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1 Historic Commencement A look at the work involved in arranging the spring 2011 Commencement; photo.
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2 UNI announces new College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences New college combines former College of Natural Sciences and College of Humanities and Fine Arts; several faculty members talk about the combination; photo.
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3 Stepping into the unknown; alumna combines spirit of adventure with international business savvy to help underprivileged Kristi Philips talks about her extensive experience studying abroad during her years at UNI; photo.
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4 Passion for teaching lasts throughout the years Frank and Beverly Schear Alhelm talk about their long careers in teaching; photo.
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5 Education gets real A look at the Real World Externship for Teachers of Mathematics; photo.
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6 UNI announces 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame class Ken Green, Allison Starr Pohlman, Jacob Pauli, Kevin Meacham, Gary Steffensmeier, and Christopher Edginton will be honored; profile of the 1989-1990 men's basketball team; photo.
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7 Falls 2011 sports preview Quick look at football, volleyball, soccer, and cross country; photo.
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8 UNI named finalist for Presidential Award for service UNI was one of eleven finalists for award; named to President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
9 Reaching for Higher Ground: community after 9/11 Theme will center on terrorist attack of 2001; photo.
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10 University of Northern Iowa reaccredited by Higher Learning Commission Receives accreditation through 2020.
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11 UNI hosts world championship of intercollegiate solar boar racing UNI places fourth in competition at George Wyth State Park; photo.
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12 UNI selects name for new apartment complex New complex south of Regents Center will be called Panther Village; description of the apartment units; photo.
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13 Imagine the Impact List of steering committee members; photo.
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14 John Deere + Classic Upward Bound = hope for the future A look at the work of the Upward Bound program and its influence on students' lives; photo.
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15 Professor ship helps UNI gerontology program grow; Eshbaugh awarded Adele Whitenack Davis Professorship in Gerontology Professor Eshbaugh talks about the aims of the program; photo.
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16 UNI African-American alumni reunion; Homecoming 2011, October 7-8 Group will organize activities at Homecoming; photo.
17 UNI; I am home at the Dome!; University of Northern Iowa Homecoming Schedule of 2011 Homecoming activities.
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18 Larry Park Was a sport writer for the Waterloo Courier and served on the College Eye student newspaper.
19 Karen (Ballard) Avey Retired from teaching.
20 Constantine Tgiros Was inducted into the Battle Creek Central High School Hall of Fame.
21 Norman Wolfe Attended his 50th reunion.
22 Duane Nevenhoven Was inducted into the Iowa High School Golf Coaches' Hall of Fame and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Basketball Coaches' Hall of Fame.
23 Roger Bohning Enjoys time with his grandchildren.
24 Lila (Groteluschen) Jensen Retired after teaching for 32 years.
25 Elly (Stettler) Leslie Was inducted into the UNI School of Music Jazz Hall of Fame.
26 Phyllis (Gregg) Smith Taught English from 1950-1984.
27 Lee Thomson Plays the trombone in the New Horizon Band and the Cedar Rapids El Kahir Band.
28 Pat (Martens) Shepard and Richard Shepard Have three children.
29 Jeanette (Woodcock) Winegarden and James Winegarden Celebrated 63 years of marriage.
30 Elaine (Shannon) Train Notes that a number of her family have attended and graduated from UNI.
31 Frank H. Alhelm and Beverly (Schear) Alhelm Celebrated 65 years of marriage. They both retired after lifelong teaching careers.
32 Ardeth (Bennett) Kocourek She is an officer of the Bennett County Retired Teachers Association and her local DAR chapter.
33 Floyd Oglesby Was inducted, posthumously, into the Battle Creek Central, MI, High School Hall of Fame.
34 Letter unites friends for 60+ years Group continues round robin letter.
35 103 and still going Marval Wilma Fee Williams and Floyd Ellson are now 103 years old.
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36 James Ostrander Retired from John Deere after 36 years.
37 Lorrie (Lambert) Etheredge Teaches French at Stephen Hempstead High School in Dubuque.
38 Connie King Earned her MS in instructional design technology from Western Illinois University.
39 Kristin (Lorenz) Ostrander Now teaching at Wartburg College.
40 Merlin Nuss Was hired by Bank of American as vice president - change manager.
41 Joy (Insko) Darling Retired from teaching in 1994.
42 JoAnn M. Herrmann Retired from the State of Iowa Insurance Division, Securities Bureau.
43 Judy (Porter) Jordan Her years at UNI were some of the happiest years of her life.
44 Rosemary (Nosbisch) Mabeus Retired from teaching.
45 Diane Olson Schroeder Retired from teaching. She attained National Board Certification.
46 Bruce Bernard Received the inaugural Better Together Award from the Great Des Moines Community Foundation.
47 William (Bill) Porter and De Ann (Carstens) Porter William recently accepted the first Boone and Crockett Chair of Wildlife Conservation and Policy at Michigan State University.
48 Rosemary (Campbell) Geiken Accepted position as assistant professor in early childhood at East Tennessee State University.
49 Gary Burke Retired from his senior vice president and cashier position at State Bank and Trust Company.
50 Carol (Blaisdell) Allbaugh and Robert Allbaugh Are living in Cambodia, where Carol is director of program and training for Peace Corps volunteers.
51 Gary Lindsay Retired after 40 years of teaching at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. He is currently north central regional director of the Journalism Education Association.
52 Jennifer (Denger) Kreitlow Retired after 36 years of teaching.
53 Marcia (McKown) Hummel Currently an adjunct in history at Iowa Central Community College.
54 Dorothy (McWilliams) Sheller Retired from teaching and special education work.
55 Nancy (Foster) Wagoner Retired from teaching.
56 Dr. Dudley E. (Skip) Farrell Retired as audiology unit manager and student supervisor of the audiology service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
57 Mark Gibson Retired from the Dubuque County Highway Department. Previously served in Vietnam as an engineer advisor.
58 Vicky (Parson) Poole Retired as principal of Valley High School in West Des Moines.
59 Donald Sabin Retired from John Deere Product Engineering Center.
60 Linda (Wayland) Davis Retired from speech pathology.
61 Thomas Ervin Is editor for the journal of the National Earth Science Teachers Association. He was elected as president elect for the Iowa Academy of Science.
62 Chemistry alumnus receives 100th patent Steve Heilman, who works for 3M, received his 100th patent.
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63 Jane (Fowler) Wagner Retired from the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office.
64 Anne (Jackson) Jaeckel Serves as band and choir director at Wayne Community Schools.
65 Kerri (Loewenstein) Miene Her insurance agency was recently voted Best Insurance Agency in Irving, Texas. She was also recognized as a Free Enterprise Honoree by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
66 Evan Amdahl Is head coach of Rainy River Community College women's hockey team.
67 Carrie (Funk) Taylor Is K-8 ELP educator for Waterloo Community Schools.
68 Jon Harmsen Was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of Nellis Management Company.
69 Scott Williams Is director of marketing at Golden Triangle Specialty Network.
70 Debra (Gordon) Hedden Is associate professor of music education and music therapy at the University of Kansas.
71 Jeff Quint Is the owner of Cedar Ridge Vineyards, Winery, and Distillery in Swisher, Iowa.
72 Julia (Wood) Stoll Won the Central Zone Volunteer of the Year Award.
73 Curtis Mann Is a paramedic and firefighter.
74 Bob Nielson Received Liberty Mutual's NCAA Division II 2010 Coach of the Year Award. He was also named Division II 2010 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.
75 Diane (Crane) Bridgewater Was promoted to executive vice president-chief financial and administrative officer for LCS in Des Moines.
76 Beverly Havlik Assumed command of the US Coast Guard Cutter "Healy."
77 Elizabeth (Brooks) Michael Joined the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
78 Dennis Edwards Is the president and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau. He has also been nominated to the ASAE board of directors as well as the ASAE Foundation Board.
79 Gary Swanson Named supervisor of baseball umpires for Charlotte, North Carolina.
80 Linda Ireland Published a book in 2010 called "Becoming Real Parents in an Unreal World: Guiding Children in a Global Society."
81 Thomas Lammers Is now an associate professor of plant taxonomy and herbarium curator at UW-Oshkosh.
82 Sue (Billmyer) Murphy Is the business manager/board secretary at the Howard-Winneshiek Community School District.
83 Sheralyn (Meddock) Bennett Received her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the College of St. Scholastica.
84 Susan (Herbert) Verhulst Is a contributing author for "Fundamentals of Human Resource Management".
85 Laurene (McClintock) Lanich Is the associate superintendent of teaching and learning for the West Des Moines Community School District.
86 Diane (Chapman) Lloyd Is the head athletic trainer at Andrews High School in Texas.
87 Janice (Blockhus) Segerstrom Completed her 30th year of teaching.
88 Architecture association names UNI alumnus as executive director Iowa chapter of American Institute of Architects names Ben Hildebrandt as CEO; photo.
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89 Kelly (Fenton) Coleman Was selected to travel to Germany by the Transatlantic Outreach Program.
90 Pat Gibney Finished his PhD and is pursuing his post-doc at Princeton.
91 Allison (Hasselbrink) Griesel Is teaching K-5 general music and show choir at Verrado Elementary School in Arizona.
92 Sean Grant Began working as a CPA. He bought a firm. It is now known as Grant and Schindel CPAs, Inc.
93 Cheryl (Ritz) Meller Is the development and communications director for the YMCA of Black Hawk County.
94 Angela Wittmer Is the school counselor at Holmes Junior High School in Cedar Falls.
95 Allysa (Koch) Billhorn Works for the HON Company in Muscatine, Iowa.
96 Sara White Completed national certification as an EMT-B.
97 Teri (Martin) Bowlin Is the PreK-8 principal at Lynnville-Sully CSD.
98 Nadia Korobova Working as an assistant director of international programs at UNI.
99 Kathleen (Cameron) Melago Currently on the music faculty at Slippery Rock University in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
100 Carolyn (Hoard) Sween Works for the Community Foundation in Waterloo.
101 Nicole (Tremel) Juranek Is an assistant professor and program chair of the communication studies department at Iowa Western Community College.
102 Amanda Schroder Serves as the events and individual gifts manager at MacPhail Center for Music.
103 Christopher Thiel Is executive VP and CFO at Alterman, Inc.
104 Shannon Risk Has had two books published, "The Madame" and "Pirate Shirt Dot Com."
105 Beth (Graff) Pattschull Consults in early childhood special education for the Des Moines Public Schools.
106 Melinda (Lewis) Walton Moved to Harrisonburg.
107 Sarah (Bingaman) Schwartz Moved to Dayton, Ohio.
108 Elizabeth Cox Accepted the position of director of communications and research with the Oregon Department of Community Colleges.
109 Jason Follett Was named the 2011 Iowa Knights of Columbus Co-Grand Knight of the Year.
110 Katrisha (Taylor) Heidemann Is working on her BSN (nursing).
111 Chad Morton Was hired by Wells Fargo.
112 Videographer joins ME&V Jay Ratcliff takes new position; photo.
113 Panther sightings in the Rockies Melissa Barber sees UNI alumni during hike; photo.
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114 Chelsey Schlomann Is the supply management planner for the Experimental Parts Procurement Group at John Deere.
115 Luke Schoonover Secured an outside sales position with Fastenal.
116 Crystal Miller Is a recruiter with TEK Systems.
117 Drew Van Woert Was the UNI TC Mascot from 2005-2009. He received a promotion at American Family Insurance.
118 Amanda Wilson Completed her MS in student affairs in higher education at Miami University.
119 Courtney Althoff Works as a campaign coordinator for Yellowbook USA.
120 Elizabeth Deppe Serves as a Peace Corps volunteer in St. Vincent, an island in the Eastern Caribbean.
121 Amy (Whitehead) Hospodarsky Is the director of member services at the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce.
122 Geoff Juza Is working as a CPA for McGladrey and Pullen.
123 Dustin Albrecht Received his MS in biochemistry from Iowa State University.
124 Sarah Fielitz Works as a trade marketing analyst for Bellisio Foods Co. in Minnesota.
125 Katie Sandbulte Works at St. John's Hospital in Oklahoma.
126 Amelia Fink Received a promotion at Foster's Inc.
127 Lee (Trebbien) Goldsmith Earned her MS in horticulture from Iowa State University.
128 Daniel Phillips Earned the certified professional photographer designation.
129 Paul Rosenboom Received a promotion in Midland Loan Services' Real Estate Solutions Department.
130 Doug Smith Is working for Bishop Street Commercial in Hawaii.
131 Laura (Delperdang) Deffer Teaches math.
132 Becky Groshens Accepted a permanent full-time position with Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.
133 Craig Woelber Plays the bass guitar for the band Salient in Nashville.
134 Christian Anderson Was offered a position as principal trumpet of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra.
135 Thomas Cavanagh Became a licensed registered investment banker.
136 Karl Goldsmith Earned his masters in teaching from Iowa State University.
137 Gregory Piklapp Is the VP of sales at Simplified Benefit Solutions in Ames, Iowa. He was appointed to the Iowa League of Cities Legislative Policy Board.
138 Joshua Bey and Sarah (Clemens) Bey Invented a hitch-mounted sign rack for realtors.
139 Ella (Hoff) Bowers Works as a nursing advisor at the Nebraska Medical Center.
140 Hannah Haarhues-Casey Hopes to teach biology and chemistry in Australia.
141 Robyn (Richardson) King Is the photographer and owner of Studio 92 Photography.
142 Amanda (Hanson) Anesi Is an accounting manager for Foster's Inc.
143 Panther pride flies high Alumni leave UNI flag in Virgin Islands bar; photo.
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144 Carson Hattel and Lisa (Griffin) Hattel Had a daughter.
145 Wayne Tjelmeland Passed away.
146 James Kline Passed away.
147 Anna Lynn (Baas) Casey Passed away.
148 Correction: William Broderick Was incorrectly identified as deceased in a previous issue. He is alive and well.
149 Floyd Oglesby Passed away.
150 Charles Sawyer Passed away.