Graduating from University High School in 1989, Grant Anderson was a proud, ambi-tious alum determined to make his dreams of working in Hollywood come true.

“Even at U-High, I always had the itch to move to Hollywood. I remember being called into the counselor’s office at U-High and being told I had been accepted into University of California in Santa Barbara,” Anderson said. “Sitting in 10 feet of snow in the winter, the counselor pulled out the acceptance letter, and on the cover was a picture of campus beach, and I said ‘I am definitely going there.’”

And he did, receiving a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and film.

“I always had two interests: entertainment and computers. So I took my computer engineering classes for my major and all of the other classes I could possibly take were in film,” Anderson said. “At the time people thought that was a really odd combination, but now it seems perfectly reasonable.”

Anderson began his professional career as a senior software engineer with Apple Computer, supporting the company’s key multimedia technologies. His next profes-sional step started Anderson’s Hollywood career. He became technical director at Digital Domain, where he worked on Jim

Cameron’s Academy Award-winning visual effects team for Titanic.

“I call Titanic my boot camp because it was still, to this day, the hardest movie I have ever worked on,” Anderson said. “It was my first big film, and it was an enor-mous success.”

Following his Digital Domain days, Anderson served as a technical director at Walt Disney Animation Studios. There he worked as a lighter and compositor on Walt Disney’s Dinosaur.

From there Anderson was a producer with Spider-Man creator, Stan Lee, at Stan Lee Media. He initiated creation of the company’s 3D studio to deliver advanced 3D interactive entertainment. Anderson used his talent and knowledge to develop new forms of media, bringing together the Internet, film, and television.

Gaining from that experience, Anderson was ready for a senior CG supervisor posi-tion for Sony Pictures Imageworks. There he served as the stereoscopic 3D supervisor on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Beowulf. He was CG supervisor on Spider-Man 3 and the Academy Award-winning Spider-Man 2 as well. His other credits include lighter and compositor on several big box office films: the Academy Award-winning short The Chubb Chubbs, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Early Bloomer, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, The Haunted Mansion, Aviator, The Matrix Reloaded, and Spider-Man.

“Working with Stan Lee on the Spider-Man films was a great moment for me. I remember being a kid, growing up in Heyworth at the time, and listening to Stan Lee narrate the Spider-Man comic. So working with him was huge for me,” Anderson said.

His resume also includes serving as exec-utive director and stereoscopic supervisor for Sony Pictures 3D Technology Center. He was the expert of 3D stereography, teaching the theory and application of shooting high quality 3D to motion pic-ture industry professionals. Most recently he served as stereoscopic supervisor on Columbia Pictures’ The Green Hornet and Sony Screen Gem’s Planet B-Boy: Battle of the Year.

Anderson is now president and chief creative officer of Creative Monster Productions, which he cofounded in 2007 and has since nurtured into an award-winning commercial, film, television, and multimedia production company.

“Previously we were a commercial pro-duction company, but our goal was always to move into film,” Anderson said. “The whole idea of Creative Monster, and the reason I wanted to start it with my business partner, was because we really wanted to maximize creativity. But we also wanted to own the content.”

Anderson has several films in develop-ment, including one based on telling the Shirley Chisholm story, as well as North Pole. He actually traveled to the North Pole to serve as visual effects supervisor in order to capture 360-degree panorama shots for the film.

Such adventures have made the journey from U-High to Hollywood rewarding for Anderson, who has solid advice for recent graduates looking to chase their dreams.

“Just do it. Don’t listen to anybody else. If you really have a dream and something you love, go do it,” he said, “Really find a way to combine your interests, and do something that you really love to do.”

Alumni Newsletter

For alumni and friends of

University High School,

College of Education,

Illinois State University

Vol. 19 No. 2 Fall 2014

University High alum thrives in Hollywood career by Jennifer Beemer

PioneerThe

Alumni Newsletter

Volume 19 Number 2, Fall 2014Published semiannuallyIllinois State UniversityUniversity High SchoolCampus Box 7100Normal, IL 61790-7100

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University High School Alumni AssociationIllinois State UniversityCampus Box 7100Normal, IL 61790-7100(309) 438-8346Website: UHigh.IllinoisState.eduEmail: UHighAlumni@IllinoisState.eduFacebook: We Are One: U-High Pioneers

Board members President Dave Martin ’83

President-elect Ryan Scritchlow ’01

Past president Shelley Livingston ’81

Secretary Diane Davis Black ’79

Alumni relations coordinators Barbara Lichty Blunk ’53 Cory Roop ’92 Eric Schlipf ’96

Awards committee chair Dave Auth ’85

Homecoming chairs Dianne Deavers Siverly ’81 Dana Greskowiac Alvarez ’98

Historian Dixie Smith Lewis ’64

Newsletter editor Kathy Coyle Murdoch ’81

Website coordinator open

At-large board members Ann Fairbairn Gullixon ’84 Tom Ocheltree ’89 Pete Pontius ’88 Whitney Thomas ’04

Alumni board advisors Yvonne Maxey Hougham ’46

Awards committee members David Auth ’85, chair Kris Albert Burke ’79 Mary Ann Cullen ’87 Becky Roderick Ehredt ’73 Mark Messman ’83 Steve Mower ’62 Kristin Walker ’08 Frank Weiting ’57

Board consultantsSuperintendent, Laboratory SchoolsJeff Hill

Assistant Principal, University High SchoolAndrea Markert

Senior director of DevelopmentLiz Adams

Associate director of DevelopmentWilma Bates

Class of 1946LUNCHEON AT JIM’S STEAKHOUSENoon the second Wednesday of each month

Class of 1947BREAKFAST9 a.m. every fourth Tuesday at CJ’s Restaurant in Bloomington.

Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School (ISSCS)Icebreaker at Eastland Suites 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 12.Reunion at ISSCS grounds at noon Sept. 13.Contacts: Bernie Latta ’60 at (309) 829-1991 or (309) 261-4297 or bern1207@aol.comDebbie Burt Macchiaroli ’73 at (773) 775-4272 or debbiemacchiaroli@hotmail.com

Class of 1969ANNUAL HOLIDAY REUNIONDecember 24, 2014Lunch at the Grand Cafe in downtown BloomingtonContact: Karen Mercier Cruisis at (309) 662-8909 or karen@stametdp.com

Class of 197440-YEAR REUNIONContacts: Shan Hicks at sh56@live.comMarc Boon at (309) 963-4590 or boonatnoon@yahoo.com

Class of 197935-YEAR REUNIONSeptember 26 and 27, 2014Contact: Kris Albert Burke at (309) 824-2005 or katekel87@yahoo.com

Class of 198430-YEAR REUNIONSeptember 26 and 27, 2014Contact: Dan Kraft at 309-824-8637

Class of 198925-YEAR REUNIONSeptember 26 and 27, 2014Contact: Tom Ocheltree at tomoch1@me.com

2014 U-High class reunions

FUTUREHOMECOMING

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Friday,September 26, 2014

UHSAA president’s letterSo what does the UHSAA actually do? Our biggest signature event is hosting the alum-ni social prior to the Homecoming football game. Our other signature event also occurs during Pioneer Homecoming when we recognize outstanding alumni for their achieve-ments in their fields and significant contributions in their communities and invite them to mentor our students in an all-school assembly.

A lot of planning and behind-the-scenes work goes on year-round to facilitate the tailgate and the awards assembly. It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and our pioneering work in high school alumni activities is being duplicated throughout the Twin Cities and beyond.

Our alumni relations chairs will help you organize your class reunions. The alumni database allows classmates to connect and reunite. Remember: each alum is responsible for updating their contact information.

Our communication tools include the alumni newsletter, The Pioneer, which is pub-lished twice a year. And in this day and age of the Internet and smartphones, we main-tain an informative U-High website and have a group Facebook page: We Are One: U-High Pioneers, to disseminate information in a timely manner.

Our purpose and mission is to aid in the development of U-High as an institution of excellence through contributions of knowledge, skills, and material wealth. The UHSAA board has a vision of many future endeavors including development of an alumni career resource bank to be used by UHS faculty and students.

Thanks for your support of U-High! And consider this a personal invitation to serve with us on the UHSAA board and its committees.

Dave Martin ’83 UHSAA president

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Superintendent’s welcomeNothing is more exciting than a University High School Homecoming! The event has the distinction of bringing past, present, and future Pioneers together. Participants support the team, honor the school, and revisit fond memories of their days as Pioneers. A typical Homecoming tailgate attracts more than 500 friends and family, and the evening is capped off with a football game.

We encourage all alumni to join us. U-High alumni are the most loyal and hardworking alumni around and, as a result, put on a great event to celebrate our school and its traditions. I am always humbled by the fond memories that alumni share with me as they describe how U-High has contributed to the richness of their lives and laid a foundation for their success.

Please join me on Friday, Sept. 26, as we celebrate being part of the U-High community!

Jeff Hill, Ed.D. Laboratory Schools superintendent

If interested in serving your alma mater, please contact any board member or email us at UHighAlumni@IllinoisState.edu.

• President-elect• Awards committee

· Two from the 1940s · One from the 1950s · One from the 1960s · One from the 1980s · Two from the 1990s · One from the 2000s · Two from the 2010s

• Homecoming committee• Website coordinator

Step up and start getting that milestone reunion planned. Contact the Alumni Relations Coordinators to start the process. It’s never too late or never too early to organize a gathering of your classmates.

Development NewsWe’d like to extend a warm welcome to Wilma Bates, our new associate director of develop-ment. Wilma works with the senior director of development for the College of Education with her focus on helping constituents from the Laboratory Schools support University High and Thomas Metcalf schools through philanthropic gifts.

Wilma is a graduate of Chapman University and has held professional and vol-unteer positions related to fund development for nonprofits and public and private schools, including Blooming Grove Academy, University High School, Sister Friends of Bloomington/Normal, and The Central Illinois Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.

Wilma enjoys traveling, basketball, cooking, reading, community service and spending time with her husband, Richard, and their two sons, Keita, a graduate of University High, and Kai, a student at Thomas Metcalf School.

Members of the Class of 1946 have been meeting for lunch every month since their 50th class reunion in 1996. Pictured are Merle Murray, Betty Brink Applegate, Allan “Chuck” Bruno, and seated Yvonne Maxey Hougham. Many spouses of class-mates enjoy the monthly fellowship at Jim’s Steakhouse in Bloomington too.

The 55-year reunion of the Class of 1958 was held at Homecoming 2013. Back row: David Morgenstern, Earl Crutchley, Tom Barger, John Butler, Burles Bennett, Chuck Dunn, Dan Riddle, Nick Eigsti, Paul Kohler; middle row: Jim Stahly, Judy Greeness Regnier, Becky Brown Aulenbacher, Donna Heiden Conser, Barbara Messman Bennett, Donna Raydon King; front row: Dianne Schnitzer Biddle, Cathy White Rhoda, Janet Hayslip Streenz, Jan Soyez Washburn.

Members of the Class of 1961 held a mini reunion at Spoto’s Oyster Bar in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in late January. From right to left: Barry Johnson ‘61, Chuck Allen ‘61, Barb Johnson, Donna Karr Jurenas ‘61, Al Jurenas, and Katie Allen.

The Class of 1961 held a second mini reunion in February in Naples, Florida. Pictured are classmates Jean Stuber Heck, Jim Greer, Donna Karr Jurenas, Lydia Cicciu Stanhope, Mac Holzer, Susan Landgraf Perry, John Stahly, and Kent Deffenbaugh.

Since 2002, Patrick Bergin ’82, has been the CEO of African Wildlife Foundation, one of the world’s larg-est conservation organi-zations, and managing director of African

Wildlife Capital, an impact investment com-pany wholly owned by AWF. He believes in empowering local communities and gov-ernments in Africa to be stewards of their resources. Bergin joined the Peace Corps in 1988, where he was posted to Tanzania.

In 1990, he joined AWF and spent six years working with the Tanzania National Parks agency to establish a national program of park outreach to surrounding communities. He earned his bachelor’s in English and his master’s in agricultural education at the University of Illinois and holds a Ph.D. in rural development from the University of East Anglia. He is Floridauent in Swahili and spends six months a year in Nairobi, Kenya, and six months in Washington, D.C.

Lifelong friends from the Class of 1982 celebrated their 50th birthdays in March at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on their annual ski trip. Waiting for their friend Kurt Wolter to arrive are John Maier, John Katarba, Roger Basting, and Paul Houska. These five fellows along with Tad Schrantz, who couldn’t attend this year, have organized a yearly ski trip together for the last 22 years.

The 2014 James Beard Awards were held in New York City in May. UHS alum Monica Hesse ’99 was nominated for the humor category.

Rebecca Wenning Vieyra ’03 was an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program Award recipient. She is a high school physics teacher from Cary-Grove High School

in Cary, Illinois. Beginning Sept. 1, she will serve an 11-month fellowship in Washington, D.C., at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. As Einstein Fellows, the educators will provide their host agency with practical classroom insight for the development and implemen-tation of education programs and policies.

Reijo Saajasto ’03 recently left Caterpillar to join SpaceX in Los Angeles. He married Jinjie Chen in 2013.

Zachary Saajasto ’07 has been working at Epic Systems in Madison, Wisconsin, since he graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2011. He is engaged to Caitlin Wall, whom he met in New Zealand.

In May, Daniel “Alex” Goebel ’10 graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He earned his bachelor’s degree in systems engi-neering with a human factors focus. He was

commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and will serve at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri as an aircraft maintenance officer.

Kegan Saajasto ’10 graduated summa cum laude from Butler University with a double major in management information systems and finance. He started work at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in July.

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STATE your Passion. STATE your Pride.Please share news about yourself, your family who attended U-High, or a classmate so that it can be published in the next issue of The Pioneer. This publication relies on the efforts of all alums to alert the editing staff of newsworthy tidbits. Please send information and photos to uHighAlumni@IllinoisState.edu or mail to University High School Alumni Association, Campus Box 7100, Normal, IL 61790-7100.

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Yearbooks neededWe are still searching for a replacement for 1970. We are scanning yearbooks to make them available online.

Please help us preserve a part of our history. Yearbooks have been graciously retrieved from garage sales, donation piles, and even garbage cans and dumpsters. So if you come across an extra Clarion, please pass it on to the UHS Alumni Association. There are many anxious alumni wanting to have a yearbook from their era. There are a limited number of Clarion yearbooks avail-able for purchase for $10 each.

To donate or purchase yearbooks, please contact the UHS Alumni Association at UHighAlumni@IllinoisState.edu or Barbara Lichty Blunk ’53, alumni relations coor-dinator, at (309) 452-2414 or blblunk@IllinoisState.edu. Donations can also be left at the school library.

Front Row (l to r): Sharon (Blum) Bower, Chi Chi (Childers) Gustafson, Susan (Smiley) Zenor, Janet (Porter) Suhr, Sandee (Walter) Sennstrom, Claire (Martens) Graves, Diane (Powell) Wunderle. Second Row (l to r): Mike Hager, Frank Jarke, Dave Kuntz, William Yarger, Dan Zenor, Roger Wolff, Dixie (Smith) Lewis, Sue (Hancock) Warner, Mary (Campbell) Fox, Sara Jane (Morris) Carmody, Dave Evans. Back Row (l to r): George Meisenbach, Steve Adams, Mike McKnight, Dave Nierstheimer, Jerry West, Larry Palmiter, Roger Doman, Jim Monninger, Paul McGinnes, Joyce (Carnahan) McKinnery, Todd McNutt, Jerry Lott, Rogers Freedlund.

We Are One: U-High Pioneers is our Facebook alumni groupThere are several people who have started U-High Alumni groups. Please note that the group that the University High School Alumni Association endorses is “We Are One: U-High Pioneers.”This is where the UHS Alumni Association will be posting information throughout the year.

We have 1,700 plus members in our Facebook group “We Are One: U-High Pioneers.” This is an open group, and all may join and post directly to the group page.

U-High named one of America’s most challenging high schoolsUniversity High School ranked higher on The Washington Post’s 2014 list of America’s most challenging high schools, rising to No. 1,502 nationally. That’s up from last year’s ranking of 1,671.

U-High was the only downstate school in Illinois to make the list. Among Illinois high schools, U-High was ranked No. 55. The rankings are based on a number of criteria, including the number of college-level tests given the previous year divided by the number of graduates. They also consider the percent-age of low-income families and the percentage of graduates who passed at least one college-level test during their high school career.

Only nine percent of the approximately 22,000 U.S. public high schools earned placement on the list.

Legacy familyMargaret Theis Bratcher ’67 met her future husband, Jerry Bratcher ’66, at U-High when they were students, but he didn’t ask her out on a date until the summer after he graduated. They mar-ried and had two daughters they sent to U-High to continue the family tradition. Christie Bratcher Hines ’94 and Julie Bratcher Davis ’96 became the third generation of Pioneers. Jerry’s mother, Alberta May Rees Bratcher ’45 was the first of the family to attend UHS.

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FRIDAYSEPTEMBER 26

Opportunity to purchase U-High spirit wear from the UHS Booster Club.Varsity Football Kick Off against Prairie Central at 7 p.m.

HOMECOMINGSocial

at Horton Field House from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Open to all U-High alumni and their families

• FREE light dinner

• FREE football tickets

• FREE parkingUse lot G83 at Main

and Willow

Or lots G82, M82, F82 off Adelaide by Tri-Towers

Disability parking at F82 adjacent to Horton Field House

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The Legacy Society for the Illinois State Laboratory SchoolsThe Legacy Society for the Illinois State Laboratory Schools provides recognition and appreciation for those who have either made University High School and/or Thomas Metcalf School a part of their estate planning through a will, charitable gift annuity, trust, insurance policy, or any of the life income plans available, or reached a level of $10,000 or more in total support of the Laboratory Schools. Membership is for a lifetime. The following is the list of members as of May 31.

The importance of private gift support cannot be underestimated, as it provides valuable resources to ensure the Laboratory Schools at Illinois State University remain an outstanding learning and teaching environment. Membership in The Legacy Society allows us the opportunity to say thank you to the many individuals who give back to us generously over the years or through a deferred gift. Whether your interest is in funding an endowed scholarship, supporting a specific academic program or a capital project, your gift will provide many opportunities for future generations. For more information about The Legacy Society, contact Liz Adams, senior director of development, at (309) 438-2903 or eadams2@IllinoisState.edu.

Anonymous (2)Erik and Audra AndersonBarbara and Robert BlunkDavid L. BrownJames and Michelle ChowKellie and Michael ClapperClyde B. CoombsDennis Lee SCJeffrey and Susan DessaFred DonaldsonDuffin for DirkGeorge and Anna Farnsworth Jr.Ruth FreybergerRich and Gina Fritz

Thomas R. and Mary HansonIBM International FoundationJon and Jo Ann LaibleDennis and Anita LeeWilliam and Joan LeggeHorace LongbrakeMeredith and Thomas LovelassEstate of Sandra LoweryEugene and Mardell MartinDallas and Janice MathileBetty Lichty MayesJohn and Betty McKnightMetcalf School PTOSteven Michaels

James W. MillerJohn and Robbi Hartman MuirJoseph and Audrey NaffzigerAnjuli and Nicholas NayakTed NichelsonJoel ObermanBarbara PerryNorris and Elizabeth PorterEdward M. PowellEvelyn J. Rex TrustSakura-KaiJames and Joan Sears SlonekerState Farm Companies

Foundation

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Ruth StroudNeil and Joan StyczynskiKent and Susan TaulbeeMildred G. TempletonBarbara ThakeTeresa and Lyle ThompsonDonald and Marilyn TurnerU-High Booster Club 2005-2006Bjarne R. UllsvikJohn WilliamsRonald WilliamsJohn L. Wroan, III

Legacy Society members through May 31

In memory of Bonnie Cooper Crutcher & Elaine Carlock Johnson

Marjorie Killough

In memory of Connie MuellerRobin and Daniel Gould Lynda Schaab-Rush

In memory of Dirk SmidDuffin for Dirk Committee Erik Schroeder

In memory of Eugene H. SchaabJudy Cultra William and Sally Cummins Patricia McCarney Steven and Cheryl Shipley Martha West

In memory of Eugene H. Schaab; gift of Oren & Rose Ann Schaab

Kimberly Schaab-Ozier and Eric Ozier

In memory of Gertrude and John DunnEileen Kanzler

In memory of Glenn LearyAlice and Raymond Lartz

In memory of Mary Ellen Dunn Winstead ‘45Marjorie Killough

In memory of Murray ShortMary Rozum

In memory of Richard LichtyBarbara and Robert Blunk

M E M O R I A L G I F T S | June 1, 2013 through May 31

Carole Brandt, faculty died 03/05/14

Jeffrey L. Brock ’65 died 03/31/14

Alice Blum-Budz ’35 died 07/19/14

Michael Collins, faculty died 04/02/14

Marc Feaster ’75 died 05/15/14

Robert Fleming ’41 died 05/16/14

Richard “Dick” Gaddy ’51 died 06/01/14

Cliff Horton ’40 died 11/15/13

Mark Hubbard ’65 died 06/25/14

Janice Armstrong-McNeil ’44 died 06/20/14

Mary Ann Watkins-Middleton ’62

died 05/31/14

Zelvin Mitchell ’52 died 03/27/14

Dorothy Day-Ragland ’46 died 06/22/14

David L. Rhodes ’72 died 03/17/14

Beth Harris-Trojah ’67 died 05/28/14

Gary Wilcox ’84 died 04/24/14

Ruth Ann Wilson ’48 died 04/15/14

Frances Coan-Zehr ’48 died 06/19/14

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Individuals

$10,000+Jon and Jo Ann Laible

$1,000 - $9,999James and Vizma AhngRandel Beazly and Simone Demirjian

BeazlyEric and Karin BurwellKellie and Michael ClapperClyde B. CoombsE. Paula Crowley and Daniel DeneenGeorge and Beth DuleeKen and A. Gigi FanslerLane and Kim HansenPaul and Julia HellerDonna Jordan*Kim and Colleen KannadayJean-Christophe and Zsuzsanna Le

MentecMeredith and Thomas LovelassJohn and Coleen MarshallSteven MichaelsJames and Leslie MullinsAudrey NaffzigerFrances OwenRichard PfeltzEdwin and Kathleen PierceNorris and Elizabeth PorterTimothy and Susan RinkMary RozumKaren and Stephen SangerGene Schaab*Gordon and Carol SchroederNeil and Joan StyczynskiTeresa and Lyle ThompsonRicardo Vallejo and Patricia OcampoMichael Wheeler and Natalie Brunson-

WheelerDeborah and Fred Wollrab

$500 - $999Wendy and Bruce AuerClark and Joyce BrooksScott and Janette BrunsKevin and Tammy CarrollJessica and Jason ChambersDavid Coffman and Amy Fritson-

CoffmanJeffrey and Christine CrockettCarolyn and Dennis DailRichard EdwardsDavid and Nancee FreyDon and Veralu FritsonJeffrey and Colleen GrahamDavid and Kristi GreenfieldKari HammTeresa and Wensley HerbertJeffrey and Kelli Hill

John and Bei HuberThomas and Kelly JacobMichael and Abigail JonesEileen KanzlerKim and Tom KnellerAjay and Vaishali MalpaniDavid and Margo MartinTim and Julia McCarthyJoseph and Lois MorrowMichael and Janet MurphyLori OlsonThomas and Grace ParkMelody PharesDouglas and Angela PhelanHenry RamseyAnn and James SallenThomas and Joan SchroederRod and Angela SewardScott ShookShuntua and Evelyn StonewallJanet and William StreenzPamela ToliverThomas TurnerStephen and Karen Van ValeyGrant and Karen WalchKent and Cynthia Warner

$300 - $499Denise and Richard CastilloBridget and Nick ChinowthAmy and Craig CorteseJon HarrisByron Hendren and Maribel

Santiago-HendrenHeather and Daniel MarshallBetty PhillipsCarol Rhodus SiegKaren Sams-Davis and Gary DavisCharles Schlenker and Sarah CurtisMichael WiantAmy Wieting

$100 - $249Nicolas and Rebecca AfricanoMax and Christine AlbrittonJames Alstrum-AcevedoB. J. ArmstrongKaren ArnoldShelley and B. McLean ArnoldRyan Ash and Melissa Mercier-AshMichael and Jennifer AusiliRichard and Wilma BatesBrent and Christy BazanCharles and Charlotte BeelerAndrew and Penelope BenderSteve and Marcia BergTim BerginKarlene BledsoeJohn and Jennifer Blum

Rodney and Cara BoesterRodney and Christine BrayDarryl and Julie BrownTodd BuggJohn and E. Joan ButlerRobert and Marie CardenSheryl and Robert ChambersJih Chang and Hassan MohammadiPatrick Comfort and Silvia del Castillo

ComfortJanice and B. Drayton CooperBeverly CornellMary CrainArthur and Arline CrowleyWalter and Linda CrowleyDeborah and Lynn CurtisMichael and Jean Ann DargatzKaren Deighan and David SkeldingPaul and Laurie DrewWilliam and Julie DunbarThomas and Linda EddyTerry and LaDonna EovaldiMichelle and Gary EtheridgeBetty and Don FarmerGeorge and Nancy FearheileyJulie and John FeelyAllen and Elizabeth FryTed FunkChristine and Steven GardnerRoger GarlischStacey and Kent GorsuchDavid GrayJohn Handy and Katherine FreemanMichelle and Ryan HardmanPatricia HarterMichael Hayes and Annalee MenzJingyuan He and Qichang SuHeather and Arik HeinrichRissa Hinton-SmithMax and Irene HonnJudy and Mark HovrenMary HowardJana Hunzicker and Gregory WilsonJacqueline HuxStephen and Karen IvensSherry and Parker JainRebecca and Dennis JorayMarsha Karhoff-Burnett and Robert

BurnettMichael and Maryann KeeleyJeffrey KeyserQazi and Karen KhusroJohn and Danielle KimRobert and Donna KohlerDouglas and Cheryl KothBeatrice and Charles KulierAllyn and Carol LambesPeter Lamonica

Lab School Donor Roll June 1, 2013 – May 31

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Robert LandesRobert LandesDanny and Paula LeifelJenny Li-Fowler and Joshua FowlerBarbara LittleMatthew and Lynn LitwillerJane and Steward LymanDorothy MacnamaraPhornsawan MahatanankoonAndrea and Darin MarkertBary and Anita MarquardtWesley and Lisa MatejkaMichele and Craig MathiesonDawn and Randy MattiaJohn and Verna McAteerJennifer and Robert McDadeGregg Mecherle and Barbara PrattJames and Teri MernaWilliam and Martha MillerH. Fred MittelstaedtPamela MontgomeryCarolyn Moon and Richard SeehuusKaren and Terry MooreRoosevelt and Trenn MooreJulianne and Andrew MoseleDavid NewbyTerry NitzelCourtney and Kurt O’ConnorGerald and Abbie PaulCynthia and James PeasleyJennifer and Scott PinterDean and Debra PlumadoreAmy and Edward PonceJanet and William ProfiletJoyce and David PryorSteve and Vicki RaderMichael Raycraft and Emily Gleichman

RaycraftRyan and Julie RemkusSandra and Michael RemmesBen and Christy RogersAnn RoopMilton and Carol RudsinskiKimberly Schaab-Ozier and Eric OzierEric and Christina SchlipfSandra and William SchmelingErik SchroederLarry and Laurel SchumacherSarah SessionsAbhijit and Chetna ShendeClinton ShortGeorgia ShultzMara SokanLydia and Michael StanhopeRichard and Mary StrleMarcia StrumChris TaylorDuane and Patricia Tesdall

Ye Tian and Bin LiuMark and Barbara UlbrichAaron and Sarah VaughnCynthia and Patrick VenkerCarole and Richard WadeGerald Wells and Ruth BuysJane WhitmanFrank and Barbara WietingWilma WietingJohn WilliamsTod and Dara WilliamsonRobert and Lisa WillsJeffrey and Martha WilsonAmy and Craig WitmerBrianne WykisDarrin and Jessica YorkJohn and Marlene YoungRebecca and Adam Zeedyk

$1 - $99Anonymous (2)Olubunmi and Adebayo AdanriGregory and Jennifer AllenMarylee AllenAnastasia and Brent AlsmanDavid and Jann AndersonSusan AndersonDerek and Mandie AuthCarolyn BaughanJacob and Sienna BeardSusi and Tyler BeardBarbara and Robert BlunkKia and Marcel BlytheCara and Rodney BoesterJohn and Gracita BondJeffrey and Stephanie BowersDavid and Ann BradenJeffrey and Dalila BryanAngela and Tyler BuckleyThomas and Barbara BunchCarol BurroughsVanessa and Kevin ButlerScott and Helen ByerlyGregory and Karen CainRebecca CampJill and Phong ChauFrank and Jean ChiodoJames ChowJames and Michelle ChowJeffery and Deanne ColledgeBoston and Janice CooperD. Eric Cramer and Nancy MarsagliaCatharine Crockett and Stephen

LeskovisekAnthony Crubaugh and Polly BedfordJudy CultraWilliam and Sally CumminsAnthony and April DavenportApril Davenport

Andrew and Amber DavisMercedes and William DavisonTerence and Marie DawsonJames and Mary DayNancy del CastilloDeborah DouglasDarcy Drexler and David AndersonBrenda and Timothy DruryJocelyn and Brendan DuncanRobert EarleyJulie and Bret EckbergJack EddyDaniel Elkins and Amelia Noel-ElkinsBilly and Christine EricksonNancy and Robert EvansJoan FagerburgAngelo and May FavisThomas and Heidi FelsteadMargaret FinneganMichael and Elaine FitzgeraldCaroline FlemingBeverly FowlerSarah Fowles and Matthew PoulsonJennifer FrankMarilyn and Rogers FreedlundDenise Fries RomackAnn FuehrerJeffery and Marijane GalvanRobert and Tiffany GigantiEdward and Lynne GoldRalph and Dorothy GoodingSusan and John GoodmanRobin and Daniel GouldAndrew GoveiaChristine GravezKatherine and Stuart GregoryJed GuthrieCorla HagenbruchAyalew and Nina Haile-MariamJamie and Kristin HardingNancy and Steve HarrDouglas and Agnes HatchBrendan and Joy HeffnerKelly and Adam HeisslerLaurie and Jeffrey HelmsAni and Luke HensleighSheli and Russell HermanBetty and Richard HolmesKelly and James HonzelBarbara and Edward HornBrenda HuberDiane and John HughesKay IjamsChiharu IshidaJames and Judith JacobsCindy Jagodzinski and Rich ZagodzinskiLaura Jennings-Mitchell and Joshua

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Sandhya Jha and Nitu KushwahaRenee and David JocsonBrent JohnsonJanice JohnsonDorothy and Maurice JonesLinda and J. Scott JordanCheryl and David JuarezRobert JumpRie and Jamieson KakuChristopher and Benita KawakitaDavid and Susan KeeneLisa and Bryan KendallChelsea KeyserCathy and Scott KielAustin KilcoinMarjorie KilloughDarvis and Shelly KingSharon Kohn and Rick SimonChristine and Kraig KomnickDavid KuntzGail and Douglas LambJason and Lynda LandesDavid and Susan LandessAlice and Raymond LartzMaribeth and Casey LartzAlma LathropChunyin LawBarbara and Eric LeathersKara and Brett LeiningerJeanne and Robert LeMieuxDeanne and Leon LinTodd and Sarah LindseyPatricia LittlefieldKeiko and William LongLorna LudwigWing and Cheryl LumPruthikrai MahatanankoonJack and Connie MarinchekSara and Jeff MayerPatricia McCarneyJacqueline and Donald McClureKerri and Tim McKeownJulia MendezPaul and Sharon MerschLaura and Doug MethnerWilliam and Barb MetteDouglas and Michelle MeyerSaira and Jim MohammedCynthia and Dennis MohrmanTami MorrisChris and Kathy MurdochPatrick and Julie MurphyTakahisa Nagase and Jean SawyerAnthony and Annette NeviusDarcy and Dion NewbyMonica and Kirk NoraianLeslie and Rickey OrrJamie and Eric OutlawKimberly and David PageKeith and Sara Palmgren

Crystal and Jack PattersonSteven PaxsonCatherine and Andrew PetersenMaureen PetersenCarolyn and August PfeiferRobert Piker and Pamela Locsin PikerPhillip Pinkney and Debra Fritz-PinkneyPhillip and Rebecca PollacciJudy and Ron PorteDana and Roy ProbusKarl and Dorien PutmanTammy and David ReissMelynda and Scott RennerBradley and Laura ReynoldsWilliam RichardsonThomas and Tami RichmondCatherine and Gregory RodriquezRuth and E. William RolleyKimberly and Todd RomineHelen and Alan RossRonald and Jeanne RubyRuey RyburnCarmen and Kirk SampsonLauren SatchwellLynda Schaab-RushGerald and Sue ScharfRobyn and Michelle SchulineRuthirene and John SciuttoSteven and Julie ShafferSteven and Cheryl ShipleyBarbara SimmonsGerrit and Beth SinclairPeter Smith and Kimberly Walker-SmithWendy Smith and Daniel ThurstonMichele and Gary SoutherdAmanda StaletsBarbara and Donald StametsMichele StarbuckChristine and Michael StauterKrista StearnsPaul and Jennifer StearnsDerek and Kara StoryJan Susina and Jodie SlothowerLaura and Frank SwopeLisa and Ryan TabakaMonica and Girish TaxaliCandace and Tom TerrillRobert Tess and Kirsten Spilde TessJennifer and Eric ThomeLavetta and Thomas TorkeMaura Toro-Morn and Frank MornVerne and Janice TudeenNathan and Jennifer TurnisKerry and Felipe UrquizoLeon and Marilyn VanderwaterAllison VaughnMysty and Eric VaughnStephen and Mary VolkeningTom and Dorothy WachobJerry and Joan Wack

Eric L. and Cathy WebsterMark and Paula WeissingerBrenda Wernick and Gabriel SpaldingMartha WestKathleen and B. WetterTimothy and Julie WhitakerJeremy WilcoxRonda WilderKristin and Michael WilkenHolli and Scott WillTravis and Christine WilliamsStewart Winger and Elyse Nelson-WingerLisa WinslowMichele and Andy WittmanDarren and Sarah WolfJeff and Sarah WollenweberJennifer WoodruffAudra ZabavaLinda and Louis ZiemerSally Zortman

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Corporations

State Farm Companies FoundationOwen FoundationDuffin for DirkSanger Family FoundationTarget-Take Charge of EducationKohl’s100 Black Men of Central ILCross Implement Inc.Avanti’s Italian RestaurantKnights of Columbus Charities Inc.-

KankakeeChestnut Health SystemsIllinois State University Office of the

ComptrollerThomas M Barger IIITrunk Bay ConstructionScritchlow EnterprisesBratcher Heating & Air ConditioningB.J. Armstrong Inc.Cutco-Jacob WigginsKoldaire Equip Co.Cardiovascular Health Specialists LtdThomson & WeintraubCortese Foot & Ankle ClinicMichael L Milligan DMDMaple Grove FarmNormal Community West High SchoolT Boys Inc.B. McLean Arnold-Attorney at LawTom Chiodo ConstructionRon Ruby-State Farm Ins CoDoug Methner AgencyU-High Booster ClubBehr Iron & MetalBehr Iron & Steel, Inc.

Alumni Award nominations neededThe Alumni Awards committee needs your help to nominate fellow classmates to be considered for the alumni awards. Please forward names to the UHighAlumni@IllinoisState.edu or contact the awards committee chair. While a brief description of why the alum is being nominated would be appreciated, it is not necessary to make the nomination.

All nominees for Distinguished Alumni and Pioneer Hall of Fame will be contacted to accept the nomination and will submit a detailed autobiography to aid the awards committee in the selection process. All completed nomination forms will be retained and re-evaluated each year. Selection is completed in the spring and the awards presentation is held in the fall at Homecoming. Nominees are encouraged to update their information periodically.

Candidates for Distinguished Alumni must be U-High graduates while candidates for Pioneer Hall of Fame and Alumni Service must have attended U-High. Friends of U-High may include individuals, groups, or businesses that have provided exceptional service or gifts to UHS.

A listing of past recipients can be found at the U-High website at UHigh.IllinoisState.edu/Blogs/Alumni.

U-High Alumni Association Awards nomination formDistinguished Alum • Pioneer Hall of Fame • Alumni Service • Friend of U-High

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In the halls of U-High158 seniors were offered a total of $14,375,747 in scholarships to colleges and universities across the country. This year’s U-High grads will be attending Illinois State University, Heartland Community College, Bradley University, Eastern Illinois, Purdue, University of Nebraska, Texas Christian, MIT, and Harvard as well as a host of other schools.

The Boys Swim and Dive team took home the 2014 IHSA Swimming & Diving Championship and are the first “downstate” school to take the IHSA crown in the cham-pionship’s 82-year history.

The Schueler triplets, Ethan, Charlea, and Hannah, all graduated as U-High valedictorians and made the national news.

National Merit Scholarship selected Deepika Nagarajan, Megan Helms, Trey Watts, Alex Su, Ally Byerly, Christy Dail, and Rebecca Angles to receive a State Farm Companies Foundation Scholarship award.

Senior J.D. LaFayette set a new record in the 800-meter run and second in the 1,600 in the Class 2A division of the 120th state track meet.

The Girls Track And Field team placed second as a team at the IHSA 2A State Finals.

The WYSE team won the Division 700 Academic Challenge State Championship for the second year in a row. The Pioneer Test Takers defeated 28 other statewide schools in the fields of chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science and biology.

U-Build Club spent their spring break in Cap Haitien, Haiti, completing the con-struction of a house for a single mother and her two sons. Members raised more than $20,000 in 10 months to build the house and help pay for their trip.

Senior Keita Bates-Diop has been selected as a 1st team all-stater for the third consecu-tive year by the Associated Press for class 3A. He and Malik Wildermuth were unanimous-ly selected for the first team in the All-Corn Belt Conference boys’ basketball.

Senior Alexander Su was an honorable mention recipient to the IHSA All-State Academic Team.

Sophomore Bailey Larsen of the softball team was named one of WJBC’s Athletes of the Week.

UHS Thespians had a successful season including the fall comedy Harvey, spring musical Into the Woods, Winter One Acts, Winter Cabaret and student-directed Thespian Showcase, Intercity Shakespeare Project, and the Penguin Project of McLean County.

Senior Cedric Wilder and freshman Dylan Carey traveled to Champaign to compete in the IHSA Boys Wrestling Individual State Tournament.

Senior Erin Sondgeroth was awarded a Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen award and scholarship.

Seven pioneers competed in “Louder Than a Bomb” Poetry Slam, the largest spoken word poetry competition in Illinois.

Madeline Heller, Patrick Deneen and Alex Su were selected to attend the National Forensics Finals.

All nominees will be contacted to accept the nomination and to send a detailed autobiography to aid the awards committee in the selection process. All completed nomination forms will be retained and re-evaluated each year. Selection of recipients is completed in the spring and the awards presentation is held in the fall at Homecoming. Nominees are encouraged to update their information periodically.

Composite list of past recipients and award definitions available at www.uhigh.ilstu.edu/blogs/alumni

return all nominations to Attention: Awards Chairperson University High School Alumni Association Campus Box 7100 Normal, IL 61790-7100

Or email to UHighAlumni@IllinoisState.edu

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