Northern Iowa Today — November 1, 2008

Page	Title	Summary
2	Taking flight; student entrepreneurs do what they dream	A look at several business associated with the Student Business Incubator in the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center; photo.
6	Art for all	A look at public art both on and off campus; artists comment on the value of public art; photo.
10	Buy fresh, buy local pays off	A look at efforts by consumers and institutions to buy locally produced food and other goods; photo.
13	Sports and events complex attracts crowds to UNI	Highlights of recent activities on campus from July 2007 through June 2008; 427,000 attended events in the Dome, McLeod Center, and the West Gymnasium; another 112,000 attended events in GBPAC; photo.
14	After the storms	A look at the ways that UNI assisted those who were affected by the Parkersburg tornado and the Flood of 2008; business advice, scholarships, and recreationsl activities; photo.
16	UNI awards three honorary degrees	Nancy Aossey, Sheri Greenawald, and Robert Yager receive honorary degrees; photo.
16	UNI President Ben Allen	President Allen and other UNI officials attended the Commencement program for the UNI MBA program in Hong Kong; photo.
17	Princeton Review ranks UNI College of Business Administration as one of the best	College is included in "Best 296 Business Schools".
18	Gilchrist Hall is back and better than ever	Gilchrist Hall opened again in the fall of 2008; offices that had been operating in other campus locations moved back into Gilchrist hall during the summer and fall of 2008; roster of offices that are now located in Gilchrist Hall; photo.
19	Lab School has character	PLS was one of twenty-five finalists in the 2008 National Schools of Character; photo.
19	UNI Alumni Association presents 2008 Heritage Honours Awards	Nancy Powell, Adrienne Hallett, Carl Wehner, and Wanda Wehner honored; photo.
20	Botanical Center celebrates 70 years, new addition	Facility celebrated anniversary in April 2008; now has addition 1000 square foot addition and significant renovations.
20	Richard O. Jacobson Human Performance Center dedicated	Facility dedicated in May 2008; offers athletic training center, offices for orthopedic physicians and physical therapists; second level provides space for externally-funded HPELS programs.
21	Former IDM interns: leading economic development across Iowa	Quick look at a few former interns who are doing well; photo.
22	UNI School of Music returns home to Russell Hall	$10 million renovation and addition project is complete; photo.
23	Homecoming came early for new director of athletics	Troy Dannen becomes fifth director of intercollegiate athletics since UNI entered Division 1; brief profile and statement of aims; photo.
23	Home suite home	Peters Construction Corporation builds eight suites on west upper concourse of McLeod Center; university builds three suites on west side of Dome.
23	UNI student-athletes excel in classroom	Over half of athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA in spring 2008; one fourth were on a Dean's List.
24	Geopfert leads UNI track and field, cross country teams	Profile of Travis Geopfert; photo.
24	UNI hires senior associate athletic director	Jean Berger will be senior woman administrator; photo.
25	Chuck and Barbara Grassley establish endowed professorship	Gift will endow professorship in political science; will be entitled the Chuck and Barbara Grassley Endowed Professorship in Political Science; photo.
26	Theatre UNI students get five days of big city and bright lights; Robert O. Wise endowment sends students to Broadway	Two students and a number of alumni make the trip to New York theaters; photo.
27	UNI Lux Service Awards	Samantha J. Keltner, Lipin Loo, and Kelly Valentin honored; photo.
28	David Adland	Owns an engraving and screen printing business in Marshalltown.
28	Jerry Burt	Works as a warden at the Anamosa State Penitentiary.
28	William Ipsen	Retired after 34 years of teaching.
28	Bill Robinson	Is the president of Whitworth University.
28	Tom Corcoran	Retired after 35 years of teaching.
28	Neil Hansen	Works as the director of bands at Northwest College in Wyoming.
28	Susan (Woody) Rhoades	Received her Ph.D in educaitonal leadership and policy studies from Iowa State University.
28	Anne (Harris) Voge	Co-directs high school musicals in Iowa Falls.
28	Jane (Grant) Usatin	Was appointed director of outcomes assessment for the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego.
28	Brian Campbell	Works for the law firm Whitfield and Eddy, P.L.C. in Des Moines.
28	Mark McBeth	Is the top aide to the chairman and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration in Maryland.
28	William Donald	Completed the investment consultant program at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
28	Susan (Nolte) Jacob	Works as the volunteer editor of the Iowa Elks Association newspaper, as well as the Elks national convention newspaper.
28	Mary Ann (Hoelscher) Thompson	Retired after 36 years of teaching.
28	Roger Goldsberry	Was inducted into the Waterloo Optimist Club Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame.
28	Bruce Henderson	Teaches math and coaches cross country.
28	Patricia Larson	Is the deputy general counsel for the American Bar Association.
28	Carolyn Bowman	Retired after 30 years of teaching.
28	Mary (Johnson) Gibson	Retired after 28 years of teaching.
28	Sharlene (Hanus) McCord	Retired from teaching.
28	Karen (Greene) Farmer	Teaches 8th grade math.
28	Jym Ganahl	Was inducted into the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
28	Kenneth Pfile	Is the union outreach coordinator for Workers Independent News in Wisconsin.
28	Gary Stattler	Serves on the Conrad City Council.
28	Gary Anderson	Is the president of Preferred Care Patners Management Group in Texas.
28	Jean Doran	Retired after 26 years of teaching.
28	Sharon (Knupp) Henson	Retired from teaching.
28	William Barquist	Retired as an office supervisor of Fareway Stores Inc.
28	Karni (Spain) Tiernan	Retired after 36 years of teaching.
28	Mary Stattler	Retired from teaching and now works at a vet clinic.
28	Marcia (Hensel) Miller and Al Miller	They retired from the postcard and picture business they ran.
28	Gladys (Sawtell) Schmidt	Is a tax preparer for H&R Block.
28	Jack Argotsinger	Received the Friend of the School award from the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
28	Janet (Sharpless) Nelson	Plays the flute and piccolo in the New Horizon Band and Iowa City Community Band.
28	Bob Cameron	Was inducted into the Burlington Community School District Hall of Honor.
28	Lavonne (Wenger) McGuire	Retired after 29 years of teaching.
28	Louise Braklow	Celebrated her 106th birthday.
28	James Oberman	Received a Legion of Honor award from France for his time served in World War II.
28	Robert Kascht	Wrote the book "Good Genes, Luck, Lots of Prayer."
28	Bill Nelson	Went to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He was a participant in the 1948 Olympics in London.
29	Robert Reid	Is the executive director and CEO of Camp Fire USA Heart of the Hawkeye Council.
29	Michael Ward	Travels to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island often.
29	Sarah (Appelman) Derr	Teaches elementary Spanish in Missouri.
29	Kevin Hansen	Was named to the board of directors at Hellman Associates Inc.
29	Anne Kirpes	Was named as a 2008 Phi Delta Kappa Class of Emerging Leaders member.
29	James Roberts	Is the author of eleven books. He recently had a third collection of poetry published.
29	Cordie Smith	Retired form health information management at Covenant Medical Center.
29	Ed Derr	Is the director of counseling at Drury University in Missouri.
29	Dale Emmert	Is the president and CEO of Simpson Furniture.
29	Jean (Shimpach) Griffin	Was recognized as a Space Flight Awareness honoree for her work in support of NASA's Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs.
29	Deb Vangellow	Is a golf writer for Houston Links magazine and a nationally renowned golf educator.
29	Thomas Farmer	Retired from teaching and is now working at Moss Enterprises.
29	Jon Austin	Recently received tenure as a professor at Cedarville University.
29	Steve Stevenson	Works as a paralegal analyst at Principal Financial Group.
29	Michelle (Clarken) Van Maanen	Completed her Ed. D. She works as an assistant professor at the University of South Dakota.
29	Don Coffin	Is the director and head of the Des Moines office of PrivateBank as well as incoming chairman and on the board of directors of Easter Seals of Iowa.
29	Paul Eggen	Recently became a member of geotechnical laboratory, OMNNI Associates', board of directors.
29	Lisa (Wadle) Vanderlugt	Was one of ten teachers in Dubuque County to be awarded the 2008 Gold Star for Outstanding Teaching Award.
29	Timothy Carlson	Is a senior manager/assistant controller at Aegon in Cedar Rapids.
29	Wanda Smith	Teaches business to high school students.
29	Todd Van Maanen	Is the co-owner and vice president of the engineering firm, Eisenbraunt & Associates, in South Dakota.
29	Todd Hoyer	Is the director of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare/Covenant Clinic Departments of Surgery, Anesthesiology, Pain Management, and Otolaryngology.
29	Mary Ann Johnson	Was named the first Bill and June Flatt Professor of Foods and Nutrition in the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
29	Mary (Coziahr) Meade	Teaches biology.
29	Juliana (Gammon) Huiskamp	Earned her Ph.D. in educational leadership from Iowa State University.
29	Gordon Druvenga	Is CFO of YouthWorks, Inc. in Minneapolis.
29	Joan (Mayer) Hohl	Is a school social worker at Northwest AEA.
29	Dennis Presnall	Is CEO of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
29	Karen (Burke) Burianek	Is the assistant to the director of the National Animal Disease Center.
29	Norma (Holub) Neubauer	Teaches at Waterloo East High School.
29	Dennis Roloff	Teaches at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. He is the head track coach and head girls basketball coach.
29	Jamie Van Nostrand	Is the executive director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center in New York.
29	Grant Veeder	Is a member of the Iowa Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
29	Craig Wigton	Works with American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company as a claims administrator.
29	Ann Brus	Works at Denison High School as a guidance counselor.
29	Susan (McKee) Gorenmeyer	Is an ESL teacher for Hasting Public Schools.
29	Allan Jacobson	Is instructor of percussion and director of "The Knightliters" Jazz Band I at Wartburg College.
29	Del Shepard	Is the director of career services at Simpson College.
29	David VanSickel	Recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2007.
30	Laury (Erickson) Shonka	Teaches at Prairie Grove Elementary School in Jesup.
30	Marc Reifenrath	Opened an office in Des Moines for his Web development company.
30	Shelly Green	Earned her master's degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in sports administration.
30	Rebecca (Haase) Nosbisch	Works at Auto Owners Insurance Company.
30	Julie Schricker	Works as a marketing manager for Sandford Brands.
30	Brent Hardin	Received a first-place award in sports column writing and a third-place award in sports feature photography in 2008's Nebraska Press Association contest.
30	Luke Bartlett	Is a managing partner of Papa Murphy's Pizza in eastern Iowa.
30	Sheryl Dietzenbach	Works at Sole, McManus, Pearson & Willems, P.C. law firm.
30	Sara (Barnhart) Yeong Joon Ko	Works as the director of financial applications for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants.
30	Becky Glace Bartlett	Works for Orchard Hill Church.
30	Shawn Boss	Is a national category manager at the Oscar Mayer Division of Kraft Foods.
30	Cami Brazelton	Received a promotion to senior marketing strategist at Principal Financial Group.
30	Jenny Lambertson Christensen	Teaches second grade.
30	Colli (Eichorn) Peters	Works at Midland Loan Services.
30	Stacy Kennedy	Is working on her master's degree in human resources at Capella University.
30	Jeremy Rasmussen	Works as a vice president at Wells Fargo Bank in Mason City.
30	Steven Albers	Works as a marketing communications specialist in California.
30	Rebecca Kauten	Works as the watershed coordinator for the Black Hawk Soil and Water Conservaton District.
30	Aileen Mahood Sullivan	Teaches chemistry.
30	Threase Harms-Hassoun	Is the Midwest director for worldwide public affairs and policy at Mfizer Inc.
30	Kelli Palcic	Works as a special education teacher.
30	Stephen Rokes	Works as a senior manager of data architecture and data operations for Buccaneer-Software Development and Informatics Division.
30	Nicholle (Judas) Stone	Works as a manager of course development for Colorado State University-Global Campus.
30	Clint Taylor	He is a minority owner of a restaurant and music venue in Texas.
30	Annette (Wedemeier) Hyde	Is an early childhood special education teacher for the Keystone Area Education Agency.
30	William Lange	Works as the global distribution sales manager for True Temper Sports in Texas.
30	Debra (Andersen) Oliver	Works as the director of the MBA program at Mount Mercy College.
30	Susan Rea	Received her master of education degree from Iowa State University.
30	Shannon Risk	Was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship to Canada in cultural and intellectual history.
30	Teresa Decoursey	Is working on her master's degree in reading instruction at Buena Vista University.
30	Steve Madson	Works as an assistant superintendent in Texas.
30	Lance Menster	Works as the elementary math manager for the Houston TX Independent School District.
30	Randall Wee	Was named the Des Moines Register High School Coach of the Year. His baseball team had a 40-0 record in the 2008 season.
30	Brian Burke	Is the president of the Davenport Kiwanis Club and treasurer and board member for the Volunteers for Symphony/Finance Committee.
30	Douglas Moon	Works as a category analysis manager for Kraft Foods' Customer Development and Shopper Insights.
30	Joyce (Picht) Barbatti	Recently published a children's book. She works as a co-publisher and business manager of a sports magazine.
30	Sharon Carberry	Works as a teacher in Texas.
30	Brian Sankey	Works as a resident physician at the Northeast Iowa Family Practice Center in Waterloo.
30	Anthony Kuehn	Is an historical interpreter at Living History Farms in Des Moines.
30	Chris Brauns	Is a pastor. His book, "Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions", was recently released.
30	Timothy Pezzetti	Is the activities director at Lebanon High School in Missouri.
30	Margaret Schebler	Is the athletics director at Ashford University.
30	David Truka	Is the director of customer service and planning at Heartland Express Inc. in North Liberty.
30	Marti Friest	Is a writer and editor for a newspaper.
31	Lisa (Griffin) Hattel	Received her master's degree in special education from Morningside College.
31	Kenneth Rowe	Passed away on 6/15/2008.
31	Myrna Bradley Huebsch	Passed away on 6/28/2008.
31	Diane Tenglin West	Passed away on 3/2/2008.
31	Raymond Mikesh	Passed away on 5/10/2008.
31	Merton Bratton	Passed away on 2/2/2008.
31	Ana Quinn Touchstone	Passed away on 4/11/2008.
31	Wava Jarboe Hickert	Passed away on 10/21/2007.
31	Catharine Farlow Clingman	Passed away on 9/24/2007.
31	Richard Klahn	Passed away on 3/26/2008.
31	Walter Ditzler	Passed away on 8/20/2008.
31	Erling Hanson	Passed away on 6/20/2008.
31	Rachel Hughes Surber	Passed away on 11/25/2007.
31	Dorothy Krusenstjerna Benson	Passed away on 7/26/2008.
31	Lila Harreld Anton	Passed away on 6/12/2008.
31	Marie Caloud Vileta	Passed away on 4/12/2007.
31	Marcia Traer	Passed away on 3/8/2008.
31	Jane Yagla	Works for Archer Daniels Midland in Missouri.
31	Jessica Young	Works as an associate analyst at A.C. Nielson Co. in North Carolina.
31	Majorie Godby Gist	Passed away on 2/23/2008.
31	Nick Hellman	Works as a project engineer for Peters Construction Corporation in Waterloo.
31	Ryan Johnson	Works as an account executive with IKON.
31	Amber Evans	Works as a product development assistant at Atico International USA in Florida.
31	Micaela (Grob) Greenfield	Works as a sales assistant at Raven Industries in South Dakota.
31	Elizabeth Hackbarth	Works as a sales executive for a division of Marcus Evans in Chicago.
31	Chad Aust	Works as a regional sales representative for JELD-WEN.
31	Michelle Drey	Works for the digital unit at Starcom in Chicago.
31	Chuck Hoffman	Works as a Web applications developer for EdgeCore in Cedar Falls.
31	Kelly McCabe	Works as a sales representative for Kerry Ingredients and Flavours.
31	Valerie Noll	Received a promotion to district sales supervisor for the Hershey Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
31	Vaska Tosic	Joined the Waterloo Police Department.
31	Matt Bernard	Works as a general manager with Fastenal Company.
31	Daniel Phillips	Is working on his master's degree at UNI. He owns and operates a photography studio, as well as being the program supervisor at the Bremwood Campus for Lutheran Services.
31	Adam Watkins	Works as an outside sales representative with Associated Materials Inc/Alside in Missouri.
31	Jennifer Brandt	Teaches preschool.
31	David Klein	Works as a graphic artist for Sports Image.
31	Jeremy Michael	Works as an adjudications officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in California.
31	Melissa Rodriguez	Teaches kindergarten in Illinois.
31	Troy Sitzmann	Is a law student at Ohio State University. He recently received a summer associate position at the Columbus OH office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
31	Tracy Steffen	Works as an assistant athletic trainer at Wartburg College.
31	Jennifer (Rubner) Nus	Works as a physical therapist in Waverly.
31	Malinda (McClintock) Schultz	Teaches in Nepal. She will move to Taiwan next.
31	Tehia Starker	Received her Ph.D. in education psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She works as an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
31	Kimberly Johnson-Herbst	Works at Emdeon Business Services in Waterloo.
31	Inok Kalkwarf	Completed a solo exhibition at the South Korea National Museum of Contemporary Art. She has more upcoming exhibits in South Korea.
31	Emily Jones	Received the 2008 University of Georgian Excellence in Teaching Award.
31	Kevin Kann	Works in community relations for the American Cancer Society in Waterloo.
31	Gretchen (Bricker) Lewis	Teaches kindergarten in Jesup.
31	Dylan Long	Was accepted into the MBA program at Iowa State University.
31	Morgan Maxwell	Works as a group manager for JELD-WEN Doors and Windows in Grinnell.
31	Stacy (Dubbert) Carlin	Works as a self-employed chiropractor.
31	John Cho	Was promoted to senior auditor at Beach, Fleischman & Co., P.C. in Arizona.
31	Robert Drewelow	Graduated from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine.
31	Carissa Gappa	Works as a regional sales coordinator for DTN-Trading Markets in Omaha.