Alumni - Frederick D. Hill Archives - University of Indianapolis

UIndy 

The Alumni Magazine of 

the University of Indianapolis 

In this issue 

Winter 2007 

Portico 

Ceramist Dee Schaad has serious fun with clay, as his characters from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ attest. Page 26 

Ryan Hupfer ’98 is having a great time—and he’s making a career out of it. Several, in fact. Page 24 

New dean for Health Sciences (comprising OT & PT) brings international reputation. Page 23 

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UIndy Portico 

Table of Contents 

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Upcoming 

alumni events 

Doesn’t a bottomless bowl of 

chili sound good right about 

now? And a couple of ball 

games in rollicking Nicoson 

Hall? Mark your calendar for 

February 24. Also: Alumni 

Dinner Theatre, Alumni Night 

at the Indiana Ice, and more. 

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Recent alumni events 

In September, Hanna 

Avenue’s Largest Tailgate 

Party Ever hit Key Stadium, 

and the Greyhounds topped 

St. Joseph’s on the gridiron. 

A week later, the campus 

celebrated Homecoming 

and another football victory. 

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Cool Career 

Connections 

The Alumni Office and the 

University’s Career Services 

Office combine for lots of 

great career help for alumni. 

Whether you’re looking for a 

job yourself or need to hire an 

employee, you’ll find help here. 

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It’s all about the ‘U’ 

Meet Gretchen Craft Fox 

’93, who talks about her connection 

to her aluma mater. 

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President’s forum 

Dr. Beverley Pitts was invited 

to speak at the Celebration of 

the Flags, an annual event that 

salutes UIndy’s international 

population. This year’s theme 

was “Imagine.” 

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Mar Elias compelled 

to halt enrollment 

You’ve read about the 

University’s relationship with 

Mar Elias in Israel often in 

these pages. Now, a summer of 

conflict has taken its toll. 

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The department beat 

Catch up on the news of 

the University’s schools and 

departments. Also in Campus 

Life, a new endowment is 

helping to develop the next 

generation of United Methodist 

church leadership, and 

UIndy examines its enrollment 

growth plans after a startling 

surge in recent years. 

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New dean for Health 

Sciences brings international 

reputation 

Dr. Mary Blake Huer has 

been named to a new post at 

the University, combining two 

individual dean positions in 

the schools of occupational 

and physical therapy.

If an artist creates characters in clay based on the denizens of 

Dante’s Inferno, and includes a representation of the literature 

professor who introduced him to Dante, can it still be considered 

a tribute? That’s the character depicted at right—Dee Schaad’s 

college literature professor. For more on Dee, see page 26. 

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If you’re not having fun, 

what are you doing? 

You’ll never find Ryan 

Hupfer ’98 bored with his 

job. He already has a book 

deal, did a cross-country tour 

with nine friends, and—well, 

he’s definitely living up to his 

personal motto. 

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Schaad is serious 

about playing with clay 

Is there any way you haven’t 

noticed the cover photo or the 

“literature professor” above? 

Professor Dee Schaad’s art is 

hard to ignore. 

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Sports Update 

Check out the Athletics 

highlights of the fall season. 

And if you live in Central 

Indiana, see why it’s now 

easier than ever to catch the 

Greyhounds on television. 

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Class Notes 

Catch up on former classmates 

and other alumni, including 

Megan Shurn ’03, whose 

chemistry degree and track 

background prepared her for 

an unusual job. 

Portico 

The quarterly alumni magazine 

of the University of Indianapolis 

University Editor 

R. Peter Noot ’77 ’84 

Art Director 

Jeannine R. Allen 

Assistant Director 

for Publications 

Jennifer L. Huber 

Director of Alumni Relations 

Monica M. Woods 

Alumni Relations Coordinator 

Jay Starks 

Class Notes 

Kendra Fowler ’08 

Amanda Strohmeier ’08 

Contributing Writers 

Mary Atteberry 

Scott Hall 

On the Cover 

Longtime art professor Dee Schaad recently entertained the campus with his take on characters from 

Dante’s Inferno, displaying remarkable attention to detail along with a healthy dose of whimsy. See page 26. 

2006–2007 

Alumni Association 

Board of Directors 

Brian Martin ’88, President 

Amber Harrison Stearns ’95, 

President-elect 

Cindy Blackburn Bickel ’94 ’98, 

Immediate Past President 

Vicky Swank ’78 ’80 ’99, Secretary 

Roberta Brooker ’74 

Haldon Cole ’54 

Suzanne Davidson ’02 ’06 

Michael Deemer ’98 

C. Randy Ellison ’77 ’80 ’99 

Gretchen Craft Fox ’93 

Mustafa Guven ’99 

Mariel High ’99 

Greg Hill ’74 

David Howey ’94 

R. Jeffrey Irvin ’65 

Nick LaGuire ’04 

Cindy Lewis ’99 ’05 

Kelly Dunwell McWilliams ’91 

Bruce Miller ’74 

Juan Paz ’95 ’96 ’99 

Marvin Pavlov ’98 

Shariq Siddiqui ’96 

Shane Steimel ’95 ’97 

Joe Stafford ’98 

David Swift ’72 

Todd Sturgeon ’94 

Amy Buskirk Zent ’58 

Nondiscriminatory 

Policies 

The University of Indianapolis 

does not discriminate on the 

basis of race, color, gender, age, 

religion, creed, sexual orientation, 

marital status, or ethnic or 

national origin in any of its 

program offerings or employment 

practices. The University is 

committed to the spirit and letter 

of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973 and the Americans with 

Disabilities Act and strives to 

provide equal access to all phases 

of University life and activity. 

Please address correspondence 

and address changes to the 

Office of Alumni Relations. 

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UUpcoming p c o m i nAlumni g A l uEvents m n i 

Pack-the-House Night Basketball 

& Alumni Chili Supper 

Saturday, February 24, 2007 

Nicoson Hall & Ruth Lilly Fitness Center 

4:30–7:30 p.m., Chili Supper, RLFC 

5:30 p.m., Women’s Basketball Tip-off vs. 

Northern Kentucky; Nicoson Hall 

7:30 p.m., Men’s Basketball Tip-off vs. Northern 

Kentucky; Nicoson Hall 

Save with early-bird Alumni Central online registration 

through February 22! 

Combo (buffet and game ticket): $12 per adult; 

$5 per child (12 & under); 

Buffet only: $6 per adult, $2 per child (12 & under) 

On-site registration: 

Combo (buffet and game ticket): $13 per adult; 

$7 per child (12 & under); 

Buffet only: $7 per adult; $3 per child (12 & under) 

Check out who is coming and register online 

at http://alumni.uindy.edu. 

It may be cold outside, but we’ll be heating it up inside 

as Greyhound fans enjoy a pregame chili supper in 

the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center lower level, followed 

by two great games at Nicoson Hall versus Northern 

Kentucky. The menu includes a bottomless bowl of 

chili (beef or vegetarian) with all the fixings; grilled 

chicken sandwiches; macaroni and cheese; vegetable 

tray; potato salad; chips; cookies and brownies; and 

beverages. Catch up with fellow alumni and friends 

while loading up on Greyhound spirit as the UIndy 

dance team performs. 

‘Graduates of the Heart’ 

Alumni Dinner Theatre 

Saturday, March 3, 2007 

Schwitzer Student Center, Ober Dining Hall 

Couples’ photos, 6 p.m.; Dinner, 6:45 p.m.; 

Curtain call, 8 p.m. 

$35 per couple; includes couple’s photo, dinner, 

and theatrical production 

Register by February 23, 2007. Check out who is 

coming and register online at http://alumni.uindy.edu. 

This perennial favorite is planned for the nearly 1,200 

alumni couples who left UIndy with a degree and a 

spouse. The event includes dinner and a performance 

of a comedy by Marc Camoletti, Don’t Dress For Dinner! 

In a stylishly converted French farmhouse, Bernard 

is hoping to entertain his chic Parisian mistress for 

the weekend. He has arranged for a Cordon Bleu 

chef to furnish the gourmet delights, is in the process 

of packing his wife off to her mother’s, and has even 

invited his best friend as a suitable alibi. It’s foolproof; 

what could possibly go wrong? 

Go online at Alumni Central at http://alumni.uindy. 

edu, find the heart symbol by a classmate’s listing, 

and connect with other grads of the heart like you! 

Florida Alumni Gatherings 

Your alma mater is coming your way! Whether 

you know your alma mater as ICC, ICU, U of I, or 

UIndy, come meet Dr. Beverley Pitts, UIndy’s eighth 

president, and others who share a University bond. 

Seasonal resident? Just passing through for business or 

pleasure? Either way—join in the fun! 

Fort Myers Alumni Gathering 

Wednesday, February 28 

5:30–7:30 p.m. 

The Landings Yacht, Golf, and Tennis Club, 

The Wheel House, 4420 Flagship Drive, 

Ft. Myers, Florida 

Complimentary light dinner and beverages 

Local hosts: Joe ’60 & Carol ’60 Gossman, 

239-481-5327, carolsbutibus@aol.com 

Fort Lauderdale Alumni Gathering 

Friday, March 2 

5:30–7:30 p.m. 

Location to be announced 

Complimentary light dinner and beverages 

Local hosts: Doug ’78 and Nancy ’79 Weber, 

at 954-462-4850 (cellular), dweber@ 

unitedwaybroward.org 

Orlando Alumni Gathering 

Saturday, March 3 

2–4 p.m. 

Location to be announced 

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages 

Local host: Paul Velez, 407-656-9337, 

coachvelez@cfl.rr.com

Alumni Night at the Indiana Ice 

Saturday, March 10, 2007 

Pregame alumni reception 6–7 p.m., in the Ice 

House (Coliseum east concourse) 

Face-off at 7 p.m. against Omaha 

Pepsi Coliseum, Indiana State Fairgrounds, 

1202 East 38th Street, Indianapolis 

Fees: $15/person; children three years and younger 

are free ($ 20/person value) 

Includes game ticket, pregame alumni reception 

with pizza, chips, pretzels, and Pepsi beverages 

Deadline: February 23 or as space is available 

Join your fellow alumni and get charged up for the 

Indiana Ice, your USHL hockey team! Enjoy a pizza 

dinner with your UIndy friends before the game at 

the Pepsi Coliseum’s second-floor east concourse, and 

then enjoy the game. Check out who else is coming 

and register online at http://alumni.uindy.edu. 

Alumni Trip to Germany 

and the Czech Republic 

September 19–27, 2007 

(seven nights, nine days; departing from 

Indianapolis and several Midwestern cities). 

Tentative fees: $1,899 per person (double & triple 

occupancy, plus taxes) 

Germany Trip Preview: March 22, 2007, 7–8 p.m., 

Stierwalt Alumni House on campus; free, preregistration is 

requested 

Discover the heart of mainland Europe, a land of 

fascinating history and diverse cultural traditions, 

a region of stunning natural beauty dotted with 

fairytale castles and picturesque medieval towns and 

villages. From Bad Kissingen, a charming spa town 

near Frankfurt, Germany, to Prague, the beautiful 

capital city of the Czech Republic, the variety of 

wonderful sights is sure to delight you. 

Optional excursions include the Romantic Road, 

with a stop in the medieval town of Rothenburg 

on the Tauber River. Stroll through Heidelberg, 

Germany’s oldest university town. Visit Prague, the 

“city of spires” on the banks of the River Vlata, the 

Czech Republic’s economic and cultural center of 

Bohemia. See the spectacular St. Vitus Cathedral 

and Royal Palace, Old Town Square, and its 400year-old 

Town Clock. Tour Dresden, nicknamed 

the “Florence of the North,” packed with historic 

buildings and exquisite classical architecture. 

Included features: Round-trip transatlantic air 

transportation to Frankfurt, Germany, returning 

from Prague, Czech Republic, or vice versa, 

four nights of first-class accommodations in Bad 

Kissengen and three nights in Marienbad or vice 

versa, buffet breakfast daily, round-trip transfers 

between the airports and hotels via deluxe motor 

coach, scenic transfer between Germany and the 

Czech Republic, luggage and related tipping, local 

government and hotel taxes, professional travel 

director, complete preflight information. Request 

advance trip information by contacting the Office 

of Alumni Relations, 317-788-3295, 1-800-232-8634, 

alumni@uindy.edu. Registrations are accepted by 

our travel partner, Go Next Inc., www.GoNext.com, 

1-800-599-2934. 

For details of these and 

other events, check out the 

alumni event calendar at 

http://alumni.uindy.edu, 

and then register via Alumni 

Central, your online connection. 

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Recent Alumni Events 

Football Letter Winners Day: Hanna 

Avenue’s Largest Tailgate Party Ever 

September 23, 2006 

Greyhound fans came early for tailgating and fun 

with UIndy friends and former classmates before 

the Hounds took the field against the Pumas of 

St. Joseph’s College. Before the teams warmed up, 

revelers had access to Key Stadium’s SprintTurf to 

throw a football around and score their own fantasy 

touchdowns. Back by popular demand was the 

Athletic Department’s equipment sale, which included 

the popular used football jerseys. The 12th-man spirit 

helped Indianapolis to a 35-22 win over Saint Joseph’s 

in non-conference action. The win extended UIndy’s 

winning streak to 11 straight over the Pumas, dating 

back to 1995. The Hounds had scored at least 34 

points in each of their last five meetings. 

Homecoming Extravaganza 


It was a beautiful day for friendship and football 

as alumni and students celebrated Homecoming 

Hawaiian-style. The day began with a Philosophy 

and Religion discussion facilitated by Dr. Perry Kea, 

chair of the University Philosophy and Religion 

Department. Alumni from the Communications 

Department also visited campus to check out the 

department’s new facilities in Esch Hall. The day 

continued with a festive picnic where roasted pork 

with all the trimmings was served. And the day 

wouldn’t have been complete without a Greyhound 

victory over Findlay. Fans were entertained with a 

special sky delivery of the game ball and fireworks. 

UIndy won its fourth straight, 34-16. Greyhound fans 

celebrated the win with a postgame celebration at the 

nearby Holiday Inn Southeast.

Alumni Trip: Lakes & Mountains 

of Switzerland & Northern Italy 

October 5–13, 2006 

Dramatic mountains and serene lakes combined for 

a fun-filled week in Switzerland and Northern Italy. 

Thirty-nine travelers, alumni and friends, spanned 

class years from 1959 to 2003. Highlights were the 

beautiful Lake Lucerne crowned by Mount Pilatus, 

the medieval city of Lucerne, the town of Interlaken, 

the famous Jungfrau Railway, Lake Como, Lake 

Maggiore, the village of Stresa, and the extravagant 

Borromeo Palace. 

Log on to Alumni Central at http://alumni.uindy.edu 

to see photos—and to learn about the 2007 alumni 

trip to Germany and Czech Republic! (See page 5.) 

Finals Week Dessert Diversion: 

‘A Slice of Home’ 

December 12, 2006 

The Stierwalt Alumni House was full of smiles 

from appreciative students enjoying a final-exam 

study break. Alumni demonstrated their support by 

bringing homemade cookies, brownies, and fudge 

as a way of showing students how much they care. 

Check out alumni event photos 

at http://alumni.uindy.edu. 

Click on “News and events,” 

then “Photo album.” And 

you can post your own photos 

to share with your UIndy 

friends on your Alumni Central 

personal profile. It’s easy! 

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E-mail your UIndy friends, 

connect online at Alumni 

Central, and add each other 

to your personal pal list at 

http://alumni.uindy.edu. 

Find your log-in ID on the 

mailing panel of Portico, 

your alumni magazine. 

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Get involved in your 

alma mater 

Give the gift of time to the UIndy community. Get involved today! 

Admissions 

Refer high-caliber high school students. 

Suggest they come for a campus visit. 

Request a fee waiver ($20 value), available to 

alumni, to present to a prospective student. 

Be an alumni sponsor of a student who is 

applying for the Alumni Scholarship. 

Help at regional college fairs. Target cities 

in need of volunteers (training provided) 

include Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, 

Milwaukee, St. Louis, Grand Rapids 

(Mich.), and Nashville (Tenn.). 

Provide phone and meeting space for 

Admissions summer representatives 

(UIndy students) to call and/or meet with 

prospective students in your area. 

Inquire about the Legacy Alumni 

Scholarship, which is available to all 

children and grandchildren of alumni. 

Send two of your business cards to the 

Alumni Office for inclusion in a networking 

binder displayed in the beautiful new 

Admissions Office lobby. It’s a great way for 

prospective students and families to see how 

our alumni have succeeded. 

Legacy Program 

Provide names of relatives interested in 

enrolling at the University, giving them the 

chance to receive a legacy scholarship. 

Alumni Career Connection 

Help our students and alumni who need a job 

by being a contact for the Office of Career 

Services, referring openings, or hiring a 

University of Indianapolis student intern or 

fellow graduate. 

Young Alumni 

Work with other graduates of the last decade 

to plan events and services especially for those 

who are young and young at heart. 

Alumni International 

Ambassadors 

Help the Office of International Programs 

welcome international students to campus and 

to the U.S. and help with other special needs 

throughout the year. 

‘Across the Miles’ Contact 

Be an alumni resource contact in your city.

Cool Career Connections 

Alumni Central— 

http://alumni.uindy.edu 

Created especially for job seekers and employers, 

Alumni Central, the new online community for 

UIndy grads, was launched last year specifically to 

help alumni find career positions through the “hidden 

job market” of alumni-to-alumni connections. 

Network with other alumni for professional and 

personal benefit in the Business Card Exchange. 

Search the job listings or post your résumé for other 

alumni to view. Employers can post a job opening, 

too, in hopes of hiring a UIndy grad. While this 

online community is exclusive to our grads, employers 

can register separately to post career positions and 

review alumni résumés. 

UIndy Office of Career Services— 

http://careers.uindy.edu 

Alumni, do you need career assistance? Are you 

looking for career alternatives, need job search 

techniques or want help connecting with employers? 

Could you benefit from the UIndy career library? 

Or, you may be looking for a meaningful way to 

help students in their search for an internship or 

beginning career position, or to help other alumni 

as they look for professional opportunities. Volunteer 

to give advice to current students and fellow alums, 

to participate in office and campus programs, and 

report career opportunities in your organization 

or community. 

Take advantage of these great services available 

through the Office of Career Services: (317) 788- 

3296; ocs@uindy.edu; http://careers.uindy.edu/ 

SIGI 3 

(Pronounced “siggy.”) SIGI 3 is a state-of-the- 

art online career guidance system that can help 

clarify career interests and values and suggest 

career alternatives. 

Interest and Preference Inventories 

Two popular and sophisticated tools, the Strong 

Interest Inventory and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, 

are used to examine interests and preferences on a 

range of familiar subjects. These assessments are 

available online but are offered in the context of career 

counseling with a Career Services staff member. You 

may also request a great paper-and-pencil tool called 

the Career Exploration Inventory. 

‘JobHoundConnect’ for 

Job Seekers and Recruiters 

JHC is a password-protected data management and 

referral system that allows students and alumni to 

check out employer profiles, view job information, post 

their résumés, and refer themselves and be referred 

to organizations in the market for college-educated 

talent. While most of the opportunities listed in JHC 

are preprofessional or beginning career positions, there 

are others that will appeal to experienced workers, 

depending on the field or specialty. You can also 

get help in hiring an intern or UIndy graduate. 

Additional Resources 

Under “Career Exploration & Planning” in the Current 

Student section of http:/careers.uindy.edu, you will find 

more recommendations to find answers to your careerrelated 

questions. Also, the “Tips for Improving Your 

Career Health” brochure is available on request. 

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PORTiCO WinTeR 2007

A bevy of benefits & bonuses 

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 

The Alumni Association is your way of staying connected to the University. As a graduate, you are automatically 

a member, and many services and benefits are available to you. Contact the Office of Alumni Relations 

at (317) 788-3295 or alumni@uindy.edu for more information about the following alumni benefits. 

Career Services 

Get career guidance and job search help via UIndy’s 

Career Services office and online at Alumni Central. 

Locator Service 

We’ll help you find former classmates and facilitate 

your contact while maintaining confidentiality. 

Transcript Service 

Available via the Registrar’s Office, (317) 788-3219. 

Free T-shirts, Baby 

Notify Portico of your new baby and receive a “future 

Greyhound” baby T-shirt. 

Alumni Education Program 

Audit a University class, free! Or enjoy a 10% discount 

on noncredit online courses in various topics via the 

School for Adult Learning’s Institute for Leadership 

& Professional Development. (317) 788-3393; knave@ 

uindy.edu; http://www.ed2go.com/uindy/ 

Ruth Lilly Fitness Center Discounts 

Make the campus your workout headquarters. Fitness 

Center memberships are discounted for alumni. 

License Plates 

Show your UIndy pride (Greyhound plates are 

available to Indiana residents only). 

Alumni Awards 

Consider nominating a deserving alumnus or alumna 

for one of the seven awards presented every spring. 

Visit the Web site for online nomination forms. 

Legacy Scholarships 

Incoming freshman funds for your immediate family. 

This monthly electronic newsletter is a great way 

to receive nuggets of University news. Visit Alumni 

Central to update your e-mail address! 

Community Music Center Discounts 

Alumni enjoy a 10% discount when enrolling a child 

in a Community Music Center program. Visit http:// 

music.uindy.edu/cmc/ or call (317) 788-2109. 

Notary Service 

This free service is available during business hours at 

the Stierwalt Alumni House. 

Portico 

Keep up to date on news of your alma mater and 

classmates through your quarterly alumni magazine. 

Alumni Library Card 

Obtain temporary privileges at the University’s 

Krannert Memorial Library. 

Reunions/Social Events 

From Alumni Weekend to Homecoming to Indiana 

Pacers games to trips abroad, there is always an 

event to help keep you connected to your friends 

and to the University. 

Richard E. Stierwalt Alumni House 

It’s your building! Come during business hours or 

special events and check it out. 

Get Your Mailing Labels 

Create personalized, 

self-adhesive return 

address labels and show your University pride! 

Your Alumni 

Web Site 

New look, new features— 

your virtual front door 

to campus. Visit Alumni 

Central, your online 

connection, at http:// 

alumni.uindy.edu. 

See what’s new in 

career resources and 

job postings 

Sign up to receive the 

monthly Alumni E-News 

Send University 

Web cards 

Download University 

desktop pictures and 

backgrounds 

View the interactive 

U.S.A. map of where 

our alumni live 

Test your knowledge of 

the University with an 

online trivia quiz 

See recent alumni 

event photos 

Check out upcoming 

alumni events 

Read Portico online 

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It’s all about the ‘U’ 

Gretchen Craft Fox ’93 

Education 

“Undergraduate degree 

from Indiana University; 

master of science 

degree from UIndy in 

Occupational Therapy.” 

Occupation 

“I’m chief business development 

officer, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana.” 

Family 

“My son, Nick, 9, and daughter, Sydney, 6.” 

Residence 

“Carmel, Indiana.” 

Why did you choose UIndy? 

“I chose it for the excellent reputation of its 

outstanding occupational therapy program.” 

What do folks not know about you? 

“I got the chance to meet and coordinate a visit for 

Christopher Reeve for a fundraiser that benefited 

RHI and the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.” 

What’s on campus now that I 

wish I had when I was a student 

“The beautiful canal area [Smith Mall] versus the 

parking lot view we used to have!” 

Fondest campus memories? 

“The bell tower and watching UIndy baseball and 

going with the team to Florida for spring training.” 

Favorite campus hangout? 

“The Student Commons area.” 

Favorite class? 

“Physiology.” 

Last book read? 

“A Nicholas Sparks book—all of them!” 

How have you been involved as a 

University volunteer? 

“On the UIndy Alumni Board of Directors and as 

chair of the Career Connections Subcommittee.” 

What motivates you to give 

time to your alma mater? 

“I think it is important to give back to UIndy. I 

have benefited so much from my education and the 

connections the University has provided for me.” 

How has UIndy helped you 

achieve your goals? 

“The quality education I received was such a 

vital base to start my career. After graduation, I 

still felt cared for and could easily call for support 

from my alma mater as I progressed in my career. 

The connection I now have as a UIndy Alumni 

Board member gives me another dimension of 

commitment and access to valuable resources, 

which is helpful as I move to another level of 

professional development.” 

Have you done other volunteering? 

“I’m a YWCA board member and cochair of the 

YWCA Mentoring Program; I assist with the Sam 

Schmidt Paralysis Foundation’s annual fundraiser; 

and I’m past-president and current board member 

for RHI Sports Program.”

Greyhound License Plate Order Form 

PORTwinter07 

This form is needed for both new and renewal plate applications. 

Name(s) as listed on vehicle registration: ____________________________________________ 

____________________________________________________________________________ 

Address: _____________________________________________________________________ 

City / State / Zip: _____________________________________________________________ 

Daytime Phone Number: ( ) ___________________________________________ 

My license branch is: ___________________________________________________________ 

My county is: _________________________________________________________________ 

Send me plate authorization form(s) @ $20 each; = $ . 

(This fee is used to underwrite University of Indianapolis programming. This portion may be tax-deductible. 

Always check with your tax advisor.) 

Cash 

Check enclosed (payable to University of Indianapolis) 

MasterCard VISA Discover American Express 

Card No. Exp.: / 

Name on card _____________________________________________________________ 

For credit card orders, you may fax to (317) 788-3996. 

Return to: 

University of Indianapolis / Office of Alumni Relations 

1400 East Hanna Avenue / Indianapolis, IN 46227-3697 

(317) 788-3295 / alumni@uindy.edu 

Check all appropriate boxes: 

University of Indianapolis Alumnus/Alumna 

University of Indianapolis Student/Parent 

University of Indianapolis Faculty/Staff 

University Friend 

Greyhound Dog Owner 

You don’t have to wait if you want a Greyhound plate. If your renewal month is not until later 

in the year, contact the Alumni Office, say you want a plate but later in the year, and we’ll send 

you a timely reminder. 

Questions? Call the Office of Alumni Relations at 

(317) 788-3295 or 1-800-232-8634. 

G e t a 

great plate 

The University 

of Indianapolis 

Greyhound license 

plate, issued in 

conjunction with 

the Indiana Bureau 

of Motor Vehicles, is 

available to anyone—alumni, faculty, staff, parents, students, 

and friends. It can be used for passenger cars, recreational 

vehicles, and trucks weighing less than 11,000 pounds. 

The Indiana BMV will charge an additional $15 at the 

time each plate is issued. The $20 paid to the University is a 

charitable donation to the University. 

Buy a Greyhound license plate and reap instant 

alumni benefits! Order your plate authorization 

form online at Alumni Central. Through your 

past support of the Greyhound license plate program, 

student programming like the annual Senior Salute 

dinner is made possible. Alumni Central, your online 

connection, also is funded through this program. This 

new password-protected online community enables you 

to post résumés, find a job, register for events, make 

a donation, create buddy lists, and shop for alumni 

services via the business card directory. 

Here’s how to obtain your Greyhound plate: 

To order, complete this form. If you have vehicles 

registered in different family members’ names, 

submit a separate form for each plate requested 

(it’s OK to make copies of this form). 

Return this form, $20 payment, and self-addressed, 

stamped envelope to University of Indianapolis, 

Office of Alumni Relations, 1400 E. Hanna Ave., 

Indianapolis, IN 46227. Mail it with your check 

or phone the alumni office to place an order 

(MasterCard, VISA, American Express, Discover). 

We’ll return the validated form(s) to you promptly. 

Take the validated form(s) with your other 

paperwork to your license branch. 

Call or stop by the Stierwalt Alumni House during business hours 

to get your Greyhound plate authorization form today! 

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Celebration of the Flags 

invites you to ‘imagine’ 

President’s 

Forum 

From Dr. Pitts’s 

remarks at the 

Ceremony of the Flags, 

October 5, 2006 


The Celebration of the Flags is one of my favorite 

UIndy traditions. It’s a thrill to see the campus turn 

out for this special event in the life of the University. 

“Imagine” is the theme chosen for this year’s 

Celebration of the Flags. If you’re not familiar with 

the classic 1970s anthem of this title by John Lennon, 

you may be wondering why. In fact, if you’re thinking 

of the lyrics of the first half of the song, you may still 

be wondering why, considering they ask us to imagine 

a world without countries, among other things, which 

is hardly in the spirit of this event. 

It’s the second half of the song that I believe sums 

up why we’re here today. We’re asked to “Imagine all 

the people / Living life in peace,” and to “Imagine no 

possessions / I wonder if you can / No need for greed 

or hunger / A brotherhood of man / Imagine all the 

people / Sharing all the world.” 

The ideas of “living life in peace” and of 

“sharing all the world” are at the heart of the 

University’s international emphasis, not to mention 

an important part of our service ethic, and achieving 

these goals begins on an individual level. Jawaharlal 

Nehru, one of the most important leaders of the 

Indian Independence Movement and India’s first 

prime minister, said that “Peace is not a relationship 

of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by 

a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of 

war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come 

only to peaceful people.” 

National boundaries do not have to be barriers 

to understanding, though they so often are. That’s 

why our celebration here today is important: it is a 

symbol of the sharing of cultures on our campus that 

occurs every day. As we get to know each other and 

learn that, in truth, we are not all so very different, 

we learn to be more understanding of each other, and 

our differences become something to celebrate and 

enjoy. The American writer Mark Twain wrote that 

“A nation is only an individual multiplied.” When we 

come to know individuals of other nations—when an 

American becomes friends with a Pakistani, when 

a Kenyan becomes friends with a Brazilian—their 

respective nations are no longer mere abstractions. 

Nations are no longer easy to stereotype or demonize. 

And we find we’ve taken a step toward being able to 

“Imagine all the people / living life in peace.” 

Those of you who were here last spring will 

remember the theme of the inauguration festivities, 

“Passport to Possibilities.” A major part of those 

events was the “Passport to the World” travel grant 

competition, which sent a select number of students 

abroad with virtually no strings attached. No study 

was required; there was no specifically academic 

component. We wanted to affirm that international 

travel is educational and rewarding in its own right. 

Our mission statement says the University is 

committed to fostering “international relationships 

and programs that promote intercultural understanding, 

awareness, and appreciation,” as well as “a 

campus culture that embraces and celebrates human 

diversity.” In that spirit, the “Passport to the World” 

grants offered ten of you the opportunity to travel 

internationally. We are working to find funding that 

will allow us to make these grants an annual event. 

The many colorful flags we enjoy so much in 

the processional are a wonderful metaphor for the 

amazing variety of cultures that inhabit our world. I 

think you’ll agree our world would be a drab, colorless 

place without this variety, and I hope all of you will 

go on to explore as many cultures and countries as 

possible. And it’s my dream that all of you will serve 

as ambassadors of goodwill throughout your lives. 

And one day, when you’re wrestling with some 

issue of global conflict, or when you contemplate 

a new neighbor who turns out to be from halfway 

around the world, I hope you’ll look back on your 

time at the University of Indianapolis, when you 

shared a class or a meal or a room with someone from 

another culture and learned firsthand that “a nation 

is only an individual multiplied.” Maybe one day it 

will be easier for us to imagine all the people, living 

life in peace. 

“You may say I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the 

only one.” You are, too. —Dr. Beverley Pitts

Renewing ‘Passports to the World’ 

Recipients of ten UIndy “Passport to the World” student travel grants began their scholarly travels to international 

destinations such as Greece, Taiwan, and Belize during the summer of 2006 (Portico, Summer 2006). President 

Beverley Pitts is now asking UIndy alumni and friends to consider supporting the continuation of this cultural 

exploration program during the next three years. 

The competitively awarded grants offer select students the opportunity to travel to the University’s affiliated sites 

in Belize, China, Greece, Israel, South Africa, and Taiwan and beyond. Supporting ten student awards each in 2007, 

2008, and 2009 will require raising just over $33,000 for each year of the program, for a total of $100,000 over the 

three-year period. 

The University is seeking to secure the initial $33,333 quickly so that planning for the 2007 student travel grant 

competition may begin in January. If you have an interest in obtaining more information or contributing to this 

program, please contact Mr. Kevin Miller, director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, at (317) 788-2070 or 

kemiller@uindy.edu. 

Mar Elias halts enrollment after a summer of conflict 

Mar Elias, the University of Indianapolis campus in Israel, has decided not to admit new students for the fall semester. 

This is primarily because of the country’s unrest over the past summer. The school will concentrate on current 

students and on making the campus an institution independent of UIndy. 

Mar Elias is located in northern Israel. Lebanese bombings this summer dislocated a large portion of the 

campus’s surrounding population, and many people left for southern Israel. The members of Mar Elias are now 

trying to rebuild their communities. 

The dislocation has shifted the focus of the population away from education. 

“When there’s conflict, you end up suspending the focus on education and move to other, more immediate, 

concerns,” said Dr. Mary Moore, vice president for research, planning, and international partnerships. 

The unrest also has hurt campus members’ ability to travel. This is a problem because Israel’s Council for Higher 

Education requires that a certain percentage of the Mar Elias classes be taught by main campus faculty and that Mar 

Elias students spend a certain amount of time on the main campus. 

Faculty and staff are meeting the faculty participation requirement through alternative means. Various methods 

of distance learning are being researched. 

Travel to Indianapolis for summer experiences has been restricted for Mar Elias students not only because of the 

continuing crisis but also the lack of funds. 

In addition, Moore said the summer experiences, which cram an entire semester into five or seven weeks, 

are too intensive. 

UIndy is encouraging donors who have contributed to Mar Elias in the past to refocus their efforts to provide 

deserving students with scholarships for a regular semester of study. 

Recruiting also is difficult because the University has become stringent on English proficiency requirements, 

which are difficult for students already proficient in Arabic and Hebrew to meet. According to Moore, the higher level 

of proficiency will give the students the foundation to be successful in their coursework. 

If Mar Elias could become an independent institution recognized by its own government, then many of the difficult 

requirements would be unnecessary, and the University would be able to admit students into its own degree program. 

Mar Elias is working with the Israeli government through the CHE to become accredited. 

The campus is entering its fourth year of existence and is to graduate its first class this year. 

—Ruth Shirley, Reflector Feature Editor. Used with permission. 

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The department beat 

Anthropology 

Dr. Greg Reinhardt (chair) spoke to the Inuit Art 

Society on October 7 at IUPUI’s Herron Art School. 

His remarks were titled “The Art of Everyday Life in 

Prehistoric Alaska.” 

Art & Design 

Donna Adams ’68 is on sabbatical this semester, 

studying non-toxic intaglio printmaking at the Rochester 

Institute of Technology. 

Dee Schaad (chair) was one of six artists who 

made presentations and conducted workshops for the 

Potters Council of the American Ceramic Society at 

the organization’s Midwest meeting in September. He 

also had a one-person exhibition of his interpretation 

of “Dante’s Inferno” in the University’s Ransburg 

Gallery. The work was completed during the summer 

as part of a University summer research grant. 

Center for Aging and Community 

In August, CAC welcomed Tamara Wolske ’05 MS 

as academic program director. Prior to assuming this 

role, Tamara served CAC as a graduate fellow. 

Executive Director Dr. Ellen W. Miller and 

Senior Fellow Helen Dillon were named to Indiana’s 

working group for the “Money Follows the Person” 

grant, a project under President Bush’s New Freedom 

Initiative. Senior Fellow Kay Crawford was named 

to the United Way of Central Indiana’s Human 

Services committee. 

CAC continues to host its “IN Place” speaker 

series on topics related to Aging in Place. In 

October, Dr. Roseann Lyle, a member of the steering 

committee of the National Active Aging Partnership, 

was on campus to discuss the “Partnership’s National 

Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity for Adults 

Age 50 and Older.” On the same day, CAC hosted 

another event in Lafayette, Ind., where Jenny 

Olszewski, marketing director from WLFI-TV 

Channel 18, shared valuable national and local data 

regarding lifestyle indicators for older adults and how 

those indicators affect marketing geared to this age 

group. IN Place events take place quarterly. More 

information about upcoming events can be found 

at http://cac.uindy.edu. 

In November CAC joined WFYI and 

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions to present an 

Indianapolis Spirit & Place Festival event. “Almost 

Home: How We Live As We Age” gave the audience 

an opportunity to discuss the changing models of 

care for older adults. 

This spring CAC will partner with the 

UIndy School of Psychological Sciences to sponsor 

“Responsible Education in the 21st Century: 

Preparing Students for Life in an Aging Society,” 

the Katharine Ratliff Memorial Conference on 

Ethics, Values, and Human Responsibility. The 

conference will bring together representatives from 

institutions of higher learning throughout Indiana 

to begin a dialogue about how to infuse aging into 

core curricula. William J. Raspberry ’58 ’73 

HD, member of the Board of Trustees and retired 

Washington Post columnist, will be the keynote speaker. 

CAC is working with the Indiana Department 

of Aging and more than a dozen other aging service 

organizations to plan the first Indiana Collaborative 

Conference on Aging, scheduled for February 2008. 

Dr. Ellen Miller is leading the steering committee for 

the event. Helen Dillon is serving on the program 

committee, while communications coordinator Amy 

Magan is participating on the marketing committee. 

Other consulting projects the Center completed 

this fall include “Evaluation of Nutrition, Meal, and 

Food Programs for the Elderly in Central Indiana,” 

a report for the Indianapolis Retirement Home 

Fund of the Central Indiana Community 

Foundation, and “The Health Reform Dialogue 

Tools Project” for the South Central Indiana 

Regional Healthcare Consortium. 

Center of Excellence in 

Leadership of Learning 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded 

the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning 

a $2.3-million grant to extend its work with 

Indianapolis Public Schools. This new grant reflects 

the confidence the Gates Foundation has in the work 

that CELL has already done with IPS and other 

schools and districts in Marion County. 

CELL has been collaborating with IPS since 

2003, when it received a grant of $11.3 million from 

the Gates Foundation to help establish new startup 

high schools throughout Marion County while 

assisting IPS in converting its large high schools 

to smaller, more personal schools that can provide

igorous instruction and monitor student progress 

more easily. This new grant extends that work with 

IPS through June 2008. 

While the initial Gates grant allowed CELL to 

build the infrastructure of small schools, this new 

grant enables the Center to focus on raising the 

quality of instruction in IPS classrooms. CELL will 

provide coaching on successful instructional methods, 

and help teachers and administrators learn to use 

data to improve instruction. 

On November 1–2, CELL hosted a conference 

in downtown Indianapolis titled “Indiana’s Future: 

World-Class Schools for the 21st Century— 

Leadership, Learning & the Global Economy.” 

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, State Superintendent 

Suellen Reed, Indianapolis Mayor Bart 

Peterson, Sir Dexter Hutt (British Inspectorate), Dr. 

Yong Zhao (Chinese/American education scholar), 

and Dr. Vivien Stewart (Asia Society), as well as 

UIndy faculty and teacher leaders from across the 

state, presented about connections between education 

and economic development. 

Students representing UIndy’s Kappa Delta 

Pi chapter and the Student Education Association 

also were involved. For more information about the 

conference, visit the Web site at http://cell.uindy.edu/ 

indianasfuture/. 

Chemistry 

Members of the Chemistry Department at UIndy 

participated in the 19th biennial Conference in 

Chemical Education this summer at Purdue University. 

Dr. Joe Burnell ’83, Dr. Nancy Munson, and 

Dr. Lindell Ward attended the conference, and Dr. 

Ann Cutler served as poster chair. 

On September 26, the Chemistry Department 

hosted the fourth annual Chemistry Career Night 

with the Indiana Section of the American Chemical 

Society. More than 200 participants representing 30 

high schools, colleges, and companies throughout 

central Indiana attended the program that emphasized 

chemistry careers in the forensic sciences. Among the 

presenters were UIndy graduate students Amandine 

Eriksen, Natalie Fleming, and Erin Guthrie from 

Forensic Anthropology. UIndy alumnus Raphael 

Perez ’96 of the Indiana State Crime Lab discussed 

firearms investigations. Dr. Katherine Stickney 

organized and led the program, and Dr. Lindell 

Ward acted as master of ceremonies. 

Kresge Science Initiative 

Dr. Cary Hanni ’69 and Dr. Larry Thompson ’63 are cochairs of a volunteer 

Kresge Science Initiative Steering Committee for the University of Indianapolis. The 

nine-member committee is leading a $1-million science instrumentation fundraising 

project for the University’s departments of Biology and Chemistry. 

Experience with modern research instrumentation is critical for graduate school 

applicants, as well as for entry-level scientists in many life science, academic, and 

industrial laboratories in Indiana and beyond. The University is seeking support 

from alumni and other private sources in order to leverage an approach to the Kresge 

Foundation in early 2007 for a Science Initiative Challenge Grant. 

For more information or to contribute to this project, contact Kevin Miller, director 

of Corporate and Foundation Relations, at (317) 788-2070 or kemiller@uindy.edu. 

Ecumenical & Interfaith Programs 

In August, Dr. Michael G. Cartwright (dean) 

gave a series of lectures on Protestant spirituality at 

the Academy for Spiritual Formation #23 meeting 

at Sinsenawa Mound Dominican Retreat Center in 

Wisconsin. Cartwright also gave lectures in October 

at Anderson University and Taylor University on the 

topic of “Mars Hill Revisited: Christian Engagement 

with Other Religions.” In November, Cartwright 

presented a paper titled “Our Country and the End 

of the World Revisited” at the Bible and Nineteenth- 

Century Public Theology session of the annual 

meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature 

in Washington, D.C. 

English 

Dr. Kyoko Amano’s article “Robert Frost’s 

‘Acquainted with the Night’” was recently accepted 

for publication by the Explicator. She attended the 

National Collegiate Honors Council’s annual 

conference in Philadelphia with Dr. Greta Pennell 

(School of Education) in November. 

Jen Camden presented a paper this summer 

titled “Could it indeed be Rowena at all?: Poe’s 

Rewriting of Scott” at the Transatlanticism in 

American Literature: Poe, Emerson, and Hawthorne 

conference at Oxford University. She also presented 

a paper titled “Race, Femininity and the Historical 

Romance in Ivanhoe and Hope Leslie” at the Scottish 

Romanticism and World Literatures conference at 

the University of California-Berkeley in September. 

In November she presented a paper titled “Mind how 

it comes on: Love, Hate, and Marriage in Clarissa” 

at the Midwest Modern Language Association 

Conference in Chicago. 

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Professor Emerita Charlotte Templin is teaching 

in Ningbo, China, this semester in the Sino-U.S. 

program at the Ningbo Institute of Technlogy. 

She has classes in English Literature, American 

Literature, and Shakespeare. 

Institute for Emerging Careers 

On September 21, 2006, Indianapolis Mayor Bart 

Peterson spoke as part of IEC’s “Live Indiana” 

guest lecture series. The presentation addressed new 

employment opportunities for students and discussed 

the housing outlook for Indiana. The Institute for 

Emerging Careers also hosted Mark Cooper, director 

of the U.S. Department of Commerce, on August 9. 

The “Exporting ‘Nuts and Bolts’: Getting the 

Basics Right!” workshop was held at the University 

of Indianapolis in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts 

Center. Sixty-five participants arrived on campus 

from several Midwestern states. Dr. Kathy Bohley 

Hubbard ’91 ’92 ’94 attended the event with four 

students from the University of Indianapolis-Athens 

campus. The workshop featured four key speakers: 

Bob Abrahams, International Trade Specialist, 

U.S. Department of Commerce; Stephanie Loomis, 

Midwest Region, BDP International, Inc.; David 

Russell, Business Services Group, Harrison and 

Moberly LLP, chairperson, Indiana District Export 

Council; and Glenda Shireman, International 

Services Division, Fifth Third Bank. 

Krannert School of Physical Therapy 

Kathy Martin ’90 ’03 attended the American 

Orthotics and Prosthetics Association’s National 

Assembly and presented some of her research on 

orthoses for children with Down Syndrome. 

Modern Languages 

Dr. Gerburg Garmann is the new chair of Modern 

Languages. She is fine-tuning her newly developed 

program in Applied Language Studies. Four 

translation courses in French, German, and Spanish, 

which are part of the new program, have been taught 

successfully already. 

Together with her Spanish colleague, Maribel 

Campoy, Dr. Garmann will teach the first newly 

developed course in Multilingual Translation and 

Conversation (German-Spanish) during the second 

semester. The new program in Applied Language 

Studies is a task- and skill-oriented program that 

aims to prepare students for rewarding careers at 

home and abroad. Furthermore, Dr. Garmann, an 

accomplished painter, recently became a resident 

artist at the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown. 

Music 

Dr. Jo Ann Domb, former chair of the Music 

Department and professor emerita, received honorary 

membership in the National Association of Schools 

of Music at the annual meeting in November for her 

service to NASM, particularly as secretary and vice 

president pro tempore of the Association. 

Dr. Kathleen Hacker has taken on the 

responsibilities of Music Department chair and has 

appointed two new directorships. Dr. Rebecca 

Sorley has been appointed as director for 

Educational Outreach and Dr. Richard Ratliff 

as director for Artistic Initiatives. In addition, 

the department has hired Dr. John Berners as 

director of Theory and Composition, Dr. James 

Spinazzola as director of Bands and Instrumental 

Activities, and Dr. Elizabeth Ruccius as director 

of Music Education Programs. New staff includes 

Peter Nichols ’06, technical and operations 

manager of the Ruth Lily Performance Hall; Mary 

Catherine Davis and Grace Labens complete the 

administrative team. 

The Music Department was granted new space 

and new equipment for an updated Roland piano 

lab in the new basement of the Krannert Memorial 

Library. In addition to room for the piano lab, the

department was given space for a piano lab practice 

facility for student practice. 

This season faculty, students, and invited guests 

will present more than 100 concerts in the Christel 

DeHaan Fine Arts Center. “We look forward 

to having you join us at these performances and 

encourage you to bring a friend,” says Dr. Hacker. “I 

am eager to talk with our alumni and would like to 

know of your accomplishments, both personal and 

professional. Please find me at a concert or e-mail me 

with your news at khacker@uindy.edu.” 

The Festival Chorale of the University of 

Indianapolis is planning its seventh overseas 

adventure. The destination is China, and the tentative 

dates for travel are June 7–16, 2007. Members will 

be guaranteed a special experience because each 

concert will be hosted by local Chinese choirs. 

Non-singers are welcome. The Festival Chorale is a 

unique opportunity to share the pleasure of musicmaking 

and the novelty of exploring new places with 

interesting people of all ages and from all walks of 

life. The group comprises students and alumni, 

faculty and staff, and family and friends of the 

University of Indianapolis. 

The flexible rehearsal schedule will begin in 

late April. Those who do not live in the immediate 

area also will be able to participate; all the music 

and practice CDs will be sent to members well in 

advance of final rehearsals before departure. To 

request a brochure or if you have questions, contact 

Paul Krasnovsky, Director of Choral Activities, 

UIndy Music Department, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, 

(317) 788-3430, krasnovsky@uindy.edu (http://www. 

casterbridgetours.com/itineraries/uichoir.htm). 

The Choral Union is also active; for information, 

go to http://music.uindy.edu/choralunion/. 

Religion and Philosophy 

Dr. Gregory Clapper had a professional paper 

he presented last spring accepted for publication 

as a chapter in a book, On Love, to be published by 

Cambridge Scholars Press. He delivered a series of 

four lectures at Carmel United Methodist Church 

on Wednesdays in September, kicking off their 

fall lecture series. These covered topics in spiritual 

formation found in several of Dr. Clapper’s books. 

He gave a presentation in October to the St. Luke’s 

United Methodist Church Stephen’s Ministers group 

on dealing with tragedy from a Christian perspective. 

This summer Dr. Clapper spent almost three months 

serving as a hospital chaplain at the U.S. Army 

hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. For his work with 

the wounded coming from Iraq and Afghanistan, as 

well as his work on the psychiatric ward, Dr. Clapper 

was given the Meritorious Service Medal by the U.S. 

Air Force. Dr. Clapper is a Chaplain (Lt. Col.) in the 

Indiana Air National Guard. 

School of Education 

Deb Sachs ’78, director of the Office of Professional 

Development, was recently elected to a threeyear 

term as vice president of the Environmental 

Education Association of Indiana. She also presented 

two sessions at the Indiana Non-Public Education 

Conference held in Indianapolis in October. One 

session examined what it means to be a culturally 

proficient educator and the effect of cultural 

proficiency on student achievement. The other session 

examined the structure and function of the adolescent 

brain and identified teaching strategies, based on 

current brain research, that are effective for use with 

adolescent learners. 

Dr. Lynne Weisenbach (dean) will continue 

her service on the ACE Board of Advisors at the 

University of Notre Dame. She led an accreditation 

visit as a consultant to the Rhode Island Department 

of Education in November. 

School of Nursing 

The Associate of Science in Nursing program had a 

successful reaccreditation site visit from the National 

League for Nursing Accreditation Commission. 

Cheryl Conces, ASN program director, and 

the ASN faculty helped to present the self-study 

and supporting evidence. The site visit team is 

recommending full accreditation for eight years 

with no conditions. 

The Board of Review of the Division of 

Accreditation of the American College of Nurse- 

Midwives granted accreditation for the Nurse- 

Midwifery track in the graduate program of the 

School of Nursing. 

Dr. Connie Wilson received a mark of 

distinction for nursing faculty by achieving national 

certification for nurse educators (CNE). 

Barbara Winningham was reelected for 

another two-year term as the chair of the Indiana 

Chapter of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. 

For up-to-date news about 

the University, visit 

http://uindy.edu/news/ 

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School of Psychological Sciences 

In November, Dr. Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford 

presented a symposium titled “Masculinity scripts 

and talking about feelings in older men’s relationships” 

at the annual meeting of the Gerontological 

Society of America. Along with her intern, Jenna 

Yarnevic, Dr. Bedford also presented “Cohort 

influences on intimacy between heterosexual men 

and their brothers in late midlife.” This is Dr. 

Bedford’s final year as the representative of the 

Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of the 

Gerontological Society of America to the Research, 

Education, and Practice committee of both the GSA 

and Association of Gerontology in Higher Education. 

She also gave an address at the Psi Chi induction 

ceremonies at UIndy this spring. 

Dr. David L. Downing had two articles 

reviewed for Psychoanalytic Psychology as part of his 

duties as member of the editorial board. He was 

elected member-at-large of the Psychoanalysis 

Division of the American Psychological Association. 

He was also elected to the position of Section IV 

representative to the Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) 

Board of Directors of the APA. As cochair of the 

Division of Psychoanalysis’s Education and Training 

Committee, he completed a research project that 

involved surveying all APPIC-affiliated predoctoral 

internships in clinical and counseling psychology in 

the U.S. and Canada and received a $7,500 grant to 

conduct the project. He presented the results at the 

spring meeting in Philadelphia and delivered a report 

to the division Board of Directors. “Psychoanalytical 

Training Opportunities in Pre-Doctoral Internships: 

Opportunities and Challenges” will be published in 

Psychologist-Psychoanalyst. In addition, Dr. Downing 

helped reorganize the Center for Psychoanalytic 

Study in Chicago. He also presented many papers at 

conferences and meetings in California, Louisiana, 

Michigan, and Pennsylvania. 

Dr. John McIlvried (chair) coauthored a 

journal article titled “Unique Internship Structures 

that Expand Training Opportunities” that appeared 

in the August 2006 issue of Professional Psychology: 

Research and Practice. Dr. McIlvried was also elected 

as chair of the Board of Directors of Volunteers of 

America for the state of Indiana. 

Dr. Jacqueline Remondet Wall gave four 

presentations at the Gerontological Society of 

America Meeting in November. She also presented at 

the Dementia Care Conference in September. Along 

with Dr. Nicole Taylor and a student, Dr. Wall 

presented at the Brain Injury Association of Indiana 

conference. Dr. Wall and Dr. William Essman 

cowrote a book review, and Dr. Wall completed a 

movie review, both of which will both appear in 

PsycCRITIQUES. 

Social Sciences 

In October Dr. Bobby A. Potters gave a presentation 

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to members of “The Positive Act Group,” a leadership 

development program for sixth graders, titled “A 

Formula for Planning and Achieving Success Beyond 

Elementary School.” 

In November, Jim Wolfe presented twice at 

the annual meeting of the Association for Humanist 

Sociology in St. Louis—once on the three types of 

civil religion and once on humanist virtues. 

Theatre 

During Spring Term, Cate Moran traveled to 

Athens, Greece, with a class of 17 students. The group 

visited the University of Indianapolis-Athens and 

performed in ancient theatres. She also presented 

at the American Theatre in Higher Education 

conference in Chicago and showed a short film that 

she made of the Life in Community Art project 

she did with older adults from the Senior Center in 

Fountain Square. In November, Moran helped to 

arrange a campus visit by Curt Tofteland, artistic 

director of the documentary and award-winning 

film Shakespeare Behind Bars. After a showing of the 

film, Tofteland answered questions from students 

and shared anecdotes of his experiences with the 

Shakespeare drama program at a Kentucky prison. 

“The Guys,” directed by Theatre associate 

adjunct Jen Alexander, raised $6,000 for the 

Indianapolis Firefighters Bereavement Fund. The 

play, originally produced by CTI at the Wheeler Arts 

Community, played in the Studio Theatre in Esch 

Hall in October. Recent Theatre graduates Rissa 

Guffey ’05 and Jared Duymovic ’06 assisted with 

the production.

New endowment supports 

education of tomorrow’s 

church leaders 

An innovative new charitable endowment offers an 

opportunity for United Methodist congregations in 

the South Indiana Conference to help develop the 

next generation of church leadership. 

Established by the South Indiana Foundation, 

the endowment will generate income to provide 

scholarships and special studies funding for students 

in the University’s United Methodist Youth Leader 

Scholars program. 

Foundation Executive Director Marie Lang 

hopes churches with their own scholarship programs 

will consider dedicating some or all of their 

endowments or resulting income to the new UMYLS 

Legacy Endowment. Such a move would relieve the 

congregations of their management responsibilities 

and ensure that the money is put to good use. 

Often, she noted, church scholarship programs 

are established with guidelines so specific and 

restrictive that the money sits unused for long periods. 

Although the foundation manages other 

scholarship endowments connected to seminaries or 

specific churches, the UMYLS Legacy Endowment 

may be the only direct collaboration with a university. 

“In that way, it’s like the first step in a new 

partnership, so that’s exciting,” Lang said. 

The University of Indianapolis created the Youth 

Leader Scholars program during the 2002–2003 

academic year in conjunction with the Crossings 

Project, a Lilly Endowment-funded venture that 

provides vocation exploration opportunities as students 

plan their careers. Lilly Endowment has provided 

supplementary funding to continue the UMYLS 

program for three more years, but the University must 

also increase the funding it contributes each year. 

Beginning in 2009, the church and the University 

will have to generate $50,000 annually to continue 

providing $2,500 scholarships to 20 students each year. 

Although UIndy offers a major in youth 

ministry and a pre-theology program for students 

seeking ordination, the UMYLS program is open 

to students in any major who plan to be active in 

their churches. The program requirements include 

enrolling in at least one Christian vocations course 

each year, participating regularly in the life of a 

United Methodist congregation, completing at least 

one service project each year, and getting involved in 

at least one of the Christian ministries on campus. 

“We think of this as preparing future lay 

leaders as well as future clergy,” said Dr. Michael 

Cartwright, dean for Ecumenical & Interfaith 

Programs at UIndy, which is UMC-affiliated. 

One UIndy student who has benefited from this 

sort of support is junior Laura Steed, an Illinois native 

who came to Indianapolis initially to study athletic 

training and physical therapy. By the end of her 

freshman year, she had decided to change her major 

to youth ministry, but the decision was affirmed the 

following summer when she worked as a staff member 

for Appalachian Service Project, a Tennessee-based 

home repair ministry that uses volunteer labor to 

improve housing in poor, rural areas. 

Steed was awarded a $1,250 stipend to 

supplement her modest staff salary, making it feasible 

for her to spend the summer working with high 

school-age volunteers. She found the experience even 

more rewarding than she expected. 

“That sealed the deal for me,” she said. “Now I 

know that I’m supposed to work with youth.” 

“Laura is an example of someone who has taken 

advantage of the leadership opportunities that we 

have to offer,” Cartwright said. “She is becoming a 

mentor to other students in the process.” 

Given the church’s ongoing need to cultivate 

future leaders, partnerships with higher education 

make sense, said Cartwright, himself an ordained 

elder in the South Indiana Conference. 

Lang, who has been visiting and writing to area 

churches to stoke interest in the new endowment, is 

hopeful that other congregations will see the value of 

pooling their resources to support the broader cause 

of educating tomorrow’s United Methodist leaders. 

“I believe there’s some potential out there for it, 

or we wouldn’t be so proactive about building this 

fund,” she said. 

For more information about the UMYLS 

Legacy Endowment, contact the Rev. Marie Lang, 

executive director of the South Indiana Foundation, 

at (317) 788-7879. —Scott Hall 

Laura Steed (above), a 

junior at the University of 

Indianapolis, is developing 

leadership skills through the 

University’s United Methodist 

Youth Leader Scholars 

program. The church-affiliated 

South Indiana Foundation has 

established a new endowment 

that supports the program by 

pooling unused scholarship 

funds from local congregations. 

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Campus Life 

22 


UIndy takes action to accommodate growth 

With the ever-increasing enrollment at the 

University of Indianapolis, more students are 

looking for places to park and rooms to sleep in, 

and University administrators are looking for ways 

to accommodate growth. 

The total enrollment this year, including 

graduate and School for Adult Learning students, 

reached a new high of 4,350 students, with a record 

freshman class size of 752. 

The University’s total enrollment over the 

past five years has grown by 18 percent, and at the 

current growth rate, the University will have 5,100 

students enrolled by 2011. 

“We’re doing a better job of getting the word 

out about the value of education at this institution; 

once you get the students here, they help spread the 

word also,” said Admissions Director Ron Wilks. 

Part-time and full-time undergraduate day 

student enrollment is experiencing the same 

growth. Undergraduate student enrollment has 

increased 23 percent from 2002, and with that 

increase comes the need for more parking and 

residential space. 

The new parking lot to the south of Warren 

Hall added 164 spots to the 1,949 already available. 

That project cost between $500,000 and $600,000. 

According to Mike Braughton, treasurer 

and vice president for business and finance, the 

University is considering a parking garage as a way 

to improve campus parking. However, that option 

is a last resort; one parking garage space costs 

around $10,000. 

This year, 35 students had to be placed in 

temporary housing because of residence hall 

capacity problems. Those students were placed in 

extra apartments in Central Hall, lounges, and 

RA’s rooms. However, Dean of Students Kory 

Vitangeli said that number already had dropped 

to 23. She said the students in temporary housing 

would soon decrease as other students move off 

campus, transfer, or drop out. 

To address residence hall capacity needs, 

the University established a partnership with 

College Crossing at National; the complex offers 56 

apartments. The partnership was finalized in the fall 

of 2005 to help address the overcrowding problems. 

The Admissions Office had to send 27 percent 

more rejection letters this year than last and limit 

acceptance of students who meet minimal standards. 

Wilks said his office had to limit the number 

of applicants identified by counselors as having the 

potential to succeed but lacking in certain academic 

areas. However, Wilks said that the limiting process 

should not lead to an enrollment cap. 

“The University has been able to find ways to 

manage growth, not necessarily cap growth. We 

want to have slow, manageable growth,” he said. 

One department that has been growing 

quickly is the School of Nursing. The part-time and 

full-time enrollment has nearly doubled since 2002, 

and the faculty has had to adjust to 415 students as 

opposed to 227 five years ago. 

Dr. Sharon Isaac, dean of the School of 

Nursing, said about 130 freshmen are enrolled in 

the department. After their first year, only 56 will 

continue in the department with clinical studies. 

According to Isaac, the School of Nursing has 

managed growth by increasing part-time faculty. 

Isaac said the department had to hire several 

part-time instructors in order to meet the Indiana 

State Board of Nursing student-to-teacher ratio 

requirements. The ratio in the nursing department 

is currently eight to one in a clinical setting, which 

meets the state board requirements. 

The high freshman enrollment caused the 

department to run into problems placing freshmen 

in prerequisite courses. Freshmen have to take 

such courses before moving on to clinical courses 

in their subsequent three years. If those freshmen 

were not able to get into those prerequisite courses, 

they would have to be put on a five-year program. 

However, the science and math departments were 

able to add extra sessions to the prerequisite courses 

after Isaac said the departments “scrambled” to 

find more math and anatomy professors. 

The nursing department also had to adjust 

to the complication of limited clinical sessions 

available to students. The University’s nursing 

program already competes with the nursing 

departments at IUPUI, Marian College, and 

Ivy Tech for clinical spots in city hospitals. 

Additionally, Ball State and Purdue universities 

have recently been sending students to Indianapolis 

for clinical studies. 

With the completion outside the department 

and growth within it, Isaac said some students have 

to take clinical sessions at night. 

How the University handles student growth 

and bulging facilities in the next few years will 

depend on the Campus Master Planning and 

Strategic Planning Task Force committees, and 

on the Board of Trustees’ authorization of those 

committees’ plans. 

—Katy Yeiser, Reflector Editor. Used with permission.

New deaN For health sCIeNCes 

brINgs INterNatIoNal repUtatIoN 

An internationally known scholar and advocate on 

communication disorders has been named to the new 

position of dean of Health Sciences at the University 

of Indianapolis. 

Mary Blake Huer, PhD, who is active in 

the ongoing United Nations effort to develop 

international human rights standards for the disabled, 

will oversee the University’s nationally ranked School 

of Occupational Therapy and Krannert School of 

Physical Therapy, effective January 1. 

“We are delighted that Dr. Huer has accepted 

our offer to direct UIndy’s flagship programs in the 

health sciences,” said Deborah Ware Balogh, provost 

and vice president for academic affairs. “With her 

impressive scholarship and leadership credentials, 

she is ideally suited to build upon the national 

and international reputations of our physical and 

occupational therapy schools.” 

An Indiana native, Dr. Huer comes to UIndy 

from California State University-Fullerton, where 

she is professor of human communication studies 

and director of its laboratories in augmentative and 

alternative communication. This relatively new 

field explores the use of electronic devices and other 

technology to assist patients with severe disabilities in 

speaking and communicating. 

She also is president-elect of the International 

Society of Augmentative and Alternative 

Communication, which represents more than 

50 countries and incorporates such disciplines as 

physical therapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation 

engineering, speech-language pathology, special 

education, linguistics, and nursing. 

As chair of ISAAC’s International Committee, 

Dr. Huer led a successful campaign to win official UN 

recognition as a non-governmental organization with 

special consultative status. She serves on the committee 

developing the UN Convention on the Rights and 

Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, which seeks to 

guarantee education, access to the justice system, and 

other rights for disabled people around the world. 

Dean of Health Sciences is a new position at 

UIndy, combining two individual dean positions in 

the schools of physical and occupational therapy, both 

of which offer graduate programs ranked among the 

nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report. The change 

is expected to bring administrative efficiencies while 

capitalizing on the already close links between the 

schools, whose activities often overlap on campus and 

in the broader community. 

While noting the two schools “want to stay 

distinct and strong,” Dr. Huer said combining them 

under common leadership would expand possibilities. 

“I’m a visionary, and I like to pioneer in new 

areas,” she said. “I like to put pieces together that 

other people might not see.” 

A graduate of Rising Sun High School in 

southern Indiana, Dr. Huer holds a bachelor’s degree 

in speech pathology, a master’s in speech-language 

pathology, and a PhD in speech science, all from 

Indiana University. She is the author of numerous 

journal articles, book chapters, and commercially 

published products including therapy books, 

assessment tools, videotape series, and software. 

Photo: Dr. Mary Blake Huer, 

having just received the good 

news that the United Nations 

has granted official NGO 

status to the communications 

disorder organization she leads, 

shares the news with some 

of her colleagues. 

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‘If you’re not having fun, what are you doing?’ 


At age 26, Ryan Hupfer’s résumé reads like that of a 

50-year-old. He has worked in construction, designed 

Web sites, traveled around the country, created an 

online community, written a book, become a TV 

personality, and still found time to be hip to Indy’s 

social scene. If you’re not one of Hup’s 5,815 friends 

on MySpace.com, then this is your chance to see 

who you’ve been missing. 

Hupfer graduated from UIndy in 1998 with a 

degree in computer information systems, a degree 

that would serve him well over the next few years. 

He got a job at Best Buy, but soon found himself 

designing Web sites on the side and bartending. 

Through a UIndy alumni connection with Eric 

Stone ’02, Hupfer got a job working at Shiel Sexton 

in their information technologies department. 

For the next couple of years, Hupfer not only 

worked on software and computer training systems, 

but also moved to operations and learned the 

construction side of the business. “It was really cool,” 

he said, “but I also knew I wasn’t going to stay in 

construction my whole life.” 

It was about this time in the fall of 2004 that 

Hupfer created HupsHoopty.com, an online social 

community for young professionals in Indianapolis. 

“Connecting people together and then having them 

do something is almost better than doing something 

myself,” he says. “I love being able to be that person 

who knows other people and can bring them together.” 

Though the site started with just a few of 

Hupfer’s friends, it quickly grew into one with more 

than 1,200 members and as a place to find out what’s 

going on in and around Indy. Hup’s brown 1992 

GMC conversion van that earned the “Hoopty” 

name can still be seen around town at clubs, events, 

and wherever the party is happening. 

Shortly thereafter, Hupfer happened to be at an 

Alumni Association Career Development Committee 

meeting at UIndy when he heard about a new job 

on campus. “They were looking for someone to be 

a student advisor and who could help the campus 

program board,” he said, “and it was perfect timing 

for me.” Hupfer took the job and spent a semester 

working at UIndy and taking graduate classes. “I had 

a blast with that job,” he said, “and now I’ve actually 

got six credits toward my MBA.” 

Being at the right place at the right time made 

a difference again for Hupfer. While attending a 

meeting in downtown Indianapolis one day, someone 

mentioned that he should check out a fast-growing

and progressive company in Carmel, Indiana, called 

MediaSauce. After being introduced, it was clear that 

the company was a perfect fit for the self-proclaimed 

tech geek. “Before you know it,” he said, “I was 

leaving UIndy and going to work at MediaSauce, a 

company that uses new technologies to help businesses 

grow. At the same time,” he added, “I was starting 

my Top Eight Tour.” 

The Top Eight Tour involved Hupfer, nine 

friends, and a tour bus. “MySpace was just getting 

started and I knew people didn’t know much about 

it,” he said, “so I decided to go meet eight people all 

over the nation whom I met on MySpace.” 

He wanted to show off the different uses of 

MySpace, and therefore selected people based on 

different criteria. “A lot of single people use MySpace 

to find dates, so we met a couple who met on 

MySpace. Bands also use the site to gain publicity, 

so we met a band in Cincinnati who uses MySpace 

to help promote their music.” In a two-week period, 

Hupfer and his friends traveled to California, Las 

Vegas, Colorado, Nashville, Louisville, Ohio, and 

New York meeting people and documenting their 

MySpace stories. 

When he returned to Indianapolis the story 

drew some local media attention, resulting in the 

Top Eight Tour being featured as a NUVO cover 

story. As a result of Hupfer’s newfound knowledge of 

the new world of MySpace, Wiley Publishing asked 

him to help cowrite a MySpace for Dummies book. The 

400-page book, which will be available in stores in 

January 2007, explains MySpace, social communities 

and what they can be used for, and why people are so 

attracted to them. 

“It covers pretty much everything,” says Hupfer. 

“It’ll definitely be weird when I actually see the book 

and see my name on the cover, though.” 

Hupfer had one more connection that opened a 

new set of doors for him. In March of 2005, Hupfer 

was shooting some videos called Indy Pods that 

focused on what to do in downtown Indianapolis 

during the Final Four basketball tournament. 

WTHR-TV Channel 13 saw the videos, contacted 

him, and asked if he’d like to audition to be a 

contributor. After several auditions and a couple of 

months, Hupfer was hired as a contributor to the 

morning show, usually producing one or two segments 

per week about what’s going on around Indy. 

“If there’s a cool event coming into town like 

GenCon or the Mount Comfort Airshow, I’ll go to it, 

interview people, and cover the event,” he explains. 

And all this is in addition to his daily job in business 

development with MediaSauce. 

It might be easy for Hupfer to sit back and take a 

break for a while, but he’s already looking to the next 

big thing. “It’ll be interesting when the book comes 

out in January and to see where it goes from there,” 

he says. “But what’s next? I have no idea! I’m starting 

to speak more about social communities and what 

they mean, so maybe I’ll start speaking to high school 

students and college kids about MySpace in a fun and 

engaging way,” he says. 

“I try to make the most of every opportunity 

because I never know what might come from it. I 

don’t know what might happen next, but there’s really 

no limit on what you can do. I tell people that they 

shouldn’t be afraid to push the limits a bit; if you have 

some fun and are confident, people will respect that.” 

—Jennifer L. Huber 

Best place in 

Indy to hang out: 

Broad Ripple. “But 

if an event is going 

on downtown, go 

there instead.” 

A gadget you 

should own: 

A Blackberry or a Treo. 

“People should learn how 

to manage technology and 

make it work for you.” 

Personal Motto: 

“If you’re not having fun, 

what are you doing?” 

Advice to 

recent grads: 

“They say it’s not 

what you know, but 

who you know, and it’s 

true. Create connections 

as soon as possible, and 

don’t ever burn bridges 

with anyone.” 

Want to connect with Ryan? 

He’d love to chat with some 

fellow Greyhounds. Here 

are a few ways you can reach 

the man who never seems 

to sit still: 

E-mail 

ryan.hupfer@ 

mediasauce.com 

MySpace 

www.myspace.com/ 

hupdaddy 

HupsHoopty 

www.HupsHoopty.com 

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26 


schaad is serious 

about playing with clay 

Sporting jeans and T-shirt, paint-splattered boots, 

and his famous mustache and bald head, Dee Schaad 

definitely stands out in a crowd. His humble teaching 

methods, unorthodox appearance, and national 

recognition have made him popular among both 

his students and colleagues for more than 31 years. 

“What makes him different from other professors 

is he’s been doing art for so long and he loves it so much 

that he gets really excited about what he’s teaching,” 

said senior ceramics major Lauren Ditchley. 

“Dee Schaad is very entertaining, but he is also 

very serious about his profession. He’s a high-energy 

person and very intelligent,” said Assistant Professor 

of Art and Design Julia Taugner. 

Schaad serves as chair of the Department of Art 

and Design at the University of Indianapolis. Besides 

his involvement on campus, Schaad is on the Board of 

Directors of the National Council on Education of the 

Ceramic Arts and played a key role in bringing the 

NCECA’s annual convention to Indianapolis in 2005. 

Hailing from a small town in Nebraska, Schaad 

said he has always been interested in art. 

“Since I was a little kid, I was always making 

little things out of clay,” Schaad said. 

Schaad began attending the University of 

Nebraska-Kearny with an undeclared major. At the 

time, he was interested in studying either journalism 

or history. Schaad took his first art class as a freshman 

and soon found himself as an art major. 

“My high school didn’t offer art classes. But then 

again, I only had 35 students in my graduating class,” 

Schaad said. 

While at the University of Nebraska, Schaad 

took a ceramics class that changed his life forever. 

“It wasn’t very easy. I kept telling myself, ‘I can 

beat this thing,’” Schaad said. 

After graduating, Schaad started his teaching 

career in the public school system. 

“My mother and father were both teachers, and 

they had always told me not to go into teaching,” 

Schaad said. 

Schaad eventually obtained his master of fine 

arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

He began teaching at the University of Indianapolis 

is the fall of 1975. 

Schaad has been featured in many national 

galleries, including one in the Smithsonian Institute 

in Washington, D.C. Schaad said he gathers 

inspiration from many areas. 

“I’m interested in a lot of things. Most of what 

I do has to do with literature, history, current events, 

myths, legends, and the world around me,” Schaad said. 

Schaad’s most recent honor was being 

named Teacher of the Year for 2005–2006. The 

award is presented to the faculty member who 

shows excellence in the classroom and superior 

performance in individual and group interaction 

with students. Each school/college can make at 

least one nomination per year. The winner is then 

selected by a committee comprising three faculty 

members, the president of Indianapolis Student 

Government, and the student with the highest 

grade point average. 

When students were asked to write 

recommendation letters in Schaad’s behalf, Ditchley 

said she was more than happy to help. “He treats his 

students like his own children,” she said. “He has 

inspired me to be the best at whatever I do and to 

have fun with it.” 

Schaad says his teaching strategies are simple. 

“I am greatly honored [to be named Teacher 

of the Year], but I’m not doing anything different 

than I did in the past. I do everything I assign and 

I just try to keep a positive attitude in the class,” 

Schaad said. 

“He is able to take really complicated and 

high-level information and make it understandable 

and interesting,” Taugner said. 

Not only is Schaad a great educator, but he is 

also a mentor to his students. 

“I like to tell my kids, ‘Knowledge is 

accumulative. The more you know, the more 

you know,’” Schaad said. 

Schaad recently had a ceramics exhibit in 

the Ransburg Gallery in Good Hall featuring his 

interpretations of Dante’s Inferno. He is also featured 

in “Clay Expressions” at the Contemporary Clay 

Gallery in Indianapolis. 

—Sami Shelton, Reflector Staff Writer. 

Used with permission.

Pay off that campaign pledge 

and do more with IRA assets! 

Portfolio 

Worried about paying off the remaining year or two 

of your campaign pledge? Now, if you are 70 1/2 or 

older, you may reach into your Individual Retirement 

Account and withdraw funds up to $100,000. The 

IRA Charitable Rollover was part of the Pension 

Protection Act signed into law in August 2006. 

There are some limitations. However, this 

opportunity is indeed something to look into with 

your accountant or financial advisor. Alumni and 

friends may take advantage of this wonderful giving 

opportunity before the end of the 2006 calendar 

year and during the 2007 tax year. It’s as simple as 

contacting your IRA administrator or custodian 

with instructions to transfer funds directly to the 


Distributions must come directly from an IRA 

account to the University of Indianapolis. Also, it is 

important to know that 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans 

do not qualify. More importantly, donated IRA assets 

cannot go toward the funding of a charitable gift 

annuity or charitable trust. Essentially, it will be 

an outright gift to the University to pay off a pledge 

or be directed to a specific area on our campus. 

Fulfilling a pledge payment may be in the minds 

of many donors, since we are on the heels of the 

Campaign for UIndy. Interested donors, however, can 

do so much more. Giving IRA funds in the amount of 

$25,000 will endow a scholarship immediately for a 

loved one. You may want to consider funding a travelgrant 

program in the amount of $30,000 to $50,000, 

which will allow qualified students the tremendous 

opportunity to study abroad. 

Substantial IRA gifts could be a very nice start to 

endowing a faculty endowment fund ($250,000), 

a faculty scholar endowment ($500,000), or a 

professorship ($1 million). Your IRA assets would 

be used as initial funding and steps can be taken 

to make up the difference with other giving 

arrangements in the future. 

An easy example would be a donor maximizing 

this giving opportunity by donating $100,000 before 

December 31, 2006, and giving another $100,000 

of IRA assets in 2007. With a goal of funding a 

$500,000 faculty scholar endowment, the donor 

next could fund a charitable remainder trust with 

$200,000 of appreciated stock. This would provide 

for lifetime income and an attractive charitable 

deduction. The trust language would designate 

remaining assets to the endowment at death. The 

next step would be to leave a bequest to the University 

in the amount of $100,000 designated to the same 

endowment fund. 

There you have it! The donor has an existing fund 

in place, helping faculty of a cherished department— 

with more funding on the way to endow the program 

fully as promised. 

As you can see, the recently signed rollover legislation 

provides ample opportunity for those with charitable 

intent. Whether it is paying off your five-year pledge 

or doing something on a larger scale, now is the 

time to investigate the IRA Charitable Rollover. As 

always, you should consult with your accountant or 

financial advisor. 

Feel free to call today for more details. I will be happy 

to address your questions and gladly mail you more 

information. I hope to hear from you. 

—David DeWitt, Director of Planned & Major Gifts 

1-800-232-8634, ext. 3493; ddewitt@uindy.edu 

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Sports 

Update 

For up-to-date Greyhound 

sports coverage, visit 

http://athletics.uindy.edu/. 

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PORTiCO WinTeR 2007 2007 

Soccer teams mark new records 

The men’s and women’s soccer teams each had 

landmark seasons in 2006. The home faithful 

at Key Stadium witnessed the Greyhounds going a 

combined 23-2-1 in their home venue. Both teams 

advanced to their respective Great Lakes Valley 

Conference tournaments. 

A sizzling start had each team appearing briefly 

in the national rankings. The women won their first 

four contests en route to a 10-3 start. For the men, six 

straight wins sparked an 11-3 opening to the season. 

A pair of freshmen helped lead the Greyhound 

women as Ashley Seehase, a Second Team All- 

GLVC honoree, and Amanda Reese played big 

roles in the team’s success. The senior leadership of 

Sarah Jones, who tied for the team lead in goals at 

the regular season’s conclusion, along with Second 

Team All-GLVC defender Jenny Joerger, brought 

the Hounds to new heights. 

The men were led by freshman Mar Wane and 

sophomore Jon Walker, the latter being named 

Second Team All-GLVC for his efforts. Wane, an 

explosive scorer, burst on the scene with a hat trick in 

his second game in a UIndy uniform. Walker, a 

consistent scoring threat, tallied goals in five straight 

matches at one point to give him 10 for the season.

Ross becomes all-time block leader 

Senior volleyball captain Lynne Ross became the 

University’s all-time leader for total blocks (531) when 

she registered six blocks in a win at Saint Joseph’s on 

Oct. 17. Ross also added a season-high 17 kills in that 

match. She is the only Greyhound in school history to 

register 1,000 kills and 500 blocks in a career. 

Ross was among the GLVC leaders in hitting 

percentage and blocks through the bulk of the season. 

The Connersville, Ind., product led UIndy in kills, 

hitting percentage, and blocks heading into the 

conference tournament. 

Ross has helped UIndy to 20-win seasons in 

each of her four years on campus. The Greyhounds 

were a whopping 39-7 at the Ruth Lilly Center in 

Ross’s career. Head Coach Jody Butera ran her streak 

to eight straight campaigns with at least 20 wins. 

Piepenbrink wins four fall tourneys 

Sophomore Kristi Piepenbrink has made a habit 

of collecting hardware in her brief collegiate career. 

The reigning NCAA Freshman Women’s Golfer of 

the Year shrugged off any notion of a “sophomore 

slump” when she won four tournaments in the fall 

season of her second year. 

The Greenwood, Ind., native, who is mentored 

by her father and head coach Ken Piepenbrink, 

started her sophomore season a bit early after 

being invited to play in the inaugural USA/China 

Friendship Cup in late July. The event featured the 

top golfers from around the nation entering their 

sophomore season. 

She finished the fall season with four medalist 

trophies, a runner-up finish, and a 76.2 stroke 

average that was the second-best mark in the 

conference’s fall season. 

UIndy Television network expands 

The University’s Department of Athletics is proud to 

announce an expanded television base for the 2006– 

07 season! The Greyhounds will be available in more 

than 1.6 million homes in Indiana and Michigan on 

Comcast Cable. The Sept. 30 Homecoming football 

game against Findlay was the first installment. 

Two sets of basketball doubleheaders will air 

on the regional cable station. The Dec. 9 men’s and 

women’s doubleheader against Great Lakes Valley 

Conference rival Southern Indiana will be seen the 

following Tuesday night on Comcast Local. The 

station will show the Feb. 24 regular season finale 

doubleheader against Northern Kentucky University 

in the Greyhounds’ annual “Pack the House” night. 

The UIndy Television Network’s programs are 

produced by HomeTown Television, channel 19 on 

the Insight Cable System in Hamilton and Tipton 

counties in Indiana. 

“The new partnership between the University 

of Indianapolis and both Comcast Local and 

HomeTown Television is a sign of great things for the 

Greyhounds,” said Associate Athletic Director Matt 

Donovan. “With football and basketball games on 

Comcast Local throughout Indiana and Michigan, 

we’ll showcase UIndy and our teams to more 

households than ever before. Add in the live-stream 

on HomeTown Television’s Web site, htv19.com, and 

we are reaching more people than ever.” 

Calendar 

February 24, 2007 

Basketball 

Letterwinners Day 

Nicoson Hall 

April 2007 

Greyhound Club 

Senior Buffet 

Ober Dining Hall 

June 29, 2007 

Greyhound Club 

Golf Outing 

Otter Creek Golf Club 

Columbus, Indiana 

July 26, 2007 

Angus Nicoson Memorial 

Golf Outing 

Royal Oak Golf Club 

Greenwood, Indiana 


Football 

Letterwinners Day 

Key Stadium 

October 6, 2007 

Homecoming Football 

vs. Hillsdale 

Key Stadium 

For more information 

about these events or the 

Greyhound Club, contact Matt 

Donovan at (317) 788-3359 

or mdonovan@uindy.edu. 

Check the Athletics Web site at 

http://athletics. uindy.edu for 

up-to-date Greyhound news. 


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Sports 

Update 

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PORTiCO WinTeR 2007 2007 

Greyhound Highlights 

Junior Lindsey Fischer highlighted the UIndy 

women’s tennis showing at the Wilson/ITA 

Great Lakes Regional tournament, reaching 

the semifinals of a 63-player field in September. 

Fischer won her first four matches before dropping 

a decision to a #2 seed from Drury University. 

Every UIndy women’s tennis player who took 

the court returned home with either a 1st- or 

2nd-place trophy at a stellar Eastern Illinois 

Invitational Oct 1. The doubles pair of Laura 

Phillipp and Kristen Volz won the double Bdraw 

while Lindsey Loffer and Aly Neidlinger 

(B-draw), along with Lindsey Fischer and 

Ashley Liles (A-draw), finished in second in 

doubles action. 

Senior captain Lynne Ross went over 500 blocks 

for her career to become the only Greyhound 

volleyballer to amass 500 blocks and 1,000 kills 

in a career. On Oct. 17, Ross became the all-time 

leader for total blocks at the school, surpassing the 

previous mark held by Jennifer Suba (531). 

Head men’s soccer coach John Griffin led the 

Greyhounds to a 13-7-0 season, breaking the 

school record for wins in the program’s history. 

The Hounds achieved the mark with five matches 

remaining on the regular season docket. 

Greyhound quarterback Casey Gillin is among 

the top signal-callers in the nation, ranking 

in the top five in passing efficiency rating for 

successive weeks. He had a string of 85 straight 

attempts without an interception, throwing seven 

touchdowns in that span. 

The University of Indianapolis was the proud host 

the 2006 NCAA II Wilson/ITA Men’s Tennis 

Great Lakes Regional, played at North Central 

High School in September. The Hounds’ highlight 

came from the doubles bracket, with junior Jan 

Stastny and sophomore J. D. Greenlee each 

advancing to the semifinals of the 32-team draw. 

The women’s soccer team notched several big 

wins, beating Northern Kentucky 2-1 on Sep. 

1. The win was the first by a visiting GLVC 

opponent at NKU since 1998. On Oct. 8, the 

Hounds defeated then-#6 Quincy, 1-0. Head 

Coach Drew Roff’s team etched a new mark 

for wins in a season and advanced to the GLVC 

tournament semifinals by virtue of an exciting 

penalty kick shootout over NKU on Oct. 22. 

Senior Miranda Loney was named the Great 

Lakes Valley Conference Female Runner of the 

Week after her performance at the Sean Earl 

Lakefront Invitational. Loney finished 10th out 

of 360 runners at the event, traversing the 5K 

course in 18:51, just one second behind teammate 

LeAnn Sarka. The Greyhounds finished fourth 

as a team, ahead of several strong regional teams. 

Five men’s golfers had scoring averages in the top 

15 among league participants for the fall. Chris 

Clemens, Seth Fair, Justin Hueber, Kyle 

Pearson, and Jon Schultz all appeared in the 

top 15 of the league rankings. Clemens claimed a 

pair of top medalist awards in the fall season. 

Three women’s golfers appeared in the GLVC’s 

top scoring averages list. Kristi Piepenbrink, 

Sarah Prascsak, and Jenna Brown all were 

within the top 15 of scoring average leaders. 

Junior running back Craig Jenkins used runs 

of 71 and 72 yards to rack up a career-high 232 

yards rushing in a dominating 39-14 win over 

Wayne State on Oct. 21. Jenkins was ranked 

18th in all of NCAA Division II in rushing yards 

through seven weeks. 

Junior wideout Justin Russell (pictured) 

tied a 54-year-old record by catching four 

touchdown passes in a 34-31 win over Michigan 

Tech on Sept. 9. He was named Great Lakes 

Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) 

Offensive Player of the Week for his performance. 

—Mitch Wigness, Sports Information Director

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1930s 

Ethel Noel Gallapoo ’35 

passed away March 24. She 

was a retired teacher from 

Kokomo. Ethel lived in 

Elwood, Ind. 

Ruth Hardman Hall 

’35 died September 4. She 

was a retired teacher and 

librarian at the Orleans 

(Ind.) Public Library. Ruth 

is survived by her husband, 

Karl, and their children, 

Anne, Janie, Frank, and Jay. 

She lived in Orleans. 

Thomas Wonnell ’37 died 

March 6. He was retired from 

the Federal Aviation Administration. 

He is survived by his 

wife, Eva Sheffey Wonnell 

’37, and their children, Donn, 

Jeanne Frye, and Nancy 

Mathews. Thomas lived in 

Williamsburg, Va. 

1940s 

Orville “Lefty” Salzman 

’42 passed away July 3. He 

was a retired minister, having 

served 33 years at the 

United Methodist Church 

in Latham, Ill. Orville is survived 

by his wife, Harriet, 

and their children, John and 

Bill. He lived in Decatur, Ill. 

1950s 

Alton Hawkins ’54 

passed away August 11. 

Alton was retired as pastor 

of Old Bethel United 

Methodist Church in Indianapolis 

in 1994. His career 

included stints in churches 

in Arkansas, Florida, and 

Indiana. He is survived by 

his wife, Sue, son, Micah, 

and stepsons, Phillip and 

David Pharis. He lived in 

Benton, Ark. 

William Gsell ’54 died 

July 23. He was retired, 

having worked for the U.S. 

government for 45 years as 

an oceanographer. He also 

served in the Korean War 

as a Marine. William is survived 

by his wife, Gudrun, 

their two daughters, Christin 

Traini and Constance 

Simon, and a son, Eric. He 

lived in Adren, N.C. 

Dolores Schroeder 

Wiseheart ’54 died 

September 10. She was a 

former teacher and homemaker. 

Dolores is survived 

by her husband, Sanford, 

and their four sons, William, 

James, Timothy, and 

Kevin. She lived in New 

Albany, Ind. 

Don R. Shambaugh 

’57, a former Greyhound 

baseball player, passed 

away in April 2005. 

His family and friends 

(above) sought the advice 

of the Greyhound Club 

concerning a method 

to memorialize Don at 

Greyhound Park, the 

University’s baseball facility. 

On Sunday, May 7, 2006, 

new flagpoles and flags were 

dedicated in Don’s honor 

at the park. A memorial 

plaque on a limestone pillar 

will mark this memorial for 

the future. 

Robert Theil ’57 passed 

away August 31. An educator 

for 37 years, Robert 

was retired after 22 years as 

principal at Carmel Clay 

Schools in Carmel, Ind. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Doris, children, Daniel, 

Vicki Miller, and Pamela 

Day, and brother, Richard 

Theil ’53. Robert lived in 

Indianapolis. 

Jack Smith ’59 died July 8. 

Jack was a retired teacher. 

He also served in the Army 

as a medic in Germany 

after WWII with the Big 

Red One Division. Jack is 

survived by his wife, Elizabeth, 

and their children, 

Connie Smith Burking 

’77, Cynthia Krause, and 

Susan Gusler. Jack lived in 

Greenwood, Ind. 

1960s 

Lee VanJelgerhuis ’60 

passed away August 15. He 

lived in Mooresville, Ind. 

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Mary Busch ’62 is on 

the board of directors for 

Goodwill Industries of Central 

Indiana. Mary is director 

of the Bridge Scholars 

Program at the University 

and lives in Indianapolis. 

Wanda Starks Wade ’65 

’71 passed away August 

29. She was retired from 

Indianapolis Public Schools, 

where she taught first grade 

for 30 years. She is survived 

by her children, Wanda 

Oakley, Andrea Holmes, 

Sandra, and Everett. She 

lived in Indianapolis. 

Marian Esther Bradley 

’66 passed away June 6. 

She is survived by her 

husband, George, and their 

children, Leslie Bowen and 

George. Marian lived in 


Dixie Evans ’66 married 

William Mills on December 

31, 2005. Dixie is retired 

from the real estate business 

and William is retired from 

the aerospace industry. The 

couple lives in Holiday 

Island, Ariz. 

Jess Harper ’66 is president 

of EMP Corporation 

in Coral Springs, Fla. Jess 

lives in Coral Springs. 

William Albright ’68 

passed away July 17. He was 

retired from Sunoco Crellin 

and also was employed as 

an accountant for various 

local companies. He was a 

veteran of the U.S. Navy. 

William is survived by his 

wife, Barbara. He lived in 

Greenwood, Ind. 

Robert Rosemeyer ’69 

’83 died July 8. He was 

retired from Indianapolis 

Life Insurance Company. 

Robert is survived by his 

wife, Christina, and their 

children, Jeffrey and Nancy. 

He lived in Columbus, Ind. 

1970s 

John Wirtz ’71 is the baseball 

coach at Roncalli High 

School in Indianapolis. John 

lives in Indianapolis. 

Cynthia Gray ’73 is 

director of the Monroe 

County Public Library in 

Bloomington, Ind. She lives 

in Ellettsville. 

Deming “Rocky” 

Fawbush ’74 passed away 

August 9. He was retired 

from Ford Motor with more 

than 30 years of service. 

Rocky is survived by his 

daughter, Melissa, and 

stepchildren, Heather, Alex 

and Kris Rodriguez. He 

lived in Indianapolis. 

Sue LeFever Hurst ’74 

died September 7. She was 

a retired elementary and 

special education teacher 

with Franklin Township 

School Corporation. Sue 

is survived by sons Paul 

and Roger. She lived in 


Diana Soule McDowell 

’75 ’77 is an advanced 

practice specialist in surgical 

services at Clarian North 

Medical Center in Carmel. 

She lives in Indianapolis. 

Ainsley Jo Phillips ’76 is 

the time-travel director of 

the “Blast from the Past” 

page of Teen Trend Magazine 

in Long Island, N.Y. Ainsley 

lives in Anderson, Ind. 

Rick Parsons ’77 was 

recognized by Indiana 

Academic All-Stars because 

of his outstanding contribution 

to the education of 

Indiana’s young people. 

Rick teaches science at 

Kokomo High School. He 

lives in Kokomo. 

Debra Chastain Penrod 

’78 received her doctoral 

degree in philosophy of 

mental health. She has 

opened her own clinic, the 

Penrod Counseling Center, 

in Avon, Ind. Her husband, 

Dane Penrod ’77, is a 

counselor for an alcohol and 

drug abuse rehabilitation 

center in Indianapolis. The 

couple lives in Indianapolis. 

Cathy Krouse Sterrett 

’79 died August 9. She was 

a kindergarten teacher at 

King Springs Elementary 

School in Cob County, Ga. 

She is survived by her 

husband, Kent Sterrett 

’79 ’86, sons, Chad and 

Sean, and brother, David 

Krouse ’82. Cathy lived in 

Marrietta, Ga. 

1980s 

Bill Hartung ’81 took over 

leadership of the Rainmaker’s 

AM South advisory 

board. Bill is president of 

Senior Care Financial Solutions 

in Greenwood, Ind. He 


Rebecca Baer Simon ’81 

is a health care coordinator 

with the Caring Place, 

an adult day care facility in 

Indianapolis. Rebecca lives 

in Indianapolis. 

Donald Pittman ’82 

died July 8. He was retired 

from sales management 

in Indianapolis. Donald is 

survived by his wife, Penny, 

and their children, Danielle 

and Andrew. He lived in 

Pendleton, Ind. 

John Schneider ’85 is 

chair emeritus of Schneider 

Corporation in Indianapolis. 

John lives with his wife, 

Marilyn, in Carmel, Ind. 

Kyle Wietholter ’87 is 

controller of Gradex, Inc. in 

Indianapolis. Kyle lives with 

his wife, Carol, in Zionsville. 

Sandy Barnard ’88 was 

nominated as Nurse of the 

Year by the Indianapolis Star 

CareerBuilders program. 

She is employed at Westview 

Hospital in Indianapolis as 

a diabetes educator. Sandy 

lives in Indianapolis.

Danielle Greenwald 

Burns ’89 and her 

husband, Mike, announce 

the birth of their daughter, 

Kristen Carol, August 4. 

Danielle is a teacher at 

Symmes Elementary School 

in Loveland, Ohio. Kristen 

joins her sisters, Randi and 

Taylor, at the family’s home 

in Loveland, Ohio. 

Garth Cooley ’89 was a 

member of the taekwondo 

team representing the 

United States in the 

inaugural World Poomsae 

Championships in Seoul, 

South Korea. Garth is the 

owner/master instructor of 

Korea Taekwondo Academy 


Michael Goodspeed ’89 

is senior pastor at Greentown 

(Ind.) United Methodist 

Church. Michael lives 

with his wife, Tammy, and 

daughters, Michaela and 

Jenna, in Greentown. 

Susan Boggs McBryde 

’89 is the executive director 

of the Exchange Center 

for the Prevention of Child 

Abuse in Madison, Wis. 

She lives in Madison. 

Daniel Neufelder ’89 

is president and chief 

executive officer of Affinity 

Health System in Menasha, 

Wis. He lives in Neenah. 

Bret Neylon ’89 suffered 

a severe spinal cord injury 

during a bicycle race June 

17 at the Summer Solstice 

Race in Ohio. The Bret 

Neylon Foundation has 

been formed to help defray 

the costs of his treatment, 

recuperation, and convalescence. 

Bret is a teacher at 

Brown Elementary School 

in Brownsburg, Ind. He 

lives in Brownsburg. 

1990s 

James Allen ’90 and his 

wife, Rachel, announce 


Victoria Frances, on 

February 12. James is vice 

president of retail banking 

at Lafayette Savings Bank in 

Lafayette, Ind. The family 

lives in Lafayette. 

Mark Bosley ’90 and 

his wife, Angie, announce 


Chloe Margaret, on 

July 31. Mark is the IBM 

services executive for PEAK 

Resources, Inc. in Denver, 

Colo. Chloe joins her 

brother, Luke, at the family’s 

home in Highlands Ranch. 

Brenda Brammer 

Carrasquillo ’90 ’96 

is project manager at 

Dugdale Communication 

in Indianapolis. Brenda 


It’s a small world 

David Stone ’77 is consul general for the United States Embassy in Nuevo Laredo, 

Mexico. He previously served in this role for the Embassy in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya. 

Recently, while still in Nairobi, he had a chance encounter with UIndy undergrad 

Mboone Umbima, a native of Kenya. Mboone was one of 10 students to receive 

a $4,000 “Passport to the World” travel grant in celebration of the inauguration of 

University of Indianapolis president Dr. Beverley Pitts. In planning her travels to 

South Africa (an eight-hour flight or two-week drive from Kenya and “1,000 visa 

applications,” she says) Mboone needed an international visa to start her journey. 

Much to their mutual surprise, it was a UIndy alumnus who came to her aid at the 

Kenya Embassy. Discovering their mutual connection to the University, Stone helped 

Mboone with the many forms needed with the visa process. 

David Kaehr ’90 is territorial 

distribution leader 

of Allstate in Indianapolis. 

David lives in Carmel, Ind. 

Michael Heffner ’91 is 

owner of Express Personal 

Services of Greenwood, 

Ind. His business recently 

earned top honors at the 

staffing firm’s 24 th annual 

International Leadership 

Conference, receiving 

the Fast Track award for 

excellence and achievement 

in sales, recruitment, 

and placement. Michael 

lives with his wife, Kelly 

Worthington Heffner 

’92, a third grade teacher 

at Whiteland Elementary 

School, in Greenwood. 

Dave Hoffman ’91 and 

Tracy Torma were married 

June 3. Dave is a specialty 

sales representative with 

Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals 


Tracy is a hair replacement 

specialist with Transitions 

of Indiana. The couple lives 

in Carmel, Ind. 

Robin Fox Hofmann ’91 

is a systems accountant for 

the Department of Health 

and Human Services in 

Washington, D.C. She lives 

in Gaithersburg, Md. 

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Kelly Dunwell McWilliams 

’91 is an assistant 

principal at Decatur Central 

High School in Indianapolis. 

She is also a director on the 

University of Indianapolis 

Alumni Association board. 

Kelly lives with her husband, 

Dennis, and sons, Jacob and 

Brody, in Greenwood. 

Robert Corbin ’92 is 

director of customer 

service at Celadon Group 

in Indianapolis. Robert 


Christopher Dial ’92 and 

his wife, Michelle, announce 

the birth of their son, Alec 

Christopher, on July 14, 

2005. Christopher is the 

associate campaign director 

for United Way of Central 

Indiana in Indianapolis, 

and Michelle is a tutor for 

the BUILD program for the 


Alec joins his brother, Ryan, 

at home in Indianapolis. 

Angela Heath Dribusch 

’92 is manager of therapy 

services at University Community 

Hospital in Tampa. 

She lives in Lutz, Fla. 

Jeremiah Lockett ’92 is a 

sales associate with Dawson 

and Michael Realty in 

Indianapolis. Jeremiah lives 


Catherine Cassidy Ray 

’92 completed her master’s 

degree in social work from 

Indiana University School 

of Social Work in May of 

2005. Catherine is director 

of social services for HCR 

Manorcare at Summertrace 

in Carmel, Ind. 

Daniel Andrews ’93 was 

granted tenure and is associate 

professor of economics, 

business, and accounting at 

Franklin College in Franklin, 

Ind. He and his wife, 

Melodie Smart Andrews 

’89, and their children live 

in Greenwood. 

Celisa Lewis Finley ’93 

and her husband, David, 

announce the birth of their 

daughter, Aislinn Rose, on 

June 11. Celisa is a second 

grade teacher at New 

Albany Elementary, New 

Albany, Ohio. The family 

lives in Columbus. 

David ’94 and Rebecca 

Ribble Howey ’94 


son, Benjamin David, on 

August 11. David is an 

associate credit analyst with 

UBS Global Asset Management 

in Chicago, and serves 

on the UIndy Alumni 

Association Board of 

Directors. Rebecca is a 

project manager/environmental 

scientist for the SI 

Group, Inc. in Arlington 

Heights, Ill. The family 

lives in Mokena. 

Philip Jackson ’94 and 

wife, Erica, announce the 

birth of their first child, 

Katherine Rose, on July 7. 

Philip is a certified public 

accountant for L. M. 

Henderson and Co. in 

Indianapolis. Erica is a 

fourth grade teacher at 

Triton Elementary School 

in Fairland, Ind. The family 


Matthew Jung ’94 and 

his wife, Kristen, announce 

the birth of their third 

child, Elizabeth Anna, on 

May 10. Matt is a math and 

science teacher at Frankton 

Junior/Senior High School 

in Frankton, Ind. The family 

lives in Tipton. 

Shawn ’94 and Jennifer 

Green Springer ’94 


first child, Greyson Branigin, 

on May 15. Shawn is owner 

of Springer Design Studio 

in Lafayette, Ind., and 

Jennifer practices general 

dentistry at Rossville Family 

Dentistry in Rossville. The 

family lives in Lafayette. 

Bryan Webb ’94 is a cost 

accountant for Dekker 

Vaccum Technologies in 

Michigan City, Ind. His 

wife, Amy Strieter Webb 

’96, is an accounting and 

tax technology specialist 

for Crowe Chizek & Co. in 

South Bend. They live with 

their children, Jasen, Kody, 

and Miya, in New Carlisle. 

Brenda Tanner Dryfuse 

’95 is director of Fresenius 

Medical Corporation’s 

Dialysis Facility in Toledo, 

Ohio. She lives with her 

husband, Robert ’92, and 

daughter, Erika, in Toledo. 

Judith Hacker ’95 is a 

partner at Clarian Health in 

Indianapolis. Judith lives in 


Susan Parry ’95 is an 

occupational therapist at 

Physiotherapy Associates in 

Indianapolis. Susan lives in 

Greenfield, Ind.

Effy Popov Euson ’96 

and her husband, Matthew, 

announce the birth of a son, 

Joshua Thomas, on May 

17. He was welcomed by his 

brother, Charlie. Effy is in 

sales at Progressive Design 

Apparel in Indianapolis. 

Lisa Kirkpatrick Franz 

’96 ’98 and her husband, 

Byron, announce the birth 

of their daughter, Elena 

Rheann, on April 18. Lisa is 

an early intervention physical 

therapist at First Steps- 

Independent. The family 


Kenneth Gladish HD 

’96 is a visiting scholar 

at the Indiana University 

Center on Philanthropy in 

Indianapolis. Kenneth lives 


Lora McCormick ’96 

married Fred Manion on 

August 12. Lora is a senior 

contract administrator 

for United Water Suez in 

Indianapolis. She is also a 

law student at the IU School 

of Law in Indianapolis. 

Fred, a restaurateur, is opening 

a new restaurant in the 

Clearwater Crossing area 

of Indianapolis. The couple 

lives in Greenwood. 

Peggy Morris Miller 

’96 was set designer for the 

Wizard of Oz production at 

the Hendricks County Civic 

so, we think 

they can dance 

Roger Greenawalt ’78 and his wife, Amy, won three 

national titles at the U.S. DanceSport Championships in 

San Jose, Calif. This event is the nation’s largest all-amateur 

ballroom competition. Dancing in the highest proficiency 

level, the couple garnered top honors in the following categories: 

National Champion: over age 34 rhythm; over age 

49 rhythm; and over age 34 nine-dance. 

Rog and Amy met when both showed up at a continuing 

studies beginning ballroom dance class. They were the only 

two without partners. Since then, they have waltzed their 

way through 20 years of marriage, sharing their love and a 

passion for dance. They dance both Latin (cha-cha, rumba, 

swing, mambo, and bolero) and smooth (waltz, tango, foxtrot, 

and Viennese waltz). 

Rog is director of client relations for the Michael Consulting 

Group in Fishers, Ind. The couple lives in Indianapolis. 

Theatre, which played in 

July 2006. She was previously 

an art teacher for Indianapolis 

Public Schools and 

did mural work for Youth 

Emergency Services. Peggy 


Vasilios Panopoulos ’96 

is a management supervisor 

for G2 Direct and Digital in 

San Francisco, Calif. Vasilios 

lives in San Francisco. 

Michael Tudor ’96 is a 

vocational rehabilitation 

counselor for Ohio Rehabilitation 

Services Commission 

in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Michael lives in Cincinnati. 

Amanda Collier ’97 ’02 

and Justin Langdon were 

married May 28. Amanda 

is a mental health counselor 

with Indiana Soldiers and 

Sailors Children’s Home in 

Knightstown, Ind. Justin is 

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employed at King Systems 

in Noblesville. The couple 

lives in Knightstown. 

Tony Frisco ’97 is a laboratory 

technician at Polaris 

Laboratories. He lives in 


Tammy Greene ’97 ’00 

is an assistant professor of 

biology at Arkansas State 

University in Beebe, Ark. 

Tammy lives in Beebe. 

Beth Grinstead Roberts 

’97 is assistant to the 

vice president at Bluegreen 

Corporation in Indianapolis. 

Beth lives in Carmel, Ind. 

Jeffrey Sorg ’97 ’99 is a 

physical therapist and manager 

of therapy at Indiana 

Orthopaedic Hospital in 

Indianapolis. Jeffrey lives in 


Gina Stebing Copeland 

’98 and her husband, Joe, 


second child, Issac Perry, on 

March 11. Gina is a physical 

therapy assistant at Woodview 

Health Care in Fort 

Wayne, Ind. Isaac joins his 

sister, Alissa, at their home 

in Fort Wayne. 

John Ditmars ’98 is chief 

operating officer for Lincoln 

Bank in Plainfield, Ind. 

John lives with his wife and 

children in Franklin. 

Rebecca Fromm ’98 is 

manager at Somerset CPAs 

in Indianapolis. Rebecca 

lives in Bargersville, Ind. 

Jeremy Gentry ’98 and 

wife, Heather, are pleased to 


son, Luke, on March 27. 

Jeremy is a regional sales 

manager for Cranel in 

Columbus, Ohio. The 

family lives in Powell. 

Jodi Lewis Kittel ’98 

and her husband, Eric, 


daughter, Hope Lydia, on 

July 11. She joins her sister, 

Grace Ellyn. Jodi is a 

physical therapist assistant 

quality assurance manager 

for Athletico Physical 

Therapy and Sports Medicine 

in Oak Brook, Ill. The 

family lives in Elmhurst. 

Lesa Malone ’98 ’03 

is a court reporter for the 

Marion County Criminal 

Court 13 in Indianapolis. 

She is also in the Big 

Sister Mentor program 


Marcel ’98 ’04 and 

Angela Thomaston 

Samuel ’02 announce the 

birth of their son, Nelson 

Marcel, on June 8. Marcel is 

employed at Midwest 

Independent Transmission 

in Carmel, Ind. Angela is a 

staff accountant at Ernst & 

Young in Indianapolis. Nelson 

joins his sister, Naomi, 


Todd Vaught ’98 ’06 is 

a geography teacher at the 

Ben Davis Ninth Grade 

Center in Indianapolis. He 


Shannon Stallwood 

Wheeler ’98 and her 

husband, Tommy, announce 

the birth of a son, Mitchel 

Liam, on August 31, 2005. 

Mitchel was welcomed 

home by his sister, Zoey 

Elizabeth. Shannon is a 

homemaker and Tommy 

is a marketing manager for 

Truegreen Chemlawn in 

Indianapolis. The family 


Kimberly Gallmeyer 

Case ’99 ’01 is a physical 

therapist for Parkview 

Huntington Hospital in 

Huntington, Ind. Kimberly 

lives in Ossian. 

Crystal Grave ’99 is a 

business development manager 

for Barnes & Thornburg 

in Indianapolis. She 


Michael Hines ’99 is treasurer 

of the Central Indiana 

Information Systems Audit 

and Control Association 

Board of Directors. Michael 

is an information specialist 

for Electronic Data Systems 

in Indianapolis. He lives in 

Plainfield, Ind. 

Stacey Fry Hummel ’99 

and her husband, Richard, 

announce the birth of a 

son, Cameron Douglas, 

on May 30. Stacey is a 

nurse at Johnson Memorial 

Hospital in Franklin, Ind. 

Cameron joins big brother, 

Harrison, at the family’s 

home in Greenwood. 

Jaime Jackson Miller ’99 

’00 and her husband, Kenneth, 

announce the birth

of their daughter, Avery 

Nicole, on October 4, 2005. 

Jaime is a physical therapist 

at Bartholomew County 

School Consolidation in 

Columbus, Ind. Avery joins 

her brother, Bryce, at home 

in Seymour. 

Natalia Olenina ’99 ’00 

’02 and Aleksey Yefremov 

were married July 21. 

Natalia is a portfolio analyst 

at Lincoln Capital Fixed 

Income Management in 

Chicago, Ill. The couple 

lives in Chicago. 

Stephanie Rizzi ’99 and 

Scott Willison were married 

December 3, 2005. Stephanie 

is a financial planner for 

RJP Investment Advisors, 

LLP and Scott is owner of 

Willison Appraisals. The 

couple lives in Indianapolis. 

Jennifer Steed ’99 was 

awarded a Fulbright teacher 

exchange award for the 

2006–07 school year, teaching 

English in Bamberg, 

Germany. She is a German 

teacher at Brownsburg High 

School, Brownsburg, Ind. 

Jennifer lives in Indianapolis. 

Angela Kolter Vogel ’99 

’01 announces the birth of 

her son, Daniel James, on 

June 28. Angela is a physical 

therapist and director for 

the Rehabilitation Department 

at DeKalb Memorial 

Hospital in Auburn, Ind. 

The family lives in Auburn. 

Chad Wolff ’99 is an 

instructor at the National 

Pitching Association in San 

Diego, California, and is also 

a pitching coach at Point 

Loma Nazarene University. 

He lives in San Diego. 

2000s 

Kenny Caselden ’00 

’02 and his wife, Chantay, 


daughter, Grace Elizabeth, 

on July 15, 2005. Kenny is a 

youth minister at Sts. Joseph 

& Paul Catholic Church 

in Owensboro, Ky. He is a 

graduate student at Western 

Kentucky University, pursuing 

a master’s degree in 

professional mental health 

counseling. The family lives 

in Owensboro. 

From 

corn fields 

to oil fields 

Living half of the year on the sea is quite a change from 

growing up in rural, landlocked Indiana, but Megan 

Shurn ’03 loves the change in scenery. Megan is an 

operation technician in deep-water production on 

Na Kika BP, an oil and gas development system, in 

the Gulf of Mexico, 144 miles from New Orleans. 

Megan’s job includes checking processes, chemical 

testing, and overall maintenance of the facility. This 

requires her to reside at sea on the structure for 14 

consecutive days, followed by a 14-day break at her home 

in DeRidder, Louisiana. 

Na Kika is the deepest, permanently moored, floating oil and gas development 

system in the world. Its subsea development includes 10 wells in water depths 

ranging from 5,800 feet to 7,000 feet. This single structure alone supplies enough 

fuel for 3.1 million vehicles and enough natural gas for four million homes daily. 

It measures 120 yards in length and width. 

Megan says her University of Indianapolis education was vital in preparing 

her for this position on Na Kika. Her familiarity with lab processes gained through 

the UIndy chemistry department sets her apart from others already in the industry. 

Because of her academic background, she was able to rewrite the lab procedures Na 

Kika uses, which in turn increased accuracy in their processes. 

Age and gender also set Megan apart in her position. She is the only female 

operation technician in her group and one of the youngest members of her crew. 

As a former Greyhound cross country and track athlete, Megan says physical 

endurance and agility is important in helping her to excel in her work. 

“Sometimes we are working on one side [of Na Kika] and have to run 

all the way to the other corner to fix a problem occurring across the structure. 

It definitely helps keep me in shape!” she said. 

Living and working in the same facility brings a different dynamic than 

do other, more typical jobs. Her job also comes with sleeping quarters for the 

employees. When Megan isn’t working, there are plenty of activities to fill her 

free time. With satellite television, Internet access, cell phones, and plenty 

of board games and cards, the crew is able to have fun and stay entertained 

during their two-week stints on the structure, she says. 

Megan’s unique job has several perks, including viewing ocean wildlife, which 

she sees on a daily basis. She compares her work environment and culture to that of 

a big family. “Because we live and work together, everyone always watches out for 

one another,” she said. 

Megan feels that the University’s motto of “Education for Service” also 

continues in her professional life, because BP is very active in community service 

and supported Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, with employees (including Megan) 

volunteering at St. Jude’s Hospital. —Lindy Wildman ’06 

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Nicholas Cosgray ’00 ’02 

is director of rehabilitation 

for the Cincinnati Bengals of 

the National Football League 

in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nicholas 

lives in Mason, Ohio. 

(Look for more on this story in the 

next Portico.) 

Thomas Daeger ’00 is a 

sports information director 

for the Great Lakes Valley 

Conference in Indianapolis. 

He lives in Indianapolis. 

Heather Dyer Frederick 

’00 ’02 and her husband, 

Rory, announce the birth of 

a son, Russell, on January 

28, 2006. Russell joins his 

family in Bossier City, La. 

Christopher Gilmartin 

’00 and Natalie Roberts 

were married May 6. 

Chris is a correspondent 

for Mutual of America in 

Indianapolis. The couple 


Nicole Jones ’00 passed 

away July 10. She is survived 

by her son, Rock Curtis Jr. 

Nicole lived in Highley, Ariz. 

Shaun Keegan ’00 graduated 

from the University 

of Cincinnati College of 

Pharmacy, earning a pharmacy 

doctoral degree. He is 

a pharmacy practice resident 

at the University Hospital 

in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shaun 

lives in Cinncinnati. 

Amy Scheuermann 

Marine ’00 and her husband, 

Andrew, announce 

the birth of Austin David 

on February 17. Austin joins 

his brother, Alexander Dennis, 


Carla McNeil ’00 is a 

hematology/oncology 

fellow at the University 

of Michigan. She lives in 

Norfolk,Va. 

Paige Whetstone Oliver 

’00 and her husband, Jon, 

welcomed the birth of their 

first child, Aviston Sepp, 

on April 28. Paige is senior 

chemist at Dow AgroSciences 

in Indianapolis. The 

family lives in Zionsville. 

Michael ’00 and Stephanie 

Duncan Scott ’00 


daughter, Elizabeth Ann, 

on August 10, 2005. 

Stephanie is a customer 

representative at Bank One 

in Urbana, Ill., and Michael 

is a graduate student at the 

University of Illinois. The 

family lives in Urbana. 

Dustan Smith ’00 

earned his master of science 

degree at Ball State University 

in chemistry 

with a focus on education. 

He is a physics and chemistry 

teacher at Anderson 

Community Schools in 

Anderson, Ind. Dustan 

lives in Muncie. 

Melissa Bigam Stahley 

’00 is corporate communications 

manager for Made- 

2Manage Systems, Inc. in 

Indianapolis. Melissa lives 

with her husband, Jeremy 

’99, in Indianapolis. 

Dayla Wiley Thurston 

’00 is a staff photographer 

at the Shelbyville News in 

Shelbyville, Ind. Dayla lives 

in Shelbyville. 

Zekeriya Aydin ’01 and 

Nilufer Kafescioglu ’02 

were married in 2005. 

Zekeriya owns a Turkish 

restaurant, Sofra, in West 

Lafayette, Ind. Nilufer is 

a doctoral student in the 

marriage and family 

therapy program at Purdue 

University. The couple lives 

in West Lafayette. 

Peter Buck ’01 is an 

audit manager at Johnson 

Lambert and Company in 

Falls Church, Va. Peter lives 

in Annandale. 

Linda Sharp Buff ’01 

is an accounting coordinator 

at Arrow Electronics in 

Indianapolis. Linda lives in 

Greenwood. 

Kristine Hanni ’01 is the 

student services coordinator 

in the University of Indianapolis 

Registrar’s Office. 


Shalimar Holderly ’01 is 

the pastor at the Nine Mile 

United Methodist Church in 

Fort Wayne, Ind. She lives in 

Fort Wayne. 

Michael Hubbs ’01 

received the Director’s 

Lifesaving Award, given to 

a Secret Service employee 

who has performed a lifesaving 

act. Michael administered 

emergency first aid to 

two gunshot victims while 

on assignment. He lives in 

Carolina, Puerto Rico. 

Angelica Lopez ’01 is 

a financial planner for 

Primerica Financial Services 

in Farmington Hills, Mich. 

Angelica lives in Roseville. 

Monica Lopez ’01 is 

a counselor at Arthur 

Murray Dance Studio in 

Indianapolis. Monica lives 

in Greenwood, Ind. 

Joshua Payne ’01 is a 

German and social studies 

teacher at Cathedral High 

School in Indianapolis. 

Joshua lives in Indianapolis.

Julie Pelletier ’01 ’03 is 

a clinical psychologist with 

Psychology Associates PC 

in Mishawaka, Ind. Julie 

lives in Granger. 

Stephani Johnes 

Remetta ’01 is an account 

executive for Emmis Communications 


Stephani lives with her 

husband, John, and son, 

Christopher, in Greenwood. 

Aaron ’01 and Tammy 

Boeglin Wehnert ’02 ’04, 

announce the birth of a son, 

Benjamin Aaron, on July 2. 

Aaron is a police officer in 

Greenwood, Ind. The family 

lives in Greenwood. 

Lisa Campbell ’02 and 

her husband, Jeff, announce 

the birth of their first son, 

Austin Jeffrey, on July 20, 

2005. Lisa is a physical 

therapy assistant at Schneck 

Medical Center. The family 

lives in Brownstown, Ind. 

Yee Do ’02 is senior sales 

representative at Eli Lilly 

and Company in Texas. Yee 

lives in Kingwood, Tex. 

Amanda Cunningham 

Hollan ’02 and her 

husband, Jeff, announce the 

birth of a son, Clay Allen, 

on July 10. Amanda is a 

special education teacher at 

Jennings County Schools. 

The family lives in North 

Vernon, Ind. 

Matthew Holmes ’02 is 

assistant director of media 

relations at Western Michigan 

University in Kalamazoo, 

Mich. Matthew lives in 

Kalamazoo. 

Anna Toops Hurst ’02 is 

a senior accountant at Somerset 

CPA in Indianapolis. 

Anna lives in Indianapolis. 

Sara Lorton ’02 is a 

human resources coordinator 

at American District 

Telegraph Security Services 

in Indianapolis. Sara lives in 


Tricia Bultemeyer 

Ripley ’02 and her 

husband, Jeff, announce 

the birth of a daughter, Lily 

Monet, on May 26. Tricia 

graduated from Palmer 

College of Chiropractic and 

serves clients in Decatur, 

Ind., and Van Wert, Ohio. 

The family lives in Decatur. 

Vivianne Sventeck ’02 

is secretary of the Indiana 

Paralegal Association board 

of directors. Vivianne lives 


Greg ’02 ’05 and Sara 

Bradley Willhelm ’03 


first child, Evelyn Grace, on 

August 8, 2005. The family 

lives in Danville. 

Rolland Abraham ’03 is 

the principal at Noblesville 

Christian School in Noblesville, 

Ind. Rolland lives in 

Beech Grove. 

Seth Daugherty ’03 is a 

professor of mathematics at 

St. Louis Community College-Forest 

Park in St. Louis, 

Mo. He lives in Valley Park. 

Ryan Galyen ’03 is a technology 

specialist at Northwest 

Hendricks School 

Corporation in Lizton, Ind. 

His wife, Wendy Behnkendorf 

Galyen ’02, is an 

elementary social worker 

for Forest Dale Elementary 

in Carmel, Ind. The couple 

lives in Avon. 

Rebecca Kennedy ’03 

married Daryl Dunaway 

June 17. Rebecca is a 

certified nurse assistant in a 

nursing home and is attending 

school for her licensed 

practical nursing degree. 

Daryl is a service manager 

for the Chevrolet Dealership 

in Connersville, Ind. The 

couple lives in Connersville. 

David Martin ’03 and 

Regina Rife were married 

September 23. David is 

employed by Woodson 

Motorsports in Fort Wayne, 

Ind. They live in Decatur. 

Tonya Schober ’03 ’05 is 

on the board of directors for 

the Board of Social Health 

Association. Tonya lives in 

Cloverdale, Ind. 

Aundrea Smith ’03 is a 

life skills teacher at Morristown 

High School in 

Morristown, Ind. She lives 


Tania Valverde ’03 is a 

residential counselor for College 

Intership in Florida and 

is also a behavioral aide in 

Cocoa, Fla. She has recently 

been accepted into the 

master’s program at Florida 

Institute of Technology. 

Tania lives in Melbourne. 

2007 

alumni 

events 

Pack-the-House 

Night & Alumni 

Chili Supper 

February 24, 2007 

Florida Alumni 

Gatherings 

February 28, March 2–3 

‘Graduates 

of the Heart’ 

Alumni Dinner 

Theatre 

March 3 

Alumni Night at 

Indianapolis Ice 

March 10 

Senior Salute: 

Honoring the 

Class of 2007 

April 1 

Indianapolis 

500 Festival 

Mini-Marathon 

Alumni Tent 

May 5 


Weekend 

June 1–3 

Alumni Trip to 

Germany & the 

Czech Republic 

September 19–27 

See pages 5–6 for details 

or visit the alumni event 

calendar at http://alumni.uindy.edu. 

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Erin Wakefield ’03 is in 

her first year of studies at 

the West Virginia School of 

Osteopathic Medicine, 

Lewisburg, W.Va. Erin lives 

in Lewisburg. 

Melanie Lantz Albright 

’04 and her husband, Mitch, 

announce the birth of Noah 

Sawyer on July 27. Melanie 

is employed at Lee Hecht 

Harrison in career services. 

The family lives in Indianapolis. 

Michele Burford ’04 is 

the Artsgarden coordinator 

for the Arts Council of 

Indianapolis. Michele lives 


Derek ’04 and Allegra 

Haniford Donelson 

’04 were married July 29. 

Allegra is a fourth grade 

teacher at Hickory Elementary 

School in Avon, Ind., 

and Derek is a firefighter 

with the Plainfield Fire 

Department. The couple 

lives in Plainfield, Ind. 

Kurt Godlevske ’04 is 

head coach of the Bedford 

North Lawrence High 

School Lady Stars basketball 

team in Bedford, Ind. Kurt 

lives in Bedford. 

Meredith Kraft 

Marucci ’04 is the ticket 

services coordinator for 

Pacers Sport and Entertainment 

in Indianapolis. She 


Ali Rodal ’04 is the senior 

graphic designer for Grueninger 

Travel and Ambassadair 

in Indianapolis. Ali 


Cassandra James Rush 

’04 ’06 is employed in the 

Richard M. Fairbanks Burn 

Center at Wishard Hospital 

in Indianapolis. Cassandra 


Frances Schubert ’04 

and Derek Fowler were 

married June 19. Frances 

is a jewelry consultant for 

Reis-Nichols in Greenwood, 

and Derek is a 

technician for Comcast 

Cable. The couple lives in 


Yuji Sobata ’04 is 

a staff accountant for 

Sunstar, Inc. in Japan. 

Yuji lives in Takatsuki-shi, 

Osaka, Japan. 

Anna Stumpf ’04 and her 

husband, Kevin, announce 

the birth of their first child, 

Jakob David, on May 30. 

Anna teaches education 

classes at the University of 

Indianapolis. The family 

lives McCordsville, Ind. 

Cathy Campbell Feldhake 

’05 is a third grade 

teacher at Lynwood Elementary 

School in Indianapolis. 

She lives in Avon, Ind. 

Shaun McAllister ’05 

and Marquis Tolliver were 

married June 3. Shaun is 

a site coordinator for Fairlawn 

Elementary School in 

Evansville, Ind. The couple 

lives in Evansville. 

Teryl Neier ’05 is manager 

at the Buckle in Plainfield, 

Ind. Teryl lives in Coatesville. 

Eric Raider ’05 and Leah 

Allman ’05 were married 

July 29. The wedding party 

included Travis Owens 

’03, Jason Lee ’00, Molly 

Fausset ’05, and Amanda 

Schlotterbeck Owens 

’02 ’05. Eric is the student 

activities coordinator at the 

University of Indianapolis 

and Leah is a contractor for 

Eli Lilly and Company with 

the law firm of Ice Miller 

in Indianapolis. The couple 


Katherine Richert ’05 

is assistant coordinator 

of Orthopedic Surgery at 

Riley Children’s Hospital 

in Indianapolis. Katherine 


Teresa Shirar Voorhees 

’05 graduated from Indiana 

University-Purdue University 

Indianapolis with a 

master’s in social work. She 

received the Janeth Dunigan 

Memorial Award for Scholarship 

and was inducted 

into the Phi Alpha Honor 

Society. Teresa is a therapist 

at Resource Treatment 

Center in Indianapolis. 

She lives in Franklin. 

Amy Wenning ’05 is the 

girls’ golf coach at Franklin 

High School in Franklin, 

Ind. Amy lives in Franklin. 

Cory Young ’05 is assistant 

track and field coach for 

throwers at Grand Valley 

State University in Allendale, 

Michigan. Cory lives 

in Jenison, Mich. 

Deirdre Baskin ’06 was 

named a scholar in the Jack 

Kent Cooke Foundation 

Graduate Program. Deirdre 

is a graduate student at

Indiana University-Purdue 

University, Indianapolis. 


Zachary Brinker ’06 is 

manager for Honey Creek 

Apartments in Greenwood, 

Ind. He lives in Greenwood. 

Kelly Campbell ’06 is 

director of missions and 

groups sales at Ambassadors 

for Children in Indianapolis. 

Kelly lives in Indianapolis. 

Jessica Dworak ’06 is 

a physical therapist for 

Apex Therapy Clinic in 

Indianapolis. Jessica lives in 


Jennifer Clevenger 

Grubb ’06 is a repair 

development engineer for 

Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis, 

and lives in Indianapolis. 

Ashley Jones ’06 and 

James Johnes were married 

June 17. Ashley is a loss 

What a card! 

Exchange yours at 

Alumni Central 

Post your business contact information 

to share with fellow alumni and search 

for others. Log on to Alumni Central, 

your online connection, today at http:// 

alumni.uindy.edu and check out 

which grad has the featured business 

of the day. 

prevention officer and James 

is an engineer for Verizon 

Wireless. The couple lives 


Sarah Lockhart ’06 is 

a special education and 

pre-kindergarten teacher in 

Wayne Township in Indianapolis. 

She lives 

in Plainfield. 

Nickie Manifold ’06 is 

staff auditor and accountant 

for BKD in Indianapolis. 

Nickie lives in Mooreland. 

John Neukam ’06 is 

employed at the Surgical 

Intensive Care Unit at 

Indiana University Medical 

Center in Indianapolis. John 

lives in Saint Anthony, Ind. 

Eric Perry ’06 is a design 

and marketing associate for 

the YMCA in New York 

City. He lives in Brooklyn. 

Janae Raker Rhoton ’06 

is staff accountant at BKD 

in Indianapolis. She lives in 


Lindsey Root ’06 is 

employed at Covance 

Central Laboratory Services 

in Indianapolis. Lindsey 


Daniel Snyder ’06 is a 

staff accountant for BKD 

in Indianapolis. Daniel lives 

in Rushville, Ind. 

Robert Unterborn ’06 

is assistant controller at 

Sonny Scaffolds Inc. Robert 


Beth Wendlinger ’06 

is employed at St. Francis 

Hospital. Beth lives in 


Lindy Wildman ’06 is 

Web site administrator and 

special events coordinator 

for the University of Indianapolis 

Office of Alumni 

Relations. Lindy lives in 


Jennifer Wilson ’06 is the 

creative services director for 

Clear Channel Communications 

in Marion, Ill. Jennifer 

lives in Herrin. 

Glenn Walrich, University 

friend, passed away October 

26, 2006. Glenn assisted 

in the funding and placement 

of the Founders Rock, 

located northwest of Good 

Hall on the UIndy campus. 

It was formally dedicated 

during the University’s Centennial 

Celebration in 2002. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Marilyn Merritt Walrich 

’59, and sons, Glenn Jr. and 

Dirk. Glenn lived in Kendallville, 

Ind. 

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University of Indianapolis Choral Union in its second season 

Our newest University choral ensemble is in its second season and invites interested alumni to audition. In 

addition to alumni, the group is made up of UIndy faculty, staff, students, and community members and is led 

by UIndy Director of Choral Activities Paul Krasnovsky. 

Rehearsals are on Sunday evenings in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. Its first season culminated last 

April with a concert that featured a 250th birthday celebration performance of Mozart’s Solemn Vespers of the 

Confessor, K. 339. 

This year’s activities include the annual Christmas Celebration concerts in December, an April performance 

including Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Op. 86 with orchestra and soloists, and a June concert tour to China! 

For more details visit the Web site (http://music.uindy.edu/choralunion/). 

UIndy Festival Chorale plans tour to China in June 

The Festival Chorale of the University of Indianapolis is planning its seventh overseas adventure! This time 

the destination is China, and the tentative dates for travel are June 7–16, 2007. This will be the Chorale’s most 

exotic trip yet and members will be guaranteed a special experience, because each concert will be hosted by local 

Chinese choirs. 

Non-singers are most welcome. Festival Chorale is a unique opportunity to share the pleasure of musicmaking 

and the novelty of exploring new places with interesting people of all ages and from all walks of life. The 

group comprises students and alums, faculty and staff, family and friends, all tied through a strong bond to the 


The flexible rehearsal schedule will begin in late April. Those who do not live in the immediate area also 

will be able to participate; all the music and practice CDs will be sent to members well in advance of final 

rehearsals before departure. 

Complete details of the trip, including itinerary and costs, can be found online at http://www. 

casterbridgetours.com/itineraries/uichoir.htm. You can also contact Paul Krasnovsky, director of Choral 

Activities, UIndy Music Department, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, (317) 788-3255, krasnovsky@uindy.edu. 

Call for Nominations 

Alumni Awards 

The University of Indianapolis Alumni Association Honors and Recognition Committee seeks 

nominees for its annual awards—Honorary Alumni, Distinguished Alumni, Distinguished Young 

Alumni, Distinguished Faculty/Staff Alumni, the Gene and Joanne Sease Award, Harvey M. 

Showalter Future Alumni, and Certificates of Appreciation. 

Nominate online via the alumni Web site at http://alumni.uindy.edu. Deadline for consideration 

is February 1. Awards will be presented during the Honors and Recognition Banquet at Alumni 

Weekend, June 2, 2007. Complete award descriptions, nomination criteria, and a listing of previous 

winners are also available. 

Alumni Board of Directors 

Are you looking for a meaningful way to give back to the University that has given you so much in 

helping you achieve your life’s goals? Consider nominating yourself or a fellow classmate for an Alumni 

Association board member position. The board comprises 27 dedicated, UIndy-loving grads. The 

board meets quarterly and has five active subcommittees. An online nomination form and information 

about the Alumni Board of Directors is available at http://alumni.uindy.edu.

Stay in the know! 

The monthly electronic newsletter is a great way to 

stay abreast of news about your alma mater. Read 

about Greyhound sports and scores and learn about 

cultural opportunities and theatre performance 

times. Be the first to know about alumni events 

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receiving Alumni E-News by registering in Alumni 

Central, your online connection, and update your 

profile today! 

Help recruit tomorrow’s 

UIndy student 

Q. How many alumni does it take to recruit an 

incoming UIndy freshman? 

A. 23,302. 

Every member of the Alumni Association is needed 

to help maintain the pipeline of high-caliber 

incoming students. Contact the Office of Alumni 

Relations if you can help in these areas. 

Help facilitate regional college recruitment 

fairs representing the University. Training and 

supplies provided. Help is needed especially in 

Chicago and Champaign, Illinois; Grand Rapids, 

Traverse City, and Arbor Hills, Michigan; 

Louisville, Kentucky; Fort Wayne, Indiana; St. 

Louis, Missouri; Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

Request an admission fee waiver available to 

alumni and give it to a prospective student. 

Sponsor a student applying for the alumni 

scholarship (the highest conversion rate of any 

UIndy scholarship, meaning more students 

accept this scholarship and enroll than any other 

University award). 

Refer high school students and suggest they come 

for a campus visit. 

Inquire about the legacy alumni scholarship 

available to children and grandchildren of grads. 

Help show the value of earning a UIndy degree 

by sending in your business card for the “Two for 

Two” business card directory of alumni displayed 

in the Office of Admissions lobby. 

Submit news for Portico / Request alumni information 

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Tell us about the milestones in your life; we’ll pass the news on to your classmates! Use 

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