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It’stoolatewhentheyarriveasfreshmenincollege.Theybounceontocampuswithnewhairstyles,thelatestclothesandexpectationsalreadyinplace.Innovationscollegesweresoproudofafewyearsagoarepassétoanewcropofstudents. Asanewcollegepresidentwhothinksalotabouthighereducation,I’verealizedeighthgradersholdthekeystothefuture.Fortunately,Iaminthecatbirdseat—aneighthgraderlivesunderthesameroofwithme. Ourolderdaughter,Emma,isnowasophomoreincollege,butwhenshewasineighthgradeIstoppedreadingtheexpertsandbeganwatchingher.Oneday,Emmaboundeddownthestairsfromherbedroom. “Whereareyouheaded?”Iasked. “IneedtoseeAngelaforaminute,”sherepliedofher friendacrossthestreet.Secondslatershereappeared andstartedupthestairs. “Whatwasthatallabout?”Iasked. “IhadtotellAngelatogoonlinesowecaninstant message,”sheresponded. TodayinformingcollegestudentsismostsuccessfulwhenusingFacebook.AccordingtodatabyPewResearch,traditionalprintmedialagsbehindinconveyinginformationtomillennials.Only24percentcitenewspapersastheirmainnewssourcebehindtelevision(65percent)andtheInternet(59percent).Justthinkwhattheshiftcouldbeinfiveyears. Ouryoungestdaughter,Greta, isnow ineighthgrade.Recently,adeafeningclapofthunderstartledmywife,Tammy,andmefromsleepat3a.m.Soon,Tammy’scellphonealertedhertoanewtextmessage.ItwasGreta,age13. Greta:Diduhearthat?!?!?!Isitabadstorm? Tammy:It’sOK

ThroughtheEyesofanEighthGraderbyMarkPutnam,CentralCollegepresident

Greta:okayyysrydidIwakeu? Tammy:No Greta:loveugoodnight Tammy:loveyoutoo Irememberwhenastormbroughtchildrenrunningtojumpinbedwiththeirparents.Now,itseemsatextmessagewilldo. SoIwonder,will“U”somedayreplace“You”inthediction-ary?Willpunctuationbecomeoptional?Sixyearsago,Emma’se-mailaddressmatteredtoherandstilldoes.Today,Gretajustcan’tbebothered.Herphoneistheonlydevicethatreallymatterstoher. Sowhatcanweconclude?First,collaborationwillovertakeisolation.Peer-to-peerinteractions,interdependenciesandcombined efforts are likely to redefine how we organizeinformation,facilitatelearningandassessprogress. Second,repositoriesofinformationmusttakeonadifferentform.Handbooks,manualsandcatalogsarebeingreplacedbyFAQs,visualmediaandpeeradvice.Digitalassistantslikethehelpbutton,GooglesearchandYouTube,willpressustoreorganizetraditionaltextbooks,librariesandlearningenvironments. Third,customizationisagrowingexpectation.Isanyoneelsecompletelyannoyedwhenyourkidsuseyourcomputerandchangeallthesettingstosuittheirneedsandinterests?I’mhappywithmyplaindesktopbackground,butwilddesignsappearwhenmylaptopfallsintothewronghands.It’sasignofthingstocome. Wehavealongwaytogotobereadyforeighthgraders.IntheendweknowwhatStarTrekfanslearnedyearsago.“Resistanceisfutile.Youwillbeassimilated.” Getready.

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10 ALUmNI PROfILES Readaboutsomeinteresting endeavorsofalumni.

2 0 INNOVATE: L IfE IS TOO ShORT TO STAGNATE RussBenedicttellsaboutanew prairiebiomassproject. D E P A R T m E N T S2 AroundthePond4 AlumniHappenings6 AlumniAwardRecipients8 SportsUpdate18 FinancialReport37 PartingShot

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Sarah Rankin ’13 was one of nine Central students who spent part of the summer on a work mission trip in Haiti. Students spent afternoons teaching English to Haitian children.

A breakdown of Central’s financial report.

Fall 2010

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GIVING BY SOURCESAlumni......................................................... $2,150,013

Friends.............................................................. 983,734

Corporations.................................................. $462,036

Foundations................................................ $1,293,500

Associations/churches................................... $103,740

Non-alumni parents...................................... $400,416

Total ............................................................ $5,393,439

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KristinSullivanTremper’03,coordi-natorofReformedChurch inAmericaRelations, ledninestudentsonaworktriptoPignon,Haiti,July19-Aug.3.Thegroup worked with United ChristiansInternationaltohelprefugeeswhohavefledtotheareafollowingtheearthquakesearlierthisyear.Studentspouredconcretefloorsinhomesthathaddirtfloors,workedatthenutritioncenterrunbypastorJeanJeanMompremierandhis family,held

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vacationBibleschoolintheafternoonsforlocalchildrenandtaughtEnglishtocommunitymembers. In turn,CentralstudentslearnedaboutthecultureofthepeoplefromtheplateauregionofHaiti.

STUDENTS IN TURkEy ThIS SUmmER In2004,TerryKleven,professorofreli-gionatCentralCollege,ledagroupofsixstudentstoTurkey.Kleven,accompaniedbyElenaVishnevskaya,assistantprofessor

ofreligion,repeatedthetripthissummerbytakingeightstudentsona15-dayexcursioninanefforttobroadenstudents’knowledgeofTurkeyandtheMiddleEast,includingabetterunderstandingofJudaeo-Christianheritageandthepeopleandpoliticsofthearea.Whilethere,thegroupvisitedmanyplaces,whichpertaintothislonghistoryofTurkey’spast. “Therearefewareasoftheworldmoreinneedofourattentionandunderstanding

This.summer,.nine.Central.students.traveled.to.Haiti.for.a.mission.work.trip.coordinated.with.United.Christians.International,.a.group.that.helps.refugees.who.fled.to.the.area.following.the.earthquakes.that.happened.earlier.this.year.4

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focusononeofthefourdifferentareaslistedabove. Through this program, studentsbroadentheirknowledgeandperspectivesonavarietyofreal-life,currentandsocialissues; gain a better understandingofthemselves,theirtalentsandlimitations;developauniqueleadershipstyle;andlearntohelpothershonetheirskillsasleaders. “Ourhopeisthisprogramwillprovidestudentswithrésumébuildingskills,net-workingandmentorshipopportunities,andknowledgeaboutbeingamemberintheCentralandPellacommunities,”saidJillBatten,assistantdirectorofstudentactivities.

GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITy NEW TO CORE ThIS fALL This fall, global sustainability wasimplementedintothecollege’snewcorecurriculum. Few other schools in thenationhavesustainabilityaspartofitsrequiredcurriculum. By placing global sustainability inCentral’sliberalstudiescoreasacommonrequiredelement,whilesimultaneouslyworkingtoinfuseitacrossthecurriculum,allstudentswillencountersustainabilityin their courses and other creditedacademicexperiences.Thishelpsconnectstudentstotheirenvironmentlocallyandraisesawarenessandunderstandingofkeyglobaldimensionsofsustainability.n

than the Middle East,” commentedKleven,whohastaughtatCentralfor14years.“Ourtripexploredancient,medievalandmodernTurkeyfromitsprehistoricandHittiteorigins, to theGreekandRomancivilizations,totheestablishmentofChristianitybyPaul,JohnandotherApostlesinAsiaMinor,totheperiodofByzantineChristianity,tothe600-yearruleoftheOttomanEmpire,andfinallytotheestablishmentofthemodernRepublicofTurkey.Noonepassesthroughthisplaceandreturnsthesameperson.”

EmERGING LEADERS PROGRAm StudentactivitiesbeganthesecondyearoftheEmergingLeadersProgram(ELP).Thirty-twostudentsarehoningtheirleadershipskillsandexploringwho

theyareasleaders.Studentsenrolledintheprogramarerequiredtoattendand/orparticipatein12activitiesthroughoutfirstsemesterinfourdifferentareas:skills-basedleadership;interculturalismanddiversity;career development; and communityserviceandsustainability.Afterattendinganactivity, studentscompletedabriefreflectionbasedonRobertKegan’stheoryofself-authorship.ThereflectingprocessisguidedbyELPmentors, second-yearstudentswhocompletedtheELPprogramlastyear.Additionally,ELPstudentsattendonce-a-monthgroupmeetingsthatfocusonsharingandprocessingexperiences,team-buildingandgoalsetting.Springsemester, first-yearstudentsworkwithELPmentorsfor10+hoursonaleadershipprojectdesignedbythementorswitha

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Maria Carla Chiarella ’95, associate professor of psychology

Thomas Davis, instructor of education

Katelin Gannon, visiting instructor of exercise science and assistant women’s soccer coach

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Melinda Graham-Hinners ’00, visiting instructor of psychology

Shelli Green ’07, visiting instructor of exercise science

Marie Hopwood, visiting assistant professor of anthropology

Sushmina Manandhar, visiting instructor of computer science

Central College welcomed 11 new faculty members for the 2010-11 academic year.

Jessica McCurren Schuring ’04, visiting instructor of economics

Maria Snyder, assistant professor of French and German studies

Margene Van Horn, visiting instructor of exercise science

Chen Ying, visiting scholar of Chinese

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2010LegacyLunch


TheannualLegacyLunchhonoringCentralCollegestudentsandtheiralumnifamilymemberswasheldonAug.21with105peopleattending. Firstrow,fromleft:Rachel Boertje ’14,KyleWyckoff,Elisha Wyckoff ’14,Justin Wyckoff ’12,Krysta Gooding Wyckoff ’91,MarkFevold,Jessie Fevold ’13,Lynnette Ziskovsky Fevold ’78,LuAnn Lundy Smith ’83,Kevin Smith ’82,Trent Smith’14,ReedSmith,JennaSchulte,BradenSchulteandEldon Schulte ’58. Secondrow:Bruce Boertje ’79,CyndiBoertje,John White ’78,MarueWhite,Jesse White ’14,MirandaBeckler,DianeWehde,Mike Wehde ’85,Mary De Master Schulte ’62 andAustinSchulte. Thirdrow:StephenSarcone,Annie Sarcone ’14,Stephanie Harvey Sarcone ’79,Rob Judkins ’87, Jordan Judkins ’14,GrantJudkins,Shannon Peck Judkins ’87,Olivia Schouten ’14, Carla De Ruiter Schouten ’86,Miranda Wehde ’14,CarolSchulte,LyndiSchulteandLenoraVanNorden. Fourthrow:Rachel Pashon ’13,Tanner Price ’14,Austin Blom

’14,Bruce Schouten ’84,EricaSchulteandHeidi Schulte ’14. Fifthrow:Katie Knaack ’14,MollyPashon,Tim Pashon ’88,NanPashon,WaynePrice,Patty Joy Price ’78,PamBlom,Mark Blom ’87andMatt Schulte ’86. Sixthrow:AngieKnaack, Jeff Freel ’76 andRosemaryFreel. Seventhrow:Mark Knaack ’86,JonathanFreel,Allison Freel ’14,Krista McClaran ’14,CelinaMcClaran,Jordan Roseburrough ’14,Juli Pohlmann Roseburrough ’91,BevCrepsandWillie Ghent ’14. Eighth row: JuliaDeYoung,Amanda DeYoung ’14,BriannaDeYoung,ToddMcClaran,Mallori Ghent ’12andKatie Creps Ghent ’78. Ninthrow:Teresa Kehoe Dusil ’81,AlanDeYoung,AllisonDeYoung,DeniseKoolmees,Jeff McClaran ’90,Sanae Spencer Glendening ’84andSarah Glendening ’12. Backrow:Ryan Dusil ’14,RandyDusil,Don Koolmees ’77,DeniseKoolmees,Megan Koolmees ’14,Eric Glendening ’85andBrett Glendening ’14.

hOW I fOUND CENTRALbyAnnVanHemert’00Directorofalumnirelations After attending my first LegacyLuncheonthissummerasalumnidirector,I took a moment to reflect on how Ibecamealegacystudent.Ialsoknowafterbeinganadmissioncounselor,manyofushadsimilarexperiences. Did any of us ever really think ourparents knew what they were talkingabout? As a high school student withmuch more important things to thinkabout—likewhichT-shirtIwasgoingto throw on with my jeans, and withwhichfriendsIwasgoingtothefootballgame—therewasnowayIwasgoingtolistentomydadwhenhetoldmeIshouldcheckoutCentral.Howonearthcouldheknowwhathewastalkingabout?TheguywhohadbeentalkingaboutbeingaThetaandtouringwiththechoircouldnotpossiblyhaveanyideawhatIwantedinmycollegechoice. LittledidIknowthatbothheandmymomhadabetterideaofwhereIwouldthrivethanIdid.AsIseethenumberofstudentswhohavea familyconnectiontoCentralandas Ihear their stories, Ihearone common theme: theybelievethatCentralisaplacewherepeopledon’tjust receive a top-notch education buthavetheopportunitytobecomeabetterversionofthemselves.Anditisn’tjustthesonsanddaughters,brothersandsistersofalums;itisastudentwhovisitsthecampusonthedayofahomefootballgame.Itisastudentwhostaysovernighttoseethefalltheatreperformanceanddoesn’tseeoneemptyseat.ItisthestoryofwhatCentraloffersthatmakesotherswanttobeapart.ItistheindividualstoriesthattellotherswhatCentraloffers. IamoftenteasedincessantlyfrommyfamilyfornotonlychoosingCentralasastudentbutthenworkingintheadmissionofficeandtalkingCentral24/7,andnowIhavetheopportunitytoworkwithalumniwhose passion for Central makes minepaleincomparison. Turnsoutmomanddadwereright.

1. Who was the first president of Central?2. Which denomination was originally affiliated with Central?3. Where do campus ministries groups travel during winter break?4. Name three of Central’s study abroad sites.

5. Mark Putnam is the newest president of Central; what number is he?6. What was Central’s highest enrollment and what year did it take place?7. When was Maytag Student Center built?8. Which athletics program has the most national championships?9. How many theatre performances are there each year?10. What academic programs were originally held in Jordan Hall?11. What is Central’s newest major?

12. What is the name of the course all first-year students now take?13. When was the pond built?

14. Where will the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band be touring this January?15. Where does the highest population of Central alumni live today?

CLASS Of ’60 GIVES $120,000 Who would believe 50 years havepassedsinceArendLubberstookoverasCentral’spresident?Surelynottheclassof1960,whichcelebratedits50threunionduringHomecoming/FamilyWeekendinOctober.And to cap theweekend, theclassof1960reuniondidn’twinddownuntil1a.m.(fourhoursaftertheclassof2000reunionranoutof steam)asclassmembers reminiscedabout themischieftheycausedduringtheirtimeatCentral. Forty-threeoftheoriginal94returnedtocampusforthereunion.Eightpeopleon the steering committee spent 22cumulative hours in conference callsplanning for theweekend.As theclass

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CENTRAL TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1. Elihu Gunn 2. Baptist 3. Reynosa, Mexico 4. London, Bangor, Paris, Merida, Leiden, Hangzhou, Vienna, Granada 5. 21 6. 1751 (Fall of 1989) 7. 1989-90 8. softball 9. 4 10. natural sciences 11. biochemistry 12. Intersections 13. 1964-65 14. Mexico 15. Pella (with approx. 990)

CENTRAL T R I V IAThinkyouknoweverythingthereistoknowaboutCentralCollege?TakethequiztoseehowmuchyouREALLYknow!

gatheredtocelebrateonthefirsteveningofHomecoming,22postersweremadesomembersof theclasscouldparade intothefootballgameshowingtheirCentralpride.Ofthe43whoreturned,28traveledfromstatesotherthanIowa.Thosestatesinclude California, Colorado, Florida,Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan,NorthCarolina,NewYork,Ohio,Texas,WashingtonandWisconsin. Evenmoreremarkablethenthe50thanniversary iswhatthisclasshasgivenback to the college. The most notableaccomplishmentoftheclassof1960isitgaveover$120,000forits50-yearclassgift, exceeding the previous record bynearly$70,000.n

ALUmNI AchIEvEmENT AwArdBurt Voss ’49 TheAlumniAchievementAwardisgiventoanalumnuswhohasdisplayedexceptionalprofessional

and life accomplishments. Burt Vossgraduated from Central College in 1949with biology and chemistry degrees. Hewent on to earn a master’s degree and adoctoral degree from the University ofIowa.Followinghisschooling,heaccepteda teaching position at Pennsylvania StateUniversity and then a position at theUniversityofMichiganSchoolofEducationin 1963, where he retired as professoremeritus in 1993. He later served as ascienceconsultanttothestateofMichiganforsixyears.

Recognitions Voss has received include theMichigan Science Teachers’ Association LifetimeAchievement Award and the Carleton Award forNational Leadership from the National ScienceTeachersAssociation. Onthecommunitylevel,heservedasanelderand deacon in the First Presbyterian Church andwason theboardsofboth theEcumenicalCampusCenterandtheCampusMinistryatthechurch.Vossspends much time now on the board of his condoassociationandintheRotaryClubofAnnArbor.AtCentral,BurtandwifeJackieVanderLugtVoss’50wereco-presidentsofthealumniassociation,andhe

isamemberoftheAlumniAdvisoryCouncil.BurtandJackiehavethreemarriedsons,Bob,DavidandMark,andsevengrandchildren.

YoUNg ALUmNI AchIEvEmENT AwArd Rusty Johnson ’03 RustyJohnson,a2003CentralCollegegraduate,is this year’s Young Alumni AchievementAward recipient. The award is presentedto an alumnuswhograduated fromCentralCollege within the last 15 years and hasdemonstrated significant professional andpersonalaccomplishmentssincegraduation. Growing up as a foster child inOskaloosa, Iowa, Johnson uses his past toadvocate and connect with youth, fosterparents, communities and legislators. He’sreceived numerous awards, including acertificate of recognition from the IowaState Executive Branch for starting RustyJohnson’s American Dreams, an annual benefit forfosteryouthwhichisnowanationaltour. Between 2006-09, Johnson worked with theTexasDepartmentofFamilyandProtectiveServicesas a subject matter specialist for the Dallas-FortWorthregion.Currently,heisatrainerforJonathan’sPlace, a private child-placing agency serving theDallas-FortWortharea.Inaddition,Johnsontravelscoast to coast giving keynote speeches motivatingcountlesschildwelfareadvocates.

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ALUmNI AwArds prEsENTEd AT homEcomINg/FAmILY wEEkENd 2010CentralCollegepresentedawardsattheall-alumnidinnerOct.9aspartofHomecoming/FamilyWeekendfestivities.Forcompletebiographies,visitwww.central.edu/go/alumniawards.

F Alumni Achievement Award — Burt Voss ’49 of Ann Arbor, Mich.

F Young Alumni Achievement Award — Rusty Johnson ’03 of Dallas, Texas

F Alumni Stewardship, Service and Leadership Award — Phil VanderWilt ’63 of Vacaville, Calif.

F Mr. and Mrs. Alumni — Trent ’90 and Kris Brandt Vaughn ’90 of Flower Mound, Texas

F Honorary Alumnus Award — Jim Van Tuyl of Bella Vista, Ark.


They were married two weeks after graduating fromCentral. Kris majored in business management andTrentinmathematics. Trent works for Republic Insurancein Dallas, Texas. He has had many articlespublished in professional and academicjournalsandisafrequentspeakeratindustryevents. Kris is an avid volunteer and haschairedtheAlumniAdvisoryCouncilsince2002. She has served in a leadership rolein the PTA for 10 years and is currentlymembership chair for Texas PTA, chairof the strategic communications committeeandamemberofthefieldservicecommitteefor the national office. Together the twohavebeenCentralclassrepresentativesseveraltimes,were Omaha alumni chapter chairs, reunion chairstwiceandreuniongivingchairsonce.TrentandKrishavetwochildren,Grant,14,andGrace,12.

hoNorArY ALUmNUs AwArdJim Van Tuyl Becauseofhisattendanceatavarietyofcollegeactivities, involvement with college programs,financial support and expressed interest inand dedication to the college’s well being,JimVanTuylofBellaVista,Ark.,isnowanhonoraryalumnusofCentralCollege. Van Tuyl attended the Universityof Iowa for two years before transferringto the University of Northern Colorado,where he earned bachelor’s and master’sdegrees.HetaughtintheDesMoinesSchoolDistrictwhilecontinuinghisowneducationby taking classes in the summers. He wasinvolved in the Des Moines EducationAssociation’scontractnegotiationsandwaselectedtoserveatseveralnationalEducationAssociationconventions. After retiring in 2003, he and wife EuniceVanderZylVanTuyl’68movedtoBellaVista,whereheservesontheboardofdirectorsforthelocalaccesstelevisionstationandvolunteersseveraltimesaweek. Hebecamea supporterofCentralwhenhewasoncampusforthefirsttimein1993forhiswife’s25thclass reunion. He and Eunice set up a scholarshipfor overseas studies because they strongly affirmthe college’s goal of students having an overseasexperience.n

At 30, the talented saxophonist has openedfor five-timeGrammyAwardwinnerStevenCurtisChapman,sharedthestagewithPeruviandrummerAlex Acuna, two-time World Olympic openingact and Gaither recording artist, Marvin Mathews,and many others. He will soon release his firstalbum, which he co-produced with world-renownkeyboardistandsongwriterEricWillis.

ALUmNI sTEwArdshIp, sErvIcE ANd LEAdErshIp AwArdPhil VanderWilt ’63 The Alumni Stewardship, Service andLeadership Award is earned by an alumnus who

has demonstrated exceptional stewardship,service, leadership, integrity, energy andsustainabilityeffortstoCentralCollegeandinhiscommunity.PhilVanderWiltgraduatedfromCentralCollegein1963andearnedamaster’sdegreefromWebsterCollege(Mo.).Hestartedhiscareer as a pilot in theAir Force in1967,retiring after 20 years and achieving therankofLt.Colonel.VanderWiltthenjoinedAmerican Airlines as a commercial pilot,eventually climbing through the senioritysystem to captain. Upon retirement from

American Airlines at age 60, he was hired by aflight management company managing the IntelCorporation’s aviation fleet. Currently, he is chiefpilot and his wife is a flight attendant for KenBehring, founder of the Wheelchair Foundation.VanderWilthas flown tomore than120countries,givingawaymorethan899,000wheelchairs. He and wife of 52 years, Carol, are involvedwith their church with Bible studies and singingevents.TheVanderWiltshave threedaughtersandsixgrandchildren.

mr. ANd mrs. ALUmNI AwArdTrent ’90 and Kris Brandt Vaughn ’90 TheMr. andMrs.AlumniAward is presentedto alumni couples who have enthusiasticallysupported the mission of Central College. Truerepresentatives of the Central family, this year’srecipientsareTrent’90andKrisBrandtVaughn’90ofFlowerMound,Texas. ThecouplemetatCentralCollegetheirjunioryear during phonathon for the development office.

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A pair of consensus all-Americansandapioneeringcoachwerethenewestinductees into the Central CollegeAthleticsHallofHonor. Initiatedin2002,thehallexpandedto36memberswiththeinductionoffootballdefensive end Jeff Blythe ’87, women’s

basketballNCAAscoringchampEmilieHansonBrown’95andlongtimewomen’sbasketballcoachGaryBoeyink’59.Theywere honored during Homecoming/FamilyWeekendOct.8-10. Central’shallofhonorrecognizesthosewhowereexceptionalperformersinthe

athleticsarenaasastudent-athlete,coachoradministratorandhavedistinguishedthemselvesinlifeaftergraduationthroughserviceandleadership.Tobeeligibleforconsideration, a nominee must havegraduatedor servedasaCentralcoach/administratoratleast15yearsearlier.

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AthleticsHallofHonorinductees

President.Mark.Putnam.welcomed.three.new.inductees.into.Central’s.Athletics.Hall.of.Honor..Jeff.Blythe.’87,.Emilie.Hanson.Brown.’95.and.Gary.Boeyink.’59.were.inducted.during.Homecoming/Family.Weekend.festivities.Oct..8..4

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GARy BOEyINk ’59Coach/administrator

Boeyinkhelped launchthewomen’sintercollegiate athletics program atCentralandstartedthewomen’sbasket-ballprogramin1973.Hewastheteam’sfirst andonlyheadcoach for28 years,leaving the program in 2001. Boeyinkcame out of retirement to serve asassistantcoachandisinhisfourthseasoninthatrole. Heoversaw thedevelopmentof thewomen’sprogramas associate athleticsdirector from1973-98andwas interimathleticsdirectorin1993-94. UnderBoeyink,Central compiled a399-287markincludingthe1993NCAADivision III championship. He wastabbedDivisionIIIcoachoftheyearbyBasketballGazetteafterearningregionalhonorsin1985. Centralwonorsharedsixconferencetitles during his tenure, reaching theNCAA Division III tournament fivetimes. ASiouxCenter,Iowanative,BoeyinkwasCentral’sheadbaseballcoachfrom1968-70,headsoftballcoachin1975andfrom1977-84andwasinterimwomen’sgolfcoachin2010.Heservedasassistantfootballcoachfrom1967-68andassistantmen’sbasketballcoachfrom1967-71. Asanundergraduate,Boeyinkwasathree-yearvarsityletterwinnerinbaseballandmen’sbasketball. Boeyink returned to Central in1967followingabriefIowahighschoolcoachingcareer.n

JEff BLyThE ’87Football

A member of four Iowa Conferencechampion football squads, Blythe wasoneofthetopdefensiveendsinCentralhistory.Hewasathree-timeall-conferencepickandatwo-timefirst-teamselection.Blythe was tabbed for the AssociatedPresscollegedivisionall-Americasquadin1986,chosenfromathletesatNCAADivision II and III schools as well asNAIA schools. He received Central’sLankelmaAwardin1985astheteam’stop underclassman and the MentinkAwardforinspirationandleadershiponthefieldandintheclassroom.Hewastheteam’slonecaptainin1986. Blythewasalsoathree-timeDivisionIIIplayoffparticipant,helpingtheDutchreachthenationalchampionshipgamein1984.Centraladvancedtothesemifinalsin1985andthequarterfinalsin1986. Central was 7-2 during Blythe’sfreshmanyear,thendidn’tloseanotherregular-seasongameintheremainderofhiscareer,partofaschool-record36-gameregular-season winning streak. Centralwas40-5overallduringhiscareer. A leader of some of Central’s moststiflingdefenses,BlythetoppedtheDutchtacklechartsin1985with92,including13tackles for lossanda remarkable14sacks. He was third in tackles in 1986with107,made19tacklesforlossandhadeight sacks.TheDutchdefenseyieldedjust 6.9points and173.2 yards a gamein1985,whilegivingup8.0pointsand197.1yardsin1986.

EmILIE hANSON BROWN ’95Women’s basketball

Brown, one of the most decoratedstudent-athletes inCentralhistory,wasthefirstIowantoreceivetheNCAATopVIII Award, presented to the nation’stop student-athletes for athletics andacademicachievement. A finalist for theNCAAWomanoftheYearAwardin1995,shewasDivisionIII women’s winner of the WoodyHayesNationalScholar-AthleteAwardand received an NCAA postgraduatescholarship.Shewasatwo-timefirst-teamCoSIDA Academic All-American andwasthe1994-95AcademicAll-Americawomen’sbasketballplayeroftheyear. Brown was a consensus pick as the1994-95NCAADivision IIIbasketballplayer of the year award after being afinalistin1993-94.ShewasalsoafinalistfortheHondaAwardasthetopwomen’scollegiateDivisionIIIathletein1994-95. A two-time first-team all-Americapick,shetwiceledDivisionIIIinscoring,averaging29.6pointspergamein1993-94and27.8in1994-95.Central’sall-timescoringchamp,sheestablished15schoolrecords.Her800pointsin1993-94rankNo.5inDivisionIIIseasonhistory,andsheranksNo.13ontheall-timeDivisionIIIcareerscoringlistwith2,235points. A two-time league MVP, Brown ledtheDutchtothreeleaguetitlesandthreeNCAA Division III playoff berths. In1993,shehelpedCentralclaimtheDiv-isionIIIchampionshipbeforeanoverflowhomecrowdinP.H.KuyperGymnasium.

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Withheryoungestchildabouttostartkinder-garten,whatisastay-at-homemomtodo? Eight years ago, Kris Daly Boettger ’88ponderedthatveryquestion. “I wanted to do something to keep meoccupied and perhaps bring in a little moneyfor the family,” Daly Boettger said. “But, I alsowantedtobeabletogivethekidsahotbreakfastbefore they got on the school bus and I reallywantedtobehomeafterschoolended.” She approached her husband Tim ’90, aminister,aboutit,andtheyprayed. “We prayed for a year before, one night at10:30 p.m., a thought came to me to turn thatbarnoutsideourhouseintoastore,”shesaid. “Itwasaworkingbarnbeforesoitneededalotofwork,”saidDalyBoettger,whoalongwith

family and friends spent weeks scraping, powerwashing and bleaching the 78-year-old barnnearCedarFalls,Iowa,inordertoturnitintoarestaurantandgiftshop,whichopenedin2003. Now the aroma of fresh brewed coffee,homemadepastriesandmade-from-scratchsoupsandsandwichesfillstheairinsteadofhogmanure. Initially, one of the biggest challenges shefaced,besidescleaningthebarn,wasthelearningcurveofopeningyourownbusiness.Thereweremany things she had to learn quickly such aszoning and planning regulations, health codes,marketing,bookkeepingandmoneymanagement. After being open for almost a year, BarnHappycaughttheattentionofthelocalnewspaperwhich ran an article. Almost instantly, BarnHappy’s business picked up with people coming

Down home on the farmKris Daly Boettger ’88 transformed a 78-year-old family barn near Cedar Falls, Iowa, into a restaurant and gift shop.

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fromallovertheareaandeventually,alloverthestateandregion. “Itwasalmostablessingwehadn’tadvertisedbeforethatbecauseImight’venotmadeit,”DalyBoettgersaid.“It’salotmorethanpeoplethinkto start a business. There are a lot of differentthings to think about that are all importantdetails.” Raised outside of Des Moines in nearbyAdel, Daly Boettger and her family did sometraveling and vacationed in Florida each year.She studied on Central’s study abroad programsin the Netherlands and also Mexico. But, sheneverfeltathomeasshedidinIowa. “I love Iowa and everything about it,” shesaid. “I love the seasonchanges, the IowaStateFair,thewholecultureofIowa.IamproudtoliveinIowa.” So the idea of selling all-Iowa product giftbasketsatBarnHappywasano-brainer.Atherfirstjoboutofcollege,herbossgaveheranIowagiftbasket forChristmas,whichhadahamandanIowamugandsomecaramelsmadeinIowa. “At23,Ithoughtthatwasthecoolestthing!”sheexplained.“But, Icouldn’teatawholehambymyself so I took it tomyparents’ for supper.Iwas soexcitedabout it and toldmy familyallaboutthegift.” She ships all-Iowa product gift baskets,especially around the holidays, all over theUnitedStates. “Wefeelitisimportanttopreservetheagri-culturalheritageandvaluesoftheMidwest,”saidDalyBoettger.“Iowaisauniqueandvaluableassettothecountry.BarnHappyworkstogivecustom-ersandvisitorsagenuinesnapshotofthestate.” Nearly 80 percent of merchandise sold atBarn Happy is produced in Iowa and almost allthe food sold in the restaurant is Iowa grown.

We feel it is important to preserve the agricultural heritage and values of the Midwest ... Barn Happy works to give customers and visitors a genuine snapshot of the state.

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Othergiftitemsinthebarnincludelocallymadearts and crafts, and a hay loft full of antiquesand collectibles complete the nostalgic Iowaexperience. DalyBoettger,whomajoredinartatCentral,also createshomemade crafts and art outof oldwindows.Beforeopeningthebarn,herstudiowasasparebedroom. “Iowa is more than just hogs, corn andbeans,” she said. “There are many talented andinnovative people in Iowa who have much toofferwiththeircraftsandskills.” BarnHappystartedwithafullcoffeebarandhomemade baked goods that Daly Boettger andher neighbors would make. A year and a halflater, she got requests for a lunch. At first, itseemedlikeanoverwhelmingrequest. “I could barely put together meals for my

familyoffourandtherewasarequestforlunchdaily?”shegaspedindisbelief.

Butforthepastsix-and-a-halfyears,she’sbeenserving lunch, too.Firsthomemadesoups,andnowsandwichesandquiche.

BarnHappyhasgrownexponentiallysinceitfirstopenedin2003.DalyBoettger,whooncediditall,reliesonthehelpofherneighbors,friends,familyandstaff. “Iwasenvisioningaplaceformetoworkparttimethatwouldallowmetogetmykidsontheschoolbusandgototheireveningactivities,”shesaid.“Ithasitsownlife.” One of the benefits of having the store 200yardsfromthehouseisherfamilyplaysanactiverole in the business. Her husband Tim, whoattended Central for one year and received adegree in business from the University of Iowa,took over the bookkeeping two years ago. Healso moonlights as a handyman making sure allthe appliances work. Both kids bake a pan ofbars each night, and her daughter works duringthe summer pouring coffee drinks, running theregisterandbussingtables. “It gives them a little spending money andkeeps our family involved and connected,” shesaid.


BruceAnderson’70didn’thaveapassionforteachinguntilhesawhiswifeSusan’sexcitementforherjob,andhewantedthat,too. Afterworkingforacoupleofyearsfollowinggraduation from Central, Anderson went backto school at Drake University and receivedcertification to teach. The day after receivinghis certification, he received a call from theDes Moines school system. He accepted hisfirst teaching position and taught in numerouselementaryschoolsintheDesMoinesdistrictfor33years,including20yearsteachingfifthgrade. “The reason Ididn’t teachanygradehigherthanthatisbecauseIknewIwassmarterthanafifthgrader,”hejoked. During his career, Anderson tried to haveas much fun as possible. He was a facilitator

for Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA)andtaughtacoursetoeducatorscalledSenseofHumor,inwhichheencouragedteacherstohavefunonthejob. “Youcanplan tohave funandhaveagoodday at work. It’s all up to you. Not only doyou want to plan fun and exciting lessons andexperiences for the kids, you want to have funand enjoyment yourself. You plan to fill theircupsandyourcup,too.” Anderson encouraged teachers to look forcreative and innovative ideas to connect tostudents. One of those ways was getting localhighschoolstudentsinvolvedattheelementaryschools. “The older students loved coming to theelementary classrooms because they felt wanted

Wearing someone else’s shoes for the day

Des Moines fifth-grade students of Bruce Anderson ’70 asked for shoes as a keepsake from individuals they admired.

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and the younger students loved it because rightinfrontofthem,readingtothem,werethekidstheyadmired,”hesaid. In his own classroom, Anderson engagedstudents first thing every morning by startingeachdaywitha jokeanassigned studentwouldreadtotheclass. “I wanted students to come into my roomsmiling and hopefully leave my room smiling,”he said. “That was a wonderful strategy thatworkedforme.” Laughter often times followed the smiles.Anderson would play Abbott and Costello’sfamous “Who’s on First?” bit when the WorldSeries rolledaround,exposinganewgenerationtoclassiccomedy. TheyalsoenjoyeddoingicebreakersormoodbreakersbydancingtheMacarena. “I’d get their bodiesmoving and their brainstimulated,”hesaid. One of Anderson’s favorite lessons was tochallenge his students to write to their favoriteauthor,celebrity,sportsstarorsomeonewhowasarolemodel.

“Itwasjustawhimsicalideathatturnedouttobeawinner,”hesaid. Anderson, a national board-certifiedteacher,returnstoCentraleachfalltosharehisexperiencesandteachingmethodswithstudentsin professor of education Phil George’s classes,offering tips and motivation to those who willsoonbeeducators. “Mr.Andersonansweredquestionsandgavesuggestions that would be helpful for beginningteachers,”saidCentralsophomoreLibbyHerriot.“Hestressedtheimportanceofactiveengagement.Ialsoenjoyedhismagictricks.” “Mr. Anderson displayed a passion andenthusiasm for teaching that was contagious,”saidjuniorKellyMartin.“Heencouragedustobethebestteacherspossible.” “Hopefully I shared some wisdom andchallenged them to have a passion, or a firein their belly for teaching young students,”Andersonsaid. Anderson wanted to share even more thanhisexperienceasateachertoCentral.HeandhislatewifeSusanBericalAnderson ’70,whodied

of cancer last year, set up the Susan BericalAndersonEducationFundtohelpsupporttheCentral Teacher Academy, a collaborative

arrangement involving Central College, PellaCommunity Schools and the Heartland AEA.Prospective teachers from Central are pairedwith a mentor teacher for three years and havecontinuousinteractionwithAEAconsultants.InadditiontoassistingstudentsatPellaCommunitySchools,theCentralTeacherAcademyfacilitatesthe professional development of prospectiveteachersandmentorteachers. “Susan inspired me,” said Anderson. “Shelovedteaching,andIwasluckyenoughtosharein her passion. She was a master teacher andwonderful educator. The greatest honor I couldgiveherwouldbea scholarship inhername. Itseemed to fitmy ideaof giving somethingbackandpayingitforwardtothefutureofeducation.”

I did this to get them excited about writing.

“Ididthistogetthemexcitedaboutwriting,”hesaid.“But,everybodyasksforautographs,soIhadthekidsaskforapairofshoes.” Anderson’s classes got shoes from authors,celebrities, sports stars. The students would putthemonandreadinthem. “Thepeoplewecontactedforshoeshadjustaboutasgooda timeas thestudentsdidreceiv-ingthem,”saidAnderson,whoseclassesreceivedshoes from Iowa’s last four governors and theirwives. Anderson’snextassignmentwouldbetohavethestudentsthinkaboutwhat it is liketobeinthe shoes of a famous person and write a shortstoryaboutbeingintheshoesof______foraday. BythetimeAndersonretiredin2007,hehadover 50 pairs of shoes from celebrities. He pur-chaseda“shoecase”toshowcasethecollection.

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Rightoutofcollege,KendraDaly’93waslikemost fresh, young graduates. She didn’t knowexactlywhatshewantedtodofortherestofherlife,butshewasfullofenergyandcreativitythatcouldnotbeboxedup. Afterabriefstintatacountrywesternradiostation doing ad promos, she moved to DesMoinestoworkforanadagencycalledStrategicAmerica.Itwastherewhereshemetoneoftheirbigclients,BillKrause,oneoftheownersofKumandGoconveniencestores. “[KumandGo]hiredmeawayandcreatedaposition for me as director of public relations,”saidDaly,whoworkedthereforalmostfiveyears.“Icoordinatedbetweenthestoresandcorporatestaff,internallyandtothepublic.” Before event planning was vogue, Daly was

inthethickofthatindustrycreatinghigh-energyeventsforthecompany. “I learned a ton at Kum and Go, from theKrause family and the executive managementteam,”shesaid. Shedecidedshehaddoneallshecouldwiththat role and made a difficult decision to leaveKumandGoin2000. “Thefarthestthingfrommymindwastostartmyownbusiness,butpeoplewerecallingmeandasking if I couldhelp them setup this eventorthatpartyorhelpthemorganizeashowcase,”shesaid. “Itwas then that I realized I coulddo thisindependently.” With a client base already established, shestartedherowncompanyDalyHappeningsthreemonthslater.

Daly Happenings: constant creativityKendra Daly ’93 launched her own home event planning and public relations firm, Daly Happenings, in West Des Moines.

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“Itwas throughconnections ImadeatKumand Go that made Daly Happenings a reality.It truly was a blessing because I love workingwithpeopleandevents—andputtingmyowncreative flare in it,” Daly said. “I love beingcreative.Iloveowningaprojectandseeingittotheend.” Dependingonthemagnitudeoftheprojectsshe’s working on, Daly usually takes on 3-6projectsatatime,including1-2largerorpremierevents. “Thereareseveralthingsthatfactorintohowmanyprojects I takeonata timesuchaswhenitisandhowlargeofaneventitis,”shesaid.“Itell my clients I can offer them my time, skillandjudgment.” Even though most of the time she’s a one-woman show, she will hire some help whenneeded. “Ireallythinkputtingemployeesonapayrollwouldtakea lotof the funawayfromme,”saidDaly. “It would put me possibly one step awayfrom the fun, the client and the interpersonalconnection. I think that’s what keeps meenergizedandwhathasmademesuccessful.” EachFebruary,shehirespeopletohelpwiththeBravoGalablack-tieeventindowntownDesMoines,aneight-monthproject. Another large event Daly works on eachyear is theWorldFoodPrizecelebration inDesMoines in October which draws people frommorethan70countries. “It’s like theNobelPrize for food,” she said.“It’sareallybigdeal.ItshinesaspotlightonDesMoines. We can show off the capital and thestateofIowa.” Daly has also organized football camps forformerandcurrentNFLplayers. “TimDwightcametomeafteracoupleyearsintheNFLandsaidhewantedtohaveafootball

Daly Happenings: constant creativity

I love the excitement and thrive on the unexpected. In the end, all you want is the event to be a success ...

campinIowaCity,”shesaid.“ItoldhimIhavenoideahowtoputonafootballcamp,buthesaidhedidn’teither.Justfigureitout.SoIdid.” Forsevenyears, sheputontheTimDwightfootballcampinIowaCitywiththelargestgroupof kids topping 600. With 10 days before thecamp, Dwight, an ex-Iowa Hawkeye footballplayer and former NFL player, called Daly totellherformerNFLquarterbackDougFlutiewasalsogoing tobeat thecamp.Dalyputout thatinformation and in the eight days before thecamp,shehad120morecamperssignup. “It was great for the camp and everythingwent well, but it was a lot of extra and last-minute preparation,” she said. “We neededmore of everything: coaches, T-shirts, footballs,volunteers. I love the excitement and thriveon the unexpected. In the end, all you want isthe event to be a success and that nobody sawanythingbutexcellence.” Through Dwight, Daly met former IowaHawkeye football players Nate Kaeding andRobertGalleryandplanned their camp for fouryears. Daly Happenings morphed over the years.Daly still has some clients who have been withher from the start. She has some clients whomshe works with for a project or two and somewhohaveherplaneventsfortwoorthreeyearsbutthenenduphiringaninternalpersontotakeoverduties. “ButthenI’llgettwomoreclientssoitusuallyevens out,” Daly said. “There’s that volatility,whichkeepsitfunandinterestingandfresh.” HersisterKrisDalyBoettger ’88alsocaughtthe entrepreneurial spirit creating her own

businessaswell,BarnHappy.Dalyattributessomeofthattotheirupbringing. “My dad owned his own business,” she

said. “He is a retired dentist and had hisown practice for 30 years. He worked hard

buttookhislastpatientat4p.m.sohecoulddochoresonthefarmandgotoourschoolevents.Hewasagooddemonstrationofhowtoachieveabalanceandmodeleditwellforus.”

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Four years ago, Michael McLoughlin ’06hadneverbeenonanairplane.Sincethen,he’sbecomeaworldtravelertakingtripstoAustralia,NewZealand,Croatia,Franceand,mostrecently,aneight-weekstayinTanzania. OneyearintomedicalschoolattheUniversityofIowa,McLoughlinsawthissummerashislasthoorahbeforehisstudiestookoverhislife.Whilemost students stay to do research, McLoughlinfeltheneededtodosomethingdifferentandwasdrawntotheideaofdoinginternationalresearch. “I wanted to go somewhere to figure out ifit’s something I could do — not just imagine,”hesaid. A former Dutch cross country runner, hewas drawn to East Africa, a region known forproducingworld-classdistancerunners.

“The University of Iowa has a history ofglobal work,” said McLoughlin, who met withthe school’s global program coordinator to seeif a summer in Tanzania would be a possibility.“Generally,first-yearmedicalstudentsdon’tworkin district hospitals in Tanzania; they work atprivatehospitalsoraidorganizations.” McLoughlin,alongwithaclassmate,becamethe first medical students to work at a districthospitalinSame,Tanzania,wheretheuniversitysendsmostlyphysicianassistants. The cultural adjustment took a little bit oftime, especially the languagebarrier. Tanzania’smain language is Swahili, the same as manynationssurroundingthecountry. “I wanted to go somewhere where I couldlearn a language that would be useful and


Tanzania excursion to gain worldly experienceUniversity of Iowa medical student Michael McLoughlin ’06 spent eight weeks conducting research in East Africa.

many countries in Africa speak Swahili,” saidMcLoughlin. “Learning enough to be able tocommunicatewasfairlysimple.I’msureit’seasierthanlearningEnglish.Peopleunderstandevenifyoudon’tsayeverythingproperly.” Tanzania isnot ahighlydevelopedcountry.Same, a city of 17,000, has one public Internetconnection for the whole town that, accordingtoMcLoughlin,onlyworkedabouttwo-thirdsofthetime. The two classmates found a house for rentbya familymemberof anofficialof aLutheranchurch federation, which has a partnership inIowa. “The family was great,” said McLoughlin,whopracticedspeakingSwahiliwiththefamily. Oneofthechildren,a23-year-olddaughter,had a disability that made it hard for her tocommunicate. Each day when McLoughlin gothome from the hospital, she would be in thefront yard sitting in her wheelchair waiting togreethim.They’dtalkalittle,andthenhe’dgiveher a fist bump before turning to his house fortheevening. “She loved it and now gives her dad a fistbump each day,” he said with a smile. “It’s justsomethingtheydon’tdosothatwascoolformetoseehertakeonanAmericancustom.” OneofMcLoughlin’shopes for the tripwasto experience the African medicine system andculture and to build relationships between theTanzanianhospitalandtheUniversityofIowa. “A lot of times, people don’t know whathospitalsneedorwant,”McLoughlinsaid.“Thefrustration for them is receiving medical equip-ment their country isnot equipped touse.Onehospital has an ultrasound machine, but theirelectricitywiringis220volt;oursis110.Thefirsttimetheyturnediton,itwasfried,andtheydon’tknowhowto fix it. Itwaswell-intentioned,butnotuseful.”

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As first-year medical students, McLoughlinwasn’tawarethey’dbethrownintothemix. “InTanzania/EastAfrica, there really isn’tadistinctionbetweenmedicalstudentanddoctor,”hesaid.“Justaboutassoonasyouentermedical

school, people call you ‘doctor.’ Often timeswe had to say we weren’t comfortable doingproceduresbutwouldlearnbywatching.”

ThemedicalstructurewasdifferentthanU.S.hospitals,andMcLoughlinseeswaystoimprovetheir system. One would be to bring TanzanianprofessionalstotheU.S.,notonlytolearnbutforAmericanstocollaboratewiththemtodeterminebetterhealthpractices,suchasTanzanians’usageoffreshfoodsanditsbenefits. “Basically, there are a lot of areaswherewecould learn from each other,” he said. “And, ifwe’reonlygoingthereandveryfewofthemaregettingthechancetocomehere,itendsupbeingreallyone-sidedandnotashelpfulasitcouldbe.Ithinkwelearnmoreaboutourownchallengesbyhaving someone from theoutside comehereandquestionwhatyou’redoing—itmakesyoudefendwhyyoudothings.” McLoughlin’s summer wasn’t all work. Hevisited a couple national parks, saw Africa’swildlife and even climbed Mount Kilimanjaro,afour-and-a-half-dayexcursiontothetopofthevolcano. “I have to thank cross country trainingfor being able to continue past the summitto the crater that makes the mountain,” saidMcLoughlin, who admits to not running nearlyasmuchasheoncedid. After his mountain excursion, McLoughlinvisited Eldoret, Kenya, to check out a hospitalandaschool,wherehetalkedwithstudentsandgot a tour of the farm on school grounds. Tothank him for coming, the school gave him asheepnamedNeema. “I was humbled and honored by the gift,”said McLoughlin, who actually raised sheep for4-H inhigh school. “But, she stayed therewithherbuddies.”

Basically, there are a lot of areas where we could learn from each other ...

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REVENUETuition and fees, net................................ $21,120,758

Endowment................................................. $3,583,884

Contributions.............................................. $4,150,463

Auxiliary enterprises................................ $14,656,852

Other............................................................ $7,079,470

Total .......................................................... $50,591,427

EXPENDITURESInstruction................................................. $16,832,567

Academic support...................................... $2,286,342

Institutional support................................... $1,913,010

Student services......................................... $3,902,764

Administration and general....................... $3,591,414

Auxiliary enterprises................................ $10,055,341

Student activities........................................ $3,512,811

Other............................................................ $1,505,548

Total .......................................................... $43,599,797

Change in net assets from operating activities .....$6,991,630

ASSETSCash........................................................... $10,257,197

Receivables................................................. $9,849,168

Investments............................................... $54,332,844

Property and equipment, net................ $101,369,526

Other............................................................ $2,293,958

Total ........................................................ $178,102,693

LIABILITIESAccounts payable....................................... $1,983,966

Notes and bonds payable........................ $61,658,161

Other............................................................ $7,895,918

Total .......................................................... $71,538,045

NET ASSETSUnrestricted............................................... $55,032,648

Temporarily restricted.............................. $10,330,381

Permanently restricted............................. $41,201,619

Total ........................................................ $106,564,648

Total .............................................$178,102,693

financialreportfiscal year ended June 30, 2010

Financial statements for fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. Figures are in actual dollars. For the collegewide audited financial statements, contributions are on an accrual basis while gifts are on a cash basis in the fundraising statements.

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GIVING BY SOURCESAlumni......................................................... $2,150,013

Friends............................................................ $983,734

Corporations.................................................. $462,036

Foundations................................................ $1,293,500

Associations/churches................................... $103,740

Non-alumni parents...................................... $400,416

Total ............................................................ $5,393,439

GIVING BY DESIGNATIONCapital purposes......................................... $2,664,385

Endowment................................................. $1,103,056

Central Fund................................................ $1,337,256

Other restricted annual gifts......................... $288,742

Total ............................................................ $5,393,439

SCHOLARSHIP GIVINGEndowment.................................................... $303,411

Central Fund................................................... $566,200

Total ............................................................... $869,611

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2000-01 $5,661,192 4.0%

2001-02 $5,479,372 4.0%

2002-03 $8,009,939 38.0%

2003-04 $8,954,881 49.0%

2004-05 $4,271,132 6.0%

2005-06 $5,109,849 17.0%

2006-07 $9,045,471 27.0%

2007-08 $7,073,329 36.0%

2008-09 $4,539,426 4.5%

2009-10 $5,393,439 8.0%

TOTAL GIVING BY YEAR

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Theword“innovate”meanstocreatesomething new, to make changes, ordo something in a new way (Merriam-Webster Dictionary).Thiswordwaschosenby Central College President MarkPutnam as a key word in the underlyingthemeforhis inauguralyear:HorizonsofOpportunity:Create–Innovate–Sustain.

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Asacollegeprofessor,onecanlearnandchangethroughoutyourwholelife—infact, you are expected to. Innovate alsohastremendousrelevanceatthispointinhumanhistory:giventheenormoussocialandenvironmentalchallengesfacingthehuman race, people with innovativemindsareneedednowmorethanever.

Innovate also is a primary reasonI chose to spend my professionallife teaching at the college level. Inmy opinion, Central is a place wherethe innovative spirit of students andfaculty alike can soar. This fosteringof innovation is due to several factors,withonebeingthenurturing,supportive

mostofall,aninnovativespirithasledtoarevolutioninmyresearchpath. Ihave studiedmammals fordecadesbuthavelongwantedtochangedirectiontohaveagreaterimpactonconservationandsustainability.Fouryearsago, I readanarticledescribing researchexaminingthebiomassproducedbygrowingdiversemixes of prairie plants. As the numberof species in research plots used by thescientists increased from one to 16,the biomass produced increased plantmatterthatcanbeconvertedtoethanol,electricity or other energy sources. As along-time lover of prairies, I wonderedif it might be possible to work with theagricultural community to reconstructtallgrass prairie, one of the mostendangered ecosystems on earth. Thismoment marked the beginning of thePrairieBiomassProject. Roughly85percentof Iowaused tobe covered with tallgrass prairie, a lushecosystem dominated by several grassesbutalsocontaininganincrediblediversityofotherplants.Today,over99.9percentof thisecosystemisgone fromour state,withover96percentlosscontinent-wide.Butthesavinggracefortheseplants,andthousandsofanimalspecies that relyonthem, may be their ability to annuallyproduce huge amounts of plant matter.This ability, coupled with advances intechnology,mayallowustorestorelargeland areas with diverse mixes of nativeplants, gain many environmental andagricultural benefits, and make moneywhiledoingit. The broad goals of the PrairieBiomass Project are to further examinethe use of diverse plantings of prairievegetation to simultaneously producebiomass for fuels and provide numerousenvironmental benefits. Using over 350plots at Central’s Carlson-Kuyper FieldStation,wewillplantdifferentmixesofplantscontainingfromoneto64differentspecies.Theobjectivesare todeterminethe best mixes of plants and the bestmethods of planting and harvesting tosimultaneously:

• Producebiomassforenergy (toproduceethanol,toburnin coal-firedpowerplants,etc.); • Providehabitatforplants andanimalsthataredeclining duetohabitatloss; • Storecarboninthesoil,thus combatingGlobalClimateChange; • Decreasesoilerosion; • Supportnativepollinatorsand beneficial,predatoryinsectsinan agriculturallandscape; • Reducerunofforatmospheric releaseofagriculturalphosphorus andnitrogen; • Provideforageforlivestock. Our research site also will beused as a demonstration area forfarmers, agricultural leaders andbusinesspeople.WehopetobecomeleadersintheMidwestinencouragingthe use of native prairie plants foragricultural use. Additionally, ourresearchwillinvolvestudentsineveryphase of the project, including thedesign and analysis of research, thephysicalmanagementof theresearchsite, and giving presentations to thepublic, school children and businessagriculturalleaders. Withourwork,theMidwestmaylookdifferentinthefuture.Insteadofmonocultures of non-native species,farmers could use diverse mixes ofnative prairie plants along streams,onterraces,andinlivestockpastures.Additionally, millions of acres thatcan’tbefarmedcouldbeplantedwithdiverseprairiemixes.Theseplantingscould be harvested to produce fuel,and prairie plants and animals mayrebound in numbers — truly a win/winsituation. Doesthisallsoundlikeadream?Maybeso.Butultimately that’swhatinnovation is — the courage todreamandtheperseverance tomakesomethinghappen.AsmembersoftheCentral College family, I encourageyou to reinvigorate your innovativespirit.Theworldneedsyou.n

russ BenedictAssociate professor of biology

• BorninRamstein,Germany; raisedinamilitaryfamily

• Beganbirdwatchinginsixth grade,openingadoortoalove ofbiology

• Earnedabachelor’s,master’s anddoctoraldegreefromthe UniversityofNebraska

• Long-timeloverofbatsand othermammalsaswellasprairies

• Marriedwithtwodaughters (Sarah,24,andEmily,20)

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environment that characterizes thisschool. But Central is more thannurturingandsupportive;italsoisfullofenergizedpeoplewithhighexpectationswho are passionate about changing theworldforthebetter.Whenvisitingwithprospective students, I explain that thepeople of Central will welcome youlike a family member and then kickyou in the rear to push you to newheights.Thiscombinationofmotivationand passion to create change hasinfluencedallaspectsofmyprofessionallife. As a teacher, I have created afew new classes at Central (TropicalEcology, Environmental Problems andMidwestern Ecosystems), on topics thatwere new to me. Additionally, in aninteresting intersection between familylife and career, my wife and I designedand built an environmentally friendlyhome that is used as an educationalresource for Central students andsurroundingschools.(Letmeknowifyouwould like a tour!) During this process,we used many innovative materials anddesigns,andMaryand I tried thingswehadneverpicturedourselvesdoingsuchaslayingfloortileandbuildingagarage.Theconfidencegainedfromthisprocesshaspermeatedallaspectsofmylife;but

CLASS Of 1970 First row (left to right): Rick Ryan, Chuck Whittenberg, Craig Sevde and Bill Thomas. Second row: Bruce Anderson, Nancy Akins, Barb Ebeling Thomas and Susan Dickinson Mulholland. Back row: Greg Hoekstra, Ed Van Hemert, Judy Muyskens, Jon Lorence, Pat Hand and Ranae Dick Fagan.

CLASS Of 1955 AND BEfORE First row (left to right): Joyce De Bruin Dunham ’50, Lou Ann Le Cocq Heene ’55, Joline De Boer De Jong ’55, Jackie Vander Lugt Voss ’50, Fay Ebbers Mentink ’53 and Barb Rathmell Koskamp ’53. Second row: Morgan McLeland ’55, Marlyn Klimstra ’50, Bob Vanderlinden ’55, Logan Andeweg ’55 and Phil Mentink ’56. Back row: Burt Voss ’49, Henry Van Leeuwen ’50, John Vander Wert ’50, Vic Manussier ’55 and Aaron Koskamp ’51.

CLASS Of 1960 First row (left to right): Carol Dulmes Vruwink, Andrea Boat Roorda, Kathy Redeker Vande Berg, Judy Gosselink Grooters, Rosalie De Wall Park, Jane Koskamp Ratmeyer, Eileen Fredriks Fikse, Glenadean Van Zee Betterton, Grace Dykstra Scholten and Treva Keuning De Jong. Second row: Marleen Duven Rempe, Erv Roorda, Barbara Bosch, Dorothy Van Houweling Cage, Jim Vande Berg, Joyce Van Roekel Epperly, Dorothy Tish Taylor, Vivian Harms Huisman, Carly Wagamon Harada and Adilee Rozeboom Bruggink. Third row: Jerry Rempe, Marvin De Jong, Mary De Jong Trevisan, Davis Folkerts, Art Downey, Carla Debbink De Master, Darlene Maasdam Schoon, Paul Schoon and Stephen Brink. Back row: W. David Tyler, Arlo Stoltenberg, Dick Ter Maat, Dick Doeden, Wendell Roelofs, Harold Kolenbrander, Glen Sandbulte, Harlan Ratmeyer and Neal Busker.

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CLASS Of 1965 First row (left to right): Trudy Huizenga Feldt, Connie Neevel Loomans, Becky Kettler Sneller, Bea Werner De Bie, Linda De Jong Klavohn, Judith Stemsrud D’Amico and Ruth Ellen Kuyper. Second row: Nicci Van Soest Laing, Sue Spaans Brandl, Denny Brand, Jim Arendt, Fran Klavohn, Walter Anthony and Betty Freeman Kooy. Third row: Bob Feldt, Jim Stralow, Paul Kuyper, Nelson Nibbelink, Vernon Kooy and Dick Whittlesey. Back row: Gary McClimen, Harold De Bie, Gene Loomans, Jim Brandl and Kent Sneller.

CLASS Of 1975 First row (left to right): Diane Schaa Jackson, Lynn Herndon Howard, Deanna Derynck Jobe, Gail Campbell Gaetz and Jill Tysseling Golrick. Back row: Hiram Evans, Gary Wiersema, Marty Miller Sartipi and Stan DeVore.

CLASS Of 1980 First row (left to right): Brian Fegley, Lori Humphrey Fegley, Lori Collister Hilker, Beth Verdoorn Draheim and Thad Scarrow. Second row: Norma Dowell, Beth Hesselink Gurzler, Becky Drahozal McGurk, Diana Nollen and Dave Dykstra. Back row: Paul Tanis, Maureen Friskey Tanis, Mark Koskamp, Lee Vande Voort, Alan Neve and Ned Draheim.

CLASS Of 1990 First row (left to right): Jeff McMartin, Laurie Rieken McMartin, Becky Bosch Sikand, Crystal Brand Bruxvoort, Sonja Squiers, Angie Brower Harris and Kris Brandt Vaughn. Second row: Sara Vander Kooi Huyser, Kevin Huyser, Rob Smith, Rodney De Ronde, Andrea Aykens, Tammy Roseman-Burton and Stephanie Yates Vittetoe. Back row: Mike Fry, Trent Vaughn, Jim Bruxvoort, Stephanie Schulte Heinz, Kristin Moorhead, Paul Damge and Mary Gesiriech Cason.

CLASS Of 1995 First row (left to right): Emilie Hanson Brown, Anne Isaacson Rempe, Desha Craver Bruxvoort, Kristy Wagner Huerter, Kelle Hutchcroft Holgorsen and Jennifer Gabrielson Tenold. Second row: Mary Popson Klein, Clodagh Slevin, Kasey Tickel, Deb Sampson Jones, Kristy Ellerman Runge and Stacey Andrews Lapp. Back row: Kevin Stittsworth, John Mitchell, Chris Johnson, Shawn Runge and Brian Ahrens.

CLASS Of 2005 First row (left to right): Mandy Bahr, Angie Grey, Kelli O’Neil, Melissa Miller Brock and Kirsten Walvoord Minton. Back row: Corey Sedrel, Erich Minton and Ryan Bredlau.

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CLASS Of 1985 First row (left to right): Jennifer Donelon Lefevre, Joan Keck Wierenga, Tracy Long, Cindy Clark Williams, Danielle Shaw Jaschen, Jane Healy Bollinger and Joe Martin. Second row: Marty Langel, Robbie Nelson Janosik, Kris Cox Ward, Lori Mapel Rushford, Lynette Reinhard Jacques, Ed Banfield and Jim Koele. Third row: Joe Tecklenburg, Scott Dahm, Craig Good, Kris Dieleman Gandrow, Mark Seaton, Eric Glendening and Brian Goldsworthy. Back row: Brett Clayberg, Mike Bohning, Brad Havran, Scot Storjohann, Dave Cutler and Greg McCann.


Horizons of Opportunity: Create, Innovate and Sustain is the theme providing a platform for the entire Central community during the inaugural year to explore various topics in greater detail. The inaugural year encourages participation in activities, lectures, art exhibitions, musical performances and more to generate new perspectives through a collaborative learning experience.

Jeff Corwin, “100 Heartbeats”

Conservationist, television host and author Jeff Corwin kicked off the inaugural year events with his presentation “100 Heartbeats” based off his book 100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species.

Ellen Wiener, “Ways of Looking”

Artist Ellen Wiener’s exhibition “Ways of Looking” traced the trajectory of working from simple sketchbooks to an evolved series of works directly stemming from daily notes and firsthand observation.

Inauguration of Mark Putnam, Central College’s 21st president

President Mark L. Putnam presented his inaugural address titled “Enduring Values” about rediscovering academic community.

Ellen Bryant Voigt, poet-in-residence

Poet-in-residence Ellen Bryant Voigt was guest author at Writers Reading and read from several collections of poetry including her most recent book Messenger: New and Selected Poems 1976-2006.

Kevin Doyle, “Environmental Initiatives for a Sustainable World”

Kevin Doyle, brother of Central’s Dennis Doyle, professor of communication studies, is president of Green Economy, an independent consulting, research, facilitation and training firm serving public and private institutions that are growing a more sustainable global economy. He spoke about the most recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Recycled Percussion, “America’s Got Talent” finalist

A finalist from NBC’s hit TV show “America’s Got Talent,” Recycled Percussion plays different genres of music including metallic, reggae, techno, jazz, rock, hip hop and “junk” on recycled objects such as ladders, pots, pans and 50-gallon drums.

“It’s time to think broadly and deeply about the future,” said President mark Putnam. “Imagine a future that is rooted in creativity, innovation and sustainability.”

Central College celebrated Homecoming/Family Weekend Oct. 8-10. Highlights of the weekend included a 38-10 Dutch victory over Simpson College, the uniquely Central Lemming Race, the second annual

Coach Ron Schipper Memorial Golf Tournament, a mob dance and coronation of King Austin Patton of Perry, Iowa, and Queen Jill Ziskovsky of Dallas Center, Iowa, at the

barbecue pep rally.

Sept. 4, 2007 Writing my dissertation at SmokeyJim’s Campus Coffee this afternoon, Idiscovered myself staring at a beautifulyoungladywithfluorescent-greeneyesandagrayT-shirtthatread“2kool4u.”Astheshopwasfull,Iofferedhertheemptyseatacrossfromme.“T-Y,”shesaid,tiltingherhead90degreesandsmiling.“I’mHelgaT.M.Long,butjustcallmeHelga.L-O-L.”Sheremovedatinycellularphonefromherpocketanddropped itonthetable.“Areyouaprofhere?” ShesippedhercoffeeasIexplainedIwasasemesterawayfrommydoctorateinAmericanhistory. “O-R-L-Y?”sheasked—or,atleastIthoughtshewasasking.Ihadnocluewhat“O-R-L-Y” meant, but I didn’t want toshowmyage. “Ohlawd,Idon’tthinkIcouldhandlethat,”shecontinued.“I-M-O,allthatworkwouldreallyownme.L-M-A-O!” Icontemplatedaskingherwhat“L-M-A-O” meant when “The Entertainer”blastedfromherphone.“L-O?”Shetwirledhersleekblondehairwithherfreehand.“O-M-G!N-W!Thatsosucksoars!But,hey,someP-P-Larejustnoobslikethat.” Ipretendedtosiftthroughmypaperswhileeavesdroppingonherconversation.Thisgirlspokeaforeignlanguage. “O-M-G!Well,IG-T-G,soG-Lwiththat,andI’llcatchyoulatersonM-S-N.B-B!”Shelaidherphoneonthetableandturnedherheadsidewaysgrinning.“S-R-Y’boutthat.Iguessthat’swhatIgetforbeingA-F-Klastnight!”

I chuckled, as if I knew what I waslaughingat andaskedherwhat shewasstudying. “English,shereplied.“I-M-H-O,IthinkI’dbealeetEnglishteacher,butI-D-K.” I cleared my throat, prepared tomakeamotivationalspeech,when“TheEntertainer”soundedonceagain. “Z-O-M-G!I’llB-R-T.T-T-Y-L!”Shescrambledtoherfeet.“S-R-Y,butIG-T-G.It’sbeenagreatconvo,though.YougotM-S-N?” “I have no idea what you’re talkingabout,”Ireplied,butshesmiledsidewaysassherushedoutthedoor.

Sept. 6, 2007 I received electronic mail fromHelga today, which was both odd andenlightening.Usingawebsiteknownas“Google,”I typedinsomeoftheforeignwordsIfoundinhermessageandobtainedtheirEnglishtranslations:L-O-L=laughingoutloud;O-R-L-Y=ohreally;I-M-O=inmyopinion;O-M-G=ohmyGod;G-T-G=gottogo;I-D-K=Idon’tknow;T-T-Y-L=talktoyoulater. Someofherlanguagestillconfusedme,andhersidewayssmilewaspuzzling.Ididn’tbelieveI’deverusehergibberishmyself,butIthoughtperhapsIcouldgiveitatrywhenIsawheragain.L-O-L?No,Ijustcouldn’tdoit.

Sept. 21, 2007 Igete-mailsfromHelgaeveryday,andIdon’trlyhavemuchtroubleunderstanding

herlanguageNEmore.Sadly,tho,Ihaven’tactuallyseenherIRL(Iknowthatmeans“inreallife”)foraweek.Itsamazinghowshesaffectedme.

Oct. 12, 2007 ifinallyranin2helgaatsmokeyjims2day, although she wasn’t looking thegr8est.hereyesglistenedwithtearsandblotchesofmascaraspeckledhercheeksassheploppedintothechairacrossfromme.“thissux0rz,”shecried.“macandi…well,we…” iextendedmyarmacrossthetableandpattedhershoulderwhileshesobbedintoanapkin.“don’tworryboutme,pl0x,”shesaid.“idcnemore.” inoddedandhandedherafreshnapkin.irlycouldn’tthinkofwhat2say. “imamessritenow,”shesaid.“irlygtg,butthx4listeningtome.” “cyalaterz,”iwhisperedasislidbackin2mychair.“illnever4getu.”n

LOL,IDKCreativewritingexcerptedfromTheKnickerbocker,2008TheKnickerbockerisaliterarymagazineproducedbytheEnglishdepartment.

byKyleA.Johnson’08

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the Inauguration of Mark L. Putnam 21st President of Central College

The Central College community celebrated the installation of the 21st President Mark L. Putnam Oct. 22. Putnam gave his inaugural address titled “Enduring Values,” which focused on rediscovering academic community. Putnam was presented with a presidential medallion crafted by Brian Roberts ’92, associate professor of art. Helping the college celebrate at the inauguration ceremony were Harry Smith ’73, co-anchor of CBS “The Early Show;” David Wesselink ’64, board of trustees chair; Rev. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, general secretary of the Reformed Church in America; delegates from higher education institutions as well as Arend Lubbers, the 17th president, and

David Roe, the 20th president. The Central College A Cappella Choir, College-Community Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble performed.

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