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Cross & Crescenta Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity publication

INSIDE:CSPANs Tp EecRobert Kennedy attributes his successul careerin telecommunications to his mentor and theraternity.

USAF Mar Genera RetiresMaj. Gen. Larry L. Twitchell ofcially retires aterimportant Middle East assignment

Internatina Art DeaerSince opening his gallery in May 2005, Kenny Gohas received international media acclaim.

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10C-SPANS ToP ExEC

In December, Robert G. Kennedy was named co-president oC-SPAN, the public aairs cable television network. He and co-president Susan Swain have eectively been running the networksday-to-day operations or nearly a decade.By Chris Barrick

12USAF MAjoR GENERAl RETIRES

Oicially retired, Maj. Gen. Larry L. witchell most recently serveas chie, U.S. Military raining Mission, U.S. Central Command,Saudi Arabia, and as the U.S. Deense Department Representativeto Saudi Arabia. In these roles, he represented the U.S. governmenand Saudi Arabian deense interests or military sales and thecoordination o administrative and security matters.By Jason Pearce

14INTERNATIoNAl ART DEAlER

Since opening his new gallery in May 2005, Kenny Goss hasreceived international media acclaim. His current exhibition centearound world peace and showcases the piano John Lennon used towrite Imagine.By Tad Lichtenauer

Chaptr Nws

Chapter and Alumni News

Fratrnit Nws

2006 Review and 2007Planning

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Warren A. Cole:A Brie Biography (Part 2)

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CHAPTER NEWS

Chapter NewsChapter news, alumni news, and reports o death

Arizona (Zeta-Beta)William Frederick (1969) died.

Bucknell (Delta)Nick Panaro (2008)was elected 2007 IFC internal vice presidentand Arjun Raman (2009) was elected IFC chair or GreeksAdvocating Multicultural Education.

Caliornia State-Northridge (Beta-Rho)More than 25 alumni andundergraduates attended thechapters House Corporationannual meeting.

Central Michigan (Lambda-Omega)Steve Johnson (1971) died November 18, 2006.

Central Missouri (Lambda-Pi)

Te chapter presented the Central Missouri Food Bank with a$5,000 check in conjunction with unds during its annualWatermelon Fest and Lambda Chi Alpha North American FoodDrive.

Coe (Zeta-Alpha)Dr. im Mauldin (1969) was recognized by the High PlainsDivision o the American Cancer Society with its LietimeAchievement Award. Mauldin has served in a variety o volunteerpositions with the American Cancer Society or more than 15years.

Colorado State (Gamma-Pi)Fred A. Fitzsimmons (1950) died January 20, 2006.

Cornell (Omicron)Te chapter held a und-raising event that raised $7,000 orthe National Alliance on Mental Illness o the Finger Lakes.

Embry-Riddle (Sigma-Phi)Te chapter unloaded morethan 7,000 pumpkins orthe First United MethodistChurchs annual pumpkinpatch. Te event raises undsor at-risk young amiliesand the student ministry.

Ferris State (Iota-Psi)Ronald E. Fix (1964) died June 3, 2006. A retired U.S. Marin

Corp colonel, Fix served as an aviator duringtwo tours in Vietnam and was awarded twoDistinguished Flying Crosses, the BronzeStar, three Purple Hearts, 63 Air Medals, andnumerous other recognitions.

Louisiana State (Upsilon)Mack E. Barham (1946) died November 27, 2006. A ormer

Louisiana Supreme Court justice, Barham was

the chapters 500th

initiate and remained astrong alumni supporter or more than 50 yea

Michigan Tech (Phi-Phi)Te chapters und-raising eorts collected about 7,000 poundo ood or the Little Brothers Friends o the Elderly.

Missouri-Columbia (Gamma-Kappa)Alex Ricke (2009) was elected IFC vice president orisk management and Bryan VanGronigen (2009) was

elected vice president o nance and records. For theourth consecutive year, the chapter placed in the topve during the 2006 Greek Week competition.


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CHAPTER NEWS

Missouri-Kansas City(Sigma-Rho)

Te chapter held a Hope Rally and raised$1,300 to aid in the search or Jesse Ross(2010) who went missing in Chicago,Illinois, while attending a Model UnitedNations meeting.

Nebraska-Omaha (Iota-Delta)Te chapter helped collect toys and donations or the Lash LaRueoy Drive, a und-raising event organized by Omaha, Nebraska,musician Lash LaRue.

Nevada-Reno (Epsilon-Iota)ravis Anderson (2007) was named Greek Weeks Presidento the Year.

Northwestern (Alpha-Iota)Richard H. Prugh (1951) died January 2006.

Arthur H. McCoy (1940) died February 15, 2006.

Randolph-Macon (Kappa-Tau)Syd Trift, Jr. (1951) died September 18, 2006. Trit served

as the general manager o the PittsburghPirates and the Baltimore Orioles. Duringhis 50-year baseball career, he also spenttime as a player, scout, and executivewith the New York Yankees, ChicagoCubs, Oakland Athletics,

and Kansas City Royals. Ater retiring

rom baseball in 2004, he co-hosted a syndicated radio programsponsored by Major League Baseball.

Rhode Island (Eta)ighe Flatley (2007) was elected homecoming king. MarkVolante (2008) was awarded the Michael J. FitzgeraldScholarship, a scholarship given by Brother Fitzgeraldsmother to honor his memory. Along with the DeltaZeta sorority, the chapter won philanthropy week.

South Florida (Lambda-Mu)

On November 21, 2006, the Grand High Zetadeclared the chapter inactive due to risk managementviolations. Under inactive status, the chapter is closedand no member can represent the organization, orconduct events in the name o Lambda Chi Alpha.

Southern Methodist (Gamma-Sigma)Gabe ravers (2007)was named as one o the studentsto serve on the universitys board o trustees.

Syracuse (Alpha-Upsilon)Kevin ONeill (1991) was named a partner

in the law rm o Patton Boggs.

Tennessee-Knoxville (Epsilon-Omicron)ESPN sports commentatorWoody Paige (1968) was re-hiredas a columnist with Te DenverPost ater previously leaving therole in 2004. Paige is a 2006Order o Achievement recipient.

Texas Christian (Iota-Pi)James Ivey (1968) died October 20, 2006. Iveyrecieved the Order o Merit in 1996.


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CHAPTER NEWS

Tulsa (Epsilon-Upsilon)Chris Kindred (2007) played ootball in the Bell HelicopterArmed Forces Bowl against Utah. Nick Doctor (2008)was elected IFC president and chapter president.

Wabash (Alpha-Kappa)Mark W. Rutherford (1982), an attorney with TrasherBuschmann Grith & Voelkel, P.C. in Indianapolis,Indiana, was elected second vice president o the

Central Indiana ennis Association or 20062007.

West Texas A&M (Iota-Xi)Donnie Wann (1985) is a security sergeant or the

exas Department o CriminalJustice in Amarillo, exas.

Western Carolina (Beta-Zeta)Ater spending 20 years and becoming a senior vicepresident or a transportation company, Robert Oltz(1972) now serves as an executive or a large non-prot company in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Robert McRary (1990)works as a marketing productmanager or Universal Music in Santa Monica, Caliornia.


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Te plan will need to be based uponve areas o concentration that havebeen the ocus or much o our activityduring the past year. Tose areas are:

1. Membership Services2. Alumni Involvement3. Communications and Outreach4. Finance

5. Pride in Lambda Chi Alpha

Membership ServicesOur membershipservices supportsystem centers onthe educationalleadershipconsultants.During the 2005Leadership Seminar,I promised that each chapter and colonywould receive two visits a year rom the

Headquarters sta. I pleased to reportthat this goal has been achieved everysemester since that declaration. It is awise investment o Fraternity resources.

Additionally, in the summer o 2005 theShine the Badge program was adoptedby the Grand High Zeta. Trough thisinitiative, Lambda Chi Alpha has re-ocused and re-dedicated energy tochapter and colony accountability.

Tis eort evolved, specically, rom the

Standards ound in our Constitution.During the rst year o implementationwe ocused on membership (the size o achapter) and worked to build and maintaina chapter size o 20 members. We havewitnessed numerous occasions wherechapters have embraced this challengeand met or exceeded their goals.

A LITTLe oF A yeAR AGo we shared thelast update about where the challenges oLambda Chi Alpha lay and what we weregoing to do to overcome those obstacles.

I am pleased to report that wehave come through this period ochallenge, doing so with a clear senseo our goals and an awareness o the

roadblocks that stand in our path.

Most importantly, we do so with a senseo hope and clear evidence that we canand will meet or exceed those challenges.

During the past year, Lambda Chi Alphaassociated 3,987 men and initiated 3,585(a 90 percent retention rate); our totalnumber o undergraduate members is9,982; and in April 2006, Lambda ChiAlpha initiated its 250,000th brother.

Importance o PlanningI you havean idea othe directionyou wish togo, youllhave a vastlybetter chanceo gettingthere. Tis past year, the Headquarters staand the Grand High Zeta teamed up tocreate and execute an operational plan.

Te challenge or the next year willbe the development o a thoughtuland innovative strategic plan onethat allows Lambda Chi Alpha to notonly hit its goals, but to help lead aninternational raternal renaissance.

Te time has come or LambdaChi Alpha to reclaim its title as thepreeminent raternal leader.

Alumni InvolvementWe arecommittedto gettingmore andmore alumniengaged inthe mission o our Fraternity. In additionto the regular assistance o helping chapter

nd alumni advisers, your Headquarterssta plans to take an aggressive stanceon securing an ocially appointed andwell trained High Pi at every chapterand colony by the end o this upcomingacademic year. Tere really is no alternativChapters that have an engaged High Pioer a better and more consistent raternaexperience than those that do not.

Additionally, the Lambda Chi AlphaEducational Foundation is ocusedon generating and investing resources

or our uture and is in the middleo a und-raising campaign.

Te Foundation sta and board do vitalwork and are in the vanguard o actionsthat not only provide means or alumnito get involved in the Fraternity, butwill hopeully create big opportunitiesor the Fraternity in the years ahead.

Communicationsand OutreachLambda Chi

Alpha continuesto give back tothe community.I am pleased toreport that thisyears NorthAmerican FoodDrive witnessedbrothers o LambdaChi spending

2006 Review and 2007PlanningExecutive Vice President, Bill Farkass update ont the

state o the raternity. By Bill Farkas (Butler 198

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I have witnessed the relationshipsthat have been developed betweenthe undergraduate members and ourHeadquarters. I see chapters who arentaraid to reach out and seek the assistanceand support o the proessional sta.

I have witnessed more and more alumni

raising their hands wanting to get re-involved in the lie o their Fraternityand asking the simple question: Whatcan I do to help? And I have witnesseda Headquarters sta who take greatpride (and have un) in doing what wedo all or the benet o our members.

We have a great Headquartersteam. Tese men and women workhard, they work smart, and theyreally, really try to get it right.

Next 100 YearsAll o these things make it clear to me thatpride, combined with a sense o purpose,will cause us to achieve our goals.

However, we still have much to do.We need to expand and grow ourmembership in the years ahead, and weneed to continue the growth in alumniinvolvement and membership services.

Next, we have a strategic planning processtaking place, with some initiatives already

well underway. We must nish the taskwe have begun as we move into the next100 years o our great Fraternity.

40,000 man hours working to raise3 million pounds o ood.Lambda Chi Alpha continues to lead theraternity world with the Cross & Crescentmagazine. Tis publication became therst and only electronic-based raternal

publication. Our peers have begun to seethe light and many have ollowed our path.

We need the undergraduates andalumni to share with us what you aredoing in the name o Lambda ChiAlpha. Te new Lambda Chi Alphawebsite is being developed and allsigns point to a roll-out in 2007.

FinancesWe made acommitment to

straighten outthe Fraternitysnances and Iam very pleasedto report that this has been done. LambdaChi Alpha General Fraternity operated inthe black this year and nished the 20052006 scal year with $300,000 in the black.

Te board and sta made some toughdecisions including moving the Cross &Crescent magazine to a strictly electronicormat and making some severe cuts

to the sta. Both o these events wereaccomplished without a loss o quality inthe services delivered to the brotherhood.

Additionally, the Lambda Chi AlphaProperties group o the Fraternity madesome dicult nancial decisions. We havebecome a leaner and re-ocused operation,now providing a better housing model orLambda Chi Alpha moving into the uture.

Simply put, we are once againon solid nancial ground.

Pride in Lambda Chi AlphaFollowing the multiple successes wehave witnessed over the past year therecomes along a renewed sense o pride.Tis has been demonstrated to me by theyoung brothers I have met on my travels.I have witnessed brothers o purposewho were working extremely hard todo the right thing by their chapter.

our Interfraterna Peers

Th Fratrnit ecutivs Assciatincnducts an annual surv itsmmbrship t prvid a barmtr industr trnds. Dlta Tau Dlta cmpils

this inrmatin as its srvic cmmitmntt FeA. Thirt-ight th 70 natinal/intrnatinal ratrnitis rspndd r2005-2006.

Initiatins Since Funding

LCA: 252,836 initiatdAvg: 120,034 initiatd7 initiatd > 200,0009 initiatd 100,000-200,00022 initiatd < 100,000

Initiatins last Year

LCA: 3,152 initiatdAvg: 1,660 initiatd7 initiatd > 3,000

15 initiatd 1,000-3,00016 initiatd < 1,000

Numer f Undergrads

LCA: 9,982 mmbrsAvg: 4,718 mmbrs12 hav > 6,00011 hav 3,000-6,00015 hav < 3,000

Numer f Chapters

LCA: 204 chaptrsAvg: 108 chaptrs7 hav > 20011 hav 100-20020 hav < 100

Average Chapter Size

LCA: 41.3 mmbrsAvg: 34.8 mmbrs

14 hav > 4013 hav 30-4011 hav < 30

FurYear Cst

LCA: $595 pr manAvg: $557 pr man12 cst > $60017 cst $500-$6009 cst < $500

Chapters opened

LCA: 7 pndAvg: 3 pnd8 pnd > 58 pnd 3-522 pnd < 3

Chapters Csed

LCA: 11 clsdAvg: 3 clsd6 clsd > 59 clsd 3-523 clsd < 3

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By Mike Raymond (Miami-OH 196

Warren A. Ce:A brief bigraphy (Part 2)

FIRST exPeDITIoN To SWANSeAI suppose I really cant say thatWarren A.Coles (Boston 1912) grave site was ever lost.Ater all, it has been in the same picturesquespot since he was buried there in 1969.

Te site became lost in the sense that noone at our international headquarters couldnd a record o its location. Tis mystery,

combined with a desire to make sure thatCole was properly memorialized as theounder o our Fraternity, provided themotivation to nd his nal resting place.

In late summer o 2003, my wie and I visited Swansea,Massachusetts, in the hope o nding Coles burial site.We were both curious to see what it looked like and whatinscriptions we might nd regarding Lambda Chi Alpha.

Our initial search or his grave resulted in nding the Cole amilyplot in the Mt. Hope Public Cemetery near the Swansea PublicLibrary. Te Cole amily monument was large and impressive with

many smaller head stones in its vicinity. Te general area around theCole monument was bare and sun baked. We ound many memberso the Cole amily buried in the plot, but not Warren A. Cole.

As ate would have it, all o the public oces were closedthe Friday o our visit because o a state budget crisis. Notable to nd anyone who could help us identiy his burialsite, we took a ew photographs or a record o our visitand returned home. Te mystery remained unsolved.

Brothers Assist in SearchIt wasnt until February 2005 that I began my search once again.I decided to request help in my quest on an online Lambda

Chi Alpha orum. My initial request or assistance generateda mixed bag o responses that ranged rom attempts at humorto thoughtul suggestions about solving the mystery.

Te group discussed many topics like genealogy researchtechniques, the possibility o cremation, last known residences,contacting historical societies and local churches, and reviewingdocuments and magazines in our Fraternitys archives.

Ater a year o intermittent discussions and research, I wasthrilled to report that I had ound reerences to Coles uneral andburial service. According to an old issue o the Cross & Crescentmagazine, Cole was buried in 1969 in a place called HortonLand, located just a ew miles rom Swansea, Massachusetts.

Horton Land was identied as the birthplace o his mother and as hancestral property. Unortunately, this inormation was not detailedenough to precisely locate his burial site. However, this inormation

did provide some important guidance or a second expedition toSwansea, Massachusetts; or, as someone else would have it, a road tr

Second Expedition to SwanseaJohn Gezelius (California 1978) volunteered to fy rom Caliorniato Massachusetts to locate and photograph Warren A. Coles gravesite. Gezelius, an experienced elder law attorney, is very amiliar witcemetery practices, amily lineage, land law, and burial customs.Various Brothers, includingJono Hren (Florida ech 1975),oered support and encouragement within the online orum.

Te major breakthrough resulted rom contacts made byom Earp(Pittsburg State 1967) with Karen Riendeau Remine, the secretary

o Christ Episcopal Church in Swansea, Massachusetts. Remine waable to pinpoint the exact plot number and location o Coles grave

Gezelius used this inormation, and knowledge he gained rom othsources, to identiy the ocial name o the cemetery. Guided by thadditional research inormation, he began his search onJune 11, 2006.

On June 13, 2006,Gezelius posted this shortnote: Mission Complete.Details to Follow.

Tis note was ollowedby a series o colorphotographs thatvisually documentedthe rustic dirt road to the cemetery, the cemetery gate and lowwall so typical o the New England countryside, the various amilyheadstones, and most importantly, the headstone o our ounder.

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Gezelius would laterreport that Coles burialspot was beneath thethird marker he examined.

Mysteries Withina MysteryOn the surace, it appearedthat the mystery o the

lost grave site was solved. However, a close look at the photographsreveals even more mysteries that are begging to be answered.

Coles headstone is marked on both sides with important inormationabout his lie and esoteric belies. He is clearly identied as theFounder o the LCA, Nov. 2, 1909 on the grave side o the stone.

Te reverse side othe headstone issimply remarkablein its depiction ochiseled symbolsidenting his

various raternalaliations. Toughdicult to see inthe photograph,there is a monogramo the letters Lambda, Chi, and Alpha; the Compass and Squareo Freemasonry; the Cross and Crescent o our raternity; and twoother symbols. Te last two symbols are probably associated withthe Patrons o Husbandry (Grange) and the Knights o Pythias.

Te reverse side o the headstone also has his name chiseled in OldEnglish style letters superimposed on a carved book, representinghis lie, with his date o birth and date o death on its spine.

O special note is the headstone o his rst wie, Lottie Mae HathawayCole, which is crowned with a monogram so amiliar to us: ZetaAlpha Chi.

Tis use o ZAX is not explainable within the normal bounds oour raternal usage o the monogram. At least one other headstonein the cemetery displays an unorthodox usage o our symbols.

As with many mysteries in lie, this one seems layered with additionmysteries. Solve one mystery and new mysteries arise to take its plac

Some examples to ponder: Why was Cole buried at his mothersamily cemetery and not the Cole plot at Mt. Hope Cemetery?Why was he buried near his rst wie and not his second wie?Who was responsible or the design o Warren A. Coles headstone?

Why were symbols, restricted to members o our Fraternity,so reely used on the headstones o Coles emale relatives?

Tese are all great questions or which I have no answer atthis time.

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Cautinary Nte

All us invlvd in th discvr Cls burial sit ar cncrnd abutprsrving it in all its natural baut.

Dtails abut th cmtrs act lcatin hav bn purpsull ltut this articl t prsrv its privac and slitud.

Th cmtr is a amil plt situatd in a rsidntial ara. It is simpl nta suitabl plac r larg grups visitrs.

I think that Cl shuld b mmrializd in his hmtwn Swansa,Massachustts.

An histric markr, idntiing Warrn A. Cl Swansa, Massachustts,as ur undr, culd b asil attaind and rctd nar th Mt. Hp

Cmtr.

Thr is an ara nar th Swansa Public Librar, nt t ar rm whrCl livd as a child, which wuld b a prct sit r such an histricmarkr.

HISTORY


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FEATURE

C-SPANs Top ExecRobert Kennedy attributes his successul career in

telecommunications to his mentor and the raternity. By Chris Barrick (Butler 200

RobeRt Kennedy and JacK FRazeeworked together or manyyears at Centel Corporation,aphone company ormerlybased in Chicago, Illinois.

But it wasnt until late inKennedys (Illinois 1976)tenure that the two mendiscovered they were both

members o Lambda ChiAlpha, even though theynow realize the bond hadbeen there all along.

Te rst thing I saidwhen I ound out Robwas a Chop is, I knewthere was a reason I liked you, says Frazee, ormer CentelCEO. Obviously, it was a pleasant surprise or both o us.

Meeting His MentorKennedy grew up in Springeld, Illinois, and ondly remembers

going to University o Illinois ootball games. When he decidedto major in engineering, it only made sense to attend Illinois.

What can I say, there was always a little orange and blue in me,he says.

As graduation loomed, Kennedy realized he was no longer interestedin engineering, so he took a business internship and soon switched hisocus to nance.

Ater graduation, he was accepted into the University o ChicagoGraduate School o Business.

During summer breaks, Kennedy interned or Centel, which wasexpanding into new areas and building cable systems.

At Centel, Kennedy rst met Frazee (Randolph-Macon 1966),who would be very infuential in Kennedys lie or a number oyears. Frazee was serving as the head o corporate development.

I can honestly say that I would not be where I am today i itwerent or Jack Frazee, Kennedy says.

Following graduation rom Chicago, Kennedy interviewed or anumber o jobs including one under Frazee. Eventually, Kennedydecided to join another company until Frazee made a personalphone call.

I remember Jack saying, Boy, what are you doing going to work othat other company? We are doing exciting things. We are going tobuy cable systems, Kennedy remembers. I couldnt tell him no.

Rising Star at CentelKennedy remembers working or Frazee as being a great learningexperience. At a young age, Frazee gave him a lot o responsibilities

Within a year, Kennedy was managing cable television systems in thChicago, Illinois, suburbs.

Jack would have little talks with me, Tere is nothing you are gointo do that is going to sink the company, so dont be nervous. Goout learn the business, Kennedy recalls.

Frazee soon became Centels CEO and also became involved withC-SPAN. Created in 1979, C-SPAN was a cooperative o the cablecompanies with a board o directors that consisted o the cable

company CEOs.

From 1984 to 1985, Frazee served as the chairman o the C-SPANboard and he quickly ell in love with its mission.

I ound it to be one o the most infuential services. It broughtgovernment to the American people, says Frazee.

Cable V was growing quickly, but capital was a scarce commodityand people were stingy about paying or programming. C-SPAN, lia lot o channels, was having a tough time and its nances werenthealthy. Te board decided it needed a undamental ve-year plan.

As soon as all this was decided, I knew who I was going to lendto do it, says Frazee. Rob is an extraordinary talent in so manyregards. He was a natural.

Kennedy went o to Washington D.C. and met with the C-SPANsta to develop a ve-year plan. Frazee took Kennedys plan to theboard o directors and said this is how we will grow C-SPAN.

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Like so many people who brushed against C-SPAN, Rob becameinected with it and loved it, remembers Frazee. It was a perect t.

C-SPANs InfuenceTe basis o C-SPANis to show things as

they are, unedited andwithout commentary, soit can be watched as isomeone were there.

We are the primarysource or national publicaairs programming,explains Kennedy.

Early on in its history the channel moved beyond the mandateo the U.S. Congress and added Congressional Hearings,call-in programs, and other public aairs programs.

In 1986, the U.S. Senate decided to also go on television, spawningC-SPAN 2. Now, both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House oRepresentatives could be on V, gavel to gavel.

Te business portion o C-SPAN is supported by the cable companiesas a public service. C-SPAN doesnt have advertising or corporateunderwriting, so the cable industry instead pays licensing ees.

We were doing very well until the early 90s when Congresspassed the 1992 Cable Act, which contained provisions that gavebroadcasters preerential treatment over cable systems, Kennedyexplains. Our services were cut back, and in some cases dropped.

Te company quickly got back on track, but Kennedy admits it isdicult to quantiy the networks impact. He is certain, though,that C-SPAN has had a major impact on politicians.

Congress knows they have cameras in the room, which maycause them to behave dierently than i cameras werent inthe room, says Kennedy. Also, members o Congress havethe opportunity to reach out to the people. You see that whenthey give speeches rom the foor o the House and Senate.

Based on our demographic surveys, about 50 million Americanswatch C-SPAN on a regular basis, or about one in 10 adults. Anotherthree in 10 watch it occasionally.

In 1995, Kennedy was named C-SPANs executive vice president andco-chie operating ocer. He and counterpart Susan Swain were giventhe same title and together they manage the day-to-day operations.

It is unique to have co-COOs, but both o us have individualocuses while major decisions are made together. says Kennedy.Susans ocus is programming operations and communications.My ocus is business, nance, technology, and licensing.

On December 4, 2006, Kennedy and Swain were promoted toco-presidents. Frazee, still a director on C-SPANs board, couldntbe more proud.

Fraternity Molds the ManKennedy had a unique rush experience. Te University o Illinois

allowed high school seniors to rush, so as a college reshman,Kennedy could move directly into the house. He knew he wasgoing to join a raternity, but the question was which one.

I come rom a Greek amily, Kennedy explains. My uncle wasan AO, mom Gamma Phi, and my aunt was a Pi Phi. For me torush was just natural.

During rush he was required to narrow his choice o houses to 12.Lambda Chi sent material to Kennedy. He liked what he saw, so thmade the cut. As soon as he walked in, he immediately knew it wasthe right place.

He quickly got involved with the Fraternity serving as scholarshipchairman as a sophomore. He went on to serve in roles as ritualistand alumni chairman. O the oces he held, ritualist was themost memorable.

Maybe I am interested inhistory or symbolism ormysticism, but I believethe ritual is a great messagethat lives with all o usorever, says Kennedy. Itis always the thing I lookback to on the Fraternity. It

is the bond that ties us alltogether as Lambda Chis.

Kennedy takes pride in his Lambda Chi membership and believesit helped shape who he is today. He credits this to receivingresponsibility at a rather early age and building condencethrough social interaction in working with brothers to make thechapter a better place.

You have a set o skills that put you in a very good place goingorward, says Kennedy, Most Greeks I talk to even today have adevelopmental story about running an event or holding an oce.

You may not notice it right away, but looking back 25 years youstart to make these connections. Fraternity gave me condence andgot me an internship. I used those skills talking to older people andgot oered my rst job. And now I am president o C-SPAN.

Photo Credits in Order o Apperance Courtesy C-SPAN. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy C-SPAN. All Rights Reserved. Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. All Rights Rese


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FEATURE

USAF Major General RetiresOfcially retired, Maj. Gen. Larry L. Twitchell most recently served

as the U.S. Deense Department Representative to Saudi Arabia. By Tad Lichtenauer (Butler 198

IN oCToBeR 2003,Larry witchell (Michigan 1965) purchasedwhat he thought at the timeto be his retirement git and60th birthday present a2004 Jaguar Vanden Plas.

I had just picked it up the day I gotthe phone call, he says. I didnthave 30 miles on the darn thing.

Te phone call was a requestrom his boss to deer his militaryretirement and submit his nameor consideration to becomethe senior military leader andU.S. Department o Deense representative in Saudi Arabia.

Ater asking or a ew days to consider his options, witchell decidedoh what the heck. His shiny new Jaguar would just have to sit intorage or a ew more years.

He knew Saudi Arabia was a very interesting and very important place

to serve his country or one last time, especially considering it wasjust two years ater 9/11.

Born to Go Bluewitchell was raised about 25 miles rom the University o Michiganin a little town called Romulus, Michigan.

Romulus is located about two miles north o the Detroit MetropolitanAirport, which witchell attributes to his early love or fying.

He earned an academic scholarship to Michigan and began therein 1961 with the immediate goal o getting a degree so he couldfy airplanes.

Quite rankly I was just going to school to get a degree because Iwanted to go fy airplanes, he says. And to do that in the military,you had to have a degree.

Ater three years o college, witchell learned that the MichiganNational Guard would let him enter pilot training school with only60 college credits. He had already earned 90.

So not surprisingly, he jumped at the chance.

Ill go to pilot training and get nished with school when I getback, which I did 28 years later, witchell says chuckling.

He attended pilot training at Webb Air Force Base, exas, andreceived his wings in July 1967.

True Brotherhood

During his reshman year at Michigan, witchell and another buddrom his dormitory decided to check out raternity rush. Atermeeting the members o the Lambda Chi house, he immediatelyknew it was where he wanted to be.

I loved it, he says. I was completely irresponsible. Icouldnt understand why all those guys were studyingso hard. Tey were a lot smarter than I was. I enjoyedthe party lie, the camaraderie, the brotherhood.

Tat importance o true brotherhood was an invaluable experiencethat witchell took with him into the military. Michigan and LambChi also taught him the importance o learning rom his mistakes a

making academics a top priority.

I learned through ailure that studying is as important as playingand building relationships, he says. Tat stuck with me therest o my lie study hard, work hard, and then play hard.

witchell worked very hard in pilot training school and nishednear the top o his class in academics, fying, and ocership.

Adventures in Saudi ArabiaWhen asked what it islike serving as a majorgeneral in Saudi Arabia,

witchell describes ascene rom the 1970movie Patton.

In the movie, KarlMalden turns to GeorgeC. Scott who playsPatton and says, Wecant be just generals any more. Weve got to be diplomats and allthat other stu. Patton replies, Tank god I wont live to see it.


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In addition to being a combat general, Senior military leadershave to be diplomats as well as anything else, he says.

When he arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2003, militantinsurgents set o multiple bombs and the U.S. government orderedall dependents and non-critical personnel to leave the country.

Tis let witchell and the military as the go-between with the Saudi Arabian Royal Family.

witchell credits his experience around more senior generals withhelping him learn how to play the important role o a MiddleEast diplomat. Ironically, he says that much o it can be tracedback to his experiences as a teenager when he entered Michigan.

It goes back to being a teenager at Michigan when I wasa big mouth know it all, he says. I learned an importantlesson (early on) you can learn a lot by keeping yourmouth shut and listen and learn rom those around you.

At the end o his successul two-year extension in Saudi Arabia,witchell was asked both personally and ormally by the SaudiArabian Royal Family i he would stay or a third year.

Although he was not eager to stay or a third year, his boss, Gen.John Abizaid, approved the extension but told witchell he wouldneed a special waiver approved by Secretary o the Air Forcebecause he now exceeded the mandatory retirement age o 62.

He got the waiver was approved by the Secretaryo the Air Force, so he stayed another year.

Retirement CeremonyIn November 2006, an ocial retirement ceremony was heldor witchell at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.

In attendance wereseveral o witchellsraternity brothers,including BillSelmeier (1963), hisBig Brother FrankLude (1964), Bobobias (1965) anded Winkel (1966).

In addition tothe raternity brothers, 19 o the 44 men who graduated withwitchell rom his pilot training class also attended the ceremony.

During the ceremony, U.S. Air Force Chie o Sta Gen. . MichaelMoseley remarked that witchell was both a personal riend andthe gold standard by which command ocers are measured.

Refecting back on his career and his pilot training, witchellsays: It all goes back to i youre going to do anything, do itwell. Always strive or perection. A ghter pilot is never perectno matter how good he is, but always strives or perection.

At age 63, witchell says he is now more than ready to retire. Hehas had a tremendous 41-year military career as both an active andreserve ocer. In addition, he also spent 28 o those years and retiras vice president o fight operations rom a commercial airline.

Ive always said the old guys gotta get out and retire so that theyoung guys can get a chance to do some great things, too, he says.

Lie on the GroundIn addition to getting the Jaguar out o storage, witchellsays he is also looking orward to doing a lot o traveling.

In my 41-year career with the military, Ive only taken one vacatio

with the amily, he says. Id like to travel around the country andsee little things like theGrand Canyon. Ive fownthrough and down intoit, but have never seenit rom the ground.

He also plans to spend moretime visiting Michiganand the members o theLambda Chi chapter.

I encourage guys who are interested in the military to look at

it, he says. You can continue with the building o relationshipswith guys who have many o the same interests and qualities.

Photo Credits in Order o Apperance Courtesy United States Air Force. All Rights Rese Larry witchell. All Rights Reserved. Larry witchell. All Rights Reserved. George Spasyk. All Rights Reserved.


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WHEN JOHN LENNON COMPOSED Imagine in 1971, littledid Kenny Goss (North exas1979) know that 25 years later,Lennons amous piano wouldserve as the centerpiece or aphotography exhibition in his artgallery celebrating world peace.

Imagine became Lennons

most amous post-Beatles song,which took on a whole newmeaning ollowing is murderin December 1980.

In 2000, the amous piano was bought at an auction by superstarmusician George Michael or $2.1 million. Considered one o themost expensive pieces o pop memorabilia, the piano has neverbeen out o the United Kingdom until this exhibit at the GossGallery in Dallas, exas.

In addition to Lennons piano, the special exhibit also eatures thework o three photographers Don McCullin, Gabriele Basilico,

and omas Munita who have all photographed dierent war zones.

Goss conceived the show to underline his belie in delivering atheme o world peace to the people who will see the art, usingthe notoriety o the piano to draw attention to that message.

Its about peace and what war can do to a country, Goss explains.

Te images were careully selected or the Imagine show to matchthe emotions o the art with the overriding theme o peace.

Business Meets ArtAter spending 20 years as the director o the National Spirit on the

West Coast, Goss decided he wanted to create a gallery that leveragedhis extensive years o traveling and his appreciation or contemporaryart.

Its denitely a combination o business and art, he says. I hada crash course in art, and had the opportunity to travel the worldand study art.

A Dallas, exas, native with homes in both Dallas and London, Gosscareully considered what type o gallery would benet Dallas.

Tey needed a great contemporary art gallery, he says.Weve brought some amazing artists to Dallas artists whowould never have even dreamed o going to Dallas.

Goss says the gallery was created to refect the eel and programo the leading galleries o London, Paris, and New York; withexhibitions o contemporary painting and photography.

With more than 3,200 sq. t., the gallery refects a modernism

to best show the artists work. His personal oce is designedas an antithesis to the clean lines o the gallery space, andembodies the eel o an art collectors personal living room.

Since opening his new gallery in May 2005, Goss has receivedinternational media acclaim.

With the gallery, I came at it rom almost an entrepreneurialperspective, he says.

Te gallery has a lot o Dallas clients, but there are a lot o people wcollect internationally rom them, too.

We ortunately have been one o the rst galleries in Dallas that habrought major collectors rom all over the world into Dallas,Goss says.

Te gallery has had several notable exhibitions eaturing world-renowned artists including: James Nares, Richmond Burton,Jean-Pierre Khazem, and David LaChapelle.

During the opening, LaChapellewas the eatured artist. Andy Warholgave him his rst proessional jobshooting or Interview magazine.He also has done work or Italian

Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone,i-D, Vibe, Te Face, British GQ,and many others, in additionto other advertising campaignsand album covers or artists likeMacy Gray, Moby, No Doubt,Whitney Houston, Lil Kim,Elton John, and Madonna.

International Art DealerSince opening his gallery in May 2005, Kenny Goss has

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We opened with him because he is a good riend, says Goss. Hesalso the most amous, contemporary photographer in the world. Hewas a great person to open with.

Since Goss knew he did not have a ormal art background, he madesure he hired the best sta possible.

Filippo attoni-Marcozzi, the internationally-recognized art adviserwho has served as manager o Londons respected Hamiltons Gallery,serves as the gallerys director and curator.

Its going amazingly well, Goss says o the rst year. Were makingmoney, which is odd or a new gallery.

Best DecisionGoss was raised in Ft. Worth,exas, and decided to attend theUniversity o North exasin Denton, exas.

In addition to becoming the headcheerleader at North exas, he alsodiscovered and chose LambdaChi Alpha.

It was some o the best years o mylie, he says. I dont know thatId still have the sense o perspectiveon lie (without Lambda Chi), hesays. Te sense o bravery, lacko ear, the ambition...all these things I attribute to the raternity.

Goss younger brother, im Goss (North exas 1981), also attendedNorth exas and joined Lambda Chi Alpha. He served as chapter vicepresident and treasurer. Close in age, they spent two years togetherin the Fraternity.

At one point, all o the male cheerleaders were Lambda Chis,Goss says. Te chapter also was the top raternity on campuswith a brand new chapter house and about 120 members.

Te best thing the raternity did or me was to create a real sense oamily, Goss says. I met some o my best mates o all time, guyswho I still hang out with every day. I still call them i I have problemsor questions.

London CallingGoss says art is always an educational learning experienceand that it can have such a positive infuence, no matterwhether its art, music, acting, or however you dene art.

One o the things I eel very ortunate to do in Dallas is to bring avery liberal sense o art to Dallas that maybe a less liberal personwouldnt be able to do, he says.

I like being able to push the envelope a little bit. I think Dallas ismuch more liberal than people think.

With the success o the gallery in Dallas, exas, Goss says he hopesto open another gallery in London.

Well probably open another gallery in London very soon becauseo the success in Dallas.

En En Pein Air Artist C.W. Mundy

Whn artist C.W. Mundy (Ball State 1969) picks up his brush, hs ntcusd n th nd prduct; hs lking rward t th jurn.

Munds wrk has rcivd numrus awards, including Bst Shwrm th Hsir Saln, an Indiana jurid art hibit that awardsthusands dllars in prizs t artists ach ar.

Th bulk m carr has bn what th call en Plin Air. sas Mund.This is a Frnch trm maning in th utdrs, in th pn air, in plain

air. Mund travls abrad svral tims a ar t captur eurpanlandscaps.

Mund was a sprts illustratr r abut 30 ars br h jumpd intn art in 1991. H plad basktball r his rst w ars at Ball Stat,but alwas knw h wantd t bcm an artist.

Whil Mund is bst knwn r his imprssinistic landscap paintings,hs vrfwing with talnt. H plas banj in a blugrass band, is skilldwith a camra, and als paints prtraits.

I I cant hav a subjct sit r ur r v sttings, sas Mund, Ill paintrm a phtgraph but I d s (with th phtgraph and canvas)upsid dwn.

Using a grid n bth th phtgraph and his canvas, Ill paint with th

phtgraph upsid dwn bcaus it is s much mr crativ and smuch mr un, h sas.

Whil th grid hlps m cut th drawing, sas Mund, paintingupsid dwn hlps m cncntrat instad n making it a ptic pic.

B cusing lss n th litral cntnt, I lav sm mstr in mpaintings b bing mr al and imprssinistic.

Munds wrk is displad in th Indiana Stat Musum, NaismithMmrial Basktball Hall Fam, and Indiana Basktball Hall Fam.

Photo Credits in Order o Apperance Courtesy Goss Gallery. All Rights Reserv Courtesy Goss Gallery. All Rights Reserv Courtesy Goss Gallery. All Rights Reserv


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