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tarting with an idea born outof sheer necessity and a pair ofscissors, Florida State Universityalumna, philanthropist and TVpersonality Sara Blakely invented,patented and now produces body-shaping undergarments andpantyhose she named “Spanx.”

With no business training orexperience in the clothing indus-try, Blakely, a Clearwater, Fla., na-tive, started Spanx in 2000 out ofher Atlanta apartment with only$5,000 in savings. Seven yearshave passed, and her business hasflourished. It now boasts morethan $150 million in retail sales.

She said her FSU educationand the relationships she formedduring college helped her to suc-ceed. Blakely was a member of thedebate team at FSU when it won

the national debate championship,belonged to the Delta Delta Deltasorority, and earned a Bachelor ofScience degree from the College ofCommunication in 1993.

“My experiences on the de-bate team taught me how to viewissues from all angles, and this hashelped me run Spanx,” Blakelysaid. “Almost daily I have to makebig decisions where it’s critical tostrategically think about bothsides of all the issues.”

Blakely credits her collegefriends with helping her launchthe business.

“A lot of my sorority sistershelped me out when I was start-ing,” she said. “They sent out tonsof e-mails and talked about Spanxto anyone who would listen. Weall went to many departmentstores and told people about it andmodeled it. I believe this effort pro-vided our first loyal network of

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key challenge facing doc-tors as they treat patients sufferingfrom cancer or other diseases re-sulting from genetic mutations isthat the drugs at their disposal of-ten don’t discriminate betweenhealthy cells and dangerous ones

— think of the brute-force ap-proach of chemotherapy, for in-stance. To address this challenge,Florida State University re-searchers are investigating tech-niques for using certain moleculesthat, when exposed to light, willkill only the harmful cells.

Igor V. Alabugin is an associ-ate professor of chemistry and bio-chemistry at FSU. He specializes in

a branch of chemistry known asphotochemistry, in which the in-teractions between atoms, smallmolecules and light are analyzed.

“When one of the two strandsof our cellular DNA is broken, in-tricate cell machinery is mobilizedto repair the damage,” he said.“Only because this process is effi-cient can humans function in anenvironment full of ultraviolet ir-radiation, heavy metals and otherfactors that constantly damage ourcells.”

However, a cell that sustainsso much damage that both DNAstrands are broken at the sametime eventually will commit sui-cide — a process known as apop-tosis.

“In our research, we’re work-ing on ways to induce apoptosis incancer cells — or any cells thathave harmful genetic mutations— by damaging both of theirDNA strands,” Alabugin said.“We have found that a group ofcancer-killing molecules known aslysine conjugates can identify adamaged spot, or ‘cleavage,’ in asingle strand of DNA and then in-duce cleavage on the DNA strandopposite the damage site. This‘double cleavage’ of the DNA isvery difficult for the cell to repairand typically leads to apoptosis.”

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Remembering FSU President Emeritus Bernard F. ‘Bernie’ SligerBy Jill ElishAssistant Director,FSU News and Public Affairs

Florida State University Pres-ident Emeritus Bernard F. Sliger,who served as the university’s10th president, will be remem-bered as much for his easygoingnature and love of students as theforward-thinking leadership heprovided during a long period ofunprecedented growth at the uni-versity.

Sliger died Oct. 10 in Michi-gan. He was 83.

“Dr. Sliger was one of FSU’smost outstanding presidents,”said FSU President T.K. Wetherell.“He promoted higher academicstandards and the growth of eachfaculty member, staff person andstudent. But for Bernie Sliger, FSUwould not be the institution it is to-day. He was a special person witha unique combination of intelli-gence and enthusiasm. There willnever be another Bernie.”

Sliger served as presidentfrom 1977 to 1991 after servingfour years as the university’s exec-utive vice president and chief aca-demic officer. The popular leaderwas asked to return to the helm asinterim president after his succes-sor, Dale Lick, resigned in 1993.Sliger served in that capacity untilTalbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte be-came president in 1994.

“Bernie was my friend beforeI worked for him,” D’Alembertesaid. “In all my dealings with him,I knew him as a very smart manwithout pretensions, rare enougharound a university, but rarer stillwas his great humanity and lovefor people. He was a great presi-dent of FSU, a man without ene-mies, and everyone who knewhim will be sad.”

During Sliger’s tenure, stu-dent enrollment increased bynearly one-third, the NationalHigh Magnetic Field Laboratorywas awarded to FSU, and the uni-

versity acquired three supercom-puters. He put the establishmentof the FAMU-FSU College of En-gineering high on his list of majorachievements, and the acquisitionof the Panama City Campus wasalso a point of pride. In addition,FSU rose to the pinnacle of inter-collegiate athletics and joined theAtlantic Coast Conference; fund-ing was approved for the multi-million-dollar University Center;and the idea for the College ofMedicine was first explored.

Following his retirement,Sliger served at FSU as the direc-tor of the GusA. Stavros Center forthe Advancement of Free Enter-prise and Economic Educationand as a professor of economics.

Earlier this year, FSU hon-ored Sliger at its Heritage Day cel-ebration with a special video trib-ute and the unveilingof a bronze statue ofhim created by FSUalumna Melinda Cooper.

Best known simply as“Bernie,” Sliger was much lovedby the university community. Hisself-effacing manner belied a keenintellect and a serious scholarhighly regarded as an economist.Sliger was famous during his pres-idency for his walks across cam-pus and his casual appearance —a linen shirt and trousers — thatmatched his easy-going mannerwith students, faculty and staff.

“He was probably the mostamiable person I ever met,” saidProfessor of Physics Emeritus andformer Dean of the Faculties SteveEdwards. “He was extremelyeasygoing.Rightawayyoufelt likean old friend of his.”

In fact, Sliger was widely re-garded as a friend of students andfaculty alike. He started the Presi-dent’s Ice Cream Social, a traditionthat continues today as a way forpresidents to spend time with stu-dents in an informal way.

“He had the students over tohisbackyard,andhe’dplayvolley-

ball or Frisbee with them and thestudents just loved it,” Edwardssaid. “They were going to Bernie’shouse.”

Edwards, who served on theFaculty Senate Steering Commit-tee when Sliger first came to FSUas an executive vice president, re-membered that meeting with thecommittee was one of the firstthings he did.

“It was obvious he was reallya friendof the faculty,andhemadethat clear later when he becamepresident,” Edwards recalled.

“Making sure the facultywere taken care of was importantto him. He understood the impor-tance of faculty morale to the mis-sion of the university as a research

institution.”He started the named profes-

sorships for faculty as a way to in-crease salaries and boost morale.

A native of Trout Creek,Mich., Sliger held three degrees —a bachelor’s, master’s and doctor-ate—fromMichiganStateUniver-sity, all in economics.

Born Sept. 30, 1924, he beganhis educational career as an in-structor in Michigan’s InteriorTownship Schools in 1947. Hetaught at FSU, Michigan State,Louisiana State and Southern uni-versities.

Sliger spent 19 years as a fac-ulty member and administrator atLSU. He served a year as the stateof Louisiana’s secretary of admin-

istration and then organized theLouisiana Coordinating Councilfor Higher Education, becomingits executive director from 1969 to1972.

An economist and scholar inthe special field of economic theo-ry and public finance, he frequent-ly served as consultant to privateand public commissions and or-ganizations. Sliger served as chair-man of Florida Gov. ReubinAskew’s Economic AdvisoryCouncil in 1976-77 and was ap-pointed by the Florida Legislatureas a member of theAcademic TaskForce for Review of the Insuranceand Tort System in 1986-88. Heserved as a member of the Boardof Directors of the Federal ReserveBank of Atlanta from 1983 to 1988and was a member of the Ameri-can College Testing Board ofTrustees from 1981 to 1987, servingas chairman from 1985 to 1987.

In addition to dozens of stateand local organizations, he servedas a member of many national or-ganizations, including the South-eastern Universities Research As-sociation; Universities ResearchAssociation, Executive Committeeand Board of Trustees; NationalAssociation of State Universitiesand Land Grant Colleges; Ameri-can Council on Education, ACELabor/Higher Education Council;International Association of Uni-versity Presidents; Council onCompetitiveness; and the JointCouncil on Economic EducationBoard of Trustees.

In 1987, Sliger was appointedto a four-year term on the NCAAPresidents Commission. In 1989,he was named chair of NCAA Di-vision 1-A, chairof the PresidentialNominating Committee of thePresidents Commission and amember of the NCAA SpecialCommittee on Cost Reduction. In1990, he was named chair ofNCAA Division 1.

Sliger is survived by his wife,Greta, and four children.

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Legendary Professor Emerita Hoffman receives honorary degreeBy Libby FairhurstFSU News and Public Affairs

For 75 years, Katherine Blood“Kitty” Hoffman has made contri-butions to the Florida State Col-lege for Women and Florida StateUniversity as a student, alumna,faculty member, administratorand benefactor. On Sept. 20, FSUconferred upon Hoffman an Hon-orary Doctorate of Science at theuniversity’s annual Fall Meetingof the General Faculty. FSU Presi-dent T.K. Wetherell, ProvostLawrence Abele and Dean of theFacultiesAnne Rowe participatedin the hooding ceremony. Hoff-man is an FSU professor emeritaof chemistry.

“We are deeply honored topresent this honorary doctorate toKitty Hoffman, who has been anintegral presence at this institutionfor seven decades,” Wetherell saidat the ceremony. “Beginning as astudent at the Florida State Col-lege for Women, she became a tire-less alumna and, for more thanfour decades, a distinguished fac-ulty member and administrator.We all owe so much to this award-winning academician and teacher,gracious colleague and belovedmentor who has made countlesscontributions to the creation andpreservation of our university’sgreat heritage.”

Rowe declared no one more

deserving of the recognition thanHoffman.

“Her selfless dedication toFlorida State University is nothingshort of legendary,” Rowe said.

Against the backdrop of theGreat Depression, Hoffman’s tu-ition as a student at FSCW waspaid with truckloads of orangesfrom her father’s Polk Countygroves. Hoffman earned freemeals serving fellow students as a“Dining Room Girl” and, despitethe long hours, also found timeand energy to serve as president ofthe Student Government Associa-tion, captain of the baseball and

volleyball teams, write for TheFlambeau, and earn membership inPhi Beta Kappa and numerousother campus and honorary or-ganizations. In her senior year, herclassmates chose Hoffman as theyearbook’s representative of“charm.”

Hoffman received her under-graduate degree in bacteriologyfrom FSCW in 1936, earned a mas-ter’s degree from Columbia Uni-versity, and was accepted to themedical school at Duke Universi-ty. At that time, however, Duke re-quired female medical students toremain single. Stung by what she

viewed as an unfair policy, Hoff-man, who married in 1938, insteadembarkedonateachingcareer.Shereturned to her alma mater in 1940tobegina then-unconventional lifeas a wife, mother and professor ––and in a scientific realm composedof very few women.

During her nearly 40-yeartenure at FSU as a member of thechemistry department faculty,Hoffman wrote several textbooksand many articles, and was wide-ly recognized for her scholarshipand commitment to the advance-ment of her field. She won multi-ple awards for teaching; in fact,

students often described her as“themostwonderful teacher” theyhad ever had.

From 1967 to 1970, Hoffmanalso served as FSU’s Dean ofWomen, and then as president ofthe Faculty Senate from 1980 to1982.

After Hoffman’s retirementfrom teaching in 1984, the chem-istry department dedicated theKatherine B. Hoffman TeachingLaboratory in her honor. Subse-quently, Hoffman and her hus-band, Harold, established the$100,000 Katherine Blood Hoff-man Endowed Scholarship inChemistry. In 2002, the FSU Semi-nole Club of New York City creat-ed the Kitty Hoffman ServiceAward –– and Hoffman herselfwas its first recipient.

Recognized as an energeticand effective alumna, Hoffman es-tablished the first FSCW alumnichapter outside the state of Flori-da, which originally was intendedto assist members who were at-tending the 1938 World’s Fair inNew York City.

During a remarkably produc-tive retirement, Hoffman hasserved as a board member for theFSU Alumni Association andtrustee for the FSU Foundation;chairwoman of the EmeritusAlumni Society; and co-chair-woman of FSU’s SesquicentennialCelebration.

FSU unveils high-performance computingcluster

Florida State University hasselected a next-generation, high-performance computing clusterfrom computer maker Dell Inc. tofoster a wide range of academicresearchdesignedtobenefit society.Thecluster,unveiled inaribbon-cut-ting ceremony on Sept. 11, will formthe basis of a new HighPerformance Computing Centerhoused at the main FSU data facili-ty in TallahasseeFs Innovation Park.

DWorkingwithDell, FSU facul-ty and staff have come up with aninnovative approach that allows fora continuously evolving computingcapability which fills the gapbetween largenational facilities anda desktop computer,E said KirbyKemper, vice president for Researchat FSU. DThis new cluster builds onthe concept originated at FSU ofutilizing PC computer cluster farmsfor tackling problems that are com-puting-intensive.E

FSU researchers will use theDell cluster tostudyahostof impor-tant topics.

For example, one of the keyfactors in fighting forest fires is theability to predict the spread of thefire. The High Performance

ComputingCenterwill allow for thesimulation of forest fire patternswith the goal of developing knowl-edge to help firefighters predict thebehavior of fires.

Joseph Owens, a professor ofphysics at FSU and the associatedean for research in the universityFsCollege of Arts and Sciences, saidthat the High PerformanceComputing Center Dwill provide anew level of computing capabilityfor FSU faculty and students.

To learn more, visit www.hpc.fsu.edu.

Alumni Club endows9/11 scholarship

After the Sept. 11, 2001, terror-ist attacks on the World TradeCenter, the Seminole Club of NewYork City moved into action imme-diately tohonor itsvictims. BySept.17, 2001, the club was the first toestablish a scholarship fund to helpvictimsF relatives attend FloridaStateUniversity in Tallahassee, Fla.

With the help ofmajor donorsChris and Andrea Diamantis, the

fund has been permanentlyendowed through the Florida StateUniversity Foundation. ChrisDiamantis �B.S. F90� is a boardmember of the Seminole BoostersFInner Council and chairman andCEOofMillenniumSettlements.

DWewere living inManhattanwhen the attack happened and wedecided that a great way to honorvictims would be to send a child orrelative to FSU, which is a specialplace,E said Christopher Jaskiewicz�B.S. F89�, who was the clubFs presi-dent in 2001 and theoriginal propo-nent of the idea.

Jaskiewicz, who is a boardmember of the Seminole BoostersFInner Council, is the chief operatingofficer of New York real estatedeveloper Gotham OrganizationInc.

The FSU Foundation willadminister the fund and scholarshiprecipients will be recognized asDFSU-NYC September 11 Scholars.EThe next goal of the club is to raisean additional $75,000, whichwouldentitle the fund to a $50,000 grant

from the state of Florida. Taxdeductible donations can be sent tothe FSU Seminole Club of NYC Inc.,c/o Lovecky, P.O. Box 284,Tarrytown, NY 10591, payable toFSU/NYC September 11 ScholarshipFund.

Farr to lead ProfessionalGolf Management program

DonaldG. Farr, a certifiedPGAGolf Professional and manager ofone of the most prestigious golfresorts in the United States, hasbeen named the director of FloridaState UniversityFs Professional GolfManagement �PGM� program. Hesucceeds Jim Riscigno, formerlyexecutive vice president ofClubCorp,whohasdirectedthepro-gram since its inception in 2000.Riscigno has accepted a teachingpositionwithin theDedman Schoolof Hospitality at FSU and is presi-dent of ASE Consulting LLC.

DDon Farr has incredible expe-rience in the upscale golf resortindustry as a general manager andhead golf professional,E said Robert

A. Brymer, an FSU hospitality pro-fessorandchairmanoftheDedmanSchool,which administers thePGMprogram.

A former FSU student, Farrservedmost recentlyas resortman-ager and director of golf for thePine Needles and Mid Pines golfresorts.

D’Alemberte participatesin global seminar

Florida State UniversityPresident Emeritus Talbot DSandyEDFAlemberte served as a panelistduring the 443rd session of theSalzburg �Austria� Global Seminarin September.

The seminarFs main focus wasDAn International Rule of Law:Balancing Security, Democracy andHuman Rights in an Age ofTerrorism.E

DFAlemberte and InternationalBar Association President FernandoPombo were panelists forDResponding to the Consequencesof Counter-Terrorism Policies:What is the Responsibility of theLegal Profession?E

The Salzburg Global Seminarbrings together imaginativethinkers fromdifferent cultures andinstitutions to solve issues of globalconcern.

FSU President T.K. Wetherell, left, and Provost Lawrence Abele, place a doctoral hood on Katherine Blood“Kitty” Hoffman after conferring upon her an Honorary Doctorate of Science.

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Mellgren finds his passion — and ‘Shotgun Honeymoon’ — in musicBy Dave Fiore

Students at Florida State Uni-versity often discover their life’scalling during their years in Talla-hassee, but not as many decidethat calling is to be a rock star.Andeven fewer still actually go for it.

But with the release of hisfirst CD on Sept. 11, Shotgun Hon-eymoon — the artist formerlyknown as Eric Mellgren — is wellon his way to a life of bright lightsand tour buses. The FSU graduate(B.S. ’00, Marketing) currently isliving in Los Angeles promotinghis debut release, “Forgone Con-clusion,” on the independent Bro-ken Halo label.

After time writing songs anddeveloping his unique sound atclubs in Miami and Orlando fol-lowing graduation, Mellgren de-cided it was time to go for the bigtime, which meant moving to LosAngeles and finding a job.

“I was looking for anythingto pay the rent,” he said. “But Iwas writing songs really quicklywhile crashing at a friend’s man-sion on the beach. I waited tablesand had a temp job at Skechers,but I was still playing and per-forming. I was still honing mysound, playing on my own andgetting a band together.”

Becoming frustrated with hismusical direction, in the spring of

2006, Mellgren called a friendback in Orlando for some help.

“I told him I needed a rebirth,and it has to happen now,” hesaid. “We came up with the nameShotgun Honeymoon, made ademo, shopped indie labels, gotAaron (Wilhelm, B.F.A ’97, FilmProduction) on board as my man-ager, and things really startedrolling from there. Shotgun is myalter ego. It needed to say some-thing different.”

The name came through aconversation about shotgun wed-dings, according to Mellgren, whosaid he has had so many nick-names, some of his friends don’teven know his name is Eric.

“Most people at FSU knewme as Phil. Even my FSU buddiesin L.A. call me Phil,” he said witha laugh.

“I use Shotgun Honeymoonas my stage name. I believe themysteriousness of the name sepa-rates me from the crowd. It reallyfits me and my music.”

Mellgren said he is really ex-cited about the recently releasedalbum.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime

thing,” he said. “Inever thought Iwould have an albumreleased. It is a dreamcome true, but I amnot stopping there. Iam hard-working,and I want to get outon the road consis-tently. There is a tourin the works.”

Records andtours were not evenon the radar for Mell-gren just before com-ing to FSU, when hebought a guitar and aNirvana songbook.

“I played soccersince I was 5 living in Madison,Wis., and continued after my fam-ily moved to Boca Raton (Fla.),”Mellgren said. “When I graduat-ed from high school, I needed an-other outlet.

“The (rock bands) StoneTemple Pilots and Nirvana werebig, and I grew fascinated with al-ternative rock and how theywould take it down to the song-writer level with acoustic sets.One day, I said, you know, ‘I’mjust going to buy a guitar andteach myself to play.’ And I did.”

Just a couple of years later atFSU, Mellgren was encouragedby his girlfriend, a member of theDelta Delta Delta sorority, to enter

the annual Tri-Dent Gent pageant.Even though he had never playedin front of an audience before, heperformed a song he had written— and he was hooked.

“I performed at the pageantin front of at least 300 people at theLate Night Library that night,” hesaid. “I said to myself, ‘I have tokeep doing this.’ There was a 100-percent spark. I was pushed intosomething and was not sure if Iwas any good, but now I wantedto pursue it and see what hap-pened.”

Life as an up-and-comingmusician living in Los Angeles isnot exactly glamorous, accordingto Mellgren, but having the sup-port of friends and family makesit a lot easier.

“It has all been hard work,but I believed in myself and hadfriends and family who believedin me, too,” he said. “Living inL.A. is great for me right now, butI don’t think it is where I will endup. My whole family is back East,and we have a super-close family.

“And as much as I love it outhere, if it were not for the friendsI went to school with being outhere, I would not be able to do it.It is just too tough.”

For more on the music ofShotgun Honeymoon, visitwww.myspace.com/iamshotgunhoneymoon.

Holmes caters to extreme sport enthusiasts with zip linesBy Dave Fiore

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s …Captain Zipline?

He may not be saving theworld from nefarious evildoers,but Captain Zipline, aka FloridaState University alumnus MontyHolmes, is providing thrill-seek-ers from around the globe withwhat he calls “the most excitingextreme sport in the world.”

Holmes (’73, Biology), 57, isthe founder and owner of LostCanyon Zipline Adventure Toursin Salida, Colo. The thrillingcanyon tour includes more than2,000 feet of cable on six differentzip lines, some more than 150 feetabove the canyon floor. A zip lineis a pulley suspended on a cablethat is mounted on an incline. Hislongest cable stretches more than450 feet down into the canyon, en-abling riders to reach speeds of 40miles per hour.

The idea for creating a zip-line tour near his home in centralColorado was planted in 1982during a trip to Costa Rica.

“At the time, there were acouple zip lines there,” Holmes

is exhilarating.”Word is spreading about this

activity with a very high “thrill-to-skill ratio,” according to Holmes.The Lost Canyon Zipline Adven-ture Tours was named as one ofthe top 20 adventure destinationson the continent in the August is-sue of Men’s Fitness, and getting aride often requires making reser-vations weeks in advance. The en-tire experience takes two and ahalf hours and costs $79. For moreon the tour, visit www.captainzipline.com.

Seeking adventure is nothingnew to the Kentucky native, whocame to FSU as a pre-med studenton a track scholarship. After re-ceiving a high draft lottery num-ber, Holmes took a break from col-lege and traveled to the South Pa-cific, which included adventuresin New Guinea, Australia andNew Zealand.

So what’s next for CaptainZipline?

“I spent a lifetime reinvent-ing opportunities and expandinglimits,” Holmes said. “Life is stillahead of me, and I am looking for-ward to the next adventure.”

experience.“Like the original canopy

tours, it is just you and the cable,”Holmes said. “This is not anamusement park ride. When youexperience it, you are one with the

cable. Just the sound of the pulleywhining is awesome, and travel-ing up to 475 feet at 40 miles anhour high above the canyon floor

“The zip-line experience is actual-ly an eco-tour, and we went togreat lengths not to disturb thehigh-altitude, dry desert environ-ment that is so beautiful.”

In addition to breathtaking

views of history-laden canyonsand 14,000-foot mountain peaks,Holmes said his favorite part isthe simplicity and freedom of the

said. “After seeing the canopytour concept and then watchingmovies with Sylvester Stallone,Arnold Schwarzenegger andSean Connery zipping around, Iasked myself, ‘Why should theyhave all the fun?’”

In 2005, Holmes returned toCosta Rica to explore a muchmore developed zip-line industryand rode a total of 35,000 feet ofcable in research and develop-ment before returning home witha plan.

“I had 23 acres of propertythat included three mining claimsand a canyon with lots of roughground,” Holmes said. “My in-tention was to build cabins on thesite, but I soon started laying outa zip-line tour at a time whenthere were no others in the Unit-ed States, except on challengecourses.”

With a great respect for theland over which he was zipping,Holmes did his best in his designand execution of the tour to min-imize his presence in the canyon.

“We make very little impacton the environment and keep ourfootprint very small,” he said.

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McLeod delights in historical life of Mount Vernon

By Jeffery SeayEditor in Chief

After the throngs of touristshave gone and the gates haveclosed for the day, Florida StateUniversity alumnus StephenMcLeod can stand on the piazza ofGeorge Washington’s iconic man-sion, look out across the PotomacRiver and get a sense of what itmight have been like to live atMount Vernon in the 18th century.

As the assistant to the execu-tive director of Washington’sMount Vernon Estate and Gar-dens, McLeod (M.A. ’05, History),42, is privy to many behind-the-scenes glimpses of Washingtonand the estate he called home.

“I am routinely brought intoreally close proximity with someincredible artifacts and personaleffects that give you chills whenyou think, ‘Washington usedthis,’” said McLeod, who might becalled upon, on any given day, towork with living-history inter-preters and live animals at the es-tate’s pioneer farm, supervise vol-unteers involved in a mass-mail-ing project or help run a black-tieevent for major corporate donors.

“There is no typical day forme,” he said. “My boss, Jim Rees,is a very hands-on, involved per-son. He gives me all sorts of inter-esting and varied things to do, andthat keeps the job interesting andchallenging.”

at its central office in London,which has since moved,” he said.“They allowed me a lot of differ-ent experiences to really see howa large institution like the Nation-al Trust functions.”

After his internship with theNational Trust and subsequentgraduation from FSU, McLeod re-mained in England by qualifyingfor a six-month work visa and gota seasonal job working at Snows-hill Manor, a National Trust prop-erty in the Cotswolds, a range ofhills known as the “Heart of Eng-land.”

Today at Mount Vernon,McLeod can immerse himself inwhat fascinates him most — his-tory. Presently he is overseeing thecompletion of a coffee-table bookabout the estate’s two new facili-ties and preparing to write a biog-raphical sketch about PrincessMurat, a 19th-century Tallahasseewoman who was the first vice re-gent for Florida of the Mount Ver-non Ladies Association.

“I tend to view the world in ahistorical context,” he said. “I al-ways think about how a certainsituation is the way it is because ofwhat went before it. I just find it allterribly interesting. Not just factsand dates, but the people, the per-sonalities that made it all happen.That is what makes it interestingfor me.”

parts to Washington that we areable to showcase now, with specif-ic galleries set aside for every-thing.”

Of all of his duties, however,McLeod has the greatest enthusi-asm for working with the estate’scollections.

“I’ve always loved dealingwith records and documents, andartifacts and objects,” he said.“The provenance of ‘Where didthis come from? Why do we haveit? How did we get it? Why is thissignificant? How does this help ustell the story?’ is fascinating tome.”

McLeod’s journey to MountVernon began at FSU with thegraduate-level Program in Histor-ical Administration and PublicHistory.

“I came back to graduateschool after another career,” hesaid. “I was fortunate enough toknow by then what I wanted to do— work with cultural and histor-ical resources. I think I had a real-ly good educational experience atFlorida State.j”

In satisfying the requirementsof his academic program, McLeodwent on his own and personallysecured a one-semester internshipwith the National Trust (of Eng-land) in the spring of 2005.

“I worked specifically withthe trust’s Curatorial Directorate

Since McLeod wentto work at Mount Vernonin the spring of 2006, theworld has come to call. Inthat time, visitors have in-cluded President GeorgeW. Bush and Britain’sPrinceAndrew, as well asmovie stars and publicofficials from around theworld.

“You never knowfrom one day to the nextwho might be here,”McLeod said. “It’s theclose proximity to D.C.,as well as the continuinginterest in the father of

our country.”The Mount Vernon estate re-

cently built two new state-of-the-art buildings totaling 65,000square feet dedicated to bettertelling the George Washington sto-ry.

“I’m frequently asked by Mr.Rees to take certain special visitorsthrough to make sure they seethings from a certain perspective,”McLeod said. “Alot of people say,‘I didn’t know this,’ or ‘I never re-alized that about Washington,’ be-cause he is such an interesting,complex and complete hero forthe American people — every-thing from a military hero to ourfirst president to this entrepreneurand family man. There are a lot of

New board members bring talent, enthusiasm, commitmentWe always approach the fall

meeting of the National AlumniBoard of Directors with anticipa-tion. As with any volunteer board,there always is a point in timewhen new members are seatedand a new “personality” emergesfrom the collective wisdom of new

andoldviewsandexperiences.Be-cause they are tasked with repre-senting all alumni while at thesame time serving as a primarylink for the university to more than300,000 graduates around theworld, it seemed like a good ideatowriteashort introductionfor theFlorida State Times.

I am excited about the back-grounds and dedication that eachnew board member brings to thetable. The composite demon-strates the Association’s desire to

have a diversity of alumni with avariety of careers and back-grounds that provide credentialsand professional resources for theAlumni Association. In addition,the board has a national profile, sohaving alumni who are geograph-ically dispersed around the coun-try is most helpful. Ten membersofficially began terms in July.

•Santanu Datta (B.S. ’89,M.B.A. ’91, M.S. ’91) of Durham,N.C., was named as an out-of-stateSeminole club representative onthe board. Holding a Ph.D. inhealth policy from UNC, Datta isan assistant research professor atDuke University and also is ahealth research scientist at theDurham V.A. Medical Center.

•Jane Tronnier Fader (B.S.’96), a resident of Jacksonville, Fla.,is the director of communicationsfor the World Golf Hall of Fame.She joined the Hall of Fame afterworking five years with CNN,which included media relations,CNN Interactive andCNN/Sports Illustrated.

•Frank Hall (B.S. ’89) ofPanama City, Fla., is a constituent

nity involvement has includedservice on the FSU Career CenterAdvisory Board, as well as numer-ous civic organizations.

•Karema Tyms-Harris (B.S.’92, M.S. ’05) is senior vice presi-dent of International Services withADG Business and GovernmentalConsultants in Tallahassee. Withnearly 20 years of experience inprogram design, marketing andcommunications strategies, Tyms-Harris specializes in internationalbusiness development, client re-tention and special events. Shepreviously was the state of Flori-da’s chief protocol officer.

The 10 new board membersbring the National Board of Direc-tors to its full strength of 36 andwill serve under an executive com-mittee led by Board ChairmanThomasWoodruff (’65) of St. Pe-tersburg, Fla.; Chair-Elect MauryKolchakian (’75, J.D. ’78) of Talla-hassee, Fla.; Vice Chair DonaldEddings (’68) of Tampa, Fla.; Sec-retary Jeffrey Hill (’69) of FortLauderdale, Fla.; and TreasurerLaurel Moredock (’78) of Jack-sonville, Fla.

for 20 years. The Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,resident is the executive director ofthe American Board of Neuropsy-chologyandafellowof theNation-al Academy of Neuropsychologyand the American College of Pro-fessional Neuropsychology.

•Raymond R. Schroeder(B.S. ’65) lives in Greenville, S.C.,wherehe is thepresidentandown-er of Interim Health Care. Holdinga law degree from the Universityof Miami, Schroeder is a memberof both the Florida and South Car-olina bar associations.

•Gulf Breeze, Fla., residentGordon J. Sprague (B.S. ’65) isthe president of Sprague Proper-ties LLC. A former senior partnerwith AIM Management GroupInc. in Houston, Sprague foundedthe Independent and InsuranceDealer Division in 1993. He holdsan M.A. from the University ofNorth Florida.

•The executive district man-ager for Prentice-Hall Publishing,Tallahassee resident Cindy DavisSullivan (B.S. ’85) is a member ofthe Leadership Council and Man-uscript Hall of Fame. Her commu-

group representative for the Pana-ma City Campus of FSU. Hall isthe regional president of VisionBank in Panama City and a grad-uate of FSU’s campus there.

•Thomas V. Hynes (B.S. ’80)is managing director of flight forAmerican Airlines Operations inMiami. Hynes is a U.S. Navy vet-eran who once flew off the deck ofthe aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Inhis current role withAmerican, theWeston, Fla., resident overseesflight operations in the Caribbeanand Latin America.

•Patricia Sibley Kenimer(B.S. ’74) is president and owner ofMedia Solutions, one of the mostsuccessful firms in Atlanta andthroughout the southeastern Unit-ed States.Anationally known con-sultant and speaker on marketing,media buying and planning, Ken-imer also has taught courses atEmory University, as well as theAtlanta Advertising Institute.

•Michael J.Raymond (Ph.D.’81) has been the director for com-prehensive neuropsychology spe-cialties at the John Heinz Instituteof Rehabilitation in Pennsylvania

BarryAdamsPresidentAlumniAssociation

Stephen McLeod

FSU office helps turn research into realityBy Dave Fiore

On the campus of FloridaState University, innovative ideasand creative thought aboundwithin the hallowed halls and lab-oratories of academia. Mean-while, in the outside world, a nev-er-ending need for pioneering,practical and income-generatingnew products and services contin-ues to grow.

The space that separatesthese worlds is affectionately re-ferred to as the “Valley of Death”by those who have dared to tra-verse it. Safely bridging the gapover this valley is the purpose ofthe FSU Office of IntellectualProperty Development and Com-mercialization, more commonlyreferred to as Tech Transfer.

“Webuild thebridgebetweenthe university and the businessworld,” said John Fraser, executivedirector of the Office of Intellectu-al Property Development andCommercialization and as-sistant vice president for Re-search and Economic Devel-opment. “There exists a gapof cultures, motivations andtime horizons, and we pro-vide the skills to build thatbridge. We focus on three mainsteps — education and interestbuilding, licensing, and admin-istering the deal.”

The reason the office is soimportant to the university, ac-cording to Fraser, is that its staffis helping faculty members whoare trying to find their way in anunfamiliar environment.

“We are business folk, and weknow what contract negotiationsare all about,” said Fraser, who al-so is the immediate past presidentof the global Association of Uni-versity Technology Managers.“We create partnerships. We sitwith the faculty and the companywhile they are talking and help de-termine what each side wants todo. We also will write the termsheet, which is a list of elements ofthe potential relationship, such asthe start and finish dates, funding,allowing publication, the budget,and getting rights of first refusal.”

The three-person staff also in-cludes Jack Sams and Gus Ray.

“Jack worked with IBM in the1980s, where he was the leader ofthe team that acquired DOS fromMicrosoft for IBMinthe initial IBMPCs,” Fraser said. “Gus is an MBAwhose job it is to finance researchpartnerships. They both play veryimportant roles in this process.”

Someof themostwell-knownexamples of technology making

the jumptoprivate indus-try from FSU are theCocktail Collection neck-ties by Michael Davidson,derived from original mi-crophotographs of popu-lar drinks as seen underthe microscopes of theNational High MagneticField Laboratory; andchemistry and biochem-istry Professor RobertHolton’s development ofthe synthetic cancer drugTaxol, which the NationalCancer Institute de-scribed as the most im-portant cancer drug in 15years when it was intro-duced in 1993.

An example of aproject with immense po-tential is the Pacifier Acti-vated Lullaby (P.A.L.),which was developed byProfessor Jayne Standleyof the FSU

College of Music to im-prove the suckling instinct in new-born, low-birth-weight infants.Work started nine years ago, andcontinues today, to find the rightcorporate partner.

LedbyTaxol, these inventionsand many like them result in roy-alties flowing into the university’soperating budget. And thatdoesn’t include the monies se-cured for the research itself.

“Last year, faculty-generatedproposals were responsible for at-tracting more than $200 million inresearch and development funds,”Fraser said. “That is quite signifi-cant. Sixty-five percent of that re-search funding comes from feder-al sources. FSU is a major magnetattracting this money from out ofstate.”

Not all tech transfer candi-dates are the result of lab-based re-search requiring a patent beforecommercialization, according toFraser. He said intellectual proper-ty, which uses a copyright for pro-

tection, includes books, films andmusic created by FSU faculty. It isan increasingly important area ofinterest, he added.

One example is the FSU Cen-ter for Prevention and Early Inter-vention Policy, which, under theleadership of Mimi Graham, hasdeveloped, copyrighted and dis-tributed a series of popularguides and handouts to helphome visitors — experienced,“grandmotherly”-type para-professionals — encourage ex-pectant families and help en-sure healthy, happy children.

“It all started with aHealthyStartgrant in1997,andwesoon discovered that when homevisitors were working with theselow-income, at-risk families, theywere literally just visiting — talk-ing about the weather,” Grahamsaid. “We are talking about momswho bring babies home without acrib or diapers or formula. Newmoms, teen moms and low-litera-cy parents just don’t know aboutthis stuff.”

After translating their re-search and applying it to the cur-riculum, researchers at the Centerfor Prevention and Early Interven-tion realized that it was useful forany first-time family, according toGraham. Today, the curriculum isused throughout Florida and inTennessee, Ohio, Virginia, NewYork and Oregon, as well as inParis, France. The process of cross-ing the “Valley of Death” wasn’teasy, Graham said, but with helpfrom the Office of IntellectualProperty Development and Com-mercialization, her center was ableto make it.

“John provided suchwisdom on how to run asmall business within theuniversity,” Graham said.“He saw the value in ourwork and how it couldhelp people. We also re-ceived tremendous sup-port over the years from(former and current vicepresidents of research)Ray Bye and Kirby Kem-per.

“Today, people fromall over the world knowthis as the FSU curricu-lum,”Grahamsaid.“Andsince 1999, it has generat-ed $5.5 million in totalsales — and a new cur-riculum has just been re-leased.”

Deep in the sciencelabs of FSU, Yun-Hwa“Peggy” Hsieh is work-ing on yet another signif-

icant breakthrough in the produc-tion of antibodies that disclose thepresenceofdangerousandprohib-ited genetic tissue in animal foods.

Before coming to FSU, Hsiehdeveloped the antibody that iden-tified the presence of specific pro-teins that cause mad cow disease.Last year, after receiving a GAPaward from the FSU ResearchFoundation, she made significantprogress in developing additionalantibodies that led to a four-year

grant from the U.S. Department ofAgriculture.

“In many countries, they usebeef and pork blood as a supple-ment in sausage and soup prod-ucts because of its protein qualitiesand because it is so inexpensive,”Hsieh said. “If it contains the dan-gerous proteins, it can cause anumber of fatal diseases that affectthe central nervous system.”

She also is developing anti-bodies that will identify exactspecies of fish to curb the commonand often dangerous practice ofswitchingfishspeciesat thewhole-sale level for profit. The commer-cialization of Hsieh’s work in theseareas currently is in negotiationthrough the Office of IntellectualProperty Development and Com-mercialization, which means safereatingfor theworld’sconsumers isclosebehind.Andthat,Frasersaid,is good news for all involved,which is always the goal.

“Our true mission is to helpthe private sector produce prod-ucts, based on FSU creative work,that save lives, improve the quali-ty of life in patients, and increaseglobal competitiveness,” he said.“That’s what this is all about.”

To learn more, visitwww.techtransfer.fsu.eduandclickon “Product Showcase,” or visitwww.research.fsu.edu/foundation/gap/index.html and click on“GAP Funding.”

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Young FSU alumni demonstrate growing generosityCan you remember where you were

Saturday night, May 9, 1980? Coach Bow-den and I were in Atlanta at the downtownMarriott at the annual Bobby Bowden Ban-quet.

At around 8:45 in the evening I wastelling jokes and preparing to introduce

highway billboards, televised promotionalspots and Web sites to pay tribute to theTribe and the signing of its constitution 50years ago.

Last spring we dedicated inspiringnew statuary of three bronze Seminole fig-ures at the football stadium. The sculpturedepicts a Seminole family from the 1840smoving through the high grass, alert to anysound or movement, perhaps watching forthe pursuing soldiers.

As we were ceremonially dedicatingthe bronze Seminoles, today’s real Semi-noles were negotiating the Tribe’s purchaseof the Hard Rock Café for something closeto a billion dollars.

The Seminoles didn’t just survive; theSeminoles triumphed.And like our namesakecollegiate Seminoles,their ambition and hardwork and vision ledthem to success on their

own terms.The Seminole Tribe has entered a new

and more prosperous era, led by a youngergeneration. So has Florida State University.

We are the happy beneficiaries of goodluck, burning ambition and great leaderscompelled by magnificent dreams.

It’s not quite time yet to pass the torch,but today’s young Seminole sons anddaughters are eminently willing to embracethe fire.

ambitious; many burned with the passionfor success. The most adventurous amongthem sought their fortune in America,where their talents and their energies couldcarry them to whatever heights their imag-inations could reach.

The American Ideal was crafted in thespirit of those Second Sons. And I believethat much of our university’s success pro-ceeds from that same, unique spirit. Whileanother school may proudly sing “We arethe Boys,” Florida State’s Alma Mater justas proudly proclaims, “Here, Sons andDaughters Stand.”

It’s interesting that our university andthe Seminole Tribe of Florida have traveleddifferent, yet parallel paths to great achieve-

ments. We make much of the word “Un-conquered” because the Seminoles nevergave up, never surrendered. It’s good to beunconquered, but that term could also sug-gest that they merely survived.

However, the Florida Seminoles didn’tjust survive. Fifty years ago, the Tribe offi-cially adopted its corporate charter and be-gan to make serious use of its inherent eco-nomic power. Florida State University’scurrent “Unconquered” initiative employs

rollment that began in the 1970s has not justproduced more Seminole graduates; it hasproduced numbers of young alumni whoare remarkably prosperous and generous intheir financial support.

When the Golden Chiefs were createdin 1976, it was unthinkable that men andwomen under the age of thirty would havethe means to join.

In 1997, our first “Micco” ($1 million)donation was made by a Pensacola couplealready retired from business. But just twoyears ago, 37-year-old Tampa insurance ex-ecutive Lance Barton stepped up to the“Micco” ranks. Someone else will likelybreak that youthful mark very soon.

For nearly three decades, Florida StateUniversity has beenproducing vast legionsof young, aggressiveentrepreneurs boundfor success. Some ofthis phenomenon isdue to our location. Every hard-workingSeminole optimist in sight is engaged in fir-ing Florida’s hot economic engines.

Another portion of our success comesfrom our having been the “Second Sons” inour state. In old Europe, the first son in afamily inherited everything. Daughters in-herited only if there were no sons, and thesecond sons were generally left to choosebetween the military or the priesthood.

But many of those Second Sons were

Coach Bowden. About the same time inRichmond, Virginia, young Eric Carr en-tered the world.

And just before the start of this footballseason, Eric Carr became Florida State’syoungest Golden Chief, making a 10-yearpledge of $6,000 per year. The 27-year-oldCarr is a veterinary medical consultant liv-ing in Jacksonville.

Eric Carr is not the youngest GoldenChief ever. That honor goes to Chad Hen-derson of Tallahassee who joined that elitedonor circle in 2005, at the age of 26.

All of this is important because it rep-resents a shift in generations supportingour Seminoles. The explosion in student en-

CharlieBarnesExecutive DirectorSeminole Boosters

The Seminoles didn’t just survive; the Seminoles triumphed. And like ournamesake collegiate Seminoles, their ambition and hard work and

vision led them to success…

1950sRodney S. Ketcham (B.S. ‘54) won anunopposed re-election to his third term onthe Canaveral Port Authority. The BrevardCommunity College business building inCocoa has been renamed the Rodney S.Ketcham Business Building.Ed Wycoff (B.S. ’57, Ph.D. ’74) was induct-ed into the Circle of Distinction Hall of Fameat Winter Park High School, Winter Park.

1960sThomas W. Benton (B.S. ’63, M.S. ’73) hasretired after 32 years as an education admin-istrator with the Florida Department ofEducation and the school district of LeeCounty, Fla. He has a construction company,Tom Benton Enterprises, Tallahassee.Annette Hannon Lee (B.A. ’64, M.F.A. ’73)has retired from her position as director ofuniversity relations at North Georgia College,Dahlonega, Ga.John W. Merting (B.A. ‘65) has beennamed a “Florida Super Lawyer” by Law andPolitics magazine. He also has been named atrustee of the Community Maritime ParkBoard and the State of Florida MaritimeMuseum and Research Center, Pensacola.Art Forster, Jr. (B.A. ‘67) was named chiefcommunications officer for the FederalElection Commission, Washington, D.C.Judge PaulM. Glenn (B.A. ‘67) received the2007 Robert W. Patton Outstanding JuristAward from the Hillsborough County BarAssociation, Tampa.BillWagner (B.S. ‘67) is the general manag-er of the Currahee Club, Atlanta.David E. Todd (B.A. ‘69) has been appoint-ed Atlanta regional counsel of the U.S.Department of Commerce in the economicdevelopment administration section.

1970sKatherine Burton Jones (B.A. ’70, M.A.’74) has been elected president of theHarvard Chapter of Sigma Xi. She is the assis-tant dean for information technology andmedia services for the Master’s of Liberal Artsprogram at the Harvard Extension School.MarshaWaldrop Lyons (J.D. ‘70) has beencertified as a circuit court and county media-tor for North and Central Florida.FloydL.Matthews Jr. (B.A. ’70, J.D. ’74) hasformed a new trial law firm, Matthews &Guild, P.A., with Robert B. Guild, Jacksonville.Margey Meyer (B.A. ‘70) was named the2007 Outstanding Educator of the Year bythe National Community Association. Meyeris a vice president and dean of AssociaUniversity.George E. Tragos (B.A. ’70, J.D. ’74) is listedin the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers inAmerica.JimVickrey (Ph.D. ‘70) now teaches at TroyUniversity, Montgomery, Ala., having previ-ously taught at Troy University, Troy, Ala., for15 years. A former university president and alawyer, he is active in the Alabama Bar.Chris Zeigler Dendy (M.S. ‘71) is aninductee of the national Children and Adultswith Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderHall of Fame. She has written three booksand produced two videotapes and one DVDon the subject of ADHD.A. Wilson Greene (B.A. ‘72) has written“Civil War Petersburg: Confederate City inthe Crucible of War,” published by theUniversity of Virginia Press.NinaWeinstein (B.A. ‘73) now is vice presi-dent of west coast production for NationalGeographic Television, Los Angeles.Weinstein was senior producer on programsthat earned two Emmy Awards and anAcademy Award nomination.Sharon Thomason Hayes (B.S. ’74,M.A.’79) has been inducted into theAssociation of GodbyGraduates Hall of Famein the category of education, Tallahassee.J.W. Hill (B.S. ‘74) received the 2006 Firm ofthe Year award from Florida CommercialBrokers Network. His real estate firm, J.W. Hill& Associates, is in Live Oak, Fla.Tommy Goodson (B.S. ‘75) won an unop-posed re-election to his second four-yearterm on the Canaveral Port Authority andreceived the Distinguished Alumni Awardfrom Brevard Community College, Cocoa.Diahann W. Lassus (B.S. ‘76) was selectedas one of New Jersey’s Best 50 Women inBusiness by NJBIZ magazine.Larry Lovelace (B.S. ‘76) now is the region-al president of GreenBank, Tennessee.David Wilcox (B.S. ’76, J.D. ’79) has beenelected to the board of directors forManateeGlens, a not-for-profit behavioral healthorganization in Manatee County, Fla.Rick Rothman (B.S. ‘77) was inducted intothe Florida Track and Field Hall of Fame.Rothman has coached cross-country andtrack at Spanish River High School, BocaRaton, since 1983.Aubrey K. Ewing (M.S. ’78, Ph.D. ’82) waselected president of the Association forApplied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback,Wheat Ridge, Colo.Richard Gerson (Ph.D. ‘78) has written“Achieving High Performance andGuaranteeing Performance Improvement,”published by HRD Press.Dean LeBoeuf (B.S. ’78, J.D. ’81) wasnamed the 2006 Trial Lawyer of the Year bythe American Board of Trial Advocates.Kathleen Touchstone (Ph.D. ‘78) has writ-ten “Then Athena Said: Unilateral Transfers

and the Transformation ofObjectivist Ethics,”published by University Press of America. Sheis an assistant professor at Troy University,Atlantic Region, Norfolk, Va.

1980sJerry Beck (B.F.A. ’81) is the artistic directorand founder of the Revolving Museum inLowell, Mass. Under Beck’s leadership, theRevolving Museum won a 2007Commonwealth Award, the highest honorfor arts, humanities and sciences inMassachusetts.CraigT. Lynch (B.S. ’81) has been elected tothe board of directors of Parker Poe Adams&Bernstein, Charlotte, N.C.Ira Silver (B.S. ’81), managing partner ofSilver & Associates, P.A., has merged his CPAfirm with Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra,LLP. Silver will be in charge of the Orlandooffice.Charles Ewen (M.A. ‘83) and RussellSkowronek (M.A. ‘83) have written “XMarks the Spot: The Archaeology of Piracy,”published by the University Press of Florida.Ewen is a professor at East CarolinaUniversity, N.C., and Skowronek is a profes-sor at Santa Clara University, Calif.Samuel Henry (B.S. ‘83) has accepted theposition of logistics manager with StandingJoint Force Headquarters, U.S. Joint ForcesCommand, Norfolk, Va.Sharon L. Burton (B.S. ‘84) has written herdebut book, “Quality Customer Service:Rekindling the Art of Service to Customers.”She was named the 2007 recipient of thePeter Spencer Foundation’s “In the Spirit ofDetermination” award.Bahram Jalali (B.S. ‘84) received the 2007R.W. Prize from the Optical Society ofAmerica for the invention anddemonstrationof raman lasing in silicon. Jalali is a professorof electrical engineering at the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles.Jay Alexander (B.S. ‘85) recently earned amaster’s degree in public administrationfrom Virginia Commonwealth University,Richmond.He is seniormanager for the Stateof Virginia’s risk management division.Michael Dearden (B.S. ‘85) has been pro-moted to regional director of wealth man-agement of Wachovia Bank in McLean, Va.,and also serves as a senior vice presidentwithin the company.Don L. Jones (Ph.D. ‘85) has been selectedto serve a two-year term on theWMFE com-munity advisory board, Orlando.Patrick R. Kinney (B.S. ‘86) received theMiami-Dade County Department of HumanServices’ Employee of the Year award.Judge Jonathan E. Sjostrom (B.S. ’86, J.D.’89) was named 2006 Trial Judge of the Yearby the American Board of Trial Advocates.Robert S. Thurston (B.M.E. ’86, M.M.E.’92) has been inducted into the Associationof Godby Graduates Hall of Fame in the cat-egory of fine arts, Tallahassee.Tom Mahlke (B.S. ‘87) is the president andchief executive officer of Solvi Brands,Atlanta.Tracey Sellers (B.S. ‘87) is the managingdirector of True Partners Consulting, Tampa.PennyDeutsch (B.S. ‘89) was appointed byGov. Jeb Bush to the Florida Local AdvocacyCouncil in 2003 and was selected as chair ofService Area 15, Punta Gorda, Fla. TheAdvocacy Council monitors and investigatesthreats to the safety of persons who receiveservices from state agencies without interfer-ence by an executive agency.Eric Martuza (J.D. ‘89) has joined the lawfirm ofMeckler Bulger and Tilson as a partner

in its insurance practice, Chicago.

1990sJason Ashford (B.S. ’90, J.D. ’93) wasappointed chief assistant district attorney forHouston County, Ga.Dr.Wayne Centrone (B.S. ‘90) received the2006 President’s Award at the AmericanAssociation of Naturopathic Physicians for hiswork as medical director and outreach pro-gram manager at the Outside In Center forHomeless Teens in Portland, Ore. In 2004,Centronewas namedOutstandingCaregiverby Oregon Primary Care Association for hisongoing contribution to provide or improveservices for homeless people.Ben Cooper (B.S. ‘90) has been nameddirector of human resources for BayerProperties LLC, Birmingham, Ala.Rafael Gonzalez Jr. (J.D. ‘90) received the2006 U.S. President’s Community ServiceAward,was named2006 Entrepreneur of theYear by the Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber ofCommerce, and was a finalist in the 2007Tampa Bay Business Journal MinorityBusiness Person of the Year Award competi-tion.Ray Vincent (B.S. ‘90) has been promotedto vice president of worldwide operationsand systems for AIG Global Marine, NewYork.GySgt. Daniel K. Boyce (B.S. ‘91) hasreceived a Joint Service Achievement Medal.Boyce serves in the U.S. Marine Corps.Matthew K. Foster (B.S. ’91, J.D. ’94) hasattained a rating of AV, the highest possiblerating available through Martindale-Hubbell.He is a partner in Brooks, LeBoeuf, Bennett,Foster & Gwartney, Tallahassee.JimNorris (B.S. ‘91) is the general managerand chief operating officer at the RogueValley Country Club inMedford, Ore. It is thehost site for the Southern Oregon Golf tour-nament, the largest amateurmatch-play golftournament in the United States.Wendy JensenBrewer (B.A. ‘92) is an attor-ney for Barnes & Thornburg LLP and hasrecently earned her certification in businessbankruptcy.Eric S. Faulconer (B.S. ’92, M.P.A. ’96) hasbeen named the National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America’s Southeast RegionNCAADivision IIWomen’s Coach of the Year.Faulconer is the head women’s soccer coachat Armstrong Atlantic State University,Savannah, Ga.Eric C. Ragatz (B.S. ‘92), a partner at Peek,Cobb & Edwards, P.A., Jacksonville, hasjoined the Million Dollar Advocates Forum,one of the nation’s most prestigious groupsof trial lawyers.Jennifer Rizzo Bailey (B.S. ‘93) has beenappointed to the board of the SoutheastFlorida Chapter of the SclerodermaFoundation, Coral Springs.Jim Brewer (M.A. ‘93) has been namedassociate vice chancellor for major gifts andendowments at the University of NorthCarolina, Asheville.WilliamK. Bryant (J.D. ‘93) is a newpartnerin the law office of Baker & Hostetler LLP,Orlando.John Crossman (B.S. ‘93) is the president ofthe real estate company Crossman &Company. Hewas honored as the overall topproducer in the retail category and receivedtheWilbur Strickland Award from the CentralFlorida Association of Realtors, Orlando.Carlos A. Kelly (B.A. ‘93) wrote the articleon eminent domain “How to Obtain anOrder of Taking,” published in The Florida BarJournal.

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Maj.Michael J. Mills (B.S. ‘93) competed inthe 200-person Antarctica Marathon onAntarctica’s King George Island, February2006.Jennifer R. Cowan (B.S. ‘94) has joinedLewis, Longman &Walker, P.A., as an associ-ate in West Palm Beach.Julie Dunn (B.S. ‘94) now is vice president ofsales and marketing for Turner NetworkSales, the domestic distribution, sales andmarketing branch of Turner BroadcastingSystem, Atlanta.Shelley Bowles Green (B.A. ’94, M.S. ’01)is the new owner of Heidi’s Bakery,Tallahassee. She has been a partner withTidewater Consulting Inc. for nine years.BrianMand (Ph.D. ‘94) is the athletics direc-tor at St. Andrews Presbyterian College,Laurinburg, N.C.Tony Srebnik (B.S. ‘94) is a senior accountexecutive for Tilson Communications, BocaRaton, Fla.Brian G. Wilson (B.S. ‘94) completed fel-lowship training in allergy and immunologyat Louisiana State University, Shreveport. Heand his wife, Meredith Wilson (B.A. ’95),havemoved back to Tallahassee and openedtheir practice, Tallahassee Allergy, Asthma &Immunology.Chanta G. Combs (B.A. ’95, J.D. ’98) hasbeen named policy director for the ExecutiveOffice of Gov. Charlie Crist, Tallahassee.Daryl J. Hartley (M.S. ’95, Ph.D. ’98) is anassociate professor with tenure at the U.S.Naval Academy, Annapolis.John T. Husum (B.S. ‘95) has been appoint-ed senior fleet safety officer for BritishPetroleum Shipping, Houston.Daryl Parks (J.D. ‘95) has been appointed toFlorida A&MUniversity’s board of trustees byGov. Charlie Crist.Jason A. Brady (B.S. ’96, J.D. ’99) is a part-ner in the law office of Baker & Hostetler LLP,Orlando, Fla.Walter Jones (’97) plays for theNFL’s SeattleSeahawks and has launched a Web site,www.walter-jones.com.Heather Kowalski-Boadella (B.S. ‘97) hasjoinedGrayRobinson P.A. as an associate. Shepractices in the firm’s real estate department,Orlando, Fla.

2000sRebecca Chism (Ph.D. ‘00) has been grant-ed tenure as assistant professor of foreign lan-guage pedagogy at Kent State University,Kent, Ohio.Kelley L. Smith (B.A. ‘00) has been namedscheduling director for the Executive Officeof Gov. Charlie Crist, Tallahassee.Jami Duschesne (B.S. ’01, M.S. ’02) hasbeen named communications/developmentcoordinator for the UnitedWay of NorthwestFlorida, Panama City.LaurenP. Scott (B.S. ‘01) now is officeman-ager for the Kilgannon Advertising Agency,Atlanta.Milford Brown (’02) plays for the NFL’sArizona Cardinals and has launched a Website, www.milfordbrown.com.Daryl R. Levine (B.S. ‘02) has been hired asthe public policy specialist for the NationalAssociation of Student PersonnelAdministrators,Washington, D.C. He also is amaster’s degree candidate at the GeorgeWashington University Graduate School ofPolitical Management and is serving as aboard member of the Washington, D.C.,Seminoles Club.Cyndee Welburn (B.F.A. ‘02) continues toco-host the television show “Real Simple” onPBS, now in its second season.

Aaron Cheesman (B.S. ’04, M.S. ’05),former two-time Seminole baseball teamcaptain, is a financial adviser at the Angelotti-Rosenberg Financial Group, Sarasota, Fla.Devery M. Nalls (B.S. ’04, M.S. ’06) recent-ly completed a six-month assistant positionat NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”Nalls now is a sports-marketing agent atCreative Artists Agency, New York.Tori Sparks (B.S. ‘04) completed the “FeedYour Ears, Feed Your Soul: The Rivers + RoadsLess Traveled Tour,” which featured songsfrom the singer-songwriter’s criticallyacclaimed album, “Rivers + Roads,” andtoured 27 cities, including Tallahassee.Catherine Cottrell (B.S, ‘05) earned hermaster’s degree in international relationsfrom the University of Miami in December2006.Chauncey Davis (’05), defensive tackle forthe NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, has launched anewWeb site, www.chaunceydavis.com.James M. Gentry (J.D. ‘05) has joinedGrayRobinson P.A. as an associate and is acivil trial lawyer Orlando, Fla.Kristi Michael (B.M., B.M.E. ‘06) is amember of the 2007 International YouthWind Orchestra at the World Association forSymphonic Bands and EnsemblesConference, Killarney, Ireland.Antonio Cromartie andPatWatkins, bothformer members of the football Seminoles,co-hosted the 2007 Tallahassee SportsCelebrity Weekend and Youth FootballCamp. Cromartie plays for the San DiegoChargers and Watkins plays for the DallasCowboys. Craphonso Thorpe of theIndianapolis Colts and Ernie Sims of theDetroit Lions — both former footballSeminoles — also participated in the event.

Eleanore Adam

Eleanore Adam, 92, professor emeritaand former department chairwoman of tex-tiles and consumer sciences at Florida StateUniversity, died April 15. Adam joined theFSU faculty in 1953 and taught until her re-tirement in 1979.

Adam was named chairwoman of theFashion Institute and the interdivisionalprogram, which combined four universitydepartments. In 1968, she began an 11-yeartenure as the head of the FSU departmentof clothing, textiles and fashion merchandis-ing. Prior to coming to FSU, she was the firstfaculty member at Cornell University inIthaca, N.Y., to present an educational tele-vision program.

Among her professional affiliations,Adam was a member of the American Col-

lege Professors of Textile and Clothing andwrote numerous articles and abstracts.

Eugene Howard Czajkoski

Eugene Howard Czajkoski, 78, a re-tired Florida State University professor ofcriminology and criminal justice, died Feb.16. Czajkoski taught at FSU from 1966 to2006. He served as chairman of the depart-ment of criminology and later became thefounding dean of the School of Criminolo-gy in 1974, a position he held until 1986. Hewas awarded dean emeritus and professoremeritus status in 1987.

Czajkoski served on the FloridaSupreme Court Nominating Commissionand as chairman of the Governor’s Councilon Criminal Justice, in addition to other po-sitions within the Florida Governor’s Office.

He helped to found DISC Village, a Talla-hassee drug treatment center, and served onits board of directors for 35 years.

Czajkoski earned his doctorate in pub-lic administration and criminal justice fromNew York University in 1964. He was anArmy veteran and served in the KoreanWar.

Janice Harsanyi

Janice Harsanyi, 77, a retired professorof voice at Florida State University from1979 to 2005, died March 21.

Harsanyi began her career at FSU in1979 as chairwoman of the voice depart-ment at the School of Music. Known as animmensely talented performer, she was theall-time record holder for solo performanc-es with the Philadelphia Orchestra. She per-

formed music by more than 50 living com-posers, including Roger Sessions, MiltonBabbitt, Robert Ward and John Harbison,and appeared as a soloist on many occa-sions.

An Arlington, Mass., native, Harsanyiwas the former head of the voice depart-ment at Westminster Choir College andtaught at the University of Michigan, Inter-lochenArtsAcademy and the North Caroli-na School of the Arts. She earned her bach-elor of music degree from WestminsterChoir College, Princeton, N.J.

John David FoxJohn David Fox, 78, a professor emeri-

tus of physics who played a crucial role inthe development of Florida State Universi-ty’s nuclear physics program, died March

11. Fox began teaching at FSU in 1958 andretired in 1994. On March 3, the FSU PhysicsLab was renamed the “John D. Fox Super-conducting Accelerator Laboratory” in hishonor.

Fox was awarded a Fulbright Fellow-ship in 1951 and was a guest scientist at sev-eral scientific institutions, including the Uni-versity of Koln, Germany, in 1975, and theArgonne National Laboratory, Chicago,from 1982 to 2007. He was named a fellowof the American Physics Society in 1975 andwas a program director of nuclear physicsat the National Science Foundation from1990 to 1992 and from 1995 to 1997.

Fox earned his bachelor’s degree fromthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Boston, and earned his master’s and doctor-al degrees from the University of Illinois.

Ruth PosseltRuth Posselt, 95, a retired professor of

violin who led a distinguished career as aperformer and teacher at Florida State Uni-versity from 1963 to 1978, died Feb. 19.

Posselt first came to FSU as a visitingartist, then became an artist in residence andmember of the Florestan String Quartet, andfinally a full professor of violin. She ap-peared many times as a soloist with the FSUFaculty Chamber Orchestra and continuedto play recitals through the 1970s. Severalof her students went on to positions in ma-jor American orchestras.

Posselt was known as a stellar per-former who made her Carnegie Hall debut

in 1923. She won the Schubert MemorialPrize in 1929 and made her European debutin 1932. Posselt toured Europe seven timesin the 1930s and 1940s. In 1937, she was in-vited by President and Mrs. Roosevelt toplay at the White House. After extensiveconcert performances throughout the Unit-ed States from 1940 to 1950, Posselt taughtprivately and at Wellesley College and theNew England Conservatory of Music.

William J. PageWilliam J. “Pete” Page, 80, a professor

emeritus of public administration and socialwork who taught at Florida State Universi-ty from 1980 until his retirement in 1989,died Feb. 15.

Page served the U.S. Department ofHealth, Education and Welfare in various

capacities from 1948 to 1973, concluding hisemployment as an associate administrator.He had a distinguished career in publicservice and academia, earning awards andwriting numerous publications.

Page served as the associate director ofthe Washington Center for Public Affairs atthe University of Southern California, LosAngeles, from 1973 to 1975. The U.S. Depart-

ment of Health, Education and Welfareawarded him its Superior Service Award in1964 and its Distinguished ServiceAward in1968. In 1998, the National Association fortheAdvancement of Colored People award-ed him its President’s Award. Page earnedhis bachelor’s degree at Furman University,Furman, S.C., in 1948 and his Master of Pub-lic Administration degree from the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh in 1959.

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E. Imre FriedmannInternationally recognized microbial

ecologist E. Imre Friedmann, 85, died June11. Friedmann taught at Florida State Uni-versity from 1962 to 2000 and was a RobertO. Lawton Distinguished Professor and di-rector of FSU’s Polar Desert Research Cen-ter.An expert on the microbial ecology of ex-treme environments, Friedmann led expe-ditions to the most extreme environmentson Earth. He discovered the existence of lifeinside tiny crevices of rock where none pre-viously was thought to be able to survive.

Friedmann’s research was directly rel-evant to astrobiology, the study of the pos-sibility of extraterrestrial life. His specific in-terests were extreme cold and dry environ-ments, such as the Antarctic desert, whichare the closest terrestrial analogs to condi-

tions on early Mars.In 1976, he published an article describ-

ing cryptoendoliths living in the Ross Desertof Antarctica. Cryptoendoliths are organ-isms that live inside rocks or in pores be-tween mineral grains on the Earth’s surface.NASA, interested in this type of research,supported Friedmann’s work and gave himfunding that enabled him to collect samplesand study microorganisms throughout theworld.

Friedmann’s discovery of rock-boundorganisms renewed hope of finding signs oflife on Mars. In 1997, he was one of a num-ber of scientists given a sample of the ALH84001 meteorite, which was found inAntarctica in 1984. He led an internationalteam of researchers that claimed in 2001, af-ter studying the meteorite, that they hadfound “conclusive evidence” that Mars had

once been teeming with life — 3.5 billionyears ago. The team discovered long chainsof magnetite crystals that Friedmannclaimed only could have come from livingorganisms.

Friedmann was born in Budapest,Hungary. A Jew, he was captured duringWorld War II and forced to do dangerouswork by the Hungarian military. He barelyescaped being sent to a concentration campbefore the Russian army liberated Hungaryfrom the Nazis. After the war, Friedmannfound out that his father, his only brother,both grandparents and most of his aunts,uncles and cousins were dead.

Friedmann earned his doctorate in1951 from the University of Vienna,Austria.He was a foreign member of the Hungari-an Academy of Sciences and publishedmany journal articles over his long career.

In Memoriam1920—1929

Ellah R. Kramer (B.A. ’29)

1930—1939

Edith Frances Foreman (B.A. ’31), Dorothy Boyce Daniel Schaaf (B.S. ’31),Julia Gehan Chase (B.S. ’32), Ruth Powell Elvery (A.B. ’32), Patricia O’NealGarrett (B.S. ’33), Mildred McCoy Schild (B.A. ’33), Helen Deane Mitchell(B.A. ’34), Myrle Fillingim Belin (B.S. ’35), Mildred Johnson Warren (B.S.’35), Winifred Hansen Bauer Hamilton (B.A. ’36), Betty Manning Russell(B.S. ’36), Marion C. Persons (B.M. ’37), Lorraine Burroughs Bonney (L.I.’38), Nancy Adamson Solomon (L.I. ’38), Helen F. Taylor Kush (B.M. ’39)

1940—1949

Ruby Dunstan Fielding (B.M. ’40, M.S. ’72), Yvonne Inez Marchesseau (B.S.’40), Louise Rooks Musgrove (’40), Amelia Stone Haygood (B.A. ’41), AnnetteCone Wagner (B.A. ’41), Norma L. McCree Lloyd (B.A. ’42), Mary ParkerBurnett (B.M. ’44), Edna P. Safley (B.S. ’44), Edith Collins Bible (B.S. ’45),Isabel Wood Rogers (B.A. ’45), Betty Jo Guthrie Friday (B.S. ’46), OliviaCrane Cates (B.S. ’47), Mary Glaviano Kokojan (B.S. ’47), Elizabeth SchwartzPeterson (B.S. ’47), Billie Shell Ward (B.A. ’47), Christine S. Zeigler Daniel(B.S. ’48), Patricia Merrell Hendry (’48), Guerry Petermann (B.S. ’48),Thyrza Wilcox Bolton (B.S. ’49, M.S. ’69), Nancy Jones Vanture (B.A. ’49)

1950—1959

Hal Beckham (B.S. ’50), Mary Rosenbush Carroll (B.M. ’50, M.M. ’51),Louanna Harkness Freeman (B.S. ’50), Ramona Powers Higgins (B.S. ’50),Harry W. Marshall (B.S. ’50), Roberta Brown Wilson (B.S. ’50), VirginiaVenter Brown (B.S. ’51), Eudean Bragan Loftin (B.S. ’51), Aldolfo S. “Bud”Navarro (B.S. ’51), Frank K. Strickland (B.S. ’52), Stephen R. Frazier (M.S.’53), Julia Mary O’Grady Clark (B.S. ’54), J.C. Gardner (M.S. ’54), Bertha E.Judah (M.S. ’54), Donald P. Linton (B.S. ’54), Mabel Allen Vincent (M.M.’54), Jocelyn Standish Jackson (B.S. ’55), George M. Wood (B.S. ’55), Bobby C.Jones (B.S. ’56), Bennie L. Lombardy (B.S. ’56), Col. Roy L. Meyers (B.S. ’56),Ilona Hull McMullen (B.S. ’56), Barbara Lester Sundberg White (’56), RobertV. Bradley (M.A. ’57), Alfred L. Davis (B.S. ’57), John G. Harvey (M.S. ’57),Marjory A. Bell Heaton (B.S. ’57), Earl Lomon Koos (B.A. ’57), John B. Swing(B.S. ’57), Edward J. Boyack (B.S. ’58), Julian F. Bennett Sr. (B.S. ’59), EthelHaburay (B.S. ’59), Lt. Col. Edward E. Jordan Sr. (B.S. ’59), Lucy RenfroHoskins (M.A. ’59), Sylvia Crawford Thompson (B.S. ’59), Fern P. WilliamsVaughn (B.S. ’59)

1960—1969

Frances Kemp Bishop (M.S.W. ’60), H. Finn Groover (M.S. ’60, Ph.D. ’71),Charles Edward Curry (B.S. ’61), Frank W. Eiseman (B.A. ’61, M.A. ’62),William D. Leith (M.A. ’61, Ph.D. ’67), Harold Kent Mills (B.S. ’61), Lovelace

C. Gordon (B.A. ’62), James Z. Vance (B.A. ’62), Earl E. Watson (B.S. ’62),Barbara Livingston Bonar (B.S. ’63), Thomas E. Seegers (B.S. ’63), SherryJoyce Straughn (B.S. ’63), Betty Nichols Tomlinson (B.S. ’63, M.S. ’70,A.D.V. ’75), Charles Mark Arnold (B.S. ’64), James F. Franklin (B.S. ’64,M.S. ’69), Thomas W. Hobbs (B.S. ’64, M.S. ’65), Houston J. Roberts (B.S.’64), Paul Michael Hutchens (B.A. ’65), Virgil B. Beck (M.S. ’66), MargaretRegister Dietterich (B.S. ’66), James R. Hawkins (M.B.A. ’66), Jack O. Hearn(M.S. ’66), James V. Hilburn (B.A. ’66), Lyle L. Judy (B.S. ’66), Lt. Col.Richard B. Wyatt (B.S. ’66), Leota A. Ritter Hohlier (B.A. ’67, M.S. ’77), SallyAnn Bradstreet (B.A. ’68), Michael K. David (M.S. ’68, Ph.D. ’71), James S.Haskins (B.S. ’68), John Thomas Keck (B.S. ’68, M.B.A. ’71), Barbara PeacockOgden Wehby (B.S. ’68), Josephine J. Curto (Ph.D. ’69), James L. Schmidt(B.S. ’69), Dianna Cook Womble (B.S. ’69)

1970—1979

Ruth LeMoine Bennett (B.A. ’71), James M. Gibson, Jr. (M.S.W. ’71), OscarA. Wolfbrandt, Jr. (B.S. ’71, M.S. ’74), Linda Gail Terry (B.S. ’72), Dolly M.Taylor Dougherty (M.S. ’73), Linda Sasser Duncan-Mercer (B.S. ’73), FrankL. Gaither (B.S. ’73), Ronald W. Martin (M.S. ’74), Noel O. Wamer (B.S. ’74,M.S. ’78), Johnnie Clemmons Shoemake (B.S. ’75), Valentin F. Galan (B.S.’76), Rebekah Hudson Tufts (B.S. ’76), Thomas N. Kinnebrew, III (B.S.N. ’77),Judy A. Stephens (B.S. ’77), Martha Gardiner Wellman (M.B.A. ’77), KurtWestfall (M.F.A. ’77), Diana Tilford Sayers (M.S. ’78), Thomas P. Cowdrey(B.S. ’79), Yvonne Engwall Sheline (Ph.D. ’79)

1980—1989

Gregory A. Bennerson (B.S. ’81), Samuel G. Higgins Sr. (Ph.D. ’82), CharlesE. Roann (B.S. ’82), Corey Dahlem (B.S. ’84), Pat V. Frazier (M.S. ’84, Ph.D.’91), Marvin E. Raulston, Jr. (B.S. ’84), Dale A. Skinner (B.S. ’84), PatriciaJones Ueberhorst (B.S., M.S. ’85), Jane Mobley Lowe (B.S. ’86), Kay DeniseTaylor (B.S. ’86), Dr. M. Patrice Callahan (B.S. ’88)

1990—1999

Susan Jean Carpenter (B.S. ’92), Patrick Michael Friderici (B.S. ’92), DebraBrooks Jolles (B.S. ’92), Cari Lynn Evans (B.S. ’93), Saskia Soler Stockwell(B.S. ’93, M.S., S.P.E. ’97), Martha Ann Calhoun (M.S.W. ’97)

2000—2007

Calandra A. Jackson (B.S. ’03), John H. Buescher, III (’07), Gabriel Essongo-Ngoh (’07), Tracy Luetkemeyer (’07), Elizabeth van Heiland (’07), Joseph D.Rock (’07), Melissa Saunders Southard (’07), Edward J. Wolak, III (’07)

FACULTY AND STAFF

Mardel Owenby Barke, Velda W. Benningfield, Carol Sue Bramlett, GarwoodA. Braun, Sip Collins, Lt. James Leonard Crutchfield, Henry “Hank” Garland,Vera Bratcher Harvell, William L. Naracon, R. Rob Smith

“Forgone Conclusion”Shotgun Honeymoon (Eric Mellgren)(B.S. ’00)Broken Halo Records

This debut CD of recent FSU alumnusEric Mellgren,aka ShotgunHoneymoon,contains 13songs, includ-ing the single“13.” It was atFSU that Shot-gun Honey-

moon first discovered his talents for guitarand songwriting. He was the 2006 Interna-tional Songwriting Competition quarterfinalist for the song “I’m On This.”

“Finding the Gold Within: A Self-Esteem,Successbook for Women”Mimi Graham (Director of the FSU Centerfor Prevention and Early Intervention Policy)Florida State University Center forPrevention and Early Intervention Policy

Researchers from FSU have created a“successbook”to help womenof all ages over-come selfesteem prob-lems that limittheir lives. Eachof the 10 chap-ters in theworkbook offersimple exercises

to illuminate thought patterns that holdwomen back and to suggest new ways ofthinking and acting.

“Shadow Children: UnderstandingEducation’s #1 Problem”Anthony Dallmann-Jones (M.S. ’69,Ph.D. ’71)RLD Publications

This book isa vital aid forteachers, parentsand school ad-ministrators tohelp them un-derstand at-riskor shadow chil-dren and how tohelp them. Dall-man-Jones, whois the director ofthe National At-

Risk Education Network, describes thecharacteristics of shadow children, howthey are created, the price tag for ignoringthem and the characteristics of effective pre-vention and intervention programs.

“Awaken Your Soul”John Drury (B.S. ’76)FullyAlive360

Through a unique blend of art andword, Drury re-veals his per-sonal story ofawakening apower within tofeel fully aliveand off of the“automatic pi-lot” mode. Hediscusses his

own rocky road to a soulful life and offerscreative tools for helping the readerachieve the same.

“Epsilon Zeta”Jock Young (B.S. ’90)Harbor House

Fraternities are renowned for brother-hood and tradi-tion, but “Ep-silon Zeta” re-veals a darkerside known on-ly to those whopledge. In acoming-of-agestory, one groupof friends facesmoral issues —hazing, bingedrinking, mi-

sogyny, racism and homophobia — thatremain with them long after donning theircaps and gowns. Young bases his fictional-ized fraternity on his days as a Sigma Chibrother at Florida State University.

“In Defense of My Daughter”James DeBarros (B.S. ’83)Trafford Publishing

Based upon actual events, this bookshows the au-thor’s desire tohelp Michelle, atroubled teenwho is beingtossed aroundin the foster-care system. Hisfight to adopther eventuallyprogresses intoa fight for hisjob, integrity

and reputation.

“My Chaos Theory: Stories”Steve Watkins (B.A. ’77, M.A. ’83, Ph.D. ’90)Southern Methodist University

The dozen stories in Watkins’ firstbook of fiction all deal with young andnot-so-young men coming of age. With

settings rangingfrom Texas toIndia and sub-jects differingfrom three kidswho plot tomurder a zooelephant to awidower whofinds adrowned manwashed up onthe beach, this

book offers a wide variety of tales.

“Floridian of His Century: The Courage ofGovernor LeRoy Collins”Martin A. Dyckman (B.A. ’57)University Press of Florida

In a politi-cal portrait ofLeRoy Collins,the controver-sial Southerngovernor whodenouncedracial discrimi-nation, Dyck-man discusseshow Collins’brave moral

leadership spared Florida the dishonorthat other states suffered during a time ofsegregation. In 1991, the Florida House ofRepresentatives eulogized Collins as the“Floridian of the Twentieth Century.”

“1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: McKay’s Men:The Story of Worst to First”Denis Crawford (B.S. ’94, M.S. ’97)Furious Who Publishing

From underdogs to Super Bowl con-tenders, Craw-ford’s book tellsthe story thatfew thoughtwould everhappen for the1979 TampaBay Bucca-neers. After go-ing 0-26 overtwo seasons,legendarycoach John

McKay led the Bucs to their first-everplayoffs.

“Friendly Furries”Megan Elizabeth Peek (B.S. ’99)PublishAmerica

This novel is a collection of five sto-ries from Peek’s original Friendly Furryseries featuring four characters — Chris-tine the Cat, Lenny the Lion, Gary theGrizzly Bear and Katy the Kangaroo. The

stories rangefrom Katy get-ting locked in acloset before abig race toChristine find-ing out about asurprise partyfor her. Eachstory has draw-ing activitiesand a set of dis-

cussion questions for parents and childrento complete together.

“The World of Ham Radio, 1901-1950”Richard A. Bartlett (FSU Professor Emeritusof History)McFarland and Company

During the first 50 years of the 20thcentury, ham radio went from being an ex-

periment to vir-tually an artform. Bartlettexplores theworld of hamradio — fromthe operatorsand their con-tributions to thedevelopment ofworldwidecommunica-

tions to the social history. The book high-lights the parts played by ham radios fromWorld War II, the sinking of the Titanicand the 1937 Ohio River flood.

“Road Kill Art and Other Oddities”Niles Reddick (Ph.D. ‘96)Whiskey Creek Press

Reddick’s novel of 21 eccentric storiesis filled withodd charactersand subjectsranging from anaunt whomakes peroxidetea to UFOs. Setin the rural pastand the stripmall world ofthe New South,each story is

filled with humor and offers readersglimpses into the manic narrator's everyday experiences and revelations.

“Expedition”Jonathan T. Scott (B.S. ‘87)Authors OnLine

Scott’s novel parallels the expeditionof a space mission with the length towhich people will go to achieve theirdreams. Set in a world wracked by civilwar, a man faces a decision that could lead

to overwhelm-ingly rich dis-coveries or re-sult in humani-ty’s greatestshame. Mystery,questions andlies are revealedin the most dar-ing expeditionever attempted.

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CamilleAndersonLicklider, J.D.Senior DirectorPlanned GivingFSU Foundation

Make your gift count: Strategies for year-end givingThe end of the year is a time to reflect

on the past and anticipate all that the futureholds. It also is an excellent time to consid-er the advantages of year-end giving.

Completing a charitable gift by Dec. 31,2007, demonstrates your commitment to

making a difference by helping others. It al-so reduces your federal and state incometaxes. Most importantly, by making a gift tothe Florida State University Foundation,you demonstrate your commitment to thestudents and faculty of Florida State Univer-sity.Consider the following strategies as youtake stock of your charitable and financialgoals for 2007:

•Make a list of the charitable organiza-tions you would like to support. Dependingon your resources, you may want to narrowthat list to organizations with the greatestneeds or those for which you have the mostpassion. We certainly hope that Florida StateUniversity is on your list.

•Determine your tax liability by calcu-lating your income. The amount of incomethat you earned during the tax year can im-pact which strategies you consider as youreview your overall financial plan. If, for ex-ample, you sold appreciated assets in 2007,or you owe a larger-than-normal tax bill,transfer some of your anticipated giving for2008 to create a larger deduction for 2007. Ifyou don’t regularly itemize, you might try“grouping” your gifts in alternate years sothat you can take advantage of an itemizedtax return at least every other year. Prepay-ing pledges is one way to accomplish this,as a pledge is deductible in the year it ispaid.

•Consult with your accountant or oth-er financial adviser. These experts are in thebest position to assist you in determiningyour tax liability and obtaining all deduc-tions allowed by the Internal Revenue Code.Last-Chance Opportunity

If you are age 70½ or older, you onlyhave until Dec. 31 to take advantage of avery special opportunity. Under the PensionProtection Act of 2006, you can make a giftto the FSU Foundation using funds fromyour individual retirement account (IRA)without incurring tax consequences. Youcan accomplish this by simply contactingyour IRA plan administrator — the transferis not included in your taxable income andis not tax-deductible. You must meet these

guidelines:•You must be age 70½ or older.•The gift(s) must total $100,000 or less.•You must complete the process on or

before Dec. 31, 2007.•You must transfer funds directly from

an IRA or Rollover IRA.•You must transfer the gifts outright to

one or more public charities, but not sup-porting organizations or donor-advisedfunds. The FSU Foundation is eligible to re-ceive transfers under the Pension ProtectionAct.Another Reason to Watch the Calendar

A gift’s delivery date determines theyear of deduction, so make sure you haveenough time to transfer the gift, especiallyif you are donating non-cash assets such asreal estate or stocks.

With checks, the mailing date is the de-

livery date. If you are giving irrevocablestock power and have arranged for the cer-tificate to be reissued in the name of a char-itable organization, delivery is effective onthe date the security is postmarked or phys-ically delivered to the charitable organiza-tion. In other words, if your broker is mak-ing an electronic (“wire”) transfer of stockto the FSU Foundation, the gift is not com-pleted until the asset actually arrives in theFSU Foundation account. It is in your bestinterest to follow up with your broker tomake sure the transfer that you requestedtakes place prior to Dec. 31.

Should you have questions or com-ments about making a gift before Dec. 31, orat any time of the year, please call the FSUFoundation’s Office of Planned Giving at(850) 644-0753 or send an e-mail to plannedgiving@foundation.fsu.edu.

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customers.”Spanx products now are available at

fine department stores and online atSpanx.com.

Blakely’s job history before Spanx in-cluded cold-calling as a saleswoman forbusiness copiers, and she said the experi-ence helped her “learn how to be rejected.”In fact, manufacturers rejected her for twoyears before she found one willing to workwith her.

In addition to being persistent, Blakelysaid she always enjoyed telling a joke andfelt compelled to perform stand-up comedyat open-mike nights at clubs. She now real-izes that her live performance experienceformed the foundation of her successfulmarketing strategies, which feature witty,catchy product names.

“I worked for a big corporation for sev-en years before I cut the feet out of mypantyhose,” Blakely said, referring to whenshe first got the idea for her now-patentedfootless hosiery, the first Spanx product.

“Part of the success of Spanx is thebranding, being clever and making the cus-tomers laugh. We needed to entice news-casters, television personalities and radioDJs to want to talk about it.”

This approach has shown results, andher products have been featured on “TheToday Show,” “The View” and CNN. Theyalso have been covered in the pages ofForbes, Fortune, People, Glamour and Vogue

What’s more, the lysine conjugates’ can-cer-killing properties are manifested onlywhen they are exposed to certain types oflight, thus allowing researchers to activatethem at exactly the right place and time,when their concentration is high inside of thecancer cells, Alabugin said.

“So, for example, doctors treating a pa-tientwithanesophageal tumormight first in-ject the tumor with a drug containing lysineconjugates,” he said. “Then they would in-sert a fiber-optic scope down the patient’sthroat toshine lightontheaffectedarea.”Thelight exposure would activate the drug, lead-ing to double-strand DNA damage in thecancerous cells — and cell death — for asmuch as 25 percent to 30 percent of the cellsin the tumor, at a rate that rivals in efficiencyany of the highly complex and rare DNA-cleaving molecules produced by nature, Al-abugin said — and, perhaps just as impor-tantly, avoids damage to healthy cells.

For tumors located deeper within thebody, he pointed to other studies showingthat a pulsed laser device can be used to pen-etrate muscle and other tissues, thereby acti-vating the drugs using near-infrared beamsof light.

As proof of principle to the idea that ly-sine conjugates possess anti-cancer activity,Alabugin collaborated with cancer biologistDr. John A. Copland of the Mayo Clinic Col-lege of Medicine in Jacksonville, Fla. In their

magazines, as well as The New York Times.Blakely explained that Spanx doesn’t

pay for advertising, but unscripted celebrityendorsements have begun to flow, alongwith a grassroots buzz from ordinary cus-tomers. The result was a pleasant and wel-come boost for the Spanx name. Blakely al-so has had a chance to plug her productswith her television appearances as a contest-ant on “Rebel Billionaire,” a judge on“American Inventor” and a guest on “TheOprah Winfrey Show.”

“We’ve never paid a celebrity,” Blakelysaid about her company, which employs 57people. “We don’t formally advertise, and

our whole brand awareness has been large-ly created by word of mouth. I can say thatmany female celebrities are wearing Spanx.Afew celebrities that I know of are GwynethPaltrow, JessicaAlba, Brooke Shields, HillaryClinton, Queen Latifah, Beyonce and all theladies on ‘The View.’ We hear from their styl-ists saying that they need more Spanx.”

Her success and charitable efforts havebeen recognized by the fact that she wasnamed the “Georgia Woman of the Year” in2005 and the “Ernst and Young Entrepre-neur of the Year” in 2002.

In addition to a growing customer base,television producers noticed her company’s

image and the personality driving it. Blake-ly was the only woman judge on the 2007season of the ABC show “American Inven-tor” and was the first runner-up in 2005 onthe Fox show “Rebel Billionaire,” hosted byVirgin Worldwide founder Richard Branson.

Blakely didn’t win first place on “RebelBillionaire,” but as runner-up, she wasawarded $750,000 to help her start the SaraBlakely Foundation in 2006.

“I gave $1 million to the Oprah WinfreyLeadership Academy in South Africa,”Blakely said about her appearance on Win-frey’s show, taped in 2006.

The Sara Blakely Foundation also gavescholarships to 278 South African girls to goto college. Blakely is proud that the relative-ly new foundation already has given awayalmost $2 million to help women. She saidthat she is paying for all administrative costsof the foundation so people who donate canbe assured that their money will go directlyto helping women by assisting them withscholarships, education and entrepreneurialtraining. The money will provide seed fund-ing for aspiring entrepreneurs with viablebusiness plans. She says her goal is to givedisadvantaged women throughout theworld the resources and tools they need topursue their dreams.

“The logo for the foundation is a redbackpack,” Blakely said. “This represents thebackpack that I had while I was at FSU. I car-ried it on every episode of ‘Rebel Billionaire,’and now it’s a symbol for my foundation.”

tests, several of the molecules demonstratedlittle effect upon cultured cancer cells — inthis case, metastatic human kidney cancercells — without light, but upon photothera-py activation killed more than 90 percent ofthe cancer cells with a single treatment. Fu-ture work will include demonstrating anti-cancer activity in an animal model. Success-ful completion of the preclinical studies thencould lead to clinical trials with human pa-tients.

Alabugin recently collaborated withfour other FSU researchers —Associate Professor of Chemistry and Bio-

chemistry Nancy L. Greenbaum and herpostdoctoral fellow, Jörg C. Schlatterer, aswell asAlabugin’s postdoctoral fellow, Ser-guei V. Kovalenko, and doctoral stu-dent Boris Breiner — on a paper de-scribing the results of their re-search.Thatpaper,“DNADam-age-SiteRecognitionbyLysineConjugates,” was publishedin the July 23 issue of theprestigious science journalProceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences. It can beaccessed online by visitingwww.pnas.org and perform-ing a word search for “Alabu-gin.”

Alabugin and his FSU col-leagues also have applied for apatent on their work.

Alabugin’s studies show promise of a future cure for cancer

Inventor and TV personality Blakely makes foray into philanthropy

Sara Blakely, standing with Benati Mboxela, far left, Sir Richard Branson and PhilileGumbi, far right, at the October 2006 launch party of the Sara Blakely Foundation, heldin Atlanta. Mboxela and Gumbi, both of whom are from South Africa, were among the278 women to receive scholarships from the foundation.

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Illumination: Strands of DNA injected with lysineconjugates, then exposed to light to activate thedrug and cause cell death.

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By Barry RayFSU News and Public Affairs

The evening of Sept. 5, 2005, isn’t onethat Kyle Doney will soon forget.

Standing in the middle of the field atDoak Campbell Stadium before more than80,000 cheering Florida State Universityfans, Doney was about to take part in oneof college football’s most beloved traditions.Clad in authentic Seminole Indian regaliahandcrafted by members of the SeminoleTribe of Florida, he was to plant Osceola’sflaming spear at midfield.

It was the football team’s seasonopener, and excitement was at a fever

pitch as FSU prepared to take on theUniversity of Miami. As the score-board clock ticked down to gametime, Josh Halley, the FSU studentportraying the legendary Semi-

nole leader Osceola, rode up toDoney on Renegade, a spiritedAppaloosa horse. In a dra-matic and highly symbolicgesture, Halley handed overthe flaming spear to Doney,

who held it high above hishead for several seconds —and then planted it dramati-

cally into the ground as the FSUfans roared their approval.

As thrilling as the momentwas for Doney, he knew it was

about far more than a football game — evenone against a longtime rival. As a lifelongmember of the Seminole Tribe of Florida,Doney was very much aware that he wastaking part in a ritual that symbolized thewarm relationship between his tribe and hisalma mater.

“Being the first tribal member of theSeminole Tribe of Florida to plant the spearwas a huge honor for me,” Doney remem-bered. “I was never able to attend a home

football game when I was younger, but I re-member seeing Osceola and Renegade onTV. Since then, FSU’s ‘tradition of tribute’continued to be a special event for me. Sowhen I was asked to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime experience, it was a dreamcome true.”

Doney graduated from FSU in spring2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree, hav-ing majored in political science and minored

in criminology. Although he’s no longer oncampus, he is far from forgotten — thanksin part to FSU’s new “Unconquered” cam-paign, which features his image, in tradi-tional Seminole Indian clothing, on inter-state billboards, in television commercialsand in magazine advertisements through-out Florida.

“The word ‘unconquered’ is very im-portant to me because it describes my an-cestors’ determination,” Doney said. “If you

take time to think about it, it’s really remark-able what my people accomplished.Againstall odds, including limited resources and be-ing outnumbered, my people not only man-aged to survive, but they also remained free.Thanks to their perseverance, the SeminoleTribe of Florida has grown into one of themost successful Indian tribes today. I’m sograteful for what my ancestors did and theirdetermination to remain unconquered.”

Doney: ‘Unconquered’ by birth, ‘Unconquered’ in spirit

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