Here We Have Idaho | Fall 2012

Here We Have

Saving the World

One Polar Bear at a Time

Fall 2012

Here We Have University of Idaho magazine | Fall 2012

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the frozen ice of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, during the evening. © Daniel J. Cox/NaturalExposures.com

On the Cover: Steven C. Amstrup, polar bear researcher, cuddles a pair of bear cubs.

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Saving the World One Polar Bear at a Time U-Idaho alum Steven C. Amstrup receives world’s most prestigious wildlife conservation prize, uses pulpit to push for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions

Features 6 Painting the Globe Green, Naturally 14 Insect Collection Aflutter with Butterflies

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From the President

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Research Goes Green

30 Class Notes 38 Events Upcoming

16 TV Personality Buddy Levy Lights Children’s Love of Learning

22 Working Like a Dog 26 Getting Their Hands Dirty 40 Putting the “Student” in Student-Athlete

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Here We Have Idaho The University of Idaho Magazine Fall 2012 • Volume 29, Number 2 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 Lou Aldecoa ’76

University of Idaho Foundation Chairman Jeffry L. Stoddard ’75, ’76

Editor Paula M. Davenport

Magazine Design Scott Riener

Class Notes Editor Annis Shea ’86

Writers and Contributors Ysabel Bilbao Amanda Cairo Paula M. Davenport Andrew Gauss Stacie Jones Bill Loftus Kristy Mayer ’00 Joel Mills Brett Morris ’83 Becky Paull David McKay Wilson

Photography U-Idaho Photo Services Joe Pallen ’96 Melissa Hartley U-Idaho Communications & Marketing Amanda Cairo U-Idaho Creative Services Kyle Howerton and as credited

The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educational institution. © 2012, 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.

For address changes and subscription information, visit www.uidaho.edu/idaho-alumni Contact the editor at uinews@uidaho.edu

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Research News Coeur d’Alene

Boise

U-Idaho Extension Helps Family Forests Thrive

Idaho Fish Farming Goes Global

Idaho is blessed with some of the most productive family forests in the Rocky Mountains. Forests that are critical for lumber production, watershed protection, wildlife habitat and recreation. Covering more than two million acres, family-owned forests account for 11 percent of Idaho’s timberland.

Fortunately, forest owners don’t have to go it alone. The University of Idaho’s Forest Extension program strives to stimulate improved management of private forests. In addition to family foresters, it also works with professional foresters and loggers.

The program offers the latest information on forest health and management, forest products, the business of forestry, fire prevention, logging safety, rotating forest field days and links to a plethora of additional resources.

Steve and Janet Funk are among the program’s grateful beneficiaries. They manage more than 300 acres of forestland in Kootenai County. Last year, they became Idaho’s first recipients of the annual National Outstanding Tree Farmers award.

The Funks credited the U-Idaho Extension’s outreach program with helping them learn to manage their woodland.

“I don’t know that there’s another source that can address what’s going on in this area,” Janet said. “The interconnectedness of Extension with other agencies has just been invaluable to those of us who have forest land. We have learned how to manage our land from a variety of sources, but, really, the one that has been the touchstone of where to get information has been Extension forestry.” www.uidaho.edu/extension/forestry

The world is shrinking in many respects, and when it comes to feeding a growing worldwide population, that meeting point is at the University of Idaho’s Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station.

“The oceans just don’t have the capacity to feed our growing population and meet the demand in developing nations,” said Ronald Hardy, animal and veterinary science professor and director of the experiment station.

More than 50 percent of the world’s seafood is currently grown on farms. To promote better, healthier and more sustainable practices around the world, top researchers and students are going to the fish farm in Hagerman, Idaho, to study new ways to farm fish.

At the internationally known station, University of Idaho undergraduate and graduate students work closely with researchers and scientists to study practices and the health, wellness, quality and quantity of the fish. While the research is done in Idaho, it has a ripple effect around the globe as international scientists and students return to their countries and implement better, safer practices to feed a growing world population. That research also benefits Idaho and the United States, as students graduate and implement improvements in their new communities.

The station opened in 1996 with two employees. The $3.4 million facility was completed in 2006 and includes outdoor facilities and indoor wet labs. One of the marked improvements is that scientists used to work on 10 to 20 samples at a time, but with the new robotic equipment, thousands of fish tissue samples can be analyzed at one time. It also is the second-largest employer in the west Magic Valley region.

Beyond the facility, lab and fish, Hagerman is known for its year-round, steady 60 F water temperature and sterile water, which makes it optimal for research. www.uidaho.edu/aquaculture/facilities/hagermanstation

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~ Amanda Cairo

Moscow

From Weeds to Eden: Idaho’s Arboretum & Botanical Garden

In 1909, Charles Houston Shattuck – who’d been hired to start a forestry curriculum on the then two-decade-old University of Idaho’s treeless campus – planted a 14-acre weed-grown slope with hundreds of trees and shrubs for education and beautification.

His vision seeded today’s 63-acre University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden and adjacent Charles H. Shattuck Arboretum. The first is a jeweled landscape of perennial gardens, water features, walking trails, arbors and visiting wildlife set against a backdrop of rolling Palouse hills. The second is a nearby grove of mature trees.

Friends and supporters of the Arboretum and Botanical Garden will be pleased to know that both have been honored by Level III accreditations, based on a four-tier scale, from the Morton Register of Arboreta. Criteria included a collection of more than 500 varieties of trees and woody plants, a dedicated curator, a professional collaboration with other arboreta and involvement in education and conservation efforts.

Recent additions to the gardens include a butterfly garden, wooden footbridge and an amphitheater for lectures, concerts and weddings. The all-volunteer Arboretum Associates hope to elicit future support to turn a quintessential red barn into a visitor’s center with workshop space on the grounds, and to create a GPSenabled map pinpointing the locations of every plant, shrub and tree.

Paul Warnick, arboretum horticulturist, said these and other projects rely on the generosity of donors. “Private support is vital to the continued development of the Arboretum, and I am continually amazed and grateful for the level of support we receive,” he said. www.uidaho.edu/arboretum ~ Paula M. Davenport

Idaho Falls

Harnessing Idaho’s Energy Potential

University of Idaho scientists with the Center for Advanced Energy Studies, or CAES, are working in collaboration with research partners to move Idaho and the nation toward a future of sustainable energy.

Robert Smith, University of Idaho associate director of CAES and associate vice president/CEO for the University of Idaho, Idaho Falls Center, is facilitating a multi-institutional geothermal energy research team exploring ways to economically harness the abundant hot water flow beneath Idaho as a clean, reliable power source.

Idaho is consistently ranked among the top states for geothermal energy potential. CAES – a research and education partnership between the University of Idaho, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho State University and Boise State University – is supporting research in nuclear science and engineering, geofluids energy science, bioenergy, advanced materials, energy efficiency, and energy policy.

“The real costs associated with developing this kind of energy are related to identifying where the resources are and building the infrastructure to get the resources to the surface so they can be used,” said Smith.

This work provided an 11-to-1 return on the state’s $1.6 million investment in CAES in 2011. The successful collaboration has a significant impact on Idaho’s economy, having contributed $64 million in regional sales, 889 jobs and $1.4 million in tax revenue to the state of Idaho from 2009 to 2011. www.uidaho.edu/research/caes ~Stacie Jones 5

Painting the Globe Green, Naturally

By Stacie Jones

As home to one of the oldest and largest natural resources programs in the nation, the University of Idaho was sweeping the planet with strokes of green long before today’s booming popularity of “going green.”

From developing green leaders through education and outreach to cultivating world-changing solutions for environmental sustainability and shrinking its own carbon footprint, the University of Idaho has emerged as a leader in the movement to preserve and protect the natural world – and the futures of all who live in it.

“Our classes and research provide the knowledge that sets the standard for sustainability, conservation, agriculture and technology integration that are critical to a brighter future in the 21st century,” said President M. Duane Nellis.

Here are just some of the many examples of the University of Idaho’s leadership toward a cleaner, greener world:

College of Natural Resources The University of Idaho College of Natural Resources, or CNR, has built a national reputation for degree programs in fields like wildlife resources, forest and land management, and ecology and conservation biology. It’s also known for one-of-a-kind outdoor learning opportunities, such as those found at the university’s Taylor Wilderness Research Station, dubbed “America’s Wildest Classroom.” Students spend 10 weeks on a remote 65 acres in central Idaho researching the environment in the heart of one of the nation’s largest wilderness areas.

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Sustainable Agriculture College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, or CALS, researchers at eight major sites – from Salmon to Parma and Tetonia to Moscow – are working to help farmers become more sustainable. Their focus includes developing new livestock practices and creating new plant varieties that require less water, fertilizer and pesticides and are able to withstand potential climate changes.

University of Idaho Extension offices in 42 counties help make that science-based information available to farmers and others. Among the beneficiaries are managers of dairy and cattle operations. Sales of beef cattle generate more than $1 billion annually, and Idaho now ranks as No. 3 nationally in milk production. Potatoes, of course, are Idaho’s most famous and valuable crop. Wheat runs a close second and is substantial enough to rank the state among the top producers nationally.

A Green Campus Community With the goal of being carbon neutral by 2030, U-Idaho is actively shrinking its environmental footprint across its campus communities through programs such as the U-Idaho Sustainability Center, or UISC. The student-run organization initiates projects through the center that have resulted, for instance, in a composting program to reduce food waste at campus dining centers by 90 percent, a recycling program at sporting events, a ride- and car-sharing

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program and a project to plant native vegetation along the banks of Paradise Creek.The center annually offers $15,000 to fund student-led sustainability projects.

The university also established a policy that all new construction and major renovations on campus must meet LEED Silver standards.

McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) As a program of the College of Natural Resources, MOSS is the only publicly operated K-12 residential outdoor school in the state. The program provides handson environmental learning to more than 2,500 elementary students every year through outreach at Idaho’s schools and science camps at the McCall Field Campus. Graduate students in natural resources education lead the MOSS programs as part of a nine-month residency at the campus.

Water Preservation The University of Idaho Waters of the West, or WoW, program aims to solve complex water problems through interdisciplinary research, outreach and graduate education.

Students and faculty work across disciplines – law, science, economics, sociology and engineering – to help Idaho communities better manage water resources.

The Idaho Water Center, which includes the Center for Ecohydraulics Research, or CER – home to a state-of-

the-art stream laboratory and 70-foot long, six-foot wide artificial river – leads statewide research to address critical river and water quality issues.

Wildlife Management In the 1980s, J. Michael Scott, a distinguished emeritus professor of fish and wildlife resources, conceived the Gap Analysis Project, a wildlife mapping and tracking program that has been adopted by the U.S. Geological Survey as a national model for monitoring common plants and animal species across the country.

Protecting Idaho’s wildlife is also the focus of the University of Idaho Aquaculture Research Institute, where scientists are working to restore fish health to enhance commercial aquaculture and fish conservation.

Climate Change Research Geography professor Von P. Walden is leading research at the Summit Station atop the Greenland ice sheet to understand how clouds affect weather and climate in the Arctic. Findings will contribute to global climate models that will help scientists make predictions about future climate conditions. Walden is also part of a team that is studying how climate change alters Idaho’s water resources and affects Idaho’s agriculture and economy.

Photo above: A bird’s-eye view of U-Idaho’s Taylor Wilderness Research Station, located within Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness area.

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After nearly 30 years of dangling from the windows of helicopters buzzing low over Arctic sea ice, world-renowned polar bear expert Steven C. Amstrup ’75 is trading in his tranquilizer gun for a laptop and the lecture circuit.

Saving the World, One Polar Bear at a Time © Daniel J. Cox/PolarBearsInternaional.org

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By Paula M. Davenport Polar Bear Photos: © Daniel J. Cox/NaturalExposures.com

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Photo left: Steven Amstrup, USGS biologist, and chopper pilot Doc Gohmert hover over a polar bear recently darted with immobilizing drugs, on the Beaufort Sea ice pack, Kaktovik, Alaska.

© Daniel J. Cox/PolarBearsInternaional.org

Steven Amstrup, a recently retired wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Science Center in Anchorage, is legendary in conservation circles for his work with polar bears.

He led the 19-member international scientific team whose nine reports convinced former Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne, in 2008, to list polar bears as a threatened species, which granted them special protection under the Endangered Species Act. Long before that, he was the first scientist ever to successfully follow the movements of polar bears with radio-tracking collars. They’re a tough fit, he said, laughing: “Even now we cannot radio-collar adult male polar bears because their necks are bigger than their heads. They’re kinda shaped like traffic cones.”

His legacy to date? Conducting, analyzing and interpreting a career’s worth of comprehensive field work to unravel such polar bear mysteries as population sizes and boundaries, den locations, year-round movement patterns, mortality rates and, perhaps most importantly, their dependence on sea ice.

The iconic creatures still evoke wonder.

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“After observing and capturing hundreds of polar bears over a 30-year career – weighing them and measuring them and following them by telemetry – the first bear sighting of every field season still invokes a feeling of ‘Holy s––, there’s a real wild polar bear!’ I’ve never grown tired of seeing them. And I haven’t lost the sense of awe they inspire,” he wrote in a recent email.

An aptly timed prize In September, Amstrup received the world’s highest wildlife conservation honor – the biennial Indianapolis Prize – for his lifetime’s work. The peer-nominated, peerselected recipient is chosen for: significant achievements to conserve an animal species, measurable outcomes, quality science, total years of unselfish dedication to their cause, and cooperation with zoos and other conservation organizations.

Michael Crowther, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo, which bestows the prize, compares the award’s prestige in the wildlife conservation world as the Oscars, the Emmys and the Tonys all rolled into one.

Past winners include: George Archibald, International Crane Foundation; George Schaller, Wildlife Conservation Society; and Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Save the Elephants.

“I am so incredibly honored,” said Amstrup. “You go into this kind of work because you want to make a difference.

This prize is the biggest affirmation possible that my peers believe I have done so.”

The lumbering and much-beloved subjects of his work have been dubbed “Arctic canaries.” Like the canaries carried at the turn-of-the-century by underground coal miners to detect poisonous gases, the polar bear’s fate is inextricably linked to ours. “As the polar bear goes, so go we,” Amstrup said.

His recognition couldn’t have come at a more critical time, he said, because there’s trouble brewing on top of the world.

“The Arctic is a different place than it was in the ’80s when I started my research up there. The sea ice now retreats way offshore in the summer. Whereas it used to be right along the shore, now the sea ice is several hundred miles offshore at its maximum retreat in summer,” he said.

That’s problematic because every aspect of a polar bear’s life depends on predictable, normal ebbs and flows of stable sea ice, he explained. The pack ice is the platform upon which polar bears travel, where they breed and sometimes even den. Most importantly, it’s the substrate that supports the Arctic marine food web and that allows the polar bear access to that food.

“But now, the sea ice retreats earlier in the year and comes back later. Our research findings show this is having a profound effect on polar bears,” Amstrup said.

Not only is the ice retreating, it is first disappearing from the preferred habitats. “Polar bears used to hang out in the near-shore ice over the productive continental shelf waters throughout summer; now they retreat to the distant pack ice where productivity is low and where we believe they are largely food-deprived because of low access to seals.”

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Steven C. Amstrup gazes at the picturesque property surrounding the new, energy-efficient home he and his wife, Virginia, (next page) are building and landscaping in rural Kettle Falls, Wash.

“We’re seeing a cast of ecological changes as the ice retreats, including major changes in distribution and movements,” he explained.

Without immediate intervention to stem the loss of sea ice caused by the Arctic’s rapid warming, “two-thirds of the world’s polar bears could be lost by midcentury. And all could be gone by century’s end,” Amstrup said.

“But the loss of the polar bear and its ecosystem is not really the issue. If we don’t change our greenhouse gas emissions path before midcentury, no one will be paying attention to polar bears,” he said.

He’s using this clarion call as a springboard to hope.

And he’s got good reason to believe all is not lost. His research – published in a 2010 issue of Nature magazine – showed that with immediate action, there’s still time to turn things around.

A lifelong dream, realized

Photo: Rajah Bose

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Born in Fargo, N.D., Amstrup says he knew by the age of five that he wanted to work with bears in the wild.

The only bears he saw back then were on the pages of his father’s Field and Stream magazines and the TV show, “Wild Kingdom.”

Not until working on his master’s degree in U-Idaho’s Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit in the College of Natural Resources did he first realize his aspiration.

“I did research on black bears in central Idaho,” he said.

“The applied nature of the program at the University of Idaho served to strengthen my beliefs that my research needed to be immediately applicable to management challenges rather than more basic or esoteric questions.”

Successive jobs with federal and state agencies sent him out to study mountain sheep, pronghorn antelope and sharp-tailed and sage grouse.

In 1980, he got his big break: He was asked to become the project leader for polar bear studies, with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in Alaska.

“At the time, I was probably the only one in the Fish and Wildlife Service with ‘on the ground’ bear research experience, and the director of wildlife research nominated me for the post,” he said. Amstrup led polar bear studies in Alaska until his retirement in 2010.

Photo: Rajah Bose

Advocating for a better future Today, Amstrup wears a new mantle: polar bear advocate. He’s accepted a job as chief scientist for Polar Bears International, the world’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the polar bear and its habitat through research, education, and stewardship.

No longer in government service, he’s able to voice opinions and make wildlife management recommendations without restraints imposed by agency policies and politics, he said.

“My mission is to change our path on greenhouse gas emissions. And the Indianapolis Prize gives me a little bigger pulpit from which to preach,” he said. He’ll take his message to the masses in an upcoming series of speaking engagements arranged by the Indianapolis Zoo. “If we allow ourselves to be distracted from the mission of reducing greenhouse gases … we simply will become the polar bear historians,” he said in an InsideClimate News interview.

Scientists “cannot predict the first summer the Arctic may be ice-free or the first year we will not be able to grow wheat on the Palouse,” Amstrup said. “But planetary physics require that without greenhouse gas mitigation, we will cross these and many other deleterious thresholds.”

Hand wringing won’t change a thing, he said. “This is a human-caused problem and humans can solve it. It’s important for people to know that. If the public believes there is nothing they can do, they will do nothing. My role now is to convince the public they can make a difference and inspire them to do it,” he told InsideClimate News.

“I’m trying to save the world, one polar bear at a time,” he said.

Learn more at: www.PolarBearsInternational.org

Professors Imparted Lifelong Career Lessons Steven Amstrup credits three University of Idaho professors for passing on lasting contributions to his scientific methods.

Here’s what he said about each.

Morris Hornocker: “My major professor, he showed by example that even the most intimidating challenges can be overcome with creativity and constructive thinking.”

Richard L. Knight: “He emphasized the importance of healthy skepticism – even of the established experts.”

Rodney A. Mead: “He drove home the point that we learn something even from studies that go awry, and that it is not acceptable to fail to derive some interpretation from every scientific endeavor.”

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Insect Collection Aflutter with Butterflies

By Joel Mills

Late professor’s specimens fill out William F. Barr Entomological Museum

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Courtesy of Nelson Curtis family

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The average butterfly lives for only a few, fleeting days.

But at the William F. Barr Entomological Museum at the University of Idaho, tens of thousands of the ephemeral creatures have achieved something akin to immortality, perfectly preserved in drawer upon drawer of pinned and labeled precision.

"It's an honor for me to be a steward of these resources, and manage these collections," said Frank Merickel, a professor of entomology known as the University of Idaho "keeper of the bugs.�

The museum has existed for more than a century as an essential part of the university's land-grant mission.

In addition to butterflies, it houses approximately one million other specimens that form a physical database of the insects that inhabit the Gem State and the rest of the world.

Merickel said entomological knowledge is key to the understanding of soil and plant health, and is therefore an important part of supporting Idaho's agricultural economy. It is also a part of the university's outreach mission, and Merickel frequently teaches schoolchildren and farmers about bugs, and helps homeowners deal with pests.

"It is an exquisite example of the land-grant function," he said.

The museum's collections, which were already impressive, recently got a boost with the donation of more than 17,000 butterfly specimens from the collection of university professor Nelson Curtis. Curtis died last year, and his wife Ann donated his butterflies to the university before she died earlier this year.

And while the collection is fascinating in and of itself, it is interesting to note Curtis was not a professor of entomology, but of art.

"He saw the beauty in butterflies," Merickel said, noting not just the visual allure of the specimens, but of Curtis' meticulous preservation. "It's just gorgeous in terms of the organization of it."

Curtis collected butterflies for 30 years, starting in the early 1970s. He became so obsessed that he arranged nine-month employment contracts with the university to ensure that his summers were free for collecting.

Photos: Clockwise, from top left: Some of the 17,000 butterflies donated to the university from the collection of late art professor Nelson Curtis; Curator Frank Merickel is thrilled with the gift from Curtis’ family; Nelson rests in the crook of a tree on one of his early expeditions.

In a short bio of Curtis written by Merickel, he quotes Ann Curtis as saying, "While most people take vacations to Disneyland, we took vacations to remote areas of the Pacific Northwest to collect butterflies and document their occurrence."

Curtis arranged his collections by county, which detracted from their efficiency as a scientific resource, but added to their aesthetic appeal, Merickel said. Curtis was also diligent about mounting specimens both ventrally (upside down) and dorsally (right side up), and including widely varying examples of the same species from different seasons.

"The spring and fall form of the same butterfly can look very different," Merickel said while standing over a specimen drawer full of examples from the genus Plebejus.

Merickel guessed that the Curtis collection represents every butterfly species in Idaho, and almost all of the species in the Northwest. And he described the lengths that Curtis would have gone to capture some of them.

"Idaho is a horrendously diverse state, from north to south and east to west," he said while looking at a drawer full of three specimens, which prefer to fly on steep mountainsides. "So I know Nelson had to work to get these."

And preserving butterflies in the field can be a challenge, especially in the summer months when they can dry quickly and resist proper mounting. "Once they dry and that musculature dries, if you attempt to spread them, you'll break off the wings."

Successful collecting also requires, at minimum, a basic knowledge of the host plant where butterflies lay their eggs, and the type of flowers where they prefer to feed, or "nectar."

Merickel made a point of giving credit to all the people who have made contributions to the museum over the years. They include the late University of Idaho professor William Barr, for whom the museum is named, and Frank M. Beer of Oregon State University. Both men amassed renowned collections of beetles, which they donated to the museum.

Merickel also expressed a profound respect for insects themselves, and the crucial role they play in the global ecosystem.

"They are the fundamental life givers," Merickel said.

"They bring life to the soil and the water. Everybody feeds on insects, in one way or another.�

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TV Personality Buddy Levy Lights Children’s Love of Learning

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By Amanda Cairo

Author and TV personality Buddy Levy hangs out with, from left, student Savana Paul, aide Pam Broenneke and student Sam Gomulkiewicz at Russell Elementary School.

Before University of Idaho alumnus Buddy Levy published several books, appeared on The History Channel’s “Brad Metzler’s Decoded,” and enjoyed a fulfilling career as a professor, he was just a student.

“I’ve always had a deep desire to learn, and that started when I was young,” said Levy, who earned his bachelor of arts in English in ’86, his master of arts in ’88, and is currently a clinical associate professor at Washington State University. “To get students engaged or interested in something at a young age helps develop that desire for education.”

As an elementary school student, Levy wrote a short story that would focus his career and destiny far beyond Ketchum, Idaho. The details of the story are no longer important to him, but it was the reaction of his teacher – who said it was “good” – that made an impact.

“She liked it, and it made me want to keep writing; writing came naturally to me,” said Levy. “It’s been a good journey; I like to tell stories, my own and others.”

Now he is taking that inspiration with him beyond his own college classroom to area elementary schools to provide similar encouragement to a new generation of children. Last spring, he visited a sixth-grade classroom in Moscow.

What impressed him the most about his pint-sized students was the enthusiasm for, engagement with and attentiveness to what he had to say – which revolved around “Decoded” episodes on John Wilkes Booth and D.B. Cooper and the conquistadors.

“They were right there with me,” said Levy. “They’d done their homework and they were ready for a discussion. They were excited to learn, and that’s what it’s all about.”

While education is the business Levy is in, visiting area elementary schools has a deeper drive. He wants children to know there is a wide world of opportunity out there. He says elementary school is a good age to develop interest in history, storytelling and living an adventurous life.

“Living an adventurous life is not about bungee jumping off the Eiffel Tower,” said Levy, who insists that behind his accomplishments, he’s just a regular person like the children he talks with. “It’s asking good questions, and asking a lot of them – I’ve always wanted to see every side of a story – and being extraordinary.”

Levy has lived an extraordinary life. He’s traveled the world to do research for “Decoded” and for his numerous books and articles. He makes the most of the opportunities life gives him. Not bad for a dreamer from Ketchum.

“It’s about being flexible and open to possibilities,” said Levy. “Don’t let anyone limit you.”

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Impact Tomorrow

Growing up on a farm in southern Idaho in the 1920s and ’30s, Burt Berlin has always been interested in the mechanics of how things work. From horse-drawn plows to hay-lifting equipment made of ropes and pulleys, he’s had a natural curiosity to figure out ways to get things done.

This fascination led him to U-Idaho where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering in 1947, and then went on to have a successful career with the Boeing Corporation, from which he retired in 1983.

For more information on making an estate gift, contact: Pete Volk, Director The Office of Estate, Trust and Gift Planning University of Idaho (208) 885-1201 pvolk@uidaho.edu

He credits his success to the education he received at the university, and has given back to his alma mater through the establishment of the Burt Berlin Humanities Scholarship Endowment and the Burt Berlin Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Endowment. He has also bequeathed his Mercer Island, Wash., home to the university as part of his estate plan, while continuing to live and enjoy his gardening there.

His generosity is an inspiration to the next generation of Vandals who also will make a difference in the lives and futures of others through their contributions to the sciences and humanities.

www.uidaho.edu/inspire

Women’s Center Celebrates 40 Years of Seeking Equity for All Founded in 1972, center continues fighting issues old and new

By Heather Shea Gasser and Virginia Solan

It’s been 40 years. And while the world is a different place than it was when the University of Idaho first opened the Women’s Center, the undertaking remains as relevant and crucial as it was when it was founded. To celebrate the center and its milestones ­– and to reflect on what more needs to be done – we at the Women’s Center have planned a spectacular anniversary celebration.

Ours is a tradition of individual and collective courage and advocacy in the struggle for gender equity on campus. In 1972, female students were enrolling at the University of Idaho, but they weren’t staying. The Women's Center was founded in part to address these high attrition rates, but its purpose has since evolved.

We feature programming that keeps pace with – and pushes the boundaries of – the contemporary issues and challenges students face. Our many signature programs, such as LunaFest, “The Vagina Monologues” and Brown Bag lectures bring together hundreds of students, faculty, staff and community members. We offer solid support through our mentoring program, scholarships, internships and work-study experiences.

Our 40th Anniversary keynote speaker is writer and activist Gloria Steinem, who co-founded Ms. magazine the same year as our center’s founding. Her lecture Oct. 4, kicked off our semester-long celebration highlighting 18

Bookmarks, like the one above, were handed out at Women’s Center events in the ’70s.

the journey thus far of the Women’s Center. Other events included historical exhibits, specialized curriculum offerings, performing arts events, engaging lectures and more. All were planned to inspire critical discussion, to educate and to celebrate the accomplishments of women who have contributed so much to our campus over the past four decades.

Some say women’s centers on college campuses aren’t needed anymore because gender equity has been achieved. After all, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963. The very next year, Congress passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which banned sex discrimination at work. And yet nearly 50 years later, women on average earn only 77 cents on every dollar men bring home. Women continue to be extremely underrepresented in tenured and other leadership positions on college campuses.

So while women long ago won the right to vote and speak in public, gender equity has not yet been reached in this or any other country.

Cultural change is a dynamic process, and through the center we remain deeply engaged in the struggle. The remaining injustices do not diminish the good works and transformational experiences realized as a result of our center.

Wilma Scott Heide, late president of the National Organization for Women, visited campus in the early days of the University of Idaho Women’s Center.

We have a proud heritage to honor.

Please join us by adding your voice and support for our continued dedication to making life equitable for all. www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/womenscenter

Anniversary Events

40th Anniversary Brown Bag: “Women & Title IX” Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Idaho Commons Whitewater Room 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Women’s Center 40th Anniversary Gala Friday, November 9, 2012 1912 Center, 412 E. Third Street, Moscow 7 – 11 p.m. $20/students, $40/general Tickets available at www.uidaho.edu/WC40

40th Anniversary Brown Bag: “Indigenous Women’s Movement” Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Idaho Commons Whitewater Room 12:30 – 2 p.m.

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Enjoy more than 36 miles of paved trails Visit local wineries and breweries Shop your favorite businesses Explore the place that you called home A great place to hold conferences Golf the Palouse Farmers’ Market every Saturday, May – October Historic downtown walking tours

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Inspire Students

As parents of a son at the University of Idaho, Judi Beck and her husband Tom Alberg understand the importance of philanthropy to the university.

That’s one of the reasons they established the university’s Raven Scholars Program. It delivers academic and social support to students with learning differences.

Thanks to the two-year-old program, today’s Raven Scholars are socially engaged, doing community service work and benefitting from tutoring by student peers.

For more information on supporting the Raven Scholars Program, contact: Kim O’Neill, Senior Director of Development College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (425) 359-2411 kimoneill@uidaho.edu

“Students with learning differences are very bright and have to work harder than the majority of college students,” Judi said. “It’s our pleasure to be in a position to help them excel both academically and socially.”

In fact, Tom and Judi are giving back to the university in others ways, too. They’re serving on the boards of the university’s foundation and the Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho capital campaign.

“As a donor, you look for places you think are already achieving an exemplary level of success and will use your gifts wisely,” Tom said. “That’s why we’ve been willing to support the University of Idaho. We feel it’s been a very good investment.”

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Claudia Dambra with Birdie, a yellow lab she and her husband, Mike, are training to be a service dog for someone with special needs.

Working Like a Dog Dambra balances raising a service dog and work For Birdie, coming to work is all about socializing, meeting new people and experiencing new situations. She might be considered a questionable employee by some standards, but as a possible future Canine Companion for Independence, or CCI service dog, the yellow lab is working her way to the head of the class.

A familiar sight on campus, Birdie is accompanied by Claudia Dambra, who is a volunteer puppy raiser for CCI and a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences financial technician.

Dambra enjoys bringing Birdie with her around the university and the Moscow area.

“She’s pretty well-known around campus,” said Dambra. “She really enjoys it, and she’s got a fan club.”

Birdie is the second CCI puppy raised by Dambra and her husband, Mike, both alums. Puppies are picked up at two-months old and stay with

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a puppy-raising-family to get socialized and learn 30 commands.

At about 18-months old, they go for advanced training.

“They’re really the best of the best,” said Dambra. “And they are such a joy to be around.”

While Dambra had been interested in the idea of service dogs for several years, it was after the loss of a family dog several years ago and an encounter with a puppy raiser that helped her take action.

“We do get attached to these dogs; they are so wonderful,” said Dambra.

“But the ultimate goal is to help them serve others, and we’re so happy to be a part of that process.”

Dambra said though she can’t have Birdie at work with her due to the structure of her office, she brings Birdie on campus to meet new people and experience a number of new situations. In the afternoon, Birdie 23

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“It’s really up to the dog whether they want to work or not.”

If Birdie passes the test and decides to go to work, she will be matched to a person with a disability – free of charge.

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“works” with Mike at his business, Powell Plumbing. She even has students and community members who drop by to say hello.

And it’s not just Birdie. Last year, Dambra and her husband raised Duffy, who was later chosen to become a breeder due to her excellent temperament and attributes. Duffy visited the Dambras after having her first litter of pups in California.

“It’s a great organization that takes good care of the dogs and provides such valuable service to people with disabilities,” said Dambra. “It is fun to be part of the CCI family and wonderful network of puppy raisers.”

Birdie recently returned to the CCI campus in Santa Rosa, Calif., for formal training with professionals who will determine whether she’s suited to be a service dog. Dambra said only about 50 percent of the dogs graduate and become service animals because of the high standards required to become a CCI service dog.

“It’s really up to the dog whether they want to work or not,” said Dambra. “There are so many factors that go into whether or not a dog becomes a companion animal, but one of the most important factors is whether the dog wants to work.”

If Birdie passes the test and decides to go to work, she will be matched to a person with a disability – free of charge. The pair will then be evaluated and train together for two weeks before they graduate as a working “team.”

In the end, if Birdie decides she’s not a working dog, she will be released from the program to a good home determined by CCI. As her puppy raisers, the Dambras have the first option to adopt her, which they would do with open hearts.

The Dambras are beginning the process all over again with their new CCI puppy, Princess, as they wait with anticipation for updates on Birdie’s progress.

The Moscow VandalStore has been totally remodeled and is a great place to get the latest Vandal Gear. It’s where I shop to show off my Vandal spirit! I can also pick up my favorite Starbucks beverage, ‘The Joe Vandal’, in the store. You have to come check this out!

— Joe

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Getting Their Hands Dirty

By Bill Loftus

Soil Stewards root students and community in sustainable farming All across America, locally grown foods have become a profitable niche for some farmers, as they put a personal face on agriculture for customers eager to know not only where their food is grown, but also who’s growing it.

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Among the many in Moscow in sync with this trend is Soil Stewards, a student organization in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, or CALS. The club, formally known as the Sustainable and Organic Farming Club, operates a three-acre organic farm just east of town.

Located at Parker Farm, the student-run enterprise occupies part of the Palouse Research, Extension and Education Center, the oldest branch of the Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, which began operations before the university’s first classes and celebrates its 120th anniversary this year.

Alumna Ariel Agenbroad credits Soil Stewards for providing a challenging and rewarding educational experience and preparing her for a career.

“It was perfect. It’s helped me understand where a lot of the growers are coming from and the challenges they’re facing.” After becoming involved with the club as an undergraduate, she went on to earn a master’s degree in horticulture and serve as co-manager of the club’s organic farm for one growing season.

“It taught me so much about how to solve problems and find solutions. I have the understanding of how to talk with growers and gardeners about the problems they’re encountering. I have a lot of respect for the people who grow our food,” Agenbroad said.

She’s sharing her down-to-earth passion. Agenbroad now works as an extension educator for small farms and horticulture operations in Caldwell. She teaches master gardener classes in which community members receive detailed instruction on growing methods and pest control.

In turn, they volunteer to help others grow bountiful gardens and maintain landscapes.

For Elaine and Jim Jenkins of Nampa, Agenbroad nurtured the seed for what has become a multipurpose family business. “We were taking the master gardeners class and Ariel talked about Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, and we just sort of looked at each other. We’re trying to raise our kids to become responsible young adults and we’d been trying to find good summer jobs for them,” Elaine Jenkins recalled.

Left: Spring starts on offer at a Soil Stewards sale. Right: A bicyclist selects homegrown produce at the group’s seasonal market.

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Left: A Soil Steward gardener readies a garden. Right: A harvest gift basket.

They’re presently in their fourth year of offering produce through a community-supported agriculture program – within which farmers provide customers with fresh produce on a regular basis in return for the buyers sharing some of the up-front costs and risks.

The Produce n More CSA, operated by the Jenkins clan, supplies produce for 14 families – double last year’s total – and also gives their kids responsible roles in tending a half-acre garden.

“The most fun time of the year for them is going to the cash box at the end of the season, counting up the total, then distributing it,” Elaine said.

Now in its ninth year, the Soil Stewards club supplies nearly 36 households with weekly produce shares. Amy Trujillo, who recently moved to Moscow, trades work at the farm for a share. She and her 8-year-old son, Justin, spent some time early on a July morning at the farm picking strawberries.

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For Jodi Johnson-Maynard, a CALS soil scientist, serving as the Soil Stewards faculty adviser offers a chance to help students and community members gain personal connections to agriculture and learn more about it firsthand.

“The farm allows us to conduct research on organic farming methods, and gives students the chance to learn both in the classroom and through real experiences where they are responsible for the operation of the farm and serving the customers,” Johnson-Maynard said.

Johnson-Maynard would like for more students like Agenbroad to gain experience at the student farm. She’s also working collaboratively with students, other faculty members and administrators to create a new major in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The farm will become the centerpiece of this degree program, she said. www.uidaho.edu/student_organizations/soilstewards

The University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. was established in 1970 to secure, manage and distribute private support to enhance the growth and development of the University of Idaho.

• $237 million—the largest university foundation in Idaho • $127 million—endowment earnings distributed to the university since inception • $17.7 million—distributed to university scholarships/programs in 2012 For more information on the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc., or to view the 2012 Annual Report, please visit us online at uidahofoundation.org.

Let’s catch up over a nice phone call this fall. We’ll call you!

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Alumni Class Notes I Want to Shake Your Hands

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Pictured above, left to right: Randy Campbell, Bill Hobdy, Dave Stere, Pete Peterson, Rich Steiner, Walt Bird, Brody Conklin, Steve Johnson (Alumni Director), Woody Woodbury, Bill Kindley, Jim Okeson, Larry Durbin, Bob Bestor, John Kennedy, George Robertson, Denny Longfellow.

For more than 100 years, the United States military has been a vital thread in the fabric of the University of Idaho. From the early days of the Military Science department and ROTC units on campus, to our current initiative of Operation Education, the university has always been honored to nurture and support those who defend our country.

This past spring, I had the opportunity to shake hands with 15 of the 17 surviving men from the Navy ROTC Class of 1962 battalion.

The Office of Alumni Relations helped this group coordinate a reunion on campus in conjunction with the Navy ROTC unit’s annual awards ceremony. There, this group presented an award in memory of one of their instructors, Don Campbell.

I’m so proud of their service, their roles in this hallowed tradition and their love for their alma mater.

I’d relish the opportunity to meet other devoted Vandals. Whether it’s a small gathering like this, a class reunion or a large fraternity or sorority celebration, our staff is here to help you every step of the way. Interested? Send an email to reunion@uidaho.edu for more details.

Best wishes,

Steven C. Johnson ’71 Executive Director of Alumni Relations

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’60s Jim Kempton ’60, ’61 has been appointed to represent southcentral Idaho on the Idaho Transportation Board. Jim is a former Idaho state legislator and Idaho Public Utilities Commission member.

Karen Stedtfeld Offen ’61 was honored by her colleagues with a session dedicated to her scholarship in French and European history at the Society for French Historical Studies annual meeting. She also received national recognition as an Alumnae Achievement Award winner from Kappa Kappa Gamma. Karen serves on the board of the International Committee for the Historical Sciences and as a member of the program committee determining themes for the 2015 International Congress of the Historical Sciences in China.

Robert Hall ’68 retired June 21, 2011 as professor of plant science at South Dakota State University (SDSU) in Brookings, S.D. after 29 years of service. He was awarded Professor Emeritus status at SDSU in December 2011 by the S.D. Board of Regents.

Linda Fleetwood ’69, ’72 shows her Vandal pride in Antarctica which makes continent #7. It was another chance to learn, dream, and explore.

’70s Theodore Creason ’70, a partner in the law firm Creason, Moore, Dokken &

Geidl PLLC, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The induction ceremony took place before an audience of approximately 800 people during the recent 2011 annual meeting of the college. Creason has been practicing in Lewiston, Idaho for 36 years.

Sharon Allen ’73 has been elected to a two-year term as board chair of YMCA of the USA’s national board of directors.

Mick Sandine ’74 retired after 34 years of service to our country. He started out after obtaining a master’s in entomology as a Nebraska Extension Agent and then on to a unique job as the chief entomologist for the Air Force Strategic Air Command. He then worked as the U.S. Army’s Missouri River Project’s Natural Resources Manager. He was honored by fellow professionals by being awarded the multi-state Missouri River Natural Resources Committee’s Missouri River Champion Award for his efforts to promote the restoration of the Missouri River system.

Dennis Boatman ’76, ’81 has been selected by the Kennewick, Wash.

School District to be principal of Legacy High School beginning with the 201213 school year. He has been an assistant principal at Kennewick High School since 1993.

To be profiled, mail information, including reunion/graduation year, to Annis Shea, Office of Alumni Relations, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or email information to alumni@uidaho.edu.

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Georgia Stevens Boatman ’76, ’81 is the Regional Science Coordinator for the Educational Service District 123 in Pasco, Wash.

Russ Thurow ’76 received the 2012 R.L. Wallace Native Fish Conservation Award at the Idaho Chapter American Fisheries Society annual meeting. Russ was recognized for his research and for long term, sustained, and successful efforts to conserve native fish populations across Idaho.

Dave Christiansen ’77, City of Idaho Falls Parks & Recreation Division Director, has retired after 33 years of public service in parks and recreation leadership. During his career Dave served on the boards of: the Idaho Recreation and Park Assoc., the National Parks and Recreation Assoc., and American Park and Recreation Society. Dave is married to Donna Kuther ’76 and has two children, Derek and Dana.

Burt Golden ’77 has published his first novel titled “Madness of March.” This is a murder mystery set in Los Angeles and Atlantic City and explores crime and deception in sports.

John Mark Sanman ’77 retired from the Procter and Gamble Company after 34 years of service and relocated to Whitefish, Montana.

Dennis L. Johnson ’79, President and CEO of United Heritage Life Insurance Company, is the 2012 recipient of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Forum 500’s Distinguished Service

Award. The award is presented to an individual whose work has greatly contributed to the life insurance industry, especially to small and medium-sized life insurance companies, which the Forum 500 represents. He has served as President and CEO of United Heritage Life Insurance Company since January 1999.

Dean Bennett ’79, ’92, Student Activities Director at North Idaho College, retired on July 31, 2012.

During his 33 ½ year tenure, North Idaho College has seen significant growth in the extracurricular programs offered to students, including the student government (ASNIC), outdoor pursuits, students events, Student Union, recreational sports, challenge course, orientation and volunteerism.

’80s James Heid ’80 has been selected by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) to be elevated to the ASLA Council of Fellows for 2012. Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the contributions of these individuals to their profession and society at large based on their works, leadership and management, knowledge and service.

J.R. “Ron” Langrell III ’80, ’81, ’84 has been elected Board Trustee for the American Technical Education Association (ATEA).

Jeff Osterkamp ’80 has been appointed vice president for engineering for Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. He will provide overall strategic and operational leadership for all disciplines of engineering, including manufacturing, testing, supply chain management, IR&D and intellectual property.

John Worster ’81 is currently serving as Pastor, Holy Spirit Catholic Community, in Pocatello, Idaho. He is also the Senior Chaplain for the Idaho Army National Guard at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a 2010 graduate of the Inter American Defense College with a certificate in Hemispheric Security and Defense. He enjoys fishing Idaho’s many lakes and rivers.

Robert Clark ’83 has authored a children’s book (as R.M. Clark) titled “Dizzy Miss Lizzie,” released in January 2012.

Clark, now living in Massachusetts, has written eight books.

Scott Green ’84 is the new Chief Executive Officer for the law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP. This is the first time that the firm has appointed a non-lawyer as CEO to lead the entire firm.

He will assume responsibility for business strategy and operations of the firm.

Georgia Yuan ’85 has been appointed Deputy Undersecretary of the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education.

Bill Holman ’87, ’96, ’02 has been selected as principal at Franklin Elementary School in Pullman, Wash.

Colonel Cory Mendenhall ’89 (left) and Captain Adam Smith ’02 (right) learned they were both Vandals while on an operational C-17A mission in Southwest Asia, November 2011.

James J. Whitbread ’89 was designated a Public Works Leadership Fellow by the American Public Works Association. He serves as Stevens County Public Works Director and County Engineer based in Colville, Washington.

’90s Tammy Everts ’91 has been appointed a Business Adviser with the Spokane Small Business Development Center. Business advisors offer one-on-one business planning and technical assistance at no charge to business owners to help them make better informed business decisions. She previously spent five years in Yakima with the County Economic Development Association.

Casey Meza ’84 is the new executive director of regional services for Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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Alumni Class Notes Heather Irby Leach ’93 is the new Program Manager for the Government Solutions Division of Manpower. She is responsible for enhancing Manpower’s relationship with the public workforce system.

Heather spent the last 14 years as a Manager for the Idaho Department of Labor.

Carrie Stark ’93, ’02 completed her Ph.D. from North Dakota State University.

work with senior management and the company’s business units to lead strategy development with the goal of improving the organization’s market position, growth, and financial profitability. In addition, he will manage strategic initiatives, assess new business opportunities, and lead M&A and business projects as requested by the senior management team.

Craig Kelley ’99 was elected to a two-year term as President of the United States Dry Bean Council.

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Kate Wharton ’94, along with Heather Hughes, has been selected to pen “Maintenance and Operations” for the Fly Film program for the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).

SIFF produces four original short films each year showcasing the new hottest writers and directors. Scripts written by Wharton and Hughes have been finalists in the Kairos Prize, Script PIMP, Sundance and PAGE screenwriting competition, and semi-finalists at the Austin Film Festival.

Joni Smith Kirk ’98, ’12 is a Senior Communications Specialist at the University of Washington.

Josh Boyd ’99, ’00 has accepted the position as the Director of Strategy for Boise Inc (NYSE: BZ). In his new role he will

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Corinna Wolfe Stiles ’00 has accepted a position with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services in Washington, D.C. As a Vocational Rehabilitation Program Specialist she will be responsible for monitoring and advising 80 state/territory vocational rehabilitation agencies and ensuring proper expenditure of $3 billion in awards to the state/territory agencies.

Janelle Baker ’01 is the new principal at Prairie View Elementary in Post Falls, Idaho.

Robbie McMillian ’01 has been named Registrar for the Gonzaga University School of Law.

Bob Stedtfeld ’02 earned his doctorate from Michigan State University in 2009. He did a two year post doc there and is now considered a research associate.

He has developed a hand-held device to detect the genetic codes of pathogens, and works to research uses for the device.

Matthew McCoy ’03 earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Portland.

Krisandra Whitt Allen ’04 earned a Master of Public Health degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and started as the Piedmont District Epidemiologist in Farmville, Va. Brandon Reiff ’04 placed fourth overall (first American to do so) out of 6,000-plus runners in the Austin Marathon with a time of 2:27:45.

Anne Hanenburg ’05 passed the Washington Landscape Architect Registration Examination. She is employed by SPVV Landscape Architects of Spokane, Wash. and is now a licensed landscape architect.

Brian Armstrong ’02 has returned to the Palouse and is working in Annual Giving at WSU. Mike Rosen ’02 retired after 22 years of service in the United States Marine Corps on June 30, 2012.

Scott Hopkins ‘05, LEED AP, has earned his Idaho state license to practice architecture. Scott is employed by CSHQA.

Jonathan Bobango ’07 was awarded the 2011 Emmy for Markets 81+ from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Northwest Chapter, as producer for the “Fox9 News at 9:00” evening news on KNIN. Geno Bonnalie ’07 is a world record holder in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the most holes of golf in one week. He has also set the record for the most holes of golf played in a day (2000), most birdies made in a week (493) and most birdies made in 12 hours (67).

Ian Kirk ’07 is a purchasing manager at Absolute Manufacturing.

Tandice Hogan ’08 has been hired as Assistant District Attorney of the 13th judicial circuit of the state of Alabama, located in Mobile, Ala. Andrew Jensen ’08 is the new Vice President of Nonprofit Services at NLP Secure.

Maggie is a huge Vandal fan! She has family members that have attended UI: Thad Carson ’09 and Toby Carson ’12. She is an English bulldog and loves to wear her Vandal sweater that was also worn by both Thad and Toby when they were two years old!

Timothy Dilworth ’09 is the new senior vice president of marketing for Overstock.com Inc.

To be profiled, mail information, including reunion/graduation year, to Annis Shea, Office of Alumni Relations, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or email information to alumni@uidaho.edu.

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’10s

Jordyn Celene Wright ’10, ’12 is the new Assistant Greek Adviser at the University of Idaho.

Jeffrey Bernsen ’11 has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Senator Jim Risch as a winter semester intern.

Brenda Jacobsen ’11 has received the Idaho Business Education Assoc. Outstanding Business Educator of the Year award and the Outstanding Career and Technical Student Organization Advisor of the Year award. Brenda is an associate lecturer in the Idaho State University College of Education’s Department of Educational Foundations.

Anna Marie Limbaugh ’11 and Matthew James Carlson ’11 will be tying the knot on June 15, 2013. They are both thirdgeneration Vandals and met while in school through the Greek Community.

Katie Pemberton ’11 was selected by President Obama to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This award is given annually to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. Winners of this honor receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion.

Stephen Parrott ’12 began a new position with Northwest Farm Credit as a credit officer.

Marriages Kristin Caldwell ’11 to Nicholas Hawkins ’11 Ivy Frye ’03 to Daniel Caldwell Kristina Holt ’00 to Brian Armstrong ’02 Marci Meadows ’02 to Peter Barnard U-Idaho Photo Services

The Alumni Association Congratulates its 2012 Hall of Fame Recipients

Lisa Naccarato ’08, ’12 to Ty Iverson ’04 Courtney Szelmeczka ’10 to Paul Wright ’10

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Shea Nesbitt ’10 is the new program manager for the Idaho Beef Council. She will be responsible for implementing the Council’s market plan for increasing consumer beef demand throughout the state of Idaho.

Linda Shreve Davidson ’75 Named Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs and Chief Development Officer/West Coast at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2011. Over the previous 13 years, she’d served as UT’s Vice-Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs. Last year, the UT System surpassed its $1 billion Campaign for Tennessee capital campaign goal, having raised $1.3 billion.

Wayne C. Solomon ’56 Enjoyed an expansive career in aerospace, starting in propulsion research in the 1960s at the U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Propulsion Lab at Edwards AFB, Calif.

Went on to work as a visiting professor at Germany’s University of Goettingen. Following a subsequent stint in the U.S. Air Force, he joined Bell Aerospace Textron as director of high-energy laser systems and, later, director for advanced systems. Went on to head the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Founder and now chairman of CU Aerospace, LLC.

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1. Jimmy, Josephine, and Johnny, children of John ’97 and Jenny Enright ’99 Aldape, grandchildren of John ’67 and Juliana Jausoro ’69 Aldape 2. Ellory Rose, daughter of Jeremy Anderson ’98, ’00 and Mandy Rockwell ’05 3. Jackson Thomas, son of Chris ’09 and Joella Durham ’09 Armstrong 4. Elise JoElle and Brynn Louise, daughters of Desmond and Karmen Esser ’94 Distant 5. Leila Jowita, daughter of Slawomir ’11 and Jowita Dziedzic 6. Twins Marcus and Makayla, son and daughter of Matthew ’05 and Kim Carey ’04 Erickson 7. Declan, son of Casey ’03 Fatzinger and Amanda ’03 Stewart 8. Madelyn Licia, daughter of Nick ’08 and Gyna Furlin, granddaughter of Orlando and Janice ’98 Berti and niece of Travis ’07 Berti

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Crowe ’96 and grandson of John Crowe ‘74 12. Nathan and Lexi, children of Jeff and Shelby McBride ’98 Munnoch, grandchildren of Ed ’64, ’72 and Connie Largent ’64 McBride 13. Lilian Elyse, daughter of Jim ’06 and Hailey Haynes ’06 Michalk 14. Jack and Alison, children of Steve ’99 and Jan Tucker ’97 Murchie 15. Hannah Claire, daughter of Clay ’04 and Emily Habern ’04 Rozell 16. Mason, son of Jeff and Tracie Bidlake ’05 Sinkbeil and grandson of Ray and Judy ’10 Pankopf 17. Colton Joseph, son of Gary ’03 and Sarah Prewitt Smith 18. Grayson Michael Strohmeyer, grandson of Larry ’66 and Sally Anderson ’66 Strohmeyer 19. Davis, son of Travis and Jessica Hartley ’02 Thornton and grandson of Jim K. ’80 and Kathy Hall ‘77 Grant 20. Tegan Marlene, daughter of Nicolas ’04 and Rachel ’06 Voss

9. Harper Mae, daughter of John and Sara Rieth ’09 Grove 10. Holden Cracroft Haines, grandson of Curtis G. ’71 and Sandra Priest ’70 Haines

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Kennedy Ho’okele, child of Tyler ’05 and Leah ’04 Victorino

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Reese, daughter of Brian ’02 and Kristina Holt ’00 Armstrong

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In Memory

Norma “Virginia” Collett Biladeau ’43, Boise, Feb 14, 2012

Anna Margaret “Mimi” Sellars Jones ’45, Boise, May 7, 2012

Lucy Birzis ’43, Santa Barbara, CA, Apr 6, 2012

Karl Koch Sr. ’41, Mountain Home, Jun 17, 2012

’30s

F Herbert Bormann ’41, North Branford, CT, Jun 7, 2012

Robert Korman ’43, Fort Worth, TX, Mar 30, 2012

Fred Ahrenholz ’36, Chino Valley, AZ, May 27, 2012

Margaret Tomlinson Borresen ’42, Boise, Jun 16, 2012

Janet Collier Mackey ’42, Olympia, WA, Mar 21, 2012

Ruth McRoberts Barnett ’34, San Diego, CA, Feb 6, 2012

Lovell Callister ’42, Blackfoot, Jan 26, 2012

Leo Meagher ’49, Portland, OR, Feb 4, 2012

Loyd Barronett ’36, Centralia, WA, Feb 28, 2011

Marion Wilson Carney ’45, Morristown, NJ, Feb 10, 2012

Doris McDermott Burnett ’37, Pocatello, Mar 25, 2012

Harry Chase ’49, Lewiston, May 10, 2012

Norma Mitchell Coiner ’39, Twin Falls, Apr 23, 2012

Rozena Widener Cherry ’49, Denver, CO, Mar 8, 2011

Barbara Brodrecht Corby ’39, Spokane, WA, Mar 19, 2012

Richard Childs Jr ’48, San Francisco, CA, Mar 27, 2012

Jean Driscoll Dinsmore ’39, Spokane, WA, May 12, 2012

Olive Bidne Clark ’42, Green Valley, AZ, Mar 29, 2011

Zelma Myers Ellis ’39, Spokane, WA, May 4, 2012

Gladys Bryant Doll ’40, Snohomish, WA, Mar 8, 2012

Florence Kribs Fray ’37, Spokane, WA, Feb 27, 2012

Bonnie Harris Dunham ’43, Sammamish, WA, Mar 17, 2012

Veda Tochterman Haughey ’34, Puyallup, WA, Apr 7, 2012

Marian Krussman Dykman ’46, Pocatello, Mar 13, 2012

William Lee ’37, Los Angeles, CA, Jun 3, 2012

David Edmark Sr. ’48, Boise, Mar 4, 2012

Lewis Orland ’37, Spokane, WA, Feb 14, 2012

Bernard Favaro Sr. ’42, San Francisco, CA, Feb 14, 2012

Richard Paris ’39, Glendale, CA, Dec 15, 2011

Thomas Femreite ’44, Moscow, Oct 19, 2011

’40s

Martin Fry ’48, Horseshoe Bend, May 6, 2012

The University of Idaho extends its condolences to the family and friends.

Dorothy (Debbie) Bowell Anderson ’46, Tacoma, WA, Apr 26, 2012 Robert Asmussen ’46, Great Falls, MT, Mar 19, 2012 William Barnes ’48, Santa Fe, NM, May 3, 2012 F. Roy Beenders ’40, Meridian, Feb 21, 2012 Glen Benjamin ’49, Goldendale, WA, May 13, 2012

Flora Heath Gibbs ’41, Spokane, WA, Mar 15, 2012 Doris Van Riper Guernsey ’47, Payette, Apr 24, 2012 Gerald “Gerry” Hagedorn ’46, Moscow, Feb 27, 2012 Estella Larson Hann-Syron ’42, Cottonwood, Feb 21, 2012 Bonnie Burnside Hubbard ’48, Vancouver, WA, Apr 18, 2012

Mary Olson Miller ’46, Winthrop, ME, Apr 15, 2011 Edwin Mueller ’42, Charleston, SC, Jun 6, 2012 Robert O’Conner ’44, Missoula, MT, Feb 9, 2012 Ralph Peters ’44, Jerome, Jun 16, 2012 J. Reed Peterson ’45, Boise, Jun 14, 2012 Ruth Batt Richards ’40, Sandy, UT, Mar 3, 2012 Dorothy Nixon Rundquist ’42, Cheyenne, WY, Apr 26, 2012 Gay Bonman Rutledge ’42, Caldwell, Mar 21, 2012 Doris Adams Savaria ’47, Kimberly, May 29, 2012 Justine Smith ’42, Hayden Lake, Apr 12, 2012

’50s Gerald Ainsworth ’57, ’59, West Linn, OR, Mar 10, 2012 Dixie Young Anderson ’58, Boise, Dec 11, 2011 Doris Condon Baird ’56, Appleton, WI, Apr 17, 2012 Eugene Baldeck ’55, Lewiston, Apr 16, 2012 Robert Barstow ’55, Federal Way, WA, Feb 20, 2012 Larraine Cole Beach ’51, ‘79’ ’82, Lakewood, WA, Feb 23, 2012 Gerald Bell ’50, Spokane, WA, Aug 22, 2011 William Bliesner ’57, Kimberly, Jun 18, 2012 Margaret Paulson Bolingbroke ’57, Coeur d’Alene, Apr 12, 2012 Liane Edlefsen Boor ’56, Brighton, CO, Dec 18, 2011 Ralph Boyden Jr. ’53, Glen Ellyn, IL, Jan 24, 2012 David Campbell ’52, Boise, Apr 2, 2012 Richard Campbell ’59, Star, May 2, 2012 Sonya Davey Chaney ’57, Boise, Mar 30, 2012 Parley “Bill” Cherry ’50, Boise, Mar 17, 2012

JoAnn Crites Thompson ’45, ’66, Pullman, WA, Apr 3, 2012

Eugene Clark ’53, Grants Pass, OR, Apr 13, 2012

Warren Tolmie ’45, Caldwell, May 12, 2012

Whaylon Coleman Sr. ’59, Owensboro, KY, Apr 24, 2012

George Weitz ’49, Caldwell, May 9, 2012

Allan Cranston ’53, Birmingham, AL, Apr 30, 2012

Arlin Wilson ’42, New Harmony, UT, Mar 13, 2012

Roy Edwards ’50, Wilbraham, MA, Mar 14, 2012

Elizabeth Briggs Woodcock ’43, Portland, OR, May 2, 2012

Dolores Uria Einen ’53, Portland, OR, Sep 10, 2011

Ann Stewart Yeend ’48, Spokane, WA, Feb 21, 2012

William Farley ’50, Corvallis, OR, Mar 29, 2012

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Alumni Class Notes Norman Farnham ’50, Kaneohe, HI, Jun 18, 2012

Philip Ourada ’54, Boise, Apr 30, 2012

James Detchman ’66, ’68, Battle Ground, WA, Apr 19, 2012

Ros Rognstad ’65, Lewiston, Apr 16, 2012

Barney Foster ’51, Clarkston, WA, Dec 12, 2011

Robert Owsley ’55, Boise, May 25, 2012

Jerry Dirkse ’65, Leavenworth, WA, Jan 18, 2012

Janet Dial Rohn ’69, Moscow, May 22, 2012

Marion Gilliland ’51, Lehigh, IA, Feb 28, 2012

Larry Pline ’58, Nampa, Apr 11, 2012

Thomas Eisenbarth ’63, El Lago, TX, Apr 21, 2012

Vincent Rossi ’64, Hayden, Apr 25, 2012

Robert Graham ’54, Honolulu, HI, May 8, 2012

Dencel Pollett ’55, Boise, Apr 13, 2012

Bruce Evarts ’66, Spokane, WA, Feb 21, 2012

Benjamin Schafer ’65, Spokane, WA, Jan 9, 2012

Dennis Gray ’59, Boise, Jun 4, 2012

Donald Purcell ’51, Highland, UT, Mar 13, 2012

Ritch Fenrich ’68, Spokane, WA, Mar 27, 2012

Roberta Bancroft Sharp ’62, ’67, Covina, CA, Mar 26, 2012

Stephen Helm ’52, Boise, May 7, 2012

Duane Pyrah ’51, ’54, Alpine, UT, Mar 24, 2012

Ronald Fredrickson ’60, ’63, Grangeville, Apr 9, 2012

Melvin Shelton ’69, Boise, Jun 1, 2012

John Hoch ’59, Kensington, CA, Nov 22, 2011

Darlene Dickes Schau ’52, Spokane, WA, Apr 30, 2012

Harold Gimpel ’60, ’62, Toms River, NJ, Feb 18, 2012

Jim Smith ’66, Friday Harbor, WA, Apr 1, 2012

Dutch Holland ’50, Lewiston, Apr 16, 2012

Cal Schmid ’53, Ocala, FL, Mar 29, 2012

Jay Hanson ’62, ’65, Geneseo, IL, Jan 30, 2012

Judith Kienlen Stanton ’64, ’91, Boise, Mar 30, 2012

James Hippler ’69, Henderson, NV, Apr 8, 2011

Karen Schmuhl Tertelling ’65, Kenmore, WA, Dec 5, 2011

Joe Subia ’59, Boise, Jun 18, 2012

Mildred Ward Houk ’63, Boise, Jun 2, 2012

William “Bill” Thompson ’63, Ogden, UT, Mar 14, 2012

Roberta Holes Thomas ’59, Lakesite, TN, Dec 30, 2011

George Huang ’69, Chico, CA, May 25, 2012

Robert Wagenschutz ’61, Jackson, TN, Jan 6, 2011

William Kinney ’54, West Chester, PA, May 19, 2012

William Thornhill ’51, San Jose, CA, Feb 11, 2012

David Johns ’60, Boise, Apr 8, 2012

Max Wilde ’62, San Leandro, CA, Jan 22, 2012

James Kohl ’59, Monroe, OR, Mar 17, 2012

George Williams ’50, Kennewick, WA, Mar 27, 2012

Orin Kent ’66, Port Orchard, WA, Apr 6, 2012

Donald Willis ’61, Boise, Apr 15, 2012

John Kroiss ’58, Magnolia, TX, Mar 7, 2012

’60s

Stephen Keutzer ’61, Salem, OR, Apr 17, 2012

Roger Wright ’63, ’65, Rexburg, Feb 5, 2012

Thomas Laurent ’50, Douglas, AK, Jan 20, 2012

Raymond Archer ’67, Tahlequah, OK, Jan 23, 2012

Ralph Lawrence Jr. ’65, Fairfax, VA, Feb 27, 2012

Earl Lillevig ’58, Portland, OR, Dec 11, 2011

Donald Beesley ’60, Kennewick, WA, Feb 5, 2012

Michael McDonald ’64, Spokane, WA, Mar 15, 2012

Russell Lloyd ’52, Caldwell, Apr 18, 2012

Dorothy Solum Caron ’65, Wallace, Feb 24, 2012

Richard Loeppky ’59, Mukilteo, WA, Apr 21, 2012

Lynda Dailey Case ’61, Lewiston, May 8, 2012

C Marvin Long ’51, Seattle, WA, May 2, 2012

Dale Chatterton ’63, Shoshone, May 26, 2012

Gordon Howell ’59, Viola, Feb 8, 2012 Benjamin Johnson ’51, ’52, Nampa, May 26, 2012 Gordon Kalk ’50, Juneau, AK, Apr 1, 2012

Lloyd Marsh ’55, Coeur d’Alene, May 14, 2012 Henry Nygaard ’50, Moscow, Mar 16, 2012 J. Keith Ormond ’53, Idaho Falls, Feb 29, 2012

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Jack Streibick ’59, Lewiston, Jun 17, 2012

Diana Axtell Conley ’66, Moses Lake, WA, Apr 25, 2012 Janet Hagglund Craine ’67, ’70, Moscow, Mar 3, 2012 Don Crimin ’65, Lancaster, CA, May 4, 2012

John McFaull Jr. ’63, Port Angeles, WA, Jan 23, 2012 N. Douglas Meloy ’62, Lewiston, Mar 31, 2012 John Norrish ’66, Kalispell, MT, Feb 6, 2012 Franklin Parks ’60, ’63, ’74, Clovis, CA, May 28, 2012 Georgie Willis Park ’60, Kalispell, MT, Apr 16, 2012 Patsy Miller Rogalski ’66, Pullman, WA, Feb 3, 2012

’70s James Acton ’77, Saint George, UT, Apr 2, 2012 Rajan Bharvani ’74, Honolulu, HI, Mar 23, 2012 David Boone ’77, Homer, AK, May 4, 2012 Thelma Bellows Cramp ’70, Rathdrum, Apr 7, 2012 Frank Cushing ’74, Falls Church, VA, Feb 6, 2012 Warren Day ’79, Boise, Feb 4, 2012 Tom Fitzpatrick ’77, Lewiston, Feb 23, 2012

To be profiled, mail information, including reunion/graduation year, to Annis Shea, Office of Alumni Relations, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or email information to alumni@uidaho.edu.

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Ruth Crumly Fry ’71, Horseshoe Bend, May 2, 2012

Jan Raymond Olsen ’74, Twin Falls, Mar 5, 2012

Keren Dimah ’89, Matteson, IL, Jan 8, 2011

Thomas Greenwood ’71, Polson, MT, Mar 7, 2012

Shirley Stanford Richner ’76, Spokane, WA, Jun 7, 2012

Thomas Glassford ’82, Enterprise, OR, Feb 23, 2012

Douglas Hill ’71, Boise, Mar 18, 2012

David Rohrbach ’76, Indianapolis, IN, May 20, 2012

Wayne Herrenbruck ’84, Portland, OR, Mar 27, 2012

Dennis Howey ’71, Spokane, WA, Mar 28, 2012

Ronald Runyan ’73, Boise, Apr 27, 2012

Walter Hull ’87, Arco, Jul 18, 2011

Lynn Jensen ’72, Ontario, OR, Jan 14, 2011

Judene Zabel Schenk ’77, Spokane, WA, May 14, 2012

William Knox ’83, Joseph, OR, Apr 25, 2012

Randall John ’72, Malad, Mar 23, 2012

Harold Spores ’74, Vancouver, WA, Jan 29, 2012

Steven Joseph ’75, Onekama, MI, Nov 23, 2011

Hsi Wang ’73, Ithaca, NY, Feb 4, 2012

Margaret (Peggy) Matukonis Luten ’81, ’83, Leesburg, VA, Feb 24, 2012

Naoma McCleery Kalstad ’72, Spokane, WA, Oct 24, 2011

Carol Wunderlich-Dugger ’72, Orofino, Mar 28, 2012

Larry King ’77, Vancouver, WA, Jan 26, 2011 Charles “David” Lande ’75, Raymore, MO, Nov 18, 2011 Larry Lannigan ’72, Caldwell, Jan 25, 2012 Marvin Merkel ’77, Falmouth, ME, Feb 2, 2012

’80s Gary Batte ’80, ’97, Idaho Falls, Aug 8, 2011 Charles Canepa ’89, Napa, CA, Mar 15, 2012 Elisabeth McSweeney Curtis ’83, ’87, Moscow, Apr 17, 2012

Jack Nelson Sr. ’70, Lewiston, Mar 30, 2012

Mildred Aitken Rodriquez ’89, Coeur d’Alene, ID, Jan 17, 2012 Robert Shurtliff ’81, Idaho Falls, Apr 23, 2012 Timothy Stoddard ’87, Idaho Falls, Feb 11, 2012 Steven Wallace ’83, Pocatello, Jun 1, 2012 Devona Lam Weirich ’86, Warsaw, MO, Jun 20, 2012

’90s Randal Boyer ’91, Nezperce, May 28, 2012 Wilfredo Caringal ’90, Pomona, CA, May 25, 2011 Walter Carlson ’91, ’95, Kalispell, MT, Mar 18, 2012 Melinda Tannier Cobbley ’90, Boise, Apr 5, 2012 Rebecca Breeden Moody ’97, Coupeville, WA, Apr 20, 2012 Robin “Rob” Stewart ’95, Meridian, Feb 18, 2012

’00s Jason Ainsworth ’08, Omaha, NE, Feb 21, 2012 Mark Buckley ’00, Federal Way, WA, Feb 17, 2012 Mark Weeks ’04, Orofino, Dec 10, 2011

Katherina Woodward ’89, Portland, OR, Aug 18, 2011

Parent Days 2012 - 2013

Dads’ Weekend November 2-4

Moms’ Weekend April 19-21

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Alumni Events October 5-7 Homecoming

November 2-4

Dads’ Weekend

December 4

Holiday Dinner at the Davenport Spokane, Wash.

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April 19-21 Moms’ Weekend

Event updates and specifics at www.uidaho.edu/idahovandals

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“I’ve been very clear in communicating to them that they need to use athletics as a means to the end, and the end is earning that degree. Many of our student-athletes are first-generation collegians and I’m proud they’re taking advantage of their educational opportunities to set the foundation for successful careers after their athletic eligibility ends,” Spear said.

Vandals also racked up scores of team awards for academic excellence over the years.

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“We emphasize the ‘student’ in the student-athlete,” Spear said. “There’s great pride, tradition and excellence among our student-athletes when it comes to their academics.

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