Northern Iowa Today — October 1, 2013

 

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2 All for a cause; UNI student groups raise thousands for non-profits Student groups raise money for causes such as the Children's Miracle Network and Colleges Against Cancer; raised almost $200,000 in last year; photo.
4 UNI named a finalist for 2013 Presidential Community Service Honor Roll Cited for volunteer efforts; UNI students volunteered 730,000 hours; named to honor roll five times and two times as a finalist; photo.
5 What are the top 5 stressors for college students? Survey finds that the need to repay loans, the cost of education, borrowing money for college, finding a job, and the academic challenge of coursework bring stress to students.
5 UNI launches new scholarship initiative UNI Foundation aims to raise $40 million over five years for scholarships. 86% of UNI students receive some kind of aid; tuition covers 58.7% of student costs; $23,575 was the average loan debt at graduation in 2012.
6 Collaboration at work! Dean Christopher Cox outlines his views on perceived changing needs in the Rod Library and its program of services; photo.
8 80 years of a pinning tradition A quick look at Homecoming buttons; Homecoming 2013 schedule; photo.
10 Bucking the trend; private loan borrowing by UNI students dropped by 80% in three years Financial Aid Office has helped students to seek financial assistance in better ways; photo.
11 UNI receives $2 million grant from Carver Charitable Trust to lead educational research and development Grant helps to create Center for Educational Transformation; photo.
12 Tackling a new stage Justin Adams Kirk is attempting a career as a country music performer; biographical sketch; photo.
14 All signs point to Panther pride; UNI Today visited three families Three families have developed their own Panther Caves in their homes; photo.
17 Pauline R. Barrett Endowed Scholarships enhance opportunities for students at UNI Three students explain how Barrett Scholarships have helped them; photo.
18 A grand adventure Honora Myer Clemens talks about her life and her travels; believes ISTC degree was very beneficial; photo.
20 Bridging two worlds Julia Heuer talks about her work as the veterans service coordinator; photo.
22 The power of a ? John Talley talks about his work as a research chemist; worked on development of many commonly used pharmaceuticals; funds scholarships for chemistry students; photo.
24 A family united Several generations of a family attended UNI; photo.
25 Honor your collegiate experience with UNI's class ring Photo.
26 UNI purple for life Justin Bierman talks about Panther Caves; photo.
26 UNI yearbooks go digital The Rod Library is making UNI yearbooks available on-line; photo.
27 Doris (Moyer) Herington Training to be a sign language inerpreter, and participated in a mission trip to Kenai, Alaska.
27 JoEllen (Mueller) Christians Serving as the instructional chairperson of the Department of English as a Second Language at Milwaukee Area Technical College.
27 Karen Dole Retired after thirty-three years as a librarian at North Iowa Area Community College and three years at BGM High School.
27 Norma (Wefel) Thiese Appointed to the Northeast Regional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Board.
27 James Lang Retired after thirty-five years with the Principal Financial Group.
27 Ray Richardson Will serve as an alternate member of the Iowa Board of Parole, pending Senate confirmation.
27 Larry McKibben Serving as a member of the Iowa Board of Regents.
27 Harlan Schuck Retired after thirty years as a registered land surveyor, and instructor of civil and construction engineering at Hawkeye Community College.
27 Gary Bottorff Retired after thirty-five years teaching at the Eastern Allamakee School District. Remains coaching cross-country after thirty-nine years, and was recognized as an NHSACA Coach of the Year finalist in 2009 and 2012.
27 Robert Jeffrey and Meg (Bushnell) Jeffrey Robert has retired from teaching, and Meg is employed as an accounting clerk at the Orthopedic Center of the Rockies.
27 Barbara (Dunn) Kellogg Appointed to the Iowa Council of Homelessness by Governor Terry Branstad.
27 Carolyn Wilson Employed part-time at the Ely Public Library, and attending adult Czech language classes.
27 Katie (Sullivan) Mulholland Elected president of the Iowa Board of Regents.
27 Lois Oetken Retired from her position as library director at Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Seminary.
27 Michael Ruby and Jo Anne (Hicks) Ruby Retired.
27 Myron Linn Elected chair of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry's Board of Directors.
27 Roberta (Olson) Edler Playing as a professional accordionist.
27 Richard Umsted Awarded the first ever Volunteer of the Year award by the Jefferson County Public Library. Serving as both a member of the board of directors for the library foundation, and chair of the Friends Council.
27 Richard Fish Has published six books under the pen name Gregory Pike.
27 Marcia (Smith) Anton Published her memoir, "Becoming Marcia".
27 Marilyn (Booth) Yockey Volunteered in the Dominican Republic through the Friends of the Orphans, and in St. Lucia with the Global Volunteers.
27 Daniel Edler Taught on a National Endowment at Scattergood in West Branch.
27 Joy (Insko) Darling Retired from teaching after one year in Story City, fifteen years in Belmond, and eight years in Pomeroy.
27 Gerald Thompson Working as an antique and semi-antique carpet salesman for thirty-seven years.
27 Richard Sorenson Retired as the conductor of the Western Oregon University Band. Currently conducting for the Willamette Valley Concert Band and the Reconstructed Band of Monmouth and Independence.
27 David Stanard Hosted a reunion for TKE fraternity alumni in March.
27 Glenn Tucker Delivering science lectures to senior citizen groups.
27 Nadine (Suck) Wright Performing music for church services.
27 Lois Mussett Hosted a reunion event in Cedar Falls for the 1955 physical education class.
27 One cool cat TC won Cedar Valley Character Counts and Iowa Character Counts; photo.
28 Daniel Beatty Wrote his second novel, "Scared of My Own Shadow".
28 Laurie Johnston Serving as the director of global legal service-employment with Expeditors International.
28 Wendy (Bell) Schutte Retired from Upper Iowa University as an administrative assistant at the Prairie Center.
28 Ronda (Kardell) Sternhagen Teaching art at the middle and high school level in Grundy Center Schools. Received the 2012 Art Teacher of the Year award from the Art Educators of Iowa, and the Western Region Art Educator Award from the National Art Education Association.
28 Carson Holloway Serving as an associate professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Received the 2013 Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award.
28 Brian Martin Serving as the deputy commander of the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital as a Lt. Colonel of the United States Army.
28 Dale VandeHaar Appointed to the Iowa Commission of Libraries by Governor Branstad.
28 Matthew Anderson Appointed to the Capitol Planning Commission by Governor Branstad.
28 Frank Kruger-Robbins Serving as chair of the world languages department at Pine Crest School., and president of the Florida Foreign Language Association.
28 Michael Low Serves as president and founder of Servant, Inc., ministering to the homeless of Kansas City. Nominated for the Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat for public service.
28 Robert Reinard Appointed to the Terrace Hill Commission by Governor T. Branstad.
28 Rex Peterson Elected president of the Iowa Rural Letter Carriers Association.
28 John and Joseph Gindelle Published a memoir, "Yorkville Twins: Hilarious Adventures Growing Up in New York City, 1944-1962".
28 Kathy (Siemsen) Minde Employed by Lennox International Inc. for thirty-five years.
28 James Lingo Retired after thirty-five years with Hy-Vee, having served twenty-four years as a store director.
28 Lowell Vick Retired afer thirty-three years with Maytag and Whirlpool Corp.
28 Jerry Ask Has served as an independent financial advisor with Jerry K. Ask Investment Services for twenty years.
28 Gary Schwartzhoff Conducted a concert at the Kennedy Center, honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the presidency of John F Kennedy.
28 Kevin Dahle Serves as vice chair of the Education Policy Committee of the Minnesota Senate.
28 Christy (Christopherson) Vandeventer Retired from teaching.
28 William Barnhouse Retired after thirty-five years of employment with the General Mills Corporation.
28 Scott Davis Retired after thirty-two years in public education. Active in the Freestyle Variety Band and Scott Davis Jazz Band. Inducted into the Community Jazz Center Hall of Fame in 2012.
28 Rosemarie (Keller) Skaine Published "Suicide Warfare: Culture, the Military, and the Individual as a Weapon".
28 Dee Ann (James) Thompson Retired after thirty-five years in human resources management.
29 Ben Petty Appointed to the North Central Regional STEM Advisory Board by Governor Branstad.
29 Mary Jean (Netemeyer) Sims Employed as a senior database administrator.
29 Tammy (Turner) Wawro Appointed to the Iowa commission on Volunteer Service by Governor Branstad.
29 Andrew Christianson Winner of the 2012 Young Scientist Award from the Inernational Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Employed at the Oakridge National Laboratory's Neutron Sciences Directorate.
29 Candy Welch-Streed Appointed to the State Historical Society of the Iowa Board of Trustees.
29 Kathleen (McLean) McGrane Teaches science at Glendale High School. She is now a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.
29 Tyann (Sheldon) Rouw Had her story, "Convenient Care", published in "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum".
29 Jennifer (Erbe) Kennedy Accepted into the Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship. Will work at NASA Headquarters in Washington in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, developing curriculum and educational outreach.
29 Kelly (Stone) Larson Named in Minnesota Business Magazine's "The Real Power 50" list in the May 2013 issue. Serves as CFO of Summit Brewing Company in St. Paul.
29 Todd Little Earned a Doctor of Science in Information Systems from Dakota State University.
29 James Reid Serving as vice president of distribution at QVC after leaving his position as the director of e-commerce fulfillment at Toys-R-Us.
29 Mark Schnurstein Will teach seventh grade science at Hiatt Middle School in Des Moines.
29 A chance encounter Bill and Teri Brecht met Professor Olson on campus; photo.
29 UNI graduate competes on apprentice Asia Dussadee Oeawpanich was a finalist in the first Apprentice Asia television season; photo.
30 Renee Rapier Won the 2012 Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition and the Brava! Opera Theatre Vocal Competition.
30 Ian Hyde Serving on active duty in Afghanistan as a sergeant of the United States Army.
30 James Mulick Employed as the asset manager in special servicing at KeyBank Real Estate Capital.
30 Nate Porter Employed with Ben Franklin Technology Partners at Penn State University in market research.
30 Sara (Schmidt) Phillips Promoted to national account manager at the Valvoline Company.
30 Heather (Miller) Seevell Married to Shane Seevell.
30 Ben Chadwick Winner of the Prometheus Awards' Innovation in Teaching award.
30 Jason Hutcheson Appointed to the Southeast Regional STEM Advisory Board by Governor Branstad.
30 Chad Lang Serving as the athletic director and assistant middle school principal at the Lawson R-XIV School District.
30 Nancy McDowell Apponted to the Northwest Regional STEM Advisory Board by Governor Branstad.
30 Anna (Pratt) Golden Accepted into the master's of human-computer interaction and design program at the University of Washington.
30 Chris Schmitz Accepted the position of associate professor of music theory at Mercer University.
30 Kaye (Sparks) Chiles Awarded the Rogers Educator of the Year Award for her work teaching sixth grade English and reading at Kirksey Middle School.
30 Mary (Meyer) Lestina Winner of the 2013 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers for both Iowa and the central region.
30 Emily Kate (Chesshire) Thompson Published the novel, "The Fine Line".
30 Allison (Cink) Rickels Received the North American Interfraternity Conference Foundation Outstanding Professional Award.
30 Brian Gabel Employed as the general manager of Panther Sports Properties for Learfield Sports.
30 Megan (Labahn) Henning Appointed to the Iowa Advisory Council for Brain Injuries.
30 Ben Anderson Serving as the elementary principal at Monroe Elementary in the Prairie City-Monroe School District.
30 Ben Brustkern Appointed to the Iowa Council on Homelessness.
30 Kelli (Tosnley) Olson Promoted to manager of the instructional design team at Wells Fargo Bank.
30 Gretchen (Jones) Hageman Appointed to the Iowa Council for Early ACCESS.
30 Tracy (Johnston) Youmans Employed as a financial reporting manager with MidAmerican Energy.
30 Julie Barns Founder and president of Gold Star Compliance, Inc.
30 Kristine Diers Moved to New York City after ten years in the marketing department of the Civic Center for Greater Des Moines.
30 Kelly (Kuesel) Luzum Employed as a school counselor at Valley Community School in Elgin.
30 Alumnus receives Pimental Award Conrad Stanitski won an award for outstanding contributions to chemical education; photo.
30 Alpha Chi Epsilon reunion hosted in Hawaii Alpha Chi Epsilon, now Sigma Alpha Epsilon, group from the 1960s got together in Hawaii; photo.
31 Eva Andersen Placed among the top three contestants at Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in New York under the pseudonym "Eva Diva".
31 Leslie Aboud Had her undergraduate thesis published in the March 2013 issue of the International Trumpet Guild Journal.
31 Bonnie Alger Attended the International Masterclasses Berlin for Orchestral Conductors course.
31 Courtney Althoff Employed as an assistant audience acquisition manager at the Meredith Corporation.
31 Nicole (Vallentine) Davis Won second place in the UNI Graduate College's Outstanding Master's Research Paper competition. Serving as the director of bands for the Wapsie Valley Community Schools.
31 Melissa (Parsons) Ruth Accepted a position at Stutsmans Inc.
31 Kendra (Ahlers) Richter Received a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Wayne State College.
31 John Ruth Employed as an outside sales rep for Bearing Distributors Inc.
31 Easton Stuard Appointed director of jazz studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
31 Drew Van Woert Completed the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation, and will attend the conferment ceremony in New Orleans. Employed as a senior claims service adjuster with Farm Bureau Property & Casualty.
31 Jordan Verney Appointed to the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service by Governer Terry Branstad.
31 Stephen Fish Won the Midwest Region Metropolitan Opera district audition in the January of 2013.
31 Alumnus selected as next director of Iowa Department of Education Bradley A. Buck will head state department; photo.
32 Holloway receives outstanding teacher award Carson Holloway honored at University of Nebraska at Omaha; photo.
32 Kansas City area alumni Gathered for an alumni event; photo.
32 Teke reunion Tau Kappa Epsilon alumni meet in Arizona; photo.
32 Dickman honored as rural teacher of the year in Wisconsin Allan M. Dickman has taught for thirty years in Wild Rose, Wisconsin.