Saint Francis Magazine Fall 2017

message from our president Dear alumni and friends, We have much to celebrate as we honor Rick Cartwright for 42 years of service to students and the university. As dean of our School of Creative Arts, Rick brought his artistic talents to the classroom and to many projects in the university and our community. His leadership has been invaluable to the growth of the university’s art programs and the increased visibility of art and culture in the Fort Wayne area.

We are fortunate that the university stands at the threshold of an opportunity opened by generosity, belief and vision. Thanks to your support, the Faith and Reason Campaign, a project for which we have prayed and planned—has begun.

The groundbreaking ceremony of a new chapel in the heart of our campus and the expansion of Achatz Hall of Science was held in July.

The new free-standing St. Francis Chapel overlooking Mirror Lake and visible from the majority of buildings on campus will invite our community to celebrate the Eucharist, and all visitors to engage in prayer and reflection. Expanded seating for 250 people and enhanced technology will allow us to serve the needs of the larger community, in a serene and reverent place of worship.

The Faith and Reason Campaign also includes expanding science facilities. The 1960s-era space has educated graduates of impact, including many who grace the pages of this magazine. With more than half of our enrolled students in some form of science or healthcare program, the demand for our high-quality instruction continually grows. This campaign responds with the space and resources necessary to carry our education, and our students, into the future.

The success of this campaign confirms God’s hand in our plan, and strengthens our resolve to continually transform our university and its students.

Our journey has been blessed by many supportive friends, and we mourn the loss of trustee emeritus Ian Rolland this summer. We have grown much through his leadership, generosity and vision, and will always be grateful for his talents and his friendship.

We also mourn the loss of another longtime friend of the university, Jim Shields.

Jim contributed to the University of Saint Francis through his years of invaluable support to USF Athletics and other important university initiatives over the past two decades. We are working on a fitting tribute to his legacy for the next issue of Saint Francis magazine.

As we look ahead to another busy fall semester, we invite you to visit our campus.

There, you will see once again the marvelous consequence of the interworking of Faith and Reason.

God’s blessings,

Sister M. Elise Kriss, OSF, President University of Saint Francis 2

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Director of Alumni Relations

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Director of Development

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SERVE ONE ANOTHER SOCIETY, and THE CHURCH

University of Saint Francis 2701 Spring St., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 260-399-7999, sf.edu/magazine FALL 2017

The magazine of the University of Saint Francis is published twice annually by the USF Marketing Department and distributed without cost to alumni, faculty, staff and other friends of the university.

in this issue features 6

Faith + Reason Strengthening the heart of our university

10 Two Times Two Times Two Mother-daughter name-alikes earn USF degrees this spring

12 Crafted in Achatz Environmental science alum brews up a business

14 Medicine in Haiti Students labor in love with alumni professionals

16 Another Beginning Cartwright sees new vistas in retirement

20 Healthcare Excellence, Family-style USF has produced some strong parent-and-child healthcare teams to impact lives.

22 Free to Be USF’s Kiefer encourages self-expression

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24 Commencement Congratulations class of 2017

26 WhoDunIt? Brookside provides stunning backdrop for new murder-mystery

28 Coming of Age USF alumni earn 40 under 40 award

30 A Friend to All USF remembers Ian Rolland

36 A Family Affair Poinsattes contribute cheerfully

38 All-Double Decade USF celebrates 20th anniversary of cougar football 4

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A new chapter begins. The University of Saint Francis recently launched two signature construction projects on the Spring Street campus. A new freestanding chapel in the center of campus and the expansion and modernization of Achatz Hall of Science will vividly demonstrate the integration of faith and reason in our students’ education.

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Like mother, like daughter.

The mother-daughter duo of Quila Renée Pettus and Quila Monét Jackson shared the student experience, and USF set the stage for an exciting and enriching future for both. Attending college together allowed a unique type of support, and completing their education at the same time has been both rewarding and emotional.

12 Raise a glass. Andy Denton BS ’99, environmental science, began learning the science behind the craft of beer-making in Achatz Hall. His close relationships with Achatz students and professors allowed him to grow into a savvy scientist and businessperson. He now owns a craft brewery near Chicago and is putting his skills to work.

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14 Service in action. USF Professor Dr. Amy Obringer BS '91 traveled to Haiti with alumni and students to experience medicine in a developing nation and participate in a unique learning experience. The group spent time working with patients in a Haitian hospital and also with the orphans at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage.

30 We say goodbye. Civic leader and longtime friend of USF, Ian Rolland passed away this year after decades of service to our community. He is remembered fondly by faculty, leadership and community partners for his benevolence and support to our university, which will benefit our students for generations to come.

On the cover: We pay tribute to Rick Cartwright, who recently retired from a long and accomplished career at the University of Saint Francis. His work as dean of the USF School of Creative Arts has left a lasting impression on students, fellow faculty and the entire Fort Wayne arts community.

Photos by Tim Brumbeloe, Christopher K. George, Ellie Bogue and Steve Vorderman. Cover photo by Jeffrey Crane.

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The University of Saint Francis recently launched two signature construction projects that will more vividly demonstrate the integration of faith and reason.

A new freestanding chapel in the center of campus will provide easy access for the campus community to celebrate the Eucharist, and will offer a place of prayer and reflection for all visitors. The 250-seat building will replace the current chapel which is located inside the Trinity Hall administration building. The new St. Francis Chapel will also host the weekly televised Mass for the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

The expansion and modernization of Achatz Hall of Science will further strengthen the university’s highquality and in-demand science and healthcare programs.

As a Catholic university, the curriculum features the integration of faith and reason to provide a holistic education for USF students. The updated science facilities will offer opportunities for students to study in state-of-the-art laboratories and expand their learning outside of the classroom, as well as in the community.

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View of Achatz Hall of Science and Research Center laboratory addition from Brookside (former Bass Mansion).

View of the future St. Francis Chapel on Mirror Lake.

“The impact of these two projects, in the heart of the Spring Street campus, will significantly transform our campus environment,” said USF President Sister M. Elise Kriss, OSF. The St. Francis Chapel is targeted for completion in late 2018 along with phase one of the new science laboratories, with the final back renovation of the existing laboratories to be completed the following year.

The finished science and technology facility will include 12 new state-of-the-art and distinct learning laboratories.

Why embark on a Faith and Reason campaign?

Preparing leaders for our world’s complex challenges demands new and flexible capacity. Additionally, teaching strategies, scientific research and technology are constantly changing. A new St. Francis Chapel and significant science building upgrades will enhance our core strengths of faith and reason.

“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.”

Pope St. John Paul II, Fides et Ratio

Photos by Jeffrey Crane

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“In whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord. In whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.�

-Ephesians 2:21-22

USF Develops Future Leaders The Class of 2016 had a 96 percent career outcome rate for employment, military service and continuing education. Through the integration of faith and reason, USF graduates engage in critical thinking and complex problem solving, while demonstrating outstanding interpersonal skills. These abilities are cultivated through a well-rounded education that encourages rigorous scientific inquiry alongside deep personal reflection, a call to ethical decision-making and a call to service. Our focus on developing the whole person calls us to use Catholic social teaching and our Franciscan values to understand and engage the world more profoundly. This personal development prepares students for fulfilling vocations and develops talent that will serve our community for years to come.

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Photos by Jeffrey Crane

GROUNDBREAKING

LAUNCHES PROJECTS

A comprehensive campaign for a new chapel and Achatz science laboratories

Wielding blue ribbon-festooned spades and wearing white hard hats, USF and community leaders made history when they turned spades of soil to mark the launch of two massive university building projects in July—the expansion of Achatz Hall of Science and a new, free-standing St. Francis Chapel.

She recalled the history of Achatz, constructed in the 1960s and remodeled several times. “This will highlight in-demand, quality programs and provide a learning environment for today’s science,” she said, detailing the building’s “green” roof, secondfloor balcony, view of the lake and 12 new laboratories.

Most Rev. Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend blessed the project sites, referencing the Biblical dream of Jacob. “How many years have I, the Sisters and the community dreamed of a free-standing chapel at the University of Saint Francis?” he said. “The place of Jacob’s dream became holy ground, and that happens here today through God’s blessing.”

Sister Angela Mellady, OSF, Provincial Superior at Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration Provincial House in Mishawaka, marveled at the changes since the first Sisters arrived in Lafayette, Ind. in 1875. When their teaching college relocated in 1944, “Three Sisters packed the science equipment to bring it to Fort Wayne,” she said.

USF President Sister M. Elise Kriss, OSF, noted that the chapel’s visibility from Spring Street and Leesburg Road creates an iconic image. “It will be open to the campus and larger community, and triple our capacity. This will draw those who use it closer to the God we love,” she said.

Photos by Tim Brumbeloe

Fort Wayne Mayor and USF Alumnus, Tom Henry, BA 1976, MS 1981, remembered his time at USF. “When I was here, there were five and a half buildings, the half being a men’s dorm. The time comes to either stay the same or become a voice in the community. This decision was made years ago, and the statement has been phenomenal.” saint francis magazine | fall 2017

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x x 222 MOTHER-DAUGHTER NAME-ALIKES EARN USF DEGREES THIS SPRING

Two family members with matching names received degrees at USF’s commencement this spring. The mother-daughter duo of Quila Renée Pettus and Quila Monét Jackson shared the student experience, and USF set the stage for an exciting and enriching future for both.

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A USF basketball player, Jackson earned a B.A. in visual art and communication in the School of Creative Arts. Pettus earned a Master of Organizational Leadership (MOL) from the USF Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership.

“I was already a Cougar mom cheering in the stands,” she said. “I looked at a few other schools, but my heart was wearing Cougar blue. It was an added bonus that my daughter was a student.”

Sharing the college experience allowed a unique type of support. “Toward the end of my senior year is when I needed her most,” Jackson said, “and on her final stretch she was in the same boat as me.”

Being students together made a good relationship better, Pettus said. “We really became a support system for each other during our final courses. She would call me every Sunday night and say, ‘Are you working on your paper? Come on Mom, you got this, knock it out!’ That would somehow give me strength, because I knew she was watching and counting on me to finish strong.”

The pair enjoyed meeting at school, and Jackson was often surprised at how many people knew her mother. “We walked into the bookstore, and Robin called her by name. My reaction was like, “‘I’m here more and you don’t know me—how do you know my mom?’”

Playing USF basketball nurtured Jackson’s development. “It made me grow so much as a person,” she said. “My teammates have been amazing, and I have made lifelong friendships. My record overall was 96-39, making three national tournament appearances and winning one national title [38-0] in 2014.”

When she graduated, Jackson became group sales representative for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. “It was like a dream come true,” she said. “I interned with the team and they decided to bring me on board full time.”

Reaping her education reward in the same place and time as her mother was compelling.

“The day of graduation was very emotional for me,” Jackson said. “My mom sat on the same side as me in the crowd and she walked before me. It was so awesome to see her walk across the stage and then moments later, I did the same. We are truly best friends, and sharing that moment with her was priceless.

I am the first of seven to get my degree, so that made it even more special, because every single one of them, plus all of our family—even my 95-year-old great-grandfather—got to watch us.”

For Pettus, attending USF for a master’s degree was a natural.

She added some layers to the story of Robin in the bookstore.

“When I first started attending, I told Quila not to be surprised if I became the coolest Quila on campus. So one day we both walked into the bookstore and the attendant said, ‘Hey, it’s the Quilas!’ Quila stopped dead in her tracks and said, ‘You know us?’ The attendant said, ‘Well, we know your mom!’ I looked at Quila and said, ‘I told you I’d become the coolest Quila one day!’”

She’s taking her cool, and new MOL, into the healthcare field where she looks forward to new challenges. “I am already working in management, so the courses I took for my degree gave me more exposure to both healthcare and leadership, and the confidence I have gained through finishing graduate school with a high GPA has taught me to be fearless.”

Graduating with her daughter was an experience she will cherish forever, Pettus said.

“We ran into each other in the hallway in our caps and gowns as we prepared to line up with our groups. I heard a very familiar voice yell out ‘Mommy,’ and we ran to each other in a full embrace. It was at that moment that it became very real that I was graduating with my amazing and gifted daughter.

We ran in to the bathroom to check our makeup and grab a mirror ‘selfie,’ of course!”

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Craft beers are the rage, and Andy Denton BS ’99, environmental science, began learning the science behind the craft of beer-making in Achatz Hall.

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“Brewing was a perfect match, bringing together my love of science, food and beer. I realized how much science goes into great homebrew.”

-ANDY DENTON, BS ’99

A member of the first graduating class of the newly-renamed University of Saint Francis, Andy Denton allied with a closely-knit and multi-disciplined group of Achatz students and professors. Now the owner of Perfect Brewing Supply in a Chicago suburb, he’s applied science, good business and a love of natural processes to resurrect a once-troubled enterprise.

His professional niche followed an exploration. He picked up a couple jobs and then headed to Hungary before arriving back in Fort Wayne to work for an outdoor gear and clothing company. Working for the family-owned business awakened his entrepreneurial spirit, and he formed Venture 4th Eco Educational Tours with his former academic adviser, Dr. Larry Wiedman, whose travel courses strongly impacted his life.

“The field studies classes were some of the most important classes I took at Saint Francis,” he said. “Spending days and nights outside teaches you more about yourself than any classroom will. The outdoors teaches self-reliance, group dynamics and how we are all intertwined in the universe.

The tour company exists today, and I am still a consultant with the university for the field studies classes.”

After a couple years, his girlfriend, and now wife, USF alumna Angela (Kwiatkowski) Denton BA ’01, got a Chicago-area job offer, so he changed course to try his hand in a new sphere. That led to his management, and then purchase, of Perfect Brewing Supply.

Good chemistry, again. “I moved to Chicago when the home-brewing addiction began,” he said. “I had been interested in craft beer before it was a thing, thanks to a cousin who was a pro brewer in the early ’90s. My father-inlaw bought me my first kit, and I was hooked. A few friends of mine bought various pieces of gear, and we would meet at my house about every two weeks to brew beer.

“Brewing was a perfect match, bringing together my love of science, food and beer. I realized how much science goes into great homebrew. It combines microbiology, chemistry, physics and engineering. Varying combinations of enzymes, proteins, yeast, water and other organics yield different results.”

Photos by Christopher K. George

While beer making involves chemistry, USF and its students also share a powerful interaction. For Andy, the mixture of soccer and Achatz studies formed a stabilizing compound.

Andy was part of the Homecoming frenzy that placed soccer at center stage. “Bosco Hall looked like a Motel 6, and we had to chase geese off what is now Bishop D’Arcy Stadium,” Denton said. “The bonds and traditions created during my athletic career led me to help organize the men’s Homecoming alumni game every year.”

The Achatz experience also had a powerful energy. “One of the experiences that stands out is Culinary Club, a gathering of friends, family and faculty,” he said. “We would make spectacular food, drink fantastic wine and beer, and talk about current events in science and anything else that seemed relevant. It was a great collective of like-minded folks who enjoyed arguing, but in retrospect, it shaped a lot of our lives. These were all people who roamed the halls of Achatz studying a variety of subjects, but would gather once a month to discuss ideas.”

As often happens, a natural symmetry established his life direction. “I had been in the outdoor industry for about 13 years, owned a few rental houses and was ready for something different,” he said. “I started to look at other careers, and was writing my business plan to open a homebrew supply shop in the Chicago area. My local homebrew shop’s manager went pro and opened a brewery in the area. After he left, the shop declined so much it was out of business, for all practical purposes.

“I began picking up the pieces and turning it into something to be proud of. I purchased Perfect Brewing Supply in November 2015, expanded to include cheese, wine and cider, and it has been growing ever since. To give our schedules flexibility, my wife left her lucrative job to start a business in social media management. Apparently, the entrepreneurial mindset rubs off.”

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MEDICINE in HAITI STUDENTS LABOR IN LOVE WITH ALUMNI HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Dr. Amy Obringer, professor of biology and Formula for Life faculty adviser, took five alumni, now professionals, and current USF students to Haiti for three days in May to experience medicine in a developing nation and participate in a unique learning experience.

In the group were alumni Dr. Chelsey Weil, 2011 graduate, in pediatric residency at Rush Memorial Hospital; Amanda Pedro, 2013 graduate and nurse; Carol Greulich, nurse/USF faculty; Dr. Nathan James, 2012 graduate, in second-year residency in Texas for emergency medicine; and William Kammel, 2012 graduate and physician assistant in urgent care. Both James and Kammel were in Haiti in 2010 with Formula for Life and share a love of mission work. Current USF nursing and physician assistant students accompanied the alumni team, as did Monica Heller, USF psychology faculty; Kelly Ulman, dentist; and Dr. Kate Heimann, family medicine.

Wanting the class and faculty to work in a hospital and then spend quality time with the orphans at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage, Dr. Obringer chose New Hope Hospital, near the city of Cap-Haitien, as the group’s site. The hospital is near the orphanage that is supported by the efforts of Formula for Life.

Follow Formula for Life on Facebook, or contact Dr. Amy Obringer at aobringer@sf.edu with questions.

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When the group arrived at the hospital, people were lined up out the front door.

They were attracted by developed-world medicine and the visiting doctors’ low fee. The hospital appeared chaotic. There was a guard holding a shotgun on the second-floor balcony to manage the crowd.

“Many people cannot afford to see a doctor, so when you come, it is good for them,” said Father Andre Sylvestre of the orphanage.

The hospital’s physical setup reminded Carol Greulich of facilities in nursing 41 years ago (minus the armed guard). She hadn’t expected the lack of order and patient volume, though.

Accurate translation was crucial to patients’ understanding, so the group hired translators to assist the nursing and physician assistant students with intake, and the doctors, physician assistant and dentist through the exam process. Will Kammel commented that the situation in Haiti is “a little different, getting the history, duration and what all that means socially.

I think it would take a while to get used to that.”

In the crowded reception area, toddlers slept on parents’ laps while adults napped in the hallways. Outside were food and souvenir vendors. Children played, at one point using wheelchairs like bumper cars. By midday the toilets stopped flushing in the communal bathrooms. Open windows provided the only air. Some exam rooms had ceiling fans, but the power popped off and on without warning.

In the spring of 2017, Dr. Amy Obringer, professor of biology, offered a one-credit field class, taking nursing and physician assistant students to New Hope Hospital in rural Haiti.

The idea was to give students a chance to learn from and assist trained USF alumni and professionals in a developing country.

The team treated more than 400 people in three days.

Despite the challenges, students reported an incredible learning experience.

“I think the class was a success,” Obringer said, although next year she hopes to provide a better balance between time spent with patients and the children at the orphanage.

Kammel and James saw many patients who should have been treated sooner. “We saw a lot of advanced stage tumors,” James said.

Amanda Pedro, who had never assisted a dentist before, said Dr. Kelly Ulman was an excellent instructor, but the volume of people was challenging. On the last day, Dr. Ulman saw 47 people, pulled 82 teeth and put in seven fillings.

“There is a huge need for Dr. Ulman and what she is doing, and for our ability to bring immediate relief to someone’s pain, or stop what could be a life-threatening infection by extracting a tooth,” Pedro said.

Having been in Haiti six years ago, Dr. Chelsey Weil knew what conditions were like, but said, “Treating patients here was very, very different and eye opening.” She saw many infectious diseases, rashes and conditions that could have been easily cured with earlier treatment. When she saw a 10-year-old with heart failure, she said, “It broke my heart, because in the United States she would have been diagnosed at a much younger age and she could have had surgery.”

Limited time and the huge patient volume meant Weil and her colleagues had to determine the one thing they could do for each patient per day. “I have a bigger appreciation of what we have [in the United States] and increased humility,” Weil said.

Photos and written by Ellie Bogue

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ANOTHER

BEGINNING

CARTWRIGHT SEES NEW VISTAS IN RETIREMENT

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Give a talented, creative person a start, and you never know where he or she will take it. Like any young, new faculty member, Rick Cartwright had a few jitters when he took a teaching job in the USF art department—and no idea he would leave a stamp of excellence on his school, his community and his profession.

After 42 years on USF’s faculty—13 of them as the founding dean of the School of Creative Arts—Cartwright retired at the end of last semester, after a journey of improvement so steady, you could chart it with a compass. He remembered his intrepid entry into the culture he would impact so strongly.

“With Sister Elise, we’d tell each other frankly the pros and cons of something. She loves the arts. The trust had incredible impact, and she understood my vision of a more developed School of Creative Arts, and that we could do it through partnerships—she believed in that and in the community.”

“I had not a huge background at 23 for teaching, and then there were grad students who were older than me,” he said.

“I was young to have a Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts, and entered the job market early. I didn’t know I’d stay.

I thought it was a stopping point, until I met my wife and married. Then it became a rooted, long-term Fort Wayne thing. I got involved with the community, the museum, Artlink, the schools. You’re part of the fabric then, and it’s hard to leave. And I was committed to USF, its growth and new programs in commercial art.”

Casting a broader net

That he engaged with the entire sphere in which he found himself surprises no one who knows him.

Knowing the players Highly successful people nurture the relationships they need to reach their goals. Rick found great supporters in USF President Sister M. Elise Kriss, OSF, and late trustee Ian Rolland, who passed away this summer.

“The relationships I formed here with Sister Elise and Ian Rolland relate to trust and honesty,” he said. “Whether it was a class critique or teaching or a meeting, I tried to be honest to the questions posed to me. The goal was to create an exciting environment for students, and I said that so many times, people began to believe and know me. That was very important to Ian, and that was the ‘click’ that brought the two of us together.

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Quickly, the resources for a creative learning environment collided with his expanding vision for students. So he set about changing that.

“USF only had art—no music, theater or dance—and those blanks bothered me, because a college education should include all of those for students in all majors. It was my dream to develop programs to let all students have those experiences. Ian was very supportive, and knew funding and facilities were an uphill battle. Every three to four months, I’d talk with Ian and he’d ask how the other arts areas were coming. I said I was still trying to figure that out.

“I had a bigger dream, and Sister Elise was one of the few who knew that I wanted to not only maintain the visual arts, but introduce other arts. We had graphic design and computers as part of the curriculum, so I wondered—how could I develop a music program? I came up with investing in and developing technology.

That’s our niche, and how Music Tech was developed. We had talked about a partnership with the Fort Wayne Ballet years before implementing our dance program. That is one of the first partnerships with a community non-profit. It took strategy and pleading, but it has worked out, and can blossom.

“The same is true of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art partnership, which was based on what the program would do for the university and the museum. Both partnerships have a huge potential to provide education opportunities for students.” saint francis magazine | fall 2017

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BUILDING A LEGACY Since arriving in Fort Wayne at age 23 to accept a teaching position at Saint Francis College, retired School of Creative Arts Dean Rick Cartwright has built a legacy of contributions. Some of his many laurels follow.

• USF faculty member 42 years and

founding School of Creative Arts Dean 13 years • Integral to vision and development of

USF Downtown, opened August 2016 • Directed 2010 restoration of Bass

Mansion (now Brookside) • Directed rehabilitation of Mimi

and Ian Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center • Established new programs, including

Music Technology, Pre-Art Therapy, Art History, Museum Studies through Fort Wayne Museum of Art and Dance program with Fort Wayne Ballet

Dream realized With the combined desire and vision of such a team, it was only a matter of time until the resources were found.

“When we outgrew Bonaventure Hall, we talked about a new building, or a tech/ library/art concept. Then one day we saw the Standard Oil property for sale, and said, ‘Duh, there it is, why not?’ We got into the building, and became excited. I wanted something unique, with history, and I liked the reuse and refurbish idea.

I wasn’t looking for a sterile environment, but one that’s creative the minute you walk in the door. Ron Dick with Design Collaborative talked with us, and excitement for the building spread. I also relied on faculty member Maury Papier during this time. He was a role model and mentor, and still is.

“We found out the site needed environmental remediation, which was costly, but transforming the area was a creative example for art students and supported the Franciscan value of caring for the earth. Sister Elise asked me to write a grant to the Lilly Foundation, and I got $2.2 million, so we began to design and to develop a potential donor list. In a meeting with Ian, he said we could tear it down and build something else, so I explained how we wanted it as an example for art students, and he got it.

“The Rollands also chipped in to round out the funding, and that’s how the Standard Oil building became home of the School of Creative Arts.”

• Received mayoral proclamation

in 2017 from Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry for outstanding contributions to higher education and to the arts community • Instrumental in development of Media

Entrepreneurship Training in the Arts (META) and Marching Band programs • Established USF’s theater

program and continued to build Jesters—a theater performance program for people with mild to severe developmental or physical disabilities—into a nationally recognized program • Led 756 students on 19 European

trips as part of a global education, visiting all the major art museums of the Western world in 12 countries • Guided the School of Creative Arts

accreditation by National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) in 2004 • Founding member of Fort Wayne’s

Artlink • Trustee for Fort Wayne Museum of Art • Lilly Scholar • Sears Foundation Teaching Excellence

and Leadership Award recipient • Esther Ritz Collyer Award for Lifetime

Achievement in Art Education, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, 2002 • Keager Award for Outstanding Arts

Educator, 2014 • Ethics Committee chair, institutional

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“I’m starting over like when I began at USF, and can’t imagine what I will do yet. It’s another beginning. I won’t stay home and sit around.

I will find an arts and education path.”

RICK CARTWRIGHT DEAN EMERITUS

Requiring excellence

Downtown momentum

Any sweeping vision requires a standard, and for Cartwright, nothing but the best would do for students.

He’s pleased with the progress downtown. “Music Technology is launched, and has a nationally recognized facility for growing and developing. I also think the auditorium has tremendous potential because it’s a magnet for performing arts. If I had five more years, that’s where I would put my energy.”

“It all rolls into my quest for excellence,” he said. “You hire faculty and staff who also believe in excellence. I was fortunate to put together a group who believed in teaching, and excellence in any area. With every decision I asked, ‘Is this good for students?’ If so, then I would champion it. I wanted 24/7 access to the school for students, because the creative spirit does not stop and start on schedule.

“I hate the ‘starving artist’ phrase. I’ve never seen it happen.

We struggle and it’s not easy, but when you want to create or sing or act, it gets into your blood. I wanted degrees for our students, to help find them jobs and promote their talents.”

Lovely Brookside Through a timely series of opportunities, the restoration of former Bass Mansion to Brookside came into Cartwright’s bailiwick. He was thrilled.

“In 1993, I got a Lilly Fellowship and a year to study decorative arts all over the country, seeing homes, collections and projects being dreamed up on both coasts and in between,” he said. “I fell in love with things like restoring interiors and design. I was back in the classroom when Brookside came into play. I told Sister Elise I wanted to help. When I met the top-notch architects and designers involved, it was like a dream come true to open up that sabbatical information and implement it. The university had no one inside with the experience and time, so it fell into my lap and became a second sabbatical 10 years later.

It was a wonderful experience, and a gift of time and energy to the institution, students, faculty, staff and community.”

Photos by Jeffrey Crane and Tim Brumbeloe

Unbroken circle His relationships with USF faculty, staff and students are timeless and inseverable. “I’d like to continue to advise the Music Technology board, and will help with the fall play. Now interim SOCA Dean Colleen Huddleson and I will talk about projects.

I’m very interested in continuing Jesters. It has been a love and I’m very proud of its growth, as founder Hal Gunderson would be.”

Beginning again “I’m starting over like when I began at USF, and can’t imagine what I will do yet. It’s another beginning. I won’t stay home and sit around. I will find an arts and education path.”

Hold onto your hats, folks. And your ideas and creative spirit.

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HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE FAMILY-STYLE

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Like father, like son—or mother like daughter—or combinations in between—USF has produced some strong parent-and-child healthcare teams to impact lives.

TIMM AND KAYLA REED

JUDI WEBER AND MICHELLE ENGLISH

A father-daughter team, USF grads Timm and Kayla Reed have made caring for people a mission of love.

After watching her daughter, Michelle English (ASN 2014), begin healthcare studies at a local community college, Judi Weber (ASN 2013) followed suit, applying to the LPN to RN program at USF Crown Point. Michelle then ended up at USF.

Timm, MSN 2008, FNP 2017, spent 26 years in healthcare, including stints as director of nursing and then a vice president with Parkview Healthcare System. After 11 years in administration, he wanted to spend more time with Kayla and her brother, Kyle, now a USF pre-med senior.

“So I went back to floor nursing in 2001,” he said. “In 2004 I came to USF to teach nursing.” He now instructs for Medical-Surgical IV, the final class for the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN). Having completed USF’s family nurse practitioner (FNP) program, he also works for a hospital in Adams County.

He’s clear about his profession. “I always wanted to be in the mission field. In 2001, I was trying to figure out if my direction was overseas. My wife said, ‘You are in your mission field.’ I am. I see patients at moments of happiness and of desperation.”

“Everybody has some difficulties in life. I am God’s hands and feet to show them love,” he said.

The same compassion drives Kayla, ASN 2016. “That’s what I wanted, too, to laugh and cry with people at their worst moments and show Christ to them,” she said. “I can model what nursing should be. My dad says integrity is doing what’s right when no one’s looking.”

She came to USF to study law, but changed course her senior year. “I decided it was not God’s plan,” she said. “With my family’s history, healthcare was always an interest. I shadowed my dad and entered the ASN program here. I knew USF had a great reputation. I started in Parkview’s medical intensive care unit in January with three other USF grads. Usually new grads are not the first hired, but we all got in.”

She plans to follow her dad and become an FNP. “I’m starting in the fall. It would be fun to work with my dad in Adams County, and to have his knowledge in a clinical setting. We’re on the same wavelength.”

Top photo by Tim Brumbeloe and bottom photo by Doherty Images

“When I felt ready, I completed my prerequisites at a community college and then applied to the University of Saint Francis,” Weber said. “I have completed all of my BSN classes now, with the exception of my portfolio. I always spoke highly of the university, which led my daughter to continue her nursing education at the same school.”

“Most people think I began nursing school to follow in my mother’s footsteps, but I actually started in a nursing program first,” English said. “My husband and I were young parents going to school, working and raising a family straight out of high school. Shortly after I began my prerequisites for the nursing program, my mom enrolled in an LPN program.

I began the journey to nursing first, but seeing how quickly she was completing her degree led me to USF, where I completed my journey.”

Now they both work at Porter Regional Health in northwest Indiana, where they still back each other up.

“My mom works on the oncology/hematology floor and I work on a medical/surgical floor,” English said. “If she has a med/surg question, I’m her go-to person. If I need a port accessed, she is mine. We have one patient who frequents the hospital. My mom has cared for him many times, and recently I was privileged to do so. He repeated how great a nurse ‘Ms. Judi’ is, and how thankful he is for her. It’s neat to take care of a patient who knows my mom’s professional care.”

USF strengthened Michelle’s commitment to nursing and the bond with her mother. “We are the future of nursing, no matter what our age. USF allows flexibility so that everyone can go through the process the best way.

“We understand how much really goes into it. We can share stories and vent or even cry together. The last five years or so, my mom and I have drawn closer than ever.”

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USF’s Kiefer encourages self-expression

We’ve all had a teacher or mentor who encouraged and supported us—who just plain “got” us.

USF’s Dani (Vonderau) Kiefer, ’99 graphic design and photography graduate, had such a teacher in high school, and it changed the course of her life. Now she nurtures the artistic gifts of kids in grades 4-8 at Emmanuel St. Michael Lutheran School in downtown Fort Wayne, hoping to develop future leaders.

“I’m teaching them their uniqueness,” Dani said. “God gave them special gifts and talents. A teacher recognized me and told me I had an eye for layout and design. He pointed out my gift, which led me to USF and graphic design.”

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mouth on a weekly basis, because he repeated core principles.

Karen Thompson took me under her wing and said, ‘We’re doing this!’

“I have a heart for these creative kids. God’s built them for something special.”

Dani’s “something special’ took her to Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, where, as an in-house graphic designer, she created panels for exhibits. “I didn’t know I could use my creativity to promote something educational.

It just clicked for me and I could not get enough of it. I loved my job.” Once in Chicago, she flourished, designing for the Chicago Botanic Garden and Lincoln Park Zoo as well.

Typically, she took that experience and turned it into something powerful for her students. “I use the exhibit Photos by Steve Vorderman

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design process that I learned from Field and my other positions at educational institutions in my classroom all the time,” she said. “We outline, break down, develop a variety of options and practice problem-solving and decision-making.

I take them from A to Z. With the arts, you can connect the dots with history, science, math, literature and religion. I can see it in their faces when they understand.

“I want my students to grow into critical thinkers, problemsolvers and thoughtful human beings. They must understand mistakes are part of the learning process. I say to them, your brains are all unique, and your work should reflect that.

That’s why you’re cool and why you are you.”

She got a firsthand test of her principles and introduction to classroom teaching when she volunteered for art instruction for her daughter’s third-grade class at Emmanuel St. Michael in Fort Wayne.

“When I started teaching, I was surprised that some kids did not want to get messy and had anxiety about how to do something the ‘right’ way. Now I tell my students to get their hands in there and mess them up. What have you got to lose with giving it your all in art class and trying new things? The worst is we paint it over with white and do it again tomorrow.”

For her, USF’s Franciscan values provide a plan for personal development. “Our gifts and talents are for service.”

She wants to convey something else—the joy of realizing one’s vocation. “Teaching is so much fun, and I want the kids to see me loving what I do,” she said. “They’ll want a job they love someday. My jobs as a graphic designer, and now teaching art, have been so personally enriching I am shocked that I get paid for this.” saint francis magazine | fall 2017

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Congratulations CL ASS OF 2017

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Valedictorians

Jenna R. Cunningham Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership

Rebekah M. Kitzmiller School of Creative Arts

Sara Katherine Miller School of Health Sciences

Adeeba K. Mirza School of Health Sciences

Haylee N. Shirkey School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

NOT PICTURED: Mariah N. Wynn, School of Creative Arts

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Brookside provides stunning backdrop for new murder-mystery

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Like a large-as-life Clue game, USF alumni and friends gathered in Brookside early last spring to participate in a classic “whodunit,” staged by Alumni Relations and enacted by alumni. Moving from room to room, interacting with different characters, participants recorded clues on notepads and conferred with friends before deciding who committed the dastardly deed.

Miller, USF communication professor and stage familiar, loved the role of Krusty, who gives her property to nephew Mark with the agreement that she continues to live there. Mark, however, plans to send her to a nursing home. Many subplots emerge, creating multiple scenarios and motives for murder.

Photos by Emma Anger, BA ’17

Miller enjoyed the Brookside setting. “All the characters were stationed in different areas,” she said. “I was in the parlor with Brittany King, another USF communication alumna.

Brookside fit the stately manor required by the story. As an actor, it made it easier to get into character.”

Moving through the mansion to question characters created excitement, she said. “I think the guests were enjoying walking from room to room. They got to see more of the mansion while they were having fun. I liked being in the parlor—we sat in these old wingback chairs, and it was easy to imagine being a stately older woman in her element.”

King shared Miller’s enthusiasm. “I played Miss Lucinda Marbles, opposite Kristin,” she said. “It was fun to play her best friend and know her character was the murderer while we were interacting with guests.”

Characters were envisioned with the help of USF alumna and Assistant Alumni Director Maggie (Badders) Emenhiser.

“We met to mingle, go over details, pick out jewelry and finalize costumes. The night of the event, we arrived early and someone was there to help with our makeup and hair,” King said.

the mansion. As a professional singer, actor and dancer he’s seen it all, but didn’t anticipate the investigators’ intensity.

“There were some hard-nosed detectives at work,” he said.

“I’m no stranger to a crowd of people, and I don’t often get nervous, but some of the participants were in it to win it!

They grilled me so hard, I honestly got nervous. I can’t say enough about the event. It was a wonderful experience and one that I would welcome doing again.”

He enjoyed meeting and bonding with other alumni. “USF is a special place, and the opportunity to meet alumni from so many different eras was a pleasure,” he said. “I love my university and return as often as possible to enjoy the beauty of the campus. We are so fortunate to have a place we can always call home.”

Brittany (Parker) Straub (BS education 2010) attended with two other USF grads. “This was a new experience,” she said. “We thought we had a breakthrough. We wrote our clues down in little booklets, and after speaking with all the characters, my friends and I sat down and combined our clues and put together our conclusion, but ended up being wrong.”

“It was so fun to participate!” King continued. “I loved walking around the mansion, which was nostalgic, and several friends from my college days were involved. I attended class with Maggie, so it was nice to help her while doing something fun for a university I love!”

She enjoyed the event’s combination of old and new. “My professor, Dr. Matt Smith, was the cop who came in the end and solved the mystery. It was really fun to be with friends in that setting, from when we went to Saint Francis. It was unique and something we’d never done before. It’s a good event to do again.”

Anthony “Tony” Didier (BA communication 2000) played the character of Matt Finish, the interior decorator and painter of

After enthusiastic feedback and a quick sellout, the whodunit will repeat as a USF alumni event, Emenhiser said.

SUSPECTS:

IVOR SPADE Paul Hernandez BA ’15

BEN WANDERING Eric Wagoner BBA ’07, MBA ’11

MATT FINISH Tony Didier BA ’00

MISS LUCINDA MARBLES Brittany King BA ’15

DETECTIVE DICK LACEY Dr. Matt Smith

AL DENTE Dr. Mike Bechill BS ’08

VISCOUNTESS TRACY ROUNDIM AGATHA KRUSTY Mary Kristin (Jones) Miller Timm-Zimmerman BA ’09

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Coming of

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USF ALUMNI EARN 40 UNDER 40 AWARD Age 40 provides a benchmark by which to measure life accomplishments. Recognizing extraordinary achievement prior to this midway marker is the mission of a unique award, 40 Under 40, presented annually for the past nine years by Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly.

40 Three University of Saint Francis alumni received the 2017 award, which honors 40 individuals age 39 and younger who are making a difference on the job and in their communities. These young professionals were chosen by a panel of distinguished judges, and were honored at a March awards dinner at the Memorial Coliseum Conference Center. A special publication in Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly profiled honorees. The accomplishments of the awarded USF alumni follow.

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Mike Zawahri, MBA 2014 Mike, 39, is Manager of Finance for Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne. He wholeheartedly believes in the healthcare system for which he works, contributing financial expertise and project management skills to provide structure and guidance for processes benefiting Parkview Randallia patients.

As the Randallia campus undergoes a major renovation, he applies dedication to detail, resourcefulness and judiciousness to see the project through smoothly. “This is such an exciting time at Randallia,” he said. “I am the project manager of this multi-year renovation plan. We are halfway through, with a completion goal of late 2018.

The exterior of the facility has changed. We’ve added all new windows in the core tower, new lighting features on the building and a new facade. The building interior is undergoing many changes as well. Our Procedural Center is under construction and scheduled for completion late this year. This year will also see the beginning of renovations to some acute care units.

“The MBA I earned at USF played a big role in my professional journey,” Mike said. “It gave me diverse classes in marketing and business ethics, which added to my strengths from a leadership standpoint.”

Before earning his master’s at USF, he completed double majors in accounting and finance at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in 2002. “I always enjoyed business classes in high school, and knew immediately I wanted to go the business school route. While taking entry-level accounting classes in college, I realized how much I enjoyed the challenge and wanted to pursue an accounting degree. Then I added finance for the dual major.”

Mike serves on the Finance Committee for Greater Fort Wayne and volunteers for Junior Achievement and the American Cancer Society.

Emily (Patterson) Szaferski, BS accounting, BA business administration, 2000 Emily, 38, practices family and domestic law with the firm of Barrett and McNagny in Fort Wayne, approaching legal matters affecting families and children with skill and compassion. She handles private, agency and foster adoptions, adoptions involving the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, and the finalization of international adoptions.

The chair of Allen County Bar Association’s Public Relations Committee, she also belongs to the Indiana State Bar Association and its 2014 American Citizenship Committee.

Committed to her community, she was named one of three Women of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 2013, and served on its Leadership Committee. She serves on the boards of Bill Lewis Center for Children and the Martin Luther King Montessori School, for which she is treasurer.

Her connection to USF is layered. Her father coached basketball there for 11 years, and she and her sister both played USF basketball. Her husband, Maciek, was a member of the university’s inaugural football team and is currently an adjunct faculty for the Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership. After graduating from USF, she earned a J.D. in 2003 from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis.

“Playing ball and going to school at USF were a great four years of my life,” she said. “The professors were accommodating, and worked with student-athletes. They were competent and caring, and it was a family environment. It’s absolutely fantastic that Fort Wayne is big enough to provide opportunities, but small enough to make a difference. I’m honored to be part of the thread of that community.”

Lynn Altevogt, BA communication, 2011 Lynn, 28, is marketing coordinator for Three Rivers Running Company, her family’s business. She’s worked there since age 15, and feels small businesses contribute uniquely to their communities. “With any small business, the impact will be local,” she said. “A higher proportion of the money stays in our community. Our focus is enjoying being healthy, not getting hurt, being out and enjoying healthy things. We give our clients one-on-one attention so they can get what they need. We establish relationships.”

Establishing relationships plays a key role in her volunteer efforts. “I have been a volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters and served on the committee for Living Fort Wayne, a website devoted to Fort Wayne lifestyle,” she said.

In college, she competed for the USF cross country and track teams, and now that she coaches cross country girls at Fort Wayne Snider High School, running frames her life in a metaphorical way. “A lot of my running translates to life; you work hard, pace yourself and treat your life as you would a marathon,” she said. “USF definitely made a difference by allowing me to run at that level. There was a general culture of high expectation and success.

We had a smaller team and built it up, which got me interested in coaching. Coaching at Snider is rewarding because everyone can contribute and get faster. I get to take them from where they are and watch them improve, take ownership and then grow into young women.”

Besides running and coaching, Lynn enjoys reading, comedy and her dog, Liddy. Her favorite shoe? The New Balance Vongo.

“I am truly in awe of the caliber of young professionals nominated each year and this class of 2017 is a great indication of the kind of incredible talent we have right here in northeast Indiana,” said Randy Mitchell, CEO for KPC Media Group, publisher of Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. saint francis magazine | fall 2017

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Ian Rolland served USF for over 40 years as a USF director and a member of the Board of Trustees before retiring as board member emeritus in 2016.

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a friend to all

USF REMEMBERS IAN ROLLAND

Any comprehensive account of the impact of the late Ian Rolland upon our city and our world will inevitably fall short of his accomplishments.

The scope is simply too broad for the purposes of mere storytelling.

Here at the University of Saint Francis, where he served for so many years as trustee and Finance Committee chair, we elect to view Ian through our own lens—in a tribute to his immense and multi-leveled friendship as experienced by our leadership, faculty, alumni and students.

What recurs in USF comments is that deep and complex friendship—with the university, with the community as it intersected with our institution and with individuals affected by him in so many ways. As Charles Shepard, USF adjunct professor and Fort Wayne Museum of Art CEO phrased it, “He wanted to be in the place where help was most needed.”

Here is Ian’s USF story, told by those who closely experienced his special gifts and presence.

SISTER M. ELISE KRISS, OSF, UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS PRESIDENT Ian was a significant community leader, being CEO of Lincoln National Insurance, when he became engaged with what was at that time Saint Francis College under the leadership of Sister JoEllen Scheetz.

I first got to know Ian in 1983, when I was undergraduate dean. I was privileged to sit with Mimi and Ian at VIP banquets recognizing the support of university friends and donors. When I became president, I worked directly with Ian as a board member, friend and donor.

I got to know him and his family, as the door was always open, particularly at their Lake Wawasee home. When I was at the lake, it was fun to walk down to the Rolland home and just stop in to visit. He was always ready for a boating trip, or a trip to the ice cream store!

Ian became chair of the board’s Finance Committee, and helped the university strengthen its financial position over the years. He was very supportive of developments that increased enrollment and built the campus infrastructure.

A turning point and year of big challenges occurred in 1998, when the university acquired Lutheran College of Health Professions, changed its name to University of Saint Francis and implemented the football program. Ian was very supportive of me and the university during these broad changes. The acquisition of the Lutheran College of Health Professions expanded our health programs, paving the way to our first doctoral program, the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.

The Rollands were also great arts patrons, so when the university moved to acquire the old Standard Oil distribution warehouse for the Mimi and Ian Rolland Center for Art and Visual Communication, they became donors. The facility now serves the university very well, and has supported the development of the School of Creative Arts (SOCA), under Rick Cartwright’s leadership.

Once that facility was completed, Ian admitted that he’d had a hard time envisioning that old, dirty warehouse as the beautiful space it is today. The Rollands supported nearly every major project of the university.

SOCA’s curriculum and facilities have expanded to include the new Music Technology Center and the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center in downtown Fort Wayne, a direct result of Ian’s support. He upheld the purchase of the former Chamber of Commerce building and former Scottish Rite Auditorium, which now house the USF Business Center and the Music Technology Center. Through further downtown partnerships, the university now offers a dance program with the Fort Wayne Ballet and a museum studies program with the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Ian was a very common ‘uncommon’ person. He played an exceptional role in almost every major development in the community for many years because of his standing with one of the largest companies in town. It will take several people, and his influence will never be matched, to accomplish what Ian did. saint francis magazine | fall 2017

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“Ian was a very common ‘uncommon’ person. He played an exceptional role in almost every major development in the community for many years because of his standing with one of the largest companies in town. It will take several people, and his influence will never be matched, to accomplish what Ian did.”

-SISTER M. ELISE KRISS, OSF, UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS PRESIDENT

RICK CARTWRIGHT, FOUNDING DEAN, USF SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS (SOCA) Ian was not only a great leader and businessman, he was a kind and gentle man I am very proud to call my friend.

He knew the true meaning of an education, and possessed exceptional understanding and appreciation for the arts and culture. He believed a strong diverse community should provide those opportunities for all citizens.

We spoke on numerous occasions about art, and challenges facing the university and Fort Wayne, but his senses really came alive when we discussed education. He cared not only for USF students but was also interested in how all students could grow and benefit from our brand of education. He realized that an excellent education betters a person’s life.

He was proud of what we accomplished at USF and in the School of Creative Arts, but he also loved to hear about our graduates—where they were and what they were doing. Other favorite topics were our Saturday Morning Art program, the High School Music and Art Academy, the upcoming exhibition schedule, the plays and the concerts. He was a board member for the AWS Foundation, which engages people with disabilities, and was especially interested in USF’s Jesters program, a performance group for people with disabilities.

Ian and Mimi always encouraged me in moving the School of Creative Arts forward. He teased me a lot about reclaiming the condemned Standard Oil property for our art complex, but even at his last visit you could tell he loved it and looked forward to coming exhibitions.

He will be missed, but he helped build a legacy that the university, SOCA and the community will enjoy for many years.

KAREN GIBBONS-BROWN, FORT WAYNE BALLET DIRECTOR, USF ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Ian was on the search committee that brought me here to interview. As the organization developed, we realized the university was something important to dancers, many from outside our community, coming here to study. It took more than seven rather long, painstaking years, but the dance program with USF is established, and it strengthens both the ballet and the school.

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Ian was one of the strong community voices supporting the continuing organization, and I am grateful. He was honest and humble, direct but kind. He and Mimi were an amazing pair.

My husband, Jim Sparrow, directed Arts United a few years ago, and he always cited Ian as the person who really guided him. It was standard for him to wonder what Ian would do. He was a tremendous guiding force, not just for the arts, but anyone in it.

He supported a healthy arts community for quality of life.

DR. ANDREW PRALL, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, USF When I came into this position, I had lunch with many of our trustees to get to know them better. I greatly appreciated someone of Ian’s stature taking the time to go out to lunch and share his perspective of the school and wider community. Ian had such a great presence—it was as if he was a mentor interested in me personally, but also in how I could help the university to succeed.

I think Ian had an unparalleled spirit of giving and service. He was deeply respected not only by the university, but by the larger Fort Wayne community. He always called us to be the best versions of ourselves and focus on what was best for our students.

CHARLES SHEPARD, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART, USF ADJUNCT PROFESSOR I knew the first week I was here for a casual lunch, that here was a gentleman you wanted to pay strong attention to, that if you used him as a role model you’d be successful, honorable and just.

He radiated warmth, while stressing there are ways things should be done and a lot of ways they should not. Any step closer to how Ian was, that’s how you’d want to be.

He was a supporter of interactive and hands-on education, and believed the arts open you up to examine things from different perspectives. With USF’s Museum Studies program, we’ve followed his lead to mingle the hands-on with the classroom to produce a work-ready graduate.

Regarding museum business, you’re an important Fort Wayne donor if you just buy a membership, and I like that. Ian encouraged me to go that direction, to make people feel they own their museum. I grew up in Maine, and when studying art history, I thought if I ever worked in a museum, I’d want everyone to feel welcome. Those are the values Ian held.

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faculty notes Dr. Lorene Arnold received $5,400 AHEC grant “The World Belongs to You: A Passport to Your Future in Health Care.” Dr. Lorene Arnold and Terri Roberts presented “Motivating Middle School Students to Explore Nursing through Active Learning.” Dr. Allison Sabin, presented “Establishing a Faculty Development Curriculum for Online Graduate Nursing Faculty.” Dr. Mindy Yoder gave podium presentation “A Collaboration to Improve the Mental and Behavioral Health of a Community,” at the Indiana Nursing Summit: One Voice,” in Indianapolis.

Amanda Benz (BS ’07) passed the Certified Nurse Educator examination. Amanda Benz, Carol Greulich (MS ’98), Lorie Lucas (MS ’09), Dawn Parker and Jennifer Richard (MS ’08) presented “Nursing Students GoPro: Enhancing Clinical Judgment with Cameras in Simulation,” International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Washington, D.C. Rebecca Coleman and Lori Westropp presented “Collaborative Academic Advising: It Takes a Team” with Kati Hultman and Jessica Galindo, Fort Wayne Teaching Conference. Rebecca Coleman (1) presented “Collaboration, Cooperation, Communication: A Mutual Aid Conceptual Model (MACM) for Interprofessional Team Building,” Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, New Orleans, LA, (2) presented “Micro Meets Macro: Redefining a Collaborative Leadership Model for Social Work Practice,” Indianapolis, and (3) earned a DSW from St. Catherine University-University of Saint Thomas Minneapolis. Rebecca Coleman presented “Bridging the Gap between Micro and Macro Practice: A Collaborative Leadership Model Based on Group Practice Knowledge and Skills,” and Rebecca Coleman and Lori Westropp gave podium presentation “Project-Based Learning: Using Small Groups to Strengthen Community Connections,” at International Association of Social Work Groups, New York, NY. Dr. Marquessa Fisher was a visiting professor, Difficult Airway Workshop, Virginia Commonwealth University. Mark Fransen (MBA ’14) presented a continuing education course: web version of the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI). Michelle Hoffman and Mary Kay Solon developed, implemented trans-professional education event: patient assessment, cadaveric anatomy review and jurisprudence and ethics, in conjunction with Trine Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty.

Dr. Susan Lown published article “Learning Style as a Predictor of First Time NCLEX-RN Success: Implications for the Nurse Educator,” Nurse Educator. Dr. Carla Mueller wrote a chapter in “Teaching in Nursing” (Billings and Halstead, eds.), American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year, category: nursing education. Dawn Parker completed the INACSL – CAE Healthcare Simulation Fellowship.

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Carolyn Yoder awarded fall 2017 sabbatical to create/ implement nursing clinical faculty development program.

Promotions: Dr. Angie Harrell (MS ’10) to Associate Professor, Theresa Sorgen-Burleson (MBA ’15) to Assistant Professor. Retirements and Professor Emeritus: Christine Gilliom, Dr. Keith Graham, Debra Middleton. Miles Fulwider is completing recording and producing the next album for the Billboard chart-topping band Grinder Blues, slated for fall 2017. In addition, he has been invited to be the first graduate to complete an Advanced Certificate in Tonmeister Studies from New York University. Dr. Steven Kandow in September 2016 began working with the Five Lakes Silver Band, a British-style brass band based in Detroit, Mich., and serving as Music Director. Jody Nix is the higher education representative for AEAI, the Art Education Association of Indiana. Phil Schurger will release his album “Lucid” in September 2017 on the record label “Ears&Eyes” based in Chicago. He will do a small tour in the fall to celebrate the album’s release. Dr. John Bequette edited, contributed a chapter to and published a book, “A Companion to Medieval Christian Humanism” (Brill, 2016).

Dr. Kim Bowers received the distinguished “Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award.” Tricia Bugajski was appointed director of General Education, effective May 15, 2017. Nancy Hankee celebrated her retirement after 15 years of service to USF. Dr. Monica Heller secured a 5-year assessment study/data analysis contract with the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. Heather Jeffries facilitated a project-based learning (PBL) project for her Drugs and Society class during fall 2016; students learned about various mind-altering substances and usage trends. Dr. Carl Jylland-Halverson (MA ’10) worked with Global Outreach Doctors, Jordan, Nov. 2016. Dr. Michael Levan developed a monthly creative writing workshop for Fort Wayne-area high school students, Allen County Public Library. Dr. Amy Obringer (BS ’91) submitted a grant to establish a school garden and small-animal raising program, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage, Haiti. Dr. Paul Schmidt held two solar energy summer camps in partnership with Science Central, June 2016. Dr. Lou Weber received a grant to purchase 22 trees; 110 students planted them for USF Earth Day. Dr. Shawn Ambrose received tenure and was promoted to associate professor. Dr. Robert Lee, dean of Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership, was promoted to associate professor. Dr. Julie Howenstine presented for 1 Million Cups, a Kauffman Foundation organization, at Sweetwater. Dr. Karen Palumbo was awarded sabbatical for spring 2018 to conduct research on factors related to successful virtual education programs.

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Disney Animator and USF Alumnus Returns with “Moana” Presentation USF hosted Disney animator and USF alumnus Adam Green, BA 2002, on March 27-28. The community was invited to a free Closer Look Lecture in the USF North Campus Auditorium during which Adam discussed his time at Disney and his work animating for Disney’s “Moana.”

The public was also invited to a special screening of “Moana” in the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center, and Green conducted a question and answer session afterward.

Olympic Gold Medalist Speaks about Struggles with Depression U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Allison Schmitt came to USF on Tuesday, March 7, to deliver a message of hope as she talked about her struggles with mental illness and depression. Schmitt presented twice at the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center: a lunch seminar with student athletes and coaches, then a keynote address open to the community. “Healing Our Community with Hope: Part 2” was co-sponsored by The Lutheran Foundation and the University of Saint Francis.

USF Named an Official Teach-Out Institution for St. Joseph’s College The Higher Learning Commission approved USF as a Teach-Out institution for students from Saint Joseph’s College (SJC) in Rensselaer, Indiana. As a Teach-Out institution, USF is committed to helping SJC students who are projected to graduate no later than August 1, 2018.

USF will provide equivalent courses so these students can graduate on time in their degree programs. The university will also work to match students’ previous SJC financial aid packages.

USF Launching New Programs The inaugural classes in USF’s new Doctor of Nursing Practice program have launched on the Fort Wayne campus and USF Crown Point’s first class of the Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling has also begun.

In addition, USF introduced an enhanced Political Science—Pre-Law program which combines a strong political science core with law-related electives in a variety of other disciplines.

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Sister Helen Alford is Keynote for Fifth Year of Servus Omnium USF welcomed Sister Helen Alford, O.P., as the keynote speaker at the 2017 Servus Omnium on February 28 in the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center ballroom. The fifth annual Servus Omnium presentation began with an opening blessing from Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Sister Alford’s presentation, “Have You Been Served? Human Dignity, the Common Good and the Purpose of Business,” received high praise from the many local business and organization leaders in attendance.

USF Introduces High Schoolers to Corporate World USF, with support from the Lilly Foundation Inc., invited area high school students to participate in a oneday series of workshops focused on exploring careers and participating in an elevator pitch competition. On March 23, students gathered at the USF Business Center to hear a keynote presentation from business leaders who represent top companies in the insurance industry. Students learned about diverse career opportunities available in the specialty insurance industry and received personal career assessments to measure career and leisure interests.

Premiere at USF: “The Sultan and the Saint” USF presented the free Fort Wayne premiere of the film “The Sultan and the Saint” on February 4 in the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center. During the Crusades, St. Francis of Assisi risked his life by walking across enemy lines to meet the Sultan of Egypt, the Muslim ruler Al-Malik al-Kamil, which lessened the negative impact of the Crusades on Muslims and improved the relationship between Muslims and Christians. The film reenacts this historic meeting with commentary from noted scholars and historians.

USF Offers First Theology Camp USF offered the first Theology summer camp for high school students entitled “Beauty Will Save the World!” in June on the USF main campus. The program was designed to broaden and enrich the theological understanding of high school students through the various ways beauty reveals God in our world. Along with traditional camp activities, students learned about and explored different methods of prayer and had sessions with an iconographer to gain hands-on experience creating an icon. saint francis magazine | fall 2017

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A FAMILY AFFAIR

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Cheerleaders rely on their “bases,” team members who support the performers at the top. When Maxine Poinsatte studied at Saint Francis College in the ’50s and ’60s, she never imagined her family would become a similar support for the USF nationally awarded cheer team.

“My freshman year, it was strictly sideline,” she said. “The next three years brought a drastic improvement in skill and commitment. At the end of my freshman year, when Jeremy asked the returning team members about trying competitive cheer, it was a unanimous yes.

When the USF Cheer Team took second in the NAIA National Championship for Competitive Cheer and Dance (CCD), Maxine’s grandchildren were among the winners.

“I remember our first competition—we were all so nervous. We heard Jeremy yell out, ‘Take care of each other.’ We knew then, no matter what, our job was to look out for our team. We won that day, and then every competition began with those words.”

Over the years, many family names—Poinsatte, Trahin, Nix, Schipper, Sordelet—have filled the team’s roster, leading to this year’s achievement only two years into tournament status.

Members have a lot to say about their families’ involvement and USF cheer experience.

Brittany Trahin, BS nursing 2016, is the older sister of Brian and Maria Trahin, who performed for this year’s second-place finish. She cheered four years at USF, helping the team finish fifth in last year’s NAIA cheer invitational.

Prior to his current position, Coach Elder had cheered for Bishop Dwenger and Purdue University, traveled to four bowl games and instructed at local gyms. Encouraged by colleagues and his wife, he took the USF job when it opened. “I thought, ‘God gave me this talent and previous experience. I should use this opportunity to honor Him.’”

“I watched this year’s national, and the nerves were almost worse watching than competing,” she said. “I was so happy and proud. And just a tad jealous I couldn’t have had one more year to share in the moment with them.”

In Brittany’s junior year, Coach Jeremy Elder proposed competition for the team, and the family members jumped at the chance. “It was inspiring to be a part of this whole shift.

My freshman year was Jeremy’s first year coaching, and I’m proud of being part of that transition from a sideline team to a national championship contender,” she said.

Since the family owned a gymnastics facility, USF cheer was a natural extension of their established sport. “My oldest sister Buffy (Trahin) O’Brien cheered there. I also had cousins cheer at USF, so when I decided to go there, I knew I wanted to stay involved,” Brittany said. “I loved being in a sport with my brother and cousins, friends from high school and new friends.”

Julianne Hilger Trahin, BSN 2008, cheered four years at USF. Before she graduated, her cousin, Juanita Nix, BS 2010, joined her. “I have seen them perform at football games,” Juanita said. “It is impressive to watch the competition videos and see how their skills and routines evolved.” For her, too, the family gymnastics tradition was infectious. “My family never does anything small. All of us did gymnastics and then most wanted to try something different at the collegiate level, so we ended up cheering.”

Nursing major Ann Therese Poinsatte, a four-year team member and outgoing senior, saw the transition to national contender firsthand.

The transition to exhibition status led to national invitational last year, and then placing second in the first year the NAIA recognized CDC as a sport. “We had the most talked-about performance of the competition,” Elder said.

“USF cheer is very fortunate to have the Poinsattes, and all of our gymnasts. It is rewarding, because without training at the family’s Summit Academy of Gymnastics 20 years ago, my Purdue cheer experience would never have happened.”

He claims few accolades, directing those to the families at home and at USF. “It is hard for me to take much credit,” he said. “There is a real sense of community in USF athletics.

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USF 20-YEAR ALL-DOUBLE DECADE TEAM QUARTERBACKS

Chris Bramell, ’02-’05 Nick Ferrer, ’14-’17 Jeremy Hibbeln, ’98-’01

WIDE RECEIVERS

Jared Clodfelter, ’07-’10 Seth Coate, ’13-’16 Jeremy Dutcher, ’98-’00 Aaron Knight, ’10-’13 Andy Papagiannis, ’02-’05 Zach Rainey, ’04-’07 Cam Smith, ’12-’15 Bo Thompson, ’04-’07

TIGHT END

Curt Garwood, ’01-’04

WINGBACKS

Cory Jacquay, ’02-’05 Kiante Lindsay, ’98-’00 Jason Nicodemus, ’13-’16 Luther Stroder, ’00-’03

TAILBACKS

Antoin Campbell, ’11-’14 Daniel Carter, ’06-’09 Justin Green, ’15-’18 Michael Ledo, ’02-’05

ALL-DOUBLE

DECADE

USF kicks off 20th football season approach with weekend of festivities, naming of All-Double Decade Team

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

James Bettcher, ’99-’02 Keegan Bruner, ’13-’16 Corey Cronk, ’08-’13 Cameron Edwards, ’10-’13 Brian Gegner, ’13-’16 Gus Hancock, ’12-’15 Adam Jacobowitz, ’02-’05 Nick Krinn, ’02-’05 Zach Minardo, ’13-’16 Trent Schott, ’98-’01 Adam Sherman, ’01-’04 Brian Smiley, ’04-’07

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Matthew Carden, ’10-’13 Tim Farrell, ’05-’08 Alred Fertil, ’98-’99 Luke Foster, ’99-’02 Eric Hemmelgarn, ’15-’17 William Knepper, ’04-’07 Vincent Price, ’04-’07 Lucas Sparks, ’13-’16 Chris Van Horn, ’01-’04 Mike Wessel, ’98-’01

LINEBACKERS

Jason Coriano, ’98-’01 Spencer Cowherd, ’14-’17 Dan Ebey, ’99-’02 Piercen Harnish, ’15-’18 Brody Kalbaugh, ’09-’12 Brian Kurtz, ’03-’06 Ben Rogers, ’01-’03 Devon Rush, ’10-’13 Marty Starks, ’02-’04 Carl Thomas, ’06-’09

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Will Barnes, ’98-’01 Taylor Brown, ’10-’13 Paul Carter III, ’04-’08 Clarence Ellington, ’02-’04 Justin Faires, ’98-’01 Alan Ganaway, ’00-’03 Jamie Holman, ’02-’05 Scott Payne, ’98-’01 Kory Stamps, ’11-’14 Cale Tabler, ’12-’15

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Looking back on USF’s 20-Year Football Reunion, June 23-24, USF Head Football Coach Kevin Donley said, “Got to admit I am a little surprised, and pleased, and thankful, so many players were able to come back.”

Over 200 players from 19 years of Cougar football returned for the festive Friday evening at the Carson Boxberger LLP suite at Parkview Field, where Donley announced the USF All-Double Decade Team. In his remarks at the reunion, Donley said, “I remember the first year we won two games by an act of God. Sister Elise asked me after the first year, ‘Do you think there’s any way we can win a home game next year?’ Nice if we could win a home game next year, gotchya,” Donley said, drawing a burst of laughter.

Donley also shared that USF’s first all-conference linebacker, Jason Coriano in 1998, sent an encouraging message to current USF linebacker Spencer Cowherd before the championship game against Baker University.

“That’s the kind of family this program is,” Donley emphasized. “Players past and present reaching out, giving back, offering encouragement, and keeping the program strong. Every player who has ever put on a silver helmet had a part in us winning the championship.”

James Bettcher, now the defensive coordinator for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, helped Donley announce the 20-year team, handing out certificates to the players in attendance including USF NAIA Player(s)-of-the-Year Cory Jacquay (’04) and Brian Kurtz (’06). Bettcher, who played offensive line for USF, ’99-’02, was also named to the team. The Cougars will play the 20th season under the guidance of Donley, who led USF to the 2016 NAIA Football Championship crown. Selected through social media and the USF coaching staff, the All-Double Decade Team includes 11 players from the championship team, five of whom will return for the 20th season.

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OF USF FOOTBALL 1996

Nov. 13 – Saint Francis College announces collegiate football to be offered; full schedule starting fall 1998.

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March 11 – SFC introduces Kevin Donley as football program’s first head coach. His first season at USF is his 20th as collegiate head coach.

March 17 – Football stadium groundbreaking.

Sept. 12 – USF wins 1st game in program history, 56-28, Saint Xavier University (IL); Donley’s 116th career win as collegiate head coach.

Sept. 19 – USF plays first collegiate football game in Fort Wayne; loses first game in program history, 40-18, to NAIA Top 25 No. 16 Taylor University before 4,000+ crowd.

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Sept. 30 – No. 9-ranked USF scores 21 points in second quarter; upsets NAIA Top 25 No. 3 Geneva, 21-20, in Beaver Falls, Pa.; first win over an NAIA Top 5 team.

Nov. 18 – USF plays first NAIA FCS home game against 10th-ranked Lambuth (Ky.) University; falls behind 27-0, but rallies behind record-setting efforts by QB Jeremy Hibbeln and WR Jeremy Dutcher to win 48-33 for Cougars’ first NAIA FCS victory.

1999 Sept. 11 – At Cougar Stadium, Cougars win first time at home, 42-38, on 3-yard pass from Jeremy Hibbeln to Jeremy Dutcher with 1:40 to play.

Oct. 26 – USF ranked 25th in NAIA Coaches’ Top 25, the first of 186 consecutive rankings.

Streak ends Oct. 13, 2014.

Nov. 13 – 17th-ranked Cougars win seventh consecutive game, 40-23, at Walsh (OH) to clinch first Mid-States Football Association Mideast League championship with 6-0 record.

2004 Dec. 18 – USF advances to first NAIA FCS Championship Game with 13-0 record in seventh season. Carroll College (Mont.) edges USF 15-13 in Savannah, Tenn.

USF junior running back Corey Jacquay named NAIA Player of the Year. Donley named NAIA AFCA Coach of the Year.

2005 Dec. 17 – USF advances to second consecutive NAIA FCS Championship Game with 13-0 record; loses to Carroll, 27-10.

2015

2006 Dec. 16 – Cougars reach NAIA FCS title game with 13-0 record; turnovers cost USF in 21-19 loss to University of Sioux Falls (S.D.). USF senior linebacker Brian Kurtz named NAIA Player of the Year.

Nov. 15 – USF wins 12th MSFA MEL Championship with 38-6 victory at Missouri Baptist; finishes as only NAIA unbeaten regular season team with 9-0 record.

2016

2008 Nov. 15 – USF beats No. 18 Saint Xavier, 47-30.

Finishes 10-0, wins MSFA MEL. Ran record to 12-0 before NAIA FCS loss at No. 1 Sioux Falls, 24-6, NAIA FCS Semifinal Game.

Nov. 19 – No. 4 USF trailed 20-14 at home against No. 11 Missouri Valley; Cougars scored next 65 consecutive points to win with NAIA FCS record 79 points.

Nov. 26 – USF rallies from 20-0 deficit to defeat No. 5 Morningside (IA) College, 42-35, in NAIA FCS Quarterfinal game. Donley’s 300th career win; the 12th collegiate coach to reach 300 wins plateau. Justin Green rushed for USF record 296 yards.

Dec. 3 – USF earned its first NAIA FCS Semifinal road win, 42-24, at No. 3-ranked Reinhardt University (Ga.).

2017 Jan. 10 – Donley named NAIA AFCA Coach of the Year.

Dec. 17 – Cougars win first NAIA FCS Championship Game, 38-17, defeating No. 2-ranked Baker (Kan.) University in Daytona Beach, Fla., the 61st NAIA Championship Game. USF WR Seth Coate chosen NAIA Offensive Player of the Game and USF DE Lucas Sparks named Defensive Player of the Game.

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Highlights from the spring 2017 athletic year

COUGARS EXCEL Men’s Basketball

Softball

The Cougars (23-11) won seven of their last 10 regular-season games and a first-round CL Tournament home game. They tied for third in the CL with an 11-7 record and advanced to their sixth NAIA Championship in seven seasons under the guidance of Head Coach Chad LaCross. USF junior Bryce Lienhoop was an NAIA All-America third team for the second consecutive year and senior Kyle Sovine was NAIA AllAmerica honorable mention.

Sophomore Breanna Pryor was an All-Crossroads League first-team selection for the second consecutive season and Donjanae Chamberlain was an honorable mention selection for the second consecutive season. Sophomore outfielder Ashleigh Morrow and freshman catcher Abby Mosier were named to the CL Gold Glove Team. USF finished sixth in the CL under Head Coach Ryan Bolyn, who got his 200th career win during the regular season.

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The Lady Cougars tied for second in the CL with an 11-7 record, were the No. 2 CL Tournament seed and nearly knocked off NAIA No. 5 Marian University in the CL Tournament Championship game—a memorable season for second-year head coach Jason Ridge. USF finished 18-16 overall and No. 30 in the final NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 rating. Kara Gerka was named Crossroads League Freshman of the Year.

Senior outfielder Kansas Varner and freshmen Noah Freimuth and Tanner Gaff earned All-CL honorable mention in 2017 while the team finished 13-41-1 overall, 10th in the CL at 6-21.

Track and Field Sophomore Lauren Leugers won her second consecutive Crossroads League championship, taking the shot put. USF was under the direction of Kyle Allison, his first as USF track and field coach as well as cross country mentor.

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Men’s Golf Junior Chase Ellsworth finished 16th in the CL Championship at Pine Valley Country Club in Fort Wayne and earned All-CL in voting by the CL coaches.

Women’s Golf Freshman Marissa Singer achieved a goal no USF woman has before— a berth in the NAIA Women’s Golf championship. The Noblesville High School graduate earned her shot at the title by becoming the first USF women’s golf medalist at the Crossroads League Championship. Winning the CL title championship by a record eight shots with a 229, she was also named CL Golfer of the Year. Her season performance also earned her another USF first – NAIA All-America, third team.

USF junior Nikki LaLonde finished sixth and was named to the All-CL Team along with Singer.

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L O V E C O N N EC TIO N S

Art for Love’s Sake The Art of Love After a decade, former USF students Tiffany Vassil and Gregory Mendez continue to be drawn together in love. They also have careers in which they use their degrees. Tiffany, a student in fine/commercial art, graduated from USF in 2003, while Greg, who studied fine art, graduated in 2006.

“We first met in between classes at the art building,” Tiffany said. “We became friends from that point.” Greg concurs. “The art department was what kept us running into each other or having classes together,” he said.

In fact, they remained friends throughout school but didn’t begin to date until after Tiffany graduated. They reconnected when they became neighbors in Fort Wayne’s West Central neighborhood.

Over the years, they have enjoyed many adventures together. One of their favorites was visiting the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota. The two agree that their relationship got its start when they were art students at the University of Saint Francis—and that’s something they look back on fondly. “Life has been good,” Tiffany said with a smile.

Here’s Looking at You You think someone is strange … and then you end up marrying him.

That’s the way things have worked out for Brittany King and Samuel Meyer.

The couple attended the University of Saint Francis from 2009 to 2015.

Brittany majored in communication and Sam was an education major.

“The only class we had together,” Brittany said, “was ‘Film as Art.’ He stared at me a lot, which was awkward. I thought he was weird so I called him ‘weird staring guy.’” Sam did more than stare, though. He added her on Facebook. Still, Brittany recalls that their contact was minimal. “He might have spoken to me once,” she said. The semester of their shared class came and went, with Brittany and Sam connected only on Facebook.

But love works in mysterious ways.

“Three years passed and he randomly messaged me one day,” Brittany said.

“We’ve been together ever since, and we’re getting married in September.”

Although he may have been slow to make the first move, Sam arranged a one-year anniversary date for them in the Rolland Center. After all, the theater classroom was where they met. Now, as Brittany reflects on how their past at USF led to their future, she says, “It’s been wonderful— definitely meant to be.”

Have a story of meeting your true love at USF? We want to hear it! Submit your story today at alumni.sf.edu/stay-connected/love-connections.

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class notes keeping connected with alumni and friends 1970s

Dawn Miller (MS ’71) was the 2017 recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement award, given to one person annually since 1899 for dedication to teaching and years of service. Marlene (Christen) Huffman (BSE ’77, MSE ’80) received a 2017 Light of Learning award from the Diocese of FWSB. Marlene teaches at St. John the Baptist Catholic School, New Haven, Indiana. n

Marie “Kathy” (Welch) Johnson (BS ’71) retired in 2013 from teaching, South Bend Community School Corporation.

Husband Jim Johnson (BS ’70) retired from teaching chemistry, July 2016, University of Notre Dame, and they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. Don Balka (MSE ’71) co-authored two books: Balka, D. and Harbin Miles, R. (2017), Working with Fraction Number Lines, Rowley, MA: Didax. Balka, D. and Boswell, L. (2017), Working with Algebra Tiles (2nd ed.), Rowley, MA: Didax.

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2000s 01 Carla (Satchwell) Pyle (BA ’00) and husband Aaron welcomed their first child, Greyson Elliott, December 14. He was 6 pounds, 12 ounces and 20 inches long.

Chad Rose (BSE ’01, MSE ’05) has been promoted to associate professor with tenure, Department of Special Education, University of Missouri. Eric Johnson (BBA ’01) joined F.C. Tucker, Indianapolis, as a REALTOR®.

Jenny Maldonado (BS ’04, MS ’10) won first place at the Germanfest bake off. Her winning dessert was a German Strawberry Torte. 02 Craig Vanderwall II (BA ’04) and wife Nikki (Herbert) Vanderwall (AS ’04) welcomed their second child, Stella Vanderwall, Oct. 29, 2016. Stella was 7 pounds, 6 ounces and 21 inches long. Rachel Peterson (MS ’07) is a physician assistant, working for USF’s PA program and EMI. Ashlee (McClure) Haney (BS ’07) welcomed her fifth daughter, June Margaret, Dec. 29, 2016. 03 Dr. Lisa Marie (Setnicker) Piwoszkin (BS ’08) graduated in 2012 from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Formerly the chief pediatric resident at a Chicago hospital and participant in medical mission trips to Guatemala, Lisa is now a neonatology medical fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and one of the flight n

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HAVE A CLASS NOTE? To update information, simply go to alumni.sf.edu and click on “Stay Connected” or send information to alumni@sf.edu or mail it to the University of Saint Francis Alumni Office, 2701 Spring Street, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46808.

Thanks for keeping in touch with your alma mater!

Top Photo: Legacy Portraits by Kayte; Bottom Photo: Jennifer Fox (BA ’05, MA ’13), owner of JFox Photography

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first novel, “Irish Firebrands,” in 2012. She also writes nonfiction and has published three bookplate books, two autograph books and a combination calendar and agenda. Juanita (Nix) Oberley (BS ’10) is an assistant professor of education at USF. Jessica (Taghon) MacLeod (BS ’10) returned to Fort Wayne from Dallas, Texas. She and husband JT welcomed their first child, Taylor, in June. Danielle Collins (BA ’11) is the director of communications, Campus Ministry, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. Drew McCool-Solis (BS ’12) graduated from the University of Kentucky as a doctor of physical therapy, August 2016, and relocated to Georgetown, Texas. Jade Haag (BA ’12) taught in Thailand this summer. 06 Brian Isenbarger (BA ’12) participated in the Chrism Liturgy, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, April 11, 2017. He is studying for the priesthood, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Maryland.

Paige (Cole) Adamo (BA ’12) and husband Scott welcomed their first child, Hudson Cole, May 16.

Dr. Derrick Shire (BS ’12) graduated in 2016 from Palmer College, Iowa, and is a chiropractor, Omaha, Nebraska.

Derrick married wife Taylor, December 10. Alex Lachat (BSN ’13, MBA ’17) and Meghan McArdle (BA ’12, MOL ’15) married June 10. Sierra (Carbaugh) Becker (BA ’13) works in Care Ministries, Pathway Community Church.

Jaxson Burkins (BS ’13) completed his first-year pharmacy practice residency in June at Parkview Health. In July, he began a specialty emergency medicine pharmacy practice residency, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago.

Kiahna Johnson (MS ’14) was promoted in May to health educator II, Lenoir County Health Department, Kinston, North Carolina. Elena Smyrniotis (MA ’14) completed an MFA, University of Notre Dame. Her thesis project won the Walter Beardsley MFA award; the exhibition ran through May 22, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame.

Matthew Carden (BS ’14) and Jessica Patterson (BS ’14) married December 31, Fort Wayne. Chelsea Selking (BS ’14) is studying for a doctorate in occupational therapy, Huntington University. She is completing her residency through the Jimmy Miller Foundation and Waves of Wellness Foundation, two Ocean Therapy programs that assist mentally and physically ill individuals. Joey Dynako (BS ’14) completed his second year of study at Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend. n

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Stephanie (Fenstermaker) Carpenter (BA ’08) is the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum’s assistant director. A graphic designer, letterpress printer and book artist, she teaches letterpress and bookmaking workshops and serves as the museum’s archivist, in-house printer, digital-media specialist and volunteer coordinator.

She recently presented at Design Week Fort Wayne.

Abbie Jinnings (BS ’09) was a top 5 finalist, Fort Wayne Community School Teacher of the Year award. Abbie teaches first grade at Scott Academy. Erin LaCross (MSN ’09) participated in USF’s Network for Success panel discussion, Jan. 26, 2017. 04 Natalie (Mason) Wagoner (BA ’07, MA ’09) and husband Eric Wagoner (BA ’07, MA ’11) welcomed their fourth child, Trey, March 28. n

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alumni news 2010s cont.

Lexxi (Spragg) Haddock (BA ’14) and husband Andy welcomed their first child, Charlie Renee, March 9.

Brittany King (BA ’15) is a digital content specialist, Parkview Health. She and Samuel Meyer (BS ’13) will marry in September. AJ Crawford (BS ’15) is in her second year of study as a PhD student, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and is also working toward an MBA in finance. Nick Litavec (BS ’15) is pursuing a master’s at IUPUI to become a pathology assistant.

Kathryn Peters (BS ’15) is an assistant, New Haven Pet Hospital. She hopes to enter IPFW’s Master of Science program, then go to veterinary school. Arsene Pinguelo (BS ’15) is a graduate student, University College, London. Michael Thompson (BS ’15) is in his second year of study, St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada. Stanton Wilhite (BS ’15) is in his second year studying podiatry, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago.

Morgan (Braun) Snowball (BBA ’15) and husband John welcomed their first child, John “Jack” Gabriel, Jr., June 13. Paul Hernandez (BA ’15) and wife Kelly (Ditzler) Hernandez (AS ’14) welcomed their first child, Niko Gabriel, June 21. Nicholas Yoquelet (BSW ’16) is a social worker, Otis R. Bowen Center, Pierceton, Indiana. n

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Kyle Bobay (BS ’16) finished his first year of study as a medical student, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Marian University, Indianapolis. Emily Brick (BS ’16) is studying pharmacogenomics, Manchester University College of Pharmacy. Ashley Cross (AS ’16) completed her first year of study, Manchester University College of Pharmacy.

Austin Hartzog (BS ’16) finished his first year of pharmacy school, Manchester University. Austin and Amy Royal (BS ’17) married July 15, Fort Wayne. Breanna Norton (BS ’16) completed her first year of study as a physician assistant at USF. Gabrielle Williams (BS ’16) is studying pharmacogenomics, Manchester University College of Pharmacy, and will earn an MS, 2017. Kelsey Wright (BS ’16) moved to Muncie, Indiana, and is a technician at Ball Memorial Hospital, oncology unit. Jordan Krock (BS ’17) is a clinic assistant, Indiana Physical Therapy, Columbia City, Indiana. Quila Jackson (BA ’17) is a group sales representative, Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Angel Colon-Santiago (MBA ’17) is a fish and wildlife biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Jenna Ott (MA ’17) is the new executive director, Community Foundation of Noble County. n

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M A R K YO U R C A L E N DA R

UPCOMING EVENTS T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 6 P. M .

PROFESSIONALISM DINNER

Share your professional experiences with current students over a gourmet four-course meal to help them navigate business dinners, lunches or coffee.

Join us at the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center for great food and fun! Contact the Career Outreach Center at careerservices@sf.edu or visit career.sf.edu/events to register.

T H U R S D AY, D E C E M B E R 7, 6 : 3 0 P. M .

YULETIDE GATHERING

Celebrate the joy of the season while taking in the beautifully decorated Brookside with friends and former classmates. Come mingle over drinks and hors d’oeuvres at this annual USF Christmas tradition.

You’ll be sure to get into the holiday spirit.

S A T U R D AY, D E C E M B E R 9 , 9 : 4 5 A . M .

BREAKFAST WITH ST. NICHOLAS Learn about the legacy of St. Nicholas over a morning of breakfast, storytelling, games and activities. Gather friends and family to enjoy this annual event. Enjoy a meal, then watch the children’s faces light up as they meet St. Nicholas and learn about the true meaning of Christmas.

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T H U R S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 , 4 : 3 0 P. M .

NETWORK FOR SUCCESS

Share a fun evening of networking with USF students, fellow alumni and local organizations at the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center. Hear from Anthony Juliano on taking your Elevator Pitch to the next level. Join us after the presentation to mingle with students as they develop their networking skills and you reconnect with other alumni.

SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER

FOOTBALL TAILGATING

Enjoy coffee, juice and donuts two hours before each noon home football game at the Alumni House, 3209 Bass Road. A limited number of free tickets for the Alumni area of Bishop D’Arcy Stadium’s South End Zone are available at usffootballtickets2017.eventbrite.com. Find the football schedule at saintfranciscougars.com/football.

in memoriam Sister Marita Stoffel Sister Marita (Colette) Stoffel, 102, died March 21 at Our Lady of Angels Convent, Mishawaka. The oldest of 10 children, born January 15, 1915 in Huntington, Ind., to Frank and Mary (Gill) Stoffel, she was preceded in death by brothers Franki, Robert, Mark and Harold, and sisters Mary, Kay and Peg. Three brothers and a sister survive.

With a BS and MS in home economics from St. Francis College, she taught in provincial schools for 23 years, earning a doctorate in education from Purdue in 1961. She taught at Marquette University, then moved to South Bend to teach inner-city students who were unsuccessful in public schools. She helped found the Primary Day School in 1968, and in 1987 initiated the Center for Basic Learning Skills, helping adults acquire a GED. In 2008, after 70 years of teaching and a life of selfless service, she retired to the Motherhouse, moving to Our Lady of Angels Convent in 2013. Her Eucharistic funeral liturgy was March 24.

Joan M. Venderly Joan M. Venderly, 89, long-term friend and supporter of the University of Saint Francis, died Friday, Feb. 3 in Fort Wayne. Born in Cloquet, Minn., she graduated from the Lutheran School of Nursing and worked as a registered nurse for Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. With her late husband, Ron, she established nursing scholarships for University of Saint Francis students, to whom she often referred as her “diamonds.” Together, the couple also established endowed and annual scholarships for USF students in other courses of study. Far-ranging gifts to higher education included the couple’s contributions to the Ron and Joan Venderly Sports Center at Ball State University and the Venderly Family Bridge at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. A dedicated volunteer, she supported the Fort Wayne Youtheatre and Girl Scouts of Northeast Indiana. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne. Services were Feb. 11.

1940s

Adeline “Dody” C. (Rebber) Schwartz (’45)* Priscilla June (Fortmeyer) Kreamelmeyer (’47)* Jean Wells (’47)* Joan (Krug) Venderly (’49)* Sr. M. Marita Stoffel (’49) Norma (Kline) Albertson (’49)*

1950s

Mary (Harrell) Bierlein (’52)* Sharon M. (Minnick) Brown (’59)**

1960s

Sandra (Shafer) Brady (’60)* Sr. M. Kathryne “Kay” Francis Berger, OSF (’62) Cheryl (Cooper) Mowan (’67) Martha (Worster) Quinn (’67)

1970s

Ann Elizabeth (Gallatin) Yager (’72) Diana (Arnett) Updike (’72, ’95) Dave Fulkerson (’74) Marcia (Magers) Albany (’74*, ’96)

2010s

Elliot Osterman, infant son of Paige (Schroeder) Osterman (’13) and John Osterman (’11)

Robert Roy Johnson (former professor at USF) Richard L. Beam (former professor at USF)

* From Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing—Lutheran College of Health Professions **St. Joseph School of Nursing

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Easter Bunny Hard at Work Thanks to USF On Tuesday, April 11, over 50 alumni, faculty, staff and students helped build 150 Easter baskets for the children at SCAN. Jeremy Swonger (BBA ’04), Alumni Cabinet president, said, “Service is so deeply rooted into our education while attending USF. The Alumni Cabinet wants to continue to offer opportunities for alumni to return to campus and join in the Franciscan value of serving one another, society and the Church.” This was the 17th year USF participated in the effort to make sure every child served

by SCAN received a basket for Easter.

St. Joseph Graduates Reunite Over 100 graduates of the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing gathered on April 28, 2017 at the University of Saint Francis North Campus for their annual school reunion. Friendships were rekindled and many wonderful stories were shared as the Class of 1967 was honored. A special slideshow of yearbook pictures brought back memories and many smiles.

The St. Joe Class of 1968 hosted the evening of dinner, cocktails and reminiscing, and everyone had a fantastic time. The next reunion will be held on Friday, April 27, 2018.

USF Launches Mentoring Program USF is partnering with Diverse Talent Strategies to launch a community-based mentoring initiative. Local businesses and organizations are being recruited to become mentors to USF students. Alumni also have the opportunity to become mentors to USF students and fellow alumni.

USF and Diverse Talent Strategies officially launched their partnership at “Breakfast of Champions: Community Impact Through Mentoring” on July 12 at the Historic Woman’s Club in the USF Business Center. The event featured presentations by USF alumni Andie Mobley and Brad Hartman about the impact of mentoring on personal and professional growth and development. For more information about the USF Mentoring Program, go to alumni.sf.edu or contact Melissa Eastman at 260-399-8032.

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a Divine Musical Comedy

Cougars Hit the Links The weather was perfect for golf, good times and generous giving. The 2017 Cougar Classic Golf Outing was held on July 28 as over 140 golfers joined USF to raise funds for USF athletic scholarships. The weekend got started the night before the outing with a VIP event and silent auction at the home of former NFL star Jason Fabini, hosted

by Steel Dynamics Chairman Keith Busse. Friends of USF, both old and new, came together for this two-day event to raise over $70,000 for USF athletes.

November 3-5 & November 10-12 USF ROBERT GOLDSTINE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

431 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, IN

Sister Act is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, and this production is made possible in part by the Marilyn and William Wunderlin Foundation.

Get your tickets through ArtsTix: 260-422-4226 • tickets.artstix.org

Everyone Wins at TinCaps Night USF alumni, friends and family gathered at Parkview Field on June 8 for one of America’s favorite pastimes as the Fort Wayne TinCaps took on the Lake County Captains at the annual sold-out event. Alumni gathered in the Xfinity Home Run Porch atop the left field wall down from the third baseline. With a spread of hot dogs, pulled pork, brats with sauerkraut, pasta salad, macaroni and cheese, soft drinks and apple crisp for dessert, there were plenty of ballpark favorites to enjoy as we cheered for the TinCaps! As a special treat during this year’s event, we also celebrated Sister Elise’s birthday. After the game, alumni and guests were treated to the famous Parkview Field fireworks display.

Photos by Emma Anger, BA ’17

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USF Home Football vs. Concordia University (Mich.)

Philosophy and Theology Lecture: Sr. Jacinta Closer Look Lecture: Denise Stewart-Sanabria Professionalism Dinner USF Home Football vs. Lindenwood University-Belleville (Ill.) “Sister Act” musical USF Home Men’s Basketball vs Cornerstone (Mich).

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USF Home Football vs. Taylor University (Ind.) USF Home Men’s Basketball vs Indiana Tech USF Home Women’s Basketball vs Cornerstone (Mich.)

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Philosophy and Theology Lecture: Dr. Earl Kumfer USF Home Women’s Basketball vs Siena Heights (Mich.)

USF Home Men’s Basketball vs Ohio Christian USF Home Men’s Basketball vs Marian Univ. (Ind.) USF Home Women’s Basketball vs Marian Univ. (Ind.) Christmas in the Castle USF Home Men’s Basketball vs Goshen College (Ind.) USF Home Women’s Basketball vs Goshen College (Ind.) Lighting of the Lake and Living Nativity Alumni Yuletide Gathering @ Brookside Breakfast with St. Nicholas Philosophy and Theology Lecture: Sr. Felicity Dorsett Network for Success For more information on USF events, visit sf.edu/events.