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Michigan State University • Spring 2005 • Vol. 22, No. 3Cover design byDavid Giordan.DEBBIE STABENOW: A SPARTAN IN THE U.S. SENATEDebbie Stabenow, ’72, M.S.W. ’75, the first woman senator fromMichigan, is blazing quite a trail on Capitol Hill.16TAKING THE SATs TO THE NEXT LEVELNew research by MSU scientists suggests how college entrance examscan be tweaked to better predict success in college.22A NEW MSU CENTER FOR USER INTERFACESModern technology is often limited by interfaces that are not easily usableor accessible, and a new MSU center offers solutions .26TWO “FINAL FOURS” FOR MSU CAGERSMSU becomes only the sixth school in NCAA history to have both itsmen’s and women’s basketball teams reach the Final Four.30LETTERS TO THE EDITOREditor, MSU Alumni Magazine108 Union Bldg.East Lansing, MI 48824-1029Include name, address, phone,email and MSU degree/year(if applicable). Letters may beedited.Via fax:(517) 432-7769Via email:msuaa@msualum.comVia web:www.msualum.com/magazine/formltr.cfmDepartmentsPresident’s Perspective 2In-Basket 3Around Circle Drive 4Spartan Profiles 10Sports 30Alma Matters 38State’s Stars 46Obituaries 48Lasting Impressions 56CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUmsualum.comPAGE 1

PRESIDENT’SPERSPECTIVEMSU Alumni MagazineRobert BaoEditorGeneva TupperAdvertisingManagerKeith A. WilliamsExecutive DirectorNancy BrentAssociate DirectorDominic SchimizziBusiness ManagerDavid BrownAssistant DirectorJoni BurnsAdministrativeAssistant IBeverly CarnahanExecutive StaffAssistantLouise CooleyAssistant DirectorRegina CrossMarketing and SalesCoordinatorCheryl DenisonMarketing and SalesCoordinatorBrenda HaynesOffice Assistant IIIAndy HendersonSystems ManagerDave GiordanDesignTim PotterPhotographyMSU Alumni AssociationKristin MackleyOffice Assistant IIIKaren MoserOffice Assistant IIChris PfefferInformationTechnologyTammy PikeSecretary IISharon RadtkeAssistant DirectorL. Patrick ScheetzAssistant DirectorSandy SoiferAssistant DirectorBarbaraSusa-FineisEvent CoordinatorJackie SweetMembershipCoordinatorLinda TrimbleSecretary IIBev VandenBergAssistant DirectorAdvertising Manager, Geneva Tupper(517) 432-1951 • advertising@msualum.comCOPYRIGHT 2005MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONMSU Alumni Association108 Union Bldg.East Lansing, MI 48824-1029(517) 355-8314www.msualum.comMSU is an affirmative-action,equal opportunity institution.The 2004-05 academic year seems to be flying by, with SpringSemester already behind us.Commencement was a powerful experience this year, featuring twooutstanding speakers—poet/author Maya Angelou and the director ofthe National Institutes of Health, Elias Zerhouni. Their remarks embracedmany of the fundamental concepts that MSU was founded onand that continue to shape the university today.Dr. Zerhouni talked about the enduring quality of universities and theuniversal human need to find answers to questions. He encouraged usto think boldly, think broadly, and invest in our collective future.Maya Angelou, a captivating speaker with tremendous personal magnetism, charged each of usto be a light for others, to be a “rainbow in the clouds.” It was a call to action that echoed the heartof MSU’s land-grant mission: giving something back and making a difference.As our Summer Semester gets underway, the renovations to Spartan Stadium are almost done, andthe original Sparty statue has been removed from his long-time home at the intersection of RedCedar, Chestnut and Kalamazoo, in anticipation of his permanent relocation to the stadium this fall.Dr. Kim Wilcox from the University of Kansas has accepted the position of Provost, and is expectedto begin August 1 st . He’ll also be making some visits to campus before then. Kim is a Michigannative, born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, and an MSU alum (Class of 1976). Last time he washere, he lived in Holmes Hall and worked as a cook in the cafeteria. He returns to “Team MSU” totake on a somewhat different set of responsibilities, bringing with him great credentials, broad experienceand tremendous energy. I’m really looking forward to working with him.I also want to extend a special thank you to John Hudzik for all of his hard work as Acting Provostduring this time of transition. He hit the ground running and took on a lot of tough issues in a relativelyshort period of time. We appreciate his strong commitment to MSU.Building and fostering economic competitiveness has always been an essential part of MichiganState’s land-grant tradition. A few weeks ago, MSU unveiled a partnership with the cities of Lansingand East Lansing to establish a regional SmartZone as the basis for a coherent and systematicplan for economic development in the mid-Michigan area.The SmartZone is the first step in working with a wide variety of stakeholders to use MSU researchand expertise to identify commercial opportunities and to help attract and grow businesses and revitalizethe region. The MSU Foundation, MBI and the University Research Park will all play key roles.In coming weeks, we’ll focus on a variety of issues, including offering policy makers in Lansingsome new ideas for developing a solid, objective approach to funding public higher education in orderto meet the recommendations of the state’s Cherry Commission on higher education and harnessthe power of Michigan’s research universities to fuel economic development.Right now, our sesquicentennial activities are in full swing, with some exciting events on theschedule, including the return of an old favorite. Watch for those on the Sesquicentennial Celebrationwebsite at www.s150.msu.edu.We’ll also be updating you on the progress of our Capital Campaign toward meeting our billiondollar goal by this fall.And as we move ahead, you’ll hear how MSU will be expanding its global presence in China andBrazil, and more specifics on how we plan to make Michigan State University—already one of thetop 100 research universities in the world—the land-grant university for the 21 st century and theexemplar of the land-grant university for the world.This is a great time to be a Spartan!Sincerely,Lou Anna K. Simon, Ph.D.President, Michigan State UniversityPAGE 2SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

INBASKETSESQUICENTENNIALCOVER STORYYour cover story “Milestones ofMSU’s Sesquicentennial” in theWinter 2005 issue by Dr. FredHonhart was great reading. Thehistorical rendition was interestingas well as substantive. It willmake any true Spartan evenprouder of the university.One minor correction. Duringthe 1930s, we beat the Universityof Michigan in footballfour consecutive years (1934,1935, 1936, and 1937)...not just“three out of four.”Thanks for the fine historicaltreatment of our Sesquicentennial.Bruce McCristal, ’54Bloomfield Hills☛We stand corrected. It is not surprisingthat Mr. McCristal detectedan error. He recently authoredThe Spirit of Michigan State (InnerWorkings,2004), a comprehensivehistory of the university. Visitwww.spiritofmichiganstate.comto buy a copy (all proceeds go to benefitMSU scholarships). –Editor.ANTARCTICA STUDYI thought my James MadisonCollege study abroad program inBrussels would be hard to beat.After all, we sat in on SlobodanMilosevic’s trial, learned from anadjunct professor who wasNATO’s Director of Information,and studied first hand theexpansion of the EU. Thesewould have been the highlights ofmy college career, had it not beenfor the Antarctica program (Winter2005).Antarctica was a dream for thisboy from the southern tip of India,where the average low temperatureis 77 degrees. As a buddingscientist, I had the chance tostudy the deterioration of icebergsin their environment andfield test existing models, themost exciting session of differentialequations ever! I also had achance to develop an amazingphotography portfolio. Wordscannot describe how I grewphilosophically and spirituallyfrom this unique and almost surrealexperience.Thanks, MSU, for this lifechangingexperience.Kannan Raghunathan, ’05IndiaYour story was very informationaland well reflected the experiencethat we had in Antarctica.I have been interviewed in thepast for small newspaper articlesand yours was by far the best descriptivearticle that I have read.My experience in the Antarcticwas one of utter amazement. Ourfirst steps in the continent are trulya surreal experience. My favoritemoment was on a zodiac inParadise Bay, when we saw a glaciercalve into the ocean with agreat “boom” and a Minke whaleswam right under our boat. It wasabsolutely amazing and a trip thatI will never forget. I loved thepink sunset on the icebergs at twoin the morning, and the albatrossesand petrels following ourboat as we cut through a glassocean. I will certainly never forgetthe smell of fresh guano!Since my trip to Antarctica Iconstantly apply what I learned tomy environmental classes. I havecontinued to learn about Antarcticaby doing many additionalprojects in my classes any chancethat I get. Right now I am writinga legal research paper about theAntarctic Treaty and subsequentlaws that regulate the SouthernOcean. I find the Treaty systemvery interesting, and learningabout Antarctica and the AntarcticTreaty System has given me agreat appreciation for global environmentalissues.Thanks again for the wonderfularticle.Jaclyn VanOverbeke, ’06East LansingMSU HOOPSWhat an exciting March ourfamilies had! We were gettingpacked for a long-anticipated vacationto Cancun, Mexico, whenthe MSU Men’s basketball teamdefeated Kentucky and made itinto the Final Four. Beingdiehard Spartan fans, we quicklyadded our MSU flag to our suitcasewhich was already filledwith Spartan hats and t-shirts.Once in Mexico, we hung ourflag from the balcony to show ourspirit and pride. Although thewomen’s Elite Eight game wasn’ton TV in Mexico, we intentlywatched the ESPN ticker and celebratedwhen we saw that ourMSU women had also movedinto the Final Four.To truly celebrate the occasion,we brought our Spartan greenand white to the Mayan ruins atChichen Itza in the Yucatan, asyou can see in the photo: (l to r)Kevin and Sue Deacon, Joe Gordon,’83, Charlie Deacon,Marisa Gordon, and Ana(Zamora) Gordon, ’83, LauraDeacon, and Ashley Gordon.Kevin, ’87 & Sue DeaconLivoniaSEA OF GREENI live in Florida but follow theSpartans with the ESPN GamePlan. I am so irked that we haveour fans wear white. It justdoes not look impressive on TV.We should ask our fans to focuson the “green” in green andwhite, which will look muchbetter on TV and will be moreintimidating. I think I waswatching the last NotreDame/MSU game last fall andsaw a sea of green, thinking itwas Spartan spirit in action, butalas, it was Irish spirit.Gina Farris, ’84Orlando, FL☛ Some years ago the Izzone woreall green, but the overall effect wasmuted. Green, unlike, say red,tends to fade into the background.When the Izzone switched to white,the result was noticeably brighter,more dominant and, to use yourword, more “intimidating.”–Editor.MAC THE NAMERe “Michigan State Moments150,” which was on page 5 ofyour Winter 2005 issue. I respectfullystate that it should bereferring to MAC. As my fatherin-law,Arnold M. Hopperstead,’20, used to say, “I didn’t go toMSU, I didn’t go to MSC, I wentto MAC and am proud of it.”James R. Carr, ’50Grand RapidsCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUmsualum.comPAGE 3

AROUND CIRCLE DRIVEof those atoms has gone throughsuch a process,” says HendrikSchatz, associate professor ofphysics at the NSCL. “We’venow seen a link in the chain—one that controlled everything.”MSU is currently the nation’stop rare isotope research facillityand is in the running for the $1billion Rare Isotope AcceleratorProject being planned by the U.S.Dept. of Energy. MSU scientistshave laid the foundation for theRIA project. In addition, MSUawards 10 percent of the nuclearscience doctorates each year andis considered number one inthe field.CAN DISCOVERYCURE CANCER?MSU researchers have foundthat a certain gene can not onlyhelp explain how cancer originates,but also help develop a cure.The gene, known as oct-4, isexpressed in normal adult stemcells and is a biomarker that givesrise to cancer cells. MSU scientistsJames Trosko and colleaguesdetail their findings in Carcinogenesis(Feb. 2005).“Learning how to turn off theexpression of the oct-4 gene incancer cells or even in pre-malig-PETITION FOR RIA PROJECTOn May 11, many nuclearphysicists and scientists fromaround the country petitionedthe U.S. Congress to proceedwith the Rare Isotope Acceleratorproject. MSU is a leading candidateto be RIA’s home.The RIA supporters, whose signaturestook 23 pages, argue thatthe project is critical for the U.S.to seize the global leadership inthis science and technology, inaddition to advancing economicdevelopment and national security.They note that applications ofRIA research can benefit the nationin a huge range of areas, frommedicine, national security, engineering,energy, materials researchand the environment, notto mention the education of futureleaders in nuclear science.The petitioners noted that in2002, the Nuclear Science AdvisoryCommittee identified RIAas “the highest priority new constructionproject for the nuclearscience research community.”At its fundamental core, nuclearphysics research seeks to understandhow the universe andthe basic elements came to be.Nuclear research is the sciencechiefly responsible for MRIs, cancerradiation therapy and othermedical diagnostics. One ofevery three hospitalized patientsin the U.S. undergoes a nuclearmedicine procedure. Nucleartechniques underlie much of airportsecurity, maintenance of thenation’s nuclear weapons stockpile,and environmental monitoringfor pollutants and advancesin materials science.MSU REPRODUCESANCIENT ISOTOPEScientists at MSU’s NationalSuperconducting CyclotronLaboratory (NACL)have begun to reproduce theprocess by which preciousmetals are created after anexploding star billions ofyears ago.By reproducing the processesinside supernovas in a laboratory,scientists have resurrected an isotopeof nickel—nickel-78, with28 protons and 50 neutrons—that no longer exists, but is a criticallink in the birth of elements.“Every gold atom you find inthe gold on your ring, every oneMUSEUM EXHIBIT ONMSU TRADITIONSThis fall, Spartans cancatch “Memories of MSU”at the MSU Museum—adisplay of the history andtraditions during thesesquicentennial.The exhibit draws fromrich collections—objects,uniforms, equipment, furniture,photos and other holdings—thattrace the university’s special land-grant heritage to today’sPhoto Courtesy of Pearl Yee Wongengaged research center. Central to the exhibit is student life, rangingfrom class rivalries and residence halls, fraternities and sororities, to thebands, athletics and Sparty. Even the colossal class registration at the“pit” is honored.“Spartans from all around can join us in celebrating 150 years of history,culture and traditions, and looking forward to a future of advancingknowledge and transforming lives,” says director C. Kurt Dewhurst, amember of the university’s sesquicentennial celebration planning committee.Adds MSU Museum Curator of History Val Roy Berryman,“There are some wonderful historical MSU items in the collections,such as large pieces of furniture of past presidents and professors.”Among the items are an old bycicle from the 1890s, an MAC mug, anMSC butter box, an IBM card sorter used in the infamous “Pit,” and anearly version of the mascot Sparty.Alumni and friends are welcome to share “Memories” and make moreof their own by planning a reception or special event at the MSU Museumduring the exhibit’s run.☛ For information, call (517) 355-2370 or visitwww.museum.msu.edu.PAGE 4SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

nant cells should have tremendousimplications for both preventionand the treatment ofcancer,” says Trosko. “Withinthe billions of cells of a tumor,there exists a few cancer stemcells that seem to be the cells thatare resistant to cancer therapy.“In other words, the currentpractices to treat cancers havebeen directed at the wrong tumorcells.”STARS LACK HEAVY METALTimothy Beers, professor ofphysics and astronomy, wasamong the astronomers whoidentified an ancient star, one of apair of objects with the lowest observedabundances of heavy metalsever discovered.As detailed in Nature (April 14,2005), HE 1327-2326, like oneBeers discovered three years ago,is 13 to 14 billion years old withextremely low levels of iron andother heavy metals. These twostars also have an abundance oflight elements such as carbon, nitrogenand oxygen.“These stars may have recordedthe patterns of elements createdby the very first generations ofmassive stars to have formed inthe universe,” says Beers.The star is approximately 5,000light years from Earth, located inthe Hydra constellation.Jacob Van Loo (Belgian, 1614-1670)Portrait of a Gentleman, c1668Oil on canvasKRESGE GOES FOR BAROQUE—In honor of their 30th anniversary, theFriends of Kresge Art Museum have helped the museum acquirea 17th century oil painting by Dutch artist Jacob Van Loo, a contemporaryof Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Bartholomeus van der Helst.Portrait Of A Gentleman was painted in Paris in the late 1660s.As part of MSU’s Sesquicentennial celebration in 2005, we regularly highlight keymoments in MSU history. This installment was written by Keith R. Widder, authorof Michigan Agricultural College: The Evolution of a Land-Grant Philosophy,1855-1925, one of three MSU history books to be published by the MSU Press.. Forinformation about Sesquicentennial event, visit www.s150.msu.edu. -Editor.New research has uncovered that MSU’s first African-Americangraduate was William Ora Thompson. He graduated in 1904.Thompson graduated from Shortridge High School, Indianapolis,in 1893. He enrolled in the agricultural course at Michigan AgriculturalCollege in 1899.In 1906, Thompson was hired as an instructor at Booker T.Washington’s Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, AL. Around 1910Thompson moved back to Lansing, where he lived until his deathin 1923. He married Elsie Merchant in 1916. They had two children,William Horton and Violet.Genealogist Jesse Lasorda, while researching his family’s history,also discovered that his great cousin, William O. Thompson, wasMSU’s first African-American graduate. Lasorda recently visitedWilliam and Elsie’s son, Horton. Now 86, he lives with his wife inDetroit. Horton graduated from MSU in 1950. Horton’s daughter,Linda Thompson, graduated from MSU in 1973, and she livesin Temple Hill, MD. His son, William Horton Thompson, Jr.graduated in 1984, and he lives in Southfield with his wife Denise(White) Thompson who graduated in 1986.Violet Thompson married William Bowie in 1940. William graduatedfrom MSU in 1944, and he received his Masters of Music degreein 1948. They live in New Haven, CT. They have three children:Alan, who is deceased, William Bowie, Jr., and Caroline Bowie.Horton, Sr. and WilliamBowie established anotherfamily connection withTuskegee. Both men wereTuskegee Airmen.William O. Thompsonjoins Myrtle Craig Mowbray,’07, Gideon Smith,’16, and Everett ClaudiusYates, ’16, as MSU’s earliestknown African-Americangraduates.Photo Courtesy of Horton ThompsonWilliam Ora ThompsonCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUmsualum.comPAGE 5

Garth Fagan DancePhotos Courtesy of the Wharton CenterWynton MarsalisThe Lion KingHairsprayMidoriWHARTON CENTERSET TO ROARAlthough the advent in Januaryof The Lion King—theBroadway sensation that wonthe Tony Award for “Best Musical”—remainsperhaps the mosteagerly anticipated show of theupcpoming season, some 40 excellentshows are coming toMSU’s Wharton Center, Michigan’slargest and most diversepresenter of performing arts.Other Broadway musicals willinclude Hairspray, The BoyFriend, Annie, and Joseph and theAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.Classical music fans are sure toenjoy star performers like GaoHong and Midori, groups suchas the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra,and the exciting, youngMiró Quartet performing aWharton Center worldpremiere commissionwritten by composerJonathan Dawe. Otherperformances will rangefrom opera to dance to magic tocomedy to jazz. Popular musicwill be represented by Tift Merritt,Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harrisand Jethro Tull.Many season packages areavailable, including the MSUFederal Credit Union Broadwayat Wharton Center, MichiganRadio Wildcard, and Trio Club.☛ For more information, call800-WHARTON or visitwww.whartoncenter.com.PLANTS AS “MOP & GLO”The best thing since slicedbread could be “phytoremediation.”It’s what scientists call theuse of plants to remove contaminantsfrom the soil.In the past, says Clayton Rugh,MSU assistant professor of cropand soil sciences, plants have beenused to soak up toxic substancesso they can be safely discarded.“What we’re looking at now arekind of ‘Mop & Glo’ plants,” explainsRugh, who spoke at theAmerican Association for the Advancementof Science’s annualmeeting in February. “Theseplants make detergents that secreteinto the soil, making theplant a kind of site custodian.”Rugh and colleagues are havingsuccess with genetic engineeringRWANDA COFFEE—Rwanda Coffee, a superb brew from MSU’s projectPEARL—Partnership to Enhance Agriculture in Rwanda through Linkages—isnow available for purchase online at www. shop.msu.edu. Thecoffee connects hard work in developingcountries with the globalmarketplace. And it confirmsthat the same land-grant universitymission that empoweredAmerica’sheartlandnow isreaching acrossthe world andmaking adifference.PAGE 6 SPRING 2005 MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

to create plants that can actuallyproduce biological detergents tocounteract chemicals like PCBs,pesticides and dioxins that clingtightly to the soil around theroots. That’s getting to, er, theroot of the problem.STUDENT STATIONMAKES IMPACTFor the fifth time in the past sixyears, MSU’s WBDM-FM or“Impact 89FM,” the student-runradio station, has been namedcollege radio station of the yearby the Michigan Association ofBroadcasters.“This speaks volumes aboutthe quality of our staff,” saysGary Reid, professional generalmanager of the station, aboutthe 120 or so students who workat the station. “The legacy ofour excellent program is firmlyestablished.”Individual awards went to newsdirector John Fournier, productiondirector Jeremy Whiting,and production manager HollyGiesman. MSU dominated thepublic service announcementand promotional announcementcategories.The student station can beheard via streaming media atwww.impact89fm.org. The stationis located in Holden Hall.Of more than 13,000 radio stationsin the country, WDBMwas the first college station tobegin broadcasting with an HDdigital signal.CENTER FOR HEALTH & RISKA new Center for Health andRisk Communication has openedin MSU’s College of CommunicationArts and Sciences.The center works to make cutting-edgetechnology more accessibleto underserved populationsand supports and seeks fundingfor interdisciplinary researchwhere health communicationplays a crucial role.The center is directed byPamela Whitten, associate professorof telecommunication, informationstudies and media, andsenior research fellow for MSU’sInstitute of Healthcare Studies.“Reducing costs, ensuring optimaloutcomes, delivering qualitypatient care—these are all criticalcomponents in a health care environment,and the one decidingelement that drives these componentsis communication,” saysWhitten.UNHOLY SMOKES!A ten-year MSU study revealsthat smokers are more likely to attemptsuicide, or have suicidalthoughts, than nonsmokers.Naomi Breslau, professor of epidemiology,and colleagues interviewednearly 1,000 participantsmultiple times from 1989 throughPhoto by Mary McLellanHGI RECEIVES MAJOR AWARDMSU’s Horticulture Gardening Institute (see pp. 22-25, Summer2003) won the G. B. Gunlogson Award for the creative use of new technologyto make home gardening more productive and enjoyable.The HGI was one of only 12 units honored by the American HorticulturalSociety during its annual conference April in Orlando, FL.Located on the MSU campus, the HGI is a national organizationfounded by the MSU Dept. of Horticulture, MSU Global Ventures,and the MSU Extension Master Gardener Program. HGI offers onlineprograms, face-to-face events, access to national gardening experts, certificatesof completion, and Master Gardener educational credits in selectedstates.2001. Their findings were reportedin the American Medical Association’sArchives of General Psychiatry(March 2005).“Smoking predicts subsequentoccurrence of suicidal thoughtsor attempts,” says Breslau. “Evenwhen controlled for other factors—depression,drug use andprior suicidal behaviors—there isan increased rate.”☛ For more information, visitwww.archgenpsychiatry.com.MSU WINS SECONDMOOT COURT TITLEFor the second year in a row, ateam from the MSU College ofLaw won top honors in nationalmoot court competitions.Four MSU law students—Michael Fawaz, Brittain Bandura,Michael Lufkin and MelissaPenrice—took top honorsamong 32 teams in the AnnualIrving R. Kaufman Memorial SecuritiesLaw Moot Court Competitionat Fordham University inMarch, which dealt with federalsecurities law. Another MSUteam—Ryann Embury, AaronVorce, Sean Hartley and NathanMiller—won “best brief” honorsamong 40 teams in the New YorkLaw School’s Robert F. WagnerNational Labor & EmploymentMoot Court Competition.“Their achievements illustratethe Law College’s commitmentto teaching students how legaltheory and knowledge may beput into actual practice,” noteslaw dean Terence L. Blackburn.Last year, an MSU team wonthe Annual National EntertainmentLaw Moot Court Competitionat Pepperdine University.In addition, National Juristmagazine (Jan. 2005) named theMSU College of Law as the nation’sfifth best as far as using leading-edgetechnology, such ashigh-tech courtrooms, videoconferencingand wireless technology.IT’S GREENER ON OUR SIDE!—The MSU Alumni Associationweb site has a new “Class Notes”section where alumni can posttheir whereabouts and latest personalnews. It’s a user-friendly siteat www.msualum.com. Just clickon the “Class Notes” link to postyour latest career move, marriage,births and other such information.If you’ve recently moved, be sure toupdate your information whileyou’re there.CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUmsualum.comPAGE 7

MSU KUDOSEvery semester, MSU faculty,staff and students garner kudostoo numerous to list exhaustivelyhere. Some recent examples:Bhooma Aravamuthan, LymanBriggs biochemistry andphysiology major, has won theprestigious Marshall Scholarshipto pursue graduate studies at OxfordUniversity, England. Aravamuthanis the second MSU studentto be named a MarshallScholar in the last three years.Juniors Katie Barott and TimothyHowes, and sophomoresJanelle Shane and MatthewStasiewicz have been named2005 Goldwater Scholars. TheGoldwater scholarship is the premierundergraduate award inmath and science, and covers upto two years of study at up to$7,500 a year.Ronald F. Cichy, director ofMSU’s School of HospitalityBusiness, has co-authored a newbook Managing For Quality InThe Hospitality Industry (2005,Pearson/Prentice Hall), a comprehensiveguide to implementingquality.Hiram Fitzgerald, assistantprovost for outreach and engagement,and University DistinguishedProfessor of psychology,has won the 2005 Child AdvocateAward from the MichiganFatherhood Coalition.Greg Houghtaling, senior architectin MSU engineering andarchitectural services, received inFebruary an Honorable ConceptorAward for Engineering inrecognition of MSU’s BiomolecularNuclear Magnetic ResonanceFacility.Patrick O’Donnell, professorand chairperson of English, haswon a prestigious appointmentin the Fulbright Scholars Program.He will hold the WaltWhitman Chair at RadboudUniversity Nijmegen, theNetherlands, this fall.Jack Preiss, University DistinguishedProfessor of biochemistryand molecular biology, andWilliam Spielman, professorand chairperson of physiology,have earned “paper of the week”recognition from the Journal ofBiological Chemistry.NEW HIRES ON CAMPUSBarbara Conley, head of theAerodigestive Cancer ClinicalResearch Unit at the NationalCancer Institute, has been namedhead of the Hematology/Oncologysection in the MSU Dept. ofMedicine.Thomas Coon, associate deanof the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and formerprofessor and associate chair infisheries and wildlife, has beennamed director of MSU Extension(MSUE), the statewide outreachorganization that offers accessto knowledge and lifelonglearning resources to Michiganians.He replaces MargaretBethel, who served MSUE for28 years.THE GREENAND WHITE PACBy Keith A. WilliamsExecutive DirectorYou might be interested toknow that on Tuesday, February22nd, in this sesquicentennialyear, a group of Michigan StateUniversity supporters met for thefirst time in what could turn outto be an auspicious event forMSU.About 20 MSU union leaders,administrators, faculty, andalumni gathered to discussthe formation of a politicalaction committee whosesole purpose will be to supportstate policy makers whodemonstrate a commitment toadvance MSU’s fiscal position. Inthe meeting, general PAC operationsguidelines and specificguidelines for those who wouldbe involved in forming and maintainingthe PAC were discussed.From this meeting emerged theGreen And White PAC, describedas an “independent PoliticalAction Committee supportingMichigan State University.”Its stated purpose is to endorseand contribute to candidates forstate office and elected officials,regardless of party affiliation,who directly impact higher educationfunding in the state (seewww.greenandwhitepac.com).Since the 1940s, Political ActionCommittees have been a legitimateand important part ofthe American political scene.The Green And White PAC hasthe potential to be an effectivesupport group for the University.Its success will be determined bythe support it receives from individualswho share similar interests—inthis instance, improvingfunding for MSU. Theemergence of the Green andWhite PAC occurs at a timewhen state appropriations forpublic universities are increasinglyconstrained.The case for Michigan State isas strong as ever. The universityhas lived up to its responsibility ofproviding quality education andservices to the citizens of the state.Approximately 88 percent ofMSU students are Michigan residents.MSU continues to have anoteworthy economic impact onthe state, not only in supplying aneducated work force but also inproviding the technical expertiseand research critical for the state’seconomic growth and development.I’m proud to be the alumni directorfor this nation’s premierland-grant institution.Go Green!PAGE 8SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

Michigan State UniversityAlumni AssociationLIFE MEMBERSHIPThe MSU Alumni Association would like to takethis opportunity to welcome our newest life members.We thank you and commend you for yourwillingness to share our commitment to this greatuniversity through Life Membership in theAlumni Association.B. Patrick and Patricia AhernFarmington Hills, MICheryl AmbsDearborn, MIKyle Anderson-Guernseyand Scott GuernseyWest Olive, MIC. Heidi Gretherand Edward GrovesWilliamston, MIAndrew HagenowRockford, MITodd and Jaime HallTraverse City, MIMarisa McCormickPigeon, MIMichael andCourtney McGivneyChagrin Falls, OHDavid McMullenCosta Mesa, CADonald SmithBeverly Hills, MIDawn SpringerEast Lansing, MIGeorge Stepanovic and AlethaPitts StepanovicWarren, MINicholas BinderToledo, OHLisa Marie HansenNew York, NYJack and Sandra MidgleyLansing, MIVirginia StewartLansing, MIKarin and Peter BlinkildeGreenville, MILaura HarrisDeWitt, MIChristel MoonsBELGIUMBrian and Lisa ThelenBELGIUMJames BobelSouth Lyon, MICrofton HeldGoode, VALea NicholsonEatontown, NJJane ThocherHart, MIKenneth BowFreeland, MIShane HenrySterling Heights, MIKenneth and Sara PaulusGrosse Pointe, MIPeter ThorburnYpsilanti, MIP. Doug and Claudia BredowKent, WAJason HoffmanTipton, MIBrad PearsonBirmingham, MIRonald and Darlene TomecekFort Lauderdale, FLMaynard and Carol ChristensenEast Lansing, MIKara HolsingSterling Heights, MIMary Ann RamseyNaples, FLAnnette TottenAlexandria, VACarl and Sally DennisSaline, MIJoyce HopkinsMason, MIRoss RamseyHarbor Beach, MIRobert and Sarah Van ArkelGrand Ledge, MIDonald and Karen DeYoungTucson, AZJessica HurstRedwood Shores, CAThomas and Karen ReedsLansing, MIJerome VanHulleWyoming, MIAllison L. DiamondGrosse Ile, MIJoseph JerniganMEXICORobert RiveraRancho Santa Fe, CASusan VernonSchoolcraft, MIRichard and Winnie DraperWilliamston, MIJack DrewUNITED KINGDOMPaul and Susan DumouchelleDublin, OHRonald and Jane FauldsHolt, MIJane and Wayne FrankTecumseh, MIWilliam FredericksenMelbourne, FLJay Gottschalkand Natalie Neczwid GottschalkArlington Heights, ILBruce and Maryanne GrantMidland, MIMorris Kabuageand Agnetta OmukubaArlington Heights, ILAlice KahlElkridge, MDP. Babu KanuriDefiance, OHWendy and Gary KasheniderDeWitt, MIMartha KellerFrankenmuth, MIDenise and Larry KernLansing, MIJulian Kielbasoand Gloria Hewitt KielbasoOkemos, MIJack and Jean RosenauTallahassee, FLChristine RossLansing, MIMark RuddRaleigh, NCJeffrey RudnickLansing, MIJames ScroggsRockford, MIMarc and Kathryn ShepardRochester Hills, MIKaren SkipperNew Bern, NCLinda Lou SmithOkemos, MIRoger and Catherine VrabelLansing, MIRichard WagnerEscondido, CASandra and Gordon WalterLansing, MIMarilyn WangerLansing, MIMr. and Mrs. Randal WestrickAnn Arbor, MITeresa YoungLas Vegas, NVCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 9

SPARTAN PROFILESFRED KLEISNER:WYNDHAM INTERNATIONALOne well-known brand in upscalehotels and resorts is WyndhamInternational, Inc. Foundedin 1981, Wyndham is basedin Dallas, TX, employs morethan 19,000 people worldwide,and owns or runs some 150properties boasting some 40,000guest rooms. Under the leadershipof Fred Kleisner, ’66, Wyndham’schairman, CEO andpresident, the company has recentlycompleted a $1.65 billionrefinancing of its corporate creditfacilities. “This refinancing isa clear confirmation by the lendingcommunity of Wyndham’sfinancial strength,” says Kleisner,who boasts more than 35years executive experience withPAGE 10The “grand and glorious” WyndhamAnatole is in Dallas, TX, home basefor Wyndham International andCEO Kleisner (inset).Hilton, Sheraton and Westin.The former general manager ofsuch landmark properties as theWaldorf Astoria in New Yorkand the Capital Hilton in WashingtonDC, Fred is poised totake Wyndham to the next level.A former seminary student, Freddecided to switch to the hospitalitybusiness and chose MSUover Cornell because “the authorsof all the leading textbooksin hospitality were teaching atMSU.” Says Fred, “MSU reallyoffered a balanced educationwhere you have the academic focusand also the social aspect.”Many campus esperiences havepaid dividends later. For example,he marched for civil rightson campus, and recently, afterfirming up diversity policies atWyndham, was invited to chairthe NAACP’s 2004 corporatecampaign. But his most importantMSU benefit was his meeting“Johnna, my partner forlife.” Now close to their fortiethanniversary, Fred and Johnnamet and, he recalls, “We used tosit on a bench behind MaryMayo and plot out all the detailsof our life together. As thingshave turned out, that was justthe tip of the iceberg. Every yearor so, when I return to MSU tolecture, Johnna and I still goback and sit on that bench.”SPRING 2005LESTER ROBINSON: DETROITMETRO UNSUNG HERODetroit Metro Airport wasonce considered among thecountry’s worst airports. Afterthe McNamara terminal openedin 2002, Metro ranked second ina nationwide survey of customersatisfaction. This dramatic turnaroundpleases Lester Robinson,’73, CEO of the Wayne CountryAirport Authority, which runsDetroit Metro. “We werepumping 30 million passengersthrough a facility that was onlybuilt to handle about 10,” explainsRobinson, an accountantand former banker who is leadingthe airport to a bright future.“Aviation is an exciting industry,”says Lester. “It’s differentevery day. It has a significant impacton the region. It’s the closestthing in government to runninga real business.” UnderLester’s guidance, the airport hasbecome more cost efficient andis luring many new airlines, suchas Air France and Air China.Metro just completed its sixthrunway and is in the midst of a$400 million overhaul of thenorth terminal, scheduled forcompletion in 2008. “It willhave 27 gates, including four internationalswing gates,” henotes. “It will replace the Smithterminal.” For customer service,Lester has made all airport foodconcessions offer at least some“healthy choices” in theirmenus. A finance whiz with atrack record for balancing budgets,Lester estimates that a competitiveairport could have a billion-dollareconomic impact onthe area. A native of Flint, Lesterwas his family’s first college generation.He remembers enjoyingLash Larrowe’s course on laboreconomics. “MSU prepared mewell,” he says. “The professors Ihad were challenging, and theyenriched my understanding ofthe world.” He and his wifeDora married while both wereseniors. “We’re huge MSU footballand basketball fans,” saysLester. “But she’s even more of azealot than me. I’m very proudof the way we turn out responsiblecitizens, rather than just greatathletes.”MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

DEBORAH SMART:DOCTOR EXECUTIVEIn May, she received theYWCA’s “Women Of Achievement”Award. Earlier this year,she was named “Most InfluentialAfrican American” by the SoaringEagle Community DevelopmentCorp. She won the MartinLuther King, Jr. Award from People’sVoice in Lake County, IL, forher tireless volunteer work indrug abuse programs and preventionand treatment programs.Clearly the word is out aboutDeborah Y. Smart, M.D. ’79, thevice president and medical directorof Trustmark Insurance, LakeForest, IL. A physician as well as acorporate executive, Smart hasclearly made a huge impact in hercommunity, and beyond.“Twelve years ago I took this jobon a temporary basis,” says Smartwith a chuckle. “I use my medicalexpertise in this job, but notas a physician. We review hundredsof medical documents on adaily basis.” A graduate of Detroit’sCass Tech, Deborah attendedthe University of Michiganprior to MSU’s medicalschool. “MSU was a very goodexperience,” she recalls. “I waspart of the small group that wentto Grand Rapids (the last twoyears), just over 100 students, sowe were close and we suffered together.”Her favorite course wasin anatomy, where she remembershaving to figure out a cadaverwith pins all over it. “The pinshad questions like, ‘Where doesthis vessel travel to and what reactiondoes it cause?’ It was verychallenging. I never workedharder on any course. The professorwas outstanding.” In herfree time, Deborah has gotten involvedwith NICASA (NorthernIllinois Council Against SubstanceAbuse), serving on itsboard of directors for nearly adecade. “We try to keep kidsfrom getting into drugs andgangs, and also provide for angermanagement in jails and for parents,”she explains, adding thatshe also volunteers weekly at afree clinic in Waukegan to treatpatients who do not have medicalinsurance. “That’s my favoritething to do,” she notes.“My patients are great.”DAN GILBERT:QUICKEN THECAVALIERSIn 1985, during hisfirst year as a law studentafter graduating fromMSU, he founded acompany, Rock Financial,that later evolvedinto Quicken Loans,Inc., the nation’s largestonline retail homelender with about $12billion in residentialmortgage loans in 2004.In March, chairman andfounder Dan Gilbert,’83, decided to apply hisbusiness acumen to professionalbasketball. Heand his partners boughtthe Cleveland Cavaliers—lock,stock andLebron James (as well asformer Spartan EricSnow). “Ownership ofthe Cleveland Cavaliersis an honor and a privilege,”says Gilbert, whowon the highly coveted“Entrepreneur of the Year”award from Ernst & Young in1999 and made the JuniorAchievement Hall of Fame in2003. “Cleveland has been waitinga long time for a nationalsports title and we hope to deliverone to them very soon.” Danknows winning. His companywas ranked by Fortune magazineas the 12 th best of “100 BestCompanies To Work For.” Hissecrets? First, he says, “ignorethe noise,” which means goingaround the naysayers. Secondly,provide great service. “We hiregreat people, give them the toolsthey need to succeed, and thenget out of the way!” says Dan.“We also make this the Disneylandof workplaces.” A native ofSouthfield, Dan never consideredattending any universityother than MSU. “I alwaysknew I’d go to MSU,” he says“A lot of my friends went to Stateand it was the place to be.” Hesays he enjoyed his experience atMSU. “One thing I value mostabout MSU was the manyfriendships that formed there,”he recalls “It was great meetingpeople from all over the state andthe country. We had a tightgroup of friends and many arestill good friends of mine today.Some of them work with me hereat Rock Financial/QuickenLoans, and a few are also in theCavaliers ownership group.”Photo Courtesy of the Cleveland CavaliersCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUmsualum.comPAGE 11

Matt Boring/McDonald Corp.GLORIA SANTONA:MCDONALD’S CHIEF COUNSELAbout 28 years ago, when sheinterviewed for an entry-level legaljob with McDonald’s Corp.,Oak Brook, IL, she was askedwhere she envisioned herself in10 years. “I’ll be general counsel,”she replied. Well, it took alittle longer, but Gloria Santona,’71, is now not only McDonald’sgeneral counsel but also executivevice president and secretary.“Be careful what you ask for,”muses Santona. “Being a generalcounsel sounds very glamorousbut it’s a very demanding job.”Gloria manages a team of 73 attorneysin the U.S. and 60lawyers in 90 countries, all workingfor the world’s largest restaurantoperation with 30,208restaurants in 120 countries generatingmore than $50 billion inannual sales. Is she loving it?“Absolutely,” says Gloria, whojoined McDonald’s in 1977 afterreceiving her law degree from theUniversity of Michigan. “Wehave a wonderful staff. We’vebeen blessed.” A native of Merrillville,IN, Gloria was a NationalMerit Scholar. “MSU did afabulous job of recruiting me,”she recalls. “When I visited thecampus, I had stars in my eyes.Wow!” She calls her years atMSU “fabulous” and remembersthe beautiful campus, as well asthe march to the Capitol inprotest of the Vietnam War. Abiochemistry major, she wantedto be a doctor, but eventually decidedon law school. One of thelawyers who interviewed her atMcDonald’s was Douglas Frazier,now her husband and workingin private practice. Theyhave a nine-year-old son Danieland live in Hinsdale, just 10 minutesfrom Oak Brook. Says Gloria,“If I have to go to a soccergame I can cut out and be backan hour later.” What is the secretto her success? Gloria says thatearlier in her career she had opportunitiesto do a lot of work ondifferent things. “It was a lot ofwork,” she recalls, “but I learnedso much. That really helped melater.”DAVID MAGEE:FINDING NEVERLANDAfter graduation from MSU intheatre, he worked for severalyears as an actor in regional theatres,enjoying himself immenselybut “earning virtuallynothing.” He built sets for off-Broadway theatres, cropped upin small parts on the occasionalsoap opera, did extensivevoiceover work and narrations,and wrote the audio abridgementsof some 80 novels. Oneday six years ago, David Magee,’84, was given the opportunityto write the screenplay for thefilm version of The Man WhoWas Peter Pan. The movie wasFinding Neverland (2004), andlo and behold, Magee—in hisfirst script—was nominated foran Academy Award (for BestAdaptedScreenplay),a GoldenGlobe, aBroadcastFilm CriticsAward, aBAFTABritishAcademyAward andthe LondonFilm CriticsAward. Hewon theChristopherAward, givento movieswith an upliftingspirit.“It hasworked outincredibly well,” says Magee,who lives in New Jersey with hiswife Pamela and three children.“Especially in a business that’s sounpredictable. I’m confident Ican work for a while now.” Indeed,David has since writtenseven scripts “either for a studioor for a producer,” includingMiss Pettigrew for Focus Featuresand The Tiger’s Apprentice forMiramax. “Probably three willnever see the light of day for anynumber of arcane reasons, butfour probably will,” predictsDave. “Once you prove youknow what you’re doing, you essentiallyget offers every week.”At the very least, he notes, he cannow tell friends who ask him ifhe is still acting or abridging,“No, I’m a screen writer.” A nativeof Flint, Dave credits MSUwith helping launch his career.“I loved my time at MSU,” he recalls.“The Wharton Center hadjust opened and I had a great opportunityto get on stage and actand to make mistakes.” As forhis acumen for writing, Davesays that abridging novels “was agreat training ground for storystructure and for knowing what’sPAGE 12 SPRING 2005 MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

Chicago Bulls/Bill SmithAn up and coming young coach in the NBA,Skiles (left) directs point guard Kirk Hinrichduring a recent game at Seattle.SCOTT SKILES:BULLISH ON NBA COACHINGHe has always been describedas competitive, and feisty. Now,you can start to whisper “coachinggenius.” The fact is, ChicagoBulls head coach Scott Skiles, formerMSU All-American pointguard, has been the architect ofperhaps the most surprisingturnaround in the NBA this season.Skiles has led the youngBulls to their first playoffs in sevenseasons, since Michael Jordanretired. USA Today calls it “thebiggest surprise of the NBA season,particularly after their 0-9start.” Indeed, since mid-December,the Bulls went 43-20and entered the playoffs with thethird-best record of the EasternConference. Scott achieved thefeat with four rookies—LuolDeng, Chris Duhon, Ben Gordon,and Andres Nocioni—andsecond-year player Kirk Hinrich.And they’ve continued to wineven after season-ending injuriesto Eddy Curry and Deng. “Thisis an amazing team,” says Scott,who emphasizes teamwork anddefense. “We get outshot fromthe line every night, we lead theleague in turnovers and still wewin. I don’t know that a teamwith this kind of youth and (lackof) size in the backcourt has everled the league in defensive fieldgoalpercentage (42.2 percent). Ithink that’s probably unprecedented.”A native of Plymouth,IN, Skiles knows about achievingthe unprecedented. He led hissmall high school team to an Indianastate championship, muchin the tradition of Hoosiers. Aprolific scorer and playmaker,Scott led MSU to the NCAA“Sweet 16” in 1986, even thoughJud Heathcote had cracked that“Skiles may be short and not ableto jump, but he makes up for itby being slow.” After 10 years inthe NBA, he ranks fourth alltimein free throw percentage, at.889. In 1990 he set the all-timeNBA single game assist record of30 and averaged 17.2 points and8.4 assists for the Orlando Magic.After his playing career, Scottcoached in Europe and inPhoenix, as both an assistant andhead coach, prior to moving toChicago—where murmurs of“Coach of the Year” keep surfacing.JACKIE MARTLING:THE JOKE MAN COMETHHis mere starring opposite FlorenceHenderson, TV’s BradyBunch mom, might stump hisfans. In an ironic pairing, the upcomingmovie Venus and Vegas(2005) teams up America’s cleancutTV mom with America’sraunchiest comic. Indeed, Jackie“The Joke Man” Martling, ’71,lead writer for the Howard Sternradio show for 15 years, is a onemanindustry of adult jokes.“We’re a hot item,” jokesMartling about himself and Henderson.“Wait till you see our hotdog scene.” A native of OysterBay, Long Island, Jackie choseMSU for its 40,000 students. “Iknew 20,000 of them were girls,so I sent in an application,” he recallsfrom his Manhattan home.“Honest, that precise calculationbrought me toMSU.” Obviouslya goodmath student, hemajored in engineeringand alsoplayed rhythmguitar for the Pillowcayse.“I oftentold jokes betweensongs,which made theguys nuts,” he recalls.“We weresupposed to bemusicians.” Aftera brief stintwith a New Yorkband, he took his“songs and zillionsof jokes” throughout theEast, performing solo and actuallyhelping to launch the 1980scomedy boom. In 1982, withthree comedy LPs out, and a notablecareer as “The Jokeman”—he knew the punch-line of anyjoke you could throw at him—Jackie teamed up with Stern toproduce arguably the most successfulradio show ever. He hassince performed from Las Vegasto Atlantic City along with starslike Tim Allen, Rodney Dangerfield,James Taylor, Willie Nelsonand James Brown. He starred ashimself in Private Parts (1997).He is known in his industry simplyas “the guy who knows themall . . .” Jackie sells all kinds ofadult comedy gadgets, includingthe prized “I Stumped The JokeMan” T-shirt, on his website,www.jokeland.com. He has beenin two dozen films and is planninga new joke CD. “Life hasjust been so, so great,” he says.“I’ve worked very hard, but I alsorealize I’ve been very lucky.” Notall of it was luck, though. He correctlydivided 40,000 by two.Martling and TV mom FlorenceHenderson make for a contrastingHollywood coupling.CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUmsualum.comPAGE 13

ThankYou.Irene and Sumner Bagby are a classic Michigan State University story: acouple who met as students, fell in love and built a life together with MSU asa common thread. MSU is important enough to them that they decided togive back by naming the university as a charitable beneficiary of theirpersonal trusts. They designated their charitable bequest for scholarshipsto James Madison College, the College of Human Ecology, the MildredB. Erickson Fellowship Fund and the Ralph Young Fund. “Ourscholarships,” Irene explains, “will provide students with significantfinancial assistance enabling them to earn degrees from MSU that,otherwise, they might not have received.” Irene and SumnerBagby – saying thank you by planning for the future ofMichigan State University.The Linda E. Landon Society, named for thebeloved MSU librarian and first female instructoron campus, recognizes and honors individualsand families who, through their estate plans,have established a planned gift of any sizebenefiting Michigan State University. Thesefuture gifts can take many forms, such as abequest through a will or personal trust or one ofseveral charitable life-income plans.Office of Planned GivingMichigan State University4700 S. Hagadorn Rd., Suite 220East Lansing, MI 48823517-353-9268 or 800-232-4678For planned giving answers online,visit www.givingto.msu.eduPAGE 14 SPRING 2005 MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

FREE Business and LawSchool Edge SeminarMeet with a panel of experts and get:◗ Tips on the admissions process.◗ Advice on succeeding in school.◗ Guidance on crafting a winning application.◗ Career advice from successful business and lawprofessionals.1-800-KAP-TESTkaptest.com/edgeeventsGet an Edge on business and law schooladmissions. Register for a free event today!JOIN THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AT THE MAUI INVITATIONAL FORHOOPS, HULA and SUNSHINE!November 19 - 25, 2005 • Included Tour Features• Round trip scheduled air transportation from Detroit, MI toMaui, HI (appropriate meal and in-flight service). Arrive homeon November 26, 2005.• Traditional flower lei greeting upon arrival.• Luggage handling and airport porterage on arrival and departure(air/land passengers).• Six nights run-of-house hotel accomodations at MSU’s TeamHotel; the Sheraton Maui, including room taxes and resort fees.Join the MSU Alumni Association as we follow the Spartans toHawaii! Travel reservations will be processed on a first come, first servedbasis. All travelers must be MSUAA members.For More Information:Call the MSU Alumni Association: (877) MSU-ALUMCall Dodds Athletic Tours: (800) 553-5527Register online: www.msualum.com• Maui Invitational Tournament tickets for all Michigan StateUniversity basketball games during the EA Sports MauiInvitational (November 21st, 22nd, 23rd).• Breakfast two mornings at the Sheraton.• A Welcome “Spartans” reception.• “MSU Alumni Association” souvenir gift, name badge andluggage tags.• Official MSU Alumni Tour desk to assist tour participantswith optional tours.CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 15

A SPARTANIN THE U.S.SENATEBy Robert BaoPAGE 16SPRING 2005 MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

Debbie Stabenow, ’72, M.S.W. ’75, the first woman senatorfrom Michigan, is blazing quite a trail on Capitol Hill.Elected in 2000 to the “nation’s most exclusive club,” she is currentlyone of only 14 women senators. But even more notable, Stabenow isthe only woman in history to have served at the local level, in both statelegislatures, and in both the U.S. Congress and Senate. Though still inher first term, Debbie sits on three Senate committees, including thepowerful budget committee. At one time, she became the first freshmanever to manage the $1.8 trillion budget resolution on the floor. Itwas highly unusual move, but it spoke volumes about her skill andknowledge.Debbie has been at the forefront on many health care issues,especially the cost of prescription drugs, and is currentlyspearheading the drive to oppose President Bush’sattempt to privatize a component of social security.She has also fought for many issues directly impactingMichigan, such as banning the importation of Canadian trash, forbiddingdrilling in the Great Lakes, checking ship ballasts to make sureno invasive species contaminate the Great Lakes, and creating incentivesfor manufacturers to keep jobs at home. She has also been a strongfriend of the consumer, working to create a financial literacy commissionand to make free credit reports available to every adult. Needless tosay, her increasing clout in national affairs can only help Michigan’s interests,not just in regard to Michigan jobs and healthcare, but also thestate’s huge agricultural economy.Last November, she was named Democratic caucus secretary—theminority party leadership’s third highest ranking position.“That’s a huge feather in her cap,” notes veteran Michigan SenatorCarl Levin, in his fifth term. “It shows a great deal of confidence in her.”It’s a sunny Tuesday morning in March. The cherry blossoms are infull bloom throughout Washington, D.C. By 8 a.m., more than threedozen people have gathered in her office on the first floor of the HartCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 17

“She’s very accessible to people back home,she listens well and always tries to respond.She has a wonderful personality. People love her.”Senate Office Building, kitty corner fromthe U.S. Capitol. Artwork depictingMichigan hangs on the walls. Welcome to“Good Morning, Michigan,” an hour-longopportunity every Tuesday for Michiganiansto meet Debbie in her office, to putforth their issues, and to have their phototaken with her.The visitors range from tourists to representativesof specific groups and issues, suchas the American Heart Association, war veterans,health care, and shopping centers.With staff members expediting the trafficcirculation, Debbie turns on what Peoplemagazine calls her “warm, fuzzy persona.”As Levin puts it, “She’s very accessible topeople back home, she listens well and alwaystries to respond. She has a wonderfulpersonality. People love her.”Within an hour, all visitors have had theirmoment with Debbie. One last photo op issqueezed in for a young lady identified asMichigan’s “2005 River Raisin FestivalQueen.” The photos will be posted atwww.stabenow.senate.gov for a week. At 9a.m., Debbie rushes out of her office, goesdown one floor and takes the subway tramto the Capitol, where she will attend theweekly meeting with the Democratic leadership—includingminority leader HarryReid, minority whip Dick Durbin, andNew York senator Chuck Schumer. Anaide directs her to the LBJ Room, a lastminute change of venue.“The meeting should last about an hour,”notes Dave Lemmon, her director of communication.“It could take a bit longer. Butshe will be back by 10:30 a.m. She has ascheduled phone call that she absolutelymust make.”She does make it back in time for the allimportantphone call. It was with LouAnna K. Simon, president of MichiganState University, her alma mater.“Mainly we talked about the Farm Laneunderpass project,” Debbie discloses. “Italk regularly with MSU about many issues.We talk often about a strategy for bringingthe RIA (Rare Isotope Accelerator) Projectto MSU. As you know, it’s between MSUand a research facility in Illinois. We believethat MSU is a more advantageous site becauseof their international expertise as wellas all the educational spin-offs that can beachieved with the students.”From 10:45 a.m. till 12:30 p.m., Debbieholds private meetings with four specificgroups representing financial services, the automotiveindustry, the snowmobilers association,and researchers from the University ofMichigan—taking a quick break in betweento pose for a photo with a departing intern.Sen. Stabenow makes it a point to visit Michigan every weekend to stay in touch with state residents.Below she is seen attending an event in Frankenmuth. In the photo above, she is explaining her viewsabout social security to some constituents.PAGE 18SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

“Everything about my career has been issue driven.As long as I can solve problems for the people in Michigan,this is where I should be.”At 12:30 p.m., it’s back to the LBJ Roomat the Capitol for a caucus lunch and someprivate meetings.At 2:30 p.m., Debbie was to be in her officeto accept the Javits-Wagner-O’Day(JWOD) Award from NISH, a nationalnonprofit organization that finds employmentfor those with severe disabilities.But a vote suddenly loomed, requiringher to stay near the Senate chambers. It’s anamendment dealing with veterans healthcare. “You always have to keep an eye onwhat’s happening on the floor,” explainsDebbie, who advocates giving more supportto veterans health care. “We’re creatingmore vets every day and our commitmenthas to go beyond the battlefield.”The NISH entourage ambles swiftlyfrom the Hart Building to the ornate Senatereception room, a beautiful setting for anawards ceremony. Portraits of such senatoriallegends as Henry Clay and John Calhounadorn the walls. “Our organizationhas helped find employment for some42,000 people who are blind or have severedisabilities,” explains Bob Chamberlin,president and CEO of NISH. “Debbie hasbeen one of the most supportive people.”“You have to have flexibility in this job,”jokes Debbie about the sudden change ofvenue.Following the presentation, Debbiekeeps her 4 p.m. appointment with legislativerepresentatives from the AFL-CIO.Normally on Tuesdays, Debbie has tomake room for a hearing or two. She sitson three committees—agriculture, bankingand budget. The budget committee isconsidered among the most powerful inthe Senate. And she has always been amember of the agriculture committee inboth Michigan houses and the U.S. Houseof Representatives. In 2001, she arrangedto have the U.S. Senate agriculture committeemeet in Michigan for the first timein 86 years.But even without a hearing, her work daywas full as she had three more receptions onher agenda—one by the American FarmBureau Women’s Committee in the LongworthBuilding, one by the Securities IndustriesAssociation in the Dirksen Building,and one by the JWOD Program at theRayburn Building.“Most people tend to get tired as the daygoes on,” notes Lemmon. “But Debbiedraws energy from meeting with people andactually gets stronger as the day goes on.”During a brief break from all the day’s activities,Debbie had time to reflect on beinga U.S. Senator. “I absolutely love it,” shesays. “I feel blessed. This is not what Iplanned for a career, but once I got involved(in politics), everything about my career hasbeen issue driven. I feel that as long as I cansolve problems for the people in Michigan,this is where I should be.”A native of rural Clare, the daughter of anOldsmobile/Cadillac auto dealer and insuranceagent, Robert Greer, and a registerednurse, Ann Greer, Debbie and her twobrothers grew up playing music together.She plays the piano and was a clarinetist inthe Clare High School band and also a majorette,cheerleader and yearbook editor.She was an honors student at MSU, graduatingin 1972 with honors and later gettingher master’s of social work degree in 1975(magna cum laude).“”I love MSU,” recalls Debbie, “I lived inHubbard Hall and worked as an R.A. fortwo years.”To earn spending money, she worked as afolk singer at the Rathskeller Room of theCoral Cables. A couple of years ago, she fulfilleda lifelong dream by singing withPeter, Paul and Mary to raise money forPete Yarrow’s anti-bullying cause. “Paul(Stookey) mentioned to me that he also attendedMichigan State,” she recalls.A week ago, however, her association withMSU cost her some cherries and otherMichigan products. She lost a bet to SenatorKay Hutchison from Texas when theMSU women’s basketball team lost to Baylorin the NCAA final game. “I really wantedto go to the games (both men’s andwomen’s),” she laments, “but just couldn’tmake it work.”Debbie poses with Stephanie Powel of Blissfield,MI, the reigning River Raisin Queen, during arecent “Good Morning, Michigan” gathering inher Senate office.Debbie’s political career began at age 24,while a graduate student at MSU, when shelearned that a county commissioner wantedto close a Lansing nursing home. It wasthe only home that took Medicaid patients.She was incensed. Her then husband, Dennis,suggested that she run against him. Shedid. Even though he dissed her as “thatyoung broad,” Debbie ultimately won in alandslide.The win kicked off one of the state’s mostsuccessful political careers. Three years lat-CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 19

Mark J. Hardinger, at 27, Debbie becamethe youngest person everto chair the InghamCounty Board of Commissioners.In 1979 Debbiewon election to theState House of Representativesand served 12years. In her second year,she became the firstwoman in Michigan tohave a baby while servingin the legislature (daughter Michelle wasborn in 1980). In 1990 she won election tothe State Senate and served for four years.In 1994 she experienced her only politicalsetback, losing in the Democratic gubernatorialprimary to Howard Wolpe and thenin the gubernatorial race as Wolpe’s LieutenantGovernor candidate. But she reboundedin 1996 with two straight electionsto the U.S. Congress. In her 2000election to the U.S. Senate, she beat incumbentSpence Abraham, ’74 (see Winter1998), who went on to become PresidentGeorge W. Bush’s Energy Secretary duringthe president’s first term. Abraham hadoutspent her $13 million to $8 million, butDebbie won a close election by hammeringat health care issues, by advocating for a newprescription drug plan for Medicare andfighting for a Patients’ Bill of Rights.Since her election, Debbie has notched asurprisingly large number of achievements.For example, the drilling ban in theGreat Lakes was the first such federal mandate.She achieved a tax credit for manufacturers—$2billion in immediate tax reliefas incentives for job creation in theU.S., rather than overseas. She authored alaw requiring new high-tech inspectionequipment to be used to search Canadiantrash trucks crossing Michigan’s borderDebbie receives an award from Bob Chamberlin (left), President and CEO of NISH,and Peter Lukes, NISH official from Vassar, MI.and got a significant funding boost for increasingsecurity along the Northern border.She made all firefighters in Michigan—ratherthan just 28 percent—eligiblefor reimbursement for homeland securitytraining. Debbie authored and passed lawsto stop identity theft, protect corporatewhistleblowers, protect consumer privacy,and stop unscrupulous lenders from swindlingconsumers through predatory lendingpractices. She also authored and passedmoney laundering provisions in the aftermathof 9-11 to track and shut downterrorist networks.Some of her work has raised eyebrows.When she decided to oppose the importationof Canadian trash to Michigan, for example,she set up an online petition. Morethan 165,000 signatures were obtained,setting a new record for online petitions signaturesgathered by a member of Congress.Though Debbie is part of the DemocraticSenate leadership, she has been effectiveworking across the aisle. Shortly after thebitter battle for the Senate seat, she supportedopponent Spence Abraham’s nominationby President Bush to be Energy Secretary.She works with Republicans on manyissues—with John McCain and ChuckGrassley on allowing for the re-importationof prescription drugs from Canada, for example,with Gordon Smithon housing bills, and withLindsey Graham on trade issuesas well as an amendmentto restore funds to the ManufacturersExtension Program.Debbie’s success exemplifiesthe end-product of a MichiganState education. In electivepolitics, many Spartanshave enjoyed major success.Besides Abraham, DonRiegle, M.B.A. ’61, also served in the U.S.Senate—three terms from 1976-94.Michigan Governor John Engler (seeSpring 1991, pp. 23-26), ’71, was firstelected in 1990, succeeding James Blanchard(see Summer 1983, pp. 12-16), ’64,M.B.A. ’65, who served two terms from1982-90. In the 1980s, George Ariyoshi,’49, was Governor of Hawaii, whileAnthony Earl, ’58, was Governor of Wisconsin;and Nancy Dick, ’51, was Lt. Governorof Colorado. Countless Spartans—including the graduates of MSU’sdecade-old Michigan Political LeadershipProgram—serve and have served in theU.S. Congress, in state legislatures, at alllevels of elective office.Health care, which first prompted Debbie’spolitical career, remains a bedrock issue.Just behind her desk is a photo of JessicaBacchus (daughter of Trisha Luker andher husband Calvin), whose death wasclouded by a bitter fight against insurancecompanies. “It was a horror story,” shenotes. During her Senate campaign, Debbiehad promised to keep that photo frontand center in her office until a patient’s billof rights is passed.Many other photos hang in her office, includingphotos with actors Harrison Fordand Michael J. Fox, MASH’s Mike Farrell,PAGE 20SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

“We’re creating more vets every day and our commitmenthas to go beyond the battlefield.”the folk singing group Peter, Paul & Mary,and an animated Muhammad Ali. They allinvolved appearances at a given charity orcause. There are also photos of her two children,Todd and Michelle, and her husbandTom Athans, who is the executive directorof Democracy Radio, a progressive radioproduction company.Debbie remains very accessible to herconstituents in Michigan, with sixstatewide offices—in Lansing, Detroit,Flint, Grand Rapids, Traverse City andMarquette—dedicated to solving everydayDebbie talks to a couple of MSU students duringa recent visit to her alma mater. She is currentlyworking hard to help MSU land the proposedRare Isotope Accelerator, a project thatwould enormously benefit both nuclear scienceand MSU’s nuclear physics program.programs. The two dozen staffers literallyanswer thousands of phone calls, letters andemails every week. Debbie makes it a pointto spend weekends and Congressional recessesin Michigan to stay in touch with voters.Of about 25 staff members who serve inher D.C. office, seven are MSU Spartans.D.C. office manager Mary Topolinski happensto be president of MSUAA’s MetropolitanWashington D.C. regional club.“The real challenge isn’t the workload orthe time crunch, it’s representing ten millionpeople in a very diverse state,” she explains.“I feel it’s important to view this jobas a long-distance commute to work. I livein Michigan. It’s my home.”CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 21

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✐New research by MSU scientists suggests howcollege entrance exams can be tweaked to betterpredict success in college.By Robert BaoIn March, as MSU’s men’s andwomen’s basketball teams madetheir exciting runs to the NCAAFinal Four, another type of“March Madness” unfolded outsidethe glare of television.On one Saturday morning,about 3,300,000 teenagers inAmerica took the dreaded SATtest. Many others took a similartest known as the ACT.The taking of these tests wouldbe their first step into the meritocraticuniverse of college and universitylife. These tests are usedby the vast majority of college admissionsoffices, and for goodreason. “They are excellent predictorsof academic success incollege,” says Neal Schmitt,chairperson of the MSU Dept. ofPsychology and co-chair of a majornational study about collegeentrance exams. “They have avery high correlation with yourgrade point average in your firstyear of college.”You can expect your children totake one of these tests. And yourgrandchildren. But by then,thanks to Schmitt’s research atMSU, the exam might be radicallydifferent from what it is today.Already three years into a longtermresearch study, funded by theCollege Board organization, themarketing arm of the SAT,Schmitt is trying to ascertain howthe test can be tweaked and improvedin order to do a better jobat helping admissions officers.“The SATs measure one aspectof student ability that most collegesconsider valuable, andthat’s academic potential,” explainsSchmitt. “But there aremany other student characteristicsthat colleges consider valuablethat are not measured by thecurrent SAT and ACT, thingslike leadership, social responsibility,ethics and integrity.”In addition, notes Schmitt,most institutions want a diversestudent body, and the SATs areless likely to yield that mix sincemembers of different racialgroups tend to perform differentlyin the current tests.“If the SAT and ACT scoreswere the only criterion used byMSU for admissions, you wouldnot get the racial or culturalmix we currently have,” notesSchmitt.University admission officersare interested in many questionsdealing with the probability ofsuccess of prospective students.How can we predict who will dowell in college? Who will graduate?Who will have difficulty adjustingto the independence andnew social and cultural atmosphereusually encountered in college?Who will go to class andotherwise benefit from the myriadof opportunities available onmost university campuses?In an effort to predict academicsuccess, high school students inthe U. S. hoping to attend collegeare usually required to take one oftwo standardized tests. The SATtest published by the CollegeBoard in New York is required bythe majority of colleges and universitieson the east and westcoasts. The ACT test publishedby ACT, Inc. in Iowa City is requiredby higher educational institutionsin the middle of thecountry including MSU. TheSAT-I is comprised of quantitativeand verbal reasoning sectionswhile the ACT is comprised ofEnglish, Math, Reading, and Sciencesections.“The major difference betweenthe two is that the ACT is supposedto be more closely linkedto actual high school curricula,”says Schmitt. “In reality, scoreson these two tests are often veryhighly related; in our research wehave found them to be nearly interchangeableas indices of studentpotential. There is also anSAT-II comprised of 22 differentsubject matter tests ranging fromBiology and Chemistry to ChineseReading.”These standardized tests predictstudent performance verywell as reflected in first year collegeGPA, says Schmitt. Studyhabits, persistence, and degreeattainment as well as GPA in latercollege years are also predicted bythe SAT, though not as well.Most large universities use aweighted combination of highschool GPA and standardizedtest scores to make admissionsdecisions. This combinationusually predicts about one quarterto one third of the variabilityin college grades. Prediction usingthese indices is often supplementedwith judgments of studentpotential using items suchas letters of references, applicantessays, and applicant interviews.“We know much less about theutility of these informationalsources or even how judgmentsbased on these materials aremade by admissions personnel,”explains Schmitt. “What is usedvaries across institutions often asa function of the capability of theinstitution to evaluate data fromthese latter sources.”While standardized tests providean efficient and relativelyvalid source of information, theyhave been criticized for a numberof reasons, says Schmitt.“Scores on these tests often indicatesubstantial differences betweenwhite students and studentsfrom various minoritygroups,” he explains. “Efforts toovercome these differences to allowfor the recruitment of an ethnicallydiverse group of studentshave been the frequent subject oflitigation, perhaps the mosthighly publicized being the Universityof Michigan case decidedby the Supreme Court in thesummer of 2003.”Another critic of the SAT-I hasbeen Richard Atkinson, presidentof the University of Californiasystem, who favors a test(such as the SAT-II and theACT) more directly related tothe high school curriculum towhich a student has access. Datacollected at the University ofCalifornia indicated that theSAT-II was a better predictor ofstudent grades than the SAT-Iwith little impact on the relativedifferences in ethnic subgroupaverage scores.✐Tests only measure academicperformance, rather than things likemotivation, leadership and socialresponsibility, which are also deemedworthy traits by colleges and universities.CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 23

✐Still other critics of both theSAT and ACT point to the factthat neither of these tests evaluatesstudents’ actual writing skills eventhough these tests include multiplechoice items on vocabulary,grammar, and sentence structure.Perhaps, in partial response toAtkinson’s concerns, both the✍PAGE 24The answers are faked less frequently whenstudents are . . . warned that the responseswill be verified.”SPRING 2005SAT and ACT introduced a writingtest in 2005-06. The SAT isalso introducing a revised versionof the SAT-I in 2006 that is designedto be more directly alignedto high school curricula.“Another criticism of the soleuse of high school GPA and standardizedtest scores is that theydo not evaluate other characteristicsof students that may impacttheir success such as motivation,interests, and non-academic experiences,”writes Schmitt in arecent essay. “Further, whilestandardized tests do relate tocollege GPA, examination ofmost universities’ mission statementsreveals that they profess todevelop students in areas such asleadership, social responsibility,integrity/ethics, the motivationto continue to develop theirknowledge, and multiculturalappreciation.“Standardized test scores likelyreveal little about individual differencesin motivation or interestsas most applicants will behighly motivated at least duringthe test taking session. Scores onthese tests are also unlikely topredict development along the‘non-academic’ dimensions listedabove. Addressing these twolimitations has guided the CollegeBoard-funded research wehave conducted over the lastthree years.”The Schmitt research (includingprofessor Fred Oswald and agroup of graduate and undergraduatepsychology students)team began by examining themission statements of a wide varietyof public and private universitieslocated in various partsof the country. These statementswere sorted and grouped into 12major dimensions that reflect thegoals of most universities of differenttypes. These include suchfactors as student interest in theirdisciplines, motivational factors,ethics and integrity, and leadershipand other background measuresthat are not detected viastandard SAT tests.The 12 student performancedimensions were used as theblueprint to develop two newsets of measures designed to predictoutcomes along these dimensions.These measures included“biodata” (backgroundexperiences, interests, and motivation)as well as “situationaljudgment measures” (requiresthat students indicate how theywould respond to hypotheticalsituations they may face in college).The team relied heavily onsimilar existing measures as wellas numerous meetings with studentsto ensure that items wererelevant and the response scalesappropriate.“We now have collected dataon about 150 situational judgmentitems and 275 biodataitems that could be used as alternativeforms of these instruments,”says Schmitt. “Our attemptto validate—that is, assessthe degree to which these itemsrelated to student performance—alsoinvolved the developmentof rating scales designedto assess actual student performanceon each dimension.”The first version of these instrumentswas given to approximately650 MSU freshmen latein their first term or early theirsecond term. Self and peer ratingson these dimensions, self reportsof class attendance, as wellas GPA data for the freshmanyear were collected at the end ofthese students’ first year at MSU.Results of analyses relating thebiodata and SJI predictors to studentoutcomes indicated a significantincrease in the accuracy ofprediction of GPA above standardizedtests scores and highschool GPA using these measures.Our instruments were alsohighly related to self ratings, butmore importantly to peer ratingsof the twelve performance dimensionsand, as expected, standardizedtest scores related veryminimally to these alternativeoutcomes. Both measures alsopredicted student attendance atclass which, in turn, was relatedto GPA. An additional attractiveoutcome was that there were verysmall ethnic or gender differenceson biodata and situationaljudgment measures. The dimensionswe are measuring are likelytargeted by universities that evaluatereference letters, essays orinterviews, but our approachmay be efficient enough to allowtheir use by universities withsuch large applicant populationsthat they cannot afford to usethese techniques in a systematicfashion.As might be expected, thesemeasures are not without liabilities,says Schmitt. One majorconcern is that the new instrumentswill be easily coachable. Indeed,he notes, “our research hasshown this to be true, especiallyfor the biodata.” But the teamalso found that if respondents areasked to provide specific examplesof behavior they are claiming, andif the examples are easily verifiable,and if the students arewarned that the responses will beverified, then the answers are“faked” less frequently.Currently, a large multi-institutionaldata collection effort isbeing undertaken to determinewhether the results of their workgeneralize to other studentgroups. At this point, CollegeBoard is weighing the feasibilityof two alternative uses of thesedata. One use would be as supplementsto the current SAT-Iand SAT-II; a second use wouldbe to use these instruments ascounseling tools for high schoolstudents. In this context, theymight better inform the studentabout the broad array of expectationsabout college demands andexpectations they can expect toencounter.“Referring to these instrumentsas SAT-III as a recent NewYork Times article did may be premature,”says Schmitt, “but webelieve universities will be makingincreasing efforts to considera broader set of dimensions to assessstudent potential and outcomesand we hope the instrumentswe are developing will aidin those efforts.”✐Neal Schmitt, University DistinguishedProfessor of Psychologyand Management at MSU, waseditor of the Journal of AppliedPsychology from 1988-1994, hasserved on ten editorial boards, coauthoredthree textbooks and publishedroughly 150 articles. 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A NEW MSUCENTERFOR USERINTERFACESModern technologyis often limited byinterfaces that arenot easily usable oraccessible, and anew MSU centeroffers solutions .PAGE 26SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

By Diane L. Zimmerman &Burton A. BargerstockWe are all amazed at the speedand vast reservoirs of informationmade available to us throughtechnology. But, is there anycomputer user who hasn’t wantedto pick up the computer andthrow it through the window?Sometimes the reason is hardwarefailure or viruses or our owngrowing impatience. But the reasonis just as likely to be poorlydesigned software or informationsystems or web pages. We cannow order pizzas online. But ifyou are blind and the text of theWeb site is “buried” within thegraphic, the screen reader thatreads the site aloud cannot findthe text—the site is not accessible.We can search for almost anythingby keyword but if we gettoo many responses to ourqueries, the results are not useful.And if we find the exact site wewant only to discover that thereare too many and confusing waysto navigate the site, the site is notusable.A large insurance company isdoing advanced research on olderadults—their primary clients—and are learning how aging eyestrack across Web sites, informationthat helped it develop a highlyaccessible, useful, and usablesite. What makes the difference isaccessibility research and usabilityevaluation.Usability and accessibility principleshave increasingly becomean essential component of technologyadvancement in a computerliterate world. DesigningWeb sites that are more intuitive,easier to navigate, and accessibleimproves productivity, decreasesdevelopment costs, increases customersatisfaction, and empowerspeople with disabilities to workmore effectively.In 2002 Michigan State University’sthen-Provost Lou AnnaK. Simon encouraged Universitypersonnel to consider bold effortsthat represent a substantialamount of thought, vision, andto a certain extent, risk, and turnthem into venture capital of academicprogress that benefit bothexternal and university interests.The Division of University Outreach& Engagement acceptedher challenge and envisionedwhat is now a world-class, stateof-the-artfacility for usabilityand accessibility evaluation, research,consulting, and teaching.Following a feasibility studythat included travel to other usabilityorganizations around theUnited States and a year of reconstructionand renovation of a little-usedspace on the garden levelof the Kellogg Center, MSU’s Usability& Accessibility Center(UAC) was officially opened at anational conference held on ourcampus in October 2004. PresidentLou Anna K. Simon cut theribbon and commented:Part of the key to being a landgrant university is giving access topeople to cutting edge knowledge.The really neat thing aboutthis Center that reflects MichiganState University, and why it’s anexemplar, is that it involves partnershipsacross the university andit provides full access to all thethings Michigan State Universityhas to offer.THE CENTER’S WORKAs a cross-campus unit, theUAC provides leadership in evaluatingthe degree to which newinterface technologies are useful,usable, accessible, and appealingto a broad cross-section of people.☛ The Center serves as a link betweenuniversity knowledge andexternal clients and users.☛ It provides excellent usabilityand accessibility consulting foruniversity, commercial, and governmentalorganizations.☛ It establishes a network of collaboratorsboth across MSU departmentsand with other organizationsto conduct innovativeand vital research on usabilitymethodologies and accessibleWeb design topics.☛ It employs graduate and undergraduatestudents who gainreal-world experience in planningand running usability tests as labassociates and who become employablein a wide-cross section ofbusinesses and industries, governmentagencies, and non-profitorganizations.☛ It serves as a regional hub forprofessional, scholarly, and publicdiscourse about usability andaccessibility, holding an annualconference as well as lectureshipswith notable experts and scholars.On the business front, theUAC offers a variety of productsand services that include formalusability evaluations to help companiesunderstand what aspectsof the products need user interfaceand accessibility enhancementsbefore customers can enjoyan effective, satisfyingexperience with their products.Many inquiries and requestshave come to Director Sarah J.Swierenga since she first came onboard in August 2004. (See sidebarfor Sarah’s bio.) One exampleis a multi-university research projectthat examines how blind peopleform mental models of Website organization, so that bettertools can be developed to enhancetheir ability to navigateWeb sites using assistive technologies.Another project studieswhat types of course components—forexample, lectures, interactivedemonstrations, on-linediscussions, or e-mail—are mosteffective for students in e-learningenvironments. Another isevaluating a Web site’s usabilityand giving recommendations forits redesign.The Center’s FacilityThese kinds of projects are justthe beginning. The new Centeris available for use by businessesand organizations, by universityCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 27

Kurt Stepnitz/University RelationsPresident Lou Anna K. Simon cuts the ribbon to officially open MSU’sUsability & Accessibility Center while Assistant Provost Fitzgerald andDirector Swierenga observe.scholars, by students, by thosewho need consulting and testingon usability and accessibility, bythose who are looking for training,and by those who just needa facility to rent for conductingfocus groups or videoconferencingmeetings.The Center’s state-of-the-art facilitieswere developed in collaborationwith prominent figures inthe field of usability and accessibilityresearch and facility design.Drawing on examples and expertisefrom some of the best labs ingovernment, education, and industry,the MSU team created afacility that incorporates cuttingedgetechnologies and multipurposespaces within an aestheticallyappealing and accessiblebusiness environment. Each ofthe rooms in the facility has multiplepurposes and capacities, andall spaces protect the privacy ofindividuals and accommodatethose with disabilities.FOR USER TESTINGThe testing space is equippedwith computers; digital video,audio, and screen recordingequipment; a document camera;Internet connectivity; and whiteboards. Participants are asked toperform a variety of tasks using aWeb site or information technologyproduct. Such tasks might includetransferring funds from achecking to savings account in abanking Web site, or finding andpurchasing a product from an onlinestore.FOR OBSERVATIONClients can observe the test activitiesfrom observation roomsthrough live video and audiofeeds to individual computers.Mixing and other productionequipment are used to create picture-in-a-pictureoutput for liveviewing as well as for recordingfor later analysis and reporting.Observation spaces are alsoequipped with large video andaudio output equipment (largeLCD monitors, projectors, etc.).FOR FOCUS GROUPSThe focus group space isequipped with digital video andaudio recording equipment, operatedfrom a separate controlroom. The facility allows forboth the recording of focusgroups as well as their live observation.The space is also equippedwith a wireless facilitator microphone,document camera, projector,large LCD SmartBoard,video and audio conferencing capacity,Internet connectivity, anda laptop.FOR TEACHINGAND TRAININGThe Internet-supported computertraining room is equippedwith a projector, instructor microphone,whiteboards, and digitalvideo and audio recording devices.It includes workstations fornine learners and one instructor.Each workstation provides acomputer connected to both theInternet and also to a classroomnetwork that allows the instructorto connect any workstation tothe projector from a touch screencontrol panel and, if desired, takecontrol of its keyboard andmouse to demonstrate problemsa learner may be working on andalso interact with the problemsdirectly. The room’s furnishingsencourage interaction and collaborationamong learners. Theroom’s digital video and audioequipment make it possible fortraining sessions to be distributedvia videoconferencing and/orrecording on a variety of media.FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING ANDAUDIO CONFERENCINGThe facility has the capacity tooriginate and participate in videoand audio conferences locally(within the facility) and globallyfrom several of its spaces. Besidesmeetings, the capacity can be usedto conduct focus groups and otherresearch at a distance, connectparticipants from multiple locationsin a single activity, or offerdistance education and training.FACILITIES RENTALThe state-of-the art facilities ofthe UAC are available on a feefor-servicebasis to organizations,researchers, practitioners, andothers. The Center offers hospitalityservices (including receptionand a kitchenette) and digitalvideo and audio recording andproduction services.Director Swierenga invitesalumni to seek additional informationthrough the Web site atwww.usability.msu.edu or by e-mailing her at uac@msu.edu. Sheand her staff would be happy toschedule a tour of the facility andgive a demonstration of the workof the Center.Diane L. Zimmerman is directorof administration for MSU’s Officeof University Outreach & Engagement(UO&E) and Burton A.Bargerstock is UO&E director ofcommunication and informationtechnologies.Sarah J.Swierenga,Ph.D.,C.P.E., is thefirst directorof the MSUUsability &Accessibility Center. Sarah providesleadership for collaborativeinitiatives across MSU and withgovernment agencies, nonprofit organizations,and the private sector.She brings nearly 20 years of experienceas both researcher and practicionerin both commercial andmilitary environments. She formerlyheld a joint appointment as asenior human factors research psychologistin the University of DaytonResearch Institute (UDRI) andvisiting assistant professor of psychologyin the Psychology Department.Previously, Sarah was a consultinghuman factors engineer atLexisNexis for ten years, providinguser interface design and usabilityconsulting on numerous products.Additionally, she led a corporate accessibilitycompliance initiative,providing technical consulting onover 50 products, creating an organizationalstrategy for implementingfederal Section 508 standards,and making the products accessiblefor people with different kinds ofdisabilities. Sarah co-authoredConstructing Accessible WebSites (APress, 2003), and has presentedtopics on accessible Web sitedesign, usability techniques, and e-learning effectiveness.PAGE 28SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

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are double as both men’s and women’s basketball teams made the NCAA Final Four.By Robert BaoHeart! Valor! Vindication! If Broadway were to name a musicalabout this memorable hoops season for the Green and White, itwould have to be with lots of exclamation points.Both men’s and women’s 2004-2005 basketball teams made it tothe NCAA Final Four, a rare feat achieved by only six schools in history.They did so in Hollywood style, with two contrasting but equallycompelling sagas. And Spartans around the globe—including militarypersonnel stationed in Iraq—celebrated with a massive outpouringof Spartan spirit and passion.Each team defied the odds to reach the Final Four. The men werenot expected to advance far into the tournament, and yet when all wassaid and done, Tom Izzo had nabbed his fourth Final Four in sevenyears—an NCAA record unmatched by any other current coach. ForJoanne P. McCallie, it was the other way around. Although her teamascended to a No. 1 seed, slaying giants of the game like UConn, Tennessee,Stanford and Notre Dame, both she and the team were in unchartedwaters as MSU women had never before advanced beyondthe NCAA’s second round.Each team boasted dramatic angles. For the men, it was redemptionfor past failures and vindication for Izzo’s coaching. For thewomen, it was a Hoosiers-like tale of triumph by mostly local, smalltownplayers, except that “Coach P” is a bit more affable than GeneHackman’s Norman Dale.The men’s team wound up ranked No. 4 in the nation, the women’steam No. 2. Put together, these two success tales provided MSU withmore March Madness drama and publicity than any other school inthe nation.CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 31

IZZO GETS FOURTHFINAL FOURAfter the Big Ten men’s tournamentin Chicago, many “experts”basically wrote the Spartans offfor dead. MSU had forged an impressive24-6 record, but showedsome blatant weaknesses. For example,late missed free throwshad cost MSU its Big Ten tournamentopener against Iowa—a replayof earlier games at Wisconsinand Indiana. Some writers questionedthe players’ hearts andeven manhood.But Tom Izzo knew better. Hebelieved the players had one lastrun in them, and predicted asmuch to disbelieving ears. Inspiredby a conversation with formermentor Jud Heathcote, Izzobrought a sledgehammer to ateam meeting prior to the NCAAtournament and proceeded tosmash two video tapes. It was adramatic ploy to bury the pastand to focus on the future.It was pure theater. But it, er,hit the nail on the head.MSU won its next four gamesshowing hardly a trace of pastmental lapses. In the NCAA firstround in Worcester, MA, theSpartans swept by Old Dominion89-81, disappointing manypundits who had picked againstthe Spartans, and then dominatedSyracuse-slayer Vermont, thenation’s emerging Cinderella, 72-61. MSU then went to Austin,TX, and proceeded to beat powerhousesDuke, a No. 1 seed, andKentucky, a No. 2 seed.In St. Louis, the Spartans lost toeventual national championNorth Carolina, a team loadedwith future NBA players whowere assembled, ironically, by topassistant Doug Woczyk, whomoves on to Tulsa. Unbeknownstto many observers,MVP senior Alan Anderson had ameniscus tear in his knee and wasunable to play up to par in that87-71 loss.Nonetheless, MSU’s “March tothe Arch” netted the Spartans atreasure trove of positives:First, it reinforced the fact thatTom Izzo is one of the game’sforemost coaches—somethingmedia critics tend to forget. Izzoboasts the second-best winningpercentage in the NCAA tournamentamong all active coaches.No other coach can boast four FinalFours in the past seven years.It vindicated seniors Alan Anderson,Tim Bograkos, Chris Hilland Kelvin Torbert, who provedthey did have enough heart tohang a banner in Breslin Center.Their “footsteps in the sand” is aFinal Four banner, no less. AddsIzzo, “I think their legacy mightbe the greatest of them all, be-PAGE 32SPRING 2005MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

REUTERS/Brian SnyderIzzo smashed two video tapes . . .in a dramatic ploy to bury the past. It hit the nail on the head.cause they came back after beingdown so many times.”It solidified MSU’s status as anelite program. “Since the Izzo erabegan in 1995, how many programshave outdone the Spartans?”writes Michael Rosenbergof the Detroit Free Press on March24. “Michigan State fans cancount them on one hand—andstill have a finger left over to showhow they feel about Michigan.”It will help future recruiting.As Izzo notes, “The one thingthat I didn’t realize was that everykid I’ve recruited in 10 years hasnow been to a Final Four. I usedto hear that about (Bob) Knight.It’s something that makes me feelreal good. That’s what you tellkids when you recruit them.”It will help future recruiting(part two). MSU’s fastbreak offense,which drew oohs and aahsfrom the commentators, is sureto attract talented athletes whoprefer the up-tempo style to theslowdown tactics some propagandiststry to falsely pin onMSU.It shooed several monkeys offthe team’s back. After five previouslosses to Duke, MSU finallyCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUbeat the Blue Devils. (Just as earlier,Izzo beat Bo Ryan after astring of losses to Ryan-coachedWisconsin teams.) After a seriesof losses to ranked teams, MSUbeat Wisconsin, then Duke, andthen Kentucky—the last a paybackfor the record-setting “BasketBowl”loss the previous year inFord Field. MSU did not get achance to beat Syracuse inWorcester, MA, but soundly beatthe team that knocked off the Orangemen.It capped one of MSU’s mostsuccessful seasons ever, 26-7 overalland 13-3 in the conference.MSU’s losses were to the nationalchampion, two number-oneseeds, and five Top 25 teams.It was great for team morale,which bodes well for future unityamong the players. Winners tendto unite more and celebrate theirsuccess.It struck a blow for the BigTen, helping the conferenceemerge as the most successfulleague in the NCAA tourneywith two teams in the Final Fourand three in the Sweet Sixteen.No other conference couldmatch this.msualum.comKelvin Torbert, whose defense fueledMSU’s run to the Final Four, soarsover two Catamounts in MSU’s 72-61 win over Vermont.It sparked pride among MSU’s400,000 worldwide alumni, manywho gathered in cities across thenation with their regional clubs tofollow the Spartans.Finally, it provided MSU withuntold publicity in the nationalmedia. Izzo seemed ubiquitouson TV after beating Duke andKentucky in the regionals inAustin, TX, appearing in justabout every nationally-knownmedia show, not to mention thesports programs on CBS, ESPNand Fox Sports. Even before thetournament, senior Chris Hillhad brought great honor to MSUby being named the ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-AmericanOf The Year. A 3.75 financemajor, Hill was named First-Team Academic All-American forthe second straight year—a greattestatment to the quality of Izzo’sprogram.The 2004-2005 season wassomewhat strange in that, for allof MSU’s winning, “it felt like aroot canal” to Izzo. He had toconstantly hear negativismspewed by critics, both in the mediaand public. Arguably the nation’smost successful coach thepast seven years, Izzo would haveliked to rest a bit on his laurelsand have national recruits tripover each other on their way toEast Lansing—which could happen,he noted, if his success extends10 more years.Although beating Duke bydouble figures (78-68) was sweetand lifted “roughly 10,000pounds of pressure” from theSpartans’ shoulders, as one writerput it, beating Kentucky provedmore special. At the end of regulation,Wildcat Patrick Sparksthrew up a desperation threepointer that rolled around therim “forever” before dropping in,securing a tie for the Wildcats.Such a fortuitous turn could havedestroyed MSU’s psyche. Instead,the Spartans showedtremendous intestinal fortitudeafter such a miracle shot—in particularAnderson, who made fourcritical free throws to seal MSU’s94-88 double overtime win.In St. Louis, Izzo won the 2005Clair Bee Award from the BasketballHall of Fame and ChipHilton Sports for “having madethe most significant contributionto college basketball” during theseason. It was good to finally winan award he may well deserveevery year. But Izzo is all aboutthe future, not the past.“I think we have a very goodchance to be a very good teamnext year,” says Izzo, who has histhree top scorers—Paul Davis,Maurice Ager and ShannonBrown—back, along with improvingpoint guard DrewNeitzel, and promising redshirtsMarquise Gray, Idong Ibok andGoran Suton, plus two new recruitsin combo guard Travis Waltonand Canadian sharpshooterMaurice Joseph. Also returningare assistants Mark Montgomeryand Dwayne Stephens.Fans, stay tuned. Naysayers,stay quiet.Late in the Kentucky game, Andersonwent 4 for 4 free throws to sealMSU’s double overtime win.REUTERS/Peter JonesPAGE 33

MCCALLIE RACKSUP FIRSTSPAGE 34The story of this year’s women’sbasketball team was about pioneeringtriumph.Joanne McCallie, in her fifthseason as head coach, led the teamto where it had never been before.MSU won its first combinationBig Ten conference title and BigTen tournament title, its first nationalTop Ten ranking, its firstNCAA No. 1 seed, its first NCAASweet Sixteen, its first NCAA FinalFour, and its first nationalchampionship game. At everystage, Coach “P” acted with élan,looking very comfortable in thosestratospheric circles and well deservingof the AP “Coach of theYear” award, which she won by10 more votes than runner-upKim Mulkey-Robertson, coachof national champions Baylor.McCallie’s team reflected herThe women enjoyed a Hoosiers-like tale of triumph . . .except that “Coach P” is a bit more affable than GeneHackman’s Norman Dale.poise, playing with the precisionand the mind-set of a confident,championship team. Even whendown 16 points to national powerhouseTennessee, the womencalmly came back to beat the Volunteers68-64, completing thegreatest comeback in the historyof the women’s NCAA FinalFour. MSU’s comeback was soawesome that it seemed to rattlecoach Pat Summitt, who boasts15 Final Fours and 6 nationalchampionships.SPRING 2005In the final seconds of thegame, when Victoria Lucas-Perrybroke away for an insurancelayup after a pass from LindsayBowen, the outburst at the RCADome had to be the most electrifyingmoment ever for an MSUwomen’s team.But MSU’s magic run ended inthe final game against Baylor.The Spartans had expended anenormous amount of energy incoming back against the Volunteersand did not seem to have thesame pop in their 84-62 lossagainst the Lady Bears.“It (final loss against Baylor)leaves us very hungry, very motivatedand we feel like we’ve gotsome unfinished business,” saysMcCallie. “Could we be greatagain? Absolutely, unequivocally,without a doubt, but we’re goingto need to have a summer thatgets everybody involved.“What we accomplished is justthe beginning of being a reallytop-notch team and a top-notchprogram.”Along the way to Indianapolis,twice—for both the Big Ten tournamentand the NCAA FinalFour—the Spartans buried virtuallyall the biggest names inwomen’s basketball. MSU slayedthe two biggest recent dragons ofthe game—three-time defendingnational champions UConn andperennial powerhouse Tennessee.MSU also trounced such nationalpowers as Notre Dame, Stanford,Ohio State, Purdue and Minnesota.At 33-4, MSU won moregames than any other women’sbasketball team in MSU history.And the Spartans were a phenomenal13-2 against ranked teams,tops in the nation.One angle that made MSU’steam such a compelling nationalstory was the team’s composition.The team comprised of mostlyunknown small-town playersfrom Michigan, rather than All-Americans recruited from all overMSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

the map. This gave MSU a certainCinderella cachet. Indeed,the national pundits kept waiting—invain, until the veryend—for the pumpkin to appear.But for most of the season it was afairy tale carriage ride led by animprobable cast of characters.Senior point guard KristinHaynie hails from Mason, abouta long three-pointer from EastLansing, and learned the MSUFight Song at age 4. Because of anabdominal operation, she needsto intake some 8,000 calories aday.Senior center Kelli Roehrigcomes from Papillon, Nebraska, atown with a smaller populationthan her graduating class.Junior guard Lindsay Bowenhails from Dansville, a little townnear Mason with a population ofunder 500.Junior forward Liz Shimek isfrom Empire, a town located upin a county (Leelanau) that hasless than half the population ofMSU’s enrollment.Back-up center Lauren Hallcomes from Temperance, a townwith about the same populationas her freshman class at MSU.Others come from places likeSaline, East Lansing, and GrandHaven. Lucas-Perry is the Flintstone,de riguer for a Spartanhoops team. Among the playinggroup, only Rene Haynes comesfrom a major metropolis—Columbus, OH.But put together in McCallie’ssystem, these players performedlike a juggernaut. For example,MSU beat three-time defendingnational champions UConn by16 points—in Storrs, CT—andbeat No. 12 ranked Minnesota by31 points, in Minneapolis.When the Spartans routed archrivalMichigan by 43 points, it wasnot a major emotional triumphJoanne McCallie’s enthusiastic demeanor on the sidelines helped her win the APCoach of the Year Award. This season McCallie notched wins against suchpowerhouses as Tennessee, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford, Southern Caland Penn State.Guard Lindsay Bowen made a critical pass to seal MSU’s Final Four winagainst perennial powerhouse Tennessee.but merely another run-of-themilldisplay of the team’s offensivefirepower.After winning a share of the regular-seasonchampionship, theSpartans won an outright leaguetournament in Indianapolis—beating Illinois, former nemesisPenn State and Minnesota, all innationally televised games. In theNCAA tournament, MSU tookcare of Alcorn State and SouthernCal in Minneapolis—with thehome crowd cheering against afellow Big Ten team. AgainstUSC, Rene Haynes made a criticalbasket coming out of a meleeunder the Trojans’ basket to ekeout a 61-59 win.At the NCAA regionals inKansas City, the Spartans defeatedVanderbilt 76-64 and Stanford76-69, proving the NCAA seedingcommittee that gave MSUthe No. 1 seed over the toprankedCardinal correct. Haynie, perfectfrom three-point-land, got 33points, 17 rebounds and 17 assistsin two games and was namedthe regionals MVP.Back in Indianapolis, the teamreached its high point of the seasonwith its dramatic comeback winover Pat Summit and Tennessee.Following the season, the teamenjoyed a victory parade in Mason,the hometown of Haynie,who was selected 9th overall bythe Sacramento Monarchs in theWNBA draft. Again, thismarked the highest pick ever inMSU women’s hoops history.Haynie is only the fourth Spartanto notch more than 1,000 points,500 rebounds, 500 assists and300 steals. McCallie received asalary increase and contract extensionshortly after the season.“Thanks to Joanne’s leadership,the program has made greatstrides over the past five years,and she has put MSU’s basketballprogram on the national map,”explains MSU director of athleticsRon Mason. “She came herewith a vision and executed it nearlyto perfection this season, andcertainly more exciting days lieahead.”Under McCallie, MSU’s fanbase has risen dramatically. TheSpartans have broken the schoolrecord for average attendanceeach of the past three seasons,CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 35

Photo by Steve WebsterGov. Jennifer Granholm (middle back), an avid fan of MSU’s women’s basketballteam, joined former governors John Engler (left), James Blanchard andMSU president Lou Anna K. Simon in St. Louis in support of the men’s teamsemifinal game against North Carolina.ranking 14th nationally this seasonby averaging 6,143 fans duringa 13-0 home season. MSUbroke the school single-game attendancerecord Feb. 20 when14,066 fans packed the BreslinCenter to watch MSU beat No. 2Ohio State 66-64.What is McCallie’s winningformula, besides having an engagingpersonality, great mediapresence and an iron will to win?Her formula is to combine amatch-up zone defense with a relentlessoffensive scheme that canproduce torrents of points. In addition,she surrounds herself withtalented assistants—Ann MarieGilbert and former Volunteers AlBrown (coach) and Semeka Randall(player), the last two boastingmultiple Final Four and NationalChampionship experience.MSU only loses Roehrig andHaynie, so its prospects for nextyear are very positive. A couple ofyoungsters, sophomore KatrinaGrantham or freshman LauraHall, could step in at center. Fivehighly touted prospects will comein, including Michigan’s MissBasketball Tiffanie Shives of LansingChristian, Jenny Poff of St.Johns, Aisha Jefferson of Dayton,OH, Lauren Aitch from LansingWaverly, and Alissa Wulff, a transferfrom Virginia. Shives, a Mc-REUTERS/John SommersLiz Shimekand LindsayBowencelebrateMSU’s68-64 winover Tennesseeat the women’sFinal Four.Donald’s All-American, could viefor Haynie’s position.Finally, it must be noted thatthe rise of the women’s basketballprogram under McCallie has enjoyedthe full support of Tom Izzoand the men’s team—a circumstancenot always true of otherschools, where territorial jealousiessometimes prevail. Whenthe Spartans beat Michigan atBreslin Center to clinch its secondstraight Big Ten title, severalmembers of the men’s team wenton the floor with the women aspart of the celebration.“Success,” proclaimed a sign,“is gender-neutral.”UP & DOWN SEASONFOR MSU ICERS2004-05 saw highs and lows forthe MSU icers under third-yearcoach Rick Comley. At 20-17-4overall, 12-13-3 in the CCHA,MSU was shut out of the NCAAsbut did win another Great LakesInvitational (GLI) championship.The Spartans entered the seasonwith high expectations, withthe return of two-time senior captainJim Slater, a Hobey Baker finalistand leading CCHA scorer.But even with the emergence ofkey players like junior forwardColton Fretter and sophomoreDrew Miller, MSU struggledwith consistency and failed towin big games, ending up sixth inthe league standings.But some great triumphs andpositives did emerge. The Spartansbeat two nationally rankedteams, New Hampshire andarchrival Michigan, to capturethe 2005 GLI—the first championshipfor the team’s seven seniorsand the team’s first since2000. Using this momentum,the icers went 5-2-3 in the nextten games.One major highlight tookplace in Ann Arbor, when MSUcame back from a two-goaldeficit to tie the Wolverines.Miller tallied both goals withinthe final two and a half minutesof the game. The next evening atJoe Louis Arena, MSU againcame back from a goal down, tyingMichigan 1-1.After the weekend series againstMichigan, the Spartans ended theregular season going 4-4-0 intheir final eight games. Theirsixth place league finish securedhome-ice and put the Green andWhite in a first-round matchupagainst seventh-place Miami.MSU won two games 2-0 and advancedto the CCHA Super 6Championships for the 14th consecutiveseason.MSU defeated UNO in fashionablestyle, by a 5-0 final, butfell in the second-round to No. 8Ohio State 4-1. MSU lost in thethird-place title game to Alaska-Fairbanks toend a disappointing2004-05 season.The goodnews is, MSUhas much tolook forward tonext season.Even with theloss of Slater,who led theteam with 48points, Millerand Fretter, aswell as freshmenChris Mueller and JimMcKenzie, will form a solid andpositive nucleus for MSU nextseason.—By Julie PetriMSU Sports Information.Captain Jim Slater once again ledMSU in scoring with 48 points forthe season.PAGE 36SPRING 2005MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

Greg Anderson PhotographyBIG TEN CHAMPS—MSU men golfers (l to r) Ryan Brehm, MitchPierce, Jimmy Chestnut, Matt Harmon, Andrew Ruthkoski and coachMark Hankins pose with their Big Ten championship trophy in Madison,WI.MEN GOLFERS WIN BIG TEN—For the first time in 31 years, theNo. 21 MSU men’s golf will bebringing the Big Ten title back toEast Lansing. The Spartans wonthe 2005 Big Ten Championshipon May 8 at University Ridge,Madison, WI, with a 17-under847 (282-276-289). MSU’s firstBig Ten championship was wonby the 1969 squad, coached byBruce Fossum. “This is our thirdtournament win of the season,but it is probably the biggest oneyet,” says MSU head coach MarkHankins. The win bodes well forthe future of MSU men’s golf,since the top two Spartans are underclassmen—freshmanRyanBrehm of Mt. Pleasant andsophomore Matt Harmon ofGrand Rapids. Brehm and Harmonfinished second and tied forthird respectively. Brehm was selectedas the Big Ten Freshman ofthe Year, a first for MSU.MSU WINS FIRST CREW TITLE—For the first time in the sixyearhistory of the Big Ten RowingChampionship, MSU is thebest crew in the conference. TheMSU varsity eight narrowly defeatedOhio State on LakeLemon in Bloomington, IN.MSU also won the varsity fourcompetition, marking a greatdebut for new women’s crewhead coach Matt Weise. “It’s ourgoal to win as a team, so this isawesome,” says sophomore topvarsity eight port seat rower RozBialczak. The top varsity fourboat was also victorious in itsgrand finale, defeating boatsfrom Wisconsin, Michigan, andMinnesota to claim its secondstraight individual Big Ten title.The top varsity four blew awaythe competition, winning by almostsix full seconds. “Everyonedid a great job racing,” notesWeise. “I think they all racedwell. It’s always nice to be competitive.They all stepped up,and I couldn’t be prouder ofthem.”Bruce PollockMSU PRO SHOP TOPS—Jan. 26:The MSU Forest Akers golf proshop won the Top Retailer Awardfrom more than 750 individualAGM members nationwide. Theaward was presented at the annualAGM membership meetingbefore the PGA golf show in Orlando,FL. Course manager KenHorvath and assistant managerStephene Benkert run the operationof Forest Akers’ two golf proshops that specialize in MSUmerchandise. For more information,visit www.golf.msu.edu.NEW FOOTBALL COACHES—John L. Smith has hired newcoaches to replace three assistantswho left this season for otherjobs: Chuck Driesbach, defensivecoordinator at Ole Miss thepast three years, will coach defensivebacks; Lucious Selmon, a27-year veteran of college andprofessional ranks, will coach thedefensive line; and Ben Sirmans,assistant coach at Kent State, willcoach running backs. “I’m a believerthat if people aren’t lookingat your guys, then maybe youhired the wrong guys,” saysSmith about the coachingturnover.WRESTLER IS THIRD INNATION—Apr. 30: SophomoreNick Simmons won third place atthe 2005 U.S. Senior NationalChampionships, earning himone of seven spots at the U.S.World Team Trials June 17 inAmes, Iowa. Competing at the55-kg weight class, Simmonscompiled a 5-1 record, includingthree falls, improving on lastyear’s eighth-place finish in thetournament. Simmons is also thetop seed heading into the UniversityWorld Team Trials in May, afterplacing first and earning outstandingwrestler honors at the2005 University National ChampionshipsApril 15-16 inEvanston, IL. Spartans TonyGreathouse, R.J. Boudro andMax Lossen also competed in thetournament.DOCTOR OF DUNK—MSU basketballfans knew that JasonRichardson, a member of the2000 National Championshipteam, was a special athlete and amaster of improbable dunks. In anational survey prior to the 2005NBA All-Star game in February,fans rated a Jason Richardsondunk from 2003 as the greatestdunk ever in the 21-year historyof the NBA’s slam-dunk contest.JR went between the legs andthen behind the head. The secondgreatest dunk of all time wasalso by JR in 2004, when hebounced the ball off the glass andthen went between the legs. Alas,Richardson decided to pass upthis year’s slam-dunk contest.“I’m getting old,” he explained.CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUMSUALUM.COMPAGE 37

ALMAMATTERSREGIONAL CLUBSBOSTON, MA—Dec. 1: About120 Big Ten alumni attended theFirst Annual Big Ten CharityDrive for the Children’s Hospitalin Boston. The hospital nettedabout $2,000 in toy donations.home in Kennesaw, GA. Fundswere raised for student scholarshipsand also food gifts were donatedfor the “MUST Ministries”charity.CENTRAL OHIO—Fall: AreaSpartans gathered on eight weekendsat Champps All-AmericanGrill, Lennox Square, to watchthe MSU football team.CINCINNATI, OH—Apr. 2: (L tor) George Bishop, Deb Del Valle,and Shari and Dave Devendorfwere among the Spartans in theCincinnati area who gathered tocheer on the MSU Spartans intheir Final Four game againstNorth Carolina.MUSKEGON—Dec. 12: (SeatedL to r) MSU golfer AndyRuthkoski, author J. Bruce Mc-Cristal and his wife Sheryl gatheredwith area Spartans at theLakes Mall, just south ofMuskegon. McCristal (see p. 17,Fall 2004) signed copies of hisbook, The Spirit of Michigan State(InnerWorkings, 2004), an exhaustiveand illustrated compendiumof MSU history. Allproceeds of the book, available atwww.spiritofmichiganstate.com,go to MSU.About $45,000 was raised for theexpansion of MSU’s footballweight training facility.SEATTLE—Mar. 4: PresidentChris Lathwell arranged for morethan 30 area Spartans, along witha dozen or so Michigan Wolverines,to attend the Seattle Supersonicsvs. Detroit Pistons basketballgame at Key Arena.Following the game MateenCleaves, former MSU star currentlywith the Supersonics, metwith the group. Dec. 11: AreaSpartans gathered for a holidayparty in Redmond and watchedMSU rout Stanford 78-53. Apr.21: (Top, l to r) Lathwell, TomWasserman, Jack Avery, (seated, lto r) Todd Tamblyin, MSU PresidentLou Anna K. Simon, andSherry Shriver were among morethan 65 area Spartans attending areception at the Hotel Monaco,Seattle. About $3,000 was raisedfor the club’s scholarship endowmentfund.COASTAL GEORGIA—Feb. 19:Area Spartans, along with twoBoilermakers, gathered at B&DBurgers in Savannah, GA, towatch the MSU-Purdue basketballgame. Funds were raised forthe club’s account. Feb. 27: AreaSpartans met at Speed’s Kitchenin Shellman Bluff, GA, for a generalmeeting.DAYTON, OH—Jan. 8: Area Spartansjoined with those fromCincinnati to attend the MSU-Miami (Ohio) hockey game atthe Miami University HockeyArena in Oxford, OH.GREATER ATLANTA, GA—Dec.18: John and Kitty Klein hostedmore than two dozen area Spartansat a holiday party in theirORANGE COUNTY, CA—Feb. 7:Former football star Clint Jones(left), football coach John L.Smith (2nd from left), and formerstar fullback Bob Apisa(right) were among more than100 area Spartans who attended aspecial reception for footballcoach John L. Smith at the MesaVerde Country Club. Specialguests included former footballstar Rich Saul and Ralph YoungFund director Chris Ritrievi.PAGE 38SPRING 2005MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

among more than 150 participantsat the school’s annualfundraising auction at KelloggCenter. In 13 years, the auctionhas raised more than $3.5 millionfor student scholarships and othercauses. Special guest was MCJerry Marshall.HUMAN MEDICINE—May 12: Craig Vanderwagen (left), MD ’78,assistant surgeon general of the U.S. and chief medical officer of theIndian Health Service, and chief professional officer of the physiciansin the U.S. Health Service Commissioned Corps, was awardedthe College of Human Medicine Distinguished Alumni Awardat the awards ceremony.WEST MICHIGAN—Feb. 28:President Lou Anna K. Simonpresents the “2005 Business PersonOf The Year” award to GaryMescher, who works for BDOSeidman and previously served aschairperson of the MSUAA’s nationalalumni board. More than150 area Spartans attended theannual “MSU Means Business”networking event at the SteelcaseLearning Center in GrandRapids.CONSTITUENTASSOCIATIONSSOCIAL SCIENCE—Apr. 12:Ernest G. Green, ’62, managingdirector of public finance forLehmanBrothers,WashingtonDC, was thekeynotespeaker at theMSU Unionduring theDiamond Anniversary Celebrationfor the undergraduate InterdisciplinaryStudies in Social Scienceprogram. Green was amember of the historic “LittleRock Nine” who helped integrateCentral High School in Arkansasin the 1950s following theSupreme Court’s Brown vs. Boardof Education decision.HOSPITALITY BUSINESS—Nov.13: (l to r) Philip Hickey, Jr.,chairman and CEO of RAREHospitality International, Inc.,Fred Kleisner, chairman andCEO of Wyndham International,Inc., John H. Mueller, of JohnMueller & Associates, and JohnM. O’Donnell, general managerof Maple Bluff Country Clubwere honored as the Wall of Fame“Class of Givers” at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York. Morethan 150 alumni attended the“Celebration of Leadership”event. Kleisner was named 2004Industry Leader of the Year. Feb.12: (L to r) Director Ron Cichy,student Kourtney Kubacki, ’06,MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon,and Timothy J. Pugh wereCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 39

Tim PotterSPARTAN PLATES—Feb. 12:The Spartan Plates gathered oncampus for a celebration of MSUFounder’s Day. President RobertNelson led the group for a historictour that included TheRock, Macklin Field, and the sitesof MSU’s first three buildings—College Hall (at Beaumont Tower),Saint’s Rest (by the MSU Museum),and a nearby horse barnand carpentry shop.MPLP FUNDRAISER—Mar. 3: (Lto r) MPLP guest speaker andDemocratic Party ChairpersonHoward Dean, Gov. Jennifer M.Granholm, Speaker of the MichiganHouse of Representatives andMPLP Alumnus Craig DeRoche,MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon,and MPLP guest speakerand Republican pundit PatrickBuchanan gathered for this photoat MSU’s Michigan PoliticalLeadership Program 10th AnnualFundraising Dinner at LaurelManor, Livonia. More than1,000 people attended the dinnergala. The MPLP is a nonpartisanprogram that prepares tomorrow’spublic policy leaders. Sinceits 1992 inception, nearly 300MPLP graduates have put theskills and relationships acquiredthrough the program to work intheir communities as candidatesfor office, as government officials,or as citizen activists. MPLP isadministered by MSU’s Institutefor Public Policy and Social Research(IPPSR). Buchanan andDean also squared off at anotherfundraiser on March 4 in GrandRapids.KBS OPEN HOUSE—Apr. 17: (Lto r) Distinguished Faculty AlvinSmucker of crop and soil sciences;agriculture dean Jeffrey Armstrong;natural science deanGeorge Leroi; KBS director andDistinguished Faculty Kay Grossof plant biology; MSU DistinguishedAcademic Staff Awardwinner and MSU Extension SpecialistDale Mutch; Jack BreslinDistinguished Staff Award winner,former KBS communicationsmanager and current MSUExtension communications managerLaura Probyn were amongthose attending an open house atthe Kellogg Biological Station incelebration of MSU’s sesquicentennial.SESQUICENTENNIAL QUILT—This 56” x 79” quilt (A), by JanetL. Munn, business manager forMSU’s Dept. of AgriculturalEconomics, won the LansingCapitol City Quilt Guild’s 2004contest, which chose a theme inhonor of MSU’s 150th anniversary.The winning quilt, whichwill be on display in the MSUAlumni Association, featuresgreen and white squares surroundinghand-embroidered“greenwork” showing various as-2005 ATHENA AWARD—Feb. 23:MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon(center) was presented withthe Athena Award at the LansingRegional Chamber of Commerce(LRCC) annual dinner. She isflanked by Bob Hughes, LRCCchairman of the board, and hiswife Dee Hughes—both membersof MSU’s Snyder Society.The award honors those who“demonstrate support of professionalwomen, work unselfishlyon their behalf, personify thehighest level of excellence and devotetime and energy to the communityin a meaningful way.”Roger Boettcher/LeavenworthPAGE 40SPRING 2005MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

ABGary Reid, ’75 recentlylaunched a weekly web-basedprogram about the communicationindustry at www.spartanpodcast.com.The program hasfocused on such things as blogging,skype, journalism ethics,Firesign Theatre and productplacement. Podcasts are homebrewedaudio programs whichare saved in MP3 audio formatand posted on-line. The programcan be downloaded to anMP3 player at any time. Castanieris a public relations executivein Lansing, Michigan; Westermanis a cable televisionexecutive in Moline, Illinois; JeffSmith is a television executive inDetroit; and Gary Reid is a seniorspecialist in telecommunicationin MSU’s College ofCommunication Arts & Sciencesand general manager ofWDBM Campus Radio.C“S” FLAG IN IRAQ was displayed in honor of MSU’s men’s and women’sbasketball runs to the Final Four, courtesy of MSG Tim Marsh, currentlydeployed with the Co F 238th AVIM from Grand Ledge. Marsh’s unitperforms maintenance on the area’s helicopters. In the photo, he is posingon top of a Hardened Aircraft Structure built by Saddam Hussein at BaladSouth East Air Base, or what the U.S. has named the LSA (LogisticsSupport Area) Anaconda. Tim’s oldest son Todd, and Todd’s wife Erin,both graduated from MSU, while his son Andrew and daughter Amy arecurrent students at MSU.Photo courtesy of Tim Marshpects of MSU. One particulargreenwork—an MSU marchingband member playing the saxophone—playsthe MSU fightsong when pressed. Secondplace (B), went to Sally Boron.,B.A., ’63; M.A., ’71; Ed.S., ’92,of Laingsburg, and third place(C) to Bev Wilkinson of DeWitt.VENICE LOYALISTS—DuringMSU’s “March to the Arch,”diehard Spartans (l to r) FranLockwood, Mary MargaretDickinson, Georgia ZiehmCondon, Inge Wild Fritz, GraceFauquher and Peggy MartinSchmidt gathered in Venice towatch the games along with“special guest” Tom Izzo.SPARTAN PODCASTERS—BillCastanier ’73, Jeff Smith ’75,’79, Scott Westerman, ’78 andCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 41

SPARTANS IN THE AMAZON—MSU Alumni (l to r) Don andJo Gibbs, of Onondaga; Jerryand Brenda Williams, of Martinsville,VA; and John andShirley Richardson, of Waterford,were among the travelers inGohagan’s Amazon River Journeyin January. The travelers alsovisited Lima, Peru. The tour wasone of 34 international tours offeredby the MSUAA in 2005.☛ For more information, visitwww.msualum.com.SIMON GIFTS IMPACTSCHOOL OF MUSICPresident Lou Anna K. Simonand Dr. Roy J. Simon, Directorof Telecommunication andTransportation Systems, havemade a significant addition totheir philanthropic gifts to MSUas part of The Campaign forMSU. The Simons’ most recentcash gift is designated to severalareas in the School of Music.They both believe that MSU is avery special place and are happyto lend their support. They arenow our newest members ofMSU’s Shaw Society, which recognizesdonors of $500,000 to$999,999.A portion of their gift will benefita new School of Music facilitythat will anchor the campus“arts district.” Dr. Roy J. Simonstated, “The current facility forthe School of Music is outdatedand inadequate to support theacademic program, which includesa substantial outreachcomponent for the citizens inthe state of Michigan.” The newfacility will have a great impacton the experience that musicmajors and non-majors alike willhave at MSU in the future. TheDirector of Jazz Studies Office/Studio and the Director of SpartanMarching Band Office/Studioare two areas being fundedby this gift.The remaining portion of theircash gift will be added to the Drs.Lou Anna K. and Roy J. SimonScholarship Fund. This endowedfund was established by the MSUBoard of Trustees in November2003 (in lieu of any salary adjustmentat the request of PresidentSimon) to recognize her exemplarywork, and the support ofDr. Roy Simon, while she servedas both MSU provost and interimpresident. The Simons chose tocontinue to increase the scholarshipfund to provide financial aidto students in the School of Music,especially those in the JazzStudies Program. Now, more studentswill benefit from these importantscholarships, makingmusic education more accessibleto a broader group of students.“The graduates of the School ofMusic provide a significant contributionto society,” noted theSimons.Gifts like these are essential tothe success of The Campaign forMSU, as we raise funds to growMSU’s endowment and sustainour excellence. New facilitiesand endowed scholarships ensurethe recruitment and retentionof outstanding students andfaculty.The Simons’ giving historygoes back to 1970, and their ongoingcommitment to MSU isfelt in many areas. Their majorgiving areas over the years includeWharton Center for PerformingArts, WKAR-Radio,various athletic areas, and theSchool of Music.The Jazz Studies Program withinthe School of Music is a specialinterest for Dr. Roy J. Simon.Early in his career at MSU, he beganhis undergraduate studies as amusic theory, composition andconducting major. His love ofmusic extends well beyond simpleenjoyment and appreciation.He serves on the School of Music’sadvisory board and attendsmany concerts.Director of the School of MusicJames Forger said, “The exceptionallygenerous gift of Drs.Lou Anna and Roy Simon to theSchool of Music is a testament totheir desire to ensure access andexcellence. Their significantcontinuing support of the SimonScholarship Fund will supporttalented and worthy studentswho might not otherwisebe able to enroll at MSU.”“In addition,” continued DirectorForger, “we are grateful fortheir gift naming the offices ofthe Directors of the SpartanMarching Band and Jazz Studiesin a new music facility. Thesetwo programs serve a very diversestudent population that isdrawn from all core colleges ofthe university as well as fromMSU’s professional schools, andtheir quality represents the universityfar and wide. The impactof their leadership is immense!”The Jazz Studies Program atthe Michigan State UniversitySchool of Music is committed tothe highest level performance,mentoring, education and communityoutreach. This uniqueprogram is comprised of nationallyand internationallyrenowned faculty members,drawn directly from the highestranks of the international jazzcommunity. All faculty membershave the experience of performingwith top-notch recordingand performing artists in jazzand the music industry. Theprogram creates an environmentconducive to the development ofthe next generation of jazz musiciansthrough blues-based improvisation,bebop, swing, bluesand soul music.☛ To make a gift to the Schoolof Music, contact Director ofDevelopment Rebecca Surian at(517) 353-4725.PAGE 42SPRING 2005MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

LIFELONG EDUCATION ABROADOdyssey to OxfordAugust 26-September 9, 200623rd AnniversaryCLASS NOTES,ON THE WEBBy Robert Bao, EditorOne popular feature of alumnimagazines is “Class Notes,”where one can report milestonessuch as births, marriages, andnew jobs. It’s where alumni keepup with classmates.The MSU Alumni Magazineran such information until thefall of 1970, when class notesinformation was largely takenover by constituent associationpublications.Until now, that is. “ClassNotes” are reborn, on the web!You can now post your informationin the new “Class Notes”section of the MSUAA’s website,www.msualum.com. If youmoved, landed a new job, gotmarried or had a child, andwould like your former classmatesto know, just post thenews in “Class Notes”, which wehope will catch on and helpSpartans reconnect.The “Class Notes” section isdivided into decades, and withineach decade, years. You can posta note or read other notes. Wehope you will find this usefuland that you will use it to findclassmates and let classmatesfind you.Until 1970, “Class Notes” ranin this magazine as “SpartansAround The Globe,” or “SpartanSpotlight,” or simply “SpartanAlumni.”In 1970, then editor Ron Karlerecalls, “We were getting somany class notes that they’dtake over the whole magazine.Also, we were organizing theconstituent associations to runsuch news in their newsletters.”Instead, the magazine ran abriefer section called “SpartansOn The Move,” which survivesto this day as “State’s Stars.”But this is obviously a verylimited sampling of alumniat large.We invite you to peruse thenew “Class Notes” section. Justgo to www.msualum.com and hitthe “Class Notes” link.☛ Let us know what you thinkat msuaa@msualum.com.Celebrating its 23 rd anniversary in 2006, 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 the12 th 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 from topicssuch as British archaeology, art, history, theatre, or literature.A typical day’s schedule includes morning classestaught by Oxford tutors with afternoon course specificfield trips or general group excursions. Group excursionsmay include visits to Stratford-upon-Avon, prehistoricsites, famous castles, gardens, palaces, cathedrals or abbeys,the Cotswolds, London, and/or other English towns.There will be ample time during the two weeks and atmid-program weekend break to enjoy breathtaking architecture,art, and gardens of many of the university’s 39 colleges,explore the historic town of Oxford, or visit the surroundingcountryside. The city of Oxford offers adiversity of museums, bookshops, theaters, restaurants,pubs, shops, and natural settings to explore.Participants stay in Oxford’s Department for ContinuingEducation Residential Center offering comfortablebedrooms with private bathrooms, dining room, laundryfacilities, common room, computer room, bar, lecture andreading rooms.For a detailed brochure, contact: Alumni Lifelong Education*Evening College/Odyssey to Oxford, Michigan State University*A division of the MSU Alumni AssociationPhone: (517)355-4562 • E-mail: oxford@msualum.comWeb: www.msualum.comCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 43

Which green is your favorite?a. The green of palm treesb. Spartan greenc. Do I really have to choose?Add a littleClassto your life!Alumni Lifelong EducationEVENING COLLEGEAnnounces the 2005-2006 personalenrichment noncredit programs for ALLadults, including alumni, faculty, staff,students, and community members.To receive a brochure call: (517)355-4562email: eveningcollege@msu.educheck online: http://www.msualum.com,or visit 57 Kellogg Center on campus.Alumni Lifelong Education Evening CollegeA division of the Michigan State University Alumni AssociationSince many MSU alumni seem to be flocking from thesnowy banks of the Red Cedar to sunny Florida, formerTrustee Tom Reed has come up with a great way to continueyour commitment to MSU. When buying or selling a homein Florida through Tom at Naples Realty, Inc., he willdonate half of his commission to MSU in your name. Thisprovides a tax break for you and much needed support forour university.For more information call Tom at (239) 405-2903 ore-mail floridareed@comcast.net.The only green in sight may be palm trees,but you can still support MSU!PAGE 44SPRING 2005MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

STATE’SSTARSLarry D. Thompson, MA ’69, seniorfellow with the BrookingsInstitution,Washington,D.C., has beennamed seniorvice presidentand generalcounsel for PepsiCo.,Purchase, NY. Thompson’scareer includes serving inthe U.S. Dept. of Justice asDeputy Attorney General (seeSpring/Summer 2001). In2002, he was named by then AttorneyGeneral John Ashcroft tolead the National Security CoordinationCouncil. Also in 2002,President Bush named him tohead the Corporate Fraud TaskForce, leading the Enron investigation.In 2004, he was a visitingprofessor of Law at the Universityof Georgia.Andy Flacks, ’76, federal emergencycoordinator for the U.S.Dept. of VeteransAffairs, NJ,has been namedsenior regionalemergency coordinatorforthe U.S. Dept.of Health & Human Services,Region II. He is responsible fordeveloping and facilitating coordinatedemergency planning,preparedness and response activitiesin New York, New Jersey,Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.During his 27-year careerwith the federal government, hehas been called on to managedisaster preparedness for eventssuch as the Olympics and inaugurationsnationwide.Marcellette G. Williams, ’68,M.A. ’70, Ph.D. ’81, professor atMSU, has been named seniorvice president for academic andstudent affairs and internationalrelations at the University ofMassachusetts, Boston.Williams previouslyserved asinterim chancellorof Universityof Massachusetts,Amherstfrom 2001-02and held other academic and administrativepositions there includingdeputy chancellor andprofessor of English and ComparativeLiterature. Prior to that,she served in a variety of academicand administrative positionsat MSU. She is a member of thePresidents Club and a Life Memberof the MSUAA.John Lucio, DO ’88, president ofthe medical staff of St. Mary’sHealth Center,Jefferson City,MO, has beennamed vicepresident ofmedical affairs.Lucio has previouslyserved as vice-presidentand secretary-treasurer and hasbeen a member of the St. Mary’sboard of directors and the St.Mary’s Foundation board of directorsfor the past two years. Hehas served on the Missouri StateBoard of Healing Arts since2003 and was recently appointedby Gov. Bob Holden to theMissouri State Advisory Councilon Pain and Symptom Management.Stephen Seyferth, M.A. ’78, regionalvice president, AOL TimeWarner, Southfield,has beennamed executivevice presidentof PRISM,a division ofWPP, Dearborn.He will be responsible forthe Ford Motor Co. and Xeroxaccounts, as well as new businessdevelopment. Previously,Seyferth held executive positionswith Young & Rubican, Dearbornand Bayer Bess Vanderwarker,Chicago.Paul Musto, ’73, MD ’77, vicepresident of the Quincy MedicalCenter MedicalStaff, Quincy,MA, has beennamed president.Mustojoined the QMCMedical Staff in1983 and previously served asChief of Oncology and Chief ofMedicine. He currently serves aschairperson of the Patient CareAssessment Committee and cochairpersonof the Cancer CareCommittee. Musto is also a clinicalinstructor in Medicine at HarvardMedical School.Charles A. Wilson, Jr., ’75, M.A.’78, Ph.D. ’96, assistant professorof educationat Olivet College,has beennamed associatedean for academicaffairs.While at Olivet,Wilson has served as chair of theeducation dept., director of themaster in arts in teaching programand athletics director. Priorto joining the Olivet faculty,he was principal of the W.J.Maxey Training School andserved as assistant athletics directorat MSU for more than sixteenyears. Wilson currentlyserves on the Michigan IntercollegiateAthletic Assoc. Board ofControl.Laureen Summerville, MBA’89, director of human resourcesat Western Michigan University,Kalamazoo, has been named associatevice president and chiefhuman resources officer. Summervillejoined the WMU staffin 1993 and served as managerof wage and salary in 1994.From 1997-99she was directorof staff collectivebargaining. Shehas been in hercurrent positionsince 1999. Priorto joining WMU, she was ahuman resources representativeat Arthur Andersen & Co., St.Charles, IL.Joseph Hildebrand, ’79, chief oforal and maxillofacial surgery,Children’s Hospitalof Michigan,has beennamed one of thetop doctors inmetro Detroit byHOUR Magazine.This is the second consecutiveyear he has received this honor.Hildebrand is also on staff atTroy Beaumont Hospital and St.John Hospital. He is a Diplomateof the American Board of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery and is anational board examiner. He isthe current president of the MacombDental Society and is involvedwith the State Board PeerReview. Hildebrand is a LifeMember of the MSUAA.Karen D. Fultz, ’93, member ofthe firm Cozen O’Connor, Atlanta,GA, hasbeen namedpresident of theGate City BarAssoc., the oldestAfrican-American BarAssoc. in Georgia. Prior to joiningthe firm in 2002, Fultz wasan associate with Lackland & Assoc.,Atlanta and served as internfor the U.S. District Court forthe Eastern District of Michigan.Fultz is a member of the AtlantaVolunteer Lawyers Foundation.John H. Adams, ’59, founder andpresident, Natural ResourcesCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 45

Defense Council(NRDC),Washington,D.C., has receivedtheWilderness Society’sRobertMarshall Award. Adams (see Fall1991) helped win passage of theClean Water Act in 1971 andhelped phase-out lead in U.S.gasoline. In 1999, he helped winthe commitments of over 200companies, including Kinko’s,EM, Starbucks and Home Depotto phase out their use andsale of old-growth wood products.Prior to his work atNRDC, he served as an assistantU.S. attorney for the SouthernDistrict of New York.William E. Spaulding, ’68, associateprofessor and chair of theHotel, Restaurant,and ResortManagementprogram atNorthwoodUniversity, Midland,has receivedthe Chairman’s Awardfrom the Michigan Hotel, Motel& Resort Association. Theaward acknowledges years of educationalexcellence and advocacyon behalf of the hospitalitystudents at Northwood and bettermentof the industry. Spauldingis a long-time member of theboard of directors of the MichiganHotel, Motel & Resort Association.LaRissa D. Hollingsworth, ’00,attorney with Rhoades McKee,Grand Rapids,has been namedone of 10“Lawyers of theYear” by LawyersWeekly USA.She was honoredfor her pro bono representationof a prison inmate assaultedby another prisoner hired by aprison guard. The case was featuredin Lawyers Weekly underthe headline “Rookie LawyerWins Rare Prison Abuse Case.”Hollingsworth joined the firm in2003 and practices civil litigation,commercial and businesslitigation and criminal defense.Jeffrey R. Docking, ’83, vice presidentand special assistant to thepresident,Washington &Jefferson College,Washington,PA, hasbeen namedpresident ofAdrian College. Docking joinedWashington & Jefferson in 1999as the dean of students, and laterserved as vice president of studentaffairs. Prior to that heheld positions at Indiana Universityof Pennsylvania andBoston University. He is a memberof numerous professionalorganizations including TheAmerican Association of UniversityProfessors and the Institutefor Global Ethics.Katie Cameron, M.A. ’77, Englishteacher, Eastern HighSchool, Lansing,has receivedthe MichiganUnited ConservationClub’s2004 OutdoorsWoman of theYear Award. Cameron workedon the Millpond Dam restorationproject and helped make theAgate and Bond Falls handicapperaccessible. Cameron is activewith Disabled American Veterans,working to bring them tothe outdoors. A past recipient ofthe Crystal Apple Award, shewas honored as one of the state’stop educators by MetropolitanWoman magazine. She is a LifeMember of the MSUAA.Stan Stein, ’75, M.A. ’80, executivevice president of WeberShandwick, Detroit,has beennamed globalaccount directorfor the agency’sGeneral Motorsaccount. Priorto joining Weber Shandwick in2004, Stein ran his own company,Publicity Group LLC, andbefore that spent 18 years withManning, Selvage & Lee. Previouslyhe was with Anthony M.Franco, Inc., Detroit and PublicomInc., Lansing. Stein is amember of the Public RelationsSociety of America and is a LifeMember of the MSUAA.Patricia Ingraham, M ’65, distinguishedprofessor of publicadministrationat the MaxwellSchool of CitizenshipandPublic Affairs,Syracuse University,has receivedthe 2005 Paul P. VanRiper Award for Excellence andService by the American Societyfor Public Administration. Sheis also senior research associate atthe Alan K. Campbell Public AffairsInstitute and was its foundingdirector. She is a Fellow ofthe National Academy of PublicAdministration and a member ofthe American Political ScienceAssociation. Ingraham has wonnumerous awards for scholarshipand contributions to theprofession.Jim Robinson, ’73, vice presidentof marketing for Farm BureauInsurance,Lansing, hasbeen named executivevicepresident.Robinsonjoined the companyin 1975 holding variousmarketing positions includingmanager of marketing research, aposition he held until 1986. Heserved a two-year term as directorof field communications, beforebeing named director ofmarketing administration in1988. Robinson was promotedto vice president of policyholderservices in 1998 and then to hiscurrent position in 2003.Cheryl M. Gilliam, ’82, projectleader with Kraft Foods, Glenview,IL, has receivedthe 2005Most InfluentialAfrican AmericanDr. MartinLuther King Jr.Award for LakeCounty, IL. Gilliam has workedfor companies such as Johnson& Johnson, General Foods,Heinz USA and Sara Lee. Shedevelops innovative packing solutionsand was named the 2002Enhancers Innovator of the year.She also has six U.S. Patents.Gilliam is very active with theYWCA and has served as vicepresident of the board of directorsfor the YWCA of LakeCounty. At MSU, she was atrack star, and was the first Spartanto win four consecutive BigTen titles. She was inducted intothe MSU Athletics Hall of Famein 2003 and in April 2005, shereceived the Michigan State UniversityScholar Athlete AlumniAward.Ben S. Neuhausen, ’71, partnerand national director of accountingfor BDOSeidman, LLP,Chicago, hasbeen namedchairman of theAccountingStandards ExecutiveCommittee. He has extensiveexperience with financial re-PAGE 46SPRING 2005MSUALUMNIMAGAZINE

porting, and particular knowledgeof accounting for compensationarrangements. Ben is amember of the American Instituteof Certified Public Accountantsand the Illinois CPA Society.John Ishiyama, ’Ph.D. ’92, professorof political science and directorof theRonald E. Mc-Nair program atTruman StateUniversity,Kirksville, MO,has been namedthe 2004 Missouri Professor ofthe Year by the Carnegie Foundation.He received the Governor’sAward for Excellence inTeaching in 2003 and was selectedas one of the 2003 class ofCarnegie Scholars. He is a researchfellow at the University ofKansas Center for Russian andEast European Studies. Ishiyamais a member of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancementof Slavic Studies and theAmerican Political Science Association,among others.Paul C. Clabuesch, ’70, chairman,president and CEO ofThumb NationalBank, Pigeon,MI, has beenelected chairmanof theboard of directorsof FederalHome Loan Bank, Indianapolis,IN. Clabuesch was chairman ofthe Michigan Bankers Associationin 2000 and has chairedmany committees over the years.He is a current member of theMichigan Association of CommunityBankers. Active in civicaffairs, he served 27 years on theScheurer Hospital Board ofTrustees, treasurer of the Michigan4-H Foundation and is amember and past president ofthe Pigeon Rotary Club.Clabuesch is a member of theHannah Society and a LifeMember of the MSUAA.Kenneth W. Langdon, ’99, directorof media relations for BestBuddies Intl.,Boston, hasbeen named seniorpublicist atDisneyland inAnaheim, CA.Prior to his currentposition, Langdon was apublicist at Walt Disney World,Orlando, FL (1999-01), andalso worked for the public relationsfirm, Castle Group,Boston, MA. While at MSU,Langdon was a founding memberof the CNN Student Bureauand also served as the sports anchorfor Focal Point, the weeklycampus news program.Send State’s Stars entries to:MSU Alumni Magazine108 Union BuildingEast Lansing, MI 48824-1029Please include a current photoand biography. All entries subjectto editorial review.ARE YOUMOVING?BE SURE TO TAKE YOURALUMNI MAGAZINE ALONG!E-mail us atmsuaa@msualum.comCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 47

OBITUARIES20sGladys (Hubbard) Bishop, ’25, ofHolland, Dec. 5, 2004, age 103.Helen (Peck) Tenhave, ’26, of Troy,Jan. 23, age 104.Esther (Caruso) Belsito, ’27,of Grand Rapids, formerly ofOwosso, Feb. 14, age 101.Edith (Comstock) Zapf, ’27, ofFrankfort, Feb. 6, age 100.John I. Caruso, ’28, of Owosso,Nov. 29, 2004, age 99.Esther (Sanson) Frank, ’28, ofRomeo, Dec. 5, age 97.Elmer Kirk, ’28, of Arroyo Grandeand Pismo Beach, CA, Jan. 14,age 97.Maxwell A. Goodwin, ’29, 2004Homecoming Parade Grand Marshaland winner of the MSUAA2001 Philanthropist Award, of BattleCreek and Grove City, FL, May11, age 98.30sDorothy (Scavarda) DeRubeis, ’31,of Issaquah, WA, Oct. 2004,age 96.Marian (Sprick) Motcheck, ’31, ofLansing, Dec. 19, 2004, age 96.F. Linton Smith, ’31, of Somerset,Dec. 10, 2004, age 98.Donald E. Mead, ’32, of Sarasota,FL, formerly of Nashville, Dec. 8,2004, age 95.Gertrude Nellis, ’32, of Lansing,Mar. 26, age 94.Kathryn Asmus (Patterson) Artner,’33, of St. Clair Shores, formerlyof Grosse Pointe Woods, Mar. 31,age 94.Gertrude (Raftshol) Christophersen,’33, of Norton Shores,Feb. 27, age 93.Frances (Williams) DeVries, ’33, ofOwosso, Feb. 1, age 93.Newell A. Hart, ’33, of Vassar andFrankenmuth, Feb. 2, age 94.Willis C. Whorley, ’33, of Hillsdale,formerly of Bronson andKokomo, IN, Feb. 9, age 96.John H. Aldinger, ’34, of CocoaBeach, FL, Jan. 10, age 92.Elsie (Horstmyer) Kahres, ’34, ofHolt, Oct. 22, 2004, age 93.Robert L. Leigh, ’34, of GrandRapids, Mar. 14, age 92.Richard Meyer, ’34, of Ann Arbor,Dec. 28, 2004, age 94.Graham J. Terry, ’34, of TraverseCity, Nov. 11, 2004, age 92.Jean (Mansfield) Cobb, ’35, ofElsie, Feb. 6, age 93.Fred N. Blackmore, Sr., ’36, ofSaline, Feb. 12, age 90.Herman J. Lipp, ’36, of Naples, FL,Feb. 15, age 92.Frances (Joy) Bailey, ’37, of Jackson,Feb. 28, age 96.Dallas J. Chapin, ’37, of Palm Harbor,FL, Mar. 19, age 90.Wave (Bowes) Granger, ’37, ofLansing, Feb. 21, age 89.Denzel J. Hankinson, ’37, of Leverett,MA, Dec. 5, 2004, age 89.Taisto “Ty” Kataja, ’37, of Onekama,Jan. 8, age 89.Harold “Hock” Scholtz, ’37, ofWest Olive, Feb. 20, age 92.Borghild “Bobbie” Strom, ’37, M.’51, of Lansing, Feb. 6, age 89.Herbert L. DeKleine, ’38, M ’58, ofHudsonville, Feb. 1, age 95.Marjorie (Davis) Dye, ’38, ofHomer, Jan. 2, age 89.Benita (Core) Smith, ’38, of Lansing,Jan. 3, age 88.Lucy (Tranter) Stickle, ’38, ofScottsdale, AZ, formerly of EastLansing, Jan. 6, age 88.Irma (Shumway) Martinson, ’39, ofTekonsha, Nov. 28, 2004, age 86.William A. Meier, ’39, of Plainwell,formerly of Grand Haven,Jan. 9, age 89.Lewis J. Patterson, ’39, of Shelburne,VT, Jan. 16, age 88.Woodrow A. Yared, ’39, of GrandRapids, Nov. 7, 2004, age 88.40sJohn J. Casavola, ’40, of Sarasota,FL, Nov. 23, 2004, age 88.Dorothy (Fairchild) Ehrenberger,’40, of Interlochen, Sep. 26, 2004,age 86.William Rysberg, ’40, of TraverseCity, formerly of East Lansing,Nov. 30, 2004, age 91.Donald E. Wagner, ’40, ofRochester Hills, Feb. 2.Margaret (Goodell) Ebersole, ’41,of Lansing, Jan. 3, age 86.Charles W. Gardner, ’41, of Alanson,Jan. 9, age 94.Emerson D. Gorton, ’41, of GrandRapids, Feb. 19.Frank L. Guerriero, ’41, of Mason,Feb. 18, age 85.Helen (Ferguson) Henderson, ’41,of Oakhurst, CA, Mar. 25, age 87.Roswell D. Van Deusen, ’41, ofDelton, Jan. 5, age 87.Raymond H. Vorce, ’41, of Ypsilanti,Feb. 26, age 85.Chester “Chet” J Aubuchon,MSU’s first all-american basketballplayer, ’42, M ’50, of Ruskin, FL,Apr. 14, age 88.Shirley (Palmer) Johnson, ’42, ofAdrian, formerly of Dexter, Dec.20, 2004, age 84.Victor P. Saper, ’42, of Sarasota,FL, formerly of Jackson, Mar. 14,age 84.Lawrence E. Schmidt, ’42, DVM’50, of Holland, Dec. 13, age 84.Henry Dunkelberg, ’43, of Okemos,Mar. 2, age 89.Edgar “Granny” W. Granskog, ’43,of Stephenson, Mar. 22, age 93.Phillip G. Hale, ’43, of Williamsburg,VA, formerly of Caledonia,Feb. 19, age 83.Bert N. LaDu, Jr., ’43, of Ann Arbor,Jan. 30, age 84.June (Baldus) McManus, ’43, ofEaton Rapids, Mar. 15, age 79.Wayne N. Wilcox, ’43, of Candler,NC, Jan. 2.Virginia (Lyon) Beem, ’44, of PalmHarbor, FL, Feb. 25, age 82.Doris (Johnson) Neumann, ’44, ofLansing, formerly of Okemos, Feb.18, age 82.Patricia (McLean) Pemberton, ’45,of Lansing, Oct. 11, age 82.Kurt F. Pryzma, ’45, of East Lansing,Mar. 19, age 81.Howard Beyer, ’46, M ’53, of Bangor,Nov. 22, age 84.Robert J. Blett, ’46, of Coopersville,Oct. 14, 2004, age 83.William A. Johnson, ’46, of GrandRapids, Nov. 12, 2004, age 84.Ann (Chevrie) Krause, ’46, of Armada,Mar. 16, age 81.Michael Loncar, ’46, of Milford,Jan. 8, age 87.Donald P. Satchell, ’46, of Carbondale,IL, Mar. 7, age 81.Harriett Cahow, ’47, of Bedford,NH, Dec. 1, 2004, age 78.Lleweellyn “Bud” L. Coulter, ’47,M ’48, of Central Lake, Dec. 11,2004, age 83.Morris Shepherd, ’47, of Gaylord,Nov. 3, 2004, age 82.Carroll K. Streeter, ’47, of GrandRapids, Nov. 19, 2004, age 82.Gordon K. Collins, ’48, M ’53, ofShelby, Dec. 23, 2004, age 81.Carl N. Danielson, ’48, M ’50, ofZeeland, Feb. 15, age 83.Richard W. Green, ’48, of Mason,Dec. 16, age 84.Roland A. Helwig, ’48, of Kalamazoo,Mar. 3, age 82.Alfred O. Niemi, ’48, of SanDiego, formerly of Marquette,Feb. 1, age 89.James F. Nye, ’48, of Lapeer, Jan. 4,age 83.Joyce C. (Coleman) White, ’48, ofPortage, Jan. 22, age 88.George A. Davis, ’49, of SilverSpring, MD, Jul. 13, 2004.Thomas “Bud” L. Doran, ’49, ofAltura, MN, Jan. 29, age 80.Richard S. Dougherty, ’49, of Fenton,Dec. 14, 2004, age 81.Leonard J. Ecker, ’49, of BonitaSprings, FL, formerly of Bay Cityand Linwood, Jan. 8, age 77.John “Ted” T. Ehman, ’49, of Benzonia,Dec. 26, 2004, age 82.Lawrence M. Fagerlund, ’49, ofSouth Haven, Feb. 8, age 82.Dennis Firth, ’49, MLIR ’69, ofBeverly Hills, FL, Oct. 3, 2004, age84.PAGE 48SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

Donald R. Hall, ’49, of Ft. Lauderdale,FL, Nov. 27, 2004, age 79.Henry J. Hudson, ’49, ofFowlerville, Feb. 18, age 86.William H. Kuhlman, DVM ’49,of Northville, Mar. 9, age 80.Norman P. Luker, ’49, of Lane, SD,Oct. 31, age 82.Alexander J. Manzoni, DVM ’49,of Hemlock, Dec. 30, 2004, age76.John “Jack” H. McCabe, ’49, ofFlint, Oct. 16, 2004, age 77.Rolfe E. Moeckel, ’49, of Adrian,Feb. 11, age 80.David C. Nethercot, ’49, of Naples,Mar. 10, age 81.Honor (Stickney) Pollok, ’49, ofKey West, FL, Dec. 17, 2004,age 80.Wayne Purchase, ’49, of Albuquerque,NM, formerly of Kalamazoo,Nov. 12, 2004, age 82.John P. Vogt, ’49, of Kenosha, WI,Mar. 2, age 86.50sEugene R. Aten, Sr., ’50, ofFranklin, WI, Feb. 26, age 76.Robert “Bob” M. Burdick, ’50, ofClarklake, Nov. 13, 2004, age 79.Martina Burlingame, ’50, ofCedar Springs, formerly of GrandRiver, Mar. 27, age 78.Donald D. Edgerle, ’50, of LakeLeelanau, Nov. 17, 2004, age 76.Herbert J. Hamilton, M ’50, ofLansing, Nov. 8, 2004, age 79.Leonard “Len” F. Hoyes, ’50, ofLinden, Feb. 12, age 79.James J. Kulidas, M ’50, of Shorewood,IL, Mar. 15, age 85.Theodore “Ted” H. Ross, ’50, ofCadillac, Mar. 1, age 83.Alvin H. Singer, ’50, of Bay City,Mar. 3, age 76.Michael P. Stinton, ’50, of Midland,Jan. 9, age 80.Everett L. Allison, JD ’51, of CascadeTwp., Feb. 21, age 79.Joanne R. Fox, ’51, of Pawling, NY,Jan. 7, age 75.Ray A. Friend, ’51, of Frankenmuth,Mar. 11, age 79.Robert J. Gauthier, M ’51, Ph.D.’56, of Scottsdale, AZ, Jan. 17,age 81.Claude R. Hastings, ’51, of Lansing,Mar. 3, age 82.M. Loisjean (Kanouse) Moody, ’51,of Palm Desert, CA and Jerome,formerly of Lansing, Mar. 5, age75.Vernon G. Richey, ’51, of GrandLedge, Feb. 5, age 78.James C. Sutherland, ’51, of Saginaw,Feb. 6, age 77.James R. Grant, ’52, of Fort Atkinson,WI, Nov. 8, 2004, age 73.Edward O. Haelterman, DVM ’52,of W. Lafayette, IN, Jan. 9, age 86.James R. Hayes, ’52, of Green Valley,AZ, formerly of Battle Creek,Feb. 28, age 74.Alvin N. Zachrich, M ’52, of Davison,Jan. 27, age 84.Athelene M. Scheid, ’53, of St. Paul,MN, Apr. 3, age 96.Merlin D. Spitsbergen, ’53, ofOakland Twp., Aug. 31, 2004, age77.Richard D. Warren, ’53, of WhiteLake, Nov. 1, 2004, age 74.Carol E. (Buttolph) Bissinger, ’54,of Grand Junction, CO, Aug. 26,2004, age 72.Robert W. Brannum, ’54, ofBoston, MA, Feb. 5, age 78.Barbara C. Czachorski, ’54, ofMilwaukee, WI, Feb. 10, age 72.Florence (Studeman) Kerns, ’54, M’76, of Middleville, Nov. 6, 2004,age 72.Edward J. Langland, ’54, of LincolnPark, Feb. 26, age 73.Winifred “Win” (Anderson)Poundstone, ’54, of Scottsdale, AZ,Feb. 28, age 72.Albert G. Schouten, ’54, ofGrandville, Mar. 10, age 77.William J. Stonebrook, ’54, ofWyoming, Dec. 23, 2004, age 79.James “Jim” C. Wiese, ’54, of Honolulu,HI, Nov. 18, 2004, age 77.Dee W. Barshney, M ’55, of Hudson,Feb. 14, age 87.Howard “Bud” Laviolette, ’55, ofEscanaba, Jan. 4, age 83.Herbert D. Odom, ’55, of Chicago,formerly of Flint, Feb. 5, age 72.Walter B. Abbott, Jr., ’56, M ’58, ofTraverse City, Feb. 12, age 75.Frank H. Benham, ’56, of Laingsburg,Nov. 9, 2004, age 70.Richard W. Brandow, ’56, of Sarasota,FL, formerly of BloomfieldHills, Jan. 30, age 74.Norma (Miner) Fuhrmann, ’56, ofCedar Rapids, IA, formerly of Fremont,Dec. 20, 2004, age 90.Alan M. Bird, ’57, of Columbia,SC, Feb. 16, age 70.Charles Dingler, ’57, of GrandLedge, Nov. 17, 2004, age 75.Vernon E. Hart, ’57, of Charlotte,Dec. 18, 2004, age 74.Marilyn (Lee) Kersul, ’57, of Farmington,Nov. 7, 2004, age 69.Richard E. Manley, ’57, M ’61, ofHoughton Lake, Jan. 14, age 72.Carl S. Bellmer, ’58, of Lansing,formerly of Petoskey, Dec. 26,2004, age 71.William “Bill” Blandford, ’58, ofRockford, Dec. 30, 2004, age 69.Donald D. Bleich, ’58, of TraverseCity, Dec. 1, 2004, age 74.Bryan O. Boring, ’58, of TraverseCity and Lakeland, FL, Jan. 13, age72.Carl W. Ericke, ’58, of Reading,PA, Feb. 23, age 71.Nancy J. (Caris) Kesseler, ’58, ofEast Lansing, Jan. 12, age 68.William J. Leach, ’58, of Dewittand Zephyrhills, FL, Dec. 30,2004, age 68.Donald J. Richards, M ’58, ofBath, Apr. 2, age 84.Elizabeth (Navickas) Schmidt, ’58,of Bradenton, FL, Nov. 27, 2004.Norma (Hansen) von Stuck, ’58, ofLansing, Jan. 16, age 92.Ivan Wait, ’58, of Flushing andAnn Arbor, Mar. 7, age 73.Stuart R. Westerlund, Sr., M ’58,EDD ’63, of The Villages, FL, Nov.6, 2004, age 74.Elizabeth (Stroth) Bright, ’59, ofMcBain, Feb. 6, age 87.William T. Kish, ’59, of WestHaven, CT, Aug. 2, age 74.Karen J. Prescott, ’59, DVM ’61, ofWeston, MA, May 25, 2004.Edward M. Tanenbaum, ’59, ofLansing, Mar. 5, age 68.Gordon L. Townsend, ’59, MBA’81, of Punta Gorda, FL, Mar. 18,age 67.60sJerrold L. Brown, ’60, of Caro,Mar. 16, age 74.Virgil Eisenmann, M ’60, of Blissfield,Mar. 17, age 87.Robert N. Epperson, ’60, founderof the Greater Baltimore AlumniClub in 1990 and former memberof the MSUAA national alumniboard, of Baltimore, MD, Mar. 27.Dick Radatz, ’60, of South Easton,MA, Mar. 16, age 67.Clarice D. (Ward) Chapman, ’61,of Lansing, Jan. 18, age 95.Joseph T. Taormina, ’61, of Naples,FL, formerly of Livonia, Feb. 2, age71.Robert C. Brown, ’62, of Clarkston,Mar. 14, age 64.Paul M. Kapsch, M ’62, of SideLake, Feb. 26, age 68.Erwin W. Karroch, ’62, of Lansing,Feb. 7, age 75.Alice (Morse) Raymond, M ’62, ofAdrian, Feb. 27, age 88.George H. Stewart, M ’62, ofWilliamston, Mar. 8, age 77.Bernita (Rowe) Wheeler, ’62, ofEaton Rapids, formerly ofHoughton Lake, Dec. 18, 2004,age 91.Hoyt D. DeGroot, ’63, of AuburnHills, Mar. 16, age 64.Benjamin E. Hall, ’64, M ’70, ofOkemos, Jan. 7, age 63.Natalie (Whipple) Kreeger, M ’64,Ph.D ’96, of Fowlerville, Feb. 3,age 81.Daven Kreifeldt, ’64, ofWilliamsport, PA, Jan. 31, age 65.Eleanor O’Donovan-Horning, MCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 49

’64, of Bloomfield Hills, Nov. 19,2004, age 94.Edwin “Ed” Retzke, M ’64, ofBridgman, Nov. 9, 2004, age 71.Charles R. Schriner, ’64, of EastChina, Nov. 19, 2004.Wayne H. Tody, Ph.D. ’64, ofLansing, Mar. 23, age 80.Patricia L. (Keklak) Carey, ’65, ofBaltimore, MD, Apr. 3, age 61.Carl E. Cook, ’65, M ’69, of Jackson,Dec. 30, 2004, age 94.Ronald N. Ellis, ’65, of Belleville,Mar. 24.Thomas K. Guthrie, Jr., ’65, ofDelton, Feb. 19, age 63.Lucy Jo Lightfoot, ’65, ofColumbus, OH, formerly ofKalamazoo, Jan. 5, age 61.Linda (Grein) Little, ’65, ofCharlotte, Feb. 15, age 61.Michael Lozowsky, ’65, of TheNetherlands, formerly of Jackson,Nov. 17, 2004, age 61.Richard A. Pariseau, ’65, M ’66, ofHouston, TX, Nov. 4, 2004, age 60.John L. Zimmerman, ’65, of Newberry,Nov. 7, 2004, age 64.Ann (Tuynman) Cooney, ’66, ofDetroit, Dec. 13, 2004.Barry E. Cushing, ’66, Ph.D. ’69, ofSalt Lake City, UT, Mar. 1, age 59.Rhea Gaunt, ’66, MA ’68, ofCresson, PA, Mar. 22, age 61.Jerry Swanton, M ’66, of Oscoda,Jan. 6, age 68.Cheryl “Sherry” (Bowshier)Whalen, ’66, MSW ’78 MA ’68, ofLansing, Mar. 7, age 60.Robert L. Mills, ’67, MS ’79, ofLansing, Jan. 13, age 71.Barbara (Lakin) Sherwood, M ’67,of Berlin Twp., Feb. 24, age 77.Frank “Barry” B. Tisdale, ’67, ofBangor, Nov. 2004, age 60.Diane C. White, ’67, of Big Rapids,Dec. 4, 2004, age 62.Richard “Dick” K. Kenney, ’68, thebarefoot kicker on MSU’s 1965 nationalchampionship football team,of Aiea, HI, Feb. 23, age 59.Roger G. Laninga, ’68, ofWyoming, Mar. 28, age 59.Floyd R. Richards, ’68, of Flint,Feb. 7, age 61.Jo Ann (Watson) Sinclair, Ph.D.’68, of Battle Creek, Jan. 3, age 72.Timothy R. Tupper, ’68, of SantaBarbara, CA, formerly of Bay City,Feb. 1, age 58.Philip VanDam, JD ’68, of Midland,Dec. 11, 2004, age 61.Wesley F. Byloff, ’69, MBA ’71, ofDallas, TX, Nov. 8, 2004, age 57.Kathleen A. O’Dell, ’69, MA ’74,of Waterbury, Feb. 1, age 57.Elizabeth “Betsi” Walton, ’69, ofFreeland, Nov. 10, 2004, age 59.70sMark G. Davis, ’70, of WestBloomfield, Nov. 13, 2004, age 56.Ann E. (Bilsborrow) Ford, ’70, ofUniontown, PA, Feb. 17, age 57.Charyl “Char” (Renwick) Frounfelter,’70, of Burton, Dec. 6, 2004,age 56.Roger F. Lane, MA ’70, of Lansing,Dec. 30, 2004, age 87.Philip J. Wunder, ’70, ofTemperance, Feb. 19, age 57.Thomas L. Bischoff, ’71, ofKalamazoo, Mar. 22, age 56.Donald C. L’Huillier, ’71, ofWilliow, AK, formerly of Sault Ste.Marie, Oct. 18, 2004, age 59.Rachel (Carroll) Ludlow, ’71, ofJackson, Nov. 14, 2004, age 86.Theodore S. Torgeson, ’71, ofLansing, Feb. 2, age 61.Arthur Dudley, MA ’72, ofLansing, Mar. 20, age 82.David C. Hartwig, ’72, ofOkemos, Mar. 16, age 54.Gordon J. Hokonson, ’72, ofCharlotte, Feb. 23, age 58.Charlotte E. King, ’72, of AnnArbor, Nov. 19, 2004, age 54.Michael J. Nofs, ’72, of Caro,Dec. 5, 2004, age 59.Alexander J. Trotman, MBA ’72,former Chairman and CEO ofFord Motor Co., of Dearborn, Apr.25, age 71.Eugene “Keith” Bond, ’74, of Fonddu Lac, WI, Apr. 10, age 63.Barbara H. Gugel, ’74, MSW ’81, ofFrankenmuth, Dec. 9, 2004, age 54.Jane (Eisenmann) Prater, ’74, ofAmes, IA, Jan. 9, age 52.Donald M. Szymczak, ’74, ofHuntsville, AL, Nov. 1, 2004, age53.Thomas M. Craig, ’76, of Okemos,Mar. 18, age 51.Peter “Coach” L. DeFord, ’76,TCRT ’96, of Lansing, Nov. 11,2004, age 52.Janice L. Fenske, ’76, of EastJordan, Mar. 10, age 50.Norma J. Power, ’76, of Dayton,OH, formerly of Owosso, Jan. 13,age 76.Randall W. Russell, ’76, of Novi,Nov. 18, 2004, age 50.Laurel Dickerson, Ph.D. ’77, ofSaratoga, FL, Mar. 11, age 61.Robert H. Engman, ’77, ofDowagiac, Feb. 23, age 54.Paul W. Novoselick, ’77, of N.Muskegon, Jan. 31, age 50.Michael H. Ritter, ’77, MAT ’81,of Blacksburg, VA, formerly ofGrand Ledge, Mar. 9, age 64.David J. Woodford, ’77, of ClintonTwp., Mar. 3, age 50.Harry F. Carswell, ’78, Asst. Directorof the MSU Dept. of StudentLife, of Lansing, Mar. 3, age 49.F. Scott Dawe, ’78, of Ada, Mar. 27,age 51.Bo Heung Lee, MA ’78, of Clarkston,Mar. 25, age 73.Rory M. Shaw, ’79, ’90, of Rosemead,CA, formerly of TraverseCity, Feb. 10, age 47.80sLeslie Eavenson, ’80, of Jonesboro,GA, Feb. 24, age 46.Gary R. Endres, ’80, of Lansing,Dec. 30, 2004, age 59.Cedric L. Hampton, ’80, of Chicago,Jan. 8, age 47.Dirk W. Koning, ’80, of Lowell,Feb. 9, age 48.George P. Alexander, Ph.D. ’81, ofGreensboro, NC, Jan. 20, age 66.Christine L. (Sweet) Cygan, ’83,MLIR ’87, of Bath, Mar. 19, age60.Karen G. Semrau, ’83, of Lansing,Jan. 28, age 44.William R. Aue, MA ’85, of Owosso,Mar. 23, age 59.Deborah (Klinko) Cowell, ’85, ofColumbia, MO, Dec. 24, 2004,age 41.Kathryn Gendzwill, MA ’85, ofSault Ste. Marie, Oct. 28, 2004,age 50.Donald E. Stuby, ’85, ofGrandville, Feb. 9, age 41.Dennis P. Shaltry, ’86, of Saginaw,Dec. 1, 2004, age 48.Kevin C. Ryan, ’87, of Haymarket,VA, Feb. 2, age 41.Jeffrey A. Dickinson, Ph.D. ’88, ofCorona, CA, Jan. 27, age 49.Sandra J. Frassetto, ’88, MA ’95, ofLaingsburg, Apr. 5, age 52.Barry S. Kulick, ’88, of Pontiac,Nov. 29, 2004, age 38.Laura L. Spencer, ’88, of FountainHills, AZ, Nov. 2, 2004, age 39.Steven A. Wurl, ’88, of S. Columbus,IN, Jan. 26, age 38.Marilyn T. Schneider, ’89, of TraverseCity, Apr. 2, age 44.Kristin M. Schott, ’89, of Canton,Nov. 14, 2004, age 34.90sRoger J. Hawkins, ’91, of GrandRapids, formerly of SteamboatSprings, CO, Mar. 19, age 36.Timothy J. Krzeminski, ’91, MPA’94, of Lincoln Park, Feb. 27, age36.Patrick M. O’Rielly, ’91, of LakeOdessa, Feb. 10, age 54.Virginia B. Alio, ’92, of Brooklyn,NY, Sep. 12, 2004, age 33.Joyce “Jo” A. Colby, ’92, of Holt,Feb. 18, age 64.Brian M. Donegan, ’97, of Denver,CO, Feb. 16, age 31.00sSarah R. Gittleman, ’03, of RoyalOak, Dec. 21, 2004, age 23.PAGE 50SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

Kimberly V. Barry, ’04, of Okemos,Mar. 22, age 24.Derek W. Pahl, ’04, of Phoenix,AZ, formerly of Grandville, Jan.18, age 24.Victoria L. (Walter) Patterson, ’05,of Ravenna, Feb. 15, age 21.FacultySheldon Cherney, professor emeritusof educational administrationand former director of the GraduateEducation Overseas Office andOffice of International Extension(1956-92), of Scottsdale, AZ, Jan.9, age 76.Ralph N. Costilow, Ph.D. ’53, professoremeritus of microbiologyand molecular genetics (1953-84),of Tustin, CA, Feb. 13, age 82.Thomas W. Culpepper, M ’50, assoc.professor emeritus of engineering(1947-87), of Lansing, Apr. 10,age 83.Mary L. Jackson, EDS ’75, founderand former director of the MildredB. Erickson Scholarship Fund, ofAsheville, NC, Mar. 15.Subbiah Kannappan, professoremeritus of economics (1961-98),of East Lansing, Jan. 1, age 77.Gill-Chin Lim, endowed professorof Asian Studies in a Global Context,professor of Urban and RegionalPlanning, director of theProgram on Humanistic Globalizationand former dean of InternationalStudies and Programs, ofOkemos, Feb. 9, age 58.George H. Martin, assoc. professoremeritus of mechanical engineering(1955-79), of East Lansing,Mar. 31, age 87.Joseph Meites, professor emeritus ofphysiology (1947-84), of Okemos,Jan. 31, age 91.Dennis M. Payne, MS ’85, Ph.D.’89, assoc. professor emeritus ofcriminal justice (1986-01), of Okemos,Jan. 8, age 71.George W. Russian, associate professorof osteopathic medicine(1980-), of Okemos, Jan 12, age 57.Kwan Wai So, professor emeritusof history (1958-86), of San Diego,CA, Apr. 8, age 85.Robert D. Spence, M ’42, professoremeritus of physics and astronomy(1947-86), of East Lansing, Jan. 5,age 87.Louis F. Twardzik, professor emeritusof park and recreation resources(1960-91), of East Lansing, Jan. 5,age 79.Wilbert E. Wade, M ’48, Ph.D.’52, professor emeritus of naturalscience (1952-83), of Newaygo,Jan. 8, age 82.Lester Wolterink, professor emeritusof physiology (1941-84), ofTraverse City, Feb. 3, age 89.Iraq VeteransCapt. Sean Grimes, ’97, ofAliso Viejo, CA, formerly ofBloomfield Hills, Mar. 4,age 31.1st Lt. Adam M. Malson,’03, of Rochester Hills, Feb.19, age 23.ERRATA☛ On page 32 (Fall 2004), SteveHauser is the brother, not son, ofGreg Hauser. They were part of anMSUAA alumni tour group thatclimbed Mt. Kilimanjaro withfootball coach John L. Smith.☛ Ruth Meredith Farmer, ’50,M. ’77, was incorrectly reported asdeceased (p. 46, Summer 2004).☛ In the Communication Arts& Sciences photo (p. 45, Winter2005), we did not identify JohnZwarensteyn, President/CEO,Gemini Publications. He is thethird person from the left.☛ We reported that Jean L. Campbell,‘50, of Warren, died Apr. 19,2004, age 75, but incorrectly saidNeitzke was her maiden name. Infact she was never married.Advertise inthe MSU Alumni MagazineThe MSU Alumni Magazine is the number one benefit for themore than 46,000 members of the MSU Alumni Association! Getup close and personal with a targeted audience of educated individualswith exceptional buying power and strong lifetime ties to theiralma mater. Or reach an even larger audience with a banner ad onthe MSUAA web site, which has become the homepage of choicefor thousands of MSU alumni and friends worldwide.For more information call (517) 432-1951,or email advertising@msualum.comMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY*Bill BeekmanChairperson* Stella CashVice Chairperson* Ed LieblerSecretary* Greg HauserTreasurerPatrick Alguire* Thomas BennerBeverly Hall BurnsSharon BuursmaWilliam Castanier* Sandra CotterJane DibbernChristopher IamarinoKevin KellyGloria KielbasoKim KittlemanJohn KleinBonnie KnutsonRob MyersMSU Alumni AssociationBoard of DirectorsDavid SauterRobert SnyderWilliam SomervilleYuzo YagiTerry DenbowVice PresidentUniversity RelationsCharles WebbVice PresidentUniversity DevelopmentJeffrey Armstrong,Dean, College ofAgriculture and NaturalResourcesMarietta BabaDean, College ofSocial ScienceMatt WarpinskiPresident, StudentAlumni FoundationKeith A. Williams,Executive DirectorMSU Alumni Association*Denotes Executive CommitteeCLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSUmsualum.comPAGE 51

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONSPARTAN PATHWAYS2005 TRAVEL CATALOGAll dates and prices are subject tochange. Reservations are on a firstcome,first-serve basis. Since theMSUAA partners with other universitiesmany tours fill quickly. It is essentialthat you make your reservationearly to reserve a space on the tour.Village Life in WalesJuly 24-August 1Gohagan & CompanyFrom: $2,520, plus airExperience the rich culture, long historyand natural beauty of Wales onthis leisurely paced program. For sevennights, enjoy the Victorian charmand elegance of the historic ImperialHotel in Llandudno on the coast ofthe Irish Sea while venturing to exploreregional attractions. Highlightsinclude touring the medieval castlesof Conwy and Caernarfon; riding thehistoric West Highland Railwaythrough Snowdonia National Park;viewing the collection of Old Mastersat Penrhyn Castle; strolling throughBodnant Gardens; visiting the historicPlas Newydd manor; and attendinga live performance by a Welshharpist. A full program of presentationsabout Welsh history, culture andliterature, as well as a special “VillageForum” discussion with local residentsabout life in Wales, is also included.Poland - KrakowAn Alumni College programJuly 27 – August 4Alumni Holidays InternationalFrom: $1,745, plus air & V.A.T. taxesWith its soaring towers, fortifiedcastles, and splendid old houses,Krakow is the spiritual capital ofPoland. Krakow’s abundance ofwell-preserved historic buildings,miraculously spared the destructionof both World War I and II, hasearned it the status of a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site. Journey toCzestochowa and view the famousBlack Madonna, the most treasuredreligious icon in all of Poland. Gazeat the magnificent Tatra Mountainsfrom picturesque Zakopane, futuresite of the 2006 Winter Olympics.Make a sobering pilgrimage to infamousAuschwitz or explore thebreathtaking Dunajec Valley on arafting trip, and delve into Malopolska,the country’s most picturesqueand varied region and walk the noblestreets.Village Life in the AlpsAugust 5-13Gohagan & CompanyFrom: $2,120, plus airEnjoy the unrivaled charm and stunningnatural beauty of the Austrian,German, and Italian Alps on thisnew and exclusive program. Whilestaying amidst a magnificent alpinesetting at a four-star, family-ownedtraditional Tyrolean hotel in thequaint town of Igls, experience theregion’s fascinating history and richculture with visits to such landmarksas Mozart’s birthplace at Salzburgand Ludwig II’s fairy-taleNeuschwanstein Castle in Füssen,Germany. Also, see the mysterious5,300-year-old “Iceman” ice mummy,visit a working farm and gain understandingand enjoyment of the regionby attending special culturalpresentations and a village forumdiscussion with local residents.The Canadian RockiesAugust 12-20IntravFrom: $2,995, plus airThis exciting nine-day adventure ofthe Canadian Rockies is an excellentoccasion for learning and discovery.See Chinatown, the brick-pavedroads of Gastown, Robson Street,and Stanley Park. Travel throughtowering peaks and fertile fieldsaboard the Rocky Mountaineer trainen route to Kamloops, for a pleasantovernight stay. Continue by train toAlberta’s Jasper, the largest nationalpark in the Rockies. Delight in oneof the most spectacular drives ofNorth America, following the IcefieldsParkway to lovely Lake Louise,Bannff National Park’s premier attraction.A visit to Yoho NationalPark highlights such sites as historicrailroads, spiral mountainside tunnels,and steep rock faces where goatsroam. Explore Banff, the unquestionedcapital of the Canadian Rockies,during a sightseeing excursion enroute to Calgary.The Danube & the Habsburg EmpireAugust 21-30Gohagan & CompanyFrom: $2,595, plus airFrom the spires of Prague and the castlesof Krakow to the palaces and cathedralsof Vienna, explore the legendarylandmarks of the Habsburg Empireand Central Europe on this exclusivenew luxury travel program. While visitingthe magnificent cities of Prague,Vienna, Budapest, and Krakow, as wellas the historic castles and natural beautyof the Wachau Valley, enjoy accommodationsat Europe’s finest hotelsand aboard the deluxe M.S. AmadeusClassic. In addition, travel betweenKrakow and Budapest will be madeaboard the elegant Majestic Imperator,a faithfully restored reproduction ofEmperor Franz Joseph II’s personalrailroad car. Throughout the program,expert guides will lead the excursionsand tours of central Europe’s most famouspalaces, castles, cathedrals andmuseums.Odyssey to Oxford Sold OutAugust 27-September 10, 2005MSUAA Lifelong EducationFrom: $3,245 plus airLocated in the heart of England, Oxford’shistoric setting will charm youduring your two weeks of lifelonglearning. This outstanding lifelong educationopportunity takes you on arare adventure to Oxford—“city ofdreaming spires” and to the Universityof Oxford, famous as a great center oflearning since the 12th century. OnceEngland’s capital, Oxford is located inthe heart of England just 50 milesnorthwest of London. Explore topicssuch as British archaeology, art, history,theatre, or literature with Oxfordtutors. Field trips include theatre inStratford-upon-Avon, visits to historicsites, and other optional excursions.Call 517-355-4562 for a brochure.Charlemagne’s Dream –Main-Danube Canal and DanubeRiver CruiseAn Alumni College programSeptember 2-10Alumni Holidays InternationalFrom: $2,145, plus air & V.A.T. taxesOnce upon a time, Charlemagnedreamed of connecting the waterwaysof Europe into one vast thoroughfarefrom the North Sea to the Black Sea.The Main-Danube Canal, one of themost impressive engineering feats ofWeb site at www.msualum.com or call (888) 697-2863

all time, was the realization of thisdream and, since September 25,1992, has linked an enchanting worldof fairytale castles and cities steeped intradition. On this exciting journeythrough the heartland of the BavarianAlps and the breathtaking WachauValley, marvel at spectacular naturalbeauty, well-preserved medievalcharm and architectural splendor.Traverse the Main-Danube Canaland the Danube River aboard the elegantM/S Swiss Pearl. Explore historicNuremberg, regal Regensburg, picturesquePassau, the Wachauer townsof Linz, amazing Melk and Dürnsteinand of course classic Vienna.Great Lakes CruiseSeptember 2-12Gohagan & CompanyFrom: $2,895, plus airFrom world-class cities like Torontoand Chicago to the quaint streets ofMackinac Island and stunning beautyof the Michigan and Minnesotashores, experience the rich historyand natural treasures of North America’sGreat Lakes on this exciting new10-night cruise program. While sailingto such fascinating historic sites asSault Sainte Marie, Ontario and takingin the beautiful coastal scenery ofsettings like Gooseberry Falls StatePark, enjoy deluxe accommodations,expertly prepared American cuisine,and the highest levels of personal serviceaboard the M.S. Columbus. Aspecial, optional pre-cruise programin Toronto that includes a city tourand two nights at the landmark FairmontHotel is available.Civilizations of theWestern MediterraneanSeptember 12-22Gohagan & CompanyFrom: $4,495, plus airFor eleven days, experience the richhistory, colorful traditions andold-world charms of the WesternMediterranean on this exciting newcruise itinerary aboard the deluxeM.S. Le Diamant. Begin in Portugal’shistoric capital of Lisbon andcontinue on to the medieval quartersof Cadiz, the Moorish delights ofMalaga and the architectural beautyof Barcelona, including the magnificentPicasso Museum. Enjoy the legendarycoastal cities of Ste andCannes on the French Riviera, beforeconcluding with the jewels ofItaly’s western coast, to explore thelegendary landmarks of Florence,Pisa and Pompeii. A very specialtwo-day pre-tour in Lisbon and/or atwo-day post-tour in Rome that includesprivate visits to the SistineChapel and the Vatican Museum areavailable.Treasures of ChinaSeptember 26-October 10Alumni Holidays InternationalFrom: $5,495 from Los AngelesExperience the magic that hasdrawn travelers to the mysteriousEast for centuries. Begin this journeyin fascinating Beijing to visitTiananmen Square, the ForbiddenCity and the Temple of Heaven.Also see the Ming Tombs and theamazing expanse of the Great Wall.Journey on to explore Xi’an, homeof the remarkable Terra Cotta Warriors.From Chongqing, visit remoteDazu and the 50,000 brilliantlypainted Buddhist stonecarvings discovered there. Aboardthe elegant M/V Yangtze President,cruise the incomparable YangtzeRiver and marvel at the magnificentThree Gorges. Stroll along the famousBund in Shanghai and concludethis Asian odyssey amid thebustling excitement of HongKong—a shopper’s paradise.America’s Last CoastSeptember 27-October 4Clipper Cruise LineFrom: $1,760, plus airExplore the magnificent PacificNorthwest – a destination that appealsto artists, photographers, naturelovers, and all those with a spiritof adventure in their souls abord the138 passenger Yorktown Clipper.Sail among the delightful small islandsof the San Juan Archipelagoand experience Friday Harbor onSan Juan Island, tiny Sucia, and thewildlife refuge of Matia. Watch fororcas and the many species of birdsthat inhabit this area. Visit the famousButchart Gardens in Victoriaand enjoy a day exploring Vancouver.The intimate Yorktown Clippernavigates easily through the Strait ofGeorgia providing an up-close perspectiveof the attributes that givethis region its unique character andcharm.Ireland(Killarney and Kilkenny)September 23-October 1Global HolidaysFrom: $1,749,including airVisit the lush green fields, ruggedmountains and deep blue lakes oftwo of the Emerald Isle’s most charmingcities, Killarney and Kilkenny.This 8-night exceptional value touroffers choices of optional excursionsto the Dingle Peninsula, MuckrossHouse and Gardens, Blarney with avisit to the Blarney Castle and Kinsale,Dublin, the Waterford CrystalFactory, Glendalough and dinner atEdward Langton’s repeatedly recognizedas “Pub of the Year.” Thiscountry with all it’s green and glory issure to leave a lasting impression.Wateways of FranceAn Alumni College programOctober 7-15Alumni Holidays InternationalFrom: $2,345, plus air & V.A.T. taxesSail into the heart of France on thisunforgettable journey aboard theM/S Anacoluthe and enjoy the sightsand sounds of timeless Paris. Strollthe streets of Auvers-sur-Oise, thesmall village that was a magnet toartists such as Pissaro, Cézanne andVan Gogh. Delve into the history ofIle de France, the political axis of thecountry since before the days ofLouis XIV. Marvel at the splendidhalls and gardens of Vaux le Vicomteand Fontainebleau and gain a deeperunderstanding of the forces ofmonarchy and revolution. See thepeaceful glades of Barbizon that inspiredand transformed landscapepainting. Visit Monet’s beloved gardensat Giverny; tour the ancienttown of Sens with its glorious Gothiccathedral; and sample the wares atChablis, one of the most famouswine villages on earth.The Hudson Valley Wine CruiseOctober 12-19Clipper Cruise LineFrom: $2,170, plus airExperience the spectacular HudsonValley wine country on this uniquecruise aboard the 102-passengerNantucket Clipper. Local expertswill enhance the voyage with presentationsand informal talks on the region’sdelectable cuisine and winewhile enjoying the comfort and convenienceof the floating “countryWeb site at www.msualum.com or call (888) 697-2863

inn.” Along the way, enjoy wineryvisits and tastings at the region’s premierestablishments. Additionalhighlights include lunch with acooking demonstration at The CulinaryInstitute of America, and a visitto the Hudson Valley produce farmsand markets.Polar Bear WatchOctober 15-20Natural Habitat AdventuresFrom: $3,295, plus airSee the illustrious polar bear up closeand personal on this trip to the icytundra of Churchill, Manitoba.Churchill, located on Hudson Bay inWestern Canada, serves as base campfor this exciting adventure. View thebears and other wildlife from tundravehicles during two all-day outingswhere wildlife activity is well documented.Natural Habitat’s professionalstaff is known for its memorablewildlife adventures and takes seriouslyits responsibility to protectand preserve the fascinating creaturesand habitats. An optional helicopterexcursion to view the tundra and thebears is available to enjoy.Saxony Cruise on theMagnificent Elbe RiverAn Alumni College programOctober 20-29Alumni Holidays InternationalFrom: $2,145, plus air & V.A.T. taxesBerlin provides the perfect start for aland-and-river journey into one ofEurope’s most majestic and historicregions. Explore this vibrant, hauntingcity, with its echoes of kings, conquerors,tyrants, and statesmen, beforeembarking on a cruise down themighty Elbe River. From your baseaboard the inviting M/S Saxonia, visitsome of the most picturesque and historicallysignificant cities in Germany’sBrandenburg and Saxonyprovinces, including Potsdam—effectivelythe birthplace of modernGermany—and Wittenberg, the epicenterof the Protestant Reformation.Experience the exquisite beauty ofDresden and the charm of Meissen,home of European porcelain making.Sail through enchanting mountainsamid some of the country’s mostbreathtaking scenery. This adventureends in magnificent Prague, the jewelof Eastern Europe that has remainedvirtually unchanged for centuries.In the Wake of Lewis & ClarkOctober 28 – November 3Lindblad Expeditions Sold OutFrom: $1,795, plus airBack for it’s third season, the journeyof the Lewis & Clark expedition isavailable once again to mark the Bicentennialanniversary of the famousexpedition across America. Sail theColumbia and Snake rivers and marvelat Hells Canyon, the ColumbiaRiver Gorge, Fort Clatsop, BonnevilleDam and the Columbia RiverMaritime Museum. Retrace the stepsof two of the most famous Americanadventurers aboard the 70-passengerSea Bird. Zodiac and kayak boats willbe used to transport passengers to thedeepest areas of the rivers and a historianwho is an expert on the voyage ofLewis and Clark will also accompanythe group throughout the program.Note: Passengers must arrange airlinereservations with their local travelagent.Sicily – The Cultural SeasonAn Alumni College programNovember 26-December 5Alumni Holidays InternationalFrom: $1,845, plus air & V.A.T. taxesCradled in a wide bay, Sicily’s bustlingcapital, Palermo, is an extraordinarycultural crossroads and a living reflectionof its rich history. Following inthe footsteps of the Phoenicians,Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines whoonce controlled Sicily, the Arabs cameinto rule and Palermo became a multiculturalmetropolis and the world’ssecond largest city. Explore the island’scultural riches from the ancientarcheological site of the Valley of Temples,to the Allied landing beaches;from medieval Cefalù to charmingCorleone; and from beautiful Bagheriato the magnificent mosaics ofMonreale. Dive into Sicilian cultureand tradition with a hand’s-on lessonin ceramics, antiques restoration, orcooking.MSU Alumni AssociationTravel ProgramsMSU Union, East Lansing, MI48824-1029(517) 355-8314(888) 697-2863(517) 355-5265 - faxEmail- crossreg@msu.eduWebsite - www.msualum.comTravel Opportunitiesfor 2006Look for more information in the summerissue of the MSU Alumni Magazine.Panama CanalJanuary 27-February 7, from: $2,295, plus airMayan Splendor inMexico’s Yucatan PeninsulaFebruary 16-23, from: $1,645, plus airEgyptFebruary 24-March 5, from: $2,540, plus airPatagoniaFebruary 27-March 9, from: $4,298, plus airSouth AmericaMarch 13-26, from: $3,795, plus airBudapest & Prague EscapadeMarch 17-24, from: $1,745, plus airImperial RomeMarch 24-April 1, $1,749, including airChina & BeyondMarch 29-April 10, from: $2,949, plus airVillage Life along theWaterways of Holland & BelgiumApril 7-15, from: $2,195, plus airParisApril 14-22, from: $1,749, including airTreasures of Southern AfricaApril 17-30, from: $4,795, plus airAdriatic RivieraApril 25-May 3, from: TBDKitzbuhelMay 12-20, from: $1,649, including airVillage Life in VeronaMay 14-22, from: $2,495, plus airScotland HighlandsMay 14-22, from: TBDNormandyMay 15-23, from: TBDIslands of AntiquityJune 7-17, from: TBDPoland – KrakowJune 14-22, from: TBDCruising the Baltic Sea& the Norwegian FjordsJune 18-30, from: $4,895, plus airCosta Rica Family AdventureJuly 7-16, from: TBDKenya MigrationAugust 10-20, from: $3,748, plus airIreland – Ennis & KilkennyAugust 29-September 9, from: TBDMajestic Passage on theMosel, Rhine & Neckar RiversSeptember 4-12, from: TBDTreasures of ItalySeptember 8-16, from $1,749, including airProvence & Cote d’AzurSeptember 16-24, from: $1,749, including airPortugal – SintraSeptember 19-27, from: TBDGalapagosOctober 7-16, from: $4,437, plus airThe Black Sea: Voyage of DiscoveryOctober 5-16, from: $3,995, plus airItaly – Sorrento & OrvietoOctober 16-27, from: TBDIn the Wake of Lewis & ClarkOctober 28-Nov. 3, from: $2,243, plus airAmazon VoyageNovember 10-19, from: $2,998, plus air*Please Note: dates and prices are subject to change.Web site at www.msualum.com or call (888) 697-2863

ATTENTION FORMERMSU HOMECOMING COURTMEMBERSWe are looking for past members ofMSU's Homecoming Court to participate inMSU's Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday,October 8, 2005 from noon-3 p.m.If interested, contact Sharon Radtkeat (517) 432-1690 or radtkes@msu.edu.CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 55

LASTINGIMPRESSIONSAP Photo/David J. PhillipA HALO ON IZZO? Actually it’s the basketballrim at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX, whereTom Izzo cut down the net to mark his fourth trip tothe Final Four in the past seven years.PAGE 56SPRING 2005MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

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