Alumni Soccer Game - MacMurray College

Knopf donations being soughtMacMurray College’s collection of paintings by Nellie A.Knopf (1875-1962) continues to grow thanks to donationsfrom Mac alumni. In 1985, the College had 13 Knopfpieces, which were given byMs. Knopf, chair of the artdepartment from 1900 to1943. Today the College has65 oils and watercolors.Please contact the Office ofAlumni Services at (217) 479-7030 if you are interestedin donating your Knopf toMacMurray.Alumni BoardAlumni Soccer GameMac athletics held a men’s alumni soccer game on Aug. 21.Seated: Tony Villagomez ’94, of Joliet; Matt Crider ’97,of Edwardsville; Roosevelt Smith ’04, of Springfield;David Thompson ’98, of Normal; Abel Uribe ’93, ofChicago; Roberto Cisneros ’86, of Chicago; Luis SotoJr. ’89, of Chicago; Matt Klasner ’02, of Alton; LouisCortina ’83, of Wheeling; and John Dietrich ’93, ofRochester. Middle row: Austin Sebastian ’08, of Maryville;Antwain Jones ’10, of Chicago; Samuel Capleton ’10,of Broadview; Arielle Berna, assistant soccer coach;Jacob Ramos ’06, of Jacksonville; Kenny Williams ’05,of Chicago; Ricky White ’12; Christian Saucedo ’14;Evan Hendricks ’14; Hugo Lara ’99, of Miami, FL; WitnyPhilippe ’03, of Chandler, AZ; Daniel Mayorga ’00, ofIndianapolis, IN; and Andy Smucker ’93, of Troy. Backrow: Lance Weitekamp ’10, of Farmersville; Chase Rehrig’08, of Quincy; Darius Alvarado ’10, of O’Fallon; MattDziubek, of Norridge; Chris Bledsoe ’10, of Skokie; KarlTooren ’12; Cameron Pollitt ’12; Guadalupe Contreras ’14;Matt Baier ’05, of Bloomington; Rafael Barron ’86, ofSt. Louis, MO; Freddy Laureano ’98, of Chicago; DavidCrumley ’01, of Franklin, TN; Jeff Welkomer ’01, ofChicago; and David Klasner ’93, of Washington, DC.For full athletic scores, updates, highlights and conferencehonors, go to our website, www.mac.edu.The Alumni Association Board welcomes new members– Jen Curran, Ron Orr, Sarah Eadie Rhea, John Wakefield,Kjirsten Kellogg, Chrissy Benoit, and Marikah Carr – andsays thank you to outgoing members – Jennifer Wellhausen,Heather Price, David Searby, Ashley Metz Dukett, JimRayburn, Jane Stroud Hahn, and James Backstein.Front Row: Jennifer Wellhausen ’03, of Jacksonville;Debbie Wissler Witt ’76, elections committee chair,of Bloomington, IN; and Ferol Vaughn Henry ’49, ofSpringfield. Row 2: Amy Martin Waschull ’95, awardscommittee co-chair, of Macomb; and Lynette Shaw-Smith’83, of Springfield. Row 3: Kathy Dalton Hackman ’80,secretary, of Imperial, MO; Nichole Sellergren Heyen ’99,of Springfield; Jen Curran ’97, of Rock Falls; and CarrieRandazzo Sluga ’00, of Springfield. Row 4: Bob Clary ’80,alumni relations committee chair, of Bloomington; andChrissy Benoit ’10, of Champaign. Row 5: Ron Orr ’66, ofGaithersburg, MD; Ashley Metz Dukett ’09, of Jacksonville;Heather Price ’87, of Cary; Sharon Butsch Freeland ’69,of Carmel, IN; and David Bucher ’65, awards committeeco-chair, of Polo. Row 6: Ken Runkle ’83, president, ofSpringfield; Verena Hawkins Somer ’76, of Arcadia, CA;Sarah Eadie Rhea ’92, of Jacksonville; and Rich Laren ’83,homecoming committee co-chair, of Franklin Park. Row 7:Bill Foldi ’65, of Galesburg; and John Wakefield ’69, ofJohnson City, TN. Row 8: Gary Stephens ’78, of Decatur;David Searby ’96, of Du Quoin; Chuck Freiberger ’71,homecoming committee co-chair and vice president, ofVilla Park; and Mike Fender ’83, of Jacksonville. Boardmembers not pictured include: James Backstein ’09, ofSpringfield; Marikah Carr ’10, of Chicago; Matt Fraas ’00,of Jacksonville; Jane Stroud Hahn ’57, of Springfield; andKjirsten Kellogg ’02, of Springfield, MO.* All from Illinois unless otherwise noted.17

Alumni Notes16 18BIRTHSPEGGY VAHLING VERDEYEN ’99,of Jacksonville, has a son, Trevor,who was born Nov. 17, 2008.JASON OREBAUGH ’02 and hiswife, Nicole, of Yates Center, KS,welcomed a son, Logan James,on July 19, 2010. Jason is pastorin Yates Center.TANYA HOLLAND HAGA ’08and her husband, Anthony,of Crestline, OH, announcedthe birth of Eli Benjamin, bornJuly 31, 2009. Tanya is an ASLinterpreter and tutor for the MansfieldCity schools.MALLORY CRUM MOORE ’08 and herhusband, Brandon, of Princeville, hadtheir first child, Danielle Jean Moore,on Nov. 2, 2008, and are expectingtheir second daughter in early August.Mallory is a registered nurse.MARRIAGESKYLAH ROOT ’00 and Tom Waitewere married June 15, 2010, at Ft.Walton Beach, FL. She writes, “Weenjoyed a beautiful day on the beachand an awesome wedding.” They livein Louisiana, MO. Kylah is a probationand parole officer for the MissouriDepartment of Corrections in Vandalia,MO, and Tom is an electrician andinstrumentation specialist at AshlandHercules in Louisiana.DANYELLE HOOKS ’09 marriedKristopher Mueller on Feb. 8, 2010.She is a behavioral specialist at LincolnPrairie Behavioral Health and he is anArmy specialist and security guard. TheMuellers reside in Springfield.SKYLAR TIERNEY ’09 and Jayme Crainwere married May 1, 2010. Skylar is avocational supervisor at Hope Instituteand is the assistant men’s basketballcoach at Lincoln Land CommunityCollege in Springfield. Jayme is aregistered labor and delivery nurse atSt. John’s Hospital in Springfield. TheTierneys reside in Williamsville.NEWS NOTESDAVID CAMAIONE,former Mac wrestlingcoach, was inductedinto the Ohio State University AthleticHall of Fame. In a note to BOBKELLOGG ’68, David writes, “Thanksso much for all you and the guys havedone. I could not have done it withoutyou, in so many ways. My years atMac duringthe 1960sgave me atremendousstart on awonderfulc a r e e r .It is one honor that I will cherishforever.” Shown in the photo is CoachCamaione at the induction on Sept. 25pictured on the stadium scoreboardas he stands on the 45 yard line infront of 106,000 Buckeyes.40’sANITA STEWART BACH ’44, ofPensacola, FL, retired as a designerand engineer in Paris, France.MARJORIE EUSTICE RAUSCH ’45,of St. Joseph, MO, lost her husbandon July 23 of this year. She writes,“We were married in 1942, and wouldhave celebrated our 68 th anniversaryon Sept. 19.”JEAN VASCONCELLOS BOWEN’46, of Springfield, has been inassisted living since October 2008.She writes, “I have some health issuesbut am still active with my sense ofhumor.”ELIZABETH “BETSY” STANFORDFINCH ’46, of Carmel, CA, lost herhusband, Nelms, on Oct. 13, 2009.HELEN GOODPASTURE HESS ’46,of Jacksonville, lost her husband,Paul, on Aug. 1, 2009.NANCY JACKSON50’s SCHMIDT ’58, sent aphoto of five membersof the class of 1958 visiting with aTanzanian woman while on a twoweektenting safari. Pictured left toright: BARBARA WILSON KITTLE,of Concordville, PA; MARJORIESTAHMER LYON, of Oak Park;ROBERTADANEK FEIST,of Maitland,FL; SALLYCAMPBELLHANSON, ofBennington,NE; andNANCY JACKSON SCHMIDT ofOttawa.JUDITH BOSSERMAN FOREMAN’59, of Woodbury, MN, and herhusband, Edward, now live in aretirement community close to three oftheir four children. They enjoy their sixgrandchildren. judithf@iphouse.comTERRY BRENNAN ’62,60’s of Decatur, has beenperforming musically inthe central Illinois area for over 50years. He has also performed in Japan,France and Switzerland in the past 10years.GARY ’62 and CONNIE WIKOFF,of Champaign, celebrated their 50 thweddinganniversaryand Gary’s70 th birthdayon May 22,2010, at Lincolnshire Fields CountryClub. Mac alums paused for a photo– AUSTIN FLANIGAN ’62, JanetFlanigan, of Ft. Myers, FL; ConnieWikoff, GARY WIKOFF ’62; AVALONMARCUM GIBSON ’62 and DAVIDGIBSON ’62, both of Coal Valley.SALLY STRONG SACULLA ’63, ofGriffith, IN, sailed to Alaska in July2009. Her son, Charlie, was a performeron the cruise. She writes, “We hadlarge groups of friends and family toenjoy God’s magnificent scenery.”RUTH ANN JONSSON HULL ’65, ofJacksonville, writes, “We live in Illinoisfor eight months and Wisconsin forfour months of the year. I work parttimefor Illinois School for the DeafOutreach doing teacher training allover the state of Illinois.”DOUG WILLIAMS ’65, of Ft.Lauderdale, FL, and his wife,Patricia, have two children and twograndchildren.

PAT DOYLE-GRACE’66 and ALICEOSBORNE COFFMAN’42 attended anafternoon ladies teaparty on Feb. 20, at theFirst CongregationalChurch of WebsterGroves, MO.CHRIS ’67and MARYPEARCE ’67BARKER,along withSheila and AUSTIN TUTHILL ’67, (leftto right) had a mini-reunion in BedfordSprings, PA, at the old and well-knownBedford Springs Hotel in July 2009.They say, “We planned a trip togetherto Alaska in June 2010.”SUE ANN McKAY COLLARD ’67, ofEast Moline, writes, “My husband diedin January so I decided to move backto the Quad Cities. It is interesting tobe back after 30 years.”ARTHUR ’67 and MARCIA HALEY’67 HAMMON, recently returned toWhitefield, NH, after living 11 yearsin Pasadena, CA. Marcia writes, “Wehave two grandchildren who live closeby and left two of our adult children inLos Angeles!” Arthur writes, “We willbe bicoastal.”TERRY “OSEI” CHANDLER ’68,of Charleston, SC, has lost his wife,Miriam. She died on Feb. 3, 2010.ROBERT LAUB ’69, of St. Louis, MO,says he “enjoys rehabbing houses,driving an insanely fast sports car,and am a health and fitness freak.”robertkentlaub@att.netJOHN “DIRK” WASSNER ’69, ofSanta Fe, NM, commanded the 909 thForward Surgical Team in Afghanistanin 2002-03 in Operation EnduringFreedom. He retired as a colonel withthe U.S. Army in 2008.ESTHER KLEE MURPHY’70, and her husband, Bill,are now happily retired inBluegrass country —Lexington, KY.murphy.cats@hotmail.com70’sA group of friends — primarily fromthe Class of 1970 — held a reunionthe week of July 12 in the Finger LakesRegion in New York. Mac alums andtheir spouses traveled from Ontario(Canada), Massachusetts, New York,Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, andNew Mexico. The group all stayedtogether in a bed and breakfast, visitedseveral wineries, took a boat ride onSeneca Lake, toured the Corning GlassMuseum, did some fly-fishing, swam inthe B&B pool, hiked a gorge trail in astate park, and drove their cars aroundthe Watkins Glen International RaceTrack. Pictured are: front row DICKWILLIAMS ’69 and David McCormick.Middle row, seated: Mike Freeland;Rollie Galbraith; and Steve King. Rear,standing: RUTH EATON SCHEMEL ’70;SHARON BUTSCH FREELAND ’69;JUDI PITSCH WILLIAMS ’70; KARENJOHNSON ’70; GAYLE GREENWALTMcCORMICK ’70; JEAN LeFORGE’70; and MARGARET LAMAR KING’70. Also at the reunion but missingfrom the photo (because she was thephotographer!) was EMILY EATON ’72.KATHLEEN VOTANEK SMITH ’71, ofWestminster, CO, writes, “After retiringfrom a successful elementary teachingcareer, I wrote and self-published thechildren’s book, “A Puppy for theWhite House.” I have been visitingelementary schools for an author visit.”www.kathleensmithbooks.comSHARON ALDRICH KIMBALL ’72,of Rehoboth, MA, writes, “Son, Ben(32), is a psychological counselor andson, Andrew (27), is a sales managerof Cintas Co. We are enjoying ourretirement — every day is Saturday!”MARTY MORRIS ’72, of Springfield, hasbeen named Lincoln Land CommunityCollege (LLCC) Outstanding AdjunctInstructor. Marty has taught avariety of courses at LLCC since1982 in the fields of logic, ethics,philosophy, and world religions.He developed and teaches anonline logic course and hybrid(combined online and in-class)courses in the accelerated degreeprogram. Marty is the publishedauthor of the novel “Absence ofGoodness.” He was employed bythe State of Illinois for 30 yearsbefore retiring in 2008.LYNN POMPLUN ’74, ofColoma, WI, retired in June aftercompleting a 36-year teachingcareer. toosassy74@att.netRODNEY MILLER ’76 has relocated toChandler, AZ, and would love to hearfrom former classmates and friends.rodmar1621@yahoo.comCAROL LAKOTA EASTIN ’78, isnow pastor of First United MethodistChurch in Rantoul, and her husband,BILL ’78, is pastor of CountrysideUnited Methodist Church in Urbana.lakotaeastin@gmail.comSTANLEY JACKSON ’79, ofEvanston, has been named vicepresident of operations for Consumerand Life Sciences Americas. He isresponsible for ensuring Exel deliversstandardized, effective operations forglobal customers. In his previous role,he successfully aligned Exel solutionswith customers’ long-term strategies,which led to strong partnerships andcustomer growth.NANCY LEWIS ’85(right), sent this photo ofher with BERNADETTEHENRIOTT ’85 during a surprise visit toIllinois School forthe Deaf in 2010.Nancy lives inJacksonville, andBernadette livesin Bourbonnais.80’sCAREN WILLIAMSON MICHAELS’89, of Poolesville, MD, writes, “Werecently moved to Maryland and missour family and friends. Would love tohear from Mac friends!” jimcaren948@comcast.netAlumni Notes19 17

Alumni Notes20LOIS STAFF90’s CANNELL ’90, ofScottsbluff, NE, isdirector of safety/occupationalhealth at Regional West MedicalCenter. loiscanne@gmail.comLAURA FARERO CUCHRA ’91,of Ancona, and her husband,Christopher, have two daughters— Taylor Anne (3) and KelseyMarie (1). Laura is starting her 20 thyear teaching special educationstudents. farerochuchra@yahoo.comMYRNA SALLEE ’95, of Hooper,UT, moved to Utah to be closerto her grandkids and is loving it.myrnasallee23@gmail.comDAVID SEARBY ’96, of Du Quoin, hasbeen named to the Marshall BrowningHospital Board of Directors. Aside fromhis law practice, David also serves asthe president of the Board of Directorsfor Five Star Industries, Inc., the Boardof Directors of the Illinois Search andRescue Council, vice president ofMacMurray College Alumni Board,operations officer with Du QuoinEmergency Services and DisasterAgency, and moderator of the PerryCounty Youth Court.HEATHER HARRELL GIBSON ’97, ofSpringfield, has two children—Major(4) and Myra (1). Heather is an itinerantspecial education teacher.COURTNEY HEISER ’00,00’s of East Peoria, recentlymoved into a fourbedroomhome. She has worked forthe American Cancer Society for fouryears. courtneyheiser@hotmail.comDEREK JAMES ’04, of Jacksonville, hasbeen named head women’s golf coachas well as assistant men’s and women’sbasketball coach at MacMurrayCollege. In 2009, Derek was inductedinto the MacMurray College AthleticHall of Fame.HAROLD WATSON ’05, of Galesburg,has been named to the position ofassistant athletic director for marketingand external relations for Knox Collegein Galesburg.RIKI GLADWELL LOWE LAYTON ’06,of Havana, has two children—Kaleb (9)and Karsyn (2). Both are doing well. Rikiis a registered nurse at Mason DistrictHospital. mjlayton@hotmail.comBENJAMIN COX ’07, of Jacksonville,writes that he is currently a wellrespectedinternational blues/soulmusic critic with his own website.BRIAN ’07 and ROBYN SCHROEDER’07 GAZDZIAK, have a home inSpringfield, and are going to becelebrating their first weddinganniversary in August. Brian obtainedhis MSW in March 2010. He currentlyis an in-home counselor for CamelotCare Center in Springfield, and Robynis an interpreter. bgazdziak@att.netLUCAS McELFRESH ’07, of Quincy,graduated from Valparaiso UniversitySchool of Law in May.ABBY SULLIVAN ’07, has moved toHewitt, TX, to study at Truett Seminaryat Baylor University in Waco. Shewrites, “The program I have chosen isa dual degree program, so I’m workingtoward a master’s of divinity and amaster’s of music. I’m really lookingforward to both kinds of intensifiedstudy!” singpretty07@yahoo.com* All from Illinois unless otherwise noted.DEATHSDOROTHY TRONE HOWE DUPREE’32, Houston, TX, June 30, 2009.DOROTHY BOOTH HOLLY ’32,Stuart, FL, Nov. 20, 2001.FREDERICA VAHLE STECHER ’32,St. Louis, MO, March 24, 2001.DOROTHY ADAMS WILSON ’32,Winchester, IL, Aug. 4, 2010.MARY SUTTLE NELSON ’34,Rantoul, IL, Aug. 8, 2009.ELEANOR WARNER ELDRED ’35,Lincolnshire, IL, Dec. 27, 2001.NORMA CUNNINGHAM AWE ’36,San Diego, CA, July 23, 2009.KATHLEEN ANDERSONCAMPLEJOHN ’36,Denver, CO, Dec. 20, 2008.WINONA “LOETTA” HALLOCKCHESLEY ’36, East Wenatchee, WA,Jan. 8, 2009.MARGARET OHRN HINCKLEY ’36,Downey, CA, Jan. 2, 2007.DOROTHY MAXFIELD ’36,Cypress, TX, Aug. 20, 2002.CLARICE SCHAFER STANFIELD ’36,Fishers, IN, Dec. 6, 2004.MIRIAM GERSHMAN KOVITZ ’37,San Bernadino, CA, April 20, 2010.EVELYN GUKER LaMARSH ’37,Wood River, IL, July 27, 2010.DOROTHY WILSON SPRAGUE ’37,Boca Raton, FL, April 5, 2010.MARGARET JONES BARTELS ’38,Champaign, IL, Feb. 7, 2004.MARGARET CAIN DUFFNER ’40,Marco Island, FL, March 26, 2009.EDNA MAE LESTER FRANK ’40,Charlotte, NC, Dec. 26, 2007.JANET McLAREN MORSE ’40,Reno, NV, Aug. 1, 1998.DOROTHY McROBERTS NEWELL’40, Port Orange, FL, June 5, 2010.WINONA “NONIE” COCKINGPEITHMANN ’40,Colonial Heights, VA, June 7, 2010.ELSIE SHEPHERD DUVAL ’41,Springfield, IL, Oct. 20, 2008.FLORENCE WARNER GORDON ’41,St. Louis, MO, July 31, 2007.PAULINE “POLLY” NEWTONGRINNELL ’41, Marion, IL, April 15,2010.ALICE HITCH MARSHALL ’41,Riverside, CA, Feb. 15, 2010.LOIS MITCHELL JERDAN ’42,Mattoon, IL, Sept. 14, 2003.NANCY ZIESMER WINCHESTER ’42,Thousand Oaks, CA, April 22, 2010.BETTY JO SANNER BRULLO ’43,Flagstaff, AZ, June 9, 2006.FLORENCE SCHILLING McCLURE’43, Las Vegas, NV, Nov. 5, 2009.DORIS KLEYMEYER RECHSTEINER’43, Honolulu, HI, Dec. 24, 2009.ELLEN LINDSEY SCHRODT ’43,Evanston, IL, Sept. 17, 2008.PHOEBE WILKINS ’43, Jacksonville,IL, June 22, 2010. Phoebe earned theAB degree from MacMurray in 1943.After graduating with a master ofscience in education from SouthernIllinois University, she returned to workat Mac for 34 years before retiring in1984 as director of counseling andprofessor of education emeritus.GENEVIEVE SELF WOOD ’43,Jacksonville, IL, Oct. 10, 2010.

ARDYTH ZIESE CHRISTMAN ’44,Madisonville, KY, March 9, 2010.BONNIE KENT CRAWFORD ’44,Evansville, IN, June 17, 2009.ELIZABETH RAINWATER STORM’44, Pittsfield, IL, Oct. 9, 2010.JEAN BIMROSE BLIM ’45,San Diego, CA, Feb. 28, 2009.HELEN FLESOR SKINNER ’45,Greer, SC, Aug. 8, 2009.RUTH LYKKE BARRETT ’46,Omaha, NE, April 25, 2010.CHARLOTTE BENNETT ’46,Canton, IL, July 26, 2010.L. CHRISTINE CALLAHAN ’46,Independence, KS, Jan. 13, 2009.MARJORIE FUHRMAN HOLM ’46,Quincy, IL, Feb. 16, 2006.CAROL POTTERF PUTHOFF ’46,Dallas, TX, Feb. 25, 2002.MARJORIE VERHAKE RUDOLPH’46, Clermont, FL, May 31, 2010.PATRICIA MADDEN JANZ ’47,Oswego and Earlville, IL, Aug. 4, 2010.MARY “LAURIE” KANGUS DELAPP’48, Placitas, NM, Aug. 13, 2009.NANCY O’HARRA ’48,Carthage, IL, Sept. 27, 2005.SUSAN DORRIS PANOS ’48,Palatine, IL, Aug. 8, 2010.MARY ANN SOHN GARDNER ’49,Missoula, MT, May 7, 2010.MARGARET ZIPPRODT OLIVEIRA’49, Champaign, IL, Sept. 13, 2009.JEAN SCHMIDT McPHAIL ’50,Ocala, FL, Sept. 17, 2003.JOANN KELTNER MILLER ’50,Indianapolis, IN, June 18, 2010.CRETA EBELING BOWLES ’52,Lawrence, KS, Oct. 30, 2008.KATHRYN VAN DYKE BAILEY ’54,Houston, TX, July 19, 2010.ALICE COX ’54,Godfrey, IL, May 11, 2010.WILMA TILLER HEARN ’54,Centerville, IA, July 11, 2009.MARY ELISABETH BUCKBOROUGHKING ’55, San Diego, CA, Sept. 14,2010.PATRICIA “PAT” KELLY PREWARA’60, LaVergne, TN, Sept. 7, 2010.ROBERT GRANT ’61,Florissant, MO, Sept. 27, 2005.JEAN GUEFFIER ’61,Park Forest, IL, April 21, 2001.DAVID GIBSON ’62,Coal Valley, IL, June 24, 2010.JIM CARLSON ’63,Manchester, MO, June 27, 2010.RUTH STICKELMAIERR HUCKE ’63,Baltimore, MD, Feb. 18, 2007.ISABELLE HUBBERTKREMS ’63, Winchester, IL,Aug. 3, 2010.JON O’BRIEN ’64,Concord, NC, Dec. 31, 2002.ALLAN “AL” WILLIAMS,JR. ’64, Eugene, OR, March28, 2010.STEWART BEACH ’65,Sedgwick, ME, Nov. 15,2002.GEORGE TAYLOR ’65,Fairfax, VA, July 4, 2010.JAMES SCHMIDT ’67,Keyesport, IL, June 30, 2008.WERNER QUIES ’69,Forest Grove, OR, March 3, 2001.VICTOR GARCIA ’74,Houston, TX, July 5, 2008.CORT ROLFS ’74,Dallas, TX, Oct. 9, 2007.MARGARET WINTER ’74,Chicago, IL, July 14, 2010.CAROLYN McCALL BURDICK ’77,Edwardsville, IL, Jan. 23, 2010.GLENDA BALENTINE ’83,Elgin, IL, Feb. 20, 2001.NIELS VANDENBERGH ’83,Pleasant Prairie, WI, July 26, 2010.GEORGE ALLEN JR. ’88,Chicago, IL, July 15, 1991.Alumni NotesOK: The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest WordPartingGlanceAllan Metcalf’s latest book, OK: the improbable story of America’s greatest word, published inNovember 2010, almost immediately got noticed by the national press.OK received a full-page review by Roy Blount Jr. in the Nov. 21 New York Times Book Review, aswell as reviews in the Washington Post, Newsweek and the Boston Globe, among others. In addition,National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” broadcast an interview with Metcalf . Hewas also a guest on Chicago’s WGN-AM radio “Extension 720” hosted by Milt Rosenberg of theUniversity of Chicago.OK charts the evolution of “American’s most popular word” from its inception as a lame joke in1839 to its use all over the world today. As a sign of the international reach of the word, OK, Metcalfalso had radio reviews from stations as far away as Brazil and New Zealand.The word is ubiquitous though hardly noticed. We use it in casual conversation countless timeseach day, and it was the first word spoken on the moon. In two letters, Metcalf claims, OK succinctlysums up the American philosophy of pragmatism and also the “I’m OK, you’re OK” philosophyof tolerance.OK is the latest of Metcalf’s half a dozen books on language, including in 2004Presidential Voices: Speaking Styles from George Washington to George W. Bush.He is professor of English, college registrar, and executive secretary of the AmericanDialect Society.OK is published by Oxford University Press and is available from online andretail bookstores. He will be happy to autograph any copy of the book. Email himat allan.metcalf@mac.edu.Dr. Metcalf, who is now the College’s Registrar, has been teaching and advisingMacMurray students for longer than 35 years and received the United MethodistAward for Teaching Excellence in 2000. He has served as the chair of theEnglish Department and founded the College’s journalism program in 1975.

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