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Michigan State University • Fall 2007 • Vol. 25, No. 1Cover: MSU celebratesa year of arts and culture.Design by Dave GiordanHOW MSU BECAME A MEMBEROF THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE*John Hannah, MSU president from 1941-69, skillfullymaster-minded MSU’s entry into the Big Ten in the face ofstrong opposition from the University of Michigan(excerpted erpted fromnew book by David Thomas).30MSU CELEBRATES A YEAR OF “ARTS AND CULTURE”The next12 months will see special events galore celebratingartsandculture across the campus.36MSU’S NATIONAL SUPERCONDUCTING CYCLOTRONLABORATORY RY AIMS TOREMAIN AN INTERNATIONAL LEADERNuclear science is devoted to answering nature’s most basicquestions, and MSUaims to remain an international leader in thisquest and alsoto educate nuclear scientists of the future.44A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES IN “SPORTS NUT” HEAVENA retired Detroit sportswriter recounts the greatesthighlights of his four-decade Hall of Fame career.50DEPARTMENTSPresident’s Perspective 4In-Basket 5Around Circle Drive 6Spartan Profiles 24Sports 54Alma Matters 58State’s Stars 66Obituaries 70Lasting Impressions 72Page 1046957070004_0001.indd 19/11/07 9:07:13 AM

Michigan State University Alumni Association Staff MembersBill BeekmanExecutive DirectorBev VandenBergAssociate DirectorCheryl DenisonDirector of Alumni Servicesand EventsSusie HamiltonDirector of StudentAlumni FoundationJohn HillDirector of AlumniCareer ServicesKim KittlemanDirector ofAlumni RelationsDominic SchimizziDirector of FinanceDavid BrownAssistant DirectorAlumni GroupsCammie CantrellMembership ServicesLouise CooleyAssistant DirectorLifelong EducationRegina CrossEvent Coordinator/Travel ProgramsBrenda HaynesLifelong Education AssistantAndy HendersonAssistant DirectorTechnical ServicesKristin MackleyExecutive Staff AssistantKaren MoserMembership ServicesChris PfefferInformation Technology/WebmasterSarah SkillingProject/Event CoordinatorSandy SoiferAssistant Director, BusinessPlanning and SponsorshipsBarbara Susa-FineisAdministrative AssistantJackie SweetMembership Services CoordinatorLinda TrimbleReceptionist/ Membership ServicesAlumni Interest GroupsMSU Alumni Band - Gordon Spink, Group LiaisonMSU Black Alumni - Veda Dove-Washington, Group LiaisonMSU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,and Transgender Alumni - Brian Cullin, Group LiaisonState News Alumni Association - Jeremy Steele, Group LiaisonRegional ClubsThere are regional clubs nation wide and around the globe.You can find information about these regional clubs atour website: msualum.comMaking the Michigan State University Connection:To join or renew, change your address or obtain benefitinformation, contact the MSUAA office:242 Spartan WayEast Lansing, MI 48824-2005(877) MSU-ALUM (678-2586)(517) 355-8314(517) 355-5265 (fax)msualum.comClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 3046957070004_0002-3.indd 39/15/07 6:11:51 AM

PRESIDENT’SPERSPECTIVEMichigan State University has avibrant cultural community withcountless public performances,exhibitions, programs, and special eventsthroughout the year. Not only do thesearts and culture offerings educate andengage audiences by exploring the diversityof human expression, but they alsocontribute to the economic vitality of theregion. Increasingly, cultural developmentis being recognized as an essential ingredientin creating an environment that fosters economic growth. Torecognize the significant contribution arts and culture makes to thequality of life and prosperity in Michigan, we have declared thisacademic year MSU’s Year of Arts and Culture.Across the state and nation, arts and culture influence business developmentand expansion decisions, inspire downtown revitalizationand historic preservation, build community identity, and promotediversity and inclusiveness. Where technology, innovation, and creativityanchor the economy, a strong cultural sector is surely present.Michigan State University is at the center of energizing culturalentrepreneurship and development in Michigan’s capital regionand beyond. One recent study found that the state’s arts andcultural activities employ more than 108,000 people and generate$1.9 billion in income. Now MSU economists are helping devisean innovative tool to measure even more precisely the economicimpact of the arts as part of Michigan’s fi rst Cultural EconomicDevelopment Strategy.To recognize the central role arts and culture play in nurturingthe human spirit and preparing students for engagement in theglobal community, we will showcase the many ways the universityadvances arts and culture through teaching, research, and outreach.MSU’s Year of Arts and Culture, coordinated by the Office ofUniversity Outreach and Engagement, will comprise activitiesinvolving all arts and culture units and academic programs. Theseactivities will span multiple disciplines and are designed to enrichthe student experience, align with local economic development efforts,and engage the community.Highlights of the year’s activities will include the opening ofMSU’s new Residential College for the Arts and Humanities,groundbreaking for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, the25th anniversary of the Wharton Center, anniversaries of the MSUMuseum and the Department of Theatre, and a public lecture byOrhan Pamuk, the winner of last year’s Nobel Prize in Literature.As always, there will be a vibrant and plentiful array of publicperformances, exhibitions, programs, lectures, and other eventsthroughout the year. Members of our community and visitorsfrom near and far will have the opportunity to learn and grow asthey delight in our music, performing arts, and concert centers;libraries and museums; and gardens, public art, and historic sitesacross campus.I invite you to return to campus and join us in celebrating MSU’sYear of Arts and Culture. Learn more at artsandculture.msu.edu.Sincerely,Lou Anna K. Simon, Ph. D.President, Michigan State UniversityPage 4 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_004.indd 19/11/07 9:33:50 AM

INBASKETMICHIGAN ECONOMYThank you for economistCharles Ballard’s article onstrengthening education andeconomic reforms for the Stateof Michigan (“The EconomicFuture of Michigan,” Summer2007, pp. 12-17). His nationalreputation is well-deserved.Income tax reform, includingincreasing the existing rate andadopting a graduated rate, maybe politically unpopular but isabsolutely the right thing to do.I would urge our legislators toread this article and have thefortitude to make these necessarychanges.Wendall Decker, ’52LansingAs a discipline, economics is avery complex and complicatedsubject. Yet, Charles Ballard’sarticle about the Michiganeconomy is very succinct yet extremelyinsightful. I’ve stronglyrecommended the article to numerousfriends and family. Moreimportantly, the article should berequired reading for every Michiganlegislator. The time for ourlegislature to act is now and theywould do well to use Ballard’sarticle as the compass!Bill Latta, ’73, M.A. ’75, Ph.D.’83, East LansingMSU’S LITERARY LIONSBill Castanier’s article on JimHarrison, Thomas McGuane,and Richard Ford was insightfuland well-researched, but itcontains one small error. Theliterary magazine that Mc-Guane co-founded in 1961 wasnamed Tarot, and in 1963 thatmagazine was relaunched asRed Cedar Review, which continuespublication today as thecountry’s oldest undergraduaterunliterary publication. Copiesof Tarot can be found in theMSU Library’s Special Collections,and the first two volumescontain the early Thomas Mc-Guane stories, “The Juke” and“The Conspiracy.”One student who helpedlaunch Red Cedar Review in1963 was Jim Cash, ’70, later ascreenwriter and MSU facultymember who collaborated withJack Epps, ’72, to write screenplaysfor a number of films,including Top Gun, Legal Eagles,The Secret of My Success, Turner& Hooch , and Dick Tracy. Cashpassed away in 1999, but theEnglish department’s creativewriting awards, which he sponsored,still carry his name.Gavin Craig, ’01Lansing☛ For those interested in MSU’sliterary magazines, Craig hascompiled an index of both Tarotand The Red Cedar Review inhis blogspot at eastlansinglitmags.blogspot.com. –Editor.Enjoyed Bill Castanier’sstory on MSU’s three literarylions—Jim Harrison, ThomasMcGuane and Richard Ford. Itwas great hearing aboutthe literary bull sessions atthe MSU Union attended byHarrison and McGuane at thedawn of the ’60s. I thoughtreading in the gardens behindthe library was my shtick, andnow I know Harrison did it adecade before me.What are the names of theprofessors Jim Harrison rattledoff as particularly inspiring? Ihave to wonder if any of theEnglish profs were still there inthe 70s, when I was at State.Susan Whitall, ’74BirminghamYour piece on the ThreeLiterary Lions by Bill Castanierwas first class. After theopening paragraph I couldn’tstop reading. It seemed likethe writer knew the three menfor decades and was letting mein on who they are and howimportant they are in today’sworld of literature.Castanier, an MSU alum,apparently is obsessed withbooks himself and in an easyconversationalway gave me alook at the on-campus environmentand times when theyfound their paths to lifetimesof writing.Dale Arnold, ’51East LansingRENDERING CREDITThe credit for the renderingsof the Duffy DaughertyBuilding and the Perles Plazashould go to Integrated DesignSolutions (Troy, MI). We areworking with Dan Bollman,Jeff Kasdorf and (MSU seniorassociate athletics director)Greg Ianni on the design ofboth projects.Paul StachowiakPresident, IntegratedDesign Solutions, TroyNIH RESEARCHIt was gratifying to read aboutthe accomplishments of ourresearchers in “MSU’s InterdisciplinaryFocus Helps LandMore NIH Research Funds”(Summer 2007). The interdisciplinaryapproach you describedparallels what seems towork best in our business. Likethe multidisciplinary, scientificapproach, we help our clientsachieve their goals along all aspects—includinglegal, financialand strategic.Jerry G. Sutton, ’64,J.D., CFP, AIFAEast Lansing☛ Sutton is president of Lansing’sSutton Advisors, PLC andserves as a member of the ExternalRelations Committee ofthe MSUAA’s National AlumniBoard. –Editor.POTCHEN BUSTGreat column on Dr. JamesPotchen. We’re fortunate tohave a man of his capabilities atMSU. He has the commitment,enthusiasm and drive to get thejob done. It’s no surprise whathe has accomplished with MSU’sDept. of Radiology.Dick Pendell, ’62Midland@MSU HELPFULYour new alumni email newsletter,@MSU, has been reallyhelpful. As I appear before highschool counselors, parents, andhigh school students, I have beenable to relate events and peopleconnected to MSU in a very positiveway. I’ve found some newsitems in @MSU that I haven’tseen at any other site. I appreciatethis service.Ron Teuber, ’57Elmhurst, IL☛ Teuber is a former presidentof MSU’s Chicago alumni cluband currently helps the MSUOffice of Admissions recruitstudents from the Chicago area.To subscribe to @MSU, visitmsualum.com.–Editor.Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 5046957070004_0005.indd 19/11/07 9:39:53 AM

AROUND CIRCLE DRIVEDEBUT OF THE BIG TEN NETWORKThis fall, an ambitious new national cable and satellite televisionnetwork—focused exclusively on the nation’s Big Ten universities—made its debut.The Big Ten Network presents extensive coverage of athletic competition,sports highlights, feature programming, and institutionalcontent highlighting the academic prowess of universities within theconference. The network, which broadcasts 24 hours a day, beganairing Aug. 30 on Direct TV, AT&T cable and some nearly 100 cablesystems in the midwest. It is majority owned by the Big Ten Conferencewith Fox Cable Networks as a significant minority partner.“Because the network will carry to national audiences more coverageof Big Ten women’s and Olympic sports, as well as a more in-depthlook at the lives of student-athletes, it will provide a well-rounded andcomplete view of the value and purpose of athletics in the universityenvironment,” explained MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. “Inaddition, the network will provide Big Ten universities with the opportunityto present their own programming highlighting the worldclasswork we do in research, teaching, and outreach, and showcasingthe accomplishments of students, faculty, and alumni.“Overall, it will increase the level of visibility and depth for all BigTen sports, including more coverage of fans’ favorite sports, re-air ofclassic archived games, and exciting highlights and feature shows.”☛For more information, visit bigtennetwork.com.MSU INVOLVED IN BIOFUELS EFFORTTwo teams of MSU engineers—chemicaland mechanical—havebeen selectedto negotiate for $4.7 million inU.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)grants to work with industry tocreate new fuels from renewableresources as well as enginesthat can take advantage of thosenext-generation fuels.One project, with DOE andFord Motor Co., is to developadvanced, low-temperature combustiondesigns for diesel enginesusing biofuel blends optimizedfor engine performance. MSU isthe only university to be selectedas a lead in this round of $2.5million of award opportunities.Page 6Another project involvesachieving gasoline-like fueleconomy when using E-85 byminimizing thermal, dynamic,volumetric and other systemefficiency losses.“These new fuels will be moresophisticated than ethanol andbiodiesel,” says Dennis Miller,professor of chemical engineeringand materials science, who isleading MSU’s partnership withFord. “By designing engines atthe same time, we believe we canoptimize efficiency, performanceand environmental benefits.“If we’re successful, then manyjobs will be created as the biofuelsindustry expands and new enginetechnologies are implemented.”Meanwhile, a team of threeMSU mechanical engineeringprofessors will work with Ford totest and create engines that canmaximize fuel performance.ENGINEERING FACILITYTO RESEARCH BIOFUELSMSU’s College of Engineeringis set to lead the way towardmore environmentally responsibleand economical ways to powertransportation and industrywith the August 24th opening ofthe new Energy & AutomotiveResearch Laboratories.In the new $10 million,29,000-square-foot researchcomplex, located at ServiceRd. and Bogue St., just southof the Life Sciences Building,researchers will identify waysto realize greater fuel efficiency,determine how to collect wasteheat and convert it to electricity,and work to develop new biobasedfuels.“Energy is one of the singlemost important issues facingus today,” says Eann Patterson,chairperson of the Dept. ofStanding in the large test cell,Harold Schock, professor of mechanicalengineering and directorof the Automotive ResearchExperiment Station, discusses avideo of combustion in a dieselengine.Kurt Stepnitz/University RelationsMechanical Engineering. “TheUnited States has just under fivepercent of the world’s population,yet accounts for 25 percent ofworld petroleum consumption.”The laboratories house a dynamicnew center for synergisticresearch and development,bringing together in one facilitythe leading engineers and scientistsall working to solve problemsimportant to the energyand automotive fields. Engineersat MSU include experts in everythingfrom ethanol to solar cellsto biodiesel processing to hydrogenextraction. The U.S. Dept.of Energy recently earmarked $2million for MSU to perform researchthat couples biofuels withefficient automotive engines, andmuch of this work will be conductedin the new facility.“These facilities will allow forfurther development of hybridtechnologies, the creation ofmore efficient combustion enginesand the pursuit of biobasedfuels,” Patterson notes.NEW ADDITIONSTO RESEARCH PARKMSU’s 115-acre UniversityCorporate Research Park willsoon have new roads and infrastructure,and a new tenant,Okemos’ TechSmith Corp.The park, at Collins and ForestRoads, is owned by the nonprofitFall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0006-23.indd 49/15/07 5:39:22 AM

John Robert WilliamsA tradition begun to honor MSU’s Sesquicentennial, FredHonhart, director of MSU Archives & Historical Collections, willcontinue to highlight key moments and people in MSU history.MSU Foundation and is the centerpieceof the Lansing RegionalSmartZone, a state-sanctionedprogram to attract high-techbusinesses. Half of the $4 millionin planned improvementswill be funded by a grant fromthe U.S. Dept. of Commerce’sEconomic Development Administration.The Foundation willchip in $2 million. This investmentcould create an estimated400 jobs and more than $40million in private investment.“It will allow us to furtherdevelop our SmartZone andbring in even more biotech businessesto that area,” notes BobTrezise, president of the LansingEconomic Development Corp.,which helps market the park.MRI UNIT DONATEDTO MALAWI HOSPITALThrough the efforts of JamesPotchen, University DistinguishedProfessor of Radiologyand department chairperson,the General Electric Corp. donateda $1 million MagneticResonance Imaging (MRI) unitto the Queen Elizabeth CentralHospital in Blantyre, Malawi.In addition, MSU’s College ofOsteopathic Medicine is donatingmore than $400,000 for abuilding to house the MRI machine,scheduled for completionin 2008.Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comMSU physician Terrie Taylor(right) works in the QueenElizabeth Central Hospital inBlantyre, Malawi.“This will help in so manyways,” says MSU osteopathicphysician Terrie Taylor, UniversityDistinguished Professor ofInternal Medicine. “We will useit for the research we do; we’llbe able to use it for everydaypatients that come through thehospital, and it will help to attractand retain more doctors toMalawi.”Taylor spends the rainy season– January through June – workingat the hospital treatingmalaria patients and conductingautopsy research on a diseasethat kills as many as three millionchildren in sub-SaharanAfrica every year.The MRI unit, the first ever inMalawi, will also serve neighboringMozambique and Zambia,neither of which has an MRIunit. The National Institutes ofHealth (NIH) is also providingfunding for the MRI project.Taylor’s autopsy study was alsofunded by an NIH grant.THREE PROGRAMSDEEMED “STELLAR”Three MSU programs thatU.S. News & World Report saysare “linked to student success”Forest Akers is a name familiar to many Spartans, with a residencehall and both golf courses bearing his name. Little known is thatAkers was also responsible for MSU’s acquisition in 1957 of a retiredsteam locomotive, Pere Marquette No. 1225 (Berkshire type, 2-8-4), donated by the C&O Railroad.Not everyone shared Aker’s enthusiasm for the gift, however, andfor many years it sat on the rail siding just south of the old powerplant, initially with little attention. In 1969, the MSU RailroadClub was formed with the hopes of eventually restoring the locomotiveto operating status. Eventually, in 1981, it was moved toOwosso, where a complete restoration process began. MSU transferredownership of the locomotive to a non-profit corporation, theSteam Railroad Institute.In 1988, the 1225 operated for the first time under its own powerand subsequently has run on numerous excursions from Owosso.The movie company that made the Tom Hanks film The Polar Express(2004), based on the book about a magical train that takeschildren to the North Pole at Christmas time, came to Owosso tofilm the locomotive and take sound recordings. Choosing the 1225for the movie seems particularly appropriate. When C&O officialslooked for a steam engine to donate to MSU, they selected the 1225partly because it was around Christmas time and the train’s numberseemed most apropos. Today the Steam Railroad Institute operatespopular trips at Christmas time from Owosso to the “North Pole.”☛ For more information about the Steam Railroad Institute, visitmstrp.com.Circle_ForestAkers&PolarExpress.jpgMSU Archives & Historical CollectionsPhotocourtesy ofMSUArchives&HistoricalCollectionsPage 7046957070004_0006-23.indd 59/15/07 5:47:17 AM

were listed among the magazine’s“Programs To Look For” in itsrecent rankings of America’s bestcolleges.Listed as “stellar examples”were MSU’s residential colleges,its study abroad program, and itsservice learning experiences.MSU has three residential colleges—JamesMadison, whichfocuses on public affairs; LymanBriggs, which focuses on science;and the new Residential Collegefor Arts and Humanities. Instudy abroad, MSU boasts 240programs on all continents inmore than 60 countries. Hundredsof MSU students takeadvantage of the university’s service-learningopportunities everyyear, volunteering in places suchas hurricane-ravaged New Orleans,soup kitchens and homelessshelters.Photo courtesy of the Wharton CenterDONATION HELPSNURSING EXPANSIONA donation from alumni Altonand Janice Granger to MSU’s Collegeof Nursing will help its effortsto build a new facility, depicted inthe accompanying rendering.“In addition to our love for thecollege and strong desire to see thismuch-needed addition becomea reality, we are hoping our giftwill inspire other nursing alumniand friends to also support thisimportant fundraising campaign,”says Janice, a 1980 graduate of thecollege.“I am pleased to make this contributionhonoring my wife’s long-standing commitmentto the college,” says Alton Granger, a 1954 graduate ofMSU’s College of Engineering and co-CEO of GrangerConstruction Co.Currently housed in the Life Sciences Building, thecollege is proposing to build a 20,000-ft addition at thenorth side of the building. The total project is estimatedat $17 million.Renderings courtesy of MSU’s College of NursingWICKED WILL RETURNTO WHARTON CENTERWicked, the smash-hit musicalthat sold out in record time thispast season at MSU’s WhartonCenter for Performing Arts,will return to East Lansing for athree-week run July 16 throughAugust 3, 2008.Wicked, a clever prequel tothe iconic story of Dorothy andthe Wizard of Oz, has won 15major awards and is currentlydominating the Broadway scene.It is directed by multiple TonyAward-winner Joe Mantello withstaging by Tony Award-winnerWayne Cilento. StephenSchwartz wrote both the musicand the lyrics.☛ For more information, contactthe Wharton Center boxoffice at 800-WHARTON orvisit whartoncenter.com.NATIONAL GRANTON ALCOHOL ABUSEA team of MSU health educators,faculty and staff receiveda grant from the U.S. Dept.of Education for its efforts atchanging the “culture” of alcoholuse and abuse.“This is really a communitywiderecognition and a testamentto the dedication and the commitmentof the university and thecity of East Lansing to work collaborativelyto change the cultureof high-risk drinking at MSU,”says Dennis Martell, Olin’s directorof health education.Martell notes that in recentyears there has been a decline inalcohol use and in the numberof students reporting academicharm from alcohol use. He saysMSU will use the $175,000grant to develop a web site,presentations and web-basedworkshops.MSU CHECK SYSTEMBECOMES MODELAn MSU-developed backgroundcheck system for longtermcaregivers has been sosuccessful that new federal legislationin the U.S. Senate is usingthe MSU system as its model.Since the MSU system wasintroduced in 2006, nearly4,000 of approximately 163,000applicants were deemed unemployablebecause of previousrecords of abuse or crimes.MSU researchers developed thissystem in 2005 in partnershipwith several state agencies. Theprogram is a web-based informaticssystem developed in theCollege of Communication Artsand Sciences that integrates thedatabases of several registries andprovides a mechanism for criminalhistory checks.Lori Post, assistant dean ofresearch in the college and headof the MSU research group, saysthe system “gives peace of mind”to Michiganians with familymembers in long-term care andalso provides cost-savings totaxpayers.SOCIAL SKILLS AFFECT LEARNINGMSU researchers have foundthat a child’s social skills at agethree could predict his or herfuture social and academic performance.Holly Brophy-Herb, associateprofessor of family and child ecologyand leader of MSU’s researchteam, says that early interventionPage 8Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0006-23.indd 69/11/07 9:53:04 AM

can be an important tool for enhancingearly development.“But we must focus on howinterventions work, whetherthey are curricular interventionsor comprehensive early interventionservices, such as EarlyHead Start (EHS), under whatcircumstances and for whom,”she says.The Brophy-Herb led groupis currently working with EHSproviders in six Michigan counties,targeting early social andemotional development that wasdeveloped by the MSU team andtheir EHS partners. The projectis funded by the U.S. Dept. ofHealth and Human Services.$2.3 MILLIONFOR HEP PROGRAMThe U.S. Dept. of Educationhas earmarked $2.3 million overfive years to MSU’s High SchoolEquivalency Program (HEP)according to Luis Garcia, directorof MSU HEP and the CollegeAssistance Migrant Program.MSU HEP assists students whoare engaged, or whose parents areengaged in migrant and otherseasonal farm work throughoutMichigan and surrounding statesto obtain the equivalent of a secondaryschool diploma, explainsGarcia. The program also helpsstudents gain employment or withplacement in an institution ofhigher education.MSU HEP offers two 12-weekresidential educational programsannually and a satellite, commutereducation site providing educationalservices to 70 migrant andseasonal farm worker students.Through this program, studentsreceive intensive educational instruction,extensive support services,resources for academic andcareer planning and development,and placement services.☛ For more information, visitfce.msu.edu.NEW BREAKTHROUGHIN FAST-BEAM RESEARCHAn international collaborationat MSU’s National SuperconductingCyclotron Laboratory(NSCL, see feature story beginningon p. 44) has demonstrateda new technique for studyingparticles traveling at one-thirdthe speed of light.The technique, which will beexplained in Physical Review Letters,represents a breakthroughin the investigation of rareisotopes—fleeting versions ofelements not normally found onEarth.“It’s opening up a wholerange of possible studies,” saysRoderick Clark, physicist andco-leader of the nuclear structuregroup at Lawrence BerkeleyNational Laboratory, who wasnot involved in the experiment.“That’s as far as you can go, thefrontiers of this research. Thisis one of those areas in whichNSCL is leading the world.”Photo courtesy of NSCLPhysicist Andreas Stolz adjustsa diamond detector used toidentify rare isotopes—a researcharea where MSU’s NSCLleads the world.MSU KUDOSEvery semester MSU faculty,staff and students garner kudostoo numerous to list exhaustivelyhere. Some examples:PLANT DEFENSE AGAINST INVADERSThe mystery of how a major plant hormone works to defend plantsagainst invaders has been solved, thanks to researchers from MSUand Washington State University.Scientists have known that a common plant hormone, jasmonate,plays this role, but the precise steps that convert the hormone’s signalinto genetic and cellular action remained elusive—until now. MSUscientists Sheng-Yang He and Gregg Howehelped solve the mystery, as described inthe online journal Nature (July 18).The scientists identified a keyfamily of proteins—dubbed JAZproteins—that react to the jasmonatesignal. Howe, professor ofbiochemistry and molecular biology,and He, professor of plantbiology, plant pathology, and microbiologyand molecular genetics,used Arabidopsis and tomato plantsto determine how the JAZ proteinswork.The research was funded by the NationalInstitutes of Health and the U.S. Dept. of Energyand supported by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station.Michael Kasavana, endowedprofessor for the National AutomaticMerchandising Association(NAMA) at MSU’s TheSchool of Hospitality Business,has been named leader of allNAMA’s technology initiatives.Jorge Pereira, NSCL postdocwho is researching the r-process,has received the prestigiousYoung Scientist Award fromNuclear Physics A.Gary Reid, University DistinguishedSenior Specialist in theDept. of Telecommunication,Information Studies and Media,and general manager of MSU’sWDBM or Impact 89FM, hasbeen inducted into the MichiganBroadcasting Hall of Fame.MSU’s Dept. of Family Medicinewas ranked in the nationalTop 10 by the American Academyof Family Physicians, with16.5 percent of its students goinginto that field. In addition, thedepartment also received anaward from the state of Michiganfor its commitment to qualitypatient care. The departmentis in MSU’s College of HumanMedicine.MSU advertising studentswon first place in a nationalmarketing competition sponsoredby Fuze Beverage Co.,while another MSU team tooktop honors at the annual Instituteof Food Technologistscompetition in Chicago, wherethey developed a new line ofchicken soup.WKAR-TV has won twoEmmy Awards for its MichiganAt Risk series from the Michiganchapter of the National TelevisionAcademy.NEW FACESGabriel Dotto, administrativedirector at the Fondazione IstitutoNazionale di Studi Verdianiin Parma, Italy, has been nameddirector of Michigan State UniversityPress. He succeeds FredBohm, who retired in June afterClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 9046957070004_0006-23.indd 79/11/07 9:55:59 AM

serving 17 years as director of theMSU Press.Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore,MSU associate professor of socialwork, has been named dean ofthe MSU Honors College. Shesucceeds Ronald Fisher, who hasserved as the college’s dean anddirector since 1996.James R. Kirkpatrick, Jr.,professor of geology and executiveassociate dean of theCollege of Arts and Sciencesat the University of Illlinois atUrbana-Champaign, has beennamed new dean of MSU’sCollege of Natural Science.He succeeds George Leroi, whoserved as dean from 1996-2006,and acting dean Estelle McGroarty(since Jan. 2007).MARKETINGIN AFRICAAVIA RADIO WAVESTwo MSU researchers are promotingregional agriculturaltrade in West Africa by distributingup-to-date market data tofarmers and traders in remoteareas via radio broadcasts.With support from the Williamand Flora Hewlett Foundation,the West Africa Market Informationand Agricultural TradePromotion project is operatingout of Mali and will coordinatethe national Market InformationSystems (MIS) of Mali, Nigerand Guinea.“Market Information Systemsis an organization that gathersinformation for agriculturalmarkets such as prices and othermarket conditions, analyzes thedata and diffuses the informationvia radio broadcasts in theform of farm news reports tofarmers, consumers and policymakers,”says John Staatz, professorof agricultural economics.In Mali, about 70 percent ofits 11 million people tune in tothe market report. Staatz andNango Dembele, visiting assistantprofessor of agriculturaleconomics, hope to extend theproject to 15 countries on Africa’swest coast.PROGRESS IN THE MSUAAAFTER INITIAL YEARBy Bill Beekman, ’89MSUAA Executive DirectorAs I write this column, it hasbeen just over one year since Ijoined your Alumni Association,initially as the acting executivedirector and, more recently, asthe executive director. In someways it seems like I’ve been inthe role for just a few months; inother ways, it seems like I’ve beenhere much longer. In any event,I continue to be very excitedabout the progress we’re making.Kim Kittleman, our newdirector of alumni relations isworking hard to create tools toassist our volunteer leaders inthe great work that they do. Sherecently started a listserv for ourclub presidents and is exploringopportunities to improve theweb services that clubs are ableto provide to you, our AlumniAssociation members. Whilemuch of Kim’s current work is“behind the scenes,” her effortswill significantly enhance thevalue that our alumni clubs canbring to their members.Bev VandenBerg and CherylDenison have been planningan exciting weekend of homecomingactivities. Our themethis year is “Where Heroesare Made.” We will celebratealumni heroes from many differentwalks of life, feature somenew and exciting floats and afew other surprises. Don’t missthis great event on Friday, October12. The parade follows thetraditional route from Abbott toGrand River to Bogue, beginningat 6:00 p.m.Most recently, Patrick Scheetz,Ph.D. ’73, our director of alumnicareer services, announcedhis retirement. Patrick joinedthe university in 1967 and hasbeen with the Alumni Associationsince 1998. Our AlumniCareer Services office was createdby Patrick and is an extraordinarilystrong member servicedue to his efforts. Patrick alsoserved as the liaison to ourinternational clubs. They willmiss his regular email updatesand friendly tours when theyvisit campus. Patrick was ourliaison to the Blue Line Cluband the hockey team; how fittingthat in his final year in thatrole the team sent him out witha bang…and a national championship.Patrick, on behalf ofthe thousands and thousands ofalums that you have helped overthe years – THANK YOU!!!We wish you well in your retirement.Stepping into Patrick’s loftyshoes as our director of alumnicareer services will be JohnHill. John is a dynamic,energetic leader with a strongcareer services background.I am confident that he canably carry the baton forward.Please do not hesitate to contactJohn to assist you withjob seeking and career planningat 877-MSU-ALUM.As always, please rememberthat the MSU AlumniAssociation is your alumniassociation. We are here to serveyou and your great university. Ifyou have any questions or comments,please do let us know.You can reach me through ourtoll free number (877-MSU-ALUM) or by email at beekman@msu.edu.Go Green!Patrick Scheetz (right), seenhere with Atlanta alumnusT.D. Jorgensen at a recentalumni pre-game hospitalitytent, has retired from the MSUAlumni Association after a 40-year career at MSU.Robert BaoPage 10Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0006-23.indd 89/15/07 5:48:25 AM

The MSU AlumniAssociation would liketo welcome our newestLife Members. We thankyou and commend youfor your willingness toshare our commitment tothis university throughmembership in the MSUAlumni Association.Gregory and Alana AroninFarmington, MITimothy and JessicaBlanchDurham, NCFrank BrettschneiderPort Huron, MIDonald and Diane BristowOro Valley, AZFrankie BrownEast Lansing, MIMargaret ByersEast Lansing, MIRussell CaterGrand Rapids, MILinda Charette O’MaraHackensack, NJKenneth DobarBrighton, MIMary Eisenmann andCharles EakerCarrollton, TXKarl Emerickand Cynthia TrosinNew Baltimore, MDJonathan andSuzanne FellowsFarmington Hills, MIKevin Glandon andEkaterina NikishinaWashington, DCSally HenrichsenLansing, MIKathleen Ryan JohnstonPewaukee, WIKristin Lado TufanAshburn, VAJessica and JustinLeonardHowell, MIDeborah LevanGrosse Pointe Farms, MIDonald McLaughlinCincinnati, OHMichael and JenniferMuczynskiChicago, ILToni MyckowiakChicago, ILTimothy and MaryO’CallaghanLudington, MIRobert and Mary PagePortage, MIKathleen Ryan JohnstonPewaukee, WIJosephine A RinehartMackinaw, MIMichael SchimanskiEast Lansing, MIAndrea SiekierskiAuburn Hills, MIKenneth SnyderColumbus, OHJames SpanioloArlington, TXPaul SwansonPark Ridge, ILAdam TarkowskiNovi, MIKerri ThelenEast Lansing, MIAllen TroubSan Diego, CAKristin Lado TufanAshburn, VABrook and Rachel WalshSpring Lake, MIChristine WretschkoGrand Ledge, MIAlicia ZeislerSt Clair Shores, MIAre You Moving?Be Sure to Take theMSU Alumni Magazine AlongEmail us at msuaa@msualum.comClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 11046957070004_0006-23.indd 99/11/07 10:15:42 AM

W “Thank you to the newestmembers of MSU’s givingsocieties listed here for yourextraordinary support ofMichigan State University.Your gifts further ourland-grant mission toadvance higher educationbuilt on cutting-edge research and engagement for thepublic good. Your recognition in MSU’s giving societiesacknowledges and affirms your commitment to theunique, critical role that MSU plays in the world today.You are joining over 6,000 other donor society memberswho recognize that Michigan State University mustlead Michigan, our nation, and the world in achieving aredefinition—a revitalization—of the covenant we continueto share with society.” For more information, please write or call: Michigan State University • 300 Spartan WayEast Lansing, MI 48824-1005 • (517) 884-1000or visit us on the web at www.givingto.msu.eduThe following individuals andorganizations have made asignificant financial commitmentto Michigan State University,qualifying them for lifetimerecognition in one of theuniversity’s ten donor societies.Listing includes new society membersfrom July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007$10,000,000 or$15,000,000planned giftWilliam James Beal was a professor ofBotany at Michigan Agricultural Collegefrom 1870-1910. Beal designed theoriginal format for the oldest continuouslyoperated botanical garden in the US andis considered the “father of seed testingin America.” The William J. Beal societyrecognizes the enterprise and energydonors at the Beal level bring to theuniversity.Ford Motor Company FundPfizerDow Chemical CompanyHerbert H. and Grace A. DowFoundationGeneral Motors FoundationWilliam J. RaduchelGreat Falls, VirginiaAmbassador and Mrs. Peter F.SecchiaGrand Rapids, MichiganWHARTONS O CI E T Y$2,500,000 or$3,750,000planned giftClifton R. Wharton became MSU’sfourteenth president in 1970. His tenurewas marked by successful efforts tomaintain the quality of MSU’s academicprograms, commitment to the educationof the economically and educationallydisadvantaged, and the integration of theSchool of Osteopathic Medicine withthe other medical schools. The WhartonCenter for the Performing Arts, dedicatedin 1982, was named in honor of Whartonand his wife Dolores, in recognition oftheir strong support for the project.Consumers EnergyRollin M. Gerstacker FoundationKellogg CompanyMichigan Turfgrass FoundationRandolph CowenNew York, New YorkGary L. SeeversWestport, ConnecticutDrs. Lou A. and Roy J. SimonEast Lansing, MichiganSteve and Millie SmithAtlanta, Georgia$5,000,000 or$7,500,000planned giftJoseph Williams, the first president of“The Agricultural College of the State ofMichigan,” displayed a dedication to thecollege’s success that began building thestrong foundation for what is today MichiganState University.046957070004_0006-23.indd 109/11/07 10:16:13 AM

$1,000,000 or$1,500,000planned giftFrank S. Kedzie, the eighth president ofMSU, is considered a pioneer for privatesupport to the university. The KedzieSociety is one of the university’s mostprestigious donor recognition groups.Blue Cross Blue Shield of MichiganFoundationThe Christman CompanyThe Dart FoundationDeRoy Testamentary FoundationFrey FoundationThe Hal & Jean Glassen MemorialFoundationJackson National Life InsuranceCompanyShell Oil CompanySkillman FoundationSteelcase FoundationSedric L. Audas and Nancy MeskoEast Lansing, MichiganDr. Raleigh BarloweEast Lansing, MichiganCassandra L. Book, Ph.D.East Lansing, MichiganWilliam H. and Jean G. ClementWinchester, VirginiaJohn and Marnie DemmerHarbor Springs, MichiganDavid Grant Dvorak, M.D.Hickory Corners, MichiganPhilip and Karen GilletteCutchogue, New YorkGlenda and Peter LappanEast Lansing, MichiganJulie and Edward J. MinskoffNew York, New YorkDavid and Elaine MuscatLivonia, MichiganElizabeth Difanis PhillipsEast Lansing, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Albert B. RatnerLyndhurst, OhioRon and Sharon RogowskiCrystal Lake, IllinoisMr. and Mrs. James R. Von Ehr IIRichardson, TexasSteven G. and Sally A. WalkerJackson, MichiganThomas P. YunckPasadena, California$500,000 or$1,000,000planned giftPresident Shaw served as the eleventhpresident of MSU, introducing new coursesincluding Hotel Administration, PublicAdministration, Geology, Geography, andPhysical Education for women.AP CapitalBaldwin FoundationDelta Dental Plan of MichiganIrwin FoundationJackson National Life InsuranceCompanyUnited Dairy Industry of MichiganJames and Marcia BuikeTega Cay, South CarolinaDr. Edward E. CohenNew Market, MarylandScott and Patricia EstonWakefield, MassachusettsLynne and Race Foster, D.V.M.Minocqua, WisconsinRuss and Bonnie KingPlymouth, MichiganJudy LytleFenton, MichiganAlec and Rachel McAreeGreenwich, ConnecticutMs. Marilyn MookLansing, MichiganJim and Mary NelsonAda, MichiganMarshall D. and Lee K. NewellWest Palm Beach, FloridaTrustee George J. andSally A. PerlesEast Lansing, MichiganMs. Ingrid Saunders JonesAtlanta, GeorgiaMrs. Arlene E. andDr. Lawrence SierraEast Lansing, MichiganKim L. and Judith A. SwansonColumbus, OhioSue and Jim WilliamsAda, MichiganAllen FoundationFarm Bureau InsuranceMSU Orange County Alumni ClubKen and Sandy BeallEast Lansing, MichiganRichard and Joyce BenefielAnaheim, CaliforniaKathy and Lorrey BianchiBoston, MassachusettsDan and Sherry BowenGrand Rapids, Michigan$250,000 or$500,000planned giftThe Abbot Society was established tohonor one of the first presidents of MSU,Theophilus Abbot, who led the universityfrom 1862 to 1885. Abbot promotedgrowth, secured critical government appropriationsand furthered MSU’s prestige asthe nation’s first agricultural college.Scott and Terri DevonGrand Rapids, MichiganDr. John FaustLansing, MichiganBrian F. FontesAlexandria, VirginiaBetty L. GiulianiHolt, MichiganJan A. HolcombLansing, MichiganRobert and Bonnie KnutsonLansing, MichiganCecil and Clare MackeyEast Lansing, MichiganRichard and Kathie MahnAnn Arbor, MichiganBarb and Ben Maibach IIIFarmington Hills, MichiganLes and Dorothy ManderscheidEast Lansing, MichiganMr. George F. McGregorHendersonville, North CarolinaMr. John B. McKayHickory Corners, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Larry A. MillerLambertville, MichiganPaul and Margaret MisteleVentura, CaliforniaMr. and Mrs. John MuijeLas Vegas, NevadaDr. Ramani NarayanOkemos, MichiganRichard and Mary PisarczykMc Lean, VirginiaKelley D. Smith andJanice Lee FenskeEast Jordan, MichiganJerry StantonFrankenmuth, Michigancontinued046957070004_0006-23.indd 119/11/07 10:16:34 AM

Donors Continued—Mary E. TatterWatervliet, MichiganDick and Dee WhiteColdwater, MichiganJon and Monica WylieWalnut Creek, CaliforniaHBC ContractingMPI Research, Inc.Western Michigan Green HouseAssociationJeanette and Norman AbelesEast Lansing, MichiganDenise and James F. Anderton, IVEast Lansing, MichiganHugh A. AndrewsSan Juan, Puerto RicoDennis and Donna BanksOkemos, MichiganDick and Marie J. BeldingLansing, MichiganStu and Charlotte BogueEast China, MichiganKaren E. BoydKentwood, MichiganMarla M. BuckmasterMarquette, Michigan$100,000 or$200,000planned giftJonathan L. Snyder served in the role ofMSU president from 1896 to 1915,transforming the office of the presidentwith an aggressive administrative style thatfocused on innovation in higher education.Howard T. ClauserChicago, IllinoisMr. Rick GeorgeGreenwood Village, ColoradoRobert and Carol GerbelSaint Joseph, MichiganJames and Patsy GermainWyomissing, PennsylvaniaCharles and Barbara GivenOkemos, MichiganLenny and Mary GovoniOkemos, MichiganJacob and Anne HaasNorth Face FarmChelsea, MichiganDavid E. HavrillaOkemos, MichiganLisa S. HildorfEast Lansing, MichiganJeffrey and Rhonda HodgkinsEast Lansing, MichiganMr. and Mrs. George HouseAda, MichiganDr. Richard S. JohnsonEast Lansing, MichiganPaul and Marietta JoliatTroy, MichiganSally A. Kostusak andRobert D. JonesDexter, MichiganJohn E. Kraeer IIIEast Lansing, MichiganAlan and Charlene LazettePortland, MichiganDr. Christopher LeedsNovato, CaliforniaTed and Paula LupinaKalamazoo, MichiganThomas and Catherine MallRockford, MichiganSam and Susan MancusoBloomfield Hills, MichiganJeffrey B. and Laura MarronHohokus, New JerseyWebb and Jan MartinHarbor Springs, MichiganConnie Jo McCarroll, D.O.Dayton, OhioAndrew and Jane McClaryEast Lansing, MichiganProfessor Emeritus Gerald Park andMrs. Lois ParkEast Lansing, MichiganJohn D. and Mary Beth PirichEast Lansing, MichiganGary F. and Barbara Stone ReetzGrand Blanc, MichiganDr. Laura Rauner-Rolph andW. Patrick RolphWilliamston, MichiganKeith and Beverly SalisburyHot Springs Village, ArkansasDr. John G. and Doris J. SalsburyBozeman, MontanaKathleen and Michael SchwartzBirmingham, MichiganMary Ellen Sheets and Tom AmissEast Lansing, MichiganJo Ann ShumwayTekonsha, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Trevor SinghGrand Blanc, MichiganCheryl Sisk and Doug GageOkemos, MichiganDeborah and Timothy SpeharTroy, MichiganAnn and Don StormzandOkemos, MichiganW. Paul and Betty StrassmannEast Lansing, MichiganNoel W. Stuckman andSandra Clarkson StuckmanDeWitt, MichiganBill and Evelyn TaylorOkemos, MichiganPriscilla H. and Jason M. TaylorMountain View, CaliforniaJerry and Patricia WagnerBloomfield Hills, MichiganJohn and Carrie WalesEast Lansing, MichiganJames and Malinda WaltzWillis, MichiganDr. and Mrs. John A. WeigeltElm Grove, WisconsinJeffery and Christine WestWilliamston, MichiganDr. John WhiteRochester Hills, MichiganD. R. and Lois WiselyAnn Arbor, MichiganRichard and Joan WitterOkemos, MichiganMark and Laura YockeySan Francisco, California$50,000 or$100,000planned giftThe Hannah Society honors the memoryof President Hannah, who served theuniversity for forty-six years, twenty-eightof them as MSU’s twelfth president. He isrevered by many and guided the universitythrough its period of greatest physical andphilosophical growth.Sharon and Eric ApolloAnn Arbor, MichiganSelma AppelEast Lansing, MichiganTom AquinoDearborn, Michigan046957070004_0006-23.indd 129/11/07 10:16:59 AM

Maxine and Mark AuerbachLake Forest, CaliforniaDr. Abram M. BarchEast Lansing, MichiganDr. Carol Beals-KrugerGrand Ledge, MichiganGloria and Ernest BerenFarmington, MichiganRandy M. BergeronFarmington Hills, MichiganHarold Boeschenstein, Jr.Stowe, VermontJames and Sharon BradowPlano, TexasWilliam David BrohnClinton, ConnecticutDaniel and Leona BronsteinOkemos, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Leon B. BushLinden, MichiganBernard and Eleanor ButcherMidland, MichiganJohn and Barbara CaseBloomington, IllinoisPeter C. and Pat CookGrand Rapids, MichiganJames A. and Kimberly Z. CurrieOkemos, MichiganRoberta J. DaileyOrchard Lake, MichiganFrancis and Ursula DarlingBrighton, MichiganJoe and Mary Margaret DickinsonHolmes Beach, FloridaJan and Dick FullmerCaro, MichiganRobert W. and Deanna M. GastDeWitt, MichiganDouglas E. Gettel andJudith L. Stone GettelBloomfield, MichiganBrad and Dee GreenbergOkemos, MichiganGlen and Candice GronsethOkemos, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Mickey HerrickBrighton, MichiganMichael and Holly KasavanaWilliamston, MichiganMr. Michael J. KennedySaranac, MichiganKaren L. KlomparensDimondale, MichiganHarold and Joyce KraussLansing, MichiganScott and Kristine KuhnertBath, MichiganDave and Denise LampSouthlake, TexasCharles and Lisa LangtonTroy, MichiganBrian and Daryl LarsenGrand Rapids, MichiganMr. Tom LaTourSan Francisco, CaliforniaDavid LebenbomElaine LebenbomBloomfield Hills, MichiganJohn and Mildred Runnells MartinSarasota, FloridaDr. Edward and Mary MatherOkemos, MichiganMary B. and James E. McCartneyLansing, MichiganRon McNeill and Kathryn MikulkaEast Lansing, MichiganDr. O. Donald andMartha L. MeadersOkemos, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Salvatore (Sam) MonteRiverside, MichiganRichard W. MozerIndependence Township, MichiganSarah Winans NewmanAnn Arbor, MichiganDr. John and Marietta PetersLakewood, ColoradoJohn D. and Mary Beth PirichEast Lansing, MichiganRobert H. and Andrea G. RanderConklin, MichiganMarsha Rappley and Sid ShahOkemos, MichiganMr. and Mrs. John RobovitskyBloomfield Hills, MichiganMr. Mark E. SartorLansing, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Gerald SchabergEast Lansing, MichiganA. Allan and Kay A. SchmidEast Lansing, MichiganMs. Judy SorkinSanta Rosa, CaliforniaDouglas SpraggHouston, TexasDavid and Sara TaftAtherton, CaliforniaJ. William Thomas andCarolyn P. ThomasEast Lansing, MichiganMichael L. ThomsonLansing, MichiganMark and Mitzi TothClarkston, MichiganLou and Lynda WecksteinPhoenix, ArizonaMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. WillemainGrosse Pointe Farms, MichiganBill Yeoman and Terry FossumOkemos, MichiganKenneth and Kirsten ZisholzOkemos, MichiganMrs. Eileen L. EmersonOkemos, MichiganMark and Kathy LeeNaperville, IllinoisDennis and Jolene ShrakeGrosse Pointe Park, MichiganRobert and Jeanine EssensaOxford, MichiganGloria and F. R. (Pete) LehmanMidland, MichiganJo Ann ShumwayTekonsha, MichiganLarry and Jackie FleisAda, MichiganJef and Patty MallettLansing, MichiganSandi Smith and Charles AtkinEast Lansing, Michigancontinued046957070004_0006-23.indd 139/11/07 10:17:20 AM

Ronald and Dolores HammMarshall, MichiganMr. Philip M. MyersAlexandria, VirginiaJanet and Max BreuerPortage, MichiganLauren Julius HarrisEast Lansing, MichiganJane and Dean Peyton, D.O.Grand Prairie, TexasDonors Continued—$25,000Chartered duringthe university’sfirst capital campaign, Beaumont TowerSociety is named after the one landmarkthat so thoroughly symbolizes MichiganState University, its history and traditions.Suzanne and Robert BrookEast Lansing, MichiganChris Brown and Ioana SoneaOkemos, MichiganMr. John L. CanfieldBrighton, MichiganDr. Elaine CherneyScottsdale, ArizonaStanford Marc Compton andCynthia ComptonSouth Haven, MichiganBonta Hiscoe, M.D. andHelen Hiscoe, Ph.D.East Lansing, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Yahya HodjatOxford, MichiganBrad and Lori KellerFenton, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Randall J. KingLake Charles, LouisianaMargaret J. Knapp, M.D.DeWitt, MichiganDavid L. PriorBattle Creek, MichiganKrishnamoorthy Ramesh andMaria S. KangOkemos, MichiganRobert RathkeDaytona Beach, FloridaBrian and Mary RhameCincinnati, OhioJim and Joyce RogersEast Grand Rapids, MichiganLawrence W. Allaben, D.V.M.Susan C. AllabenSparta, MichiganJ. Robert Crofoot andKay Krueger CrofootTucson, ArizonaStan and Susie KozlowskiNew York, New YorkManoj and Shubhada SaxenaAustin, TexasMr. and Mrs. Thomas V. AngottWest Bloomfield, MichiganStephen and Cindy CruiseChicago, IllinoisRobin Arnold LammersAnn Arbor, MichiganJ. Mark Scriber andKathleen B. ScriberOkemos, MichiganAnthony and Racelle ArmadaGrosse Pointe Park, MichiganLois R. DeBackerHaslett, MichiganA. Michael and Susan I. LefflerEast Lansing, MichiganPhilip and Phyllis SeitzHale, MichiganDrs. Dennis and Janet ArnoldIonia, MichiganDave and Michelle DutchAustin, TexasDiane and James LevandeEast Lansing, MichiganDennis Semrau and FamilyThe Villages, FloridaMarty and Elda AustinLansing, MichiganBob Dye and Julie LiuBrooklyn, New YorkJack and Faye LewisAdrian, MichiganRick and Jean Eddington-ShipmanMason, MichiganPamala R. Babbitt and FamilyMuskegon, MichiganLeonard E. EamesTulsa, OklahomaJohn E. and Susan J. LinzEast Lansing, MichiganDr. Michael and Nena SikorskyBeverly Hills, MichiganPaul ( Jeff ) and Diana BaribeauGrand Ledge, MichiganVal R. BerrymanWilliamston, MichiganLauriston B. Farnsworth, D.V.M. andLois Walker Jackson FarnsworthLakeview, MichiganDrs. W. Clark and Lani FordIndian Trail, North CarolinaMatthew L. McCollBloomfield Hills, MichiganMichael and Pamela HnatiwMcCourtGreenbush, MichiganRonald H. and Mary E. SimonDeWitt, MichiganAlan F. SniadeckiCarrollton, TexasMonty and Nancy BieberHolt, MichiganFamily of David H. FosterSan Jose, CaliforniaJames B. McKeonNorthville, MichiganMr. David B. Steiger andDr. Elizabeth J. GalbreathCarmel, IndianaSusan Steiner BolhouseLansing, MichiganDrs. Bernard and Rita S. GallinEast Lansing, MichiganRich and Pam MerrittHaslett, MichiganMilton H. Steinmueller, Ph.D.Vancouver, WashingtonRay and Peggy BollaertYale, MichiganAmelia GreeniaEast China, MichiganDr. Alan Metz and Julie RoeschAnn Arbor, MichiganJerry and Denice StoeckerLansing, MichiganJ. M. BoswellAngleton, TexasArthur and Mary BrandstatterEast Lansing, MichiganDr. Robert J. andDr. Yvonne E. GustafsonWorthington, OhioMr. Charles W K and Donna MillsLansing, MichiganMary J. Milner-EstesBirmingham, OhioDr. Martin R. StytzAlexandria, VirginiaW. Greg and Barbara P. SuggTroy, Michigan046957070004_0006-23.indd 149/11/07 10:17:40 AM

Dr. Stephen & Grozda SwetechJonathan SwetechMaria SwetechClinton Twp, MichiganDr. Joseph Szumowski andDr. Catherine FeliskyDanville, CaliforniaNorma and Merlin TerrillMuskegon, MichiganJohn and Trena ThornburgOkemos, MichiganJoan TurrentineJohn TurrentineGrand Rapids, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Brian J. Van ElslanderDarien, ConnecticutGrace V. VanderbeekIthaca, MichiganJohn VanSchagen, M.D. andRose Ramirez, M.D.Ada, MichiganNorman and Marjory VeliquetteElk Rapids, MichiganSteven and Sunday WagnerChicago, IllinoisMr. Bruce A. andDr. Nancy W. WeberClarkston, MichiganPeter M. WegeEast Grand Rapids, MichiganDr. John WhiteRochester Hills, MichiganJeff WilliamsEast Lansing, MichiganFran WilsonSpring Lake, MichiganChuck and Nancy WingOkemos, MichiganNoah L. WofsyWashington, District of ColumbiaDon and Rosemary ZehnderFrankenmuth, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Jerome AboodLansing, MichiganChuck AckerFort Gratiot, MichiganTom and April AdadoHolt, MichiganBooth and Marie S. AldenCincinnati, OhioDr. B. L. AllenLubbock, TexasBill and Kim AlmKalamazoo, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Andrea (Andy)AmalfitanoDeWitt, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Mayur AminFresno, CaliforniaCarolyn and William AndrewsGrand Rapids, MichiganDale and Marsha AngerMidland, MichiganRobert and Mary AntoninoMarshall, MichiganCharles and Ann ArensmeierOkemos, MichiganDrs. Dennis and Janet ArnoldIonia, MichiganMs. Doris H. AsherEast Lansing, Michigan$10,000 or$100,000planned giftEstablished in 1963, the Presidents Clubwas the first donor recognition groupcreated at Michigan State University andremains the largest.Jill E. Westmoreland-Ayers andFrank L. AyersOkemos, MichiganMaryJane and Ken BacinskiWarren, MichiganPeggy Bailey, Ph.D.Ennis, TexasMr. and Mrs. Kenneth BaldwinNorthville, MichiganWilliam and Susan BaldwinGrand Ledge, MichiganJon and Elaine BartholicLaingsburg, MichiganHonorable Marianne O. BattaniGrosse Pointe, MichiganKen and Margie BauerLansing, MichiganRADM and Mrs. Timothy D. Beard IIINew Oxford, PennsylvaniaMatthew K. and Kristy J. BeckerRockford, MichiganChristine Gustara Beebe andRichard G. BeebeChicago, IllinoisAllan and Ruth BeegleEast Lansing, MichiganFrank and Patricia L. BeemanEast Lansing, MichiganDr. and Mrs. John BehmOkemos, MichiganBob and Wendy BenezetteLansing, MichiganSusan R. BennettOconomowoc, WisconsinDave BergerEast Lansing, MichiganMr. Kevin A. BerryTroy, MichiganRobert and Cheryl BestJackson, MichiganDivyesh and Nidhi BhaktaLouisville, KentuckyDante and Vonnita BishopNovi, MichiganBob and Karen BlackmanHaslett, MichiganPaul and Cherie BlondeLansing, MichiganBasil and Coralene BlossHowell, MichiganDavid and Shiela BloughSaline, MichiganMark T. and Yvonne J. BodleyRochester, MichiganMrs. Lyman BodmanEast Lansing, MichiganCarolyn O. BoeglyIthaca, New YorkCheri and Phil BoothIthaca, MichiganHoward and Kathy BossenWilliamston, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Franklin J. BosterMason, MichiganDavid M. BowenLakeville, MinnesotaGerald M. Boyd and Robin D. StoneNew York, New YorkMrs. Jessica BrannonDeWitt, MichiganDrs. Gerard Breitzer andSusan FrankOkemos, MichiganDr. Tsao Fang Y. Bristor andDr. James L. BristorEast Lansing, MichiganRichard and Linda BabcockCarmel, IndianaRichard and Margaret BethelBelmont, MichiganWayne and Lorene BronnerFrankenmuth, Michigancontinued046957070004_0006-23.indd 159/11/07 10:18:03 AM

Mr. and Mrs. William D. DansbyEast Lansing, MichiganDrs. David Durham andEdward FarnhamGrand Rapids, MichiganMr. and Mrs. C. Duane ChristieGaylord, MichiganMark and Christine DarnellGrand Rapids, MichiganArt and Mary DuRivageCommerce Township, MichiganDonors Continued—Angela and Gregory BrownEast Lansing, MichiganBill and Peggy BrysonBath, MichiganHenry and Lou Ann BulloughOkemos, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Mel BuschmanEast Lansing, MichiganSharon M. BuursmaGrand Rapids, MichiganDr. James and Carolyn CalenderBellevue, MichiganReardon (Dan) CampeauBay City, MichiganCarabell, Leslie and CompanyMt. Clemens, MichiganCheryl and Doug CareyBloomfield Hills, MichiganDavid F. Carron, D.V.M. andMarlene S. CarronFarmington, MichiganJohn C. CattellDearborn, MichiganRobert and Susan ChaffinIthaca, MichiganChip and Julie ChamberlainEast Lansing, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Chee T. andGengen ChanEast Lansing, MichiganMr. Larry T. and Dr. Julie A. ChapinPortland, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Leonard CharchutOkemos, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Clifford ChouFarmington Hills, MichiganJoan and Robert ChuraShelby Township, MichiganDon and Betty ClarkDearborn, MichiganRandall E. and Merikay CochranPortland, MichiganProfessor and Mrs. Richard ColeEast Lansing, MichiganRick and Diane ComleyHaslett, MichiganCynthia and Stanford ComptonSouth Haven, MichiganTimothy J. ConroyNaples, FloridaJacob E. and Margaret L. CookEast Lansing, MichiganLarry CooleyOkemos, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. CoverBloomfield Hills, MichiganJohn and Barbara CrandallMuskegon, MichiganBert and Lindy CrandellGrand Rapids, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Robert A. CrandellCollege Station, TexasDoug and Margi CripsMason, MichiganJoan and Robert Croad, Jr.Jackson, MichiganDrs. Mark and Marion CummimgsMason, MichiganLawrence and Linda CurranDetroit, MichiganCharles W. CurryOkemos, MichiganDon and Evelyn DavisEast Lansing, MichiganRandall L. DeArment, D.O. andNancy A. DeArmentStanwood, MichiganKen and Teresa DenningsRoscommon, MichiganFrank and Katharine DennisEast Lansing, MichiganFred and Jan DerksenBath, MichiganJim and Connie DetjenOkemos, MichiganMargaret DeupreeDexter, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Michael DeWittKalamazoo, MichiganMs. Ann E. DieboldMerion Station, PennsylvaniaDr. Robert M. DienerWhitehouse Station, New JerseyMrs. George (Marlyn) DimmickCrawfordsville, IndianaMs. Frances Carol DittrichHaslett, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Frederick T. DolehantyRochester Hills, MichiganJames B. DouglassRancho Palos Verdes, CaliforniaThomas and Jeanne DraperJackson, MichiganCraig C. DruskinsIndian River, MichiganSherri Reid Duncan, D.V.M. andWilliam Stuart DuncanMurrells Inlet, South CarolinaDr. and Mrs. Dana DurenOkemos, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Timothy B. DuthlerGrand Rapids, MichiganSteve and Ginny DykemaGrand Rapids, MichiganEdward N. Eames, D.V.M. andPriscilla B. EamesPortsmouth, New HampshireZana and Phyllis EastonLansing, MichiganPat and Jackson EavesMountain View, CaliforniaJack and Anne EdsengaGrand Rapids, MichiganDr. Victor and Joyce EgglestonNew Glarus, WisconsinMr. Sam ElfawalRochester, MichiganHerbert and Carol ElfringNovi, MichiganLouis and Phyllis EliasLexington, MassachusettsBoyd and Judy EllisOkemos, MichiganJames R. ElmleafTroy, MichiganCarole EpplerColdwater, MichiganErnest R. and Ida Diane ErskineSaginaw, MichiganRichard L. EvansMadison, ConnecticutDr. Tom Evans andDr. Lorel AndersonBath, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Terry S. FaberRockford, MichiganJanine L. FalesWhite Rock, New Mexico046957070004_0006-23.indd 169/11/07 10:18:24 AM

William and Joan FalkMidland, MichiganDr. Philip and Mrs. Elaine FansonStockbridge, MichiganMark E. Farage, D.D.S.Grand Rapids, MichiganRichard and Jennifer FarnsworthGrand Rapids, MichiganDr. William A. FaunceEast Lansing, MichiganProf. and Mrs. David FavreCharlotte, MichiganLiz and Sam FebbaDimondale, MichiganEdna FelmleeWilliamston, MichiganRob and Sheri FemiaEast Lansing, MichiganLarry and Judy FieldsHaslett, MichiganDr. Bernard FinifterEast Lansing, MichiganKenneth and Betty FitzhughArcadia, MichiganRichard and Mary Ann FizzellDeWitt, MichiganDan Fredendall and Martha FoleyLivonia, MichiganDr. Vaughn W. FolkertNew Rochelle, New YorkBryce L. and Judith R. ForesterMason, MichiganDr. Brenda Fortunate andMr. Edward WhiteGrand Blanc, MichiganRobert A. FossPlano, TexasJulie A. FoxGrand Rapids, MichiganProfessor Pam FrakerOkemos, MichiganBarbara B. FreeEast Lansing, MichiganJames L. and Juanita M. FrohbergRochester Hills, MichiganJames L. and Mary L. GeismanHorton, MichiganTodd M. GensheimerAnn Arbor, MichiganDr. John A. GerlachSabrina E. GerlachMason, MichiganAl and Mary GeurinkGrand Rapids, MichiganRaymond and Jill GhersiClinton Township, MichiganCarolyn GilliganSugar Land, TexasMr. Brad GinsbergLong Grove, IllinoisMr. and Mrs. Jack J. GinsburgLeesburg, VirginiaMarvin and Doris GoadDeWitt, MichiganIn Memory of Michael A. GordonOscoda, MichiganW. Fred and Jean GrahamEast Lansing, MichiganPaulette Granberry Russell andRonald RussellLansing, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Glenn GrangerDimondale, MichiganMarie Meisenbach GraulLeland E. GraulInverness, IllinoisDavid and Lorraine GreenCharlotte, MichiganLinda and Leon GregorianEast Lansing, MichiganJohn and Jane GrettenbergerEast Lansing, MichiganMiss Marilyn M. GriggLansing, MichiganJohn and Lisa GrossSaline, MichiganM. James and Sarah G. GunbergAda, MichiganMr. F. Donald HalmOkemos, MichiganGary L. and Carol A. HanelClinton Township, MichiganRob HaneyDeWitt, MichiganRoss and Sue HansenOkemos, MichiganStephen and Kimberley HarfenistPrinceton Junction, New JerseyCraig and Patricia HarringtonRockford, MichiganWilliam and Christine HartmannEast Lansing, MichiganRobert HavlikLos Angeles, CaliforniaDr. and Mrs. Joseph R. HaywoodEast Lansing, MichiganStephen L. and Sheri M. HeftyHolt, MichiganMrs. LouAnn HeitzmanDeWitt, MichiganLarry and Mary HennesseyOkemos, MichiganJohn M. and Kathleen M. HerrickOkemos, MichiganSandra J. Herrington, M.D., Ph.D.Dayton, OhioKathleen M. Hibbard, D.V.M. andGregory A. Lott, D.V.M.Wyandotte, MichiganDavid HigginsHaslett, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Fred HoffeckerLathrup Village, MichiganRandal and Zoanne HoganMason, MichiganDave and Chris HollisterLansing, MichiganNeil and Judy HoltEast Lansing, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Michael J. HomesLoudon, TennesseeCurt and Jackie HoopingarnerWoodstock, GeorgiaDr. Seth R. Hootman andLynn K. RichardsonEast Lansing, MichiganRudy and Jennifer HornusVestaburg, MichiganAlvin E. and Anne M. HouseOkemos, MichiganHenry and Pat HousemanFort Myers, FloridaCheryl and Jasper HowellLansing, MichiganBrian T. HugglerLansing, MichiganJohn M. and Beth Taylor HuskinsRosebush, MichiganMackenzi Huyser andMark PridgeonChicago, IllinoisMr. and Mrs. Brad and Erin HydeBloomfield Hills, MichiganJeffery and Kristine HynesSunfield, MichiganGregory P. and Jamie L. IanniEast Lansing, MichiganAmy F. Iezzoni and Charles E. EdsonOkemos, Michigancontinued046957070004_0006-23.indd 179/11/07 10:18:47 AM

Donors Continued—Dave and Joan KammSaint Augustine, FloridaJeffrey G. KaniaChatham, New JerseyMichael and Denise KlausHudson, OhioR. J. Klepper, D.V.M.Oxford, MichiganJim KloetGrand Rapids, MichiganMark L. LezellRockville, MarylandWilliam Lovis andElizabeth Bogdan-LovisWilliamston, MichiganDonald LuschEstero, FloridaDr. Gail and Dr. David ImigEast Lansing, MichiganDavid and Marcia KapolkaAlto, MichiganRobert and Annette KonupekPort Sanilac, MichiganJ. William and Wanda J. LuurtsemaGrandville, MichiganDr. and Mrs. F. Owen IrvineHaslett, MichiganDonald R. and Carol M. IsleibEast Lansing, MichiganDr. Charles L. and Rita A. JacksonGrayling, MichiganGeraldine JamesFlint, MichiganHugh JarvisHarrison Township, MichiganMs. Annette L. JohnsonMarion, OhioJane S. and Dr. Tom M. JohnsonWilliamston, MichiganWill and Mary JohnsonEaton Rapids, MichiganAllen Jones, Jr.Stevensville, MarylandMarcus K. JonesEast Lansing, MichiganPatricia Eisele JonesWoodland Hills, CaliforniaSusan E. JonesHolt, MichiganDavid and Karen JordanOkemos, MichiganRonald Junttonen andMary Black JunttonenDimondale, MichiganKevin and Dawn KainGrosse Pointe Woods, MichiganDavid and Sandy KallenGrand Ledge, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Michael KarkkainenMenominee, MichiganDr. and Mrs. William F. KeishGlastonbury, ConnecticutMichael J. KellyMaple City, MichiganDr. Thomas A. Kelly andSusan K. CodereLansing, MichiganPaul and Rebecca KennedyLansing, MichiganWilbur and Bonnie KennettMidland, MichiganWilliam D. KenneyEast Lansing, MichiganJohn and Susan KentPocatello, IdahoNatalie M. KerbyJames T. Kerby, M.D.Sparta, MichiganGary and Kathy KerrEast Lansing, MichiganDrs. James and Gloria KielbasoOkemos, MichiganJeanie and Murray KilgourCharlevoix, MichiganMr. Edward T. KinneySpring Lake, MichiganDan KitchelLansing, MichiganRon and Carol KiviMadison, WisconsinMr. and Mrs. Theodore J.Klapperich, Sr.Farmington Hills, MichiganDr. Douglas A. Krause andMrs. Chris M. KrauseNorth Street, MichiganGordy and Opal KrumDecatur, MichiganMike KupferSan Carlos, CaliforniaBernard and Nancy LaabsNovi, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Francis LaFaveDellwood, MinnesotaSusan W. LaneAda, MichiganEdward and Sheri LaratondaFort Gratiot, MichiganThomas Law and Rita RichardsonEast Lansing, MichiganDuncan and Kathy LawrenceCommerce Twp, MichiganSusan LawtherEast Lansing, MichiganPhilip and Priscilla LeachRochester Hills, MichiganRoger and Mary LeifheitLansing, MichiganGreg and Brenda LemanskiLansing, MichiganScott and Lisa LenfesteyWixom, MichiganDr. and Mrs. James LeonardAdrian, MichiganMark G. and Lori L. LesperanceTroy, MichiganRichard W. and Judith S. LylesWilliamston, MichiganLance and Karol LynchLansing, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Madhusudan andSabita TummalaFlint, MichiganJed Magen, D.O., M.S. andCarol Barrett, Ph.D.Okemos, MichiganMichael and Nancy MainSturgis, MichiganJeff and Jane MalecHendersonville, North CarolinaJames A. MallakTroy, MichiganRoger ManfromMidland, MichiganMike and Laura MarceroGrosse Pointe Park, MichiganJames N. MartinGrosse Pointe Shores, MichiganMarjorie L. MartindaleCorunna, MichiganPete and Karen MarvinGrand Ledge, MichiganLinda and Fred MatzDrexel Hill, PennsylvaniaJoel Maurer and David RaylOkemos, MichiganSteven P. and Diane J. MazurekBarrington, IllinoisTom and Julie McCallGrand Rapids, Michigan046957070004_0006-23.indd 189/11/07 10:19:09 AM

Mr. Michael McCardelBrownsburg, IndianaMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. McCarthyFarmington Hills, MichiganArt and Rita McClellanLansing, MichiganRob and Doreen McColganFenton, MichiganHon. David and Nancy McKeagueEast Lansing, MichiganFrank and Jeanne McKowenWilliamston, MichiganMr. Michael McLellandBerwyn, PennsylvaniaDr. and Mrs. Gary R. McLeodThree Rivers, MichiganMr. James B. McMahonEast Lansing, MichiganJames McVittieBridgeport, MichiganWilliam A. McWhirterHarbor Springs, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Paul D. MeekFredericksburg, TexasJeff and Nancy MengelFarmington Hills, MichiganMichelle M. MercerTraverse City, MichiganDr. Robert A. andElizabeth J. MerkelEast Lansing, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Paul MesackGrayling, MichiganJim and Kathy MierMidland, MichiganKelly and Shelby MillerOkemos, MichiganDr. and Mrs. James B. MoeMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaMrs. Tammy J. MoncriefTroy, MichiganMr. Craig A. andMarie E. Wisniewski MorelandOkemos, MichiganRuss and Ann MountzFlushing, MichiganGary and Amy MugnoloLansing, MichiganDr. Mary and Mr. Charles MundtOkemos, MichiganThomas E. MunleyEast Lansing, MichiganRob and Erika MyersBelleville, MichiganLarry and Carol NemethEast Lansing, MichiganMr. and Mrs. William F. NewellToledo, OhioDr. Jane Nicholson andMr. Kurt SchmerbergAnn Arbor, MichiganRobert and Eleanor NowackGrand Rapids, MichiganAlan F. OlsonTraverse City, MichiganBeth Olson and Michael WilliamsOkemos, MichiganLinda OrlansBirmingham, MichiganKathryn Linn Ossian andJames E. LinnPleasant Ridge, MichiganBrian and Pamela PageGrand Rapids, MichiganBob and Laurie ParentiStuart, FloridaJoyce Parker and Edwin LohOkemos, MichiganLois A. ParschWarren, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Ronald J. PattenNewfield, MaineSusan and Richard PattersonEast Lansing, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Dennis PattockGarden City, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Charles R. PattonRoyal Palm Beach, FloridaDr. Thomas and Cynthy PayneMiddleville, MichiganJay and Gail PearlsteinNatick, MassachusettsMr. and Mrs. Eric PeltonBloomfield Hills, MichiganRodney PennockDeWitt, MichiganRoy A. and Elaine R. PentillaGlen Arbor, MichiganRichard A. and Barbara S. PetersBay City, MichiganWilliam L. and Carma R. PhilipMason, MichiganWesley and Debra PhillipsKaty, TexasMelody C. Pierce, Ph.D.Winston Salem, North CarolinaFrederick J. PilgrimLivonia, MichiganKenneth and Shirley PolakowskiCharlevoix, MichiganMike and Marcia PolingColdwater, MichiganSteven J. PollokOkemos, MichiganRobert and Barbara PoppHaslett, MichiganDr. David S. and Deborah A. PorterEast Lansing, MichiganBill and Sally PrattEast Lansing, MichiganHarold & MaryBeth PrinceOkemos, MichiganDavid PriorBattle Creek, MichiganMr. Peter PrychodkoBloomfield, MichiganDave and Dee PrzybylskiEast Lansing, MichiganLes M. Puretz, D.O. andKaren MirrasOkemos, MichiganNancy PuttcomerNaperville, IllinoisDr. Joseph and Deborah PyshOkemos, MichiganSophie RadwayEast Lansing, MichiganRoy and Mary Ann RamseyNaples, FloridaMr. and Mrs. Harold and CarolRappoldLaingsburg, MichiganRobert and Heather RaylGrand Ledge, MichiganHon. and Mrs. David J. ReaderHowell, MichiganDave and Fran ReeceMidland, MichiganGlenn C. ReifSaginaw, MichiganBob and Joni ReinhartEast Lansing, MichiganTed and Marge ReinkeHolland, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Charles W. RenshawLincoln, MichiganBob and Skeeter RentschlerEast Lansing, Michigancontinued046957070004_0006-23.indd 199/11/07 10:19:39 AM

Donors Continued—Diane and John RevitteEast Lansing, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Marcus RhemOkemos, MichiganErnest and Maria RiberaBurlingame, CaliforniaMr. and Mrs. John P. RicciMorrice, MichiganDrs. Daniel and Melissa RichardsonOkemos, MichiganMargaret Ann RieckerMidland, MichiganPaul and Anne RiekeOkemos, MichiganRobert J. RietzMilford, MichiganAlan and Barbara (Marsh) RobertsDallas, TexasDr. and Mrs. David L. RobertsFranklin, MichiganDale and Sonja RobertsonGrand Rapids, MichiganRobert B. RohlfsSaginaw, MichiganAlma J. RomboutsIron River, MichiganScott and Margo RossCharlotte, MichiganDon and Celia RykerOrtonville, MichiganAlyn and Cathy RynbrandtOkemos, MichiganDr. Joseph G. and Debra K. SageGrand Rapids, MichiganBill and Mary Lou SankbeilBirmingham, MichiganJohn P. SargisHaslett, MichiganDr. John and Gayle SauchakOkemos, MichiganRichard B. Scala and Gretchen BriaOkemos, MichiganE. Jane Leipprandt ScandaryLansing, MichiganRichard and Sabra ScheelLansing, MichiganJ. Peter Scherer andLinda Cress SchererKeego Harbor, MichiganTim and Barbie SchowalterAda, MichiganDan and Joann SchubertRichmond, MichiganCory L. SchuelkeWest Hollywood, CaliforniaBruce and Betty SchumanBrighton, MichiganDr. Jerry Schuur andMs. Elaine KarleEast Lansing, MichiganTom and Mary Kay ShieldsDeWitt, MichiganNeal and Phyllis ShineSt. Clair Shores, MichiganMr. and Mrs. David A. SimonEast Lansing, MichiganJoe SimonBoynton Beach, FloridaBill and Connie SkidmoreBattle Creek, MichiganJack D. and Margie E. SlocumHastings, MichiganBeverly J. SmithWest Roxbury, MassachusettsRogers M. Smith andBala Mary SummersCynwyd, PennsylvaniaScott and Cassie SmithMidland, MIMike and Mary Beth SmykowskiNorthville, MichiganJohn L. SnyderArlington, VirginiaChris and Shauna SomervillePortola Valley, CaliforniaDavid W. and Anne T. SommerfeldBloomfield, MichiganKevin and Shirley SparksFindlay, OhioMichael D. SpearsSaginaw, MichiganMs. Deborah J. SpeharTroy, MichiganH. Kay and William S. SteensmaEast Lansing, MichiganMr. Robert A. “SPARTAN BOB”StehlinLansing, MichiganMr. David B. Steiger andDr. Elizabeth J. GalbreathCarmel, IndianaDr. and Mrs. Keith E. SternerIonia, MichiganScott and Julie StevensonHaslett, MichiganToni and David StevensonOcala, FloridaCharles and Martha StockerAugusta, MichiganKen and Lori StockwellOkemos, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Ira and Sandy StoneWatertown, ConnecticutJames and Shirley StoneOcala, FloridaDr. Larry H. and Paula L. StoneEast Lansing, MichiganMs. Angela Datz StrawnSacramento, CaliforniaRobert J. and Lucie C. StrickerFarmington, MichiganStephen and Karen StrockManchester, MichiganDr. Val StuveFairbanks, AlaskaDr. William T. Suggs andMrs. Jean M. Gawlak-SuggsAda, MichiganDr. Paul A. RubinEast Lansing, MichiganLarry and Donna SegerlindOkemos, MichiganBrenda Durling SpriteLansing, MichiganDr. Jerry and Shea-Lynn SwitchWest Bloomfield, MichiganMs. Lisa Garcia-Ruiz andMr. Marc RuizSan Marcos, CaliforniaTom and Pat RyanBath, MichiganMickey and Karen ShapiroBloomfield Hills, MichiganFrank SheckellBirmingham, MichiganSteve and Teresa St. AndreWaterford, MichiganJim and Linda St. JohnEast Lansing, MichiganIrving Z. Taran and Judith A. TaranEast Lansing, MichiganEarl and Suzanne ThreadgouldMason, MichiganTom and Jan TinkerBuchanan Dam, Texas046957070004_0006-23.indd 209/11/07 10:20:00 AM

Kenneth and Maureen TownsonWhite Lake, MichiganRon and Maureen TrumbleAda, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Steven TuckerChicago, IllinoisThad and Margaret TwarozynskiEast Lansing, MichiganClarence and Noreese UnderwoodEast Lansing, MichiganDrs. Robert W. Uphaus andLois M. RosenEast Lansing, MichiganBob and Sarah Van ArkelGrand Ledge, MichiganDr. John Richard and Janet M.VerduinCarbondale, IllinoisWard W. and Jean M. VerseputSpring Lake, MichiganMr. Ric ViolanteEagle, MichiganMrs. Theresa VittaOkemos, MichiganAl and Nancy WagnerJackson, MichiganJohn and Lynne WarnerMidland, MichiganDr. and Mrs. Joseph A. WatkinsAtlanta, MichiganJeremy and Sharon WeberGrand Rapids, MichiganKen and Mary WeberAnn Arbor, MichiganBob and Linda WeisflogGreensboro, GeorgiaTerri and Geoffrey WellerOkemos, MichiganMichael V. and Mary Anne WellsHershey, PennsylvaniaRussel and Shirley WellsGilbert, ArizonaBob and Sandy WestphalNorthville, MichiganGeorge and Shirlee WhitsonFindlay, OhioJames and Melissa WiaduckHighland, MichiganMr. and Mrs. Keith WidderEast Lansing, MichiganMichael L. and Debbie WiegandGrand Rapids, MichiganBill and Josee WiersumComstock Park, MichiganRobert and Susan WilkisOkemos, MichiganJames and Jacqueline WillPonce Inlet, FloridaEdwin A. and Linda B. WillisOmaha, NebraskaAlice N. WillsonNovi, MichiganBrenda Wilson-HaleLansing, MichiganVince and Antoinette WinklerPrinsEast Lansing, MichiganRichard Winter andJudith App-WinterDeWitt, MichiganBradley H. and Joan R. WireStevensville, MichiganNorman and Marilyn WiseOkemos, MichiganSusan and Ken WisserHaslett, MichiganJulie and Jerry WrightFarmington Hills, MichiganLee and Marsha YamburaTroy, MichiganRod and Joyce YatesCharlotte, MichiganDonald and Fran YoungWatervliet, MichiganJack ZatirkaRedford, MichiganPaul and Jamie ZimmerGrand Ledge, MichiganDonna and Marv ZischkeWilliamston, MichiganThomas and Patricia ZuhlTroy, MichiganDrs. Michael P. ZumMallen andLynn M. FrostmanSugar Land, TexasDr. Marilyn J. ZwengSaint Clair, MichiganFor more information, please write or call: Michigan State University • 300 Spartan WayEast Lansing, MI 48824-1005 • (517) 884-1000or visit us on the web at www.givingto.msu.edu046957070004_0006-23.indd 219/11/07 10:20:18 AM

SPARTAN PROFILESPage 24Photo courtesy of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmOllie Nutt (left) stands next to Phil Mickelson, winner of this year’sAT&T National Pro-Am, and Steve Worthy, executive vice presidentof the Monterey Peninsula Foundation. The awards presentationtook place near the 18th green of famed Pebble Beach.OLLIE NUTT: MASTER OFPEBBLE BEACH GOLFNo golf course in America ismore iconic than Pebble Beach.Located in a part of Californiathat Robert Louis Stevensondescribed as “the most felicitousmeeting of land and sea in creation,”it hosts two annual golftournaments—the PGA Tour’sAT&T National Pro-Am andthe Champions Tour’s Wal-MartFirst Tee Open. Both are run bythe Monterey Peninsula Foundation,which in turn is run bypresident and CEO Orval “Ollie”Nutt, ’63. Since becomingpresident in 1999—he was hiredby MPF chairman Clint Eastwood,and vice chairman PeterUeberoth—the AT&T NationalPro-Am has seen its greatestgrowth in 60 years. “None ofit would get done without the200 or so volunteers,” says Nutt,deflecting praise. But under hisleadership, the purse has grownfrom $2.8 million to $6 millionnext year, while charity will receive$7 million, up from a littleover $1 million. “We’ve met alot of really nice people, bothcelebrities and from the businessworld,” says Ollie. “This is aworld-class operation, and youcan sense the unbelievable spiritof volunteerism in this country.It’s been terrific. I enjoy it everyday.” Growing up in Livonia,Ollie chose MSU over Michiganbecause “UM was too close tohome.” He studied engineeringand married classmate Bonnie(Button), ’62. “I learned a lotfrom the overall social interactionat MSU,” he recalls. “Itwas a true awakening. I saw allthe different things that werepossible.” After working as astructural engineer in Detroit,he joined IBM in sales, eventuallybecoming IBM’s marketingmanager for Exxon worldwide,based in Houston. In 1975, hejoined upstart Amdahl Corp.and rose to head its SouthCentral sales division covering17 states and eventually to vicepresident of sales, responsiblefor generating some $2 billiona year. In 1986, Ollie movedto the Bay area, where Amdahlwas headquartered, and retiredin 1997 when the company waspurchased by Fujitsu. “We lovedthe Carmel area,” he says. “I wasaware of the Monterey PeninsulaFoundation. I said, hmm, whatif . . . ?” He went through theinterview process and landedthe job over 200 applicants.He and Bonnie are membersof the Monterey PeninsulaCountry Club, whose “Shore”course—ranked in the nation’sTop 100—was designed by thelate Mike Strantz, ’78, a fellowSpartan.JENNIFER CARROLL:NEW MEDIA JOURNALISMIn recent years, new web-baseddevices like blogs, podcasts andRSS feeds have significantlyimpacted the field of journalism.At the cutting edge is JenniferCarroll, ’80, vice president ofnew media content for the NewspaperDivision of Gannett Co.,Inc., the nation’s largest newspaperchain. She conceived andlaunched Gannett’s InformationCenter, a model transformingthe way newsrooms gather anddisseminate news and informationacross all media platforms,winning the 2007 Chairman’sSpecial Achievement Award.“These are the most invigoratingand rewarding years in myprofessional career,” says Carroll,who had previously been executiveeditor of the The Burlington(VT), and managing editor ofthe Lansing State Journal andthe Detroit News, both Gannettpapers. “We’re opening up conversationswe never had in thepast. Those who are 40 and underexpect it. You want them tobe engaged in the process.” Oneof Jennifer’s thrusts has been toencourage Gannett papers to engagethe community more—doingsuch things as allowing readersto upload information, andeasily provide news tips, and toparticipate in forums. “This isvery exciting,” says Jennifer, whoresides in Silver Springs, MD.“We are getting a great synergyfrom this. The experts are outin the country as well.” A nativeof Midland, Jennifer choseto attend MSU (following threeolder sisters) even though herparents met each other workingon the Michigan Daily, the studentpaper of the University ofMichigan. “I stayed away fromjournalism,” she recalls. “I wasinterested in becoming a lawyerand a consumer advocate. But asan undergrad I was very muchinto being an undergrad.” Shedid take the late Walter Adams’Econ 444—“extremely challenging”—andalso got to knowthen vice president Jack Breslinand provost John Cantlon. Aftergraduation, she and her husbandmoved to Port Huron, whereshe worked on the Port HuronTimes-Herald. Later, upon movingto Lansing, she landed a jobreporting for the Lansing StateJournal. Since then, her careerin a field she tried to avoid hasclimbed meteorically.Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0024-27.indd 129/11/07 10:27:10 AM

SCOTT BRODIE: FAST-TRACKGAME DEVELOPERShooters are video gamesthat generally require greatquickness and reaction times.Ironically, the career of gamedevelopers sometimes parallelsthese games. Take the case ofScott Brodie, ’06, of Kirkland,WA, a professional game developerwith Microsoft’s CarbonatedGames. A year ago, justbefore beginning his senioryear at MSU, Brodie was anintern on a team that developedAegis Wing, a side-scrollingshooter for Microsoft’s Xbox360. While there, he was hiredas a fulltime game developer—acareer he wanted while growingup in Livonia as a child andbecoming enamored with earlyNintendo games. “I chose tocome to MSU because they hada pretty good computer sciencedepartment and some professorswho were interested in gamedesign,” says Scott. “BrianWinn, the faculty advisor toSpartasoft, a student groupthat designed flash games andmore complicated products,and Ethan Watrall, were bothvery helpful in building upgame design at the university,”he recalls. “We had very gooddialogues. They really helpedme get into courses that wererelated to what I wanted to getinto.” Scott notes that the gameindustry has gone mainstreamand now rivals the movie industryin sales. “We’re workingmainly on casual games, whichI think are at the forefront ofthe industry because they attracta mass market,” says Scott,who cites Bejeweled and Hecticas examples of casual games.“In the near future you’ll see alot more casual titles. As gamersget older and raise families,they don’t have as much timeto invest in games.” Scott alsobelieves the game design industryhas a healthy future. “Thereare many more people gettinginto the industry,” he says, “sothere are a lot more opportunitiesthese days.” Scott’s quickascension to game developer isperfect proof.MICHAEL & DENISE BUSLEY:LOVE, PASSION AND PIESThey met at Michigan State,and married in southern California,where he was an aerospaceengineer and she did medicalsales. About 15 years and twochildren later, they decided ona major career change. Theyresettled in Traverse City and,inspired by a pie shop in the resorttown of Julian, CA, startedto make pies. In 1996, Michael,’80, and Denise Busley, ’80,opened the Grand Traverse PieCompany on Front Street. “Wewere the only pie shop in town,”says Michael. “Folks reallyloved our products.” Since then,they have added products andupgraded their store to a bakerycafé,the fastest growing segmentof the quick-casual diningmarket. “We wanted to leverageour pie crusts,” explains Michael.They added sandwiches, soups,wraps, pot pies, quiches and thelike, in the manner of PaneraBread. “It was scary, but inretrospect, it was brilliant,” addsDenise. “After we physicallyexpanded the shop, that’s when itstarted to get attention.” Successwas swift—they were publicizedby HGTV, the Food Network,Business Week, U.S. News &World Report, and Travel Holiday.“We were flooded with callsafter that,” recalls Denise. “Onecustomer came in from Texasspecifically to try our pies.” In2001, Michael formed a franchiseorganization, of which heis president, and opened storesfrom Okemos and Ann Arborto Grand Rapids. By year’s end,they will have 13 bakery-cafés—with new franchises in Troy, EastLansing and Terre Haute, IN,opening this fall, complete withfireplaces, extra lighting and carpeting.“We’ll be employing 500people in Michigan,” notes Michael,who adds that the businesswill gross $15 million in annualsales and use one million poundsof Michigan fruits. “All thecherries, apples and blueberriesin our pies are grown in Michigan,”he notes. For the Busleys,the success of their pie-makingventure has been a dream cometrue. “It’s like having children,”says Mike. “There are days. Butit’s your life, your passion. That’swhat was missing in San Diego.”Mike and Denise Busley pose intheir Traverse City bakery-café.Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 25046957070004_0024-27.indd 139/11/07 10:28:09 AM

HENRY BUTLER: JAZZPIANIST EXTRAORDINAIRELong considered the finest allaroundpianist in New Orleans,he has been nominated seventimes for the W.C. Handy “BestBlues Instrumentalist-Piano”Award and has many albumsand CDs to his credit. Themusical genius of Henry Butler,MMUS ’74, is extraordinarywhen you realize that he wasblinded by glaucoma at birth.Butler studied piano, drums,baritone saxophone, valve tromboneand voice, began playingprofessionally at 14, and wasmentored by jazz giant AlvinBatiste. One critic says of hismusic: “It rocks, it rolls, it struts. . . and it’s based in the bluesand the Creole traditions of hisnative New Orleans.” But Henry,who moved to Colorado afterthe Katrina hurricane destroyedhis home, says his music reflects“everything I have ever heard orstudied—early jazz, traditionaljazz, bebop, post-bop, funky,and rhythm and blues.” He currentlytours with the New OrleansSocial Club, a band formedafter Katrina, and is working ona live, solo CD being producedfor Sony by George Winston.His last album, Homeland, wasreleased in 2004. Henry choseto attend MSU over Yale. “Ienjoyed MSU,” he recalls. “Thepeople were wonderful andreceptive. I played in a lot ofnightclubs, which helped methrough school. But it was notalways an easy time. I learned toshrug off a lot of things and keepmoving, and that has servedme well.” Henry also likes toteach—he taught at the NewOrleans Center for the CreativeArts, where both Wynton andBranford Marsalis studied, andhis hobby is photography. Indeed,he’s had many exhibitionsaround the country. “In 1984, Idecided I wanted to participatein the world of visual arts,” heexplains. “I bought an auto-focuscamera and figured out howto express my intuition. WhereverI heard sounds, I’d aim andshoot. I got a lot of good pictures,believe it or not!”SUSAN HEIM:TWINS PARENTINGFrom all the books, blogs andessays she has written about parentingtwins, you would thinkshe spent a lifetime studyingtwins. Not true, demurs Susan(Kazenko) Heim, ’86, a Florida-basedwriter and editor whohas published three books aboutraising twins, and is working ontwo others (see susanheim.com).A native of Lansing, Heim majoredin business administration.In 2000, she landed a job withHealth Communications, Inc.,and edited a series of ChickenSoup books. Already the motherof two boys, Susan had twinboys in 2003 and discovered awhole new universe. “It’s verydifferent raising twins,” explainsSusan, whose latest book is It’sTwins! Parent-to-Parent Advicefrom Infancy Through Adolescence(Hampton Roads, 2007).“One premise in my books isthat no one knows that untilthey actually have twins and areimmersed in the chaos of raisingtwins.” And chaos is not abad word, according to Susan,who says twins (and multiples)seem to connive with each other.“When they are very young,”she notes, “they seem to play tagteam and take turns in keepingyou awake, so whatever sleepdeprivation you experienceas the parent of a singleton isdoubled.” According to Twinsmagazine, about 132,000 twinsare born every year in the U.S.and there are more than fourmillion twins worldwide. “It’sa big market and it’s gettingbigger because of the increaseduse of fertility drugs, whichincrease the odds of multiples,”Susan explains. Well-knowntwins include Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen and the late AbigailVan Buren (“Dear Abby”) andAnn Landers. Little knownis that Elvis Presley, AshtonKutcher and Mario Andrettiare all twins. Susan is workingon two new books on twins,building a website (TwinTalk)where parents of twins can shareinformation, and continuing towork as a freelance editor. “Alot of the parenting of twins islearned by trial and error, likePage 26Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0024-27.indd 149/15/07 6:52:58 AM

all parenting,” she notes. Whatis her advice to new parents oftwins? “Get some help,” shesays. “When someone offersto help, be sure to accept it andestablish when.”Click Right Through for MSURobert Baowww.msualum.comBERNARDO LOPEZ:HELPING RURAL MEXICOA partnership between MSUand Mexico’s UniversidadAutonoma Chapingo (UACh)was announced in June by theU.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment, which is fundingan effort to promote sustainablelivelihood in poor, ruralareas of Mexico under USAID’sTIES (Training, Internships,Exchanges and Scholarships)program. Tapped to direct thisprogram in Mexico is BernardoLopez, Ph.D. ’07, who is analumnus of both MSU andUACh. “It’s appropriate for bothschools to form this partnershipbecause they are similar,” saysLopez, a native of Cuernavaca,not far from Texcoco, the homeof UACh. “Chapingo wasfounded in 1854, it was foundedas an ag school, and it has thesame goals as MSU—to helppeople live better.” Bernardowas talked into doing his doctoralprogram in East Lansingby an MSU alumnus who wasteaching at UACh. “He told methat if I went to MSU, many opportunitieswould open for me,”recounts Bernardo. “He wasright. At MSU, I had opportunitiesto work with Hispanicfarmers, to work with people inextension, and to teach math forhigh school equivalent coursesfor migrant workers.” Bernardosays he has had great mentorsat MSU—including MurariSuvedi, his thesis advisor. “He isvery experienced in internationalactivities related to agricultureand extension education,” hesays. “I used many of his ideasin my proposals.” He also toutsLuis Garcia, director of MSU’sHEP (High School EquivalencyProgram), CAMP (College AssistanceMigrant Program) andU.S.-Mexico TIES. “He is anexcellent mentor,” notes Bernardo,who plans to further culturalunderstanding of Mexicoby extension specialists in theMidwest. He believes that hiswork in Mexico will help keepMexicans home, a topic of considerablepolitical debate thesedays. “The main responsibilityto help them (illegal migrants) isin Mexico, not the U.S.,” he says.“We need to create more job opportunitiesfor people in ruralMexico. I feel bad when I seepeople come to the U.S. underterrible conditions because theydon’t have an opportunity inMexico. I hope we can help anddo something about this.”DICK BEST: THE SPARTANAfter retiring in April fromWKAR-TV after a 38-year career,during which he produceddocumentaries on both theSpartan Marching Band andThe Spartan statue, he lookedfor something he could do toraise funds for the marchingband, in which he played clarinetas a freshman in 1962. Thenone day in the fall of 2005,an idea flashed in the mind ofDick Best, ’69. “I was observingsome band members standingguard over the statue,” herecalls. “It dawned on me thatnow that Sparty was bronze,genuine bronze replicas could bemade and could be a fundraiserfor the band.” Best may nothave uttered “Eureka,” but hepromptly went about his task,spending the next 14 monthsworking with the same foundrythat had cast the new statue toproduce authentic, bronze 12-inch replicas. “They even havethe same finish to the bronze,its patina, as the big statue,” saysDick. “It’s a true museum qualitywork of individually handmade bronze art.” A numbered,limited edition of 2000 replicaswill be made, priced at $2,495each. Dick says his company,University Replicas, LLC, willdonate $250 for every statue soldto the Spartan Marching Band.“I’m hoping the replica will becomethe ultimate treasure forthe most ardent Spartan fans,”says Dick. A native of Detroit,Dick developed an interest inthe SMB when his older sisterbegan dating a band member.Dick played clarinet for the SMBin 1962, but left to join the AirNational Guard in 1963, returningto MSU later. Although hedid not rejoin the band, duringhis career at WKAR-TVhe produced (or co-produced)three programs related to theband—Pre-Game ’83, MarchTo The Roses ’88, and Halftime(2004). He also co-producedSparty (2005), WKAR’s documentaryabout the history of thestatue and his move to the footballtower foyer and replacementwith the new bronze statue.☛ For more information aboutthe replicas, please visit onlineuniversityreplicas.com.Page 27046957070004_0024-27.indd 159/15/07 6:53:48 AM

S P A R T A N P A T H W A Y S2008 TRAVEL PROGRAMSAll dates, prices and itineraries aresubject to change. Reservationsare on a first-come, first-servedbasis. Since the MSUAA partnerswith other universities, many toursfill quickly. It is essential that youmake your reservation early to reservespace on the tour. Brochuresare generally available six to eightmonths prior to trip departure.For more information on our 2008tours go to msualum.com and clickon travel or call (888) 697-2863to request a brochure(s) or a 2008travel catalog.Panama Canal CruiseJanuary 28-February 13 Sold OutFrom: $2,799 pp + airAlumni Travel GroupProgram Type: CruiseHighlights: Cabo San Lucas• Acapulco • Puerto Quetzal• Puntarenas • Cartagena• Georgetown • Cozumel • MiamiWonders of the GalápagosFeaturing MSU ProfessorFred DyerFebruary 1-9Sold OutFrom: $2,995 pp + airGohagan & Co.Program Type: CruiseHighlights: Quito • Calderón• Otavalo • Santa Cruz • Bartolomé• Santiago • Rabida • North Seymour• San Cristóbal • GuayaquilIsland Life in Tahitiand French PolynesiaFebruary 3-11 Sold OutFrom: $2,695 pp + airGohagan & Co.Program Type: CruiseHighlights: Papeete • Huahine• Raiatea • Taha’a • Bora Bora• MooreaPeru featuring Machu PicchuFeburary 7-14From: $2,245 pp + airAlumni Holidays InternationalProgram Type: LandHighlights: Lima • Cuzco• Andes • Chinchero and theTemple of Ollantaytambo• Awana Cancha • Machu PicchuLegends of the NileFeaturing MSU HostsJerry and Stella CashFebruary 27-March 8From: $3,395 pp + airAlumni Holidays InternationalProgram Type: Land and CruiseHighlights: Cairo • Memphis• Sakkara • Pyramids of Giza• Temple of Karnak • Templeof Luxor • Valley of Kings andQueens • Edfu • Aswan• Abu SimbelRome & FlorenceFebruary 29-March 8From: $2,149 pp, including air fromDetroit (other cities also available)Go NextProgram Type: LandOptional Excursions: Rome andVatican City • Pompeii • Orvieto• Florence • Siena • Pienza • Pisa• LuccaCosta Rica’s Natural HeritageFeaturing MSU HostGordon GuyerApril 2-14From: $2,995 ppincluding air from DetroitOdysseys Unlimited, Inc.Program Type: LandHighlights: San Jose • Escazu • Tortuguero• Tortuguero Park • Sarapiqui• Tirimbina Biological Preserve• Chachagua • Ecotermales • NicoyaPeninsula • Curu Wildlife Preserve •Earth UniversityWaterways of Holland & BelgiumApril 4-12From: $1,995 pp + airGohagan & Co.Program Type: CruiseHighlights: Amsterdam • Delft• Kinderdijk • Middelburg • Ghent• Bruges • Antwerp • Gouda• Keukenhof GardensVillage Life in DordogneApril 10-18From: $2,595 pp + airGohagan & Co.Program Type: LandHighlights: Bordeaux • Sarlat-la-Canéda • Rocamadour • L’Abri duCap-Blanc • Les Eyzies-de-Tayac• St-Amand-de-Coly • St Geniès •Lascaux II • Rouffignac • Perigueux• Beynac-et-CazenacJewels of the Danube RiverApril 28-May 6 New DatesFrom: $2,549 ppincluding air from Detroit(other cities available)Go NextProgram Type: CruiseHighlights: Vienna • Durnstein •Melk • Linz • Regensburg • MunichUkraine on the Dnieper RiverApril 29 – May 12From: $1,945 pp + airAlumni Holidays InternationalProgram Type: CruiseHighlights: Bucharest • Tulcea• Odessa • Kherson • Crimea •Sevastopol • Bakhchisarai • Yalta •Livadia Palace • Zaporizhia • CavesMonastery • KievPage 28 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0028-29_new .indd 549/11/07 2:09:54 PM

Italian RivieraMay 3-11From: $2,445 pp + airAlumni Holidays InternationalProgram Type: LandHighlights: Sestri Levante • SantaMargherita • Portofino • Genoa• Portovenere • Vernazza • Carrara• LuccaScotlandMay 11-20From: $2,345 pp + airAlumni Holidays InternationalProgram Type: LandHighlights: Oban • Isle of Mull• Isle of Skye • Highlands • SlateIslands • The Trossachs • Stirling•St. Andrews • Dundee • EdinburghEssential Europefor New GraduatesMay 19-June 12From: $3,386 pp + airAESU World TravelProgram Type: Land and CruiseHighlights: London • EnglishChannel • Paris • Brussels • Amsterdam• Dutch Countryside • Cologne• Rhine River Cruise • Black Forest• Swiss Alps • Lucerne • Munich •Austrian Lake District • Venice •Florence • Rome • Vatican City •Sorrento • Pompeii • AthensThe Blue Voyage: LegendaryTurkey & the Turquoise CoastJune 7-22From: $3,695 ppincluding air from DetroitOdysseys Unlimited, Inc.Program Type: Land & CruiseHighlights: Istanbul • Assos • Troy• Kusadasi • Turquoise Coast Cruise• AntalyaNational ParksJune 28-July 9Price: $2,979 ppincluding air from DetroitCollette VacationsProgram Type: LandHighlights: Scottsdale • Sedona •Lake Powell • Grand Canyon • BryceCanyon • Zion Canyon • Salt LakeCity • Jackson Hole • Yellowstone •Custer State Park • Mt. RushmoreWaterways of RussiaJuly 19-31 New DatesFrom: $2,695 pp + airGohagan & CoProgram Type: CruiseHighlights: Moscow • Uglich •Yaroslavl • Goritsy • Kizhi Island •Mandrogi • St PetersburgClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comCanadian Rockies by RailJuly 20-27From: $2,949 ppincluding air from DetroitCollette VacationsProgram Type: Land and RailHighlights: Calgary • Lake Louise• Icefields Parkway • Columbia Icefields• Banff • Rocky MountaineerTrain • Kamloops • VancouverDublin in an Irish CastleAugust 4-12From: $2,145 pp + airAlumni Holidays InternationalProgram Type: LandHighlights: Dublin • Howth • Bayof Dublin • Newgrange and theBoyne Valley • Slane • Belfast • PowerscourtGardens • Glendalough •Wicklow MountainsOdyssey to OxfordAugust 23-September 6From: $4,295 pp + airMSUAA Evening CollegeProgram Type: LandHighlights: Wales • Stratford-upon-Avon • prehistoric sites • famouscastles • gardens • palaces • cathedrals• the Cotswolds • London andother English townsCruise the Face of EuropeAugust 25-September 10From: $4,095 pp + airAlumni Holidays InternationalProgram Type: CruiseHighlights: Amsterdam • Cologne •Rüdesheim • Würzburg • Bamberg• Nuremberg • Regensburg • Passau• Melk • Vienna • Bratislava •BudapestChina and theYangtze River DiscoverySeptember 3-15From: $2,395 pp + airAlumni Holidays InternationalProgram Type: Land and CruiseHighlights: Beijing • Forbidden City• Temple of Heaven • Royal SummerPalace • Tiananmen Square •Great Wall • Xi’an • Yangtze River •Chongqing • Fengdu • Three Gorges• Yichang • ShanghaiBest of Tuscanyand Italian RivieraSeptember 19-27From: $1,949 pp including air fromDetroit (other cities available)Go NextProgram Type: LandOptional Excursions: Montecatini •Florence • Siena • San Gimignano •Piza • Monte Carlo • Monaco • Nice• St. Paul de Vence • EzeCroatia & Venetian TreasuresSeptember 25 – October 3From: $1,949 pp including air fromDetroit (other cities available)Go NextProgram Type: LandOptional Excursions: Opatija •Rovinj • Lim Fjord • Lipica • Postojna• Trieste • Venice • Padua • Rivieradel Brenta • Villa PisaniIsland Life in Ancient GreeceOctober 7-15From: $2,995 pp + airGohagan & Co.Program Type: Land and CruiseHighlights: Athens • Delos • Mykonos• Santorini • Rhodes • Pátmos •Kusadasi • Ephesus • Troy • IstanbulSouth Pacific Wonders ~Australia & New ZealandOctober 9-24, 2008From: $4,799 pp, including airfrom DetroitCollette VacationsHighlights: Cairns • Great BarrierReef • Sydney Opera House •Queenstown • Milford SoundMount Cook National Park •ChristchurchPolar Bear WatchFeaturing MSU HostProfessor Sue CarterOctober 16-22From: $4,295 pp + airNatural Habitat AdventuresProgram Type: LandHighlights: Winnipeg • ChurchillPortrait of ItalyFeaturing MSU HostAnn Tukey-HarrisonOctober 21-November 6From: $ 4,695 ppincluding air from DetroitOdysseys Unlimited, Inc.Program Type: LandHighlights: Naples • Amalfi •Pompeii • Sorrento • Montecassino• Orvieto • Rome • Todi • Assisi• Perugia • Siena • Florence • SanGimignano• VeniceIn the Wake of Lewis & ClarkNovember 3-9From: $2,620 pp + airLindblad ExpeditionsProgram Type: CruiseHighlights: The Columbia andSnake rivers • Hells Canyon • FortClatsop • Bonneville Dam • ColumbiaRiver Maritime MuseumThailand: AncientCapitols and CountrysideNovember 5-18Price: $2,729 ppincluding air from DetroitCollette VacationsProgram Type: LandHighlights: Bangkok • Ayutthaya •Sukhothai • Golden Triangle • Laos• Hall of Opium • Chiang Mai •Elephant Camp • Night MarketSPARTAN PATHWAYSMSU Alumni Association242 Spartan WayEast Lansing, MI, 48824-2005Phone: (888)-697-2863Email: travel@msualum.comWeb: msualum.comPage 29046957070004_0028-29_new .indd 559/11/07 2:10:41 PM

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Photo courtesy of MSU Archives & Historical CollectionsJohn Hannah, MSU president from 1941-69,skillfully master-minded MSU’s entry intothe Big Ten in the face of strong oppositionfrom the University of Michigan.By David A. ThomasMichigan Agricultural College had sought to join the prestigious(Big Ten, formerly Western) conference as early as 1924, andefforts continued over the next two decades.Despite Michigan State College’s football success during the1930s—including records of 7-1 in 1932, 8-1 in 1934, 6-2 in 1935,6-1-2 in 1936, and 8-2 in 1937—the Spartan squad received littleattention and respect. Hannah believed that the problem was weakschedules—beating Grinnell, Carnegie Tech, Wayne State, andAlma created little excitement in national football circles. And,of course, potential recruits tended to choose colleges that scheduledgames against elite programs. Moreover, the top schools thatagreed to play MSC often insisted on playing the games at home,forcing the Spartans continually to play in front of hostile crowds.Prior to 1947, for example, 29 of Michigan State’s 33 varsity gamesagainst the University of Michigan took place in Ann Arbor. Thelogical way to upgrade the quality of the Spartans’ opponents wasfor the school to join the Big Ten, but the conference was full anddid not seem disposed to add another team.Hannah’s assistant, James Denison, believed that Hannah beganlobbying for Big Ten membership soon after assuming theMichigan State presidency, writing, “The growing strength of thePresidents in control of the Big Ten worked to the advantage ofMichigan State with the advent of President Hannah and his developingfriendship with the other Presidents and their growingrespect for him and his institution.” On 13 December 1942, H.G. Salsinger of the Detroit News wrote a column arguing in favorof MSC’s admittance to the conference. “If any college is qualifiedfor membership in the Western Conference it is Michigan State.Under the direction of President John A. Hannah the college hasgrown into one of the country’s most important educational institutionsand one of the most progressive. Athletically, MichiganState is on a par with a majority of Western Conference members.The college is located in Western Conference territory. There is nosound reason for withholding an invitation to join.”Hannah wasted no time in taking advantage of Salsinger’s endorsement.Two days later, he wrote to each Big Ten president,enclosing a copy of the column and making additional argumentsfor eventual admission. The responses were favorable, and even(University of Michigan president Alexander Grant) Ruthvenvoiced no outward opposition. “I have your letter of December15,” he replied. “I know that you have long wanted Michigan StateCollege in the Western Conference. You know, I am sure, that thepresidents have absolutely no voice in determining the policies ofthe conference except as we may occasionally insist that we willnot go along with some policy. It is a matter of irritation to membersof boards of trustees that the Conference representatives areso independent that if anyone else expresses an opinion they aremore likely than not to turn it down on general principles.”World War II eclipsed college football over the next few years. “Itis very evident now that at least at this college intercollegiate athleticsare going to be of very little importance for the duration [ofthe war] due to the fact there will be no adequate number of civilianmen to make up competitive teams,” Hannah wrote to RalphAigler, UM’s conference representative, in 1943. “We now have2,000 Army men in uniform on the campus and accepted severalhundred more, and all of them are prohibited from participation,being assigned schedules of activities that provide no free time forpractice or competition.” Still, anticipating times more conduciveto athletic competition, Hannah added three paragraphs arguingMSC’s cause for eventual conference admittance. And on 25 November1945, just a few months after the war’s conclusion, Hannahwrote to the Big Ten requesting admission.Shortly thereafter, Michigan State received its opening: early in1946, the University of Chicago dropped its intercollegiate sportsprograms and withdrew from the Big Ten. The conference beganconsidering three replacements: the University of Pittsburgh, theUniversity of Nebraska, and MSC. Hannah and MSC went towork. In a confidential 21 March 1946 letter, Floyd Reeves of theUniversity of Chicago, who had been instrumental in establishingMSC’s Basic College and who had also consulted at Pitt andNebraska, wrote to Hannah that he considered Michigan Statethe most worthy candidate and had presented that opinion toUniversity of Chicago dean L. A. Kimpton. Reeves continued,“My opinion is that Dean Kimpton will have some influence inthe selection of the new Conference member institution and thathe will be inclined to favor Michigan State College.” Sports andeditorial writers throughout the Midwest also tended to back theSpartans. In a 12 March 1946 editorial, “Why Not MichiganState?” the Pontiac Daily Press stated, “Michigan State has madetremendous strides in the last decade or two and is now one ofthe big and important educational institutions in America. It hasa magnificent plant and equipment and professors who place itamong the nation’s leaders.” Despite Ruthven’s apparent supporta few years earlier, the University of Michigan opposed having anin-state school join the conference, believing that the UM’s intrastatedominance would be curtailed. Officials from the Universityof Illinois and Indiana University also expressed apprehension,Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 31046957070004_0030-35.indd 179/15/07 7:03:21 AM

fearing that an annual MSC-UM Big Ten rivalry would diminishtheir profitable and prestigious annual games against the Wolverines.Iowa favored adding its regional rival, Nebraska. Leaders ofother conference schools, however, believed that MSC’s entry intothe Big Ten might dilute Michigan’sdominance in football, making a morebalanced sports conference.UM supporters soon began to changetheir views. In late April, the presidentof the University of Michigan AlumniClub of Lansing, Dr. Maurice C. Loree,wrote to Hannah that his group “heartilyendorse[d] Michigan State Collegeas a Member of the Big Ten Conferenceand as evidence of that support weare attaching hereto a copy of a formalresolution we have sent to the officialsof the University of Michigan.” Theresolution praised MSC’s curriculum,faculty, and student body; stated thatits athletic facilities were worthy of conferencecompetition; lauded the qualityof the coaching staff; pointed out thecollege’s athletic success against conferenceteams in past years; and suggestedthat precedent existed for more thanone institution in a state to be a conferencemember. “Therefore,” the resolutionstated, “be it resolved that it is thesentiment of the Board of Governorsof the University of Michigan Club ofLansing that Michigan State College beadmitted to membership in the WesternConference.”Nevertheless, Hannah later recalled,“We knew from the beginning that there would be no friendlyconsideration of Michigan State’s cause by the Big Ten if the Universityof Michigan had its way. We anticipated that Ann Arborwould be unfriendly and critical and obstructive, and that is exactlywhat they were. . . . But several other universities, particularlythe University of Minnesota, helped us a great deal.” Especiallyimportant was Hannah’s friendship with University of MinnesotaPresident Lewis Morrill. Wrote Tommy Devine in a 16 June 1949Sports Illustrated article, “This was a coalition of two young collegepresidents with intimate knowledge of athletics and deep personalconcern over the hypocrisy, double-talk and shady deals big-timeintercollegiate athletics spawn. Morrill did not give lip-service toMichigan State’s application. He was the greatest single factor insidethe conference in Michigan State’s election last December.For the first time in modern annals a campaign, athletic in nature,had been waged at the college president’s level. The fact shockedand jolted Big Ten athletic directors, who reside in and rule a littleMore than 6,000students, somein coats and ties,paraded throughdowntown EastLansing after thedecision.“We have waitedfor this . . .for so many, manyyears,” Hannahtold the jubilantcrowd.world of their own in dictatorial fashion. They did not take kindlyto the encroachment on their authority. The campaign’s significancewas all too clear to them, for it may mark the beginning of atrend.” Morrill, however, may have had other motives for supportingMSC. According to Denison, Morrill“had at one time been an alumni executiveat Ohio State University wherethere was no love for the Universityof Michigan, and he had said franklythat the people at Minnesota wereconvinced that they would have bettersuccess in their traditional games withMichigan if Michigan State were in aposition to compete with Michigan forathletes and athletic support.”Denison and University of Minnesotapublic relations head William L. Nunnconvinced Minneapolis Star sportseditor Charles Johnson that the Spartansshould be admitted, and Johnsonagreed to plead MSC’s case to his fellowBig Ten sportswriters. Johnson alsosuggested to Denison that Dean LloydC. Emmons, the chair of MSC’s AthleticCouncil, should meet with his BigTen counterparts to advance the MSCcause. “Almost simultaneously,” Denisonremembered, “we began to get favorablemention in sports pages all overthe area.”On 25 May 1946, Hannah wrote toAigler, summarizing MSC’s actions andexpressing the hope that the Universityof Michigan would support Michigan’sState’s application for admission. “Wehave tried to be ethical and have not contacted the faculty advisersof the various universities. Some months ago I wrote to thepresidents of each of them and received very favorable replies fromall of them. Most of them were of course noncommittal, but atleast three of the presidents indicated that their schools are enthusiasticallyfavorable to our cause which of course means nothing.”Aigler’s reply told Hannah what had occurred at a Big Ten meetingheld a week earlier:“There was . . . no definite vote on your application. When thematter came before the Faculty Representatives, I made a statementto the effect that I hoped the Conference would see its wayclear to elect Michigan State, but I did not press for a vote, realizingthat the temper of the group was to approve the Directors’recommendation [that no change be made in membership]. Ithought it was better to leave the matter more or less in suspense.What, if anything, it may have had to do with the general attitude,I cannot say, but it was not uncommon to hear a remarkPage 32 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0030-35.indd 189/11/07 11:05:40 AM

to the effect that a man or woman ought not to remarry until adecent interval has elapsed after the spouse’s death. . . . After alittle more time has gone by, one will be able to tell better whatthe long range disposition of the group is.”To influence that disposition in apositive direction, Michigan Statedropped one of its traditions, the JenisonAwards. Since 1942, the college hadprovided Spartan athletes with scholarshipsthat covered tuition, fees, andbooks, funded by a bequest from longtimesupporter Frederick Cowles Jenison.Although other conferences commonlyoffered athletic scholarships, theBig Ten frowned on the practice. On 29May 1947, Hannah appeared at a BigTen meeting in Highland Park, Illinois,to discuss the Jenison Awards. “Wegave great thought to the plan beforethe awards were inaugurated,” Hannahexplained. “We thought it preferable tobe open and above board in our aid toathletes rather than to follow the methodswe’d seen used elsewhere. There isconvenience to point to the absence ofscholarships as a sign of purity. Theseschools merely are dealing from the bottomof the deck. I think it better to listin the college catalog what you are doing.That is our method.” Nevertheless,MSC dropped the Jenison Awards.The Big Ten convened three days ofmeetings in December 1948 with conferencemembers still undecided aboutwhether to invite MSC to join. MSCassembled a ten-person delegation to attend, including Young,Munn, assistant athletic director Lyman Frimodig, track coachKarl Schlademan, tennis coach Frank Beaman, baseball coachJohn Kobs, wrestling coach Fendley Collins, and sports informationdirector Fred Stabley. “What will be the vote?” asked Aldertonin the Lansing State Journal. “If there is a vote taken andit’s favorable, you can be very sure that it will be announced as aunanimous one. There will be some kind words spoken. If thereis a negative result (and we have no way of knowing if the casewill actually be voted upon at all!) there will be no comment. Theannouncement will say that the conference did not ‘get around’to Michigan State’s case, or that it was delayed for further consideration.The conference, unable to help the Spartans, will notembarrass them, either.”The media seemed to be in the Spartans’ corner. Detroit FreePress writer Lyall Smith wrote, “The Free Press has learned thatState is the only school being considered for membership to theEven legendarysportswriterGrantland Ricesupported MSC’sadmission. “And whynot?” he wrote.“(Michigan State) has . . .the most modernstadium yet built . . .(and) has a better teamthan several membersof the Big Nine.”most elite athletic conference in the land. A simple 5-4 majorityis all that is needed to decide the issue. The Spartans have notoverplayed their hand. They made a formal written application tojoin the conference two years ago. They have made no other directovertures and actually have leaned overbackward to avoid any accusation ofpressing for a decision in their favor.”The Pontiac Press argued, “State has becomeone of the biggest and most importantuniversities in the nation. UnderPresident John Hannah, the EastLansing institution has acquired a newstature and a new breadth. Physicallythe plant has expanded. . . . It is difficultto think of any reason for refusingState admission. She has the faculty,the students and the plant. She has anew football stadium and while it isn’tequal in size to many in the Big Nine,it is adequate. Michigan State is a big,fine outstanding college in the UnitedStates and in the Midwest. She is everybit as deserving as others. Merely becauseher importance is comparativelyrecent is no objection.” Even legendarysportswriter Grantland Rice joinedthe cause. Referring to the possibilityof MSC’s admission, he wrote, “Andwhy not? Michigan State today hasmore than 15,000 students. It also hasone of the best football layouts in thegame, a new stadium that can handle55,000 spectators, the most modernone yet built. Beaten only by Michiganand Notre Dame, Michigan State hasknown one of its best seasons this fall. It has a better team thanseveral members of the Big Nine.”On 12 December 1948, the Michigan State News blared in anunusual Sunday edition, “State Makes Big 10.” As Alderton hadpredicted, the vote for admission was announced as nine schoolsin favor, none opposed, and Big Ten commissioner Kenneth L.“Tug” Wilson indeed had “kind words” for Michigan State: “Iam very happy. MSC is a fine institution. We are happy to havethem with us.”More than 6,000 students—including some men in coats andties—took to the streets, parading through the campus and downtownEast Lansing after the decision was announced. One of thetriumphant procession’s first stops was President Hannah’s home.“We have waited for this . . . for so many, many years,” Hannahtold the crowd. According to longtime Michigan State facultymember Roland Pierson, quite a few faculty members joined inthe celebration: “We had an enormous number of young facultyClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 33046957070004_0030-35.indd 199/11/07 11:08:42 AM

“We anticipated thatAnn Arbor would beunfriendly and criticaland obstructive,and that is exactly whatthey were. . . ”MSU Archives and Historical CollectionsHannah (left) points to the banner headline in the StateNews, "STATE MAKES BIG 10," as he celebrates the goodnews with student leaders.just beginning their academiccareers. Many looked so youngthat it was sometimes hardto tell the difference betweenteacher and student.” Despitethe decision’s importance onthe MSC campus, however,Wilson gave it only part of aparagraph in his 496-page historyof the Big Ten, merelylisting it among the other conferencehighlights of 1948.Hannah downplayed his rolein convincing the Big Ten toeventually extend an invitationto MSC to join but instead creditedthe people and the institution:“Munn’s teams were wellcoached and he was respectedby all who knew him. RalphYoung and his entire staff keptour athletic programs on a highplane. Certainly the quality ofthe university and its athleticprograms were main factors inour invitation into the Big Ten.This was an important step forwardfor Michigan State, notonly athletically, but academically.”Deflecting praise by DetroitFree Press editor MalcolmBingay, Hannah wrote, “MichiganState College is what it istoday and where it is today onlybecause a great many personshave worked hard in her behalf.The institution is larger thanany one of us. To my mind, thegreatest benefactor of MichiganState was the unknown geniuswho first established the traditionof service to the publicon this campus, knowing thatan institution of this kind cangrow and succeed only so longas it serves the best interests ofthose who support it with theirtax dollars.”Hannah frequently arguedthat sports were important to auniversity and that if entranceinto the Big Ten enhanced theathletic program, the entireuniversity community wouldbenefit. “I have always thoughtthat a sound athletic programwas good for a university,” helater wrote. “It is good for theathletes, if they are full-time,bona fide students who mustmaintain satisfactory standardsof scholarship and performance.Athletics unify a universityprobably more than any otherfeature of the institution. Theymerge the enthusiasm of students,alumni, faculty, friendsand supporters of the university,and all to the university’sgood.”* Excerpted with permissionfrom David A. Thomas’ JohnHannah And The Creationof A World University, 1926-1969 (MSU Press, 2007),to be published in February2008. (For more informationabout MSU’s entry into the BigTen conference, see the editor’scolumn on p. 65.)David A. Thomas owns DavidThomas Communications, inEast Lansing. His articles haveappeared in many publications,including Michigan History,Travel/Holiday, The DetroitNews, and Business ss Mexico.☛You canpre-order a copyof David A.Thomas’ JohnHannah And The Creationof A World University, 1926-1969 (MSU Press, 2007) bycalling 517-355-9543, ext. 101.The book will be published inFebruary 2008. The retail priceis $39.95, but members of theMSU Alumni Association receivea 30 percent discount. For informationabout the MSU Press,visit msupress.msu.edu.Page 34 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0030-35.indd 209/18/07 2:00:41 PM

The MSU Office of Planned GivingA Valuable Resource for MSU AlumniOur gift planning professionals can assist you inexploring, at no cost or obligation, gifting strategies youmay incorporate into your comprehensive estate plans.We will help you fulfill your philanthropic desire toremember and support the college, department and/orSpartan athletic, cultural or academic program of yourchoice at Michigan State University.For assistance, contact:Dan ChegwiddenJames ObearTina DanielsKathy ForeShannon DuvallOffice of Planned GivingUniversity DevelopmentMichigan State University300 Spartan WayEast Lansing, MI 48824-1005(517) 884-1000www.givingto.msu.eduClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 35046957070004_0030-35.indd 219/11/07 11:11:39 AM

Photos courtesy of The Wharton CenterM S U C E L E B R A T E S AYEAR OFArtsCULTUReThe next 12 months will see specialevents galore celebrating arts andculture across the MSU campus.By Kent Love, ’93Arts and culture is amongthe many facets of MichiganState University that make ita major public university withglobal impact. If there is anyquestion about this, the next 12months should dispel all doubts.The 2007-2008 academic yearhas been officially declared asMSU’s “Year of Arts and Culture”and the university hasbeen gearing up for it.“We take this opportunityto showcase the many waysthe university advances artsand culture through teaching,research, and outreach,” saysMSU President Lou Anna K.Simon. “MSU’s Year of Artsand Culture comprises activitiesthat involve all arts and cultureunits and academic programs,cut across multiple disciplines,enrich the student experience,align with local and economicdevelopment efforts, and engagethe community.”Alumni are more than welcometo join with students,faculty and staff to celebratethis unique opportunity, wherecampus and community comePage 36 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0036-43.indd 169/24/07 7:50:36 AM

The MSU Art Museum’s collection of more than 7,000 objects span 5,000 years ofhuman history from ancient Cycladic figures to contemporary mixed media.together in celebration of theuniversity’s vibrant arts and culturalofferings. Members of theuniversity and greater communities,and visitors and alumnifrom near and far are invited todelight in music, performingarts and concert centers; libraries,museums, and galleries;gardens, public art, and historicsites across the MSU campus.At the same time, audiences oncampus and around the worldcan take advantage of academicand research programs, publicbroadcasting, online resources,publications, and outreach initiatives.“Michigan State Universityhas a long and impressive histo-ryof creative faculty, innovativecultural programs, and impactin the arts and cultural arenalocally and globally,” explainsC. Kurt Dewhurst, MSU Museumdirector and chair of theCultural Engagement Council.“MSU’s Year of Arts and Culturehas been developed to focusattention on the remarkablestate of the arts at MSU today.“It is truly an exciting time atMSU as we come to better appreciatethe rich contributionsof the cultural sector to campuslife, our state, nation, and internationalconnections.”The Importance ofArts and Culture“Art is an irreplaceable way ofunderstanding and expressingthe world—equal to but distinctfrom scientific and conceptualmethods,” Dana Gioia, chairmanof the National Endowmentfor the Arts, once said.“There are some truths aboutlife that can be expressed only asstories, or songs, or images.”Most people who participate inarts and cultural activities wouldsay that these activities enhancethe quality of their lives; theybring about personal enjoyment,enriching perspectives, intellectualstimulation, and opportunitiesfor public involvement. Butthe arts and cultural expressionhave broader impacts beyond theindividual level. They can alsofuel community and economicdevelopment.Because art is about crossingboundaries and seeing thingsin different ways, it can be avehicle for engaging publicdiscussion, understandingsocial issues, and building connections.Art, for example, canbe used to engage people inneighborhood revitalization. Adecaying building can be transformedinto one with productiveuses or an abandoned area canbe converted into a communitygarden. These activities helpdevelop community identityand collective pride. Art canalso be used to engage youth incivic activities such as beautifyingurban spaces by paintingwall murals. All it takes is somecreativity and collective wisdomtothink of the myriad ways thatculture and the arts can be usedfor community benefit.All the World Is a StageThetradition of performingarts can be traced to MSU’s ear-liest years. From the beginning,university leaders recognized theability of arts and culture to notonly entertain, but also to en-lighten and educate. Whetherthrough a stirring symphony byan ensemble from the recentlyrenamed College of Music, alively performance by studentsfrom the College of Arts andLetters Department of Theatre,or an invigorating interpretivedance, the transformative powerof the performing arts can alsobe witnessed in countless venuesthroughout campus, includingthe Breslin Student Events Center,and the nationally renownedClifton and Dolores WhartonCenter for Performing Arts,now celebrating its 25 th anniversaryas Michigan’s premierperforming arts center.The New College of MusicPlato once said, “To sing welland to dance well is to be welleducated.”MSU also pridesitself on engaging audiences ofall ages with stimulating musiceducation programs includingartist residencies, master classes,pre- and post-performance lectures,and more. Programs likeJazz Kats-Jazz for Kids, a collaborationbetween the Collegeof Music and Wharton Centerfor Performing Arts; the CommunityMusic School, whichinspires thousands of individualseach year; the Young PlaywrightsFestival, involving area highschool students; and SummerCircle Theatre productions; allhave the ability to artistically,physically and intellectuallychallenge and inspire us all.The impact of arts and culturecan also be seen in countlessclassrooms through programssuch as the College of Music’sinnovative mentoring programwith the Detroit Public SchoolSystem, and countless guestlectures hosted by the Collegeof Arts and Letters suchas Orhan Pamuk, 2006 Nobel“Art enables us tofind ourselves andlose ourselves atthe same time.”- Thomas MertonRodney Whittaker,director of Jazz Studies.Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 37046957070004_0036-43.indd 179/11/07 12:26:25 PM

“MSU’s Year of Arts and Culture has been developed to focus attentionon the remarkable state of the arts at MSU today.”Prize Winner for Literature.Additional programs such as amulti-day artist residency withthe Stratford Festival of Canadaand Wharton Center’s ActOne Family and School Seriesintegrate the arts into diversecurricula such as history, science,language arts, literature,and more.“Great art is theoutward expressionof an inner life inthe artist.”- Edward HopperAn MSU student works on a hand-built, clay sclupture in her ceramicsclass. (Inset) Roman Seniuk's (Detroit, Michigan) Ukrainian Pysanka,from the MSU Museum's Great Lakes Folk Festival.A Work of ArtMSU’s visual arts communityhas a vibrant history of contributionsboth to the university andto the national cultural scene.Meander through the university’sgalleries and sculpturegardens, and one is continuallyreminded that art inspires wonder,contemplation, and diverseunderstanding – all the whilesharpening one’s critical view.As Eugène Ionesco has said, “Awork of art is above all an adventureof the mind.”While art enthusiasts andalumni can relish the memoriesof their experiences at MSU,they can also be assured that theenterprise of making, critiquing,and interpreting the worldof art continues to grow as theDepartment of Art and Art Historyproudly celebrates 75 yearsof finding new ways to make,critique, and interpret art.Beyond the gallery walls,MSU’s visual arts communitycontinues to develop innovativeprograms and experiencesfor students and communityalike. “Saturday Morning Art,”a unique departmental initiativethat allows future art educatorsto interact and work with schoolagechildren, is one of manyexamples of integrating art intoclassrooms and communities.Galleries GaloreOn permanent display are examplesfrom The Art Museum’scollection of more than 7,000objects. Exhibits present a richdiversity of style, technique andmedia, spanning 5,000 yearsof human history from ancientCycladic figures to contemporarymixed media installations. Alsolocated in the Kresge Art Center,the newly constructed Departmentof Art and Art History’sGallery 101 and recently renovatedGallery 114 are devoted tosupporting artistic research anddisplaying student artwork.Thanks to the generosity ofalumnus Eli Broad and his wifeEdythe, who made the largestcash gift from individuals inMSU’s history, the new Eli andEdythe Broad Art Museum,which will focus on modern andcontemporary art, is scheduledto open in 2010. With a largerfacility, the art museum’s programmaticofferings will expandand become more integral tothe College of Arts and Letters,other colleges, and the overallUniversity.On July 18, 2007, potential architecturaldesigns for the museumwere unveiled before a jury.These designs represent the ideasof Coop Himmelb(l)au; KohnPedersen Fox Associates, PC;Randall Stout Architects, Inc.;Zaha Hadid Architects; andMorphosis, all internationallyrenowned architectural firms.Models, drawings and CDpresentations (on exhibit at TheArt Museum through Oct. 14)reveal the range of designs forthe art museum’s future homeon Grand River Avenue.Preserving the PastMSU also has a proud historyof preserving our rich culturaltraditions. No place is this moreapparent than at the MSUMuseum. Now celebrating its150th anniversary, the museumis one of the Midwest’s oldestmuseums and a public stewardfor nearly one million objectsand specimens of cultural andnatural history from aroundthe world. The MSU Museumis also the first museum in thestate to receive affiliate statusfrom the Smithsonian Institutionin Washington, D.C.The Written Word“Books are the treasuredwealth of the world and the fitinheritance for generations andnations,” according to HenryDavid Thoreau. It’s likely thatmost students and alumni knowthe MSU Libraries as a place toresearch a term paper or participatein a study group, butthe written word also has theability to transport us to far awayplaces, bring new cultures to life,and communicate a multitudeof emotions. The MSU Librariesare an amazing repository ofcultural expression, from one ofthe nation’s largest collections ofAfricana literature; to the FineArts Library; to the VincentVoice Library, a collection of over40,000 hours of spoken wordrecordings, dating back to 1888.Capturing the rich history ofMSU, the University Archivesand Historical Collections actas the memory of the institution.From official universityrecords to papers by MichiganPage 38 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0036-43.indd 189/24/07 7:34:50 AM

politicians and the diaries ofCivil War soldiers, historicalrecords and significant materialsof local, regional, national andinternational interest, are beingpreserved for future generations.“Without words, withoutwriting and without books therewould be no history, there couldbe no concept of humanity,”wrote Hermann Hesse. Advancingthe arts through the writtenword is also one of the manygoals of the MSU Press. Establishedin 1947, by former MSUPresident John Hannah andnow celebrating its 60th year ofexcellence in scholarly publishing,the Press publishes about 40books each year and is the largestpublisher of books on Africain the United States.The Art of CommunicatingIn the 21 st century, art andculture can be expressed in a varietyof different mediums frommusic to movement to multimedia.Improved facilities for artseducation, a new student galleryand “Creative Incubator,” a digitalexploration lab, opportunitiesto experiment with virtual realityand more are helping advanceMSU students have access to a vast array of resourses involvingarts and culture. The students pictured here, for example, areable to peruse the Nuremberg Chronicle: A Facsimile ofHartmann Schedel's Buch der Chroniken (1493) which is partof the MSU Libraries' Special Collections room.the art of learning through theCollege of Communication Artsand Sciences.In addition to academic activities,campus units such asWKAR are connecting peopleto powerful ideas that inspirepersonal growth, exploration ofour world and positive change.Offerings such as Radio TalkingBook, a free service for thosewho are visually challengedby printed material, furtherdemonstrate how new forms ofcommunicative expression arehelping advance arts and culturefor a new generation. Throughoutthe year, WKAR-TV will airvideo vignettes taking viewersbehind the scenes to discover thebreadth and depth of arts andculture on campus.Living and LearningThrough the ArtsThe arts and humanitiesprovide a solid foundation fora deeper understanding of thehuman condition, a broader perspectiveon our personal lives,and new set of practical tools toimprove our rapidly changingglobal environment. In August,MSU’s new Residential Collegein Arts and Humanities openedits doors to an inaugural classof approximately 125 students.The new college combines aglobal and interdisciplinary emphasiswith a residential livinglearningexperience to enhancethe undergraduate experience inthe arts and humanities. “Unlessyou try to do somethingbeyond what you have alreadymastered, you will never grow,”Ralph Waldo Emerson said.Engaging Campusand CommunityThis year’s special celebrationof arts and culture has been organizedby MSU’s Cultural EngagementCouncil (CEC), whichfunctions under the auspices ofthe Office of University Outreachand Engagement. Comprisedof representatives fromallied cultural units, outreach,and student life, the CEC fostersgreater connectivity across campusand within the community.CEC members involved inplanning the celebration includeThe Art Museum at MSU;Breslin Student Events Center;College of Arts and Letters,including the departments oftheatre, and art and art history;College of Communication Artsand Sciences; College of Music;MSU Press; MSU Libraries;MSU Museum; Public HumanitiesCollaborative; the new ResidentialCollege in Arts and Humanities;University Archives &Historical Collections; WhartonCenter for Performing Arts; andWKAR-Public BroadcastingServices. Other partners includeStudent Affairs & Services; UniversityRelations, MSU AlumniAssociation; Office of Inclusionand Intercultural Initiatives;University Outreach and Engagement;and others.As you begin to explore therichness of Michigan StateUniversity’s arts and culturalofferings, we invite you to startyour adventure at artsandculture.msu.edu.Kent A. Love, APR, graduatedfrom MSU in 1993 with a B.A. intelecommunications, informationstudies and media. He is directorof communications for WhartonCenter for Performing Arts andco-chairs the communicator teamof MSU’s Cultural EngagementCouncil. Input for this story wasprovided by all participating CECmembers and partners.Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 39046957070004_0036-43.indd 199/11/07 12:49:17 PM

The MSU Museum is the first in Michigan to be named anaffiliate of the Smithsonian MuseumWHARTON CENTERFOR PERFORMING ARTS:ENRICHING LIVES FOR 25 YEARSWharton Center for PerformingArts has a long history ofpresenting quality programs.Over the past 25 years, theCenter has generated state andnational prominence for its successwith touring megahits andsold-out sensations, making producers,performers and patronsturn their attention toward mid-Michigan. However, at its core,Wharton Center is more than aspace to entertain; it is a place toeducate and engage.A Vibrant PastDuring the 1970s, MSU PresidentClifton Wharton and hiswife Dolores described the artsas a humanizing, unifying forcein our world, bringing peopletogether across vast cultural,social, economic and geographicdivisions. Their desire to createa world-class performing artscenter for the residents of Michiganbecame a reality in the fallof 1982.Since the inaugural performanceby the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra, which returnsas part of the 25 th anniversaryseason, Wharton Center hasbecome a dynamic and evolvingcultural resource. From Broadwayblockbusters like Phantomof the Opera, Disney’s The LionKing, and Wicked to worldrenownedorchestras, dancecompanies, jazz legends andmore, Wharton Center hostsan impressive line-up of morethan 100 performances eachseason, attracting patrons fromthroughout the state and region.Beyond The StageToday, Wharton Center isabout much more than the performancesthat grace its stages.Whether it’s the countless programsthat integrate the arts andWickedacademics orthe engagementementactivities tiesthat takeWhartonCenter er into the community orunique programs like Seats 4Kids, a scholarship fund providingtickets to economically-disadvantagedchildren, a key partof Wharton Center’s mission isto enrich lives and strengthen thevalue of the arts in everyday life.“Recent cuts in local, stateand national funding have createda void in arts education,”says Michael Brand, WhartonCenter’s executive director.“We’re able to help fill that voidby integrating the arts into theacademic experience and intopeople’s lives with a diverse arrayof programs.”Programs such as the Act OneSchool Series, Jazz Kats-Jazz ForKids, and the Young PlaywrightsFestival integrate performingarts into K-12 curriculum formore than 30,000 childreneach year. Master classes, artistresidencies and community engagementactivities help ensurethat the arts remain a relevantpart of people’s lives, regardlessof age and background. Mostrecently, Wharton Center begana multi-year collaborationwith the Stratford Festival ofCanada, and in the comingyears will host artist residencieswith Alvin Ailey AmericanDance Theater, jazz vocalistDianne Reeves, Wynton Marsalis,and others.The Best And BrightestAs Wharton Center celebrates25 years of presenting thebest and brightest, this year’sPage 40 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0036-43.indd 209/15/07 8:19:43 AM

ChicagoSymphonyOrchestraseason line-up features morethan one hundred outstandingperformances includingthe return of the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra, followedby a special celebratorydinner at the Kellogg Center;a world premiere commissionby the MSU Symphony Orchestrahonoring Clifton andDolores Wharton; the returnof Michigan Opera Theatre;Mandy Patinkin; and the perennialfamily favorite, MSU’sHome for the Holidays. Scoresof award-winning entertainers– Tonys, Grammys andeven an Emmy – includeDisney’s High School Musical,Camelot, Monty Python’s Spamalot,the 25 th Annual PutnamCounty Spelling Bee, AvenueQ, Riverdance, and the returnof the Broadway smash hitWicked. With hundreds ofperformances from Broadwayto jazz to classical, dance, andmusic from around the world,Wharton Center offers anextraordinary array of entertainmentoptions.☛ For more information, visitwhartoncenter.com.MUSEUMKICKS OFFWITH A BLINGBy Lora HelouThe MSU Museum is helpingto kick off MSU’s “Year of Artsand Culture” with a bang—actually,a bling, to use hip-hopvernacular.The museum is sponsoringtwo programs this fall relatedto the world-famous Hope Diamond,the Smithsonian Institution’smost viewed artifact. ASmithsonian affiliate, the MSUMuseum is presenting this Septembera free, public presentationand book signing by RichardKurin, director of the SmithsonianCenter for Folklife and CulturalHeritage, as well as a privateevent at Cowles House.On Sept. 27, the public canhear Kurin’s presentation, “HopeDiamond: The Legendary Historyof a Cursed Gem,” at 3 p.m.in the Kellogg Center Auditorium.Kurin will also autographhis book, Hope Diamond: TheLegendary History of a CursedGem (Smithsonian Books,2006), which will be on sale atthe MSU Museum. On Sept.28, Kurin will host a “Historyand Hope” gala dinner and receptionat Cowles House andthe MSU Museum. (Costis $100—$50 is taxdeductible—contactthe Museum).In his book, Kurinreveals the truestory behindthe mostfamous—and infa-mous—gemstone in the world.The Hope Diamond, a glimmeringdeep-blue gem weighingmore than 45 carats, is not onlyexceptionally beautiful, it has along and incredibly colorful history.That history—spread overthree centuries and three continents—featuresdiamond miningin India, the French Revolution,the machinations of BritishKing George IV, the Gilded Agein America and a number of veryclever jewelers including PierreCartier and Harry Winston. Inthe 20th century, the myth ofthe Hope Diamond curse madethe diamond more notorious andfamous than ever before.From its origins in 17th CenturyIndia, the Hope Diamondtoday resides at the Smithsonian’sNational Museum ofNatural History, where it is themost viewed artifact in all of theSmithsonian’s 19 museums and136-million holdings.A cultural anthropologist,Kurin is responsible for theSmithsonian Folklife Festivalheld annually on the NationalMall in Washington, D.C., andthe Grammy-award winningSmithsonian Folkways Recordings.Since 2004, he has headedthe Smithsonian’s National Programs,overseeing its travelingexhibition service, its networkof 144 affiliated museums, itseducational programs, and its55,000 Smithsonian Associatemembership organizations.The MSU Museum is thestate’s first Smithsonian Institutionaffiliate, and museumresearchers and scholars havecollaborated on fieldwork, research,publications and exhibitionsover the past 20 years. TheHope Diamond events are presentedas part of the MSU Museum’s150th anniversary andMSU’s Year of Arts and Culturein 2007-2008. Spartans canlearn more about this event andan array of more performances,exhibitions and programs all yearlong at artsandculture.msu.edu.Richard Kurin, director of theSmithsonian Center for Folklifeand Cultural Heritage, poses withthe 45-carat Hope Diamond—theSmithsonian’s best known andmost viewed artifact.Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 41046957070004_0036-43.indd 219/15/07 8:20:20 AM

UPCOMING EVeNTSMSU’S YEAR OF ARTS AND CULTURE☛ Here is a sampling of events andexhibitions taking place over the nextfew months. For a complete list, visitartsandculture.msu.edu.Ongoing“MSU Museum: 150 Yearsof Discovery”Special exhibit, Heritage Hall,MSU MuseumOngoingCheck WKAR.org forschedule of programs.A two-part oral history of WorldWar II veterans from Michigan.WKAR-TVSeptember 4 – October 14, 2007“The Paper Sculpture Show”The Art Museum at MSUOctober – November, 20072x2 Exhibition SeriesDepartment of Art and ArtHistory – Gallery 101October 1, 2007A lecture by Orhan Pamuk,2006 Nobel Prize Winnerfor LiteratureCollege of Arts and LettersPasant Theatre, Wharton Centerfor Performing ArtsOctober 14, 2007Chicago Symphony OrchestraFollowed by a special CelebratoryDinner honoring WhartonCenter’s 25th Anniversary.Wharton Centerfor Performing ArtsOctober 20 – December 14, 2007Marion Post WolcottPhotographsThe Art Museum at MSUNovember 13 – 18, 2007Arts or CraftsA Department of Theatre worldpremiere written for MSU’s Yearof Arts and CultureWharton Centerfor Performing ArtsNovember 16-18, 2007Cinderella (La Cenerentola)An MSU Opera Theatre andChamber Orchestra presentationMSU Concert AuditoriumJanuary 7 – March 16, 2008“The Impressionist Era:Works on Paper”The Art Museum at MSUJanuary 29, 2008Alvin Ailey AmericanDance TheaterWharton Centerfor Performing ArtsFebruary 9, 2008Dianne Reeves withspecial guest Rodney WhitakerWharton Centerfor Performing ArtsFebruary 21-24, 2008DanceFest: MSU RepertoryDance Company in concertFairchild TheatreOctober 24, 2007Blue Man Group: How To Be AMegastar Tour 2.1 Live!Breslin Student Events CenterOctober 10-14, 2007Cirque du Soleil’sSALTIMBANCOBreslin Student Events CenterOctober 10-17, 2007PygmalionA Departmentof Theatre productionFairchild Theatre, MSUAuditoriumOctober 30 – November 2, 2007Stratford FestivalArtist ResidencyVarious events open tothe public includingBrian Bedford: The Lover,The Lunatic & The PoetWharton Centerfor Performing ArtsNovember 8-11, 20072 nd Annual InternationalFilm FestivalHosted by the College ofCommunication Arts and SciencesJanuary 29 – February 3, 2008Six Characters inSearch of an AuthorA Departmentof Theatre productionArena Theatre, MSU AuditoriumFebruary 5, 2008Julie MehretuPart of the 2007-2008Visiting Artist and ScholarLecture SeriesDepartment of Artand Art HistoryPage 42Fall 2007MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0036-43.indd 229/11/07 1:11:52 PM

Spend the holidays with usSaturday, December 1 st PMShowcasing the talents of the critically-acclaimed MSU Symphony Orchestra,Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs and the Grammy® Award-winning MSU Children’s Choir.Generously sponsored by Butzel Long, MSU Department of Radiology,ProNational, a ProAssurance Group Company and Wieland-Davco Corporation.SPAM is a registered trademark of Hormel Foods, LLC, used with permission here.December 4 th - 9 thEast Lansing engagement welcomed by AP Capital, Inc.,Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Mid-Michigan MRI,Rick’s American Cafe/Harrison RoadHouse/Beggar’s Banquet, andTDS Metrocom.om.for tickets and more information log whartoncenter.comor call 1-800-WHARTONClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 43046957070004_0036-43.indd 239/11/07 12:31:33 PM

MSU’S nationalSUPERCONDUCTINGCYCLOTRONLABoratory UNLOCKSSECRETS OF THEUNIVERSEBy Annie JiaNuclear science is devoted to answering nature’smost basic questions, and MSU aims to remainan international leader in this quest and also tocontinue educating nuclear scientists of the future.THE CREATIONWe’ve all heard about the BigBang, but it only represents thebeginning.In a brick building by theBogue Street roundabout, nuclearphysicists at MSU’s NationalSuperconducting CyclotronLaboratory (NSCL) spend theirdays smashing atomic nucleitogether to recreate the cosmicevents that helped give birth tothe heavy elements.“Everything I am doing isto try to understand how weare here,” says Jorge Pereira, anuclear astrophysics postdoctoralresearch associate. “Whenyou look at a piece of lead,it represents one of the biggestquestions. How was thislead created, and why in thisamount? The truth is, we don’tknow—and not only lead, butgold and silver—the elementsthat you know well.”Elements are the fundamentalmaterials that make up all matterin the universe and morethan 90 of them exist. Thoughscientists know the processesthat formed the 26 lighter elementson the Periodic Tableinside stars, how the elementsheavier than iron came to beremains uncertain. They knowthat many are created, eventoday, when large stars dieand become cosmic explosionsknown as supernovae. But mostof the specific nuclear reactionsremain undeciphered.So researchers apply the moderntools of NSCL to probe thehistory of the cosmos. In doingso, they also hope to peer intothe deepest secrets of the elementstoday.THE CENTEROne champion of the causeis Rhiannon Meharchand, asecond-year graduate student,who came from Florida to EastLansing to spend the next halfdecade knocking around thenuclear billiard balls, protonsand neutrons, that make up nuclei,or the centers of atoms.“I think it’s just the right sizefor me,” she says of nuclearphysics, noting that otherbranches of physics examineeven smaller particles than protonsand neutrons, or look on alarger scale at atoms, moleculesor heavenly bodies from afar.But more than just the nuclei,she says, “I like the size of thegroups that work in nuclearphysics, and I like the size of theequipment that you work with.”Meharchand chose MSUbecause it had a “way better program”than her warmer-weatheralternative. Namely, MSUboasts the second-highest rankednuclear science graduate programin the country after M.I.T., accordingto the U.S. News &Page 44Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0044-49.indd 169/15/07 7:42:58 AM

Photos courtesy of NSCLWorld Report in 2007. A NationalScience Foundation-fundedinstitution, NSCL holds educationas a high priority. Aboutone-third of the 300 people thatwork at the lab are students, halfof them undergraduates. Eachyear NSCL, the largest university-basednuclear science researchfacility in the country, delivers10 percent of the nation’s nuclearscience PhDs.“Everyone is very willing to sitdown and talk with you whenyou have questions,” notes JillPinter, a second-year graduatestudent. “That just shows howthe NSCL stresses graduateeducation.”Meharchand’s research consistsof shooting beams of heavynuclei traveling at nearly halfthe speed of light—fast enoughto circle the Earth three timesin one second—at a fixed target.As the nuclei collide they shatterand immediately recombinenew nuclei. Of the thousands oftypes of reactions, Meharchandis looking for the rare reactionthat knocks out one neutronand replaces it with a proton. Itis like throwing a watermelonat a chocolate chip cookie andreplacing one chocolate chipwith a seed.Examining what happens inthis reaction will help model aprocess inside supernovae thatis essential to the formation ofBrad Sherrill, (top) University Distinguished Professor, says NSCLis “like a very sophisticated microscope that looks at the nucleus ofatoms.”Artemis Spyrou, a postdoctoral research associate, adjusts aconnection on MoNA, the modular neutron array. The devicedetects neutrons flying off from nuclear collisions and was assembledby undergraduates at ten colleges across the country.new elements, a reaction where aneutron spontaneously becomesa proton. Since the number ofprotons in a nucleus defines anelement, the phenomenon representsthe final step in the birthof a new element.At NSCL, a pair of cyclotronsspeeds up nuclei and, like alaser, shoots them through athin foil of the target material.Downstream from the target, acomplex system of magnets filtersout the desired nuclei. Oneout of ten million nuclei is theone that Meharchand wants.“It’s like a very sophisticatedmicroscope that looks at thenucleus of atoms,” says BradSherrill, a University DistinguishedProfessor, of the entireNSCL facility.Beyond chasing cosmic explosions,however, scientists alsowant to know why nuclei arethe way they are. Some nuclei,Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 45046957070004_0044-49.indd 179/11/07 9:13:13 PM

Photos courtesy of NSCLJill Pinter, a graduate student in nuclear chemistry, explains herresearch to Arden L. Bement, Jr. National Science Foundationdirector, during his visit to NSCL in fall 2006.Laura Saxton, an accelerator engineer, assembles a part to a radiofrequency (SRF) cavity prototype that will be used in a nextgenerationlinear accelerator. Almost all of NSCL’s equipment isdesigned, machined, assembled, and welded right in the lab byspecialized staff.for example, will change shapefrom round to frisbee-like tofootball-shaped. “There are nomodels that can fully predictthe properties of nuclei,” saysHendrik Schatz, a professorat NSCL. “We’ve just startedscrapping at the surface of understandingthem.”THE MACHINESWalking east down the longhallway of NSCL’s office complex,you cross a line where thefloor tiles change color and takeon a faint rose hue. Here beginsthe original NSCL structure,erected in 1961 under the leadershipof founding director HenryBlosser, now University DistinguishedProfessor Emeritus.But the change is more thanan aesthetic one. It is also oneof trade. Around the corner isthe engineers’ area, where MattJohnson, a member of NSCL’smechanical design team, nimblymanipulates a three-dimensionalimage of a tube-shapedgadget on his computer screen.The apparatus, a radiofrequencycavity, is part of a nextgenerationlinear accelerator thatwill allow ultra-fast beams fromthe cyclotron that are purposelystopped to be sped up again, butto lower speeds. The reacceleratorwill allow physicists to causepreviously inaccessible collisionsthat only work at lower speedsand examine more nuclear propertiesthan ever before.When Johnson left his hometownof Shepherd to attend asmall college near Flint, he wasplanning on a career designingcars. When his program wascanceled due to low enrollment,he transferred to MSU, took upmechanical engineering, andlanded a student job buildingmagnets with NSCL. Upongraduating in 2001, he was immediatelyhired full time.“It’s a lot more interestingthan cars,” Johnson says. “Onething that’s nice about it hereis that there’s always somethingnew that hasn’t beendone before. There’s always thefresh aspect of starting somethingfrom scratch, which isvery nice.”After his team finishes a threedimensionaldigital blueprint,it will pass to the lab’s machineshop, where machinists usecomputer-guided tools to cutmetal into custom shapes. To beassembled, the parts will makehalf a dozen trips to a specialwelder in Chicago and half adozen more to NSCL’s cleanroom, according to Laura Saxton,a 2003 graduate in chemicalengineering and clean roommanager. Any piece of dustremaining during experiments,she says, would destroy theequipment in their ultra-highvoltage environments.BEYOND THE BEAMA little farther down thebuilding’s central byway, twodozen middle schoolers sit ina classroom gawking at ZachConstan, the lab’s outreach coordinator,who pours frothing,frigid liquid nitrogen on a quarter-sizeddisk.More than 4,000 peopletoured NSCL last year underthe guidance of Constan anda dozen graduate students. Inaddition to leading almost dailytours, during the summer hebrings groups of middle- andhigh-school science teachers infor a week-long, free boot campon nuclear physics.“They are going to go backto their classrooms and reachfar more students than we evercould,” he said.But NSCL does not only displayits equipment to visitors.Any scientist who wants to usethe coupled cyclotron lab for re-Page 46Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0044-49.indd 189/11/07 9:14:12 PM

Rare isotopes,too short-lived tobe found on Earth,can be producedunder extremeconditions in fastbeamcollisions.They are key tounderstandingthe interactionbetween neutronsand protons.Rhiannon Meharchand, a graduatestudent, checks the electronics on theS800 spectrograph, a device built atNSCL that detects and identifiesnuclei that hit it.Engineer Matt Johnson peers through part of an NSCL beambendingmagnet. Two supercold vessels, containing liquidhelium at 4 degrees above absolute zero and a slightly warmerliquid nitrogen, must keep the magnets cool in order for them toretain their superconducting properties.NSCL wants todevelop a linearacceler ator100,000 times morepowerful in orderto probe the r arestof exotic isotopes.search can apply. A national userfacility, NSCL has a communityof experimenters that includesmore than 700 scientists from35 countries.Warren Rogers, professor ofphysics at Westmont College inSouthern California, is a participantin a unique user-basedcollaboration. He belongs to agroup of eight undergraduateinstitutions that bring studentsto NSCL every summer to workon MoNA, a device that detectsneutrons that fly off of nuclearcollisions.“We don’t have these kinds offacilities at smaller colleges, so tobe able to bring students here isa big plus,” he says.Research at NSCL has gonebeyond shaping theories aboutthe physical world; it has alsocreated instruments to improveit. From medical cyclotronsused in cancer radiation therapyto new tools for biotech andnanoscience research, NSCLaccelerator technology has penetratedmany fields. (See sidebarfor more benefits of nuclearscience.)THE FUTUREAs many as 8,000 nuclei arepredicted to exist, but so faronly 2,000 have been observed,physicists say.“In order to understand theinteraction between neutronsand protons, the most importantinformation is at the limits,”says Michael Thoennessen,professor and associate directorfor nuclear science.The limits lie in rare isotopes,which are unstable nuclei withunique combinations of protonsand neutrons that are too shortlivedto be found on Earth.Extreme conditions in fast-beamcollisions can produce them intiny amounts sufficient to studytheir properties.Expanding the limits requiresa new generation of facilities,scientists say.NSCL has proposed the developmentof a linear accelerator toreplace the coupled cyclotron facility.The new machine wouldspeed up particles in a straightline instead of around in a spiral.It would generate beams100,000 times more powerfulthan the current facility’s—thusmaking it possible to probemuch rarer exotic isotopes.“I think there’s an overwhelmingamount that we can study,”Pinter said. “That’s what excitesme in nuclear science, this unknown.”In 2006, NSCL, currently thetop rare isotope research facilityin the U.S., published a 400-pagewhitepaper detailing the scientificmotivation and preliminaryplans for the new facility.The three other top rareisotope labs in the world—locatedin Japan, Germany, andFrance—are all undergoing majorupgrades. One, RIKEN inJapan, began operating its newaccelerator in December 2006.“For us the issue is really theinternational competition,” saysNSCL director Konrad Gelbke.If the upgrade does not gothrough, he says, internationalfacilities will soon trump NSCLin capability. “An experimentthat we would work on for anentire year, they could do ineight hours,” he says, “whichmeans you can’t compete.”Last fall the National ScienceFoundation awarded NSCL a$100 million grant to fund thelab until 2011. Support for thelab’s research culminated in avisit by NSF director Arden Bementand several members ofMichigan’s congressional delegation—Sen.Carl Levin and Reps.Vernon Ehlers and Mike Rogers.Jack Lessenberry, a prominentClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 47046957070004_0044-49.indd 199/11/07 9:14:34 PM

Joshua Stoker, NSCL doctoralstudent, takes a reading fromthe radio frequency fragmentseperator. The seperator providesadditional filtering of NSCLrare isotope beams used in basicnuclear science experiments.Michigan journalist and Detroitnative, brings the issue home. Hewrites, “Having a first-class cyclotronlaboratory is exactly the sortof thing we need to attract thesort of high-tech, new economycommunity Michigan needs.”America’s scientific status maybe undecided, but it is not thefirst time in history that understandingthe stars has been intimatelylinked to the prosperingof a society. The Ancient Greeks’ability to sail by the skies helpedto win them ancient glory andeverlasting prestige. With anyluck, rare isotope research willbring us, too, to new shores.Annie Jia spent the summer of2007 writing about nuclearphysics at NSCL. She hasalso written for the CERNCourier, symmetry magazine,the Stanford Daily, and theStanford Report. She can bereached at anniejia@gmail.com. To schedule a tour ofNSCL, email Zach Constan atconstan@nscl.msu.edu.THE MANY USES OF AMSNuclear science often yields applications outside of nuclearscience. For example, it led to the invention of Accelerator MassSpectrometry (AMS), a very sensitive way to measure radioactiveisotopes—which has turned out to be extremely useful with awide spectrum of benefits. Here are some AMS applications:• Art: Irreplaceable artwork can now be analyzed withoutharm by taking less than one thousandth of a gram ofpigment.• Archaeology: Measuring the amount of carbon-14 in anartifact can yield its age.• Climate: Geophysicists use AMS to track how long waterin different parts of the ocean has been at the surface,allowing them to map currents that affect climate change.• Nuclear waste: AMS can detect very low-level seepagearound waste sites and alert officials before it turns into amajor problem.• Radiation: Scientists used AMS to detect iodine-129 inChernobyl victims to determine their radiation exposurenine years before.WERE YOU WONDERING?• Is the cyclotron a nuclear reactor?No! Though nuclear energy is based on nuclear science, NSCLdoes not research nor produce nuclear power.• How fast do they go?The cyclotron shoots the nuclei out at half the speed of light–fast enough to orbit the earth three times in one second.• What’s in those big magnets?Inside the K500 and K1200 are 58 miles of niobiumtitanium(NbTi) superconducting wire.• What is a cyclotron?A cyclotron is a machine that speeds up nuclei in a spiral to upto half the speed of light.• What is a nucleus?A nucleus is the very center of an atom. It is 100,000 timessmaller than the whole atom!Page 48Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0044-49.indd 209/11/07 9:15:12 PM

WHAT TO DO–WHERE TO BEStay connected andbe informed...Visit the campus this fall andjoin in your college’s activities.James Madison CollegeGreen & WhiteHomecoming TailgateOctober 13, 2007, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.Tent behind Case HallNo ChargeThis tradition attracts over 100alumni, faculty, students, friendsand families.For more information contact:Donna HofmeisterAlumni Relations CoordinatorPhone: (517) 353-9977Email: hofmeist@msu.eduCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGHomecoming TailgateOctober 13, 20074:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.Tailgate tent West ofthe Engineering Building$15 per person(kids under 5 are free)Join fellow College of Engineeringalumni, faculty, and students, andcheck out current student projects.Enjoy a tailgate buffet, enter forraffle prizes, and tour The Center,the College of Engineering’snew career services and recruitingcenter.For further information, contact:Vicki Essenmacher,Alumni Relations CoordinatorPhone: (517) 355-8339Email: vicki@msu.eduELI BROAD COLLEGE OF BUSINESSHomecoming Open HouseOctober 13, 2007, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.Business College ComplexBogue Street entranceNo ChargeVisit with old classmates and currentstudents and faculty while seeingall that the Broad School has tooffer, including our three high-techlearning and research labs.For further information contact:Connie LawsonAlumni Relations CoordinatorPhone: (517) 432-7442Email: lawson@bus.msu.eduCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTUREAND NATURAL RESOURCESAutumnFestNovember 17, 2007MSU Pavilion for Agricultureand Livestock EducationAdult tickets $20 each($25 at door)Children $10 each – ages 6-12(children under 5 free)football tickets $46 eachshuttle bus to and from thegame $3 each.AutumnFest begains 3.5 hoursbefore kickoff of the MSU vs. PennState football game. AutumnFest,in its 32nd year, is the largest annualtailgate on campus, attractingaround 1,000 alumni and friends.The event features food, auctionsand raffles in support of the AN-RAA Scholarship Fund, more than60 booths promoting Michigancommodity products, CANRacademic departments and studentclubs, children activities, Sparty andthe MSU Pep Band.For more information contact:Kathryn ReedAlumni Relations CoordinatorPhone: (517) 355-0284Email: kreed@msu.eduWeb: canr.msu.eduCOLLEGE OF MUSICInaugural Homecoming PartyOctober 13, 2007Music BuildingNo Charge (registration required)Join the College of Music at ourInaugural Homecoming Partybeginning at 2 p.m.2 p.m.-3 p.m.Spartan StudentShowcase PerformanceMusic Building Auditorium3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.Jazz Octet IMusic Building Outdoor Stage5 p.m.Special Appearances by theSpartan Marching Bandand Men’s Glee ClubLocation TBDFor further information contact:D. Bryan JaoAlumni Relations CoordinatorPhone: (517) 353-9872Email: jao@msu.eduWeb: my.music.msu.eduCOLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONARTS & SCIENCESGreen & WhiteHomecoming TailgateOctober 13, 2007, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.Communication Arts & SciencesBuilding$15Please join former classmates at anenvironmentally-friendly tailgate withgreat food, film shorts, door prizesand more!For further information contact:Amber ShinnAlumni Relations CoordinatorPhone: (517) 432-7207Email: shinnamb@msu.eduCOLLEGE OFVETERINARY MEDICINEAAEP Alumni ReceptionDecember 3, 20074 p.m.-6:30 p.m.Location TBDIt’s the equine meeting of the year,and we’re hosting an alumni receptionjust for you! Stop by and sayhello to old friends, share somelaughs,great food and meet Dr.Christopher Brown (CVM Dean).For more information contact:Amie BelkaAlumni Relations CoordinatorPhone: (517) 353-7199Email: belkaami@cvm.msu.eduHave you seen the new and improvedCVM website? Check outthe new look and user-friendlyfeatures at cvm.msu.edu.Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 49046957070004_0049_new.indd 19/15/07 6:41:47 AM

ALifetime ofMemories in“Sports Nut”HeavenFrom the cramped press boxin the rafters of JenisonFieldhouse and the StableyHilton press box at SpartanStadium to British Opens onthe Old Course at St. Andrewsand Muirfield, to 38 MastersTournaments in Augusta to the“Miracleon Ice” in the 1980Olympics at Lake Placid to thechampion 1957 Lions and 1968Tigers, I’ve been more thanfortunate since I graduated fromMichigan State with a journalismdegree in 1956.There was a lot of good fortune.I didn’t get sent to Koreaduring my two years in theArmy, Ifinished school thanksto theG.I. Bill and during mysenior year, I worked half-timein the Lansing bureau of UnitedPress. That led to being hiredfull-time upon graduation asUP’s one-man Michigan sportsdepartment.The bureau was on the firstfloor of the Detroit News garagein downtown Detroit. The windowswere painted black andeveryone was young and eagerand addicted to the wire service’s“Deadline every minute” motto.You learned to write fast, writeshort and be able to dictate offthe top of your head.Gael Greene, Phil Thomas andBob Irvin were the stars of thebureau. Greene went on to NewPage 50Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0050-53.indd 169/18/07 2:20:08 PM

By Jack Berry, ’56A retired Detroitsportswriter recountsthe greatest highlightsof his four-decade Hallof Fame career.(L to r) Berry poses by the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andews in 1978; with Arnold Palmer at ShantyCreek, Bellaire, in 1985; and with golf architect Rees Jones at the Reynolds Plantation, GA, in 2001.York, became food critic forNew York Magazine and wrotea few erotic novels; Thomas,whose aunt Helen covered theWhite House for the Washingtonbureau, was a consummatenewsman with some sharphumor; and Irvin was the No. 1auto beat writer in the countryand eventually worked for theNew York Times.I was the sports guy and coveredthe Tigers, Lions, Red Wings,the Pistons when they came toDetroit from Fort Wayne, the“other school,” the University ofMichigan, the small colleges andthe high schools. It was a greatexperience and a job sports nutswould kill for.I was a sports nut as a kid andit helped that my father wastraveling secretary of the Tigersfrom 1940-51. I spent a lot oftime at Briggs Stadium andHank Greenberg was my idol.He was the classiest ballplayer Iever knew and that included theyears I covered the Tigers as anadult at United Press (which becameUnited Press Internationalat the end of the 50s, when ittook on Hearst’s InternationalNews Service).I knew nothing about golfwhen I started at UPI but thatchanged fast. Detroit was agolf hotbed with the pro tour’sMotor City Open (the pursewas $25,000), the 1958 U.S.Women’s Open at Forest Lakewith Mickey Wright the wireto-wirewinner, and the firstBuick Open in 1958 at WarwickHills. That purse was a mindboggling$52,000, the biggestpurse on tour, and when BillyCasper beat Arnold Palmer andTed Kroll for the $9,000 firstprize, Casper wondered if theyhad enough money to pay thepurse.Warwick Hills had beencarved from a cornfield and wasfeatureless compared to today’stight tree-lined fairways. It was7,200 yards, the longest courseon tour and that was in thedays of persimmon woods andgolf balls that got out of round,before exotic shafts, huge metalheads, square grooves and ballsengineered like space ships.I got lucky again after the 1959high school basketball tournamentended at Jenison Fieldhouse.The tournament was thetoughest part of the job becauseevery district, then every regional,called the result in to the wireservices. The Associated Pressbureau had double our staff andI was the one man show at UPI.I took every call, and naturallythey all called at about the sametime. I wanted out and got hiredat the Free Press.In little more than a year MarshallDann, another Spartanalum and beat writer for the RedWings, golf and small collegefootball, went to the ChicagobasedWestern Golf AssociationWhen the Buick Open beganin 1958 at Warwick Hills, its purse was amind-boggling $52,000, the biggest on tour.as executive director. I woundup with the Wings, golf, someof the small college beat, skiingand then MSU football in theDenny Stolz era.For starters, there were GordieHowe and the Red Wings andthe 1961 United States Open atOakland Hills. It was perfect.My three favorite athleteswere Greenberg, Howe andJack Nicklaus. Greenberg wasa great home run hitter, 58 in1938, two shy of Babe Ruth’srecord. He enlisted n the Armyafter Pearl Harbor and returnedto the Tigers during the 1945pennant drive. His grand slamhome run on the last day ofthe season gave the Tigers thepennant and put them into theWorld Series against the Cubs.The Tigers won in seven gamesand my dad got a full share,$6,400, and it paid off ourhouse.Howe was the most un-starlikesuperstar I’ve ever known.A Canadian record was out inthe 1960s, “Gordie Howe, thegreatest of them all.” Absolutelytrue. Typical of Howe was hispatience in signing autographs.Never a scribble. Always a veryneat and legible Gordon Howe.Nicklaus always seemed moreformal than Howe. Like Howe,Nicklaus is a great family man,but without Gordie’s humorand playfulness. And greatwives, Gordie’s Colleen, andJack’s Barbara.Nicklaus came to OaklandHills for the 1961 U.S. Open stillan amateur. He was runnerupto Palmer the previous year atCherry Hills, Arnie’s only Openvictory. Nicklaus played the finalround there with Ben Hoganwho was a contender until thewatery 17th hole. Afterward Hogansaid he’d played with the onewho should’ve won.Nicklaus tied for fourth atOakland Hills but the next year,Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 51046957070004_0050-53.indd 179/15/07 6:48:45 AM

Jack Berry (holding award) is surrounded by (left toright) Dave Anderson of the New York Times, BrianWhitcomb, president of the PGA, Dan Jenkins ofGolf Digest, Kaye Kessler of the formerColumbusCitizen-Journal, and Nick Seitz of Golf Digest..on Palmer’s home turf at OakmontCountry Club, Nicklausbeat Palmer in a playoff, 71 to74. The two things I remembermost are Ohio State footballcoach Woody Hayes, in the galleryfollowing Buckeye Nicklaus,wearing his “uniform” whiteshort sleeve shirt and dark capwith the scarlet “O,” and Palmer,asked afterward to assess Nicklaus,complimented his game butadded, “He should play faster.”Jack gave new meaning to theword “deliberate.”The 1963 Open was at TheCountry Club in Brookline,MA, two weeks after the BuickOpen. Nicklaus, Palmer andGary Player were golf’s BigThree at the time and theyskipped the Buick. Julius Boroswon the Buick and then beatPalmer and Jacky Cupit in aplayoff at the Open and BuickPR and tournament directorJerry Rideout couldn’t havebeen more pleased. Nicklaushad missed the cut, Player tiedMichigander Walter Burkemofor eighth and it was the secondof three playoff defeats for Palmerin the national championship.Burkemo roomed with anotherDetroit pro, Bob Gajda, whobecame a trivia contest question:Who played all four rounds of theU.S. Open without a round in the70s? Gajda was the first roundleader with a 69 but then shot 80-84-80 and finished 46th.“All night,” Burkemo said,laughing, the next day afterGajda’s leading 69, “all I heardwas click-click, click-click.” Heclicked a Zippo cigarette lighteropen and closed. Gajda’s recordstill stands, incidentally.I thought the Free Press hadthe best staff and one of the bestsports sections in the country inthe 1960s and the highlight wasthe Tigers’ seven game World Seriesvictory over St. Louis in 1968.Denny McLain won 31 gamesand, unlike today, wasn’t yankedafter six innings for a middle reliever,a set-up reliever and a closer.And the games often were over inless than two hours.While the Free Press was a greatplace to work, the Old Gray Ladydown the street on Lafayette, theDetroit News, spent more moneycovering everything. Bill Brennancovered the Red Wings forthe News and when the NHLexpanded from six to 12 teams,taking in Vancouver, Oakland,Los Angeles, St. Louis, Minnesotaand Philadelphia, I couldn’t getwest of the Mississippi ssippi becauseof the one-hour time differencefor Minnesota and St. Louis andthree-hour difference to the WestCoast. Games ended after our“I like to get out and get the flavor of theaction, the crowd, hear the cheers and groans,”says Berry, who has attended 38 Masterstournaments in Augusta, GA.last deadline but the News wasan afternoon paper and Brennanwent.Often I covered games off theTV or radio and I clipped theagate special to the Free Pressline on the stories and pasted iton the bottom of the TV screen.I became the hockey writer atthe News and then golf as welland when Nicklaus won the1972 Masters and nearly holedhis 1-iron tee shot on the 17that Pebble Beach to win the U.S.Open, I was sent to Scotlandto cover the British Open atMuirfield. The hook was thatthe PGA Championship wasgoing to be played in August atOakland Hills and Nicklaus wasaiming for an unprecedentedGrand Slam. Bobby Jones’ Slamwas two Amateurs, the U.S. andBritish, and two Opens, U.S.and British. Nicklaus would havethe only all-pro slam.But Lee Trevino, who’d beatenNicklaus in a playoff for the 1971U.S. Open and was Nicklaus’smost formidable rival throughouttheir careers, denied him.Nicklaus had bunker problems inthe final round and just when itseemed British favorite Tony Jacklinwould win, Trevino chipped inon the 17th and Jacklin collapsedwith a three-putt. Trevino wonand Nicklaus slipped past Jacklininto second place.The British Open is the oldestin golf but the Royal &Ancient’s idea of a press facilitydidn’t match Americantournament setups. The tentwas pitched on grass. Slantedground. And no board floor.When we wrote in the eveningafter play was over, the dampcame up through the ground.Nothing like the lush facilitiesat majors now with TV coverageso expansive that many writersnever leave the tent. I alwaysliked to get out and get thePage 52Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0050-53.indd 189/11/07 9:27:27 PM

(Far left) Berry poseswith fellow Spartanand golf architectArthur Hills at TheThoroughbred in1992, and (left) Berryenjoys a round of golfat Doonbeg, Ireland, anew course designed byGreg Norman.flavor of the action, the crowd,hear the cheers and groans.Before the Open started, andthanks to the long twilighthours in Scotland, four of usdrove up to St. Andrews andplayed the Old Course. Noproblem then and I don’t thinkit was even 10 pounds. Now it’s$250 for the Old Course andyou have to reserve a spot far,far in advance. Actually, theway prices have shot up that’s abargain for a once in a lifetimeexperience. The K Club inIreland, where the Ryder Cupwas played last year, is $472.50and it is nowhere near the OldCourse on the list of the world’sgreatest and just the look andfeel of walking around in St.Andrews is incomparable. Ofprobably the thousands ofcourses I’ve been to, my topthree are St. Andrews, PebbleBeach and the Augusta National.Settings made in golf heaven.Editor Bob Bao said to write2,000 words. I’ve exceeded it andhaven’t hit Secretariat’s TripleCrown with a Belmont victorymargin almost the length ofthe track; Stanley Cups at theMontreal Forum and Maple LeafGardens, the two best-all-timehockey rinks; the Dolphins’ perfectseason and Garo Yepremian’sill-fated “pass” that gave theWashington Redskins a glimmerof Super Bowl hope; and twoIndy 500s including the 1973disaster. I saw a bumper stickerwhen I first got to town that read:“Murphy’s Law. Anything thatcan go wrong, will.” And it did—rain delays, terrible, fiery crashes,and deaths. Jackson oil manPat Patrick’s Gordon Johncockhad the winning car but SwedeSavage, like a son to him, in hisother car, was burned so badly ina fourth turn crash that he diedand one of the Patrick team’s pitcrew members was struck by afire truck going to the Savagecrash and was killed. Those arescenes I’ll always remember.Fortunately all the good timesoutweighed the bad and one ofthe most enjoyable is interviewingMSU journalism sophomoresfor the Golf Writers Associationof America scholarship,funded by the PGA, to help astudent through the junior andsenior years. The scholarship is$4,000 annually.It started in 1988 and everyrecipient has been outstanding,beginning with Stephanie Reitzof Lake Orion who works at theHartford Courant, through MattRudy of Saginaw, senior writer oninstruction at Golf Digest magazine,Nedra Pickler (see p. 11.Spring 2007) of Flint who coversthe White House for the AssociatedPress, and Melissa Sanchezof South Lyon who has had moretop offers than I can count.Journalism has changed inmany ways since I left MSU.There aren’t as many newspapers.Typewriters and filing at WesternUnion are for the Smithsonian;now it’s instant communicationwith computers. But one thinghasn’t changed, the drive, theenergy and the talent of the studentsand I’m proud to have beenin a field that, for its participants,is much more than a business.Jack Berry, ’56, was born in Detroit, graduated fromCatholic Central High School in 1949, attended MarquetteUniversity, 1949-51, served in the U.S. Army,1952-54, enrolled at Michigan State in 1954 andgraduated in 1956 from MSU’s School of Journalism.At MSU he was summer editor of the State News in1955 and sports editor in 1955-56 while also serving asa sports stringer for United Press International.After graduation he was hired by UPI and became the one-man sportsstaff covering the Tigers, Lions, Red Wings and Pistons plus University ofMichigan football and golf. Berry moved to the Detroit Free Press sportsstaff in 1959 and his primary beats were the Red Wings and golf. He went tothe Detroit News in 1971, was columnist for a year and then was assignedto golf and winter sports including the 1980 Winter Olympic Games atLake Placid and the gold medal hockey team and speed skater Eric Heiden’srun of five gold medals.Berry retired from the News at the end of 1993 and presently freelancesand is a partner in Grand Rapids-based All About Golf, a media relationsfirm. Berry is a past president of the Professional Hockey Writers Associationand the Golf Writers Association of America. He was Secretary of theGWAA from 1990-98. In 2003, he became only the second writer electedto the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, and in 2007, he received the PGA’sLifetime Achievement Award in Journalism.Berry has four daughters and three of them, Anne Daugherty, KarenGebhardt and Jill Berry are MSU graduates. Susan Berry is a Northwesterngraduate. His oldest grandson, Jacob Gebhardt of Cedar Springs, will be anMSU freshman this fall.Click Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 53046957070004_0050-53.indd 199/15/07 6:49:48 AM

SPORTSNeitzel Izzo WaltonIZZO TRIES TO LIVEUP TO “TOP PROGRAMIN NATION”By Robert BaoA decade after winning hisfirst Big Ten championship,Izzo not only has an eliteprogram—he might havethe nation’s top program.On May 7, Andy Katz, the seniorbasketball writer for ESPN.com, came flat out and namedMichigan State as “collegebasketball’s top program overthe last 10 years.”“If you disagree,” he wrote,“you had better bring a lot ofammunition, because the Spartanshave plenty on their side.Yes, we know. It’s not whatmainstream America is used tohearing, but it’s the truth.”Page 54Katz marshals a long list offacts, including MSU’s nation-leadingfour Final Fourappearances, 10 straight NCAAappearances, 10 players drafted(third-best in nation), 82.9percent graduation rate, 145straight home sellouts, and sixassistants who got head coachingjobs. MSU did not winchampionships (four conference,two conference tournament)with soft scheduling.Katz notes, for example, thatMSU has faced 34 of the 36other teams to have made FinalFours since 1998. The last fourseasons, MSU managed to keepits NCAA streak intact despitebrutal conference scheduling.This kind of publicity delightsTom Izzo, who does not seem tomind the resulting pressure.“I’m ready for the pressure,”he says with a chuckle. “Lastyear was a no-pressure year. ButI like pressure because it meansyou’re back on top or at least inthe hunt.”He believes MSU is not yet aTop 10 team, as experts are saying,but that MSU can becomeone if three things happen.“Our chemistry was incrediblelast year,” he says of last year’s23-win season. “We have a newgroup, including some big-timerecruits. Will the chemistrystay the same?”Second, Izzo believes “ourbigs have to get better.” He’sreferring to senior center DrewNaymick, juniors MarquiseGray, Ibok Idong, and GoranSuton, and 7-foot newcomerTom Herzog. “If they remainthe same, we’ll be a good teambut we won’t be able to take thenext step,” Izzo says.The third factor, says Izzo,is whether the team will stayhungry enough and be able tohandle the pressure.The signs look good so faras chemistry. Three of MSU’sfour incoming recruits—shootingguard Chris Allen, pointguard Kalin Lucas and swingmanDurrell Summers, allranked in Scout.com’s Top 30—committed early and have since“This program is builton running, if the personnelallows us to. This year we’llrun from the time the busstops till we get back.”been in regular touch with theirfuture teammates. Preferredwalk-on Austin Thornton, a 6-5shooting guard, is also familiarwith the team.“(Junior guard) Travis Waltonhas done an unbelievable jobwith them, spending time withthem,” lauds Izzo, who believesWalton and senior guard DrewNeitzel form the leadership coreof the team.“Drew and Travis have developeda great bond,” he notes.“Travis is turning into the MateenCleaves of this team. Hispersonality is best-suited to be aleader. He’s dragging others toimprove besides working on hisown game. Drew has so manyother responsibilities.”In the summer, Neitzel playedfor the U.S. Pan Americanteam, while sophomore forwardRaymar Morgan was a keyplayer for the U.S. U19 WorldChampionship team that playedin Novi Sad, Serbia.With four newcomers andonly one loss—Maurice Joseph,who transferred to Vermont—Izzo is looking to run thisseason at every opportunity.“This program was built onrunning the ball, reboundingand defense,” he says. “Runningis what we do, when ourpersonnel allows us to. Thisyear we’re going to run theminute the bus stops until weget back.” Izzo also envisionsupping his “pressure defense”to speed up the game. “We’lldo more full-court pressuring,not pressing,” he says. “There’sa difference. I want to pick upthe tempo.”Taking a break from somearduous recruiting trips, Izzolooked relaxed in his office andyet driven to reach the next milestone.“I feel better than ever,”he says. “It’s a grind when you’reconstantly replacing players andyou’re not sure of who comes andgoes. Getting (assistant coach)Mike (Garland) back helps.“We have a team that’s goodenough to get back to the FinalFour. You have to have luckand other factors, but we havethe talent. Now we have toturn that talent into wins.”After the MSU hockey teamwon the national championship,Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0054-57.indd 429/11/07 9:30:14 PM

Izzo showed up at the airport at2:30 a.m. to greet the team. “It’salways fun to be around champions,”he explains. “I wanted towatch their faces and hear theirstories and feel their aura.”After a decade-plus of success,it is undisputed that Izzo haselevated the MSU program toelite status. Now his quest is towin another NCAA title and solidifyMSU as the number oneprogram in the nation. Manystars seem to be aligning. Izzosees Mark Dantonio as someonewho “can get it done” and helpall of MSU athletics. He hasthree trusted assistants—Garland,Mark Montgomery andDwayne Stephens—who haveMSU roots. He looks forwardto next year’s recruits, three“very, very good commitments”(see box). He believes with thecurrent expansion of the lockerrooms, MSU will boast as gooda facility as any in the nation.He foresees an era of athleticstability.Predicts Izzo, “If this happens,this place will take not a stepforward but a leap forward.”2008 VERBALS:Three players from the Class of 2008 have givenMSU verbal commitments—6-6 forward Draymond Green fromSaginaw, 5-11 guard Korie Lucious from Milwaukee, WI, and 6-8forward Delvon Roe from Lakewood, OH. Jim Comparoni, editorof Spartan Magazine and host of Spartanmag.com offers thesethumbnail observations:• “Draymond Green might be the best player in Michigan. He hasmismatch power forward potential. His ball handling ability andwidth make him difficult to guard as a face-up threat.”• “Korie Lucious can put together a highlight video as good as anyguard in the nation. He’s very quick, makes dazzling plays and canget hot from range. Izzo will make his game even more efficient.”• “Delvon Roe is a complete package—great kid, excellent student,slick scoring ability from inside 16 feet. He’s a mismatch powerforward. If he adds 3-point accuracy, the sky is the limit.”you’ll ever meet. Whatever ourexpectations of her, her ownexpectations are probably evenhigher, and she uses that toimprove herself. She is reallyspecial.”Complementing DeHaan onthe front court is junior forwardAisha Jefferson. “She is verytalented and our staff is reallylooking forward to workingwith her,” says Merchant.MSU’s most experiencedguard, junior Mia Johnson, isrecovering from knee surgery.Merchant says all positionswill be open and everyone willhave “a fresh start” with thenew coaching staff. Five verytalented newcomers will becompeting for playing time:guard Brittney Thomas ofBolingbrook, IL, and forwardsLykendra Johnson of River Forest,IL, Kalisha Keane of Ajax,Ontario, Cetera Washington ofKalamazoo, and Taja Wilson ofPittsburgh, PA.As far as offense, Merchantlikes an uptempo style withsome “quality quick-sets” butalso believes in best utilizingthe talent at hand. “The art ofcoaching is to find out what talentwe have and to do our bestto put them in their best positions,”she explains. She likesto mix it up on defense, playingboth zone and man.Merchant has also filled herstaff, which now includes assistantsRick Albro, Shane Clipfelland Evelyn Thompson, anddirector of basketball operationsJulie Pagel, ’04, former MSUplayer and fan favorite.“The passion and excitementalumni have for MSU is reallyspecial,” she notes. “It’s reallyexciting for me to be a part ofthis amazing feeling for theGreen and White.”Photos courtesy of MSU Sports InformationLOFTY GOALS SETFOR WOMEN’SHOOPSFirst-year coach SusieMerchant has set her sightson winning a nationalchampionship.When asked what her goalswere for the program, SusieMerchant did not flinch.“Our goal is to keep theexcitement, tradition and historyof this team and to win thenational championship,” shesays without hesitation.This year’s team will revolvearound 6-9 sophomore centerAllyssa DeHaan, who played forthe USA’s U19 World ChampionshipTeam in Bratislava,Slovakia, this summer.“There’s no question, she isvery talented and will get betterevery day,” notes Merchant.“But even more impressive is thekind of person she is. Allyssa isone of the highest quality kidsDeHaanMerchantClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 55046957070004_0054-57.indd 439/11/07 9:30:43 PM

Photos courtesy of MSU Sports InformationFOR THE RECORDMSU ICERS AIMFOR ANOTHER TITLELast season, without a doubt,MSU’s ice hockey team providedSpartan fans with one of themost thrilling and unexpectedtriumphs ever—no less than thenational championship.This year, the icers want torepeat as NCAA champions.But if they achieve their goal, itwill be far less of a surprise.“I think they have a goodchance to win it all again,”says Ricardo Cooney, freelancehockey writer for Spartanmag.com. “At the very least, I thinkthey have a real good chance ofgetting to the Frozen Four (inDenver, CO).”Cooney’s optimism is basedon three factors. First, MSUreturns much of its scoringpunch. Secondly, the graduationof two experienced defensemen—EthanGraham and TylerHowells—may be more thanoffset by the talent of the incomingrecruits. Thirdly, MSUgets a schedule break early inPage 56Bryan Lerg, seen here skating against Boston University at the NCAAtournament in Grand Rapids, was named this year’s captain.the season, with a high percentageof home games.The team’s leading scorer,Bryan Lerg, returns as this year’scaptain. “Bryan had tremendoussupport from all of the playersand coaching staff,” notes headcoach Rick Comley. “He hasbeen an excellent player for us forthree years, and we expect thathe will be an outstanding seniorcaptain.”Helping Bryan as alternatecaptains will be a quartet thatincludes his cousin Jeff Lerg,last year’s team MVP and USAHockey’s College Player of theYear. Though diminutive andasthmatic, Lerg managed an eyepopping1.50 goals-against averageand a .949 save percentage.Also named alternate captainwas senior Chris Mueller, who ledthe team with power play goalsand whose 16 goals and 16 assistsincluded two game winners andsome opportune, momentumturningscores. Finally, namedas alternate captains were juniorsJustin Abdelkader and TimKennedy, two heroes of the 3-2national championship win overBoston College. Kennedy (18-25-43) scored the tying goal andmade the assist for Abdelkader’s(15-18-33) winning goal.Forward Jim McKenzie’s earlydeparture for the NHL hurts,but a number of Spartans shouldbe ready to step up.“If we’re going to have achance to duplicate what weaccomplished a year ago, theleadership in the locker room isincredibly important,” concludesComley. “I think wetouch all of the areas with thefour alternate captains—thereis a nice mix of styles and approaches,and each of them canbe a leader in a slightly differentmanner. I believe that the five,together, will do a nice job inleading our hockey team.”WORLD TITLE FOR MEJIA—Shortstop Bianca Mejia, afreshman on MSU’s softballteam, helped the USA SoftballJunior Women’s National Teamgo 10-0 enroute to the worldchampionship in Enschede,Netherlands, in late June. Inthe final game, U.S.A. defeatedJapan, 3-1, with Mejia contributinga huge RBI to tie the game.During the event, Mejia hit 8 for16 for a .500 average, includingone double, one triple and sixRBIs. Previously, USA won goldmedals in 1987 and 1995.ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR—Senior golfer Heather Rose hasbeen named an All-AmericanScholar by the National GolfCoaches Association (NGCA).This is the third time Rose haswon the award and she becomesthe 24th Spartan to receive thehonor. The criteria for selectionare stringent: a minimumcumulative GPA of 3.50 andcompetition in at least half ofthe college’s regularly-scheduledcompetitive rounds during theyear. Rose, a finance major, hadher best season with a careerlow76.72 strokes per round inher final year. She was honoredas Big Ten Golfer of theWeek when she led MSU at theNorthrop Grumman with a 226(76-77-73).ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM—TheMSU women’s track and fieldteam was honored as an All-Academicteam by the U.S. Trackand Field and Cross CountryCoaches Association. With a3.090 team GPA, MSU’s teamwas one of a select list of 97Division I teams. “Academicsuccess is part of the formula westress,” director of track and fieldWalt Drenth says. “We have aFall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0054-57.indd 449/11/07 9:31:08 PM

talented group of athletes. Myhat is off to them.” The Big Tenset the pace for all conferenceswith eight All-Academic teams.To be nominated, the team mustcarry a minimum 3.000 GPA.HOOPSTER WINS GOLD—Sophomorecenter Allyssa DeHaan ofMSU’s women’s basketball teamhelped the United States claim asecond successive gold medal inthe FIBA U19 World Championshipsfor Women in Bratislava,Slovakia. DeHaan and herteammates earned a decisive 99-57 win over Sweden in the finalgame on Aug. 5 and mustereda perfect 9-0 record. DeHaancollected eight rebounds and hadtwo blocks in the championshipgame. For the tournament, sheaveraged 5.0 points, 6.6 reboundsand 2.1 blocks. Her 19 blocks inthe tournament led the team andranked second among all players.NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCT-EES—MSU inducted 11 newmembers into its Athletics Hallof Fame in early September:Athletics Hall of FameFrey Cook Ellis GuerreLook Dill Ross SkilesSterk Kemper Peninger PerlesRichard Frey (cross country/track & field) from the PioneerEra; Shirley Cook (basketball/field hockey/track & field), JimEllis (football), George Guerre(football) and Dean Look (football/baseball)from the EarlyEra; Marshall Dill (track &field), Tom Ross (hockey), ScottSkiles (basketball) and Val SterkKemper (volleyball) from theContemporary Era; and GradyPeninger (wrestling) and GeorgePerles (football) from the formercoach/administrator category.The MSU Athletics Hall ofFame, located in the Clara BellSmith Student-Athlete AcademicCenter, opened on Oct. 1, 1999,and displays key moments inSpartan athletics history as wellas plaques of the 92 inductees.The charter class of 30 formerSpartan student-athletes, coachesand administrators was inductedin 1992.MORGAN PERFORMS—Sophomoreforward Raymar Morganof the men’s basketball teamperformed well for the U.S. teamin the FIBA U19 World Championshipsin Novi Sad, Serbia,helping the team reach the finals.But in the final game on July22, the U.S. team lost 74-69 tohost Serbia. Morgan was oneof three Americans who scoredin double figures, shooting 60percent from two-point landand 50 percent from three-pointland. Unfortunately, cold shootingby some of his teammatescost the team the championship.Morgan started for MSUas a freshman and made the BigTen’s All-Freshman team.WE HAVE MANY NEWWAYS TO SHOW YOURSPARTAN SPIRIT!Exclusively offered at MSU Alumni Association’sHospitality Tent (North side of Spartan Stadium)and Away Game Tailgates.Save when you show your MSUAA membership card!MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONmsualum.com • (877) MSU-ALUMClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 57046957070004_0054-57.indd 459/11/07 9:31:31 PM

ALMA MATTERSPhotos by Dave BrownREGIONAL CLUBSAUSTIN, TX—Jul. 1: A receptionfor football coach Mark Dantoniowas highlighted by the presenceof Texas Lt. Governor DavidDewhurst (top left inset) whopresented Dantonio—who wasborn in El Paso, TX—with resolutionsfrom Gov. Rick Perry andfrom the state senate welcominghim to his home state. Specialguests included Wallace Jefferson,’85 (top right inset) chief justiceof the Texas Supreme Court, whointroduced Dantonio, and authorand broadcast journalist JimMoore, ’74, who read the resolutions.Gary Scharrer, ’74, bureauchief for the Houston Chronicle,orchestrated the resolutions.Dave Brownand scholarship awards event atRhonda’s Wharfside Restaurantin Frankfort. Special guests includedGail Nugent (front middle),wife of MSU Trustee DonNugent. The keynote speakerat the event was former athleticsdirector Clarence Underwood(front, second from left), representingthe MSU Office ofAdmissions, who posed for thisphoto with club board membersand student award recipients.BERRIENCOUNTY—Jun.12: More than650 area Spartansattendedthe annual Steak& Suds cookout.Special guests included MSUPresident Lou Anna K. Simonand MSUAA executive directorBill Beekman, who auditionedto be the event’s chef (see inset).The event is the MSUAA’s largestattendedclub event of the year.Photo courtesy of Cherie SwarthoutCHARLOTTE-PIEDMONT, NC—Jun. 16: Some 45 area Spartansparticipated in the Great LakesGolf Outing against University ofMichigan alumni at the EmeraldLake Golf Club in Matthews, NC.Dave BrownGENESEE COUNTY—Jul. 11:About 260 area Spartans attend-ed the annual scholarshipdinner, during which five$1,500 scholarships wereawarded to MSUundergraduates from thearea. Taryn Asher, ’85,WJRT-TV news anchor,served as emcee, whileMike Jablonski orchestrated thelive auction raising funds for clubscholarships. Also attending theevent were Sparty and the MSUCheerleaders.GREATER ATLANTA—Jun. 9:More than 70 Spartans of allages enjoyed the annual Big TenPicnic at Lake Allatoona. MSUand Penn State co-hosted theevent with several other schoolschipping in to make an outstandingevent. This year “Tater”the clown was added for theyounger set along with last year’ssuccessful “moon-walk.” Jock’sand Jill’s Galleria provided a busfrom mid-town Atlanta to helpconserve gas and Peg Milton providedthe food.Photo courtesy of Curt HoopingarnerGRAND TRAVERSE—Jun. 11:Club officers, special guests andstudent scholarship winnersposed for this photo taken duringthe annual golf and scholarshipdinner at the Traverse CityCountry Club: (back row, l tor) Jim Teahen, president BarryGray, Rob DeLonge, MSUAAnational alumni board chairpersonBonnie Knutson, formerMSU basketball star Steve Smith,MSU basketball coach SuzyMerchant, Mike Wildman, AnnWilson, Lorna Lombard andJoan Berg; (front, l to r): KelseyDave BrownBENZIE COUNTY—Jun. 14:About 45 area Spartans attendedthe club’s annual dinner meetingPhotos by Dave BrownPage 58 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0058-65.indd 469/13/07 10:35:18 AM

O’Brien, Kris Sundberg, EllenOtt, Erik Sundberg, HannahBach and Lauren Ritzler. Nearly200 area Spartans took part inthe club’s biggest fundraiser.Craig SchleyDave BrownPhoto courtesy of Tom Bennerthe club’s scholarship recipients.Ruth MacRae played the pianoas the group sang MSU Shadowsand the MSU Fight Song.GREATER ST. LOUIS, MO—Jul. 14: (L to r) Ed Imgrund,Clifton Ryan, Ryan Woods andAnn Imgrund were among thearea Spartans who attended anindoor summer-style picnic atAl Hrabosky’s Ballpark Saloon.The club welcomed Ryan, formerMSU defensive lineman nowwith the St. Louis Rams, andMSU-bound freshman SivanFernandez and her Mom, Tami.Special guests included areayoung alumnus Ryan Woods,also a former MSU footballplayer, and his mother Karin.KALAMAZOO—May 19: Severalfuture Spartans in the areaparticipated in the Susan G. Komen“Race for the Cure” at theArcadia Festival site in Kalamazoo.The event raised more than$1,200 for breast cancer research.METRO WASHINGTON, D.C.—Jun. 18: President Lou AnnaK. Simon (front), club presidentMike Cieslak (second from left)and MSUAA executive directorBill Beekman (second fromright) and more than 450 areaSpartans and friends attended aspecial hockey reception to honorMSU’s NCAA championshipice hockey team at the RayburnHouse Office Building. At thereception, coach Rick Comley(see photo) accommodated fans’requests for autographs. Theteam was in town to attend aWhite House reception honoringNCAA championship teams.MUSKEGON—Jun. 13: Morethan 130 area Spartans attendeda dinner with hockey coach RickComley (fourth from left) andthe 2007 student scholarshiprecipients (see photo). The clubraised $14,000 for its endowmentfund, now topping $200,000.The club donated $2,000 toSpartan ice hockey.Dave BrownORANGE COUNTY, CA—May15: Rick Comley (right) andclub president Megan Stirrat(next to Comley) were amongarea Spartans attending the annualgolf and dinner outing atthe Strawberry Farms Golf Club.Special guest included MSUAAnational board chairperson StellaCash.Jill MasonSAGINAW—Jun. 19: The MSUDance Team, along with (backrow, l to r) Dave Corcoran, women’sbasketball coach Suzy Merchant,and club president CraigFick, were among 28 participantsat the annual golf outing at theSawmill Golf Club. The eventhelped raise about $2,500 inMSU scholarships, nearly $1,000of that for the MSU Dance Teamfor their trip to compete at thenationals in Orlando next year.Special guests included author/sportswriter Lynn Henning andMSUAA assistant director PatrickScheetz.Photo courtesy of Lori HannemanMACOMB COUNTY—Jun. 13:About 16 area Spartans attendedthe annual picnic at the homeand gardens of Dale and JudyLopus in Romeo. Special guestwas David Orban, of Henry FordII High School in Utica, one ofClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPhotos by Dave BrownSEATTLE, WA—Jul. 12: Some48 Spartan alums and friendswatched the Tigers/Marinersgame at Safeco Field, Seattle.SPACE COAST, FL—Jun. 16: (Lto r) Entering MSU freshmanKatie Fraser, hosts Marty andShirley Tepatti, and club presidentFran Kunze were amongPage 59046957070004_0058-65.indd 479/13/07 10:40:06 AM

A SaluteTO THE MSU CLUB OF WEST MICHIGANSteve Smith with Sparty.On July 9, the MSU Club of West Michigan hosted the 9th annualSteveSmith Charity Challenge at the Egypt Valley Country Club inGrand Rapids. The event netted a record $80,000, which will go toMSUathletics, the MSU medical school expansion in Grand Rapids,the Steve Smith/MSU scholarship fund and the Student AdvancementFoundation of the Grand Rapids Public Schools.More than 300 area Spartans joined former Spartan great SteveSmith for the golf scramble, auction and dinner programs—alongwith former MSU All-American, Shawn Respert and surprise guestBarry Sanders, the former Detroit Lion and Pro Football Hall ofFame running back.“You know you have a great event when you see a lot of thesame faces year after year,” says club president Don Patten. “The golfvenue is incredible, the auction items are one-of-a-kind, and at the end of the day we know we are givingback to our university and to our community. It’s really taking on a life of its own now and it’sgreat to see how successful it has become.”The MSU Alumni Club of West Michigan is one of the largest regional alumni clubs in the country,representing more than 17,000 MSU graduates in Kent and Ottawa Counties. Since 1998, the club hasraised more than $350,000 for initiatives including:• $50,000 to the Clara Bell Smith Student-AthleteCenter• $50,000 to the Berkowitz basketball facilities atBreslin Center• $50,000 to the Old College Field project• $25,000 to the Sparty Project• $75,000 to the Steve Smith/MSU Scholarship• $50,000 endowment for MSU Medical SchoolscholarshipsPatten says Steve Smith has committed to returnnext summer for the 10th annual event.☛ For information, please visit online atwestmichspartans.org.(L to r) President Don Patten, future SpartansCarson and Drew, and Jennifer Patten.30 area Spartans who attendeda luau at the Tepatti’s lakefronthome in Viera, FL, to send offKatie to East Lansing. The eventraised $700 for the club’s endowmentfund.Photo courtesy of Pat PageTAMPA BAY, FL—Jun. 9: (L to r)Joe McCallen, board membersJan Tracy and Lisa Zagata,national hockey championshipcoach Rick Comley, clubpresident Nicole McCallen, vicepresident Dave Kolkman, DebbieKolkman and some 60 areaSpartans attended the club’s annualpicnic at Ferg’s Sportsbar& Grill, St. Petersburg. Mar.25: Spartans participated in theannual Big 10 Golf Tournamentat MacDill AFB’s Bay PalmsGolf Course. May 17: About 40area Spartans attended a footballhappy hour at Ferg’s Sportsbarand heard from special MSUfootball guests Dan Enos andMike Vollmar.Mike Lindley (far left), President of HuntingtonBank, the event’s 2007 title sponsor, poses withformer Spartan great Tico Duckett (right), MikeKenney, and friends.SurpriseguestBarrySandersposeswiththeSanders poses theMSU Dance Team.Photos courtesy of Matt JacksonPhotos courtesy of Nicole McCallenPage 60 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0058-65.indd 489/13/07 10:45:56 AM

TUCSON, AZ—May 10: Morethan 80 area Spartans greetedPresident Lou Anna K. Simon ata dinner reception at the WestinLaPaloma resort. Special MSUguests included vice presidentChuck Webb, Venice Peek andKathy Fore of University Development,and Bill Beekman,executive director of the MSUAlumni Association. Club presidentBob Workman presentedPresident Simon with an officialcertificate signed by the mayor ofTucson proclaiming Dr. Simonan honorary citizen.WEST METRO DETROIT—Jun.21: More than 100 area Spartansattended a luncheon for PresidentLou Anna K. Simon at the historicDearborn Inn, located acrossfrom the Henry Ford Museum.The event was co-sponsored bythe club and the MSU AlumniAssociation. President Simonspoke about current events andprograms at the university. Alsoin attendance was the MSUAAexecutive director Bill Beekman(standing under Block S).Dave BrownWESTERN NEW YORK—Jun.15: MSU Night at the BuffaloBisons baseball game.WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA—Jul. 15: About 20 area Spartansattended a tour of downtownPittsburgh by way of land andriver on a World War II vintage“Ducky” boat at Station Square.Kevin FowlerGerstacker Foundation, whichfunded the college’s annualBrandt lecture series.HUMAN MEDICINE—May 24:Some 60 area alumni enjoyedthe sunset from the rooftopsolarium at the Lacks CancerCenter at St. Mary’s Health Carein Grand Rapids, where theCHMAA sponsored an alumnireception. Provost Kim Wilcoxand CHM Dean Marsha Rappleyspoke briefly about the expansionof the college to GrandRapids. St. Mary’s and SpectrumHealth leaders were present aswell, along with special guestsfrom the MSU West MichiganAlumni Club. CHMAA boardpresident Gil Padula welcomedguests on behalf of the alumniassociation.Photo courtesy of Cynthia ConleyNURSING—May 30: Thecollege’s new dean’s tour acrossAmerica ended in Denver, CO,where alumni gathered at Mag-GRANDPARENTS UNIVERSITY—Jun. 27-29: Some 550 participantsfrom 23 states enjoyed this year’s Grandparents University,after last year’s successful launch of the program (see pp. 28-31, Fall2006) for alumni and their grandchildren (ages 8-12). The participantsstayed in Holmes Hall and explored MSU during three,intensive days of learning and fun. The event was co-sponsored bythe Colleges of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Natural Science,Engineering, Education, Arts & Letters, Communication Arts &Sciences, Social Science as well as Honors College, MSU Extension,the School of Packaging Alumni Association, and the MSU AlumniAssociation.Amanda ReedCONSTITUENTASSOCIATIONSCOMMUNICATION ARTS & nual gala dinner for the college’sSCIENCES—May 5: (L to r) outstanding alumni at theGeorge Thomas, Debra Bowen, University Club. Apr. 13: (L toJudy Winter, Gary Reid, Jemele r) Dean Charles Salmon standsHill, Susan Burzynski Bullard, with speaker Rhoda Weiss, ’71,dean Charles Salmon and CAS CEO and chair of the Publicboard president Gary Mescher Relations Society of Americawere among more than 160 (PRSA), and Ellis “Ned”alumni and friends at the an-Brandt, ’43, vice president of theClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 61046957070004_0058-65.indd 499/13/07 10:08:04 AM

Photo courtesy of Pam SchoenErin Groom / IMCgiano’s Little Italy restaurant.Dean Mary Mundt previouslyvisited with alumni in California,Florida, Illinois, Georgia andMichigan.OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE—Jun. 29: Dr. Susan Sevensma,’82 D.O., president, MichiganOsteopathicAssociation,and clinicalassistantprofessor,family andcommunitymedicine,deliveredthe convocation address to theincoming class of 2011 at MSU’sWharton Center for PerformingArts. Sevensma welcomed thestudents and gave insights intowhat the medical profession maylook like when they graduate.INTERNATIONAL CLUBSthe Hilton Garden Inn in Thornhill,Ontario. Keynote speakerwas Ron Mason, MSU’s athleticsdirector. Club president DaveSchmalz is in the group photo(back row, top right).ALUMNI INTEREST GROUPSMSU ALUMNI BAND—TheMSU Alumni Band, seen hereplaying near Dem Hall, plans afew appearances this fall—includingparticipation in theHomecoming Parade on FridayOct. 12 before the Indiana footballgame.KALEIDOSCOPE 2007—Apr.27: Country music star NaomiJudd (middle), keynote speakerof this year’s “Kaleidoscope: ADay for Women,” poses withcommittee members (l to r)Stella Cash, Sarah Skilling,Barb Susa-Fineis and DebbieAlexander at Kellogg Center.More than 500 women attendedthe MSUAA’s annualevent. Returning emcee wasSheri Jones, anchor of WLNS6 News, and back as morningspeaker was Elliott Engel, authorand professor, who lecturedabout Leonardo DaVinci. TheKaleidoscope emporium featured10 vendors offering clothing,jewelry and accessories.Next year’s event will be held onFriday, April 25, 2008.SPARTAN FAN IN TEXAS—Gov. Rick Perry of Texas recentlydonned a Spartan capsent to him by MSU footballcoach Mark Dantonio, in appreciationof his warm receptionin the Lone Star state during arecent visit. When Dantoniovisited an alumni reception inAustin, TX, both the Governorand the State Senate issuedproclamations welcoming himto his native state. Gov. Perry,as the photo makes plain, rootsfor Texas A&M, who ironicallyare the Aggies, MSU’s formernickname.ONTARIO, CANADA—May 12:Two dozen area Spartans gatheredfor the club’s annual meeting atPhoto courtesy of Craig ReedJoe LevineMSU BLACK ALUMNI—Oct.12-13: Most MSUBA’s upcomingHomecoming activities willbe held at Lansing’s Holiday InnWest, including the Friday nightdinner, the business meeting,the “After Party,” and Sunday’sfarewell brunch. The pregametailgate will be held at Shaw andRed Cedar Lanes.Photo courtesy of Gary ScharrerSPARTANS IN PARIS—Twentytworecent MSU graduatesparticipated in the MSU AlumniAssociation’s Essential Europegraduation tour. The tour covered11 destinations, includingLondon, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam,Cologne, the Black Forest,Lucerne, Munich, Venice, Florence,Rome, Pompeii, Sorrentoand Athens. Next year’s EssentialEurope tour will take placeMay 19-June 12, 2008.Page 62Fall 2007MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0058-65.indd 509/13/07 10:11:29 AM

OFFERING AT THEMICHIGAN SENATE—May9: Joel Heberlein (second fromright), director of MSU’s KelloggCenter, coordinated a lunch forthe Michigan Senate on behalf ofState Senator Gretchen Whitmer(left of Sparty), ’93, J.D. ’98,whose district includes East Lansing.The lunch was Whitmer’straditional offering to her legislativecolleagues, after successfullynavigating passage of her firstbill. Also in the photo, taken atthe Senate chambers, were staffassistants, caterers and MSU’s“national champion” mascot.Photo courtesy of the Michigan SenateSPARTAN IN GARMISCH—Jul.8: John Farley, ’71, a sociologyprofessor at Southern IllinoisUniversity, Edwardsville, wasstill celebrating MSU’s NCAAice hockey championship whenhe visited the 1936 Olympic IceStadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen,Germany. Farley livesabout 25 miles from the ScottTrade Center, where the Spartanswon the championship in April.He was in the area to attend aworkshop at the University ofBamberg.Alice Farley Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2008, this two-weeklifelong education program takes you on a rare adventureto Oxford–city of dreaming spires–and to the Universityof Oxford, famous as a great center of learning since the12th century. Once England's capital, Oxford is located inthe heart of England just 50 miles northwest of London.Open to all adults, participants enroll in one (of four)noncredit personal enrichment course choosing fromtopics such as British archaeology, art, history, theatre, orliterature. A typical day's schedule includes morning classestaught by Oxford tutors with afternoon course specific fieldtrips or general group excursions. Group excursions mayinclude visits to prehistoric sites, famous castles, gardens,palaces, cathedrals, the Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon,London, or other English towns and villages.There will be ample time during the two weeks to enjoybreathtaking architecture, art, and gardens of many ofthe university's 39 colleges, explore the historic town ofOxford, or visit the surrounding countryside. The city ofOxford offers a diversity of museums, bookshops, theatres,restaurants, pubs, shops, and natural settings to explore.Participants stay in Oxford's Department for ContinuingEducation Residential Center at Kellogg College. TheResidential Center offers comfortable bedrooms (withprivate bathrooms), dining rooms, common room,computer room, lecture and reading rooms, bar, andlaundry facilities. For a detailed brochure, contact:Alumni Lifelong Education, Evening College/Odyssey to Oxford,Michigan State University Alumni AssociationPhone: (517)355-4562 • E-mail: oxford@msualum.comwww.msualum.com/evecoll/oxfordClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPage 63046957070004_0058-65.indd 519/13/07 10:13:19 AM

NELSON HONORS WEBSTERWITH SCHOLARSHIPBy Linda DunnJim Nelson, ’60, of Ada,Michigan, recently establisheda Charitable Remainder Trust(CRT), making a bold statementabout his total supportand passion for MSU. Specifically,Jim designated one-halfof his future gift to supportThe Eli Broad College of Businessand the other half to assistintercollegiate athletics.Jim is working out the detailsof his future gift in support ofaccomplished MBA graduatesof MSU in the area of internationalstudies. He already hasmade, however, a significant immediateand long-term impactwith the athletics portion of hisgift by establishing the GeorgeWebster Scholarship Fund.Now, George Webster, oneof the greatest football playersever to wear a Spartan jersey,will be forever remembered.In fact, the George WebsterScholarship has already providedfunding for two formerand very grateful Spartan athletes,Richard Newsome andAntonio Smith, both of whomreturned to campus last fallto work on the completion oftheir undergraduate degrees.“Being at Michigan Statewere the best years of my life,”George said during his last tripto campus this past Novemberto inaugurate the scholarshipfund. “Now, it’s important wehelp others get their degrees,and we can do that thanksCon DemosGeorge Webster (center) made his final visit to campus in Februaryto announce the creation of the scholarship funded in his honor andaward the first two scholarships. Pictured with him during halftimeof the basketball game vs. Indiana are (from left) former Websterteammate Phil Hoag, President Lou Anna K. Simon, creator of theWebster Scholarship Jim Nelson, former Webster teammate ErniePasteur, and Athletics Director Ron Mason.to the scholarship that Jimcreated. We can give themsomething that will last the restof their lives, just as being aSpartan will.”Jim became acquainted withGeorge over the last decade asa result of his involvement withthe MSU Football Players Association,and he was instantlyimpressed with the core valuesand principles that guidedGeorge throughout his life—resilience, persistence, courageand commitment to communityservice. Jim’s generousgift came just in time becauseGeorge, the great #90, succumbedon April 19, 2007, tocomplications associated with along history of diabetes.“The George Webster Scholarshiphas been so fulfi llingand an absolute privilege tocreate,” Jim said. “Not onlyhave we been able to bring twoformer athletes back to campusto complete their degrees, butthey are required to carry forwardthe wonderful commitmentof community service towhich George was so personallycommitted.”CRTs, as they are known,allow a donor to provide afuture gift to MSU while receivinga stream of income forlife or a period of years, not toexceed twenty. The donor alsoreceives, in the year they fundtheir CRT, a charitable deductionfor a calculated portion ofthe initial transfer – or gift – tothe CRT. When appreciatedassets are used to fund a CRT,capital gains tax is completelyavoided thus not impeding theearning power of the trust byreducing the net value of theappreciated assets transferredto the CRT. Furthermore, Jimintends to give annual incomereceived from his CRT backto MSU, thus providing MSUboth current and future giftsthrough the same charitableestate planning strategy. Theannual CRT proceeds he committedwill allow him to see hisgifts in action now.Gifts are being accepted by theRalph Young Fund in supportof the George Webster Scholarship.Please direct them to 200Spartan Way, East Lansing,Michigan 48824, or call (517)432-4611 for more information.Page 64 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0058-65.indd 529/13/07 10:50:42 AM

SHEPHERDING MSU INTOTHE BIG TEN CONFERENCEBy Robert BaoIn the mid-1980s, I had anopportunity to interview thegreat John Hannah at his farmnear East Lansing. Atop mylist of topics was Hannah’s earlyvision of MSU joining the BigTen Conference—a move thatproved to be transformative forboth MSU athletics and academics.I wanted to hear howhe maneuvered our candidacy inthe face of political opposition.Before our meeting, I did somehomework. I studied mimeographsof the conference minutesbeginning with MSU’s interestin joining the Big Ten in 1946,following the departure of theUniversity of Chicago, leadingup to the December 1948meeting when members votedunanimously to admit MSU. Igot them through Clarence Underwood,then assistant commissionerof the Big Ten Conference.Those minutes revealed thespecific opposition MSU faced,and also the way Hannah systematicallywent about eliminatingthe objections that were raised(mostly by the University ofMichigan).But, to my disappointment,Hannah squashed all my questionswith an authoritative waveof his hand.“Give all the credit to (Universityof Minnesota) President(Lewis) Morrill,” he commanded.It was clear Hannah did notClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comwant any credit for his masterfulcoup, a sentiment that DavidThomas accurately describes in hisfascinating account of the Hannahyears at MSU (see the excerptfrom his book on p. 30).Let me recap for you someof the things I remember fromthose minutes. Michigan voiceda litany of reasons for opposingmembership for MSU, beginningwith MSU’s Jenison Scholarshipsfor athletes. The fundwas privately-maintained andnot considered kosher. Hannahpromptly got rid of themand launched the Ralph YoungFund, which was designed to operatein an open, public manner.MSU’s schedule was criticized astoo easy. Hannah prevailed onnational power Notre Dame toinclude MSU in its schedule—amove that added legitimacy toMSU’s football stature. It wassuggested that Spartan Stadium,then Macklin Field, was said tobe not up to conference standards.Hannah promptly increasedits capacity to 51,000.With every objection he eliminated,Hannah quietly solidifiedsupport for MSU. Conversationswent on behind the scenes. Momentumswung in MSU’s favor.By December 1948, Hannahand his allies had secured nearunanimoussupport, so much sothat the person who finally introducedthe motion to admit MSUwas the representative from theUniversity of Michigan.Scheduling national powerNotre Dame added legitimacyto MSU’s football stature.On May 20, 1949, MSU officiallybecame a member ofthe Big Ten Conference. In aprocess that began in 1946, Herbert“Fritz” Crisler, Michigan’slegendary football coach turnedathletic director, had beenMSU’s most vocal opponent. In1999, I happened to be in CrislerArena (named for Fritz) whenMSU beat the Wolverines bydouble digits. A large, visitingIzzone contingent chanted, “Weown Crisler.” RememberingCrisler’s voice in the conferenceminutes, I feared that Fritz’sghost would appear and lodgeanother objection.MSU has proven to be a worthymember of the conference, havingwon 87 conference titles and 19NCAA championships—includingtwo in men’s basketball andtwo in ice hockey—plus at leasttwo consensus national footballtitles. Membership in the conferencealso benefited the universitytremendously, both in reputationand in opening academic linkages.All Big Ten universitieshappen to be members of theprestigious Association of AmericanUniversities, the nation’s leadingresearch institutions.And the John Hannah legendlives on. In our recent Q&Awith President Lou Anna K.Simon (cover story, Spring2007), she described some ofher bold new strategies as “borrowinga page from the Hannahplaybook.”That playbook is mighty thick.Photo courtesy of MSU Archives & Historical CollectionsPage 65046957070004_0058-65.indd 539/15/07 6:35:01 AM

STATE’S STARSReginald A. Pacis, ’92, JD ’96,attorney and shareholder in theDetroit office ofButzel Long, hasbeen appointed byGov. Jennifer M.Granholm to serveon the Governor’sAdvisory Councilon Asian Pacific American Affairs(ACAPAA). Pacis specializes inimmigration law. He is a memberof the American Bar Association,the American Immigration LawyersAssociation (AILA), and the SamahangPilipino Ng Oakland Filipinoorganization. He served two consecutiveterms as chairperson of theMichigan Chapter of AILA.Bernard F. Sliger, ’49, M ’50, Ph.D.’55, president emeritus of Florida StateUniversity, Tallahassee,was recentlyhonored with theunveiling of a bronzestatue of him duringFlorida State’sSeventh AnnualHeritage Day celebration. The statuewas the first in a series of life-sizedsculptures of FSU presidents designedas part of Legacy Walk. Sligerwas FSU’s 10 th and longest-servingpresident, serving a second tenure asinterim president from 1993-94. Previously,he was the university’s executivevice president and chief academicofficer. He also taught at MSU, LSUand Southern University.Diane M. Brunworth, ’76, an employeeof the St. Louis-based UniversityCARE Group, and past presidentof the Missouri School Board Association,has been re-elected as centralregional director for the NationalSchool Board Association (NSBA).She has been a member of the NSBAsince 2002. Brunworth has servedon numerous NSBA committees,including technology and learningconference, health and wellness, policiesand resolutions, and rules andregulations. She chaired the panelthat recently published a book onHIV-AIDS in children.Timothy S. Dowd, ’80, president andpublisher of the Port Huron TimesHerald, has beennamed presidentand publisher of theBattle Creek Enquirer.Both newspapersare owned by GannettCo., Inc., andDowd will serve as the top executiveof both the Enquirer and the TimesHerald. Prior to returning to theTimes, where he also held positions asadvertising director, retail advertisingmanager and advertising sales manager,he held the position of publisherfor a Gannett newspaper in Salinas,CA. He was also publisher of theMarion Star, Marion, OH and TimesStandard, Eureka, CA.Jeffrey F. Speck, ’74, MS ’75, vicepresident of sales and marketing forBig River Industries,Alpharetta,GA, has beenrecognized withan ASTM InternationalAward ofMerit and accompanyingtitle of fellow. Before joiningBig River, Speck held positionswith the Georgia Concrete andProducts Association, the PortlandCement Association, Jack Lynchand Associates, and ProfessionalService Industries. He is a fellow ofthe American Concrete Institute,and also a member of the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers and theMasonry Society.Jill M. Gushow, ’92, director ofstaff relations, Saginaw Valley StateUniversity, hasbeen hired as chiefstrategic officer forWolverine Bank inMidland. She hasheld the positionsof associate generalcounsel at Vertis, Inc., Baltimore,Md. and at Trilogy Software inAustin, TX, as well as director ofinternational legal operations atQuark, Inc, in Denver, CO. Duringher career, Gushow has ledcross-functional teams in the U.S.and abroad with responsibilities inthe areas of corporate strategies, legalcompliance, and organizationaldevelopment.Daniel N. Wenk, ’75, director of theNational Park Service (NPS) DenverService Center, wasnamed the agency’sdeputy director foroperations in Washington,DC. Hewill oversee partnershipprograms suchas the National Register of HistoricPlaces and National Trails System,among many other things. Wenkbegan working for the NPS while astudent at Michigan State. He heldprevious positions as superintendentof Mt. Rushmore National Memorialand for a few years he worked with aprivate firm as a landscape architect,designer and project manager.Johanna M. Lixey, ’04, director ofmarketing and business developmentwith C.D. BarnesAssociates, Inc.,Grand Rapids, hasbeen named as oneof the top 40 businessleaders in WestMichigan underthe age of 40 by Business Review MidMichigan magazine. Prior to herposition with Barnes, Lixey was anaccount executive at New HorizonsComputer Learning Center, EastLansing. Active in community affairs,she is involved with the AmericanMarketing Association, AssociationBuilders and Contractors,Public Relations Society of America,March of Dimes, F.A.C.T.S. Mentoring,Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation and School to CareerProgressions, among others.Princewell Onwere, D.O., ’01, staffpsychiatrist at Community MentalHealth of Clinton,Eaton and InghamCounties, hasjoined the staff ofOaklawn Hospital,Marshall as an inpatientpsychiatrist.He completed a fellowship at theUniversity of South Carolina/PalmettoHealth Alliance, Columbia,SC, a psychiatry residency programat Henry Ford Health System, Detroit,and an internship at SparrowHealth System. Onwere previouslyworked as an osteopathic manipulativetherapy assistant and completeda primary health care initiative duringthe summer in Ecuador. He is amember of the American PsychiatricAssociation and American OsteopathicAssociation.Bruce W. Rasher, ’76, economicdevelopment director for ConsumersEnergy, Jackson,has been namedmanager of renewableenergy. He willbe responsible forcoordinating theutility’s dealingswith renewable energy developers.Rasher’s previous duties at Consumersinclude heading the real estatedivision, leading the BrownfieldRedevelopment Program and workingon a number of environmentalprograms. He is a member of theOaklawn Hospital Board of Directors,and a previous two-term mayorin Marshall.Cheryl Roland, ’71, interim executivedirector of university relations atWestern MichiganUniversity, Kalamazoo,has beennamed the unit’s executivedirector andprincipal spokesperson.She has nearly20 years experience in universityrelations at WMU, where she beganas assistant director of news servicesand held the position of director ofnews and communications. Priorto coming to WMU, Roland wasassistant director of communicationsat Albion College and also worked asa journalist in the Detroit area.Kalyn D. Redlowsk, JD ’01, MLHR’02, an associate in the Labor andEmployment Groupof Miller Canfield,Kalamazoo, hasbeen named to theboard of directorsof the MichiganLabor-ManagementAssociation. Prior to joining MillerCanfield, Redlowsk was a law clerkwith the Michigan Employment RelationsCommission. She is on thePage 66 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0066-69.indd 549/12/07 5:46:45 AM

Alumni Board of Directors of theMSU School of Labor & IndustrialRelations, and is a member of theMichigan State Bar, Kalamazoo Co.Bar Association, Michigan PublicEmployer Labor Relations Association,and the National Association ofCollege and University Attorneys.Derek N. Wallbank, Jr., ’06, LansingState Journal (LSJ) reporter, receivedthe Excellence inState House ReportingAward for hison-line blog fromthe Association ofCapitol Reportersand Editors. Heis lead writer for the LSJ’s CapitolJournal blog, started in October2006, an online news commentaryabout Michigan politics. Wallbankwas cited for the accuracy of hispredictions of the November 2006elections in Michigan. He correctlypredicted that Proposal 2 would passby a wide margin even though thepolls showed it failing.Eugene Henderson, Jr., MA ’73,Ph.D. ’85, dean of academic studentservices at NassauCommunity College,Garden City,NJ, has been namedvice president ofstudent developmentat RocklandCommunity College, Suffern,NY. He has more than 20 years ofexperience in student affairs/highereducation and has held positions at aBig Ten university, private university,a state department of higher education,and at the largest communitycollege in New York. Previously,Henderson served as a sergeant inthe U.S. Army.Stephen P. Ward, ’85, director ofmarketing and communications atGeorgia SouthernUniversity, Statesboro,GA, has beennamed the executivedirector and assistantto the chancellorfor UniversityRelations and Communications atthe University of Wisconsin-StevensClick Right Through for MSUwww.msualum.comPoint. Previously, he spent one yearas director of marketing and communicationswith the Univ. of SouthPacific, Suva, Fiji Islands. Beforethat, he was director of universitycommunications at Grand ValleyState, Grand Rapids, and workedfor two Michigan members of theU.S. Congress.Carmen I. Canales, ’91, MLIR ’93,vice president and senior humanresources businesspartner for WachoviaWealth Management,WinstonSalem, NC, hasbeen selected to fillthe new position ofchief talent officer for Womble CarlyleSandridge & Rice, PLLC in thefirm’s Winston Salem office. Priorto her position at Wachovia, Canalesworked as a human resources managerfor Pepsi Cola. She is a LifeMember of the MSUAA.David C. Miller, ’87, president of theMason County Growth Alliance,Ludington, hasbeen named vicepresident of economicdevelopmentfor The Chamberin Grand Haven.Miller began hiswork in economic development withthe Enterprise Group of Jackson,a countywide nonprofit economicdevelopment agency. He has servedas executive director of JacksonCounty’s Economic DevelopmentCorp., the Brownfield RedevelopmentAuthority and as lead staff for adowntown development authority.Raymond Cheung, ’87, MS ‘93,general manager of the faucet divisionat Moen,Inc., Guangzhou,China, has beennamed director andgeneral manager ofMoen, Inc., Guangzhou.Under hisleadership, the faucet division wastransformed from a small workshopto one of the best faucet plants inChina. Prior to joining Moen,Cheung was the plant manager forQuaker Oats Co. in Chicago, KualaLumpur, Hong Kong and Guangzhou.While a student at MSU, heworked as systems analyst/assistantbusiness manager for the MSUAA.He is chair of AIDS Care China anda Life Member of the MSUAA.Matt Sessa, ’93, vice president ofcommercial lending and businessdevelopment at FirstBank, Chicago, IL,has been namedvice president forcommercial banking,Delaware PlaceBank, Chicago. Hejoined First Bank in 2002. Previously,Sessa was a field examinerwith the former Lake Shore Bank,Chicago, now J. P. Morgan ChaseBank, and worked in asset-basedand commercial real estate. He is amember of the Treasury ManagementAssociation and the Real EstateInvestment Association.Kristen L. Celko, ’96, MBA ’96,North American vice president ofmarketing ande-commerce forSTA Travel, Dallas,TX, has launchedthe first interactivesocial communitydesigned for studenttravelers (statravel193.com). STATravel is the world’s largest studentand youth travel organization. Priorto STA Travel, she held e-commerceleadership positions in retail organizationsincluding Neiman MarcusDirect and Under Armour PerformanceApparel. She is volunteers as aBig Sister for BBBS of North Texas.Andrew J. Chapelle, MA ’86, editorof the Ann Arbor Business Review, hasbeen named managingeditor of Crain’sDetroit Business.Chapelle also wasthe founding editorof the Oakland BusinessReview, part ofthe Michigan Business Review network.He previously spent 20 years with TheAnn Arbor News, most recently as thenews editor. He was twice elected tothe board of directors of the AssociatedPress Managing Editors, a professionalorganization that works withthe AP to foster journalism excellence.Kenneth A. Turner, ’89, MBA ’91,senior vice president and nationalbusiness processingmanager for KeyEquipment Finance,Boulder, CO, hasbeen named seniorvice president ofsales. Prior to joiningKey, he held positions at AdvantaLeasing Services, AT&T CapitalCorp., and Newcourt Credit Group,Inc. In his new role, Turner willserve a national customer base for allaspects of equipment financing withinKeyBank segments, including theinstitutional, national commercialand community banks.Jeffrey T. Lambert, ’93, presidentand managing partner of Lambert,Edwards & Associates, Inc.(LE&A), GrandRapids, has beennamed by Ernst& Young as one ofWest Michigan’sEntrepreneur of theYear. His firm postedeight consecutive years of recordsales and earnings growth. Prior tostarting LE&A, Lambert served insenior communications roles in bothagency and corporate settings.Douglas C. Lawrence, ’76, governorfor the Washington State Bar Association(WSBA) 8 th CongressionalDistrict, has beenelected treasurer ofthe WSBA. He isa shareholder withthe Seattle law firmof Stokes Lawrence,P.S., where he focuseson estate planning and probatematters. Lawrence was activelyinvolved in the drafting and passageof trust and estate legislation inWashington state. He is past chairof the WSBA Real Property, Probateand Trust section; a former executivecommittee member of the EstatePlanning Council of Seattle; and afellow of the American College ofTrust and Estate Counsel.Page 67046957070004_0066-69.indd 559/12/07 3:38:38 AM

INVEST INLIFELONG LEARNINGGive the gift ofAlumni Lifelong Learningto the special people in your life this holiday season.Call the Evening College office at(517) 355-4562 for details on gift certificates.www.msualum.comYour support and gift to the Evening College EndowmentFund will help us continue the legacy of Evening College forfuture generations of adult learners. Please help us continueto be a strong community asset, offering personal enrichmentlearning opportunities for all adults.For more information, call the Evening College office at(517) 355-4562 or visit www.msualum.com/evecoll/giving.Alumni Lifelong Education Evening Collegeis a program of the Michigan State University Alumni AssociationAlumni Lifelong Education Evening Collegeis a program of the Michigan State University Alumni AssociationPage 68 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0066-69.indd 569/12/07 3:39:07 AM

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OBITUARIES30’sDorothy (Brown) Johnson, ’31, ofBig Rapids, Apr. 14, age 97.Merkel, George L., ’33, of SanDiego, CA, Apr. 26, age 96.Dorothy (McDonald) Parsons,’34, of Gun Lake, June 17, age 93.Helen P. (Hagy) Vermeulen, ’34,of Jackson, May 19, age 94.Robert W. Tumy, ’37, of San Diego,CA, May 3, age 92.Walter O. Backus, ’38, of Rockledge,FL, Apr. 8, age 92.Mildred S. Dunn, ’39, of Flint,Apr. 11, age 101.Virginia M. (Niendorf) Trakas,’39, of Okemos, Apr. 26, age 90.40’sRobert D. Belland, ’40, of Bradenton,FL, May 20, 89.Dorothy E. (Holcomb) Hertel,’40, of Petoskey, May 23, age 88.Norman F. Bach, ’43, of Chelsea,Jun. 11, age 86.Albert E. Baker, ’43, of BattleCreek, May 31, age 85.Richard A. Martin, ’43 of Flint,May 25, age 86.George Stuewer, ’43, of Gowen,Jun. 4, age 87.Donald C. Diesing, ’44 of Scottville,Apr. 8, age 84.Alston G. Penfold, ’44, of ClearLake, IA, Jun. 9, age 87.Gordon W. Briggs, ’47, of GrandLedge, May 11, age 84.Carl R. Johnson, ’47, of Bensenville,IL, Feb. 2, age 86.Gerald O. Edgerly, ’48, M ’51, ofHudsonville, Jan. 17, age 86.Arthur J. Gerard, ’48, of Conway,AR, Jun. 12, age 84.Ross C. Parr, ’48, of Great Falls,VA, Apr. 29, age 81.Howard B. Skelton, ’48, of Homeland,IL, Jul. 24, 2006, age 81.Donald C. Wood, ’48, of VeroBeach, FL, May 2, age 81.Ralph E. Mercer, ’49, of Sarasota,FL, May 6, age 79.50’sRobert L. Adriansen, ’50, ofNewberry, Apr. 7, age 83.John J. Bek, ’50, of Grand Rapids,MI, May 30, age 80.Peter F. Bommarito, ’50, of Lansing,Jun. 21, age 83.Eugene R. Corolewski, ’50, ofWausau, WI, June 1, age. 84.Donald A. Crandall, ’50, ofGrand Rapids, May 18, age 78.John O. Theuerkauf, ’50, ofMenominee, May 29, age 79.Thomas P. Bednarek, ’51, ofGrand Rapids, Jun. 1, age 82.Elliott M. Myers, ’51, ’55 DVM,of Grandville, May 25, age 81.Richard C. Coulon, ’52, of EatonRapids, Apr. 27, age 76.William I. Millar, ’52, of Newaygo,Jun. 14, age 81.Robert R. Olsen, ’51, of IronMountain, Apr. 4, age 82.Raymond C. Fortune, ’52, of Craftsbury,VT, Nov. 23, 2006, age 79.Victor C. Beal, Jr., ’53, of Greenville,Jun 5, age 76.Morris L. McElmurry, ’54, ofLansing, May 17, age 84.Robert D. White, ’54, of Lansing,May 5, age 77.William P. Janov, ’55, of Brevard,NC, Jun. 25, age 73.Donald A. Miles., ’56, of Springfield,IL, Feb. 26, age 80.Donald E. Hoover, ’57, of Phoenix,AZ, Jun. 16, age 84.Myra L. Sparks, ’56, of Chelsea,May 6, age 72.Harry C. Traufer, ’56, of RioLinda, CA, Jun. 1, age 77.Gary L. Tyndale, ’57, of Lansing,Jun. 8, age 71.William H. Haight, Jr., ’58 ofWaunakee WI, Apr. 15, age 92.Janet L. (Bullen) Harlow, ’59, ofBalboa, CA, Ma y 9, age 69.60’sBruce R. Lindstrom, ’62, of IronRiver, May 12, age 73.Don E. Holzhei, ’63, of Vassar,May 26, age 85.David P. Harfst., ’64, of Ridgeland,MS, Jun. 21, age 65.Donald W. Sutton, M ’64, ofPortland, Feb. 15, age 81.Paul Federoff, EDD ’61, of Fenton,Jun. 7, age 76.Ross V. Renwick, Jr., ’67, of Genesee,May 30, age 63.Judith H. Reiman, ’68, of Duxbury,MA, May 4, age 61.70’sElmore G. Boltz, ’70, of Holton,May 23, age 66.Dennis E. Casondor, ’70, of EatonRapids, MI, Jun. 25, age 59.Ellen J. Hodges, ’70, MSW ’74,JD ’83, of Troy, May 14, age 60.Joen E. Hudzik, ’70, of Holland,May 4, age 59.Ardene (Delbert) McCallum, ’72,of Anaheim, CA, Jun. 10, age 74.William J. Cavanaugh, ’75, MA77, of No. Port, FL, age 78.Richard F. Dutton, MA ’75, ofJackson, Mar. 6, age 60.Bruce R. Carlson, ’76, of Cincinnati,OH, Junl 1, age 53.Scott A. Trager, ’76, WestBloomfield, Jun. 1, age 53.Jean S. (Perry) Kemper, MA ’79of East Lansing, May 31, age 76.80’sDeborah M. Accardo, ’80, of Fenton,Apr. 19, age 50.William H. Fritz, ’82, ofCheboygan, Mar.28, age 46.Randal G. Rice, ’84, of Dearborn,Jun. 8, age 46.Randall C. Ayers, ’85, of EastLansing, May 4, age 54.Tamara K. Zimmerman, ’87, ofLake Worth, FL, Jun. 9, age 49.90’sMargaret O’Donnell-Buikema,’91, of Hudsonville, Jun. 2, age 47.Brent L. Duncan, ’94, of GrandLedge, May 15, age 48.Rudolph t. Sitarz, ’94, of Brooklyn,May 10, age 34.Daniel J. Kurkowski, ’95, of Redford,Jun. 1, age 40.FacultyPeter Lyman, founder JamesMadison College, of Berkeley, CA,Jul. 2, age 66.Christopher E. Sower, professoremeritus, department of sociology,of Okemos, May 30, age 94.Page 70 Fall 2007 MSU Alumni MagazineAddClassto your life!Alumni Lifelong EducationEVENING COLLEGEAnnounces the Fall 2007 personal enrichment noncreditcourses for ALL adults, including MSU alumni, faculty,staff, students, retirees and community members.Course discounts for MSUAA members.To receive a brochure call: (517) 355-4562 oremail: evening_college@msualum.comAlumni Lifelong Education Evening CollegeA division of the Michigan State University Alumni Association046957070004_0070-71.indd 29/12/07 5:47:42 AM

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LASTINGIMPRESSIONSRendering by Studio 4d, Inc./Design by Hamilton-Anderson Associates, DetroitOn October 5, MSU will dedicate its new BenefactorsPlaza in honor of major donors. The plaza runs southfrom Berkey Hall just to the east of Old Horticulture.Page 72Fall 2007MSU Alumni Magazine046957070004_0072.indd 19/12/07 5:48:57 AM

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