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1 Motivated; making the transitions from student to qualified citizen Profile of Kimberly Abram and her effort to obtain a degree in criminology; photo.
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2 One of a kind; a model for undergraduate research A look at undergraduate research, with special focus on work that is published in UNI's American Journal of Undergraduate Research; photo.
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3 The legacy of purple Profile of Nancy Aossey and her work with International Medical Corps; profile of Father William Vit; photo.
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4 2 + 2 makes dreams come true A look at the 2 + 2 Program and some of those who have been in the program; photo.
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5 Art at the top Profiles of six UNI art students who participated in the Emerging Iowa Artist Program; photo.
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6 Faculty profile; James Mattingly & Laquita Blockson; what's good for business? Professor Blockson and Mattingly offer their views on business ethics; photo.
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7 Panther athletics Summary of 2004-2005 seasons for basketball, wrestling, tennis, track and field, and baseball; photo.
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8 Violins in space Four students will take part in NASA reduced gravity program; photo.
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9 Friedman next Corning lecturer Thomas Friedman will speak in September; photo.
10 Hanish assistant VP for event management Jan Hanish named Assistant Vice President for Event Management; Guy Sims named interim director of Maucker Union; photo.
11 Lifelong university just for the fun of it UNI will offer a series of non-credit classes.
12 Lubker named interim provost Dean James Lubker will replace Aaron Podolefsky; photo.
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13 Price Lab one of five new First Amendment schools Will attempt to integrate First Amendment rights and responsibilities into the curriculum; photo.
14 Student Health Center grand opening on Family Weekend Grand opening for remodeled center will be held October 28, 2005; photo.
15 Hermansen named UNI Foundation vice president Noreen Hermansen will concentrate on raising money for athletics; photo.
16 Award named for Kothari Award in honor of Dr. Jitu D. Kothari will be given annually to an inductee into the Athletics Hall of Fame; Sandra Williamson will receive first award; roster of those who will enter the hall in October 2005; photo.
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17 Alumni events in review Schedule of alumni meetings around the country.
18 From the Association president Alumni Relations and Alumni Association will move into new quarters by September; Alumni Association attempting to raise money for hospitality suite in McLeod Center; photo.
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19 From the Association chair Term of Beth Jorgensen Harris will end in October; to be succeeded by Barbara Harper Norman; tribute to work of Noreen Hermansen; photo.
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20 Dennis Frisch Retired from teaching science to junior high students after thirty-three years. Works part time with Pioneer Hi-Bred Seeds, and volunteers as a paramedic with the Durant Volunteer Ambulance Service.
21 Sterling Hartman Retired after thirty years with the Department of Defense, and three years as a consultant to the Pentagon.
22 Ruth (Craig) Smith Retiring after thirty-eight years of teaching sixth-grade social studies in the Chariton School System.
23 Roger and Kathy (Tice) Betts Spending retirement in southwest Colorado.
24 Joel Ebert Serving as the events coordinator of Peoples Savings Bank Ventures after retiring from the AGWSR Schools as an elementary principal and curriculum director.
25 Stephen Parson Named associate professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, where he had been employed for thirty years.
26 Linda (Huntley) Jobman Employed by the American City Bureau fundraising consulting firm.
27 David Suntken Celebrated the fortieth wedding anniversary with his wife, Polly Suntken. David serves as a special education aide, and Polly as a kindergarten teacher.
28 Harold Anderson Taught physics and chemistry at Stephens College for twenty-two years.
29 Karen (Ballard) Avey Has taught content mastery at Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary for thirty-two years.
30 Mary Ellen (Hagaman) Barry Retired from the Mercy Medical Center's inpatient pharmacy.
31 Judy (Schrad) Jeffrey Appointed to the position of director of the Iowa Department of Education by Governor Tom Vilsack.
32 Denny White Retired from forty years as a science teacher and coach, having spent the previous thirty-seven years with Mount Pleasant Schools. Recently inducted into the Iowa Track Coaches' Hall of Fame.
33 Bill Bonnstetter Attended the inauguration of President George W. Bush as a guest of Gordon James.
34 Kenneth Moss Retired from the systems services section of the finance department of the Mayo Clinic, where he served as unit manager for thirty-four years.
35 Jerry Nelson Retired after twenty-five years of employment with the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Currently preaching to inmates in South Carolina.
36 Marilyn (Booth) Yockey Volunteers with her husband, Roger, in community improvement projects in struggling areas through the Global Volunteers organization.
37 Paul D. Jones Working with wastewater and electricity at McMurdo Station in Antarctica after retiring from thirty-six years of teaching science in Montezuma.
38 Thomas Milleman Teaching part time at the College of DuPage in Illinois after retiring from his position as department head of the electronics technology department.
39 Dr. John Schlicher Retired from work as a specialist in dermatology at the Wichita Clinic. He was a founding clinical faculty member of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, and recipient of the Wichita Clinic Founders Award.`
40 Paul Yap Retired after fourteen years as an elementary principal of the San Diego City Schools.
41 Dorothy (Horn) Barten Supporting her granddaughter's mission trip to Haiti.
42 Marcia (Hensel) Miller Sells aerial photographs with her husband, Alfred Miller in Quartzite, Arizona.
43 Jerry Thordsen Served as a guest lecturer for a UNI course.
44 Jack Magruder Named president emeritus at Truman State University after nine years as president, twenty-two years as a professor of chemistry and science education, and five years as academic vice president.
45 Alyse (Mohr) Streitberger Recognized as the top female bicycle rider at the annual banquet of the Bicycle Club of Irvine, with which she is a member along with her husband, Eric Streitberger.
46 Elaine (Jewell) Brandeland Recently celebrated her fiftieth wedding anniversary with her husband, Hank.
47 James Livingston Retired after twelve years as a member of the San Juan School District Board of Trustees.
48 Harlan Phillips Served as a special agent of the FBI before opening a private investigative firm. Recently inducted into the Muscatine High School Hall of Honor.
49 Gretchen (Noe) Williams Mistakenly listed as deceased in a previous issue of Northern Iowa Today.
50 Lois (Mull) Hensel Retired from both teaching and realty, and recently celebrated her fiftieth wedding anniversary.
51 Ethel (Flom) Swanson Retired from teaching for twenty years.
52 Warren A. Smith Penned two books, "Cruising the Deuce" and "Gossip from Across the Pond".
53 Henry Vaneschen Residing in Vinton.
54 Carl Heller Toured New Zealand by motor home with his wife.
55 Bernice (Brand) Schall Celebrated her ninety-fifth birthday with family in Woman Lake, Minnesota.
56 Marian Kennedy Retired after forty-five years of teaching at Manchester, Janesville, Anamosa, and Kenwood.
57 Class rings are here Class rings are available to alumni.
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58 Kevin Horan Employed as a commercial loan broker at American Nationwide Mortgage.
59 Ward Budweg Owner of Decorah Bicycles for ten years.
60 Lynn Webber Johnson Teaching fifth-grade at Blessed Sacrament School. Has been chosen for the Who's Who Among American Teachers for 2004.
61 Mike Kramer Employed by Dice.com as an installed account executive.
62 Christy (Kyle) Pollock Coordinator of the Newspaper in Education program at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
63 C. Lee (Manross) Richards Serving as a seventh-grade special education teacher after twenty-three years as a social worker.
64 Steve Schmit Serving as Iowa State Extension Black Hawk County education director.
65 Gary Werle Owns the Werle Construction Company in Iowa City. Also serves as president of the Iowa Builder's Association.
66 Clayton Wilcox Serving as the superintendent of Pinellas County Schools, Florida.
67 Curtis DeBerg Founded the global non-profit organization, SAGE.
68 Pat Esser Serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Cox Communication in Atlanta.
69 Mark Hermann Employed in the commercial service division of Molyneaux Insurance and Financial Services.
70 John Karbula Named superintendent of the Windsor RE-4 School District in Colorado.
71 Patricia O'Donnell Professor of creative writing at the University of Maine, and recipient of the Martin Dibner Memorial Fellowship in fiction.
72 Steve Baker Opened a tax practice at compass Financial in West Des Moines.
73 Brian Benson Employed as associate business director of Exceptional Persons, Inc.
74 Rose (Mogart) Elsbecker Nominated for inclusion in the 2005 Who's Who of American Women.
75 Laurene (McClintock) Lanich Serving as superintendent of Iowa Valley Schools in Marengo.
76 Jan (Bahr) Larson Employed as a physician for the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
77 Michael J. Wood Teaches business at Southwestern College in Wichita, Kansas.
78 Lynise (Huff) Robinson Employed as a physical therapist assistant at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.
79 Garry Berryman Named chief procurement officer at Sara Lee Corporation. Previously employed as vice president of global materials at Applied Materials.
80 Donald Clausen Employed as a CAD teacher and TSA advisor at Mulvane High School.
81 Joyce Hackett Received a post-doctorate MBA from Wayne State College. She serves as a special education supervisor at the Great Eiver Area Education Agency in Burlington.
82 Joan (Stolze) Manning Named vice president of the Western Frontier Division of the American Red Cross Blood Services.
83 Glenna Hovey Employed as a realtor with Edina Realty in Minnesota.
84 David Peters President of Peters Construction Corp. and adjunct instructor at UNI.
85 Jon Scoles Appointed chief judge of the 2nd Judicial District by the Iowa Supreme Court.
86 Steve Smith Retiring after twenty years as chief juvenile court officer of the 1st Judicial District, Waterloo.
87 Darwin Uhlenhopp Retiring from teaching middle school mathematics and coaching at Nevada Schools.
88 Pamela (Goeb) Jordan Elected to a second term as Dickinson County Supervisor.
89 Robert Longmuir Retired from New Hampton Schools, currently working half-time as superintendent for Tripoli Schools.
90 Dave McCullough Retired after twenty-eight years as head of Black Hawk County's motor vehicle division.
91 Martin Gilson Associate director of the Corporate Leaders' Program in the College of Engineering at Arizona State University.
92 Scott Hill Owns H&H Pallet in Davenport.
93 Richard Hanson Serving as an art instructor at Fort Dodge Senior High School. His work has won the top purchase award at the National Watercolor Society Exhibition in Fullerton, California.
94 David W. Kane Retired after thirty years with the United States Postal Service
95 Calista (Stence) Reed Employed as the client relations coordinator for the law firm of Heyl, Royster, Voelker, and Allen.
96 Steve Casey Teaching senior composition and American literature at Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona.
97 JoAnne (Mowrer) Heisterkamp Serving as the academic and employment director of St. Joseph Catholic High School.
98 David Hove Named full partner for LWBJ, directing tax services in Ames, West Des Moines, and Marshalltown.
99 Kendall Lundberg Serves as the employee benefits sales executive with First Insurance Agency in Mason City.
100 Robert Mayne Employed as a test engineer for Northrup Grumman Mission Systems.
101 Mike Williams Appointed to the advisory board to the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Technology at UNI. Employed as a science teacher at Keota High School.
102 David Wilson Received the 2005 Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award.
103 Steve Ryan Retired from thirty-six years in education. Had served as principal of Whitewater Middle School for ten years.
104 Craig Snider Involved in the insurance business in Osage.
105 Darrel Bartling Retired after thirty-five years as junior and senior high school principal in the Mount Ayr Community School District.
106 Douglas Genschmer Retired as a resource specialist in California.
107 Robert Hegna Retriing from teaching biology and chemistry at AHST Schools.
108 Roy Behrens Published a biography of William Edwards Cook.
109 Alois Bernard Retired from the State of Iowa Department of Human Services.
110 Konnie (Anderson) Snider Retired after teaching mathematics for thirty-two years. Now serving on the Osage School Board.
111 Dennis Duerling Retired from his position as a high school principal within the Clinton School District after thirty-five years.
112 Gary Hendrickson Retired from service as Commander of the 610th Information Operations Flight at Offutt Air Froce Base, Nebraska.
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113 Jonna Higgins-Freese Named executive director of the non-profit organization, 1,000 Friends of Iowa.
114 James Bronner Employed as Black Hawk County's budget and finance manager.
115 Jennifer (Holmes) Wessels Teaches at Nevada High School.
116 Jason Palmquist Named executive director of the Washington Ballet in Washington D. C.
117 Aaron Putze Appointed executive director and public relations officer for the coalition to Support Iowa Farmers.
118 John Reimann Employed as a supplier warranty administrator for the John Deere Construction and Forestry Division in Davenport.
119 Scott Stackhouse Founder of the Edgecore advertising agency in Cedar Falls.
120 Dee (Reinhart) Vandeventer Presented a workshop at the Association of Fundraising Professions 2005 International Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
121 Kathleen Pfeiffer Named director of regulatory and external relationships for Wells Fargo Financial in Des Moines.
122 Bradley Block Serves as chief of interpretation at Custer State Park, and director of the National Association of Interpretation.
123 Randy Gehl Named public information officer for the city of Dubuque.
124 Wendy (Kinnaird) Gray Joined Des Moines University as executive director of the Free Clinics of Iowa.
125 Dawn Mumby Named director of financial services/chief financial officer for Marengo Memorial Hospital.
126 Benjamin Logan Directs fifth through eighth grade band in Clinton, and plays trumpet with the Clinton Symphony Orchestra.
127 Annette (Greiner) Renaud Joined Ankeny Industrial development as executive director.
128 Helen Hicks-Wenthold Graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue, and will join Jefferson Road Animal Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana.
129 Jay Johnson Serves as offensive coordinator for the University of Southern Mississippi.
130 Michael Lee Will serve as the foot and ankle surgeon of Central Iowa Orthopaedics in Des Moines. Elected to the Board of Directors of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
131 Scott Durscher Employed as a broker for Warner Group, Inc. After having served with Generations Financial Group in Cedar Falls.
132 Mike Lockert Joined Merit Resources, Inc. as a sales representative. He had previouslly worked for ADP as a territory manager.
133 Courtney Messingham Serves as the wide receiver coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. He had previously been the head football coach of Upper Iowa.
134 Deanna (Oelmann) Roelfs Employed as a senior account executive at Osborn & Barr Communications in Des Moines.
135 Margaret Schebler Has served seven years as the athletics director and head women's basketball coach at the Franciscan University, Clinton.
136 Dan Cox Named principal of Valley Lutheran High School in Cedar Falls.
137 Joseph Kramer Joined the Pocahontas Area Community School District as superintendent after serving as principal with BCLUW.
138 Brett Baker Named director of internal review for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service of Washington, D. C.
139 Jeffrey Falconer Promoted to vice president of corporate reporting at Audio Visual Services Corp.
140 Jane (Brandt) Lindaman Named principal of Bunger Middle School in Evansdale. She had previously served as principal of Union Middle School in Dysart.
141 David Ryan Serving as president of the Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Company.
142 Kathy (Smith) Leggett Serves as the director for advocacy and outreach with Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines.
143 Steve Dana Serves as the sales manager for the northern Iowa branch of Midwest Wireless.
144 David Gibson Employed as the territory manager for Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.
145 Brian Isom Joined TD&T Financial as a principal in its Burlington office.
146 Constance (Meyer) McGovern Works at the Educational Opportunity Center at UNI as an educational counselor.
147 Lisa Cubbage Employed at the accounting department of Quad County Implement in Blairstown.
148 Jeff Schlobohm Employed as an account manager at VGM Financial Services.
149 John Semprini Instructs technology classes for fourth through eighth grades at Carroll Community Schools.
150 Cindy (Steffen) Thul Was promoted to foods supply chain finance at Quaker Foods in Cedar Rapids.