ADZ Alumni Newsletter AUG11

Homecoming 2011 at Missouri S&T, 7-9 October

ALPHA DELTA ZETA

LAMBDA CHI ALPHA

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

August 2011 Issue 7

House

Corporation

Update

Special points of

interest:

Member Profile –

Jim Bertelsmeyer

2011 Homecoming Meet-

ing

Honor roll of donors

Jim Bertelsmeyer “A Lambda Chi for Life”

mas “Sunk” Sunkel AD 565 in Boot

Camp. In the USMC, Jim started

attending night school to work on his

MBA (which he finished at Memphis

State 1969). In 1968 he began a ten

year period with Conoco Pipeline

(where he worked with fellow

brother Keith Bailey AD 585). He

left to become Vice President and

then President and COO of Buckeye

Gas Products and later founded the

Heritage Propane Corporation, (now

the third largest retail propane mar-

keter in the United States). In June

1996, he took the company public, as

Heritage Propane Partners L.P, now

Energy Transfer Partners LP.

Jim has served on the Board of Di-

rectors of the National Propane Gas

Association for 31 years and is a past

National President and Chairman of

the Executive Committee. He has

served on the Board of Directors of

Tulsa National Bank, Golf Enterprises

Inc., U.S. Fleet Services, the Tulsa

Area United Way, Tulsa Area Boy

Scouts, Tulsa YMCA, and is a past

president of the Petroleum Club of

Tulsa.

Jim has been extremely active with

the Miner Alumni Association as

Director and President. He also

reestablished the Tulsa Alumni Sec-

7 October

5pm-8pm Silver and Gold Gather-

ing

8 October

8am Alumni Breakfast

9am Housing Corp. Meeting

11am-1pm Kick-off Tailgate Party

1pm Football Game

6pm-9pm Miner Legends Banquet

It's past time we recognized Brother

James Bertelsmeyer AD 577 for his

$400,000 Endowed Scholarship Fund

established with the Miner Alumni

Association in 1998 that has awarded

as many as 26 $10,000 scholarships

for undergraduate Lambda Chi broth-

ers at MS&T. Jim also funds the mul-

tiple $1,000 scholarships for all asso-

ciate members (more than 50 to

date) the semester they become

initiated.

Jim grew up in Florissant, Missouri

and attended St. Louis University

High School. After graduation he

enrolled at Missouri School of Mines

and soon rushed Lambda Chi Alpha.

During his time at Alpha Delta, Jim

served as Rush Chairman and Alumni

Correspondent and participated in

IFC Greek Sing. On campus, he

served as Vice President of the Stu-

dent Council and President of Blue

Key and Theta Tau. He also took

part in the co-op program working

with Monsanto Chemical in St. Louis.

Jim graduated in 1966 with a BS in

Chemical Engineering.

Jim’s first job was with Mobay Chemi-

cal as Industrial Chemical Salesman in

New York City. Soon after, he

joined the Marine Corps in 1967

where he was joined by brother Tho-

James Bertelsmeyer

MSM Photo 1966

All are invited to visit Rolla and

attend the annual Homecoming

festivities. As always, the Hous-

ing Corporation will host its

annual alumni meeting at the

chapter house starting at 9am

on Saturday, 8 October. Get

there early for breakfast at 8am.

Inside this issue:

Member Profile 1-2

Officer Updates 2

St. Pat’s Attendance 3

Report of Voluntary Giv-

ing 3-5

MS&T Magazine 6

Alumni Updates 6

ROLLAMO 1955 7

tion, served as a section

officer and class coordina-

tor, and received the

Alumni Association

Achievement Award in

1988. Jim is a member of

the Order of the Golden

Shillelagh since 1990 and

received a professional

degree from UMR in

1991. Jim was inducted

Continued on Page 2

Jim Bertelsmeyer “A Lambda Chi for Life” (Continued)

Ken Cage AD 541 Receives Alumni Achievement Award

House Corporation Update

Chapter

Photo 1984

Ken Cage AD 541

into the Academy of Chemical Engi-

neers in 1996 and is a past president

of the Academy. He received an

Honorary Degree in ChE in 2004.

He is also on the MS&T Board of

Trustees and is an Honorary Knight

in the Court of St. Patrick.

In 2006 Jim donate $500,000 to help

fund the Tulsa Air and Space Mu-

seum's new planetarium, now named

the James E. Bertelsmeyer Planetar-

ium. Jim did this to provide a place

where young adults and children

Bob Berry AD 732, Gerry Stevenson AD 487, Jim Bertelsmeyer

AD 577 and Keith Bailey AD 585. Look for profiles of these

Lambda Chi's in future newsletters.

Ken Cage AD 541 will receive the

Alumni Achievement Award during

Homecoming’s Miner Legends Ban-

quet on October 8, 2011.

Ken graduated MSM in 1963 with a

BS in Mechanical Engineering. He

began his career with Westinghouse

Electric Company in 1963. Ken con-

tinued his education by earning his

MS in Nuclear Engineering in 1966, a

law degree from Univ of MO-

Columbia in 1971and a Master of

Law from George Washington Uni-

versity in 1977. These degrees al-

could get involved in math and sci-

ence programs.

In April 2011 Jim made a $5 million

naming commitment for Bertels-

meyer Hall, the new Chemical and

Biological Engineering Building at

MS&T.

In closing, Jim lives by the ideals of

Lambda Chi Alpha and has never

forgotten his oath as a loyal brother

of Alpha Delta Zeta. He is a shinning

example for other brothers to fol-

low and emulate.

lowed him to become involved with

the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

as a patent attorney. He also served

in the U.S. Energy Research and De-

velopment Administration, the U.S.

Department of Energy and U.S. Pat-

ent and Trademark Office, in both

Special Laws Administration and De-

signs, all involved with patent issues.

He moved into private practice in the

firm of Willian, Brinks, Olds, Hofer,

Gilson and Lione in 1989. In 1996,

he moved to his current firm, where

he is a partner, and specifically deals

with litigation for the firm's Intellec-

tual Property Group. Ken received

the Department of Energy's Special

Achievement Award for administer-

ing contract patent and data provi-

sions, and in 1988 received the Gold

Medal Award from the Department

of Commerce for initiating, negotiat-

ing, and implementing a patent se-

crecy agreement with Japan.

He is currently a attorney with

McDermott, Will & Emery in Wash-

ington , DC.

Alumni and Active Member Officer Updates.

Since our last newsletter, the Hous-

ing Corporation has had a few

changes: Academic Advisor –Scott

Grasman resigned and the chapter is

looking for a new advisor. Hi Pi

Tony Siebert graduated with his mas-

ters of science and the chapter is

seeking a new candidate to fill his

position. The chapter’s new treas-

urer is Andrew Saake AD 1377 and

also replaces Artem Chernyak on the

Finance Committee. The new House

Manager is Karch McCoy AD 1372.

The new Rho is Josh Noeldner AD

1382.

Congratulations to these new offi-

cers!

Greek Week Games 1982

Alpha Delta Little Sisters “Crescents” 1987

AD 580 Gene Faenger

AD 609 Al Faenger

AD 610 Len Kirberg

AD 699 Pete Legsdin

AD 1131 Kevin Schwalje

AD 1139 Jason George

AD 1158 Rob Sutton

AD 1171 James Nelson

AD 1176 Scott Green

AD 1247 Josh Hemphill

AD 1250 Brent Schumer

AD 1315 Steve Puzach

AD 1317 Shawn Borgerding

AD 1357 Mark Puzach

GG 1374 Tony Siebert

If your name was omitted from the list or you see other errors please advise

the Alumni Chairman.

1) $50,000 Remodel 9 sleeping

rooms on 3rd floor

2) $6,000 Replace flooring in

2nd and 3rdfloors halls

3) $5,000 Replace seating and

decking on rear deck

4) $5,000 Landscape improve-

ments in front yard

5) $2,000 Install handrails on

exterior stairs and retaining

walls - $2,000.

Calling all alumni. The Housing

Corporation still needs dona-

tions to continue improving the

living conditions of the chapter

house. We need donations in

the amount of $68,000 to fund

and complete the following

projects:

Won’t you make your donation

or pledge now and join the

growing list of brothers in this

effort. Please send donations

to:

ADZ House Corp

10553 Pine Lake Dr.

Rolla, MO 65401

St Pat’s 2011 Alumni Attendance

Report on Donations Received

Chapter Float St. Pats 1950


The list on the following two

pages show the accumulated

donations of our generous

alumni.

If your name was omitted from the

enclosed list or if you see other errors please contact us and it will be cor-

rected.

Walter “Red” Burg AD 76 circa 1925

Snake Invasion 1953

Francis Powell AD 181 circa 1937

Leonard Pollock AD 233 circa 1944

Over $500,000

Jim Bertelsmeyer AD 577 (See article on pages 1-2)

$45,000 to $50,000

Anonymous (by request)

$20,000 to $44,999

Len Kirberg AD 610

$10,000 to $19,999

Anonymous (by request)

Howard Stine AD 622

$5,000 to $9,999

Jack Bertelsmeyer AD 683

Curt Hertel AD 681

David Heikkinen AD 1079

Tom Phillips AD 864

Chuck Toedtman AD 608

Jim VanGilder AD 673

Jon Vaninger AD 569

John Farmer AD 545

Anonymous (by request) J. Curt Killinger AD 754

$3,000 to $4,999 Keith Bailey AD 585

Bob Berry AD 732 Ed Blanke AD 714

Steve Gardner AD 707 Joe Martin AD 815

BJ Strothkamp Theta Sigma

John G. Reilly AD 285

$2,000 to $2,999 Mike Svoboda AD 728

Michael R. Johnson AD 1268 Ronald Miller AD 712

Chuck Naslund AD 776

Ken (Billy) Swift AD 591

Michael Pomeroy AD 856

Ed Weiland AD 613 Chuck Remington AD 339

Scott Bertelsmeyer AD 1169

$1,000 to $1,999 Larry Boberschmidt AD 615

Hal Branum AD 614

Matt Chrapek AD 1252 Joel Dunphy AD 666

G. Scott Green AD 1176 M. Brady Moore AD 1194

James Nelson AD 1171 James Snow AD 524

Ken Schilling AD 659

Mel Sundermeyer AD 661 Don Ulrich AD 825

Vincent Kunderman AD 747 Don Modde AD 1234

Rufus Johnson AD 551

James Unverferth AD 888 Carl Rydberg AD 617

James Lee AD 874

$500 to $999

Greg Carlson AD 803

Jerry Davis AD 625

Bobby Dye AD 1074 Gene Faenger AD 580

Ted Groshong AD 572 Greg O’Brien AD 1014

Scott Preston AD 1135

Jay Peterson AD 522

Tom Sunkel AD 565

Rob Sutton AD 1158 Cliff Tanquary AD 433

Michael Todd Lambda Pi 484 Jim Dinges AD 647

David Fahy AD 431

R. Gregg Bonagurio AD 840

Gary Amsinger AD 792

David Lee AD 644 Joe Butler AD 854

Bill Murray AD 657 Jason George AD 1139

John Schmidt AD 1173

Dan Grose AD 821 Richard Baur AD 502

Antone Smith AD 1211 Eric Swearingen AD 1159

$200 to $499 Dennis Brauer AD 616

Bob Faenger AD 519

Rich Garrett AD 640 T. Matt Mandry AD 1110

Glen Miller AD 1162 Charles Rogge AD 725

Charles Schroeder AD 738 Andy Singleton AD 1175

Kevin Schwalje AD 1131

Woods McReynolds AD 429 William Alexander AD 434

Al Faenger AD 609 Jim Petry AD 1018

Bill Koechlein AD 584

T. Bach Melick AD 1083 James White AD 786

Jim McHugh AD 594 Jon Schneider AD 989

Bob Garvey AD 491

Ben Gronemeyer AD 1290

Todd Monroe AD 1212

B.E. Buterbaugh AD 304 Tim Faenger AD 1056

Wayne Fenner AD 600 Mike Stewart AD 1196

Stephen Lane AD 1100

Ken Lux AD 507

James Hickernell AD 451

Herbert Pillisch AD 407 Steven Sullivan AD 893

Steven Holcomb AD 805 Richard Campbell AD 562

Jasyn Randazzo AD 1201

Zack Perry AD 1220

David Bailey AD 566

Joel Philhours AD 568 Frank King AD 570

Gary Fehsenfeld AD 567

Dan Amsinger AD 792

$100 to $199 Gene Branson AD 612

Gerald Brunkhart AD 530

House Corporation Update List of Donors


$100 to $199 (continued) Ed Cole AD 516

Eric Drury AD 957

Tom Green AD 1002 Kenneth Niewoehner AD 295

Bill Stoltz AD 667 Larry Thomas AD 1207

Gary Trippensee AD 536 James Borberg AD 371

Troy Williams AD 1177

Jim Clippard AD 587 John Allen AD 220

Don Meyer AD 290 Jeremy Lines AD 1184

James Castle AD 1179

Brad Hill AD 1271 Pete Legsdin AD 699

Truett Degeare AD 619 James Yost AD 554

Everett Adam AD 560

Mike Hobick AD 813

Jeff Stephens AD 934

Bill Ott AD 688

OTHER DONATIONS Josh Colwell AD1183(in-kind)

Jim Colwell AD 523 (in-kind)

Bruce Davis AD 887 Richard Gasaway AD 1057

Walter Jansen AD 1059 Paul Kendzior AD 983

Kyle Koederitz AD 1130 Brad Modde AD 742

Albert Padovano AD 286

James Perry AD 720 Paul Rygaard AD 863

Wil Stoecker AD 267 R. Poppitz AD 311

Doug Workman EN 456

(William Jewel) Mike Potter AD 689 (in-kind)

Josh Hemphill AD 1274 (in-kind)

Rob Langford AD 1185 (in-

kind)

James Cauthorn AD 398

Mark Puzach AD 1357 (in-kind)

List of Donors

AD 53a “Chi”

Circa 1930

Everett Birch AD 222 circa 1942

Won’t you please

add your name to

this list of loyal do-

nors?

Inside program from the

1939 Pledge Dance

David Kick AD 460 circa 1957

Chapter St. Pat’s Float 1977

Alpha Delta and its alumni

made a few appearance in the

Spring 2011 issue of the Mis-

souri S&T Magazine. In case

you missed them, here is a snap

shot:

On page 10, in the article “The

Way They Ate”. Beginning

with the Grubstakers in 1902,

eating clubs flourished on cam-

pus. Some lasted for only a

few years, like Beanery, Cor-

sairs and Placers. Five would

reorganize themselves as fra-

ternities: Muckers’ Club be-

came Lambda Chi Alpha;

Grubstakers Club became Tri-

angle; and Mercier Club be-

came Theta Kappa Phi, which

eventually became Phi Kappa

Theta.

On page 19, in the article “The

Highs and Lows of Adventure

Clubs”. The club [MO S&T

Skydiving Club] was officially

recognized by the university in

2004, but it was inactive when

Payne came to S&T in 2007,

due to a plane crash, which

killed S&T senior Robert

Cook (AD 1288) and five

others. Cook, a certified sky-

diving instructor, saved the life

of an Australian tourist by posi-

tioning himself to take the full

impact when their plane hit the

ground. In 2008, Cook posthu-

mously received the Australian

Star of Courage Award, one of

that nation’s top bravery

awards.

On page 23, in the article

“Keith Bailey to Grads: Em-

brace Change and Progress”.

Keith Bailey (AD 585) gave

the Dec 18, 2010 commence-

ment address at Missouri S&T.

Bailey is currently non-

executive chair of Cloud Peak

Energy, the nation’s third larg-

est coal producer. He is also

on the boards of Apco Interna-

tional Oil and Gas, Aegis, Mark-

west Energy Partners and Inte-

grys Energy.

Alpha Delta Zeta in Publications

Bernie Malson AD 445 in front circa 1957


Brothers Pete Lucido AD 363 and Ben Stephenson

AD 381 Homecoming 1953

Alumni Notes and Mail

Richard Gasaway AD1057 has written and published a new book, “An Incon-

venient Purpose- Linking Godly Stewardship and Alternative Energy (http://

www.aninconvenientpurpose.com/). Having worked in the power generation

industry for 20 years, he sees a great need to develop cleaner and more

diverse energy supplies, especially given the continuing unrest in the Middle

East along with rising fuel prices.

Gary Amsinger AD 867 wrote: “I enjoyed the newsletter. I believe this is a

good idea to keep alumni in touch, I wouldn't be surprised to see donations

increase. Keep up the good work. I may even dig up some old photos I have

in a album and send some in.”

Rob Bailey AD 970 wrote “I will always remember fondly what Alpha Delta

meant to my life and my best friends are from that part of my life. Brothers

from my time in Alpha Delta were more supportive during my open heart

surgery for a bad heart valve than some of my family, so the bonds still are

strong. With a lot of the guys now getting to the age where kids are graduat-

ing high school, you should start seeing more participation as there will be

more free time.

Mrs Curtis and Edward Peet AD 459 circa 1958

The Lambda Chi Alpha Social

Fraternity was founded at Bos-

ton University in 1909, and has

grown to become one of the

largest national social fraterni-

ties. There are 146 chapters

throughout the United States

and Canada. The M.S.M. Chap-

ter was originated in 1913 and

was then known as the

“Mucker’s Club”. Alpha Delta

Zeta came into being when this

club was admitted to Lambda

Chi Alpha Fraternity in 1917.

Since its installment, the chap-

ter has participated in all

school activities. A lot of en-

thusiasm and team spirit has

pushed our intramural sports

standing away up on the list.

We shared in the Homecoming

honors this year by snagging

third place for our Homecom-

ing Display.

The gay social season at 606

Walnut commenced with the

Annual Pledge Dance early in

the fall. This event was fol-

lowed later with the Harvest

Dance and the Christmas

Dance.

Of course, our prime interests

here at M.S.M. are the advance-

ment of the individual and the

advancement of the fraternity.

ROLLAMO Flashback: 1955


“Let’s Have a Party”

Chapter Photo

1955

Officers of 1955

Fall Spring

President .................. B. Smith AD 408 G. Gratz AD 413

Vice-President ....... J. Overton AD 420 F. Janesky AD 412

Secretary ................. A. McReynolds AD 429 D. Houser AD 435

Treasurer ................ H. Stramanis AD 411 J. Rother

Faculty Advisor ....... William Higgs

Scenes from the chapter house 1955

“Every Man

a Man”

“Naught

Without

“Treasure?” Homecoming Display

“Big Guns”

“Wanted”

Chapter House at

606 Walnut

Alpha Delta Zeta

Lambda Chi Alpha

1705 N. Pine St.

Rolla, MO 65401

Tel: 573-364-9901

www.alphadeltazeta.org

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

We Want to Hear From You

Your news is important to us, and we

would like to hear from you before we

publish the next issue of the UPDATE.

Please send the following information to the

House Corporation Secretary, Brother

Preston at [email protected].

Name

E-mail Address

Years at Alpha Delta

Zeta and number

Occupation

Family information

Information you would like to share with

fellow alumni

If you have any old photos of your time at

Alpha Delta, please scan them and email

them to Brother Preston. We will use

them in upcoming issues.

Potential Members

Alpha Delta is always looking for quality

new members.

If you know of any young men who are

attending (or will attend) M S&T please

contact the Rush Chair Alex Gibbs at

[email protected] or call his cell at 573-944-

3015.

Like the Old Photos?

Do you like the old photos in the UPDATE?

Brother Schwalje, House Corporation

Treasurer, worked with the M S&T Alumni

Office to scan some of the old photo al-

bums from the chapter. We will continue

to use these old photos in upcoming edi-

tions. If you are interested in obtaining

copies of the photos, please contact House

Corporation Secretary, Brother Preston at

[email protected].

In this Issue

Member Profile: James Bertelsmeyer

Honor Roll of donors

Homecoming 2011

ROLLAMO Flashbacks

Alumni Updates

Alpha Delta Zeta Alumni Update August 2011 Issue 7

ADZ Alumni Newsletter AUG11

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