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VISIONS
Editor: Carole Gieseke
Associate Editor: Kate Bruns
Photography: Jim Heemstra
Print Design: Designgrid, LLC
Web Design: Kate Bruns
Editorial Assistant: AshLea Anderson

VISIONS is published in January, April, July, and September for members of the Iowa State University Alumni Association, Fisher-Nickell Hall, 214 Richardson Court, Ames, Iowa 50011-1370 or e-mail alumni@iastate.edu. Copyright 2005 by the ISU Alumni Association, Jeffery W. Johnson, president and publisher.

IN THIS ISSUE

Cover Story
Good Chemistry: A look at the very cool, not-so-scary, downright amazing Chemistry Department at Iowa State

An Exemplary Leader
On the occasion of Gregory Geoffroy's fifth anniversary as president of ISU, we take a look at the successes, the challenges, and the future of Iowa State

Special Olympics USA National Games
The Games in Ames soar and score

Alumni Days 2006
A look back for the Class of 1956

Alumni Profile | By Carole Gieseke
M.K. Hurd: the reigning queen of concrete

Alumni Profile | By Kate Bruns
Michael Falk: Major wager

Departments:
Getting Started | By Carole Gieseke
Boys & girls, math & science

Letters
Letters to the Editor

Around Campus
Aggressive expansion plan approved for athletics facilities...Banners and murals, oh my...See more in the C6...How to carve the perfect jack-o-lantern....Bio-this, Bio-that....farm facts...new student dining options

Association News
Building for tomorrow...Alumni Center Update...Continue the Legacy on Sept. 29

Giving | By Kim Davis
Building on academic strengths: Iowa State's Campus Infrastructure Cultivates Success

Sports | By Kate Bruns
In sharp focus: ISU's volleyball team knows now more than ever what it wants and how to get it