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1 Taking flight; student entrepreneurs do what they dream A look at several business associated with the Student Business Incubator in the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center; photo.
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2 Art for all A look at public art both on and off campus; artists comment on the value of public art; photo.
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3 Buy fresh, buy local pays off A look at efforts by consumers and institutions to buy locally produced food and other goods; photo.
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4 Sports and events complex attracts crowds to UNI Highlights of recent activities on campus from July 2007 through June 2008; 427,000 attended events in the Dome, McLeod Center, and the West Gymnasium; another 112,000 attended events in GBPAC; photo.
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5 After the storms A look at the ways that UNI assisted those who were affected by the Parkersburg tornado and the Flood of 2008; business advice, scholarships, and recreationsl activities; photo.
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6 UNI awards three honorary degrees Nancy Aossey, Sheri Greenawald, and Robert Yager receive honorary degrees; photo.
7 UNI President Ben Allen President Allen and other UNI officials attended the Commencement program for the UNI MBA program in Hong Kong; photo.
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8 Princeton Review ranks UNI College of Business Administration as one of the best College is included in "Best 296 Business Schools".
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9 Gilchrist Hall is back and better than ever Gilchrist Hall opened again in the fall of 2008; offices that had been operating in other campus locations moved back into Gilchrist hall during the summer and fall of 2008; roster of offices that are now located in Gilchrist Hall; photo.
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10 Lab School has character PLS was one of twenty-five finalists in the 2008 National Schools of Character; photo.
11 UNI Alumni Association presents 2008 Heritage Honours Awards Nancy Powell, Adrienne Hallett, Carl Wehner, and Wanda Wehner honored; photo.
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12 Botanical Center celebrates 70 years, new addition Facility celebrated anniversary in April 2008; now has addition 1000 square foot addition and significant renovations.
13 Richard O. Jacobson Human Performance Center dedicated Facility dedicated in May 2008; offers athletic training center, offices for orthopedic physicians and physical therapists; second level provides space for externally-funded HPELS programs.
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14 Former IDM interns: leading economic development across Iowa Quick look at a few former interns who are doing well; photo.
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15 UNI School of Music returns home to Russell Hall $10 million renovation and addition project is complete; photo.
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16 Homecoming came early for new director of athletics Troy Dannen becomes fifth director of intercollegiate athletics since UNI entered Division 1; brief profile and statement of aims; photo.
17 Home suite home Peters Construction Corporation builds eight suites on west upper concourse of McLeod Center; university builds three suites on west side of Dome.
18 UNI student-athletes excel in classroom Over half of athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA in spring 2008; one fourth were on a Dean's List.
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19 Geopfert leads UNI track and field, cross country teams Profile of Travis Geopfert; photo.
20 UNI hires senior associate athletic director Jean Berger will be senior woman administrator; photo.
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21 Chuck and Barbara Grassley establish endowed professorship Gift will endow professorship in political science; will be entitled the Chuck and Barbara Grassley Endowed Professorship in Political Science; photo.
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22 Theatre UNI students get five days of big city and bright lights; Robert O. Wise endowment sends students to Broadway Two students and a number of alumni make the trip to New York theaters; photo.
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23 UNI Lux Service Awards Samantha J. Keltner, Lipin Loo, and Kelly Valentin honored; photo.
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24 David Adland Owns an engraving and screen printing business in Marshalltown.
25 Jerry Burt Works as a warden at the Anamosa State Penitentiary.
26 William Ipsen Retired after 34 years of teaching.
27 Bill Robinson Is the president of Whitworth University.
28 Tom Corcoran Retired after 35 years of teaching.
29 Neil Hansen Works as the director of bands at Northwest College in Wyoming.
30 Susan (Woody) Rhoades Received her Ph.D in educaitonal leadership and policy studies from Iowa State University.
31 Anne (Harris) Voge Co-directs high school musicals in Iowa Falls.
32 Jane (Grant) Usatin Was appointed director of outcomes assessment for the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego.
33 Brian Campbell Works for the law firm Whitfield and Eddy, P.L.C. in Des Moines.
34 Mark McBeth Is the top aide to the chairman and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration in Maryland.
35 William Donald Completed the investment consultant program at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
36 Susan (Nolte) Jacob Works as the volunteer editor of the Iowa Elks Association newspaper, as well as the Elks national convention newspaper.
37 Mary Ann (Hoelscher) Thompson Retired after 36 years of teaching.
38 Roger Goldsberry Was inducted into the Waterloo Optimist Club Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame.
39 Bruce Henderson Teaches math and coaches cross country.
40 Patricia Larson Is the deputy general counsel for the American Bar Association.
41 Carolyn Bowman Retired after 30 years of teaching.
42 Mary (Johnson) Gibson Retired after 28 years of teaching.
43 Sharlene (Hanus) McCord Retired from teaching.
44 Karen (Greene) Farmer Teaches 8th grade math.
45 Jym Ganahl Was inducted into the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
46 Kenneth Pfile Is the union outreach coordinator for Workers Independent News in Wisconsin.
47 Gary Stattler Serves on the Conrad City Council.
48 Gary Anderson Is the president of Preferred Care Patners Management Group in Texas.
49 Jean Doran Retired after 26 years of teaching.
50 Sharon (Knupp) Henson Retired from teaching.
51 William Barquist Retired as an office supervisor of Fareway Stores Inc.
52 Karni (Spain) Tiernan Retired after 36 years of teaching.
53 Mary Stattler Retired from teaching and now works at a vet clinic.
54 Marcia (Hensel) Miller and Al Miller They retired from the postcard and picture business they ran.
55 Gladys (Sawtell) Schmidt Is a tax preparer for H&R Block.
56 Jack Argotsinger Received the Friend of the School award from the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
57 Janet (Sharpless) Nelson Plays the flute and piccolo in the New Horizon Band and Iowa City Community Band.
58 Bob Cameron Was inducted into the Burlington Community School District Hall of Honor.
59 Lavonne (Wenger) McGuire Retired after 29 years of teaching.
60 Louise Braklow Celebrated her 106th birthday.
61 James Oberman Received a Legion of Honor award from France for his time served in World War II.
62 Robert Kascht Wrote the book "Good Genes, Luck, Lots of Prayer."
63 Bill Nelson Went to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He was a participant in the 1948 Olympics in London.
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64 Robert Reid Is the executive director and CEO of Camp Fire USA Heart of the Hawkeye Council.
65 Michael Ward Travels to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island often.
66 Sarah (Appelman) Derr Teaches elementary Spanish in Missouri.
67 Kevin Hansen Was named to the board of directors at Hellman Associates Inc.
68 Anne Kirpes Was named as a 2008 Phi Delta Kappa Class of Emerging Leaders member.
69 James Roberts Is the author of eleven books. He recently had a third collection of poetry published.
70 Cordie Smith Retired form health information management at Covenant Medical Center.
71 Ed Derr Is the director of counseling at Drury University in Missouri.
72 Dale Emmert Is the president and CEO of Simpson Furniture.
73 Jean (Shimpach) Griffin Was recognized as a Space Flight Awareness honoree for her work in support of NASA's Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs.
74 Deb Vangellow Is a golf writer for Houston Links magazine and a nationally renowned golf educator.
75 Thomas Farmer Retired from teaching and is now working at Moss Enterprises.
76 Jon Austin Recently received tenure as a professor at Cedarville University.
77 Steve Stevenson Works as a paralegal analyst at Principal Financial Group.
78 Michelle (Clarken) Van Maanen Completed her Ed. D. She works as an assistant professor at the University of South Dakota.
79 Don Coffin Is the director and head of the Des Moines office of PrivateBank as well as incoming chairman and on the board of directors of Easter Seals of Iowa.
80 Paul Eggen Recently became a member of geotechnical laboratory, OMNNI Associates', board of directors.
81 Lisa (Wadle) Vanderlugt Was one of ten teachers in Dubuque County to be awarded the 2008 Gold Star for Outstanding Teaching Award.
82 Timothy Carlson Is a senior manager/assistant controller at Aegon in Cedar Rapids.
83 Wanda Smith Teaches business to high school students.
84 Todd Van Maanen Is the co-owner and vice president of the engineering firm, Eisenbraunt & Associates, in South Dakota.
85 Todd Hoyer Is the director of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare/Covenant Clinic Departments of Surgery, Anesthesiology, Pain Management, and Otolaryngology.
86 Mary Ann Johnson Was named the first Bill and June Flatt Professor of Foods and Nutrition in the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
87 Mary (Coziahr) Meade Teaches biology.
88 Juliana (Gammon) Huiskamp Earned her Ph.D. in educational leadership from Iowa State University.
89 Gordon Druvenga Is CFO of YouthWorks, Inc. in Minneapolis.
90 Joan (Mayer) Hohl Is a school social worker at Northwest AEA.
91 Dennis Presnall Is CEO of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
92 Karen (Burke) Burianek Is the assistant to the director of the National Animal Disease Center.
93 Norma (Holub) Neubauer Teaches at Waterloo East High School.
94 Dennis Roloff Teaches at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. He is the head track coach and head girls basketball coach.
95 Jamie Van Nostrand Is the executive director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center in New York.
96 Grant Veeder Is a member of the Iowa Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
97 Craig Wigton Works with American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company as a claims administrator.
98 Ann Brus Works at Denison High School as a guidance counselor.
99 Susan (McKee) Gorenmeyer Is an ESL teacher for Hasting Public Schools.
100 Allan Jacobson Is instructor of percussion and director of "The Knightliters" Jazz Band I at Wartburg College.
101 Del Shepard Is the director of career services at Simpson College.
102 David VanSickel Recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2007.
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103 Laury (Erickson) Shonka Teaches at Prairie Grove Elementary School in Jesup.
104 Marc Reifenrath Opened an office in Des Moines for his Web development company.
105 Shelly Green Earned her master's degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in sports administration.
106 Rebecca (Haase) Nosbisch Works at Auto Owners Insurance Company.
107 Julie Schricker Works as a marketing manager for Sandford Brands.
108 Brent Hardin Received a first-place award in sports column writing and a third-place award in sports feature photography in 2008's Nebraska Press Association contest.
109 Luke Bartlett Is a managing partner of Papa Murphy's Pizza in eastern Iowa.
110 Sheryl Dietzenbach Works at Sole, McManus, Pearson & Willems, P.C. law firm.
111 Sara (Barnhart) Yeong Joon Ko Works as the director of financial applications for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants.
112 Becky Glace Bartlett Works for Orchard Hill Church.
113 Shawn Boss Is a national category manager at the Oscar Mayer Division of Kraft Foods.
114 Cami Brazelton Received a promotion to senior marketing strategist at Principal Financial Group.
115 Jenny Lambertson Christensen Teaches second grade.
116 Colli (Eichorn) Peters Works at Midland Loan Services.
117 Stacy Kennedy Is working on her master's degree in human resources at Capella University.
118 Jeremy Rasmussen Works as a vice president at Wells Fargo Bank in Mason City.
119 Steven Albers Works as a marketing communications specialist in California.
120 Rebecca Kauten Works as the watershed coordinator for the Black Hawk Soil and Water Conservaton District.
121 Aileen Mahood Sullivan Teaches chemistry.
122 Threase Harms-Hassoun Is the Midwest director for worldwide public affairs and policy at Mfizer Inc.
123 Kelli Palcic Works as a special education teacher.
124 Stephen Rokes Works as a senior manager of data architecture and data operations for Buccaneer-Software Development and Informatics Division.
125 Nicholle (Judas) Stone Works as a manager of course development for Colorado State University-Global Campus.
126 Clint Taylor He is a minority owner of a restaurant and music venue in Texas.
127 Annette (Wedemeier) Hyde Is an early childhood special education teacher for the Keystone Area Education Agency.
128 William Lange Works as the global distribution sales manager for True Temper Sports in Texas.
129 Debra (Andersen) Oliver Works as the director of the MBA program at Mount Mercy College.
130 Susan Rea Received her master of education degree from Iowa State University.
131 Shannon Risk Was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship to Canada in cultural and intellectual history.
132 Teresa Decoursey Is working on her master's degree in reading instruction at Buena Vista University.
133 Steve Madson Works as an assistant superintendent in Texas.
134 Lance Menster Works as the elementary math manager for the Houston TX Independent School District.
135 Randall Wee Was named the Des Moines Register High School Coach of the Year. His baseball team had a 40-0 record in the 2008 season.
136 Brian Burke Is the president of the Davenport Kiwanis Club and treasurer and board member for the Volunteers for Symphony/Finance Committee.
137 Douglas Moon Works as a category analysis manager for Kraft Foods' Customer Development and Shopper Insights.
138 Joyce (Picht) Barbatti Recently published a children's book. She works as a co-publisher and business manager of a sports magazine.
139 Sharon Carberry Works as a teacher in Texas.
140 Brian Sankey Works as a resident physician at the Northeast Iowa Family Practice Center in Waterloo.
141 Anthony Kuehn Is an historical interpreter at Living History Farms in Des Moines.
142 Chris Brauns Is a pastor. His book, "Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions", was recently released.
143 Timothy Pezzetti Is the activities director at Lebanon High School in Missouri.
144 Margaret Schebler Is the athletics director at Ashford University.
145 David Truka Is the director of customer service and planning at Heartland Express Inc. in North Liberty.
146 Marti Friest Is a writer and editor for a newspaper.
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147 Lisa (Griffin) Hattel Received her master's degree in special education from Morningside College.
148 Kenneth Rowe Passed away on 6/15/2008.
149 Myrna Bradley Huebsch Passed away on 6/28/2008.
150 Diane Tenglin West Passed away on 3/2/2008.