UEMAGAZINE

WINTER 2011 VOL.106 NO. 2

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Shaping Global Citizens: Connecting Liberal Arts and Professional Education

A week of inauguration events was held on campus from September 26 - October 3, 2010.The events were designed to showcase the distinctive features of the University of Evansville

experience, the inauguration theme, and UE’s relationship with the community.

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UE MAGAZINEWINTER 2011 VOL. 106 NO. 2

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The cover art is the work of UE alumna, Lucie Rice, who graduatedin 2001 with a BFA in painting. In 2004, she earned an MFA inillustration from Savannah College of Art and Design. Posters of herHarlaxton design are being sold in the University Bookstore andthrough the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations as a fund-raiser forthe Harlaxton Society Scholarship Fund. Lucie plans to join us oncampus in April for the Harlaxton 40th Anniversary Reunion whereshe will sign posters. Watch for details in Harlaxton Reunion promo-tions. Find out more about Lucie’s work at www.lucierice.com.

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EditorLucy Himstedt

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Associate EditorAndrew Carter ’07

DesignerSusan Heathcott ’78, M’80

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 IN THE BEGINNING

4 THE MAGIC OF THE MANOR

6 IN A MANOR OF SPEAKING

7 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?Harlaxton Principals

8 GET CONNECTED, STAY CONNECTED

9 UE NEWS BRIEFS

10 CAMPUS CONNECTIONS

12 ACES IN ACTION

14 HARLAXTON SCRAPBOOK

16 CLASS NOTES

28 HARLAXTON REUNION

In the Beginning

WWallace Graves, 20th president of the University of Evansville,still remembers the first time he saw Harlaxton Manor.“It was a very gray, cold, foggy morning when we first saw Harlax-

ton,” Graves said. “We couldn’t see anything until we were almost uponit, and all of a sudden, this incredible structure sprang up. It was empty;it had one telephone hanging on the wall in the whole building and arickety elevator.”The previous tenant, Stanford University, had said they would leave

the student beds, the kitchen equipment, and many of the other thingsneeded to keep Harlaxton running. They had not.Even in that state of disrepair, though, Graves was hooked.Graves – who taught international politics and law before becoming

an administrator – had traveled to Grantham, England, to see if Harlax-ton would fit the need he saw to “broaden the horizons of the Midwest-ern college student.”“I had the notion – and I’m sure I wasn’t alone – that the generation

in college at the time had been brought up with the popular idea thatthe American society was a unique one,” Graves said. “So it was easy toinfer that nothing in the past could explain the present or project thefuture. And I couldn’t imagine anything more terrifying than for any-one to run around with that kind of notion in his head.“So I thought that, if we put any of these students in a physical

setting with evidence of a great long past, and mingle them with a peo-ple who had an appreciation for the past, that it might help those stu-dents have a deeper understanding of what man had been able toovercome and accomplish.”

We would like to recognize andthank the following contributorsfor the many Harlaxton photosthat they provided for this issue:Buffalo State College, Erik Photography, Molly Bartels, JackFleming Photography, PhoticsLLC, and UE archives, alumni,administrators, and students.

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At that time, Stanford still had the lease on Harlaxton from theJesuit order; however, it had opted to move its program closer toLondon, leaving Harlaxton abandoned with more than four yearsleft on the lease.After seeing the property, Graves seized the opportunity.“Of course I had no assurance that the students here would

respond,” he said. “But the lease was very inexpensive – $10,000 ayear – so I thought that at least I wasn’t going to break the bank onthis experiment.”In the first year, UE sent 85 students to Harlaxton – well

above the 60 Graves estimated were needed to break even. Gravesattributed some of that success to the experience itself; some, he half-joked, also came from the popularity of a certain British rock band.“I felt like, no matter what I think of their music, I’m grateful to

the Beatles because in 1971, kids wanted to be able to walk acrossAbbey Road, like the album cover,” he said.By the time that first lease ended, Stanford wanted to come back

to Harlaxton. The program was so successful at UE, though, thatGraves said no. In fact, he was looking into the idea of purchasingthe property.“It was a white elephant for the Jesuits by then,” said William

Ridgway, a lifetime member of UE’s Board of Trustees. “They wereanxious to get rid of it, and the English economy was very bad atthe time. Real estate was going for practically nothing.”Ridgway got his first look at Harlaxton while UE was leasing

the property. He was driving through the English countryside and

decided to detour for the chance to see the campus. “It was in very bad shape. All of the glass was broken and it

needed a lot of work,” Ridgway said. “It had been neglected for along time. But I was very impressed with the structure; you can’thelp but be.”At the time, the Board of Trustees had refused Graves’s proposal

to buy the property. Ridgway said he would be interested in makingthe purchase – if Graves negotiated.There was only one catch in the execution:“The English market was so bad, I had trouble borrowing

enough money from the banks to buy it,” Ridgway said. “When[banks] learned that English real estate was the collateral, they lostinterest very fast. So I went to a bank in San Francisco, where Ilived, and they just laughed at me; so I went to the Royal Bank of Scotland, and they had the same reaction. “Only the Evansville bank – it was Citizen’s Bank at the time –

would lend me the money.”Ridgway made the purchase in 1976, with the promise to give

Harlaxton to the University of Evansville either upon his death orbefore it – a promise he fulfilled in 1986 when he transferred theproperty just before Graves’s retirement.Today, 40 years after UE first set foot in England, neither Ridg-

way nor Graves has any regrets about their Harlaxton “gamble.”“I have never been associated with an educational program that

has been so wildly popular and meaningful to group, after group,after group for now 40 years,” Graves said. �

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THOMAS A. KAZEE, President

Sharon and I recently returned from a marvelous visit to Harlax-ton, UE’s British campus. We were able to spend five days at themagnificent manor, meeting students, faculty, staff, the HarlaxtonAdvisory Council, and, of course Harlaxton’s terrific principal, Gor-don Kingsley, and his wife, Suzanne. Gordon and Suzanne werewarm and informative hosts, filling our days with tours of the build-ings and grounds, conversations with new arrivals and old veterans,and (somewhat surprisingly, given most Americans’ stereotype ofEnglish cuisine) excellent food.Our arrival came shortly after midnight – and it quite literally

took our breath away. We rounded a turn in the dark English coun-tryside and saw the manor about a mile distant, spectacularly lit andseemingly floating in the night. The manor – a castle, really – isVERY big, and its gates, walls, and façade are a cascade of griffins,parapets, tiny and great windows, massive doors, and flags. Thegrounds are classic English gardens, punctuated by hedges, a reflect-ing pond, and multiple terraces. Harlaxton is, in a word, magical.Perhaps most impressive, however, is what goes on inside the

manor. As taken as we were by the caliber of faculty – a talentedmixture of British and American professors – we were especiallyexcited by the students. On our first day, we lunched with a groupof students from UE and partner schools such as Western KentuckyUniversity, Wabash College,

and the University of Southern Indi-ana. We barely had time to beginlunch before hearing a torrent ofenthusiastic comments about the Har-laxton experience. Most notable werethe testimonies of transformation. Inthe words of one, “I arrived as a collegestudent and I’ll leave as an adult.” The

mix of academic activities, travel experiences, interaction with folksfrom many backgrounds all combine to produce a unique and deeplymoving experience.Students are not the only ones affected by Harlaxton; Sharon and

I had our first encounter with British aristocracy and the traditionsassociated with it. A gracious and entertaining dinner at the home –again, a castle! – of Sir Simon and Lady Benton Jones, members ofthe Harlaxton Advisory Council, will forever be etched in our mem-ories, and a day in Stratford-on-Avon with Gordon and Suzanne anda group of Harlaxton students helped us to see Shakespeare’s life andtimes from a rich new perspective. We’re not above being tourists, tobe sure, as evidenced by asking Gordon to take a photo of Sharonholding an apple over my head at the homestead of Sir Isaac Newton!Our only regret was not being able to spend more time in this

distinctive place. Few universities can offer such an enriching oppor-tunity for their students, and the knowledge of how many more stu-dents will reap this benefit will, like our trip, bring a smile to ourfaces for years to come – or at least until we visit again.

Gordon and Suzanne: Keep the lights on! �

Harlaxton ManorT IME L I N E AND O C CUPANTS

Foundation stone laid

First section of Harlaxton Manor completed

The Magic of the Manor

1832

1837

Gregory Gregory in occupation

1851-1855

George Gregory, an elderly cousin ofGregory Gregory

1855-1860

Thomas Sherwin Pearson-Gregory, godson of John Sherwin-Gregory

1892-1935

HarlaxtonManor completed

1855

John Sherwin-Gregory,at most a distant relative of Gregory

1860-1892

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Harlaxton ManorT IME L I N E AND O C CUPANTS

Purchased by Violet Van der Elst, a businesswomanwho invented the firstbrushless shaving cream

Occupied by a company of the 1st Battalion of theBritish Airborne Division

1937-1948

1943

Purchased by the Jesuits

1948-1955

Operated as a college by the University of Evansville

1971-Present

Harlaxton Society formed

1974

Leased to Stanford University

1965-1968

First class attends Harlaxton; inaugurationceremony in November

Fall1971

ALEX JACKSON, Class of 2012

My New BFFs While studying abroad is not uncommon among college students, very few have an opportunity as unique as what the University of Evansville offers atHarlaxton College. Everything about the Harlaxton experience is inspiring: the atmosphere of the campus, the

beautiful grounds, the faculty and staff who always wear a smile – and who continue to amazeeach student each day with their wisdom and knowledge of British history. Harlaxton gave methe opportunity to explore new horizons and create friendships that will last a lifetime. I attended Harlaxton College in Spring 2010. While there, I was able to travel to eight countries.

Surprisingly, what I found most valuable was not the country I was traveling to, but the people Iwas traveling with. On the flight to London, I knew 12 people; on the flight home to Chicago,Illinois, I not only knew – but also was best friends with my entire Harlaxton class. With the smallnumber of students and the isolation of the campus from the city, Harlaxton allows all of its stu-dents to really get to know one another. Because I was far away from home and family, the otherstudents became my family.My Harlaxton experience surpassed every expectation, and I will forever be grateful to have

been so lucky to have attended such a beautiful and heart-warming college. Unfortunately, allgood things must come to an end, but the friendships I made at Harlaxton never will! �

GORDON KINGSLEY

Harlaxton College is nothing if it is not a place of tradition. After all, that iswhat these great historic houses are all about, and it is what academe loves.

Some of the traditions go all the way back to the beginning. Our first studentsstarted them 40 years ago; now their children experience them when comingto Harlaxton.

The “wow” of the manor itself, and the amazing awakening that “this is ourhome, where we live” … the nearly-mile long lane leading to the front gates,and the 0.9 mile run that is a specialty of Harlaxton Track (and Field)…“The Greg” at the top – and pubs like The Blue Pig or The Goose in town …London – just an hour away? Really? Yes, really… British Studies – aaagh …The Bistro downstairs… The undefeated Harlaxton Lions basketball team,challenging the University of Florida for “the undisputed transatlantic roundballchampionship of the English-speaking world” (Florida didn’t show up and forfeited)… Bob, the Swan (of blessed memory now)… Mrs. Culpin, head housekeeper,and her remedies that cured everything (until the health department shut herdown) … learning to understand the accents of the British professors andstaff, and their learning ours… Refectory food … our Meet-a-Family mumsand dads… the Medieval Banquet each semester, aka the Costume Ball …British Studies – aagh… Fire drills at seven on cold rainy mornings …

Rusk, Bulger, Rowlands, Hawkins, Stepsis… the World War II bunkers in the woods out back – perfect places to “study” … beautiful Harlaxton Village… “Is it really the same amount of time going from Harlaxton to Paris as fromUE to Indianapolis?” … “PTC”—Pamela Tudor Craig, Lady Wedgwood…Bujak … Formal dinners in the state rooms, and feeling so grown up… 18and legal … British Studies – aagh… “I can feel myself becoming an adult”… Learning: All Together… The Harlaxton Experience. Be. Alive.

Harlaxton ManorT IME L I N E AND O C CUPANTS

British Advisory Council organized

Purchased by William L. Ridgway, a UE trustee

c. 1975

The pizza escapade

-1983-

Ridgway transferredownership to the University of Evansville

December1986

Harlaxton College: The Complete Experience Campaign was successfully completed

1995-96

Naked Mile established

c. 1986

Gardens opened to public

199361976

In a Manor of Speaking

Tra-dish-unMrs. Culpin

Harlaxton Principal

CYNTHIA SIMMONS ’82

IIn 1971, Jeremy Rusk, then an assistant professor of philosophy atthe University of Evansville, was named director of UE’s newly obtainedBritish campus, Harlaxton College. Rusk was charged with getting Har-laxton’s program and the manor up and running. He was successful andenjoyed the challenge, but the task seemed daunting at first.“When we came up that long drive and I saw Harlaxton for the first

time,” Rusk recalls, “I thought: what have I gotten myself into? I’mresponsible for that great stone building!”In 1975, Rusk returned to his alma mater, Harvard University, where

his last post before retirement was administrative dean of the GraduateSchool of Arts and Sciences. Now retired, his current project is Soldier’sHeart, a Civil War novel being published this year. His wife, Marianne,who also worked at Harlaxton, is the director of human resources forthe J. Paul Getty Trust. The Getty is one of the premier arts institutionsin the United States.

Paul Bulger took over from Rusk in 1975. The first to have the titleof principal, Bulger brought with him experience as provost at ColumbiaTeachers College and president of Buffalo State College. He was success-ful in the task of raising community support, notably through the estab-lishment of an Advisory Council of prominent local citizens. He leftHarlaxton in 1977. Bulger is now deceased.

Graddon Rowlands, Bulger’s successor, is Harlaxton’s longest-servingprincipal and is responsible, along with his wife Pam, for bringing Harlax-ton Manor back to life through major restorations. A graduate of Cam-bridge with a PhD from Duke University, he united the British andAmerican dimensions of Harlaxton in a very special way. In 1989, hebecame president of Lansdowne College in London, and later of AbuDhabi Women’s College in UAE. Now retired, he lives in the picturesqueand historic town of Stamford, near Harlaxton, where he is a civic leaderof note.

Angus Hawkins, principal from 1990-1992, helped develop Harlax-ton’s core program in British studies that has developed into a pre-eminentacademic course of its type, one that is team-taught and truly interdisci-plinary. He is a fellow and estates bursar of Kellogg College and directorof international programmes in the Oxford University Department forContinuing Education.

Robert Stepsis followed Hawkins as principal. He oversaw improve-ments such as a new heating system and renewal of the manor’s roof struc-tures, but this Harvard-educated former dean is primarily rememberedat Harlaxton for his strong academic emphases.

Where Are They Now?

Harlaxton Principals

“I spent 10 and a half great years at Harlaxton,” Stepsis says.“Somebody asked me what my best and worst memories were.I told them that the best and the worst were exactly the same:the events surrounding 9/11. Those were terrible days for us,but our spirit of togetherness and the support we received fromthe local British people not only carried us through but alsotaught us who our real friends are.”Retired, Stepsis lives in Vancouver, Washington. He is on an

advisory committee for a community college and president ofthe County Historical Society. He and his wife have visitedHarlaxton several times since they left and recently went toRome with English friends from the Harlaxton AdvisoryCommittee.In 2003, Gordon Kingsley became the latest to take on the

principal’s role, continuing a great tradition. He began a broadprogram of further improvements in the manor itself, in facultystatus and morale, in detailed planning toward the achievementof clear goals, in staff performance, and in openness to thecommunity. Prior to Harlaxton, he had been professor, dean,and president at William Jewell College, one of Harlaxton’s firstpartner colleges. He and his wife Suzanne, herself a former col-legiate vice president, remain the strong leadership team at Har-laxton today and look forward to celebrations surrounding the40th anniversary. �

If you would like to reconnect with some of theprincipals, here are e-mail addresses they shared: Jeremy Rusk: jwrusk@juno.comGraddon Rowlands: growlands@talktalk.netAngus Hawkins: angus.hawkins@conted.ox.ac.ukGordon Kingsley: jgkingsley@harlaxton.ac.uk

Prince Charles visited Harlaxton in 1986. He is pictured herewith UE president Wallace Graves and his wife, Barbara, andHarlaxton principal Graddon Rowlands and his wife, Pam.

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Surprise 80th Birthday Reception and Roast Honoring Thornton Patberg ’52

Ridgway University Center, UE Campus • August 7

Dubois County Summer PicnicJasper Engines Party House

August 19

UE Night at the OttersBosse Field • August 29

70@70 Honoring John David Lutz ’64 On the Occasions of his

70th Birthday and 70th UE Production During HomecomingUE Campus and Kirby’s Private Dining

November 12 - 13

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UE vs. Butler Pre-victory GatheringIndianapolis, Indiana

November 27

BRIEFSUE NEWS

Think Outside the Lunch BoxJust in time for the midterm elec-tions, the University of Evansvillelaunched an initiative inviting thecommunity to spend a lunch houreach month with one of UE’s fac-ulty members discussing topics that are makingheadlines or are the focus of community debate anddiscussion. The project began with a presentation byRobert Dion, UE associate professor of political sci-ence, who is often sought by national, state, andlocal media for insights into the political process.The “Think Outside the Lunch Box” brown baglunches are held at noon on the first Thursday of themonth at Old National Bank’s main branch in down-town Evansville. They feature UE faculty membersdiscussing their areas of expertise.“One of the great things about an institution of

higher learning like the University of Evansville is thedepth of knowledge on a wide variety of subjects,”said UE president Thomas A. Kazee. “This new seriesis a tremendous opportunity to partner with the com-munity and share the expertise of our faculty on sub-jects that, we hope, will be of interest to people.”Admission is free and open to all. Each event will

begin at noon with a 30-minute presentation by thefaculty member and 15 minutes after for question-and-answer.

Medal of Honor AwardedUniversity of Evansville Board of Trustees chair Niel C. Ellerbrook and senior vice president for aca-demic affairs Susan Kupisch presented best-sellingauthor Khaled Hosseini with the University of Evans -ville’s Medal of Honor. Hosseini, whose books includeThe Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns,spoke on October 21 at The Centre in downtownEvansville. It was a first-ever joint effort of UE’sInstitute for Global Enterprise in Indiana Interna-tional Speaker Series and Evansville’s Celebrationof Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series.

Scout’s HonorBoy Scouts of America recently recognized

Thomas Bear, UE vice president for enrollment ser-vices, for his induction into the National Hall ofLeadership for the BSA. The hall recognizes scoutingvolunteers who have made a significant difference inthe lives of others through the extraordinary servicethey have given and by modeling scouting virtues.UE awards a Scouting Scholarship to students whohave earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout,Girl Scouts of the USA Gold Award, Sea ScoutingQuartermaster Award, or Venturing Silver Award.Candidates for this award must have a high schoolGPA of at least 3.5 and score 1530 or higher onthe SAT or 23 or higher on the ACT. �

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Homecoming 2010 Reunion Weekend University of EvansvilleNovember 12 - 14

St. Louis Send Off PartyHome of

Sue Hodapp ’82August 10

Holiday Pops Victory Theatre,

Evansville, IndianaDecember 7

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JOE ATKINSON M’10

CONNECTIONSCAMPUS CONNECTIONS

One of America’s Most Honored InstitutionsOnce again, the University of Evansville has been recognized as one of America’s top institutions by

several major national publications.The honors began coming in the summer, when the Princeton Review listed UE as one of its “Best

in the Midwest.” That was followed by Forbes’s annual list of the Best Colleges in America, where UEranked number 296 – up from number 303 in 2009. Only the top 9 percent of colleges in America areranked by Forbes; by placing at number 296, UE landed in the top half of those rankings. On August 16, GI Jobs announced its list of the most military-friendly institutions in America –

and for the second consecutive year, the University of Evansville received recognition for its work withveterans. This ranking means UE is among the top 15 percent of American universities for its treatmentof veterans. The following day, U.S.News & World Report published its annual Best Colleges issue, listing Uni-

versity of Evansville as the number 10 Best Midwest Regional University. UE also placed number 3 onthe “Great Schools at Great Prices” list among universities in the Midwest, and the University’sstudy abroad program was named among the best in the nation.In November, the Institute of International Education ranked UE ninth in the nation in study

abroad participation for the second consecutive year.

Straight to the Head of the ClassThis fall, the University of Evansville welcomed the strongest academic freshman class in the

institution’s 156-year history.Students like Alex DiBenedetto, a math, economics, and physics major who finished at the

top of his Scottsdale, Arizona, high school class, and David Price, a biology and pre-med majorfrom Mt. Vernon, Illinois, are part of a freshman class that averaged 1172 on the SAT’s criticalreading and math components. The national average for those areas of the SAT was 1016. ThisUE class also averaged an ACT composite score of 25.7, nearly five points above the nationalaverage of 21.0.The quality of these 679 freshmen enhances what is already a strong academic tradition at

the University of Evansville. Students in the freshman class hail from 37 states and 16 countries.“In terms of admissions, UE is a selective institution,” said Thomas Bear, UE’s vice president

for enrollment services. “Now, as our academic profile continues to strengthen, we find our-selves competing for top students with many of the nation’s finest colleges and universities.”Overall institutional enrollment on the first day of classes was 2,799 students – a 1.3

percent increase from last fall. Overall enrollment includes undergraduate, graduate,and Harlaxton College students. That total also includes 83 percent of last fall’s freshman class returning for their

sophomore year.“We are extremely pleased to see this continued growth in both enrollment and

quality,” said UE president Thomas A. Kazee. “This is a wonderful class of students whohave a strong commitment to academics and personal development. It is a pleasure towelcome them to the University and the Evansville community. I am confident thatcontinuing to enroll classes of this quality will enable us to maintain UE’s outstandingreputation – a reputation reflected in such listings as U.S. News & World Report andPrinceton Review.”

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Shaping the Future of Emergency CareA new study that included students from the University of Evansville’s Dunigan

Family Department of Nursing and Health Sciences may change the way most collegesand universities teach CPR to their nursing students.The study, released by the National League of Nursing, enlisted 10 schools of nursing

with associate, diploma, or baccalaureate programs – including UE – to teach CPR totheir students using one of two techniques. One group completed the training in a four-hour, instructor-led course; the other used a self-directed, computer-based course thatincluded learning and practice on a voice advisory mannequin. After that training, all students were randomly assigned to either a control group

with no further practice, or to an experimental group, which practiced CPR six minuteseach month for the 12 months of the study.“What they found was that the students who practiced for only six minutes each

month either maintained or improved their skills over the 12-month period of thestudy,” said Amy Hall, chair of UE’s Dunigan Family Department of Nursing andHealth Sciences. “On the other hand, the students who did not practice beyond theirinitial training had a significant loss of skills within as little as three months.”In response to the study, UE’s nursing department began adding practice times for

CPR during labs this year, helping ensure that students retain their CPR knowledge.“It is vitally important to ensure that our students retain knowledge about CPR,

which is why we want to incorporate the findings of this study into our curriculum,”Hall said. “And because we still have the mannequin from this study, we already havethe equipment we need for the students to practice their skills regularly.”

Leading the WayBrian Ernsting, PhD, professor of biology

and assistant dean of the College of Arts andSciences, has been selected by the Council ofIndependent Colleges and the American Aca-demic Leadership Institute to participate in ayear-long Senior Leadership Academy. The pur-pose of the academy is to prepare prospectiveleaders for leadership positions in any division of independent higher education.Ernsting is one of only 42 participants

selected from across the nation to attend theSenior Leadership Academy. In order to be considered, participants must aspire to seniorleadership positions in independent colleges or universities. “Competition for the available places in

the program was extremely keen,” says RichardEkman, president of the Council of IndependentColleges. “It is worth noting that the reviewcommittee found the nomination materialsmost impressive.”As part of the Senior leadership Academy, all participants will attend two seminars. The first was held in Williamsburg, Virginia,

November 5 - 7. The second is scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., this spring. Throughout these seminars, guests will beinvited to participate in mentoring programs, experiential learning projects, and a series of readings and case studies. �

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RICH DAVIS

When Coach Marty Simmons led hisUniversity of Evansville basketball team onto the Roberts Stadium floor October 30 foran exhibition game against DePauw Univer-sity, some fans may have done a double take.Simmons’s wife, Angie, says that’s typical.“We’ll go somewhere,” she said, “and you

can tell people are looking at him and tryingto figure out, ‘Is that Marty Simmons ornot?’”Since March 15, the 6-foot-5-inch

Simmons has shed 135 pounds with the helpof a nutritionist and a daily regimen of walk-ing and now jogging three miles every dayat 4:30 a.m. with his wife at his side.Angie Simmons has reached her goal

of losing 70 pounds, but her husband hasa way to go, though he appears fit – andyounger – inside his office at UE, clad inAces purple shorts and orange T-shirt.“I don’t know what my goal is. First it

was 50 pounds, then 100; now it’s 150. We’llsee where it goes,” he comments.Simmons, once a sweaty figure with a

penchant for sweater vests, jokes that hiswife “is still a half lap ahead of me.”“It’s been a long time since I’ve been in

this shape.”Although he was always a big-boned guy

with a lot of pride and a stubborn passion(nickname The Mule) for everything, espe-cially basketball, he admits over the past 10years “I let myself go.”“He would never step on a scale,” says

Angie Simmons, during a joint interview ather husband’s UE office at Carson Center.She also had gained weight as a coach’s

wife and mother of four.Simmons won’t say how much he

weighed last March, just that he hit his peakafter returning to UE as coach in 2007.“Now I get two comments,” he says.

“‘You’ve lost a person (135 pounds).’ Thatone is a little tough. But my favorite is, ‘Youlook 15 or 20 years younger.’ That’s a thrill.When you’re an athlete or competitor, youwant to feel good, and that makes me feelgood!”Why the lifestyle change?

Angie Simmons says the time was right.They were in their mid-40s and realizedthey wanted to be around for their childrenand, eventually, grandchildren.Simmons grins at his wife: “She was the

catalyst. I think she did this for me so Iwould do it.”Angie Simmons: “We had friends (and

others) who were concerned about the stressof Marty’s job (and were encouraging himto lose weight). It’s always stressful. Even ifyou win, you have to keep winning.”And Simmons adds, “My family has been

on me for years ... I didn’t feel bad when Icoached, but when I looked in the mirror,well, I’m not blind.”Pat Wempe, a former UE baseball player

and now a physical therapist, recommendednutritionist Jan Schenk.“She’s off-the-charts, awesome,” Simmons

beams. “In a lot of ways, she is my coach.She tells us what to eat; she motivates us;she hugs us; she holds us accountable.”Marty and Angie Simmons visit Schenk’s

office several times a week, including aweekly weigh-in. Much like a personaltrainer armed with 300 recipes, she teacheshealthy living habits using the four basic

food groups — lots of fish, baked chicken,turkey, vegetables, fruit, but no fried foodor sweets.“Low-fat yogurt is my chocolate cake,”

Simmons quips, “but I don’t go hungry. I’ma big guy, and I need food. Jan told me fromDay 1, ‘I want you to eat to make thiswork.’”Angie Simmons says it mostly involves

preparing food at home and taking healthysnacks (apples, oranges, cottage cheese) towork. Under their previous lifestyle, she adds,

the two often would grab a quick pizzabetween Aces practice, homework assign-ments, and their children’s school activities.Now, in addition to eating healthy, they

jog at a Newburgh grade school track beforedaybreak, accompanied by their dog.On Fridays, after his run, he returns to

their Newburgh home long enough to carryout a favorite chore.“My neighbors are probably not happy

with me,” he divulges, “but I like to mowmy yard at 7:30 a.m., before my weigh-in,whether it needs it or not.”His wife laughs: “He’s going to look pretty

silly out there mowing – in December!” �

ACES IN ACTIONCOACH MARTY SIMMONS SHEDS 135 POUNDS

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Evansville Courier & Pressin October 2010. It is reprinted with permission and edited for space.

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Just a few years ago, students at Harlax-ton College and other fans of the Universityof Evansville’s athletic teams faced a toughsituation. If they could not attend the game,they would have to wait to hear about itafterwards by watching the evening news orreading the morning paper. As any true fanknows, waiting to hear about the “big game”can be torturous at times. In this age ofwireless, instant communication, there hadto be a better solution. Through the helpof a grant from the Missouri Valley Con-ference, gopurpleaces.com now offers itsfans the better solution they have beenwaiting for.

Gopurpleaces.com is the official websiteof University of Evansville athletics, and itoffers all the traditional coverage of athletes,coaches, and events that fans of the Aceshave come to expect. In recent years the sitehas expanded its offerings beyond the tradi-tional print stories and photos. Fans are nowtreated to television-style video program-ming and live, streaming video of selectedathletic events.“We did this so that people can see what

is going on and not read what is going on,”said former assistant sports informationdirector and current general manager ofWUEV Tom Benson ’00.Benson knows exactly how much work

it took to bring this new feature to Acesfans. As assistant sports information direc-tor, Benson was instrumental in bringingstreaming video and periodic Internet pro-gramming to the website. Currently, fanscan watch live streaming video of manyathletic events as well as episodes of student-produced Internet shows in the Aces TVsection of the site. While the coverage is certainly appreci-

ated by Aces fans, the appeal stretches

beyond the Evansville faithful. Prospectivestudent-athletes and even supporters of vis-iting schools are taking advantage of it.“From a recruiting standpoint, the

coaches love it,” said Benson. “Aces TV isan outlet to get the word out about the[athletics] programs.”Prospects are able to get a glimpse of

what it means to be an athlete at UE includ-ing the excitement of knowing their gamescould be broadcast to any location aroundthe world. When the Department of Athletics began

producing Inside Aces Soccer, they made thedecision to include students in the produc-tion process. “It was one student, and he didall the work for that season,” Benson saidof one of the first seasons of Aces TV andstreaming video coverage.Where a single student was relied upon

in the past, a crew of 10 students now tendsto the website and its features. While a crewof 10 is a considerable improvement, thedepartment is still looking to increase stu-dent involvement. Since not every studentcan attend every event, the crew can bestretched thin at times. On this point, Ben-son stressed that greater student involvementis a necessity for the continued growth ofthe endeavor, including the hope to expandcoverage to include some away games.The future certainly looks bright for the

fans of Aces Athletics. The long hours andhard work put in by people like Benson andthe students involved with Aces TV andgopurpleaces.com have provided the Uni-versity with a product it can be proud of.Thanks to these new forms of media andthe hard work of individuals, you can rootfor the Aces regardless of where you are. Subscription packages for streaming

video range from a single game at $6.95 toa full-year package of more than 100 eventsfor $64.95. For more information, pleasee-mail the UE Department of Athletics atathletics@evansville.edu. �

New Media ProvidesNew Opportunities for Aces Athletics

by Art Adye, Class of 2011

Basketball players Jeff Frey ’77 and Latasha Austin ’02, swimmers Kim Dodson-Bolin ’02 and Kelly Watson-Young ’92,

and football player Randy Hobson ’88

Congratulations 2010Hall of Fame Inductees!

Steve Woit Photography

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More Harlaxton memories and photos can be found in the

Setting for movies and televisionThe Ruling Class (1972)

Fall of Eagles (television miniseries) (1974)

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

The Last Days of Patton (1986) (television movie)

Uncle Silas: The Dark Angel (television series) (1987)

Treasure Hunt (television game show) (1988)bit.ly/ecmyxlbit.ly/i81Gx0

The Lady and the Highwayman (1989) (television movie)

The Haunting (1999)

The Young Visiters (BBC television movie) (2003)

Australian Princess (Australian reality television show)(2005)

“Some years have passed since I was

a student there, but I still remember

every detail of the time I spent within

the manor’s walls... I remember

going to the Bistro and sneaking

through the double doors that led to

the rest of the basement and being

amazed by how creepy it was. I

remember shivering outside in the

cold in the pitch dark night with a

few friends, my hand on the

front door of the manor, just

before we darted across the

front oval and down to the

drive, partaking in one of

the more…ahem…daring

traditions at Harlaxton.”

Jennifer Jones ’07 (H

arlaxton, Spring ’06)

“There is a thing, a magic, about Harlaxton that is very, very real. It’s not just in your h Gordon Kingsley, Harlaxton principal, from The Harlaxton Experience video by Nate Hovee, Spring 2010

“Harlaxton must be seen to be believed and evenwhen one has seen it, it is not always easy tobelieve it.” Mark Girouard, The Victorian Country House

Guy Fawkes Day Fall ’06

Did you know?� Among those who have served on the British Advisory Council is Lady SarahMcCorrquodale, sister of Princess Diana.

� For 25 years, Lady Benton Jones has chaired the council with great distinction.Her husband, Sir Simon Benton Jones, chairs the Estates Committee.

� Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who was born in Grantham,accepted an invitation to be an honorary member of the Harlaxton Society.

� Violet Van der Elst purchased Harlaxton Manor after amassing a personal for-tune by developing Shavex, the first brushless shaving cream. She gained pub-licity from her vocal campaigns against capital punishment and unsuccessfulattempts at political office. She was forced to sell Harlaxton and died pennilessin 1966, the year after capital punishment for murder was abolished in Britain.

The Lady and t

The Last Days of Patton

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online version of UE Magazine at www.evansville.edu/alumni/uemagazine.cfm.

“I am a UE grad and wentto Harlaxton in the spring of 1992. One of my fellowHarlaxton classmates,Laurie Pfeilsticker, was astudent at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She and I became good friendsand spent a lot of time together. We playeda lot of cards, watched the 1992 WinterOlympics together, and travelled all over Eng-land (and Paris during the Harlaxton week-end) together. After Harlaxton, wemaintained our friendship and eventuallybegan dating. After graduating from UE in1994, I moved to the Minneapolis area and wewere engaged a few months later. In the fall of 1995, we were married and 10-15of our friends from Harlaxton attended ourwedding. We have three boys – the youngestof whom we named Grantham in honor ofour time together at Harlaxton. I oftencredit my Harlaxton experience as being thesingle most important experience in my life.Without it, I never would have met my wife,moved to Minneapolis (where we still live), orbegun an over 13-year career in internationaleducation. Congratulations to Harlaxton onthe first 40 years – here’s to 40 more!”Scott Hume, ’94 (Harlaxton, Spring ’92) and Laurie (Pfeilsticker) Hume, UWEC ’93 (Harlaxton, Spring ’92)

head from the studies, as important as those are; it’s in your soul.”

“My husband (Michael Whitley) and I went to different universitiesand were at Harlaxton at different times. But when we met years laterour shared experience and memories of Harlaxton was one of the firstthings that drew us together.” Jacqueline (Von Bergen) Whitley, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Harlaxton, Spring ’96), Michael Whitley ’95

Places to find facts, photos, and fun about Harlaxton:Stuff Me in a Box and Ship Me Back to HarlaxtonThis group is for anyone who attended Harlaxton and desperately wishes they could go back. You know you miss themed parties in the Bistro, exploring secret passageways, Mexican night in the refectory, the shuttle to Grantham and back, Fridays off to travel around Europe, and British Studies lectures…ok, maybe not the lectures, but you know the rest of it is true!on.fb.me/eEO4uS

I Ran the Naked Mile … England Styleon.fb.me/dL9BkK

RIP Bob the Swanon.fb.me/hs6yVGon.fb.me/dTMkOr

Harlaxton Alumnion.fb.me/fptDn2

Derek’s Harlaxton Travels – Fall 2007 derekharlaxton.blogspot.comHarlaxton Gallery – www.evansville.edu/harlaxtonsociety/gallery.cfm

Jack Fleming ’92 (www.JackFleming.com)

the Highwayman

“I attended while a student at Lenoir-Rhyne College, and I have fond memories of all my UE friends, many of whom I’m back in contact with now thanks to Facebook!” Colin Brook (Harlaxton ’89)

VIDEO RECOLLECTIONSAn English Experience –

George A. Speckert (member ofHarlaxton’s founding class)

The Harlaxton Experience –Nate Hovee (Spring 2010)

bit.ly/h0mmtW

“Hanging outin room 410. I wonder ifthey everfound ourtime capsuleshoved up inthe vent.”

Lisa (Mehling) Pfettscher ’86

Jack Fleming Photography

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Stuff Me in a Box and Ship Me Back to Harlaxton

on.fb.me/eE04us

The Top Ten Ways You Know You Miss Harlaxton

10. You crave mediocre fish and chips…and cottage pie.

9. When your wireless internet stops working, you don’tbecome infuriated but rather tear with nostalgia.

8. Whenever someone drives you somewhere, you insist on call-ing them either Ralph or Zyggy.

7. You name your new pet Bob. Then you remember Bob wasmean and name him Viv instead.

6. You wake up at 8:30AM and head downstairs in a hurry,hoping you haven’t missed the start of BS lecture (but alsosort of hoping you have).

5. Operation turn-your-dorm-into-the-bistro goes horriblywrong when you mistakenly draw on the tables and spillStrongbow on the furniture.

4. You keep wishing your closet was a fireplace and your class-room had cherubs.

3. You insist on investigating every inch ofyour current residence/campus in thehopes that there’s a passageway some-where. If you’re from UE, you plot toexplore the tunnels. ;-)

2. You wrote this list or have at least thoughtsome of the things mentioned previously.

1. The Haunting is on TV. You don’t justwatch a minute or two, though. Youwatch the whole thing in order to stealthose brief glimpses of that magnificentmanor. But if you bought the DVD, seea therapist.

Did you know?

The Harlaxton College inaugurationceremony in November 1971 featured

Congresswoman Edith Green (left, center), chair of the

U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Education.

I took the first Creative Writing Workshop at

Harlaxton in the Summer of 2005. I have

wonderful memories: singing karaoke and playing

cards in the Bistro, walking the mile to the Pub

after late night writing sessions, learning to play

tennis, and living in a castle for five weeks. Not

to mention all the wonderful places I got to go

and experience. I got to see a Shakespeare play in

Stratford-Upon-Avon, see the Cliffs of Moehr

from the Princess Bride in Ireland and have a

bicycle tour that went under the Eiffel Tower in

France. I learned so much, met so many wonderful people and made lasting friendships

and memories. I will be forever grateful that I had the opportunity to go.

Mary Stewart, Harlaxton, Summer ’05

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In spring of 1997 there was mad

chess playing going on in that

front lounge area. Lots of name

calling and colorful metaphors

to distract the enemy. Not

that Bobby Fischer kind of

reverent silence, even the

spectators were in on it, egging

on the players with words,

food tossing, and chair tipping.

But I held my own – verbally (unfortunately)

and on the board (fortunately).

Benjamin Vogt ’99 (Harlaxton, Spring ’97)

from Lisa Dretske - Fall 2006

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Video recollections created by two alumni of Harlaxton College. In their own distinct way theycapture the life changing experience of Harlaxton College. bit.ly/h0mmtW

An English Experience by George A. Speckert (a member of the founding class) is a superb series ofvideo vignettes that George describes as a portrait of Harlaxton Manor in images and music. A Nightingaleis the first video portrait in the series. A DVD of the full series is available from: University of Evansville Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, 812-488-2586, sy5@evansville.edu, www.evansville.edu/alumni.

The Harlaxton Experience is by Nate Hovee, a broadcasting and theatre major and honors student from Western Kentucky University.

It has been almost twenty-five years since my Harlaxton Experience, yetthe memories are so vivid that it seems like only yesterday. As a 19 yearold who had never been on a plane, train or for that matter traveled morethan a day’s car ride outside of Indiana, Harlaxton profoundly changed the

way I looked at the world and has influenced the career and personal choices I have made since.Like many students, my first memory of Harlaxton was when I saw the Manor from the back of the taxi aswe drove up the drive. I had spent my summer poring over the brochure and reading and re-reading all ofthe literature that was sent to me, but nothing that I read prepared me for the truly awesome sight of firstseeing the Manor. I couldn’t believe that I was actually going to live in this fairytale castle for the next fourmonths. And to this day, pictures of Harlaxton bring back a flood of fond memories of the Manor, the peopleand the experiences. When I have a particularly tough day at the office, all I need to do is glance at thepicture next to my computer and I am transported, if only for a second, to this wondrous time in my life whenHarlaxton was my home and Europe was my playground.Though the experiences were memorable, it was the people with whom these experiences were shared thattruly make them extraordinary. The bond forged by the shared experience of living abroad, the adventuresof travel and the exuberance of youth can never be duplicated, and thus is truly special. Sometimes I thinkof my friends and wonder where life’s journey has taken them. And though I have lost touch with some, anddon’t communicate nearly as much as I would like with others, I will always cherish their friendships and knowthat if I saw them today, it would be as if one of us just returned from a long weekend of travel, and wewould sit over a pint and talk about our adventures.

An entry from Harlac’s Tongue: bit.ly/hHHct5

A Wondrous Experience by Don Morris (Fall ’85)

HARLAC’S TONGUE – The Official Blog of Harlaxton College – bit.ly/fMlhPC

Harlaxton Art Exhibit in Krannert Gallery April 2011

To coincide with the UE Harlaxton Alumni Reunion, an exhibit of Harlaxton alumni artwork will run in UE’s Krannert Gallery in the Krannert Hall of Fine Arts during April2011. Other special mobile exhibits will be on display throughout campus during thereunion weekend, April 15-17. Painting, drawing, graphic arts, collage, sculpture, mixedmedia, and photography will all be accepted. If you would like to submit your work for consideration for these exhibits, send an image to harlaxtongallery@evansville.edu.Please indicate in your message that this is for consideration for the April Art Exhibit. At the same time, you may also add your work to the Harlaxton online gallery.

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1950s1954

Head AgentsWilliam Knapp, Karl McClure

John Meisenheimer ’54 spoke tothe Cape Canaveral Air Force Spaceand Missile Museum Volunteers onNovember 8, 2010. His speech topicwas “Early Weather Support forCape Canaveral and the AtlanticMissile Test Range.”

1955

Head AgentJohn Koehler

1956

Head AgentJohn Conaway

Class AgentsJoanne Bailey Detlef, Loretta (Beldon) Hoevener, Susan (Chenoweth) Olesen, Lewis Plane, James Schreiber

1957

Head AgentsCurran Cotton, Lowell Foster,Tom Lukens

Class AgentPaul Wargel

1958

Head AgentsJames Barney, Robert Love, Maurice Rohleder

Class AgentsDavid Kishline, Raymond Wright,Allen Stremming, Carol (Spiegel)Yeker

1959

Head AgentsJohn Stanley Fryer, Sara (Coleman) Fryer

Class AgentsRita (Patry) Eykamp, Judith(Lockwood) Fiddick, Joe Fox, Jack Frohbieter, John Kern, Joanne Baugh Miley, Stan Nevill,Dale Oberbeck, Jerry Purdie, JimSchwengel, Rahmi Soyugenc, Carol(Yokel) Stremming, Fred Yarger

Rahmi ’59 and Marjorie M’73Soyugenc celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary with a LasVegas gathering in September. Theywere joined by family and friendsfrom across the nation (and Switzer-land). Among the guests were theirmaid of honor, Barbara (Kirsch)Sprinkle ’64, and best man, GeorgeRawlinson, who was Rahmi’s house-mate while both attended EvansvilleCollege.

1960s1961

Head AgentRonald Miller

1962

Head AgentJack Kinkel

Class AgentsKenneth Dennis, Thomas Tuley

1963

Head AgentJanice (Elmendorf ) Schmidt

1964

Head AgentSamuel Kershaw

Class AgentWayne Boultinghouse

1965

Head AgentGarey Patmore

Class AgentRuss Grieger

1966

Head AgentRobert Zimmermann Sr.

Class AgentCharles Van Vorst

1967

Head AgentsJean Coyle, Dianne McCarty

1968

Head AgentRonald Angermeier

Class AgentRobert Harper

Anne (Smead) Katherine ’68 hastwo new books in print: Penumbra,Book 1: Lifetimes of a Soul (releasedin May) and Your Appetite Switch:Master Your Eating and Free YourLife (released in September). Shewas featured on “Balancing Act”on Lifetime television network onSeptember 10. The episode is avail-able online at www.thebalancingact.com/story/?id=2030.

1970s1970

Tom Gates ’70 and his wife Anne(Hodapp) Gates ’69 live in Selins-grove, Pa. Anne is a member of theUE Alumni Association Board ofDirectors. Their daughter Emily(Gates) Kissinger ’99 has two chil-dren, Madison and Owen Kissinger,who she hopes will be ready to playbasketball for the University ofEvansville one day. They are pic-tured here with “Pawpaw” Tom.

1971

Head AgentMark Pillar

Class AgentsBob Clayton, Rebecca (Knight) Isley

Doug Rains ’71 has had an e-bookpublished recently, Have You SeenAlice? The book, and others, is avail-able through ienovel.com. Douglives in Brandon, Fla.

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CLASS NOTES

CONNECTIONSALUMNI CONNECTIONS

SAVE THE DATE! HOMECOMING 2011 REUNION WEEKEND

November 11-13

1972

Head AgentDaryl Buente

Robert Skinner ’72, M’75 andKathy (Franks) Skinner ’73, M’75took part in a trip last spring toOaxaca, Mexico led by USI’s asso-ciate dean of the College of LiberalArts. Kathy, who is a Spanishteacher at Castle High School,helped translate for the group. Sheis also the Teen Power LeadershipTeam advisor and regularly attendsthe Teen Power Camp with studentsheld each summer at UE. Robertand Kathy were the first couple tobe head residents of Moore Hall inthe 1970s, and Robert was alsosummer conference director at UE.

1973

Head AgentRichard Fulmer

Class AgentGeorgia (Sturm) Davis

Alice (Shawhan) Neal M’73 wasrecently named the 2011 district Isuperintendent of the year by Indi-ana Association of Public SchoolSuperintendents.

Jayne (Adams) Piehl ’73 recentlyretired after 30 years as a fund-rais-ing/development professional. Sheresides in Perham, Minn., with herhusband, Tom.

1974

Head AgentJohn MacCauley Jr.

Class AgentsPat Edwards, Rita Jo Gauck

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A L U M N U S P R O F I L E

George A. Speckert ’73Majors at UE: Music Performance, Viola

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

Current Residence: Hannover, Germany

Current Occupation: Music/media educator and composer

I am employed by the City of Hannover in Germany as aproject leader. This project is housed in an old bus retiredfrom public transport, with a new interior consisting of fiveworkstations with computers. We take this bus to areas whereschools and community centers are not well equipped andrun workshops there. These projects can be as simple as pic-ture processing or manipulation, maybe a website, but can goas far as a video documentation. We venture into heavy themes like integration, forced marriage, problems withInternet, alcohol, sports, and more. Each year we reach 600-700 young people with media-orientated projects.The idea behind the project is to bring the media to those who need it the most, learn to harness its power,and to create new ideas in their minds and hearts.

I also teach media and film music at a college level, so I am able to pass on the experience and the pleasure ofworking with young people to my students.

Career Highlights: Director of the City Music School in Hannover, Germany. Hannover Prize for “Kultur -Kaleidoskop” – a project for the EXPO 2000 in Hannover. Accompanying the governor of Lower Saxony (nowpresident of Germany), Christian Wulff, on his summer trip through the state.

Family/UE Connections: Both parents were teachers and artistically inclined.

UE Alumni Activities: Due to living in Germany it is hard to get back to Evansville regularly. But I do followthe UE activities as much as possible and cheer on the Aces, even at this distance.

The advantage of being in Europe does allow me to have connections to professionals in England. So I have hadmany trips to different parts of England, including several times back to Grantham. Harlaxton has always hada special place in my heart. Every return was magical and mystifying – the memories and the discovery of newthings remains exciting, even after so many years.

Rediscovering the tower clock and being part of helping to get it ticking again was certainly a highlight. Rediscov-ering my composition teacher, Brian Daubney, has lead to a new friendship.

Favorite Harlaxton Memory: My favorite memory is of the tower clock. As a member of the Founding Class,we considered ourselves pioneers. We had to cope with toilet seats with splinters, sandpaper-like toilet paper, nohamburgers, straw mattresses, only one television set, fire escapes (and fire drills), and other hardships.

At the same time we were allowed to develop and influence things: which piano to buy, how the student govern-ment was to be installed, getting a driving service going, and much more.

So many rules were not set up yet. A handful of music students, including me, were led to the inside of the towerclock to a little room where the mechanics were housed. Getting there was a little dangerous – no railings orsafety measures like now. From the top of the bell tower, the view down the mile was immaculate. The move-ment of the clock mechanics, the winding of the weights, the bell, and the mere fact that a 150-year-old pieceof machinery still worked certainly was fascinating. Because of the danger, students were later not allowed to visitthe tower – certainly not alone.

When I heard the clock was in dire need of repair, I was thrilled that the Founding Class was asked to take overthe funding and to help get that clock rocking again.

Editor’s note: George created a superb series of video vignettes, “An English Experience,” which he describes asa portrait of Harlaxton Manor in images set to music he wrote for the Harlaxton College Dedication Ceremonyin 1971 and for the 25th anniversary.

A sample of his work can be viewed on the Harlaxton College website at www.ueharlax.ac.uk. Click on Alumniand Friends then on Video Collections. The full DVD is available to donors who contribute $500 to any of theHarlaxton funds. For more information, visit www.evansville.edu/harlaxtonsociety.

1981

Joe Fiorentino ’81 finished 2-0 atNAGA Midwest Grappling Cham-pionships on September 4, 2010.This victory allowed Joe to win achampionship belt for the thirdstraight year.

1983

Brad Rogers ’83 was elected sheriffof Elkhart County. He is a 24-yearveteran of the Elkhart County Sher-iff ’s Department, which has 220employees and is nationally accred-ited through the Commission onAccreditation for Law EnforcementAgencies.

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1975

Head AgentKarin (Parker) Heinicke

Cliff Broughton ’75 is teachinghistory and economics at FlemingIsland High School in Orange Park,Fla. Previous to teaching he spent23 years as a naval flight officerand owned his own business.

1976

Marti Starkey ’76 has been namedthe 2010 YWCAWoman of the Yearin law. She is a partner in Harrison& Moberly in Indianapolis.

1977

Head AgentPaula (Fischer) Alles

Charla Tompkins ’77 has beenselected to be in the 2011 editionof Who’s Who in America. Charla ismarried to David Glenn Tompkinsand has two adult sons. She worksfor the Henderson County SchoolSystem and is a media specialist atPreston Media Center at HendersonHigh School.

1978Sandra (Eakins) Appler ’78 hasbeen named director of develop-ment for the Salvation Army inEvansville. She was the U.S. senior

partnership specialist for Indianaduring the 2000 and 2010 censusesand recently was an independenttraining consultant for Eli Lilly andCompany. Appler graduated magnacum laude from UE.

1979

Robb Thiel ’79 was presented theTeaching Excellence Award by thefaculty of Saint Joseph’s College inRensselaer, Ind. This award is inrecognition of outstanding teachingand educational contributions to thecollege. Professor Thiel had been thedirector of college bands at SaintJoseph for the past 18 years.

1980s1980

Head AgentMike Schopmeyer

Class AgentBeverly (Guidara) Hudnut

Estrellita “Lo” Berry ’80 was presented the Tampa Bay BusinessJournal’s 2010 Nonprofit Business-woman of the Year award. Lo is thepresident/CEO of REACHUP,which assists communities in creat-ing equality in healthcare and fam-ily health.

Arnell Hill ’80 accepted a positionin the Human Capital Office ofHuman Resources Directorate forthe Defense Finance and Account-ing Services (DFAS) agency. Arnellis also entering his second year as amentor in the Indianapolis PublicSchool system as part of the Indi-anapolis 100 Black Men mentoringprogram.

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Save the DateFebruary 19 UE Board of Trustees, Alumni Association

Board of Directors, UEAAA Executive Board, and Parents Council Meetings

February 20 157th Founders Day and Alumni AssociationAwards Presentation

SAVE THE DATEMax Weinberg

drummer with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band

In concert with the

UE Jazz Ensemble

The Victory Theatre, Downtown Evansville

Wednesday, March 30

7:00 p.m.

Free and open to the public

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1984

Head AgentJoel Sauter

Class AgentThomas Johnson

Angela Lee Duncan M’84 wasawarded the 2010 VanderburghCounty Elementary School Teacherof the Year. She currently teachesfifth grade at West Terrace Elemen-tary School in Evansville, Ind.

Roger C. Elliot ’84 and Jeanette R.Elliott ’85 live in Indiana with theirtwo daughters, Alyssa and Lindsey.Roger has taught at NortheastDubois High School for 23 yearsand is currently writing about smalltown life.

1985

Head AgentDoug Kanet

JoDee Curtis ’85 has started herown human resources consultingfirm specializing in attracting, devel-oping, and engaging employees.JoDee lives in Carmel, Ind., withher husband Matt ’85 and their 3children: Keeli, Kip, and Kyle.

Scott Thompson ’85 is teachingsecond grade at Westside Elemen-tary School in Angleton, Tex.

1986

Head AgentRichard Ludwick

1987

Head AgentTracey (Maddox) McCord

Todd A. Gile ’87 completed aDoctor of Ministry from FullerTheological Seminary in June2010. Rev. Gile is pastor of theJoshua Tree, an emerging ministrydescribed as a church within a

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Karla Farmer Stouse ’80, M’84Majors at UE: Physical Education, Health,minor in English; Master’s in Education

Hometown:Westfield, Indiana

Current Residence: Arcadia, Indiana

Current Occupation: Senior Lecturer inEnglish/Humanities, Indiana University Kokomo

Career Highlights: Four-time Amicus Award winner (“friend-of-students” award, selected by students); TrusteesTeaching Award winner; elected to Indiana Uni-versity Faculty Colloquium for Excellence inTeaching (FACET); Virgil Hunt Service Awardnominee; published several children’s books,three editions of a computer textbook, and anessay in Nikki Giovanni’s Grand Fathers anthol-ogy; British Airways Face of Opportunity win-ner; helped establish international travel/studiesprogram to Harlaxton at IU Kokomo; helpeddevelop Peace Garden in Kokomo as class service project in Asian Culture class; developed the InnovationSymposium to help students create projects that address global issues on a local level.

UE Alumni Involvement: I am proud to be a member of the Harlaxton Society Board of Directors

Family/UE Connections: Husband Jeff Stouse M’84, who has his own computer consulting business;nieces Emily Farmer and Randi Farmer Schreiner who attended Harlaxton in Fall 2006

I Grew Up At Harlaxton… I grew up at Harlaxton. On a steamy August day in my 18th year, I gave myselfover to a fairy tale in a magical place. The happily-ever-after usually comes at the end of the fairy tale, but minestarted immediately; one of the best things I’ve ever done was to surrender to it. Engulfed by a loving group ofWilliam Jewelligans, mentored by Dr. David O. Moore, aided by Mrs. Culpin, and challenged by each encounterto learn about the world and myself, I discovered that experience teaches the way nothing else can. Confidence,negotiation skills, and improved prayer life were fostered in those days before credit cards when we vagabondsarrived in a distant town on a Friday afternoon without reservations and only enough pounds in hand for bedOR breakfast but not both, or when we had to decide whether to get in the lorry that stopped for us and mighttake us all the way to Dover or whether to hold out for the nice family in the Cortina who might be safer butwould get us only as far as London. (If 10 pairs of students leave the manor at 7:00 a.m. and get in 10 differentvehicles traveling an average of 45 kilometres per hour but taking different routes, how long will it take for all 10pairs to arrive in Canterbury?) From deciphering British English to bargaining for a market sweater to acceptingthe kindness of a local family to bonding with students from all over the map, I received education of the mostpractical and significant sort every day of my Harlaxton year.

As in all good fairy tales, that education resulted in a transformation of character: the person who left Indianawas independent and ambitious, determined to function all alone in the big wide world and less concernedabout others than about doing what she wanted. Within a fortnight at Harlaxton, she was gone. I gained aclose group of friends who taught me how to love unconditionally and with permanence; their departure atsemester’s end taught me that true love has a cost equal to its value. I gained a British family, who made themistake of feeding me during my first hitchhiking trip and have not yet managed to get rid of me, 34 years on;their welcoming my husband, friends, and students taught me that “family” is what we make it and distancecan’t harm a great thing. That 18-year-old who knew everything before she left Indiana learned that not a lotelse matters unless you let the world in.

Like most who venture down that mile-long drive and into that wonderful pile of rocks, I never want the fairytale to end. I return each year with my own students, sharing with them the place where I grew into the personI am and encouraging them to discover what they need for their own transformations. The magic of the manornever fails to work on them…and on me. The happily-ever-after is the indelible imprint that Harlaxton has puton my life. The places where we grow up tend to have that effect….

Karla is pictured at Harlaxton on a memorial benchhonoring Christine White, her Harlaxton roommate.

Jane Springer ’92 received the2010 Whiting Writers’ Award onOctober 27, 2010, at a ceremony inNew York City. The award recog-nizes 10 young writers for their talent and promise.

1993

Head AgentWalter Lambert

Jennifer Hamlin ’93 married MarkVysoky on June 12, 2009. Jenn is asocial worker for Zeeland PublicSchools. The couple lives in Hol-land, Mich., and are expecting theirfirst child.

1994

Andrew Reinhard ’94 has beennamed director of publications forthe American School of ClassicalStudies at Athens (Greece).Andrew works out of Princeton,N.J., and oversees the productionof their major publications includ-ing the Corinth, the AthenianAgora, and the serial Hesperia.

1996

Head AgentDanette Scudder

Rachael (Stephens) Burt ’96 andher husband, Robert, would like toannounce the birth of their daugh-ter Reagan Lane Burt on September28, 2010. Reagan weighed 7 pounds,8 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

Andrew Gerhart ’96, an associateprofessor of mechanical engineeringat Lawrence Technological Univer-sity has been named the state win-ner for Michigan in the U.S.Professors of the Year program. It isthe only national program to recog-

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Save the DateMarch 3 - 6 MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament in

St. Louis, Missouri

March 10 - 13 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament in St. Charles, Missouri

church at Newburgh UnitedMethodist church. “We are a coffeehouse environment where we believeGod invites us to be creative andinteractive in worship.”

1988

Head AgentsRonald Freson Jr., James George

Class AgentStephen Viola

1990s1991

Head AgentsRobin Greenlee, Rachel Manno

Jack Felsher ’91 and his wife Amycompleted their first marathon(26.2 miles) during the BaltimoreRunning Festival on October 16,2010. They completed the race in4:38:52. They have also completedfour half marathons and threetriathlons together this past yearand finished the season by runningthe Richmond (Va.) Marathon inNovember.

1992

Head AgentBradley Seitzinger

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Adeeb (Deeb) Maxwell Kayed ’86Majors at UE: Biology

Hometown: Palestine and Netherlands

Current Residence: Dubai, UAE

Current Occupation: Neurologist in private practice

Career Highlights: Medical School: St George’s University School of Medicine(1986-90)

Residency and medical training in New York City, Honolulu, andPhiladelphia (1990-98)

Spent one year in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (1998-99) as a neurologist inprivate practice

Relocated to UAE in 1999, initially to Al Ain (1999-2005)

Private practice neurologist in a governmental hospital in Dubai since2005 (www.neurology.ae)

Medical humanitarian missions to Palestine on two occasions in Marchand October 2010 organized by the PCRF (Palestine Children ReliefFund) – a U.S. registered NGO

Family/UE Connections: Wife: Shila KasbakhySon: Rami Keanu (7 years old)Son: Samer Cameron (4 years old)Unfortunately no UE connections as of yet.

Favorite Harlaxton Memory: The mention of Harlaxton alwaysbrings a smile to my face. I can only remember having a great time. Ilook back with no regrets and can’t wait until my two sons are oldenough to experience all that and more. My fondest memories are toonumerous to count – most are too embarrassing to recount. It was atime of innocence and cluelessness – the best of times.

How has Harlaxton transformed your life? I don’t want to soundphilosophical but I can best answer this by saying: “how has the Inter-net changed the world we live in?”

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nize excellence in undergraduateteaching and mentoring. He is pic-tured here on an Inauguration Weekpanel with his father, Phil Gerhart,UE’s dean of the College of Engi-neering and Computer Science.

1997

Head AgentC.W. Raines III

Class AgentRuthie Shekell

Jason ’97, and Suzanne (Wells)Chambliss ’99 welcomed LillianGrace into their family on May 28,2010. She weighed 8 pounds, 14ounces, and was 20 inches long.Lillian joined her brothers AndrewCharles, 6, and Jacob Wyatt, 3.

David Cunningham ’97 was hon-ored with one of three awards givenat the 2010 Contemporary RealismBiennial art show at the Fort WayneMuseum of Art for his piece titledUpon Mediation of the Infinite, 2010.

Chad ’97 and Kim (Mullen) ’99Williams would like to announcethe birth of their daughter MaleahMarie Williams. She was born onAugust 28, 2010, weighed 8 pounds,3 ounces, and was 21 inches long.

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Edwin Oing ’37Evansville, Indiana

Ella (Rice) Deig ’39Evansville, Indiana

Virginia L. Nichoalds ’41Indianapolis, Indiana

Ralph L. Elmendorf ’42Louisville, Kentucky

Margaret Wilerson ’42Evansville, Indiana

Carolyn (Reese) Sloss ’42San Rafael, California

Ralph E. Miller ’43Summitville, Indiana

Harold L. Buck ’49 Evansville, Indiana

Raymond W. Gray ’49 Nashville, Indiana

B. Shelby Musgrave ’49Evansville, Indiana

Bonnie (Greubel) Stevens ’49 Newburgh, Indiana

C. William Bales ’50Orlando, Florida

Harold A. Miller ’50 Boonville, Indiana

David A. Steele ’50Robinson, Illinois

Elwood E. Hurt ’51Evansville, Indiana

Roy C. Mahrenholz ’52Kent County, Delaware

William P. Roth ’52Sauk City, Wisconsin

Kenneth W. Johann ’53Evansville, Indiana

James C. Rose ’53Carrollton, Texas

Roger W. Russell ’53 Evansville, Indiana

Everett L. Fisher ’54Chandler, Indiana

Donald Hulsey Sr. ’54 Evansville, Indiana

John E. Archer ’55Burtonsville, Maryland

William C. Greer ’57Melbourne, Florida

Martha White ’57Evansville, Indiana

Jack W. Grabert ’58 Fort Myers, Florida

Janet (Franz) Kostbade ’58Evansville, Indiana

Donald R. Nonweiler ’58Owensboro, Kentucky

Jolene S. Hartley ’60Vanderburgh County,Indiana

Kenneth E. Herrenbruck ’60Newburgh, Indiana

Valada Weldon ’60Evansville, Indiana

Harold Becker ’61 Bedford, Indiana

Allen R. Koester ’64 Shalimar, Florida

IN MEMORIAM

Samuel Morris ’64Connersville, Indiana

David M. Roth ’64Mount Vernon, Indiana

James A. Smith ’64Middletown, Pennsylvania

Larry J. Weber ’64Blacksburg, Virginia

Donna J. Nance ’66Newburgh, Indiana

Mary G. Moon ’67Evansville, Indiana

Sylvester Loehrlein ’68Jasper, Indiana

Ruth Metz ’69Evansville, Indiana

Bobby Rhoads ’72Mount Vernon, Indiana

Richard E. Alvey ’73Evansville, Indiana

Jaretta Brown ’73Newburgh, Indiana

Ronald E. Freeman ’74 Woodstock, Georgia

Walter J. Gray ’74Gross Point, Michigan

Conrad Roe ’75Evansville, Indiana

Judy Gordon ’72, M’76Fort Branch, Indiana

William D. “Bill” Phillips ’76, a former University ofEvansville football player, was one of five passengerswho died in an August plane crash that made nationalnews headlines as it also claimed the life of formerU.S. senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, the longest-serv-ing Republican senator in history. Phillips had beenan aide to Stevens. Phillips’s youngest son, Willy, wasinjured in the crash. His three older sons all play Divi-sion I-A football at Stanford, Virginia, and Indiana.

Cheryl L. (Ireland) Tennis ’76Evansville, Indiana

Patricia Hetrick ’77Henderson, Kentucky

Pamela Jean (Barnes)D’Amour ’80Hammond, Indiana

Mary K. (Miles) Miller ’80Washington, Indiana

Jeffrey Ulrich ’82Wesley Chapel, Florida

Mary M. Eck ’84Vincennes, Indiana

Barb Purdue ’79, M’84 Noblesville, Indiana

Mary Margaret Nord ’85New Albany, Indiana

Anita R. Ford ’90 Evansville, Indiana

Margaret Knowlton ’90Jefferson County, Col-orado

Michael G. Daugherty ’91 Mitchell, Indiana

John Bippus ’93Dent County, Missouri

Arthur F. Parkhurst ’43x was buriedwith full military honors in Dayton,Ohio, on October 16, 2010, 65 yearsafter he was declared missing in actionin World War II. Parkhurst was a 20-year-old 2nd lieutenant in the ArmyAir Forces when he and his aircraft went down inthe Philippines. He had previously attended Evans -ville College as an Army Aviation Cadet Reservist.The crash site was discovered in 1989 and includedParkhurst’s identification tags. His remains wereidentified through dental records and mitochondrialDNA, which matched that of Parkhurst’s brotherand sister.

Sharon Grandberry Burton ’97and her husband, DeNorrise, weredelighted to welcome the birth oftheir first child, a daughter, KaciNakyla Burton on April 9, 2010.Sharon is the chief executive officerof Grandberries Consulting Group,Inc., a consulting firm in Atlanta,Ga. DeNorrise is a senior consul-tant with Microstrategy.

1998

Head AgentJustin White

Class AgentsAndy Burnette, Janet Eggers,Thomas Fischer, Amanda Quesenberry, Kristi (Barnes) St. Amour, William Teague

Stephanie (Carroll) Lone ’99, andhusband, Troy, welcomed their firstchild, Brayden Louis, on October21, 2009. The family resides inLanesville, Ind., where Stephanie is a high school science teacher.

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Save the DateMarch 17 Jasper, Indiana, Alumni and Friends Event

March 19 - 27 UE Alumni Cruise

March 27 Naples, Florida, Alumni and Friends Event

Erin Luchenbill ’99 and her hus-band Timothy LeDoux welcomedtheir first child, Alasdair DavidLeDoux, on November 29, 2009.

Acacia Martinez ’99 married RickSt. John on August 21, 2010, in Mil-ton, Ind. Acacia manages a WorkOne office in east central, Ind. Sheis accompanied in the photographby Jessica (Piwok) Harris ’00 andAlicia (Russell) Joens ’99.

Nikki (Clifton) Blevens ’98 gavebirth to Gage Jackson Blevens onMarch 15, 2010. She and JasonBlevens were married in 2008.Nikki also has an 8-year-old son,James Douglas Powers. They livein Louisville, Ky.

Dana (Hines) Cheatem ’98received the 2010 NQC Quality ofCare Award for Leadership from theNational Quality Center in Wash-ington, D.C. Dana received heraward for outstanding leadership in quality improvement.

Stephanie Elpers ’98 accepted anew position as vice president forenrollment management at IllinoisCollege in Jacksonville, Ill.

Mike Motta ’98 is teaching hands-on classes to middle school studentsin Princeton, Ind. Each studentspends one nine-week quarter withMike learning robotics, gears, flightand space, and modeling.

1999

Head AgentLeslie (Sams) Ashley

Danielle Linneweber ’99 marriedRichard Morgan on November 28,2009. Danielle is currentlyemployed as a communicationsmanager at Ameriprise Finanicialin Minneapolis, Minn.

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2000s2000

Head AgentStephen Hawkes

Tom Benson ’00 assumed theduties of general manager of 91.5WUEV in September. Since gradu-ation, he has served as the assistantsports information director for theAces. He and his wife, Amy ’03have a 1-year-old son, Connor.

Anna Newton ’00 and her husband,Justin, were excited to welcome theirsecond son, Thomas Cole Newton.He was born on August 28, 2010,weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces, andwas 19 inches long.

Cyndi Ozaki ’00 married AaronWilder on June 8, 2010. She is cur-rently pursuing a Master of PublicAdministration from Seattle Uni-versity. She resides in Seattle withAaron and their two dogs.

2001

Head AgentsCorey Murphy, Jed Nelson

Class AgentSarah (Bittinger) Thoene

Adam Knight ’01 directed the oneman show, David Lee Nelson…Sta-tus Update at the Warehouse Theatrein Greenville, S.C.

Mat Smart ’01 had one of hisplays, A Bed the Size of Portugal,performed by the Atlantic TheaterCompany during their LatinoMixfest of New Plays this pastAugust. His newest play, A StandingLong Jump, premiered at the Min-nesota Fringe Festival and was pro-duced by The New Theatre Group.

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Kara Pike ’01Majors at UE: International Studies, Spanish, andMass Communication

Hometown: Kenai, Alaska

Current Residence: Wilmington, North Carolina

Current Occupation: Assistant director of educationabroad at the University of North Carolina Wilming-ton, as well as instructor for university courses inintercultural communication and global citizenship

Career Highlights: In 2004, I received the DorothyBrickman Award for the Outstanding New Profes-sional in the field of international education for thestates of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. This award ismeant to recognize an international educator “whohas made significant contributions to his/her campus,the regional organization, and/or the field of interna-tional education.” This was a huge honor and reallyreinforced that I was in the right field. However, Ithink the biggest highlights of my career are meetingwith students after they have returned from studyingabroad, and hearing their stories about how their liveshave been transformed by their international educa-tional experiences.

UE Alumni Activities: I have visited UE on several occasions, once to attend UE’s International Bazaar.Although it was several years after graduation, I was amazed that my UE instructors still remembered me byname, remembered where I was from and remembered my post-graduation plans. It really reinforced what anamazing group of faculty members teach at UE, and the genuine interest they take in their students. I am alsonow honored to have been asked to serve on UE’s International Working Group for the strategic planningprocess that is currently taking place.

Favorite Harlaxton Memory: While I loved all of the travel opportunities available at Harlaxton, many of myfavorite memories are of time spent with my meet-a-family, Chris and Ted Hands, and my fellow host sisters,Betsy Knott ’99 and Ladi Iya ’01. Our meet-a-family took us to local plays, gorged us on traditional Englishtreats, and introduced us to the quirky British sense of humor. I have visited them twice since graduation, andon my second visit – with 10 of my students in tow – they welcomed all of us into their home, allowing mystudents to experience dinner with an English family.

How has Harlaxton transformed your life? Harlaxton holds such a special place for me. It was my firstexperience abroad, and it truly changed my life. After studying at Harlaxton, I was inspired to pursue an addi-tional study abroad experience in Costa Rica. These two experiences led me to pursue a master’s degree in inter-national affairs. When I heard that Suzy Lantz (former study abroad advisor at UE) was retiring, I knew Iwanted to pursue a career in international education. I have now been working in the field of internationaleducation for more than seven years and have returned to visit Harlaxton twice. On the second trip, I broughta group of my intercultural communication students. We began a two-week, faculty-led study abroad programin England and Scotland with several days at Harlaxton. It was so wonderful to be able to share the Harlaxtonexperience with my students and to interact with the Harlaxton staff as a colleague. Through the efforts ofthe Harlaxton staff, I was able to take my students on many of the same excursions I had experienced a decadeearlier: to Cambridge, Lincoln, Grantham, and into the walled gardens of the manor. Showing my students thesecret passageways, hearing the stories of Gregory Gregory and Mrs. Van der Elst, chasing pheasants throughthe gardens, and teaching them to play cricket allowed me to relive my experience and start a new group ofstudents on their international journey.

Even though it has been more than a decade since my semester of study at Harlaxton, a watercolor paintingof the manor hangs above my desk at work to remind me of why I am involved in international education andwhere my journey began. Harlaxton was without doubt a life-transforming educational experience.

2002

Head AgentStacey (Golec) Paul

Class AgentNathan Charnes

Meredith Wagner ’02 marriedBrian Arwood on October 31,2010, at St. Thomas OrthodoxChurch. Meredith is the branchmanager at the Russiaville BranchLibrary. She and her new husbandlive in Peru, Ind.

Anthony ’02 and Julie (Bragg) ’01Wollschlager would like toannounce the birth of their secondson, Liam Michael, on August 4,2010. He weighed 6 pounds andwas 20 inches long.

2003

Head AgentsBo Gebbie, Rebecca Odle-Paxton

Class AgentsAbigail (Good) Falloon, Jennifer(Laue) Gilmore, Katie (Howard)Manuel, Justin O’Neal

Matthew Serafini ’03 and his wife,Linda, welcomed their first child,Mia Ann, to the world on Septem-ber 8, 2010. Matt works for JPMorgan Chase, while Linda is ahigh school teacher. They live inJoliet, Ill.

2004

Head AgentFlo Ruwersma

Class AgentsJerry Berg, Randy Scherer, Diane (Roelandt) Watkins

Holly (Ramsey) Higgins ’04 mar-ried Alan Higgins on October 24,2009. The couple resides in Booth-wyn, Pa., and is expecting their firstchild in December.

Jerome Stewart ’04 is to beapplauded for helping young peoplein the Evansville area. Thanks to hisdonation, 90 children at theEvansville Department of Parks andRecreation - Rochelle Landers Poolwere able to receive free swimminglessons over the summer. On July 9,2010, the children received awardsat the second annual awards cere-mony.

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Erica Vanzant ’01 married ZacharyKappesser on March 27, 2010, at theCincinnati Zoo. They both work atan online merchant, BestNest.com.Erica writes product descriptions andZach is the customer service super-visor and shipping liaison. The cou-ple resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Jennifer Gates ’03 married TroyThomas in Indianapolis, Ind., onFriday, July 9, 2010. Jennifer is ateacher in Hamilton SoutheasternSchools and Troy is in the U.S.Army Reserves and working on his paramedic license throughMethodist Hospital.

Wes Grantom ’03 was the associatedirector for the Roundabout TheatreCompany’s Broadway productionof Brief Encounter at Studio 54. Theplay is a retelling of the Noel Cow-ard movie by the same name.

Lillie (Van Leishout) McCatty ’03and her husband, Duane, welcomedtheir first child, Liam SpencerMcCatty on March 27, 2010, inManhattan. They have since relo-cated to Lillie’s hometown ofOlympia, Wash.

Save the DateApril 9 UEAAA Annual Meeting and Luncheon

April 15 - 17 Harlaxton 40th Anniversary Reunion at UE

A New Voice … A Familiar Face

Lance Wilkerson grew uprooting for the University ofEvansville Purple Aces and hasspent the last 17 years cover-ing UE on local television.Last fall, he officially joinedthe Purple Aces as the newplay-by-play voice of the Acesmen’s basketball team and asthe director of developmentfor athletics. Welcome, Lance!

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Inauguration Week EventsJennifer Barchet ’01Davena Day ’95George Day ’95Brad Gant ’05Mary Catherine Garrison ’96Andy Gerhart ’96Tammy Gieselman ’95Chris Gwaltney ’78Carrie Jerrell ’99Emily Fronheiser ’02Jennifer Lott ’96Richard Ludwick ’86Holly Marks ’96Jim ’76 and Deborah ’79 Metcalfe

Ted Morse ’07Watez Phelps ’01, M’04Keith Phillips ’78Maura Robinson ’83Julie Smith ’83LaToya Smith ’09Steve Smith ’83

Humanities Night SpeakersDana Caldemeyer ’08Andrew Carter ’07 Katie Darby ’07Rachael Derrick ’04Bo Johnson ’01Derek Jones ’03Gabe King ’08Keith Leonhardt ’89Andrea Mann ’87Molly Scherle ’09Heather Stone ’09Haley Tallman ’04Jeremy Taylor ’09Matt Vanover ’09Shane White ’06

Health Career Fair ParticipantsLetha HardingBrett Hirt M’96Brian Kelly M’96Tammy Klein ’81, M’01Mark Marchino ’86, M’91Amanda K. Mason ’00Stephanie Pfeil ’96Denise StetterJ.D. Stock M’96

Classroom Presentations and WorkshopsJennifer Barchet ’01Lindsay Fugate ’08Jim Headlee ’77Natalie Hedde ’04Megan Meadors ’09

Kazee Welcome DinnersDanny ’71 and Pat BatemanNiel H’06 and Karen H’06Ellerbrook

Rita ’59 and Dick H’10 EykampMark ’78 and Sharon Lemond

Indianapolis Alumni Welcome Reception for President KazeeBowen EngineeringSteve Harkness ’70Rose Mays ’67Nick Rutigliano ’70Chuck Singer ’78

New Parents Council MembersTerri DanielAndrea (Andy) ForresterGary and Diane KendrickElizabeth and Paul KohliMark and Debra MartinMary Kay McCubbinJim and Carol MillerJoy and Michael MusselwhiteTuomo and Julie NykanenShelley PurcellMaria RanolaJulie and Robert ReynoldsCathlyn SamuelDeborah and James SchadeSuzette SchofieldRick and Bronda SimmonsJohn and Judy SondermanDenise WathenSteve WathenTerry ’75 and Zenda ’80 White

Homecoming UEAAA PanelDiscussion and DinnerPatricia Outlaw ’86William Saucer ’53Jerome Stewart ’04Veltri Taylor ’81Cleo Walker ’90

Thank you,UE VolunteersA big thank you goes out to the volunteers listedbelow for their assistance with University ofEvansville programs and events.

EVSC/Early College HighSchool College CoachesTamara AndersonJulia BurdetteTehiji Crenshaw ’95Shanta FritchleyLisa GoodmanBirdie Harrison ’03Matthew HatcherYvonne Johnson ’61, M’73Tony Jones ’97Phyllis KitchensJanet MyersPatricia Outlaw ’86Watez Phelps ’01, M’04Bettye Poole ’02, M’04Jill ScottJudy Seitzinger ’83Julie Smith ’83LaToya Smith ’09Veltri Taylor ’81Tracey Williams ’80xDeborah Wilson ’09

Class of 1960 Reunion CommitteePatty Mitsos ’60Jane Purdie ’60

Class of 1985 Reunion CommitteeAl Baity ’85Melissa Buller ’85Sylvia DeVault ’85Amy Esche ’85Doug Kanet ’85Janet McCormick ’85Lisa Truelove ’85

Class of 1995 Reunion CommitteeJamie Elkins ’95Paula Harding ’95

WUEV 1980s Reunion CommitteeTom Benson ’00Amy Esche ’85Debbie Hinton ’88Dete Meserve ’84Brad Miller ’80Myra Rager ’80Charles Tashiro ’87Ella Johnson Watson ’82

UE Veterans ReunionClint Hoskins, sophomoreDavid Jones ’72Cherie Leonhardt ’88John MacCauley ’74Mark Pillar ’71Liz Riffert ’07

Homecoming 2010 Reunion Weekend SpeakersMarcia Bennett ’67Alexis Christensen ’94Nathan Elkins ’02Chris Parr ’05Nancy Reece ’77Andrew Reinhard ’94R. Martin Umbarger ’69

Alumni Association Board of Directors Members completing termsJennifer Barchet ’01Wayne Boultinghouse ’64, M’70Brett Clancy ’98Stephanie Elpers ’98Frank Haskett ’61Stephen Hawkes ’00Rachel Manno ’01Brennan McReynolds ’03Rebecca Paxton ’03C.W. Raines ’97

Thank You in Advance!Alumni Scholarship DayMarch 5 or 6 (depending on city)

Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Vanderburgh County

UE alumni are needed to help with an important project con-necting them with Fall 2011 incoming students from targetedMidwest areas. Based on a questionnaire and an interview con-ducted by alumni, incoming students will have an opportunity toearn up to $4,000 additional scholarship dollars over four years.

If you would like additional information or to assist with one of these days, please contact the Office of Alumni and ParentRelations at 812-488-2586 or alumni@evansville.edu.

2005

Head AgentSam Giesting

Class AgentsJimmy Funkhouser III, Shirley Lewis

Amy (Lochmondy) Diekmann ’05married Timothy Diekmann onJune 13, 2009, in Neu Chapel.Amy is a structural engineer at Pro-fessional Consultants Inc., and Tim-othy is the youth pastor at Oak HillBible Fellowship, both in Evansville.

Brooks Ranard ’05 and TaraSouthwood ’07 were married onOctober 23, 2010. The couple cur-rently lives in Indianapolis, Ind.,where Brooks works as an aspeticprocess resource at Nestlé. Tara is athird-year medical student at Indi-ana University.

2006

Head AgentAndrea Stalcup

Class AgentRachel Swan

Turae Dabney Mumford ’99, M’06has been named to the Super Bowl2012 Host Committee. Turae willserve as the co-chair of the Emerg-ing Business subcommittee.

Michael Kuhr ’06 and TiffanyJohnson ’08 were married on June 19, 2010, in Genesee, Colo.Tiffany and Michael reside in Den-ver. Tiffany is currently a second-year student at the Illiff School ofTheology pursuing a Master ofDivinity degree. Michael is workingin electronics manufacturing andfrequently performs in orchestrasaround the Denver metro area.

2007

Head AgentLiz Lewis-Riffert

Class AgentsLisa Ballard, Ashley Henke,Kirsten Payne, Emily Sights,Bruce Weisman

Andrew Carter ’07 and Ashley(Smith) Carter ’07 were married inMay 2008. They live in Evansville,Ind., where Andrew is the editor inthe Office of Publications at UE,and Ashley continues to produceartwork. They recently bought ahouse that they share with theiradopted cats (Ariel and Tofu) andpuppy (Sadie).

2008

Head AgentAlyssa Turner

Class AgentsShanelle Lambert, Krystle Working

Jeremy Evans ’08 was recently promoted to the position of chiefoperating officer for Phi Mu AlphaSinfonia Fraternity.

Charlotte Noe ’08 has graduatedfrom Saint Louis University with aMaster of Arts in communications.

2009

Head AgentGretchen Otness

2010s2010

Head AgentJessica Ray

David Bothast ’10 has been namedthe director of the Goodwill FamilyCenter and is serving as adjunct fac-ulty for the Center for Adult Educa-tion at the University of Evansville.

Angela Kettler ’10 recently com-pleted U.S Navy basic training atRecruit Training Command inGreat Lakes, Ill.

Jessica Ray ’10 is living and workingin Chicago. She is a market researchassociate at the Health Informationand Management Systems Society.

Alicia (Swartzentruber) Wagler ’10married Derek Wagler during thesummer of 2010. They reside inMontgomery, Ind.

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Save the DateMay 13 - 14 Aces Football Reunion

June 16 - 18 UE Engineering Reunion and National Concrete Canoe Competition

July 4 - 9 Harlaxton 40th Anniversary Trip to Harlaxton

Daniel Knight Studio B

President and Mrs. Kazee tell Santa they got just whatthey wanted this year – the presidency of the Universityof Evansville and all the wonderful people and experiencesthat go with it.

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ACES FOOTBALL REUNIONHARLAXTON 40TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT OPTIONS

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Friday, May 13Noon Golf Outing $30 golf cart _______ _______

Cambridge Golf ClubOn-site registration will be available

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception No cost, cash bar _______ _______The Pub1348 East Division Street, Evansville

Saturday, May 1411:00 a.m. Brunch and Campus Tours $12 _______ _______

Eykamp Hall, Ridgway University Center on campus

6:00 p.m. Aces Football Reunion Dinner $20 _______ _______The Vanderburgh 4-H Center201 E. Boonville-New Harmony Road,Evansville

Total enclosed _______________

Name ___________________________________________________________

Class year ________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________

City ____________________________ State______ Zip Code______________

E-mail ___________________________________________________________

Telephone ________________________________________________________

Guest names ______________________________________________________

Send your reservation and check to the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, 1800 Lincoln Avenue, Evansville, Indiana, 47722, or register online at

www.uealumnionline.com/acesfootball. Registration deadline is May 10.Registration deadline for golf outing is April 22.

Huddle with FormerFootball Aces

May 13 - 14, 2011

All former Aces football players, managers, coaches, and fans are invitedto take part in a weekend packed with fun activities. A large group of for-mer players of all ages has been working on plans under the leadershipof Bill Harrawood ’59 and Ralph Weinzapfel ’59. For more information,contact alumni@evansville.edu.

How You Can Help HarlaxtonIn honor of Harlaxton College’s 40th Anniversary, youhave the option of giving to three funds: the HarlaxtonCollege Annual Fund, the Harlaxton Society EndowedScholarship, and/or the Lion Terrace Project. Gifts tothese funds ensure that the University of Evansville cancontinue to provide the Harlaxton Experience for everynew group of Harlaxton students. Make your gift onlineat www.evansville.edu/give or call the Office of AnnualGiving at 812-488-2273.

HARLAXTON COLLEGE ANNUAL FUNDBy making a gift to the Harlaxton College Annual Fund,the manor and its occupants are able to maintain theircommitment to academic excellence and continue toprovide life-transforming experiences to every group of students driving up the mile each semester.

Support the place where you created lasting memoriesso others may create their own!

HARLAXTON SOCIETY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPHarlaxton Society Endowed Scholarships are awarded toUE students who have a minimum 3.5 GPA and will bestudying at Harlaxton College. Gifts to this fund helpus reach our goal of $200,000 so we can provide largeramounts of assistance to a higher number of students.

By supporting the Harlaxton Society Endowed Scholar-ship you are paying it forward and helping future Har-laxton alumni.

LION TERRACE PROJECTBad news: the Lion Terrace, a favorite landmark for allHarlaxton visitors, has fallen into disrepair. This is animportant part of the Harlaxton landscape that needsto be saved from total deterioration!

Good news: English Heritage, England’s governmentalbody dedicated to saving at-risk historical structures, hasawarded Harlaxton College a matching grant to makethe necessary repairs and restorations!

How does it work? You make a gift to the Lion TerraceProject, and English Heritage will match it dollar-for-dollar. Do not miss out – double your gift to Harlaxton by supporting the Lion Terrace Project today!

www.evansville.edu/give

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Relive your Memories of College in a Castle!Choose the reunion option best for you…

UE Campus in April or at Harlaxton College in July – or choose both.

University of EvansvilleApril 15 - 17, 2011

Harlaxton alumni from ALL colleges, universities, and countries are invited to UE’s main campus in Evansville for a weekend ofactivities celebrating the 40 years of Harlaxton College. All eventslisted below are open to all participants. For the latest schedule,visit www.evansville.edu/harlaxtonsociety.

Educational sessions about Harlaxton and social events for individual classes will be added to online schedule.

Number Totalof Tickets

Friday, April 15Afternoon Check in and educational sessions on Harlaxton Manor

8:00 p.m. Pub Night at Ri Ra’s Irish Pub on Evansville’s riverfront $ 5 ________ ________Featuring British grub and entertainment

Saturday, April 16Morning Additional educational sessions

9:00 a.m. UE Women’s Bike Race

Lunch Available in the Ridgway University Center Dining Hall $ 5 ________ ________

11:00 a.m. UE Alumni Bike Race

1:00 p.m. UE Men’s Bike Race

2:00 p.m. Harlaxton Tea – entertainment by the Harlaxton Quintet

6:00 p.m. 40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at Kirby’s Private Dining $35 ________ ________Tribute to Wallace B. Graves and William L. Ridgway

Total enclosed _______________

Note: Cohorts from many semesters are planning additional special events for Harlaxtonians from their era.

Register today by completing and mailing this form or online at www.uealumnionline.com/harlaxton2010.

Name__________________________________________________________ Graduation Year (if UE) ___________

Home School (if other than UE) ____________________________________________________________________

Semester at Harlaxton ____________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________

City________________________________________________ State__________ Zip Code____________________

E-mail______________________________________________ Telephone __________________________________

Guest name(s) __________________________________________________________________________________

Payment: Check (made payable to University of Evansville) or credit card: MasterCard Visa Discover

Credit Card Number ___________________________ Security Number _______ Expiration Date_______

Signature ______________________________________________________________________________________

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July 4 - 9, 2011Want to relive the magic by visiting the manor itself? Come see

Harlaxton in its present life as the college celebrates this specialanniversary. As with the spring reunion at UE, ALL Harlaxtonalumni (whether UE or other) are invited to return to the manorto share once again the Harlaxton Experience.The 2011 celebrations provide a unique opportunity to stay at

the college, visit some of the places last seen many years ago, meetup with friends and reminisce about student times, and catch upon what has happened since those memorable days.A special 40th Anniversary price of £425 (approximately $665

U.S. dollars) includes room and breakfast, along with a number ofother meals and activities. Single supplement is an additional £50.If you are unable to attend for the whole week but would like toshare in the celebrations, it is possible to book by the day. Theserates can be found on the booking form.

The full schedule and booking form are available atwww.evansville.edu/alumni/harlaxtontrip.cfm.

Highlights of the week at HarlaxtonMonday, July 4 Arrival and Registration at Harlaxton ManorHarlaxton 4th of July Summer Garden Party

Tuesday, July 5Options: Manor Tour, Garden Tour, British Studies Forum, Principal’s Forum

Evening dinner in the refectory followed by a dance in the state rooms

Wednesday, July 6Day Tour options: Lincoln, Burghley House, Belton House, and Belvoir Castle

Evening concert and dinner in the state rooms

Thursday, July 7Day Tour options repeated

Friday, July 8Morning options: Meet-a-Family Reunion, Harlaxton Village andchurch walk and tour

Afternoon panel discussionsEvening Reception and 40th Anniversary Formal Dinner

Saturday, July 9Depart Manor (rooms vacated by 10:30 a.m.)

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Welcome New Alumni! Keep in Touch! Send updates to alumni@evansville.edu