FALL 2004VOL. LXIX, NO. 2

Published for alumni, parents and friends of Albion College

I N S I D ECross-cultural connections benefitteaching and research................................. 6

Physics Department marks centennial ........ 8

Fraser leaves lasting legacy...................... 22

Special supplement:2003-04 Report of Appreciation

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Horse heavenHorse heaven

September and October saw the arrival of seven newresidents on Albion’s campus, but these newcomersweren’t moving into the dorms. Instead, they wereheaded for the College’s newest “housing develop-ment”—the stable at the just-opened Nancy G. HeldEquestrian Center.

Much to the delight of their student owners, thechestnuts, bays and paints will now be housed in thenew, state-of-the-art facility, located on 340 acres justminutes from the heart of campus. Up until this time,Albion’s equestrian team members, numbering morethan 20, had to leave their horses at home or boardthem at other stables up to 15 miles away fromcampus—not an ideal situation for a group competingat more than 10 regional intercollegiate events annually.

“It is so exciting to see the team grow and to see thebarn filling up with horses,” says junior JenniferSinclair. “The facility is quickly becoming a friendlyplace to be on campus. It’s even nicer than I thought itwould be to have the luxury of heading less than a milefrom campus to see or train with my horse! This issaving me tons of time that can now be used forstudying.”

So what are the amenities at what you might term a“five-star hotel” for horses? All of the facilities havebeen designed to ensure the health and safety of both

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By Jan Corey Arnett, ’74

the horses and those who work with them. Each animalboarded at the stable has a windowed, 12-x-12-footstall. An automated watering system monitors eachone’s daily intake. Farriers trim and shoe in a rubber-matted stall; veterinarians administer medical care in aspecially-designed booth. Horses are bathed in an areawith pull-down shower heads, and several paddocksensure daily exercise. In time, approximately 30horses, including both student- and College-ownedanimals will reside at the facility.

The Center’s 100-by-216-foot Randi C. HeathmanArena is one of the largest indoor venues in the GreatLakes area for equestrian competitions. Adjacent is a100-by-200-foot outdoor all-weather arena. A 240-by-300-foot grass arena is also planned.

Equine associations have already been in contactwith the College about hosting major horse shows andintercollegiate competitions at the Equestrian Center.

“The indoor arena is so big that you can do a lot ofthings in there that you can’t do other places. It’s goingto get a lot of use,” says Peggy Sindt, ’73, president ofthe Albion Economic Development Corp. and chair ofthe committee that planned and developed the project.“There is a large demand for such facilities, but veryfew places have the means to provide them.”

Student riders can choose from five disciplines—hunt seat, dressage, show jumping, eventing andwestern—and will receive expert training and coach-ing. And leisure riders will have access, not only to thearenas, but to the center’s bridle trails.

Six factors influenced the College to undertake thisextraordinary new venture:■ Evidence through detailed study that there is a needand a niche for equestrian programming that manycolleges and universities cannot fill as Albion can;■ Generous gifts from donors, starting with a leader-ship gift of $750,000 from Nancy Held, professoremerita of education;■ A carefully-crafted business and strategic plan thatindicates that this center and its programs can be self-sustaining;■ A clear connection to liberal arts education and theopportunity to develop equestrian-related course workand programs;■ An unparalleled campus setting on 340 enviableacres (many programs are land-locked or are distantfrom campus); and■ Current students whose passion motivated them todemonstrate that an equestrian center was right forAlbion College, and substantial interest from prospec-tive students whose interest in Albion would be greaterbecause of the new center.

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To bring it all together, Albion recently hiredGeorge Halkett as the center’s director. A graduate ofthe British Horse Society’s rigorous training program,the native Scotsman brings more than 26 years’experience to this new position. He holds an Interna-tional Trainers Passport for both horse and rider.Halkett is a former member of the Queen’s HouseholdCavalry and rode in the wedding procession for PrinceCharles and the late Princess Diana. He most recentlycoached the high school riding team at Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Massachusetts to four nationaltitles in three years.

There is no mistaking his commitmentto excellence. “I run this like it is my ownprivate barn,” he says, surveying hissurroundings. “What brought me herewas a new program and 340 acres that noone else has. We will make this thenumber one facility in Michigan andbeyond.”

The completion of the Held EquestrianCenter represents the fulfillment of adream for Randi Heathman, ’03, whoformed the Albion College EquestrianClub in 2001 during her sophomore year.As student interest in individual and teamcompetition grew, she approachedadministrators to ask if they would buildan equestrian facility.

“President Mitchell told me to do myresearch,” Heathman, says with a grin.She evaluated other colleges that haveprograms, learning about costs,sustainability, marketing and the demo-graphics of “horse people.”

Her honors thesis work was so compelling thatMitchell and David Hawsey, vice president forenrollment, were intrigued, especially when theylearned that serious riders sometimes choose a col-lege—all other characteristics being generally equal—because they can bring their horse. Michigan StateUniversity has a competitive equestrian team as doesWestern Michigan University, but neither has on-campus boarding facilities. Hawsey notes, “Thestate of Michigan is firstin the nation for thenumber of equestrian

Students return their horses to their stalls following a riding demonstration. The Held Equestrian Center’s stablefeatures 12-x-12-foot windowed stalls for 30 horses, a specially designed work area for veterinary care, a showerroom for riders, a horse-bathing area and spacious tack rooms.

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The Held Center provides training in five differentriding disciplines: hunt seat, dressage, show jumping,eventing and western. Here, Jill Overaker, ridingGolden Son, warms up for a show jumpingdemonstration at the new Randi Heathman Arena.

Held Center director George Halkettcoaches the College’s 20-memberequestrian team and offers lessons forbeginning to advanced riders. Agraduate of the British Horse Society’srigorous training program, he bringsmore than 26 years’ experience to hisnew role.

Kristin Foley, shown with her horse, Annie, competesin eventing, which is a combination of dressage, showjumping and cross country riding. Albion’s equestrianteam this year is traveling to 10 intercollegiate showsacross the Great Lakes region.

Nancy G. Held Equestrian CenterAlbion College’s 340-acre Nancy G. Held EquestrianCenter, opened in fall 2004, offers training and supportfor five disciplines: hunt seat, dressage, show jumping,eventing and western. Under the direction of profes-sional staff, it is expected to attract riders and specta-tors from across Michigan and the Midwest.

Programs and Services■ IHSA competition (Intercollegiate Horse Show

Association, Inc.)■ Lessons (beginner through advanced)■ Clinics■ Summer camps■ Recreational riding■ Boarding■ Locally provided veterinary and farrier services■ Hosting for equestrian shows

Facilities■ Randi C. Heathman Arena (100-x-216-foot indoor

arena, with heated viewing and judging areas)■ State-of-the-art 30-stall stable (individual 12-x-12-

foot windowed stalls with Nelson automatic waterstations)

■ Grooming, wash, and veterinary care stalls■ Private tack room and extra storage loft■ Outdoor, all-weather competition arena■ Ample paddock and pasture space■ Bridle trails■ Onsite classroom and office space

QUICK FACTS

venues, riding clubs and registered breeds of horses,but there is an exodus of college students fromMichigan to out-of-state schools where they can taketheir horses. We are now the only school in Michiganwhere you can board your horse right next to cam-pus—in a college-owned facility—and the only privatecollege in Michigan to have an equestrian center.”

Having an equestrian program at Albion is not justabout boarding students’ horses or giving students who

are novice riders a chance to pursue some-thing they may have always wanted to do, butalso about creating links with the College’seducational offerings. The groundwork isnow being laid for cross-disciplinary educa-tion melded with the Equestrian Center. Theexisting pre-veterinary program is a natural,but so are psychology, art, English, market-ing, management, and human medicine asstudents appreciate animal-human bonding,

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On companionship and competitionBy Jan Corey Arnett, ’74

Horses have been a part of my life all of my life. Yet, whenconstruction of the new Held Equestrian Center wasannounced earlier this year, I had mixed emotions. What didhorses have to do with the mission of a liberal arts college?Then I remembered what horses meant to my Albionexperience.

It was the 1970s. I was homesick for my horse, some 450miles away. A fellow student, who was from Albion, learnedof my longing and invited me to meet William, her Appal-oosa. “Come out to the farm,” she said. “You can ride anytime.”

Oh joy! So began the trips, pedaling out to a farm acouple of miles from town as often as I could. Time spenttalking to the sturdy gelding, amid welcome horsey aromatherapy, allowed me to return to my studies renewed in bodyand spirit. His was a calming, encouraging, motivatingpresence.

Conversations with students for the accompanying featureon the Equestrian Center stirred memories of those long-agoAlbion days, and their significance in my academic life. Itwas easy to identify with (and to envy) today’s students.

“The Equestrian Club has become a driving source ofmotivation to continue working hard scholastically and inother ways. It is a big part of my life on campus,” says seniorKristen Chapman. “I think women and horses go togetherbecause they are both intuitive, intelligent and sensitive.”

Fellow senior Meghan Connolly readily admits she choseAlbion College over her family’s long legacy with anotherMichigan institution for two reasons: Albion was the rightsize, and she could bring her horse, Novelty.

“I think horses make good companions . . . in tune withhow you are feeling,” Connolly says. “Novelty was therewhen I had bad days, there when I had good days.”

Her involvement with equestrian competition, whichstretches back to her elementary school days, helped teach“time management, patience, determination and compas-sion,” she adds. “I had to get all my homework done to go tothe barn and spend weekends there.” Connolly is active inthe College’s equestrian programs and will volunteer at theHeld Center.

Randi Heathman, ’03, one of the founders of Albion’sEquestrian Club, says she can honestly claim she startedriding horses “in utero.” (Her mother rode when she waspregnant.) With her horse, Baxter, she has qualified for PrixSt. Georges, an international dressage event. “We click,” shelaughs. “Baxter and I have the same sense of humor.”Heathman, by the way, will be able to continue her efforts inpromoting the College’s equestrian programs, since she hasjust joined the staff as an admissions representative.

Most of the Albion students currently interested inequestrian pursuits are women, though men are signing on(three this year). While women may be more overtlyemotional about their attachment to horses, men find thesame benefits from riding—among them coordination,physical fitness, challenge, endurance, and enjoyment of therich relationship between a human and a powerful animal.

George Halkett, the Equestrian Center’s director, says healso likes the fact that women and men are equal when itcomes to competing with horses. Finesse, intuition,athleticism and respect for the animal are more importantthan size or dominance.

Some students want to ride for pleasure, others tocompete, and still others to prepare for science or manage-ment careers related to animals, explains David Hawsey, vicepresident for enrollment. “There is a shortage of women atmanagerial levels in equine programs—running schools,competitive events, managing facilities. We can leveragewhat we are doing at Albion and get skilled and experiencedwomen into equestrian management positions around thenation.”

There wasn’t an equestrian center when I was an Albionstudent, and my formal career plans did not include horses,except for providing the means to continue having them inmy life. But I can say with great certainty, as I gaze from myoffice window to the pasture where my two aging horsesgraze, that these dear friends are a part of me. My relation-ship with horses helped to launch my career as a writer andhas kept me inspired along the way. I understand now whythere has been so much excitement about the opening of theHeld Equestrian Center at Albion College. Oh, to be astudent again.

horses as an art form, horses in literature and writing,the marketing of equestrian programs, and riding fortherapy and fitness. There will likely be opportunitiesto learn about the management of equestrian programsthrough the College’s Carl A. Gerstacker Liberal ArtsInstitute for Professional Management along withinternship opportunities.

Hawsey is also sold on the Equestrian Center’svalue because George Halkett is determined to build achampionship equestrian team that will competenationally and carry Albion’s name into areas where itis currently not well known.

Using the facilities to generate revenues fromcompetitive events, training camps and recreationalofferings will significantly aid its self-sustainability.From Peggy Sindt’s perspective, the influx of equine-related visitors will also yield many economic benefitsfor the Greater Albion community.

“Bringing in people who will shop, stay overnightand need places to eat is a real plus,” she notes. Inaddition, the Equestrian Center is purchasing hay,grain and other supplies from local businesses.

In recent years, the College and the communityhave taken very deliberate steps to work together,aware that each is influenced by the appeal of theother. Sindt, Hawsey and Halkett agree that having acenter of this quality may attract new businesses andpopulation growth by its very existence in the commu-nity.

“An equestrian center enhances the quality of life ina community,” Sindt says. “You’d be surprised at howmany people want to live where there are a lot ofhorses nearby, where they can participate in shows orjust see horses and horse people. Businesses totallyunrelated to the horse world look to see what quality oflife elements are offered where they might relocate.”

The Equestrian Center will own, or have on loan, 10or more horses available for students taking lessonsand for area residents who will come for enjoyment orto train for competition. Clinics and summer ridingcamps will mean the center is busy year ’round.

The College’s commitment to seizing this nichemarket could not have happened without the excep-tional generosity of Nancy G. Held, professor emeritaof education and former director of the College’steacher education program. Held donated $750,000 tocover construction costs and the first year of operation.And Randi Heathman’s enthusiasm about creating anequestrian club and facility inspired Sheldon and JeanBengel Laughlin, ’50, longtime family friends, todonate $250,000 to build the indoor arena, now namedfor Heathman.

Will the Equestrian Center at Albion College catchon? The opening of the center brought at least 10 newstudents to campus this year who likely would not havecome otherwise,and inquiriesfrom prospec-tive students for2005-06 andbeyond suggestmany more areturning an eagereye towardAlbion. “So far,” Hawsey says, “I have 75 prospectivestudents who have expressed an interest for next fall.We’re thrilled to know our intuition—and the re-search—was correct.”

Hawsey and Halkett think they have a winningcombination in a five-star program and first-ratestudents: the two go together like a well-matched horseand rider.

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Equestrian Center namesake Nancy Held (top photo);Sheldon and Jean Bengel Laughlin, ’50, with RandiHeathman,’03.

Lynn Skipper, Peggy MeyerSindt, ’73, Troy VanAken andBille Wickre.■ Others who have assisted theCenter are: Jeanne Braceland, LoraCarrington, Barbara Cornelius,Kirk Heinze, ’70, Denise and RayMowinski, and Andrew, ’44, andMaureen Sharf.

For more information on the

Held Equestrian Center, go to:

www.albion.edu/heldcenter/ .

The Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center was funded bygenerous donations from Nancy Held, Albion Collegeprofessor emerita of education, and Sheldon and Jean BengelLaughlin, ’50. The Laughlins’ gift provided for the namingof the center’s indoor arena in honor of Randi Heathman, ’03.

Many other alumni, friends and staff have contributedtime, materials and funds to the Held Equestrian Center inrecent months, including the following individuals andorganizations.■ Lee Jameson Blanke, ’49, and her husband, Jack Blanke,have given their large equestrian library, as well as equip-ment. The gifts were made in memory of Lee Blanke’s firsthusband, the late Guy Jameson, ’51.■ Bickmore, a division of Excelda Manufacturing ofBrighton, Mich., has donated equine health, grooming andleather care supplies to every student who boards a horse atthe Held Center. In addition, Bickmore is supplying productsfor use by students and staff at the Center. Six alumni areemployed at Bickmore and Excelda, including owners Mike,’90, and Nancy Bailey LaMarra,’ 91; Jon DeAngelis, ’89;Dennis Hackett, ’90; Steve Shoop, ’90; and Diane FraserClemons, ’84. Betsy Cohen works closely with the Collegeas the Bickmore marketing executive.■ The Equestrian Center Steering Committee, whichprovided ideas and guidance during the planning process,included: Dale Dopp, Butch Dyer, David Hawsey, RandiHeathman, ’03, Nancy Dziuba Schuler, ’76, Sharon Sequite,

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By Morris Arvoy

A lone kindergartner, backpack strapped across hisshoulders, rides a crowded subway to school. Andanother. And another! Boys and girls—some in groups,many as young as five—making their way to school,all regular commuters filling each underground caralong with the bankers, lawyers, secretaries andbusinesspeople who cram into Tokyo’s subways eachday. The image is enduring for Jamie Walter, adevelopmental psychologist who traveled with four ofher Albion colleagues to Japan in May.

Walter was struck by how safe the children were.She recalled that the adult riders, each in their ownway, were protecting the children while never evenglancing up from their newspaper or books. “We wentto Japan with a lot of preconceptions,” Walter said.“We think of it as a collectivist culture, but that’s notreally true. . . . For instance, one of the most strikingthings was that kids are so independent. It’s commonto see that.” For the Albion professors who had notbeen to East Asia before, the trip was an eye-openingexperience in many ways—and one that will affecttheir research and teaching for years to come.

That impact is exactly what Dyron Dabney wasaiming for in leading the 12-day trip. Dabney, a Japanexpert and scholar-in-residence in the Political ScienceDepartment, has visited the country numerous timesfor his research.

Observing for more than a decade the growingprominence of Asia on the world stage, Dabney saidhis overall vision in organizing the global trek was tobring a broader understanding of Japan, and Asia as awhole, into the Albion classroom, and to provide hiscolleagues with experiences that would inform theirresearch. He believes it is vital for colleges anduniversities in the West to strengthen their offerings inAsian studies.

“Albion and many other liberal arts colleges like ithave a heavily European-centered course load, withLatin American and Latino studies slowly gaining apresence in the curriculum,” said Dabney. “But in thisglobal age, there are other areas that need to be studiedas well, and the College is starting to recognize thiswith recent hires.” This fall, he noted, East Asianstudies specialist Midori Yoshii was appointed to anew tenure-track position as assistant professor ofinternational studies.

The trip itinerary was structured so that the Albionentourage first met with colleagues sharing similarresearch interests at Tokyo’s Waseda University andthe University of Tokyo. The second half of the tripwas left open for the Albion professors to pursue theirresearch interests independently.

Traveling with Dabney, who served as the group’soccasional translator and guide, were Andrew Christo-pher, assistant professor of psychology; SuellynHenke, assistant professor of education; MyronLevine, John S. Ludington Trustees’ Professor inpolitical science; and Jamie Walter, assistant professorof psychology.

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Japanese schoolchildren wait for a commuter train in Tokyo. The children’sinteraction with adults—and their independence within the larger society—was asource of considerable interest to the Albion faculty members who made a researchtrip to Japan last May.

Hands across the waterCross-cultural connections benefit Albion faculty—and their students

Dabney, who taught acourse in Japanese politicsat Albion during the spring2004 semester, met withJapanese colleagues andscholars for advice on afuture research project onwomen’s contributions—particularly female spousalsupport—to the electionoutcomes of male politicalcandidates. He said theresponse was encouraging.

“You see the spouses—mostly women—at a lot ofpolitical events, but theyare not given much creditfor their contributions tothe election and careersuccesses of their part-ners,” Dabney said. “Theimportance of the spousalrole in politics is rarelymentioned and has notbeen studied much at all,so I used the trip to lay thegroundwork for this newresearch.”

For the others, the May25-June 8 excursionoffered many experiences they will weave into theirteaching and scholarly work.

Henke, who is studying the differences in theAmerican and Japanese education systems, said one ofthe major reasons she wanted to go to Japan was toincorporate observations of Japanese schooling in herFoundations of Education course. She also expressedinterest in developing a Context of Education coursethat would incorporate a comparison of U.S. andJapanese cultural values.

With her strong focus on teaching Albion Collegestudents to become leaders in education, Henke said itis important for students to understand differentcultural mores when they are in positions to makechoices that affect children. The Japan trip “will helpme help them broaden their views,” she said.

“You can really engage students in this way at aplace like Albion—that’s why I like teaching in asmaller liberal arts setting,” she said. “When you lookat how different cultures handle decisions aboutchildren, then you start to see questions about valuesthat underpin American education. Studying othercultures helps us to see our own cultural values moreclearly.”

Following the initial few days in Tokyo and Kyoto,Henke traveled south by train to Miyazaki—a day-longtrip—where she observed preschool, elementary andhigh school English classes, as well as college coursestaught at Miyazaki International College. At thecollege, Henke became reacquainted with Elizabeth

Lokon, an education professor with whom she taughtin the Cincinnati Public Schools nearly 10 years ago.

“I observed her classes, and we laughed, because itbecame clear we have a lot in common pedagogically,”Henke said. “We each try to teach our educationstudents to be more reflective in their teaching—toreflect on why they are doing what they are doing,what impact it has on the learners, what type of societythey want to see. We try to teach them to be morestudent-oriented.” Henke said she and Lokon plan tocollaborate on projects in the future.

Jamie Walter, a psychologist who is studying howchildren regulate emotions in peer contexts, laterjoined Henke in Miyazaki and sat in on several classesto observe the students. She also met with schoolteach-ers, students, parents, administrators and collegeprofessors, and took videotape and still photos that shewill incorporate into several courses.

“What struck me from my observations, not just inthe classroom, is that you cannot take for granted thatculture is universal,” she said. “U.S. culture certainly isnot universal. Japan has a culture that is so respectingof rules and norms of society. . . . But on the otherhand, classrooms in Japan are much freer than [in] theU.S.—they let the kids run the classroom. You wouldthink it would get out of control, but no—it allows thekids to resolve peer conflicts on their own. They reallyare teaching the children to be more self-reliant. It fliesin the face of what we would think.”

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Andrew Christopher, conducting research onstudent perceptions of the qualities exhibited by masterteachers, said he was pleased about the data hecollected at Miyazaki International College. Ulti-mately, he said, he hopes to work on future projectswith colleagues from Japan and the U.S. with whom hemet in Japan. Christopher explained that he also willbe able to bring his many experiences to his Albioncourses.

Myron Levine said he was interested primarily instudying how Japanese cities are coping with global-ization and its effects, as well as with the “ever-urbanizing” population. In the first few days of the trip,he attended special lectures on the history of urbanplanning in Tokyo and interviewed experts at theCenter for Sustainable Urban Regeneration at theUniversity of Tokyo. “That experience at the ‘Harvardof Japan’ gave me a really good introduction,” Levinesaid. “I came away with a great sense of Japaneseurban geography and history, and in return I lectured totheir students.”

He traveled to two new Tokyo developments,Roppongi Hills and Odaiba, and visited major urbandevelopment projects in the southern cities of Kobeand Fukuoka. In Kobe, Levine looked at the massiverebuilding that took place after a 1995 earthquakeleveled the city, and in Fukuoka, at the efforts torevitalize the downtown district with new shoppingand entertainment centers. Urban architecture in bothcities, he noted, shows strong global influences withsleek steel and glass replacing more traditional formsand materials.

Levine, who is on sabbatical this academic year as aFulbright Lecturer in Bratislava, Slovakia, said the triphas created a core of people at Albion College who canaddress—and help erase—stereotypes of Japan.

It’s essential to get beneath the surface, he said.“When you get there, you see a much different Japan. . . .All of a sudden there is a culture you can grasp. Butmore importantly, you can see common elements you

can relate to in the classroom or that you can build onfor future research.”

While Levine said he will use the Japanese researchin his comparative studies of the urban impact ofglobalization, he said the close relationships hedeveloped with contacts at the Center for SustainableUrban Regeneration will be invaluable as well. Theyhave invited him back to Japan, and he said he expectsmany of them will now visit the U.S., includingAlbion.

Funding for the trip came from Albion’s Foundationfor Interdisciplinary Study (FIS). An outgrowth of theCollege’s Vision, “Liberal Arts at Work,” the FISunderwrites projects that encourage faculty to collabo-rate across disciplines and to incorporate interdiscipli-nary perspectives in their teaching. Funding also camefrom Japan Study, a pioneer among Japanese studentexchange programs housed at Earlham College. Fordecades Albion has been affiliated with Japan Study,with dozens of Japanese students spending a year atAlbion, while Albion students study at WasedaUniversity.

Michiyo Nagayama, the Waseda-based programassociate for the Japan Study exchange program for thepast 20 years, said visits like the one by the Albiongroup are important as interest in Japan is growingamong students. “Sometimes you feel like you knowforeign countries and you know different cultures, butif you do not experience them [firsthand], you some-times do not understand them well enough to teach,”she said.

“The Japan Study program has been expandingmore and more over the years,” said Nagayama, whowas an Albion College student during the 1983-84academic year through Japan Study. Today’s students,she observed, want to know more about Japanesebusiness and both traditional and pop culture.

Dabney cautioned that, when studying Asia, thefocus cannot be solely on Japan. The growing impactof Southeast Asian countries and China in the globaleconomy and in foreign affairs demands that U.S.scholars in nearly every discipline learn more aboutthis region.

“I thought this trip could be a great springboard formore interest in Asia among our faculty,” he said.

Editor’s note: As part of its efforts to expand itsofferings in Asian studies, Albion College has joinedthe AsiaNetwork, a consortium devoted to promotingAsian studies at liberal arts colleges, and five yearsago created a minor in Asian studies. Students alsohave the option for an individually designed major inthis area. In addition to the program at WasedaUniversity in Japan, Albion offers off-campus studyopportunities in China, India and South Korea.

PHOTO COURTESY OF M. LEVINE

(Right) Enjoying sushi with two Japanese colleagues atthe Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo were Albion professors(from left) Jamie Walter, Drew Christopher, MyronLevine and Dyron Dabney. The professors consultedwith their counterparts at some of Japan’s leadinginstitutions, including the University of Tokyo andWaseda University.

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Albion political scientist Myron Levine noted that urban development has been strongly influenced byglobalization in Japan, as it has in many locations around the world. This train station complex in Fukuoka is partof a city-wide revitalization program that Levine studied during the trip.

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Education professor Suellyn Henke (shown here withchildren from an elementary school in Miyazaki) saidthe insights she gained from the trip will find their wayinto several of her courses at Albion.

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This fall, Albion’s Physics Department is celebrat-ing the 100th year of its founding. Our physicsalumni have gone on to distinguished careers inteaching, research, engineering, law and manage-ment, and today are employed at leading universi-ties and federal laboratories, as well as at corpora-tions including Boeing, Consumers Energy,DaimlerChrysler, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak,Eli Lilly, Ford, GTE, General Dynamics, GeneralElectric, General Motors, Hewlett Packard, IBM,Rockwell International, Westinghouse and manyothers. C.W. (Bud) Ricker, ’50, a nuclear physicistwho during his career led major research efforts atboth Oak Ridge National Laboratory and theUniversity of Michigan, also served as PhysicsDepartment chair at Albion from 1965 to 1975. Hein turn brought Nobel Prize winner E.T.S. Walton toAlbion as a distinguished visiting professor duringthe 1969-70 academic year. We hope you enjoysome lighter moments in the history of physics atAlbion, as described below by some current andformer faculty members.

(Left) Albion’s AstronomicalObservatory, completed in1884, was the first facility oncampus devoted to physicsinstruction. It has recentlybeen renamed in honor ofPrentiss M. Brown, ’11.

(Below) Added to the campusquadrangle in 1916, EpworthPhysical Laboratory (shownc. 1950) was so namedbecause Prof. ClarenceGreene and his wife sold“brick certificates” for 25cents to over 500 UnitedMethodist Epworth Leagues toraise half of the funds for the$40,000 building campaign.

10 0 years of physics

The Physics Department moved to Palenske Hall in1969. Renovation of Palenske is now under way and isscheduled for completion in spring 2005. While thework is in progress, the Physics Department hasreturned temporarily to its former home in Epworth.

I am a mathematician with a Ph.D. in mathematicsfrom the University of Kansas. But when I came toAlbion College in the fall of 1952, it was with theunderstanding that I teach the one course in astronomy,taking over from retiring Professor Clement Rood. Iworked very hard during the summer of 1952 to try tobecome proficient enough to fulfill my commitment.For the 10 or so years that I taught the course, I reallyenjoyed it and look upon those years as a learningexperience for both me and the students. . . .

Epworth Hall at that time contained a Foucaultpendulum. There was an empty elevator shaft thatextended from the basement to the attic (four floors),and the Foucault pendulum was suspended from theattic rafters with the weight hanging just above thebasement floor. When set swinging the pendulummaintained its plane of motion in space, but appearedto change direction relative to the physical surround-ings of the building, thus showing that the earth isrotating.Keith MooreProfessor Emeritus of Mathematics

While Jay Glathart, L.E. Hanna and I were the physicsfaculty in Epworth, Jay had an optics laboratorysection that met at night on the north side of the secondfloor. The room in which they met had windows facingnorth, toward Susie [Susanna Wesley Hall]. One nightsome physics majors were doing an experiment using alow-level red helium-neon laser, and proceeded to dosome extracurricular work. As a group of two or threeyoung ladies walked from Susie toward the maincampus they discovered a red spot on their coats, andfound that no matter what evasive action they tookthey could not escape the red dot. Needless to say, thenext day the only red to be found was on these physicsmajors’ embarrassed faces.Howard PettersenProfessor Emeritus of Physics

I built a robot a few years ago that had the ability tospeak. It also had a motion sensor that could signal thecomputer “brain” when something moved in thevicinity. So I set it up to say, “Get out of here! Get outof here or I will call the cops!” when anyone came nearit. Well, the next morning I found the lab had not beencleaned, and I heard later that the cleaning crew hadbecome very alarmed at what the robot said to them!

Another time, just fooling around and feeling like ahigh school kid, I programmed the robot to say a fewblue words. I got busy with some other things andforgot about it until I moved near the robot, and itstarted swearing like a sailor. At that moment, what

should I see but a tour guide with aprospective student and family lookinginto the lab.David KammerProfessor Emeritus of Physics

In the advanced optics class that I taught some yearsago, we were studying the manner in which light tendsto become polarized when it is reflected off of a flatsmooth surface. I mentioned that this is the reason thatpolarized sunglasses tend to reduce glare on roadways:sunlight that is reflected head-on from a horizontalroad surface tends to become polarized in the horizon-tal direction, and this polarized light can be blocked bysunglasses that have a vertical axis of polarization. Atthe time, I was teaching in Palenske 108, a windowlessclassroom in which the placement of the fluorescentlighting was such that it caused significant glare whenstudents tried to read the top third of the blackboard atthe front of the room. The glare was worse whenstudents sat on the far sides of the room.

On the following day the students all sat near thecenter of the room and, not long after I had begun towrite some mathematical derivation on the board, allstood up and moved to the seats at the side of theroom. To my surprise they all put on sunglasses andtilted their heads sideways as they looked at the frontblackboard. The students had figured out that theblackboard, a vertical smooth surface, created reflectedlight in the vertical direction. By tilting their headssideways, they were using their sunglasses to block thereflected light that was polarized. In this way, theycould read the previously obscured text on the black-board. I have used this anecdote ever since whendiscussing the polarization of light.David SeelyAssociate Professor of Physics

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Donaldson offers insider’s look atWashington scene as Stoffer Lecturer

Prentiss Brown, ’48, along with other familymembers, recently created an endowment thatled to the naming of the College’s HonorsInstitute in memory of his father, PrentissBrown, ’11, a former U.S. senator and UpperPeninsula business leader. The Institute’scampus home, the historic Observatory, willalso bear the Brown name. The family’s giftwas celebrated at the Opening Convocation.

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In an informal question-and-answer session, former ABC White House correspondent SamDonaldson talked about his early days in broadcasting with students in the Gerald R. FordInstitute for Public Policy and Service. Royal Ward, Albion’s vice president for academicaffairs, moderated the session.

By Morris Arvoy

Albion’s academic year opened with aflourish on the evening of Aug. 26 as 2,500students, faculty, staff, parents and commu-nity members gathered on the campusquadrangle for the annual William K. StofferLecture at Opening Convocation.

Veteran journalist Sam Donaldson gavehis take on “The View from Washington,”offering insights from his decades spentcovering the Washington political scene. Alongtime reporter and current political analystfor ABC News, Donaldson—who received anhonorary doctorate of humane letters from theCollege—said the media have a duty to reportthe truth, and to let the public form its ownopinions based on the facts.

“The role of the press, of course, is to tellit all, brother, tell it all—and to try to bestraight and factual but not [take] sides,”Donaldson said. “When you do that you’regoing to step on toes sometimes.”

He peppered his speech with humorousanecdotes from his 37 years of reporting onmajor news events.

Donaldson, who served two appointmentsas chief White House correspondent for ABCcovering Presidents Carter, Reagan andClinton, also met with students for aninformal question-and-answer session prior tothe convocation.

The Stoffer Lecture has been madepossible by a $1.5-million endowmentestablished by trustee William Stoffer, ’74.The Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policyand Service was a co-sponsor of this year’slecture.

Brown family namesHonors InstituteDuring the Opening Convocation, PresidentMitchell announced that the College hadrenamed its Honors Institute, and theObservatory that houses it, in memory ofPrentiss M. Brown, ’11, the only U.S. senatoramong Albion alumni. Brown served in theU.S. Senate for seven years beginning in 1936and also was an official in the FranklinRoosevelt administration. A prominentattorney and banker in St. Ignace, he wasintegrally involved in the development andoperation of the Mackinac Bridge. Brown wasa College trustee from 1938 until 1966, whenhe became an honorary trustee. He receivedan honorary degree from the College in 1937.

The Brown family, led by trustee PrentissM. Brown, Jr., ’48, recently created anendowment for the Honors Institute and itsprograms.

Prentiss Brown, Jr., an attorney andbusinessman in St. Ignace, spoke about hisfather during the convocation.

“Our father’s connections to Albion weremany and long-lasting,” he said. “He lovedthis school.”

Following Brown’s remarks, Mitchellannounced that philosophy professor RalphDavis had been named the 2004-05 PrentissM. Brown Distinguished Honors Professor.Davis, who served as the Institute’s directorfrom 1979 to 1982, has been involved in theInstitute for nearly three decades.

Endowed professorshipsawardedAlso recognized during the convocation weretwo recipients of endowed professorships:Bindu Madhok, chair and associate professorof philosophy, and Myron Levine, professorof political science.

Madhok, who focuses her research oncross-cultural ethics and environmental ethics,received the Justin L. and Marjorie Wardell

Sleight and Norman R. and Alethea E. SleightEndowed Professorship in Leadership Studies.She has developed and taught ethical theorycourses focusing on issues in bio-medical,public policy, environmental and neuro-science ethics.

Levine, an expert on presidential cam-paigns and urban politics, received the John S.

Ludington Trustees’ Professorship. Theauthor of several books, he has previouslydirected an off-campus program in the CzechRepublic for the Associated Colleges of theMidwest, and had a Fulbright Lectureship atthe University of Latvia. He is on sabbaticalduring the current academic year as aFulbright Lecturer at Cornelius University inBratislava, Slovakia.

Albion experienced its highest enrollment innearly 25 years this fall. The number of first-year students stood at 559—a 20-year high—and boosted total enrollment to 1,867. Thistotal is the highest since 1981-82 when 1,919students were enrolled.

David Hawsey, vice president forenrollment, said he is extremely pleased withthe final count.

“It is gratifying to see the strong commit-ment to Albion College these incomingstudents are making,” Hawsey said. “We havefound our niche—people are choosing Albionon the character of the school and not simplyfor our high academic quality.”

Another significant increase occurredamong underrepresented students. Enrollmentin this group jumped from eight percent of thetotal college enrollment last year to 11.5percent this year, according to Hawsey.

“That is a significant leap,” Hawsey said.“For years Albion has been committed tofostering a diverse community of learning,and the increase in our underrepresentedstudents shows we are seeing a positiveresponse to our efforts.”

Hawsey credited a number of groups forthe increase in enrollment, including theCollege’s Admissions team, as well as thealumni, faculty, student and staff volunteerswho help recruit new students.

Albion’s selective Prentiss M. BrownHonors Institute, with 276 members across allfour class years, also enjoyed record enroll-ment this fall. In addition, the College’s otherinstitutes, such as the Carl A. GerstackerLiberal Arts Institute for ProfessionalManagement and the Gerald R. Ford Institutefor Public Policy and Service, are continuingon a path of strong growth, Hawsey said.

On the college rankings front, Albion wasnamed for a third consecutive year as one of40 “Great Colleges at Great Prices” among allnational colleges and universities in the U.S.News & World Report “America’s BestColleges” guide. Newsweek/Kaplan’s listedAlbion and only four other Michigan collegesand universities among the country’s “331Most Interesting Colleges.” And this year’sPrinceton Review ranked Albion first in theU.S. for “More To Do on Campus.”

Enrollment highest since 1981

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Faculty hiring grows to meetenrollment demands

Faculty/staff appointments announced

Albion College’s faculty will grow by 14tenure-track positions, effective for the 2005-06 academic year, President Peter Mitchellannounced in October. The College’sincreasing enrollment and the addition offirst-year seminars and other courses createdunder the “Liberal Arts at Work” Visionprompted the move, he said.

“Our Board of Trustees voted unani-mously and enthusiastically to create thesenew appointments,” Mitchell said, “recogniz-ing that they had an opportunity to set acourse to ensure a strong and stable enroll-ment, to advance the Vision, to enhance theCollege’s academic quality and reputation,and to reward a talented and dedicatedfaculty.”

Most of the new positions representadditions to existing departments, with someinvolving conversion of visiting facultyappointments to tenure-track status.

Including these 14 new positions, Albion’sfaculty will have grown by a total of 20tenure-track positions from the fall of 2002 tothe fall of 2005. Three of these are interdisci-plinary appointments in women’s and genderstudies, international studies and ethnicstudies, as called for in the Vision. Theremainder represent additions in the followingfields: anthropology, art and art history,biology, chemistry, economics and manage-ment, English, foreign languages, geologicalsciences, history, music, physics, politicalscience, psychology, religious studies, speechcommunication and theatre.

“This dramatic move to increase ourfaculty sends a strong message, to our alumniand friends and the higher education commu-nity as a whole, that Albion plans to be aleader among national liberal arts colleges,”Mitchell said. “This investment will bringtalented new scholar-teachers to Albion,building on our already excellent faculty andfurther advancing teaching and research.”

FacultyThe following individuals have beenappointed as tenure-track faculty at Albionthis fall.■■ Leslie Cavell, assistant professor of artand art history. Cavell has taught at AlbionCollege since 1999; she has also taught at theUniversity of Michigan in Ann Arbor andDearborn, Michigan State University andWayne State University. Cavell was co-recipient of the 2004 Michigan CampusCompact Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award. She holds a doctorate in arthistory from the University of Michigan.■■ Michael Frandsen, assistant professor ofeconomics and management. A specialist instrategic management and quantitativebusiness analysis, Frandsen was a member ofthe faculty at Juniata College for the past fiveyears, and has taught at St. Edward’sUniversity, the University of Texas at Austinand Pennsylvania State University inUniversity Park. He earned a doctorate fromthe University of Texas at Austin.■■ Catherine Grimm, assistant professor ofGerman. Grimm joined the Albion faculty in2003 as a visiting assistant professor, and thisyear developed and taught a first-yearseminar, “Happily Ever After,” exploring thecultural impact of German fairy tales onWestern society. She holds a Ph.D. in Germanfrom Northwestern University.■■ Zhen Li , assistant professor in economicsand management. Recipient of a doctoraldegree in economics from Princeton Univer-sity, Li has served as a teaching and researchassistant in the Department of Economics atPrinceton for the past four years, in additionto working in business development andconsulting with two Beijing corporations.■■ Sheila Lyons-Sobaski, assistant professorof biology. Lyons-Sobaski spent the 2003-04academic year as director of the IllinoisGenetic Marker Center at the University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and

has taught upper-level plant anatomy classesfor UIUC. She earned a Ph.D. from UIUC.■■ Scott Melzer, assistant professor ofsociology. Melzer has spent the past severalyears teaching sociology classes focusedmainly on gender and family roles at theUniversity of California, Riverside andCalifornia State University, San Marcos.Recipient of a Ph.D. from UC Riverside,Melzer also served three years as a mentor/trainer for teaching assistants at that university.■■ Melissa Mercer, assistant professor ofeducation. From preschoolers in Japan tomiddle-school science students, to visitors atthe National Air and Space Museum, Mercerhas taught a variety of students and educa-tional subjects. For the past several years, shehas worked with the School of Education atthe University of Michigan, teaching coursesand helping both new and veteran scienceteachers develop their knowledge and skills.Mercer received a doctorate in scienceeducation and educational studies from theUniversity of Michigan.■■ Perry Myers, assistant professor ofGerman. Myers has taught business Germanand Germanic studies over the past 10 years atthe University of Texas at Austin, BaylorUniversity and the University of SouthCarolina. He also spent several years workingfor Bache Securities, Merrill Lynch and J.P.Morgan at various locations in Europe. Myershas a Ph.D. from the University of Texas atAustin.■■ Christopher Van de Ven, assistantprofessor of geological sciences. For the pastyear, Van de Ven served as a physicalscientist with the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, working on geographic informa-tion systems projects in the San Franciscoarea. In 2002, he was named OutstandingFirst-Year Academic Advisor at StanfordUniversity, where he taught courses ingeology and geophysics. Van de Ven holds aPh.D. from Stanford University.

■■ Gary Wahl, assistant professor of art andart history. Wahl has taught photography atAlbion since 2001, and before that taught atthe University of Iowa and worked aseducation coordinator for the Rochester(Minn.) Art Center. Wahl has master’sdegrees in sculpture and photography from theUniversity of Iowa.■■ Midori Yoshii , assistant professor ofinternational studies. With focuses in modernworld history and modern East Asian andAsian-American history, Yoshii has extensiveteaching experience in Japan and at BostonUniversity and Bentley College. She earned aPh.D. in history from Boston University.

The following faculty received promo-tions, effective for the 2004-05 academicyear: Maureen Balke, professor of music, andYi-Li Wu, associate professor of history.

StaffThese new staff members have joined Albionin recent months.■■ George Halkett, director of the Nancy G.Held Equestrian Center. A former member ofthe Queen’s Household Cavalry Regiment,Halkett has worked with riding programs inBritain, Turkey and the United States, and ledhis most recent U.S. high school team to fournational riding championships in three years.Halkett holds numerous instructor and

examiner certificates in riding, equine careand competition.■■ Thomas Hunsdorfer, assistant to thepresident, with a special focus on the College-community relationship. Hunsdorfer has heldleadership roles with the Greater AlbionAlliance and the Albion Volunteer ServiceOrganization, and has served as an instructorat Jackson Community College and KelloggCommunity College. Prior to moving toAlbion, he worked for 10 years as a managerof St. Francis House, a large homeless shelterin downtown Boston. Hunsdorfer also serveson the boards of International Child Care andthe Albion Public Schools. He holds amaster’s degree from the University ofDelaware.■■ Barbara Rafaill , ’70, director of corporateand foundation relations. Rafaill served forthe past 15 years as a faculty member in theDepartment of Biological Sciences atGeorgetown College (Ky.), working two ofthese years concurrently in institutionaladvancement. Rafaill earned a doctorate fromSouthern Illinois University at Carbondale.■■ Melissa Walton, director of the Herbert H.and Grace A. Dow Recreation and WellnessCenter and athletic administrator. Walton hasseven years’ experience as the strength/conditioning coach at Central MichiganUniversity. She holds a master’s in sportsadministration from Central MichiganUniversity.

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(Left) As part of Albion’s$41.6-million sciencecomplex renovation andexpansion project, the interiorof Palenske Hall has beendemolished and will be rebuiltwith an entirely new floorplan. Work on Palenske willbe completed by summer2005, and the renovation ofPutnam Hall will begin inspring 2005. (Below) A newtop level added to PalenskeHall will house an array ofsophisticated astronomyequipment. Pictured is thesteel base for a rotatingobservatory dome that will beinstalled.

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Trustees okay newDiversity PlanBy Jake Weber

A new Diversity Plan approved by the AlbionCollege Board of Trustees last spring providesa detailed blueprint both for bringing morediversity into the campus community and foreducating students, faculty and staff ondiversity issues. Diana Ariza, assistant deanfor intercultural affairs and a member of theDiversity Plan committee, says the committeehas been pleased at the new plan’s broadendorsement on campus. The plan’s impor-tance, she adds, lies in its ability to “direct thecampus in being more specific and communi-cating more clearly about our intent fordiversifying. The Diversity Plan goes beyondthe Vision and deals with making diversityplay out in our daily activities.”

Even before the final approval of theDiversity Plan, the College had taken 2004 Diversity Plan: An Overview

In April 2003, the Albion College Board of Trustees charged the College to develop astrategic, comprehensive, long-range and measurable Diversity Plan. The Diversity PlanCommittee was formed in September 2003, and the final plan was approved by the board inApril 2004. What follows is a summary of the plan and its goals.

Albion College has always been a leader in preparing students for life in the world beyondcollege. From the 19th century when pioneering doctor, teacher, minister and suffragistAnna Howard Shaw was a student, to the end of the 20th century with the establishment ofcourses in gender and ethnicity as requirements for all students, Albion College has beencommitted to issues of equal rights, education, spirituality and justice.

In addition, the following “core values” were among five established in our Vision andpublished in “Liberal Arts at Work” (1998):

1. Diversity as an expression and affirmation of the human condition and as a sourceof strength and celebration; and we strive to achieve fairness and justice and tofoster personal responsibility.

2. Intellectual, personal, social, ethical and spiritual development within ourcommunity that prepares graduates for productive lives and careers; and we striveto help each other make meaningful contributions to a global society.

The development of the Diversity Plan in 2003-04 demonstrates that Albion Collegereaffirms these values of diversity, justice and community. Undergirding the plan is thebelief that living and learning in a diverse community best prepares students to succeed in aworld that is increasingly intercultural. Today, the College responds to a rapidly changingand increasingly global society by taking steps to create a vibrant community that reflectsthe diversity of the world around us and allows diversity to flourish. In order to do this, theCollege community will initially focus on three main areas:

1. Creation of a community that is welcoming, caring and respectful of all people;2. Recruitment and retention of a more diverse faculty; and3. Recruitment and retention of a more diverse student body.

Diversity is defined as an expression and affirmation of the human condition and anunderstanding of what it is to be human. While Albion College values, embraces andaffirms all aspects of diversity, initial efforts to enhance diversity will focus on gender,race, ethnicity and national origin. The College recognizes that other aspects of diversitysuch as age, class, disability, region, religion and sexual orientation also contribute to thediversity of our community. This inclusive definition of diversity results in positivelearning and growth for individuals and our College and city communities.

The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees charges faculty, staff and students tointentionally prepare students to belong to, participate and succeed in, and advance a globalsociety. To this end, we commit ourselves as members of the Albion community toestablish and maintain a diverse community. We affirm the goals and advocate the actionsteps included in this Diversity Plan with the understanding that the plan will continuouslybe improved by conducting the on-going (a) assessment of stated outcomes and (b) revisionof action steps. . . . Progress will be monitored by the President’s Advisory Committee onIntercultural Affairs and the Administrative Council. On a regular basis, progress will bereported to the community and the Board of Trustees. . . .

The Diversity Plan Committee members included: trustees Carol Leisenring, ’68, and JessWomack, ’65; faculty members Leonard Berkey (sociology), Trisha Franzen (women’s/gender studies) and Roop Jayaraman (physical education); staff members Diana Ariza(Intercultural Affairs), Kathleen Jager (Anna Howard Shaw Women’s Center) and DougKellar (Admissions); students Karolina Maluga, ’05, Kenneth Powell, ’05, and TakishaWoolfolk, ’06; parent Rainelle Burton; and vice presidents Sally Walker and Royal Wardas co-chairs.

significant steps to increase diversity in thefaculty, staff and student body, and to affirmand celebrate diversity in its programs.Among the recent developments was theapproval by the Board of Trustees of threenew faculty positions, in women’s/genderstudies, international studies and ethnicstudies. The first two have now been filled,and a search is under way to fill the ethnicstudies position for the 2005-06 academicyear. In addition, the College has seenimproved recruitment and retention of under-represented students. Of the first-year studentsentering this fall, 11.4% are minorities, anincrease of two percent over the previousyear, and retention of underrepresentedstudents has also improved over past years.

Further, the Student Affairs Division hasrecently introduced programs to supportincoming students from underrepresentedgroups and to advise fraternities and sororitieson how they can play a leadership role inadvancing diversity on campus. The divisionis now increasing its efforts, in the residencehalls and campus organizations, to teach

Achieving increased racial and ethnic diversity throughout the campus community is a primaryaim of the new Diversity Plan approved by the Board of Trustees last spring. From the Board ofTrustees on down, all segments of the campus have specific goals listed in the plan.

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students about diversity issues. The Women’sand Gender Studies Committee, under chairMary Collar, professor of English, recentlysurveyed faculty perceptions of the campusclimate and will draw on those findings tosupport the College’s goal of creating a morediverse faculty.

Finally, over the past 15 years, Albion hasadded graduation requirements in gender,ethnicity and global studies, and the facultywill now look at ways to expand courseofferings in these areas and to coupleclassroom learning with practical applicationsin the Greater Albion community and beyond.

Notes trustee Jess Womack, ’65, “TheDiversity Plan is evidence that, at the boardlevel, diversity is a matter of College policy.”From the Board of Trustees on down, allsegments of the campus have specific goalsand measurable objectives listed in the plan,

and regular monitoring will ensure they areaccomplished.

However, Ariza emphasizes that the newDiversity Plan is not merely about checkingitems off a list. “The Diversity Plan is veryorganic,” she explains. “We’re never going tosay, ‘Okay, we’ve finished doing diversity.’”

President Peter Mitchell says the plan hasgrown directly from the College’s goals statedin the “Liberal Arts at Work” Vision for thefuture.

“A diverse learning community teaches byexample the fullness of human potential, thevariety of gifts and talents inherent in allpeople and the importance of living beyondour petty concerns,” Mitchell says. “In lessthan a year, the committee developed acomprehensive, creative and effective plan toincrease and improve participation of under-represented groups on campus.”

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Barbara CarneRiehl, ’54, and herhusband, Don,(pictured at right)recently joined Edand Betty RenfrewCampbell, both ’54,in Venice, FL, for aScottish heritagecelebration at Ed’schurch. TheCampbells wore theirauthentic regalia forthe ceremony andprocession.

These Albion alumni traveled to southern England and Normandy, Franceduring the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion: (left to right) Roger“Doc” Winans, ’56, JoAnn MacArthur Fluke, ’57, Lesley StradleyWinans, ’57, Jack Cline, ’56, JoAnn Britton Cline, ’57, and Dick Fluke, ’56.

Homecoming news and notesThe winter 2004-05 edition of Io Triumphewill cover Homecoming and the reunionsfor classes ending in “4” and “9.” Reunionclass notes will also appear in that issue.

In “Bravo to Britons,” our intent is to highlight the noteworthy, theunusual and the entertaining. We welcome submissions from allquarters. The only requirement is that an Albion alumnus/alumna mustbe involved in the story.

Send your nominations, clearly marked for “Bravo to Britons” to:Editor, Io Triumphe, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI49224. If an item is not received by the deadline for one issue, it will beheld for possible inclusion in the next. The editor reserves the right todetermine which submissions are selected for publication.

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Robert Maxfield, ’63, was selected asthe Michigan Association of SchoolAdministrators (MASA) Superintendentof the Year for 2004. The selection ispart of the American Association ofSchool Administrators NationalSuperintendent of the Year program andwas made by a panel of representativesfrom a number of educational organiza-tions. Superintendent of the FarmingtonPublic Schools, he was recognized for“his strong leadership, creativity insuccessfully meeting the needs of thestudents, communication skills,professionalism, community involve-ment and the success of students” in his district. Bob became Farmingtonsuperintendent in 1994, before which he served for 10 years as superin-tendent and deputy superintendent of the Berkley School District. He ismarried to Sara Meriwether Maxfield, ’64.

Class notesdeadlineThe deadline for class notes appearing inthis issue of Io Triumphe was Aug. 20,2004. Notes received after that date willappear in the next issue.

Class news

24Lois Chapman Quick, ’24, celebratedher 100th birthday Aug. 7, 2004. Sheand her late husband, Edwin, met atAlbion, and moved to the Muskegonarea following their marriage.

32Alice Bird Thirlby , ’32, received theOrder of the White Violet for 75 years ofactive membership in Zeta Tau Alphafraternity. She was a charter member ofthe Beta Tau chapter at Albion College.Celebrating with Alice in June 2004were other Albion Zetas: Betsy BoydFox, ’64, Carolyn Gilbert Habel , ’56,and Judy Brockway Avitts, ’55. All are

members of the Grand Traverse Areaalumnae chapter. Alice lives in TraverseCity.

41Phyllis Wagner Gore Houghton, ’41,recently completed the second edition ofher book, Teach! You Got It Yet? Afaculty member at Pfeiffer University inNorth Carolina for 27 years, Phyllis hasconducted over 600 teacher educationworkshops in 26 states and Irelandduring her career. She received aDistinguished Alumni Award fromAlbion College in 1989.

47Aden Manly, ’47, celebrated his 52ndwedding anniversary with his wife,Muriel, in September. They enjoyspending time with their grandchildren,including Amy Marquardt , ’07. Theylive in Lansing.

48Virginia “Peggy” Kenyon Kotila , ’48,has lived in Sun City Center, FL, for 18years. She enjoys playing golf, bowlingand photography. She returns to Canton,OH, every year to visit her children andgrandchildren.

52Marcus Blaising, ’52, was recentlynamed a Distinguished Alumnus ofGarrett-Evangelical TheologicalSeminary in Evanston, IL. He retired in1994 after 42 years of service to theMethodist ministry. He now works withThe Oaks Academy, an inner-cityChristian school in Indianapolis, IN. Hispastoral tenure consisted of serving asexecutive assistant to the bishop, districtsuperintendent and as a pastor forchurches across Indiana. He was electedthree times to the General Conference(national assembly), and led preachingmissions to Mexico, Chile, England andFrance. He also served on the boards ofseveral organizations, including FranklinCommunity Methodist Hospital andElkhart General Hospital. Marcus andhis wife, Nona, have four children andseven grandchildren. They live inIndianapolis and Sarasota, FL.

54Bernette Brandt, ’54, moved fromDurango, CO, to the environs of Denverto be closer to two of her daughters. Sheis anxious to get involved in the artscommunity.

Robert Cutcher, ’54, attended theBayreuth Festpielehaus in August 2003,and later the Ring series at New York’sMetropolitan Opera House in May 2004.He lives in Deckerville.

Betty Smoot Whitlock, ’54, became agreat-grandmother recently. She and herhusband have been married for almost50 years. In 2001-02, they served asmissionary-teachers in El Salvador andNicaragua. She lives in Farmington, UT.

56Tom and Dorothy Zittel Lennox , both’56, operate a business that providesvoice amplifiers and artificial larynges topeople with voice problems. Dorothyreceived the Golden Sage award in Julyfor providing information and advice tothe Web Whispers online laryngectomyclub. Tom, who served as a crash crewfirefighter on the aircraft carrier Midwayin the 1950s, visited the carrier after itopened as a museum in San Diego inJune. The couple lives in Mentor, OH.

Shirley Langs Smith, ’56, wentwhitewater rafting on the ColoradoRiver in the Grand Canyon in June. Shelives on Cape Cod and has been in arelationship with Richard Aiken for 16years. She has four grandsons.

58John Marvin , ’58, was inducted as afellow of the American College ofPhysicians. He is an internist in GrandRapids where he lives.

in 1971. John and his wife, Violet,celebrated their first anniversary inAugust and will return to Hawaii whenthey leave Nevada in a year or two.

Sherry Hood Penney, ’59, holds anendowed chair as the Sherry H. PenneyProfessor of Leadership, in the Collegeof Management at the University ofMassachusetts (UMass) in Boston. Shepreviously served as chancellor ofUMass-Boston from 1988 to 2000 andpresident of the University of Massachu-setts system in 1995. Sherry and herhusband, Jim Livingston, have co-authored the biography, A VeryDangerous Woman: Martha Wright andWomen’s Rights, published this pastsummer by University of MassachusettsPress.

61Susan Cowles Bowman, ’61, retired inJune as senior pastor at First UnitedMethodist Church in Des Moines, IA.She continues to serve as a trustee ofMethodist Theological Seminary inOhio. She also served as vice president

Kent Moorehead, ’58, has retired fromfull-time active ministry with the UnitedMethodist Church. He is lookingforward to biking, kayaking and writing,as well as doing some guest preaching.He lives in Brewster, MA.

59Richard Hockstad, ’59, retired fromGeneral Motors management in 1991.He has traveled extensively, visitingevery continent except Antarctica. Someof his most memorable trips have beenSouth Africa, Croatia/Adriatic Sea andIceland/Greenland. He lives in GrandBlanc.

John Leppi, ’59, moved from Hawaii toHenderson, NV, in June to help launch anew osteopathic medical school, the 21stsuch school in the United States. He wasappointed professor of basic science andcoordinator of the human anatomylaboratory. He also helped launch theUniversity of New Mexico School ofMedicine in 1966 and the University ofMinnesota School of Medicine (Duluth)

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Traverse, Northern Michigan’sMagazine, under editor and publisherDebra Wyatt Fellows, ’78, continues togrow in scope and attract a broadreadership. With that growth has comenational recognition. The City andRegional Magazine Associationawarded Traverse a gold medal forgeneral excellence last year. Deb hasnow compiled essays she wrote for themagazine, along with photos ofNorthern Michigan scenery, in a bookpublished in July 2004 entitled Reflec-tions of a Life Up North. Noting theessays celebrate “Fellows’ love andreverence for this grand part of thecountry,” Detroit News reviewerMarney Rich Keenan adds, “Reflections is as mesmerizing as thelandscape of Up North itself. Read it and pack your bags. There arememories to be made.” Deb founded Traverse in the early 1980s andcurrently lives on the Leelanau Peninsula with her husband, Neal, andfour children.

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Randy Rottenbiller, ’78, has beennamed the U.S. Public Health ServiceClinical Physician of the Year. He waschosen for the award from amongthousands of Public Health Servicedoctors, who work everywhere fromrural outposts to state-of-the-artresearch laboratories. A familyphysician at the Blackfeet CommunityHospital on Montana’s Blackfeetreservation for the past 19 years, Randydelivers babies, performs generalsurgery and works in emergencymedicine, in addition to carrying acaseload of at least 400 patients. In1988 the Blackfeet Tribe recognizedRandy with the Blackfeet name ofRunning Badger. A 1982 graduate ofthe University of Michigan Medical School, he was the chief resident infamily practice at the University of Wyoming in Casper, WY, in 1984and 1985. Randy is the son of the late Henry Rottenbiller, a professor offoreign languages at Albion, and Eva Rottenbiller.

of the board and chair of the develop-ment and trusteeship committees. In thefuture she will be a member of theInterim Ministry Network of the UnitedMethodist Church and is helping todevelop a center for interim ministrytraining. She and her husband, Bill, havetwo grown children and live in Alliance,OH.

62Herb Gabehart, ’62, retired in Juneafter 27 years as superintendent for theIda Public Schools. He has worked ineducation for 42 years, serving sixdifferent school districts. His wife,Elizabeth Grindstaff Gabehart, ’62,works for the Monroe County Intermedi-ate School District. They live in Ida.

William Ritter , ’62, senior minister ofFirst United Methodist Church inBirmingham, has recently authored abook entitled Take the Dimness of MySoul Away. Published by Morehouse,this collection of sermons is abouthealing after the suicide of a loved one.Since the suicide of his son, Bill hascounseled many others and spoken togroups of people who have survived thiskind of loss. He lives in Birmingham.

63Ted Farrar , ’63, works for ChurchWorld Service. His wife, SharonMeriam Farrar , ’64, is a therapistworking for a state-of-the-art correc-tional facility. After graduating fromAlbion, they joined the Peace Corps andlived in Kenya, Africa, for two years.They later returned to Africa, living inZambia as part of The EcumenicalInstitute, based in Chicago. They alsoserved in Toronto and India beforereturning to the United States 15 yearsago. They now live in MontgomeryVillage, MD.

Mary Lyons Greeves, ’63, retired ascounsel for the Federal DepositInsurance Corporation (FDIC) in March.For the past six years she has beenlitigating cases relating to the savingsand loan failures in the 1980s. Shecelebrated her new beginning by ridingher bike from San Francisco, CA, to St.Augustine, FL, with 14 other womenaged 50 and over. The purpose of theride was to raise money for breast cancerawareness. She spent the summer onPuget Sound, WA, biking, kayaking andsailing before returning to Washington,DC.

Dennis Sprandel, ’63, is retired. Hemoved to Holland from Ann Arbor. Heenjoys gardening.

64James Canfield, ’64, retired from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Pointafter 35 years of teaching in the PoliticalScience Department. He won the EugeneKatz Letters and Science DistinguishedFaculty Award in 2004. He and his wife,Rae, make regular trips to their cottagein the Upper Peninsula. They live inPlover, WI.

Fred Maibauer, ’64, is involved withFocus, the Foundation of Orthopedicsand Complex Spine. The group offersfree orthopedic treatments to theresidents of Ghana, Africa. Maibauer hastraveled to Ghana six times to performorthopedic surgery since 2001. Maibauerlives in Rochester and operates anorthopedics practice in Rochester Hills.

Gerald Nester, ’64, retired from anadministrative position with GeneseeIntermediate School District. He teacheslaw and public policy at EasternMichigan University and is a docent atMichigan State University’s Beal andHorticultural Gardens. He lives inDeWitt.

Tom Worthy , ’64, was appointed to theU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationAdvisory Panel on Clinical Chemistryand Clinical Toxicology. He is vicepresident of development and regulatoryaffairs for Cholestech Corp. in Hayward,CA. He lives in Walnut Creek, CA.

65Bonnie Ball Unger, ’65, retired in 2000from teaching math at Hutch-Tech HighSchool in Buffalo, NY. Over the past 10years she has visited Australia, NewZealand, China, Japan and Greece withher students. She has been busyarranging jazz concerts. She also serveson the boards of Habitat for Humanityand the Wind Action Group, whichsupports wind energy in her area. Shemarried Will Botsford in February 2003.

66Alan Balfour , ’66, continues to serve asthe chair of the Management Departmentfor the College of Business at theUniversity of South Florida. He and hiswife, Susan Zucker, were married inNovember 2003. They live in Tampa,FL.

Jim Dean, ’66, a 38-year employee ofthe Battle Creek Enquirer, served as anadjunct instructor in journalism for thespring semester at Albion College. Helives in Albion.

67John Pickelman, ’67, has been thechancellor (CEO) of the North HarrisMontgomery Community CollegeDistrict (NHMCCD) for more than 13years. NHMCCD is an institution ofhigher education in the northern suburbsof Houston, TX, serving 40,000 studentsat five colleges. President-elect of theTexas Association of CommunityColleges, he is a trustee of the SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools anda member of the Greater HoustonPartnership Board of Directors. He livesin The Woodlands, TX.

68James Foster, ’68, retired from theNuclear Regulatory Commission after 32years. He also does part-time consultingfor nuclear utilities. His wife, MarySchneider Foster, ’69, manages thefamily finances and enjoys scrap-booking. This year, the family took athree-week Hawaiian vacation, visitingfour islands. They live in Carol Stream,IL.

Ronald Kloustin, ’68, is regionaldirector of an international consultingcompany in Michigan. He received anM.B.A. degree after attending Albionand has held several senior marketingpositions in the consulting business. Ronand his wife, Karen, live in WestBloomfield. Their daughter is a graduateof the University of Michigan, and theirson is a student at the University ofMichigan Business School. Ron andKaren recently vacationed at the ManeleBay resort in Hawaii with friends. Theyare planning to divide retirement time inMichigan and Florida.

Sue Strohmenger Lauer, ’68, recentlyretired from Albion Public Schools after35 years as a teacher.

Charles Raphael, ’68, recently movedto Williamsburg, VA, from BloomfieldHills. He and his family just completedconstruction on a new home inWilliamsburg. He is a member of theAlbion College Board of Trustees andalso serves on the Gerstacker InstituteVisiting Committee.

69Robert Brower, ’69, is serving a two-year term as a board member of Hospiceof Michigan Inc., the nation’s largestnon-profit hospice provider. He alsoserves as chairperson of the Hospice ofMichigan Foundation. He continues as amember of Miller Johnson Snell &Cummiskey PLC in its Grand Rapidsoffice and practices statewide in the areaof estate administration and probatedisputes. He lives in Belmont.

70Eric Britner , ’70, has accepted aposition on the faculty at JacksonCommunity College. He will be teachingspeech and interpersonal communica-tion.

71Mike Hegedus, ’71, did live broadcast-ing on CNBC during the Olympics inAthens, Greece. He did a story about theAmerican company that produced theopening ceremonies, and he also did aone-hour Olympic special on Labor Day.He lives in River Vale, NJ.

Martha Wright , ’71, retired fromteaching in Brighton. She has moved toUniversity Heights, OH, to be closer toher daughter and grandchildren.

72John Sherwood, ’72, is a televisioneditor for The News Journal, a dailynewspaper in Delaware. He and his wife,Katari Brown, operate an entertainmentbusiness, MysteryVisits. They movedfrom Michigan to Pennsylvania in 1999and live in West Grove, PA.

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Building the Albion legacy in your family

If you are already part of a historic family involvement with Albion College, or ifyou’d like to start such a tradition in your family, here are two benefits that will beof interest:

■ Albion College will waive the $20 application fee for any legacy studentwho applies for admission.

■ A $1,500 Alumni Grant will be awarded to all incoming students whosefamily includes at least one Albion alumna/alumnus (sister, brother,father, mother, grandparents). This grant, offered without regard tofinancial need, is renewable for all four years.

To qualify, the student simply needs to indicate his or her family’s alumni statuswhen submitting the application.

We welcome campus visits at any time. Please contact the Admissions Office at800/858-6770, and we will make all arrangements. For more information online,visit: www.albion.edu/admissions/.

Albion’s children’s childrenArriving on campus this fall were 38 first-year students (listed below) who are the children of Briton alumni. Ofcourse, we also welcomed many other entering students who have alumni relatives other than their parents. Thanksto all of you for helping the Albion tradition continue.

Jeffrey AlberDavid, ’79, and Evelyn Alber

Lauren BakerJohn, ’83, and Jolene Key

Jennifer BringhamWilliam, ’76, and Susan Bringham

Mallory BrownRobert, ’77, and Lauren Brown

Kathryn ButtorfMarta Vannatter Buttorf, ’75

Chase CawthorneDennis, ’62, and Cynthia

Cawthorne

John ChristJohn, ’79, and Jill Christ

Katherine ClarkBrian and Laura Vanderbout

Clark, ’76

Sarah DavisKeith, ’79, and Uma Davis

Jonathan DeCouDavid, ’70, and Charlene DeCou

Roland DenisonDaniel Denison, ’73

Jeffrey EiflerDavid, ’80, and Lisa Eifler

Molly FloydFranklin and Cynthia Hannett

Floyd, ’76

Allison GessnerMichael and Carolyn Acker

Gessner, ’76

Caitlin HernandezAlice Egan, ’77

Elizabeth JewellStephen, ’69, and Suzanne Jewell

Alexandria JudsonCharles, ’73, and Susan Chapelle

Judson, ’76

Thomas JurasekBrian, ’79, and Theresa Jurasek

Amanda KeepJohn, ’81, and Martha Sheetz

Keep, ’84

Brie KezlarianJeffrey, ’73, and Roxanne Kezlarian

Bligh LappRichard, ’58, and Jessica Lapp

Ashley LarimerRussell, ’79, and Deborah Larimer

Nicholas LermaLouis and Annette Lerma, ’86

Torrey LomasPaul and Gayle Smith Lomas, ’74

Audra MasternakDonald and Jacolyn Warson

Masternak, ’77

Megan McCaugheyTimothy, ’79, and Mary

McCaughey

Charles McKnightBen and Janice Griffith

McKnight, ’75

William MedickWilliam and Catherine Myers

Medick, ’82

Matthew MillerRobert Miller, ’76

Jenna MorseThomas, ’71, and Angela Morse

Kelsie PapierskyRobert and Terri Holdridge

Papiersky, ’82

Eric PhelpsKeith and Mary Crispin Phelps, ’77

Jessica PristerJames, ’83, and Suzanne Sweeley

Prister, ’81

Erica SchusterMark, ’83, and Elizabeth Ramsay

Shuster, ’84

Jessica SmithDean, ’63, and Christine Smith

John StevensLee, ’74, and Barbara Stevens

Daniel VanderKolkBenedict and Ellen Sarver

VanderKolk, ’68

Carmen WeddellMichael, ’82, and Esther Weddell

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73Dale Smith, ’73, retired in June after 31years as a high school social studiesteacher at Climax-Scotts School District.He earned his master’s degree fromWestern Michigan University in 1977.He was named the Climax-ScottsValedictorian’s Most SignificantEducator 10 times, and was the Climax-Scotts Teacher of the Year in 2003. Healso served as a coach and worked withthe foreign language and social studiescurriculum committees during his timeas a teacher. He wife, Jan, also retiredfrom the school district this year.

74Pamela Campbell Smith, ’74, alongwith her colleagues at Campbell SmithArchitects, each summer runs a month-long camp in Duxbury, MA for 12- to16-year-old kids who have an interest inarchitecture. Now in its twelfth year,Arch-Kid-Tect introduces the campers toarchitectural principles through fieldtrips and the opportunity for each todesign a house or building. With herhusband, Peter Smith, Pam ownsCampbell Smith Architects, a five-person firm based in Duxbury andspecializing in residential design. She isa member of the Boston Society ofArchitects and the American Institute ofArchitects.

Lee Stevens, ’74, lives in Grosse PointePark. He has three sons, including Jack,’08.

75Alan Headbloom, ’75, ran the ChicagoMarathon and raised more than $3,000for the National AIDS Marathon Team.He finished five marathons in his 50thyear and has qualified to run in theBoston Marathon in 2005. Alan lives inMidland.

Peter MacCracken, ’75, is anindependent public relations consultant,currently working on community issuesincluding the pursuit of a new airport, apublic library system expansion and aseawater desalinization plant. He lives inSan Diego, CA.

77Rick Pinkham, ’77, is working forFujitsu Consulting as principal forproject management. He helps toimplement content managementsolutions for financial, commercial andgovernment customers. His wife, KarenSeibert, ’76, is a psychiatric nurse atFranklin Square Hospital. They keepactive with their daughter’s busy life.They live in Towson, MD.

78Nancy Daly, ’78, is the office managerfor Executive Education Inc., workingalongside her husband, John. Thecompany develops continuingprofessional education seminars forcorporate financial managers that areoffered via state and provincialaccounting associations throughoutNorth America. She lives in Chelsea.

Thomas Daly, ’78, accepted the positionof chief financial officer (CFO) of theKeller Group Inc., located in Northfield,IL. He lives in Evanston, IL.

Pamela Nelson, ’78, moved fromKalamazoo to Summit County, CO. Shespent nine months taking a break fromher medical practice while she renovatedher mountain cabin and spent timeoutdoors. In February 2004, she joinedHigh Country Health Care as a familyphysician. She lives in Silverthorne, CO.

79Jeffrey Miles, ’79, received his Ph.D. inDecember 2003 from Capella Universityin Minneapolis, MN. His dissertationwas titled “The Effectiveness ofContingency Plans as a Solution to theAgency Principal Problem.” He lives inTraverse City.

81Mark Johnson, ’81, a certified propertymanager (CPM), has joined Reed IllinoisCorp. as vice president for constructionservices. He previously worked as anofficer and portfolio manager forLillibridge Healthcare Real Estate Trustand as director of property managementfor Rush Medical Center, both inChicago. Vice chairman of BOMAInternational’s Medical Office BuildingCommittee, he is also a member of theAmerican Society for HealthcareEngineering and the Institute of RealEstate Management. He earned hisM.B.A. from DePaul University in 1994.He and his family live in Inverness, IL.

Louis Meyers, ’81, works for GeneralMotors in Detroit. He lives in GrossePointe Park and would enjoy hearingfrom TKE friends and classmates at:louis.meyers@gm.com.

Randy Richardville, ’81, has beennamed Alumnus of the Year for 2004 atSt. Mary Catholic Central High Schoolin Monroe. He is a Republican staterepresentative from Monroe. He hasserved as a legislator since January1999. Last year he was elected to serveas majority floor leader of the stateHouse of Representatives. He earned amaster’s degree in management fromAquinas College. He and his wife,Sarah Elford Richardville , ’80, havetwo children.

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Attending a surprise birthday party in November 2003 for Tracey HoustonBray, ’85, (far left) in Atlanta, GA, were Claire Faye Fawcett, ’85, AmyLundberg Dozeman, ’85, and Lisa Patterman Post, ’85.

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Elizabeth “Lisa” Ward , ’81, returnedfrom a three-week expedition to anarchaeological research dig at OlduvaiGorge in Tanzania, Africa whereevidence of early hominids continues tobe found. Lisa and eight other volunteersfrom the United States, Britain, Australiaand Ireland followed in the footsteps ofrenowned anthropologist Louis Leakey.A fourth-grade teacher at KittridgeStreet Elementary School in Van Nuys,CA, Lisa videotaped the expedition, andplans to share her experiences through a“Virtual Field Trip” with her class. Shelives in Burbank, CA.

82James Lancaster, ’82, is the senior vicepresident and chief legal counsel of theMichigan Economic DevelopmentCorporation (MEDC). A principal in theLansing office of Miller, Canfield,Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., he is co-author of two chapters in LocalGovernment Law and Practice inMichigan, published by the MichiganMunicipal League and MichiganAssociation of Municipal Attorneys. Heholds a J.D. from the University ofMichigan Law School. He lives inDeWitt.

Melissa Bichl Sturgis, ’82, has returnedto Houston, TX, after living overseas intropical Malaysia with her family.

83Valerie Sheridan, ’83, has opened anew general surgery practice in Arizona.She enjoys outdoor activities with herhusband and three sons. She can bereached via e-mail at:vlsheridan@msn.com.

Diane Stanton-Rich, ’83, completedtwo new CDs, “Songs of Bible Women:Old Testament (and New Testament).”Each song lyric is followed by suggestedscripture readings and Bible studyquestions. She composed and recordedthe songs with a missionary friend inJapan. She lives in Lake Junaluska, NC.

Stephen Watkins, ’83, spoke in Augustat the Young EntrepreneursOrganization’s annual global conventionin Los Angeles, CA. He spoke about theprivate capital market and offeredsolutions as to how an SEC SanctionedExchange can help bring economic andemployment growth. He and his familylive in Lighthouse Point, FL.

84Jennifer Primack Mooney, ’84, alongwith her husband, Donald, was honoredin June with the Peace of the City Awardby the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.They were recognized for their volunteeractivities and commitment to the GreaterCincinnati community. Jennifer is groupvice president for public relations andgovernment affairs of Bright House

Networks. She previously served as vicepresident of public affairs for TimeWarner Cable, Cincinnati Division.

Jenny Banner Rone, ’84, is a freelancegovernment contractor focusing on theFederal Inspector General community.She is able to telecommute, whichallows her to live in the mountains ofWest Virginia and work with her clientsin Washington, DC. She and herhusband, J.W. Rone, are developing atheatre piece that will focus on the lifeand inventions of Nickola Tesla,inventor of alternating current. It will bean educational piece that will bemarketed to science, discovery andchildren’s museums, as well as othervenues. She and her husband live inBerkeley Springs, WV.

Cheryl Roof Welty, ’84, is enjoyingspending time with her family membersin the Chicago area. She worked foreight years in marketing communica-tions positions with KPMG, LLP. Sheand her husband, Jay, have been marriedfor two years. They live in MountProspect, IL, and can be reached via e-mail at: cherylwelty@cs.com.

87Joseph Corey, ’87, was awarded aMentored Clinical Scientist Develop-ment Award from the National Instituteof Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineer-ing at NIH. The grant, entitled “FibrousTemplates for Directed Nerve Regenera-tion,” will support work on productionof scaffolds to regenerate nervous tissueafter injury. He is a faculty member inthe Neurology Department at theUniversity of Michigan. He lives in AnnArbor.

Daniel Knibloe, ’87, has been workingin Dubai, United Arab Emirates, atZayed University’s English LanguageCenter since 2002. He says Dubai is thepositive side of the Middle East thatpeople rarely hear about. He can bereached via e-mail at:dknibloe@hotmail.com.

Teri Marvin May , ’87, moved with herfamily to New Zealand. They can bereached via e-mail at:tmay1919@yahoo.com.

W. Marc Wheaton, ’87, has beenappointed executive director of internalaudit for NRG, a wholesale powergeneration firm that operates 70 plants inthe United States and throughout theworld. He rejoined the workforce afterone year of “retirement.” He currentlycommutes between Los Angeles, CA,and Minneapolis, MN, but will settle inPrinceton once the company has beenrelocated. He can be reached via e-mailat: marcwheaton124@yahoo.com.

88James Cracraft, ’88, the principal atHillside Middle School in Northville,participated in the first ever FulbrightMaster Teacher Collaborative SchoolScience Program in Japan. He traveledthere with a teacher, the PTSA presidentand four students to conduct fieldresearch on frog habitats and feedingbehavior in the rice fields of Japan. Thestudents also spent time with theirpartner school, Rojo Junior High inKomatsu. Four students and threeteachers from Rojo will travel toNorthville in October to continue theirresearch.

Gregory Ives, ’88, recently completedthe Certified Public Supervisor programof the New Hampshire Division ofPersonnel. He is the manager of theSalem, NH, One Stop Office, whichhouses a wide variety of partneragencies, including employmentsecurity, health and human service andvocational rehabilitation. Ives is a boardmember for the State Employees’Association of New Hampshire Inc. Hewas recently a delegate to the Quadren-nial Convention of the ServiceEmployees International Union in SanFrancisco, CA. He lives in Derry, NH.

89Stephen Germic, ’89, just finished hissecond book, which will soon bepublished by the University of GeorgiaPress. He has left teaching at JamesMadison University and accepted aposition in Egypt at the AmericanUniversity in Cairo, where he will behelping to design an American studiesprogram. He is heading to Egypt with hispartner, Catherine Boomer Germic,’90, and their daughter.

Jason Waechter, ’89, has beenrecognized by Trial Lawyers Care for hisefforts to provide free legal services forvictims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terroristattacks. He represented a police officerfrom Yonkers, NY, who sufferedrespiratory injuries after performing

rescue and recovery measures in therubble at Ground Zero. Jason specializesin the area of automobile, motorcycleand vehicle injury accidents, insurancelaw and Michigan’s Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law. He has served as a memberof the Michigan Trial LawyersAssociation board for more than sixyears. He lives in Novi.

90Craig Thompson, ’90, is a shareholderat the law firm of Sullivan, Ward, Asher& Patton, based in Southfield. Hepractices in the area of constructionlitigation. His wife, Jennifer Curlin ,’93, is an account executive with theFacility Matrix Group, a commercialinteriors company based in BloomfieldHills. They were married in December2003, and live in Beverly Hills.

91Sarah Tanner Barrow, ’91, earned hernursing degree from the University ofSaint Francis in Fort Wayne, IN. She isworking at Parkview Hospital on thetelemetry unit. She can be reached via e-mail at: sktbarrow@aol.com.

Elizabeth Knowlton, ’91, received amaster of divinity degree from theCandler School of Theology at EmoryUniversity in May. She is a member ofthe Diocese of Atlanta of the EpiscopalChurch. She lives in Atlanta, GA.

92William Colyer , ’92, completedfellowship training in interventionalcardiology in June 2004. In July hejoined the faculty at the Medical Collegeof Ohio as an assistant professor ofmedicine in the Division of Cardiovas-cular Medicine. He is also the principalinvestigator for a number of sponsoredresearch studies. He lives in Toledo, OH.

David and Elizabeth LudingtonHolden, both ’92, have returned to St.Louis, MO, from St. Joseph, MI. Davidis operations manager at Garlich PrintingCo. Liz is a stay-at-home mom. Theyhave three children and live in Ballwin,MO.

Michael McCoy, ’92, received a masterof divinity degree from the CandlerSchool of Theology at Emory Univer-sity. He is a member of the DetroitConference of the United MethodistChurch. He earned a bachelor’s degreefrom the University of Michigan.Michael lives in Atlanta, GA.

Victoria Philip-Cornwell , ’92, has beennamed the development officer for theUpshaw Institute for the Blind. Shepreviously worked for the Archdioceseof Detroit in the Department ofDevelopment as associate director of theCathedral Campaign. She lives inDetroit.

93Kristina Brendel Eggenberger, ’93,was chosen to serve on the CurriculumAdvisory Team for C-SPAN in theClassroom. This is a team of eightteachers from around the country. Theywork with C-SPAN to develop teachingmaterials that can be used with C-SPANresources. She lives in Alma.

Shelley White-Thomas, ’93, received aJ.D. degree from Wayne StateUniversity Law School in December2003 and has accepted a position withthe law firm of Miller Shea, P.C., inRochester, concentrating in businesslitigation. She was awarded an M.B.A.in global management from theUniversity of Phoenix in 1999. She andher husband, Eric, live in Auburn Hillsand can be reached via e-mail at:eric071@comcast.net.

94Kevin Bohnsack, ’94, is a flight surgeonin the U.S. Air Force. He is now servingas the flight commander of flightmedicine at Spangdahlem Air Base,Germany. He and his wife, TabithaGowl, were married in September 2003.

Teri Frazer Bush, ’94, teaches specialeducation at Swartz Creek MiddleSchool for sixth to eight grade in aninclusive setting. She received a master’sdegree in special education fromSaginaw Valley State University, with amajor in learning and behavioraldisorders and a minor in psychology.She also received two endorsements, onein learning disabilities and one inemotional impairments. She and herhusband have two children. The familylives in Swartz Creek and can be reachedvia e-mail at: Garybush@usol.com.

Michelle Mancuso, ’94, is working asthe planning and distribution managerfor Ford Motor Co. in the CaliforniaRegion. She lives in Ladera Ranch, CA.

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A 30th birthday celebration for Wendi Mrozinski, ’96, (center) broughtthese Albion alumni together: Brad Taylor, ’01, Finian McGaffey, ’96,Erik Eid, ’95, David Rappaport, ’00, and Carrie Davis, ’00. Wendigraduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

Ferndale. He can be reached via e-mailat: rjbruner@wayne.edu.

Matt Corona, ’99, is attending TheFuqua School of Business at DukeUniversity this fall. He can be reachedvia e-mail at:matthew.corona@duke.edu.

Brenda Green, ’99, has been appointedexecutive director of the LiteracyCouncil of St. Joseph County. She is arecent graduate of the master’s programin social service administration at theUniversity of Chicago. While ingraduate school, she worked with theField Foundation of Illinois, Shelter CareMinistries and North Shore SeniorCenter. She previously worked for twoyears as leasing manager and casemanager for Lakefront SupportiveHousing, a housing provider for morethan 1,000 homeless adults and familiesin Chicago. She lives in South Bend, IN.

Michelle Martin , ’99, graduated fromWayne State University Law School inMay 2003. Admitted to the bar inNovember 2003, she is now working asan attorney in Oakland County. She livesin Troy.

Julie Vecchio, ’99, is a graduate studentin marine biology at the College ofCharleston in Charleston, SC, where shelives.

Rael Will, ’99, is researching for herPh.D. in drama at the University ofLondon. She can be reached via e-mailat: raelwill@comcast.net.

00Karen Doral Fayle, ’00, graduated fromthe University of Michigan School ofDentistry in May and is now practicingin the Kalamazoo area. She was recentlyinducted into Omicron Kappa UpsilonNational Dental Honor Society. She andher husband, Brian, live in Kalamazooand can be reached via e-mail at:faylefamily@charter.net.

Jennifer Hoppe, ’00, graduated fromthe Michigan State University School ofOsteopathic Medicine in Lansing. Shewill soon begin her three-year internshipand residency in internal medicine at aDetroit area hospital.

Herb Lentz, ’00, performed thissummer with the Intermezzo OperaFestival as Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte.He has also recently been appointed asan adjunct professor of voice byWestfield State College in Massachu-setts. He is continuing his graduate workin vocal performance at The Universityof Hartford in West Hartford, CT, wherehe lives.

Janna Muccio, ’00, received herD.V.M. from Michigan StateUniversity’s College of VeterinaryMedicine. She has spent severalsummers teaching economics to highschool students across the United Statesthrough the Foundation for TeachingEconomics. She plans to practice in theChicago area.

Jeremy and Jennifer Miesle Peters,both ’00, have completed a year of livingand working in England. Jeremy hasbeen appointed to a three-point chargenear Owosso through the DetroitConference of the United MethodistChurch. They live in Morrice and can bereached via e-mail at:revjtp@hotmail.com orartsie126@hotmail.com.

Adam Pringle, ’00, has been selected toplay American football for a team inDenmark, the Triangle Razorbacks in theDAFF. He will be starting defensive end,playing defensive tackle and fullback.He can be reached at:adam_d_pringle@yahoo.com.

Mackenzie Wheeler, ’00, traveled thisfall with the non-profit, non-partisanRock the Vote bus around the country,encouraging young people to register tovote. The 78-day tour will include manystops at college campuses and willfeature several named musicians. Sheworks for BI, the company in charge ofthe operation portion of the tour. She isone of two tour staff from BI. She livesin Golden Valley, MN.

01Michael Clow, ’01, is serving with theU.S. Air Force as a first lieutenant aspart of Operations Iraqi Freedom andEnduring Freedom, and has received theGlobal War on Terrorism ExpeditionaryAward and the Air Force ExpeditionaryService Ribbon with oak leaf cluster. Heattended U.S. Air Force Officer TrainingSchool. He is assigned to the 39th AirliftSquadron at Dyess Air Force Base inAbilene, TX.

James Gignac, ’01, earned his J.D.degree from Harvard University. He alsoreceived the Law School Dean’s Awardfor Community Leadership for his workas chairman of the Public InterestAuction. James also served as presidentof the Environmental Law Society andwas the executive director of the LegalAid Bureau. He will be spending the

coming year as a law clerk for an AlaskaSupreme Court justice in Anchorage,AK.

Abram Loper , ’01, is working inChicago as a campus minister withCampus Crusade for Christ. He spent thesummer in Rome leading 18 collegestudents on a mission trip to an Italianuniversity. He lives in Chicago, IL.

Kevin Monstrola, ’01, moved to theAtlanta, GA, area in July 2004. Hecontinues to run marathons. He has anew job with Skanska USA, a globalconstruction services firm, and lives inAustell, GA.

02Amanda Goff, ’02, completed hersecond year of law school at CaseWestern Reserve University (CWRU) inCleveland, OH. She was named amember of the Craven Moot Court teamin constitutional law, which competes inChapel Hill, NC. She was also appointedto the CWRU Moot Court executiveboard as the National Moot Court Teamcoordinator. She can be reached via e-mail at: amanda.goff@case.edu. Shelives in Cleveland, OH.

Ryan Johnson, ’02, is a financial aidadvisor for the newly opened Interna-tional Academy of Design andTechnology in Henderson, NV. He livesin Las Vegas, NV.

Sarah Pruess, ’02, was named asChicago State University’s NationalCollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)compliance coordinator. She completeda compliance internship at EasternMichigan University. She ensures thatthe college’s varsity intercollegiateteams are in compliance with NCAA andMid-Continent Conference rules andregulations. She is also in charge of theStudent-Athlete Advisory Committee.She earned a master’s degree from theUniversity of Denver’s Daniels Collegeof Business in 2003.

Blake Stilwil, ’02, finished his master’sdegree in accounting at Michigan StateUniversity with a focus in taxation. Heworks for KPMG in the assurancepractice. He lives in Farmington Hills.

Yukiko Tanaka , ’02, worked as a staffaccompanist at Interlochen Arts Campthis past summer. She returned to AlbionCollege in August for an alumni recitalat Goodrich Chapel. She lives in NewYork City.

Robin Theryoung, ’02, was named tothe USA Women’s Goalball Team thatwill compete in the 2004 ParalympicGames in Athens, Greece. She lives inClarkston.

Quinn Thomas, ’02, graduated from theCenter for Humanistic Studies in August2004 with a master’s degree inhumanistic and clinical psychology. Heis working as a psychologist at BruceKelso Day Academy in Detroit. He livesin Lathrup Village.

03David DiVincenzo, ’03, completed hisfirst year in the art history Ph.D.program at the Graduate Center in NewYork City. He has accepted a position asassistant to the executive director of theNoguchi Museum. He lives in Brooklyn,NY.

Megan Frounfelter, ’03, spent thesummer abroad in the British Isles. Sheearned credits toward her master’sdegree in journalism from MichiganState University. She lives in EastLansing.

Liz Gobeski, ’03, is in her second yearat the University of Michigan LawSchool. She spent part of her summerworking on the labor law team for a non-profit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, calledCommunity Legal Education Center(CLEC). The CLEC works to inspectgarment factories to ensure compliancewith labor laws and advises theArbitration Council of Cambodia. Shespent the rest of the summer working asa summer associate for Godfrey & Kahn,S.C., in Milwaukee, WI. She lives inAnn Arbor.

Antonio Mastromonaco, ’03, is thegeneral manager of Crush, a nightclublocated inside The Big Old Building(The B.O.B.) in Grand Rapids. TheB.O.B. houses multiple casual finedining restaurants, a comedy club, atapas restaurant and banquet facilities forprivate parties. After graduating fromAlbion, he moved to Orlando, FL, wherehe continued his education in liveproduction at Full Sail College. He livesin Grand Rapids.

Amy Nelson, ’03, moved back toMichigan in July after working on-air fora radio station in the greater KansasCity, MO, area. She is the morning co-host for K-105.3 in Jackson, working aspart of the show, “Big Dog and Amy inthe Morning.” She lives in Jackson.

Laura Seibert, ’03, just completed herfirst year of service with AmeriCorpsVISTA at the American Red Cross inSan Juan, Puerto Rico. She will continueworking there for another year. Her jobincludes providing emergency relief tovictims of disaster and conductingcommunity education sessions on avariety of health topics.

04Emily Ernsberger, ’04, is the assistantdirector of alumni/parent relations andannual giving at Albion College. Shelives in Albion.

Sarah Ladensack, ’04, accepted a job atLakeview High School in St. ClairShores. She will be a freshman Englishand algebra teacher.

Matthew Meunier , ’04, is a first-yearmedical student at the University ofMichigan Medical School. He lives inAnn Arbor.

95Anne Goodwin, ’95, received her Ph.D.in experimental pathology from HarvardUniversity in June. She completed herdoctoral studies through the biologicaland biomedical sciences program atHarvard Medical School. Her researchinvolved investigating mechanisms ofblood vessel formation. She has accepteda faculty position in biology at RegisCollege in Weston, MA.

Jean Kwiecinski Lauer, ’95, recentlyreturned from studies in Guanajuajo,Mexico, where she completed fieldwork.She is in her third year of a Ph.D.program at the University of Texas atAustin in the radio/television/filmdepartment. She can be reached via e-mail at: jalauer@mail.utexas.edu.

Tracy Keppel Leonard, ’95, wasrecently appointed to the City ofGilbert’s Arts Advisory Board. She wasalso named the arts administrator atLegacy School in Mesa, AZ. She lives inGilbert, AZ.

98Jane DeCourcy Raven, ’98, has beenawarded a Fulbright Teacher grant toteach in Mexico for the 2004-05 schoolyear. Recipient of a master’s degreefrom the State University of New Yorkat Cortland, she is a teacher at the ElmiraFree Academy High School. She and herhusband, Tom Raven, ’97, live inIthaca, NY. Tom is a Ph.D. candidate atCornell University. They have adaughter.

99Robert Bruner, ’99, graduated fromWayne State University in May with anM.P.A. degree. He is the assistant to thecity manager of Oak Park. He lives in

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WeddingsKelly Flaherty , ’80, to Sandra Lazaruson Aug. 17, 2003 in Atlanta, GA. Kellyis a senior research scientist at HuberEngineered Woods, LLC. Sandra is asocial services provider for the state ofGeorgia. The couple lives in Braselton,GA, and can be reached via e-mail: atkellyflaherty@yahoo.com.

Jenny Banner, ’84, to J.W. Rone onMarch 16, 2004. Jenny is a freelancegovernment contractor focusing on theFederal Inspector General community.The couple lives in Berkeley Springs,WV.

Scott Cooley, ’89, to Lenore Dunkel onAug. 2, 2003 in Grand Blanc. Albionalums in attendance included RichardCooley, ’57, father of the groom, andbridesmaid Courtney Cooley Breaugh,’91. Scott is employed by HTC GlobalEnterprises of Troy. Lenore is employedat the Flint Building Co. in Grand Blanc.They live in Grand Blanc.

Jessica Gudmundsen, ’92, to G. AlexChurchill on March 20, 2004. Jessica isdirector of marketing for Kay Chemical,a division of Ecolab. Alex is generalmanager of North Carolina distributor-ship and manufacturing facilities forBlue Rhino Propane. The couple lives inWinston-Salem, NC.

Matthew Essell, ’95, to Jennifer Tunneyon June 21, 2003 in Holt. He earned amaster’s degree in sports administrationfrom Michigan State University. Jenniferis a kindergarten teacher at SpringportElementary School. The couple lives inLansing.

Maggie Knight, ’98, to Barry Barber onOct. 4, 2003 at their home in BloomfieldHills.

Beth Kudirka , ’98, to Noah Gawlik onJuly 26, 2003 in Grand Rapids. Alumniin attendance included officiant GarthMcGrath , ’79, maid of honor AmandaCarriere Keller , ’98, MarkLongbrake, ’98, and Michael Wagg,’00. Beth is a freelance writer, and Noahis an engineer with Lexmark Interna-tional. The couple lives in Lexington,KY, and can be reached via e-mail at:bethgawlik@qx.net.

Jennifer Kaiser, ’99, to John Blase onMay 1, 2004. She is a physiciancompleting a residency in obstetrics andgynecology at William BeaumontHospital. They both graduated fromWayne State University School ofMedicine in June 2004. The couple livesin Royal Oak.

Andrea Lindley, ’99, to GeoffreyCaplea on May 29, 2004. She is a familypractice resident. The couple lives inChicago, IL.

Chad MacDonald, ’00, to ShannonMcMullen on June 7, 2003. Chad is aphysical education teacher at MonroeMiddle School. He is the junior varsitybaseball coach at Monroe High Schooland also serves as a junior varsityfootball coach. Shannon is a registerednurse in the emergency department atDetroit Receiving Hospital. The couplelives in Monroe.

Rebecca Linz, ’01, and CarolynO’Laughlin on July 10, 2004 in NewPaltz, NY. The couple lives in NewYork City and can be reached via e-mailat: linzbecky@hotmail.com.

Nicole Macy, ’01, to Daniel Hunter, onApril 6, 2004. Nicole graduated fromWayne State University Law School.Daniel is a first lieutenant in the U.S.Army. They will be having a militaryceremony at Fort Benning, GA, inMarch 2005.

Nicole Arbutus, ’03, to Andrew Davidon June 5, 2004 in Rochester. Thecouple lives in Belmont, MA.

Baby BritonsKathleen Mary on May 19, 2004 toNancy and Andrew Sorvan, ’83. Shewas welcomed home by her eightsiblings, Sarah, 16, Joe, 14, Anne, 13,Mary Kate, 11, Dominic, 10, Molly, 8,Hope, 7, and Abigail, 3. The family livesin Southfield.

Erin Margaret on July 25, 2004 toMargaret and Dean Scheske, ’84. Shejoins her siblings Christian, 6, Nicholas,3, and Rachel, 2. They live in Canton.

Melissa Katherine on Oct. 8, 2003 toMark and Shelly Thacker Meinhardt,’85. Shelly is a full-time mom andfreelance writer. The family lives inMinneapolis, MN and can be reached viae-mail at: st@shellythacker.com.

Bridget Elaine on April 9, 2004 to Dougand Pamela Simpson Atchison, ’89.She joins big brother Danny, 4. Pam ison leave from Eli Lilly & Co. TheAtchisons live in Buellton, CA.

Jack David on July 21, 2004 to Christinaand David Donigan, ’89. The familylives in Huntington Woods and can bereached by e-mail at:ddonigan@wideopenwest.com.

Evan Michael on March 1, 2004 toTimothy and Kimberly Stoppert Lee,’89. He joins big brother Aidan, 2. Proudgrandparents are Robert Stoppert, ’61,and Ruth McDonald Stoppert, ’62. Thefamily lives in Canton, MA.

Kelly Jane on May 28, 2004 to Dave andDori Haan Couvreur, ’90. She joins bigbrother Joey, 2. Proud relatives includeDavid Haan, ’58, and Debbie Haan,’99. The family lives in East GrandRapids.

Madison Kathleen on March 8, 2004 toPatrick and Kathleen Martens La Pine,’90. Proud grandparents are Bruce andDeborah Hutchings Martens, both ’63.The family lives in Farmington.

Mason Carter on April 30, 2004 to C.Todd and Shireen Akhtar Jayne, ’91.First Albion visitors included M. KristaZimmermann, ’91, Juliana WebberReineke, ’92, and Cathy RodamerGreen, ’92. Shireen has a privatepractice in obstetrics and gynecology.The Jaynes live in Chicago, IL, and canbe reached via e-mail at:shireenjayne@yahoo.com.

Kyranna Julianne on Jan. 28, 2004 toJames and Audrey Ayoub King , ’91.She joins siblings Zoe and Jimmy. Thefamily lives in Santa Barbara, CA, andcan be reached via e-mail at:jimandaud@aol.com.

Waylon Maverek on Jan. 31, 2004 toChris and Melissa Williams Krolczyk,’91. He joins big brother Ransom, 3.Melissa is a stay-at-home mom. Thefamily lives in St. Clair and can bereached at: kroli@comcast.net.

Alexander Paul on June 16, 2004 to Jonand Erin Mead Lauderbach, both ’91.He joins big brother A.J. Proud relativesinclude grandparents Bill Lauderbach,’64, and Linda Prior Lauderbach , ’66,and aunt Deb Lauderbach Trimpe, ’89.The family lives in Midland.

Connor James on April 23, 2004 toDavid and Jill Bullock Master , ’91. Hejoins big sisters Caleigh, 4, and Lauren,2. They live in Brooklyn Park, MN, andcan be reached via e-mail at:djmaster@usfamily.net.

Mitchell Yamato and Matthew Taketoon Dec. 26, 2003 to Todd Gardanier,’92, and Yoshiko Kimura , ’93. Thefamily lives in Wixom and can bereached via e-mail at:toddgardanier@yahoo.com.

Jonathon Thomas on March 22, 2004 toJeff, ’93, and Andrea BolognaBarringer , ’98. The Barringers live inRoyal Oak.

Lillian Jean and Alexander Michael onMay 24, 2004 to Jeffrey, ’94, and ShariSolomon Burns, ’93. Shari is apediatrician in Columbus, OH. Jeffrey isa stay-at-home dad. They live inPickerington, OH.

Tyler Bruce on May 4, 2004 to Burke,’94, and Pam deNicola Groom, ’93. Hejoins his big brother Connor, 3. Thefamily lives in Barrington, IL.

Charles Eric on Jan. 29, 2004 to Ericand Bobbie Stumpf Harris, both ’93.He joins big sister Katie. Proud auntsinclude Bonnie Harris Bern, ’89, andAmy Watson, ’90. The family lives inSan Diego, CA, and can be reached viae-mail at: harris_bobbie@hotmail.com.

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Benjamin William on May 15, 2004 toBill and Niki Lundquist Mitchell , both’93. They live in Cincinnati, OH.

Kaelyn Michelle on Aug. 2, 2004 toJason and Louise Meilstrup Ruiter ,both ’93. She joins big brother MatthewLogan. Jason is a computer researchengineer for Altarum in Ann Arbor.Louise is a stay-at-home mom and part-time Pampered Chef consultant. Thefamily lives in Livonia.

Lucy on July 13, 2004 to Cynthia Coeand Matthew Altman, ’94. He is aphilosophy professor at CentralWashington University. The family livesin Ellensburg, WA.

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Aubrey Madison on July 27, 2003 inKaliningrad, Russia. She was adopted byNikole and Erik Thewes, ’94, on Feb. 2,2004. The Grooms live in FarmingtonHills.

Suha Ala’a Al-hieh on April 11, 2004 toAla’a and Martha “Marce” AshworthAl-hieh, ’95. The family lives inBloomington, IN.

Matan on Jan. 21, 2004 to Chava Alpertand Michael Bloom, ’95. He joins bigsister Sarah, 3. They live in Evanston,IL, and can be reached via e-mail atcmsmbloom@sbcglobal.net.

Cali Nicole on June 20, 2004 to David,’95, and Jennifer McLeod Brust, ’96.The family lives in Asheville, NC, andcan be reached via their Web site at:www.brustonline.com.

Leilani Rose on July 22, 2004 toStephanie and Scott Casteele, ’95. Thefamily lives in Mason and can bereached via e-mail at:thecasteeles@aol.com.

Cristina “Coco” Leslie on Aug. 12, 2003to Dennis and Patricia LaPointeChinonis, both ’95. She joins big sisterKate, 2. They live in Birmingham.

Lauren Inman on June 17, 2004 to Ericand Stephanie Huey Harrison, ’95. Shejoins big brother Seth, 4. The Harrisonslive in Coeur d’Alene, ID.

Allison Sabina on Nov. 3, 2003 to Seanand Jennie Ciesielski Mooney, ’95. Shejoins big sister Abigail. The family livesin Oxford.

Elizabeth Claire on Sept. 13, 2003 toJames and Suzanne Avery Boland, ’96.Suzanne works part-time as the directorof team development for Clear!Blue, apublic relations and marketing companylocated in Birmingham. They live inRoyal Oak.

Jack Edward on June 24, 2004 to Johnand Tina Mertes Bonney, ’96. He joinsbig brother Kent, 2. Tina is a stay-at-home mom. The family lives on St.Simons Island, GA and can be reachedvia e-mail at: tina@bonneyweb.com.

Caleb James on March 31, 2004 toJennifer and David Johnston, ’96. Hejoins big brother Jonah, 1. The familylives in Lake Worth, FL.

Lucy Stuart on May 24, 2004 to Aaronand Jen DeRousie Monnig, both ’96.Aaron is self-employed as a health careinstructor. Jen continues to work forIntel Corp. They live in Portland, OR.

Kyle Christopher on Jan. 16, 2004 toChris, ’97, and Michelle BeaupreBaker, ’98. The Bakers live inHighland.

Kelsey Morgan on April 19, 2004 to Kenand Heidi Schwandt Depault, ’97.Heidi has worked as the director ofSylvan Learning Center in St. ClairShores since 2002. The family lives inCenter Line.

Tyler John on March 21, 2004 to Johnand Jennifer Wollen Klinkman , ’97.He joins big sister Julia, 2. The familylives in Riley Township.

Nicholas David on Dec. 4, 2003 to Ericand Gretchen Rubley Leese, ’97.Gretchen is a stay-at-home mom. Theylive in Flossmoor, IL.

Emily Dows on April 10, 2004 to Matt ,’97, and Alissa Lobbezoo Lowman,’98. The family lives in Plymouth.

Lucy Margaret on March 19, 2004 toE.J. and Sarah Malys McCoy, ’97.Sarah is a commercial real estate lenderwith Standard Federal Bank in Troy.Proud relatives include aunt MelissaMcCoy Baker, ’92, and cousins, GregMcCoy, ’89, and Kate McCoy, ’90. Thefamily lives in Clarkston.

Micah Benjamin on April 23, 2004 toRichard and Meaghan Powers Bryant,’98. The Bryants live in Rome, GA.

Holden Elijah on Jan. 13, 2004 to Shawnand Jennifer Rummel Bleiler, ’99. Sheis a librarian. The family lives in Rolla,MO.

Collin Andrew on Dec. 16, 2003 toChristopher and Jessica Pyman Jones,’99. He joins big brother EwanChristopher. The family lives in Adrian.

Kristin Michelle on May 11, 2003 toAmy and Eric Maust, ’99. He is anassistant in the personal trainingdepartment at Lifetime Fitness inRochester Hills. They live in RochesterHills.

Benjamin William on May 5, 2004 toJim and Becky Wessling Baker, both’00. Jim and Becky are both elementaryschool teachers. The family lives inGrand Haven and can be reached via e-mail at: jmbaker@albion.edu orrwessling@albion.edu.

Jackson Drake on Feb. 4, 2004 to Eric ,’02, and Marlyce Goff Serges, ’03. Thefamily lives in Swartz Creek and can bereached via e-mail at:LolaS514@hotmail.com.

Alexandra Bella on June 19, 2004 toMarisa Chewning, ’03. They live inBirmingham.

ObituariesPhilip Becker, ’32, on Jan. 12, 2004. Hewas the manager and owner of the Ithaca(MI) Lumber Co. for 34 years, at whichtime the lumber company receivednationwide recognition on in-store sales.Philip was a member of the UnitedMethodist Church and was active withthe Boy Scouts. He served on the boardof the Michigan Retail Lumber DealersAssociation. Philip was involved in thePlatte Lake Bible Conference in the U.P.for 25 years. He served on the Ithacaschool board, was president of the IthacaChamber of Commerce and the GratiotCountry Club, and was a member ofRotary International and the Tau KappaEpsilon fraternity. In his retirement heenjoyed criss-crossing the countrylooking for semi-precious stones. He issurvived by his wife, Anna, threechildren, including Eugene Becker, ’58,12 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren.

Frances Stoker Large, ’32, on Jan. 27,2004 in Ann Arbor. She taught Latin andEnglish in Waterville, OH. Frances wasvery dedicated to world peace and socialjustice. She is survived by a son, twograndchildren and two great-grandchil-dren.

Caroline Reynold Forster, ’33, onMarch 29, 2004 in Santa Barbara, CA.Caroline taught elementary school forfour years in Mount Clemens. She andher husband lived in Battle Creek for 50years before retiring to Palm Springs in1989. Caroline was a long-time memberof First Congregational Church in BattleCreek and the Battle Creek CountryClub and was active in her sorority,Alpha Chi Omega. She is survived by adaughter, seven grandchildren and sevengreat-grandchildren.

June Hancett Daar, ’34, on July 17,2004 in St. Francisville, LA. Her firstteaching position was in Laingsburg in1934. Her husband’s career took them tovarious cities during their 54-yearmarriage, including Niagara Falls, NY,Houston, TX, St. Louis, MO, andMontclair, NJ. They eventually retired tothe Big Rapids area. June was a pastregent of the Mecosta Chapter of theDaughters of the American Revolutionand was a member of the Clear LakeCommunity Club and Piecemakers QuiltGroup in Fremont. She was noted for herhandmade quilts, which won manyribbons at area quilt shows. She issurvived by three children and fivegrandchildren.

Mary Lee Vail Balmer , ’36, on July 7,2004 in Troy. In 1968 she was the “FirstLady” of Detroit Commandery No. 1Knights Templar. She worked as headmistress of the Merrill Palmer Institutein Detroit and as a caseworker for theChildren’s Aid Society. She was amember of several groups andorganizations, including the Metropoli-tan Detroit YWCA board, and theSalvation Army auxiliary. Mary Lee alsowas past president of the Alpha ChiOmega Detroit Alumnae Association.She was an active member of Kirk in theHills church in Bloomfield Hills. She issurvived by three children, sevengrandchildren, including Stephanie LeeReed, ’93, and eight great-grandchil-dren.

Helen Hooper Gerow, ’36, on Jan. 18,2004 in Sturgis. She retired in 1984 fromSturgis public schools, where she hadtaught elementary school for 39 years.Helen was an active member of St.John’s Episcopal Church in Sturgis,where she served on the St. John’s Guildand taught Sunday school for manyyears. She is survived by a daughter, two

sons, including Thomas Gerow, ’67, sixgrandchildren, including MatthewSutter, ’97, and five great-grandchil-dren.

William Umphrey , ’36, on June 24,2004 in Grand Rapids. He served in theU.S. Navy in the South Pacific duringWorld War II, completing his post-warmilitary service as a lieutenantcommander in the Grand Rapids NavalReserve. He was a nationally recognizedagent for Mutual Benefit Life and was along-time member of Fountain StreetChurch. He was also active with theGrand Rapids Rotary, Peninsular Cluband the Kent County ConservationLeague. He is survived by his wife,Nyla, four sons, 10 grandchildren andfive great-grandchildren.

A. Dewitt Brewer, ’38, on May 6, 2004in Elk Rapids. After serving in U.S.Army counter-intelligence during WorldWar II, Dewitt was a political reporterfor the Battle Creek Enquirer and News.He then served as public relationsdirector for the Grand Rapids Chamberof Commerce from 1948 to 1952, and asassociate public relations counsel for theMichigan State Medical Society from1953 to 1956. During that time, Dewittalso did public relations work forcharitable organizations and politicalcampaigns. He joined the MountClemens Savings and Loan Associationin 1956, serving as vice president andpresident. Dewitt was active with theRotary Club and First United MethodistChurch of Mount Clemens. He earned amaster of journalism degree fromNorthwestern University. He was electedto the Albion College Board of Trustees.He is survived by his wife, Barb, threechildren, including Emmy BrewerStrong, ’68, three grandchildren and asister, Emily Belle Brewer Matthews,’35.

Robert Bemer, ’40, passed away on June 22, 2004 in Possum KingdomLake, TX. A pioneer in the field of digital computing, Bob helped devisethe American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), asystem for representing letters and numbers in code that is still in use. Hewas introduced to computers in 1949 while doing engineering work onmilitary aircraft for the Rand Corporation in California. He worked foraircraft companies, including Lockheed, until 1955, when he joined theprogramming research department of IBM in New York. In the late 1950s,he served as an advisor for another computer standard, Common BusinessOriented Language (COBOL). He joined Sperry Rand’s Univac division in1962. The ESC key and backslash on personal computer keyboards are alsohis inventions. Bob received Albion’s Distinguished Alumni Award in1995, and received the Computer Pioneer Award from the U.S.-basedInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in May 2003. He issurvived by his wife, Bettie, six children, two stepchildren, nine grandchil-dren and five great-grandchildren.

Marvin Vann , ’40, passed away on July 17, 2004. He was a resident ofGreen Valley, AZ. An astronomer, Marvin worked for Lockheed Missileand Space Co. during the early years of space exploration. He later spent11 years as the director of the Foothill College Observatory and Plan-etarium in Los Altos, CA. Marvin invented the solar prominence telescope,giving amateur astronomers a safe way to study the sun, and he built orrestored numerous telescopes that he donated to planetariums and observa-tories around the world. He was also an amateur archaeologist who ledmany expeditions to Mexico. He received Albion’s Distinguished AlumniAward in 1996. Marvin’s life and work has been chronicled in Sun-Chaser,a book written by James Cook, professor emeritus of English, released infall 2004 by University of Michigan Press. Marvin is survived by his wife,Veronica Ransom Vann, ’41, and four children.

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Benjamin William on May 15, 2004 toBill and Niki Lundquist Mitchell , both’93. They live in Cincinnati, OH.

Kaelyn Michelle on Aug. 2, 2004 toJason and Louise Meilstrup Ruiter ,both ’93. She joins big brother MatthewLogan. Jason is a computer researchengineer for Altarum in Ann Arbor.Louise is a stay-at-home mom and part-time Pampered Chef consultant. Thefamily lives in Livonia.

Lucy on July 13, 2004 to Cynthia Coeand Matthew Altman , ’94. He is aphilosophy professor at CentralWashington University. The family livesin Ellensburg, WA.

Zachary Thomas on July 17, 2004 toLuciano and Nicole HaywoodGonzalez, ’94. She is employed by TheSalesman Inc. as the office manager forThe Morning Star. The family lives inAlbion.

Aubrey Madison on July 27, 2003 inKaliningrad, Russia. She was adopted byNikole and Erik Thewes, ’94, on Feb. 2,2004. The Grooms live in FarmingtonHills.

Suha Ala’a Al-hieh on April 11, 2004 toAla’a and Martha “Marce” AshworthAl-hieh, ’95. The family lives inBloomington, IN.

Matan on Jan. 21, 2004 to Chava Alpertand Michael Bloom, ’95. He joins bigsister Sarah, 3. They live in Evanston,IL, and can be reached via e-mail atcmsmbloom@sbcglobal.net.

Cali Nicole on June 20, 2004 to David,’95, and Jennifer McLeod Brust, ’96.The family lives in Asheville, NC, andcan be reached via their Web site at:www.brustonline.com.

Leilani Rose on July 22, 2004 toStephanie and Scott Casteele, ’95. Thefamily lives in Mason and can bereached via e-mail at:thecasteeles@aol.com.

Cristina “Coco” Leslie on Aug. 12, 2003to Dennis and Patricia LaPointeChinonis, both ’95. She joins big sisterKate, 2. They live in Birmingham.

Lauren Inman on June 17, 2004 to Ericand Stephanie Huey Harrison, ’95. Shejoins big brother Seth, 4. The Harrisonslive in Coeur d’Alene, ID.

Allison Sabina on Nov. 3, 2003 to Seanand Jennie Ciesielski Mooney, ’95. Shejoins big sister Abigail. The family livesin Oxford.

Elizabeth Claire on Sept. 13, 2003 toJames and Suzanne Avery Boland, ’96.Suzanne works part-time as the directorof team development for Clear!Blue, apublic relations and marketing companylocated in Birmingham. They live inRoyal Oak.

Jack Edward on June 24, 2004 to Johnand Tina Mertes Bonney, ’96. He joinsbig brother Kent, 2. Tina is a stay-at-home mom. The family lives on St.Simons Island, GA and can be reachedvia e-mail at: tina@bonneyweb.com.

Caleb James on March 31, 2004 toJennifer and David Johnston, ’96. Hejoins big brother Jonah, 1. The familylives in Lake Worth, FL.

Lucy Stuart on May 24, 2004 to Aaronand Jen DeRousie Monnig, both ’96.Aaron is self-employed as a health careinstructor. Jen continues to work forIntel Corp. They live in Portland, OR.

Kyle Christopher on Jan. 16, 2004 toChris, ’97, and Michelle BeaupreBaker, ’98. The Bakers live inHighland.

Kelsey Morgan on April 19, 2004 to Kenand Heidi Schwandt Depault, ’97.Heidi has worked as the director ofSylvan Learning Center in St. ClairShores since 2002. The family lives inCenter Line.

Tyler John on March 21, 2004 to Johnand Jennifer Wollen Klinkman , ’97.He joins big sister Julia, 2. The familylives in Riley Township.

Nicholas David on Dec. 4, 2003 to Ericand Gretchen Rubley Leese, ’97.Gretchen is a stay-at-home mom. Theylive in Flossmoor, IL.

Emily Dows on April 10, 2004 to Matt ,’97, and Alissa Lobbezoo Lowman,’98. The family lives in Plymouth.

Lucy Margaret on March 19, 2004 toE.J. and Sarah Malys McCoy, ’97.Sarah is a commercial real estate lenderwith Standard Federal Bank in Troy.Proud relatives include aunt MelissaMcCoy Baker, ’92, and cousins, GregMcCoy, ’89, and Kate McCoy, ’90. Thefamily lives in Clarkston.

Micah Benjamin on April 23, 2004 toRichard and Meaghan Powers Bryant,’98. The Bryants live in Rome, GA.

Holden Elijah on Jan. 13, 2004 to Shawnand Jennifer Rummel Bleiler, ’99. Sheis a librarian. The family lives in Rolla,MO.

Collin Andrew on Dec. 16, 2003 toChristopher and Jessica Pyman Jones,’99. He joins big brother EwanChristopher. The family lives in Adrian.

Kristin Michelle on May 11, 2003 toAmy and Eric Maust, ’99. He is anassistant in the personal trainingdepartment at Lifetime Fitness inRochester Hills. They live in RochesterHills.

Benjamin William on May 5, 2004 toJim and Becky Wessling Baker, both’00. Jim and Becky are both elementaryschool teachers. The family lives inGrand Haven and can be reached via e-mail at: jmbaker@albion.edu orrwessling@albion.edu.

Jackson Drake on Feb. 4, 2004 to Eric ,’02, and Marlyce Goff Serges, ’03. Thefamily lives in Swartz Creek and can bereached via e-mail at:LolaS514@hotmail.com.

Alexandra Bella on June 19, 2004 toMarisa Chewning, ’03. They live inBirmingham.

ObituariesPhilip Becker, ’32, on Jan. 12, 2004. Hewas the manager and owner of the Ithaca(MI) Lumber Co. for 34 years, at whichtime the lumber company receivednationwide recognition on in-store sales.Philip was a member of the UnitedMethodist Church and was active withthe Boy Scouts. He served on the boardof the Michigan Retail Lumber DealersAssociation. Philip was involved in thePlatte Lake Bible Conference in the U.P.for 25 years. He served on the Ithacaschool board, was president of the IthacaChamber of Commerce and the GratiotCountry Club, and was a member ofRotary International and the Tau KappaEpsilon fraternity. In his retirement heenjoyed criss-crossing the countrylooking for semi-precious stones. He issurvived by his wife, Anna, threechildren, including Eugene Becker, ’58,12 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren.

Frances Stoker Large, ’32, on Jan. 27,2004 in Ann Arbor. She taught Latin andEnglish in Waterville, OH. Frances wasvery dedicated to world peace and socialjustice. She is survived by a son, twograndchildren and two great-grandchil-dren.

Caroline Reynold Forster, ’33, onMarch 29, 2004 in Santa Barbara, CA.Caroline taught elementary school forfour years in Mount Clemens. She andher husband lived in Battle Creek for 50years before retiring to Palm Springs in1989. Caroline was a long-time memberof First Congregational Church in BattleCreek and the Battle Creek CountryClub and was active in her sorority,Alpha Chi Omega. She is survived by adaughter, seven grandchildren and sevengreat-grandchildren.

June Hancett Daar, ’34, on July 17,2004 in St. Francisville, LA. Her firstteaching position was in Laingsburg in1934. Her husband’s career took them tovarious cities during their 54-yearmarriage, including Niagara Falls, NY,Houston, TX, St. Louis, MO, andMontclair, NJ. They eventually retired tothe Big Rapids area. June was a pastregent of the Mecosta Chapter of theDaughters of the American Revolutionand was a member of the Clear LakeCommunity Club and Piecemakers QuiltGroup in Fremont. She was noted for herhandmade quilts, which won manyribbons at area quilt shows. She issurvived by three children and fivegrandchildren.

Mary Lee Vail Balmer , ’36, on July 7,2004 in Troy. In 1968 she was the “FirstLady” of Detroit Commandery No. 1Knights Templar. She worked as headmistress of the Merrill Palmer Institutein Detroit and as a caseworker for theChildren’s Aid Society. She was amember of several groups andorganizations, including the Metropoli-tan Detroit YWCA board, and theSalvation Army auxiliary. Mary Lee alsowas past president of the Alpha ChiOmega Detroit Alumnae Association.She was an active member of Kirk in theHills church in Bloomfield Hills. She issurvived by three children, sevengrandchildren, including Stephanie LeeReed, ’93, and eight great-grandchil-dren.

Helen Hooper Gerow, ’36, on Jan. 18,2004 in Sturgis. She retired in 1984 fromSturgis public schools, where she hadtaught elementary school for 39 years.Helen was an active member of St.John’s Episcopal Church in Sturgis,where she served on the St. John’s Guildand taught Sunday school for manyyears. She is survived by a daughter, two

sons, including Thomas Gerow, ’67, sixgrandchildren, including MatthewSutter, ’97, and five great-grandchil-dren.

William Umphrey , ’36, on June 24,2004 in Grand Rapids. He served in theU.S. Navy in the South Pacific duringWorld War II, completing his post-warmilitary service as a lieutenantcommander in the Grand Rapids NavalReserve. He was a nationally recognizedagent for Mutual Benefit Life and was along-time member of Fountain StreetChurch. He was also active with theGrand Rapids Rotary, Peninsular Cluband the Kent County ConservationLeague. He is survived by his wife,Nyla, four sons, 10 grandchildren andfive great-grandchildren.

A. Dewitt Brewer, ’38, on May 6, 2004in Elk Rapids. After serving in U.S.Army counter-intelligence during WorldWar II, Dewitt was a political reporterfor the Battle Creek Enquirer and News.He then served as public relationsdirector for the Grand Rapids Chamberof Commerce from 1948 to 1952, and asassociate public relations counsel for theMichigan State Medical Society from1953 to 1956. During that time, Dewittalso did public relations work forcharitable organizations and politicalcampaigns. He joined the MountClemens Savings and Loan Associationin 1956, serving as vice president andpresident. Dewitt was active with theRotary Club and First United MethodistChurch of Mount Clemens. He earned amaster of journalism degree fromNorthwestern University. He was electedto the Albion College Board of Trustees.He is survived by his wife, Barb, threechildren, including Emmy BrewerStrong, ’68, three grandchildren and asister, Emily Belle Brewer Matthews,’35.

Robert Bemer, ’40, passed away on June 22, 2004 in Possum KingdomLake, TX. A pioneer in the field of digital computing, Bob helped devisethe American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), asystem for representing letters and numbers in code that is still in use. Hewas introduced to computers in 1949 while doing engineering work onmilitary aircraft for the Rand Corporation in California. He worked foraircraft companies, including Lockheed, until 1955, when he joined theprogramming research department of IBM in New York. In the late 1950s,he served as an advisor for another computer standard, Common BusinessOriented Language (COBOL). He joined Sperry Rand’s Univac division in1962. The ESC key and backslash on personal computer keyboards are alsohis inventions. Bob received Albion’s Distinguished Alumni Award in1995, and received the Computer Pioneer Award from the U.S.-basedInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in May 2003. He issurvived by his wife, Bettie, six children, two stepchildren, nine grandchil-dren and five great-grandchildren.

Marvin Vann , ’40, passed away on July 17, 2004. He was a resident ofGreen Valley, AZ. An astronomer, Marvin worked for Lockheed Missileand Space Co. during the early years of space exploration. He later spent11 years as the director of the Foothill College Observatory and Plan-etarium in Los Altos, CA. Marvin invented the solar prominence telescope,giving amateur astronomers a safe way to study the sun, and he built orrestored numerous telescopes that he donated to planetariums and observa-tories around the world. He was also an amateur archaeologist who ledmany expeditions to Mexico. He received Albion’s Distinguished AlumniAward in 1996. Marvin’s life and work has been chronicled in Sun-Chaser,a book written by James Cook, professor emeritus of English, released infall 2004 by University of Michigan Press. Marvin is survived by his wife,Veronica Ransom Vann, ’41, and four children.

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Catherine McLeese Finlayson, ’38, onApril 29, 2004 in Sault Ste. Marie. Shetaught high school science and coachedbasketball in Swartz Creek and Midland.In Sault Ste. Marie, she served on thelocal library board and was a pastpresident of the War Memorial HospitalAuxiliary. She was also a past presidentof the United Methodist Women andserved on the board that started theMethodist Church Child Care Center.She was a member of StephenMinistries. She is survived by fourchildren, including Donald, ’73, eightgrandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. (See also notice forDonald Finlayson, to whom she hadbeen married for 69 years.)

Donald Finlayson, ’38, on July 2, 2004in Traverse City. After graduating frommedical school at the University ofMichigan in 1941, he served as a Navyphysician during World War II. He laterreturned to Sault Ste. Marie, working asa family practice physician for more than30 years. Donald also served as theschool physician for Lake Superior StateUniversity for more than 20 years. Heserved on the Sault Area school boardfrom 1958 to 1974. A preceptor formedical students from Wayne StateUniversity, Michigan State Universityand the University of Michigan, Donaldserved as president of the ChippewaCounty Medical Society and was adelegate to the Michigan State MedicalSociety House of Delegates for 22 years.He was a member of Central UnitedMethodist Church for 70 years, where hesang in the choir. He is survived by fourchildren, including Donald, ’73, eightgrandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. (See also notice forCatherine Finlayson.)

Dale Andrews, ’39, on May 12, 2004.He was a U.S. Army major duringWorld War II and then graduated fromthe University of Michigan Law School.He practiced law in the Flint area formany years. He was past president of theGenesee County Bar Association and amember of the round table at theMasonic Temple. He was a formermember of Flint Rotary and a formerboard member of Hurley Hospital. He issurvived by a son, three grandchildrenand a fiancée.

Corrine Shipps Andrews, ’41, on June7, 2004 in Hastings. She was a graduateof the University of Michigan. Corrinewas a bookkeeper and accountant, andlast worked as controller for the MidlandCenter for the Arts. She was a memberof the 20th Century Club in Midland andthe Gun Lake Chapter of the FederatedWomen’s Club. She was awarded theMrs. Federation of the Year for 2002.Corrine was active in the First UnitedMethodist Church Women’s Club. She issurvived by her husband, ThomasAndrews, ’40, two children, threegrandchildren and six great-grandchil-dren.

Billie Darkwood Westerman, ’42, onApril 19, 2004 in Sarasota, FL. Formerlya Birmingham resident, she was an avidsailor at the Ford Yacht Club and was amember of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution, General JoshuaHarmer chapter. She was also a memberof First United Methodist Church inBirmingham. She is survived by herhusband, Richard.

Jane Clement Baxter, ’43, on Jan. 3,2004 in Sterling, VA. She is survived bythree children, including K. RobertNewman, ’66, five grandchildren andfour great-grandchildren.

Patricia Sommer Ford, ’43, on July 6,2004. She graduated from the Universityof Chicago with a degree in social work.She taught elementary school inGreenville and was a reading teacher inthe Kentwood Public Schools. She was amember of First (Park) CongregationalChurch United Church of Christ, theAmerican Association of UniversityWomen and the Women’s City Club.She is survived by her daughters,Catherine Ford Crabb, ’67, andEvelyn Ford-Connors, ’75, fivegrandchildren, including ElizabethCrabb, ’04, and a brother, JohnSommer Jr., ’40.

Clare Perry Stanford, ’43, on July 1,2004, in Vienna, VA. He bought thecompany that became known as FaradayNational Corp. in 1971. He developed itinto a plastic card manufacturer andprocessor at the time that magnetic stripecards were beginning to appear and alsohelped develop a hologram now appliedto credit cards to increase customersecurity. He retired as president of thecompany in 1987. He served duringWorld War II and was assigned to theManhattan Project in Oak Ridge, TN. Hereceived a master’s degree in 1951 and aPh.D. in 1953, both in nuclear physics,from the University of Tennessee. Hewent to work for Westinghouse Electricin 1954. He also worked for MartinMarietta and Allis-Chalmers. He servedon the board of Wesley TheologicalSeminary in Washington, DC, for 12years and on the board of GuardianFoundation, which supports UnitedMethodist Family Services. He issurvived by his wife, Ann Stanford,three children, a sister and fourgrandchildren.

Jessie Margetts Jensen, ’46, on Feb.25, 2004. She received her master’sdegree in library science from theUniversity of North Texas. She retired in1996 from the Dallas (TX) PublicLibrary after 30 years of service. Jessiewas a member of Alpha Xi Deltasorority. She is survived by her husband,John, two daughters, three grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren.

Fred Martin Jr. , ’46, on June 2, 2004 inSaginaw. He attended Michigan StateUniversity and received his law degreefrom the Detroit College of Law. Hepracticed law with his brothers andnephews. He was an avid golfer and wasactive with the Saginaw District Golf

Association and in the Woiga Club, theElks Club, Swan Valley Country Cluband the Resurrection Lutheran Church.He is survived by his wife, Jessie, and ason.

Carol Conway Moore, ’47, on June 6,2004 in Howell. Formerly a FarmingtonHills resident, she had worked forChannel 4 in Detroit. She later served asa tour guide at the Henry Ford Estate inDearborn for more than 10 years. Carolwas a member of Delta Zeta sorority.She is survived by her husband, JeromeMoore, ’48, four children and eightgrandchildren.

Ella Jean Pettijohn, ’47, on June 23,2004. She is survived by her husband,Don Pettijohn.

Arthur Brown, Jr. , ’49, on Aug. 26,2003. He served in the 280th Engineersin Europe, earning a Bronze Star forvoluntary duty in clearing mines. Arthurreturned and graduated from Albion,with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He alsoreceived four keys of merit as well as anaward as president of Alpha Tau Omegafraternity. Arthur taught high schoolmath and physics in Dearborn andearned a master’s degree from WayneState University. He also completed amaster’s degree at the University ofMichigan through the National ScienceFoundation. He resided in Ann Arborand is survived by his wife, Jane, andthree sons.

Elizabeth Vail Haefele, ’49, on April19, 2004 in Marshall. She taught in theMarshall Public School system for 27years, retiring in 1976. Betty began herteaching career at Crary School in 1949,and was appointed principal in 1956.She was a member of the MichiganAudubon Society, and was named theCalhoun County Conservationist of theYear in 1973. Betty and a friend wereinstrumental in the establishment of theBaker Bird Sanctuary near Bellevue. Shewas a member of several professionalorganizations. Betty was also a memberof Trinity Episcopal Church. She issurvived by two sons, five grandchildrenand 11 great-grandchildren.

Fay Kaiser, ’49, on Jan. 22, 2004 inSouth Bend, IN. He was a graduate ofthe University of Michigan andMichigan Tech. During World War II,Fay was stationed in Honolulu, HI, withthe U.S. Navy Medical Corps. He laterfounded the U.S. Aviex Co., with hisfather, and worked in the private sectoras a chemical engineering consultant.Fay was a member of the Elks Club andthe Indian Lake Yacht Club. He was anavid ocean, stream and Lake Michiganfisherman. He is survived by his wife,Ardith, two daughters and threegrandchildren.

Robert Harrison, ’51, on April 29,2004 in Charlotte. He is survived by hiswife, Eileen Hart Harrison , ’51, andthree children.

Mark “Sam” Turpen , ’53, on May 19,2004. A graduate of the University ofMichigan Business and Law Schools, hepracticed law in Flint for more than 40years. He was a member of the FlintRotary Club and the Genesee CountyBar Association. He was a past presidentof Planned Parenthood and the CenterCity Association. He is survived by hiswife, Suzanne, two sons, and a grandson.

Eileen Von Gruenigen McIntire, ’54,on March 19, 2004 in Ann Arbor. Shewas a homemaker and member of theFirst Presbyterian Church of Northvillefor many years. She is survived by herhusband, Elmer, seven children, and ninegrandchildren.

Robert Kleeb, ’60, on July 6, 2004. Hegraduated from the University ofMichigan Law School in 1963. Cityattorney for Howell for 13 years, he wasin private practice until moving toMontserrat in 1995. Refusing to leavehis island home throughout numerousvolcanic eruptions over the next fewyears, Bob gained notoriety ininternational press coverage as “TheCurmudgeon of Garibaldi Hill.” He issurvived by his wife, Beverley, adaughter, a granddaughter, twostepchildren, including Mary AndersonMarzec, ’90, and two step-grandsons.

Leta McNally Black, ’62, on July 15,2004. Leta worked as vice president ofpersonnel at Manufacturers Bank ofDetroit for 15 years. She also was aDoncaster fashion consultant for 25years and served as a substitute teacherfor Lakeview Public Schools. She was amember of First United MethodistChurch in St. Clair Shores, where sheserved as treasurer for 25 years. Letawas active in the alumnae association ofAlpha Xi Delta sorority. She is survivedby her husband, Donald, two daughters,a brother, Robert McNally, ’50, a sister-in-law, Lois O’Donnell McNally , ’51,and her twin sister, Reta McNally Frew,’62.

George Fishell, ’62, on July 1, 2004 inMilford. After graduation, he workedwith Nagle Outdoor Advertising inDetroit. He later began Media Six inMadison Heights, a company he ownedand operated until his retirement. He issurvived by his wife, Mary, twodaughters and a granddaughter.

Coralynne Final Joseph, ’65, on Aug.5, 2003 in Hyannis, MA. She worked forthe Massachusetts Department of ChildWelfare. She was an avid musician. Shewas Albion’s Homecoming queen in1963 and was a member of Zeta TauAlpha sorority. Coralynne is survived byher husband, Fred, two children from herprevious marriage to Michael David,’64, and two grandchildren.

Kris Van Thielen, ’66, on June 3, 2004.He was a graduate of Wayne StateUniversity Law School. He practicedlaw for more than 30 years. For the lastfive years of his law career, he ran aprivate practice in Bay City. He servedas a captain in the U.S. Marine Corpsand held a position in the military’sJudge Advocate’s office. At Albion, hewas president of Delta Sigma Phifraternity. He is survived by his wife,Billie Ann, a daughter, a stepson, andtwo grandchildren.

Elsie Staffin Johnsen, ’70, on Feb. 27,2004. She taught seventh-grade scienceand tenth-grade biology for 17 years atFaith Heritage School in Syracuse, NY.She is survived by her husband, Bob,and a daughter.

David Lomas, ’73, on July 31, 2004. Agraduate of the Wake Forest School ofLaw, he was an attorney with the StarkGroup in Chapel Hill, NC. He issurvived by his parents, Barbara andBernard Lomas, ’46, a brother, Paul,and sister-in-law, Gayle Smith Lomas,’74, and several nieces and nephews,including Torrey Lomas, ’08. BernardLomas served as Albion College’spresident from 1970 to 1983.

Faculty andfriendsElaine Cracraft passed away on March25, 2004 in Cleveland, OH, at age 75.She was active in community affairs,including Camp Fire, ELT, DAR and PiBeta Phi sorority. She belonged to theAlbion Historical Society, HospitalService League, A.I.M. and TrinityEpiscopal Church in Marshall. She wasmarried to Scott Cracraft, who retired asassociate professor of economics andmanagement at Albion College in 1997.She is survived by her husband, twosons, including James Cracraft, ’88,four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Charles Swan passed away on March26, 2004 in Lexington, KY, at age 94.He was professor and chairman of theDepartment of Sociology at AlbionCollege from 1951 to 1974. He thenjoined the sociology faculty of WayneState University, where he retired in1979. After the death of his first wife,Kathleen, he married Doris Notestein,widow of Robert Notestein, professor ofsociology at Albion College from 1971to 1979. Doris preceded Charles in deathin January 2004. Charles is survived bytwo sons, Alan Swan, ’54, and DavidSwan, ’58, a daughter-in-law, MarySmith Swan, ’54, six grandchildren, twogreat-grandchildren, and several niecesand nephews, including RichardThompson, ’63, and William Swan,’66.

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“He and his beloved wife, Liz, exemplifiedthe poignancy of wedding vows, the power offaith and the joy of love,” Mitchell said.“Their lessons and their lives will be ourlegacy, and Liz will continue to championthose causes that are just and important toMorley, to her and to society.”

The football field at Sprankle-SprandelStadium was named Morley Fraser Field inhis honor in 2002 as part of his 80th birthdaycelebration. In 1990, his former players raised$120,000 to create an endowment for theMorley Fraser Leadership Award.

As Albion’s head baseball coach for 18years, Fraser won six MIAA championships.But as a coach he is best remembered for the14 years he prowled the sidelines leading theBritons in football. During that era, Albionwon five MIAA championships, compiled an81-41-1 record, had five MIAA MostValuable Players, recorded two undefeatedseasons, and established a winning streak of15 consecutive games.

Fraser began his career in the high schoolranks in 1947, coaching for two years inKansas prior to moving to Newberry, Mich.At Newberry High School, he compiled a 22-0-1 record in football and had three confer-ence championships in three years. HisNewberry track team earned the 1951conference title and regional championship. Ina two-year stint at Lansing Eastern HighSchool, he moved a last-place team to asecond-place finish in the school’s 5-Aconference. Fraser was inducted into theMichigan High School Coaches Hall of Fameand received its Distinguished Service Award

in 1985. He was inducted into the UpperPeninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

Appointed in 1954 as a physical educationprofessor and head football and baseball coachat Albion, he would later serve as theCollege’s athletic director. In 1961 he wasselected as the Midwest Regional SmallCollege football coach of the year. He wasinducted into the Albion College Athletic Hallof Fame in 1989 and received the AlbionCollege Lifetime Achievement Award in1999.

In 2002 Fraser received national recogni-tion for his work with the Fellowship ofChristian Athletes (FCA) by being inductedinto the FCA Hall of Champions, located inKansas City, Mo.

Through the years, Fraser also became wellknown for his pre-game talks to football teams

Morley Fraser, beloved Albion College coachand mentor to generations of students andcolleagues, died June 28, 2004 after a battlewith cancer. He was 82.

A legend on the field and off, Fraser hadbeen a giant on the Albion College sportsscene since the mid-1950s. He won a total of11 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Associa-tion (MIAA) championships in football andbaseball during his career, and he continued tocounsel generations of athletes and coachesthroughout the Great Lakes region until hisdeath.

“Few, if any, coaches have influencedmore athletes more profoundly than MorleyFraser,” said President Peter Mitchell, ’67.“Every school has an ‘athletic icon’ and forAlbion, the legendary figure of icon propor-tions was Morley Fraser. Morley taught X’sand O’s, but also responsibility, loyalty,civility and virtue. He touched thousands oflives through mesmerizing speeches and peptalks. But most of all, he lived the values,virtues and lessons that he taught.”

Mitchell noted that Fraser’s fiercecompetitive spirit extended from the field ofplay to the final battle for his life.

“Morley found the strength to cheer theBriton football team to a come-from-behindvictory against Hope last fall and the baseballteam to winning both ends of a championship-clinching double-header against Calvin [lastspring],” Mitchell recalled. “Balancing histenacity on the field or diamond was agentleness and compassion as a lovinghusband, father and friend.

on the college and professional levels, fromthe University of Michigan to the DetroitLions and various teams in other sports. Healso gave more than 200 motivationalspeeches each year to service organizations,church groups, corporate gatherings andathletic banquets.

After leaving his Briton coaching positionin 1972, Fraser began a 14-year tenure asexecutive director of Bellemont Manor,Albion College’s conference center, retiring in1987. He and his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth(Liz), continued to live in Albion after hisretirement.

Fraser was involved in several organiza-tions locally and nationally. In addition to theFCA, he was a member of the Albion Rotaryand the Jackson Kiwanis, and served as thelongtime Sigma Nu fraternity adviser atAlbion College. He was a member of theAlbion First United Methodist Church for 50years.

A 1947 graduate of Washburn University,he earned a master’s degree in 1954 fromMichigan State University. He served in theU.S. Navy during World War II.

Fraser is survived by his wife, Liz;daughter Linda Fraser, ’71, and her husband,Al Worrell; daughter Diane Fraser Clemons,’84, and her husband, Barron; daughter KathyFraser Maguire and her husband, Don; sonMorley “Morts” Fraser, Jr., and his wife,Deborah; son Douglas and his wife, Carrie;and 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchil-dren. Preceding him in death were a son,David, and a grandson, Steven Gilbert, ’93.

Liz Fraser can be reached at 124 1/2 S. ClarkSt., Albion, MI 49224.

The following tributes to Coach MorleyFraser from his former players and friendswere offered during his funeral service July 1,2004 at Goodrich Chapel. Others whoparticipated in the service included PresidentPeter Mitchell, ’67, William Ritter, ’62, andLinda Fraser, ’71, as well as Rock Campbell,representing the Fellowship of ChristianAthletes, and longtime friend Floyd Fleetham.Dwayne Bagley, pastor of the First UnitedMethodist Church in Albion, officiated.

I met Morley Fraser on the first day of schoolat Newberry in September 1949. The last timeI saw Morley was on Jan. 10, 2004. Fifty-fiveyears of friendship, fun, faith, family andfootball.

In our last meeting, at his house, I sharedwith him on Psalm 1. He told me that Psalm 1was the first Scripture that he had memorizedin Sunday school back in Wisconsin as ayoung boy. We talked and laughed. I told himagain that I loved him. As my wife, Margie,and I were driving out of Albion, I said thatthis meeting would probably be the last onewe would have with Morley until we get toheaven. It proved to be true.

Psalm 1: Blessed is the man whose delight isin the law of the Lord, and in His law hemeditates day and night. He shall be like atree planted by the rivers of water, that brings

forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf alsoshall not wither; and whatever he does shallprosper.

Many people thought that football was first inMorley’s life. Others thought that family wasfirst. I happen to believe that faith in God wasMorley’s sine qua non, the Latin phrase thatmeans “that, without which there is nothing.”Without faith in Jesus Christ, there can be nofamily. Without faith, there can be no football.Without faith, there is nothing.

In Harold Kushner’s book, Living a LifeThat Matters, he writes, “Each lifetime is[like] the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. For some,there are more pieces. For others, the puzzle ismore difficult to assemble. But know this: youdo not have within yourself all the pieces toyour puzzle. Everyone carries with them atleast one and probably many pieces tosomeone else’s puzzle. Sometimes they knowit; sometimes they don’t know it. And whenyou present your piece, which is worthless toyou, to another, whether you know it or not,whether they know it or not, you are amessenger from the Most High.”

Morley Fraser put so many pieces in somany puzzles. Thanks, Morley, for your workin my life. Thanks for the rides home afterpractice (22 miles one way), thanks formaking sure I went to Albion College, thanksfor coming to Margie’s and my wedding and

our kids’ weddings, thanks for speaking at mymother’s funeral. Thanks for your countlessencouraging letters and phone calls, forcoming to Wyoming, Mankato, Marquette andHarbor Springs to speak to coaches, athletes,administrators and boosters. Thanks for beingmy dad at Dad’s Day. Thanks for caring andfor living a life that matters. Thanks from allof us, Morley, for all you did for all of us.

Morley’s teams (all of us who played forMorley or coached with him)—we all knowthe incredible feeling of high achievement.We understand a coach with his team, a bigwin, a championship, or an undefeated season.There is a shared joy that only those who havecontributed get to experience. The inner circlefeels it. All others experience something else.They experience the victory, but not the truejoy.

We all share Morley’s joy today. Morley’sinner circle is here with him, and we thankyou, Liz, and Linda, Morts, Doug, Diane andKathy and all the spouses and grandkids, forsharing this moment with us.

John Taylor, ’55

It was the fall of ’58. Football season wasover. We’d shared a three-way title with Hopeand Hillsdale.

I think it was a Saturday night, and I wasin the Stockwell Library with a prettyfreshman studying. Well, I wasn’t really

studying. I was reading The Catcher in theRye.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Coach MorleyFraser was standing next to me. He’d come tothe library to look for a trusted face, and minewas the first he saw.

It was like a god had descended from Mt.Olympus.

Would we be interested in babysitting? heasked. It seems that Morley and Liz had a datebut someone had forgotten to get a sitter. Theanswer, of course, was “sure.” You didn’t sayno to Morley Fraser.

Morley drove us to their house, a smallbungalow on the north side of Albion. Thefirst thing I noticed was that there were kidseverywhere. Stacked two and three high inbunk beds. This man was not only working ona great coaching career. He was seriouslyworking on his progeny.

The kids went to sleep, and we watchedTV until Morley and Liz returned. Morleydrove us back to our respective dorms. I don’tremember what they paid us, but it was toomuch.

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This was my first real introduction toMorley and Liz’s family. A family of whichI—like so many others over the years—havehad the privilege to become a part. I couldn’thave known then what a vital influenceMorley Fraser would have on my life.

Remembering an Albion ‘icon’

To everything there is a season . . .

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He made it possible for me to realize adream—playing college football when Ihadn’t played in high school.

He stuck with me as I missed a season anda half with a serious knee injury.

He saw in me qualities of strength, courageand perseverance that he slowly teased out.

He gave me the opportunity to play on anundefeated team.

But the influence was more than this. As itwas for so many others in this room, Morleybecame for me a coach and mentor for life.

He cared deeply about my career andfamily.

He cared deeply about my successes andfailures.

He always believed in me and prodded meto pursue my very best.

Perhaps the culmination of it all waswhen—in this very place 12 years ago—Morley placed the doctor’s hood on myshoulders.

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We will miss you, Morley! Oh, how wewill miss you! Husband, father, grandfather,dearest friend, mentor, coach. Your absencewill leave an empty space on the horizon.

But, if no longer with us in body, yourspirit will remain a part of us as long as welive. A spirit of courage, generosity, wonder-ful humor and unflinching faith.

Reluctantly—very reluctantly—we giveyou up to the arms of a Gracious God. At leastfor a season.

Until that time when we shall meet again.

Thomas Sagendorf, ’62

I met Morley Fraser in the fall of ’59 as anunhappy student/athlete at the University ofMichigan. I told him I had a girl that I missedterribly, and he said, “Christiansen, do youlove her? Do you want to marry her? Do youwant her to bear your children?” I answeredyes, and Morley said I’ll get her a job and youa place to live. On April 9, 1960 we gotmarried, and he kept every promise. Morley,the matchmaker.

That fall he told me to join his officiatingclass, and he would make a referee outof me. Shortly after I registered, he said,“Christiansen, I got a game for you Saturdayafternoon at Springport. It pays $18.” By 7p.m. that day I had worked six straight gamesfor three dollars apiece. When I laterquestioned this arrangement, Morley’sresponse to me was, “You’re married now.You need to think of your family, not howmany games there were.” Morley, theprovider.

Years later, I asked Morley to come andspeak at my church men’s group. When thetime arrived, in spite of my efforts at

activities—since I know he’s watching—andno doubt he’s whispering:

1:00 Entrance1:07 Hymn1:09 First Reading . . .Accordingly, the bus leaves for church at12:40.For cry-eye, Springer, be on time . . .Christiansen, wear a tie . . .Hurd, Ellinger, you’re great . . .Sagendorf, get all the ham ‘n’ eggers onthe bus . . .But, who was this man, H. Morley Fraser . . .

who was this loving man, this kind, competi-tive, charismatic Christian man who touchedso many?

Who was this man who demanded thebest from us?

First, he was a man from the Midwest,from Wisconsin, who loved the outdoors—raised by loving parents who instilled valuesof integrity and service to others.

Morley was a great athlete, a statechampion in Wisconsin high school track andfield. In college, he competed in three sports,again being a champion in track and field. Nodoubt these experiences honed his fiercecompetitive nature. After serving in the Navyduring World War II and then meeting andmarrying Liz, Morley arrived in Newberry, inthe U.P. of Michigan. Newberry still talks ofhim. “The Pied Piper of the Tahquamenon,”he recruited virtually the entire male popula-tion of high school age in “Greater Newberry”to play football and run track, and ignitedthem to 22-0-1 record with three football titlesin three years and a track title to boot.

In 1954, Morley, Liz and family arrived inAlbion. He coached football until 1968 andbaseball through 1972, having a massiveimpact on countless athletes and students andwinning a combined 11 MIAA titles.

publicizing it, only 12 men showed up. I wasbeside myself with embarrassment and justdevastated. Before he spoke, he put his armaround me and said, “Christiansen, Jesus onlyhad 12 men too, and He didn’t do too bad, didHe?” Morley, my loyal friend in Christ.

Morley was there for me in 1968 when mydad passed away. He became my second dadover the years. In 1995 we lost our two-year-old granddaughter in a car accident. Whoshows up to help us through it but Liz andMorley.

God did not break the mold when he madeMorley. He made a new mold with Liz andMorley to show the rest of us the meaning offamily and how he wanted families to be.Morley and Liz have comforted more peopleand demonstrated more love for their fellowman than any couple in history.

I thank God today for this life, and I urgeeach and every one of you to accept thechallenge of being the best husband or wife,parents, grandparents, great-grandparents,loyal friends and followers of Christ you canbe. Morley and Liz have shown us the way—now it’s up to us.

Darwin Christiansen, ’63

I was one of countless athletes who played forMorley. I hope I capture some of what youwould want to say and what you feel. I hope Ispeak for all of you.

As with most activities or in challenges Iface, I find myself reflecting on how Morleywould have brought his considerableorganizational and planning skills to bear onthese events. I have been trying to envisionhow he would have organized today’s

This 68-page commemorative album, printed on the occasion of Coach Morley Fraser’s 80th birthdayin 2002, is filled with vintage photographs, newspaper clippings and poignant tributes from his formerplayers. It describes Coach Fraser’s life and work, and offers highlights from the past 50 years ofBriton sports history.

To obtain your copy, simply contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, Albion College, 611 E.Porter St., Albion, MI 49224, call 517/629-0448 or send an e-mail to: alumniandparents@albion.edu.

Life with MorleyA Commemorative Album for Coach Morley Fraser

Who was this man who demanded thebest from us?

Who was this man who asked the best ofus?

He was a loving husband and father, whobelieved in his annual honeymoon trip withLiz, and his annual vacations with Liz, Diane,Linda, Kathy, Morts, Doug and Davie. Hewas a loving grandfather.

Morley was a man of boundless energy—never too busy to speak at a high schoolbanquet, an FCA meeting, or to console otherswho faced a tragedy in their lives. I wouldmarvel at Morley and Liz coordinating whowould go to Morts’ Bay City Central gameand who would go to Doug’s BirminghamSeaholm game each Friday night.

Morley, Liz and their family have sufferedgreat tragedies, and he always followed thiswisdom that he also shared with others: youmust ‘get up off the deck’, never give up,never quit.

All of us who played for Morley, we eachthought we were his favorite. And in truth weall were.

We feel an emptiness, but we also knowthat Morley and Davie and Steve are gettingtheir playbook in order—with Morley, ofcourse, working on the rules. Morley is in abetter place now, and running on younger legsagain.

So,Who was this man who demanded the

best from us?Who was this man who asked the best of

us?He was Morley Fraser . . . who saw the

best in all of us.

David Neilson, ’66

The Briton football team members

dedicated their 2004 season to Fraser

and wore his initials on their helmets.

Posted in the locker room was this

inscription: “For that hour of football,

play for each other, and play for Morley.”

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Alexandria Judson, ’08, daughter of Charles, ’73, and Susan Chapelle Judson, ’76, and MollyFloyd, ’08, daughter of Franklin and Cynthia “Penny” Hannett Floyd, ’76, and granddaughter ofJohn Hannett, ’57, and Beverly Hannett-Price, ’58.

Emily Ernsberger,’04, and Andrew Beck, ’04.

Samantha Sloma, ’07, daughter of Brian and Margaret Doolan Sloma,’82, and Adam Whitson, ’06.

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Lomas Fieldhouseremains a hub ofactivityBy Bobby Lee

Albion’s Bernard T. Lomas Fieldhouse,named for the College’s 12th president,continues to be one of the busiest facilities oncampus more than 16 years after its opening.

The College recognized a need for a newsports and recreation facility in the mid-1980s. Kresge Gym, built in 1925, could nolonger accommodate an increasing studentpopulation, a full schedule of indoor physicaleducation activities, the growth of women’svarsity sports and the rise in intramural sportsparticipation.

To address these needs, Albion determinedthat new physical education and recreationalsports facilities should be built. A majorfunding campaign resulted in construction ofthe Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Recreationand Wellness Center. Incorporated into thecenter was the Bernard T. Lomas Fieldhouse.The Lomas Fieldhouse was dedicated atHomecoming in October 1988 and is now partof a building complex that houses severalother indoor athletic facilities as well as theHerrick Center for Speech and Theatre.

Designed primarily for exercise, wellnessprograms and sports skill development, the38,000-square-foot Lomas Fieldhousecontains a 1/9-mile track surrounding multi-purpose court space for badminton, basket-ball, tennis and volleyball. It also contains tworacquetball courts and nets that can belowered from the ceiling to make a battingcage.

The Herrick Foundation provided a$1-million gift to name the fieldhouse inhonor of President Lomas. Other major giftswere procured from donors including:Gardner, ’37, and Betty McDougal Lloyd,’36; trustee Robert Morris; John, ’48, andJean Horn Oakes, ’48; Jarvis, ’49, andGertrude Elgear Schmidt, ’49; James, ’32,and Audrey Sebastian; and trustee Jay Wisner.

Today, the facility continues to servehundreds from the campus and the communityeach day. Recent equipment upgrades,including the purchase of StairMaster

machines and the renovation of the weightroom, have ensured that the facility remains asstate-of-the-art as the day it first opened itsdoors.

In addition to its use as an exercise andrecreation center, the Lomas Fieldhouseserves as an important facility for Albion’sintercollegiate athletic teams in times ofinclement weather. The football team movespractice indoors on stormy days, and thebaseball, softball, and track and field teamsrely heavily on the fieldhouse as a place toescape the elements while preparations beginfor the spring season.

Scott Carden, the head coach of thebaseball team who led Albion to a MichiganIntercollegiate Athletic Association champi-onship in 2004, was quick to praise the size of

the Lomas Fieldhouse as an aid to hitting andfielding practice in the winter months.

“The size of the fieldhouse gives usenough space to accomplish our basic infieldand outfield drills with 30 players,” Cardenexplained. “We believe we have a hugeadvantage on some of the teams we play(during the spring break trip) in Floridabecause many of the schools we face don’thave a facility like this.”

Albion’s student body also reaps thebenefits of the Lomas Fieldhouse when itcomes to intramural opportunities. Under thedirection of women’s soccer coach andintramural director Lisa Roschek, the IMprogram has expanded to cover racquetball,basketball, floor hockey and volleyball.

The Lomas Fieldhouse has also been thesite of some of Albion’s most prestigious andpopular events in recent years. South AfricanArchbishop Desmond Tutu spoke during aconvocation that attracted an audience of2,700 in 1993. Other ceremonial occasionsheld at the fieldhouse have included theinauguration of President Peter Mitchell in1998, capital campaign celebrations andseveral commencement exercises. It is alsothe venue for health fairs, exhibitions andstudent concerts featuring big-name bands.

Thanks to the vision of Albion’s Board ofTrustees and the College’s generous alumniand friends, the Bernard T. Lomas Fieldhousebrings the entire campus community togetherfor special events and serves as a nucleus forsports and other extracurricular activities.

(Above left) The Bernard T. Lomas Fieldhouse, shown as it was shortly after its opening in1988, is a primary venue for physical education classes and student conditioning programs.

(Above right) Indoor recreation, suchas this Li’l Sibs Weekend event, keepsthe fieldhouse busy up to 16 hours aday, seven days a week.

(Right) Sophisticated new equipmentwas installed last year in the weightroom.

(Left) A convocation featuring SouthAfrican Archbishop Desmond Tutu(1993) is one of many ceremonialevents held in the fieldhouse over theyears.

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Britons in BritainJoin the Albion College Concert Choir and

fellow alumni in May 2005 for what promises to be amemorable concert tour in Great Britain!

Choir alumni will be able to perform with the current Collegechoir in several concerts. Participants will have plenty of freetime for sightseeing.

All alumni and friends may register for this trip at a speciallydiscounted group rate. For more information, call the AlbionCollege Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 517/629-0284or visit our Web site at www.albion.edu/alumni/ .

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Join us at these upcoming events!Dec. 4High School Honor Band and Albion CollegeSymphonic Band Concert8 p.m., Goodrich Chapel

Dec. 5Festival of Lessons and Carols7 p.m., Goodrich Chapel

Dec. 8“Sing-Along” Messiah7 p.m., Goodrich Chapel

More information is available on the Web:Campus Events Calendar:

www.albion.edu/calendar/Sports Schedules:

www.albion.edu/sports/

Through Dec. 9Art Exhibit: “Alchemical Reactions”Lucy Slivinski and Kristy DeetzBobbitt Visual Arts Center

Nov. 17-20Theatre: The Quick-Change Room8 p.m., Herrick Theatre

Nov. 21Symphony Orchestra Concert4 p.m., Goodrich Chapel

Dec. 2Jazz Ensemble Concert8 p.m., Goodrich Chapel