1997
February
February, 1997
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In memoriam
1996
Nicole Glantz Schnitzlein, E, mfg. planner, Texas
Instruments Inc.; married to Brian S. Schnitzlein, '95 D,
Zylstra Cycle Company, Plano, Texas. Carol L. Gretter, D,
project architet, Hollis & Miller Group Inc., Keota. Daniel P.
Sink, E, civil engr., Shive-Hattery Inc., Coralville.
1995
Ensign Richard L. Preston, Ed, U.S. Navy, Pensacola, Fla.
Andrea L. Potter, FCS, asst. mgr., Bath & Body Works, Park
Ridge, Ill. Ensign John E. Rotter, E, U.S. Navy, St. Louis,
Mo. Joseph C. Short, A, sales rep., Rhone Merieux, Inc.,
Columbus, Ohio. Ensign Jeffrey L. Snyder, LAS, U.S. Navy,
Auburn. Lori Stahle Schnier, E, tech. sales assoc., Texas
Instruments Inc.; married Aug. 19, 1995, to Steven D.
Schnier, E, tech. sales assoc., Texas Instruments Inc., Plano,
Texas. John C. Underwood, A, dealer rep., Ag Chem
Equipment, Columbus, Ohio. Ryan S. Wells, E, analyst,
Andersen Consulting, Minneapolis. Stephen B. Wright, B,
Principal Finan. Group; Diane Ishmael Wright, LAS, Half
Price Books, Des Moines.
1994
Michael L. Joblinske, Jr., FCS, serv. dir., Willow Creek
Country Club, Sandy, Utah. Michael J. Zinngrabe, E, engr.,
Hoechst Celanese; Kay Frank Zinngrabe, '93 E, process
engr., Exxon Chemical, Houston.
1993
Sharon E. Hibbe, LAS, survey report analyst, JCAHO,
Naperville, Ill. Joong-Jae Lee, LAS, student, New York
Univ., New York.
1992
Mark E. Bohling, Ed, compliance coord./head athletic
trainer, Univ. of Arkansas-Monticello, Monticello, Ark. Lt.
Brian G. Brooks, B, Western Military Traffic Management
Terminal System, U.S. Navy, Walnut Creek, Calif. Michael L.
Gatzke, D, architectural engr., Brooks Borg Skiles, Des
Moines.
1991
Sue Bradford Wilson, B, office mgr., Shive-Hattery, Inc.,
Bloomington, Ill. Bryan J. Heger, E, proj. mgr., Value IT,
Savage, Minn. Marcia J. Holstad, LAS, owner/optometrist,
Optical Illusions, Ankeny. Jeffrey L. Mills, D, proj.
architect, Brooks Borg Skiles, Ankeny.
1990
James J. Anderson, E, materials mgr., Nova Solutions,
Effingham, Ill. Daniel R. Groepper, B, MBA '93, tech.
consultant, Technology Services Corp.; Kristin Adams
Groepper, LAS '94, House of Mercy, West Des Moines; daughter
Hanna born April 20. Paul J. Seppa, E, test engr., EMD
Associates; married Feb. 18, 1995, to Beverly Hughes,
Rollingstone, Minn.; son Walter born May 3, 1996. Eric B.
Vincent, A; married Aug. 19, 1995, to Janse Hyde Vincent, Iowa
City. Douglas E. Webster, A, Central City; son Drayce born
Aug. 19, 1996. Warren W. Westcott, LAS, account exec.,
Badiyan Productions, Eden Prairie, Minn. April A. Zehms, B,
owner, Nightline Lingerie & Gift Boutique, Ionia.
1989
Scott D. Hansen, LAS, regional compliance spec., Firstar
Corp., Ames; son Ian born March 20, 1996. Robin Shaffer
Lilienthal, LAS, MS '94, Greek affairs coord., ISU, Newton.
1988
John E. Beyer, LAS, sr. engr., PICR Software, Picker Intl.,
Inc., Beachwood, Ohio. Darren T. Dies, A, sales/mktng.
mgr., W & G Mktng. Co., Inc., Ames. David W. Dryden, D,
head, publications and mktng. serv. dept., Clemson Univ.,
Greenville, S.C. Steven L. Farner, B, student, Univ. of
Nebraska; married March 16, 1996, to Jeanne Roemen Farner, Council
Bluffs. Travis J. Grover, A; Vanette Hunt Grover,
'89 B, Cresco; daughter Kate born Oct. 8, 1996. Michelle
Mahoney Recker, B, earned M. Ed. from Univ. of Hawaii, August
1996; Lt. Vincent P. Recker, A '90, pilot, U.S. Navy,
Corpus Christi, Texas. Thomas J. Schulting, B, mgmt.
consultant, Deloitte & Touche, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jane E.
Scieszinski, B, account mgr., Communication Data Services, Des
Moines. Gary J. Schmitz, E; Claire Egan Schmitz,
LAS, MS '89, Plesant Hill; son Samuel born May 14, 1995. Joseph
A. Turner, E, MS '88, Alexander von Humboldt research fellow,
Inst. for Nondestructive Testing, Saarbrucken, Germany. Allyson
Walter Doud, FCS, shop dir., Bath & Body Works; Robert D.
Doud, '90 B, finan. mgr., Orange Park Toyota, Jacksonville,
Fla.
1987
Craig Jodan, B; Natalie Johnson Jodan, '89 LAS,
Allen, Texas; daughter Nicole born Nov. 7, 1996. Alan B.
Richardson, A, account sup., NKH&W, Inc., Lees Summit, Mo.
Deborah Stoppelmoor Beers, B, MS '88, mktng. research mgr.,
U.S. West Communications, Scottsdale, Ariz. Randy J.
Tinker, E, proj. engr., Agro Globe Engineering, Inc., Des
Moines. Tracy Warner Peden, B, Ottumwa; son Christopher
born Aug. 31, 1995. Mitchell W. Woeste, A, asst. mgr.,
Archer Daniels Midland, Sioux City.
1986
Richard J. Hannasch, LAS; Kay Lampe Hannasch, LAS,
Huxley; daughter Margaret born Sept. 1, 1996. Mary Dentel
Howell, B, pres., Maxwell State Bank, Maxwell; son James born
June 3, 1996. Michael P. Kuehn, B, asst. vice pres.,
lending, Earlham Savings Bank, Clive. Douglas G. Pedrick,
E, software engr., Strong Capital Management, Slinger, Wis.;
daughter Katrina born Jan. 21, 1996. John W. Reiher, A,
vice pres., mktng., Barnstead-Thermolyne, Dubuque. James W.
Riesterer, E, design engr., John Deere Des Moines Works, Des
Moines; son Joseph born May 16, 1995. Eric L. Smith, D,
Grayslake, Ill.; son Dylan born March 28, 1995. Cindy L.
Starr, LAS; Timothy D. Knutson, A, Marshalltown;
daughter Geneva born March 9, 1995. J. Keith Stepp, E, gen.
mgr., Enron Dev. Corp., The Woodlands, Texas; earned MBA from
Univ. of Chicago, June 1996. Robert J. Studer, B, Highlands
Ranch, Colo.; son Jacob born May 24, 1995. Steven E. Summy,
LAS, Oklahoma City, Okla.; daughter Hannah born Sept. 7, 1995.
Julie Swenson Mikkelson, FCS, Montgomery, Ill.; daughter
Annika born Feb. 20, 1995. Janette Thomas Lee, FCS, child
life spec., Sioux Valley Hospital; married May 18, 1996, to
Douglas Lee, Sioux Falls, S.D. John M. Werbach, B; Janet
Hirsch Werbach, '88 B, Naperville, Ill.; daughter Rebecca born
May 8, 1995. Jeffry J. Wodka, LAS; Sue Monkelien
Wodka, '84 LAS, Plano, Texas; son Jacob born April 21,
1995.
1985
Susan Bidner Burns, LAS, tech. writer, Project Software and
Dev., Inc., Mansfield, Mass. Robert A. Kane, A, asst. vice
pres., Community First State Bank, Decorah. Michelle A.
Leibold, DVM '85, Anchorage, Alaska; son Forrest born July 4,
1996. Daryl E. Tanner, E, Kent, Wash.; son Aynsley born
Jan. 8, 1995. Jean VanDonslear Boreen, LAS, MS '88, English
prof., Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, Ariz.; earned PhD from
Univ. of Iowa, Aug. 4, 1995. Jennifer Walsh Cintron, B, sr.
acct. exec., Menasha, Chicago; son David born Feb. 12, 1995.
William E. Wiley, B, MS '88, Lees Summit, Mo.; son David
born March 30, 1995. Lynette Wunsch Jennings, B, Omaha,
Neb.; daughter Ashley born Feb. 16, 1995.
1984
Glenn A. Cerny, E; Kelly Walker Cerny, '85 FCS,
Allen, Texas; daughter Miranda born Jan. 11, 1996. Lisa Clarke
Koehrsen, LAS; Craig E. Koehrsen, '85 E, Peoria, Ill.;
son William born June 1, 1996. Thomas J. Goetz, A, seed
consultant, Land O' Lakes, Eatonville, Wash. Mary H. Kane,
LAS, partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Chicago. Craig T. Marrs,
B; Beth Mente Marrs, FCS, Ames; daughter Emily born March
8, 1996. Kelvin B. Sederburg, LAS; Claudette Noe
Sederburg, '86 LAS, West Des Moines; son Bryce born Sept. 22,
1996.
1982-83
Norman L. May, '83 E, software engr., Hewlett--Packard;
Donna Engholm May,'83 E, Vancouver, Wash.; daughter Sarah
born Dec. 14, 1995. Sandra Donato Roberts,'82 FCS, asst.
dir., nutritional serv., McKenna Memorial Hospital, Canyon Lake,
Texas. Elizabeth L. Gross, '82 LAS, MS '83, owner, Resource
Connections, Omaha, Neb. Alan P. Naumann, '82 E, vice
pres./gen. mgr., Alta Group, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Los
Altos Hills, Calif.
1980-81
Peg Armstrong Gustafson, '81 A, corn market mgr., Pioneer
Hi-Bred Intl., Waukee; recipient of Professional Agri-Business
Award, ISU College of Agriculture, Sept. 21, 1996. Peter C.
Canning, '81 LAS, MS '83, PhD '85, dir., research, Horton
Cattle Companies, Ft. Collins, Colo. John J. Lass, '80 E,
vice pres./gen. mgr., Citizens Utilities/Vermont Electric Div.,
Newport, Vt. Paul J. Ronczkowski, '80 A, professional
practice coord., Environmental Health and Occupational Safety,
Illinois State Univ., Ellsworth, Ill.; daughter Emma born Feb. 17,
1995; Nancy Carver Singleton, '81 LAS; married December
1995, to Scott K. Singleton, PhD '96, quality engr.
statistical consultant, Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan.
1975-79
Deborah L. Schoon, '79 FCS, sr. associate, Amoco Oil Co.;
married June 8, 1996, to Lyman Lowry, Jr., Sapulpa, Okla. Roger
E. Claypool, '78, pres., Shelby County State Bank, Harlan.
Kenneth D. Cumpston, Jr., '78 LAS, bond underwriting sup.,
Employers Mutual Ins., Clive. Thomas G. Stone, '78 B,
Riverwoods, Ill.; daughter Kathleen born Oct. 13, 1996. Raeanne
Hytone Sandler, '77 LAS, assoc. creative dir., Cramer-
Krassert, Chicago. Douglas G. MacCrea, '77 LAS, commanding
officer, USS John L. Hall, US Navy, Ocean Springs, Miss.; earned
MS from Troy State Univ. Mary P. Maloney, '77 LAS, Des
Moines; son Michael born March 19, 1996. Sharon L. Oates,
'77 LAS; married Oct. 1, 1995, to Jason Duncan, River Forest, Ill.
Thomas J. Falk, '75 A, asst. serv. mgr., control div.,
Kubota Tractor Corp.; married April 13, 1996, to Catherine Falk,
Lewisville, Texas.
1970-74
Brian D. Gardner, '74 LAS, managing partner/CEO, Morrison &
Hecker LLP, Leawood, Kan. Corinne L. Lambert, '74 Ed, exec.
dir., Chautauqua Area Girl Scout Council, Jamestown, N.Y. Allan
L. McCutcheon, '72 LAS, dir., Gallup Research Center, Univ. of
Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln. Thomas J. Brindley, '71 LAS, '80
LAS, controller, Alpina Community College, Alpina, Mich. John
D. Daniels, '71 LAS, sr. vice pres., St. Luke's Health System,
Hinton. Paul I. Queck, '70 A, Indianapolis, Ind.; elected
pres., Intl. Federation of Agricultural Journalists.
1960s
John C. Olson, '68 A, MS '72, vice pres., tech. serv.,
Burke Corp., Ames. Everett A. Kemp, '67 E, vice pres./gen.
mgr., Palomar Systems, Wilmington, Del. Michael E. Neff,
'66 LAS, mgr., fleet dept., travel serv. and procurement serv.
contracts, K N Energy, Inc., Littleton, Colo. Jerry L.
Quebe, '65 E, sr. vice pres./co-dir., RTKL, Chicago. Edward
C. Schram, '65 LAS, Santa Barbara, Calif.; retired, U.S. Nat.
Rubgy Team mgr. James C. Allen, '64 E, vice pres./co-dir.,
RTKL, Chicago. Patricia Gettys Schroeder, '64 LAS,
chemistry instructor, Johnson County Community College; Robert
S. Schroeder, '64 LAS, dir., quality assurance, Kansas City
Analytical Services, Shawnee, Kan. Jan Warren Feller, '62
LAS, sr. software test engr., Knights Technology, Sunnyvale,
Calif. David W. Welp, '62 E, exec. vice pres., Texas
Instruments Inc./pres., Systems Group, Richardson, Texas. Owen
A. Heng, '61 E, MS '63, PhD '65, mfg. consultant, Dow Corning
Corp., Midland, Mich. Bruce K. Long, '60 E, MS '62, proj.
process engr., Bristol--Myers Squibb Co., Barceloneta, P.R.
'50s and before
Walter P. Falcon, '58 A, Stanford, Calif.; appointed to
Board of Intl. Food and Agricultural Dev. by Pres. Clinton.
Eugene D. Krumm, '58, Wellsville, N.Y.; elected Fellow,
American Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, April 1996. John D.
Cosgrove, '56 E, pres., Avionics & Communications, Rockwell
Intl., Cedar Rapids. Anthony Taylor, '56 LAS, retired
prof., State Univ. of New York-Cortland, Cortland, N.Y. Gere L.
Wiese, '51 A, Manning; recipient of Production Agriculture
Award, ISU College of Agriculture, Sept. 21, 1996. Dwayne A.
Rohweder, '48 A, MS '56, PhD '63, Sun Lakes, Ariz.; receipent
of Friend of GROWMARK Award, GROMARK Inc.
Grad college
Sandra L. Barnes, PhD '95, principal, Elementary School
Program, Milton Hershey School, Hershey, Pa. Adrian T.
Hanson, PhD '89, assoc. prof., Dept. of Engineering, New
Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, N.M.; recipient of 1996 El Paso
Natural Gas Foundation Faculty Achievement Award. Hilary I.
Inyang, PhD '89, Chelmsfort, Mass.; named 1996 Du Pont Young
Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; recipient of
Nat. Young Investigators Award, Nat. Research Council, Nat.
Academy of Sciences. Diana M. Bourisaw, PhD '88, supt., Fox
School Dist., Imperial, Mo. Ron M. Rice, PhD '86, exec.
dir., Iowa Assoc. of School Boards, Ames. Michael S.
Dobbins, MS '82, PhD '86, dir., Corning Scientific Center
Limited, Corning, N.Y. Elwin L. Basquin, MS '68, retired
pres./gen. mgr., WTVP, Peoria, Ill. E. Thomas Strom, PhD
'64, adjunct prof., Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Texas-Arlington,
Dallas. Roy P. Craig, PhD '52, Ignacio, Colo.; author of
UFOs: An Insider's View of the Official Quest for Evidence.
In Memoriam
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Letters following names or year of graduation indicate the
following colleges:
Orville R. Sonner, A '28, Percival-- June 22, 1996. John
L. McMurphy, E '30, Pittsfield, Mass.-- Nov. 3, 1994. Hubert
R. Meier, A '30, Minneapolis -- June 14, 1996. Russell F.
Kintzley, LAS '31, Bay St. Louis, Miss.-- Sept. 15, 1996.
John R. Lewis, E '31, Casa Grande, Ariz -- June 26, 1996.
Olivette Pehrson Werling, FCS '31, Tipton -- July 18, 1996.
Kenneth R. Bower, A '32, Colorado Springs, Colo.-- July 30,
1996. Lois C. Hilleman, FCS '32, State Center -- Aug. 8, 1996.
J. Kenneth McDowell, E '32, Sun City, Ariz -- Feb. 25, 1996.
Bernard R. Thrift, A '32, Onawa -- March 11, 1996. John G.
Lutz, E '34, Pasadena, Calif. -- Aug. 8, 1996. Albert W.
Jordan, E '35, Clinton -- Nov. 18, 1996. Delbert H.
Ostermann, A '35, Story City -- July 16, 1996.
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