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1 Purple for life
Stevens--Sandy (Class of 1962) 		Sandy Stevens talks about the UNI class ring and about the continuing value of the word Lux in the design; photo.
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Darst--Randy 		The Campanile in moonlight; photo.
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3 Register now for UNI Workshop focused on the power of accountability UNI will open registration for the workshop "Discover the Power of Accountability That Works" hosted by the Executive Development Center.
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4 Historic Commencement A look at the work involved in arranging the spring 2011 Commencement; photo.
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5 UNI announces new College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences New college combines former College of Natural Sciences and College of Humanities and Fine Arts; several faculty members talk about the combination; photo.
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6 Stepping into the unknown; alumna combines spirit of adventure with international business savvy to help underprivileged Kristi Philips talks about her extensive experience studying abroad during her years at UNI; photo.
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7 Passion for teaching lasts throughout the years Frank and Beverly Schear Alhelm talk about their long careers in teaching; photo.
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8 Education gets real
Boheman--Tom (Class of 1981) 		A look at the Real World Externship for Teachers of Mathematics; photo.
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9 UNI announces 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame class Ken Green, Allison Starr Pohlman, Jacob Pauli, Kevin Meacham, Gary Steffensmeier, and Christopher Edginton will be honored; profile of the 1989-1990 men's basketball team; photo.
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10 Falls 2011 sports preview Quick look at football, volleyball, soccer, and cross country; photo.
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11 Reaching for Higher Ground: community after 9/11 Theme will center on terrorist attack of 2001; photo.
12 UNI named finalist for Presidential Award for service UNI was one of eleven finalists for award; named to President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
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13 University of Northern Iowa reaccredited by Higher Learning Commission Receives accreditation through 2020.
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14 UNI hosts world championship of intercollegiate solar boar racing UNI places fourth in competition at George Wyth State Park; photo.
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15 UNI selects name for new apartment complex New complex south of Regents Center will be called Panther Village; description of the apartment units; photo.
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16 Imagine the Impact List of steering committee members; photo.
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17 John Deere + Classic Upward Bound = hope for the future A look at the work of the Upward Bound program and its influence on students' lives; photo.
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18 Professor ship helps UNI gerontology program grow; Eshbaugh awarded Adele Whitenack Davis Professorship in Gerontology Professor Eshbaugh talks about the aims of the program; photo.
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19 UNI African-American alumni reunion; Homecoming 2011, October 7-8 Group will organize activities at Homecoming; photo.
20 UNI; I am home at the Dome!; University of Northern Iowa Homecoming Schedule of 2011 Homecoming activities.
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21 103 and still going Marval Wilma Fee Williams and Floyd Ellson are now 103 years old.
22 Ardeth (Bennett) Kocourek She is an officer of the Bennett County Retired Teachers Association and her local DAR chapter.
23 Constantine Tgiros Was inducted into the Battle Creek Central High School Hall of Fame.
24 Duane Nevenhoven Was inducted into the Iowa High School Golf Coaches' Hall of Fame and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Basketball Coaches' Hall of Fame.
25 Elaine (Shannon) Train Notes that a number of her family have attended and graduated from UNI.
26 Elly (Stettler) Leslie Was inducted into the UNI School of Music Jazz Hall of Fame.
27 Floyd Oglesby Was inducted, posthumously, into the Battle Creek Central, MI, High School Hall of Fame.
28 Frank H. Alhelm and Beverly (Schear) Alhelm Celebrated 65 years of marriage. They both retired after lifelong teaching careers.
29 Jeanette (Woodcock) Winegarden and James Winegarden Celebrated 63 years of marriage.
30 Karen (Ballard) Avey Retired from teaching.
31 Larry Park Was a sport writer for the Waterloo Courier and served on the College Eye student newspaper.
32 Lee Thomson Plays the trombone in the New Horizon Band and the Cedar Rapids El Kahir Band.
33 Letter unites friends for 60+ years Group continues round robin letter.
34 Lila (Groteluschen) Jensen Retired after teaching for 32 years.
35 Norman Wolfe Attended his 50th reunion.
36 Pat (Martens) Shepard and Richard Shepard Have three children.
37 Phyllis (Gregg) Smith Taught English from 1950-1984.
38 Roger Bohning Enjoys time with his grandchildren.
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39 Bruce Bernard Received the inaugural Better Together Award from the Great Des Moines Community Foundation.
40 Carol (Blaisdell) Allbaugh and Robert Allbaugh Are living in Cambodia, where Carol is director of program and training for Peace Corps volunteers.
41 Chemistry alumnus receives 100th patent Steve Heilman, who works for 3M, received his 100th patent.
42 Connie King Earned her MS in instructional design technology from Western Illinois University.
43 Diane Olson Schroeder Retired from teaching. She attained National Board Certification.
44 Donald Sabin Retired from John Deere Product Engineering Center.
45 Dorothy (McWilliams) Sheller Retired from teaching and special education work.
46 Dr. Dudley E. (Skip) Farrell Retired as audiology unit manager and student supervisor of the audiology service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
47 Gary Burke Retired from his senior vice president and cashier position at State Bank and Trust Company.
48 Gary Lindsay Retired after 40 years of teaching at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. He is currently north central regional director of the Journalism Education Association.
49 James Ostrander Retired from John Deere after 36 years.
50 Jennifer (Denger) Kreitlow Retired after 36 years of teaching.
51 JoAnn M. Herrmann Retired from the State of Iowa Insurance Division, Securities Bureau.
52 Joy (Insko) Darling Retired from teaching in 1994.
53 Judy (Porter) Jordan Her years at UNI were some of the happiest years of her life.
54 Kristin (Lorenz) Ostrander Now teaching at Wartburg College.
55 Linda (Wayland) Davis Retired from speech pathology.
56 Lorrie (Lambert) Etheredge Teaches French at Stephen Hempstead High School in Dubuque.
57 Marcia (McKown) Hummel Currently an adjunct in history at Iowa Central Community College.
58 Mark Gibson Retired from the Dubuque County Highway Department. Previously served in Vietnam as an engineer advisor.
59 Merlin Nuss Was hired by Bank of American as vice president - change manager.
60 Nancy (Foster) Wagoner Retired from teaching.
61 Rosemary (Campbell) Geiken Accepted position as assistant professor in early childhood at East Tennessee State University.
62 Rosemary (Nosbisch) Mabeus Retired from teaching.
63 Thomas Ervin Is editor for the journal of the National Earth Science Teachers Association. He was elected as president elect for the Iowa Academy of Science.
64 Vicky (Parson) Poole Retired as principal of Valley High School in West Des Moines.
65 William (Bill) Porter and De Ann (Carstens) Porter William recently accepted the first Boone and Crockett Chair of Wildlife Conservation and Policy at Michigan State University.
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66 Anne (Jackson) Jaeckel Serves as band and choir director at Wayne Community Schools.
67 Architecture association names UNI alumnus as executive director Iowa chapter of American Institute of Architects names Ben Hildebrandt as CEO; photo.
68 Beverly Havlik Assumed command of the US Coast Guard Cutter "Healy."
69 Bob Nielson Received Liberty Mutual's NCAA Division II 2010 Coach of the Year Award. He was also named Division II 2010 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.
70 Carrie (Funk) Taylor Is K-8 ELP educator for Waterloo Community Schools.
71 Curtis Mann Is a paramedic and firefighter.
72 Debra (Gordon) Hedden Is associate professor of music education and music therapy at the University of Kansas.
73 Dennis Edwards Is the president and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau. He has also been nominated to the ASAE board of directors as well as the ASAE Foundation Board.
74 Diane (Chapman) Lloyd Is the head athletic trainer at Andrews High School in Texas.
75 Diane (Crane) Bridgewater Was promoted to executive vice president-chief financial and administrative officer for LCS in Des Moines.
76 Elizabeth (Brooks) Michael Joined the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
77 Evan Amdahl Is head coach of Rainy River Community College women's hockey team.
78 Gary Swanson Named supervisor of baseball umpires for Charlotte, North Carolina.
79 Jane (Fowler) Wagner Retired from the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office.
80 Janice (Blockhus) Segerstrom Completed her 30th year of teaching.
81 Jeff Quint Is the owner of Cedar Ridge Vineyards, Winery, and Distillery in Swisher, Iowa.
82 Jon Harmsen Was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of Nellis Management Company.
83 Julia (Wood) Stoll Won the Central Zone Volunteer of the Year Award.
84 Kerri (Loewenstein) Miene Her insurance agency was recently voted Best Insurance Agency in Irving, Texas. She was also recognized as a Free Enterprise Honoree by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
85 Laurene (McClintock) Lanich Is the associate superintendent of teaching and learning for the West Des Moines Community School District.
86 Linda Ireland Published a book in 2010 called "Becoming Real Parents in an Unreal World: Guiding Children in a Global Society."
87 Scott Williams Is director of marketing at Golden Triangle Specialty Network.
88 Sheralyn (Meddock) Bennett Received her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the College of St. Scholastica.
89 Sue (Billmyer) Murphy Is the business manager/board secretary at the Howard-Winneshiek Community School District.
90 Susan (Herbert) Verhulst Is a contributing author for "Fundamentals of Human Resource Management".
91 Thomas Lammers Is now an associate professor of plant taxonomy and herbarium curator at UW-Oshkosh.
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92 Allison (Hasselbrink) Griesel Is teaching K-5 general music and show choir at Verrado Elementary School in Arizona.
93 Allysa (Koch) Billhorn Works for the HON Company in Muscatine, Iowa.
94 Amanda Schroder Serves as the events and individual gifts manager at MacPhail Center for Music.
95 Angela Wittmer Is the school counselor at Holmes Junior High School in Cedar Falls.
96 Beth (Graff) Pattschull Consults in early childhood special education for the Des Moines Public Schools.
97 Carolyn (Hoard) Sween Works for the Community Foundation in Waterloo.
98 Chad Morton Was hired by Wells Fargo.
99 Cheryl (Ritz) Meller Is the development and communications director for the YMCA of Black Hawk County.
100 Christopher Thiel Is executive VP and CFO at Alterman, Inc.
101 Elizabeth Cox Accepted the position of director of communications and research with the Oregon Department of Community Colleges.
102 Jason Follett Was named the 2011 Iowa Knights of Columbus Co-Grand Knight of the Year.
103 Kathleen (Cameron) Melago Currently on the music faculty at Slippery Rock University in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
104 Katrisha (Taylor) Heidemann Is working on her BSN (nursing).
105 Kelly (Fenton) Coleman Was selected to travel to Germany by the Transatlantic Outreach Program.
106 Melinda (Lewis) Walton Moved to Harrisonburg.
107 Nadia Korobova Working as an assistant director of international programs at UNI.
108 Nicole (Tremel) Juranek Is an assistant professor and program chair of the communication studies department at Iowa Western Community College.
109 Panther sightings in the Rockies Melissa Barber sees UNI alumni during hike; photo.
110 Pat Gibney Finished his PhD and is pursuing his post-doc at Princeton.
111 Sara White Completed national certification as an EMT-B.
112 Sarah (Bingaman) Schwartz Moved to Dayton, Ohio.
113 Sean Grant Began working as a CPA. He bought a firm. It is now known as Grant and Schindel CPAs, Inc.
114 Shannon Risk Has had two books published, "The Madame" and "Pirate Shirt Dot Com."
115 Teri (Martin) Bowlin Is the PreK-8 principal at Lynnville-Sully CSD.
116 Videographer joins ME&V Jay Ratcliff takes new position; photo.
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117 Amanda (Hanson) Anesi Is an accounting manager for Foster's Inc.
118 Amanda Wilson Completed her MS in student affairs in higher education at Miami University.
119 Amelia Fink Received a promotion at Foster's Inc.
120 Amy (Whitehead) Hospodarsky Is the director of member services at the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce.
121 Becky Groshens Accepted a permanent full-time position with Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.
122 Chelsey Schlomann Is the supply management planner for the Experimental Parts Procurement Group at John Deere.
123 Christian Anderson Was offered a position as principal trumpet of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra.
124 Courtney Althoff Works as a campaign coordinator for Yellowbook USA.
125 Craig Woelber Plays the bass guitar for the band Salient in Nashville.
126 Crystal Miller Is a recruiter with TEK Systems.
127 Daniel Phillips Earned the certified professional photographer designation.
128 Doug Smith Is working for Bishop Street Commercial in Hawaii.
129 Drew Van Woert Was the UNI TC Mascot from 2005-2009. He received a promotion at American Family Insurance.
130 Dustin Albrecht Received his MS in biochemistry from Iowa State University.
131 Elizabeth Deppe Serves as a Peace Corps volunteer in St. Vincent, an island in the Eastern Caribbean.
132 Ella (Hoff) Bowers Works as a nursing advisor at the Nebraska Medical Center.
133 Geoff Juza Is working as a CPA for McGladrey and Pullen.
134 Gregory Piklapp Is the VP of sales at Simplified Benefit Solutions in Ames, Iowa. He was appointed to the Iowa League of Cities Legislative Policy Board.
135 Hannah Haarhues-Casey Hopes to teach biology and chemistry in Australia.
136 Joshua Bey and Sarah (Clemens) Bey Invented a hitch-mounted sign rack for realtors.
137 Karl Goldsmith Earned his masters in teaching from Iowa State University.
138 Katie Sandbulte Works at St. John's Hospital in Oklahoma.
139 Laura (Delperdang) Deffer Teaches math.
140 Lee (Trebbien) Goldsmith Earned her MS in horticulture from Iowa State University.
141 Luke Schoonover Secured an outside sales position with Fastenal.
142 Panther pride flies high Alumni leave UNI flag in Virgin Islands bar; photo.
143 Paul Rosenboom Received a promotion in Midland Loan Services' Real Estate Solutions Department.
144 Robyn (Richardson) King Is the photographer and owner of Studio 92 Photography.
145 Sarah Fielitz Works as a trade marketing analyst for Bellisio Foods Co. in Minnesota.
146 Thomas Cavanagh Became a licensed registered investment banker.
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147 Abby (Moore) Brown Had a daughter.
148 Allison (Cink) Rickels Had a daughter.
149 Allison (Hasselbrink) Griesel Had a daughter.
150 Allysa (Koch) Billhorn Had a daughter.
151 Andrea (Lane) Schoenbeck Had a son.
152 Ann (Walkup) Schlapia Had a son.
153 Anna Lynn (Baas) Casey Passed away.
154 Brian Kegler Had a son.
155 Carson Hattel and Lisa (Griffin) Hattel Had a daughter.
156 Cassandra Loecke Joined Hubbel Realty in West Des Moines.
157 Chad Morton Married Sara Wagner.
158 Chad Morton Had a daughter.
159 Charlene (Johnson) Junge and Eric Junge Bought a house in Cedar Falls.
160 Charlene Johnson Junge and Eric Junge Got married.
161 Charles Sawyer Passed away.
162 Cheryl Ritz Meller Married Dustin Meller.
163 Christopher Thiel Had a son.
164 Correction: William Broderick Was incorrectly identified as deceased in a previous issue. He is alive and well.
165 Dustin Heintz Had a daughter.
166 Ella Hoff Bowers Married Jay Bowers.
167 Emily Ball Russ and John Russ Got married.
168 Erica Drown Joined the HON Company as a sales and marketing specialist.
169 Evelyn Josephine (McDonald) Simmons Passed away.
170 Floyd Oglesby Passed away.
171 James Kline Passed away.
172 James Mooney Passed away.
173 Jeanna Sheedy Kakavas and Daniel Kakavas Got married.
174 Jenna Martens Is an insurance agent for Banker Life and Casualty.
175 Jocelyn (Hays) Benson Had twin boys.
176 Laura Delperdang Deffer Married Nicholas Deffer.
177 Lauretta (Brunsvold) Graetz Passed away.
178 Melinda (Lewis) Walton Had a son.
179 Michelle Sitzman Midthus and Brian Midthus Adopted a daughter.
180 Mitchell Hoffman and Brandi (Broshar) Hoffman Had a daughter.
181 Molly (Steffen) Juza Was named Waterloo Columbus High School's 2011 Teacher of the Year.
182 Nicole Tremel Juranek Had a son.
183 Richard McNamara and Nancy (Barton) McNamara Had a son.
184 Sarah Bingaman Schwartz Had a son.
185 Terri (Lake) Hogan Had a daughter.
186 Wayne Tjelmeland Passed away.
187 Whitney Sebert Moss and Ryan Moss Got married.
188 William Bowersox Passed away.