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From the PresidentLet’s not forget the auto industry. It wasn’t that long

ago when no American could imagine a larger and moreinfallible corporate entity than General Motors, but lookat it now — a bankrupt husk of its former self. It becamea victim of its own success, as dismissive of its weakness-es as Captain Smith was of icebergs. They are trying tochange; hopefully, it is not too late.

On the other side of the world, Afghanistan is nowthe longest war in U.S. history, and there is noend in sight. In fact, now that massive ore

deposits have been discovered beneath its jagged surface,it’s likely to further complicate that conflict. Relationsbetween North Korea and South Korea are very tenuous,and if you throw Iran into the mix it’s plain to see thatwe are in a very precarious place.

What all these troubles have in common is that theyfollow unsustainable models: Plumbing deeper into theEarth for an exhaustible energy source; proliferating baddebt; neglecting quality and innovation; and going towar without a clear exit strategy. Not only has the government been complicit in many of the instances,but it now is trying to manage all of them simultaneous-ly with money it doesn’t have.

Sustainability isn’t just about composting and plant-ing trees, starting a Velorution or taking out some roads.It’s living within your means. It’s asking whether yourchoices will benefit the future or make it worse. It’s leaving a place better than you found it.

Viewing life through these lenses are just a few ofthe values we try to engender at Ripon. Weattract students of high character who appreciate

honesty and responsibility. We can’t change the world,but we can and do graduate people with the talent andambition to do precisely that. My hope — one that isshared across campus — is that we instill in our graduates a sense of duty, to act ethically and responsiblyin all their endeavors, and to always consider the consequences of their actions. Until the people who runour communities, our countries and our companies allthink that way, we’ll keep going back to the same well.“Drill, baby, drill?” How about “Think, baby, think?”Now, there’s a slogan to consider.

Sustainability and the Two Kinds of Green

“Drill, baby, drill” was the catch phrase of the2008 Republican National Convention.Essentially, it was a jab at the Democraticparty’s talking points about clean energy. It

would not have done to carefully articulate the argumentfor a responsible expansion of domestic petroleum produc-tion, which even many Democrats felt was a reasonableand realistic first step in reducing our dependence on for-eign oil. No, that wouldn’t have lent itself to chanting,and it certainly wouldn’t have fit nicely on a button. Thus,the conservative platform for short-term domestic energypolicy was reduced to three words — two, actually.

Eventually, President Obama, who campaigned largelyon an alternative-energy platform, got on board. Heannounced that his administration would open up newcoastal areas to exploration, including Virginia and the

Gulf of Mexico. Shortly afterBP’s Deepwater Horizon blew itswell head a mile beneath theocean a few months ago, theObama administrationannounced it would hold off onthose plans until the BP spillwas contained and evaluated.We do hindsight very well …

This is not a political issue.It really doesn’t matter who is toblame. What matters is how westructure the recovery. In alllikelihood, we’ll try to answerthe question, “How can we drillmore safely?” instead of asking,“How can we move past thisarchaic chapter in our energy

history?” Part of a liberal arts education is having thecourage to ask the right questions, even though one mightnot like the answer. It’s learning to find logic and reasonwhere it exists, or create it where it does not. Of course,these are questions after the fact; to see how asking theright questions before the fact might have looked, see page 7.

The BP debacle comes during a time when othererrors in moral and ethical judgment also are com-ing to a head. Take the financial crisis. If integrity

is defined as “doing the right thing even when no one islooking,” then the finance industry seems to have skippedclass on the day this was discussed. I recently heard thatthere is a “new” Golden Rule: “Whoever has the most goldmakes the rules.” Sadly, the “new” rule may arguably havebecome more prevalent in society than the real one. Howdid the simple concept of loaning money to someone, whowould later repay it with interest, lead to the demise of somany livelihoods and the collapse of so-called financialinstitutions?

President David C. Joyce

Dr. David C. JoycePresidentjoyced@ripon.edu

On the Cover:Matthew Dwyer shows off his newdiploma to his proud parents, Cathyand Frank Dwyer of Stoughton, Wis.Under sunny skies, the new graduates of Ripon College were sentout into the world to make a positivedifference by President David C.Joyce.

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A LIBERAL ARTS APPROACHCould the oil spill crisis in the Gulf have turned out differently if BP executives had taken a liberal-artsapproach to the drilling project? Cody Pinkston, directorof media and public relations and head golf coach, takes afanciful look at what could have been.

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ON LITTLE CAT FEETWriter Dan Greenberg has declared, “There is, incidentally, no way of talking about cats that enables oneto come off as a sane person.” But for feline lovers amongRipon graduates, they’ll take the risk. Several alumni discuss their love and affection for these aloof, independent and eminently lovable companions.

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LIVES OF SERVICELives of service are such a cornerstone of Ripon College’sphilosophy that the theme was chosen for Commencement 2010. Speakers urged the new graduatesto examine how they can best help make the world a better place while fulfilling their own inner needs. Seniorclass speaker Meagan Marie Kochel told her fellow classmates that each one of them is like a dandelion seed,ready to fly off to separate futures, take root in new fieldsand make their marks.

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Ripon Magazine (ISSN 1058-1855) is published quarterly by Ripon College, 300 Seward St., Ripon, WI 54971-0248. Periodical postage paid at Ripon, Wis.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Ripon Magazine, PO Box 248, Ripon, WI54971-0248.Editor: Jaye Aldersone-mail: AldersonJ@ripon.eduEditorial Assistants: Ric Damm, CodyPinkstonStudent Assistants: George Infantado ’10,Katie Mead ’11, Alyssa Paulsen ’10, ErinSchaick ’12.Layout design by the graphics factory –Deba Horn-Prochno ’74Print Production by Ripon Printers Ripon on the Web: www.ripon.eduVisit Ripon’s online community at:www.riponalumni.org

Ripon College prepares students of diverseinterests for lives of productive, socially responsible citizenship. Our liberal arts curriculum and residential campus create anintimate learning community in which studentsexperience a richly personalized education.

ALUMNI WEEKEND 2010More than 500 attendees celebrated old friendships, newchanges in their lives and their enduring love for RiponCollege at Alumni Weekend & Class Reunion 2010.

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Honoring Ripon College’s commitment to service withinand beyond its campus, the 2010graduates of Ripon College

received their diplomas under sunny skiesat the 144th Commencement May 16.

Echoing the theme of “Lives of Service,”President David C. Joyce said that as Riponsends these sons and daughters out into theworld, “we know you will make a positivedifference,” and that their service experiences at Ripon have inauguratedthem “into a future that they will have alarge part of creating.”

John Bridgeland and the Rev. WallyKasuboski each received the honorarydegree of Litterarum Humaniorum Doctor.

Bridgeland serves on 15 nonprofitboards, is the president and CEO ofCivic Enterprises, and the vice

chairman of a new nonprofit, Malaria NoMore. Recently, he served as assistant tothe President of the United States and thefirst director of the U.S.A. Freedom Corps.

“The mission of Ripon College is to prepare students for ‘socially responsible citizenship,’ ” Bridgeland said. “What aremarkable mission. Lives of service are inRipon’s DNA.”

He said his own senior class speaker wasMother Teresa, and “as I looked at that tinywoman from India, wrapped in her whiteand blue robes, and saw the peace and fulfillment she radiated from serving thepoor and dying in the ghettos of Calcutta, Iremember forgetting my own cares for amoment.

“I couldn’t help but wonder, ‘Can wereally find our own happiness if we lose ourselves in helping others?’ Years later, Iwould discover that we can. Mother Teresaled a life of service.”

He suggested that in order to find happi-ness in life, the graduates should choose aprofession that matches their passion.

“If you are not sure what your passion is,keep pursuing it until you find it,” he said.“Don’t pursue a career for your parents, formoney or for status; find what you love andfind your mission. You are likely to

Ross Richard Heintzkill is flanked by his proud parents, Megan MillettHeintzkill ’81 and Dr. Mark Heintzkill.

Sporting their cool shades and celebrating the day are Josh Bailen, left,Ben Lukoski and Vance Vlasak.

Like Seeds of a Dandelion, Class of 2010 Goes Out to Make the World a Better Place

John Bridgeland

The Rev. Wally Kasuboski

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experience multiple failures and missteps,but persevere, and you will find your place.”

While this advice may sound obvious, hesaid, it isn’t always easy to choose this pathand to stick with it. By examining the timesin his life when he was absorbed by what hewas doing and whom he most admired inlife, he was led to a life of public service.

He said the graduates should thinkabout the times in their lives when theyconnected to something they loved and losttrack of everything around them.

“Start piecing together those momentsand see where that leads you,” he said.“When your work is aligned with your passion, your life will be full.”

He challenged the graduates with thethought that it is not enough to align yourpassion with your profession. “Your life’swork cannot and must not be only for thesake of your own comfort,” he said. “Inorder for your life to have meaning, youmust choose a life of service in some way.”

He said the current young generation ischaritable, socially aware and innovative,but faces significant challenges such as largenumbers of high school dropouts; childrenat risk of not reaching productive adulthood; Americans in need of a hotmeal; and returning veterans; and povertyand disease around the world.

“The needs go on and on, and you canhelp meet them,” Bridgeland said. “Whyshould you serve? Because we actually owesomething to a country that enables us tolive in freedom … and because MotherTeresa was right — that as much as thosewho are suffering need you, you also needthem. When the Founding Fathers talkedabout the pursuit of happiness, these menand women of the Enlightenment weren’ttalking about private pleasure and gain, butabout the complete and happy life — aboutwhat we could do together as active citizensto promote the public happiness.”

He said the graduates’ new motto shouldbe, “We came, we saw, we served — and inthat service, we transformed our world andour own lives,” he said. “So get outside yourzones of comfort; risk failure again andagain until you discover your life’s passionand your life’s work; find your service mission; and pursue the kind of happiness— the public happiness — the Foundersenvisioned.”

Kasuboski’s call to service has led himto his current work with the impoverished people in the

Chepo/Bayano Mission in Panama, where

Ripon’s ROTC program commissioned four cadets during a ceremony May 14 in Rodman Centerfor the Arts. Ripon’s newest second lieutenants are, from left, Matthew Thomassen, who enteredthe Army Reserves, branched Signal Corps; Jeff Davis, who entered the active Army, branchedMilitary Police; Zachary Lyon, who entered the Wisconsin Army National Guard, branchedTransportation; and Joseph Reese, who entered the Wisconsin Army National Guard, branchedField Artillery.

Brooke Bogdanske receives flowers on her big day.

Ryan Andersen proudly receives hisdiploma.

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he has organized a construction companywith a spiritual mission that has createdjobs, built churches, maintained roads anddesigned water systems.

“The life of service is a life of fulfill-ment, a life of suffering, a life of giving, alife of letting good things shine through youto others,” Kasuboski said. “Each one of usis an instrument, and I pray I will always bean instrument of peace, of goodness, of jus-tice and truth no matter what the cost. It’snot been easy, and it never is. You give ofyourself, and you give and you keep giving,because it makes sense to me. I wish I couldgive more, actually. But we’re all limited bywho we are, our education, our goodwill.

“I feel all I am is an extension of you thatreaches out across the borders to those inneed. I hope we will be worthy when historyjudges us, as it will, to receive that goldenaward prepared for us in the next world.”

The distinguished educator of theyear recipient was John M. Heasley,who creatively combines his love of

literature with his fascination with spaceexploration to pique the interest of his English students at Richland Center HighSchool in Richland Center, Wis.

Thomas R. Wyman ’50 was presented

with Ripon’s Medal of Merit for havinggiven outstanding service to the Collegeand society.

The senior class gift was presented andwill provide apple trees for Merriman Laneto contribute to the campus-wide movement toward sustainability. Sixty-fourpercent of the senior class contributed tothe gift.

Meagan Marie Kochel of Racine,Wis., presented the senior address.She compared the graduates to

dandelion seeds, “ready to fly off to our ownseparate futures and take root in new fields.Whether you like them or hate them, youcan’t deny that dandelions are the mostpersistent plants. I think, after four years,you could say that about each of us.”

She said the Ripon mentality is one ofservice and engagement with the world atall its levels.

“Like many things, service does not justexist on one level,” she said. “While youcan serve the world through holding a position in the United Nations, you canmake an equally important contribution byserving your local community, and this iswhat Ripon is.”

She said that over the past four years,

Four of Ripon’s international students congratulate each other: Jessica Sewase, left, Nadine Munezero andJoyce Ngabire are from Rwanda; and Natacha Omende is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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the 2010 graduates already have startedcontributing to the world on local, nationaland international levels. “Our values driveus to keep working toward a better tomorrow, not only on a level we can seedirectly, but on a level with much largerimplications,” she said. “This care for thewider good, this is Ripon.”

She said that, like dandelion seeds, “wedon’t know what the future holds for us, weonly know the potential we hold inside ourselves. However, we are more powerfulthan we could possibly imagine. We eachhave the potential to make our mark, to bea bright spot in the world, to spread a littlebit of Ripon — a little bit of service —wherever we go.”

Joyce echoed those thoughts and said hehopes the graduates take away thelessons of learning how to learn,

knowing the importance of meaning in

their lives, being open to life’s opportunitiesand living life to the fullest.

“You are off on your own to fashion(your) life, to create and fulfill that storythat you started here,” he told the graduates. “We trust you will have a muchbetter experience because of your time atRipon College. This is a great place, and itgave you a great chance to sample new disciplines to develop the confidence youneed for the rest of your life.” R

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Supporters of all ages enjoyed the sunny day along with the new graduates.

Consuelo “Vanessa” Arboleda and Professor of Biology Bob Wallace share a celebratory moment atCommencement.

Sarah Anderson receives her degree.

President David C. Joyce

Amanda Bolan takes a look at her new diploma.

Jessica Mann and her fiancé Andy Peck look to theirfuture.

For a complete photo galley and audio from the 2010 Commencement events, visit:

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In the final analysis, the BP toxicgushing fountain of death — comically referred to as an “oilspill” — will be remembered not

only for being one of the most horrificecological travesties in history, but alsofor the Fawlty Towers-esque attempts toarrest its flow. I’m not an engineer, but Ican’t help but wonder what might havehappened if a couple of Ripon’s best andbrightest — let’s call them Libby andArt — traveled back in time to sit in onthe planning stages of this particularexploratory well. It might have gonesomething like this:

BP CEO TONY HAYWARD: Right.Next agenda item is the MacondoProspect in the Gulf of Mexico. Deepwater Horizon is en route as wespeak to drill an exploratory well starting at 5,000 feet, and through 2.4miles of ocean floor. I believe you allhave copies of the slides. Any concernsbefore we break for lunch?

LIBBY: Well, sir, I have a few.

HAYWARD: I’m sorry — you are?

LIBBY: Libby, from Ripon College.This is Art. We were sent here to askthe right questions.

ART: Hey.

HAYWARD: Um, very well, then.What, pray tell, are your concerns?

LIBBY: What if something goes wrongat that depth? Your safety record is atrocious. Plus, I see this rig flies the Marshall Islands flag of convenienceand therefore isn’t subject to U.S. safetyrequirements. That seems a little shady.

HAYWARD: It’s highly unlikely something would go wrong, young lady.Besides, we have a blowout preventer asa failsafe for that.

ART: Blowout preventer? Let’s get oneof those for the Brewers.

LIBBY: No doubt.

HAYWARD: I’m sorry — the who?

ART: Never mind. So what if the failsafe fails, there’s an explosion, people die and the well head startsgushing, say, 220,000 gallons a day intothe Gulf? Hypothetically, of course.

HAYWARD: In that extremelyunlikely scenario, we have big containment domes that we wouldlower over the well head, then we justsuck the oil right out of the top. Quitesimple, really.

ART: Won’t the gases and pressure atthat depth form hydrate crystals thatfloat up and clog it?

HAYWARD: (smirking): Ah — someone knows their chemistry. Bullyfor you! However, we have some of theworld’s best engineers on our payroll.They’ve thought of that, and I’m toldthat at worst it would just be someslush.

LIBBY: But what if it’s more of a problem than you expect? Humor us —what would be next?

HAYWARD: (rolls his eyes) Then Ibelieve we put a smaller dome on it.Winthrop, is that right? Yes, a smallerdome.

ART: And if that fails?

HAYWARD: OK, in the imaginaryworld where all this goes wrong, thenwe put another tube inside the brokenone and suck it out that way. Now ifthere are no other …

LIBBY: Sorry — not quitedone. What if the tube isn’tperfectly round?

HAYWARD: Then we cutthe bloody thing withrobots! Now if you would-n’t mind, we need to …

ART: What if you can’t …

Libby and Art Go to LondonLIBBY: … because it’s 5,000 feet underwater …

ART: … and gushing oil?

HAYWARD: (reddening) Then we fillit with heavy mud — we call that “topkill.” Then we pile a bunch of old tiresand golf balls on it — that’s a “junkshot.” Then we drill a relief well —that’s just called a “relief well.” If thatdoesn’t work, then we show it Britishcomedy until it begs us to stop — that’scalled the “Benny Hill.” Now who areyou people again?

ART: Wait — old tires and golf balls?Seriously? By that time, you could justuse stock certificates.

LIBBY: They are pretty absorbent.

ART: It’s at least as good as their otherideas.

LIBBY: OK, so what if everything youtry fails and you have the worst ecological catastrophe in history? Howwill you clean it up? What would happen to marine life, or the fishingindustry, or tourism?

HAYWARD: We’ll throw money at theproblem until it goes away. The problem, I mean.

LIBBY: I don’t know. Digging that deepwithout some proven contingenciesdoesn’t seem very ethical.

ART: I concur. It doesn’t seem likeyou’ve really thought this through. Andwhile I’m thinking of it, what does yourmarketing slogan, “Beyond Petroleum,”

even mean? Does that mean, like,drilling beyond the oil and intothe Earth’s core? Because thatwould be a bad idea, too. Just FYI.

HAYWARD: Security! rCody Pinkston

Pinkston is director of media and public relations and head golf coach at RiponCollege.

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SIFE TEAM AGAIN PLACES HIGHAT NATIONALS; COLLABORATES ON PROJECTSFor the second time in three years, Ripon College Students in Free Enterprise(SIFE) was first-runner-up in their league at the National Competition. This is thefifth straight year that Ripon was represented at national competition.

SIFE is a national business organization which features more than 50 corporatesponsors and more than 1,000 teams on college campuses nationwide. More than700 of those teams compete.

This achievement places Ripon’s team in the top 40 teams nationwide. WhileSIFE is only six years old in Ripon, they’ve won Regional Champion every year buttheir first year where they were awarded the Rookie of the Year award.

Ripon’s projects this year included: Mind Your Money; Jamaican Eco Bag Project; SIFE Consulting/Creative Enterprise Center; Lemonade Stand for Jamaicanand Ripon students; Wisconsin SIFE Conference; Learn from the Pros Seminar Series; and Campbell’s CAN Hunger Timber Rattlers Food Drive.

Presenters were: Danielle Scholfield ’11 of Wausau, Wis.; Jeremy Johnson ’12 ofGalesburg, Ill.; Paul Williams ’10 of New London, Wis.; Jessica Solverud ’10 ofWausau, Wis.; and Paul Braun ’10 of Mayville, Wis., presentation coordinator andvideographer.

Additional team members at Nationals were: Josh Kjell ’10 of Ellison Bay, Wis.;Vinny Rocco ’11 of New Berlin, Wis.; Rusty Schultz ’11 of Ripon, Wis.; Aris Wurtz’12 of Appleton, Wis.; Scott Gillespie ’11 of Ripon, Wis.; and Adam Firgens ’10 ofSuring, Wis.

SIFE also has collaborated in projects with two other Wisconsin chapters. InFebruary, St. Norbert College and Marian University visited for the Wisconsin SIFEConference. Teams shared ideas about projects, fund-raising and recruitment instead of competing against each other.

“It was the first time any group of SIFE teams did this,” says SIFE Project Director Paul Williams. “Competition is a great place to show off what you’ve done,but Ripon SIFE has always been about the mission more than the competition.”

The Ripon College SIFE team used this event as a way to help other youngerSIFE organizations to get new ideas for their teams, but also as a way to help revitalize their own efforts.

“SIFE is really a ‘four-way win’ for students,” says adviser Mary Avery. “They getto learn real-world skills that will help them in their first jobs, build their resumés,meet corporate recruiters at exciting competitions, and help their community.”

SIFE includes a Business Advisory Board that meets twice a year. Interestedalumni can volunteer to be on the advisory board.

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Members of Ripon’s SIFE team at national competition included, front row, from left: Jeremy Johnson, Jessica Solverud, Danielle Scholfield, Adam Firgens, Scott Gillespie and adviser MaryAvery; and second row, from left, Rusty Schultz, Paul Williams, Paul Braun, Josh Kjell, VinnyRocco, Aris Wurtz and Business Advisory Board member Tom Avery.

VIDEO FEATURESSTUDENTS’ GOALSTO CHANGE THE WORLD

The video, “I Want to Change theWorld,” has been put together by the Office of Community Engagement andcomplements Commencement’s focus of“Lives of Service.”

The inspiring video features Ripon students talking about how they will livelives of service and change the world. Itcan be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHA4r7G8qYw

This video was conceived, producedand directed by Elizabeth Brown ’13 ofBrandon, Wis., and Rebecca Shackleton’13 of Appleton, Wis., after attending the21st Annual Service Learning Conferencein San Jose, Calif.

GARY SHARPE ’73 WINSELECTION TO CIRCUIT COURT

Gary Sharpe ’73 of Fond du Lac, Wis.,won election to the Fond du Lac County

Circuit Court,Branch IV, duringan election April 6.He will be sworn inAug. 1. Sharpe saysthat his many yearsas a practicing attorney gives himthe experience need-ed to serve the court.

After receiving hisdegree from Ripon,

Sharpe received his law degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison in1976. He has practiced law in Fond duLac for 34 years.

During his campaign, Sharpe spoke onthe Ripon College campus.

Gary Sharpe ’73

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STUDENTS EXPLORE WHAT IT ISLIKE TO LIVE ON THE STREETS

To raise awareness of hunger and homelessness in the Ripon area, the annual Shack-a-thon was held on Memorial Lawn April 16. By having participants sleep in a cardboard shackovernight, the events offered a brief perspective on what it is like to live on the streets.

The event included community groupdiscussions about how poverty affects theirmembers and the steps they are taking tocombat it in the Ripon area; speechesabout the ethical issues surrounding homelessness presented by members of theEthical Leadership Program; leadershiptraining; and filming of a student-directedfilm montage.

JOHNSON PLACES SIXTHIN NATION IN ORATORY

Sophomore Jeremy D. Johnson of Galesburg, Ill., was named a nationalsemifinalist at the Interstate Oratorical

Association tourna-ment held in April atthe University of Oklahoma. Johnsonwas the first Interstatequalifier Ripon hashad in many years(only 44 students nationwide qualified).He competed for thenational championship

at the tournament and placed sixth overallin the nation.

“This is a tremendous accomplishmentfor Jeremy and a terrific point of recogni-tion for our forensics program on the national level,” says Deano Pape, directorof forensics. “It makes me so proud to recognize our students’ tremendous success at Ripon College.”

The Interstate Oratory is the oldest(1873) and one of the most prestigiousforensics tournaments in the UnitedStates.

Jeremy Johnson ’12

82ND AIRBORNE HERORECEIVES MAJOR HONORSJim “Maggie” Megellas ’42 of Colleyville, Texas, the 82nd Airborne’smost decorated officer, has receivedtwo more major recognitions for hisdistinguished service in the U.S. Armyat the Battle of the Bulge during WorldWar II.

On Sept. 20, 2009, he was honoredby the city of Nijmegen in the Netherlands for his heroism there.

On July 9, in Washington, D.C., hereceived the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution Medal of Honor. Ripon Pres-ident David C. Joyce and PresidentialSpouse Lynne Joyce were in attendance.

Megellas also has been nominatedfor the Congressional Medal of Honorand has received numerous other honors over the years.

He continues to speak frequently toU.S. soldiers in such spots asAfghanistan, Iraq and Yemen to inspire

them and boost their spirits. He is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at Madison’sNational Glider Symposium Sept. 9 through 11. The 93-year-old is considered oneof the most heroic figures in the famed 82nd Airborne’s history.

“This is a very, very big deal for us,” says Tom Laney, secretary/editor of the Badger Chapter, 82nd Airborne Association. “Wisconsin’s Paratroopers and GliderRiders will be honored by one of our own from Fond du Lac. Maggie is a truly iconicfigure in the Paratroops, one of the greatest Airborne Warriors of all time.

“The Glider event may well be the last time we have to honor and thank theWorld War II Airborne and Glider Riders and Pilots. No one does those honors better than Maggie.”

Jim ‘Maggie’ Megellas and President David C.Joyce celebration Megellas’ most recent honor inWashington, D.C., in July.

WRITERS SERIES PAYS TRIBUTE TO WISCONSIN POETRYTwo visiting writers participated in the year’s final presentation of the Visiting Writers Series. Sarah Busse and Wendy Vardaman are co-editors of the new journal“Verse Wisconsin,” and both are published poets.

At the April 28 event, Busse and Vardaman read from and discussed Wisconsinpoetry.

“Verse Wisconsin” is the new incarnation of the Wisconsin poetry magazine“Free Verse,” published from 1998 to 2009 by Linda Aschbrenner. In 2009, themagazine was moved to Madison and was taken over by Busse and Vardaman.

Published in both a print and an online version (www.versewisconsin.org/),“Verse Wisconsin’s” mission is to showcase the excellence and diversity of poetryrooted in or related to Wisconsin, connect Wisconsin’s poets to each other and tothe larger literary world, foster critical conversations about poetry, and build and invigorate the audience for poetry.

Ripon College’s Visiting Writers Series is supported with assistance from theSchang Family Visiting Writer Fund.

MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM HASFIRST HOME GAMES IN THREE DECADESThe men’s lacrosse team held their first home games since 1980 in March on Lower

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FRIENDS OF LANE LIBRARYCELEBRATE WITH TEA

The fourth annual Friends of Lane Library gathering featured author KimWilson of Waukesha, Wis., speakingabout the historical significance of tea andthe role it played in the novels of JaneAusten. Wilson has written several books,including In the Garden with JaneAusten and Tea with Jane Austen.

Tea and light refreshments were servedat the April 2 event.

DOWNTOWN RIPON’S BOCAGRANDE PROJECT FEATURED INMARKETPLACE MAGAZINE

Marketplace Magazine’s May 11 coverstory is on Boca Grande Capital LLC,whose chairman is Ripon College trusteeJim Connelly. The story on BocaGrande’s downtown Ripon project can beread at www.marketplacemagazine.com/content/556_1.php, and an opinion col-umn on the Boca Grande project can beread at www.marketplacemagazine.com/blogs/blog2.php/2010/05/11/a-vision-of-the-1800s-and-2000s.

The writer of the story, Marketplacepublisher/editor Steve Prestegard, is thehusband of Jannan Roesch ’87, and heannounces Ripon College football and basketball on Midwest Conference TVand The Ripon Channel.

Sadoff Field. Games were played against St. Norbert College and Michigan TechUniversity.

The team is coached by Ryan Dwyer, residence hall director/program coordina-tor for Intramurals and the Fitness Center, who also coaches men’s volleyball.

Dwyer is from Syracuse, N.Y., a national hotbed for lacrosse, and played NCAAlacrosse at Wells College in Aurora, N.Y. When he joined the Ripon staff, he heldan informational meeting about lacrosse in the fall of 2008 and received an overwhelming response from students.

“I then decided to take the next step and get us registered in a league,” Dwyersays. “We play in the Great Lakes Lacrosse League (GLLL) composed of teams fromWisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and North Dakota. It is a highly competitive club lacrosse league that consists of Big Ten division one and a mixtureof division three institutions.”

Ripon finished its inaugural season 1-7. The second season and this past season,they received funding to host their first game on campus since 1980 when theschool last had a team.

“We lost to Michigan Tech and St. Norbert but had a large crowd and tremendous support in our endeavor,” Dwyer says. “We finished our second seasonwith a record of 1-7 again. The team looks forward to its 2011 campaign!”

Coach Ryan Dwyer, left, poses with members of Ripon College’s lacrosse team.

CHANGES MADETO TRUSTEE MEMBERSHIP

The following changes have been made tothe Board to Trustees membership:■ Alan L. Klapmeier ’80 has resigned as

a Ripon College Trustee, effective June2, 2010.

■ Matthew J. Umhoefer ’95 begins histerm as Alumni Trustee on July 1,2010.

■ Paul G. Williams ’10 begins his term asSpecial Graduate Trustee on July 1,2010.

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS HEADING BACK TO JAMAICARipon College students are planning the Blue Mountain Project Summer Camp2010, to be held in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica Aug. 7 through 22. A fun campis held each summer for one week in Hagley Gap and one week in Penlyne Castle.

Fun Camp provides a free and fun educational experience for the young boysand girls of both communities with some sports thrown in. Camps will end with aBack-to-School Extravaganza where each child will be provided with the materials— pencils, notebooks, shoes, rulers — he or she needs to make the best of the upcoming school year.

Ripon College student volunteers for the Blue Mountain Project are led by JakeJochem ’11 of Hartford, Wis., and Cori Schimler ’11 of Franksville, Wis. Fundingfrom the Ripon College Student Senate will help send seven Ripon students as FunCamp counselors.

The additional volunteer counselors are Chase Elsbecker ’10 of Rockford, Ill.;Cassy Franz ’11 of Oshkosh, Wis.; Kevin Kordas ’12 of Chicago, Ill.; Shane Roeber’11 of Pewaukee, Wis.; and Josie Ullsperger ’12 of Fond du Lac, Wis.

Counselors will lead classes in finger-painting, putting together a puppet show orplay, helping budding authors tell their stories through words and pictures, helpingolder students put together a community service project, coaching soccer, servinglunch, mentoring and supporting the children.

STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF CELEBRATE HIGH ACHIEVEMENTSAt Ripon College’s Awards Convocation April 21, 88 students, faculty and staff wererecognized for their achievements. Among them were 23 students who were elected

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Lucy Burgchardt ’10

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Ross R. Heintzkill of Green Bay, Wis., left, and Paul G. Williams of New London, Wis., right, celebrate with President David C. Joyce their receiving of the Alumni Association Senior Award,presented at the Awards Convocation. The award recognizes a graduating senior who has contributedto the betterment of campus life at Ripon College through their leadership skills, enthusiasm, involvement and personal achievement.

Sam Sondalle ’11 Leanna Schultz ’10

CREATIVE ENTERPRISE CENTEROFFERS BUSINESS HELP

The Creative Enterprise Center (CEC) isa student-operated and professionallymentored consulting firm, says DanielleScholfield ’11, marketing director. Itserves as an affordable resource for early-stage business ventures in their creation of a feasible and sustainable enterprise within an 80-mile radius ofRipon College.

“The CEC provides services to existing businesses, entrepreneurs, socialentrepreneurs and not-for-profits,” shesays. “Services include business planning,feasibility studies, marketing plans, financials and budgets, and market research — anything to assist with thebusiness development process.”

CEC student consultants are supervised by Ripon faculty in appropriatedisciplines including business, economics,communications, mathematics and statistics. Highly experienced professionalcommunity mentors also help to ensurequality services.

“Through working with the CreativeEnterprise Center, you will receive affordable and thorough business consulting services, professional mentorsfrom numerous industries providing students with valuable knowledge, a quality product while enabling students topractice what they learn,” Scholfield says.“Students are easy to contact and fun towork with, and there are unlimited resources from Ripon College and a widevariety of assistance from its faculty andstaff to ensure you receive a product youwill be proud of.”

Elizabeth Weigler ’10

to Phi Beta Kappa, one of the most prestigious undergraduate honors in the nation.Bill Schang, who recently retired after serving as a professor of English for the

past 40 years, received an extended and emotional standing ovation as he receivedthe Senior Class Award.

Graduating senior Lucy Burgchardt of Fort Collins, Colo., and Sam Sondalle ’11of Princeton, Wis., were awarded some of the most highly competitive scholarshipsavailable to undergraduates.

Burgchardt received the coveted Gates Cambridge scholarship, one of only 29student recipients nationwide. She will pursue a master’s of philosophy in archaeol-ogy at Cambridge University in Great Britain. The scholarship is the result of atrust at Cambridge established by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000.

According to the Trust, “Gates scholars are academically outstanding studentswho show leadership potential and a commitment to improving the lives of others.”This year, 80 Gates Scholars were selected from 26 different countries. The scholarship covers all tuition, fees, living expenses and study-related activities.

Sondalle received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship in math, science and physics.Leeanna Shultz ’10 of Beloit, Wis., was nominated for a Fulbright Grant through

the U.S. State Department.Elizabeth Weigler ’10 of Burlington, Wis., received a five-year full scholarship

CalendarCalendarAug. 18Alumni Event: Schlafly Bottleworks,

Maplewood, Mo.

Aug. 21Residence Halls Open for All New

Students; Family Welcome Receptions

Aug. 23Residence Halls Open for All Returning

Students

Aug. 24Course Registration

Aug. 25Classes Begin

Aug. 31Matriculation ConvocationAlumni Event: Tavern on France, Edina,

Minn.

Sept. 11Family Weekend; Fall Admission Open

House

Sept. 14Alumni Event: The Ram, Shaumburg, Ill.

Sept. 23Alumni Event: Dos Gringos, Ripon

Sept. 25Homecoming

Sept. 29Alumni Event: Water Street Brewery,

Milwaukee

Sept. 30Iron Chef Cooking CompetitionAlumni Event: The Great Dane, MadisonAlumni Event: The Great American Sports

Bar, Montgomery Road, Cincinnati

Oct. 6Diversity Matters

Oct. 15Fall Break Begins

Oct. 20Alumni Event: Schlafly Bottleworks,

Maplewood, Mo.

Oct. 25Classes Resume

Oct. 28Tiny Terror on the Square

Nov. 30Alumni Event: Granite City, Roseville,

Minn.

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Brothers Bill Huebner ’80 of Houston, Texas,center left, and Larry Huebner ’83 of Owens

Cross Roads, Ala., center right, chat with students after a lunch with physics majorswhile visiting Ripon College April 12. Both work for NASA. Larry is technical assistantin the Ares Project Vehicle Integration Office, and Bill is a Space Shuttle Systems instructor and a certified Shuttle Environmental Systems Flight Controller. At Ripon,they also presented two talks, discussed a senior project with physics major Dan Schick’10 of Nashotah, Wis., and toured the campus. “I was very impressed with the pedestri-an-friendly upper campus, as well as the changes to the Harwood Memorial Union andBartlett Hall,” Larry says. “But I was most impressed with the interest and engagementof the students. Throughout the day, it was quite obvious to me that Ripon still attractsand develops top-notch individuals.” Bill adds, “Something that stood out to me was theheightened interest of the students in serving as stewards for the environment.”

Reach For The Stars

for the University of California-Santa Barbara’s doctorate program in anthropology.To watch video interviews with some of these students, visit: ripon.edu/offices_resources/development/af_2010.html.

PROFESSOR ROY DISCUSSES LATEST BOOK AT ALUMNI EVENTSCommunication Professor Jody Roy, who recently released her third book, Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead: Frank Meeink’s Story, discussed the book andsocietal issues at three alumni events in Milwaukee and Chicago in May.

Speaking with her was Shawn Karsten ’09, a founding member of Ripon College’s Speaker’s Bureau, an independent speaker to at-riskyouths and Midwest youth adviser for the National Associationof Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE).

Roy says there are many links between her five years of research that went into the book, service-learning and otherteaching innovations, and Speakers Bureau.

Roy and Karsten also are collaborating on a project with asmall group of Wisconsin inmates to develop violence preven-tion materials for teenagers. She says this highlights the idea ofservice-learning and that students “don’t have to stay inside theclassroom or the library when you’re doing research. You can get

out into the field and make a difference while you’re pursing academic work.”The message from her book about Meeink, she says, is “there’s always hope. That

a young man in as much trouble as Frank was in can turn his life around, make sucha difference and help so many people is very inspiring. With the new prison project,we hope to give the opportunity to help some other people.”

“Those in attendance were fascinated and stayed long after the presentationswere over to continue the conversation with Jody and Shawn,” said Larry Malchow,Director of Development. “They told me they thought it was terrific that the College was bringing something so substantive and relevant to their own backyards.”

Jody Roy

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TRUSTEE PROFILE:

DAVID G. HARTMAN ’64Elected: September 2006Business: Retired senior vice president

and chief actuary, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

When asked to join the Board ofTrustees, Dave Hartman didn’t hesitatefor a moment. He readily agreed becauseit allows him to give back to an institu-tion that played an important role in hispersonal development. Each time he returns to his alma mater to gather withthe other trustees, he is excited to seeeverything that is happening for thebenefit of Ripon students.

When it comes to specific boardmeetings, his expertise lies in his abilityto work with numbers. His backgroundincludes experience as an actuary andsenior officer of an insurance company.Dave aptly applies his knowledge duringhis service on the audit, finance and investments committees.

In addition, he has a passion for traveland, with his wife, has visited six differ-ent continents, excluding Antarctica. Hislove of photography is fueled by his trav-els, as he particularly enjoys capturing thescenery of different lands. Dave’s otherprimary interest is community service.

Hartman just was elected an

Honorary Fellow ofthe Institute of Actu-aries and was recog-nized at a ceremony in London, England.There are only 83Honorary Fellowsworldwide.

His time onRipon’s Board hasmade him aware of

some significant challenges for highereducation. Primarily, Dave identifieskeeping college affordable and attractingand retaining quality professors.

“Having attended both Ripon College and the University of Michigan,I can attest to the great value Ripon possesses, having dedicated, bright professors instead of teaching assistantswho teach classes, and who take a personal interest in their students,” he says.

In addition, identifying and fillingthe small, residential, liberal arts collegeniche is something Dave feels the College does exceptionally well. He isexcited about Ripon College’s future because he sees commitment to studentsand strengthening their experiences.

David G. Hartman ’64

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RIPON MEN, WOMENFINISH FIFTH INMIDWEST CONFERENCEALL-SPORT STANDINGS

With the conclusion of the baseball andtrack seasons, the 2009-10 Midwest Conference (MWC) year came to a closewith Ripon’s men’s and women’s teamsboth experiencing similar successes. In theannual All-Sports Standings, the RedHawks saw both sides finish fifth out of the10 member institutions.

The all-sports champions are crownedon a point system that rewards schoolsbased on their standing in each of theMWC’s 20 sports. A school receives 10points for a conference championship, ninefor a second place finish and eight for thirdplace, etc.

This marks the third consecutive season the Ripon men have finished in fifthplace. They were led by the baseball team,who won the school’s only MWC Championship this season.

The Red Hawks men’s cross countryand football teams also helped their causewith second and third place MWC finishes, respectively. Ripon’s men’s basketball and indoor track team finishedtied for third and fourth place, respective-ly, while the outdoor track team also finished in the top half of the standings,taking fifth place at the conference meet.The Red Hawks earned 64.5 total points,just 9.5 off the pace of the winner, Grinnell College.

Ripon’s women’s teams totaled 56points on the year, 22.5 behind the leader,St. Norbert, and 10 points off the pace ofMonmouth’s third-place finish. The RedHawks women were led by the basketballteam’s second place finish, while thewomen’s golf team took third at their conference meet. Volleyball and softballeach finished fourth in the conference,while outdoor and indoor track each tookfifth to help the Red Hawks’ cause.

The trophies are named for RalphShively, former Chair of the MathematicsDepartment at Lake Forest College, whowas actively involved in the MWC as aFaculty Athletic Representative beginningin 1974 before becoming the ConferenceCommissioner in 1982 and holding theCommissioner post until 2004.

MERRIMAN LEGAL INJUNCTIONAGAINST RIPON COLLEGE DENIEDA legal action filed against Ripon College, its Board of Trustees and PresidentDavid C. Joyce was denied in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court June 3.

The action by the Board of Regents of Merriman Alumni and the Merriman fraternity sought to prevent the October 2009 decision by the Board of Trustees totake the historic Merriman fraternity house off-line as a residence hall for the fall2010 semester.

“Accordingly, we will proceed with our plans to vacate the building, discuss options with interested parties, and present possibilities for its use at the October2010 Board meeting,” said Joyce.

Ripon’s administration has said that because of the building’s condition and age,it no longer represents suitable housing for students. The move of the 20 residentsof Merriman into another residence hall is considered temporary, with a final decision to come in October 2010 at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees.

The Merriman Regents have said this decision violates a 1988 agreement between the College and the Merriman Club in which the College assumed the responsibility to maintain the building. It feels that moving the fraternity out ofMerriman House will lead to its dissolution as an official student group.

The administration feels the College is following the letter and spirit of the 1988agreement. r

SportssportsRipon Baseball Team Advances to NCAA Regional Playoffs

The Ripon baseball team capturedtheir 18th Midwest Conference(MWC) Championship during

the 2010 season, advancing to theNCAA Regional Playoffs for the ninthtime in school history. Ripon finishedthe season with a 24-17 record includinga 12-4 mark in the MWC (good enoughfor second in the MWC North Division). The Red Hawks offense was

clicking on allcylinders during the sea-son as they fin-ished with themost hits (468)in a season inschool history.

The 2010 squad also finished the yearranking in the top five in a single seasonfor runs (332), RBI (301), doubles (91),home runs (35) and total bases (684).One highlight of the season came duringthe second half of the season when theRed Hawks went an entire month without a loss, winning 13 consecutivegames. During that stretch, which included three wins in the MWC Tournament, Ripon scored 10 or moreruns in 12 of those games. Ripon finished the season ranking first in theMWC in batting average (.331), whileranking second in ERA (4.14).

The Red Hawks were led by thirdbaseman Nick Beaman (Jr., Oshkosh,Wis.), who was named First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Central

Region, marking the thirdtime in three years that hehas earned both honors.Beaman, who ranked in thetop 100 in the country inseven different offensive categories, led the RedHawks in batting average(.439), doubles (17), homeruns (10), RBI (53) andtotal bases (118), while alsoscoring 37 runs, fourth onthe team. With one full season still to play, Beamanranks third among Ripon’scareer leaders in RBI, doubles and home runs,while already holding schoolrecords for career hits, triplesand total bases.

Joining Beaman on thisyear’s All-Conference teamwas outfielder Nate Paul(Sr., Beaver Dam, Wis.) andsecond baseman KyleBosquez (Fr., Weyauwega,Wis.). Paul batted .397 onthe season, while alsorecording 11 doubles, seven home runs,37 RBI, four stolen bases and team-highs of five triples and 39 runs scored.Bosquez also had a great year at theplate, batting .378, including .475 during conference play. He added 12doubles, 23 RBI, 38 runs scored and ateam-best seven stolen bases.

On the mound, Ripon was led byKurt Roeder (Jr., Beaver Dam, Wis.),who was named MWC North Pitcherof the Year and First Team All-Confer-ence. He finished the season with a 5-3record and a 2.54 ERA, which ranked43rd in the country. That included a1.55 ERA in conference games, whichranked second in the MWC. Roederpitched five complete games in his 11starts this season and struck out 47 batters, while walking just 13. Fellow

SPRINGSPORTSRECAP

righthander Jason Wierschke (Jr., Kimberly, Wis.) also was named FirstTeam All-Conference thanks to a 3-0record and 1.75 ERA in four conferencestarts. Wierschke finished the seasonwith a team-best 6-2 record, to go alongwith a 4.79 ERA and 30 strikeouts.

Also making a contribution to thisyear’s team was catcher Nick Whitty(Sr., Eden, Wis.), who, despite missing21 games to injury, batted .400, including .615 in conference play, to goalong with seven doubles, four homeruns, 26 RBI and 18 runs scored. BryantBullock (Sr., Milwaukee, Wis.) also lefthis mark on the Ripon baseball program,finishing his career with the most gamesplayed and most at-bats in school history, while also ranking third in career hits and fifth in career doubles.

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Kyle Bosquez ’13 batted .378, including .475 during conference play.

Kurt Roeder ’11Nick Beaman ’11

season. Peotter also enters her seniorseason ranking in Ripon’s top 10 for innings pitched, victories, earned runaverage and complete games.

Jackie Reichhart (Sr., Cedarburg,Wis.) also etched her name in theRipon record books, ending her careerin Ripon’s top 10 for at-bats, batting average, hits, runs scored, RBI, doublesand walks. She also ended 2010 with afielding percentage of .990 after makingjust two errors at first base all season.That is the third-highest fielding percentage by a Red Hawk in a singleseason. That helped contribute toRipon’s .952 fielding percentage as ateam, which sets a new school record.Catcher Alli Jensen (Jr., Shawano,Wis.) also had a good season at theplate, leading the team in triples (4),home runs (4), RBI (22), runs scored(20) and stolen bases (10), while batting.317.

SOFTBALLRipon’s softball team qualified for theMWC Tournament in 2010 for the fifthconsecutive season. They finished theseason with a 14-20 record in a year thatfeatured one of the toughest schedulesin school history. The Red Hawksplayed five teams that were ranked inthe National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25, includingthe number one team in the countryand defending national champion, Messiah (Penn.) College. One highlightof Ripon’s season came in the final gameof their spring trip to Clermont, Fla.,which saw them defeat 24th-rankedRhode Island College, 4-3. Ripon finished the conference season with an

8-5 mark, good enough forsecond place in the MWCNorth.

Abby Richeson (Jr.,Appleton, Wis.) led theRed Hawks with a .362batting average, includinga .429 batting average during conference games,while also recording ateam-high nine doubles,which is tied for thefourth-most in a season inschool history. Richesonadded three home runsand 20 RBI, en route tobeing named to the All-Conference team for thefirst time in her career.With one full season toplay, Richeson has 18 career doubles and sevencareer home runs, tied forsixth and fourth, respec-tively, in Ripon’s careerrecord books.

Also earning an All-Conference nod this

season were Maeghan Boswell (So.,Mason, Wis.) and Stephanie Rieuwpassa (Fr., Waukegan, Ill.).Boswell made her first career All-Conference appearance thanks to batting .329, including .385 in conference games. She also finishedthe season with three doubles, twotriples, 11 runs scored and nine RBI.Rieuwpassa burst onto the scene bothas a shortstop and pitcher. She batted.320 during the season, including .389during MWC games, while finishingthe season with eight doubles, twohome runs, eight RBI, 16 runs scoredand eight stolen bases. On the mound,Rieuwpassa was dominant for much ofthe conference season, going 3-1 inMWC games with a 1.36 ERA, whichincluded three complete gameshutouts. She struck out 69 batters onthe year, the eighth-most strikeouts bya Red Hawk in a single season.

Brittnee Peotter (Jr., Kaukauna,Wis.) also had a tremendous season,breaking Ripon’s school record for career strikeouts. Her 117 strikeouts in2010 give her 325 for her career withone full season still to play. That alsomarked the second-most strikeouts in asingle season by a Red Hawk, behindonly her 125 that she recorded last

Brittnee Peotter ’11 broke Ripon’s school record for career strikeouts.

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Stephanie Rieuwpassa ’13

Abby Richeson ’11

Cornerback Kurt Roeder has been namedto the 2010 Consensus Draft Services(CDS) Division-III Preseason All-American First Team, making him theonly Red Hawk to receive such an honorthis year. He is one of two Midwest Con-ference players to be named to the FirstTeam.

Roeder is coming off a season thatsaw him lead the MWC in pass break-ups with 19, which helped him garnerFirst Team All-Conference honors. Inaddition to his break-ups, Roeder alsoregistered 43 tackles (32 solo) and twointerceptions during the 2009 season.

In his three years with the RedHawks, Roeder has started all 30 gamesat cornerback.

The senior from Beaver Dam, Wis.has 111 career tackles (75 solo), whilealso recording four interceptions, 30 passbreak-ups and one fumble recovery. Healso has served as the team’s punter in allthree seasons, earning 2009 All-Confer-ence First Team honors at that positionas well.

KURT ROEDERNAMED 2010 PRESEASONALL-AMERICAN

MEN’S OUTDOORTRACK & FIELDThe men’s track and field team had arecord-breaking season in 2010, shattering six outdoor school records.Matt Wood (Fr., Port Washington,Wis.) was responsible for three of those,setting new marks in the 100 (10.91),200 (21.82) and 400 meters (49.40).Cory Zimmerman (Fr., Grand Marsh,Wis.) also set a new school mark in the800 meters, running a time of 1:52.34.Both Wood and Zimmerman were partof Ripon’s 4x400 relay team, along withMax Herrman (Fr., Appleton, Wis.) andJamie Reese (Jr., Columbus, Wis.),which set a new school record with a

time of 3:25.99. Adam Sellner (Fr.,Barrington, Ill.) continued the trend offantastic first years, as he broke Ripon’srecord in the hammer throw with a distance of 170-06.

As a team, Ripon also experiencedsuccess, finishing in the top half of theteam standings in three of their sixmeets. That included a first-place finish out of five teams at the Sherman-Lukoski Invitational, Ripon’slone home meet this season. The season ended with a fifth-place finishat the MWC Championships, thehighest finish for the men’s team infive years. The Red Hawks finishedwith 95 total team points, just 28 outof second place.

Ripon’s men earned eight All-Conference awards, which are given tothe top three finishers in each event atthe MWC Championships. Kyle Roy(Jr., Fredonia, Wis.) earned that distinction in three different events,taking third in the shot put, hammerand disc. Jason Smith (Jr., StevensPoint, Wis.) earned a pair of All-Conference awards, finishing second inthe 1,500 meters and third in the 5K.

Sellner, Zimmerman and Reese alsoearned All-Conference honors. Sellner

and Zimmerman finished first in thehammer and 800 meters, respectively,while Reese finished third in the longjump.

WOMEN’S OUTDOORTRACK & FIELDMuch like the men’s team, thewomen’s track and field squad experienced some record-breakingperformances. Two outdoor women’srecords were shattered this season,both by Nicole Schmidt (Fr., Brussels,Wis.). Schmidt ran school-best timesin the 100 and 200 meters with timesof 12.53 and 25.67 seconds, respectively.

The Red Hawks began the 2010outdoor season with a third-place finish out of five teams at the RiponInvitational. They went on to finishin the top half of the team standingsin two of their six matches. Riponended the season with a fifth-placefinish at the MWC Championships,which is their second-best finish atthe event in the past three years.

Individually, the Ripon womenearned three All-Conference awards,

Cory Zimmerman ’13

Julie Johnson, head coach of the Red Hawks women’s basketball team, isnow Ripon athletic director. Bob Gillespie, who had served as athletic director since 1992, remains Ripon’s head coach for both baseball andmen’s basketball, and an instructor in the exercise science department.

“I’ve just turned 61 years old, and athletics and Ripon College hasbeen who I am,” Gillespie says. “I want to have the opportunity to coachfor as long as I possibly can, and I think by zeroing in on the coaching, itwill allow me more longevity as far as coaching is concerned. I am notsure if I kept doing all three that I would be able to coach as long as Ithink I will be able to.”

Johnson had been assistant athletic director since 2002. She has become the first female athletic director in Ripon College history and continues to serve as head coach of the women’s basketball team.

“The College owes a debt of gratitude to Bob for his leadership of theathletics department during the past 18 years,” says Gerald Seaman,vice president and dean of faculty. “Julie is a charismatic and passionate advocate of Red Hawkathletics, and we’re confident our programs will continue to flourish under her leadership.”

Johnson was named to the Ripon College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 for her commitmentto the education of students through the classroom and athletic competition. This school year isJohnson’s 20th at Ripon College, where she has become the school’s winningest women’sbasketball coach with a career record of 272-199.

“I’m looking forward to this new opportunity and the challenges it will provide,” Johnsonsays. “I hope to bring the same focus and dedication to this role as I expect from my players onthe court.”

JOHNSON TAKES OVER ATHLETICDIRECTOR POSITION FROM GILLESPIE

Julie Johnson

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Matt Wood ’13, left, shattered three outdoorschool records in track and field. Here, he takesthe baton from Max Herrmann ’13.

Michelle Matter ’13

Billy Kollatz ’10 Alex Tande ’12

North Division MiniMeet againstLawrence Universityat The Bog GolfCourse. Ripon fin-ished the seasonwith a sixth-placefinish in the MWCChampionships,marking the secondconsecutive seasonthey have finished in that spot.

Individually, the Red Hawks were ledby Raj Pelon (Sr., Chicago, Ill.), whofinished in 13th place at the MWCChampionships with a three-roundscore of 242. Fellow seniors StuartMarks (Berlin, Wis.) and Billy Kollatz(Greenfield, Wis.) shot the second- andthird-best scores on the team, finishingwith a 251 and 257, respectively, goodenough for 22nd and 32nd place. Pelonwas Ripon’s top golfer in two of theteam’s six meets this season. He broke80 on two occasions, including ateam-low 76 in the second roundof the MWC Championships.Kollatz was the only other RedHawk to break 80 this season,shooting a 79 in the first roundof the Ripon Invitational.

MEN’S TENNISThe Ripon men’s tennis teamhad an up-and-down season in2010, which culminated in aneighth-place finish at the MWCChampionships. The Red Hawksfinished with a 3-15 record,which included a win overMWC South foe Illinois College.

In singles play, Sam Ewig(So., Port Washington, Wis.) ledthe way for most of the season,recording a team-best 5-12record playing mainly at thenumber two flight. He finishedwith a 2-8 record playing at thenumber two position, whilegoing 2-1 in number five singles.Junior Alex Tessman (Waukesha,Wis.) also saw some success atthe number five flight, winningthree of his five matches. In theMWC Championships, Ewig andseniors Jake Knaapen (Portage,Wis.) and Dan Rodriguez (Wichita Falls, Texas) were the

only Red Hawks to win a singles match. In doubles competition, Ewig and

Tessman teamed up to go 2-5 at thenumber two position. They, along withthe team of Knaapen and sophomoreAlex Tande (Waunakee, Wis.) were theonly two Ripon teams to win a doublesmatch at the MWC Championships.Knaapen and Tande finished the seasonwith a 2-6 record, playing mainly at thethird flight, while Tande also teamed upwith senior Jay Hardacre (Racine, Wis.)to go 2-7 in number one doubles play. r

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with two of those going to Schmidt,who finished second and third in the100 and 200 meters, respectively. Theother All-Conference award went toMichelle Matter (Fr., Sussex, Wis.), whofinished third in the steeplechase at theMWC Championships with a time of11:48.47.

MEN’S GOLFRipon’s men’s golf team experiencedsuccess during the 2010 campaign, finishing in the top half of the teamstandings in three of their six meets.That included a first-place finish in the

Nicole Schmidt ’13 ran school-best times in the100 and 200 meters.

Raj Pelon ’10

Jake Knaapen ’10 won both singles and doubles matches.

• For more great sports action photos, visit www.flickr.com/photos/ripon_college.• Complete lists of spring all-conference performers and fallsports schedules can be found atwww.ripon.edu/athletics.• Become a fan of Red Hawks Athletics on Facebook at www.facebook.com/redhawks.athletics

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Ripon College Names Katie Carrier Head Volleyball Coach

Katie Carrier has been named thenew head volleyball coach. Shewill be the sixth head coach in

program history and inherits a team thatfinished 11-19 (5-4 in the MidwestConference) in 2009 and qualified forthe MWC Tournament for the seventh

time in the pasteight seasons.

Carrier comesto Ripon after atwo-year stint asan assistantcoach at Southern IllinoisUniversity (SIU)in Carbondale,Ill., where shehelped lead theSalukis to a combined record

of 35-24. Prior to that, she served as anassistant at SIU-Edwardsville where sheassisted in leading the Cougars to a 27-7record in her only season with the team.

Carrier earned her bachelor’s degreein business administration from St. Norbert College in 2002. There, she wasa four-year starter for the GreenKnights, earning First Team All-Conference honors each year. As afreshman in 1998, Carrier was namedMWC Most Valuable Player. Her manyhonors also include being named to theAmerican Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division-III All-Region Team as a senior and earningTeam MVP honors on three occasions.

“We’re very pleased to have Katie asa part of our athletic department,” saysRipon Athletic Director Julie Johnson.“She brings a wealth of experience andsuccess to our volleyball program thatwill only serve to improve our team.This will be an outstanding fit for allparties involved.”

The West Bend, Wis., native finished her outstanding career rankingthird in NCAA Division-III history forcareer kills (2,296), while also rankingfourth in kills per game (4.59), sixth inattempts per game (10.85) and 17th incareer digs (2,015). Carrier left St. Norbert holding school records in everyhitting category.

Her first collegiate coaching

experience came at her alma mater,where she served as an assistant duringthe 2004 season. She was the primaryhitting coach. Her only previous headcoaching experience came for theGreen Bay Hang Time Volleyball Clubduring the 2003-04 season.

Carrier recently completed her master’s degree in education with anemphasis in kinesiology from SIU-Carbondale. In addition to her volleyball duties at Ripon, she will serveas an assistant professor in the exercisescience department. r

Katie Carrier

Ripon’s baseball season may be over, butfor three Red Hawks, their play contin-ued into the summer. Junior pitchersKurt Roeder and Jason Wierschke andthird baseman Nick Beaman all signed toplay in summer leagues featuring college

players from around the country thatcompete at the NCAA Division I, II andIII levels, as well as some junior colleges.

Roeder is the only one of the threeplayers that currently has a full seasoncontract, as he has suited up for the Butler (PA) BlueSox of the ProspectLeague, a summer collegiate wood batleague. The league provides a summerbaseball program for eligible college play-ers to give them experience using a woodbat in a competitive atmosphere and toprovide a venue to allow MLB Scouts towatch collegiate prospects using woodbats against live pitching in competition.

So far this season, Roeder has a 1-1record with the Butler BlueSox, to goalong with an ERA of 4.68. He has appeared in 10 games, allowing 21 hits in25 innings of work, to go along with 14strikeouts and 14 walks. He also hasrecorded one save on the season.

Beaman and Wierschke signed 10-day contracts with the Thunder Bay(Can.) Border Cats of the NorthwoodsLeague, a summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from across the nation and NorthAmerica. All players in the league musthave NCAA eligibility remaining inorder to participate.

Each team is operated similarly to aprofessional minor league team, providingplayers an opportunity to play under thesame conditions using wooden bats,minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips, andplaying nightly in front of fans in a stadium. Fellow Red Hawk Matt Dwyerplayed for Thunder Bay last summer.

THREE RED HAWKS PLAYINGIN SUMMER BASEBALL LEAGUES

Kurt Roeder ’11

Jason Wierschke ’11

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As my fellow alumni and I mingled with Ripon graduates at lunches in Pickard Commons, my eyesscanned dozens of nametags. The tags, which included

the names and the majors of the alumni, helped me pick outthose I was most interested in talking to — the politics andgovernment majors. As the conversation invariably turned totheir career choices, a pattern began to emerge. It was puzzlingto discover that most of them worked in fields that had noth-ing to do with politics and government, though all of themclearly had rewarding careers that they thoroughly enjoyed.

As someone who was poised for a career in law or politics, Iwas intrigued by this phenomenon. I was aware that one of theselling points of a liberal arts college was the ability of studentsto apply their education to a wide variety of job fields and life situations, but this vivid illustration of that principle appeared asmore of a fluke than a foreshadowing for this driven PoGo major.

After all, I had devoted my four years of college to buildingup my political credentials by getting involved in campus politics, hosting controversial speakers, writing an opinion column for College Days and working for a presidential candi-date, all while wooing my future wife, Marina Antipova ’00,and maintaining good grades. I seemed poised for a career inWashington, D.C., or classes in a reputable law school when,only a year after graduating, Marina and I packed our thingsinto a moving truck, left our apartment in the D.C. area, andmoved to Orlando, where I began to attend flight school.

Liberal arts education molded meWhile it is possible that I could have achieved my goal soonerby going to an aviation-focused college, I never regrettedattending Ripon. I can say in all honesty that meeting Marinawould be a completely sufficient reason for that sentiment, butit is not the only one. My liberal arts education molded me intoa person who was much better prepared to deal with the chal-lenges of my new career than I would have been without it.

As a captain of a modern jet that cruises up to 41,000 feet,braves a wide range of weather phenomena and delivers thou-sands of passengers to their destinations safely every month, Ihave to rely on more than my aviation training to get peopleto their meetings on time. Faced with often conflicting priorities of maintaining a tight schedule and a safe operation,pilots have to use their best judgment and their life experi-ences to strike the right balance. After all, the safest airline isone that never flies, while an airline that is interested only inkeeping a schedule likely is cutting corners to achieve it.

My education in Ripon laid the foundation for makingdaily decisions that affect many lives flight after flight.Whether it is deciding when to demand extra fuel from a dispatcher, stepping in to defuse a situation with an irate passenger or simply refusing to fly the airplane because thecrew is too exhausted after being on duty for 14-1/2 hours, the

PoGo Education Provides Firm Launching Pad for Surprising Career – Airline Pilot

stakes are high and the time for decisions is limited.

Facing challenges every dayWhile the only engine failure I ever experienced was in atraining aircraft, resulting in an unexpected visit to a farmfield, I have experienced many other challenges in my rela-tively short aviation career.

We have to be alert from the moment we step into the airport, evaluating potential security threats, determining theairworthiness of the airplane, ensuring the crew is fit for duty,and evaluating the many parameters affecting the flight, fromthe weather to navigational aid outages and specific airportchallenges. All the while we have to maintain situationalawareness by monitoring radio communications of other aircraft and determining if their experiences are relevant to us.

How Ripon prepared meWhat I know is that without the first-class education thatmany of us have received from colleges such as Ripon, as wellas the military, the flying public would not have become soaccustomed to the safety of flight. It is no surprise that manyairlines require college education, of any kind, from their pilotapplicants, and all of them strongly prefer it.

My Ripon education was a launching pad for the life experiences that give me confidence as a pilot today. Criticalthinking, dealing with people who do not always share yourpoint of view (dispatchers, crewmembers, passengers, air trafficcontrol), evaluating a range of options in a short amount oftime, and publicly communicating in an effective manner areall skills that I honed at Ripon.

I would not trade my Ripon education for anything, even ifsome day I have to explain to a confused PoGo student whymy nametag says “Politics and Government” while I’m wearingan airplane pin on my lapel. r

Dimitri Smirenski ’00

Dmitri Smirenski ’00 says his liberal arts education molded him into theperson he has become.

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Felines are the Cat’s Meow

A trio of cats explores the grounds at the English home of Tami Boden-Ellis.

Van Slyke says. “He likes to walk on a leash outside.Sophie is shy with strangers but is the top cat in the houseand is devoted to my husband. Both of them love to sit atthe window and watch birds.”

She lovingly remembers idiosyncrasies of some of herkitties.

“Bob was given to my husband as a birthday gift in1989,” she says. “He lived 20 years. Bob ate everything butespecially loved anything with tomatoes — juice, sauce,whatever. The only item he would not eat was butterscotchpudding.

When we featured alumni and their dogs in theSpring 2009 issue of Ripon Magazine, the article was a big hit. But it brought an imme-diate demand for equal time from cat lovers.

All right. That makes sense. Cats are the number onepet in the United States, numbering 10 million more thandogs, the number two pet, in the most recent count.

So, here we pay homage to cats and their Ripon alumni.

When Deborah Johnson Van Slyke ’60 of Scottsdale,Ariz., was serving as class agent, she asked for ideas for aproject and warned: “Those who do not write or call willreceive one of our cats!”

But there was really not much chance of that. VanSlyke says she enjoys an entertaining life, thanks in part toher feline friends.

“I grew up in an apartment in Chicago and alwayswanted a pet,” Van Slyke says. “Amos was my going-away

gift from my group at the First NationalBank of Chicago. He was a Russian blue— smart, brave and very loving. Heliked to play fetch.”

Until three years ago, Van Slyke andher husband, Alan, had as many as sixcats. When they were living inMinneapolis, Alan would open the

house up to passing homeless cats who were trying to avoidthe snow. They now have two cats, a brother and sister duonamed Sophie and Mikey.

“Mikey is very curious, affectionate and adventurous,”

Sophie said it was a “bad fur” day, so Deborah Johnson Van Slyke ’60poses just with Mikey.

“Like a gracefulvase, a cat, evenwhen motionless,seems to flow.”

~ George F. Will

“The ancientEgyptians

worshipped catsas gods – and

cats have neverforgotten this!”

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“Dave was our mouser and chipmunker. He loved to layout in a perfect line by the door his dead chipmunks for usto find.

“Pepper would sit and watch TV with Alan and sharetheir favorite snacks together — peanuts, raisins and tortilla chips. It is not easy for a cat to eat raisins!

“Our Sophie and Mikey, today, are not gourmet cats.They like the dry food. They have strange sleeping habits— they like to sleep inside shoes. Mike can open cupboarddoors with his paw but often has a difficult time gettingout. When I hear strange thumps, it is time to play ‘findthe cat.’ So far, not a glass has been broken.”

As a history major and speech minor, Van Slyke’scuriosity and wonder of the world was sparked at Ripon.Having a desire to know everything she could, she went onto receive a master’s degree in library science from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.

She then worked as a corporate librarian for severalcompanies, including The First National Bank of Chicago,Montgomery Ward & Co. and Real Estate Research Corp.During the late ’70s, Van Slyke shifted to corporate recordsmanagement. She helped companies take control of theirinformation in all forms — paper, computer, micrographics— as a result of an increase in government agencies, foreign trade and lawsuits.

She is a voracious reader and usually reads two books ata time. She also participates in her church’s choir, enjoysneedlepoint and baking, and stays active by swimmingevery day.

Tami Boden-Ellis ’78 of Somerset, England, says she is adie-hard canine lover. “But let it not be said ‘you cannotteach an old dog new tricks’ because over the more recent

years, we have become felinefanciers, too,” she says.

Boden-Ellis says she lives in alovely, rural part of England, about150 miles southwest of London. Shekeeps busy in the garden, and poultry, pigs, dogs, fish and catsabound throughout the property.

She says her love of felines“started when our neighborupstream informed us that her ‘ratcatcher’ had been successful, thoughhe did warn her that they, the waterrats, may have only moved down-stream,” she says. “On that note, the

children, Peter and I were off to the shelter and camehome with what would be two of many kittens to follow.

“Domino and Oreo (were) little black and white bundles of (surprise, surprise) rodent killers!”

After several years, Domino died and was replaced by twofriendly farm kittens, Snickers and Ripple. “And it’s gone onand on and on and on from there,” Boden-Ellis says.

Ripple is female and for many years has had at least alitter a year. “In her own right, she has helped us monetari-ly support two worthwhile charities, as all donations for herand her offsprings’ kittens have gone to the charities

ZEST-UK and CHICKS,” Boden-Ellis says. Respectively, thesecharities contribute to theadvancement of education andthe relief of need amongst schoolage children in Zambia; and helpprovide respite/country holidaysfor disadvantaged inner-city children in the United Kingdom.

“Our best summer was whenwe had three litters within a weekof each other and 11 kittens whowere so, so much fun,” Boden-Ellis says. “They had a great timetogether. Our kittens have trav-elled some distances. They are in Scotland, Wales and, ofcourse, throughout jolly ol’ England. We have thoroughlyenjoyed our time with these little critters, and, thankfully,the dogs we have had over the time — at best five — havebeen very, very tolerant.

“So, could you say we are feline-lovers? All the while Inever see a rodent (except a dead one), our kittens canfind loving homes and raise money for much-needed causes. Yes, I guess you could say they have found a placein our hearts!

“Ripple, E.T., Socks and Shadow ask you to check outtheir supported charities at www.zest-uk.net andwww.chicks.org.uk.”

Bill Youngs ’89 and Susan Kutschenreuter Youngs ’91live in Anoka, Minn. — “the Halloween capital of theworld!” Susan Youngs says. “No kids, but very spoiled cats.”

She says she has liked cats ever since she was a littlegirl. “I love their independence and their overall cat-itude,”she says. “No one can look at you quite like a cat!”

With enthusiastic owners like the Youngs, the cats weresure to end up with interesting names. It turns out that Billcame up with one of the cat’s names: Fish. The name stemsfrom a longtime joke of naming a cat after some other animal like fish, dog or bird, and Fish was liked the best.

“Our vet gets a kick out of it, too,” Youngs said.The couple’s second cat is black and white and was

properly named Oreo Cookies. Although appearing morelike a Holstein cow, the nameMoo Moo just didn’t stick, andOreo Cookies was the finaldecision.

Oreo Cookies lives up to herinteresting name and has apeculiar habit. She is the“mighty huntress” of the house,and instead of bringing in dead birds or mice from outside,she is an indoor cat and adapted properly to hunting socks.Youngs says that after Oreo Cookies brings her socks, “shewill then patiently wait for praise for her stellar huntingskills. If you don’t praise her right away, she will bring youanother sock. She has very high standards!”

Since a third cat, died a few years ago, Fish seemed tounderstand Youngs’ sadness. “Almost instantly she started

“I have studied manyphilosophers and manycats. The wisdom of catsis infinitely superior.”

~ Hippolyte Taine

Tami Boden-Ellis ’78

A new arrival at the Boden-Ellishome takes an exploration trip.

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cuddling up with me on the couch and waiting by the frontdoor for me to come home,” she said.

Youngs works as a communications assistant for a smallconsulting firm in St. Paul. She is also an avid runner. Todate, she has completed four marathons and numerous half-marathons.

Through thick and through thin, over the past 19 years, agrey tabby cat named Molly has been a constant companion for Susan E. Frikken ’90 of Madison, Wis.Frikken and her partner, Deb Hanrahan, also have threedogs, but Molly is the acknowledged head of the householdand adopts each new canine companion in turn.

A year after graduating from Ripon, Frikken was livingnear a military base in Louisiana with her then-husband.The cat was found as a stray on the military base andnamed after Revolutionary War heroine Molly Pitcher.Frikken adopted her.

“She’s been happy and healthy ever since,” Frikken says.“She’s accompanied me all over the place. I’ve moved severaltimes, and she’s always been very adaptable. The runningjoke is she’s always been my best teacher. She always asks for

what she wants, she sleeps when she needsto, she gets what she needs.”

Frikken says cats are special because theyare so self-sufficient. “And they help youform your ego,” she says. “Dogs will alwaystell you you’re wonderful even if you’re not.You can’t count on cats to stroke your ego.”

Frikken is seeking a doctorate of physicaltherapy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and runs herown massage therapy practice in her home. Regular clientshave come to know a unique aspect of Molly’s character.

“The older she’s gotten, the louder she gets,” Frikkensays. “She has a howling thing. She wants to be noticed.She likes to go into echoey places and talk really loudly. Ihave clients who ask, ‘Where’s Molly?’ if they can’t hearher talking. Some ask if that’s a baby I have upstairs,” shesays with a laugh.

“She also goes down regularly to the bag of dog food inthe basement and talks to it. I don't know if she thinks it’s

going to open for her, but it never works.”See more about Frikken on page 32 in the Class Notes

section.

DJ Lilly ’90 works as a youthservices librarian inBellefonte, Pa. Because of herlove for cats, many booksabout cats find their way intothe library.

“There are a million cutebooks about cats!” she says.“But whenever I buy a catbook, I try to buy a dog bookso no one can say we’re leaning only one way.”

Lilly also volunteer at a local nursing home taking careof their pets, including a half dozen cats.

She currently has one cat at home, a black and white,4-year-old female with a literary name.

“She reminds me of a cow, whichpeople in Wisconsin will appreci-ate,” she says. “She’s called Winnie-the-Mooh — Winnie for short.”

Lilly began getting cats when shemoved out on her own after graduating from school.

“As a working person, I appreciate their independence,” shesays. “You don’t have to spend allyour time with them, and they’reOK with that. They pretty much do

what they want to do. I find them fascinating to watch, theway they clean their ears and the way they sit. They havekind of a regal air about them.”

She also finds cats amusing.“A dog tries to get its owner’s affection, whereas an

owner tries to get its cat’s affection,” she says. “Dogs kind oflay it all out there, and cats are more of a mystery to figureout. In the end, I like a challenge.”

Paul Larson ’05 and Sarah McGill ’05 of Elkton, Md.,“Many catssimply pounceto their owndrummers.”

~ Karen Duprey

Molly, Susan Frikken’s beloved feline companion, is guardian of the homework.

DJ Lilly ’90

Paul Larson ’05 snuggles with Gus as a kitten.

Winnie, DJ Lilly’s companion,strikes a regal pose.

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share their lives with three male cats: Schnapps, Gus andEuler.

Schnapps was named by his previous owner — Larson’scousin — who was in college at the time (“Of course!”)McGill says with a laugh about the cat’s name. Gus andEuler both were adopted from the Green Lake AnimalShelter.

“We were taking care of a friend’s cat at the time, andwe wanted one of our own,” McGill recalls. “The animalshelter had a two-for-one deal. These cats happened to bethere at the same time, and they played with each other.That’s what we wanted.”

Because both Larson and McGill were math majors,they named the pair for famed mathematicians Gauss andEuler. So does that make them dignified and scholarly?

“Oh, I don’t know about that,” McGill says with alaugh.

But they are mischievous. Euler recently ate a wholebratwurst right off the dining table and left not a trace anywhere. Another just ate part of an angel food cake. Guslikes spaghetti and once stuck his whole head inside thesauce jar to clean it out.

“He came out very red,” McGillsays. “I can’t leave food out anymore.”

Schnapps is the big brother, shesays, and takes care of the othertwo. They all like to wrestle andsnuggle up together to sleep. Theyalso throw suckers and Q-tips intothe air and swat them around thehouse.

“We find Q-tips everywhere,”McGill says. “Usually there areabout 20 under the couch anytimeI clean it out underneath.”

McGill teaches math at ElktonHigh School and has coached girl’ssoccer and lacrosse. Larson is working on his dissertation for hisdoctorate in economics at theUniversity of Delaware.

McGill says they enjoy living with their cats.“I like that they are friendly and cuddly but also self-

sufficient,” she says. “Except for really hot nights, they usually spend most of the night with us.”

Although Paul Neuberger ’05 has returned to his home-town of Milwaukee, he and his two cats are all “Ripon boys.”

The cats, just over 4 years old, are from a litter born toa stray on campus. Students named the stray Brock after“Brockway.” She stayed outside even in winter, hidingunder cars and eating food students put out for her.

The school nurse at the time was able to catch Brockand took her in. She discovered Brock was expecting andadvertised for people to adopt the kittens. Neuberger, thenassociate director of the Annual Fund at Ripon, went totake a look.

“I always wanted two boy cats, and she said, ‘I know justthe two for you.’ These two just hung out with each other.They were like soul mates. I went down there, fell in lovewith them and adopted them.”

Paul named them after his twofavorite movie characters: Quint forRobert Shaw’s character in “Jaws,”and “Vito” for Marlon Brando’s character in “The Godfather.”

Paul says he likes cats becausehis job keeps him away from homea lot, and “cats are self-sufficient.Also, they’re a lot like me. If cats want to be around you,they will be. If they don’t want to, they’re going to go dotheir own thing. Cats just fit my personality.”

He loves the differences in their personalities. Quint is“daddy’s little boy,” Paul says. “He can’t go the bed at nightuntil he plays with me, and he follows me around everywhere. He’s more laid-back.

“Vito is Mr. Adventure,” he says. “Vito would be thefirst one to parachute out of the airplane. He’s the first to greet theguests, the first to check everythingout. He goes walking on top of theshelves, on top of the refrigerator.

“They complement each otherwell, and they’re a nice mix.”

He says the best thing about catsis that they will love you unconditionally, but you have to earntheir love and respect first.

“If you can earn that, it teachesyou valuable life lessons,” he says.“Earning the love and respect of a catwill help you relate better to people.Anytime you have to earn to loveand respect of any living thing, itserves you better in the long run.” rStories compiled by Jaye Alderson, KatieMead ’11 and Erin Schaick ’12.

Euler and Sarah McGill ’05 take a nap.

Paul Neuberger ’05 poses with his boys: Vito on theleft and Quint on the right.

“I love cats becauseI enjoy my home;and little by little,

they become its visible soul.”

~ Jean Cocteau

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More than 500 people representing class yearsfrom 1950 to 2013attended Alumni

Weekend June 25 and 26.Activities included the third

annual All Alumni Reception(sponsored by the Classes of 1975,1976 and 1985) at the EvansAdmission Center; backyard gameson the Memorial Green Space, withrefreshments sponsored by the Classof 1990 and the Delta Upsilon fraternity; a concert by The OtherHalf, featuring members of the Classof 1969; Theta Chi frisbee golf;Theta Sigma Tau game room; andan alumni art exhibit.

Fun Run winners were: CharlieLarson ’00 (17:20 - new course

record) and Stacy Tate Paleen ’95(26:15) in running; and NicholasRunte (husband of RebeccaPeterson Runte ’00) (46:05) andBarbara Krieps Laskin ’61 (41:22) inwalking.

Golf winners were: Peter Cooper’65, John Diedrich ’62 and Philip“Ole” Holm ’65.

The Alumni Associationendorsed the following alumni asrecipients of the 2010 alumniawards.

Distinguished Alumni Citation John T. Benka ’60 of Park Ridge,Ill., is a retired assistant superintendent, Maine TownshipHigh School. He majored in biologyand minored in English at Ripon,

ALUMNIWEEKEND& CLASS REUNION 2010

Charles Morgan ’60 of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and his wife, Louise “Samm” Morgan, pre-pare to lead the Class of 1960 in the All Alumni March.

500 CelebrateEach Other’s

Lives atAlumni

Weekend

Norm Loomer, professor of mathematics and computer science emeritus, and Susan Boothroyd Loomer ’67 sharea tender moment at the All Alumni Gathering Spot on theMemorial Green Space.

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For more photos from Alumni Weekend, visit the College’s flickr site at

www.flickr.com/photos/ripon_college

Photos by Jim Koepnick

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and was a member and officer of PhiKappa Pi (Merriman), lettered infootball and baseball, was a memberof the 1957 undefeated MidwestConference (MWC) championshipfootball team and participated inthe advanced ROTC program,being commissioned as a secondlieutenant.

Benka served on the faculty ofthe U.S. Army Chemical CorpsSchool until August 1962. He thenserved in teaching and administra-tion positions at high schools inIllinois and Wisconsin and was anadjunct professor at National LouisUniversity, Evanston, Ill.

Charles E. “Rick” Estberg ’75 ofBrussels, Belgium, is a senior intelli-gence adviser, NATO, headquartersin Brussels, Department of Defense.At Ripon, he was a combined for-eign language major with emphasison German. Within weeks of graduating, he joined the Army andfour years later became Departmentof Defense civilian, where he hasbeen ever since. He has 34 years ofgovernment service.

Estberg has served in numerouscapacities, to include linguist, ana-lyst, program manager, speech writerfor his agency’s director (a three-staradmiral at the time), and Chief ofStaff of the Interagency OperationsSecurity Support Staff. In 1997, hewas selected as a Brookings Fellowand served on Capitol Hill on the

personal staff of U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott(D-VA). In 2006, he was the recipientof the Meritorious Civilian ServiceAward, his agency’s highest recognition.

Richard J. Lewandowski ’75 ofMadison, Wis., majored in politics andgovernment and economics at Ripon,then earned his law degree from theUniversity of Wisconsin Law School.

He is an attorney at WhyteHirschboeck Dubek S.C., a Wisconsinlaw firm. He has almost 30 years ofexperience in environmental issues. Hehas handled cases dealing with waterpermitting, solid and hazardous wasteregulation, groundwater protection, pesticide regulation and wetlands. Healso has represented Tibetan refuges inasylum proceedings for the NationalImmigrant Justice Center.

Carol Grant Troestler ’60 of Prairie duSac, Wis., is a retired partner/socialcounselor, Pathway Center. Troestlermajored in psychology and biology atRipon. She was in the psychology andreligion clubs, was a member of AlphaChi Omega and was named the WhiteRose Queen of Sigma Nu.

Troestler worked as the alcohol andother drug abuse program coordinator atSauk Prairie School District. In 1985,she became the co-owner of PathwayCenter, a mental health clinic in Prairiedu Sac.

She has had two historical novelspublished: Flow On Sweet Missouri(2005) and Iowa Born and Bred (2006).She is working on a book about theCuban Missile Crisis.

Her husband is Tom Troestler ’59.

A concert was presented by The Other Half, the Class of 1969’s own pure acoustical, folk-singing groupknown for their close harmonies and intricate guitar work. From left are Jeff Scheferman of Colleyville,Texas; Barry Morton of Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.; a substitute bass player; Bob Fernbach of Pasadena,Calif.; and Dave Richardson of San Gabriel, Calif.

Alumni of all ages gathered in the North Reading Room of Lane Library to share the college days memoriesduring the “That Was Then …” session. From left in the foreground are Phil Nancarrow ’65 of Houghton,Mich., Barry Simon ’66 of Albuquerque, N.M., Paul Kegel ’57 of De Pere, Wis., and (partially obscured)Andrew Obara ’55 of Palatine, Ill.

Rick Estberg ’75, center, a recipient of a2010 Distinguished Alumni Citation andwho currently works with NATO inBelgium, shares a photo with SueChapman Carlton ’75 of St. Charles, Ill.,left, and Laurie Landis Wolford ’75 ofCastle Rock, Colo.

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Outstanding Young Alumni Zachary S. Morris ’02 of Boston,Mass., is a medical student at HarvardUniversity. He was a chemistry andbiology major and earned one of the 32select Rhodes scholarships, the thirdstudent to do so in Ripon’s history. Hecompleted two master’s degrees atOxford University and a doctorate atHarvard University in the Division ofMedical Sciences. He is in his finalyear of clinical courses at HarvardMedical School.

Morris volunteers for Big BrothersBig Sisters. While at Harvard, he started a mentoring program for children at the Elizabeth Stone House,in Roxbury, Mass.

Athletic Hall of Fame Mark D. Bradley ’96 of Ripon, Wis.,participated in baseball, football andwrestling. In football, Bradley’s teamhad an overall record of 22-15. He had88 tackles, three interceptions and 31.9yards punting average, and was namedAll-Conference 1st Team DefensiveBack in the 1995 season. In baseball,he was a pitcher and outfielder. He wasnamed to the All-Conference 2ndteam in 1995. In wrestling, Bradley —the sole member of the Ripon team —held an overall record of 42-8. Duringthe 1993-94 season, he was named tothe 1st team All-Conference and qualified for the NCAA Division IIINational Wrestling Tournament.

He joins his father, Doug Bradley’66, who was inducted into the

Hall of Fame in 1985.He works for the Ripon Area

School District as a special educationteacher and as head wrestling coach atRipon High School.

Sara L. Soffa ’94 of Fitchburg, Wis.,broke many swim records including 100and 200 backstroke, 100 and 200 breast-stroke, 200 and 400 individual medley,and the 200, 400 and 800 relays. Shewas the women’s swim team captainfrom 1992 to 1994, Ripon CollegeAthlete of the Week in 1993 and 1994,and was named to the Midwest AthleticConference for Women Academic All-Conference team.

She works at Edgewood Collegewhere she is professor of education inthe doctoral program in EducationalLeadership.

James M. Wallace ’97 of Minneapolis,Minn., was the second leading tacklerfor the Red Hawks football team in1994, voted the defensive player of theweek, ranked first in NCAA III in puntreturns in 1995, ranked second inNCAA III in interceptions, and votedMWC Defensive Player of the Year in1995. Wallace was selected as a kickreturner in the 1994 NCAA DivisionIII All-American football team andreceived the Jeff A. ThompsonAthletic Award in 1997. He also was amember of Phi Delta Theta.

He now owns a trim carpentry business.

Coach Robert L. Duley of Westfield,

Wis., has been the track and fieldcoach since 1994 and the cross countrycoach since 1998. His Ripon trackteams have won 39 invitational titlesand the cross-country team has won 21invitational titles. Both have been themost in Ripon College history. Duley’steams also hold seven WisconsinPrivate College Championships. Hehas coached 31 NCAA qualifiers, morethan 200 MWC medalists, and morethan 250 Academic All-Conferenceperformers.

Before coming to Ripon, CoachDuley was a high school track and fieldcoach, and basketball coach for morethan 24 years. His teams, combined,have more than 500 wins and 13 conference championships. Over a 41-year career, his teams have won morethan 100 invitational titles and havean overall winning percentage above70 percent. He has won “Coach of theYear” honors four times. R

Professor of Biology Skip Wittler leads a walk on the Cereso Prairie Conservancy.

Winners of the 34th annual Alumni Association Red HawksScramble were, from left, Peter Cooper ’65 of Lake Zurich,Ill.; Philip “Ole” Holm ’65 of Evanston, Ill.; and JohnDiedrich ’62 of Ripon, Wis. The scramble raised $3,600 tohelp underwrite the athletic budget.

Laurie Landis Wolford ’75, of Castle Rock,Colo., left, chats with Nancy Groose TerMatt’76 of Naperville, Ill., in Great Hall.

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Jean KirkpatrickLederer ’73 and

her husband, Gary Lederer ’72, recently were on a long weekendtrip to Normandy, France, when they got an unexpected “hello”from Ripon. “We got up early in the morning to meet a tourguide at the small train station in Bayeux,” Jean says. “You canimagine my surprise when I turned my head looking for the guideand saw Sue Mijanovich Key ’72 of Lake Zurich, Ill., and herhusband, Roger, sitting there waiting for a train to Paris. Sue andGary were in the class of 1972, and Sue and I lived together inScott Hall her senior year when there was one floor of womenhoused there. We have seen each other over the years, but notfor a couple of years, now. It was a complete shock to run intothem, and in such an unlikely place. Lots of shrieks and hugs andlaughter. We only had a brief time to catch up as our guidearrived, and their train was coming in. A great ‘small-world’moment that we all thoroughly enjoyed.” Shown above are GaryLederer, left, Sue Mijanovich Key, Jean Lederer and Roger Key.

It’s a Small World After All

A Green and Lasting Gift to RiponA newly planted tree on the green space of Ripon College waspresented to the College by Douglas and Bonnie Kline of Berlin,Wis. They are the parents of Stefanie Kline ’05 of La Crosse,Wis. “The gift of the tree is in honor of Stefanie’s graduationfrom Ripon College and her master’s from Viterbo University,”Doug Kline says. The tree was in place and looking great forStefanie’s fifth class reunion in June. Stefanie’s name was addedto a recognition plate in the Dahm Heritage Room in PickardCommons. Shown above, from left, are Doug Kline, his daughter,Stefanie, and Bill Neill ’67, director of charitable gift planning.

Army Comrades Recall Ripon MemoriesDayle Balliett ’39 of Bradenton, Fla., left, and Tim Burr ’61 ofOostburg, Wis., reconnected in May at Balliett’s retirement community in Florida. They talked and had lunch together. Timrecalls that when he was sent as an Army private to Korea in1962, he turned in his papers and heard a clerk exclaim, “RiponCollege! This guy will be a corporal in two weeks!” That wasbecause Col. Dayle Balliett was then commanding officer of the

31st Infantry. “It was anhonor to meet him,”Burr says. “He was themost respected solider Imet in three years in theArmy. All I heard whenI got to Korea was thathis troops would followhim anywhere. They hadtremendous admirationand affection for him.Now, he’s still very alert,plays piano and has agreat sense of humor.”

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1940sHelen Fossland Zippel ’42 of Mequon, Wis., saysshe has four great-grandchildren. She has lived ina retirement home named New Castle for sevenyears and is very happy there.

1950sJune 24-26, 201155th Reunion, Class of ’56

Vilma Butcher Carlson ’51 of Tekonsha, Mich.,writes: “I will be traveling to Mongolia thisJune/July to see where my Hungarian ancestorsoriginated. I’m anxious to also watch the NaadamFestival with its outstanding horseback riding,archery and wrestling feats.”

Robert G. Hess ’52 and his wife, Phyllis, ofPlymouth, Mich., celebrated their 52nd weddinganniversary June 7.

Dottie Wichmann Henry ’53 and her husband,Frank, of Dallas, Pa., have received theDistinguished Citizens Award from theNortheastern Pennsylvania Council of the BoyScouts of America. Both were in Scouting as children. “Our sons were Cub Scouts, and ourgranddaughter, Samantha, earned the Gold Awardin Girl Scouting,” Dottie says. Frank is chairmanof Frank Martz Coach Company in Wilkes-Barre,president of Martz Group, Washington, D.C.,Fredericksburg, Va., and St. Petersburg, Fla., andon the board of directors and past chairman of theAmerican Bus Association, Gray Line Worldwideand Trailways Bus System. Dottie is past presidentof the Junior League of Wilkes-Barre, the GeneralHospital Women’s Auxiliary and AmericanCancer Society of Wyoming Valley.

Mary Lou Zender Latzer ’53 of San Luis Obispo,Calif., writes: “My husband, Clyde, and I areenjoying retirement in beautiful San Luis Obispo,which is in the Central Coast of California. Threeof our grandchildren are in college. NanWithington ’53, lives in Santa Barbara, 100 milessouth of us.”

Beverly Olsen Taylor ’53 of Montgomery, Ill., isretired. Her husband, Albert Taylor, is in a nursinghome. Gardening is still her main hobby.

Robert L. Daugherty ’54 of Leland, N.C., isretired. He has 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and communicates with them bytexting. “Life is good,” he says.

Patricia Spiczenski Head ’54 of Carnegie, Pa., isretired. She has six grandchildren and is active inthe local Friends of Scott Township Public Libraryand the Neville Manor Home Owners Association.

Fredric E. Roeming ’55 of Green Valley, Ariz.,writes: “I am happy to have a grandson, AustinOliver, starting at Ripon College this fall. He hasbeen awarded a four-year ROTC scholarship andhopes to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps as acareer Army officer.”

Joan Anderson Bachus ’57 of Penn Valley, Calif.,writes: “I still love enjoying my retirement years inCalifornia. Would love to see any former classmatesvisiting the Golden State. I am a docent at theEmpire Mine in Gross Valley. I’ll give you a tour.”

1960sJune 24-26, 201150th Reunion, Class of ’61

John R. Korbel ’60 of Naples, Fla., has traveled toHawaii regularly for the past 41 years. “Since the1980s, I have visited Pearl Harbor to commemorate12/7/41 and volunteer to work on behalf of thePearl Harbor Survivors Association,” he says. “Mywife and I enjoy all travel, but the Pearl Harbor tripis special to me.”

Charles H. Morgan ’60 of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.,says, “Life is good in northeast Florida. Three of oursix grandchildren live within two miles of ourhouse. We keep ‘The Morgan Company’ (promotional advertising) rocking along. If youneed anything logo’ed give us a call.”

Gary J. Kazmier ’61 of Brookfield, Wis., will retireas an investment adviser with Wells Fargo Advisorsafter 42 years in December. He and his wife,Marianne, celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary in June.

Timothy Harry Williams ’62 of Montgomery,Texas, recently celebrated his 70th birthday skiingdown the mountains of Utah with a client. “Shewas amazed when I told her that I was one of only afew of the 450 Deer Valley Ski Instructors over 70who are still teaching Alpine skiing,” Williams says.“She was also amazed to learn that I had recentlyhad open heart surgery. LIFE IS GOOD!” Sinceretiring from Albion College (Mich.) in 2002,Timothy and his wife, Brigitte, have been workingduring the ski season at Deer Valley, Utah. Sheworks in the children’s program, and he teachesAlpine skiing. They live near their children onLake Conroe in Texas and enjoy watching their sonand daughter coach their football, track and swimming teams, and their grandchildren participate in their school activities. They also volunteer in their schools, travel, dance and participate in various clubs and church activities.

Vernon E. Cronen ’63 of Amherst, Mass., is professor of communication at the University of

Massachusetts. This year he co-wrote a book withW. Barnett Pearce, Communication, Action andMeaning: The Creation of Social Realities. He washonored by the Social Construction division of theNational Communication Association for hislong-lasting influence on communication theory.A recently published book includes the chapter,“The Massachusetts Revolution,” by two of his former graduate students. The book is about thehistory and development of social constructivistthought, and the word “revolution” in the titlerefers to roles of Cronen, Pearce and their studentsin the paradigm shift from logical positivism to asocial constructionist/pragmatist orientation ontheory and research. Cronen continues to work onthe development of the theory “CoordinatedManagement of Meaning.” He and his wife, MyrnaCronen (speech and language pathologist) enjoyrunning, cycling (when New England weather permits), traveling and spending time with theirdaughter, son-in law and 3-year-old grandson.

Frank Louis Smoll ’63 of Kirkland, Wash., and hiscolleague Ronald Smith were profiled in an articlein the April issue of Monitor on Psychology, amonthly magazine distributed to 108,000 membersof the American Psychological Association. Smolland Smith are professors of psychology at theUniversity of Washington in Seattle. The articlepresents an overview of their sport psychologyresearch and applied activities, along with adescription of their current Youth Enrichment inSports project (www.y-e-sports.com). The articlecan be accessed online at www.apa.org/monitor/2010/04/coaching.aspx

Actors Harrison Ford ’64 and CalistaFlockhart were married June 15 in New

Mexico, where Ford was filming “Cowboys andAliens.” The wedding was presided over by NewMexico’s Gov. Bill Richardson at the governor’smansion.

Mary A. Sims Trombetta ’64 of East Setauket,N.Y., is retired after 28 years teaching English andEnglish as a second language. “Enjoying beingretired with husband, Angelo, and playing withgranddaughters Karly and Kathleen,” she says.

Philip Murray Chase ’66 of Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii,writes: Faye and I are both retired from the HawaiiDepartment of Education. Our daughter is a juniorat Chapman University majoring in accounting.Time is filled with work on house, painting classes,photography and model railroading.”

Frederick Kevin Shea ’67 of Knoxville, Tenn.,retired Jan. 1, 2007, after almost 30 years with

indicates a marriage or union.

indicates a birth or adoption.

Class NotesCLASS NOTES

Dottie WichmannHenry ’53

Timothy HarryWilliams ’62

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American Honda Motor Co. Inc. He retired asregional parts distribution manager. “I am enjoyingmy grandchildren — three in Portland, Ore., andour newest, Elton, who is just 5 minutes away fromus in Knoxville,” Kevin says. “I also am playing alot of tennis.”

Cindy Shaw Olsen ’68 of Dublin, Ohio, hasretired as a kindergarten teacher with the UpperArlington City Schools, “and I’m loving everymoment,” she says.

David P. Sinish ’69 of Collinsville, Conn., is a realestate agent at Realty Works LLC in Canton,Conn.

1970sJune 24-26, 201140th Reunion, Class of ’71

Doretta M. Miller ’70 of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,recently completed a fall 2009 sabbatical leavefrom Skidmore College and traveled to Vienna,with a canal cruise to Amsterdam. She will have aone-person art exhibition at First Street Gallery inChelsea, New York City, in May 2011.

David A. Read ’70 of West Chester, Pa., retired inthe fall of 2008 after 24 years with Tyco Fire &Building Products. He retired as national productmanager. Dave now is playing lots of golf andworking with some local charities.

Jeffrey W. Trickey ’71 of Pewaukee, Wis., continues to coach football at Waukesha WestHigh School following his retirement from teaching physical education. He also is director ofthe Jeff Trickey Quarterback Camps, with 30 fromcoast to coast, and he is a motivational speaker.

Jan Petrovski MacLeod ’74 of Clarendon Hills,Ill., received a Make a Difference Award thisspring from her local Parent Teacher Organizationat Hinsdale Central High School, where she is alibrarian. The PTO asks for quarterly nominationsfrom students, who write short essays to nominateteachers or staff members who they feel havemade a difference in their lives by going “aboveand beyond” to help them in some way. The recipients don’t know who nominated them, butgenerally it takes more than one nomination towin the award, Jan says. She also recently waselected to her third term as treasurer of theClarendon Hills Library Board of Trustees.

Joseph P. Belanger ’75 of Carlisle, Mass., has joinedThe Brattle Group’s Finance Practice in Cambridge,Mass., as a senior consultant. The Brattle Group is aglobal provider of consulting and expert testimonyin economics, finance and regulation. Joe previouslyspent more than 25 years at State Street Corp.,where he was part of the executive team inAlternative Investment Servicing.

James R. Pierce ’76 of Williamsburg, Va., is seniorresident director and vice president at MerrillLynch’s Williamsburg office. His hobby is flying as acommercial instrument helicopter pilot-R44.

Peter L. Walters ’76 of Abington, Mass., writes: “Ihave taken some turns in my life. I am now inMassachusetts, married with two grown kids. I normally am a claims adjuster but since June of2009, I have been a mobilized reservist (SergeantMajor in JAG Corps) and living in Washington,D.C., and will do so until May of 2011. We are providing legal support for wounded soldiers goingthrough their disability hearing.”

Robert T. “Robbie” Cordo ’78 of Minnetonka,Minn., is business manager at EurocarsUS.

Carol Pedersen Morgan ’78 of Luverne, Minn., is aGuardian ad Litem with the State Court System.She advocates for children in child protection andfamily court cases.

Bill Ainslie ’79 and his wife, Vicki, of Decatur, Ga.,were honored as one of 12 Hometown Heroes for2009 in Decatur. The awards honor volunteer work,and the Ainslies were chosen for their volunteerefforts for the Decatur Bulldog Boosters (DBB), theathletic booster club for the middle and highschools. They are involved with the governance ofthe group, grilling brats, announcing at spring sportsevents and keeping sideline stats. Bill also writesarticles summarizing games for some of the sports.They are the parents of Kylie Ainslie ’11.

1980sJune 24-26, 201130th Reunion, Class of ’8125th Reunion, Class of ’86

Deborah Clark Glenn ’80 of Aiken, S.C., justreturned from Avignon, France, where her husbandis working with AREVA in conjunction with theU.S. Department of Energy, and Mozambique,Africa, where her daughter is a nurse missionary atan IRIS ministries children’s center.

Henry J. Zalman ’80 of Nashua, N.H., is studyingin the radiation sciences program at University ofMassachusetts-Lowell. His wife of 23 years, MarieKeifer, died suddenly in October. He lives inNashua with his two sons.

Michele Jarosz Battle ’81 of Charlotte, N.C., is ananalysis and requirements manager with McKessonProvider Technologies.

Blaine E. Gibson ’81 of Grafton, Wis., is a financialadviser at Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. He also is in

the process of obtaining his Certified FinancialPlanner (CFP) designation.

Kenneth Patrick Campbell ’82 of Racine, Wis., isa business analysis manager at Super Valu-MidwestRegion.

David Scott Fleming ’83 of Lake Forest, Ill., isoperations manager at Jump Trading in Chicago.

Sandra Hillman Czerniak ’84 of Big Bend, Wis., isassistant vice president, claims for Argent, a division of West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.

Amy Barnes Frey ’84 of Louisville, Colo., writes:“Enjoying life to its fullest, my family and my dogsis what I am striving for both now and in thefuture. For now, however, I have a very full life as awife, business owner, and as an active member ofthe Alumni Association Board of Directors at theUniversity of Colorado-Boulder where I receivedmy master’s degree. I miss all my Ripon family,though, and wish them all the best.”

John W. McNair ’84 of Placitas, N.M., supportsthe Supply Chain as part of human resources atIntel Corp.

Clare A. Miller ’84 of Algoma, Wis., adopted another daughter from China in

February. Jania Jinxuan Mei Miller joins her sister,Sara. Clare says she is now the proud mom of twoAsian beauties.

Elizabeth B. “Beth” Tracy ’85 of East Falmouth,Mass., writes: “After working 20 years in the entertainment industry, I decided on a careerchange and returned to school. I have just completed my master’s in religion at ClaremontGraduate University and will head to St. Andrew’sUniversity in Scotland this September for a three-year doctoral program in Hebrew Bible with focuson the Pentateuch.”

Holly M. Albrecht ’86 and her husband,Ronald Palmer, of Frontenac, Mo., adopted

their seventh and eighth children in July 2008.They are two sisters from Ukraine, ages 12 and 14,Zoe Lynn Palmer and Abigail Paige Palmer.

Ellen Hauert Theodores ’86 of Cumb Foreside,Maine, graduated May 22, with a master’s degreein social work from the University of NewEngland. She is a clinical counselor with the LLBean Employee Assistance Program.

Michael T. Lahti ’88 and his wife, Mia, ofDartmouth, Mass., have started working togetherin their law firm with the new name of Lahti &Lahti, P.C., doing estate planning and elder law.

Joe Anderson ’89 of St. Paul, Minn., is the newevening host on 1500ESPN Twin Cities. On gamedays, he presents pre-game coverage of MinnesotaTwins baseball, and otherwise he is the “chief ringleader” of “The Phunnhouse” from 6 to 8 p.m.each day.

James E. Czarnik ’89 of Southern Pines, N.C., hasbeen promoted to Colonel and is serving in theU.S. Army, stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. He is theCommand Surgeon for the Joint SpecialOperations Command.

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Harrison Ford ’64 Bill Ainslie ’79

Sitting still is not an option forRay Besing ’57 of Santa Fe,N.M. He has more than 30years’ experience as a triallawyer, in communications regulatory agencies and lecturing on civil trial procedureand evidence for bar associations and law schools.

In 2002, he began teachingand lecturing at such schools asUniversity College in London,University of San Diego,University of Texas, SouthernMethodist University, CatholicUniversity of America,University of Cape Town andThe Johns HopkinsUniversity’s Paul H. NitzeSchool of AdvancedInternational Studies inFlorence, Italy.

He also has publishedextensively, including his book,Who Broke Up AT&T?From Ma Bell to theInternet, and he is working ona new book.

At Ripon, Besing was asoloist in the Concert Choir,president of the Ripon BoosterClub, on the ROTC NationalRifle Team, on the tennisteam, was chairman of theStudent Court and president ofthe student body. In the 1970s,he was a trustee of RiponCollege.

Little wonder, then, thatwhile he was laid up recentlyrecuperating from surgeries, “Igot bored,” Besing says. “Istarted reading up on Kenya. Ireally don’t know why.”

But that has sparkedBesing’s latest passion – establishing a free legal aid clin-ic in the Kibera slum inNairobi, Kenya. Kibera,Besing says, is a 520-acre section of Nairobi, the largestcity in the African continent.In this small area, 1.1 millionpeople live in abject poverty,Besing says. There are no

sewers and few latrines. Theelectricity is on only about fourhours a day. There are nostreets, so fire trucks can’t getin. There is no medical care.

He said the governmentfeels that Kibera is royal land,conveyed by the British to theKenyan government.Accordingly, the governmenttreats the poor people livingthere as squatters who are notentitled to basic municipal services.

“It happens to be close tofactories and places to work, sopeople have to live there, inshacks made of wood and tin,”he says.

He says a United Nationssurvey of Kibera asked residents what they most wanted in terms of help.

“Fifth on the list, whichsurprised me, was legal services,” Besing says. “Theissue of land title — is this government land or is this mine— has been going on for 40years. The mistreatment of thepeople is beyond description.Ultimately, you must get downto the basic issue of humanrights. The right to sustainyourself and live in at least tolerable conditions is a humanright recognized in internationallaw and in treaties signed byKenya, but nobody has everchallenged the Kenyan government on its refusal toprovide basic living conditionsto the poor in Kibera. If thegovernment owns that land,they’re at least the landlord,and they ought to be requiredto take care of these people. Igot pretty angry about it.”

After several exploratorytrips to Kenya, Besing raisedseveral hundred thousand dollars to establish The KiberaCentre for Legal Aid andHuman Rights. He talked withmembers of churches, police

departments, law firms and barsocieties. He hired a staff offour lawyers, a legal secretaryand a bookkeeper, who areassisted by 15 Nairobi lawyerswho volunteer time. The centerrented offices as close to Kiberaas possible and provided furniture and electronic equipment. A van was converted into a mobile lawoffice which provides legal services to the people on thespot.

Even before the office officially opened, younglawyers already were workingin the grass outside of the building, Besing says. “Weneeded volunteer practicinglawyers in Nairobi to do probono work,” he says. “I had128 applicants. People are veryexcited and anxious to help. Alot of people who aren’t lawyershave offered to help.” To guidethe young lawyers, Besing hasestablished a board of advisorscomposed of leading seniorlawyers in Nairobi and lawprofessors from the University

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of Nairobi. After his latest tripto Kenya in June, Besing willcontinue to monitor the clinic’sprogress.

Besing says he has obtainedenough committed funds to sustain the clinic for threeyears. “If we can get this thingoff the ground, I think we’regoing to be overwhelmed withpeople who want legal help,” hesays. “If we can prove theworth of the program, I thinkthe money will come” to continue.

Besing has done volunteer“social work” all of his life. Heis keeping tabs on Kibera, writing legislation for the U.S.Senate in the field of tele-communications competitionand is eyeing new teachingopportunities.

Although officially retiredfor 15 years, Besing says, “I’vetaught or run a project everyyear since then. I’m just notgoing to be retired. My healthis good, and I’m just as activeas I was at Ripon.”

Ray Besing ’57 walks down a footpath in Kibera slum as residents of thearea discuss their needs.

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1990sJune 24-26, 201120th Reunion, Class of ’9115th Reunion, Class of ’96

Kimberly Jacobson Stapelfeldt ’90 of Jackson,Wis., has been promoted to director of clinical andsupport services at Aurora Medical Center inWashington County. She also recently finished hermaster’s of business administration degree throughCardinal Stritch University.

Dave Troy ’90 and his wife, Kimberly, ofWethersfield, Conn., have a son, Harrison

David “Harry” Troy, born June 6.

Ted Uczen ’91 of Brookfield, Wis., is now president of FEI Behavioral Health, a crisis management services, employee assistance programand work-life services company based inMilwaukee. He previously was senior vice president of banking solutions for Milwaukee-based Metavante. He has served as a member ofthe Ripon College Alumni Board.

Stacey Spaulding Jones ’92 of Green Bay, Wis., isa third-grade teacher at Rock Ledge ElementarySchool in Seymour, Wis.

Lisa A. Mahnke ’92 of Philadelphia, Pa., is working on new drugs as director in ClinicalPharmacology at Merck.

Eric N. Atkisson ’94 of Alexandria, Va., finisheda year of active duty at the Pentagon as U.S. ArmySouth Liaison Officer to the Department of theArmy, and will next deploy to Iraq as PublicAffairs Officer for the 36th Infantry Division,Texas Army National Guard. He is expecting apromotion to lieutenant colonel in the fall.

Raymond H. Larson ’94 and his wife,Acacia, of Seattle, Wash., have a daughter,

Hazel May Larson, born Dec. 13, 2009.

Holly Swyers ’94 of Chicago, Ill., will have abook, Wrigley Regulars: Finding Community in theBleachers, coming out in August from theUniversity of Illinois Press. Holly is an assistantprofessor of anthropology at Lake Forest College inLake Forest, Ill. She recently was awarded theWilliam L. Dunn Award for Outstanding Teachingand Scholarly Promise by the college.

John O. K. Shea ’95 of Koloa, Hawaii, writes thathe is “loving life in Kauai” and managing theGrand Hyatt Kauai.

Rachel Alexandria Berk ’97 of Carol Stream, Ill.,obtained a master’s of arts degree in law enforce-ment and justice administration in May 2009 fromWestern Illinois University.

Christy Schwengel ’97 and Robert Knotts ofAlexandria, Va., have a son, Adam William

Knotts, born May 8.

Pete Woreck ’97 of Randolph, Wis., returned inJanuary after serving in Afghanistan. He was a platoon leader for a platoon in charge of the

Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) at KandaharAirfield. Pete also organized a school supply drivefor the local school children.With the help of oth-ers, they delivered more than 1,000 pounds of sup-plies to students in Afghanistan. He has returned toteaching social studies at Beaver Dam High School.

Melissa Pischke LeBlanc ’98 of Madison, Wis., is apostdoctoral research associate in plant genetics atthe University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Josh Satzer ’98 and his wife, Jennifer, of SunPrairie, Wis., have a daughter, Mary Lorraine

Satzer, born Jan. 7.

Christopher Allen ’99 of Appleton, Wis., is thenew vice president of The Business Bank’s Appletonlocation. He has more than 10 years experience.After receiving his bachelor’s degree in economicsand business from Ripon, he earned his master’sdegree in business administration from MarquetteUniversity.

Christine Guy Winget ’99 of Gainesville, Fla., isassistant director for Housing and Residence Life atthe University of Florida.

2000sJune 24-26, 201110th Reunion, Class of ’015th Reunion, Class of ’06

Jenny White Kupcho ’00 and her husband,Steve, of Eagan, Minn., have a son, Benjamin

Joseph Kupcho, born Feb. 17.

Tim Reichwald ’00 of Green Bay, Wis., is a claimssupervisor at Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurancein De Pere, Wis. He also is a licensed attorney inWisconsin and Iowa and opened his own law firm,Reichwald & Reichwald, along with his wife, Miya,in 2007, practicing primarily in the area of personalinjury. He also has been an adjunct professor atLakeland College since 2007, teaching undergraduate business law. He has two children,Reece and Drake.

Lisa Sharpe Elles ’01 and her husband,Christopher, of Lawrence, Kan., have a son,

Arthur George Elles, born March 31.

Corryn Siegel Greenwood ’02 of Cincinnati, Ohio,is a neonatology fellow at Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center. Neonatology is the med-

ical specialty of taking care of newborn babies, sickbabies and premature babies.

Julie Ann Waldvogel ’02 of Ripon, Wis., isPerkins Grant Activity Associate at Moraine ParkTechnical College in Fond du Lac, Wis.

Justin E. Cleveland ’03 of Milwaukee, Wis., is themid-day news anchor with Clear Channel RadioWISN-AM 1130 and a writer for the Web siteCommon Sense Central.

Emily A. Hanson ’03 of Wauwatosa, Wis., is a cor-porate underwriting consultant at United Heartland.

Bryan Gerretsen ’03 and Amy GabrielGerretsen ’04 of Fond du Lac, Wis., have a

daughter, Kenzie Jo Gerretsen, born May 10. Amyis associate director of Alumni Relations andParent Programs at Ripon College.

Brad C. Kuehl ’03 of Whitefish Bay, Wis., isschool captionist and special education paraprofessional at Nicolet High School inGlendale, Wis. He works with a hearing-impairedstudent each day and dictates what is being said inthe class via a laptop. He also is the head boys’volleyball and girls’ softball coach.

Anne Negri ’03 of Kenosha, Wis., has receivedher master’s degree in fine arts in theatre for youthfrom Arizona State University in Tempe. She alsorecently won The Kennedy Center AmericanCollege Theatre Festival’s national Theatre forYoung Audiences Award for writing the originalplay “Fly/Lyf.”

Elizabeth A. Zirk ’03 of San Francisco, Calif., isan acting board member of the San Franciscochapter of Young Women Social Entrepreneurs, anationwide organization providing communitysupport, resources and skills development tofemale social entrepreneurs.

Heidi Stubbe Detlaff ’04 of Glenbeulah, Wis., ispursuing a master’s in business administrationdegree through Concordia University Wisconsin.

Jenifer M. Koser ’04 of Oshkosh, Wis., works inthe Information Management Department at4imprint.

Noah R. Leigh ’04 of West Allis, Wis., received amaster’s of science degree May 21 from theMedical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Heplans to research drug discovery in a lab.

Joe Lullo ’04 of Madison, Wis., is with the apprentice acting company at American Players

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Ted Uczen ’91 Holly Swyers ’94 Anne Negri ’03 Joe Lullo ’04

Theatre in Spring Green, Wis., this summer. He ispursuing a master’s of fine arts degree in acting atthe University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Matt Judson Mangerson ’04 of Milwaukee, Wis.,is serving full time in the U.S. Army.

Silvia C. Petig ’04 of Berlin, Germany, received amaster’s degree in North American Studies fromthe Free University of Berlin in 2009 and in political science from the University of Potsdam,Germany. After having worked in the GermanParliament for 2-1/2 years, she now works for theEuropean Aeronautic Defense and SpaceCompany (EADS).

Christopher Scott Zeman ’04 of ColoradoSprings, Colo., has been promoted to captain

in the U.S. Army. He and his wife, MeganMangerson Zeman ’06 have a daughter, AidaElizabeth Zeman, born Dec. 19, 2009.

Elizabeth “Betsy” Jones ’05 married Eric A.Skibicki, Oct. 25, 2008. They live in

Milwaukee, Wis.

Paul M. Neuberger ’05 of Oak Creek, Wis., is theadvancement director at Messmer High School inMilwaukee. He previously was vice president foradvancement at Saint Thomas More High School.

Jennifer Schultz ’05 of Chicago, Ill., completedtwo master’s degrees at the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee in August 2009. One is amaster’s of library and information science, andthe other is a master’s of foreign language and linguistics. Jennifer is associate linguistic validation project manager for CorporateTranslations Inc. in Chicago. Jennifer was thePickard Scholar at Ripon College in 2001.

Jen Millen ’06 of Dubuque, Iowa, marriedMark Even, Aug. 29, 2009.

Drew Davis ’07 of Wisconsin Dells, Wis., receivedhis master’s degree in national security May 14from the George Bush School of Government &Public Service at Texas A&M University.

Robert C. Perkins II ’07 of Janesville, Wis., is apatrol officer with the Janesville PoliceDepartment.

Price S. Ward ’07 of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., isin medical school at Marshall University inHuntington, W.Va.

Adam R. Hetz ’08 of Springfield, Mo., is studyingfor his master’s of physician assistant studies atMissouri State University.

Billie Jeanne Lowe ’08 of Philadelphia, Pa., workspart time for a nonprofit organization, organizingand chaperoning children from low-income neighborhoods and also doing community serviceprojects. She just started a new job as a marketingand development coordinator for Hayes ManorRetirement Home.

Taiyi Sun ’08 of Washington, D.C., graduatedMay 8 with a master’s degree from AmericanUniversity. His master’s was in internationalaffairs, specializing in international politics with afocus on international political economy. He has

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Sometimes, efforts fromcollege days at Ripon bearfruit in unexpected ways.As an anthropology majorat Ripon, Susan Frikken’90 of Madison, Wis.,researched and wrote apaper — “Historic Ripon:The Byron Kingsbury/Hutton Edifice” — for herField Methods inArchaeology class withProfessor Jeffrey Quilter.

One of the originalowners of the building wasByron Kingsbury, who rana grocery store.

Frikken visited campusin 2008 with Elizabeth“Scottie” Nichols Girouard’89 of North Prairie, Wis.She took a picture of thebuilding, tagged it “Ripon”and posted it online onFlickr.com. (www.flickr.com/photos/sfrikken/2902403973/). She noted thatshe’d written a paper aboutthe building.

A descendent of ByronKingsbury, who lives inEngland, is working ongenealogy of her family andnoticed the photo whilesearching the Web.

“We talked via e-mailand I sent a copy of mypaper and copies of someprimary research documentsso she could have moredata,” Frikken said. “Fromthe historical society, I wasable to send copies of somedocuments in (Kingsbury’s)handwriting.

“She learned more thanshe could have hoped, and Ienjoyed hearing about hersearch for her ancestors,many of whom are featuredprominently in Ripon’s history,” Frikken says.

But the story doesn’tend there. “The fun thingthat ended up happening isthat I e-mailed Ripon andthe anthropology

department for information.I got an e-mail back fromPaul Axelrod who was myadviser at Ripon and foundout he was retiring. I sharedthe word among fellowanthropology majors.”

That helped lead to aretirement celebration forAxelrod during AlumniWeekend in June.

She also has developedsolid friendships withScottie’s mother, GailAltman ’67 of Surprise,Ariz.; Gail ’s friend, Melissa“Missy” Keyes ’66 ofMadison, Wis., and Missy’spartner, Ingrid Rothe.

She also is a student inthe doctor of physical therapy program at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison with Minhwan“Min” Kim ’08 ofKenosha, Wis.

And she and AndrewIrving ’87 both serve on theboard of New HarvestFoundation in Madison.Frikken, Irving andGirouard all were in a dancecompany together at Ripon.

“I love all the connec-tions,” Frikken says. “I’velearned the world is interconnected and very,very small, and it’s excitingwhen things like that happen. The RiponConnection turns up in allthese interesting ways.”

Frikken said Ripon is a

special place for her, andthat she is proud of her timehere.

“It’s obvious it’s a well-cared for place and turningout people who are doingamazing things,” she says.“I’m very fortunate to havegone there. It was a reallygood solid place.

“It changed a lot ofthings for me. There were alot of important people. Ilearned so much about theworld in general. I learnedabout the natural worldfrom Bill Brooks, SkipWhittler and the biologydepartment. I learned morethings than I ever couldhave imagined. I neededthat sort of holistic experience that I had there.

“The connections Imade are still strong, andmy education is provingitself second to none.Additionally, as a bicycleenthusiast who sold my carwhen I moved to Madison,I am like a proud parent tohear about the success ofVelorution.

“It was a pleasure tounearth this paper andrelive my Ripon days in thisway. The paper wasn’t aspoorly written as I’d feared,either!”

For more aboutFrikken, see the featureabout cats and their Riponalumni starting on page 20.

COLLEGE RESEARCH PAPERPAYS OFF DECADES LATER

Susan Frikken ’90, left, Scottie Nichols Girouard, ProfessorMichelle Fuerch and Professor Paul Axelrod reconnect during aretirement celebration for Axelrod during Alumni Weekend.

been accepted into Boston University’s doctoralprogram in political science starting this fall. Hehas received that school’s highest award, aPresidential Fellowship (five years of guaranteedtuition, five years of stipend and health insurance,a total value of $350,000).

Abby K. Bartell ’09 of Oshkosh, Wis., works forFollett Higher Education Group in Waukesha,Wis.

Samantha Beard ’09 of Hudson, N.H., is an analyst in systems integration and technology withAccenture in Boston, Mass.

Sara R. Heim ’09 of Elgin, Minn., is a study coor-dinator with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Whitney Levash ’09 of Brillion, Wis., is a creativeservice coordinator with Kaytee Products Inc. inChilton, Wis.

Matthew C. Stensberg ’09 of West Lafayette, Ind.,is studying at Purdue University in West Lafayette,Ind., in the Agricultural and BiologicalEngineering doctoral program with a focus on ecological science and engineering.

Stephanie Troemel ’09 of Decatur, Ga., is a forensic toxicologist with the Georgia Bureau ofInvestigation.

Jeni Ann Yaeger ’09 of Clintonville, Wis., worksfor Greenstone Farm Credit Services.

Sarah Anderson ’10 of Amery, Wis., is studyingecological chemistry and seeking a doctorate inbotany at Washington State University.

Consuelo V. Arboleda ’10 of Milwaukee, Wis., isserving an internship at the Office of CommunityEngagement at Ripon College.

Helen Austin ’10 of Vadnais Heights, Minn., isworking for Austin Family Dental in St. Paul,Minn.

Maria Baatz ’10 of Sussex, Wis., is a content production coordinator at Kohl’s Corporate inMenominee Falls, Wis.

Jonathan Bailey ’10 of Hortonville, Wis., is editorof the Green Laker for Ripon CommonwealthPress/Express in Ripon, Wis.

Nicholas Baker ’10 of Carol Stream, Ill., is student teaching in social studies at Ripon MiddleSchool.

Joseph Boedecker ’10 of Fond du Lac, Wis., is assis-tant manager at The Finish Line in Racine, Wis.

Brooke Bogdanske ’10 of Green Lake, Wis.,married Jeremy Robbins, June 5.

Tiffany Born ’10 of Green Bay, Wis., is seeking a doctorate in school psychology at the University ofWisconsin-Madison.

Andrea Bornemann ’10 of Sugar Grove, Ill., is stu-dent-teaching fifth grade at Murray Park ElementarySchool in Ripon, Wis.

Paul Braun ’10 of Mayville, Wis., is president ofAztech Machining LLC in Princeton, Wis.

Molly Breitbach ’10 of Milwaukee, Wis., works insales for Victoria’s Secret.

Misty Claire-Marie Brum ’10 of Shiocton, Wis., isworking on an archaeological dig in Transylvania.

Lucy Burgchardt ’10 of Fort Collins, Colo., isstudying archaeological science at CambridgeUniversity in Great Britain.

Maryann R. Cali ’10 of Chicago, Ill., is student-teaching in elementary education in the Chicagoprogram.

William J. Chizek ’10 of Black Creek, Wis., is asupervisor at Shopko in Appleton, Wis.

Jessica Davey ’10 of Berlin, Wis., is student-teaching grades 1 through 8 at Berlin ElementarySchool and Oshkosh middle schools.

Jeffrey D. Davis ’10 of Rockton, Ill., marriedSophia Mannino, May 22. He is a 2nd lieu-

tenant with the Military Police in the U.S. Army.

Jeff M. Davis ’10 of Liberty, Iowa, is teachingEnglish in Korea.

Sean Devenport ’10 of Kerrville, Texas, is wingleader for the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville.

Sarah Ellefson ’10 of West Bend, Wis., is seeking adoctorate in clinical and rehabilitation psychologyat the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Brian Fatla ’10 of Crandon, Wis., works for Pepsi.

Joe Faulds ’10 of De Pere, Wis., is studying law atMarquette University in Milwaukee.

Adam Firgens ’10 of Suring, Wis., is a credit manager with Wells Fargo in Sheboygan.

Melissa D. Fladhammer ’10 of DeSoto, Wis., is student-teaching grades 6 through 12 history andEnglish at Markesan Middle and High School.

Amanda Kay Flannery ’10 of Argonne, Wis., is anarchaeologist with the Wisconsin State HistoricalSociety.

Alyssa Franzen ’10 of West Salem, Wis., is workingfor Americorps.

Jessica Goudreau ’10 of New London, Wis., is

student-teaching physical education at NeenahHigh School and Franklin Elementary in Oshkosh.

Lily Hanscom ’10 of Chicago, Ill., is seeking amaster’s degree in clinical psychology at theChicago School of Professional Psychology.

Daniel Hanson ’10 of Ripon, Wis., is a help deskanalyst at Ripon Medical Center.

Adam Hatlak ’10 of Green Bay, Wis., is a supervisor at the Packers Pro Shop in Green Bay.

Sara Rae Heim ’10 of Elgin, Minn., is a studycoordinator at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,Minn.

Ross Heintzkill ’10 of Green Bay, Wis., is a Website developer for Websites In Aflash.com, based inPolson, Mont.

Kaitlyn Heng ’10 of Appleton, Wis., is seeking amaster’s degree in international studies at DePaulUniversity.

Laura Hilbrink ’10 of Kenosha, Wis., is attendinggraduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Emily Hoffman ’10 of Shiocton, Wis., works forCurwood Inc. in New London, Wis.

Kristine Jansen ’10 of Cottage Grove, Wis., isactivities director at Turkey Run Inn in Marshall,Ind.

Rachel Jenks ’10 of Janesville, Wis., is seeking amaster’s degree in higher and post-secondary continuing education at the University ofWisconsin-Madison.

Mike Justman ’10 of Clintonville, Wis., is seekinga doctorate in physical therapy at the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee.

Ashley Kaminski ’10 of Green Bay, Wis., isattending graduate school at the University ofWisconsin-Whitewater.

Theresa Kedinger ’10 of Fond du Lac, Wis., isattending graduate school in public service in non-profit organization at Marquette University.

Lauren Kelly ’10 of Plymouth, Wis., is seeking amaster’s degree in biology at Washington StateUniversity.

Kristi Kendall ’10 of Elkhart Lake, Wis., is student-teaching in Elkhart Lake.

Ann Kenseth ’10 of Portage, Wis., is working atCamp Boggy Creek, a Hole in the WallAssociation, in Eustis, Fla.

Melissa Klein ’10 of Lake Geneva, Wis., is ingraduate school for library science at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Meagan Kochel ’10 of Racine, Wis., is studyingnaturopathic medicine at Southwest College ofNaturopathic Medicine in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Taiyi Sun ’08Paul M. Neuberger ’05

archival assistant for the Wisconsin StateHistorical Society in Madison. She will seek agraduate degree in library and information science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Stephanie Potts ’10 of St. Charles, Ill., is seekinga master’s of science in psychology degree fromMontana State University in Billings.

Brittany Preischel ’10 of Racine, Wis., is a kayakguide with San Juan Outfitters in FridayHarbor/Roche Harbore, Wash.

Jeffrey Presslein ’10 of Algoma, Wis., is servingin the Army.

Kristin Reedal ’10 of Rolling Meadows, Ill., isstudent-teaching secondary math in Chicago.

Jaclyn Reichhart ’10 of Cedarburg, Wis., is

student-teaching physical education and health atRipon High School and Clay LambertonElementary School in Berlin, Wis.

Alicia Rhyner ’10 of Oshkosh, Wis., is a collaborative pianist at Interlochen Arts Camp inInterlochen, Mich.

Tyler Ruppert ’10 of Clintonville, Wis., is student-teaching mathematics in Fond du Lac,Wis.

Christopher Schaefer ’10 of Kimberly, Wis., isseeking a master’s degree in American politicsfrom the University of Virginia.

Jennifer Schalla ’10 of Wend Bend, Wis., is student teaching English and German.

Daniel Schick ’10 of Nashotah, Wis., is a research

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Lindsay Kuehl ’10 of McFarland, Wis., is student-teaching general education at Elm LawnElementary in Middleton, Wis., and ElvehjemElementary in Madison, Wis.

Bruce Kukowski ’10 of Ripon, Wis., is an associ-ate manager for Applebee’s in West Bend, Wis.

Christa Kussmann ’10 of Beaver Dam, Wis., isstudent-teaching English as a second language inItaly.

Brooke Lamb ’10 of Fond du Lac, Wis., is in graduate school for school psychology at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout.

Sarah Leeman ’10 of Neenah, Wis., is a patientservice representative for Theda Clark Physiciansin Neenah, Wis. She will seek a master’s degree inlibrary and information science at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison.

Amanda Lindauer ’10 of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., willbe student-teaching at Murray Park ElementarySchool in Ripon in the fall, followed by a sessionin Sydney, Australia.

Luke Lockhart ’10 of Richland Center, Wis., isseeking a doctorate in communication from TexasA&M University.

Christine Looker ’10 of Rochester, Minn., will bestudent-teaching English in Italy during the summer and Spain during the school year.

Zachary Lyon ’10 of Menomonie, Wis., is an independent work contractor and an officer in aNational Guard unit in Neillsville.

Philip Mack ’10 of Appleton, Wis., is seeking amaster’s degree in philosophy at the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee.

Jessica Mann ’10 of Waukesha, Wis., is an assistant stage manager with University Theatre inMadison.

Alex Marach ’10 of Luxemburg, Wis., is seeking amaster’s degree in public administration from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mary McDonald ’10 of Denmark, Wis., is workingin packaging with BelGioioso Cheese Inc.

Bethany Mehlberg ’10 of Marion, Wis., is student-teaching elementary language arts and social studies in Clintonville/Wittenberg.

Kassondra Meyer ’10 of Two Rivers, Wis., is seeking a doctorate in pharmacology from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.

Nicholas Nowak ’10 of Lake Geneva, Wis., is aservice manager at Geneva Plumbing and Heatingin Lake Geneva.

Daniel Oakes ’10 of Union Grove, Wis., is working for A.W. Oakes & Sons in Racine, Wis.

Jonathan Palecek ’10 of Port Washington, Wis., isworking for In Context Solutions in Chicago.

Tomissa Porath ’10 of Shawano, Wis., is an

After studying at Ripon,Leslie Ann Kruk ’03 followed a consuming inter-est and began a career inthe culinary arts. Sheworked in a restaurant andbakery for a year to prepareherself for culinary school.For four years, she studiedbaking and pastry arts andmanagement at theCulinary Institute ofAmerica in Hyde Park,N.Y., graduating in 2008.

“During the program, Iworked for a casino andstudied food, wine and culture throughout Italy,”Kruk says. “I have sinceworked for a catering com-pany, fine dining restaurantand now for St. NorbertCollege (in De Pere, Wis.)in catering and events.”

As assistant event manager at St. Norbert,Kruk says her job dutieschange daily.

“It could entail thesetup and tear-down of various events and meet-ings, collaborating with thevarious departments to planevents, providingaudiovisual/technologies

support, managing a staff ofservers and bartenders andalways striving to provide

exceptional customer serv-ice,” she says.

The fast-paced process atthe CulinaryInstitute ofAmerica preparedher well for whatshe does now,Kruk says.

“In the associ-ate’s program, the first twoyears, the classes last onlythree weeks at a time,” shesays. “It is extremelyimportant to show up everysingle day. You are alsograded on professionalism,including uniform cleanliness. There is nosuch thing as rolling intoclass in your pajamas.”

Kruk says her experi-ences at the school werevery similar yet extremelydifferent to those at Ripon.

“The bachelor’s programwas an additional twoyears, and was much likeclasses at Ripon,” Kruksays — “lots of papers, pre-sentations and late nights ofstudying. The atmosphereat the Culinary Institute ofAmerica is very differentthan any other school I’vebeen a part of. The whole

revolvesaround food,gastronomyand wine. Itwas notunusual towalk the hallsshoulder-to-shoulder withpeople likeDuffGoldman or

Anthony Bourdain. Seeingcelebrity chefs like thatserved as great motivationfor students to strive forexcellence.”

Outside the hustle andbustle of her career, Krukdoes find time for her otherhobbies. She loves to relaxby reading, and she loves toentertain, especially at holi-days like Thanksgiving.

“I plan to open my ownbusiness someday,” Kruksays. “I have been strategi-cally working on my resuméand writing my businessplans. The biggest hurdlefor me at this point is pick-ing a location. I don’t knowhow many more Wisconsinwinters I have in me!”

Alyssa Paulsen ’10Paulsen, of Winneconne,Wis., graduated with a degreein communication.

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Leslie Ann Kruk ’03

6, 2010. He was born Dec. 27, 1926, in Rosendale,Wis. John was an outstanding high school athletein Rosendale where he earned All-State recogni-tion in basketball. After high school graduation,he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving on a warshipin the north Atlantic during World War II. Afterhis discharge, he enrolled at Ripon, earning adegree in economics and was commissioned a 2ndlieutenant in ROTC. He fought in Korea andearned a Bronze Star for heroic action against theenemy while securing an important objective nearNae-Dong Korea in October 1951. John remainedactive in the Army Reserve and retired as a lieutenant colonel. His working career spanned 35years and began with the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics in Washington, D.C. He was transferredto Dallas in 1968 and he retired from the Bureauof Government Service in 1986. He enjoyed golfing and was Men’s Club champion and twicethe Senior Men’s Club champion at Canyon CreekCountry Club in Richardson, Texas. For more than40 years, he was a member of the First UnitedMethodist Church of Richardson. Survivorsinclude his wife, Patti Henry-Pinch, 1813 DanbyDrive, Plano, TX 75093; two sons; and a niece,Andrea Schultz Jones ’04.

Elizabeth Currie Zievers ’50 of Willowbrook, Ill.,died April 20, 2010. She was born Feb. 26, 1928.At Ripon, she received a degree in English andwas a member of Kappa Delta and Ver Adest.Survivors include one son and one daughter. Herhusband, James F. Zievers ’50, and brother,Donald W. Currie ’40, both are deceased.

John C. Growt ’51 of De Pere, Wis., died April10, 2010. He was born March 4, 1930, in LaCrosse, Wis. At Ripon, he majored in biology andwas a member of Delta Upsilon. He served in theU.S. Marine Corp. from 1951 to 1953. He servedon many community boards and committees,including as a city councilman for four terms, DePere mayor for two terms and police and fire commissioner for many years. He was the 1969recipient of the Civis Princips Silver KnightAward from St. Norbert College, past president ofDe Pere Kiwanis, executive director of the De PereChamber of Commerce and a member of the advisory board of the Salvation Army for morethan 20 years. He loved golf and was an activemember and past president of Oneida Golf andRiding Club. John was vice president of Green BayDrop Forge prior to his retirement, was the owner-manager of Temployment and worked at BadgerWood Products, Fort Howard Steel and AllouezCemetery. He was married to Mary Fran VanLaanen Growt ’51, who died in 1994. Survivorsinclude two sons and two daughters.

John Andrew Berton Sr. ’53 of Ottawa, Kan., aformer assistant professor of mathematics at RiponCollege, died March 23, 2010. He was born June22, 1930, in Villa Park, Ill. He later lived inChicago, Lombard and Champaign-Urbana, Ill.;Dayton and Ada, Ohio; Terre Haute, Ind.; andRipon, Wis. He attended Ripon College;Canterbury College in Danville, Ind.; and theUniversity of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1955 and a doctor-ate in mathematics in 1964. John worked as agraduate teaching assistant and graduate researchassistant at the University of Illinois; assistant professor of mathematics at Indiana StateUniversity in Terre Haute; assistant professor ofmathematics at Ripon College (1964-67) and

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If you are aware of a Ripon College alumnus who haspassed away, please send that information along with aprinted obituary from the paper to the Office of AlumniRelations, Annual Fund and Parent Programs, RiponCollege, PO Box 248, Ripon, WI 54971.

Richard Lyman Higby ’38 of Adams, Wis., diedApril 22, 2010. He was born March 10, 1916, inOshkosh. He served in the U.S. Army for four yearsduring World War II. He attended Ripon Collegefor one year and later was honored as a RiponCollege author. He was a retired tree farmer.Survivors include three sons and five daughters; anda niece, Susan Higby Hodkiewicz ’77.

Orville Leslie Erdmann ’43 of Lompoc, Calif., diedMay 13, 2010. He was born in Artis, S.D., and grewup in Oakfield, Wis. At Ripon, he was a member ofthe Delta Upsilon fraternity and studied history. OnDec. 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked, heimmediately enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corpsand received his pilot wings in September 1942. Heflew P-38, P-39 and P-47 aircraft out of NewGuinea during World War II. He also flew the F-86“Sabre” Jet Fighter in “MIG Alley” in Korea in1951. As a fighter pilot, he was listed in the top fivepercent of combat missions flown. He later was stationed at numerous assignments, including thePentagon in Washington, D.C., and Oslo, Norway.After retiring from the Air Force as a lieutenantcolonel in 1966, Orv was employed by New YorkLife Insurance Company and later by the LompocPolice Department. Retiring in 1985, he volun-teered as a senior citizen tax preparer for AARP,delivered Meals on Wheels and served as presidentof the Lompoc Valley YMCA. He also was a member of the Kiwanis Club and the RetiredOfficers Association at Vandenberg Air Force Base.He was a voracious reader, an avid bridge player anda world history buff. Survivors include three sonsand three daughters.

Robert Paige Boardman Jr. ’44 of Littleton, Colo.,died May 31, 2010. He was born Nov. 17, 1922, inOshkosh, Wis. He served during World War II atthe Hawaiian Air Depot in the 44th Troop CarrierSquadron, continuing after the war in the U.S. AirForce Reserve, retiring as Lt. Colonel. He receivedas master’s degree in aerospace engineering from theUniversity of Michigan. He worked in the Detroitauto industry early in his career, transferring toMartin-Marietta (previously Lockheed Martin) inColorado in 1958. Survivors include his wife,Barbara, 2850 Classic Drive #2810, Littleton, CO80126; three sons and two daughters.

Jack Edwin Dycus ’44 of Indianapolis, Ind., diedApril 7, 2010. He was born June 23, 1922, in DesMoines, Iowa, and grew up in Chicago. He attended Ripon College for three years, double-majoring in mathematics and history. Jack was amember of Theta Sigma Tau and ROTC. He latergraduated from Washburn University. DuringWorld War II, he flew in the 8th Air Force andserved in the Korean War. He enjoyed flying forEastern Airlines starting in 1953, flying the DC3and retired as a captain in 1982, flying the A300Airbus. He enjoyed traveling with his wife andfamily, visiting friends and playing golf. Survivorsinclude one son and two daughters.

John William Pinch ’50 of Plano, Texas, died June

Obituariesobituariesassistant with the Solar Energy and CryogenicsLaboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he is also seeking a master’s degreein mechanical engineering.

Bethany Sherry ’10 of Oconomowoc, Wis., is acashier at Lorleberg’s True Value in Oconomowoc.

Leanna Schultz ’10 of Beloit, Wis., is working atCaritas Inc. in Beloit.

Celena Simpson ’10 of Round Lake Beach, Ill. isseeking a doctorate in philosophy from theUniversity of Oregon.

Davida Smith ’10 of Lisle, Ill. is a pool operatorwith Sea Lion Aquatic Park in Lisle.

Jessica Solverud ’10 of Wausau, Wis., is a graduateteaching assistant at Colorado State Universityand is seeking a graduate degree in communicationstudies.

Katherine Stotis ’10 of Glenroe, Ill., is serving aninternship with Newberry Library in Chicago.

Alyssa Stratton ’10 of Hortonville, Wis., is student-teaching third grade.

Olivia Swodzinski ’10 of Green Lake, Wis., isworking with Americorps.

Laura Tegen ’10 of Cottage Grove, Minn., isworking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kimberly Theune ’10 of Ripon, Wis., is interningin South Africa.

Rachel Vanden Berg ’10 of Appleton, Wis., isseeking a doctorate in chemistry from theUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Jana Van Handel ’10 of Appleton, Wis., is studying diagnostic medical sonography atColumbia St. Mary’s Hospital.

Elizabeth Weigler ’10 of Burlington, Wis., is seeking a doctorate in South Asian CulturalAnthropology from the University of California atSanta Barbara.

Hannah Wendlake ’10 of Wauwatosa, Wis., is student-teaching.

Sarah Weyer ’10 of Richfield, Wis., is student-teaching mathematics.

Paul Williams ’10 of New London, Wis., is anexecutive team leader at Target Corp. inMilwaukee. He will seek a master’s of businessadministration degree from Carroll University.

Megan Wuske ’10 of Ripon, Wis., is theCommunity Coffeehouse director for RiponCommunity Church.

Talley Yake ’10 of Muskego, Wis., is seeking amaster’s degree in clinical psychology fromCardinal Stritch University.

Raymond Zabrowski ’10 of Princeton, Wis., isdoing a teaching internship in South Africa.

retired as a professor of mathematics (emeritus)from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, in1996. He served in the U.S. Navy Air ActiveReserve and Inactive Reserve; U.S. Army withBasic and Field Wire School at Fort Riley, Kan. Heserved in Japan and Korea in the 2nd AmphibiousTank and Tractor Battalion as S2 clerk (intelli-gence) and was in Korea when the truce wassigned. He was separated from active duty as a corporal in September 1954 and then served in theinactive Army reserve. He earned a KoreanService Ribbon with one Bronze Campaign Star,United Nations Service Medal, Republic of KoreaPresidential Unit Citation and the NationalDefense Service Medal. John was a member ofnumerous Masonic lodges and organizations andserved in several leadership roles, was a member ofthe Lions Club and served with the Boy Scouts ofAmerica for more than 50 years. Survivors includehis wife, Martha Kathleen Shoemaker Berton ’53,2216 Labette Road, Ottawa, KS 66067; three sonsand two daughters.

Gerald Reed Grout ’53 of Green Lake, Wis., diedApril 19, 2010. He was born Sept. 15, 1931, inChicago. At Ripon, he earned a degree in economics and was a member of Phi Kappa Pi(Merriman) fraternity and Ver Adest. He servedtwo years in the U.S. Army following graduation.He then was employed by the American ExchangeBank in Madison, Wis., and the First WisconsinNational Bank in Milwaukee. In 1957, Geraldjoined the staff of the First National Bank ofRipon as an assistant cashier. He retired after 27years, with 12 years as bank president; he thenfounded Math Corp., a computer software firm,where he served as president and chairman of theboard. He also was a founding member of theGreen Lake Festival of Music; a lifelong memberof St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, where he served asa vestryman and senior warden; a player of musicalinstruments, especially trumpet; a member andpast Commodore of the Green Lake Yacht Club; amember of the Green Lake Ice Yacht Club; pastpresident of the Fond du Lac County BankersAssociation; a board member of Caestecker LibraryFoundation; a board member of the ThrasherOpera House; and avid sailor of A-Scows and E-Scows; and a holder of a Merchant Marine cap-tain’s license. Survivors include his wife, Margaret“Lynn” Grout, N5537 County Road A, GreenLake, WI 54941; four sons and two daughters.

Charles R. Schwartz ’53 of Plymouth, Wis., diedJune 15, 2010. He was born Feb. 19, 1931, in Fonddu Lac, Wis. At Ripon, he participated in trackand football, was a member of Phi Kappa Pi(Merriman) fraternity and was commissioned as anROTC officer. He served in the Army, was stationed in Germany during the Korean War as aFirst Lieutenant and received an honorable discharge in 1957. He then worked for GilsonBrothers in various management positions until hisretirement in 1985. He was a member of SalemUnited Church of Christ in Plymouth and servedon the consistory, was a member of F & AMMasonic Lodge #167 in Plymouth, was an avidhunter and fisherman, enjoyed traveling, was amaster gardener and collected and carved decoys.Survivors include three sons.

Donald J. Bartell ’54 of Springfield, Va., died July19, 2009. At Ripon, he earned a degree in Germanand economics. He was a member of the Theta

Chi fraternity and was commissioned as an officerthrough the ROTC program. He was a retired certification manager of Club Managers Associationof America. Survivors include his wife, BessieHewett Bartell, 7414 Spring Village #420,Springfield, VA 22150; one son and one daughter.

Eugene M. Stearns ’54 of Prior Lake, Minn., diedApril 14, 2010. He was born May 3, 1932, inEvanston, Ill. At Ripon, he studied biology and participated in music, Ver Adest and ROTC. Afterthree years’ service in the U.S. Army, Genereturned to school and earned an master’s and doctorate in biochemistry from Purdue University.He then spent 12 years on the staff of The HormelInstitute of the University of Minnesota in Austin,Minn., followed by 15 years as product developmentmanager of Life Science at The Conklin Companyin Shakopee, Minn. In Austin and Prior Lake, Genetook an active part in many functions in his church-es, in The Boy Scouts of America, in his politicalparty and in other community organizations.Survivors include his wife, Patricia, 5383 FlagstaffCircle SE, Prior Lake, MN 55372; and three sons.

Charles Wayne Peterson ’56 of The Villages, Fla.,died March 25, 2010. He was born in Two Rivers,Wis. At Ripon, he studied biology, participated inathletics, was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and was commissioned as an officer in theROTC program. He served six years in the U.S.Army and 20 years as a Commander of the U.S.Coast Guard. Survivors include his wife Laurene,467 Grovewood Place, The Villages, FL 32162;three sons and one daughter.

James O’Neill Hughes ’57 of Oconomowoc, Wis.,died March 30, 2010. He was born Aug. 29, 1934,in Fox Point, Wis. At Ripon, he studied economics,was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and wascommissioned as an officer in ROTC. He servedmore than three years as a First Lieutenant in theArmy stationed at Fort Lee, Va., and FortRichardson, Alaska. He owned Hughes-Ruch Inc., aMilwaukee advertising agency, for 25 years. Heformed the Milwaukee Association of AdvertisingAgencies in 1976 and served multiple terms as itspresident. Jim was a Mason and served asWorshipful Master of Oconomowoc-Hartland LodgeNo. 42 in 1975. He served on the board of directorsof the American Lung Association from 1992-2000and served as president of the American LungAssociation of Wisconsin in 1998-1999. Jim retiredJan. 1, 1997. He loved golf and travelling. Survivorsinclude his wife, Peggy Kinghammer Hughes ’60,742 Old Tower Road, Oconomowoc, WI 53066; oneson and one daughter.

Sandra Riddle Stephens ’66 of Elgin, Texas, diedMarch 28, 2010. She was born Jan. 20, 1944, inShaker Heights, Ohio. At Ripon, she studiedEnglish and educational studies and was a memberof Alpha Xi Delta/Kappa Theta. Sandy also earneda master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1975. She taught in Wisconsin and inTexas and was the owner and agent of Double SInsurance Agency. She enjoyed cats, needle pointand golfing. Survivors include her mother; one stepson and one stepdaughter.

Michael P. McCarthy ’70 of Deerfield, Ill., died inMarch 2010. At Ripon, he was a member of the PhiKappa Pi (Merriman) fraternity and majored in economics and Russian. He was an area sales

manager with Minntech Inc. Survivors include hiswife, Jane Russon McCarthy ’72, 698 Smoke TreeRoad, Deerfield, IL 60015; and two sons.

Lynne Limpus Norbery ’72 of Houston, Texas,died Dec. 26, 2008. At Ripon, she was a memberof Alpha Gamma Theta and received a degree inEnglish. She worked at ExxonMobil. Survivorsinclude her husband, Edward F. Norbery Jr., 210Cove Creek Lane, Houston, TX 77042.

Miguel A. Quinones ’73 of Bronx, N.Y., died March24, 2010. He was born April 18, 1950. At Ripon, heearned a degree in politics and government and wasa member of the Beta Sigma Pi fraternity.

Andrew A. Polk ’97 of Montello, Wis., died June4, 2010, after a tractor accident. He was bornApril 11, 1974, in Portage, Wis. At Ripon, he wasa member of Lamda Delta Alpha; and participatedin football, basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, student government, symphonic wind ensembleand WRPN. He taught math and science in theWestfield School District for 12 years. He was theadviser for the National Honor Society, a formertrack coach and president of the teachers’ union.He also enjoyed hunting, cooking, spending timewith family and friends and being a husband andfather. Survivors include his wife, Nicole, N317714th Drive, Montello, WI 53949; one daughter;and a cousin, Rebecca S. Polk-Pohlman ’92.

Dr. Dino Zei, Distinguished Professor of PhysicsEmeritus of Ripon, Wis., died May 30, 2010. Hewas born Aug. 20, 1927, in Chicago. He attendedBeloit College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served in the Army Air Corps inWorld War II. He taught at St. Cloud College,Milton College, Beloit College, the University ofWisconsin and Ripon College as chair of thedepartment. He was honored as a William HarleyBarber Distinguished Professor and was awardedseveral times for his teaching. He did extensiveresearch at Argonne National Laboratory, theBureau of Standards, The High AltitudeLaboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory andNASA in Houston, Texas. He also consulted forGiddings and Lewis and other companies. He wasa member of Phi Sigma Iota (honorary languagesociety) and state President of AmericanAssociation of University Professors. He was amember of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and servedfor many years on its vestry and as a licensedEucharistic Minister. For many years, he was amember of the Ripon Noon Kiwanis Club and ofthe regional board of ACLU. Zei was a well-known accordionist, enjoying his Geriatric Triowith Maurice Morgan and Ed Biedron. Theyplayed at area nursing homes, civic events andRipon Memorial Hospital. He loved to travel inthe United States and all over the world and ledseveral oversea programs for students, family andgrandchildren. Survivors include his wife, JoanArchambault Zei ’64, 676 E. Jackson St., Ripon,WI 54971; two Burmese sons, Vincent “Tok” Aye’69 and David Chiong ’69; two daughters, includ-ing Elizabeth Gina Zei ’88; and a nephew, JamesMatthews Jr. ’67.

Robert M. Cornwall of Miami Lakes, Fla., aRipon Trustee from 1971 to 1975, died June 1,2010. He was born Sept. 27, 1921. He was a long-time resident of Ripon and president of SpeedQueen in Ripon. Survivors include four sons.

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Was the food service in Harwood Memorial Unionwhen you were a student?

When these future alumni were having dinner inGreat Hall in 1958, they weren’t giving much

thought to who had helped provide for the union.

… there is a way to help provide for future generations of Ripon students.

From the very beginning, bequests large and small have played an important role inRipon’s financial stability. Please consider joining alumni and friends like Tom Alderson’39, Mildred Banville ’23, James Barbour ’32, Jane Bayer, George Becker ’49, Helen and Ralph Cook ’33/’33, Cora Foulkes ’24, Victoria Hargrave ’34, HerbertHolcli ’74, Bruce McDonald ’67, Margaret Novitske ’35 and Lewis Walter ’30 bybecoming a Partner in the Legacy! When you include the College in your will, you willcreate a Partnership like they have done to help provide for future Ripon students.

For more information about planned giving and Partners in the Legacy, write or call: Bill Neill ’67, Director of Charitable Gift Planning, 920-748-8354;or e-mail neillw@ripon.edu

Where there is a will…

All in the FamilyTalya Marie Petersik ’10 of Ripon, Wis., celebratesCommencement. Celebrating with her were members of her familywho also now are members of her Ripon family: Her father,Professor of Psychology J. Timothy Petersik ’73; her mother,Nancy Buck Hintz ’82, director of Annual Fund, Alumni andParent Relations; her uncle, Wiley Buck ’85; and her stepfather,Peter Hintz ’82. Read the Commencement recap inside this issue.