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1 Brothers sing on! 150 Varsity Men's Glee Club members and alumni gather for 45th anniversary of the group; photo.
2 Hall of excellence Pat Geadelmann inducted into Elinor A. Crawford and William R. Thrall Hall of Excellence; photo.
3 Kothari gift connects sports complex Family of Dr. Jitu d. Kothari donates $500,000 to UNI; athletics Hall of Fame Meritorious Service Award to be named for him; concourse between McLeod Center and UNI-Dome also to be named for him.
4 More Dome magic! Crowd enjoys victory of Panthers over Iowa Hawkeyes in basketball; Benny Sapp is in the radio booth for the game; photo.
5 To alumni, students, faculty, and staff Football coach Mark Farley offers thanks for a great season; photo.
6 What a ride! Collage of 2005 football images; photo.
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7 What a ride!
Newhoff--Doug 		Account of the 2005 football season; photo.
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8 Purple together, purple for life
Ketels--Denton 		Account of the involvement of the Justis family in UNI athletics.
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9 Assistive technologies level the field
Hines--Carmel J. Schoenfelder (Class of 1990) 		Surveys of ways in which the university responds to students and faculty with disabilities; photo.
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10 The dorms they are a-changin'; UNI meets need for single rooms
Hines--Carmel J. Schoenfelder (Class of 1990) 		A look at the way in which the university has responded to the perceived need for single dormitory rooms; special look at Shull Hall renovations; photo.
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11 Man of science ministers to prisoners
Hines--Carmel J. Schoenfelder (Class of 1990) 		Profile of Jerry Nelsen, who is involved with prison ministry; photo.
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12 Alumnus helps heal wounds of war
Hines--Carmel J. Schoenfelder (Class of 1990) 		Profile of Dan Sterenchuk, who is involved with assisting those who have been affected by war; photo.
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13 E-media conference a boon to young professionals Account of a recent workshop on the electronic media business; included a number of alumni as participants; photo.
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14 UNI + LA == Hollywood mentor
Barber--Melissa 		Mark Steines spoke with UNI communications students; selected intern for television show; photo.
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15 Education for a lifetime
Schultze--Rebecca A. (Public Relations Staff) 		Students in the Lifelong University classes talk about their experiences; schedule of spring 2006 classes; photo.
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16 Building strategic partnerships that work for everyone
Schultze--Rebecca A. (Public Relations Staff) 		Account of association of UNI with The Principal Financial Group; photo.
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17 $112 million raised for UNI Survey of results of the Students First Capital Campaign; photo.
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18 Panther athletics Survey of fall 2005 athletics results; photo.
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19 Science in plain English Profile of Professor Paul Shand and his work; photo.
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20 Koob announces retirement from UNI presidency President Koob will leave when a new President takes over; quick look at search process for a new President; photo.
21 UNI Museums, SUE exhibit named best of 2005 Quick look at exhibit of dinosaur model exhibited March through May 2005; photo.
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22 SHC grand opening David Towle cuts ribbon for Student Health Center grand opening; photo.
23 UNI RBC launches MyEntreNet Regional Business Center introduces rural business development program; photo.
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24 Former convict warns of ethical trap Patrick Kuhse spoke on business ethics.
25 Grassley ambassadors tour Senator Grassley brings group of ambassadors to Iowa; photo.
26 Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus presents $100,000 to Playground Safety Program; photo.
27 UNI honors Pioneer Hi-Bred with DM event UNI organized luncheon for Pioneer alumni; photo.
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28 Meet Mark Jastorff, UNI's new Director of Alumni Relations Mark Jastorff talks about his experience and his plans for UNI; photo.
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29 Alumni events in review News from the Association chapters.
30 From the Association chair Barbara Norman talks about her experience at UNI and her plans for the Alumni Association; photo.
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31 Alvan Heuring Currently resides in California after having been a Catholic priest in Iowa.
32 Anna (Placatka) Soenke Retired to California. She owns an avocado orchard.
33 Bernadine (Bowers) Mills Lives on a farm with her family.
34 Bonita Dostal-Neff Teaches at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea and the University of Zegreb and Kadar in Croatia. She also co-authored a book.
35 Calvin Muller Retired after 37 years of teaching.
36 Carole (Fox) Brown Lives in Davenport with her husband.
37 Clara (O'Neal) Hanline Is enjoying retirement.
38 Dale Gootee Works as an adjunct instructor and laboratory supervisor for photography and screen-printing.
39 Darline Balm-Demmel Retired from serving as assistant to the bishop in the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
40 Darrel Hoff Wrote a best-selling astronomy workbook, taught at Harvard, and won numerous awards and fellowships.
41 Darwyn Lumley Was elected vice president of the Society of Automotive Historians.
42 Dennis Brown Retired from John Deere.
43 Dennis Searle Retired after 32 years of teaching.
44 Donald Scoles Has published two football history books.
45 Gary Sells Works as a professor at Truman State University in Missouri.
46 Gary Thelen Retired from teaching. He currently works for the Iowa Legislature.
47 Iradge Ahrabi-Fard Was invited to present his scientific coaching techniques to China's Olympic coaches in Urumuchi, China.
48 Janet (Miller) Mason Goes to Green Valley, Arizona for the winter.
49 Joan (Carlson) Redalen Works as a teacher, consultant, graduate school adjunct professor, and administrator during her 36 year career.
50 John L. Hodson Is an organist and cantor at the Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church in Illinois.
51 Judith (Dohse) Casey Works as a technology specialist for Central Elementary School in North Carolina.
52 Judith (Nelson) McKee Works as an adjunct faculty member of National Louis University and DePaul University. She also co-wrote a book.
53 Judy (Plambeck) Papesh Is a master gardener.
54 Kathleen (Butler) Fox Retired as a kindergarten teacher.
55 Kay (Gosch) Muller Taught for 28 years.
56 Lynne (Walther) Meyers Retired after 21 years of teaching.
57 Madelyn (Needles) Mayberry Retired from the humanities faculty at Marshalltown Community College.
58 Martha (Usher) Nye Retired after 43 years of teaching.
59 Mary (Shold) Stolley Retired after 23 years in special education.
60 Max Ferguson Taught at Eastern Illinois University for 25 years.
61 Michael Collins Works as a maintenance worker for the Park and Recreation Department for the City of West Des Moines.
62 Nancy Redman Received her doctor of ministry from United Theological Seminary in the Twin Cities.
63 Pat (McClure) Anderson Retired after 38 years in education.
64 Patsy (Hollingsworth) Larson Retired to Green Valley, Arizona.
65 Ralph Capitani Was inducted into the Dowling High School Hall of Fame, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum, the IMCA Hall of Fame, and the Iowa High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
66 Reta (Morrison) Ferguson Lives in Charleston, Illinois.
67 Ruth (Fellows) Bernhardt Lives in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
68 Sharon (Cox) Homan Retired from teaching family and consumer science.
69 William Donohue Works as the executive director of The Special Children's School in North Carolina.
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70 Albert Yu Taught in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Los Angeles before retiring.
71 Alfred Papesh Works as the chief financial officer for ESCP Corp. Davenport.
72 Alice (Klevjer) Stanek Accepted a teaching position with Four Oaks Independence residential treatment program.
73 Barbara (Becklund) Filer Works as the director of development for the Iowa Association of School Boards Foundation in Des Moines.
74 Bill Edgar Retired from teaching and coaching.
75 Bruce Sperry Retired from more than 30 years of teaching, coaching, and administrating.
76 Camille (Stephenson) Hogan Was inducted into the Junior Achievement's Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame.
77 Carol Cordes Retired from teaching after 34 years. She was inducted into the New Hampton Schools Athletic Hall of Fame.
78 Colette (Hiatt) Keith Retired from teaching after 32 years.
79 David Seela Received Walmart's Teacher of the Year for Southwest Iowa and for the state of Iowa in 2004.
80 Denny Perry Teaches at Spirit Lake Middle School.
81 Diane (Braun) Eckhard Works as a registered nurse.
82 Donald Elder Teaches at Eastern New Mexico State University. He chairs the history department.
83 Donna (Mann) Hammitt Barry Works as the regional director in Senator Charles Grassley's southwest Iowa office.
84 Doyle Miller Retired from teaching and coaching.
85 Edward Sawvell Works as the assistant varsity and pitching coach at Wilton High School. They won the 2005 2A Iowa State Baseball Championship.
86 Eugene Kline Received the 2005 Outstanding Faculty Award in Professional Service from Tennessee Tech University.
87 Gail (Vanous) Moon Received the Iowa High School Speech Association's Fine Arts Administrator of the Year award.
88 Ginny (Ellwood) Bollman Retired after 32 years as a principal in North Dakota.
89 Greg Pint Retired as vice president of Wells Fargo Bank. He is now self-employed and working in San Diego, California.
90 J. David Markham Has written two history books and won two literary awards.
91 Jane Schockemoehl Works as a program coordinator with Iowa Workforce Development Center Administration.
92 Janette (Barrick) Wade Received the Bishop's Excellence in Education Award from the Docese of Sioux City for teaching middle school math.
93 Jean (Jespersen) Bartholomew Works as an instructor of English at the College of DuPage, GlenEllyn Illinois.
94 Jerry Stephens Is the superintendent of Meskwaki Settlement School in Tama.
95 John Ryal Retired after teaching for 35 years.
96 John Zmolek Works as a program manager in the professional services organization of SAP America.
97 Kathleen (Haley) Taylor Teaches middle school vocal music.
98 Larry G. Pagel Received the 2005 Collegiate Teacher of the Year Award from the National Business Education Association.
99 Linda (Preitauer) Kirchhoff Retired from teaching kindergarten.
100 Linda Sliefert Retired from teaching.
101 Mary (Secl) Barron Retired from teaching and guidance counseling after 26 years.
102 Mary Sue (Vaughn) Ellinger Retired after 31 years of teaching. She now serves as the coordinator of the new Fulbright U.S.-U.K. Teacher Exchange Mentoring Program.
103 Mike Mattis Retired from teaching after 33 years.
104 Mohamedu F. Jones Works as the senior counsel with Holland and Knight, Providence, Rhode Island.
105 Neil Dial Received a promotion to Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force.
106 Robert Busch Serves as the interim superintendent and elementary principal for Armstong-Ringsted Schools.
107 Ruth (Wolfgram) Kampe Retired from teaching after 29 years.
108 Sharon Anderson Retired after working for 20 years as a consultant in the University of Iowa's computing center.
109 Stephen Levey Is the owner and financial advisor of Focus Financial Network, Inc. in Minnesota.
110 Steve Hakeman Developed a script for a movie entitled 'Indelible' that will most likely be entered into the Sundance Film Festival.
111 Steve Rutz Retired from teaching after 35 years. He now works as a principal in Illinois.
112 Susan (Meyers) Ward Works at John Deere.
113 Terry B. Yarns Is the president of TBY Enterprises.
114 Vicki (DeYoung) Perry Retired after 31 years of teaching.
115 Yettee Girard Was named Educator of the Year at West Lyon Schools.
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116 '85 football reunion Players from the 1985 football team get together; photo.
117 Allison Ketter Works as the food service director at Oskaloosa Community Schools. She also owns a pet-sitting and grooming business.
118 Barbara (Jacobson) Butler Became the bookkeeper at Northwood Coop Elevator.
119 Becky (Boehnke) Ziesmer Teaches junior high special education.
120 Beth (Guetzko) Birdsell Works in advertising for the Sioux City Journal.
121 Bill Lawson Is the men's and women's track and field coach at Kent State University in Ohio.
122 Bill Maske Works as the superintendent of the Interstate 35 Community School District.
123 Bob Corkins Was selected as the state of Kansas' Education Commissioner.
124 Bob Fouche Received a promotion to regional sales manager at Sun Chemical in Minnesota.
125 Bobbie L. Williams Works as the chief of the Army Operations Center and assigned to the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
126 Brian Wenger Received a promotion to captain in the U.S. Navy. He is the commanding officer of the DCMA Americas.
127 Carol (Bielema) Janvrin Is a member of the Windmill Area Development Committee, appointed by the city of Fulton, Illinois.
128 Colin Shillinglaw Was inducted into the Stephenville (Texas) High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
129 Cynthia (Coons) Cone Received her master's degree in education from Morningside College. She teaches and coaches public speaking.
130 Daneille Slifka Received a promotion to vice president of marketing at Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines.
131 Dave Kazynski Is the president of Homelink, a VGM division in Waterloo.
132 Dave Ziesmer Works as the high school principal in Waukon.
133 Donna (Witt) Small-Mettler Works as an administrator at the Chariton Group Home.
134 Duane Hagerty Joined Wildman Harrold's transactional department and real estate practice in Chicago.
135 Greg Shireman Is the new vice president of marketing and sales at Delta Dental Plan of Iowa.
136 Jane Hasek Retired as chancellor of Allen's College of Nursing in Waterloo.
137 Jon Nordaas Is the West Delaware High School principal.
138 Karen Waid Teaches special education in the Howard-Winneshiek Schools.
139 Kathleen (Fettkether) Strauel Works as a half-time teacher at St. Athanasius Catholic School in Jesup.
140 Ken Murray Was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his war-time service in Iraq.
141 Kevin L. Williams Was named vice president of propane for CHS Inc. in Texas.
142 Kim (Bone) Stephens Works as an independent marketing executive.
143 Kristine (Cheney) Stolba Works as an orthopaedic supervisor at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
144 Larry Fish Works as a senior vice president for U.S. Bank in Ohio.
145 Linda (Hertz) Scallon Was a featured artist at the BlueStem Winery and Artisan Mall in Parkersburg.
146 Lisa (Hiscocks) Loecher Is the principal of Jesup Middle School and athletic director for Jesups Schools.
147 Matt Quealy Farms near Nemaha and Newell. He is a partner in Ag Share LLC.
148 Mike Gootee Is a physician and partner with the Midwest Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates in Illinois. He teaches at the University of Iowa.
149 Patrick J. Esser Received a promotion to president of Cox Communications in Atlanta, Georgia.
150 Paula (Klotz) Marks Retired from teaching and moved to northeast Iowa.
151 Pippa (Prieskorn) Fineran Teaches middle school language arts and science.
152 Ronald Blanchet Works as vice president of First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa in Fort Dodge.
153 Rosemarie (Keller) Skaine Her biography was selected to be part of the 25th silver anniversary edition of "Who's Who in American Women for 2006-2007."
154 Scott Tychsen Became the director of aircraft sales and product development at Executive Beechcraft in Missouri.
155 Sharon (Yilek) Castillo Her and her family moved to the New Orleans area.
156 Steve Fink Is the director of media relations at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
157 Steve Kammeyer Received a promotion to vice president of Network Relations at Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines.
158 Steven Pond Teaches junior high.
159 Tamara (Wilson) Kenworthy Works as a group account director for the Integer Group in Des Moines.
160 Teresa (Keefe) O'Meara Was awarded the Governor's Award for Outstanding Service to Iowa's Children.
161 Teresa (Keys) Hall Works as the head of the engineering and technology and management department at South Dakota State University.
162 Thomas Riter Works as associate farm director at WNAX radio, AM 570, in Yankton, South Dakota.
163 Timothy Carlson Works as the accounting and reporting manager COE (RI&I) at Genworth Financial in Virginia.
164 Toby Lawrence Was appointed president and chief executive officer of Family Merchant Bank in Cedar Rapids.
165 Todd K. Meyer Is a middle school principal in Wisconsin.
166 William Kalianov Works as the vice president and commercial lender at First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa in Clive.
167 William Myatt Was inducted into the Iowa and National Educational Theatre Association's Halls of Fame.
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168 Amy (Luebbert) Levine Works as a high school family and consumer sciences instructor. She received her master's degree in education from St. Mary's University in Minnesota.
169 Angela Barickman Earned her bachelor's degree in computer information systems from Simpson College.
170 Bob Hensley Works as an instructor at Des Moines Community College. He received the 2004-2005 ISU Teaching Excellence Award.
171 Brad Laures Works as principal at Van Allen Elementary School in North Liberty.
172 Brad Mertens Received a promotion to manager and CEO of the Metco Credit Union in Cedar Rapids.
173 Bradley Halverson Received a promotion to manager of services at American Airlines at the Philadelphia Airport.
174 Brian Grimm Received a promotion to senior lab technician at Crystal Group, Inc. in Hiawatha.
175 Brooke Battey Lives in Overland Park, Kansas with her family.
176 Chad Miller Works as an insurance agent at First State Insurance.
177 Christine Stewart-Nunez Teaches in the English Department at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She is working on her doctorate.
178 Collin Venenga Was named store director at the Denison Hy-Vee Store.
179 Corey Smith Joined the Wartburg history department faculty.
180 David Cleveland Works as the men's track coach at Simpson College.
181 David Elser Works as vice president of northern field crops for Syngenta Crop Protection in Le Claire.
182 David Williams Showcased his work with automotive paint and masonite board at Artspace, a gallery in Montana.
183 Debra Lilly Works as vice president and employee benefits manager for Community National Bank's trust department in Waterloo.
184 Des (Bebout) Reading Is a two-time world champion professional disc golfer.
185 Eric Rembold Was named associate principal at Shawnee Mission North High School in Kansas.
186 Greg Fangman Received a promotion to sergeant assigned to the patrol division for the Waterloo Police Department.
187 James Bohy Works as an associate professor of computer science and coordinator of the computer science program at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant.
188 James Roberts Published his tenth book.
189 James Schaeffer Works as a senior account executive at Professional Office Service Inc. in Waterloo.
190 Jason Follett Was reappointed by the Iowa Governor and Lt. Governor to the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees and the Iowa Commission on Latino Affairs.
191 Jeff Ritchie Works as an attorney in a private practice.
192 Jill (Wright) Adams Works as a lecturer in the department of teaching and leadership at the University of Kansas. She recently received her doctorate in English education.
193 Jill Eitel Received her master's degree in social work and her master's degree in public service management. She teaches human resources at DePaul.
194 Jocelyn (Kuethe) Moeller Works at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at UNI as business operations director.
195 Karen Sullivan Works as assistant vice president, employee benefits for Community National Bank's trust department in Waterloo.
196 Kelly (Hoepfner) Sirota Received a promotion to lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Army.
197 Kevin A. Hansen Received a promotion to copy director for Hellman Associates in Waterloo.
198 Kevin Litterer Is the secondary principal for Wall Lake View Auburn Schools.
199 Kristy (Warnke) Oberbroeckling Was named cashier of Northeast Security Bank, Fairbank State Bank, and Security National Bank.
200 Lawrence "Jack" Hadden Works as an "of counsel" attorney at the Haynes and Boone, LLP, Houston office.
201 Lisa (Doering) Clayberg Received her master's degree in education from Viterbo University in Wisconsin.
202 Mathew Cunningham Works as a financial representative for Midwest Region Business Center of Principal Life Insurance Co.
203 Matt O'Loughlin Is the elementary principal at Immaculate Conception-St. Joe's and the high school principal at Don Bosco High School.
204 Michael Harrington Received a promotion to general manager of Dell Oil Co. in Des Moines.
205 Michael McGrath Has been in the medical sales business for 15 years.
206 Michael Ward Works at Nestle Beverage in Waverly.
207 Mike Dillon Works as the director of production art at Strategic America in Des Moines.
208 Mike Reyhons Works as the sales and marketing director for Dyton Creative in Waterloo.
209 Molly (Schiller) Cormaney Works as an employee development specialist for Cedar Falls Utilities.
210 Myles (Jeff) Kappelman Received the Elinor Robson Award from the Iowa Council for International Understanding for his work as a legislative information officer with the Iowa General Assembly.
211 Patricia (Wallace) Harrington Works as a graphic artist at ColorFX in Des Moines.
212 Randy Gabriel Works as program development director at Des Moines Area Community College.
213 Roland Schmidt Works as principal in the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School district.
214 Scott Trappe Was appointed to the John and Janice Fisher Chair in Exercise Science at Ball State University in Indiana.
215 Stacy (Sanders) Helm Teaches math at Montezuma Schools.
216 Stacy Feldman Owns the mortgage company MidwestLoan Services in Cedar Rapids.
217 Steve Mary Was appointed service advisor at Winnebago Industries in Forest City.
218 Steve Tisue Works as the human services director at Goodwill Industries in Waterloo.
219 Steven Neighbors Works as director of capital markets for Fidelity Investments Real Estate Group in Boston.
220 Susan (Willms) Cantine-Maxson Was inducted into the Iowa High School Speech Association's Hall of Fame.
221 Tammy Ryan Received the Newcomer of the Year for 2004-2005 school year from the Iowa Association for Alternative Education.
222 Thomas Lindaman Was made publisher of Common Conservative.com.
223 Tim Gootee Is assistant vice president at Regions Bank.
224 Tom Blume Teaches health education.
225 Tom Rupp Teaches middle school physical education.
226 Travis Fleshner Is the principal at Union High School.
227 Untitled Nancy and Kathy Redfern greet Noreen Hermansen at reception; photo.
228 Wendy Luker Designs handbags in New York.
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229 Amy (McDonald) Moine Is the principal at Sumner Durant Elementary School and Fredericksburg Elementary School.
230 Andrew McCormick Works as an art teacher.
231 Andy Besser Was named manager of American Prosthetics and Orthotics in Clive and Des Moines.
232 Angela (Vlasak) Hilbert Works as the chief development officer for Easter Seals Iowa.
233 Angie (Sommerlot) Paxson Is the fitness director for the Community Y in Marshalltown.
234 Ann (Broghammer) Boileau Works as a family practice physician at Hancock County Memorial Hospital.
235 Ben Dvergsten Works as a trust officer at Security Trust and Savings Bank in Storm Lake.
236 Blake Campbell Joined the Iowa State University Foundation as associate director of development, annual and special gifts.
237 Brandy (Fisher) Feldman Works as a credit analyst at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids.
238 Brent Hinson Works as Garner's city administrator.
239 Brett Reece Works as the game warden for the state of Iowa, working in Tama and western Benton counties.
240 Brian Moretz Serves as the assistant principal an athletic director at Maquoketa High School.
241 Bryan Berg Works as a geography teacher at Chariton Middle School.
242 Catari (Langreck) Leifker Is a stay-at-home mother and a personal fitness trainer in Illinois.
243 Christy (Cushion) Shaw Teaches reading, language arts, and religion at Don Bosco.
244 Comis Loken Joined the math department at Ventura Schools.
245 Cory Oelberg Works as an information technology specialist in the Department of Administrative Services in the Governor's Office for the State of Iowa. He was named employee of the year.
246 Craig Goecke Teaches industrial arts at Ventura Schools.
247 DeAnn Woodin Works as the director of volleyball operations at the University of Iowa.
248 Denis Winkelpleck Works as a customer service representative for Affina in Waterloo.
249 Denise (Sievers) Case Is a licensed insurance agent for Independent Insurance Services in Marshalltown.
250 Doug Boldt Works as the city manager of Tipton.
251 Douglas Jansma Enrolled in the physical therapy assistant program at Lake Area Tech, in South Dakota.
252 Gretchen (Fenneman) DeVore Is the principal at Waterville Elementary School.
253 Heather Bjella Is a partner in The Taste of Wine, LLC.
254 Jamie Meyer Is the principal at Wilton Elementary School.
255 Jason Sloan Works at the East Bay Anesthesiology Medical Group in California.
256 Jean (Nicholas) Melick Was a featured artist at the BlueStem Winery and Artisan Mall in Parkersburg.
257 Jeff Danielson Was elected to the Iowa Senate for a four year term.
258 Jennifer (Taft) Paige Co-founded BearFox Productions.
259 Jennifer (Van Cauteren) Prince Started an Internet business selling door knobs, hinges, and bathroom accessories.
260 Jessica Beem Works as an early childhood special education teacher in Monticello.
261 Jill (Lerdal) Neas Is a special education teacher at Jerson Scranton Schools.
262 Joe Greene Works as the manager of store operations at the Hy-Vee Drugstore in Marshalltown.
263 John Joynt Works as the superintendent at Emmetsburg Community Schools.
264 Jolene (Gorzney) Comer Is the elementary and middle school principal at Sully.
265 Jon Pilcher Teaches middle school physical education. He is also the assistant football coach and head track coach at Nevada Schools.
266 Jon Turk Received a promotion to senior manager/market and product planning at Yellow Book USA in Cedar Rapids.
267 Justin Parson Teaches and coaches at La Porte City Schools. He has earned his second Teacher of the Year award.
268 Karla Puettmann Teaches kindergarten in North Liberty.
269 Kathleen (Woodley) Willems Teaches at Dysart Elementary.
270 Kathryn Murphy Received her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Des Moines University.
271 Kelli (Townsley) Olson Works as project manager for Wells Fargo Home and Consumer Finance Group.
272 Kimberly Patterson Works as controller of Prairie Business Credit in Illinois.
273 Kristi (Ober) Nielsen Works as the executive assistant at Peterson Genetics Inc. in Waterloo.
274 Kyle Kepler Is the head women's cross country and track coach at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
275 Laura (Tutskey) Zielinski Is a reminiscence coordinator at Sunrise Senior Living's Alzheimer unit in Connecticut.
276 Lindsey Rice-Cornwell Received the 2005-2006 Outstanding Elementary Educator Award from the Iowa World Language Association.
277 Lisa (Konzen) Bartholomew Teaches fifth grade in Texas.
278 Margaret Empie Is the head of the Wartburg College Dining Services.
279 Mark Rustan Is the principal at Bob Beard Elementary School in Texas.
280 Molly Graettinger Was nominated for Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
281 Nathanael Dirks He is pursuing his PhD in pharmaceutical science.
282 Rebecca Feldman Received her master's degree in education from Iowa State University.
283 Roxanne Rowedder Traveled to Germany in the fall as the Wagner Society of New York's Voice Award Winner.
284 Ruth (Chodur) Pottratz Lives in New Orleans.
285 Ryan Hanser Is senior vice president of Hanser & Associates in West Des Moines. His firm was named one of the top public relations firms in Des Moines.
286 Ryan Jacobs Works for Scheel's All Sports and is head softball coach at Cedar Falls High School.
287 Soledad Hess Works as a counselor at Tanager Place in Cedar Rapids. She was overseas for three months as a tsunami volunteer in Phuket, Thailand.
288 Staci Williams Received the South Carolina State Superintendent's Service Learning Award for her classes' efforts to help the loggerhead turtle population on Myrtle Beach.
289 Stacy (Taylor) Brown Teaches and coaches at Sioux Central Schools in Sioux Rapids.
290 Suzanne Schwartz Co-founded BearFox Productions.
291 Thomas O'Shea Is the dean of students and director of student life at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.
292 Tony Hiatt Is the principal at Bridgeview School in Le Claire.
293 Travis Broell Works as a design technician at Hall and Hall Engineers in Hiawatha.
294 Troy Allen Works as the vice president and retail services officer at Farmer's Trust and Savings in Williamsburg.
295 Valerie Johnson Helped form the theatre company Bad Attitude Productions.
296 Vic Vanderpool Teaches high school special education and behavior disorders in Webster City.
297 William Vit Was ordained into the priesthood through the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City.
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298 Adam Bock Teaches fifth grade reading in Texas.
299 Adam Mellem Works as worship arts director at the Cedar Valley Community Church.
300 Andy McQuillen Teaches business in La Porte City.
301 Ann (Phillips) Hansen Teache4s junior high resource and at risk at Armstrong-Ringsted Schools.
302 Anna Spanhut Teaches Spanish at the Sumner-Fredericksburg Schools.
303 Ben Schooley Teaches social studies at Chariton Middle School.
304 Beth Tebbe Teaches math and science at an elementary school in Texas.
305 Brian Hostetler Works as a project engineer with Peters Construction Corp. in Waterloo.
306 Brooke Bartness Works in the corporate sales department for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
307 Casey Sutter Works as the director of the Franklin Wellness Center in Hampton.
308 Clint Clark, Justin Hossle, Aaron Konigsmark, Ben Layne, and Chris McGahan Formed the theatre company Bad Attitude Productions.
309 Curtis Rubendall Teaches high school industrial technology at Hartely-Melvin-Sanborn Schools.
310 Danika Angel Teaches third grade in Texas.
311 Debbie Mekkelsen Serves in the 42nd Infantry Division near Tikrit, Iraq as a part of the Operation Iraqi Freedom.
312 Dixie Fleege Works as a graphic designer and infographic specialist at Darning Pixels Inc. in Waterloo.
313 Dixie Ward Teaches elementary school special education in Muscatine.
314 Doris Berkle Married Kelley Peregoy.
315 Elizabeth (Weber) Schminke Teaches middle school special education at North Tama, Traer.
316 Emily (Charley) Reiners Joined O'Connor & Thomas P.C. law firm as an associate attorney.
317 Erin Brincks Opened a fashion boutique near Jordan Creek Mall, called Blond Genius.
318 Erin Hoskins Teaches middle school in Texas.
319 Erran Miller Works as a firefighter, paramedic, and realtor.
320 Gabrielle Recker Teaches middle and high school English at Allamakee Community Schools.
321 Grant Waltz Joined United Group in Red Oak.
322 Heather (Jones) Ruiz Teaches third grade in Texas.
323 Heather Urban Works as a guidance counselor for Missouri Valley Schools.
324 Jamie Humpal Teaches first grade in Texas.
325 Jennifer Arnold Works for the Iowa Department of Human Services.
326 John Lickteig Works as an account representative at the Straub Corporation.
327 Jolene Kueter Is in the counseling education master's program at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
328 Julie Rutz Teaches fourth and fifth grade at Cascade Elementary.
329 Kammy Shay Teaches third grade in Texas.
330 Katie (Corkrean) Linde Teaches and coaches at Armstrong-Ringsted Schools.
331 Katie (Noring) Nyberg Teaches fifth grade for Ankeny Schools.
332 Kim (Lucas) Anderson Works as Resource Room teacher at Sully Schools.
333 Kristen McCann Teaches second grade at Clarinda Schools.
334 Kylie Struve Teaches fifth grade in Monticello Schools.
335 Lacy Sprung Teaches at Bedford Middle School.
336 Lindsey Aronson Teaches math at South Tama High School.
337 Lisa Kinsel Works in benefit verification for Homelink, in Waterloo.
338 Lorraine (Stamp) Duitsman Currently teaches high school. Previously taught at UNI and Hawkeye Community College.
339 Marty Sutherland Works as an assistant baseball coach for the UNI baseball team.
340 Matthew Stangl Works in the customer service and collections department at VGM Financial Services in Waterloo.
341 Meagan Cory Teaches fourth grade in Boone.
342 Meagan Cory Teaches fourth grade at Franklin.
343 Melinda Streif Teaches kindergarten.
344 Michael Canady Works as the MIS director at Peterson Genetics Inc. in Waterloo.
345 Michele Tausz Teaches reading, language arts, and math in the Armstrong-Ringsted Schools.
346 Michelle Isenberg Teaches fifth grade in Texas.
347 Mike Studt Works as the high school principal at Gladbrook-Reinbeck Schools.
348 Mikkell Baker Teaches third grade.
349 Mitchell Marine Teaches science at the Webster City High School.
350 Molly (Movall) Jansen Is attending the Police Academy after joining the Urbandale Police Department.
351 Neil Clapp and Mary Timpany Were married.
352 Phyllis Bjork Married Ed Begunck.
353 Rebecca Droste and Tom Fagerholm Helped form the theatre company Bad Attitude Productions.
354 Rebecca Klatt Married Brian Kuhlman.
355 Rebecka Kuhn Teaches geography in Texas.
356 Rodney Schumacher Works as a project manager and estimator for Portzen Construction in Dubuque.
357 Ryan Neumann Is attending the Police Academy after joining the Urbandale Police Department.
358 Sara Schmidt Works as a territory manager for Hormel Foods Corp. in Denver, Colorado.
359 Sarah E. Young Works as an investment specialist at Bank of America Investments in Seatlle, Washington.
360 Sarah E. Young Works as an investment specialist at Bank of America Investments in Seatlle, Washington.
361 Shannon (Crosier) McCarty Teaches high school special education.
362 Stacy Schmidt Teaches and coaches in the Schleswig Schools.
363 Steve Bruere Created a DealYourOwn.com/ Peoples Company in the Cedar Valley.
364 Tim Trumbull Is in charge of the environmental aspects of the John Deere Foundry in Waterloo.
365 Tracy Tostenson Works at Wells Fargo Bank in Waterloo.
366 Tressa Kennedy Works with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps to provide assistance to those in need.
367 Troy Brown Teach industrial technology in La Porte City.
368 Wade Roberts Works as a client services representative at the Mudd Group in Cedar Falls.
369 Wendy Foreman Was on the television game show "Wheel of Fortune."
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370 Maucker memorial service Ann Maucker King presents President Koob with her father's Meikeljohn Award plaque; photo.
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371 OSP bringing good work into the world A look at the work of the Office of Sponsored Programs; photo.