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Alumni Center update (Return to top)
Construction progress report: The summer months have allowed progress on the Alumni Center to accelerate. As of July 15, the ballroom floor has been poured, and contractors will be pouring more floors within the next few weeks, mainly in the office tower and meeting areas. The interior masonry has begun, and exterior brickwork should be starting soon. In August, interior walls will be framed up, and the process will begin to install interior plumbing and heating/ventilation/air conditioning. By the time you read this in September, we will begin to see exterior stone, framing for exterior walls – and the roof should even be on the building! The goal, of course, is to have the entire building enclosed by winter.
Watch our progress!
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Donor profile
VISIONS asked Iowa State alumni and emeritus faculty members George and Agatha Huepenbecker Burnet about their decision to make a gift to the ISU Alumni Center.
“Both of us early on became life members of the Alumni Association. And now we’re sustaining life members because we believe in it,” said Agatha. “We think it’s important to stay in touch with our former students and colleagues. We delight in what they’ve accomplished. And we’d like to celebrate that.”
“The Alumni Association really is the lifeblood of the university,” said George.
“I think back to my early years on the faculty and the people I identified with the alumni activities. Red Barron [executive director of the ISUAA from 1932 to 1968] would come over to Chemical Engineering every spring and give an hour-long seminar to our senior class as they were preparing for graduation and employment, and by the end of the hour they could hardly wait to sign up.”
“I think [our support of the Alumni Center] ‘living room’ sort of fits with our association with the alumni of this university,” said Agatha. “Both of us have been very active in Alumni Association events, particularly the ones with the 50-year reunions. We get such joy out of going to those because we’ve been on the campus long enough to know many of the previous faculty members here. When alums come back, they want to talk about their old professors… and we’re likely to have known them! It’s just fun to see alums come back and be so excited about the university campus and so interested in what’s been happening.”
“We’ve both got roots here at the university and in Ames that go down so deep that the idea of moving or settling elsewhere was never an option for us,” George said.
“We’ve been watching that building go up,” Agatha added. “It’s a beautiful spot for it. I think it’s going to be a wonderful addition to the university, and it will mean a lot to alumni.”
George and Agatha Huepenbecker Burnet
Ames, Iowa
Agatha: MS ’56 textiles and clothing; Ph.D. from Ohio State; professor emeritus of textiles and clothing (1956-93)
George: ’48 chemical engineering; PhD ’51
Anson Marston distinguished professor emeritus of chemical engineering (1956-95)
A sample of the Burnets’ ISU and professional involvement
Agatha: Chair of the ISU Department of Textiles and Clothing for 20 years; national president of the American Home Economics Association; national leader in home economics accreditation programs; College of Home Economics representative to the ISUAA Board of Directors; member of Iowa State’s first strategic planning committee
George: Interim dean of the ISU College of Engineering; associate dean for outreach and external affairs of the College of Engineering; national president of the American Society for Engineering Education; chair of national engineering accreditation committee
Both: Members of the Alumni Achievement Fund; life and sustaining life members of the ISUAA; served on ISU fundraising campaigns “Partnership for Prominence” and “Campaign Destiny;” volun-teers and participants in Alumni Days reunions
Children: With his first wife, who passed away in 1993, George had six children, four of whom graduated from Iowa State; they have 13 grandchildren.
About the Burnets’ Alumni Center gift: The Alumni Living Room, the prominent, official welcoming space located on the second level of the Alumni Center.
Gift-giving and naming opportunities update
Alumni and friends have two categories (gift-level giving and naming opportunities) to choose from to make gifts to the Iowa State University Alumni Center project. The gifting categories and update on named spaces and remaining naming opportunities are as follows:
Giving Level Amount
Bells of Iowa State $5 million and above
True and Valiant $1 million - $4.9 million
Spirits Great $500,000-$999,999
Dear Alma Mater $250,000-$499,999
Love and Loyalty $100,000-$249,999
Ringing in the Hearts $50,000-$99,999
Crown a Golden Melody $25,000-$49,999
For Thy Throne $10,000-$24,999
Green Hills $5,000 - $9,999
Fight for Iowa State Under $5,000
Alumni Center Naming Opportunities
THIRD FLOOR
Executive Board Room, Roy & Sandy Uelner
Executive Lobby, James & Gayle Boyd
Alumni Library/Memorabilia Room, Glen & Mary Jo Mente
President’s Suite, Bill & Judy Hoefle
East Lounge, ISU Family of the Year Society
Executive Reception Area, Dave & Sharon Juon
Alumni Library/Memorabilia Room Fireplace, Norm & Erma Skadburg
Travel & Alumni Services Office, Martha Anderson
Executive Conference Room, Named
Hall of Alumni Leadership, $125,000
College for Seniors Office, Pending
Vice President’s Office, Dick & Marilyn Pecaut (in memory of Dorothy Kent Pecaut)
Director of Finance’s Office, $25,000
SECOND FLOOR
Alumni Ballroom, Roy & Bobbi Reiman Family
Hall of Inspiration, Al & Ann Jennings
Cy’s Pub & Parlor, Jon Fleming
Grand Staircase (int.) / Historic MU Doors, Jim & Judy Hopson
Hall of ISU Patents and Inventions, Richard & Marijo Marshall (in honor of Janet L. Marshall)
Alumni Living Room, George & Agatha Burnet
Staff Break Room, Gerald & Carol Hunter
Alumni Living Room Fireplace, Craig & Michelle Mahoney
Alumni Ballroom Fireplace, Scott & Mary Braucht
Communication Production Room, $50,000
Executive Reception Area, Norm & Joyce Farrington
Director of Membership and Marketing’s Office, $25,000
Chief Communications Officer’s Office, $25,000
Catering Kitchen, Joann & Charles Frederiksen
FIRST FLOOR
Student Alumni Leadership Council Suite, $150,000
Multi-purpose Conference Room, $100,000
General Production Room, $75,000
East Foyer, Robert O. & Barbara Eddy
Hall of Student Organizations, $50,000
Director of Outreach & Events’ Office, $25,000
Director of Student Programs’ Office, Todd Swanson
EXTERIOR SPACES
East Terrace, Anonymous
West Plaza & Alumni Gardens, $500,000
East Plaza & Grand Staircase, $350,000
East Gardens (includes flagpoles), $125,000
Covered Dropoff (west entrance), $50,000
SPECIAL GIFTS
Cy Sculpture, Jean & Michael Steffenson
Christian Petersen Photo Collage, Don Jordahl
Additional Alumni Center donors as of July 31, 2007
Annette Ackerson-Waldorf and Randy Waldorf
Roseva Albertson
Elizabeth and J. Alan Albright
Ken Allbaugh
Anne and James Almquist
Bob Anderson
Carol Anderson
Wendy and James Anderson
Anoynomous (3 gifts)
Marlene and Paul Armbrecht
Peg Armstrong-Gustafson and Gregory Gustafson
Mary Aspengren
Joan and John Axel
Evolue and Rodd Baxter
Rachel and Robert Beatty
Irene Beavers
Janet and Craig Beer
Vicki and Benjamin Biller
Mark Bohner
Jinita and Douglas Boyd
Janice and Jeffrey Breitman
Linda and Willis “Bill” Bywater
Virginia Clark
Janice and Timothy Coble
Barbara Correll
Jack and Dilla Cosgrove
Amy and Steven Cox
Jolene and C. Peter Crawford
Kathryn and John Crawford
Ruth and Daniel Crawford
Russell Crawford
Sarah and Lawrence Crawford
Lucille and Robert Crom
Janice Cross
Jeanne and Kevin Drury
Kay and John Dunn
Julie and Dennis Earhart
East Central Iowa Charitable Trust
Alma and Loren Elliott
Joyce and David Emmert
Janet and Thomas Erickson
Barbara and Craig Foss
Marcia and Harvey Freese
Lucy Futrell
Martha Lagomarcino Gleason
and Thomas Gleason
Sandra and Allen Glenn
Golden K Kiwanis Club of Des Moines
Betty and Richard Grant
Yvonne and Don Greiman
Wendlyn and Timothy Haight
Pamela and Ronald Hallenbeck
Paige and Brian Hamilton
Donald Hanson *
Kathryn and Craig Harris
Elizabeth and Randall Hertz
Anne and Charles Hesse
Monica and H. Clifford Hinkhouse
Susan and Jack Huff
Christine and Gary Hunziker
Gwen and Gerald Johnson
Peggy and Jeffery Johnson
Kane Company, P.C
Barbara and Henry Kinney
Marcia Klindt
Lois Kreofsky and W.A. Kreofsky
Martha and Phil Krone
Darlene and Melvin Larsen
Julie and John Larson
Pamela and Jeffrey Larson
Connie Cher and Choy Leow
Elisabeth and Brian Levine
Rhonda and L. Kim Lloyd
Cheryl and David Lowe
Martha Mangas
Stee Maxwell
Maxwell Farm
Adele and Kenneth Mikesell
Michelle and Steve Mores
Eleanor Munger
Charlotte and Donald Neumann
Margaret and Wayne Northey
Elaine and Charles Notis
Barbara and Charles Oldham
Frankee and James Oleson
Penny and Scott Olson
Barbara and Les Omotani
Bonnie and David Orth
Peggy and Frank Parks
Nancy and James Pellett
Debra and Ken Portsche
Nancy and Douglas Pringnitz
Peggy and Thomas Radio
Nancy and Harold Rathert
Residential Funding Corp.
Luetta and Lester Rhodes
Carolyn Ringgenberg *
Kay Runge
Leslie and Dan Saftig
Mary and Verne Simson
Delores Skinner
Shirley and Richard Snyder
Beverly Soshea
Meg and Vaughn Speer
Marcia and Steven Stahly
Chelon Stanzel
Cheryl and Stephen Stefani
Jennifer and Brent Swanson
Deborah Tharnish and Nicholas Roby
Kristyn and Kurt Tjaden
Ruby and Ramon Trice
Elaine and Ed Tubbs
Myrna and Alan Tubbs
Lori and Dwayne Vande Krol
Sara and Craig Vander Leest
Dorothy and Merlyn Vander Leest
David and Sally Van Wert
Lois and Robert Vohs
Walker Acres, Ltd.
Janice and Marvin Walter
Lori and Douglas Wenzel
Cheri and Jeffrey Whiton
Michele and Steven Whitty
Nancy and James Wong
Terrill and Dianne Wycoff
Carolyn and Donald Zuck
Mary and James Zych
Additional gifting opportunities
If you wish to consider making a financial gift or a gift-in-kind toward one of these items needed for the ISU Alumni Center, please contact Jeff Johnson, president, ISU Alumni Association, 877-ISU-ALUM (jjohnson@alumni.iastate.edu).
• Piano
• Podium
• Flat screen plasma televisions and/or kiosks (9, four different sizes)
• A/V equipment
• Antique area rugs, large
• Any books written by or about Iowa State or Iowa Staters
• Display cases (4)
• Video projector and lens
• Document camera
• VCR/DVD (9)
• Audio system
Gifts to this project are tax-deductible, count toward one’s total lifetime giving to the university and in the university’s current comprehensive campaign, and qualify or support one’s membership in the Order of the Knoll. For more information on making a gift to the ISU Alumni Center, contact: Dan Saftig, president, ISU Foundation (dsaftig@iastate.edu); Colleen Rogers, associate director of development, 515-294-7272 (Colleen.Rogers@foundation.iastate.edu); or Jeff Johnson, president, ISU Alumni Association, 877-ISU-ALUM (jjohnson@alumni.iastate.edu).
Loyalty and membership go hand-in-hand (Return to top)
Dear Members:
Eight years ago when I came to Iowa State, I found an alumni organization that was extremely humble, highly achieving, and a solid example of excellence on many fronts – but not necessarily telling its story to the fullest and reaching heights it was worthy of achieving. This humility is an endearing quality. It actually defines what it means to be an Iowan, and it is also deeply rooted in our institution’s long-standing commitment to its land-grant heritage. Your Alumni Association staff and board are not just spectators to and communicators of Iowa State’s achievements and opportunities: We are goal-oriented and focused squarely on helping Iowa State and Iowa Staters live up to their full potentials.
I knew Iowa Staters were loyal, but Association membership numbers did not reflect that reality. So a few years ago, the Alumni Association embarked on a membership campaign to better align loyalty with membership. This campaign also aspired to move Iowa State’s membership ranking to No. 2 in the Big 12 . You know the results: We reached our goal of 50,000 dues-paying members and that No. 2 ranking! I truly believe that loyalty and Association membership go hand-in-hand.
Here are four phrases I hear often from alumni, students, and friends of Iowa State:
- I am proud to be an Iowa Stater.
- I’m a loyal Cyclone.
- I bleed Cardinal and Gold.
- My family’s legacy with Iowa State goes back X generations.
Hearing these phrases over and over, my personal goal, and the goal of your Association board and staff, is to do one thing over the next few years: Move your Association to the top membership spot in the Big 12 Conference. What will that require? What will it mean? It means we need to grow to 75,000 members. We will do this strategically and in the right way. Please know by kicking off our second membership campaign this fall to grow to 55,000 members by 2010, we will not badger folks to join, but we will be persistent. Second, we want membership to be meaningful, not just numbers. So we need you, our current members, to be active, highly communicative and honest with us. We want you to let us know what you think about the direction Iowa State is going, express your concerns and your congratulations, and ensure Iowa State is positioned for excellence for years to come. The relationship and partnership you have with this university is for life. And a strong alumni association positioned with an excellent university means your degree increases in value and great faculty and students remain attracted to Iowa State.
Now, here’s the ask:
1. Please, if you are an annual member, keep renewing your membership, or consider up-grading to a life membership. You are very important to Iowa State! And your membership will help us maintain our current ranking.
2. Ask yourself: Are all the members of my family, who graduated from Iowa State, members? If not, please urge them to transition their loyalty to membership. I’ll bet they have said one or all of the four phrases I listed earlier.
3. Now here is the big one: Every member sign up one member. Just think about what this would do. We could jump overnight from 50,000 to 100,000 members. After you picked me up off the floor, I would join with you in celebration! I really have a dream that this will happen.
In closing, I want you to know that the names of all current Alumni Association members will be listed in the new ISU Alumni Center, which is scheduled to open next spring and be dedicated at Homecoming 2008. I really want to see your name and the names of all of your family members listed, as well as your friends and co-workers. Get them signed up…today!
Thanks for doing your part and saying YES to this very realistic, achievable challenge.
Yours for Iowa State,
Jeff Johnson
President, ISU Alumni Association
76th Annual Honors & Awards Ceremony (Return to top)
ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Alumni Medal
Steven F. Mores**
’67 science jrnlsm
Pres./co-publisher, Tribune Newspapers, Inc.
Harlan, Iowa
Alumni Merit Award
Presented by the
ISU Alumni Association
Club of Chicago
Judith Goetsch Brandlin**
’64 modern lang Founder/pres., Stone Soup
Child Care Programs
Los Angeles, Calif.
Eric J. Hentges
PhD ’84 animal nutruition
Exec. dir., Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion, U.S. Dept. of Ag.
Annandale, Va.
James A. Hopson Alumni Volunteer Award
Dan Etler **
and Theresa
Uchytil-Etler **
Dan: ’95 finance
Program leader,
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Theresa: ’98 speech comm Professional sales rep., Johnson and Johnson, Shawnee, Kan.
John Ringkob**
’97 ag business
Partner, Dasco, Inc.
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Impact Award
Elizabeth Cole Beck **
’74 history; MA ’77
Interim exec. dir., National Collegiate Honors Council
Ames, Iowa
Robert C. Brown
Bergles Professor in
Thermal Science; Dir.,
ISU Office of Biorenewables
Ames, Iowa
Lyle and Nancy Campbell** Lyle: ’66 ag bus
Chairman of the Board, Legacy Bank, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Vamsi Chadalavada
MS ’91 elec engr; PhD ’94
Senior VP, ISO New England
Simbury, Conn.
Dawn K. Gentsch*
’91 comm health ed
Coordinator special projects, Univ. of Iowa College of Public Health, Inst. for Public Health Practice
Des Moines, Iowa
Deeia M. Topp**
’90 int design
Pres./owner/designer, Deeia M. Topp Interiors, Inc.; pres./owner, Commitment Line Apparel, Inc.; VP/owner, DMT Group, Inc.
Sarasota, Fla.
National Service Award
Craig E.** and Janet H. Beer**
Craig: ’50 ag engr; MS ’57; PhD ’62
Retired ISU prof.
of ag engr
Ames, Iowa
ISU Award for Superior Service to Alumni
NOTE: This award is presented at the
ISU Fall Convocation, Sept. 10, 3:15 p.m.,
Memorial Union Sun Room
Michael R. Crum ISU prof. of logistics and
supply chain mgmt; assoc.
dean for grad. programs
Ames, Iowa
COLLEGE AWARDS
AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
Floyd Andre Award
Terry EuClaire Meyer**
PhD ’87 mole, cell & dev bio ;
PhD ’87 bio chem & bio phys
Program mgr., Pioneer Hi-Bred,
a DuPont company
Urbandale, Iowa
George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award
Duane C. Acker**
’52 an sci; MS ’53 animal nutr
Retired asst. sec. for sci. & ed.,
USDA; president emeritus,
Kansas State Univ.
Atlantic, Iowa
Henry A. Wallace Award
Harlan D. Ritchie**
’57 animal & dairy sci
Dist. prof. emeritus, Dept. of Animal Science, Michigan State Univ.
Okemos, Mich.
BUSINESS
Citation of Achievement
Laura I. Beller
’76 indust admin
Venture capitalist, Meritage
Private Equity Funds
Parker, Colo.
Walter W. Smith**
’69 indust admin
Chair/CEO, Thombert, Inc.;
Chair/CEO, ITWC Polyurethane
Newton, Iowa
John D. DeVries Service Award
Craig A. Petermeier*
’78 indust admin
Co-founder/president/CEO,
Jacobson Companies
Mingo, Iowa
DESIGN
Christian Petersen Design Award
William D. Chilton**
’76 architecture
Co-founder/principal,
Pickard Chilton Architects, Inc.
New Haven, Conn.
Jon Pickard**
’76 architecture
Co-founder/principal,
Pickard Chilton Architects, Inc.
New Haven, Conn.
Design Achievement Award
Brian E. Clark
’87 land arch
Sr. principal/pres., Brian Clark & Assoc., Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa
ENGINEERING
Marston Medal
John D. “Jack” Cosgrove**
’56 elec engr
Retired pres./CEO, Rockwell Collins
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Professional Achievement
Citation in Engineering
Timothy J. Anderson
’73 chem engr
Prof. & assoc. dean for research
and grad. prog., College of Engr.,
Univ. of Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
Mark E. Law**
’81 comp engr
Professor & chair, Dept. of
Elec. Engr., and Comp. Science
Univ. of Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
David J. Lilja
’81 comp engr
Prof. & head, Dept. of Elec. and
Comp. Engr., Univ. of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minn.
Peter V. Loeppert
’74 elec engr & ’74 comp sci
VP for research & development,
Knowles Acoustics
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
HUMAN SCIENCES
Alumni Achievement Award
Alan S. Cureton
PhD ’89 prof stds
President, Northwestern College
St. Paul, Minn.
Outstanding Young
Professional Award
Christopher A. Russell*
’93 math; MS ’96 math;
PhD ’00 ldrship & pol stds
Chief academic officer, Iowa
Valley Comm. College District
West Des Moines, Iowa
Helen LeBaron Hilton Award
Keecha Harris
’96 dietetics
Consultant; maternal & child health; adjunct prof., Dept. of Nutr. Sci.,
Univ. of Alabama; pres., Keecha
Harris & Assoc., Inc.
Sterrett, Ala.
Virgil S. Lagomarcino
Laureate Award
Kent L. Koppelman
PhD ’79 education
Emeritus faculty, Dept. of Ed. Stds.,
Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, Wis.
Wanda E. Woods Everage*
MS ’80 ed admin; PhD ’99 higher ed
Vice provost for stu. affairs & acad. excellence, Drake University
Ankeny, Iowa
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
Citation of Merit
Burton Christensen
’52 chemistry
Consultant; retired senior VP, Merck
Henderson, Nev.
Richard Matzke*
’59 geology
Pres., NESW Solutions; retired vice chair., board of dir., Chevron Corp.
Alamo, Calif.
John V. Atanasoff Research
& Discovery Award
Darleane Hoffman**
’48 chemistry; PhD ’51
Grad. school prof., University of California Berkeley; scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Lab.
Oakland, Calif.
Dean’s Arts and Humanities Award
M. Burton Drexler*
Retired ISU prof. of theatre
Ames, Iowa
Distinguished Service Award
Carol Campbell Elliott**
’72 political science
Retired vice commander,
Air Intelligence Agency, U.S. Air Force
Gallatin Gateway, Mont.
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Stange Award for
Meritorius Service
Norman E. Hutton**
DVM ’66; ’69 comp sci
Retired assoc. dean, Oregon State Univ.
Meridian, Idaho
George W. Beran*
DVM ’54
Retired ISU dist. prof. of vet. med.
Ames, Iowa
Eugene Ver Steeg*
DVM ’66
Owner, Sunnycrest, Inc.
Inwood, Iowa
YOU ARE INVITED!
Awards will be presented at the 76th Annual Honors & Awards Ceremony, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 during Homecoming 2007.
Location: Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building
Dessert reception to follow the awards ceremony. The event is sponsored by the ISU Alumni Association and is open to the public. For more information, go to http://www.isualum.org/services/awards.
Alumni Association announces three new programs (Return to top)
In recent months, the ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors approved the creation or transition of three new programs:
The Young Alumni Council was recently created to engage and maintain relationships with graduates of the past 10 years. The council, in its inaugural year, consists of 14 young alumni from all across the country and two current students. Targeting alumni
immediately after graduation will lead to a stronger tie to Iowa State and the Alumni Association. Young alumni will be the key to future volunteerism, membership, enrollment, and advance-ment at Iowa State. With this council, the ISUAA hopes to incor-porate a “young alumni” emphasis in current and future events.
A mainstay of Iowa State, the ISU Retirees Association is now a program of the Alumni Association. Retirees, spouses, and surviving spouses of retirees meet monthly for social and educational programs, in addition to spring and holiday events. The annual Memorial Day Ceremony, ISU Cemetery, and the ISU Diplomats program are also responsibilities of the Retirees Association.
Since 1993, Iowa State’s College for Seniors has provided a program of life-long learning for all persons “age 50 and better” who have the desire to continue to expand their knowledge. Students travel from across the state of Iowa to attend fall, winter, and spring courses taught by current and retired faculty and others with expertise in the respective courses. The Alumni Association took over administrative responsibility for the program last year.
Connect with ISU alumni (Return to top)
Are you missing old friends? Want to connect with Iowa Staters in your area? Here are just a few ways to connect with other alumni:
- Clubs Find a club in your area by logging on to www.isualum.org/clubs. Or call Cory Hanson at 1-877-ISU-ALUM.
- Special Interest Societies Were you part of an organization as a student? Are you interested in reconnecting with alumni who share your interests? Alumni who participated in specific activities or shared similar characteristics or interests while attending ISU now have the opportunity to form Special Interest Societies. Currently established societies include Alumni Band, VEISHEA, Iowa State Daily, Entrepreneurs, Greenlee School, Cardinal Key and Mortar Board, and Oak-Elm Hall. For information, contact Julie Larson at jlarson@alumni.iastate.edu or go to www.isualum.org/societies
- Reunions In addition to Alumni Days (May 15-17 next year), special reunions are held during Homecoming. For information, contact Julie Larson at jlarson@alumni.iastate.edu or go to www.isualum.org/reunions