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A candid conversation with Dr. William Ruud; UNI's next president Incoming President Ruud talks about his career, his reasons for coming to UNI, and what he intends to do. He also talks about his interests and his family; photo.
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Noteworthy: School of Music celebrating 120 years of music at UNI Photos from the history of the School of Music, which was founded in 1892; photo.
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Swing and a hit; UNI grad, former NY Yankees shortstop and all-around baseball advocate Profile of Tyson Hanish, who developed a model for staying involved in baseball at the Business Incubator; photo.
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$15 million gift will transform teacher education at UNI Richard O. Jacobson gave money to support the work of the College of Education; will support endowment of faculty positions, visiting faculty, research, scholarships, and conferences; photo.
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UNI's Continuing and Distance Education; celebrating a century of service Brief history of the program that began in 1913 as extension; a look at today's programs; photo.
Work the Valley; unique community partnership gets students off campus and into the local job market Job tours allow students to look at employment possibilities in local market; businesses hope to keep strong graduates in Cedar Valley; photo.
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How's your social life? The university is making an effort to keep in contact via Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Faculty you should know: Richard Featherstone Profile of Richard Featherstone; talks about his research and teaching interests; photo.
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The Blue Zones Project A look at the attempt to bring "healthy lifestyles" to the local area; Cedar Falls is a demonstration site; includes education about food and exercise; photo.
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Hawley family memories woven around campus A look at the wide experience of the Hawley family with UNI; photo.
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Softball packs the UNI-Dome; UNI alumnus Patrick Murphy welcomed home Profile of Patrick Murphy, who is head softball coach at highly-rated University of Alabama; photo.
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You live, you learn; new for fall 2013: living learning communities provide unique experiences Department of Residence will provide academic learning communities for first year students in business, elementary education, and music; other learning communities will be offered as well; photo.
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Brothers bond over basketball The Koch brothers are a traditional strength in basketball at UNI; photo.
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Commitment to social justice inspires gift; encourages tolerance; Dr. Melville Finkelstein and Dr. Judith M. Finkelstein The Finkelstein's gift will support the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education; photo.
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Campus in color Campus scenes; photo.
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Surprise wedding guest The Cat attends the wedding of Caitlin Varcoe and John Wiedenheft; photo.
Dear fellow Panthers Justin Bierman urges alumni to support UNI in any way possible; photo.
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Carolyn (Vance) Jensen Taught mathematics at Peet Junior High for forty-three years before retirement.
Dwight Bachman Inducted into the Waterloo East High Hall of Fame for 2012. Became the first African American reporter for KWWL-TV in Waterloo in 1967 after earning his MA from Cornell University.
Sharon (Carter) Lengfellner Taught junior high art before entering internet sales.
Lyle Luckow Retired from his thirty-two year career as a representative and litigation specialist for Hawkeye Security Insurance, with nine years as a legal administrator for Whitfield & Eddy BLC.
Marcia (Smith) Anton Travelling with her husband after retiring from work as a marriage and family therapist.
Karen (Madson) Billings Inducted into the Association of Educational Publishing Hall of Fame.
Marilyn (Dostal) Kelley Retired as the director of information support service at The Blake School in Minneapolis.
Linda (Langin) Hugh Retired from New Hampton Community Schools.
Fred Cachola Serves as chairman of the Federal Na Hoapili o Kaloko-Honokohau Advisory Commission in Hawaii.
Patricia (Ervin) Wilson Taught English at the Ohio State School for the Blind before retiring after twenty-three years.
Paul Jones Spent November through January at the McMurdo Station Antarctica Water Plant.
Conrad Stanitski Retired from the University of Central Arkansas as a professor emeritus in 2005. Received the George C. Pimintel Award in Chemical Education.
William Donohue Published a memoir entitled, "The Kind of September: A Race Against Time and Alzheimer's".
Shirley (Prichard) Shogren Sold her Iowa home and is now a resident of Florida.
Loraine (Saathoff) Pogge Serving as chair of the Iowa Early Childhood Board.
William Winfrey Has served as a high school football coach for fifty-five seasons. Currently coaching at Blacksburg High School in Virginia.
Robert Burkgren Taught driver's education for fifty years before retirement.
Lyle Niemeyer Volunteers as a tax preparer after retiring from his career as an accounting professor.
Raymond Spencer Winner of the fifty-yard freestyle race in the senior Olympics at the age of eighty-nine.
Walter Sherman Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo.
Beverly (Heppler) Winterboer Taught preschool through eighth grade for forty-two years.
Marilyn (Otto) Anderson Retired for nearly twenty years.
Ed Ewoldt Inducted into the Wheaton-Warrensville High School Hall of Fame.
Betty (Southern) Atwood Will celebrate her ninetieth birthday in September, 2013.
UNI alumna wins survivor: Philippines Denise McCormick Stapley won reality show competition; photo.
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Wes Durow Serves as the vice president of global marketing at the Sonus communications firm.
Sharon (Junod) McKimpson Teaching in post-secondary education in Marshalltown.
Barbara (Jacobson) Butler Employed as a teller at the Farmers State Bank.
Chris (Keenan) Fagan Founder of the creative consulting firm, SparkFire Inc.
Jeff Lorber Serves as vice chancellor for development at the University of Illinois, Springfield and senior vice president of the University of Illinois Foundation.
Jeffery Welter Serves as vice president and human resources officer of the HNTB Corporation.
Sheri (Moran) Henschel Earned her CPSM certification in the December of 2012.
Gary Nelson Published the novel, "The Prophetess of Islam".
Dee Schultz Earned a Ph. D. in Education at Oregon State University. Teaches career and technical education programs at the University of Wisconson-Stout.
Ruth (Quandt) Topp Employed as a product documentation specialist at TeamQuest Corporation.
Jeffrey Lakin Owns and operates the Gateway Driver Education School in Clinton.
Curtis DeBerg Employed as a professor of accounting at Chico State for twenty-three years. Thanks Professors Gaylon Halverson, Ronald Abraham, and Darrel Davis for their dedication to students.
Ronald Orr Serves as president and chief risk officer at the First National Bank of the Gulf Coast.
Ted Savas Author of "Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-boat War in the Atlantic".
Peggy Shea Retired after thirty-nine years with the Council Bluffs School District.
Linda (Rasmussen) Voss Retired from teaching after thirty-eight years.
Sheila (Hurt) Jorgensen Retired and relocated to Tucson, Arizona.
David Buhr Inducted into the Waterloo East High School Hall of Fame for 2012.
Marcia (Sparks) Hadden Serves as a third grade Title I teacher for Oskaloosa Community Schools.
Gregory Heisterkamp Employed as a sales representative with the Sioux City Frieghtliner dealership, ISTATE Truck Center, for eleven years.
Stanley Jensen Published the novel, "Ethan's Peach Tree".
Jim Linahon Toured Europe as a jazz trumpeter with Sherry Williams, with whom he performed on the "Strayhorn" album. Conducted the Café Nerly Bigband at the Erfurt Opera Theatre in Germany.
Anna Nicholas Published her novel, "Chrysalis".
James Sanders Published his book, "The Virginia Connection, Reflections From Behind the Trail".
Mavis (Linn) Leerberg Retired from teaching at South Hamilton for fourteen years prior to substituting at the K-6 level for fifteen years.
Bruce Bernard Named Citizen of the Year for 2013 by the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce.
Dennis Erpelding Retired from teaching industrial technology after thirty-seven years.
Cherin (Young) Lee Serving her second year as coordinator of secondary teacher education and seventh year as chair of Science Education.
Snapshots Alumni Association events; photo.
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Shelly (Mudd) Bromwich Honored as a nominee for the 2012 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Thomas Christopher Received the Irving S. Gilmore Emerging Artist Grant and was a finalist for the Matthew Clark Prize in Fiction.
Joseph Raso Serves as president and CEO of the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance.
Paul Hagist Promoted to director of purchasing at Grain Processing Corp.
Ben Hildebrandt Serves as the business development director at the Belin McCormick law firm.
Kate (Adler) Washut Recognized by the Technology Association of Iowa, and received the 2012 Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Award. Serves as vice president and co-founder of Far Reach, Inc.
Steve Dreyer Inducted into the Ames High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Former player with the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins.
Suzanne (Parrish) Bartlett Employed as a physician and serving as president of the Autism Society of Iowa. Given the Indie Excellence Award for her children's book, "A Friend Like John; Understanding Autism".
International connections David Long stopped in Delhi, India, to meet Ambassador Nancy Powell; photo.
Olympic gold medalist and former Panther Smith honored at UNI wrestling meet Gave special recognition to Bill Smith prior to match against Oklahoma on January 18, 2013, in the West Gymnasium; wrestling mat named in his honor; photo.
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Darcie (Novotny) McGee Had a daughter on July 27, 2012.
Ben Limmer Had a daughter with Johanna Limmer on June 10, 2012.
Robert Redding Died on August 29, 2012.
Heather (Rathje) Ellis Died on February 17, 2013.
Floris (Peters) Waller Died on December 21, 2012.
William Georgou Died on January 18, 2013.
Jim Bodensteiner Died on December 14, 2012.
Russ Peter Died on February 8, 2013.
Marti (Detwiler) Friest Died on November 16, 2012.
Florence (Willis) Waltman Died on January 31, 2013.
Leland Kuch Died on June 19, 2012.
Sharon Wetherell Died on October 27, 2012.
Faith (Meisner) Dredla Died on July 21, 2012.
Robert Robinson Died on September 29, 2012.
Carl Wehner Died on February 19, 2013.
Wanda Wehner Died on March 1, 2013.
Ed Capesius Died on April 1, 2012.
Albert Michel Died on August 8, 2012.
Lee Miller Died on January 25, 2013.
Ollie (Butler) Reed Died on January 6, 2013.
Alyce (Hoepner) Hart Died on December 7, 2012.
Elvira Mellem Died on October 10, 2012.
Josephine (Wiley) Hugh Died on March 14, 2010.
Paul Kollasch Died on November 12, 2012.
Shawn Breitbach Had a daughter with Michelle Breitbach on November 15, 2012.
Chelsea (Lechwar) Hoffman Had a daughter on October 8, 2012.
Derek Thoms Had twin sons on January 24, 2013.
Cheyenne Miller Had a daughter on June 19, 2012.
Meghan (Cavanaugh) Kalvig Had a son on September 6, 2012.
Joel Weeks Had a daughter on August 25, 2012.
Nicole (Hintz) Kumpf Had a son with Christopher Kumpf on August 6, 2012.
Jamie (Alber) Nelson Had a daughter on November 25, 2012.
Ben Limmer Had a daughter with Johanna Limmer on June 10, 2012.
Darcie (Novotny) McGee Had a daughter on July 27, 2012.
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Karlene Kischer-Browne Serving her second term as the vice president of the Iowa State Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
Lisa Volesky Teaching at the Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago.
MacKenzie Hoambrecker Employed as a salesman for the Stryker medical device company after retiring from soccer.
Thomas Koenig Serving as a senior marketing representative at Federated Insurance.
Jennifer Young Serving as the business manager of Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at Northwestern University.
Matthew Harding Received the 2012 Yager Award for Excellence in science education.
Nicole (Tremel) Juranek Promoted to associate professor at Iowa Western Community College.
Brian Daoust Named 2012 Teacher of the Year by the Shenandoah Community School District.
Amber (Crew) Knox Earned her MPA at Upper Iowa University.
Amy (Kauzlarich) Halford Employed as a marketing professional with General Mills.
Shawn Kerrigan Boss Employed as a senior agency sales manager with Kraft Foods.
Sarah Benzing Served as the manager of Representative Ed Markey's campaign for John Kerry's U. S. Senate seat.
Thy Nguyen Graduated with a Master's of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Eastern Kentucky University.
Jennifer (Moon) Tjaden Co-owner of Iowa Distributing Co. Inc. with her husband, Brett Tjaden.
Marsha (Dunn) Talley Named the Fergus Falls Teacher of the Year.
Courtney Chabot Dreyer Earned a Juris Doctorate from Drake Law School, and will join the DuPont Pioneer legal team following her bar examination.
Showing off their pride Gardner family is a four generation family at UNI; photo.
UNI grads featured in Des Moines Business Record's forty under 40 Alumni demonstrated "impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement".
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Dianna (Fitzl) Groskreutz Had a daughter on July 27, 2012.
Melissa (Sampson) Anderson Had a daughter on November 20, 2012.
Laura Bohlke Serving as a supply management planner for the John Deere Corporation.
Brittany Harp Serving as the marketing and communications manager for the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance.
Katie Berge Employed as a staff assistant in the office of Senator Tom Harkin.
Tyler Guffy Employed as an assistant auditor for the State of Iowa.
Stephanie Wharton Working as a web designer at Webspec Design.
Micah James Accepted a job with the Vanguard Group in Philadelphia as an investment analyst.
Andrew Roben Teaching English in Gwangju, South Korea. Currently working on his Master's of Education.
Daniel Weis Serving as a senior accountant for HON.
Michael Goudy Received the 2012 Excellence in Science Teaching Award from the Iowa Academy of Science.
Bonnie Alger Serving as director of choirs at the GEMS American Academy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Completed her MAT in Music Education from the University of Southern California.
Cheyenne Miller Published "We Lucky Few: Portraits of Courage & Sacrifice from SE Iowa".
Jennifer (Laughlin) Bumgarner Wrote the first book in a planned trilogy, "Walking in Mommy's Shoes".
Alex Sabers Employed as a podiatrist in Kansas City, while completing his residency in foot and ankle surgery.
Billings inducted into Association of Educational Publishing Hall of Fame Karen Billings honored at ceremony in New York; has served as vice president for Education Division of Software and Information Industry Association; photo.
Snapshots of UNI Alumni Association events Photo.