Here We Have Idaho | Fall 2009

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Year in Review

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From the President

38 Foundation Annual Report 46 Class Notes 52 Events Upcoming

4 High-Tech in the Courtroom 8 A Presidential Award for Innovation and Social Impact 10 Idaho Basketball – A Remarkable Turnaround 14 The Power of Learning Through Service 16 Tutxinmepu Pow Wow 18 Times Have Changed for Family and Consumer Sciences 20 Wherefore Art Thou, Giant Palouse Earthworm?

22 President M. Duane Nellis Sets the Pace 24 Creating the Perfect Wave 26 A 106-Million-Dollar Celebration 32 100 Years of Forestry Education 34 A Vandal Legacy – Phil and Mac Hopson

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Here We Have Idaho The University of Idaho Magazine

Fall semester is in full swing not only here on the Moscow campus, but at our statewide centers. Laptops are open, fieldwork and lab research is underway, students gather in small study groups and classes are engaged in active debate. I’ve been impressed with the energy, dedication and enthusiasm that are evidenced around the state and am delighted to watch future leaders developing within our University of Idaho community.

Fall 2009 • Volume 26, Number 3 University President M. Duane Nellis

Vice President for Advancement Christopher D. Murray

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Christopher S. Cooney

University of Idaho Alumni Director Steven C. Johnson ’71

Alumni Association President Wayne Wohler ’77

University of Idaho Foundation Chairman Frances T. Ellsworth ’83

Editor

Jeff Olson

Magazine Design Scott Riener

Class Notes Editor Annis Shea

Writers and Contributors Leah Andrews ’02 Hugh Cooke ’74, ’77, ’02 Donna Emert Marlene Fritz Ken Kingery Joni Kirk ’98 Ian Klei Bill Loftus ’81 Sue McMurray ’99 Tania Thompson

Photographs

Joe Pallen ’96 Kelly Weaver and as credited www.uidaho.edu/herewehaveidaho

The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educational institution. © 2009, University of Idaho Here We Have Idaho magazine is published three times a year.

The magazine is free to alumni and friends of the University.

Send address changes to: P.O. Box 443147, Moscow, ID 83844-3147 Send editorial correspondence to: University Communications and Marketing P.O. Box 443221, Moscow, ID 83844-3221 E-mail: uinews@uidaho.edu Phone (208) 885-6291; fax (208) 885-5841

I have continued meeting with many University stakeholders and constituents since arriving over the summer and the clear message that I hear resonates strongly from all quarters –students, faculty, parents, alumni, donors and friends: a degree from the University of Idaho stands first and foremost for exceptional academic quality. During my inaugural address and at the subsequent Leadership Summit in October, I touched on how the quality and power of education will lead not only this institution, but also our state, forward vitally and with vibrancy. We can look ahead with confidence.

The pages of this issue of Here We Have Idaho detail some of our exceptional quality, including how the White House recognized and honored the work of chemical engineering professor Aaron Thomas with a prestigious Early Career Award; how fluid dynamicist Ralph Budwig and his students at the Center for Ecohydraulics at the Boise Center used a glass-paneled flume that simulates flow conditions in rivers and streams to help make a Boise riverpark less dangerous, and developed engineering analysis tools tool to lessen the dangers along other bodies of moving water; how technology in the College of Law courtroom gives students an added advantage; how scholarships support student success with a view into the life and studies of architecture major Anthony Giannini; how private funding makes a difference in renovating the home of Family and Consumer Science, the Niccolls Building; and our ever-increasing competitive athletic programs, with a special look at the Vandal men’s and women’s basketball teams; and a salute to the Hopsons – Mac and Phil, father and son – former and current Vandal basketball players.

I hope that as you read these and other stories – in these pages, on the Web and elsewhere – that you will take pride in the accomplishments, work and outcomes of our students, faculty and alumni. They all contribute to our enduring legacy of leading. Be proud of the Silver and Gold, and even during what look to be challenging times for our state economically in the months to come, tell our stories and keep the Vandal spirit strong.

And speaking of the strong Vandal spirit, I want to acknowledge the success of our fall athletic teams. The energy and enthusiasm they are generating is fantastic and I’m so proud of our student-athletes and coaches for their accomplishments Go Vandals!.

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M. Duane Nellis President

Year in Review 2009 How will people remember 2009?

On the national level, it was a year of economic turmoil, with bailouts, stimulus packages and cash for clunkers. History was made with the inauguration of this country’s first president of African-American heritage.

There were parallels at the University of Idaho. We gained new leadership with the selection of the University’s 17th president.

We also felt the impact from a depressed economy, but, in typical University of Idaho fashion, we already were exploring and executing ways to be more efficient and sustainable. Through program cuts and reorganizations, along with a Strategic Innovations Initiative, the University was better prepared to deal with harsh economic realities.

For 120 years, the University of Idaho has adapted to the variables of time and change, prosperity and want. What has remained constant over time is the value of a University of Idaho education, as reflected by the accomplishments of our alumni, faculty, staff and students.

Our legacy of leading truly has a past, present and future.

Today, the University of Idaho is one of the leading universities in the Northwest and the state’s national research institution. We offer our students a personal approach to education that is built on academic excellence, an exceptional student living and learning environment, and outstanding creative and research opportunities. As a result, we attract some of the nation’s best students each year to our beautiful, residential campus in Moscow and learning centers throughout the state and we consistently produce high-achieving graduates.

This issue of Here We Have Idaho recaps some of the events and accomplishments of 2009 that demonstrate our legacy, and

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The College of Law celebrated its centennial in 2009. It was an opportunity to honor the college’s history and contributions to Idaho, and highlight its dynamic future.

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A snowstorm closes the University.

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A $3,500 grant from the Idaho Humanities Council helps the University’s Native American film festival continue for a seventh year.

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University Housing introduces an electric work truck for on-campus use by facilities staff members in the housing department.

High-Tech in the Courtroom

Like nearly every part of society, the future of legal education in Idaho includes a healthy dose of technology. New technology such as touch screens and smart boards are transforming traditional legal proceedings in the courtroom, and the definition of a quality legal education now includes having the skills to incorporate technology into the practice of law.

In January, the college unveiled its remodeled, state-of-the-art electronic courtroom. The facility sets a high standard in high-tech legal education.

“With their technological training in the new courtroom, Idaho law students will be prepared to address the legal issues of the digital age as practitioners and more effectively present their arguments in the courtrooms of the 21st century,” said John Hasko, Law Library director and member of the college’s facilities and technologies committees.

What are some of the tools law students are using?

»» Pointmaker annotation software to annotate video and still images while being displayed on any screen.

The software allows judges, prosecution, defense, witnesses and courtroom technicians to annotate on media to create a collaborative environment during evidence presentation.

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As part of a national design challenge, students in the colleges of Art and Architecture and Natural Resources created an ecoFACTS product label that informs consumers of the water and energy used in the production of ordinary items.

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»» A high-resolution system to project printed material and physical evidence for all participants to view. »» A voice-activated camera system that automatically locates the speaker. »» A digital audio recording system that allows for sophisticated recording and retrieval of video and audio. »» A 50-inch diagonal PX350 SMART Board™ display for evidence presentation.

Third through eighth graders from around the state test their abilities to build and program robots at the FIRST LEGO League tournament sponsored by the colleges of Engineering and Agricultural and Life Sciences.

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Dr. Larry ’55 and Kaye ’55 Knight receive the Alumni Association’s Silver and Gold Award.

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»» State-of-the-art AMX touch screen controls to accommodate court trials, appellate court trials, mock trials, speaker presentations and video teleconferencing.

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Forensic chemistry major Rachel Hailey works with the new gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. The Donald E. Roberts Educational Enhancement Endowment, earmarked for improving chemistry infrastructure, funded the purchase of the machine.

CSI: Moscow Move over, Gil Grissom. CSI – or Crime Scene Investigators – has arrived in Moscow.

Taking center stage in this unscripted drama is a new gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (GC/MS) installed in Renfrew Hall. The machine chemically analyzes drugs and poisons, and supports undergraduates in the forensic chemistry degree program.

The GC/MS takes a sample, vaporizes it and runs it through a 90-foot tube just wide enough to fit a dust particle. The journey causes the different components to separate and an electric field is created. The resulting mass spectrum is compared to a massive database, revealing the original compound’s identity.

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Determining a compound’s identity is one of the most important aspects of forensic science, and that makes a GC/MS the most important piece of equipment in a forensics lab.

Rachel Hailey has wanted to be a CSI since junior high school and switched her major from general chemistry to the new forensics program.

“This is why I went into chemistry. I wanted it to be my foundation for going into forensics,” said Hailey. “I actually was upset when the show came out because I wanted to do it before it became popular!”

University administrators begin to address a 4 percent cut in state funding for the current fiscal year and prepare for an anticipated 7 percent – or $8.6 million – cut for the coming fiscal year. Fiscal planning includes a Program Prioritization Process, and 41 degree programs are studied as candidates to be cut or merged.

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On the 10th day of classes for spring semester 2009, statewide enrollment numbers at the University registered an increase over the previous spring to 11,192.

Professor Brandon Schrand

A Rewarding Month for Writers Professor Kim Barnes

It’s not unusual for faculty members in the master’s of fine arts degree Creative Writing program to earn national recognition – they’re excellent teachers, scholars and writers. But every week in February brought new accolades to an already impressive list of accomplishments. »» Professor and Creative Writing Program Director Brandon Schrand received the annual Thomas H. Carter Prize for the Essay from Washington and Lee University’s literary magazine, Shenandoah, for his essay, “The Bone Road.”

Professor Mary Blew

»» Professor Kim Barnes sold a proposal for her third novel, “American Mecca,” to New York publishing house, Alfred A. Knopf. Knopf also published her 2008 novel, “A Country Called Home.” »» Professor Mary Blew received The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 2009 Western Heritage Award for her first novel, “Jackalope Dreams.” »» Professor Robert Wrigley’s poem, “Cemetery Moles,” is published in the March issue of The Atlantic, one of the flagship literary magazines in the nation.

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A new emergency notification system is tested by the University.

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The University was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for service efforts to America’s communities for the third year in a row. It is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. This year 2,250 students engaged in some 70,500 hours of service.

February

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“I believe that as an educator at a learning institution, our responsibility goes beyond the classroom and our labs,” said Thomas. “This award shows that one of the goals of the scientific community in the United States is not just good research but your impact on society as a whole as well.”

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Arrangements are made with the contractor handling life safety construction work on the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center to make the facility available for May commencement ceremonies.

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The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival sees a 2.7 percent increase in concert ticket sales.

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The Idaho Legislature approves a constitutional amendment to allow instate tuition at the University of Idaho, a move to help the University manage its budget. Idaho voters will vote on the amendment in 2010.

March

A Presidential Award for Innovation and Social Impact Aaron Thomas, an associate professor of chemical engineering, traveled to the White House to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

The award is given for a combination of innovative research, scientific leadership and community outreach.

Thomas’ research in chemical engineering involves separating biological species on the microscale and separating contaminant gases on a larger scale, by employing a novel mechanical separation mechanism that uses oscillatory flows. His community outreach is on a very human scale.

“My outreach goals are to increase the number of students in science and engineering, specifically Native American/Alaska Native students,” said Thomas, who is a member of the Navajo tribe from New Mexico.

“Many people have helped me throughout my career, both as a student and as a faculty member, to reach my current position at the University of Idaho. I feel that it is my responsibility to do the same for other students, specifically Native students in the community. I believe my background and my position provides me a unique opportunity to positively impact the Native community.”

Thomas is tireless in his efforts to inspire others. He gives demonstrations and presentations at schools within the tribal communities. He also mentors Native high school students in the summer through the Helping Orient Indian Students and Teachers (HOIST) program in the science, technology, engineering and math fields at Idaho. He is involved in the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program in Idaho that brings University of Idaho faculty and students to the Nez Perce and Coeur d’Alene tribes to build computers with students, and encourages them to consider careers in math, engineering and science.

Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. presents the Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture as part of the College of Law’s centennial celebration.

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NASA astronaut Steven Swanson takes a University of Idaho flag into space on board the Space Shuttle Discovery.

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Theatre arts students James Johnson and Mallory Anderson are invited to compete at the national Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington, D.C. Judges select Johnson’s scenic design for the production of “Rabbit Hole” as one of the eight best in the nation. Anderson is selected as one of the nation’s top eight stage managers.

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Idaho basketball

It was a remarkable turnaround for Vandal basketball in 2009, and both the men’s and women’s teams turned in exciting seasons. Neither team was predicted to have much success in preseason polls. Both teams proved the polls to be wrong. Here are some of the results and honors for the teams and individuals.

»» Men’s basketball finished in third place in the WAC season standings. »» Women’s basketball finished in fourth place in the WAC season standings. »» The men’s basketball team is selected to participate in the inaugural CollegeInsider. com Postseason Tournament (CIT), its first postseason appearance since 1990. »» Jon Newlee was named WAC Coach of the Year for women’s basketball. »» Mac Hopson earned First Team All-WAC and WAC Newcomer honors, and it’s the first time Idaho has had a first team player since 1999-2000. »» Derisa Taleni was selected women’s basketball Second Team All-WAC and WAC Newcomer honors. »» Yinka Olorunnife also was selected women’s basketball Second Team All-WAC and WAC All-Defensive Team and set the Idaho single-season rebound record. »» Shaena-Lyn Kuehu earned a place on the WAC All-Freshman Team. »» Men’s basketball swept Boise State for the first time since 1998-99.

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Kibbie Transformation The ASUI-Kibbie Activity

What’s involved?

Center life safety and

»» New concrete: 1,200 cubic yards

code renovation project rejuvenates the Dome.

Translucent glass panels are installed on the west wall of the Dome, and interior life safety work also takes place.

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Engineering students take third place at the SAE International Clean Snowmobile Challenge. Their snowmobile earns awards for the best acceleration and fuel economy, and best value.

»» New steel: 275 tons »» Area of new metal siding: 23,510 square feet »» Area of new translucent panels: 17,300 square feet »» Typical size of individual translucent panel: 4 feet wide by 20 feet tall »» Number of new translucent panels: 270 »» The new fire sprinkler systems in the roof space will provide coverage for 3.8 acres of roof area. »» New fire sprinkler piping totals 18,320 feet, nearly 3½ miles. »» Nearly 1,000 feet of new handrails will be installed. »» Nearly 3 miles of scaffolding platform work area is required.

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Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway and former director of the World Health Organization, is the keynote speaker for the Borah Symposium, “Building Health, Building Peace.”

Brundtland also is honored with a tree planting of a Norway maple on campus.

The Search Is Over The Idaho State Board of Education named M. Duane Nellis as the 17th president of the University of Idaho.

“It’s a thrill,” said Nellis. “I feel like I’m coming home. I have so much energy and passion for the work of land-grant institutions and the special role they play in education. I just can’t wait to get started!”

Nellis officially took office on July 1.

He came to Idaho from Kansas State University, where he served as provost and senior vice president for academics.

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Twenty-two years ago, I was a single mother with a two-year-old daughter. I wanted to finish college and become a business education teacher.

At that time in my life, I didn’t think I would reach my goals. Fortunately for me, Dr. Martha Yopp was hired by the University of Idaho that same year. She treated me with respect and believed in me. She helped me fulfill my dreams.

Angie Neal ’88, president of the Western Business Education Association, in tribute to Adult, Career and Technology Education Professor Martha “Marty” Yopp, who received the association’s President Award for her national influence in business education.

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Sen. James McClure receives the University’s inaugural Legacy of Leading Award at a ceremony in Boise.

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The College of Art and Architecture announces it is in the planning phase of a new Interdisciplinary Studio Complex to provide 15,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor studios.

The $3.5 million project will be privately funded.

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Thirty students from the University of Idaho participate in the National Model United Nations Conference in New York.

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The Idaho State Board of Education approves a 6.5 percent tuition and fee increase for the 2009-10 academic year .

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Clinton Kennedy ’89, a 20-year science teacher at Cascade High School and a 1989 College of Education graduate, received the Tom O. Bell Prize for Idaho’s Outstanding Teacher.

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Susan Hottinger is posthumously named Mom of the Year at Moms’ Weekend.

Daughter Amanda Hottinger nominated her mom, who passed away from cancer on Dec. 6, 2008.

The Power of Learning Through Helping Spring Break has taken on a new meaning for many University of Idaho students. The week away from classes still involves travel and being with friends, but the goal is to work in service to others.

Alternative Spring Break trips, coordinated by the ASUI Center for Volunteerism and Social Action, began at Idaho eight years ago. This spring, 121 Idaho students, a record number, traveled with advisers to 10 locations around the United States in hopes of changing people’s lives. Their projects ranged from helping to build houses to working with neglected youth.

New Orleans, La. – 11 students Cameron Parish, La. – 27 students Pearlington, Miss. – 20 students Bay St. Louis, Miss. – 21 students Biloxi, Miss. – 11 students Cedar Rapids, Iowa – 11 students Sabine Pass, Texas – 20 students Smith Point, Texas – 9 students

The College of Law also provides Alternative Service Break opportunities to students as part of its commitment to public service.

Four students worked at a Citizenship Week event in conjunction with Catholic Charities of Idaho in Nampa, and La Posada Ministry in Twin Falls.

Law students assisted applicants in completing the necessary forms to apply for status as permanent U.S. citizens. Another law student traveled to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the Veterans Administration to complete a legal brief and perform research on veterans’ rights.

Alternative Service Break is just one of many popular service learning opportunities at the University that engage students in volunteerism.

As a result, the Corporation for National and Community Service named the University of Idaho to this year’s President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts. The Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement.

This is the third year the University has received this recognition.

Photo: ASUI President Kelby Wilson, at left, was part of a team of Idaho students who traveled to Romania in January to participate in an international Alternative Service Break project. The team worked to construct a new building at an orphanage.

Students, faculty and staff celebrate the beauty of the Moscow campus with Campus Day projects.

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Graduate engineering student Edward J. William II received the 2009 Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year from the National Society of Black Engineers.

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Tim Greene ’61 receives Silver and Gold Award from the Alumni Association. idaho

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The University receives a $2.94 million grant from the National Science Foundation for a water resources project that pairs graduate-level research scientists with middle and high school science teachers to enhance education on water resources. The project is spearheaded by the University’s Waters of the West program.

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The University of Idaho student publication, Blot, placed in Best of Show at the National College Media Convention in 2009.

“Tutxinmepu” is the Nez Perce word for “the place where the deer lost their spots,” in reference to the Palouse region.

The Pow Wow – it’s become a tradition at Idaho.

In April, the Native American Student Association presented the 10th annual Tutxinmepu Pow Wow, a gathering of Northwest Indian tribes.

“This event cultivates an understanding and awareness about traditional American Indian songs and dances,” said Steve Martin, director of the University’s Native American Student Center. “The Tutxinmepu is a time of celebration and sharing of our cultures.”

Martin has partnered with other groups on campus to offer a number of services and programs for Native American and nontraditional students, including the Vandals in Progress program to recruit new and transfer students.

“Our goal is to make the University of Idaho known in all tribal communities,” said Martin. “We want them to know this is a place where we help students be successful and become leaders.”

Nearly 150 alumni who earned their degrees more than 50 years ago attend the Golden I reunion.

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Ten Idaho higher education and research institutions, led by the University of Idaho, share a $16.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue efforts to enhance the state’s biomedical research.

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Gary Michael ’62 announced a $500,000 leadership gift to honor his wife, Meryle Kay “Mert,” in support of a project to finish the interior construction of the Idaho Water Center in Boise and create a multiuse facility, Legacy Pointe.

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Times Have Changed Family and Consumer Sciences Meet the Challenge with a $1.5 million camapaign for the Niccolls Building.

By Bill Loftus

As early childhood development graduate Jill Bielenberg ‘09 prepares for her first year teaching special education at Lewiston’s Whitman Elementary School, she recalls with fondness, the hours she spent in the Niccolls Building.

It was in the Niccolls Building, the home for the Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, where she spent her senior practicum in the Child Development Laboratory.

The school also provided the foundation for leadership that has taken her from serving as a student representative on the state board of the Idaho chapter

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University commencement ceremonies in Boise, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Falls and Moscow honor 1,545 University of Idaho students who were eligible to graduate.

of the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children to her new role as its vice president.

Bielenberg graduated with a degree in Early Childhood Development and Education, which certifies her to teach special education to children up to the third grade. It was professors Janice Fletcher and Beth Price who nurtured her interest in teaching and leadership. But she also remembers the 7:30 a.m. classes that took her to the Niccolls Building’s topmost floors, and the months she spent in the childhood development lab working with pre-school children, and learning.

“I received a lot of support as a student from professors. I know I

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The College of Education’s graduate programs are ranked in the nation’s top 100 by U.S. News & World Report in the “schools of education” category.

received an excellent education.

Improving the facilities in the Child Development Laboratory would help the students and the children make even better use of the time they spend together,” Bielenberg said.

Sandra Evenson, who serves as director of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, enjoys meeting with alumni of the school when they return for visits. She finds they remember the professors for their help and guidance and, like Bielenberg, they remember the building itself.

“I love to visit with the Golden I’s when they come back to campus,” Evenson said. “They always have such fond memories of the time they spent in these classrooms.”

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The first graduates of the executive master’s of business administration program based in Sandpoint/Coeur d’Alene receive degrees at the University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene commencement ceremony.

A $1.5 million fundraising campaign addresses those changes. The school’s Child Development Laboratory would benefit with a kitchen and overall renovation, the first in more than a The School of Family and Consumer decade. The foods laboratory would Sciences’ curriculum reflects that. be redesigned and re-equipped to Cooking instruction now focuses reflect the modern focus of diatetics more on preparing and food preparation quantity foods on a commercial scale. for group settings.

A “smart classroom” “The home remains The Child equipped with the focus of America’s Development modern technology Laboratory trains and Internet access strength as a nation, the professionals would help students to whom parents but to state the obvious: and professors explore now entrust the the world their careers care of their increasingly embrace. times have changed.” children during “Our school’s their workdays. focus is still on supporting strong The school’s professional dietetics families,” Evenson said. “The focus program is now focused more on has expanded to recognize that providing healthy, nutritious meals times have changed for American for groups, rather than individual society, and we must have the families. Textiles and design now facilities that can help our students has a focus that reaches worldwide, prepare to meet new challenges.” far beyond the sewing room. a world power,” Evenson said. The home remains the focus of America’s strength as a nation, but to state the obvious: times have changed.

The Niccolls Building, which was dedicated in 1954, has served the state well during its 55 years of service. Most of the classrooms have changed very little from their beginnings. That is a source of pride and a challenge to faculty and students alike, Evenson said.

In the case of the Foods Laboratory, it reflects our history as a home economics teaching center.

The electric ranges provided a place for young women to study ways to properly maintain a healthy family and home.

“The American home was viewed as the source of a strong, healthy, productive citizenry at a time when the United States had emerged as

The Department of Energy awards $2.85 million to University of Idaho researchers for five projects, as part of its 2009 Nuclear Energy University Program Research and Development Awards – making us the fourth highest university in the country for both number of grants and total dollars.

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The Alumni Association inducts three new members into the Alumni Hall Fame: Robert L. Bunting ’68, C. Scott Green ’85, and Alma Winward ’70.

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Wherefore Art Thou, Giant Palouse

by Bill Loftus

Joanna Blaszczak, a student at Cornell University, wires up an electric probe at a worm research test site at a University of Idaho research farm. (AP Photo/Dean Hare)

The search for the giant Palouse earthworm went high tech this summer. Soil science Professor Jodi Johnson-Maynard began experimenting with alternative methods for worm sampling, including electrified probes and mild solutions of mustard water.

The search for the giant Palouse earthworm, which is white with a pinkish hue and reportedly smells like a lily, spits, and can stretch three feet long, certainly has sparked plenty of interest. Johnson-Maynard and support scientist Karl Umiker were the focus of an Associated Press news story this summer that ran in newspapers across the country.

A New Zealand talk show scheduled a live interview with

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The College of Science launches Vandal Science, a blog aimed at educating the general public about science-related issues.

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Johnson-Maynard so Kiwis could learn for themselves about North America’s most famous native earthworm.

The hubbub began in 2006 when Yaniria Sanchez deLeon received scientific confirmation that she’d found a giant Palouse earthworm near Albion, Wash., at Washington State University’s Smoot Hill Ecological Preserve. The discovery was the first in two decades since Idaho entomologist James “Ding” Johnson and student Paul Johnson found two in the late 1980s.

Sanchez de-Leon was studying earthworms in Palouse prairie remnants as part of her doctoral studies with

The University hosts the 2009 Evolution Conference. The conference is the annual joint meeting of the three major societies in evolutionary biology: the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists and the American Society of Naturalists, and more than 1,100 scientists from around the world.

Katrina Update: Tulane University Expresses Thanks

Maynard-Johnson. Since the worm’s rediscovery, Maynard-Johnson has located at least four other specimens of native earthworms in the genus Driloleirus, which encompasses the giants, but none were confirmed as giant Palouse earthworms, either because the specimens were damaged or they were too young.

For the record, the worms she’s seen might stretch to 7 inches, far short of the 3-foot lengths reported elsewhere. Nor has she found one that smelled like a lily or spit in defense, as other observers reported.

New locations of likely specimens near Leavenworth, Wash., also appear poised to expand the worm’s range beyond the rolling hills of the Palouse.

The electrified worm machine was built from German plans. It relies on slim steel electrodes driven into the soil and powered by a sophisticated control panel to move worms to the surface. The new method will replace digging, both making sampling easier and protecting prairie remnants favored by the worm. Johnson-Maynard and Umiker also are experimenting with watered-down mustard solutions to bring the worms out of hiding.

Finding native earthworms in the Northwest is exciting in itself because most species are rare, possibly crowded out by introduced European worms. JohnsonMaynard, one of relatively few scientists nationally whose work focuses on earthworm ecology, finds another aspect of the search especially rewarding.

“People really seem to tune in to this. I get reports that people remember seeing unusual worms and wonder if they might be the giant Palouse earthworm,” she said. “I think it’s a great example of citizen science and people’s interest in the natural world.”

Ming-Jen Lee ’75, president of National Chiayi University in Taiwan, receives the Silver and Gold Award from the Alumni Association.

Lee earned his doctoral degree in forest science.

“The University of Idaho reached out with compassion on so many levels to help Katrina students – not only on an academic level, but on a personal level,” says Provost Doug Baker. “It’s heartening to know that this special corps of students has attained a milestone in their journey. Certainly, the events of Katrina transformed not only their lives, but ours as well.”

During Tulane’s May 16, 2009, commencement ceremonies, the university paid special tribute to its Katrina Class and listed the University of Idaho in its program to honor and acknowledge the Idaho welcome and aid offered.

“I will always be grateful to the higher education community for what you did for our students and for Tulane,” Tulane President Scott S. Cowen wrote to the University of Idaho. “We will never forget your kindness and generosity. Thank you.”

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The University of Idaho women’s golf team is honored as the recipient of the 2008-09 National Golf Coaches Association AllScholar Team GPA Award. The award recognizes the women’s collegiate golf program with the highest collective average team GPA for the 200809 season. Idaho’s seven team members had an average GPA of 3.78.

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This past spring, Tulane University marked the graduation of its “Katrina Class” – those students who were on that campus for a few hours before leaving in August 2005 as Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast. Damage from the storm forced Tulane to close for the semester. The University of Idaho community took in Tulane students – into classrooms, residence halls, homes and hearts – to enable their education to continue as seamlessly as possible under very challenging circumstances.

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President Nellis Sets the Pace During

“Tour de Idaho” Only days after taking office on July 1, University of Idaho President M. Duane Nellis embarked on a statewide listening tour. During his six-day tour, he logged some 1,500 miles and met nearly 1,500 people at 35 different events in 11 cities that provided myriad opportunities for stakeholders to give constructive feedback and weigh in on issues facing the University.

“One of my immediate priorities was to start a two-way flow of communication with people in Idaho,” said Nellis. “The University’s mission impacts every community in this state. I wanted to hear what we’re doing right, what things could use some help, and ways we can move forward to refine the University of Idaho’s position as a leading land-grant university in the nation.”

Nellis heard many comments throughout the state on topics ranging from student recruitment, scholarships and affordability, to athletics, agriculture, budget and distance education.

“The thing most apparent and exciting to me is the passion and enthusiasm of our alumni, statewide,” said Nellis. “It’s alive, it’s vibrant – you can really feel it.”

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W a t c e e f r e P e Creating th oise Go With the Flv ow Idah s in B o Engineer

Kayakers practice their skills at the Boise River’s current Thurman Mill diversion dam, where the full-scale Waveshaper will be constructed beginning this fall. Photo by Quadrant Consulting, Boise

By Marlene Fritz

Idaho Statesman outdoor writer Pete Zimowsky called it a “thundering mess of white water.” On a July 2008 fishing trip, he wisely put his raft in downriver from the Boise River’s Thurman Mill diversion dam at 36th Street rather than above it. “That diversion is a nightmare,” he wrote. “There was a horrendous backwash of water … that would ‘Maytag’ any rafts or canoes that get in it.”

“Maytag,” explained Zimowsky, “is a term for a washing machine, meaning you’ll feel like you’re in one if you go into the diversion.”

At the University of Idaho Boise, fluid dynamicist Ralph Budwig and his students are helping to alleviate that danger and replace it with a large, low-hazard, adjustable wave that will both exhilarate recreationists and keep them alive to play another day. “They want a big wave but not a retentive one, so they don’t get stuck in a hole,” said Budwig.

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Head football coach Robb Akey visits with U.S. servicemen and servicewomen during a support tour of military installations in the Middle East.

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That standout standing wave will be produced by McLaughlin Water Engineers’ Waveshaper™ – a quarter-scale model of which is the focus of a “designbuild-test” process inside the University’s Center for Ecohydraulics Research Stream Laboratory (CERSL) in Boise. As the College of Engineering team members record their observations, they relay valuable research information to McLaughlin for the prototype design.

By late fall, construction will begin on the full-size structure in the river, where it will do double-duty for irrigation and a recreational diversion in the planned Ray Neef, M.D., River Recreation Park.

The quarter-acre park near downtown Boise was named for the late Boise surgeon Ray Neef, who died in a kayaking accident and whose parents have made the $1 million “anchor gift” toward this celebratory memorial to him. Eventually, an adjacent park will also encompass one to three lakes.

Scientists from the University of Idaho team with researchers from the University of Maryland and the University of Alabama-Birmingham to earn a $10.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the ecosystems of bacteria and other microorganisms that are vital to human health.

According to Budwig – who also serves as CERSL director – the laboratory’s $2 million glass-paneled research flume can simulate flow conditions in diverse river types, including the Boise River. About 66 feet long, seven feet wide, and four feet deep, it was developed to meet the modeling needs of water resource scientists and engineers.

Tom Governale, Boise’s superintendent of parks, expects the river recreation park to become a worldclass recreational site that will delight everyone from weekend anglers to competitive kayakers. The park also will raise all boats – economic, social and environmental.

With its potential to generate $1 million-plus annually in economic benefits to the city, Governale envisions it as a place where sports enthusiasts will socialize, adults will teach kids how to paddle watercraft, wildlife watchers will wield their binoculars, and readers will nestle down with a good book. Making the river safer with a successful Waveshaper is key.

Thanks in no small part to fundraisers Friends of Parks, Governale expects Boiseans and their visitors to be playing in the new wave in spring 2010. The city is underwriting the flume-based modeling

by Budwig and his team of students, mechanical engineering graduate students Jeff Schoenfelder of Boise and Naomi Sanders of Moscow, and Boise State University geosciences undergraduate Randy Westin.

“...a project like this is a great learning experience for them.”

– Professor Ralph Budwig

Idaho alumni also have a hand in the project. Steve Clayton ’02 leads a team at CH2M HILL to develop a complex numerical and graphical model of the river reach in which the Waveshaper will operate – including the eddies from which boaters will enter and exit the waves.

His team includes Gloria Beattie ‘03 and Joe Young ‘06.

Budwig, who bicycles to work past the river park site, said the “most fascinating” part of his flumebased modeling wasn’t technical: “It was casting my work toward what was important to the stakeholders – the kayakers, irrigators, design team, and parks and recreation people who came out to look at the design and tell us what they thought of the waves.”

In their applied research, Schoenfelder used an acoustic Doppler velocimeter – mounted on a student-designed instrumentation platform over the flume – which sends out sound waves that bounce off small particles carried by the water and measures how fast those particles are moving. Waterpark operators can amp up the wave and deliver a bodacious ride for competitive boaters, or they can “get rid of the wave entirely so that you can tube over it and not get ruffled up,” Schoenfelder said.

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College of Law Dean Donald L. Burnett and two University of Idaho alumni, J. Robert Alexander ’62, ’64 and Craig Meadows ’66, receive the Distinguished Lawyer Award, the Idaho State Bar Association’s highest honor.

Fluid dynamicist Ralph Budwig (left) and graduate students Jeff Schoenfelder and Naomi Sanders observe the actions of the quarterscale Waveshaper model from a student-designed instrumentation panel over the CERSL flume in Boise. The research flume at the Idaho Water Center was developed with financial support from the Murdock Charitable Trust and the federal Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Photo by Brad Beckman.

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The University and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, sign a partnership agreement for a Paradise Creek ecosystem restoration project to restore in-stream and wildlife habitat and provide flood control and storm water management.

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“With almost every project we do, we want to include students,” said Budwig. “I’m an educator – not just a consultant – and involving students is how we get work done. They’re the arms and legs that carry us through these projects – and a project like this is a great learning experience for them.”

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One Hundred Six Million Dollars

Celebrating the 50-Year Impact of The Consolidated Investment Trust

Step back in time to1959. The University of Idaho is managing 25 individual endowments that have been created by donors to provide ongoing financial support to students, faculty and programs. Gene Slade, the University’s assistant business manager, gets a bright idea: it would be more efficient and profitable to pool the endowment monies into a single investment vehicle. The Regents of the University of Idaho agree, and establish the Consolidated Investment Trust (C.I.T.). The program begins with a market value of $441,000, and the following year, nearly $17,000 is distributed to the endowment benefactors.

This fall, as the C.I.T. celebrates its 50th birthday, there are now 1,314 endowments – funded by donors – managed by the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. That is impressive – but there’s more. This year, thanks to the generosity of donors, the C.I.T. distributed its $106 millionth dollar.

“Distributing more than $106 million in private dollars to benefit the University of Idaho is an incredible milestone for the University of Idaho Foundation,” said Frances T. Ellsworth, Foundation chairman. “Here we are 50 years later, and more students than ever before are receiving scholarships. The foresight of those in 1959 to establish the C.I.T. and of the donors who have given generously over the years is remarkable.”

During the second half of the 20th century, private giving to the University of Idaho has increased dramatically as state support for higher education has been reduced. More and more alumni and friends of the University choose to create an endowment as their preferred method of providing financial support.

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Why? Because creating an endowment has a lasting impact – it’s a gift that keeps on giving. The donation is invested and only the earnings are used to support the donors’ areas of interest: academic and athletic scholarships, academic programs, outstanding faculty, research, the arts and more.

Surpassing the $106 million mark in distributions is only one piece of the story. The other pieces?

A total of $122.6 million in gifts since 1959 generated those distributions, along with reinvested realized capital gains exceeding $57 million.

When the Board of Regents turned over the management responsibility for the C.I.T. to the University of Idaho Foundation in 1975, it charged the Foundation to “invest to maximize long-term total return, ensure safety of principal, and provide satisfactory current income.” Today, the Foundation’s Investment Committee, which is responsible for managing the investment process, continues to take that charge very seriously.

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Student Alen Mahic from Boise captured the first place award in the chair portion of Fresh Wood, a national student woodworking competition. Mahic designed and built the chair, entitled “Cinnamon Roll,” while completing his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture this spring.

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Chemistry Professor Eric Brauns receives a $710,000 National Science Equipment grant to build an ultrafast infrared spectrometer.

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During this past year, the world faced very challenging economic conditions. While other university endowments experienced investment returns that approached the negative 30 percent mark for fiscal year 2008-09, the C.I.T. recorded a total rate of return of negative 15.45 percent. The C.I.T. still was able to continue its significant support to the University – exceeding $7 million – thanks to successful investment strategies.

What has been the impact of endowments at the University of Idaho over the last 50 years? Here are some examples.

Borah Foundation Symposium Endowment – One of the 25 original endowments in the C.I.T., it was valued at $91,375 in 1959. Today, its value is $1.1 million and it

has distributed earnings in excess of $1.5 million for the University’s prestigious Borah Symposium.

Alumni Scholarship Endowment – Another of the original 25 endowments. It’s value has grown from $18,080 to $780,000. Since 1959, it has provided scholarships that total approximately $800,000 to children of alumni.

Mary Hall Niccolls Scholarship Endowment – Established in 1963 with an initial bequest distribution of $432,700 from the estate of Mary Hall Niccolls, this fund has provided a whopping $3.2 million in scholarships to students in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences over a 46-year period. The endowment has grown to $2.3 million during that time.

A Student Perspective Genius and Tenacity, Buttressed by Scholarships

By Donna Emert Architecture student Anthony Giannini brings a lot to the table – specifically, to the tilted surface of a drafting table.

His gifts include creative genius and the tenacity to see complex projects through to completion. His architectural designs and his education are among those projects.

Giannini’s potential is reflected in several award-winning designs, an impressive photography portfolio and a cumulative grade point average of 4.0.

A team of students from Idaho and Washington State University took the $10,000 top prize in the 2009 Danisco Knowledge Award competition by creating a fruity frozen yogurt treat covered in chocolate and granola called Pro-Yo Delectables.

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The University will offer a new, 15-credit Certificate in Global Justice program to provide students with education and practical experience in facilitating justice around the world. idaho

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Photograph of the Parliament Building in London by Anthony Giannini.

“Anthony has a great design sensibility, but I think what is most remarkable about him is his work ethic,” said Frank Jacobus, architecture professor. “He was always in the studio working hard and refining his project – this is what it takes to pull good work together. Students like Anthony raise the standards for the students around them.”

Two important University of Idaho scholarships recognize Giannini’s talent and invest in it. He holds the prestigious Donald L. and Doris M. Burnett Access Scholarship and the endowed Arthur L. Troutner Architecture Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year.

To put himself through school, Giannini sleuths out grant and scholarship funding and works summers to pay the bills during the academic year. Affordability, support and the quality of education were deciding factors in choosing the University of Idaho. “University of Idaho has one of the best architecture schools in the Northwest,” said Giannini.

“I honestly don’t know if I would be able to pursue a degree without the scholarships.”

Last summer, Giannini won a competitive internship with an architectural firm in Spokane, but the opportunity fell through in the economic downturn. Resilient, he took a job fueling boats on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

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The University announces a program to partner with 11 community colleges in Idaho, Washington and Oregon to provide a seamless process for students wishing to complete four-year degrees.

Outside of school he also finds every opportunity to pursue his passions. This spring he mounted a one-man, one-wall photography show, focused on the architecture and culture of Venice and Florence, Italy, which hung in the Coeur d’Alene Starbucks.

He “saved every penny” to make the trip to England and Italy during winter break last year, and took full advantage of educational opportunities there. “The things you can learn from other cultures and places are literally timeless,” he said. “Photography, along with other expressive disciplines, has helped me to really figure out who I am and where I am going.”

Giannini’s long-term vision is global: he hopes to lead “design build” projects for civilizations in need. “I wish to be a designer of the world,” said Giannini, “whether it’s using my architecture degree to become a prominent architect, or to be a little guy who makes big differences in the world.”

As a student, Anthony is already having an impact.

“We are fortunate to have a strong architecture program at the University of Idaho,” said Jacobus. “Students like Anthony make it even stronger.”

He completes the third year of a six-year master’s degree in architecture this fall.

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Giannini cites retaining scholarship funding as a strong motivator for maintaining a 4.0 GPA, a challenging task in an academically and creatively demanding course of study.

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A total of 21 new National Merit Scholars plan to attend the University in 2009-10. That brings the total of NMS students on campus to 66, and the University continues to be second among all public institutions in the Northwest for attracting National Merit Scholars.

The Numbers Tell Part of the Story Nearly 1,800 new freshmen settled into academic life at the University of Idaho for fall semester. They made institutional history in the process – it was the University’s largest-ever incoming freshman class.

Among incoming freshmen, the numbers tell a great story about both high academic quality and leadership:

In addition, the University also counted a large increase in the number of transfer students, 733, a 9.7 percent increase from a year ago.

»» Test scores are up as well, with the average ACT composite at 23.64;

Statewide enrollment at the University of Idaho registered a 1.4 percent increase over the previous fall to 11,957. That includes 2,017 graduate students. It is the third consecutive year of enrollment increases at the University.

»» The University attracted an increased number of students who ranked in the top 15 percent of their class, up 14 percent over a year ago;

University Housing announces it will offer free laundry to its residents.

Students no longer will need to save quarters to feed the washing machines and dryers.

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Psychology students taking the National Licensure Exam to become nationally certified school psychologists achieved a 100 percent pass rate.

»» There are 94 students who are former senior class or high school honor society presidents; »» The University also welcomed 21 new National Merit Scholars, for an institutional total of 66 of the prestigious scholars who rank nationally in the top one percent of the nation’s high school graduates.

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Vandal Spirit Fridays kick off.

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Be a Traditions Keeper It is not hard to find a Vandal who knows the story of Hello Walk.

But it is much harder to find one who knows the words of “Here We Have Idaho” – much less the history about the song that is both the University of Idaho alma mater and the Idaho state song.

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Traditions

Brought to you by the University of Idaho Student Alumni Relations Board

Funded in part by UIAA Board of Directors

Photo Sources: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives, Historical Photograph Collection.

In an effort to encourage student and alumni engagement and cultivate a memorable college experience, the University of Idaho Student Alumni Relations Board (SArb) gathered past and present traditions into a book, called the “I Book,” which includes the history of its alma mater, summaries of more than 50 traditions, photos and an incentive program.

Tradition Keepers is an interactive way to preserve the rites of the University.

Those on the quest to become a Tradition Keeper, student or alumni, must complete 35 traditions listed in the book.

“Our alumni will get a kick out of this book,” said Steve Johnson, executive director for the Alumni Association. “The students are going to love it because we no longer print the ‘Gem of the Mountains’ yearbook and it’s a way for them to remember their time here.”

The “I Book” costs $12 and is available at the University of Idaho Bookstore. Proceeds support the SArb and the Alumni Association.

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The Palouse Unit American Fisheries Society, a College of Natural Resources student organization, receives top national honors as the outstanding student group from the American Fisheries Society.

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The Pat Tillman Foundation awards a total of $44,000 to three University of Idaho students as part of the Operation Education Scholarship Program. Idaho is one of just four institutions nationwide to receive funding from the foundation’s Tillman Military Scholars program.

Tracking Water from the Sky

It’s One of the Nation’s Top Innovative Programs

University of Idaho Professor Richard Allen

Take Professor Richard Allen, for instance.

A decade-long partnership between Allen and his research team and the Idaho Water Resources Department was recognized with the prestigious Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University’s Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation in the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Allen and his team at the Kimberly Research and Extension Center near Twin Falls work with the IDWR

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Vandal Legends event in Seattle features athletic greats in Vandal history, including John Yarno, Ed Knecht, Kathy Clark, Herb Carlson, Russell Davis, Bob Curtis, Wayne Anderson, Mary Raese Martin, Nancy Bechtholdt Koch and John Friesz.

to employ satellite imagery to track water usage, down to the level of individual fields. As a result, the Idaho Water Resources Department was the first agency in the U.S. to develop and use satellite imagery to monitor and enhance public understanding of water usage.

Trying to track who uses water and where has been expensive and difficult. Most monitoring now is done at the county level by monitoring flow in irrigation canals or by monitoring electrical use at individual wells. Satellite monitoring cuts the state’s cost to $22, from an average of $119 per year, to track electrical costs per well.

“Our method treats everyone the same, and that has been a big factor in its acceptance,” Allen said. Other states exploring Allen’s method include Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Nevada, California and New Mexico. Officials in Morocco, South Africa and Spain also have used the method.

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The University is ranked 58th in the nation by Washington Monthly magazine’s “College Guide” that addresses community service; research, including productivity and quality; and social mobility.

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America’s great research universities have long led the world in innovation – discovering, imagining and then inventing new enterprises and services to advance our economic progress. The University of Idaho has innovated for Idaho and the world for more than a century, and the importance and impact of that work has emerged from every corner of the institution.

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Forestry Education at Idaho:

1Green 00 Years of Thinking

by Sue McMurray

The College of Natural Resources celebrated 100 years of forestry education with a kickoff celebration Sept. 11-13 on the Moscow campus, the first of several events leading up to the college’s centennial anniversary in 2017.

Many of CNR’s natural resource leaders gathered, and former U.S. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth delivered a defining presentation entitled, “Our Legacy of the Past Leads Us Into the Future.”

Activities included socials and panel discussions among current students, faculty and alumni regarding the natural resource challenges coming in the next 100 years. The celebration culminated with an opportunity for alumni to join CNR student leaders in a service learning project in Lapwai with the Nez Perce Tribe.

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The University announces eight Strategic Innovation Initiatives that will allow the institution to operate more efficiently and effectively or in a way that might enhance revenue, and do so without additional cost or resources.

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A successful educational partnership between the University of Idaho and Costa Rica’s Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center to train graduate students is renewed through a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Students who currently wander through the shady grove of trees behind the University’s Swim Center may not know those trees were seeded in 1909 by one of school’s original “green” thinkers, Charles Houston Shattuck.

Shattuck arrived on campus in 1909 to lead the new Department of Forestry. The fledgling department began life with just one professor and 11 students.

Before “sustainability” was a popular buzzword, Shattuck had the vision to request from the University’s Board of Regents several acres of steep, thistle-covered hillside that no one else wanted. He converted it into the University’s first arboretum and forest nursery.

With a plan for establishing a supply of much-needed shade trees to southern Idaho, Shattuck marshaled the entire forestry department to lay seedbeds for some 12,000 experimental trees comprising 130 species. The resulting Charles Houston Shattuck Arboretum is still a popular site for picnics, barbecues and other gatherings and a living memorial to the man who created it.

A century later, the college’s 58 faculty members address a broad spectrum of renewable natural resource

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The Alumni Association’s Student Alumni Relation Board receives a top national award for their work in presenting Dads’ Weekend 2008.

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concerns. Today, the expanded needs of society and the greater purpose of the college are represented by academic programs focused on forestry and range ecosystems, conservation biology and conservation social sciences. In 2000, the college was renamed the College of Natural Resources to reflect its diversity.

THE IMPACTS A century of forestry education has resulted in impacts that benefit global societies through innovative knowledge, technology and leadership.

CNR alumni hold leadership roles in natural resource conservation organizations on nearly every continent. Their concentrated efforts create awareness of the best management practices for the world’s protected areas. »» Natural resources faculty are influential leaders of fire science in the U.S. and whose efforts led to the development of the first bachelor’s degree in the nation focusing on wildland fire. »» CNR faculty experts, over a twoyear period, focused on assessing the Endangered Species Act’s success and failures, resulting in critical policy decisions affecting one of the most important piece of environmental legislation ever written.

The season’s first home football game takes place in the revitalized ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center. Idaho beats San Diego State University 34-20.

»» CNR is home to some of the world’s leading ecotourism and environmental communications scholars who have transformed interpretive programs in national parks and protected areas worldwide.

THE VISION Considering the world’s increasingly fragile ecosystems, the next generation of natural resource professionals faces greater challenges than their predecessors. Where a map and compass were once standard management tools, students now study integrated curricula and practice state-of-the-art science.

Today’s graduates must be a new kind of scientist, skilled in social and biological sciences such as economic analysis and the latest DNA technology. Cyber-infrastructure – using computers to connect data, people and information – to make better land management decisions and create environmental literacy among the public is another example of the advanced technology training CNR students receive.

The sustainability of the planet depends on our commitment, now more than ever, to produce graduates equipped with a global perspective for ethical service and leadership.

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The University is presented a commemorative U.S. flag in recognition of the Operation Education Scholarship Program. The flag had been flown over Ground Zero in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., and the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania.

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The University’s National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT) is recognized with a national education award for its innovations. NIATT received the 2009 Transportation Education Council’s Best Innovation in Education Award for two of its programs, the Traffic Signal Summer Workshop and Mobile Signal Timing Training course.

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ESPN selects the Vandals to appear on its family of networks no less than six times throughout the 2009-10 men’s basketball season.

Phil and Mac Hopson the meaning. He did not like to lose and therefore developed a work ethic Phil claims to have never seen in another basketball player. That drive propelled Mac to a successful high school career and then stops at North Idaho College and Washington State before ending up at his father’s alma mater in 2007.

It did not seem to deter young Mac that his father was Vandal great Phil Hopson. The same Phil Hopson who was a three-time All-Big Sky selection, helped his team to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and the Sweet 16 in 1982, and was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1983 NBA draft.

Phil and Mac, whose birth name is Phillip McHenry Hopson after his father and grandfather, are able to share stories and compare Idaho basketball now, to that of nearly 30 years ago. The elder Hopson says he is happy he can share with his son the sense of pride he felt from the University and the town of Moscow while he helped put Idaho on the basketball map.

“I would never let him win,” Phil said from his home in Portland, Ore. “By his seventh or eighth grade year he started getting pretty competitive. He wanted to win so badly because he was just so competitive. He wanted to prove that he could beat me so bad, it was just the drive that he had. But no matter what, I would never let him.”

The losses held a purpose and Mac would later come to realize

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The Moscow Police Department campus substation moves to the Idaho Commons and gains a higher lever of interaction with the campus community.

After redshirting his first season, Mac hit the court last season and picked up where his father left off by leading the Vandals to their first postseason victory since Phil’s squad in 1982. When Phil arrived on campus in 1979, his team earned a 17-10 record and ended an eight-year drought of losing seasons. Mac helped the Vandals to a 17-16 record last season and ended nine years of losing seasons.

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Idaho fans hope the elusive trip to the NCAA Tournament is next and it is high on Mac’s priority list.

“It would be huge for us to make the NCAA Tournament, especially with my dad having led Idaho there,” Mac said. “I can’t even describe how that would feel, but it would be so exciting. That definitely is our goal for this season.”

Although Phil is always quick to share his wisdom with Mac, the Hopsons do not meet in the driveway any longer. Mac beat his father for the first time in high school and Phil will no longer play against his son. He did not get mad and throw the ball or tattle; he merely looked upon Mac with pride and was happy to do his part to help his son achieve his goals.

Gov. Otter calls for a 6 percent midyear holdback in FY10 state-appropriated funding, approximately a $5 million impact on the University and $1.5 million on the Agricultural and Research Extension Service.

be huge “forIt would us to make the NCAA Tournament, especially with my dad having led Idaho there.

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Idaho researchers announce creation of a single computer chip more powerful than 17,000 Intel quad core processors.

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Mac Hopson used to spend his childhood afternoons playing one-on-one with his father. Like a normal elementary-aged child, he would find himself on the losing end and would be angry ... sometimes resorting to throwing the ball or running in the house to complain to his mother about how his opponent had cheated.

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Our Legacy – Our Future Excerpts from President Duane Nellis’ Oct. 16 inauguration address

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By Robert Wrigley The inauguration ceremony also featured a reading of a poem by Professor of English Robert Wrigley, commissioned for the event.

“Our history is woven into the fabric of our state and our nation. It’s a story of a proud state – a state of opportunity and innovation – shaping its own destiny. And, of its flagship, land-grant university growing the state’s roots, quite literally, in agriculture, engineering, the sciences, business, education, law, and the arts and humanities. It’s a tale of all our nation’s land-grant universities. Together, we ensure opportunities for education not just for the wealthy or the entitled, but for all of us who want a better life for our families, our country and the world.”

“We live at the nexus of many of our world’s most pressing issues – from water usage and policy, to clean energies, to climate change and the environment. We must accelerate our research efforts – and in the process, position our state and its people for greater prosperity and a higher quality of life.”

“What’s in a name?” Juliet Capulet asked of the night sky.

She was puzzlingly, mysteriously, and beautifully in love with Romeo, a Montague, and their names made it all go awry.

She could have been asking the stars, or the deep dark above, the same source Mr. George M. Willing might have inquired of, in 1861, when he coined the word “Idaho,” and claimed it Shoshone.

It wasn’t. It meant neither “light from the mountains” nor “gem” of the same. He made it up. It was, lexicologically, baloney.

And yet, here we have, whatever was meant by it then, Idaho: a name conjured out of nothing, which even now seems, some days, sometimes, hard to understand: but from the St. Joe to the Owyhee, over all its thousands of mountains and streams, what the word is, is a poem – puzzling, beautiful, mysterious – that means, as we who live here know, exactly and only what it is.

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A research team headed by Professor Greg MÖller, along with colleagues at Blue Water Technologies, received the top award in their field of research from The Water Environment Federation for their research on a pioneering system to remove phosphorus from wastewater before it enters lakes and streams.

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The third annual President’s Sustainability Symposium, held in Idaho Falls this year, addresses “Transition to Sustainable Energy Systems.”

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Idaho Vandals celebrate their 100th homecoming.

2009 Annual Report

Letter from the Foundation Chairman There were significant milestones reached this year by the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. I am extremely pleased to report that the Foundation now has distributed more than $106 million from endowment earnings to fund scholarships and programs at the University of Idaho.

Because of the excellent work and foresight in 1959 by those who established the Consolidated Investment Trust (C.I.T.), the C.I.T. celebrates its 50th birthday this year. The C.I.T. has grown from 25 individual endowments to 1,314 individual endowments managed by the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. As we all know, this past year has been one of the most challenging economic times the world has experienced. The Foundation was not exempt from the turmoil in the worldwide capital markets during this same period. The C.I.T.’s fiscal year 2009 total return of -15.45 percent compares very favorably with numerous colleges and universities across the country, many of which have indicated portfolio decreases of 25 to 30 percent.

Through strategic investment planning and an adjustment in the spending policy from 4.5 percent to 4 percent (determined by the Board of Directors) the Foundation was able to continue its high level of commitment to funding scholarships for University of Idaho students. For FY09, the distribution from the Foundation to the University was $7.3 million.

It is exciting to know that as donors to the University of Idaho, we help to ensure that our students have the skills and experiences to realize their full potential in the world today. With our continuing support of scholarships, these students will become the outstanding University of Idaho alumni of the future.

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In addition to supporting students, faculty and programs, the Foundation has used unrestricted dollars to continue its support of the University of Idaho’s “Legacy of Leading” marketing campaign, to provide supplemental compensation for our new president, and to provide funding for Advancement operations.

The Foundation also has continued to work on its structure and operating efficiency. Another milestone was signing the Operating Agreement between the Foundation, the University and the Board of Regents/ Idaho State Board of Education. This agreement will govern the relationship and interaction between the Foundation and the University. In the coming months, both entities will continue to complete implementation of this agreement.

Throughout this issue of the Idaho magazine, you will read about outstanding alumni, generous donors, remarkable students and amazing achievements – all dedicated Vandals – who demonstrate the University of Idaho’s “Legacy of Leading.”

I am proud and privileged to serve as chairman of the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. I look forward to a successful year working with President Nellis, the Board of Directors, and most of all with you – the entire “Idaho” family.

The University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. continues to accomplish its mission to secure, manage and distribute private support to enhance the growth and development of the University of Idaho.

Thank you for your investment in this great University.

Sincerely,

Frances T. Ellsworth ’83 Chairman University of Idaho Foundation, Inc.

2009 Annual Report

Financial Highlights

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$28.5

$29.4 1.4

0.5

5.5

6.5

5.1

2.5

$17.0

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15.8 16.2

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$10

$13.5

$10.6

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$14.9

$20

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4.6

6.7

7.8

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4.6

5.3

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2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Endowment Distributions

Current Use Gifts

Real Property and Building Gifts

27.7

$184.4

$216.6 2008

2009

156.7

2006

29.0

2005

187.6

$235.3 202.3 33.0

$227.6 47.8

$214.6

179.8

51.2

57.2

168.3 46.3

2002

153.7

2001

137.3

62.3 134.0

62.9 131.1

$150

$100

$194.5

$194.0 $158.0

$200

$196.3

$250

$204.9

Total Assets

41.0

The total assets of the Foundation had decreased to $184.4 million at June 30, 2009, from $216.6 million at June 30, 2008. The decrease can be attributed primarily to a decline in market values of investments held by the C.I.T. The C.I.T.’s assets of $156.7 million accounted for 85 percent of the Foundation’s total assets at June 30.

Foundation gift revenue declined moderately to $16.7 million in FY09 compared to $17.7 million in FY08. As these declines are likely a reflection of current economic conditions, the Foundation expects to see an upturn in both total assets and gift revenues during the next few years.

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FY09 distributions of endowment earnings and gifts, totaling $17.0 million, supported a wide variety of academic programs, faculty development and research, theater and music programs, facilities, athletics, and most importantly, academic scholarships and other student opportunities.

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Total Distributions in Millions of Dollars

The Foundation’s pooled endowment fund, the Consolidated Investment Trust (C.I.T.) distributed earnings of $7.3 million in FY09. Although this was a decrease from the record-setting $8.1 million in FY08, the decline was not as severe as anticipated, thanks to strategic investment planning. As of June 30, 2009, total C.I.T. distributions crossed the $100 million mark, a milestone that coincides with the C.I.T.’s 50th birthday.

Endowment and Gift Distributions

Total Assets in Millions of Dollars

The fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009 (FY09), presented economic challenges at all levels of our society. Despite the widely felt impact of the economic downturn, the Foundation continued to see a generally positive trend in one of the markers that is most important – the amount of dollars that the Foundation distributed for the benefit of students, faculty and educational programs at the University of Idaho. Foundation distributions of gifts to the University for FY09 totaled $9.7 million, compared to $8.8 million for FY08.

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C.I.T. Total Assets

2003

2004

2007

Other Restricted and Unrestricted Assets

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Financial Highlights (Condensed Statements)

Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets

Net Assets ASSETS

2009

2008

$17,009,291

$15,697,079

693,017

1,079,994

2,732,376

2,819,321

159,554,488

192,576,823

654,311

706,396

3,607,701

3,241,233

Other assets

193,356

488,350

Total Assets

$184,444,540

$216,609,196

Cash and cash equivalents Accrued interest and other receivables Pledges receivable, net Investments Notes receivable Real estate holdings

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

2009

2008

$210,050

$104,378

Liability for split interest trusts

5,588,828

7,455,582

Trust earnings payable to trust beneficiaries

7,329,504

8,120,513

Funds held in trust for University of Idaho

62,391,971

77,042,418

75,520,353

92,722,891

LIABILITIES Accounts payable

Total Liabilities NET ASSETS Restricted - nonexpendable Restricted - expendable Unrestricted Total Net Assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

82,181,263

95,734,757

23,534,496

23,270,372

3,208,428

4,881,176

108,924,187

123,886,305

$184,444,540

$216,609,196

The Foundation’s condensed financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 are presented in this section.

To present a picture of the fiscal year activities, the Foundation has provided condensed financial statement information that departs from generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in two ways. First, the accompanying condensed financial statements include only summarized statements of net assets and statements of revenue, expenditures and changes in net assets and do not include statements of cash flows or the footnote disclosures. Second, the Foundation presented condensed information which consolidates current and non-current assets and liabilities.

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OPERATING REVENUES

2009

2008

$16,674,827

$17,696,686

Investment Income

9,265,193

10,557,549

Change in fair value of investments

(37,208,454)

(27,574,607)

1,976,562

624,667

211,342

614,418

Total Operating Revenues

($9,080,530)

$1,918,713

OPERATING EXPENSES

2009

2008

Distribution of endowment income to trust beneficiaries

$7,329,504

$8,120,513

Distribution to University and affiliates

9,686,388

8,808,759

548,866

584,722

2,527,796

1,954,630

(14,650,448)

(11,746,429)

439,482

822,570

Total Operating Expenses

5,881,588

8,544,765

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

(14,962,118)

(6,626,052)

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

123,886,305

130,512,357

Gifts

Change in split interest trusts Other

Distribution of trust income to life income beneficiaries Administrative expense Change in value of funds held in trust for the University of Idaho Other

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

$108,924,187 $123,886,305

The Foundation’s financial statements undergo an annual audit, which is conducted

by EideBailly LLP. They audited the financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, which are presented in conformity with GAAP, and they expressed an unqualified opinion on these financial statements. A copy of EideBailly’s audit report dated September 18, 2009, is available upon request or may be viewed on the Foundation’s Web site.

Additional information about the Foundation can be found in the 2007 annual information return, Form 990, which is available in its offices or may be viewed on the Web site. The 2008 annual information return will be available on the Web site after it is filed in late spring 2010.

2009 Annual Report

New Endowments The following new endowments were established with the Foundation during FY09.

Endowments are invested and managed in perpetuity, and endowment earnings are distributed to the University of Idaho annually for the uses and purposes established by the donors.

Tom Alberg and Judi Beck Study Abroad Scholarship Endowment Helen D. Beirne Education Scholarship Endowment Erstad Architects Scholarship Endowment

Jon and Lana Mellen & Shikar Safari Club International Foundation Hunting Heritage Endowment Jon and Lana Mellen CBE Scholarship Endowment Honoring Kenneth A. Dick

Thomas F. Harland Chemistry Scholarship Endowment

Potato Research Endowment

Diann L. Haslett Education Faculty Excellence Endowment

Kathy S. (Schreiber) Scott Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Diann L. Haslett Education Scholarship Endowment

Jeffry & Kristine Stoddard Distinguished Research Scholar

Miriam E. Hatch Scholarship Endowment Hixon Family Scholarship Endowment

Teachers for Teachers Scholarship Endowment

Earl V. Horning Plant Science Scholarship Endowment

Frank and Cleda Tipton Endowment for Excellence

Hardy Lyons Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Tropics Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship Endowment

Daniel J. Mahoney, Jr. Elk Creek Foundation Scholarship Endowment

University of Idaho Extension Support Endowment

Chief Ralph E. McAllister Student Firefighter Scholarship Endowment

Kathy and Doug Whitlock PreVeterinary Scholarship Endowment

James A. & Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research Endowment

Gaylen & Mary Margaret Wood Athletic Scholarship Endowment

Endowment Gift Purposes

Rutledge Family Scholarship Endowment

FY09

FY09 Percent

$5,618,120

68.3%

1,521,327

18.5%

Faculty and Staff Support

962,573

11.7%

Outreach, Extension and Research

119,629

1.5%

Other

7,081

0.1%

Total

$8,228,730

100.0%

Student Scholarships Academic Department and Program Support

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Giving Highlights Total of cash, pledges and deferred giving

Giving Highlights reflect all sources of private support in accordance with guidelines established by CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education).

These guidelines allow for counting certain private support that may not be included in the financial statement presentation.

Total Gifts Private Grants Total Support of Education Number of Donors

FY09

FY09 Percent

$18,203,976

84.1%

3,438,375

15.9%

$21,642,351

100.0%

11,636

Who Gave?

Alumni

$12,109,905

66.5%

Corporations, Foundations and Organizations

4,453,009

24.5%

Friends and Parents

1,345,892

7.4%

295,170

1.6%

$18,203,976

100.0%

$6,684,934

36.7%

Outright Gifts

6,005,605

33.0%

Pledges

4,484,312

24.6%

Gifts-in-Kind

647,455

3.6%

Company Matching Gifts

222,752

1.2%

Marketable Securities

158,918

0.9%

$18,203,976

100.0%

$8,228,730

45.2%

Faculty and Staff Total How did they Give?

Thank you all for your generosity.

Although every gift is important, the large number of donors precludes us from listing all names in a publication like this. We are grateful for the support of so many who have invested and continue to invest in

Planned Gifts and Realized Bequests

Total How were the Gifts Used?

students, faculty, programs and facilities at

Endowments

the University of Idaho. Your gifts make the

Current Operations

7,197,381

39.5%

difference between good and great. Visit us

Capital Improvements

1,727,670

9.5%

online to see the full donor roll of $100 gifts

Annual Scholarships

1,050,195

5.8%

and above at www.uidaho.edu/givetoidaho.

Total

$18,203,976

100.0%

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2009 Annual Report

FOUNDATION FACTS History The University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. was established in 1970 to attract private financial support to aid in the achievement of institutional goals and to manage assets for the benefit of the University of Idaho.

A separate legal entity from the University, the Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation that is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation receives, records, invests and disburses funds resulting from private contributions to the University for purposes including, but not limited to, student scholarships, faculty support, academic and athletic programs, and building construction and improvements.

Leadership The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors that includes a maximum of 25 members. Selected for their professional expertise and support of the University, board members are private citizens who volunteer their time to the Foundation. The board oversees management of Foundation assets and sets Foundation operational policies.

Members serve as advocates for the University, and assist the University with fundraising.

The officers of the Foundation are chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer. An executive director manages the operations of the Foundation. The Foundation also is supported by University of Idaho professional staff including the vice president of advancement/Foundation liaison, the Trust and Investment Office, and the Office of Development.

Funding Foundation activities are funded by: »» short-term interest earned on gifts before they are transferred to the University to be used for the purposes designated by the donors; »» assessment of one percent (1%) on gifts for endowments and three percent (3%) on gifts for non-endowed uses (e.g., operating accounts, building funds, outright scholarships); »» assessment of 50 basis points (0.50%) on qualified endowments (calculated annually on fair market value); »» earnings on Foundation unrestricted endowments; »» University funds that support selected positions and programs.

The Board of Directors is accountable to donors to ensure that their gifts are invested wisely and disbursed in accordance with the donors’ wishes. The board works closely with the University so that gifts are directed to the University’s highest priorities in keeping with University goals and policies.

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Board of Directors OFFICERS

DIRECTORS

Chairman Frances T. Ellsworth ’83

Tom A. Alberg

Peggy Jo Jones ’74

J. Robert Alexander ’62,’64

Daniel L. Alsaker ’72

Dietmar Kluth ’66

Emma Atchley ’68

Vice Chairman Jeffry Stoddard ’75,’76

Carl G. Berry ’62

Lawrence L. Knight ’56

Carl G. Berry ’61

Treasurer Bryan S. Norby ’79

Greg S. Casey ’77

Kirstin Larson ’92

Dolores Chapman ’61

Carl Dyess ’67

Dayaldas T. Meshri ’68

James V. Hawkins ’58, HON ’96

Keli Ann Elledge ’89

Laine Meyer ’72

Stanley E. Johnson ’62, ’63

Frances T. Ellsworth ’83

Patrick Mitchell ’75

J. Patrick McMurray ’70

J. Dennis Faucher ’60, ’62

Bryan S. Norby ’79

Gary G. Michael ’62, HON ’03

William G. Gilbert, Jr. ’97

Thomas Reveley ’59

Mahlon “Lonnie” Park ’58

Karen Gowland ’81, ’84

Jeffry Stoddard ’75, ’76

Leonard “Bud” N. Purdy HON ’78

Timothy Greene ’61

Michael W. Sullivan ’83

Mack A. Redford ’61, ’67

Executive Director Nancy C. McDaniel ’73 Immediate Past Chairman William G. Gilbert, Jr. ’97

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

Malcolm M. ’32, ’34 HON ’76 and Carol C. ’35, HON ’06 Renfrew

Mark Hedge ’85

Carolyn Terteling-Payne ’59 Robert K. Woodhead ’46 HON ’80 Keith T. Riffle ’62, ’63

CONTACT INFORMATION UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO FOUNDATION, INC. Nancy C. McDaniel ’73 Executive Director.................................. (208) 364-4065 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Trust and Investment Office

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Advancement

Robert Steele ’63 Executive Director ................................. (208) 885-4000

Christopher Murray Vice President, University Advancement........................ (208) 885-6155

Sue Eschen ’78, ’85 Director, Trust and Gift Investment Management...................... (208) 885-4000 Joy S. Fisher ’81 Director, Foundation and Investment Accounting......................... (208) 885-4000

Chris Lucier Senior Director, Annual Giving, Advancement Services & Research......(208) 885-5202 Barbara Ball-McClure Senior Director, Constituent Programs & Campaign Director............................. (208) 885-9026 Virginia Pellegrini ‘78 Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations............................. (208) 885-5303 Peter Volk ‘93 Director, Gift Planning Services............(208) 885-5760 Diane Gregg Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship..................................... (208) 885-8920

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I AM USING ART TO TEACH US ABOUT OURSELVES. I’m an associate professor of Art and Design as well as Art Education at the University of Idaho, where our extraordinary students’ unique experiences inspire me on a daily basis. As a commissioner for the Idaho Commission on the Arts, I see the important role art plays in Idaho’s communities. That’s why I love to teach and why I run the University’s Annual High School Art Exhibition, a statewide project that challenges students’ imaginations. I am an artist interested in the human need to understand and organize information and the world we live in, so most of my pieces express personal, political, social and environmental themes. But that’s me. Art is about storytelling. Every student’s story is different and so is the work she or he creates.

I AM SALLY GRAVES MACHLIS. I AM THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO.

Alumni Class Notes

40’s Dale Reynolds ’43 was honored by the French Consul General with France’s highest award, the Legion d’Honneur, for his heroic service with the U.S. military in France during World War II.

50’s I Want to Shake Your Hand – Travis Jones ’99, ’02 As the University of Idaho Alumni Association (UIAA) moves forward with chapter events, award recognitions, reunions, travel programs and many other activities for the 2009-10 academic year I wanted to take a moment to share with you the future of the Alumni Association.

I got to spend a little time, and shake hands, with Travis Jones, ’99 and ’02 graduate on his quick trip back to campus in September. Travis is a volunteer for the Ada County chapter of the Alumni Association; more specifically he is the Idaho Grads of the Last Decade (GOLD) chair. He represents the more than 3,500 young alumni in the Treasure Valley and volunteers to provide networking and social events.

It is our goal for Idaho GOLDs to stay connected with one another and with their alma mater through social events, service events and other networking activities. The UIAA has close to 10 other young alumni chapter volunteers planning events to assist the transition from active student to active alumni.

I am excited to see this group of young alumni build their own legacy by getting involved at the local level to socialize with peers and strengthen our Vandal family. Go Vandals!!

For more information about Idaho’s GOLD organization, go to the Alumni Web site at www.idahovandals.com and select “Programs.”

Steven C. Johnson ’71 Executive Director of Alumni Relations

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Judith Flomer Zoellick ’56 has published a book of her mother’s poems, “My Mother’s Pets,” that includes prints of Judith’s oil and watercolor paintings and a charcoal drawing to illustrate the poems. Judith recently chaired an art show for a meeting of the Edmonds branch of the American Association of University Women. She was president of the branch in 2001-03. She is presently co-president of the women’s group, TLCW, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood, Wash.

Marilyn Monroe Fordham ’57 was selected as one of two 2009 recipients of the Fraternity Executive Association’s “Distinguished Service Award” for national and international service with Delta Gamma sorority. The award honors individuals who have contributed outstanding service in the betterment of all Greek letter organizations.

Marilyn is known for her dedication and passion in the areas of drug, alcohol and antihazing education.

Julie Whitney Dawson ’58 has published a new book titled “Seeing the World through the Heart of its Bells, Fascinating Uses and Locations of Bells around the Globe.”

It is a coffee table art book about bells, customs, cultures, history and Julie’s travels through 57 countries. To learn more or purchase the book, visit www.juliedawsonartist. com.

Laurie G. Fowler ’58 has been inducted into the American Fishery Society National Fish Culture Hall of Fame and the Northwest Fish Culture Hall of Fame. His nutritional work with diet formulations for Pacific salmon was the basis for the selections.

John (Jack) Helle ’58, ’61 retired in July 2008 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after 49 years of service. He has been named to the Idaho Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Oregon State University Registry of Distinguished Graduates of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in 2009.

60’s Mohammed Hassan Alief ’62 has been elected to the board of directors of Prospector Consolidated Resources Inc. in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Robert Bailey Carmody ’62 feels life is good in Santa Barbara, Calif., even though the last wildfire was too close. He is still at work and enjoying it

To be profiled, mail information, including graduation year, to Annis Shea, Alumni Office, P.O. Box 443232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or e-mail information to alumni@uidaho.edu. Photos can be e-mailed in a .jpg format.

all. He has great memories of the University and Sigma Nu days. He wishes all good cheer.

Richard “Dick” Rush ’67 has been appointed by Idaho Representative Walt Minnick to the position of Idaho director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency.

Lonny R. Suko ’68 was named chief judge for the U.S. District Court in Washington.

Bill Platts ’69, ’74 retired as Benton County (Washington) District Court judge.

70’s Wallace “Wally” Hedrick ’70 has been appointed by Idaho Representative Walt Minnick to the position of state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Agency.

D. John Thornton ’70, ’73 has been selected to participate in an advanced estate planning panel sponsored by New York University that focuses on the advanced use of limited partnerships and valuation issues.

Thomas Andrews ’72 oversees operations of the Project Management Office for National Security Technologies, an M&O contractor for the National Nuclear Safety Administration. Andrews has 37 years of experience in project management and architectural/engineering management for nationally recognized companies,

including DMJM H&N/ AECOM, Washington Group International, Morrison Knudsen Corporation and HKS & Partners where he managed large design and construction teams on major private, public and governmentowned projects in the nuclear, environmental, health care, educational industrial and commercial sectors.

James Thiel ’72 and his wife, Jeanette Gehrig Thiel ’60, ’72, ’82, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 22 with an open house at their home in Nampa.

Kerry H. Morton ’74 retired from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office on July 1.

Previously, he was a bailiff and retired from the Utah State Prison system as a captain in 1997. He now needs to be a grandpa to three grandkids.

William D. Sweet ’74 retired from the Navy in October 1990 as a lieutenant commander. He returned to school at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He retired from teaching fourthgrade students in May 2009.

He and his wife now are living and traveling full time “on the road” in their RV fifth-wheel trailer. They will be visiting their children in Massachusetts and Portland, Ore. James R. Arnold ’75 has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer of Romarco Minerals Inc. He also has been appointed to the board of directors of Romarco.

Grant Burgoyne ’75 was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives last year and continues as the managing partner of the Boise law firm, Mauk & Burgoyne, where his legal practice focuses on litigation, employment law and commercial law.

Ralph P. Cavalieri ’75 is one of 15 individuals inducted into the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 2009 class of Fellows. Cavalieri was selected for his outstanding leadership as an educator, administrator and researcher in the field of food and biological engineering.

Ming-Jen Lee ’75 was honored with a University of Idaho Alumni Association Silver and Gold Award. The award recognizes Idaho alumni who have a distinguished record of achievement and service in their specialized areas of endeavor, thus bringing honor and recognition to the University. Lee is president of National Chiayi University in Chiayi City, Taiwan.

Mike Roach ’75 has been named Idaho Senator James Risch’s natural resource director.

Robert Sutton ’76 has been named vice president of academic affairs at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.

David Gallik ’77 was appointed by the governor of Montana to the Building Codes Council. Gallik is in private law practice in Helena and served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2001-08.

Mike Hanna ’77 of Orofino has been named regional director for Idaho Senator James Risch.

80’s Steve Lemmel ’80 was honored with a Meridian Award for his extraordinary skills, commitment and achievements at Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) in Columbus, Ohio. Steve is a senior scientific information analyst in the Biochemistry Department at CAS, which is the global leader in providing chemical information and a division of the American Chemical Society. The Meridian Award is the highest divisionwide staff recognition program at CAS. Trudy Fouser ’81 was listed in the Idaho Business Review’s 2009 Top 50 Idaho Women of the Year.

Fred Lang ’81 won the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ 2005 prestigious Prime Movers Award that recognized his outstanding contribution to the literature of power plant practices.

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Alumni Class Notes

Candy Dale ’82 was listed in the Idaho Business Review’s 2009 Top 50 Idaho Women of the Year.

Steve Wescott ‘82 has been promoted to senior associate with NAC|Architecture.

Carol Riesenberg ’83 has been appointed vice president of learning for Spokane Community College. She held the position on an interim basis since 2007 and served as dean of instruction for health and environmental sciences.

Ernie Keith ’84, ’85 has been promoted to vice president of global operations and valueadded services for Arrow Electronics Inc. Amy Molitor ’84 received the Suzanne L. Martin Award for Excellence in Mentoring from Whitman College where she is an adjunct assistant professor of environmental studies and sport studies.

The Martin Award is one of six distinguished faculty awards given by Whitman College each year to honor faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, mentoring and advising.

Nassir Omais ’84 would like to say “Hi” to all his classmates and to all the staff at the University. He would like to have old classmates contact him at sotepci@yahoo.fr.

Laurel Tangen-Foster ’86, ’96 is a new assistant professor in the Bethany College’s Department of Education in

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West Virginia for the 2009-10 academic year. She previously served as supervisor of student teachers for the University of Wisconsin River Falls and as an education consultant for Minnesota and Wisconsin charter schools.

Kelli C. Kast ’88 has been promoted to senior vice president, chief administrative officer, general counsel and corporate secretary for the Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.

Larry Ott ’88 has joined Lucara’s board of directors and has been named vice president, exploration for the company.

Lucara is a mining company based in Canada.

Christian Zimmerman ’88 has been inducted into the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Members of the council are recognized for their extraordinary work, leadership, knowledge and service to the profession over a sustained period of time.

Christian was nominated by the New York chapter for an extraordinary 19-year career focused on revitalizing and restoring the 585 acres that comprise Prospect Park, the Parade Grounds and Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, N.Y. Clinton Kennedy ’89, a 20-year science teacher at Cascade High School, was honored with the Tom O. Bell prize for Idaho’s Outstanding Teacher. He also has been honored with the National Science Teachers Association’s

2009 Outstanding Environmental Educator Award and the National Presidential Award in Math and Science Teaching in 1999.

90’s Julene Ewert ’91 started her own business, Present

by Design, four years ago.

She creates necklaces and earrings using Scrabble tiles and images she creates out of colorful paper and book and magazine clippings. She scans and manipulates the images with computer programs and applies a clear coating that gives the pieces a glossy finish.

Sally Gilpin Ridenour ’91 was recognized for her media relations work by the National Association of Government Communicators. She received a second place Blue Pencil and Gold Screen award for a news release and a Blue Pencil and Gold Screen award of excellence for a media event.

Sally works for the Oregon Department of Transportation in Salem, Ore. as a public affairs specialist.

Tony Roark ’92 has been named associate dean in Boise State University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Robert Blair ’93 was named Precision Farmer of the Year by the PrecisionAg Institute. He earned the award in recognition of his precision agricultural business, PineCreek Precision, that designs small autopilotcontrolled airplanes – called

unmanned air systems – used to gather imagery to help farmers manage their crops.

Ann Reed ’93 has received the Classified Employee of the Year award from Glenville State College.

Jonna Hall Weber ’94 is marketing the photography collection of the late master photographer Ross Hall through www. rosshallcollection.com. Hall’s varied works include scenic, nature and Americana themes.

Ryan Carnie ’96, Idaho civil engineering department manager for Boise-based Lochsa Engineering, earned his LEED AP designation. The accreditation, granted by the United States Green Building Council, involves intense study and a written examination on environmentally sustainable building practices and materials.

Eric Anderson ’97, ’00 has joined Roundarch, a leader in digital design and implementation, as a technical architect specializing in rich application solution development. He primarily will work on solutions for the financial services, government and media/entertainment industries.

Gregory J. Iverson ’97, who currently serves as vice president and controller for the Apollo Group, Inc., is assuming the additional role of chief accounting officer.

To be profiled, mail information, including graduation year, to Annis Shea, Alumni Office, P.O. Box 443232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or e-mail information to alumni@uidaho.edu. Photos can be e-mailed in a .jpg format.

Greg Rowley ’97 has written a book titled “Golf, Naked – The Bare Essentials Revealed.” It is being used as the textbook for golf classes at colleges all over the country. He has been on a nationwide book promo tour, featured in many golf and other related publications, and has done more than 100 live radio interviews. He has begun to write a series of “Pocket Pro” books that will offer practical golf advice in smaller booklets to fit into players’ golf bags. He is in discussion with The Golf Channel about turning his book into a TV show. Greg calls it “a very wild ride!”

00’s

Jeremy L. Anderson ’98, ’00 is the district wildlife biologist for the Tonasket Ranger District of the OkanoganWenatchee National Forest in Tonasket, Wash.

Annie Gannon ’03 earned a master’s of public administration from Portland State University. She also received an award for outstanding community service and professional development for maintaining a high GPA and working full time while in the MPA program.

Gannon is the communications manager at Albertina Kerr Centers, an Oregon nonprofit organization. She lives in Portland with her husband, Matt McCoy ’03.

John Eckert ’98 has been promoted to senior associate with NAC|Architecture.

Matthew A. Smith ’98, ’04 started a new job as an adult protection specialist with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

Margaret “Peggy” Dougherty ’99 was listed in the Idaho Business Review’s 2009 Top 50 Idaho Women of the Year.

John G. Paffendorf ’01 has been promoted to senior vice president in the MPF Family Wealth Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Woodland Hills, Calif. John focuses on the wealth management needs of entrepreneurs and family groups who have experienced a material change of financial circumstance through the sale of a major asset.

Jonathan Parker ’02 assumed the position of executive director of the Idaho Republican Party in January 2009.

Sean M. Hennessy ’03, a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, has been accepted to the position of marine officer instructor and assistant professor of naval science for the University of Idaho/ Washington State University NROTC unit beginning Fall 2009.

Gary J. Smith ’03 has been promoted to fire management officer, division chief, at the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forests, Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District based in Ashland/Jacksonville, Ore. As a division chief he is responsible for all fire operations, staffing and prescribed fire within the district.

Chris Walker ’03 passed his architectural registration exams and is licensed in Oregon to practice architecture.

Chris McConnell ’05 started in June as an associate editor with Affinity Labs, a division of Monster Worldwide. He is responsible for running GovCentral.com, a career resource for current, former and future government employees.

Mandy L. Rockwell ’05 is a wildlife technician for the Tonasket Ranger District in Tonasket, Wash.

George Uno ’05, is marketer and project manager for Kuawa Road Productions LLC. Sarrah Benoit ’07 was named national champion in the Society of Professional Journalists’ nonfiction magazine story category. Her winning feature, “Cocaine: Drug of Choice?” appeared in the first edition of the University of Idaho student publication, Blot, in 2008.

Joseph Hass ’07 has accepted a teaching position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. Rachel Hoffman ’07 opened her graphic and Web design business, Orange Peal Design, at the end of April.

Brett Ryan Walter ’07 has been promoted to field representative in the office of Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (Calif.). His primary responsibilities include communication of federal legislation with local leaders, community outreach and representing the congressman at various events.

Kristin Beck ’08 became director of the College of Southern Idaho’s Mini Cassia Center in Burley in July.

Mike Rush ’08 is teaching chemistry in Tanzania at the Kondoa Girl’s Boarding School.

The school is in a rural area, east of Mount Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti Plains.

His mother sent him some sourdough bread starter from Homer, Alaska, that is purported to be 110 years old.

He has shared this with the people of the area.

Zack Vincent ’09 has been hired as a staff accountant at the Eugene office of accounting firm, Moss Adams, LLP.

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Alumni Class Notes

Future Vandals Joshua Ryan, son of Ryan ’96 and Lynn A. Adelman

Anderson Adelman

Bateman

Colter Alpin Rockwell, son of Jeremy ’98, ’00 and Mandy L. Rockwell ’05 Anderson Jessica Joy, daughter of Gary and Kristen Kirkham ’93 Bateman

Bryan

Distant

Farber

Ava and Charlotte, daughters of Noah ’00 and Erin Oakley ’01 Bryan, granddaughters of Judy Sliman ’72 Oakley, Chris Oakley ’73 and Anne Bryan ’94 Elise JoElle, daughter of Desmond and Karmen Esser ’94 Distant

Kirk Libey

Nail

Archie Jackson, son of Jason and Debi Agenbroad ’99 Farber, grandson of Ken Agenbroad ’68, great-nephew of Ron ’67 and Jerry ’67 Agenbroad, nephew of Ariel Agenbroad ’05, ’07

Ruckdeschel

Ryan Nicole, daughter of Patrick ’04 and Dawn Libey Maxon Davis, son of Cody ’99 and Lisa Moore ’98 Lindley Benjamin Parker, son of David ’98 and Jamie Kim ’98 Montz Emerson Mae, daughter of Michael ’98 and Marie Jennings ’02 Nail Benjamin Frederick, son of Maxwell ’02 and Elizabeth Ruckdeschel Julia Mae, daughter of Jerre ’03 and Laura ’04 Zahm

Marriages Zahm

Jill Anne Aldape ’98 to Xanti J. Alcelay

Golden Reunion Weekend

April 30 May 2, 2010 A Golden I is anyone who graduated from the University 50 or more years ago.

For more information visit www.uidaho.edu/GoldenI or call (208) 885-6154

50 idaho fall 2009

Woodrow James, son of Nicholas James ’01 and Laudan Marie Dehghanpisheh ’02 Kirk

Alicia Carlson ’01 to Michael Vanderschuere Charissa Croft ’09 to Jeremy McCulloch ’09 Hailey Kirkland ’05 to Ryan McMurtrey ’05 Geeta Menon ’93 to Geoff Beidler ’98 Jill Somers to Tim Stout ’84 Megan Lee Thompson ’06 to Christopher Peter Dockrey ’05 Shannon L. Williamson ’98 to Rory J.E. Kelly

To be profiled, mail information, including graduation year, to Annis Shea, Alumni Office, P.O. Box 443232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or e-mail information to alumni@uidaho.edu. Photos can be e-mailed in a .jpg format.

In Memory 30’s

David Mark Hegsted ’36, Westwood, Mass., June 16, 2009 Edgar Olof “Mac” McAlister ’39, Yerington, Nev., June 18, 2009 Paul P. Sartwell ’36, Kerrville, Texas, May 6, 2009 Frank E. Smith ’35, ’50, Sandy, Utah, May 16, 2009 Velma Patton Stephens ’39, Spokane, Wash., May 9, 2009 Clifford W. Woodward ’39, San Mateo, Calif., April 15, 2009

George W. Summerside ’41, Temple, Texas, April 23, 2009 Martha Beadles Vernon ’44, Leesburg, Fla., May 22, 2009

50’s

Josephine Cramer Arney ’55, Coeur d’Alene, May 11, 2009 John Bradford Burroughs ’53, Knoxville, Tenn., July 31, 2009 Roy S. Colquitt Jr. ’53, Jackson, Miss., June 2, 2009 M. Allyn Dingel Jr. ’58, Boise, April 23, 2009 Perry W. Dodds ’51, Twin Falls, May 17, 2009

60’s

Franklin D. Bauman ’60, Condon, Ore., April 28, 2009 Ronald J. Brown ’69, Craigmont, May 3, 2009 Dee Richard Gill ’63, Mesa, Ariz., July 16, 2009 H. Delbert Killian ’65, Idaho Falls, May 10, 2009 Anna Dostert Schan ’68, ’78, Minot, N.D., May 1, 2009 Stanley E. Slyter ’64, Meridian, May 16, 2009

70’s

Janell Wood Conner ’76, Pine, May 16, 2009

Faculty and Staff Dora Bialostocki, senior instructor of mathematics, July 2009 Merrill W. Conitz, associate professor of civil engineering, March 2009 James R. Davis, research professor emeritus of plant pathology, March 2009 Henrik D. Juve Jr., professor emeritus of chemistry, May 2009 Harry W. Lee, professor emeritus of forest engineering, June 2009 Glenn C. Lewis, professor emeritus of soil science, April 2009

40’s

Joan Jabbora Elkum ’57, Spokane, Wash., April 27, 2009

Guy Richard Anderson ’42, ’47, Potlatch, May 14, 2009

John G. Gray Jr. ’50, Boise, May 4, 2009

Harry Lee ’72, Moscow, June 1, 2009

Rex R. Blewett ’43, Riverside, Calif., May 19, 2009

Milton R. Hansen ’51, Idaho Falls, May 8, 2009

Brian McConnaughey ’79, Chantilly, Va., July 3, 2009

Marie Oslund Chaney ’44, Walnut Creek, Calif., April 25, 2009

Kleal H. Jones ’50, Blackfoot, May 8, 2009

Robert Vail ’73, ’78, Coeur d’Alene, May 16, 2009

Bruce W. Kenney ’55, Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 14, 2008

Ina Taysom White ’71, Emmett, April 15, 2009

Robert W. Parsons ’54, Littleton, Colo., March 13, 2009

Floyd H. Peterson Jr., professor of music and director emeritus, April 2009

80’s

Richard H. Ross, professor of animal science and extension dairy specialist emeritus, March 2009

Allen A. Feld ’45, Laguna Woods, Calif., April 23, 2009 Rowena Nordby Fredekind ’43, Spokane, Wash., May 8, 2009 Joan Greif Hagedorn ’47, Madras, Ore., April 28, 2009

Thomas M. Shay ’57, ’62, Bremerton, Wash., May 13, 2009

John Francis Reilly ’48, Tucson, Ariz., July 23, 2009

Jimmie D. Soule ’55, Lewiston, April 23, 2009

Gerald G. Richardson ’40, Portland, Ore., May 8, 2009

Dean R. Sullivan ’57, Lakeside, Calif., Jan. 6, 2008

Arlie Roberts ’49, Casper, Wyo., Aug. 2, 2009

Dwaine Tesnohlidek ’58, ’65, Fruitland, Ore., April 23, 2009

Randall F. Henley ’70, Boise, April 30, 2009

James L. Powers ’85, Bremerton, Wash., April 24, 2009

Mark L. Manwaring, professor and department chair of computer science, June 2009 Aaron D. Mills, assistant professor of chemistry, May 2009

90’s

Rosa L. Smith, Extension professor emerita, January 2009

00’s

Richard B. Stewart, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and director emeritus of the Center for Applied Thermodynamic Studies, August 2009

Ann Bennett Dewitt ’90, Boise, May 3, 2009

Mark E. Gagnon ’02, Boise, Dec. 29, 2008

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Upcoming Fall/Winter Events

December 2009

Think we’d forget about

VANDAL

FOOTBALL? No way! The bowl-eligible Vandals are having their best season in a decade, and the season is still in progress. Show your Vandal Pride – and get ready to go “bowling with the Vandals.”

For updates on the remarkable season, go to www.uidaho.edu/victory

3 4 5 11 12

Holiday Dinner with the Vandaleers, Spokane, Wash.

Holiday Wine Reception, Seattle, Wash.

Holiday Wine Reception, Kirkland, Wash.

Alumni Awards for Excellence Banquet December Commencement, Moscow

January 2010 13 21 29

Spring semester begins Auditorium Chamber Music Series presents Borealis String Quartet Idaho Night with the Spokane Chiefs hockey, Spokane, Wash.

February 2010 4 Ada County Silver and Gold Award Ceremony, Boise 10 Spring All-Majors Career Fair 24-27 Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival

plan ahead for March 5-7 March 26 April 16-18

Gamma Phi Beta Centennial Vandal Friday, student recruitment event Moms’ Weekend.

Three Easy Ways you can support the future

of the University of Idaho

Smart estate planning can protect your assets and save on taxes. It can also help support our students and our faculty without affecting your current lifestyle.

Not all estate gifts are complicated or require the help of an attorney.* Here are three easy ways you can establish an estate gift at any age, just by filling out a simple form: 1. Make the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. a beneficiary of your will or living trust.

2. Make the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. the beneficiary of a checking or savings account upon your death. Ask your local bank for a Payment on Death Form.

3. Make the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Again, just fill out a Change of Beneficiary Form. If you don’t need your policy anymore, just transfer ownership of the policy to us now, and you can qualify for an income tax deduction.

Help ensure the future of the University of Idaho … and become a part of our legacy of leading. *It’s always a good idea to seek appropriate professional advice.

For more information, contact Pete Volk, Gift Planning Services, at (208) 885-5760.

E-mail: pvolk@uidaho.edu or visit us online at: www.uidaho.edu/giftplanningservices

Fred and Cherie with daughters Natalie and Allison.

Fred and Cherie Pond Fred ’83 and Cherie Pond are investing in the future of the University of Idaho.

They have included a charitable bequest to the University in their will, to establish scholarships for student-athletes and students in the College of Business and Economics.

In his senior year, Fred received a scholarship that eased the stresses of earning his accounting degree and preparing for his CPA exam. Fred credits the scholarship and the solid education he received from the University of Idaho as significant factors in his successful career.

While the Ponds donate to a number of other charitable organizations, the University of Idaho will always hold a special place in their hearts and in their will.

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