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At Augustana’s 147th annual commencement convocation in May, President of the College Steve Bahls noted that the Class of 2007 graduates arrived at Augustana the same year he took office.

“During the summer of 2003, as you were getting ready to leave home and contemplating starting college, you were probably wondering about two things: am I going to fit in and am I going to have a good time?” Bahls said. “During the summer of 2003, when I was getting ready to leave my job as a law school dean and contemplating starting at Augustana, I should have been engrossed in thinking about the great issues facing higher education, but I, to be honest, was thinking the same thing—am I going to fit in and am I going to have a good time?”

Bahls assured the 577 graduates and estimated 5,000 family members, friends and alumni gathered in The MARK of the Quad Cities that he has had a good time but probably not in the same way as they have, since he’s usually in bed by 10 p.m.

“I am confident that throughout your lives you will know many successes,” Bahls said. “But I am just as confident you will make mistakes.” He encouraged graduates to use the tools they’ve learned from their liberal arts education to “recalculate” their path and continue to pursue their dreams, albeit with a slightly altered course.

Commencement speaker the Rev. Peter Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church at Harvard University, asked graduates to take a close look at their dreams.

“Vocation, that life’s purpose of which we have been speaking, is where your joy—that thing that gives you genuine pleasure, that burns within you and is contagious —meets some of the world’s greatest needs, and it seems to me that the enterprise of living is in connecting that joy with those needs,” Gomes said. “It will protect you from the curse of conformity, and it will allow you to be transformed.”

Gomes shared a phrase he heard from a sermon when he was in college: thinking hearts and loving minds. “That is a memorable phrase because those things ordinarily don’t go together. We think of the heart as some big, sloppy pile of emotional angst, and we think of the mind as razor sharp, penetrating and sometimes devastating. But a thinking heart is one that calculates and evaluates its emotions and feelings, and a loving mind is one that nourishes and nurtures ideas. Those, it would seem to me, would be the qualities that one would hope for those whom we call educated.”

Gomes said he wasn’t paid enough for the occasion to predict each graduate’s success or failure, but he did offer this definition of success. “It is not doing what you want to do,” he explained. “It’s not even succeeding at what you try to do or have hoped to do. Success consists of doing that which is worth doing.”

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Annette Kuhel ’92 Seabrook Alumna Essay

It began as an idea. now here I am, weaving through the crowd outside the chambers of Indiana’s House of Repre­sentatives, stopping to chat with a lobbyist, nodding hello to a senator, making my way to the committee hearing to testify.

Two years ago, as the manager for the spinal cord injury program at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, I started researching alternative state funding and discovered that multiple states have trust funds based on surcharges from moving violations. The connection made sense. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of traumatic spinal cord injury, and the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in those aged 16­24 years, costing the United States billions of dollars annually. These funds would support research that has to occur within that state. As a result, these states saw increases in high­paying jobs, state revenues and federal funding, as well as increased opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

The idea blossomed for an Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund. In the summer of 2006, a small coalition was formed, and the intricacies of finding the right author and coauthors for a bill began.

My memory of the legislative process was limited to the 1970s after­school cartoon Schoolhouse Rock: “I’m only a bill, and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill….” In 12 years, I had never been in our statehouse. Five months later, I had rediscovered the process firsthand. I’ve been involved in every step: drafting a bill with legal Services, beginning a grassroots campaign, coordinating public testimonies for committee hearings, pursuing media/press coverage, and coordinating both able­bodied and disabled advocates to lobby during session.

While I was able to relish the friendly confines of Indiana’s House, I experienced strong opposition while testifying before a standing room­only Senate Committee hearing. The Senate Chair of the Appropriations Com­mittee directly challenged my facts and our proposal. It only made us stronger, more prepared and more determined.

I experienced the roller­coaster ride of passing a committee unanimously, getting rolled into another bill and getting cut out completely by the Senate. In conference committee (to negotiate a final version), I had my third confrontation with the same senator while providing testimony to urge him and his colleagues to reinsert language to create the fund.

our strength was in having an author dedicated to the cause and endlessly working behind the scenes. With two days left in the session, our author, Rep. Carolene Mays, contacted us with the negotiated language. The fund would be created with an increased fee on motorcycle registrations, instead of surcharges from moving viola­tions. The projected dollar amount was less than half of what we had anticipated. But, based on terms and voting records, we knew that we would have the same roadblocks if we chose to stop and try again in next year’s session. It was an arduous decision, but we decided to move forward versus pulling the bill.

I’m proof that an average citizen can make an impact, but I couldn’t have done it alone. I was blessed by a supportive employer and by having the perfect groups come together, including a former lobbyist to mentor me every step, journalists, individuals in the life sciences/business sectors and others in health care and disability organizations. So many volunteered themselves and resources to make this a success at basically no cost other than their time.

As a biology major and physical therapist, my education did not directly prepare me for this, and yet everything about Augustana did. The Presidential Scholars Program taught us to become critical thinkers and to challenge the status quo. Most importantly, professors such as Bob Tallitsch, Paul olsen, Dorothy Parkander—they taught with such passion, teaching us to live in the same manner. They were, and are, mentors who taught us the import­ance of making a difference. So much of who I am today is because of their influence.

It wasn’t until after 11 o’clock on a Sunday, with less than one hour left in the session, that our bill passed the House 51­49, then the Senate. The new Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund will distribute an estimated $1.6 million annually to support research in Indiana.

It began as just an idea.

Riding the legislative roller-coaster

As a biology major

and physical

therapist, my

education did not

directly prepare me

for this, and yet

everything about

Augustana did.

AnneTTe KUHel ’92 SeABRooK

Commencement at Augustana coincides with Alumni Weekend, during which the college not only hosts reunions of four decades or more, but also extends special recognition for outstanding achievement and service by alumni and friends of the college. Among those honored during the 2007 Alumni Banquet were:

Outstanding Achievement

Dr. David Carlson ’73 directs the International Program office, established by the International Council for Science and the World Meteorological organization, for the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007­08. The IPY International Program office operates from within the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Carlson has a doctorate in oceanography and has devoted more than 15 years to guiding, managing and supporting wide­ranging international science programs.

Terry Shockley ’62 and his wife, Sandy, are career broadcasters. As founders of Shockley Communications Corporation in 1985, the couple built a regional broadcasting company that included six network­affiliated television stations and eight radio stations. Shockley is now presi­dent of Shockley Group, Inc., a business­consulting group, and was recently named chief executive officer for Armada Media Corporation. In 2006, he was inducted into the national Wrestling Hall of Fame for his lifetime service to the sport.

Gary Wieneke ’62 is regarded by many as the nation’s finest middle­distance coach. Wieneke coached at the high­school level before moving on to the University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign in 1967. He was head coach of Illini’s cross country team from 1967 to 2003 and head coach of its track and field team from 1975 to 2003. Coaching achievements include numerous Big Ten championship teams and individual

champions, in addition to multiple coach­of­the­year awards and hall of fame inductions.

Finest Under Forty

OUTSTAnDInG AChIevemenT

Chris Coulter ’94 is responsible for the customer service, sales and marketing departments for the Peoria Disposal Company (PDC) family of environ­mental companies. Since Coulter’s arrival in 1997, PDC and its affiliates have increased its annual revenues by $25 million through new market opportunities and acquisitions. From 2001­06, Coulter served on Augustana’s Alumni Association Board of Directors. He is married to Melanie Berna ’94 Coulter.

Dr. David Walton ’98 is a senior resident in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He divides his time between Boston and lascahobas, Haiti. To read more about Walton’s achievements, see page 21.

OUTSTAnDInG ServICe

Dr. Janice Bowman’ 62 and Gerald Swanson ’59.Bowman and Swanson are professors emeriti at California lutheran University (ClU) in Thousand oaks, Calif. In addition to their work at ClU, they have been instrumental in organizing their community around social justice and creating spaces for that voice to be heard. They helped set up Holden Village, a lutheran retreat in Washington State, regularly frequented by members of the Augustana community. (Not pictured because they were unable to attend the reception.)

Dr. Joy Prowell ’81 West is chair of the depart­ment of obstetrics and gynecology at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago, Ill. She has committed herself to serving the medically underserved communities of Chicago’s far south

side by providing comprehensive healthcare to women and teens who are often forgotten in today’s healthcare environment. West frequently speaks to teens at schools, churches and youth organizations on the importance of preventive healthcare, and the need for making positive lifestyle choices.

Carolyn ekdahl ’60 Wylie died in 2004; her husband, Deane, and son, Adam, accepted the outstanding Service Award on her behalf. Wylie dedicated her life to finding ways to help young children and their families. She was executive director of the Riverside County Children and Families Commission, also known as First 5 Riverside, in Riverside, Calif. Wylie led First 5 Riverside in launching the Healthy Kids insurance plan. She was instrumental in seeing that the California’s 2002 Master Plan for education included pre­kindergarten, in addition to spear­heading other initiatives.

honorary Alumni

Glen Brolander served as the financial admin­istrator at Augustana from 1953 to 1992. Brolander has a strong interest in his own Swedish heritage and the Swedish heritage of Augustana. He played a key role in organizing the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana. He also wrote An Historical Survey of the Augustana Campus, published by the Augustana Historical Society. Brolander is married to elaine nestander ’47 Brolander.

John Slover Jr. has been a partner with Califf & Harper, P.C., in Moline, Ill., since 1982. His practice is primarily devoted to estate and charit­able planning. He has served on the college’s Planned Giving Council, which includes estate planners and others who support Augustana’s vision by advising the college’s development officers and helping donors structure gifts to the college in a mutually beneficial manner.

2007 Alumni Awards

Carlson Shockley Wieneke Coulter Walton West Brolander Slover

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Annette Kuhel ’92 Seabrook Alumna Essay

It began as an idea. now here I am, weaving through the crowd outside the chambers of Indiana’s House of Repre­sentatives, stopping to chat with a lobbyist, nodding hello to a senator, making my way to the committee hearing to testify.

Two years ago, as the manager for the spinal cord injury program at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, I started researching alternative state funding and discovered that multiple states have trust funds based on surcharges from moving violations. The connection made sense. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of traumatic spinal cord injury, and the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in those aged 16­24 years, costing the United States billions of dollars annually. These funds would support research that has to occur within that state. As a result, these states saw increases in high­paying jobs, state revenues and federal funding, as well as increased opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

The idea blossomed for an Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund. In the summer of 2006, a small coalition was formed, and the intricacies of finding the right author and coauthors for a bill began.

My memory of the legislative process was limited to the 1970s after­school cartoon Schoolhouse Rock: “I’m only a bill, and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill….” In 12 years, I had never been in our statehouse. Five months later, I had rediscovered the process firsthand. I’ve been involved in every step: drafting a bill with legal Services, beginning a grassroots campaign, coordinating public testimonies for committee hearings, pursuing media/press coverage, and coordinating both able­bodied and disabled advocates to lobby during session.

While I was able to relish the friendly confines of Indiana’s House, I experienced strong opposition while testifying before a standing room­only Senate Committee hearing. The Senate Chair of the Appropriations Com­mittee directly challenged my facts and our proposal. It only made us stronger, more prepared and more determined.

I experienced the roller­coaster ride of passing a committee unanimously, getting rolled into another bill and getting cut out completely by the Senate. In conference committee (to negotiate a final version), I had my third confrontation with the same senator while providing testimony to urge him and his colleagues to reinsert language to create the fund.

our strength was in having an author dedicated to the cause and endlessly working behind the scenes. With two days left in the session, our author, Rep. Carolene Mays, contacted us with the negotiated language. The fund would be created with an increased fee on motorcycle registrations, instead of surcharges from moving viola­tions. The projected dollar amount was less than half of what we had anticipated. But, based on terms and voting records, we knew that we would have the same roadblocks if we chose to stop and try again in next year’s session. It was an arduous decision, but we decided to move forward versus pulling the bill.

I’m proof that an average citizen can make an impact, but I couldn’t have done it alone. I was blessed by a supportive employer and by having the perfect groups come together, including a former lobbyist to mentor me every step, journalists, individuals in the life sciences/business sectors and others in health care and disability organizations. So many volunteered themselves and resources to make this a success at basically no cost other than their time.

As a biology major and physical therapist, my education did not directly prepare me for this, and yet everything about Augustana did. The Presidential Scholars Program taught us to become critical thinkers and to challenge the status quo. Most importantly, professors such as Bob Tallitsch, Paul olsen, Dorothy Parkander—they taught with such passion, teaching us to live in the same manner. They were, and are, mentors who taught us the import­ance of making a difference. So much of who I am today is because of their influence.

It wasn’t until after 11 o’clock on a Sunday, with less than one hour left in the session, that our bill passed the House 51­49, then the Senate. The new Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund will distribute an estimated $1.6 million annually to support research in Indiana.

It began as just an idea.

Riding the legislative roller-coaster

As a biology major

and physical

therapist, my

education did not

directly prepare me

for this, and yet

everything about

Augustana did.

AnneTTe KUHel ’92 SeABRooK

Commencement at Augustana coincides with Alumni Weekend, during which the college not only hosts reunions of four decades or more, but also extends special recognition for outstanding achievement and service by alumni and friends of the college. Among those honored during the 2007 Alumni Banquet were:

Outstanding Achievement

Dr. David Carlson ’73 directs the International Program office, established by the International Council for Science and the World Meteorological organization, for the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007­08. The IPY International Program office operates from within the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Carlson has a doctorate in oceanography and has devoted more than 15 years to guiding, managing and supporting wide­ranging international science programs.

Terry Shockley ’62 and his wife, Sandy, are career broadcasters. As founders of Shockley Communications Corporation in 1985, the couple built a regional broadcasting company that included six network­affiliated television stations and eight radio stations. Shockley is now presi­dent of Shockley Group, Inc., a business­consulting group, and was recently named chief executive officer for Armada Media Corporation. In 2006, he was inducted into the national Wrestling Hall of Fame for his lifetime service to the sport.

Gary Wieneke ’62 is regarded by many as the nation’s finest middle­distance coach. Wieneke coached at the high­school level before moving on to the University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign in 1967. He was head coach of Illini’s cross country team from 1967 to 2003 and head coach of its track and field team from 1975 to 2003. Coaching achievements include numerous Big Ten championship teams and individual

champions, in addition to multiple coach­of­the­year awards and hall of fame inductions.

Finest Under Forty

OUTSTAnDInG AChIevemenT

Chris Coulter ’94 is responsible for the customer service, sales and marketing departments for the Peoria Disposal Company (PDC) family of environ­mental companies. Since Coulter’s arrival in 1997, PDC and its affiliates have increased its annual revenues by $25 million through new market opportunities and acquisitions. From 2001­06, Coulter served on Augustana’s Alumni Association Board of Directors. He is married to Melanie Berna ’94 Coulter.

Dr. David Walton ’98 is a senior resident in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He divides his time between Boston and lascahobas, Haiti. To read more about Walton’s achievements, see page 21.

OUTSTAnDInG ServICe

Dr. Janice Bowman’ 62 and Gerald Swanson ’59.Bowman and Swanson are professors emeriti at California lutheran University (ClU) in Thousand oaks, Calif. In addition to their work at ClU, they have been instrumental in organizing their community around social justice and creating spaces for that voice to be heard. They helped set up Holden Village, a lutheran retreat in Washington State, regularly frequented by members of the Augustana community. (Not pictured because they were unable to attend the reception.)

Dr. Joy Prowell ’81 West is chair of the depart­ment of obstetrics and gynecology at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago, Ill. She has committed herself to serving the medically underserved communities of Chicago’s far south

side by providing comprehensive healthcare to women and teens who are often forgotten in today’s healthcare environment. West frequently speaks to teens at schools, churches and youth organizations on the importance of preventive healthcare, and the need for making positive lifestyle choices.

Carolyn ekdahl ’60 Wylie died in 2004; her husband, Deane, and son, Adam, accepted the outstanding Service Award on her behalf. Wylie dedicated her life to finding ways to help young children and their families. She was executive director of the Riverside County Children and Families Commission, also known as First 5 Riverside, in Riverside, Calif. Wylie led First 5 Riverside in launching the Healthy Kids insurance plan. She was instrumental in seeing that the California’s 2002 Master Plan for education included pre­kindergarten, in addition to spear­heading other initiatives.

honorary Alumni

Glen Brolander served as the financial admin­istrator at Augustana from 1953 to 1992. Brolander has a strong interest in his own Swedish heritage and the Swedish heritage of Augustana. He played a key role in organizing the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana. He also wrote An Historical Survey of the Augustana Campus, published by the Augustana Historical Society. Brolander is married to elaine nestander ’47 Brolander.

John Slover Jr. has been a partner with Califf & Harper, P.C., in Moline, Ill., since 1982. His practice is primarily devoted to estate and charit­able planning. He has served on the college’s Planned Giving Council, which includes estate planners and others who support Augustana’s vision by advising the college’s development officers and helping donors structure gifts to the college in a mutually beneficial manner.

2007 Alumni Awards

Carlson Shockley Wieneke Coulter Walton West Brolander Slover

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Aboard NASA’s “vomit comet,” Dr. Jane Leonardson ’84 Murray handles weight-lessness with ease, while NASA researcher John McQuillen prefers to have his feet strapped down. That rather large syringe Murray is holding is what she used in her study of mixing intravenous fluids in microgravity.

Alumni Profiles

Jim and Cathy Danegelis ’90 Angelos and their sons, Tommy and George, will be featured on hundreds of thousands of posters, brochures and national websites promoting 2007-2008 asthma walks throughout the United States.

every so often we hear about everyday folks riding in nASA’s C­9 microgravity plane, fondly known as the

“vomit comet.” Usually one ride is enough. After Dr. Jane leonardson ’84 Murray flew nearly 240 parabolas (arcs) over four half­day research sessions in the C­9, she asked if she could do more.

“I’ve never had motion sickness so I was fine,” Murray says.

The microgravity plane, based at ellington Field near Houston, flies steep parabolas over the Gulf of Mexico. In the trough of each parabola, those aboard experience 1.8 g’s (almost twice the earth’s gravity). At the top of the parabola and on the way down, passengers experience weightlessness for about 25 seconds.

“I was quite nervous before the flight, and with the first parabola’s zero gravity segment, I strapped myself down to see how it would be,” says Murray, a prison medical director.

“I would liken the experience of weightlessness to swim­ming, but one cannot ‘paddle’ around to steer oneself, which is the instinctive thing to do.” She learned to grab onto things to avoid sticking to the ceiling and to make sure her feet were pointing toward the floor when zero gravity was about to end.

Murray kneeled for part of the flights, especially if she

had to be in a position to perform an experiment during the next parabola and didn’t want to be stuck to the ceiling.

Though she would have flown solely for the experience itself, Murray was thrilled to be a consultant and assistant for a project designed by researchers from nASA’s Glenn Research Center. Her duties involved mixing intravenous fluids in the microgravity environment.

Murray and the Glenn Research Team found that IV fluids break up into smaller bubbles and are dispersed throughout the solution. This is in contrast to the air/fluid dynamics in the gravitational field we are used to—namely earth’s. Here, one large bubble eventually forms at the top of the IV bag.

So the question becomes how much air can go in IV tubing and still be safe to deliver to a patient? And how can the risks be minimized? nASA’s researchers are continuing to look at bubble dynamics. Murray will be part of their next team to look at potentially better ways to mix fluids evenly (the solute does not dissolve evenly as it does on earth) and with smaller bubbles.

“A lot of this research is in preparation for longer living in a microgravity environment, and how to best prepare for disasters like trauma and burns in space,” Murray says.

“The people next to us in the plane were trying to find a better way to make sterile and potable water out of urine.

‘Vomit comet’? no problem.

So it’s a different kind of thinking, and it’s exciting to be around that. But I was happy to be with the IV fluids group!”

In fact, Murray related the experience to her time at Augustana, which she describes as some of her favorite years.

“I was thinking about how Augustana may have influenced me toward this nASA project,” Murray says. “And it seems that a liberal arts education makes a person more prepared to think outside the box. It was nice again to be around a bunch of smart, enthusiastic thinkers who are excited about learning.”

When she’s not streaking toward the Gulf of Mexico in a C­9, Murray is the medical director for Pam lychner State Jail in Humble, Texas, and the Joe Kegan State Jail in down­town Houston. She has been with UTMB Correctional Managed Care for 11 years.

“It’s a nice mix of interesting medicine, public health and politics because so much of it is politically controversial,” she says. “How can we do the most for the most people with our budget, and the budget is a reality.”

Infectious disease is a constant concern within the prison population, and is what drew Murray, a specialist in internal medicine, to the correctional setting. But whenever she gets a chance to do research on the “vomit comet,” she’s ready, willing and very able.

Team Angelos walks the talk “You know your son has asthma.” Those six words were not what Jim and Cathy Danegelis ’90 Angelos wanted to hear. They heard them first when their son, Tommy, was about 3. And then again when son George was 18 months.

In 2005, the family from elmhurst, Ill., joined forces with the American lung Association (AlA) for one simple reason: so Tommy and George can one day breathe easier. The AlA raises money to fund education and research so that asthma can be better controlled and eventually cured. According to the AlA, the Angelos family’s creativity and determination in raising funds have been inspiring.

The 41­member Team Angelos raised $7,000 in the 2006 oak Brook Asthma Walk last fall. The boys’ lemonade stand was featured on the front page of the local newspaper. The family sold 1,000 Breatheeasy bracelets for $2,000 of their total. They opened a restaurant called That Pita Place in naperville, Ill., where they continue to sell paper whistles and offer a 15 percent discount to customers who participate in the Asthma Walk.

“Some of the money raised in the Asthma Walk goes towards Camp Superkids, which is a camp where children learn to manage and deal with their asthma,” notes Cathy, a school psychologist. “Someday our boys will go to Camp

Superkids, although I may have to stay at a hotel nearby. It’s the Greek mother in me.”

on the day of the 2006 Asthma Walk, Cathy spoke from the heart to 1,000 walkers about the difficulties of raising two children with severe asthma, maintaining two separate medical journals and keeping her boys safe when they have so many environmental and food challenges.

She knows her family is not alone. An estimated 6.1 mil­lion American children under 18 have asthma. It’s the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15 in the United States.

Following the 2006 Asthma Walk, Cathy was honored as an AlA­Illinois volunteer of the week. More recently, her family was one of several chosen to represent “the faces of asthma” for the 2007­08 asthma walks throughout the United States. The Angelos family will be featured on hundreds of thousands of posters, brochures and national websites promoting the walks.

The 2007 oak Brook Asthma Walk will be october 14. Team Angelos will be there in full strength in an effort to raise $10,000. Tommy will be in fourth grade then, and George will be a second­grader. Both still battle the daily challenges of asthma, but are doing fairly well as a result of constant monitoring and medications.

“After George’s sixth birthday, he told me that he always wishes for his asthma and milk allergy to go away; if he only knew how much that is our wish as well,” Cathy says.

To learn more about upcoming events, programs and initiatives of the AlA or for asthma and other lung disease information, go to www.lungusa.org or call the lung Helpline (1­800­548­8252). Chicagoland alumni interested in joining Team Angelos may contact Cathy at cathyangelos@sbcglobal.net.

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Aboard NASA’s “vomit comet,” Dr. Jane Leonardson ’84 Murray handles weight-lessness with ease, while NASA researcher John McQuillen prefers to have his feet strapped down. That rather large syringe Murray is holding is what she used in her study of mixing intravenous fluids in microgravity.

Alumni Profiles

Jim and Cathy Danegelis ’90 Angelos and their sons, Tommy and George, will be featured on hundreds of thousands of posters, brochures and national websites promoting 2007-2008 asthma walks throughout the United States.

every so often we hear about everyday folks riding in nASA’s C­9 microgravity plane, fondly known as the

“vomit comet.” Usually one ride is enough. After Dr. Jane leonardson ’84 Murray flew nearly 240 parabolas (arcs) over four half­day research sessions in the C­9, she asked if she could do more.

“I’ve never had motion sickness so I was fine,” Murray says.

The microgravity plane, based at ellington Field near Houston, flies steep parabolas over the Gulf of Mexico. In the trough of each parabola, those aboard experience 1.8 g’s (almost twice the earth’s gravity). At the top of the parabola and on the way down, passengers experience weightlessness for about 25 seconds.

“I was quite nervous before the flight, and with the first parabola’s zero gravity segment, I strapped myself down to see how it would be,” says Murray, a prison medical director.

“I would liken the experience of weightlessness to swim­ming, but one cannot ‘paddle’ around to steer oneself, which is the instinctive thing to do.” She learned to grab onto things to avoid sticking to the ceiling and to make sure her feet were pointing toward the floor when zero gravity was about to end.

Murray kneeled for part of the flights, especially if she

had to be in a position to perform an experiment during the next parabola and didn’t want to be stuck to the ceiling.

Though she would have flown solely for the experience itself, Murray was thrilled to be a consultant and assistant for a project designed by researchers from nASA’s Glenn Research Center. Her duties involved mixing intravenous fluids in the microgravity environment.

Murray and the Glenn Research Team found that IV fluids break up into smaller bubbles and are dispersed throughout the solution. This is in contrast to the air/fluid dynamics in the gravitational field we are used to—namely earth’s. Here, one large bubble eventually forms at the top of the IV bag.

So the question becomes how much air can go in IV tubing and still be safe to deliver to a patient? And how can the risks be minimized? nASA’s researchers are continuing to look at bubble dynamics. Murray will be part of their next team to look at potentially better ways to mix fluids evenly (the solute does not dissolve evenly as it does on earth) and with smaller bubbles.

“A lot of this research is in preparation for longer living in a microgravity environment, and how to best prepare for disasters like trauma and burns in space,” Murray says.

“The people next to us in the plane were trying to find a better way to make sterile and potable water out of urine.

‘Vomit comet’? no problem.

So it’s a different kind of thinking, and it’s exciting to be around that. But I was happy to be with the IV fluids group!”

In fact, Murray related the experience to her time at Augustana, which she describes as some of her favorite years.

“I was thinking about how Augustana may have influenced me toward this nASA project,” Murray says. “And it seems that a liberal arts education makes a person more prepared to think outside the box. It was nice again to be around a bunch of smart, enthusiastic thinkers who are excited about learning.”

When she’s not streaking toward the Gulf of Mexico in a C­9, Murray is the medical director for Pam lychner State Jail in Humble, Texas, and the Joe Kegan State Jail in down­town Houston. She has been with UTMB Correctional Managed Care for 11 years.

“It’s a nice mix of interesting medicine, public health and politics because so much of it is politically controversial,” she says. “How can we do the most for the most people with our budget, and the budget is a reality.”

Infectious disease is a constant concern within the prison population, and is what drew Murray, a specialist in internal medicine, to the correctional setting. But whenever she gets a chance to do research on the “vomit comet,” she’s ready, willing and very able.

Team Angelos walks the talk “You know your son has asthma.” Those six words were not what Jim and Cathy Danegelis ’90 Angelos wanted to hear. They heard them first when their son, Tommy, was about 3. And then again when son George was 18 months.

In 2005, the family from elmhurst, Ill., joined forces with the American lung Association (AlA) for one simple reason: so Tommy and George can one day breathe easier. The AlA raises money to fund education and research so that asthma can be better controlled and eventually cured. According to the AlA, the Angelos family’s creativity and determination in raising funds have been inspiring.

The 41­member Team Angelos raised $7,000 in the 2006 oak Brook Asthma Walk last fall. The boys’ lemonade stand was featured on the front page of the local newspaper. The family sold 1,000 Breatheeasy bracelets for $2,000 of their total. They opened a restaurant called That Pita Place in naperville, Ill., where they continue to sell paper whistles and offer a 15 percent discount to customers who participate in the Asthma Walk.

“Some of the money raised in the Asthma Walk goes towards Camp Superkids, which is a camp where children learn to manage and deal with their asthma,” notes Cathy, a school psychologist. “Someday our boys will go to Camp

Superkids, although I may have to stay at a hotel nearby. It’s the Greek mother in me.”

on the day of the 2006 Asthma Walk, Cathy spoke from the heart to 1,000 walkers about the difficulties of raising two children with severe asthma, maintaining two separate medical journals and keeping her boys safe when they have so many environmental and food challenges.

She knows her family is not alone. An estimated 6.1 mil­lion American children under 18 have asthma. It’s the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15 in the United States.

Following the 2006 Asthma Walk, Cathy was honored as an AlA­Illinois volunteer of the week. More recently, her family was one of several chosen to represent “the faces of asthma” for the 2007­08 asthma walks throughout the United States. The Angelos family will be featured on hundreds of thousands of posters, brochures and national websites promoting the walks.

The 2007 oak Brook Asthma Walk will be october 14. Team Angelos will be there in full strength in an effort to raise $10,000. Tommy will be in fourth grade then, and George will be a second­grader. Both still battle the daily challenges of asthma, but are doing fairly well as a result of constant monitoring and medications.

“After George’s sixth birthday, he told me that he always wishes for his asthma and milk allergy to go away; if he only knew how much that is our wish as well,” Cathy says.

To learn more about upcoming events, programs and initiatives of the AlA or for asthma and other lung disease information, go to www.lungusa.org or call the lung Helpline (1­800­548­8252). Chicagoland alumni interested in joining Team Angelos may contact Cathy at cathyangelos@sbcglobal.net.

38 Augustana Magazine | Summer 2007 Summer 2007 | Augustana Magazine 39

They call him Ky for short. And whatever you want to know about Ky, just ask Greg Choyke ’05. For the past year, Choyke has cared for the killer whale at SeaWorld San Antonio. He reports that at 15 years old, Ky tips the scale at 7,900 pounds and is expected to grow to the size of his 12,000­pound father at SeaWorld orlando.

“I thoroughly enjoy working with Ky on a daily basis,” Choyke says, “but it takes many years to develop a relation­ship with such an amazing and complex cetacean.” In addition to Ky, Choyke works with Halyn, a young killer whale weighing in at a mere 1,200 pounds.

For the record, SeaWorld wasn’t Chokye’s first stop after Augustana. With a degree in biology/pre­dentistry, Choyke was accepted to the University of new Zealand’s master’s program in marine biology, with a focus on cephalopods. When offered a position at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, he put his master’s on hold. After working at Shedd for a couple of months, Choyke on a whim sent résumés to all the SeaWorld parks in the United States.

“Two days later I received a call to come down to San Antonio and take their animal trainers’ swim test,” Choyke says. After passing the swim test with a perfect score, he

was offered a part­time job working with killer whales at Shamu Stadium. After just three months, Choyke was hired as a full­time associate trainer.

“I have wanted to work with animals for as long as I can remember,” Choyke says. “It started as a youngster when I went on diving trips with my family. So many kids want to be a dolphin trainer when they grow up. I was exactly the same way, and now I am living my dream every day. I couldn’t ask for more.”

Choyke says the mentoring and education he received at Augustana allowed him to explore and ultimately land the job he dreamed of as a boy.

“Dr. Dara Wegman­Geedey provided guidance and encouraged me to follow my dreams,” he says. “Dr. Darrin Good was the one who made it possible for me to study marine science while attending Augie. He was my advisor and academic liaison when I worked with stranded dolphins and sea turtles at Mote Marine lab in Sarasota, Fla., during my junior year. It was there that I knew I had to do this for the rest of my life.”

Choyke & Kyuquot

SeaWorld’s Greg Choyke ’05 signals Kyuquot to slide up a ramp inside the pool. Killer whales have a natural ability to slide onto land to catch prey.

Class Notes(notices received as of January 31, 2007)

1950robert Brittenham’s book The Garter Family of New York and Michigan has been published. The memoir describes pioneer life in new York’s Mohawk Valley in the early 19th century, and provides a detailed account of an overland trip to San Fran­cisco in 1849.

1960Lester Aungst received the 2006 distinguished professional service award from the new Jersey Speech­language­ Hearing Association.

1964Bob Fritsch is a teacher and the assistant director of Horizon Academy, Roeland Park, Kan.

1965Arleen hieber hitchcock retired after 25 years of service from the U.S. navy’s Industrial Hygiene laboratory, San Diego, Calif., and received the navy Meritorious Civilian Award.

1966Arvid Sponberg, professor of english, was named the first recipient of the Philip and Miriam Kapfer endowed Faculty Research Award by Valparaiso University’s Committee on Creative Work and Research.

1967George Brooke is director of music at House of Hope lutheran Church, new Hope, Minn.

1968Kenneth Cox is senior pastor at St. James United Methodist Church, Danville, Ill.

richard meier was appointed by then­Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to a four­year term with the Citizens Coinage

Advisory Committee at the United States Mint.

1969Karen Scott Ylinen is chief, resource planning and execu­tion, for the U.S. Army, TACoM­RI, Rock Island.

1971rich Stodd is director of orch­estra operations for the Quad City Symphony orchestra, Davenport, Iowa.

1972James hasbargen, command­ing general of the Army Reserve Medical Command, has been promoted to the rank of major general.

Jay newman is senior director, programming and development, at the national Civility Center, Sturgis, Mich.

1973James holgersson is city administrator for Arlington, Texas.

Kevin novak retired after serv­ing 27 years with the U.S. Air Force. He is now a Department of the navy civilian working at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

1974Larry Barker is chief executive officer of Argent networks.

Janet norquist González’ maps were included in the Mapping the Bronx exhibit at the Bronx County Historical Society, The Bronx, n.Y.

roger rose is executive vice president of global sales at Techbooks, Falls Church, Va.

1975Gordon Fortney teaches middle­school science and coaches men’s track for River­dale Schools, Port Byron, Ill.

1976Karla Gates Amundsen is direc­tor of education at Huntington learning Center, Skokie, Ill.

Kris Stapleton Gill is branch manager at Cuyahoga County Public library, Parma, ohio.

Kathleen Lovelace was honored as librarian of the year (2006) for the north Suburban library System in the greater Chicago area.

1977mark Boozell is a government relations professional in the Chicago office of Dykema law firm.

Philip Bowden is a geoscience supervisor for exxon Mobil, Houston, Texas.

Claire Felbinger is a senior research associate at the Japan International Transport Institute, a Tokyo­based think tank with an office in Washing­ton, D.C.

ron Lentz is chief commercial officer of STI, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Colleen marvin is a property inspector for Property and Casualty Surveys, San Dimas, Calif.

Jim Patton has been identified as one of the “super lawyers”

for the state of Illinois, as cho­sen by peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. He is a partner in the law firm of Bozeman, neigh­bour, Patton & noe, Moline, Ill.

1978Sheri Sanberg Olson is clinical supervisor at Volunteers of America, Golden Valley, Minn.

Dianne Witte is assistant direc­tor, principal gifts, in the office of Development, Yale University, new Haven, Conn.

1981Kevin Dempsey is a clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, India­napolis, Ind.

Paul Osman is chairman of the Flood Insurance Commit­tee for the Association of State Floodplain Managers, which is charged with developing major flood insurance reforms.

1982Katy Clark is a financial execu­tive at Robert Half International, Hoffman estates, Ill.

Diane mcCarthy is a barrista at Mother Jones Café & Book­store, Rock Island.

Laura Poduch is business development manager at 3M, St. Paul, Minn.

1983Kimberly Schwartz Anderson is director of finance for Batavia (Ill.) Public Schools.

1984Johnny Drizis married Mary Beth Grove on September 3, 2006.

Terri Bright hettinger is new business development manager at lonza, Inc., Allendale, n.J.

Grant Koeller is a musician with the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight at Wright­Patterson AFB, ohio. He also performs with the Johnny Mack Super Big Band, and at Jazz Central, Dayton.

mark Larson is with T.D. Ameri­trade, oak Brook, Ill.

Jill Wurst Padera is courtroom clerk department supervisor for the DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk, Wheaton, Ill.

Alumni News

De Lay ’66 remembers ‘mail riot’ Editor’s Note: Bill Munson’s letter about the “meatball riot” in the last issue of Augustana

Magazine inspired Vince De Lay ’66 to share his memory of the “mail riot.”

I didn’t realize that Augustana students were so volatile! While I was at Augie, we had the “mail riot.” I believe it happened in 1964 or ’65. After Chapel, a lot of us would go to the Union to check our mail. That day, someone had entered the Union overnight and stacked all

of the furniture, floor to ceiling, in the main lounge on the main floor of the building.

The problem was that since the postal substation was in the Union, the break­in was a federal offense. Rock Island police cars were parked in front of the Union (a no­parking zone) with the windows open. Someone took a traffic­ticket pad out of one of the cars and wrote parking tickets for the illegally parked police cars.

The local media showed up and went onto the roof of the Union. Since the students were just quietly milling around in front of the building, the reporters started inciting them to riot. “Hey, you can’t get in to check your mail! let’s see some action down there!” Immediately, the students started shouting and gesturing at the reporters and cameramen (yes, they actually used cameras in those days). of course, the media were never charged with their crime.

eventually, someone discovered an unlocked door to the lower level of the Union so everyone flooded into the building and moved all of the furniture back where it belonged. Thus ended the great mail riot of 1964. Sincerely, Vince De lay, Class of ’66

38 Augustana Magazine | Summer 2007 Summer 2007 | Augustana Magazine 39

They call him Ky for short. And whatever you want to know about Ky, just ask Greg Choyke ’05. For the past year, Choyke has cared for the killer whale at SeaWorld San Antonio. He reports that at 15 years old, Ky tips the scale at 7,900 pounds and is expected to grow to the size of his 12,000­pound father at SeaWorld orlando.

“I thoroughly enjoy working with Ky on a daily basis,” Choyke says, “but it takes many years to develop a relation­ship with such an amazing and complex cetacean.” In addition to Ky, Choyke works with Halyn, a young killer whale weighing in at a mere 1,200 pounds.

For the record, SeaWorld wasn’t Chokye’s first stop after Augustana. With a degree in biology/pre­dentistry, Choyke was accepted to the University of new Zealand’s master’s program in marine biology, with a focus on cephalopods. When offered a position at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, he put his master’s on hold. After working at Shedd for a couple of months, Choyke on a whim sent résumés to all the SeaWorld parks in the United States.

“Two days later I received a call to come down to San Antonio and take their animal trainers’ swim test,” Choyke says. After passing the swim test with a perfect score, he

was offered a part­time job working with killer whales at Shamu Stadium. After just three months, Choyke was hired as a full­time associate trainer.

“I have wanted to work with animals for as long as I can remember,” Choyke says. “It started as a youngster when I went on diving trips with my family. So many kids want to be a dolphin trainer when they grow up. I was exactly the same way, and now I am living my dream every day. I couldn’t ask for more.”

Choyke says the mentoring and education he received at Augustana allowed him to explore and ultimately land the job he dreamed of as a boy.

“Dr. Dara Wegman­Geedey provided guidance and encouraged me to follow my dreams,” he says. “Dr. Darrin Good was the one who made it possible for me to study marine science while attending Augie. He was my advisor and academic liaison when I worked with stranded dolphins and sea turtles at Mote Marine lab in Sarasota, Fla., during my junior year. It was there that I knew I had to do this for the rest of my life.”

Choyke & Kyuquot

SeaWorld’s Greg Choyke ’05 signals Kyuquot to slide up a ramp inside the pool. Killer whales have a natural ability to slide onto land to catch prey.

Class Notes(notices received as of January 31, 2007)

1950robert Brittenham’s book The Garter Family of New York and Michigan has been published. The memoir describes pioneer life in new York’s Mohawk Valley in the early 19th century, and provides a detailed account of an overland trip to San Fran­cisco in 1849.

1960Lester Aungst received the 2006 distinguished professional service award from the new Jersey Speech­language­ Hearing Association.

1964Bob Fritsch is a teacher and the assistant director of Horizon Academy, Roeland Park, Kan.

1965Arleen hieber hitchcock retired after 25 years of service from the U.S. navy’s Industrial Hygiene laboratory, San Diego, Calif., and received the navy Meritorious Civilian Award.

1966Arvid Sponberg, professor of english, was named the first recipient of the Philip and Miriam Kapfer endowed Faculty Research Award by Valparaiso University’s Committee on Creative Work and Research.

1967George Brooke is director of music at House of Hope lutheran Church, new Hope, Minn.

1968Kenneth Cox is senior pastor at St. James United Methodist Church, Danville, Ill.

richard meier was appointed by then­Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to a four­year term with the Citizens Coinage

Advisory Committee at the United States Mint.

1969Karen Scott Ylinen is chief, resource planning and execu­tion, for the U.S. Army, TACoM­RI, Rock Island.

1971rich Stodd is director of orch­estra operations for the Quad City Symphony orchestra, Davenport, Iowa.

1972James hasbargen, command­ing general of the Army Reserve Medical Command, has been promoted to the rank of major general.

Jay newman is senior director, programming and development, at the national Civility Center, Sturgis, Mich.

1973James holgersson is city administrator for Arlington, Texas.

Kevin novak retired after serv­ing 27 years with the U.S. Air Force. He is now a Department of the navy civilian working at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

1974Larry Barker is chief executive officer of Argent networks.

Janet norquist González’ maps were included in the Mapping the Bronx exhibit at the Bronx County Historical Society, The Bronx, n.Y.

roger rose is executive vice president of global sales at Techbooks, Falls Church, Va.

1975Gordon Fortney teaches middle­school science and coaches men’s track for River­dale Schools, Port Byron, Ill.

1976Karla Gates Amundsen is direc­tor of education at Huntington learning Center, Skokie, Ill.

Kris Stapleton Gill is branch manager at Cuyahoga County Public library, Parma, ohio.

Kathleen Lovelace was honored as librarian of the year (2006) for the north Suburban library System in the greater Chicago area.

1977mark Boozell is a government relations professional in the Chicago office of Dykema law firm.

Philip Bowden is a geoscience supervisor for exxon Mobil, Houston, Texas.

Claire Felbinger is a senior research associate at the Japan International Transport Institute, a Tokyo­based think tank with an office in Washing­ton, D.C.

ron Lentz is chief commercial officer of STI, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Colleen marvin is a property inspector for Property and Casualty Surveys, San Dimas, Calif.

Jim Patton has been identified as one of the “super lawyers”

for the state of Illinois, as cho­sen by peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. He is a partner in the law firm of Bozeman, neigh­bour, Patton & noe, Moline, Ill.

1978Sheri Sanberg Olson is clinical supervisor at Volunteers of America, Golden Valley, Minn.

Dianne Witte is assistant direc­tor, principal gifts, in the office of Development, Yale University, new Haven, Conn.

1981Kevin Dempsey is a clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, India­napolis, Ind.

Paul Osman is chairman of the Flood Insurance Commit­tee for the Association of State Floodplain Managers, which is charged with developing major flood insurance reforms.

1982Katy Clark is a financial execu­tive at Robert Half International, Hoffman estates, Ill.

Diane mcCarthy is a barrista at Mother Jones Café & Book­store, Rock Island.

Laura Poduch is business development manager at 3M, St. Paul, Minn.

1983Kimberly Schwartz Anderson is director of finance for Batavia (Ill.) Public Schools.

1984Johnny Drizis married Mary Beth Grove on September 3, 2006.

Terri Bright hettinger is new business development manager at lonza, Inc., Allendale, n.J.

Grant Koeller is a musician with the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight at Wright­Patterson AFB, ohio. He also performs with the Johnny Mack Super Big Band, and at Jazz Central, Dayton.

mark Larson is with T.D. Ameri­trade, oak Brook, Ill.

Jill Wurst Padera is courtroom clerk department supervisor for the DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk, Wheaton, Ill.

Alumni News

De Lay ’66 remembers ‘mail riot’ Editor’s Note: Bill Munson’s letter about the “meatball riot” in the last issue of Augustana

Magazine inspired Vince De Lay ’66 to share his memory of the “mail riot.”

I didn’t realize that Augustana students were so volatile! While I was at Augie, we had the “mail riot.” I believe it happened in 1964 or ’65. After Chapel, a lot of us would go to the Union to check our mail. That day, someone had entered the Union overnight and stacked all

of the furniture, floor to ceiling, in the main lounge on the main floor of the building.

The problem was that since the postal substation was in the Union, the break­in was a federal offense. Rock Island police cars were parked in front of the Union (a no­parking zone) with the windows open. Someone took a traffic­ticket pad out of one of the cars and wrote parking tickets for the illegally parked police cars.

The local media showed up and went onto the roof of the Union. Since the students were just quietly milling around in front of the building, the reporters started inciting them to riot. “Hey, you can’t get in to check your mail! let’s see some action down there!” Immediately, the students started shouting and gesturing at the reporters and cameramen (yes, they actually used cameras in those days). of course, the media were never charged with their crime.

eventually, someone discovered an unlocked door to the lower level of the Union so everyone flooded into the building and moved all of the furniture back where it belonged. Thus ended the great mail riot of 1964. Sincerely, Vince De lay, Class of ’66

40 Augustana Magazine | Summer 2007 Summer 2007 | Augustana Magazine 41

John Paul was selected to attend naval War College, new­port, R.I. He is a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.

1985rick hintz is international sales manager at CBC CHB, Bloom­ingdale, Ill.

Anthony Padgett is director of development at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Kenneth Peterson is vice president, integration services, at United Healthcare, Moline, Ill.

1986ed edens is director of client services, portfolio manager, with Kovitz Investment Group, Chicago.

Lois Peterson Kent had a son, Shane Preston Gustav, on octo­ber 1, 2006 (Craig; Wyatt, 1).

Steven Lund served on a panel entitled “The Universal and Unique expression of Cultures on Curricula” at the Fulbright conference in Marrakech, Morocco.

michelle morrissey-Brux is a marketing assistant at Prescott (Ariz.) newspapers.

Jeffrey Tamplin is a biology professor at the University of northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.

1987Amber Ording Flynn is a regis­tered nurse at Sky Ridge Medi­cal Center, lonetree, Colo.

Patricia Lupinek havens is a finance specialist with Travel­ers, Hartford, Conn.

Cary hinze started a new company, Purple Tuna Tees, Greenville, S.C.

William hughes, a commander in the U.S. navy, has been selected to attend the naval War College, newport, R.I.

Jennifer Jaskowiak mancha is curator for the Rockford (Ill.) Art Museum.

Lauren Zarada matthes has been promoted to regional vice

president of Arbonne Interna­tional.

Kathleen Brown Perez is assistant professor of law at Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass.

Todd Woeber is chief financial officer at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.

1988Judy Paskvan Biboum had a son, Carl Klebert, on August 17, 2006, and adopted a daughter from Africa, Suzanne Pauline, on June 6, 2006 (Philippe).

David eiben is vice president/account director at GSD&M Advertising, Austin, Texas.

Jennifer Gallas is associate director of alumni programs at Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.

Brian Grimes had a daughter, Tessa Brianne, on July 31, 2006 (Jeanne; Kaitlyn, 4, nicole, 2).

Paul Knoerr is project man­ager/environmental quality ana­lyst at the Michigan Department of environmental Quality, Grand Rapids.

Timothy Temperley had a daughter, Kaitlyn Grace, on october 1, 2006 (Elizabeth).

1989Behrnt Aaberg is an associate with 4240 Architecture, Chicago.

Chris Cannonito is an attorney with the firm of Cannonito Associates, Tinley Park, Ill.

melinda Barton Doerfler is senior information technol­ogy supervisor at Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill.

mirzam Perez handal is a graduate student at Tulane University, new orleans, la.

Geoffrey Szot is director, financial planning and analysis, for Blue Cross of California, newbury Park.

1990mitchell edlund is a partner at the Chicago­based law firm of Meckler Bulger & Tilson.

richard and vikki Wiitanen ’91 Frank had a daughter, Kristin Barbara, on February 12, 2005.

Debra Wegehoft Theys had a daughter, Rachel Marie, on november 29, 2006 (Jesse; Benjamin, 2).

1991Sarah Bexell received the doctorate in science education from Georgia State University. She is director of conservation education at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

richard ’90 and vikki Wiitanen Frank had a daughter, Kristin Barbara, on February 12, 2005.

Amy maloney had a daughter, Molly Ann, on August 1, 2006 (Devon Dodson).

eric Penhallegon is president of Penhallegon Co., Inc., Plano, Texas.

Kevin ragsdale is a pediatric clinical psychologist in Talla­hassee, Fla.

Diane mrakitsch Schwartz has joined Community First Bank, Chicago, as vice president—retail banking.

Kelly Joesten Theisen had a daughter, Rowyn Willow, on April 19, 2006 (Matt).

1992Kristie Carnine Deiuliis is senior energy consultant for KeMA, Burlington, Mass.

Jay Ferm is manager of Planet Bike, Madison, Wis.

Lisa Larosa Fiorenza is chief financial officer at Chicago Capital Funds, elgin, Ill.

Leslee roland Forman had a daughter, Alyssa Rose, on october 20, 2005 (Glenn).

Jason Goodall, lieutenant commander with the U.S. navy, is a safety officer stationed at Whidbey Island, Wash.

Suzanne Beltz heckenlaible is community relations man­ager for Delta Dental of Iowa, Ankeny.

John G. Roberts Jr. (center), chief justice of the United States, and Robert M. Bell (left), chief judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland and chair of the NCSC Board of Directors, congratulate Kim Brunner ’71.

Legal society honors Brunner ’71In a ceremony last fall in Washington, D.C., 1971

Augustana graduate Kim Brunner, CPCU, was inducted

into the Warren e. Burger Society. Brunner is the

executive vice president, general counsel and secretary

for State Farm Insurance Companies.

The Burger Society annually honors those who have

demonstrated the highest commitment to improving the

administration of justice through extraordinary contribu­

tions of service and support to the national Center for

State Courts (nCSC).

“It was a great honor to be recognized by such a prest­

igious group,” Brunner says. “Keeping the legal system

both fair and efficient is in the best interest of our custo­

mers, State Farm and society as a whole.”

The nCSC, headquartered in Williamsburg, Va., is

a non­profit court reform organization committed to

improving the administration of justice by providing

leadership and service to state courts, and courts around

the world. It was founded by the Conference of Chief

Justices and Chief Justice Warren e. Burger the same

year Brunner graduated from Augustana.

Juli hilt nahrgang teaches sixth­grade english in lauder­dale County Schools, Florence, Ala.

Britt Ann Peterson is a health psychologist in Marquette, Mich.

Tanja Carlson rasmusson was appointed political adviser to the Swedish minister of justice, Stockholm, Sweden.

1993Kirk Anderson is a network controller at Kraft Foods, Beaver Dam, Wis.

Jason Conner is head of the humanities department at Western Illinois University, Macomb.

eric Cravens had a son, Andrew Roy, on August 11, 2006 (Cindy; William, 2).

edward hoffman is founder and president of The Varick Group, a marketing consultancy, in new York, n.Y.

reese hubbard is sales manager at Concentric Inc., Itasca, Ill.

Anne humphrey had a son, Aidan, on September 19, 2006 (Ian Delmenico; Fiona, 2).

michelle King is deputy com­missioner for operations in the division of resources and management information at the Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Md.

Pamela Foss manzke had a son, Peter Joseph, on June 16, 2005 (Michael).

Douglas Wiewel was promoted to director of quality engineer­ing at Rollprint Packaging, Addison, Ill.

1994Shawn Beattie married Kamy Dearborn on october 21, 2006.

nicholas Bennyhoff married elizabeth Blackson on novem­ber 24, 2006. He is a cataloger for the lewis and Clark library System, edwardsville, Ill.

Brian Crowley is a creative strategist at PMG Group, Chicago.

Warner Cruz married Chiara latrofa on July 14, 2006.

marty Koehler hampton had a son, Matthew David, on June 24, 2005 (David). Marty was called to serve as associate pastor of our Savior’s lutheran Church, West Salem, Wis.

erik Johansen is an attorney with Sandler, Travis & Rosen­berg, Chicago.

heidi rolander Peterson had a daughter, Bierte estelle, on June 28, 2006 (John; Soren, 3).

ryan Schmidt married Christy Kyrouac on June 23, 2006.

Kirby and Jennifer engstrom ’95 Winn had a daughter, emily opal, on october 17, 2006 (Anna, 4).

1995Jason Ax is an administrator for the Moreno Valley (Calif.) Uni­fied School District.

monte Bottens is president of Bottens, Inc., Fresno, Calif.

Brad ’96 and Carrie Klocke Dahlberg had a son, Jack Hayden, on May 3, 2006 (erik, 4).

Caryn Carstens haberkorn had a daughter, Kajsa elizabeth, on July 6, 2006 (Matthew; Silas, 4, Carys, 3, and lincoln, 2).

Jerry Parkinson had a daugh­ter, Zoe Autumn, on March 12, 2006 (Kathleen).

Soren Peterson is study abroad adviser at Berea (Ky.) College.

Katie Sapp married Stephen Switzer on September 2, 2006. She is a registered nurse for the Swedish American Health System, Rockford, Ill.

Brett Scranton is customer ser­vice manager for the Humane Society of Indianapolis, Ind.

Kristin Schadewaldt Terry had a daughter, Grace Anne, on July 24, 2006 (James).

rachel Knapp viel had a daugh­ter, Anna Michelle, on July 31, 2006 (Adam; Maya, 2).

Kirby ’94 and Jennifer engstrom Winn had a daughter, emily opal, on october 17, 2006 (Anna, 4).

1996Jessica Spicer Banaszek had a son, Peter emery, on May 17, 2006 (Matthew; Ava, 5, ella, 3).

Dawn Johansen Brushammar had a son, Max Gustav Michael, on october 12, 2006 (Tobias).

Jennifer Carnithan is director of research for the emerging Markets Private equity Associa­tion, Washington, D.C.

Brad and Carrie Klocke ’95 Dahlberg had a son, Jack Hayden, on May 3, 2006 (erik, 4).

Kim neumann Dertinger had a daughter, Maya louise, on February 22, 2006 (Kent).

Lisa Grube married Douglas nutter on August 20, 2006. She is an account executive with Russell Public Affairs Group, Tucson, Ariz.

elizabeth Petersen Gylling had a son, Bo Terren Bengt, on June 12, 2006 (Bjorn; Annika, 2).

rebecca mcmeekan heick had twins, logan Richard and olivia Grace, on August 31, 2006 (Brian). Rebecca received the doctorate in occupational and environmental health from the University of Iowa College of Public Health, and is now on the eMS faculty at Trinity College of nursing & Health Sciences, Rock Island.

Brian hendricks is an attorney advisor for the Federal Commu­nications Commission, enforce­ment Bureau, Washington, D.C.

Lisa Jech holland had a daugh­ter, Jenna elizabeth, on June 15, 2006 (Eric). lisa is a cost analyst at Metavante Corporation, Romeoville, Ill.

James marturano is marketing manager for Weiss Insurance, Wayne, Ill.

Jason and nicole Kraus mcKi-rahan had a daughter, Avery Rose, on May 7, 2006 (Aidan, 3).

Julie mcSweeney is a project director at Synovate, Chicago.

Steve mosshamer is a risk analyst at Home loan Bank of Chicago.

erin madden Slawikowski is a speech­language pathologist in Brighton, Mich.

Dawn halsey Swayney is senior information technology analyst at Progress energy, Raleigh, n.C.

Julie Sifuentes venisnik had a daughter, Claire Kristine, on April 21, 2006 (Brad; John, 2).

1997Audrie Bretl Armes is senior editor for health care books and accreditation manuals at Joint Commission Resources, oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

Angela Bauer married Justin Williams on June 16, 2006. She has a dental practice in Cam­bridge, Wis.

ryan and Kendra nicholson ‘98 Brodin adopted a daughter, Anna, who was born in Colum­bia in May 2006 (Allison, 3).

ryan Doonan received the doc­torate in neuroscience from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He has a postdoctoral fellow­ship at the University College of london, england.

Jennifer horwath is an assis­tant professor of geography at Augustana College.

Tonya Lensch is a public relations associate at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, Wis.

Scott robertson is director of YMCA Camp Gorham, Big Moose, n.Y.

Billie Jo haight runkle had twin sons, Jacob and Jared, on June 29, 2006 (Eric; Kayla, 4).

erik and Amber Coots ’98 Youngman had a daughter, Anika Dawn, on May 2, 2006.

1998Joshua Barbee is an environ­mental/historic preservation specialist for James lee Witt & Associates, Washington, D.C.

Zack and Britt Peterson ’00 Bartels had a son, William Andrew, on December 1, 2006.

Joanna Landin Boch had a son, Sebastian Robert, on August 15, 2006 (Ken).

ryan ’97 and Kendra nicholson Brodin adopted a daughter, Anna, who was born in Colum­bia in May 2006 (Allison, 3).

Amy LaChance Carey had a daughter, Caitlyn lee, on August 17, 2006 (Ryan).

Adam and Susan Cassettari Carter had a daughter, Abigail Mae, on August 16, 2006.

J.B. Crouch attends Monterey (Calif.) Institute of International Studies.

Leah Delfinado is chief resident at Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago.

Kelly Doonan married Allen Biala on october 13, 2006.

Log on, sign up, you’re inAugustana’s Admissions office now offers alumni a quick, online way to sign up to participate in the following recruitment activities:

• attend campus open House events

• attend college fairs

• host or attend send­off picnics for first­year students

• contact prospective students interested in a particular career, major or extracurricular activity

Alumni interested in volunteering may visit www.augustana.edu/alumni/volunteer.php.

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John Paul was selected to attend naval War College, new­port, R.I. He is a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.

1985rick hintz is international sales manager at CBC CHB, Bloom­ingdale, Ill.

Anthony Padgett is director of development at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Kenneth Peterson is vice president, integration services, at United Healthcare, Moline, Ill.

1986ed edens is director of client services, portfolio manager, with Kovitz Investment Group, Chicago.

Lois Peterson Kent had a son, Shane Preston Gustav, on octo­ber 1, 2006 (Craig; Wyatt, 1).

Steven Lund served on a panel entitled “The Universal and Unique expression of Cultures on Curricula” at the Fulbright conference in Marrakech, Morocco.

michelle morrissey-Brux is a marketing assistant at Prescott (Ariz.) newspapers.

Jeffrey Tamplin is a biology professor at the University of northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.

1987Amber Ording Flynn is a regis­tered nurse at Sky Ridge Medi­cal Center, lonetree, Colo.

Patricia Lupinek havens is a finance specialist with Travel­ers, Hartford, Conn.

Cary hinze started a new company, Purple Tuna Tees, Greenville, S.C.

William hughes, a commander in the U.S. navy, has been selected to attend the naval War College, newport, R.I.

Jennifer Jaskowiak mancha is curator for the Rockford (Ill.) Art Museum.

Lauren Zarada matthes has been promoted to regional vice

president of Arbonne Interna­tional.

Kathleen Brown Perez is assistant professor of law at Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass.

Todd Woeber is chief financial officer at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.

1988Judy Paskvan Biboum had a son, Carl Klebert, on August 17, 2006, and adopted a daughter from Africa, Suzanne Pauline, on June 6, 2006 (Philippe).

David eiben is vice president/account director at GSD&M Advertising, Austin, Texas.

Jennifer Gallas is associate director of alumni programs at Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.

Brian Grimes had a daughter, Tessa Brianne, on July 31, 2006 (Jeanne; Kaitlyn, 4, nicole, 2).

Paul Knoerr is project man­ager/environmental quality ana­lyst at the Michigan Department of environmental Quality, Grand Rapids.

Timothy Temperley had a daughter, Kaitlyn Grace, on october 1, 2006 (Elizabeth).

1989Behrnt Aaberg is an associate with 4240 Architecture, Chicago.

Chris Cannonito is an attorney with the firm of Cannonito Associates, Tinley Park, Ill.

melinda Barton Doerfler is senior information technol­ogy supervisor at Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill.

mirzam Perez handal is a graduate student at Tulane University, new orleans, la.

Geoffrey Szot is director, financial planning and analysis, for Blue Cross of California, newbury Park.

1990mitchell edlund is a partner at the Chicago­based law firm of Meckler Bulger & Tilson.

richard and vikki Wiitanen ’91 Frank had a daughter, Kristin Barbara, on February 12, 2005.

Debra Wegehoft Theys had a daughter, Rachel Marie, on november 29, 2006 (Jesse; Benjamin, 2).

1991Sarah Bexell received the doctorate in science education from Georgia State University. She is director of conservation education at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

richard ’90 and vikki Wiitanen Frank had a daughter, Kristin Barbara, on February 12, 2005.

Amy maloney had a daughter, Molly Ann, on August 1, 2006 (Devon Dodson).

eric Penhallegon is president of Penhallegon Co., Inc., Plano, Texas.

Kevin ragsdale is a pediatric clinical psychologist in Talla­hassee, Fla.

Diane mrakitsch Schwartz has joined Community First Bank, Chicago, as vice president—retail banking.

Kelly Joesten Theisen had a daughter, Rowyn Willow, on April 19, 2006 (Matt).

1992Kristie Carnine Deiuliis is senior energy consultant for KeMA, Burlington, Mass.

Jay Ferm is manager of Planet Bike, Madison, Wis.

Lisa Larosa Fiorenza is chief financial officer at Chicago Capital Funds, elgin, Ill.

Leslee roland Forman had a daughter, Alyssa Rose, on october 20, 2005 (Glenn).

Jason Goodall, lieutenant commander with the U.S. navy, is a safety officer stationed at Whidbey Island, Wash.

Suzanne Beltz heckenlaible is community relations man­ager for Delta Dental of Iowa, Ankeny.

John G. Roberts Jr. (center), chief justice of the United States, and Robert M. Bell (left), chief judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland and chair of the NCSC Board of Directors, congratulate Kim Brunner ’71.

Legal society honors Brunner ’71In a ceremony last fall in Washington, D.C., 1971

Augustana graduate Kim Brunner, CPCU, was inducted

into the Warren e. Burger Society. Brunner is the

executive vice president, general counsel and secretary

for State Farm Insurance Companies.

The Burger Society annually honors those who have

demonstrated the highest commitment to improving the

administration of justice through extraordinary contribu­

tions of service and support to the national Center for

State Courts (nCSC).

“It was a great honor to be recognized by such a prest­

igious group,” Brunner says. “Keeping the legal system

both fair and efficient is in the best interest of our custo­

mers, State Farm and society as a whole.”

The nCSC, headquartered in Williamsburg, Va., is

a non­profit court reform organization committed to

improving the administration of justice by providing

leadership and service to state courts, and courts around

the world. It was founded by the Conference of Chief

Justices and Chief Justice Warren e. Burger the same

year Brunner graduated from Augustana.

Juli hilt nahrgang teaches sixth­grade english in lauder­dale County Schools, Florence, Ala.

Britt Ann Peterson is a health psychologist in Marquette, Mich.

Tanja Carlson rasmusson was appointed political adviser to the Swedish minister of justice, Stockholm, Sweden.

1993Kirk Anderson is a network controller at Kraft Foods, Beaver Dam, Wis.

Jason Conner is head of the humanities department at Western Illinois University, Macomb.

eric Cravens had a son, Andrew Roy, on August 11, 2006 (Cindy; William, 2).

edward hoffman is founder and president of The Varick Group, a marketing consultancy, in new York, n.Y.

reese hubbard is sales manager at Concentric Inc., Itasca, Ill.

Anne humphrey had a son, Aidan, on September 19, 2006 (Ian Delmenico; Fiona, 2).

michelle King is deputy com­missioner for operations in the division of resources and management information at the Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Md.

Pamela Foss manzke had a son, Peter Joseph, on June 16, 2005 (Michael).

Douglas Wiewel was promoted to director of quality engineer­ing at Rollprint Packaging, Addison, Ill.

1994Shawn Beattie married Kamy Dearborn on october 21, 2006.

nicholas Bennyhoff married elizabeth Blackson on novem­ber 24, 2006. He is a cataloger for the lewis and Clark library System, edwardsville, Ill.

Brian Crowley is a creative strategist at PMG Group, Chicago.

Warner Cruz married Chiara latrofa on July 14, 2006.

marty Koehler hampton had a son, Matthew David, on June 24, 2005 (David). Marty was called to serve as associate pastor of our Savior’s lutheran Church, West Salem, Wis.

erik Johansen is an attorney with Sandler, Travis & Rosen­berg, Chicago.

heidi rolander Peterson had a daughter, Bierte estelle, on June 28, 2006 (John; Soren, 3).

ryan Schmidt married Christy Kyrouac on June 23, 2006.

Kirby and Jennifer engstrom ’95 Winn had a daughter, emily opal, on october 17, 2006 (Anna, 4).

1995Jason Ax is an administrator for the Moreno Valley (Calif.) Uni­fied School District.

monte Bottens is president of Bottens, Inc., Fresno, Calif.

Brad ’96 and Carrie Klocke Dahlberg had a son, Jack Hayden, on May 3, 2006 (erik, 4).

Caryn Carstens haberkorn had a daughter, Kajsa elizabeth, on July 6, 2006 (Matthew; Silas, 4, Carys, 3, and lincoln, 2).

Jerry Parkinson had a daugh­ter, Zoe Autumn, on March 12, 2006 (Kathleen).

Soren Peterson is study abroad adviser at Berea (Ky.) College.

Katie Sapp married Stephen Switzer on September 2, 2006. She is a registered nurse for the Swedish American Health System, Rockford, Ill.

Brett Scranton is customer ser­vice manager for the Humane Society of Indianapolis, Ind.

Kristin Schadewaldt Terry had a daughter, Grace Anne, on July 24, 2006 (James).

rachel Knapp viel had a daugh­ter, Anna Michelle, on July 31, 2006 (Adam; Maya, 2).

Kirby ’94 and Jennifer engstrom Winn had a daughter, emily opal, on october 17, 2006 (Anna, 4).

1996Jessica Spicer Banaszek had a son, Peter emery, on May 17, 2006 (Matthew; Ava, 5, ella, 3).

Dawn Johansen Brushammar had a son, Max Gustav Michael, on october 12, 2006 (Tobias).

Jennifer Carnithan is director of research for the emerging Markets Private equity Associa­tion, Washington, D.C.

Brad and Carrie Klocke ’95 Dahlberg had a son, Jack Hayden, on May 3, 2006 (erik, 4).

Kim neumann Dertinger had a daughter, Maya louise, on February 22, 2006 (Kent).

Lisa Grube married Douglas nutter on August 20, 2006. She is an account executive with Russell Public Affairs Group, Tucson, Ariz.

elizabeth Petersen Gylling had a son, Bo Terren Bengt, on June 12, 2006 (Bjorn; Annika, 2).

rebecca mcmeekan heick had twins, logan Richard and olivia Grace, on August 31, 2006 (Brian). Rebecca received the doctorate in occupational and environmental health from the University of Iowa College of Public Health, and is now on the eMS faculty at Trinity College of nursing & Health Sciences, Rock Island.

Brian hendricks is an attorney advisor for the Federal Commu­nications Commission, enforce­ment Bureau, Washington, D.C.

Lisa Jech holland had a daugh­ter, Jenna elizabeth, on June 15, 2006 (Eric). lisa is a cost analyst at Metavante Corporation, Romeoville, Ill.

James marturano is marketing manager for Weiss Insurance, Wayne, Ill.

Jason and nicole Kraus mcKi-rahan had a daughter, Avery Rose, on May 7, 2006 (Aidan, 3).

Julie mcSweeney is a project director at Synovate, Chicago.

Steve mosshamer is a risk analyst at Home loan Bank of Chicago.

erin madden Slawikowski is a speech­language pathologist in Brighton, Mich.

Dawn halsey Swayney is senior information technology analyst at Progress energy, Raleigh, n.C.

Julie Sifuentes venisnik had a daughter, Claire Kristine, on April 21, 2006 (Brad; John, 2).

1997Audrie Bretl Armes is senior editor for health care books and accreditation manuals at Joint Commission Resources, oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

Angela Bauer married Justin Williams on June 16, 2006. She has a dental practice in Cam­bridge, Wis.

ryan and Kendra nicholson ‘98 Brodin adopted a daughter, Anna, who was born in Colum­bia in May 2006 (Allison, 3).

ryan Doonan received the doc­torate in neuroscience from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He has a postdoctoral fellow­ship at the University College of london, england.

Jennifer horwath is an assis­tant professor of geography at Augustana College.

Tonya Lensch is a public relations associate at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, Wis.

Scott robertson is director of YMCA Camp Gorham, Big Moose, n.Y.

Billie Jo haight runkle had twin sons, Jacob and Jared, on June 29, 2006 (Eric; Kayla, 4).

erik and Amber Coots ’98 Youngman had a daughter, Anika Dawn, on May 2, 2006.

1998Joshua Barbee is an environ­mental/historic preservation specialist for James lee Witt & Associates, Washington, D.C.

Zack and Britt Peterson ’00 Bartels had a son, William Andrew, on December 1, 2006.

Joanna Landin Boch had a son, Sebastian Robert, on August 15, 2006 (Ken).

ryan ’97 and Kendra nicholson Brodin adopted a daughter, Anna, who was born in Colum­bia in May 2006 (Allison, 3).

Amy LaChance Carey had a daughter, Caitlyn lee, on August 17, 2006 (Ryan).

Adam and Susan Cassettari Carter had a daughter, Abigail Mae, on August 16, 2006.

J.B. Crouch attends Monterey (Calif.) Institute of International Studies.

Leah Delfinado is chief resident at Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago.

Kelly Doonan married Allen Biala on october 13, 2006.

Log on, sign up, you’re inAugustana’s Admissions office now offers alumni a quick, online way to sign up to participate in the following recruitment activities:

• attend campus open House events

• attend college fairs

• host or attend send­off picnics for first­year students

• contact prospective students interested in a particular career, major or extracurricular activity

Alumni interested in volunteering may visit www.augustana.edu/alumni/volunteer.php.

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maximilian hecht had a son, Brayden Joseph, on August 7, 2006 (Courteney). He received the M.D. degree and a master’s in public health from the University of Illinois and is now a resident physician in obstetrics/gynecology with the U.S. Army in Tacoma, Wash.

Jennifer Janek married Jeff emmert on June 17, 2006. She teaches second grade for the Forsyth County Board of educa­tion, Cumming, Ga.

ryan Kluck and heather hoffman ’00 were married on october 28, 2006.

Liz Koch married Jon Reberry on July 2, 2006.

erin Lindsay married Kyle Inman on September 16, 2006. She is a financial assistant at Modern Woodmen of America, Rock Island.

Carrie Armentrout Lundgren had a son, Keegan James, on March 1, 2006 (James).

Kevin O’rourke is assistant vice president at Amalgamated Bank of Chicago.

Christopher ’01 and Christina Pearson Payton had a son, owen Matthew, on March 1, 2006.

mary Schmit received the master’s in education from St. Xavier University, Chicago. She now teaches english for the Center Cass School District, Downers Grove, Ill.

Shannon everett Schroeder had a son, Jensen Tobais, on August 29, 2006 (Josef).

Brad Slupianek is an upper elementary teacher at Crystal lake Montessori School, Wood­stock, Ill.

Kristin Spooner received the master’s in english literature from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She now teaches english at Carl Sandburg High School, orland Park, Ill.

Sherri Sporleder married Jon Scorza on July 14, 2006.

Jonathan and Sarah Cleave Sprawka had a daughter, Abi­gail Marie, on April 28, 2006.

robert volz is a resident physi­cian in orthopaedic surgery at

the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.

Jennifer Weber and Chad Scoggins were married on September 3, 2006.

martin Wietfeldt, pricing manager at State Farm Insur­ance Co., was named a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Lynn Breneman Wisong received the D.D.S. degree from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and the Dental Stu­dent Award from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. She is a dentist at Community Health Care, Davenport, Iowa.

2003Gregory Ball and emily Burr were married on December 31, 2006.

elizabeth Benoit teaches Span­ish at H. D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin, Ill.

Jessi Biese teaches fourth grade for the Harrison School District in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Jeremy Blair teaches art for the Hawthorn School District, Vernon Hills, Ill.

Andrew Boettcher and Kristy ritacco were married on october 14, 2006. Andy received the master’s in finance from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Jessica Borhart is a graduate student at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, london, england.

Kyle Carlson received the master’s in public administra­tion and the J.D. degree from Drake University law School, Des Moines, Iowa. He is a staff attorney with Planned Parent­hood of Greater Iowa, Des Moines.

Jason Charlton is assistant director of financial aid at northwestern University, Chicago.

Josalyn Claussen married Brent Bitterman on July 1, 2006.

Bryan Cobert had a son, David Andrew, on January 8, 2007 (Katherine; lillian, 2).

Sarah Cullen is associate web producer at Random House, new York, n.Y.

mollie Denman is an account coordinator at Demi and Cooper Advertising, elgin, Ill.

robin Douglas attends Rush University Medical College, Chicago.

Will Dwyer and Sara Lundberg were married on July 15, 2006.

Lucas Goucher married nicole Foote ’04 on September 2, 2006.

michelle rambo harrison is development events coordinator at naper Settlement, naper­ville, Ill.

rachel hirsch is an occupa­tional therapist at Belle Center, Chicago.

Julia holmer married Will Gray ’01 on August 5, 2006. Julia is a physical therapist with A.T.I. Physical Therapy, Aurora, Ill.

Ami hurd is a planning analyst at Sharp Healthcare, San Diego, Calif.

Leesa Jackson married Justin Schroeder on october 28, 2006.

matthew Jennings received the M.B.A. from St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. He is an associate business analyst at The northern Trust Co., Chicago.

Ben Kleinhans married heidi hallstrom ’05 on July 21, 2006.

Kelly Kuehl is a speech­lan­guage pathologist for the Aledo (Ill.) School District.

elizabeth Lyon received the master’s in geography from the University of Illinois. She is now a geographer with the U.S. Army Corps of engineers.

Kelly mannick married Colin Shea on August 11, 2006. She is branch manager at Provident Bank, Alexandria, Va.

megan Panther married Herman Wang on August 19, 2006. She received the master’s in social sciences from the University of Chicago.

michael Passananti received the J.D. degree from DePaul University, Chicago, and is now an attorney with the firm of Handler, Thayer & Duggan.

Todd evers teaches third grade at Grace e. Hardeman elemen­tary School, Watauga, Texas.

Shadia haddad Gerges is an attorney with the Haddad law offices, Peoria, Ill.

Ian howell married Michelle Igaravidez on February 11, 2006.

Carie “Kirby” Baughman Kreiner had a daughter, Hanna Mae, on January 14, 2007 (Brad; Bennett).

rhys moses is an assistant language teacher for the Abiko City Board of education, Abiko, Chiba, Japan.

Amy nelsestuen is creative development specialist at American Family Insurance, Madison, Wis.

Chris nixon is manager, inter­national coordination, at the Tokyo Stock exchange in Japan.

Chris noble has been promoted to director, mergers and acqui­sitions, at Walgreens Health Systems, Deerfield, Ill.

Jamie Bordner Osmanski teaches biology at Carl Sand­burg High School, orland Park, Ill.

emily Schoonover is national territory manager for The Jacobson Group, Chicago.

matthew Tews is a doctor of emergency medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, ohio.

Chris and Janelle Larson ’00 Trapkus had a daughter, Kira Rayne, on August 12, 2006 (Parker, 2).

Chris Trevor is a project man­ager at IBM, Armonk, n.Y.

erik ’97 and Amber Coots Youngman had a daughter, Anika Dawn, on May 2, 2006.

1999nabila Ali had a daughter, Sani­yah Shaikh, on August 25, 2006 (Usman Shaikh).

meaghan Guthman Bishop had a daughter, Molly Maurine, on May 2, 2006 (Greg).

Angela Cashmore is a technol­ogy liaison analyst at CCH Inc., a Wolters Kluwer Business, Riverwoods, Ill.

erin Chamberlain received the doctor of audiology degree from the School of Audiology at the Pennsylvania College of optom­etry. She is now an audiologist at Phonak llC, Warrenville, Ill.

Scott and Amy Zaiser Cobert had a son, Mason Scott, on november 26, 2006. Scott obtained American Society for Quality certifications for certified quality engineer and certified six sigma black belt. He is now a project manager at Hollister, Inc., libertyville, Ill.

heather Dowding married Matt Tipton on July 29, 2006. She is assistant director of the Peru (Ill.) Ambulance Service.

Sasha Fach received the doctor­ate in immunobiology from Iowa State University, Ames. She is currently enrolled at Des Moines University College of osteopathic Medicine.

Kerry Flaherty received the master’s in library and infor­mation sciences from the University of Illinois. She is head librarian at lake Forest (Ill.) High School.

Stacy Fuller is senior human resources service representa­tive at Deere & Co., Moline, Ill.

Aina Gutierrez and Doug Sondgeroth had a daughter, eva Sophia, on August 19, 2006.

Gretchen mcWethy hupke had a son, William James, on Feb­ruary 16, 2006 (Christopher).

Kurt and Jill marranca hutchinson had a daughter, emma lauren, on September 18, 2006 (Madeline, 3).

Siiri rimpila Levy had a daugh­ter, laila Rose, on December 5, 2005 (Barry).

Tara Lozowski married William Flynn on october 14, 2006.

Joe mariano is an international trader at Calamos Investments, lombard, Ill.

Bill and Lucy Anello ’00 miller had a son, William (liam) Pat­rick, on october 28, 2006.

michelle Carlson Peterson received the master’s in elementary education from Southern Utah University. She

teaches kindergarten at Reid School, Salt lake City.

Carissa rojanasumaphong married Brandon Miller on June 18, 2006.

Dominic Salvati had a daughter, Isabella Mae, on July 20, 2006 (Dawn). He is an attorney with Costigan & Wollrab, Blooming­ton, Ill.

Todd Schwartz married Dayna Casady on August 12, 2006.

Sunny Scobell received the master’s in zoology from the University of oklahoma. She now attends Texas A&M Univer­sity, College Station.

Julie Jebsen Spurgeon is a juvenile detention officer for Adams County, Quincy, Ill.

Kelly Stanton Summers had a daughter, Ashelyn Ann, on January 20, 2006 (Patrick).

Tracy Tholin is a complex director at Western Illinois University, Macomb.

2000nathan Ament is director of conservatory admissions at lawrence University, Appleton, Wis.

Zubair Ansari had a daughter, Isra Fatima, on January 7, 2006 (Rubina).

Zack ’98 and Britt Peterson Bartels had a son, William Andrew, on December 1, 2006.

Jessica Catalano is a marketing consultant for John Hancock, Boston, Mass.

Shawna Gibson married Aaron Grier on July 15, 2006.

Jen harley is a financial advisor with SmithBarney, oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

rachel hawkins married Ken Welty on november 5, 2005.

Sadi hernandez is a finance compliance analyst at PepsiCo, Chicago.

heather hoffman and ryan Kluck ’02 were married on october 28, 2006.

Sarah Knoop married Todd Mault on September 2, 2006.

michael marquess is assistant public defender in the Iowa

State Public Defender’s office, Marshalltown, Iowa.

Craig mawdsley received his doctor of physical therapy degree from the ola Grimsby Institute, where he also com­pleted a clinical fellowship program in orthopedic manual physical therapy. He is one of only three physical therapists in Chicago to be named a Fellow in the American Academy of orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. Craig recently opened Flexeon Rehabilitation, a physical therapy clinic in downtown Chicago.

Bill ’99 and Lucy Anello miller had a son, William (liam) Patrick, on october 28, 2006.

elizabeth Oehlert teaches for the Springfield (Ill.) School District.

holly Yoshinari Pal is an associ­ate with Zuckerman Spaeder llP, Washington, D.C.

Lindsay Patterson Pennings had a son, Seth James, on January 25, 2007 (Karl).

matt Poplawski is an attorney with Winston & Strawn, Joliet, Ill.

Chris ’98 and Janelle Larson Trapkus had a daughter, Kira Rayne, on August 12, 2006 (Parker, 2).

Lisa nadler Yunker is product surveillance quality associate II at Baxter Healthcare, Round lake, Ill.

2001Dan Asleson married Becky Bankoff on September 2, 2006.

Amanda Bowman is an environ­mental scientist at Parsons, St. louis, Mo.

Charles Drost is a commercial lender at Village Bank & Trust, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Kendra everett and eric mold-enhauer ’04 were married on July 29, 2006.

emily Faivre received the doctorate in microbiology from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Kathryn Fritz married David Clotz on July 28, 2006.

holly Fugiel and Jon Grosshans were married on August 12, 2006. Holly attends John Mar­shall law School, Chicago; Jon is a planner for Kendig Keast Collaborative, Chicago.

Gina Gallo married Paul Allen on September 10, 2006.

Will Gray married Julia holmer ’03 on August 5, 2006.

Amy hultgren Juknelis, assis­tant actuary at Allstate Insur­ance Co., was named a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Katie malone is assistant direc­tor of development, student affairs, at the University of Illinois, Urbana­Champaign.

Ted nelson had a daughter, emma Jane, on november 4, 2006 (Amanda).

Charlotte Peterson nicholas is an epidemiologist for the Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich.

Christopher and Christina Pearson ’02 Payton had a son, owen Matthew, on March 1, 2006.

melanie Payne is a quality assurance specialist for HQ U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island.

Stacey Payne received the doctorate in anatomy and cell biology from the University of Iowa and is now an assistant professor of biology at elmhurst (Ill.) College.

Anita Sedillo married Brandon Webb on July 8, 2006. She is a physical therapist with Gentiva Healthcare, Albuquerque, n.M.

2002Laura Ballinger is an adjunct faculty member in the english department at The College of lake County, Grayslake, Ill.

matthew Bunchman received the D.D.S. degree from South­ern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, and joined Tyack Dental Group, Astoria, ore.

mark Catlett is assistant to the artistic director for Seaside Music Theater, orlando, Fla.

Kashaundra Gaston is owner of The Gaston Firm, Chicago.

One small piece/peace at a time

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” GHAnDI

Ryan Hallahan ’05 invites everyone to go to asmallpeace.com, a website he and friend Raymond King have launched to encourage people to do “their small piece” and thereby make a difference in the world.

“our main goal is to instill in our viewers a new mindset,” Hallahan says. “We believe that the world could be a much better place if we are continually conscious of the need to better ourselves, our relationships with those around us, and the planet we live on.”

examples of the daily “pieces” featured on the website are:

Smile when you answer the phone.Turn your thermostat down one degree for today.Hold open the door for someone.Floss.Simple stuff, yes. But Hallahan points out that if a large

group of people actually did these things, the effect would be positively immeasurable.

“not long ago I was driving home from work and saw a man throw an empty pop can on the ground,” Hallahan says.

“It’s our hope that we can reach people like that and make them think about each small decision that they make.”

Individuals or organizations may sponsor a daily piece on the website—at no charge—to promote a project or idea and help spread the word about worthwhile causes. Advertising space is also available to cover the cost of maintaining the site, Hallahan says.

“I have always enjoyed doing service activities, but it really became a bigger part of my life at Augie,” he explains. “I was involved with the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity all four years, which is actually where I met my wife [Michelle Kilberg ’05].”

The computer science/mathematics major is now a computer programmer at STATS llC, a sports information and statistical analysis company, where he never hesitates to hold open a door for someone.

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Dear editor,Thank you for the winter issue of the magazine. When I first saw it, I wondered if someone had given us a Picasso. So much interesting news about old and new friends. I appreciated the notice regarding Jane Brissman [In memoriam, page 45]. She was an old friend whom I remember with gratitude as my swimming coach, dance teacher and antique expert. For years I called on her every day at her home and then at Friendship Manor. You wrote of what she did for the women’s athletics

program, and it sparked my interest to tell you the rest of the story. There was little time for women to have use of the facilities of the old gym. After varsity games and men’s intramurals and a full day of teaching, Jane had the use of the old gym, which had a kitchen in the northeast corner. Jane would cook supper for her athletes and when the activities were over, Jane drove her car over to their homes. Augustana women could not stand on corners waiting for buses at night. Then she went home to cook for leRoy and their children and prepare for the next day. I loved funny, feisty Jane and her family and household and miss my daily visits with my teacher and my friend.

Betsey Brodahl ’44 Retired faculty member and associate dean of students

Jacob Polancich is a graduate conducting associate at the Uni­versity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Aubrey Purdy is a secretary in the student affairs office of Bellarmine University, louis­ville, Ky.

Joshua raabe is a graduate research assistant at north Carolina State University, Raleigh, n.C.

rachel Saplis married Robert Bergerson on october 7, 2006.

Sandra Schleicher married Andrew nolan on July 1, 2006.

heather Slagell married Tony Strong on May 20, 2006. She is a technology operations sup­port specialist at Illinois State University, normal.

Lisa Slawter received the master’s in speech communi­cation from the University of Georgia, Athens.

Jeff Smith is center director at Score educational Centers, elmhurst, Ill.

Kate Stilwell married Alex leos on August 19, 2006.

Beth Weber married Kevin Whitty on September 30, 2006.

2004Tami Arntzen is an historic site intern for the Macon County Conservation District, Decatur, Ill.

Anthony Barnhart is a graduate student in cognitive psychol­ogy at Arizona State University, Tempe.

michael Bartlett is a senior consultant in the Washing­ton, D.C., office of Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy and technology consulting firm.

Amanda Baska is marketing coordinator at Harlem Irving Companies, Chicago.

Jennifer Belsha married Steve Wallace ’05 on July 2, 2006. Jennifer teaches second grade for the lake in the Hills (Ill.) School District.

Abigail Brekke Blair teaches music for the northbrook (Ill.) School District.

Beth Burzynski married Kris­tian Veit on September 9, 2006.

Jodie Daley is a technical spe­cialist at Michael Baker Jr., Inc., lakewood, Colo.

ellen eckel married Charles “Skip” Manning on December 26, 2006. She is a research compliance analyst for the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Liz eckstein received the master’s in occupational therapy from the University of Illinois­Chicago, and now is an occupational therapist with Children’s Therapy & Rehabili­tation Specialists in elgin and lake Zurich, Ill.

Laura Ferdinandt teaches first grade for the naperville (Ill.) School District.

nicole Foote married Lucas Goucher ’03 on September 2, 2006.

matthew Furlong teaches history and coaches baseball and football at Cary Grove High School, Cary, Ill.

Kimberly haislet married Jason Weber on September 24, 2006.

Allison hengesh received the master’s in special education from northern Illinois Univer­sity, DeKalb, and now teaches at Glenbard West High School, Glen ellyn, Ill.

Kristen Keiser married Michael Kennedy on December 16, 2006.

Josh Kumpula is a band teacher for the Schuyler­Industry School District, Rushville, Ill.

Brett Lewis married Heather Vrba on July 29, 2006. He is a national account executive for HSBC, Prospect Heights, Ill.

elizabeth martin received the master’s in history from the University of Illinois, Cham­paign. She is now a law student at Washington University, St. louis, Mo.

Piper mead is events and entertainment manager for the Peoria Chiefs, Peoria, Ill.

Adam miller is senior project manager at Affiliated Computer Services, Dallas, Texas.

eric moldenhauer married Kendra everett ’01 on July 29, 2006.

Laura Pilato Polancich is cam­pus director at PC Pro Schools, Milwaukee, Wis.

Jonathan Ponser received the master’s in clinical counsel­ing from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Jennifer Sloggett married elliott Dungan ’05 on Septem­ber 2, 2006.

nick Stafford is a plan enroll­ment specialist with Alliance Benefit Group, Peoria, Ill.

Shannon Tarkowski is a sales planner for HGTV, Chicago.

Amanda Tiffany is a gradu­ate student in epidemiology at U.C.l.A.

michael Urish is the agriculture industry specialist at Wells Fargo Bank, Morrison, Ill.

Scott vandermoon is coordina­tor of intramural sports and sport clubs at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Andy Ziemer is branch man­ager of enterprise Rent­A­Truck, Milwaukee, Wis.

2005Danielle Clarizio is a residence director at Augustana College.

Kertrina Clark is a lab tech­nologist at Quest Diagnostics, lenexa, Kan.

Alexandra Corson and michael Wenz were married on october 21, 2006.

elliott Dungan married Jenni-fer Sloggett ’04 on September 2, 2006. elliott teaches biology for the McHenry (Ill.) High School District.

Sarah Gehring is director of family life and lay ministry at St. Paul evangelical lutheran Church, orion, Ill.

Sarah Goodpaster is a graduate student at the University of Delaware, newark.

heidi hallstrom married Ben Kleinhans ’03 on July 21, 2006.

Cheryl Kaelin hansen is a benefits analyst at Hewitt Asso­ciates, lincolnshire, Ill.

rebecca hanson is an occupa­tional therapy graduate student at Boston (Mass.) University.

meredith Lowe is an Ameri­Corps Vista volunteer with the Schools of Hope Project, Madison, Wis.

Lindsay maess is in Somerset West, South Africa, caring for primates at a sanctuary called Monkey Town Primate Centre.

Thomas matthews is man­ager of MAACo Auto Painting, Dolton, Ill.

Troy munson is a client associ­ate at Merrill lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, northbrook, Ill.

Daniel rooney is an auditor at Deloitte & Touche, Chicago.

Lydia ruelas was promoted to regional director, northwest U.S., for the national Hispanic Institute, Richland, Wash.

Jane Stout is a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Sarah Todd received the mas­ter’s in teaching from earlham College, Richmond, Ind. She teaches english at RoWVA High School, oneida, Ill.

Johanna vanScharrel is a senior corporate recruiter for S.e.Weinstein Co., Rock Island.

Steve Wallace married Jennifer Belsha ’04 on July 2, 2006. Steve teaches history at H.D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin, Ill.

Patricia Weber teaches first grade for the West Central School District, Biggsville, Ill.

Carolyn Wiechert is customer service coordinator at Federal­Mogul, St. louis, Mo.

emily Yanecek married Robert Tomich on September 23, 2006.

2006Sophia Aley works for West Music Co., Coralville, Iowa, in band and string sales and as print music manager. She is also a private instructor and plays in the band Huge in Canada.

matthew Bambrick married Laura Davis on June 30, 2006. Matthew is a regulatory special­ist for Kerry Ingredients, Beloit, Wis.; laura is a para­speech pathologist for the Belvidere (Ill.) School District.

Cassandra Bausman is an adjunct professor at Black Hawk College, Kewanee, Ill., and a photojournalist for the Inside/Outside Kewanee news­paper.

Lindsay Behrensmeyer married Christopher Bayer on october 7, 2006. She is a com­munications specialist at Just Kids early Care and education Center, Milan, Ill.

Lindsey Bean is an occupational therapy student at Washington University School of Medicine, St. louis, Mo.

Brandon Bieber is a sales executive at landmark Mer­chant Solutions, Chicago.

heather Blackmore is a member of AmeriCorps national Civilian Community Corps, Sacramento, Calif.

misty Blomquist is a secretary and physical therapy aide at lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital.

matthew Burris is credit man­ager for Consolidated electrical Distributors, Countryside, Ill.

Karina Carson teaches language arts at Central High School, DeWitt, Iowa.

michele Chao works for The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, in education and mem­ber services.

michelle Coble is a graduate student at loyola University, Chicago.

Stephanie Collins teaches music at Century oaks elemen­tary School, elgin, Ill.

Anna Cowan teaches health/life science at Charles Drew Middle School, los Angeles, Calif.

randi Dale is an advertising sales executive at WHBF­TV4, Rock Island.

eric Davis is a production coor­dinator at KVF Quad Corp., east Moline, Ill.

Christopher Dennis is a finan­cial advisor at Waddell & Reed, Davenport, Iowa.

Angela Diederich attends Trin­ity College of nursing & Health Sciences, Rock Island.

Joseph Draffkorn is assistant manager at enterprise Rent­A­Car, Woodstock, Ill.

mary Kate Driscoll is a sales representative for Burke Bever­ages, McCook, Ill.

Sara Dunbar teaches grades 6­12 band for the Winchester (Ill.) Public School District.

Jennifer Gendeman attends the University of Chicago.

Anne Gindlesparger is bar manager at Bier Stube Bar & Grill, Davenport, Iowa.

Kathryn Goier teaches kinder­garten at Westview elementary School, Wood Dale, Ill.

Tyler Goodbred is employed by C.H. Robinson, Davenport, Iowa.

Patrick Graham attends Rush University, Chicago.

Shasta Green is an actress at Mobius Theatre and works at Borders, Wheaton, Ill.

Ashley hagemann is a certi­fied nursing assistant at West Rochelle nursing & Rehabilita­tion, Rochelle, Ill.

vivienne heyward teaches kindergarten at Stevenson elementary, lombard, Ill.

Colleen Jaycox is an english teaching assistant at lyceé Joliot­Curie, Rennes, France.

nicholas Johnson is a math­ematics graduate student at the University of oregon, eugene.

Adrijana Karahodzich teaches math at Plainfield (Ill.) High School Central Campus.

Laura Keene is an AmeriCorps volunteer working with Habitat for Humanity, Charlotte, n.C.

Betsy Knawa is an occupational therapy graduate student at Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Ill.

Jason Kral is a law student at Case Western Reserve Univer­sity, Cleveland, ohio.

nicholas Lee is an adjuster at Farmers Insurance Group, Chicago.

Sarah Leffring is a process associate at JP Morgan Chase, Chicago.

Stefanie Lewis is an occupa­tional therapy graduate student at Washington University School of Medicine, St. louis, Mo.

Julia Lombardo teaches high­school english for the Durham (n.C.) Public Schools.

Lauren martin teaches english at H.D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin, Ill.

Christine martinson attends Illinois College of optometry, Chicago.

Colleen mcCarty is a framer and design consultant in Bet­tendorf, Iowa.

molly mcGreevey attends Western Illinois University, Moline, Ill.

Thomas mcIntire attends the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Kelly mcKendry is a physical therapy aid at Athletico, Gray­slake, Ill.

Whitney menold teaches sec­ond grade at Midwest Central Primary School, Manito, Ill.

Stephanie mountford attends northwestern University, Chicago.

michelle nelson is sales man­ager at Country Inn & Suites, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Thomas Ott attends the Univer­sity of Iowa, Iowa City.

Sarah Palmquist is a gradu­ate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Krista Petrie attends northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

Jodi rients teaches grades 3­4 at Graymont (Ill.) Grade School.

Lauren rivers teaches kinder­garten at Patterson elementary School, naperville, Ill.

Carlissa roloff teaches for the Wilmette (Ill.) School District.

Tom Schaults is a recruiter for Aerotek, oak Brook, Ill.

Faith Scobbie teaches music at Aux Sable elementary School, Minooka, Ill.

matthew Sherman is a gradu­ate student in anatomy at St. louis (Mo.) University.

erica Slattery is a management analyst for the Joint Munitions Command at the Rock Island Arsenal.

Cody Snell is a sales trainee with the Mueller Company, Decatur, Ill.

Samantha Sottos is a graduate student at Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo.

Brent Spitzer is assistant ban­quet manager at the Sheraton, West Des Moines, Iowa.

Janelle Stegen attends Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo.

John Sullivan is an associate scientist at Integral Consulting, Berlin, Md.

Kristen Tansor teaches history at H.D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin, Ill.

Joran Thompson is account manager for careerbuilder.com, Chicago.

Angela Tongue is a teledata representative for Automated Data Processing, elk Grove Village, Ill.

Briana Tropp teaches math at Prairie Ridge High School, Crystal lake, Ill.

elizabeth Untz is a substitute teacher for the Rock Island School District.

Kathleen vanLanen is a veteri­nary student at the University of Illinois, Champaign.

evan Weger is a graduate student at Western Illinois University, Macomb.

Kimberly Weidner is an admissions representative at Hamilton College, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Amanda Wexler is the fifth­grade band director for the Kildeer Countryside School District, Buffalo Grove, Ill.

Katherine Wilford is an admin­istrative assistant at Raue Center for the Arts, Crystal lake, Ill.

haley Wirth teaches math at Cambridge (Ill.) High School.

Farina Zimmerman teaches at lake Forest (Ill.) High School.

Deaths(notices received as of January 31, 2007)

reinhold Carlson ’31 on July 7, 2006.

miriam Sandstedt ’33 Scherer in September 2006.

erling W. Lunde ’35 on August 14, 2006.

Luella Jones ’36 Deisenroth on January 31, 2007.

James C. Garstang ’36 on July 27, 2006.

Dorothy malmberg ’37 ellman on December 17, 2006.

evelyn ege ’37 Sieghartner on January 2, 2007.

Virginia Byers, wife of Frank Byers ’38, on December 17, 2006.

Allen F. miller Jr. ’38 on August 6, 2006.

Carl Thorn ’38 on March 18, 2006. Survivors include his son, John Thorne ’65, and daughter, Phyllis Thorne ’69 Ahlstrand.

melnotte Anderson ’39 Lind-strom on January 14, 2007.

Clarence m. erickson ’40 on December 1, 2006.

Lloyd e. Livingston ’40 on December 26, 2006. Survivors include his wife, lorraine Verme ’45 livingston.

howard S. Peterson ’40 on January 15, 2006.

Donald e. Allison ’42 on Janu­ary 8, 2007. Among survivors are his wife, Jane Gustafson ’42 Allison, and brother, Marvin Allison ’48.

Clara Beilhartz ’43 miller on September 3, 2006.

ellis e. eklof Jr. ’44 on Septem­ber 26, 2006. His wife, Myrtle, survives him.

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Dear editor,Thank you for the winter issue of the magazine. When I first saw it, I wondered if someone had given us a Picasso. So much interesting news about old and new friends. I appreciated the notice regarding Jane Brissman [In memoriam, page 45]. She was an old friend whom I remember with gratitude as my swimming coach, dance teacher and antique expert. For years I called on her every day at her home and then at Friendship Manor. You wrote of what she did for the women’s athletics

program, and it sparked my interest to tell you the rest of the story. There was little time for women to have use of the facilities of the old gym. After varsity games and men’s intramurals and a full day of teaching, Jane had the use of the old gym, which had a kitchen in the northeast corner. Jane would cook supper for her athletes and when the activities were over, Jane drove her car over to their homes. Augustana women could not stand on corners waiting for buses at night. Then she went home to cook for leRoy and their children and prepare for the next day. I loved funny, feisty Jane and her family and household and miss my daily visits with my teacher and my friend.

Betsey Brodahl ’44 Retired faculty member and associate dean of students

Jacob Polancich is a graduate conducting associate at the Uni­versity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Aubrey Purdy is a secretary in the student affairs office of Bellarmine University, louis­ville, Ky.

Joshua raabe is a graduate research assistant at north Carolina State University, Raleigh, n.C.

rachel Saplis married Robert Bergerson on october 7, 2006.

Sandra Schleicher married Andrew nolan on July 1, 2006.

heather Slagell married Tony Strong on May 20, 2006. She is a technology operations sup­port specialist at Illinois State University, normal.

Lisa Slawter received the master’s in speech communi­cation from the University of Georgia, Athens.

Jeff Smith is center director at Score educational Centers, elmhurst, Ill.

Kate Stilwell married Alex leos on August 19, 2006.

Beth Weber married Kevin Whitty on September 30, 2006.

2004Tami Arntzen is an historic site intern for the Macon County Conservation District, Decatur, Ill.

Anthony Barnhart is a graduate student in cognitive psychol­ogy at Arizona State University, Tempe.

michael Bartlett is a senior consultant in the Washing­ton, D.C., office of Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy and technology consulting firm.

Amanda Baska is marketing coordinator at Harlem Irving Companies, Chicago.

Jennifer Belsha married Steve Wallace ’05 on July 2, 2006. Jennifer teaches second grade for the lake in the Hills (Ill.) School District.

Abigail Brekke Blair teaches music for the northbrook (Ill.) School District.

Beth Burzynski married Kris­tian Veit on September 9, 2006.

Jodie Daley is a technical spe­cialist at Michael Baker Jr., Inc., lakewood, Colo.

ellen eckel married Charles “Skip” Manning on December 26, 2006. She is a research compliance analyst for the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Liz eckstein received the master’s in occupational therapy from the University of Illinois­Chicago, and now is an occupational therapist with Children’s Therapy & Rehabili­tation Specialists in elgin and lake Zurich, Ill.

Laura Ferdinandt teaches first grade for the naperville (Ill.) School District.

nicole Foote married Lucas Goucher ’03 on September 2, 2006.

matthew Furlong teaches history and coaches baseball and football at Cary Grove High School, Cary, Ill.

Kimberly haislet married Jason Weber on September 24, 2006.

Allison hengesh received the master’s in special education from northern Illinois Univer­sity, DeKalb, and now teaches at Glenbard West High School, Glen ellyn, Ill.

Kristen Keiser married Michael Kennedy on December 16, 2006.

Josh Kumpula is a band teacher for the Schuyler­Industry School District, Rushville, Ill.

Brett Lewis married Heather Vrba on July 29, 2006. He is a national account executive for HSBC, Prospect Heights, Ill.

elizabeth martin received the master’s in history from the University of Illinois, Cham­paign. She is now a law student at Washington University, St. louis, Mo.

Piper mead is events and entertainment manager for the Peoria Chiefs, Peoria, Ill.

Adam miller is senior project manager at Affiliated Computer Services, Dallas, Texas.

eric moldenhauer married Kendra everett ’01 on July 29, 2006.

Laura Pilato Polancich is cam­pus director at PC Pro Schools, Milwaukee, Wis.

Jonathan Ponser received the master’s in clinical counsel­ing from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Jennifer Sloggett married elliott Dungan ’05 on Septem­ber 2, 2006.

nick Stafford is a plan enroll­ment specialist with Alliance Benefit Group, Peoria, Ill.

Shannon Tarkowski is a sales planner for HGTV, Chicago.

Amanda Tiffany is a gradu­ate student in epidemiology at U.C.l.A.

michael Urish is the agriculture industry specialist at Wells Fargo Bank, Morrison, Ill.

Scott vandermoon is coordina­tor of intramural sports and sport clubs at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Andy Ziemer is branch man­ager of enterprise Rent­A­Truck, Milwaukee, Wis.

2005Danielle Clarizio is a residence director at Augustana College.

Kertrina Clark is a lab tech­nologist at Quest Diagnostics, lenexa, Kan.

Alexandra Corson and michael Wenz were married on october 21, 2006.

elliott Dungan married Jenni-fer Sloggett ’04 on September 2, 2006. elliott teaches biology for the McHenry (Ill.) High School District.

Sarah Gehring is director of family life and lay ministry at St. Paul evangelical lutheran Church, orion, Ill.

Sarah Goodpaster is a graduate student at the University of Delaware, newark.

heidi hallstrom married Ben Kleinhans ’03 on July 21, 2006.

Cheryl Kaelin hansen is a benefits analyst at Hewitt Asso­ciates, lincolnshire, Ill.

rebecca hanson is an occupa­tional therapy graduate student at Boston (Mass.) University.

meredith Lowe is an Ameri­Corps Vista volunteer with the Schools of Hope Project, Madison, Wis.

Lindsay maess is in Somerset West, South Africa, caring for primates at a sanctuary called Monkey Town Primate Centre.

Thomas matthews is man­ager of MAACo Auto Painting, Dolton, Ill.

Troy munson is a client associ­ate at Merrill lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, northbrook, Ill.

Daniel rooney is an auditor at Deloitte & Touche, Chicago.

Lydia ruelas was promoted to regional director, northwest U.S., for the national Hispanic Institute, Richland, Wash.

Jane Stout is a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Sarah Todd received the mas­ter’s in teaching from earlham College, Richmond, Ind. She teaches english at RoWVA High School, oneida, Ill.

Johanna vanScharrel is a senior corporate recruiter for S.e.Weinstein Co., Rock Island.

Steve Wallace married Jennifer Belsha ’04 on July 2, 2006. Steve teaches history at H.D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin, Ill.

Patricia Weber teaches first grade for the West Central School District, Biggsville, Ill.

Carolyn Wiechert is customer service coordinator at Federal­Mogul, St. louis, Mo.

emily Yanecek married Robert Tomich on September 23, 2006.

2006Sophia Aley works for West Music Co., Coralville, Iowa, in band and string sales and as print music manager. She is also a private instructor and plays in the band Huge in Canada.

matthew Bambrick married Laura Davis on June 30, 2006. Matthew is a regulatory special­ist for Kerry Ingredients, Beloit, Wis.; laura is a para­speech pathologist for the Belvidere (Ill.) School District.

Cassandra Bausman is an adjunct professor at Black Hawk College, Kewanee, Ill., and a photojournalist for the Inside/Outside Kewanee news­paper.

Lindsay Behrensmeyer married Christopher Bayer on october 7, 2006. She is a com­munications specialist at Just Kids early Care and education Center, Milan, Ill.

Lindsey Bean is an occupational therapy student at Washington University School of Medicine, St. louis, Mo.

Brandon Bieber is a sales executive at landmark Mer­chant Solutions, Chicago.

heather Blackmore is a member of AmeriCorps national Civilian Community Corps, Sacramento, Calif.

misty Blomquist is a secretary and physical therapy aide at lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital.

matthew Burris is credit man­ager for Consolidated electrical Distributors, Countryside, Ill.

Karina Carson teaches language arts at Central High School, DeWitt, Iowa.

michele Chao works for The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, in education and mem­ber services.

michelle Coble is a graduate student at loyola University, Chicago.

Stephanie Collins teaches music at Century oaks elemen­tary School, elgin, Ill.

Anna Cowan teaches health/life science at Charles Drew Middle School, los Angeles, Calif.

randi Dale is an advertising sales executive at WHBF­TV4, Rock Island.

eric Davis is a production coor­dinator at KVF Quad Corp., east Moline, Ill.

Christopher Dennis is a finan­cial advisor at Waddell & Reed, Davenport, Iowa.

Angela Diederich attends Trin­ity College of nursing & Health Sciences, Rock Island.

Joseph Draffkorn is assistant manager at enterprise Rent­A­Car, Woodstock, Ill.

mary Kate Driscoll is a sales representative for Burke Bever­ages, McCook, Ill.

Sara Dunbar teaches grades 6­12 band for the Winchester (Ill.) Public School District.

Jennifer Gendeman attends the University of Chicago.

Anne Gindlesparger is bar manager at Bier Stube Bar & Grill, Davenport, Iowa.

Kathryn Goier teaches kinder­garten at Westview elementary School, Wood Dale, Ill.

Tyler Goodbred is employed by C.H. Robinson, Davenport, Iowa.

Patrick Graham attends Rush University, Chicago.

Shasta Green is an actress at Mobius Theatre and works at Borders, Wheaton, Ill.

Ashley hagemann is a certi­fied nursing assistant at West Rochelle nursing & Rehabilita­tion, Rochelle, Ill.

vivienne heyward teaches kindergarten at Stevenson elementary, lombard, Ill.

Colleen Jaycox is an english teaching assistant at lyceé Joliot­Curie, Rennes, France.

nicholas Johnson is a math­ematics graduate student at the University of oregon, eugene.

Adrijana Karahodzich teaches math at Plainfield (Ill.) High School Central Campus.

Laura Keene is an AmeriCorps volunteer working with Habitat for Humanity, Charlotte, n.C.

Betsy Knawa is an occupational therapy graduate student at Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Ill.

Jason Kral is a law student at Case Western Reserve Univer­sity, Cleveland, ohio.

nicholas Lee is an adjuster at Farmers Insurance Group, Chicago.

Sarah Leffring is a process associate at JP Morgan Chase, Chicago.

Stefanie Lewis is an occupa­tional therapy graduate student at Washington University School of Medicine, St. louis, Mo.

Julia Lombardo teaches high­school english for the Durham (n.C.) Public Schools.

Lauren martin teaches english at H.D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin, Ill.

Christine martinson attends Illinois College of optometry, Chicago.

Colleen mcCarty is a framer and design consultant in Bet­tendorf, Iowa.

molly mcGreevey attends Western Illinois University, Moline, Ill.

Thomas mcIntire attends the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Kelly mcKendry is a physical therapy aid at Athletico, Gray­slake, Ill.

Whitney menold teaches sec­ond grade at Midwest Central Primary School, Manito, Ill.

Stephanie mountford attends northwestern University, Chicago.

michelle nelson is sales man­ager at Country Inn & Suites, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Thomas Ott attends the Univer­sity of Iowa, Iowa City.

Sarah Palmquist is a gradu­ate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Krista Petrie attends northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

Jodi rients teaches grades 3­4 at Graymont (Ill.) Grade School.

Lauren rivers teaches kinder­garten at Patterson elementary School, naperville, Ill.

Carlissa roloff teaches for the Wilmette (Ill.) School District.

Tom Schaults is a recruiter for Aerotek, oak Brook, Ill.

Faith Scobbie teaches music at Aux Sable elementary School, Minooka, Ill.

matthew Sherman is a gradu­ate student in anatomy at St. louis (Mo.) University.

erica Slattery is a management analyst for the Joint Munitions Command at the Rock Island Arsenal.

Cody Snell is a sales trainee with the Mueller Company, Decatur, Ill.

Samantha Sottos is a graduate student at Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo.

Brent Spitzer is assistant ban­quet manager at the Sheraton, West Des Moines, Iowa.

Janelle Stegen attends Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo.

John Sullivan is an associate scientist at Integral Consulting, Berlin, Md.

Kristen Tansor teaches history at H.D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin, Ill.

Joran Thompson is account manager for careerbuilder.com, Chicago.

Angela Tongue is a teledata representative for Automated Data Processing, elk Grove Village, Ill.

Briana Tropp teaches math at Prairie Ridge High School, Crystal lake, Ill.

elizabeth Untz is a substitute teacher for the Rock Island School District.

Kathleen vanLanen is a veteri­nary student at the University of Illinois, Champaign.

evan Weger is a graduate student at Western Illinois University, Macomb.

Kimberly Weidner is an admissions representative at Hamilton College, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Amanda Wexler is the fifth­grade band director for the Kildeer Countryside School District, Buffalo Grove, Ill.

Katherine Wilford is an admin­istrative assistant at Raue Center for the Arts, Crystal lake, Ill.

haley Wirth teaches math at Cambridge (Ill.) High School.

Farina Zimmerman teaches at lake Forest (Ill.) High School.

Deaths(notices received as of January 31, 2007)

reinhold Carlson ’31 on July 7, 2006.

miriam Sandstedt ’33 Scherer in September 2006.

erling W. Lunde ’35 on August 14, 2006.

Luella Jones ’36 Deisenroth on January 31, 2007.

James C. Garstang ’36 on July 27, 2006.

Dorothy malmberg ’37 ellman on December 17, 2006.

evelyn ege ’37 Sieghartner on January 2, 2007.

Virginia Byers, wife of Frank Byers ’38, on December 17, 2006.

Allen F. miller Jr. ’38 on August 6, 2006.

Carl Thorn ’38 on March 18, 2006. Survivors include his son, John Thorne ’65, and daughter, Phyllis Thorne ’69 Ahlstrand.

melnotte Anderson ’39 Lind-strom on January 14, 2007.

Clarence m. erickson ’40 on December 1, 2006.

Lloyd e. Livingston ’40 on December 26, 2006. Survivors include his wife, lorraine Verme ’45 livingston.

howard S. Peterson ’40 on January 15, 2006.

Donald e. Allison ’42 on Janu­ary 8, 2007. Among survivors are his wife, Jane Gustafson ’42 Allison, and brother, Marvin Allison ’48.

Clara Beilhartz ’43 miller on September 3, 2006.

ellis e. eklof Jr. ’44 on Septem­ber 26, 2006. His wife, Myrtle, survives him.

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harold v. Faust ’44 on Decem­ber 28, 2006. Survivors include his wife, louise, and son, Mark ’70.

helena Cornay ’44 hult on August 31, 2006.

John r. Johnson ’45 on March 22, 2006.

veryl Anderson ’45 Johnston on April 23, 2006.

helen Bergquist ’45 Soder-strom on September 17, 2006. Her husband, Ken ’44, survives her.

Paul e. Beckstrand ’46 on July 22, 2006.

William h. Appier ’47 on August 27, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Jean Soady ’48 Appier.

marguerite “Peggy” Dahlberg ’47 Jensen on December 21, 2006. Survivors include her son, Kurt ’78, and sister, lois Dahlberg ’52 Peterson.

Leonard L. Lindstone ’47 on october 19, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Janice.

mary erickson ’48 Anliker on December 9, 2005.

maynard F. Beals ’48 on octo­ber 31, 2006.

Audrey Larson ’48 Cumming in the fall of 2006.

Betty L. mattingly ’48 on Janu­ary 3, 2007.

Philip v. Anderson ’49 on october 2, 2006. Among survi­vors is his wife, Joan Carlson ’52 Anderson.

Arlene Sierk ’49 Fields on September 18, 2006.

Clayton e. Johnston ’49 on october 2, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Doris (former secretary to Augustana presi­dents Dr. Clarence Woodrow Sorensen and Dr. Thomas Tred­way); daughter, Cindy Johnston ’71 Teague Frerkes; and sons, David ‘73 and Thomas ‘84.

Wayne e. nelson ’49 on December 17, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn.

ruth Zetterholm ’50 mcCurdy on August 7, 2006. Her husband, leo, survives her.

John A. rakus ’50 on Septem­ber 29, 2006. Among survivors

are his wife, leona, and daugh­ter, lee Ann Rakus ’74 Wille.

Ruth Slattengren, wife of William Slattengren ’50, on november 14, 2006.

herbert Beuoy ’51 november 6, 2006. His wife, Marie Horvath ’52 Beuoy, survives him.

Joyce m. Carlson ’51 on January 18, 2007.

Calvin L. Stuhr ’51 on June 7, 2006.

John O. Taylor ’51 on June 12, 2006. His wife, estelle, survives him.

Joan Wells ’51 Younglove on September 25, 2006.

Kay m. Sturgeon ’52 on Sep­tember 19, 2006.

William n. Benson ’53 on november 11, 2006. Among sur­vivors are his wife, Diane; sister, Helen Benson ’49 Sakrison; and brother, Richard ’58.

robert “Fritz” Fredrickson ’53 on September 28, 2006. His wife, Mary Ann, survives him.

verna Gail “v.G.” Applegate ’53 Johnson on october 10, 2006. Survivors include her husband, niel ’53.

Beverly J. malmstad ’53 on December 17, 2006.

Dave Jonsson ’54 on november 24, 2005.

Catherine miller ’56 howard on August 14, 2006.

ronald h. Janetzke ’56 on September 17, 2006. His wife, Sidney, survives him.

William r. Johnson ’56 on January 26, 2007. His wife, Georgann, survives him.

e.n. “Al” Feltskog ’57 on December 21, 2006.

harry J. Franck Jr. ’57 on September 17, 2006.

James h. Whitefield ’59 on July 6, 2005.

Dorothy Adamson ’60 Johnson on August 30, 2006.

Gene h. Purvis ’60 on october 29, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Judith Reents ’60 Purvis.

John m. Almberg ’62 on october 31, 2006. Among sur­

vivors are his sisters, Barbara Almberg ’66 Carlson and Beth Almberg ’71.

mary reynolds ’63 Colburn on January 17, 2007.

Bonnie muhleman ’63 Leather-man on January 19, 2007. Survi­vors include her husband, Bill.

Joan Stein ’64 Brower on February 19, 2006. Her husband, Michael, survives her.

maud Larson ’64 hall on December 18, 2006. Survivors include her sister, Katrina larson ’68 Dickens.

Kristine Wallin ’65 ruggles on october 22, 2006.

G. Thomas Church ’66 on Janu­ary 14, 2007.

holly Seger ’66 roth on July 25, 2006. Her husband, Gunther, survives her.

Susan Anderson ’68 nash on January 17, 2007. Survivors include her sister, Judith Ander­son ’67 Weislogel.

Arthur “Chip” Sunderbruch, husband of Gala meinders ’69 Sunderbruch, on April 1, 2006.

Carol Quinn, wife of richard Quinn ’70, on August 29, 2006.

Paul T. Bahry ’72 on January 18, 2007. Survivors include his wife, Mary.

David h. DeBaugh ’73 on Janu­ary 18, 2007. Survivors include his wife, Jan.

Joline hein ’73 hoffman on December 27, 2006.

Deborah Fenton ’73 martinez on December 16, 2006. Her hus­band, Michael, survives her.

Marlon Shelton, husband of elaine hass ’73 Shelton, on January 11, 2007.

Leslie m. hauer ’77 on March 1, 2006.

Betsy Allison ’88 on January 8, 2006.

elizabeth Stromquist valentini ’01 on november 29, 2006.

Clint L. Franks ’03 on Decem­ber 17, 2006.

In memoriam

Benedict K. Zobrist ’46

A few days after the April 19th death of Dr. Benedict K. Zobrist ’46, The Kansas City Star newspaper published a letter from one of his former students at Augustana, which included this excerpt:

“By January of 1963, I had survived three professors who taught history by iterating mind­numbing dates, facts and events,” Dr. Douglas Burleigh ’64 wrote. “I anticipated the same from Dr. Zobrist, a new addition to the faculty and an unknown to us students. To our delight, he began by telling us a story about a fisherman’s wife, standing in the ‘widow’s walk,’ searching the horizon for

the return of her seafaring husband. For the rest of that semester, Dr. Zobrist regaled us with many stories leading us on a trip to the 1800s.

“Today I read David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin and other contemporary storytellers of history. But before those popular historians, there was Ben Zobrist, the best storyteller of the bunch.”

After earning a degree in history from Augustana, Zobrist received his master’s and doctorate from northwestern University. He held positions at the library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the newberry library in Chicago in the 1950s. In 1960, he returned to Augustana to teach history and was later named chair of the history department and an associate dean. Zobrist was a leader in establishing inter­national education opportunities at Augustana, including summer schools in Spain, Germany and Japan.

In 1969, Zobrist joined the staff of the Harry S. Truman library in Independence, Mo. He became the Truman library’s director in 1971, one year before the death of the nation’s 33rd president.

newspaper reports following Zobrist’s death lauded his extensive—and successful—efforts to acquire and process Truman’s office papers while he administered the library as a high­profile cultural destination. He retired in 1994.

“Dad’s thought was ‘let’s tell people who Harry Truman was,’” says Zobrist’s son, Karl ’71. “He wanted to not only stimulate traditional research, but also build on the wonderful personality that Mr. Truman had.”

Zobrist, a recipient of Augustana’s Distinguished Alumni Award, is survived by his wife of 58 years, Donna Anderson ’48 Zobrist, and their three sons—Karl, Mark, erik—and their families. He was 85.

Alumni Calendar

Alumni connectConcertAug. 5 • Chicago Symphony orchestra, Ravinia (suburban Chicago)

On to Augie gatheringsAug. 5 • Caledonia, Ill., Rock Cut State ParkAug. 12 • Peoria, Ill., Detweiler ParkAug. 12 • Hinsdale, Ill., Katherine legge Memorial ParkAug. 12 • Wilmette, Ill., Gillson ParkSept. 1 • First­Year Move­In Alumni Volunteer Day, Augustana College

Contact Kelly noack, assistant director of alumni relations, at (800) 798­8100 x7474, (309) 794­7474 or kellynoack@augustana.edu for more details.

On the horizonoct. 6­7 • Family Weekend

oct. 26­28 • homecoming (reunions for the classes of 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002)

On the fieldFootball Sept. 1, 1 p.m., macmurray

Sept. 8, Baldwin­Wallace at Berea, ohio

Sept. 22, 1 p.m., Wisconsin-Platteville

Sept. 29, Illinois Wesleyan at Bloomington, Ill.

Oct. 6, 1 p.m., elmhurst (Family Weekend)

oct. 13, Wheaton at Wheaton, Ill.

oct. 20, Carthage at Kenosha, Wis.

Oct. 27, 1 p.m., north Central (homecoming)

nov. 3, north Park at Chicago, Ill.

nov. 10, 1 p.m., millikin

On exhibitAugustana College Art museum

exhibition Augustana College Faculty Collect overseas and Adventures in Photography: A Century of Images in Archeology and Anthropology from the Penn Museum • Sept. 1­oct. 13

exhibition Who We Are on Paper: Augustana Time Capsule Book, part of The Year of the Book celebration • ongoing exhibit of entries

Keynote speaker Dr. John Buchtel, curator of rare books at The Johns Hopkins University, for The Year of the Book celebration, will consult on books in an “Antiques Roadshow”­type format • Sept. 20, 7 p.m.

Guest speaker Jodi Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo ceramics artist • oct. 10, 7:30 p.m., larson Hall, followed by Augustana College Art Museum reception. Sponsored by olson­Brandelle north American Indian Art Collection.

exhibition The original Prints of John Bloom, A local American Treasure • oct. 20­nov. 10

exhibition Photographs of Beijing by Beijing news Photographers • Dec. 4­Jan. 12 (closed for holiday break Dec. 21­Jan. 7) • Reception, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.

On stageAugustana Symphony Orchestra • oct. 20, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall

ACT Fall Production • The Taming of the Shrew, oct. 26­28 and nov. 2­4, Potter Theatre

UnYK multicultural Dance ensemble • nov. 1, 8 p.m., Wallenberg Hall

Augustana Jazz ensemble Concert • nov. 2, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall

Three Choirs Concert • nov. 3, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall

Jazz Combo Soirée • nov. 7, 8 p.m., Wallenberg Hall

Augustana Choir Fall Concert • nov. 9, 8 p.m., location TBA

Augustana Concert Band Concert • nov. 10, 2 p.m., Centennial Hall

Augustana Symphonic Band Concert • nov. 10, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall

handel Oratorio Society and Augustana Symphony Orchestra • G.F. Handel’s Messiah, Dec. 14­15, 8 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2 p.m., Centennial Hall

Augustana Chamber Singers • lessons and Carols, Dec. 20, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Ascension Chapel

Contact Christiana Altobelli ’96 Conner, manager of performance and outreach, at (800) 798­8100 x7833, (309) 794­7833 or christianaconner@augustana.edu for more details.

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harold v. Faust ’44 on Decem­ber 28, 2006. Survivors include his wife, louise, and son, Mark ’70.

helena Cornay ’44 hult on August 31, 2006.

John r. Johnson ’45 on March 22, 2006.

veryl Anderson ’45 Johnston on April 23, 2006.

helen Bergquist ’45 Soder-strom on September 17, 2006. Her husband, Ken ’44, survives her.

Paul e. Beckstrand ’46 on July 22, 2006.

William h. Appier ’47 on August 27, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Jean Soady ’48 Appier.

marguerite “Peggy” Dahlberg ’47 Jensen on December 21, 2006. Survivors include her son, Kurt ’78, and sister, lois Dahlberg ’52 Peterson.

Leonard L. Lindstone ’47 on october 19, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Janice.

mary erickson ’48 Anliker on December 9, 2005.

maynard F. Beals ’48 on octo­ber 31, 2006.

Audrey Larson ’48 Cumming in the fall of 2006.

Betty L. mattingly ’48 on Janu­ary 3, 2007.

Philip v. Anderson ’49 on october 2, 2006. Among survi­vors is his wife, Joan Carlson ’52 Anderson.

Arlene Sierk ’49 Fields on September 18, 2006.

Clayton e. Johnston ’49 on october 2, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Doris (former secretary to Augustana presi­dents Dr. Clarence Woodrow Sorensen and Dr. Thomas Tred­way); daughter, Cindy Johnston ’71 Teague Frerkes; and sons, David ‘73 and Thomas ‘84.

Wayne e. nelson ’49 on December 17, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn.

ruth Zetterholm ’50 mcCurdy on August 7, 2006. Her husband, leo, survives her.

John A. rakus ’50 on Septem­ber 29, 2006. Among survivors

are his wife, leona, and daugh­ter, lee Ann Rakus ’74 Wille.

Ruth Slattengren, wife of William Slattengren ’50, on november 14, 2006.

herbert Beuoy ’51 november 6, 2006. His wife, Marie Horvath ’52 Beuoy, survives him.

Joyce m. Carlson ’51 on January 18, 2007.

Calvin L. Stuhr ’51 on June 7, 2006.

John O. Taylor ’51 on June 12, 2006. His wife, estelle, survives him.

Joan Wells ’51 Younglove on September 25, 2006.

Kay m. Sturgeon ’52 on Sep­tember 19, 2006.

William n. Benson ’53 on november 11, 2006. Among sur­vivors are his wife, Diane; sister, Helen Benson ’49 Sakrison; and brother, Richard ’58.

robert “Fritz” Fredrickson ’53 on September 28, 2006. His wife, Mary Ann, survives him.

verna Gail “v.G.” Applegate ’53 Johnson on october 10, 2006. Survivors include her husband, niel ’53.

Beverly J. malmstad ’53 on December 17, 2006.

Dave Jonsson ’54 on november 24, 2005.

Catherine miller ’56 howard on August 14, 2006.

ronald h. Janetzke ’56 on September 17, 2006. His wife, Sidney, survives him.

William r. Johnson ’56 on January 26, 2007. His wife, Georgann, survives him.

e.n. “Al” Feltskog ’57 on December 21, 2006.

harry J. Franck Jr. ’57 on September 17, 2006.

James h. Whitefield ’59 on July 6, 2005.

Dorothy Adamson ’60 Johnson on August 30, 2006.

Gene h. Purvis ’60 on october 29, 2006. Survivors include his wife, Judith Reents ’60 Purvis.

John m. Almberg ’62 on october 31, 2006. Among sur­

vivors are his sisters, Barbara Almberg ’66 Carlson and Beth Almberg ’71.

mary reynolds ’63 Colburn on January 17, 2007.

Bonnie muhleman ’63 Leather-man on January 19, 2007. Survi­vors include her husband, Bill.

Joan Stein ’64 Brower on February 19, 2006. Her husband, Michael, survives her.

maud Larson ’64 hall on December 18, 2006. Survivors include her sister, Katrina larson ’68 Dickens.

Kristine Wallin ’65 ruggles on october 22, 2006.

G. Thomas Church ’66 on Janu­ary 14, 2007.

holly Seger ’66 roth on July 25, 2006. Her husband, Gunther, survives her.

Susan Anderson ’68 nash on January 17, 2007. Survivors include her sister, Judith Ander­son ’67 Weislogel.

Arthur “Chip” Sunderbruch, husband of Gala meinders ’69 Sunderbruch, on April 1, 2006.

Carol Quinn, wife of richard Quinn ’70, on August 29, 2006.

Paul T. Bahry ’72 on January 18, 2007. Survivors include his wife, Mary.

David h. DeBaugh ’73 on Janu­ary 18, 2007. Survivors include his wife, Jan.

Joline hein ’73 hoffman on December 27, 2006.

Deborah Fenton ’73 martinez on December 16, 2006. Her hus­band, Michael, survives her.

Marlon Shelton, husband of elaine hass ’73 Shelton, on January 11, 2007.

Leslie m. hauer ’77 on March 1, 2006.

Betsy Allison ’88 on January 8, 2006.

elizabeth Stromquist valentini ’01 on november 29, 2006.

Clint L. Franks ’03 on Decem­ber 17, 2006.

In memoriam

Benedict K. Zobrist ’46

A few days after the April 19th death of Dr. Benedict K. Zobrist ’46, The Kansas City Star newspaper published a letter from one of his former students at Augustana, which included this excerpt:

“By January of 1963, I had survived three professors who taught history by iterating mind­numbing dates, facts and events,” Dr. Douglas Burleigh ’64 wrote. “I anticipated the same from Dr. Zobrist, a new addition to the faculty and an unknown to us students. To our delight, he began by telling us a story about a fisherman’s wife, standing in the ‘widow’s walk,’ searching the horizon for

the return of her seafaring husband. For the rest of that semester, Dr. Zobrist regaled us with many stories leading us on a trip to the 1800s.

“Today I read David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin and other contemporary storytellers of history. But before those popular historians, there was Ben Zobrist, the best storyteller of the bunch.”

After earning a degree in history from Augustana, Zobrist received his master’s and doctorate from northwestern University. He held positions at the library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the newberry library in Chicago in the 1950s. In 1960, he returned to Augustana to teach history and was later named chair of the history department and an associate dean. Zobrist was a leader in establishing inter­national education opportunities at Augustana, including summer schools in Spain, Germany and Japan.

In 1969, Zobrist joined the staff of the Harry S. Truman library in Independence, Mo. He became the Truman library’s director in 1971, one year before the death of the nation’s 33rd president.

newspaper reports following Zobrist’s death lauded his extensive—and successful—efforts to acquire and process Truman’s office papers while he administered the library as a high­profile cultural destination. He retired in 1994.

“Dad’s thought was ‘let’s tell people who Harry Truman was,’” says Zobrist’s son, Karl ’71. “He wanted to not only stimulate traditional research, but also build on the wonderful personality that Mr. Truman had.”

Zobrist, a recipient of Augustana’s Distinguished Alumni Award, is survived by his wife of 58 years, Donna Anderson ’48 Zobrist, and their three sons—Karl, Mark, erik—and their families. He was 85.

Alumni Calendar

Alumni connectConcertAug. 5 • Chicago Symphony orchestra, Ravinia (suburban Chicago)

On to Augie gatheringsAug. 5 • Caledonia, Ill., Rock Cut State ParkAug. 12 • Peoria, Ill., Detweiler ParkAug. 12 • Hinsdale, Ill., Katherine legge Memorial ParkAug. 12 • Wilmette, Ill., Gillson ParkSept. 1 • First­Year Move­In Alumni Volunteer Day, Augustana College

Contact Kelly noack, assistant director of alumni relations, at (800) 798­8100 x7474, (309) 794­7474 or kellynoack@augustana.edu for more details.

On the horizonoct. 6­7 • Family Weekend

oct. 26­28 • homecoming (reunions for the classes of 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002)

On the fieldFootball Sept. 1, 1 p.m., macmurray

Sept. 8, Baldwin­Wallace at Berea, ohio

Sept. 22, 1 p.m., Wisconsin-Platteville

Sept. 29, Illinois Wesleyan at Bloomington, Ill.

Oct. 6, 1 p.m., elmhurst (Family Weekend)

oct. 13, Wheaton at Wheaton, Ill.

oct. 20, Carthage at Kenosha, Wis.

Oct. 27, 1 p.m., north Central (homecoming)

nov. 3, north Park at Chicago, Ill.

nov. 10, 1 p.m., millikin

On exhibitAugustana College Art museum

exhibition Augustana College Faculty Collect overseas and Adventures in Photography: A Century of Images in Archeology and Anthropology from the Penn Museum • Sept. 1­oct. 13

exhibition Who We Are on Paper: Augustana Time Capsule Book, part of The Year of the Book celebration • ongoing exhibit of entries

Keynote speaker Dr. John Buchtel, curator of rare books at The Johns Hopkins University, for The Year of the Book celebration, will consult on books in an “Antiques Roadshow”­type format • Sept. 20, 7 p.m.

Guest speaker Jodi Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo ceramics artist • oct. 10, 7:30 p.m., larson Hall, followed by Augustana College Art Museum reception. Sponsored by olson­Brandelle north American Indian Art Collection.

exhibition The original Prints of John Bloom, A local American Treasure • oct. 20­nov. 10

exhibition Photographs of Beijing by Beijing news Photographers • Dec. 4­Jan. 12 (closed for holiday break Dec. 21­Jan. 7) • Reception, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.

On stageAugustana Symphony Orchestra • oct. 20, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall

ACT Fall Production • The Taming of the Shrew, oct. 26­28 and nov. 2­4, Potter Theatre

UnYK multicultural Dance ensemble • nov. 1, 8 p.m., Wallenberg Hall

Augustana Jazz ensemble Concert • nov. 2, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall

Three Choirs Concert • nov. 3, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall

Jazz Combo Soirée • nov. 7, 8 p.m., Wallenberg Hall

Augustana Choir Fall Concert • nov. 9, 8 p.m., location TBA

Augustana Concert Band Concert • nov. 10, 2 p.m., Centennial Hall

Augustana Symphonic Band Concert • nov. 10, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall

handel Oratorio Society and Augustana Symphony Orchestra • G.F. Handel’s Messiah, Dec. 14­15, 8 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2 p.m., Centennial Hall

Augustana Chamber Singers • lessons and Carols, Dec. 20, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Ascension Chapel

Contact Christiana Altobelli ’96 Conner, manager of performance and outreach, at (800) 798­8100 x7833, (309) 794­7833 or christianaconner@augustana.edu for more details.

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‘What a sight’Ashley Biess ’09 captured top honors with her photo, “What a sight,” in a contest sponsored by the Daily Herald, a suburban Chicago newspaper headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill. The photo was taken on a fall morning during her first term at Augustana.

“The campus was so beautiful that I decided to take a walk early one morning while most people were sleeping or in their first class,” she remembers. “I had always noticed the path that goes around the opposite side of the slough, but never knew where it led. I decided to find out, and good thing I did!”

The Daily Herald’s photography staff appreciated her photo’s excellent composition—how the stairs in the fore­ground lead the viewer into the leaves—and the fall splendor. nothing in the photo detracts from the overall effect.

Another Biess photo, “You’ll breathe again,” won third place in the contest. The image shows a child inside on a rainy day. Contest judges noted how the subtle colors and use of soft light from the window enhance the photo’s quality.

Biess, a member of the Augustana Photo Bureau, has been studying photography and honing her craft since her third­grade teacher organized an after­school photography club.

“Growing up, I’ve worked with some amazing art teachers who taught me how to see the world, and not just look at it,” says Biess, a business major with a double minor in art and music. “Working with Photo Bureau this year has allowed me to learn more of the technical aspects needed to become a better photographer.”

Biess’ two photos were selected from more than 100 entries.

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