokane, WA, 2018 Dorothy M. Witmer ’86, Meridian, Aug. 20, 2018 Don Newman ’87, San Antonio, TX, Sept. 12, 2018 Michael Blaylock ’87, Wenatchee, WA, Nov. 17, 2018 William C. Pixler Jr. ’88, Caldwell, Sept. 23, 2018 Linda J. Berg ’88, Moscow, Oct. 19, 2018 Claudia J. Sanders ’89, Boise, July 13, 2018

1990s

Robert E. Morgan ’90, Miami Beach, FL, July 18, 2018 Andrea P. Storjohann ’90, Spokane, WA, Oct. 21, 2018 Janette West ’92, Cascade, Sept. 4, 2018 Matthew J. Galbraith ’92, Richland, PA, Sept. 7, 2018 Barbara E. Maple ’92, Lewiston, Sept. 19, 2018 Todd D. Milton ’93, ’97, Winnemucca, NV, Aug. 4, 2018 Charles Eugene Kovis ’93, Deary, Nov. 11, 2018 Samuel L. Couch ’96, Hay Springs, NE, July 24, 2018 Colleen Stander ’97, Blackfoot, July 23, 2018 Jeffrey J. Smith ’98, Caldwell, Nov. 19, 2018

2000s

Theresa L. Hamilton ’01, Chandler, AZ, Nov. 8, 2018 Samuel J. Stone ’05, Boise, Aug. 18, 2018 Jared E. Sare ’05, Pinedale, WY, Nov. 18, 2018 Christopher William Markley ’06, Emmett, July 18, 2018 Melinda “Meli” Jetley Cherry ’09, San Diego, CA, Sept, 19, 2018

2010s

Rhonda M. Lozon ’13, Tekoa, WA, Oct. 30, 2018

Honorable Mentions

(Employees/People who attended the University) Maxine Dragnich, Midlothian, VA, July 5, 2018

Honorary Alumni

Jimmy Lloyd Anderson, Moscow, Aug. 4, 2018

Friends of the University Dale E. Schoepflin, Palouse, WA, Feb. 13, 2015 Helen M. Lockner, Houston, TX, April 20, 2016

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1. Theodore, grandson of Linda Davidson ’73 2. Jordan Lee, son of Chuck and Heather Lee ’05 3. Emily Grace Hubbard, daughter of Daniel Hubbard ’05 and Andrea Hubbard

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4. Alonzo Jack “A.J.” McCabe and Anson McCabe, sons of Adam A. McCabe ’06 and Shelley McCabe

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5. Delaney Cynthia Eddy, daughter of Timothy Eddy ’06 and Michelle (Arellano) Eddy ’06 6. Gwen Louise Denton, daughter of Bill Denton ’07 and Betsy Denton ’07 7. Harrison Nelson Duncan, son of Shane Duncan ’07 and Marie Duncan ’09, ’15 8. Henry Mykiss Jones, Samson Emlyn Jones and Kylie Joy Jones, sons and daughter of Kyle Jones ’08 and Danielle Jones ’09

Alumni Relations

VANDALOPOLY Take a lap around the board as you pass the VandalStore, Hartung Theater, Hello Walk and more. Order your game at uidaho.edu/alumni/Vandalopoly or by calling 208-885-6154. Cost is $50, plus tax and shipping.

9. Lucy Anne Diaz, daughter of Jodi (Stratton) Diaz ’08 and David Diaz-Jennings ’11, granddaughter of Burt Stratton ’76 10. Paislee Duchene, daughter of Steven Duchene and Ryshel Golder ’09 11. Bridger Reed LaPierre, son of Heather (Green) LaPierre ’09 and Zac LaPierre ’13, nephew of Shelby Green ’18, Wes Green ’13 and Lacey LaPierre ’12 12. Remi Kai Mueller, son of Jesse Mueller ’11 and Mallory Mueller ’11 13. Henry Thomas Carlson, son of Anna Marie (Limbaugh) ’11 and Matthew Carlson ’11, grandson of Connie (Pavlik) ’81 and Tom Limbaugh ’79, and Meg (Johnson) ’76 and Jim Carlson ’78, great-grandson of Erv Johnson ’53 14. Lucy Mariet Shaw, daughter of Krieg Shaw ’11 and Karissa (Haxby) Shaw ’12, granddaughter of Mike Haxby ’86, great-granddaughter of Raymond Olson ’61, niece of Jake Haxby ’14, Erin (Shaw) Murray ’11 and Chris Murray ’11, great-niece of Jim Haxby ’70 15. Oakley Rae Foster, daughter of Kristin (Royster) Foster ’11 and Taylor Foster, granddaughter of Brian Royster ’83 and Debbie Royster, niece of Justin Royster ’07 and Danielle Royster 16. Theo Daniel Royster, son of Justin Royster ’07 and Danielle Royster, grandson of Brian Royster ’83 and Debbie Royster, nephew of Kristin (Royster) Foster ’11 and Taylor Foster 17. Rose Louise Akert, daughter of Erik Akert ’12 and Melissa Akert ’12, granddaughter of Tim Vore ’85 18. Dara Marvin Shadkam, son of Somayeh Pasebani ’14 and Mazdak Shadkam

MARRIAGES Benjamin Cook ’13 to Ashly MacCoy ’13 – Oct. 6, 2018 Sam Salus ’14 to Charlotte Haas ’15 – Sept. 29, 2018 Justin Horne ’15 to Sara Hamilton ’12, ’15 – Oct. 6, 2018 Alec Caldwell ’16 to Caitlin Wikel ’18 – Oct. 6, 2018

19. Lyla Ray Newsom, daughter of Tara Newsom ’14 and Kyle Newsom

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VOICES OF IDAHO

CONFIDENCE TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP

By Don Shelton Don Shelton ’76 is executive editor of The Seattle Times.

He can be contacted at dshelton@seattletimes.com.

Follow him on Twitter at @stdonshelton.

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was a small-town kid with little understanding of how the real world worked when I arrived on the University of Idaho campus as a freshman 46 years ago.

Four years later, in 1976, I graduated with a journalism degree, some big dreams and a much better idea of who I wanted to be.

I thank the University of Idaho for that.

My experience was similar to thousands of other naïve but eager students who come to the Palouse every year. Whether we leave U of I with degrees in journalism, engineering or agriculture, the campus experience changes us and prepares us for our place in the world.

My four years included a semester working for the Idaho Argonaut, the student newspaper where I wrote my first real stories and saw my byline on newsprint for the first time. As sports editor, I wrote about football, the hiring of an athletic director and myriad other things.

Most of my stories were pretty bad, but the experience of working with editors for the first time in a newsroom under real deadlines was invaluable.

The experience at the Argonaut, which celebrated its 120th anniversary last fall, underscores what is good about Idaho. It is a small newsroom with a personal touch. And you can still walk across the gorgeous U of I campus to your class in minutes, even in ice and snow, and professors know your

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name. My four years living on campus at the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity house were exactly what I needed.

It prepared me for a job my junior year working for the small daily paper in Moscow. By my senior year, I was driving to a job at the Lewiston Tribune, answering phone calls and covering high school and college games. From there, I was hired as a full-time journalist at newspapers in Yakima and Bellevue, Washington, Santa Rosa, California, and finally The Seattle Times. In 2016, I was promoted to executive editor of The Seattle Times, overseeing incredibly talented journalists from around the country in the Pacific Northwest’s largest newsroom.

When I reconnected with U of I 13 years ago, I quickly realized how much I missed the place and the huge debt I owed. I’ve since tried to give back as an advisor for the Argonaut, the School of Journalism and Mass Media and my fraternity. I drive to Moscow at least twice a year and always try to talk to a class, Argonaut staff and FIJI undergraduates. I always come away energized and feeling that I get far more than I give.

I encourage all Idaho graduates to do the same. Give your time and expertise to the university that shaped you and to students who could use mentoring — just as you needed it years ago.

My time at Idaho gave a small-town kid from Fruitland more than an education. It gave me the chance to build the skills and confidence to take the next step, and the step after that — all the way from Moscow to Seattle.

Vandal Snapshot The University of Idaho marching band was approaching 50 years of history by the 1960s, with a unique jazz-inspired sound, bold uniforms and plenty of Vandal pride.

Featuring Vandal Marching Band musicians, Vandalettes, cheerleaders and the drum major, this photo graced the front cover of the Oct. 11, 1968, Homecoming edition of the University of Idaho Argonaut.

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U OF I ALL ALUMNI SURVEY RESULTS ABOUT THE SURVEY In 2018, the Office of Alumni Relations asked alumni worldwide for

their feedback about their connection to the institution, feelings toward giving and the communications they receive from U of I. The survey findings will guide alumni engagement activities to provide the best possible alumni experience. For more information, visit uidaho.edu/alumni.

OPINIONS AND ATTITUDES

97% rate

their decision to attend U of I as “good to great.”

78%

say their experience as an alumnus/a is “good to excellent.”

LOYALTY 49% responded with a connection score of 7 or greater out of 10 with the strongest loyalty to the university in general.

“I’m proud to be a Vandal, even when times get tough, I’m never shy to share that loyalty with others.”

-1980s graduate

Loyalty

-2010s graduate

GIVING When deciding to give, alumni say “providing scholarship support to students” and “knowing how gifts are used” are the most valuable factors.

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When alumni don’t give, it’s most often due to their personal financial situation or paying off loans.

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“It is important to me knowing ways I can make an impact and see the direct effect of my support.”

COMMUNICATION “I like hearing about what changes are occurring on campus since I left. I also like being kept in the loop about the school’s strategic direction.”

My undergraduate college/school My major or degree program

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U of I in general Somewhat Loyal

68%

say they promote the university regularly or all the time.

86%

say “value and respect for degree” has significant or critical impact on their opinion of U of I.

-2000s graduate

A faculty member

Not Loyal

“I love the instant bond and friendship that comes when I meet fellow alumni.”

Loyal

Very Loyal

60-76% feel the frequency of communication (email, printed materials, information about alumni programs) is “about right.”

Most frequently used forms of communication: ■ Here We Have Idaho magazine ■ U of I website ■ E-newsletter (Vandal Vibe, Friday Letter, etc.)

The All Alumni Survey was sent to U of I alumni with valid email addresses in August 2018 to understand their attitudes, opinions, motivations and concerns. 2,337 alumni responded, spanning graduation years prior to 1973 through 2017. Visit uidaho.edu/alumni to learn more.

Manage your email subscriptions at uidaho.edu/email-preferences