Iowa State University Alumni Association| online edition | winter 2007

WINTER 2007
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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 | By Carole Gieseke and Samantha Beres
The power of one: ISU President Gregory Geoffroy has said, "Faculty are the heart of everything, and the excellence of the institution will rise and fall with the excellence of the faculty." With 10 essays written by alumni and professors

Cover Story Web-Only Bonus Feature: "The Professor Who Changed My Life" Bonus Alumni Essays

Time to celebrate
Iowa State will celebrate its sesquicentennial year, beginning with a kickoff celebration during VEISHEA on April 21, n 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

Departments:
Getting Started | By Carole Gieseke
Teacher appreciation

Letters
Letters to the Editor

Around Campus
Elizabeth Hoffman is ISU's new provost...Gene Chizik is ISU's new head football coach...College of Vet Med breaks ground on new teaching hospital...ISU competes for BP biofuels research lab...Alumni Days Reunion 2007...People in the News...Gifts and Grants

Association News
An update on the ISU Alumni Center...and top awards are announced for ISU's distinguished awards celebration in April

Giving | By Ann Wilson
Endowments help attract and retain the best faculty

Sports | By Kate Bruns
ISU basketball legend Fred Hoiberg starts a new life off the court