Hamline Alumni Magazine, Spring 2019

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F E AT U R E S DIALOGUE SPOTLIGHT ON 10 2 32 Making Connections From the President Healthy Hamline Social Media A liberal arts education From immunizations to proves more valuable HAPPENINGS Ultimate Frisbee, Hamline than ever in an increasingly ON HEWITT nurtures students’ physical, complex world. 3 spiritual, mental, and emotional wellbeing. 18 Piper Profile Ask the Expert HAMLINE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Nine Professors News from Hamline Who Made a Piper Athletics EDITOR Difference ALUMNI Julie Carroll Alumni pay tribute to [email protected] the Hamline educators who 24 ART DIRECTOR mentored, guided, and Class Notes inspired them in In Memoriam Adam Demers life-changing ways. Legacy V P, I N ST I T U T I O N A L A DVA N C E M E N T 21 Mike Tompos Hamline Heroes AV P, A LU M N I R E L AT I O N S Learn about alumni who have devoted Betsy Brenden Radtke ’89 their careers to helping Volume 116 | Number 1 | Spring 2019 people in crisis. Postmaster Change service requested to: Hamline Alumni Magazine, MS-C1917, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104-1284 | Change of address requests Mark Berg, 651-523-2735, mberg06@ hamline.edu, Hamline University, MS-C1940, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284. Hamline University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its education or employment programs or activities. ON THE COVER: Professor Emeritus Skip Messenger Cory Ryan Cory Ryan

DIALOGUE SOCIAL MEDIA FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM THE HAMLINE ALUMNI FACEBOOK PAGE Feb. 14 • WHOLE-PERSON Happy Valentine‘s Day, Pipers! EDUCATION We know that many great relationships start while in college, and today we A Hamline degree prepares students for a lifetime of success want to know! Did you keep those connections alive after graduation and marry your Piper Valentine? Send us your stories at [email protected]. 34 • 41 Comments • 3 Shares Debbie Friedman-Hueller I found my forever Valentine in 2002 in the mideast hallway of Drew Residence Hall. Andy Heuller 28 From poverty credits his Hamline Logan Petzold Andrew and I were married and climate education for preparing change to food him to teach English in 2008! Met on the pool deck and we insecurity and at a university and health care—the serve as a cultural weren’t the only ones! 11 next generation of professionals will ambassador in Algeria. At Hamline, work to solve some of the world’s most he said, “I discovered my passion for Carolyn John Bellanti In my freshman complex issues. At no other time in service, leadership, and intercultural history has a liberal arts education, cooperation and exchange” (page 3). year (1957–58), I invested $4.75 at the with its focus on critical thinking, An Garagiola-Bernier ’19 cofounded global and intercultural fluency, and the Feed Your Brain Campaign, Bidder’s Ball in John Bellanti; we had at teamwork, been more vital. which provides food for students in Not coincidentally, those core need through pop-up pantries and least 2 very romantic Valentine’s Days at competencies are exactly what many Foodmobile visits on campus. Her idea employers say they want from new came as the result of a collaborative Hamline. We’ve been happily collecting employees when they hire, according to research project (page 4). a 2018 survey conducted by the American Whether they’re risking their lives on my investment through 57 years of Association of Colleges & Universities. to help those in crisis like Burnsville A Hamline University degree sets up Fire Chief B.J. Jungmann MPA ’13 marriage. We sent one of our daughters students for a lifetime of career success (page 22) or helping readers gain a by helping them develop the skills they broader understanding of political to Hamline, and she met and married need to adapt in a changing world. issues like Vox Media associate editor In the classroom and beyond campus, Aaron Rupar ’06 (page 17), Hamline her Piper Valentine as well! 4 students engage in rigorous inquiry grads everywhere apply their liberal arts across a range of disciplines, participate educations to make a difference. Did you meet your sweetheart at Hamline? in internships and collaborative research Your investments of time, talent, Send your love story and photos to projects that put their education into and treasure ensure that future [email protected], and you might be practice, and are exposed to a world of generations of Hamline students can featured in an upcoming issue. ideas and perspectives that challenge continue to be the change-makers we their beliefs and open their minds. need in this world. At home and around Stay connected to Hamline Professionally, this practice is known the globe, Pipers always take the lead. on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. as whole-person education. At home and abroad, Pipers are fayneese miller, phd taking the lead in exciting ways. President, Hamline University Fulbright scholar Kennan Daoudi ’13 2  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

HAPPENINGS ON HEWITT FAMILY OF FULBRIGHTS Kennan Daoudi ’13 is the third in his family to win the distinguished award Kennan Daoudi ’13 grew up hearing participating in numerous clubs about his father’s side of the family, and campus life, I discovered my who lived in Algeria, but he only passion for service, leadership, knew his African relatives from the and intercultural cooperation and phone conversations he occasionally exchange,” he said. “This Fulbright had with them. Award is a manifestation of these discoveries.” That all changed in 2018, when Daoudi was awarded a once-in-a- After graduating from Hamline, lifetime opportunity to serve as Daoudi taught English in France and a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in worked with education programs Algeria this year. He’s one of 57 at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago Hamline alumni who have received before earning a master’s in teaching a Fulbright award over the years. from National Louis University. He went on to teach French in a Daoudi, who majored in Chicago public high school then environmental studies with a minor led groups of American high school in French, spent the first two months students on educational tourism of his 10-month post in Algiers programs in Morocco, where he teaching classes at a university for taught English for a year. engineers while a professor was on maternity leave. Now he supports Daoudi, whose mom and sister teachers in their English instruction also were Fulbright scholars, said and serves as a cultural ambassador. it’s been an adjustment living and teaching in Algeria. But, he added, Daoudi credits Hamline with “I have a lot of family here to help preparing him for this experience. me out. … I mean, a lot!” “Through studying abroad and DATA DRIVEN New master’s in The demand for data scientists and business translators, business analytics addresses who combine data savvy with industry and functional expertise, is expected to grow. PricewaterhouseCoopers rising demand projects 2.7 million job postings for positions requiring analysis skills in 2020. Tech industry publisher O’Reilly t he age of bi g data has arrived. reported a 2017 global median base salary of $90,000 for Companies today are faced with terabytes of data data science and analytics professionals. on a daily basis and a shortfall of experts who can analyze, organize, and translate that data into The School of Business hired three new faculty members useful information for business leaders to act on. for the program, which applies programming, statistics, and data analytics to business applications. Only four other Hamline now offers a hybrid online schools in Minnesota offer analytics-related degrees. Master of Science in Business Analytics for working professionals interested in developing The part-time program, which combines online their data, programming, and analytical skills. coursework with a residency, is intended to be completed in just over a year. Spring 2019 Billal Bensalem / Polaris hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  3

HAPPENINGS ON HEWITT PIPER PROFILE FOOD FOR THOUGHT An Garagiola-Bernier ’19 When An Garagiola-Bernier ’19 Collaborative research: attended a teach-in soon after I received a grant in the summer of transferring to Hamline in 2016, 2017 for collaborative research with she heard students discuss how Professor Colleen Bell. The project food insecurity was affecting their was a comparison of campus-based ability to learn. Many, she found, food pantries through indigenous were first-generation college feminisms. As a descendent of the students like herself. Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe, food sovereignty is tightly woven to Knowing firsthand the ways that my ideas for ameliorating campus food insecurity can impact one’s hunger. My research was presented life, Garagiola-Bernier cofounded at local, regional, and national the Feed Your Brain Campaign, conferences. That project serves which provides food for students as the foundational knowledge in need through pop-up pantries that I brought to discussions about and Foodmobile visits on campus Hamline's food pantry model. and educates about the realities of student poverty. What’s next: I applied to several PhD programs. I'm interested in In 2018, Garagiola-Bernier pursuing policy research as it relates received the Newman Civic to education and social mobility. Fellowship for her work with the campaign. She’s also been featured Dream job: I told the executive in Teen Vogue and written op-eds director of the Jack Kent Cooke on college food and housing Foundation that I want his job insecurity that have been published someday. Imagine having a job by Community College Daily, dedicated to giving people the Fox News, and The Washington Post. means to pursue their dreams! Age: 37 Favorite class: Special Topics: Health Equity, taught by Professor Major: Women’s studies Susi Keefe in coordination with and sociology Family Tree Clinic. It provided students the opportunity to conduct Hometown: Hugo a community-based research project centered on reproductive justice Why Hamline: The prestige of and to create deliverables for Hamline entices one with dreams the client. This course provided of upward mobility. I used to live on hands-on, practical experience the corner of Van Buren and Snelling, unlike any course I’ve taken. and I could see Hamline from my apartment. I had friends who went to Favorite quote: “Hope is the Hamline, but I never had the means power of being cheerful in situations to go. Then, in 2016, I was named a we know to be desperate.” Jack Kent Cooke Scholar, and that — Anne Lamott scholarship affords me the privilege of earning a bachelor’s degree. 4  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine DaCvoidryJR. yTaunrner Spring 2019

ASK THE EXPERT JILLIAN PETERSON Learn to defuse tension and de-escalate conflict with tips from criminology professor Jillian Peterson Interview by T O M B R A N D E S M A L S ’ 9 3 i f y o u f e e l l i k e we’re living through a What are some warning particularly contentious time, you’re not alone. signs that a person is Americans today seem more divided—and heading toward crisis? stressed—than ever over politics, race, gender, It looks different for each and other social issues. Whether a political person. It can involve conversation at the dinner table becomes yelling, crying, becoming overheated or a family member is experiencing agitated; or, a mental a mental health crisis, we all encounter health crisis can be quite situations in our daily lives that could benefit calm, but the person from the techniques the experts use to defuse is still in need of dangerous situations, said Jillian Peterson, immediate help. assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice and director of Hamline’s Center for How should someone respond to Justice and Law. an individual experiencing a mental health crisis? What sparked your interest in helping When someone is in a crisis, they need people learn crisis management skills? to be brought back to equilibrium. Crisis calls are up 300% in some suburban An analogy I learned from working a police departments. After the Minnesota crisis hotline years ago is a person in crisis legislature passed a bill requiring police is like a balloon that’s ready to pop. You just officers to have training in defusing a crisis, need to let some air out to get them through I researched what we know, interviewed police that moment. officers, and went on ride-alongs. I realized others could benefit from this type of training. What are some other steps one can take when a crisis occurs? How do you define “crisis”? • Calm yourself. Slow your breathing. I define a crisis as any time the current situation overwhelms a person’s ability to cope. Be aware that your presence can escalate This could be situational due to mental health, a situation. This is often the case when police substance abuse, extreme stress, frustration, officers arrive on the scene. fear, etc. • C alm the environment. Lower the lights, turn off the TV, or remove an audience by Can anyone learn how to help someone clearing the room of onlookers or moving to experiencing a crisis or tense situation? the hallway. Yes, but some people are better at it than • D e-escalate verbally. Lower your tone of others because it comes naturally to them. voice, ask open-ended questions, really listen, Personality traits such as empathy and being offer two options to give people a choice, a good listener help. The biggest thing people then act on it. do wrong is they get scared. A lot of it is • D e-escalate nonverbally. Use nonthreatening building confidence. body language and lower your body stance to match the other person’s eye level. Spring 2019 Cory Ryan hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  5

HAPPENINGS ON HEWITT CAMP HAMLINE Hamline hosts TEDx Talks High schoolers explore their interests Hamline students, staff, faculty, at summer camps and alumni presented their ideas to build a better world in a series e v e r w o n d e r w h a t h a p p e n s at Hamline after the last final exams of of TEDx Talks recorded April 5. the spring semester are turned in and homeward-bound students drive away in cars crammed with boxes? TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in All summer long, campus buzzes with youthful energy as hundreds of high the form of short, powerful talks. school students participate in five camps that allow them to explore their interests TEDx Talks are independently while getting a taste of college life. organized TED events. At the Hamline Young Writers Numbers Rule Boot Camp is all about The 12 Hamline talks cover Workshop, students receive instruction finance and accounting. Campers tour a wide variety of topics, from from published authors, take a literary companies, meet young professionals antisocial behavior in the digital tour of the Twin Cities, and hone their in different fields, and learn about career age to Islam from a feminist writing skills. paths that interest them. perspective. Mock Trial Camp gives high schoolers At Renewable Energy Camp, students Videos are expected to be an opportunity to practice their critical- engage in hands-on experiments with available by the end of May at thinking and presentation skills by renewable energy devices such as solar tedxhamlineuniversity.com. acting out various roles in two trials. cells, supercapacitors, and fuel cells. College students serve as coaches Athletic director honored while attorneys, judges, and other legal Innovation Camp introduces students professionals share their expertise to to the basic principles and best practices Jason give campers an understanding of the of the innovation process and gives Verdugo, criminal justice system. them the opportunity to develop an Hamline’s innovation plan. athletic director since Visit HAMLINE.EDU/MAGAZINE  for more information about these camps. 2012, has been named 6  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine Cory Ryan the Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year. Verdugo is one of four Division III athletic directors who will be honored at the annual meeting of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in June. During his tenure as athletic director, Hamline started a women’s lacrosse team that has advanced to the NCAA tournament two years in a row. The women’s hockey team also went to the NCAA tournament the past two years. Verdugo spearheaded partnerships with the St. Paul Saints baseball team and the Minnesota Wild hockey team, resulting in Hamline home games played at the Saints’ CHS Field and TRIA Rink, the Wild’s practice facility. Spring 2019

HOCKEY Bruce Kluckhohn hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  7 LEGEND Hamline hockey coach Natalie Darwitz makes U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame By D A V E W R I G H T hamline head women’s hockey coach Natalie Darwitz was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame last December. The three-time Olympian and two-time NCAA champion is arguably the best known name in the history of women’s hockey in Minnesota. In addition to winning two Olympic silver medals and one bronze medal, the Eagan native has represented the U.S. in eight Hockey World Cups and 10 Four Nations tournaments. In 2005, she was named the U.S. Women’s Player of the Year by USA Hockey. She’s only the fifth woman to be named to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. When Darwitz became head coach of the Hamline women’s hockey team four years ago, she inherited a team that had won just six games the previous season. Her first team went 9-13-3. In 2016–2017, that mark improved to 12-13-1, earning the university’s first postseason berth in a decade. In 2017–2018, the women’s hockey team made a huge leap, finishing 22-5-3, winning the MIAC postseason tournament for the first time in Hamline history, and finishing third at the NCAA tournament. The Pipers also set a slew of team and individual marks and produced the first two All-Americans in Hamline women’s hockey history. Darwitz was named USCHO.com D-III Women’s Coach of the Year as well as MIAC Coach of the Year. The Pipers went a step further this year, defeating St. Thomas in the NCAA D-III semifinals before falling to Plattsburgh State in the championship game. It marked the first time a MIAC team had ever played in the NCAA D-III women’s ice hockey championship game. Hamline’s 23 overall wins is a new school record. Spring 2019

HAPPENINGS ON HEWITT PIPER ATHLETICS TRIPLE THREAT Hamline senior scores big in hockey, lacrosse, and the classroom D uring her college career, Dani Perry ’19 spent almost the entire school year with a stick of one sort or another in her hands. The senior from Cottage Grove hit the ice for her third season with the Piper women’s hockey team last October and controlled the blue line as one of the top defenders on head coach Natalie Darwitz’s team. Last year, the Pipers won their first MIAC championship ever and finished in third place at the D-III National Championships in Vermont. This season, Hamline was ranked second in the country. Perry, an alternate captain on the team, earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention for the second straight season. Once hockey season ended, Perry grabbed a different kind of stick—a lacrosse one. This spring, she was a forward again on head coach Karen Heggernes’s contingent, which won the MWLC postseason tournament championship last spring to advance to the NCAA D-III tournament for the second straight season. Perry scored 51 goals in 35 games over two seasons. She was a second team All-MWLC choice. At press time, Perry had appeared in five NCAA tournaments—a first for a Piper student-athlete. The legal studies major with minors in business practice and business management scored in the classroom as well. She earned a place on the MIAC Academic All-Conference team for hockey as a sophomore and did likewise on the MWLC All-Academic team for lacrosse. She graduated after just three years this spring and intends to pursue a career in law. BY DAVE WRIGHT | PHOTOS BY CORY RYAN FALL SPORTS REPORT Football Men’s soccer Men’s cross Women’s cross Women’s soccer Volleyball 1-9 | 1-7, 7-7-1 | 4-5-1, country country 4-12-2 | 1-9-1, 12-13 | 2-9, 8th MIAC 6th MIAC 241 points, 9th 150 points, 5th 12th MIAC 10th MIAC 8  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

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MAKING CONNECTIONS A liberal arts education proves more valuable than ever in an increasingly complex world By M A R L A H O L T C atherine Callahan ’20 has her eye on working for either the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office. The junior from Duluth, who is pursuing a chemistry major, German minor, and forensic science certificate, feels well equipped to achieve her goals, thanks to the liberal arts education she’s receiving at Hamline. The breadth of classes Callahan is taking—and the ability to view them as interconnected —will give her a competitive advantage in the future, when employers are predicted to prize problem-solving and creativity over technical skills that can be learned on the job. “The creativity I use in art class has bled over to my chemistry classes,” Callahan said. “Rather than tackling a problem from a strictly analytical point of view—which is traditionally what’s done in chemistry—I’m more inclined to come at it from a different angle. It works the other way too. I apply scientific principles like proportions and angles to my art.” That facility with creative thinking and problem-solving is what makes a liberal arts education so valuable for the next generation of workers, who will tackle some of the world’s most complex issues, like poverty, climate change, food insecurity, education, and health care. 10  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine Spring 2019

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BIG QBIUG EQSUTESITOIONNSS “The liberal arts are an explicit manifestation of a plurality of approaches,” said Marcela Kostihova, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. “Humans tend to pursue big questions about who we are, how we should treat each other, and how we should organize society from differing viewpoints, depending on their backgrounds, cultures, or positions in society. At Hamline, we ask that students develop methods of inquiry from the perspective of an artist, a humanist, a social scientist, and a natural scientist.” In other words, the liberal arts—from the Latin liber or “free, unrestricted”—encompass all academic disciplines, including the sciences. They are distinct from preprofessional and technical subjects, which tend to be focused on preparation for a single career. Through rigorous inquiry across a range of disciplines, students of the liberal arts are prepared for multiple careers. They are well- rounded and globally minded and have an array of transferable skills, as well as the capacity to pursue lifelong learning. History professor Susie Steinbach, director of the University Honors Program, noted that the liberal arts model we’re familiar with today took shape in the medieval period of the 12th and 13th centuries using ideas from Ancient Greek and Roman culture. It explores a range of knowledge and expression, particularly through the study of grammar, rhetoric, logic, geometry, arithmetic, music, and astronomy. “The list of disciplines that define the liberal arts has changed over the centuries, but they continue to be varied ways of learning and expressing that liberate you to do what you want to do,” Steinbach said. Indeed, no matter what major a student chooses—be it history, religion, economics, mathematics, biology, or studio arts—the modern liberal arts education gives students intellectual dexterity while preparing them to solve problems, adapt, and collaborate. They tend to be critical thinkers, good communicators, and ethical human beings, Steinbach said. 12  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine Spring 2019

“Students want their degree to be for which students pursue faculty-guided useful, so a major in history or philosophy, internships, research projects, apprentice at least initially, doesn’t sound like teaching, and independent study. gainful employment,” Steinbach said. “But students are going to have diverse Stec conducted oral histories, learning careers, and it’s our job to help them be how emotion and cultural heritage can affect intellectually nimble.” a community’s collective historical memory. INNOVATORS “It made me consider more broadly AND PROBLEM how history is told,” he said. “How do we SOLVERS choose whose stories will be remembered? How will those stories be recorded?” Lifeng Dong, professor and department chair of physics, noted that a broader After graduation, Stec plans to earn a education in the liberal arts introduces doctorate in history then work for a historical science students to ideas and concepts society or museum. that make them better innovators and collaborative problem solvers. Even departments at Hamline that might be considered outside the traditional “They learn to examine the societal liberal arts, like criminology and criminal impacts of scientific and technological justice, bring an interdisciplinary approach advancements and are able to clearly explain to their curriculum. complex scientific ideas in ordinary language,” he said. “As social scientists, we examine the structures and norms, cultures Nonscience majors who take science and sociodemographic challenges that courses gain the ability to investigate inform crime,” said Associate Professor questions and evaluate claims about Shelly Schaefer, chair of the Department such topics as climate change, fossil fuels, of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and and nuclear energy. They also have a better Forensic Science. “Our students also understanding of “daily phenomena, become broader thinkers as they take such as the formation of a rainbow, the courses across the liberal arts.” generation of electricity, and the calculation of the home electricity bill,” Dong said. Such an approach encourages students to think about the intersectionality of History and philosophy major different structures and institutions, Andy Stec ’19 said Hamline forced him as well as confront their own implicit biases, out of his academic comfort zones, better Schaefer said. “Those are transferable skills equipping him to understand the social, that will serve them well as engaged citizens cultural, and historical context of ideas and in their communities and in whatever field concepts. Those lessons were particularly of work they choose.” driven home in a Philosophy of Science course, in which he learned the history The outcomes of a liberal arts education behind scientific methodology, and during align with the core skills many employers his experience interning at the Chisago are looking for, according to the National County Historical Society for Hamline’s Association of Colleges and Employers. Liberal Education as Practice (LEAP) credit, Those competencies include critical thinking, global and intercultural fluency, and teamwork, among others. “We’re responding to what humanity is going to need in its 21st-century workers,” Kostihova said. “As knowledge and technology evolve, it’s important that our graduates are lifelong learners who can find, evaluate, absorb, and adapt to new information. That will make them successful over their lifetimes.” Spring 2019 David J. Turner hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  13

SET FOR SUCCESS The Hamline Plan helps students gain skills needed for any profession By M A R L A H O L T Contrary to popular opinion—that of the All Hamline students complete an applied media and worried parents alike—liberal experience such as a faculty-advised internship, arts degrees in disciplines not tied to undergraduate research project, apprentice a specific job or career path provide a smooth teaching, or independent study project. transition from academia to a successful career. Students follow the Hamline Plan, which Students at liberal arts institutions acquire the doesn’t list specific courses that students must skills needed in every profession: critical thinking, take but rather identifies those that meet the effective communication, data analyzation and criteria of developing core skills such as intensive “We provide students with writing or quantitative reasoning, which can be taught in any number of subjects, not just English or the breadth and depth mathematics. This allows students of knowledge, skills, and to choose their own path through practical experience they’ll the liberal arts. need to be professionally The plan emphasizes methods of inquiry across disciplines and engages students in every area of the liberal arts: fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Students earn a major but must and civically ready for the also earn credit for courses that rest of their lives.” foster writing, speaking, reasoning, and collaboration skills, as well as courses that focus on diversity, global citizenship, independent critical —Professor Mike Reynolds, associate dean of graduate programs inquiry, and information literacy. “Most schools give students the menu and dictate, ‘These are interpretation, and the ability to examine ideas the food items you must eat in order to be fully and solutions from multiple perspectives. nourished,’” Reynolds said. “We lay out the At Hamline, they also have opportunities to ingredients, talk to students about how to cook, apply these skills in professional settings. and ask them to prepare their own meal as it fits Hamline sets students up for success in both with their motivations and concerns.” their careers and as socially engaged citizens, That freedom puts students in the driver’s said Professor Mike Reynolds, associate dean seat in developing practical experiences and of graduate programs in Hamline’s College of skills that fit their interests while also matching Liberal Arts. what employers are looking for: self-motivated “We provide students with the breadth job candidates adept at oral and written and depth of knowledge, skills, and practical communication, critical thinking, ethical experience they’ll need to be professionally and judgment, and working effectively in teams civically ready for the rest of their lives,” he said. and independently. 14  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

A 2018 analysis of more The average starting for a liberal arts than 36 million job postings grad is $48,600, and the average mid-career salary is $93,500. showed that leadership, research, communications, — Payscale.com writing, and problem-solving are among the most IN-DEMAND SKILLS. — EMSI, Labor Market Analytics 4 out of 5 employers agree that 93% of employers agree that candidates’ demonstrated all students should acquire capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and in the liberal arts and sciences. is more important than their undergraduate major. — N ational Center for Higher Education — N ational Center for Higher Education Management Systems and Management Systems and the Association the Association of American Colleges & Universities of American Colleges & Universities Between 2010 and 2013, the growth of Up to 40% of current jobs could be automated or obsolete in the near future, entering the technology industry so skills such as intellectual dexterity, outpaced that of computer science and creativity, collaboration, engineering majors by 10%. and adaptability are — LinkedIn in an ever-changing global economy. — U.S. Department of Labor Hamline Plan at a glance The Hamline Plan encapsulates core skills students need to master to thrive in the 21st century: Collaboration— working in teams to Disciplinary breadth—exploring First-year seminar—a topic-driven address real-world issues. differing approaches to acquiring, seminar that introduces students to evaluating, and producing knowledge rigorous college study. Communication— sharpening writing, in the fine arts, humanities, natural speaking, and presenting skills. sciences, and social sciences. Internships and applied experience— translating academic skills into practical Critical inquiry and information Diversity and global citizenship— experience through internships, literacy— identifying and researching learning about and working across clinicals, or other applied experience. complex questions and evaluating differences, locally and globally. information sources. Reasoning—developing data literacy, logic, and mathematical reasoning. Spring 2019 hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  15

THE LIBERAL ARTS IN ACTION By M A R L A H O L T 16  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine Savannah Dotson Hanson ’14 Software engineer, Digital River Bachelor’s degrees in history and music Savannah Dotson’s varied interests led her to coursework in theater, philosophy, religion, and English. She also was an RA, earned a Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate, and worked at the ITS help desk. Her seemingly disparate majors of history and music, as well as her study of French, came together in her honors thesis, in which she examined the use of historical allegory in French composer Étienne Méhul’s operas. She gave a lecture concert, performing arias from several of Méhul’s compositions, and presented her research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. “My experiences at Hamline taught me about conflict resolution, how to question and challenge assumptions, how to problem solve, and how to be a better writer and researcher,” Dotson said. Her tech experience with Hamline’s help desk led to an internship in software test automation at RedBrick Health, a health technology and services company in Minneapolis. Now she’s a software engineer at Digital River, which provides e-commerce solutions to businesses worldwide. Dotson writes code that searches for bugs in the company’s clients’ websites. “My work involves solving logic puzzles, which is similar to what I loved about studying music theory,” she said. Spring 2019

Carrie Hefte ’81 hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  17 Senior company counsel, Wells Fargo Bachelor’s degree in English Some say English isn’t a practical major. Carrie Hefte would disagree. She followed in the footsteps of her father—also an English major who went on to become a successful lawyer. “I would argue that getting a liberal arts education is the epitome of ‘practical,’” Hefte said. “It gave me critical thinking skills and the confidence to learn new areas of the law.” Hamline also helped her acquire the stamina she needed for success. “That lesson came not in the classroom but in the swimming pool,” said Hefte, a member of the 1980 and 1981 Division III National Championship teams and the Hamline Athletic Hall of Fame. Hefte went to law school, then worked as a bankruptcy and litigation attorney before becoming an intellectual property attorney at Wells Fargo. “A significant part of my job is to make sure all 259,000 Wells Fargo employees know how to avoid infringing on other companies’ copyright and trademark rights,” she said. Hefte is president of the Piper Athletic Association board of directors and a frequent table host at the annual Women in Sports luncheon. She established the Carrie Hefte Women in Leadership Annual Scholarship for students who exhibit leadership in cocurricular activities. —Julie Carroll Aaron Rupar ’06 Associate editor, politics and policy, Vox Media Bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and political science Hamline’s philosophy program helped Aaron Rupar delve into the abstraction of deeper questions—what we mean when we say we know something, for example. He found the department’s emphasis on the history and social context of ideas useful, noting that “philosophical questions are rooted in society.” That desire to dig deeper and provide context to ideas drives Rupar in his job as an associate editor for the politics and policy team at Vox Media in Washington, D.C. “I explain and interpret the news to give readers a broader understanding of political events beyond a tweet or a viral video,” he said. Rupar, who also holds a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Minnesota, said his liberal arts education at Hamline prepared him well for a career in journalism, including stints with City Pages and the website ThinkProgress, as well as communications work for the DFL. “I learned critical thinking across a broad base of knowledge,” Rupar said, adding that it has enhanced his ability to contextualize current politics in ways that his readers find illuminating. Spring 2019

NINE PROFESSORS WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE Alumni pay tribute to the Hamline educators who mentored, guided, and inspired them in life-changing ways Edited by J U L I E K E N D R I C K OUR ENDURING Professor Emeritus Skip Messenger STRENGTH “I traveled to Peru with Professor Messenger for a J-term class Time and again, alumni tell that was just amazing. He took us to sites that were well off us their professors made the beaten path. He inspired me to focus more on indigenous a difference in their lives. interpretation, which is the role I had right after graduation. I was able to start on a path of helping to represent the Share your stories at underrepresented because of our time together.” hamline.edu/hamlinestories. —K risty Van Hoven ’06, director of development and 18  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine interim museum director, National EMS Museum CDorayviRdyJa.nTurner Spring 2019

Professor Emeritus Martin Markowitz Professor David Davies '91 “Professor Markowitz was a sociologist because the human “One of my best memories about experience fascinated him. It showed in his passion for Professor Davies was the annual improving people’s understanding of one another. As busy as field trip to the Spam Museum he was, Professor Markowitz always made time to sincerely in Austin. It included a stop at listen to my personal trials and tribulations, even expressing his grandmother’s house for her interest in my Hamline-based thrash metal band. He was a homemade pie and stories about professor who epitomized ‘approachable.’” his childhood. It was probably the best Saturday I ever spent —Ian Butler Severson ’98, federal and military facility with Hamline classmates. Professor master planner, Pond and Company Davies and I remain close, and when he comes to Toronto, we go out to have coffee, tour museums, and talk about Professor Colleen Bell Hamline times.” “Dr. Colleen Bell and her Herstory —K risty Van Hoven ’06, director of development and interim of Education class opened up museum director, National EMS Museum a whole new realm of study for me. [For an assignment,] Professor Emeritus Wesley St. John I interviewed one of my aunts about her educational experience “[The late Professor Wesley St. John] helped me understand in a two-room schoolhouse in that you had to bring value to the world around you and help northern Minnesota during the make the world a stronger, better, and more loving place. Great Depression. My work His students knew he cared. I would like to believe that I paid later became a book, and I went on to publish more books. back my teacher’s investment in me through my work in the Professor Bell nurtured and challenged me to reach high community during my career.” and dig deep into myself, and for that I am truly grateful.” —J ohn Sherman ’70, retired analyst and program manager, —Diane Hohl Dettmann MAED ’93, award-winning author Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Professor Norman Albrecht '43 Professor Bonnie Ploger “When I fell behind in mathematics, [Professor Emeritus “One summer, Professor Ploger Norman Albrecht] never lost faith in me, and he took it invited me to do field work with upon himself to tutor me in mathematics several nights her near Ashby for a behavioral a week. In addition to being an excellent tutor, he was also study on great egrets. Afterward, an outstanding teacher and mentor. He brought realism, we published two papers together. practicality, and excitement into all the courses he taught. I learned the value of having a The success I’ve had in technology and product development hands-on mentor who was so are owed to his leadership, guidance, and friendship.” generous with her time. Professor Ploger is a big part of why I became —Roger Appeldorn ’57, retired physicist, 3M a science teacher. She showed me it could be fun and passion- filled and didn’t have to be dry and boring.” Professor Emeritus Quay Grigg —M atthew Medeiros ’00, evolutionary biologist and teacher, “[The late] Professor Quay Grigg used to have dinner parties Urban School of San Francisco at his house, which were always attended by interesting people from all spectrums of life. We’d sit around until Professor Emeritus Walter Benjamin '50 2 or 3 in the morning discussing life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and everything else! Even today, I miss our “[Professor Emeritus Walter Benjamin] opened me up conversations, and I still think about his gentle prodding to taking religion classes to satisfy a social science to make me a better student and a better human being.” requirement, and my life was changed. He was the first person to mention going into ministry to me. He encouraged —T homas Williams MALS ’97, president, Williams Advertising & me, but at first I couldn't see it because I knew no young or Communications, Inc female ministers.” —T he Rev. Dr. Cathy Miller Northrup ’82, senior pastor, Community Church of the Verdes Spring 2019 David J. Turner hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  19

RESULTS: , RAISED IN ONE DAY 609 donors total 29 gifts 88 gifts from alumni 320 alumni donors greater than who graduated within 25 student donors $1,000 the last decade Annual day of Renewable energy and Collaborative environmental research research—$1,846 giving benefits lab—$5,175 Gi s provide support for students, Money raised will help first-generation college students to purchase equipment and conduct collaborative research and athletes, and materials for physics students present their findings at the National to fabricate solar cells, lithium Conference on musicians ba eries, and supercapacitors. Undergraduate The match was provided by Research. The match “the gifts made on an alumni couple who want to was provided by an Power of One Day change lives,” ensure students have the tools alumnus who believes in said Katy McFall, Hamline’s they need for research. giving first-gen students director of annual giving. opportunities to excel. Swimming and Alumni, parents, and friends diving—$5,770 Food insecurity of Hamline University donated on campus—$5,207 more than $143,000 during Donations provide Hamline’s 2018 day of giving. resources for A group of Hamline faculty the team to train, and staff teamed up to Donors maximized the travel, and compete. match gi s for students impact of their gifts by The match was provided facing food insecurity. contributing to challenges that by an alumnus who loved Last year’s challenge provided matching funds for being on the team. funded 63 grocery store 20 causes, from physics lab gi cards and 150 equipment to a choir trip. Bishop’s Bistro meal tickets “Whether it’s enriching the for students in need. It also student experience by providing funding for activities and teams, provided funding for a helping fine arts students pop-up food pantry. perform on the world stage, or making sure students facing tough times have the resources they need,” every gift makes a difference, McFall said. Mark your calendar now for next year’s event on November 6. A Cappella Choir tour fund—$5,429 This year, the choir traveled to the Czech Republic, Austria, and Germany. The match was provided by a donor who had a life-changing experience with the choir. 20  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

HAMLINE HEROES Alumni devote their careers to helping people in crisis By S H A N N O N P R A T H E R Spring 2019 of the Black River, Phil Hansen MNM ’13, then a teenage counselor at a nearby camp, participated in a search and rescue. Sadly, both boys drowned. It was in that moment, with adrenaline and grief surging through his body, that Hansen vowed to do everything in his power to avert future tragedies. “I found the Red Cross,” said Hansen, who trained as a volunteer and later joined the staff, rising to regional CEO of The American Red Cross, Minnesota Division. He’s one of several Hamline graduates who have dedicated their careers to preparing for and responding to disasters. hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  21

“The American Red Cross “It’s tantamount to creating a Fortune 500 responds to about 60,000 company in 72 hours,” Hansen said. “For Hurricane disaster events in the United Sandy, we had 16,000 workers on the ground.” States each year.” Hansen said. “That ranges from a single family That’s a lot for a leader to manage. house fire on up to a hurricane.” After becoming Red Cross CEO, Hansen enrolled in Hamline’s Master of Nonprofit Management In Minnesota, the most program to grow his leadership skills and pursue common disaster is a home fire. his dream to teach at a collegiate level. “We respond to 500 to 600 What impressed Hansen the most was the fire events here in Minnesota caliber of his fellow classmates. alone,” he said. “That’s two or three a day.” When Red Cross volunteers arrive after a fire, “I can’t emphasize enough how much I enjoyed shell-shocked families and individuals are usually the interchange between people in the program,” standing on the front lawn. Oftentimes they’ve lost he said. “It was nice to have a program where everything, including their eyeglasses and wallets. you went every week and shared and sometimes The Red Cross provides survivors with food, defended ideas to other people. There’s a real clothing, shelter, and medication. The next virtue in that.” day, case managers meet with families to build a recovery plan that includes replacing vital COOL UNDER FIRE documents, finding a place to live, and That eagerness to help people in crisis also pulses connecting with other community agencies through the veins of B.J. Jungmann MPA ’13, that provide resources. who grew up watching his father save lives as a In the last year, highly trained Minnesota Red volunteer firefighter. Cross volunteers also assisted victims of wildfires in California, Hurricane Michael in Florida, and “It drew me in, their passion for helping people,” Typhoon Yutu in the American territory of Saipan. he said. “It could have been 2 a.m. when they got They provided food, shelter, mental and physical a call. They never really batted an eye to get the health services, and casework, plus all of the job done.” infrastructure to support that work. Jungmann now serves as Burnsville fire chief, leading a team of 43 firefighters and paramedics. He’s also a member of a regional incident management team that helps communities affected by crisis. 22  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

Jungmann started his informal training to be A WORLD OF GOOD a firefighter and paramedic as a child. His father As a junior disaster served with the Oakdale Fire Department for 33 years, and Jungmann often accompanied him operations specialist with the on ride-alongs. Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), an arm He was a firefighter explorer in high school, of USAID, Jamie Johnson then an EMT, paramedic, and volunteer Thomas ’07 travels around firefighter before being hired by the Burnsville the world making sure that Fire Department. U.S. government resources are deployed to help Jungmann and his team are often the first vulnerable communities prepare for, respond to, on the scene of house fires, auto accidents, and recover from crises. and medical emergencies. In May 2008, after a tornado tore through Hugo, he was part of the When disasters strike, OFDA sends regional rescue and recovery team that sifted through and technical experts, including Thomas, to debris in the search for survivors. affected areas. The teams assess needs, identify partners on the ground, and provide financing The job requires ample technical skills and and other resources to fulfill OFDA’s mandate to near constant training. save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the social and economic impact of disasters. “But we are most judged on our people skills,” Jungmann said. “It’s being the calm and collected Thomas has spent the last three years focused one, coming in and making their emergency on helping people in Iraq and Syria, who are better, being honest but being compassionate recovering from ISIS’s reign of terror. and understanding their needs.” “USAID partners have reached more than Jungmann said his master’s degree from 3 million Iraqis with emergency food rations, Hamline has helped him navigate his role as a shelter, health care, water, and hygiene kits municipal manager dealing with the city council, since 2014,” Thomas said. staff, and members of the public. Thomas said she chose Hamline for her “It’s up to me to be the subject matter expert undergraduate work because of its strong and provide them options,” he said. “I need Model United Nations program, which, she added, to frame our work through a policy lens: solidified her dream of working internationally What are the issues and influences? Who are and helping others. the stakeholders? Is this sustainable? And what are the long-term outcomes?” That, coupled with an internship at a human rights organization, opened her eyes to her career possibilities and the good she could do. Spring 2019 David J. Turner hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  23

ALUMNI CLASS NOTES Undergraduate 50s 80s 70s 1956 Glenn Ickler’s 14th mystery novel, 1974 1982 Arsenic and Old Men, was published. Jane Haugen Krentz, director of the John Ruddy started a new position as Hamline McVay Youth Partnership, wellness partner, brain-gut-axis advocate 1957 was recognized at the National Caucus of at Amare Global. Robert Faine visited campus last August Environmental Legislators for decades of to meet women’s hockey coach environmental leadership and work. 1987 Natalie Darwitz. He also established the TJ Flavell was honored with an Equity Dr. Robert C. Faine Endowed Scholarship 1975 Award by the Arlington-Alexandria for science students. Willie Johnson and his former Hamline Gay & Lesbian Alliance. wrestling teammates recently gathered for 60s their 42nd annual reunion and watched the Carol Anway-Wiese was named a fellow Minnesota Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes of the American Physical Society. 1960 wrestling match together. Sharon Askeroth Bartz, Lynne Sommers 1988 Mulliner, Glee Houghton Claussen, 1977 Ty Dunn started a new position as Annette Parrish Theisen, and Helen Hier Lee Svitak Dean is food editor at the surgical director, kidney and pancreas Pedersen recently gathered to celebrate Star Tribune. Her latest cookbook, transplantation, at the University of their 80th birthdays together. The Great Minnesota Cookie Book, is based Pennsylvania. on 80 winning recipes from 15 years of the 1967 Taste Holiday Cookie Contest. In 2018, 1989 Marlys DeBoer Peterson received a the Association of Food Journalists named John-Mark Schlink was selected for first place achievement award in the the Star Tribune’s Taste food section second inclusion in Highpoint Center for Movement Matters exercise program at in the nation for Best Food Coverage for the Printmaking’s biennial juried international Celebration Village in Acworth, Georgia. largest newspapers. exhibition, “Stand Out Prints 2018.” Class notes compiled by Autumn Vagle ’19 1. Robert Faine ’56 Jennifer Ness Smith was named 2018 2. Sharon Askeroth Most Admired CEO by Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal. Smith’s company, Bartz ’60, Lynne Innovative Office Solutions, has grown Sommers Mulliner ’60, into one of the largest independent office Glee Houghton solutions companies in the Midwest. Claussen, Annette Parrish Theisen ’60, Daniel Wynne received the Juvenile Justice and Helen Hier Teacher of the Year Award from the Florida Pedersen ’60 Department of Juvenile Justice. He is a 3. Glenda Boyd Prom ’93 language arts and social studies teacher (second from right) at Miami Youth Academy, a juvenile residential commitment program in Miami-Dade County. 1 2 Spring 2019 24  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner

90s 00s 1990 2002 2006 Eric Rucker was recognized as a 2018 Brian Hart gave a lecture at the U.S. Navy Meghan Swanberg Butte and her husband Diversity & Inclusion Award winner by Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on his welcomed a baby, June Elise, to their family Minnesota Lawyer. dissertation work in astrophysics, conducted on January 2. at the University of California, Irvine. 1991 Andrew Grossbach was named Tim Johnson started a new position as Frank Marchio started a new position as The Lawrence Mervis, M.D. Teacher of senior manager, institutional marketing, director of operations at Gethsemane the Year by Ohio State University’s at Carillon Tower Advisers. Lutheran Church and School. Department of Neurosurgery. David Law was named president-elect 2003 Aaron Rupar started a new position as of the Minnesota Association of School Artika Tyner was recognized as a 2018 associate news director at Vox. (See related Administrators board of directors. Diversity & Inclusion Award winner by story on page 17.) Minnesota Lawyer. Matthew Sargent started a new position as 2007 head of commercial deposit and payment 2004 Patrick Hueller’s book STU STORIES: solutions at U.S. Bank. Dirt Clod, Bird Bones & Shadow Tail to the Kathryn Mary Barker started a new position Rescue! was published. 1992 as senior corporate counsel at Pacific Kim Hirsch was promoted to advisory team Dental Services. Kevin Watson Jagoe (also MNM ’15) began leader at Fusion Risk Management. a new position as minister at BuxMont Erin Gebhart Hayes (also MBA ’09) Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. 1993 was appointed to the Saint Paul Andrea Mowery started a new position as Human Rights and Equal Economic Jamie Johnson Thomas started a new president of Mowery Communications, LLC. Opportunity Commission. position as program officer–Iraq at USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. Glenda Boyd Prom has been head volleyball Matthew Loecker started a new position (See related story on page 21.) coach at Cathedral High School in St.Cloud as senior corporate counsel at Pacific for 10 years. This year, her team went to Dental Services. 2008 the state tournament and ended the season Dominic Amegashitsi started a new position with a 29-4 record. Cullin Smith was recognized as a 2018 as senior quality assurance specialist at Diversity & Inclusion Award winner by DHL Supply Chain. He is also the founder 1994 Minnesota Lawyer. and owner of Boost Your Motivation, LLC. Carrie Pierce Carroll started a new position as director of admissions and development, 2005 Matrika Bailey-Turner started a new position Twin Cities for Augustana University. Juanita Boyd Freeman was sworn in as as social impact projects and campaigns Washington County’s first African American director at Givewith. 1995 judge. She is also an adjunct professor at Amy Bohman was selected by the U.S. Mitchell Hamline School of Law, a board Lucas Johnson was promoted to senior Department of State for a 10-month member on Mitchell Hamline’s Gateway manager–data science, machine learning, teaching fellowship in Cambodia. to Legal Education board, and a volunteer AI at UnitedHealth Group. at Red Rock Elementary and Epiphany 1999 Covenant Church. Andrea Richter started a new position J.C. Grogan started a new position as as vice president for international vehicle sale and leasing consultant at Charles Marttila started a new position as engagement at the Indiana Economic Metropolitan Ford. project director at Little & Company. Development Corporation. Mari Troshynski competed in the 30th annual Copper Basin 300 sled dog race in Alaska. 2009 Elnora Walker Romness started a new position as assistant manager at Caribou Coffee. Jeana Blomme Ziegler was promoted to associate director, consumer experience at Optum at UnitedHealth Group. 3 Spring 2019 David J. Turner hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  25

ALUMNI 10s 2014 2016 Courtney Benson started a new position as Taylor Burandt is pursuing a master’s 2010 financial analyst, feed, at Land O’Lakes, Inc. in public policy and management at Amanda Dutcher began a new position Carnegie Mellon University. as development manager at Cristina Semi Wirth started a new position Wallin Education Partners. as a personal injury trial lawyer with Brook Pigg started a new position as a Bye, Goff & Rhode. wish coordinator for Make-A-Wish Alaska Michael Elliott was elected mayor of and Washington. She graduated from the Brooklyn Center. Kevin Yang started a new position as University of Alaska Anchorage with a coordinator of civic engagement and the master’s in social work. Serri Graslie started a new position as Hamline to Hamline Collaboration at director of community experience and Hamline University. 2017 strategy at On Being Studios. Gabrielle Allan started a new position 2015 as digital media buyer at Haworth in 2011 Alia Abboud was promoted to senior Minneapolis. Cortney Bailey started a new position as compliance services representative at Sovos. associate at CBRE Group, Inc. Deon Bishop started a new position as Kyle Evans started a new position producer at Circle 8 Productions. Dee Barlage Lukas started a new position as admission counselor at Hamline as senior implementation manager at University’s Office of Undergraduate Debra Johnson-Hill published her first Voya Financial. Admission. collection of poetry and visual art, Homespun Mercies. It was selected for Laura Wilner started a new position as Jessica Goodsell started a new position as the “More Than Thread” exhibit at the transitional care coordinator at Abode senior internal auditor at Polaris Industries. Red Brick Center for the Arts. Healthcare. Jessica Putland was approved for ordination 2018 2012 as a minister of word and sacrament in the Blythe Baird’s second poetry collection, Casey Willmarth Matter started a new Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. If My Body Could Speak, was published. position as account manager at Sidewalk Dog Media. Elizabeth Haluska Ziebarth started a Adela Steffen started a new position as new position as law clerk at Minnesota high school coach for College Possible. 2013 Tax Court. Caleb Anderson started a new position as 2019 a licensed preschool teacher at Woodbury Kimberly Hatlestad started a new Lutheran Church. position as trust account specialist at ITM TwentyFirst, LLC. Casey Benford started a new position as university gift officer at Hamline Hamline Become a University. Sustainer Sustaining Giving Piper today! Kennan Daoudi received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Become a Sustaining Piper by hamline.edu/ Assistant Award to teach in Algeria. sustainer (See related story on page 3.) making monthly, quarterly, or annual gifts on your debit or credit card. Your recurring contributions build a predictable, reliable source of funding for Hamline, having a greater impact on our students. Gifts made through this program reduce administrative costs, are earth friendly, and allow more of each gift to be used immediately.  26  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

CLASS NOTES Graduate 00s 10s 2003 2010 2016 Rachel Gold’s (MFA) novel Being Emily has Cheryl Brown Bardoe (MFAC) published her Angela Conley (MPA) was elected the first been released by Bella Books. children’s book Nothing Stopped Sophie: African American woman on the Hennepin The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie. County Board of Commissioners. Su Smallen (MFA) received a Minnesota State Arts Board grant to commission three Vanessa Ramos (MFA) received a Tobin Lay (MBA) was a finalist for the dance and visual arts films inspired by her Minnesota State Arts Board grant to position of township clerk–treasurer for new book of poems. facilitate an OwnVoices panel and offer White Bear Township. a young writers workshop for writers of 2004 color and indigenous writers. Deborah Davidson Moses (DPA) started a Julayne Smith Lee’s (MAED) debut new position as CEO/executive director at collection of poems, Not My White Savior, Emily Naber Spende (MBA) started a House of Charity. was published. It made BookTrib’s list new position as acute care specialist/ “A Year of Memories: 15 New Memoirs account manager at UnitedHealth Group, Erin Sharkey (MFA) received a Minnesota We Can’t Wait to Read This Year.” Briova Rx Infusion Services/Optum Rx. State Arts Board grant to complete her collection of prose poems entitled 2008 2012 Urban Farmers Almanac. Melanie Hoffert (MFA) started a new Nicole Hansen (MBA) started a new position as associate vice president of position as manager of community 2017 marketing and communications at the relations and the Securian Financial Jenniey Tallman Loney (MFA) was awarded a Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations. Foundation at Securian Financial. grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation to continue work on a hybrid nonfiction/ 2009 Leah Porter (MNM) was recognized as poetry/visual manuscript. Also, Tallman’s Sara Goepferd (MNM) started a new a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal short fiction piece “Mike and Evan at the position as senior manager of financial “40 Under 40” honoree. (Beginning) of the World” is a finalist for planning and analysis—HQ finance at the Mythic Picnic Prize. Target Corporation. 2013 Rory McCabe (MBA) started a new position 2018 Erin Gebhart Hayes (MBA) (also CLA ’04) as client solutions executive LED at AT&T. Milpha Blamo (MNM) started a new was appointed to the Saint Paul Human position as director of talent and culture Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Elizabeth Verdick’s (MFAC) book at The Minneapolis Foundation. Commission. Small Walt and Mo the Tow was recognized as a finalist for the Minnesota Book Awards Patricia Sutton’s (MFAC) book Capsized!: Mindy Mejia (MFA) published her book in the children’s literature genre. The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Leave No Trace. It was recognized as a Disaster was named one of Kirkus Reviews’ finalist for the Minnesota Book Awards Alicia Williams’s (MFAC) book “Best Middle-Grade Nonfiction Books in the fiction genre. Genesis Begins Again was featured in the of 2018.” New York Times Book Review. Cat Beltmann Wood (MNM) started a 2014 new position as executive director at Paige Riehl (MFA) recently published her The Great Northern. book Suspension. 2015 Kevin Watson Jagoe (also CLA ’07) began a position as minister at BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Jennifer Schultz Pennington (MPA) was recognized as an emerging leader in the Twin Cities Business 100: People to Know in 2019. She cofounded Can Can Wonderland in 2017. Spring 2019 David J. Turner hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  27

ALUMNI IN MEMORIAM GEOR GE VANE ROBERT KLAS SR. ’52 English Professor Emeritus George Vane died March 10. Hamline Life Trustee Robert Klas Sr. ’52 died March 8. He was 96. He was 91. Vane came to Hamline University to teach English Klas was the chairman and CEO of Tapemark in 1948. Over his 40-year career at the university, Company, a pressure-sensitive label and medical products he worked his way up from assistant professor to company based in West St. Paul. He also was the founder department chair, earning a doctorate from the of the Tapemark Charity Pro-Am, a nationally recognized University of Minnesota along the way. annual golf tournament that raises money for children with special needs. Under Vane’s leadership, Hamline was granted a charter to start a Phi Beta Kappa chapter in 1973. He was a Hamline benefactor who donated for the construction of Klas Center and the Anderson Center. After his retirement in 1988, Vane returned to Hamline as a volunteer in the archives. He is survived by his wife, Sandra, with whom he received an honorary doctorate in humane letters in 2008; Vane was a Heritage Society member and donated his children, Robert Klas ’75, Thomas Klas MBA ’08 more than half a million dollars during his lifetime to and MNM ’16, Margaret, Elizabeth, and Christine; eight support the Vane Scholarship Program. grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and three sisters. At Hamline, Vane received the Faculty Member of the Year Award in 1988 and Outstanding Faculty Award in 1994. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2015. ———————————————————— U ND ER G RAD UAT E Charles Pierce ’50 Jacqueline Johnston Batie ’56 Hamline Alumni Magazine Gretchen Jensen Erickson ’36 Janet Thomas Lund ’51 William Dirks ’56 extends its deepest Don Leathers ’39 William Souther ’51 Bernard Lamb ’56 sympathy to the families Donald Wells ’40 Harry Biebighauser ’52 Pauline Peterson Richardson ’56 of the following alumni, George Kline ’44 J. David Hegna ’52 Sally Burden Tindall ’56 faculty, staff, and friends. Ruth Wulfsberg Berger ’45 June Keyes Olstad ’52 Marilyn Roberts Burton ’57 ———————————————————— Betty Smith Stebbins ’45 Jay Anderson ’53 Bonnie Anderson Johnson ’57 Eileen Fuller Stutzman ’45 Norman Overland ’53 Janice Arnquist Clary ’58 Irene “Ruth” Krouch Anderson ’48 Laura Ottinger Steen ’53 Ralph Gundersen ’59 Robert Morris ’48 George Chilian ’54 John Jentink ’59 Patricia Strait Shepley ’48 Marlys Robson Reimler ’54 Sharen Jentink Chappell ’60 Evelyn Erickson Sonnenberg ’48 Eula Marineau Stevenson ’54 David Cox ’61 Maud Dahle Demorest ’49 Ronald Wandmacher ’54 Jerry Jensen ’61 Roger Erickson ’49 Andrew J. Warhol ’55 Don D. Maronde ’61 28  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

DUANE BENSON ’67 WILLIAM KIMES ’82 Duane Benson ’67, one of the greatest athletes in Professor Emeritus William Kimes ’82, who taught Hamline history, died January 26. He was 73. theater arts and communications at Hamline for 38 years, died December 25, 2018. He was 82. Under the leadership of Benson as team captain, Hamline’s football team won its first MIAC title in From 1964–2002, Kimes directed 59 plays and 45 seasons in 1966. served as chair of the Department of Theatre and Communication Arts. Benson also earned four letters in track and field and served as team captain. He was inducted into Hamline’s He taught theater history, dramatic literature, Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973. theory and criticism, and directing. Kimes also acted in stock, professional, and community theaters. Benson went on to play in the National Football He performed 12 times at Park Square Theatre Company. League for 10 years with Oakland, Atlanta, and Houston. Kimes believed that the theater program should He spent nearly four decades in public service in a prepare theater majors for graduate school and future variety of roles, including in the Minnesota State Senate, careers. This belief influenced his play selections as he the Minnesota Business Partnership, and the Minnesota worked to build a diverse and significant background in Sports Facilities Authority, which oversaw construction performance and production experience for his students. of U.S. Bank Stadium. The William Kimes Scholarship is awarded annually He is survived by his daughter, Brooke Benson in his honor. Warden ’93; his son, Jess; four grandchildren; and three siblings. He is survived by his wife, Janice; his daughters, Leslie and Alison; four grandchildren; and his brother, Donald. Douglas Whitman ’61 Leslie Ingram Miller ’71 G R A DUAT E FAC ULT Y A N D STAFF Jon Harkness ’62 Roger Force ’72 Earl Cloud Jr. JD ’76 Ann Ferguson Ness, emerita trustee Johann “Hans” Seitz ’62 Monica Sheridan ’73 Gregory Bruns JD ’78 Judith Kuehling Semler Karen Johnson Carlson ’63 John Kudalis ’75 Gregory Rebeau JD ’78 Samuel Simmons Roger Salmon ’63 Gregg Paulson ’76 Vivian Upin Leith JD ’79 John Tessner Richard Bouilly ’64 Joan Schwartz Rudnik ’77 Mary Ward JD ’80 Liz Koenke Greenhagen ’66 Brenda Knott Radcliffe ’79 Susan Scarborough JD ’81 FRIENDS Kathryn Blackmun Meyer ’67 Robert Hull ’81 Michael Miller JD ’84 Earl Bakken Jane Werner Simon ’67 Tracy Perhus ’85 John Perrotta JD ’88 Bruce Ponath, parent of Linda Krupke Vogel ’69 Edward Meeker ’86 Nicholas Gegen JD ’90 Melissa Donehower Benson ’70 Sara Wittenberg ’92 Terence Hislop JD ’91 current student Ellen Prentice Hunter ’70 Lisa Harley ’93 Michael Savage JD ’96 Richard Tein ’70 Glenyce Sievers MAED ’97 Dennis Worwa ’70 Judith Freeman Rodel MALS ’99 Spring 2019 David J. Turner hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  29

ALUMNI \"Itb’seysoonimd pwohrtearentytoouhgarveewanupu.nIdtegrisvteasnadimngucohf bthreoawdoerrld paenrsdpaecbtievtetetroathpepwreaciyatyioonu osfeeththeierwjooyrlsdaannddcohtahlelrenpgeoeps.l\"e —Marily Knieriemen '76 30  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

LEGACY ABROAD PERSPECTIVE Alumna gives students opportunity to study in Africa Interview by T O M B R A N D E S M A L S ’ 9 3 S i n c e g r a d u a t i n g from literacy, savings and credit, etc. I’ve found Hamline, Marily Knieriemen ’76 has lived there is a lot of need but also ways to really in nine African countries and visited make a difference in people’s lives. 20 others. What impact do you think you’ve had? She first developed a love for the It’s given me the opportunity to contribute continent as a Peace Corps volunteer to making positive change in people’s lives. teaching English in Cameroon from 1977 It’s meant seeing a lot of need and being to 1979. Her experiences in Africa over able to work toward addressing it while the years proved so life-changing that she getting to know and working with a lot of established an endowment to give Hamline wonderful people. students an opportunity to study in Africa. How does living abroad change Now country director of a Dutch a person? nongovernmental organization (NGO) in It’s so important to have an understanding Niamey, Niger, Knieriemen shared about of the world beyond where you grew up. her life and work in Africa. It gives a much broader perspective to the way you see the world and other people What struck you most about your and a better appreciation of their joys first experience in Africa? and challenges. Cameroon is sometimes called “a microcosm of Africa” because there’s What led you to create an so much variety within its borders—in endowment to help Hamline ethnic groups, languages, geography, students study in Africa? climate, and religion. It was a great place I made a small investment in stocks in to start to discover Africa. the ’80s, and the value grew over time. I decided I wanted to do something Tell me about the kinds of work you’ve significant with the appreciated stock, done throughout your career. and I’m happy to help make it possible Currently I’m the country director for SNV for Hamline students to gain a new Niger. I’ve worked for three other NGOs appreciation of the world through a study and the Peace Corps as country director. experience in Africa. The programs I’ve worked on have varied— health, agriculture, village water supply, To learn how you can create an endowed scholarship to support current and future Pipers, contact Marcia Yanz at 651-523-2336 or [email protected]. Spring 2019 Maurice Ascani / Polaris hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  31

SPOTLIGHT ON Healthy Hamline RECREATIONAL SPORTS Campus Recreation organizes intramurals, sport clubs, fitness programs, and special events to help students, staff, and faculty stay fit and relieve stress. TOBACCO-FREE POLICY To promote a healthier, safer, and more welcoming campus experience for everyone, Hamline restricts the use of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, chew, and all other forms of tobacco on campus. COUNSELING Staff provide free individual and group counseling services for a variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, stress management, identity development, self-esteem, body image, grief/loss, and family concern. SPIRITUALITY The new Gathering Space in Sorin Hall and a dedicated room in the Anderson Center provide quiet places for meditation, prayer, ritual practices, and multifaith services. 32  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  hamline.edu/magazine David J. Turner Spring 2019

From immunizations to Ultimate Frisbee, Hamline nurtures students’ physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional wellbeing PEER EDUCATION M E D I TAT I O N Hamline Peer Education is a Hamline University Mindfulness and Meditation (HUMM) student group that provides is a student group that organizes weekly meditation sessions programming on mental and mindfulness-related programming. health, sexuality, relationships, nutrition, and substance abuse. HEALTH CLINIC Two popular prefinals events include Stress Fest, where Two physician assistants, a family medicine students can get tips for physician, a registered managing their stress, nurse, and a consulting and support dog visits. psychiatrist provide services such as evaluation and treatment of illness and injury, immunizations, laboratory testing, STI testing, Pap tests, pregnancy screening, birth control, and more. YOGA Student group RISE Yoga Club partners with local yoga instructors to introduce students to yoga or deepen their practice. FOOD RESOURCES Students have access to a food shelf on campus. In addition, the Foodmobile traveling food pantry makes regular visits to campus, and Hamline students receive a discount from the community supported agriculture (CSA) farm The Good Acre. Hamline also provides emergency funding resources for students facing food insecurity. Spring 2019 Illustration by Kelsey King hamline.edu/magazine  |  H A M L I N E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E   |  33

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