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32 HORIZONS FALL 2009 33 Marilyn Oas ‘89 BSW was honored for her 15 years of service as a social worker at North Woods Home Care and Hospice. ’90s Michael Lee ‘91 BS of West Bend, Wis., is director of national accounts—group purchas- ing organization in the surgical devices division for Covidien. Kirsten Schoen ‘91 BS is county register in probate and probate registrar of Marinette County, Wis. Sean Krabach ‘94 BS (above) has earned the certi- fied sports event executive designation from the National Association of Sports Commissions. He is senior manager of event operations for the Detroit Metro Sports Commission. Patrick Sustrich ‘94 BS, ‘96 MS (above) is director of health and wellness services at Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital in Charlotte. James Hiller ‘95 BS is head coach of the Tri-City Americans hockey team. James played hockey at NMU and helped the Wildcats win an NCAA title in 1991. Dee (Harrington) Dane ‘96 BS and her husband, Robert, welcomed baby boy Dominic to the family in July. Kevin Hadas ‘97 BS is chief executive officer of Cartwheel Communications, LLC. Cartwheel recently won second place in a Texas Web design competition. Richard Samson ‘98 BS of Dansville celebrated his 10th anniversary with his employer, Ingenuity IEQ. As a gift, his employer sent him on a safari in Zimbabwe, Africa. ’00s Casey VanDamme ‘00 BS is assistant men’s golf coach and director of player development at the University of Tennessee. Jesse Downs ‘02 AS and William Bowler ‘08 BA were recently named to the National "B" Team by the International Competition Committee of the U.S. Biathlon Association. Erick Beaudoin ‘02 BS and his wife, Angela (Halberg) ‘02 BS, ‘04 MA, of Franklin, Wis., welcomed baby boy Brady in April. [email protected] John Hoving ‘02 BS is principal at All Saints Central Catholic High School and Middle School in Bay City. Amy (Schaaf) Jensen ‘02 BS is an operations analyst at Charter Communications in Fond Du Lac, Wis. [email protected] Brian Kass ‘02 BS is a physical therapist with the Dickinson County Healthcare System. Anita Mattson ‘02 BS has joined the faculty in the chemistry depart- ment at Ohio State University. Krista (Bobnock) Schley ‘03 BS and husband, Nathan, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., welcomed daughter Audrie to the family in April. [email protected] Amanda (Pach) Spreitzer ‘03 BS and husband, Tony, of Rapid River welcomed their first child, Allison, in December. [email protected] Jennifer Tucker ‘04 BS is the assistant for Jackson Downtown Development Authority. She is pursuing a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Eastern Michigan University. Justin Hubbard ‘04 BS, ‘09 BS recently received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional certification. He is employed with Sunlight Solar Energy in Boston. David Duranceau ‘05 BS, ‘08 BSN of Rochester, Minn., is a registered nurse in the heart and lung trans- plant unit at Mayo Clinic. Liza Hunter ‘05 BS won the 2009 Community Theatre Award for outstanding performance for her role in the musical theatre produc- tion of “Blood Brothers” in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. NMU Alumni Association member NMU Alumni Association lifetime member ’50s William Savola ‘54 BME has released a DVD of his performance as guest conductor of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest, Romania. It can also be seen on YouTube. [email protected] ’60s Paul Ollila ‘64 BS, ‘66 MA, ‘90 EdS of Painesdale was appointed to the Michigan Technological University Board of Control. He is the former superintendent of the Copper Country Intermediate School District. Amy (Letts) Ennis ‘68 BA has retired from teaching and recently chaperoned fifth grade students in an exchange program with Marseilles, France. James Gundersen ‘69 BS of Scottville has retired from Mason County Central Schools after teaching fifth grade for 40 years. [email protected] ’70s James Morgan ‘72 BS has retired after more than 35 years with ExxonMobil, Corp. He most recently served as IT security and controls adviser for the Midwest and West Coast. [email protected] Sandra Anderson ‘73 BS of Rocklin, Calif., will retire in December from Sierra College after 26 years of service. Kenneth Hiltunen ‘75 BS has retired after nearly 33 years of service with U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command. [email protected] Gregg Hothem ‘77 AS has been appointed to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees. David Van Kley ‘77 BS (above) has returned to Marquette as a pastor at Messiah and St. Mark’s Lutheran churches. He was previously pastor of Custer Lutheran Fellowship in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mary Jo (Blaskowski) Myers ‘78 BS has been named 2009 Educator of the Year by the Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce. [email protected] ’80s Craig Johnson ‘80 AB, ‘82 BS of Green Bay, Wis., is chief executive officer of H.C. Miller, Co. Daniel Adsmond ‘82 BS recently received Ferris State University’s 2009 Distinguished Teacher Award. He is an organic chemistry professor. Richard Tegge ‘85 BS recently established Wealth Strategy Group, a financial services firm that provides investment serv- ices to clients throughout the Upper Peninsula. Bill Barrette ‘88 BME received the 2009 Upper Peninsula Choral Leadership Award. Bill is the director of music at St. Paul parish in Negaunee. Keith King ‘89 BS is senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Centerplate, Inc. of Stamford, Conn. [email protected] Keeping track John Frick ‘81 BS, ‘87 MA and Mickey Gopigian ‘84 BS recon- nected in Turks and Caicos this summer, where Mickey has a diving business. John was Mickey’s RA in Hunt Hall and is now associate director of Housing and Residence Life at NMU. Irene Stratton ‘81 BS of Marquette, who epitomized “lifelong learning” by gradu- ating from NMU at the age of 72, cele- brated her centennial in June. Among those attending her 100th birthday party was great-grandson James Stratton (standing) of South Lyon. He is the fourth generation of the family to attend Northern, preceded by Irene, her son, Jim ’60 BS (left), and grandson, Greg ’83 BS.

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Marilyn Oas ‘89 BSW washonored for her 15 years of serviceas a social worker at North WoodsHome Care and Hospice.

’90sMichael Lee ‘91 BS of WestBend, Wis., is director of

national accounts—group purchas-ing organization in the surgicaldevices division for Covidien.

Kirsten Schoen ‘91 BS is countyregister in probate and probateregistrar of Marinette County, Wis.

Sean Krabach ‘94 BS(above) has earned the certi-fied sports event executive

designation from the NationalAssociation of Sports Commissions.He is senior manager of eventoperations for the Detroit MetroSports Commission.

Patrick Sustrich ‘94 BS, ‘96 MS(above) is director of health andwellness services at Hayes GreenBeach Memorial Hospital inCharlotte.

James Hiller ‘95 BS is head coachof the Tri-City Americans hockeyteam. James played hockey atNMU and helped the Wildcats winan NCAA title in 1991.

Dee (Harrington) Dane ‘96BS and her husband, Robert,

welcomed baby boy Dominic tothe family in July.

Kevin Hadas ‘97 BS is chiefexecutive officer of CartwheelCommunications, LLC. Cartwheelrecently won second place in aTexas Web design competition.

Richard Samson ‘98 BS ofDansville celebrated his 10thanniversary with his employer,Ingenuity IEQ. As a gift, hisemployer sent him on a safari inZimbabwe, Africa.

’00sCasey VanDamme ‘00 BS isassistant men’s golf coach anddirector of player development atthe University of Tennessee.

Jesse Downs ‘02 AS and WilliamBowler ‘08 BA were recentlynamed to the National "B" Team bythe International CompetitionCommittee of the U.S. BiathlonAssociation.

Erick Beaudoin ‘02 BS and hiswife, Angela (Halberg) ‘02 BS, ‘04MA, of Franklin, Wis., welcomedbaby boy Brady in [email protected]

John Hoving ‘02 BS is principal atAll Saints Central Catholic HighSchool and Middle School in BayCity.

Amy (Schaaf) Jensen ‘02 BS is anoperations analyst at CharterCommunications in Fond Du Lac,Wis. [email protected]

Brian Kass ‘02 BS is a physicaltherapist with the DickinsonCounty Healthcare System.

Anita Mattson ‘02 BS has joinedthe faculty in the chemistry depart-ment at Ohio State University.

Krista (Bobnock) Schley ‘03 BSand husband, Nathan, of SturgeonBay, Wis., welcomed daughterAudrie to the family in April. [email protected]

Amanda (Pach) Spreitzer ‘03 BSand husband, Tony, of Rapid Riverwelcomed their first child, Allison,in December. [email protected]

Jennifer Tucker ‘04 BS is theassistant for Jackson DowntownDevelopment Authority. She ispursuing a master’s degree inurban and regional planning fromEastern Michigan University.

Justin Hubbard ‘04 BS, ‘09 BSrecently received the Leadership inEnergy and Environmental Design(LEED) accredited professionalcertification. He is employed withSunlight Solar Energy in Boston.

David Duranceau ‘05 BS, ‘08 BSNof Rochester, Minn., is a registerednurse in the heart and lung trans-plant unit at Mayo Clinic.

Liza Hunter ‘05 BS won the 2009Community Theatre Award foroutstanding performance for herrole in the musical theatre produc-tion of “Blood Brothers” in Calgary,Alberta, Canada.

NMU Alumni Associationmember

NMU Alumni Association lifetime member

’50sWilliam Savola ‘54 BME hasreleased a DVD of his performanceas guest conductor of the GeorgeEnescu Philharmonic Orchestra inBucharest, Romania. It can also beseen on YouTube. [email protected]

’60sPaul Ollila ‘64 BS, ‘66 MA, ‘90EdS of Painesdale was appointedto the Michigan TechnologicalUniversity Board of Control. He isthe former superintendent of theCopper Country IntermediateSchool District.

Amy (Letts) Ennis ‘68 BAhas retired from teaching andrecently chaperoned fifth

grade students in an exchangeprogram with Marseilles, France.

James Gundersen ‘69 BS ofScottville has retired from

Mason County Central Schoolsafter teaching fifth grade for 40years. [email protected]

’70sJames Morgan ‘72 BS hasretired after more than 35years with ExxonMobil,

Corp. He most recently served as ITsecurity and controls adviser for theMidwest and West Coast. [email protected]

Sandra Anderson ‘73 BS ofRocklin, Calif., will retire inDecember from Sierra College after26 years of service.

Kenneth Hiltunen ‘75 BS hasretired after nearly 33 years ofservice with U.S. Army TankAutomotive [email protected]

Gregg Hothem ‘77 AS has beenappointed to the Southwest OhioRegional Transit Authority Board ofTrustees.

David Van Kley ‘77 BS (above) hasreturned to Marquette as a pastorat Messiah and St. Mark’s Lutheranchurches. He was previously pastorof Custer Lutheran Fellowship inthe Black Hills of South Dakota.

Mary Jo (Blaskowski) Myers ‘78BS has been named 2009 Educatorof the Year by the Cheboygan AreaChamber of Commerce. [email protected]

’80sCraig Johnson ‘80 AB, ‘82 BS ofGreen Bay, Wis., is chief executiveofficer of H.C. Miller, Co.

Daniel Adsmond ‘82 BS recentlyreceived Ferris State University’s2009 Distinguished Teacher Award.He is an organic chemistryprofessor.

Richard Tegge ‘85 BSrecently established Wealth

Strategy Group, a financial servicesfirm that provides investment serv-ices to clients throughout theUpper Peninsula.

Bill Barrette ‘88 BME received the2009 Upper Peninsula ChoralLeadership Award. Bill is thedirector of music at St. Paul parishin Negaunee.

Keith King ‘89 BS is senior vicepresident, general counsel andcorporate secretary of Centerplate,Inc. of Stamford, [email protected]

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John Frick ‘81 BS, ‘87 MA andMickey Gopigian ‘84 BS recon-

nected in Turks and Caicos this summer,where Mickey has a diving business. Johnwas Mickey’s RA in Hunt Hall and is nowassociate director of Housing andResidence Life at NMU.

Irene Stratton ‘81 BS of Marquette, whoepitomized “lifelong learning” by gradu-ating from NMU at the age of 72, cele-brated her centennial in June. Amongthose attending her 100th birthday partywas great-grandson James Stratton(standing) of South Lyon. He is the fourthgeneration of the family to attendNorthern, preceded by Irene, her son, Jim’60 BS (left), and grandson, Greg ’83 BS.

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Nicole Lang ‘05 BS is banquetmanager and event planner atSilver Shores Waterfront [email protected]

Lynne Moore ‘05 BS and CharlieSyer of Gate City, Va., welcomedtheir first child, Alexandria, in [email protected]

Charles Seavey ‘05 BS is volleyballcoach at Terra Nova High School.He is starting his second year as aphysical education teacher.

Robert Desimone ‘08 BS iscommunications manger of theHouston Aeros hockey team.

Caleb Hayes ‘08 BS recentlyreceived the Leadership in Energyand Environmental Design (LEED)accredited professional certifica-tion. He is employed with GilbaneBuilding Company in Chicago.

Stephen Rogers ‘08 BS is theStephenson office supervisor forMenominee County Federal CreditUnion.

Kalen Pokley ‘09 BS is teachingbiology and chemistry for CasevillePublic Schools.

MarriagesRobert Koehs ‘73 BS, ‘89 EDS toSusan Mileski.

Ray Herman ‘94 BS to SontiaCotton.

Edward LaRocque ‘95 to MeganElliott.

Tricia Stennes ‘97 BS to DennisMenhennick ‘98.

Billy Gauthier ‘01 BS to NicoleHytinen ‘02 BS.

Thomas Lindberg ‘01 BS toCassie Callewaert ‘07 Cert.

Travis Neville ‘01 BS to ElizabethKoski ‘03 BS.

Christy Salonen ‘01 BS to JeffreyProvost.

Mark Lindsay ‘02 AT to HollyZorn.

Gary Little ‘02 BS, ‘08 MPA toStefanie Dagenais ‘03 Dipl.

Aimee Hayka ‘03 BS to EricChrzan.

John Bennett ‘04 BFA to ShannaMurphy ‘08 BS.

Amber Jensen ‘04 BS to CaseyMadison ‘05 BS.

Kerry Bairski ‘05 BS to SaraHelppi ‘05 BSW.

Nicole Lang ‘05 BS to DerekSokloski.

Mikael Mason ‘05 AAS to TiffanyPeterson ‘05 BS.

James Tasson ‘05 BS to NicoleGugin ‘07 BSN.

Teri Granroth ‘06 BSN to TimothyReevs.

Sarah Harring ‘06 BA to IanMcLeod ‘08.

Tara Foster ‘07 BSN to JoshuaTolbert.

Justin LePage ‘07 BS to JenniferPerry ‘07 BS.

José Garcia ‘08 MAE to KariProehl.

Rebecca Holsworth ‘08 BSN toTravis Steinbrecher ‘08 BS.

DeathsMartin Samanen ‘35 BS, May 7,2009, Beverly Hills.

Elizabeth Binda ‘37 BA, Aug. 5,2009, Battle Creek.

Margherita Dupras ‘40, June 21,2009, Marquette.

Betty Finlay ‘43 BS, June 23,2009, Marquette.

Donald Small ‘50 BS, May 20,2009, Marquette.

Frank Moody ‘54 BA, ‘68 MA,May 21, 2009, Marquette.

Marvin Luoma ‘55 BS, ‘58 Cert.,‘63 Cert., ‘81, Cert., July 16, 2009,Ishpeming.

Kenneth Ralph ‘58, Jan. 2, 2009,Clinton Township.

Francis St. Onge ‘58 BS, Dec. 14,2008, Watersmeet.

J. William Bordeau ‘60 BS, July 25,2009, Manhattan, N.Y.

Frederick Johnson ‘60 BS, June2009, Homestead, Wis.

Karl Hill ‘61 BS, May 18, 2009,Alston.

Kenton Holm ‘61 MA, May 10,2009, Madison.

James Connors ‘62 BS, July 14,2009, Marquette.

John Milkowski ‘63 BS, ‘65 MA,April 4, 2009, Phoenix.

James Laine ‘64 BS, Aug. 29,2009, Marquette.

Jay Johnson ‘65 BA, Oct. 17,2009, Bristow, Va.

Audrey (Blanchette) Frantz ‘66BS, Aug. 4, 2009, Marinette.

Bernhardt Millimaki ‘67 BS, May 18, 2009, Minneapolis.

Marilyn Blewett ‘68 BS, May 31,2009, Ishpeming.

James Reinke ‘68 MA, July 17,2009, Luxemburg, Wis.

Eleanor Nyman ‘69 BS, ‘72 MA,Sept. 1, 2009, Baldwin, Wis.

Jerome Kaufman ‘70 BA, Feb. 13,2008, Surry, Maine.

Daniel Zyskowski ‘70 BS, March13, 2009, Woodruff, Wis.

Richard Belonga ‘71 MAE, April 5,2009, Marinette.

Marilyn (Cook) Kahl ‘71 BS, ‘84MAE, June 30, 2009, Marquette.

Dawn Salo ‘71 BS, July 28, 2009,Grand Blanc.

Jill Gagnon ‘72 BS, May 26, 2009,Marquette.

Jayne Slavin-Quayle ‘72 BS, ‘82BSN, May 6, 2009, Marquette.

David Knell ‘73 BS, July 14, 2009,Marquette.

Caroline Lenhart ‘78 MAE, March26, 2009, Sault Sainte Marie.

Anna Gray ‘79 BS, Aug. 28, 2009,Ishpeming.

William Rowloff ‘80 AT, ‘80 BS,May 22, 2009, L’Anse.

Caroline Babcock-Elder ‘85 BFA,May 21, 2009, Marquette.

Gary Garceau ‘85 BS, June 6,2009, San Diego.

Mary Henry ‘85 MAE, Aug. 29,2009, L’Anse.

Caroline Lehto ‘85 Dipl., ‘98Cert., ‘02 Cert., May 20, 2009,Ann Arbor.

Paul Slavsky ‘86 BS, June 18,2009, Detroit.

Debra K. (Mielke) Ackley ‘87 BS,July 26, 2008, Comstock Park.

Steven Houck ‘87 BS, June 19,2009, Carson City.

William Harry ‘89 BS, July 14,2009, Marquette.

Deanna (LaFaive) Sundstrom ‘91BS, May 25, 2009, Green Bay.

Cheryl (Flancher) Sartorelli ‘92BS, June 15, 2009, Green Bay.

Gary Thomas ‘92 BS, March 4,2009, Oak Harbor, Wash.

Terry Prout ‘94 BS, ‘02 BS, ‘05MS, Aug. 23, 2009, Marquette.

Grant Seaman ‘96 BS, May 1,2009, Cadillac.

Penelope Selleck ‘97 BS, May 25,2009, Marquette.

Ronald Zulkiewski ‘97 BS, June23, 2009, Marquette.

Lucas Weatherdon ‘01 BS, Aug. 1,2009, Marquette.

FriendsCarol Cardoni, retired office profes-sional, May 1, 2009, Portland, Ore.

George Johnson, former chairmanof the NMU Police AdvisoryCouncil, May 18, 2009, Big Bay.

Ethel Rowe, retired administrativeprofessional, June 22, 2009,Ishpeming.

Hugh Kahler, former professor,Aug. 4, 2009, Harvey.

Philip Pavlik, retired professoremeritus of chemistry, Aug. 16,2009, Marquette.

Judith DeMark, former historyprofessor, Aug. 27, 2009,Albuquerque, N.M.

A statue and plaque to memorializeCheryl DePuydt ‘72 BS, ‘78 MAE, ‘88EdS was dedicated this summer. Abronze statue of a figure skater sits in“Cheryl’s Garden” at the entrance ofMichigan Technological University’sMacInnes Ice Arena, where DePuydt wasa longtime skating coach and instructor.She died in 2005.

A team of Marquette businessmen, nearlyall NMU alums, (from left), Bill Hetrick‘73 BS, Barry Polzin, Bruce Closser ‘67BA, Ron Thorley ‘78 BS and JoeConstance ‘76 BS, ‘02 MIS, launched amajor real estate project along the city’swaterfront in May. “The Landing” willconsist of seven condominium buildingsin the Founder’s Landing area, just southof downtown.

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CreateSpace, 2009

Norma (Bentti) Bogetto ’65 BSdetails her personal journey withthe autoimmune disease in Lupus:My View After 35 Years. [email protected] through Amazon.

Alabama Hills Press, 2009

Will My Daddy Ever Work Again?: AFamily’s Story by James Carr ‘72BS is written to help parents dis-cuss unemployment with chil-dren. Available online andthrough major booksellers.

Outskirts Press, Inc., 2009

Lori (Bregg) Foroozandeh‘95 BSN describes her

horrific experience of being heldin a POW camp in Iran for sixweeks following the World TradeCenter attacks in Lori’s Song. www.loris-song.com

Delacorte Press, 2009

Crystal Clear: The Inspiring Story ofHow an Olympic Athlete Lost HisLegs Due to Crystal Meth and Founda Better Life is the autobiographyof Eric Le Marque ‘90 BS. Itdetails the professional hockeyplayer’s ordeal of being trappedby a storm on Mammoth Moun-tain for eight days, his struggle tosurvive and overcome addiction.www.bantamdell.com

ESRI Press, 2009

Phillip Muehrcke ‘64 BS is co-author of Map Use: Reading andAnalysis, Sixth Edition, whichdemonstrates the importance ofunderstanding the significant dis-tinctions, formats and functionalityof maps. ww.esripress.esri.com

Oxford University Press, 2009

Bonnie Swierzbin '75 BS of St.Paul, Minn., has co-authoredExploring Learner Language, anintroduction to the study of sec-ond language learning. Bonnie isan assistant professor at HamlineUniversity. www.oup.com

Bottom Dog Press, 2009

In Jeff Vande Zande’s ‘93 BSsecond novel, Landscape withFragmented Figures, a disillu-sioned, down-on-his-luck profes-sor links up with his out-of-workbrother in a tale of what it meansto live in America in these times. http://smithdocs.net

Alumni in Print

Faculty in PrintÉditions Tintamarre, 2009

In Lamothe-Cadillac: Sa jeunesseen France, the early years ofAntoine de Lamothe-Cadillac—the founder of Detroit, early gov-ernor of Louisiana and tycoon furtrader—are chronicled in this col-lection of 80 prose poems inFrench and English by BeverlyMatherne. w.centenary.edu/editions/cadillac_en.htm

Three Rivers Press, 2009

The Anarchist, John Smolens’sixth novel, details the monthsleading up to the assassination ofPresident William McKinley byLeon Czolgosz and the murdertrial that followed.www.johnsmolens.com

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2009

In Waiting on a Train: TheEmbattled Future of Passenger RailService—A Year Spent Ridingacross America James McCommonsinterweaves stories of the passengershe meets with the history and heyday of American train travel andtransport and a vision for the future ofour country’s railroads. www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore