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LINFIELDMAGAZINESummer 2006

Seeking solar answers

LINFIELD MAGAZINE

EditorMardi [email protected]

Assistant EditorLaura Davis

Graphic DesignCandido Salinas III

PhotographyTom BallardKelly BirdLaura DavisMardi Mileham

ContributorsKelly BirdLaura Graham ’07Thomas L. HelliePeter McGrawBarbara SeidmanBeth Rogers Thompson

Advisory BoardEd GansDick Hughes ’75R. Gregory NokesSherri (Dunmyer) Partridge ’86Amy (Westersund) Rogers ’96

PresidentThomas L. Hellie

Vice President for CollegeRelationsBruce Wyatt

Director of Alumni RelationsDebbie (Hansen) Harmon ’90

Summer 2006 Vol. 3, No. 1

Linfield Magazine is published threetimes annually by Linfield College,McMinnville, Oregon

Send address changes to:College RelationsLinfield College900 SE Baker St.McMinnville, OR 97128-6894

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Table of Contents

Inside Linfield Magazine

In the lab, behind a camera, in a firestation, Linfield faculty and students learntogether. In this issue, we explore six col-laborative research projects where facultyand students work side by side. This cre-ative and intellectual process challengesboth student and teacher. Linfield studentsare also excelling in the classroom and inthe community. We take a look at howLinfield students put complex business prac-tices to work and compete successfully in aglobal online simulation. You’ll also get aglimpse of the work of students and staffwho spent spring break helping the GulfCoast continue the long rebuilding process.And you’ll find a poignant tribute to MarvinHenberg, who served as dean of faculty for11 years and as interim president this pastyear. We look forward to telling more storiesof how Linfield College fulfills its mission, ofConnecting Learning, Life, and Community.

-- Mardi Mileham

On the covers:

Front: Todd Curtis ‘07 uses liquid nitrogenduring an experiment to measure the effi-ciency of a solar cell. (Tom Ballard photo)

Back: Three members of the class of 2006received Fulbright awards. (Laura Davis photo)

Departments2 A View from Melrose4 Linfield Digest

20 Student Profile22 ’Cat Tracks26 Class Notes31 Alumni Profile

Features6 Collaborative learning

Professors and students learn together in the lab, at the fire station, behind a camera. A look at six projects that combine faculty and student learning in creative and challenging ways.

14 Competing in the global marketStudents put complex business practices to work in a global online simulation.

15 This humane man of lettersA tribute to Marvin C. Henberg for his dedication to Linfield College.

16 Alternative spring breakStudents head to the Gulf Coast to help with the rebuilding effort.

18 Four retire from LinfieldFour professors share their memories, which span three decades of teaching at Linfield.

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A View from Melrose

From 1989 to March, 2006, my wife and I livedin a densely populated Chicago neighborhood, justthree blocks from the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field.Not surprisingly, everyone now asks, “How does itfeel to move to the small town of McMinnville,Oregon?”

Of course it feels very different. But it also feelscomfortable because we are back on a collegecampus. I’ve spent my entire career serving collegesin one way or another, but for years I’ve done so

from an office in downtown Chicago. I feel goodhere, perhaps because everyone has warmly wel-comed us.

There’s been a lot of excitement at Linfield.For example, during my first week I was called ontothe dance floor at the annual L’uau, where I got todance in front of 500 people. When I announcedmy weekly office hour for Linfield students, I wasvisited by four topless male members of the LinfieldUltimate Frisbee Club, who informed me that myoffice was the 16th hole in that day’s golf Frisbeecompetition. And I was astounded to see flip-flopson the bare feet of innumerable graduating sen-iors on a very damp, cold commencement day. Totell the truth, I wouldn’t miss these experiencesfor the world; they are part of the color and joy ofcollege life.

There have been many highlights in our first twomonths at Linfield. I met the three Linfield studentswho won Fulbright Awards this year – an incrediblesuccess rate at a college so small.

After eating lunch with Linfield softball playerKendra Strahm ‘09, I began to attend the women’ssoftball games – and watched in awe as they wontheir region and went on to finish fourth in theNCAA national championship.

I listened in on a “Cat Cab” coffeehouse per-formance by Chris Engbretson’07, and then saw him conduct thecollege’s superb Concert Choir afew weeks later.

I met with the Oregonaccreditation officials who wereevaluating our teacher educationprogram. They eventually told methat Linfield had earned a perfectscore – the most favorable evalua-tion they had given anyone in along time.

I entered Linfield’s intellectuallife by attending lectures by guestsand faculty, most notably our ownhistory professor, Dr. Scott Smith.I began to hold personal appoint-ments with each of Linfield’s profes-sors. And I went to my first facultymeetings in years.

As I met with alumni thesepast two months, I was struck bytheir characterization of whatmakes Linfield special. They

invariably named a particular professor who inspiredand challenged them – someone who helped themfind their passion. The relationship between profes-sor and student is the center of the Linfield experi-ence. Again and again, that lesson is repeated. It isour bedrock, our foundation.

So do I miss Chicago? Well, I may miss a fewfriends, and perhaps the pizza, but I am inspired bythe people I meet at Linfield, and I feel privileged tojoin a community that is so supportive, stimulatingand good. There is plenty of work to do here, butmuch of that work is simply to remain focused onquality, to tell the Linfield story and to enhance theeducation of our students.

In short, I feel that I’ve come home.

– Thomas L. Hellie, President

Two months and counting

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Thomas L. Hellie with Alan Hubka ‘68 during a reception at the Oregon HistoricalSociety in Portland, sponsored by the President’s Club.

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The dedication of the new Vivian A. Bull MusicCenter is scheduled for 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29, on theKeck Campus.

Construction has been under way on the new facil-ity for several months. It will be completed and open bythe beginning of fall semester. The center is named inhonor of Vivian A. Bull, Linfield president for 13 years.

“The Board of Trustees is delighted to celebrateDr. Bull’s 13 years of leadership by naming this wonder-ful facility in her honor,” said Glenna Kruger ’68, chair ofthe board. The board approved the name at its regularmeeting in November.

“Naming the building in Dr. Bull’s honor recog-nizes her accomplishments in strengthening the aca-demic life of Linfield while also doubling the size of theMcMinnville Campus,” Kruger added. “Dr. Bull’s per-sonal interest in music makes this an especially fittingtribute to her.”

Under Bull’s leadership, the McMinnville Campusmore than doubled its physical size with the acquisi-tion of 115 acres from the Hewlett-Packard Co. Theexisting buildings have been renovated into the JamesF. Miller Fine Arts Center, the Jereld R. NicholsonLibrary and Kenneth W. Ford Hall, which houses theMarshall Theatre.

The new 14,000-square-foot building, opposite theMiller Fine Arts Center, will house faculty offices andstudios, practice rooms, a band rehearsal room and arecital space with seating for 100. It will updateinstructional and practice facilities for the entire musicprogram and provide much-needed centralized spacefor faculty and students, as well as a new venue forsmaller recitals. The building is designed to accommodatea second phase of construction, to include a concert halland other public spaces at a future date.

Music building to honor former president

Plans are under way to celebrate Linfield College’s sesquicen-tennial during the 2007-2008 academic year.

On Jan. 30, 2008, the college will celebrate its sesquicenten-nial, the 150th anniversary of its chartering. A committee hasbeen appointed by President Thomas L. Hellie to begin planningfor the celebration. Committee members are: Peter Richardson,professor of German, chair; Katherine (Pitman) Huit ’88 andJackie (Schaake) Painter ’54, alumni representatives; Bruce Stewart’49, trustee representative; Faun Tiedge, professor of music; MaryMargaret Benson, professor and technical services librarian;Jackson Miller, associate professor of communication arts; ToddMcCollum, director of registration and records, Portland Campus;Marlene Semon, bookstore; Doug Cruikshank, professor emeri-tus of education; Dan Fergueson, director of student activities;Kelly Copeland ’08, student representative; and Debbie (Hansen)Harmon ’90, director of alumni relations.

As part of the celebration, the college is seeking designs for a logoto commemorate the celebration. Graphic artists are invited to sub-mit designs for the college’s Sesquicentennial Logo. For design spec-ifications go to: http://www.linfield.edu/press/detail.php?id=688.

Designs may be submitted to [email protected] must be received by Aug. 15.

Linfield Digest Linfield Digest

Several new staff membershave joined the Office of CollegeRelations.

Jodi Kilcup has been named theassistant vice president for CollegeRelations. Kilcup, who will jointhe staff July 12, served as presidentof United Way of Southeast Alaskaand, prior to that, as executivedirector of university communica-tions at Weber State University.She holds a Ph.D. in educationalleadership from Gonzaga University.

Elaine (Green) Burke ’99, whopreviously served as assistant directorof alumni relations and annual giv-ing, has been promoted to directorof annual giving. Burke’s responsibil-ities include the outright gift pro-gram, phonathon, Friends ofNicholson Library and Partners-in-Progress. She received a bachelor’sdegree in business at Linfield andearned a master’s in organizationleadership from Gonzaga University.

Jessica (Hickox) Meyer ’98 isdevelopment officer. She has abachelor’s degree in English fromLinfield and served as annual givingmanager at the Oregon HistoricalSociety for the past two years. Priorto that, she was a development asso-ciate at the Oregon Ballet Theatreand worked at The PhillipsCollection in Washington, D.C., fortwo years, serving as membershipassociate and development assistant.

Kurstin Finch Gnehm ’97 isassistant director of advancementservices. She served most recentlyas technology and communicationsmanager for the Battered Women’sJustice Project in Minnesota. Sheearned a bachelor’s degree in soci-ology from Linfield and master’sdegrees from the University ofIowa and Oregon State University.

Three alumni among newCollege Relations staff

Jodi Kilcup

Elaine (Green) Burke ‘99

Jessica (Hickox) Meyer ‘98

Kurstin Finch Gnehm ‘97

Plans for sesquicentennialcelebration taking shape

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The Vivian A. Bull Music Center will be dedicated Friday, Sept. 29, during homecoming festivities at Linfield College. The centerhonors the former president, who was instrumental in more than doubling the size of the campus during her 13-year tenure.

David Sumner, assistant professor of English and director ofwriting, will spend next spring and summer teaching at theUniversity of Bayreuth in Bayreuth, Germany, under theFulbright Junior Faculty Lectureship program. He will teach twocourses: Western Myth and Western Literature, and AmericanNature Writing.

Dawn Nowacki, associate professor of political science, isone of 14 faculty members from Pacific Northwest colleges anduniversities invited to participate in the sixth annual InternationalCanadian Studies Institute in July. She will also present a paper atthe Association for Canadian Studies in the United States/Alaska,a symposium scheduled in September in Anchorage.

Brad Thompson, assistant professor of mass communica-tion, will spend six weeks working at The Oregonian this sum-mer as an American Society of Newspaper Editor’s Institute forJournalism Excellence Fellow. The objectives of the program areto update the educator’s hands-on experience and to bolster thenewsroom’s understanding of journalism education.

Liz Obert, assistant professor of art, was selected for aninternational artists residency in Hungary this spring. During hermonth-long stay, she gave an informal public presentation abouther work and also donated one piece of art she completed dur-ing her residency.

Janet Gupton, assistant professor of theatre, participated inthe National Endowment for the Humanities workshop series,“Asian Culture Through Theatre,” this spring. The program pro-vided insight into Asian theatre forms and ideas of how to incor-porate Asian themes and content into the curriculum.

Faculty highlights

Learning can occur in many places – in a fire station, behind a

camera, on paper with crayons. Linfield’s rich tradition of collaborative

research, supported by a Collaborative Research Endowment built by gifts

to the college, is a learning ground for both students and faculty. Here, six

among the many projects are featured, providing a glimpse into a creative

environment that challenges the intellects of teacher and student.

lip on a pedometer, grab a water bottle andget ready to move if you plan to keep upwith Janet Peterson.Peterson, assistant professor of health and

human performance, is a health advocate with a penchantfor fitness. In an increasingly sedentary world of onlineshopping, elevators and extended commutes, Petersonlives what she teaches her Linfield students each day.

“Just move,” she said. “Take any opportunity youcan to increase your physical activity.”

Since arriving at Linfield in 2003, Peterson hasintertwined this philosophy and her enthusiasm for fit-ness into a variety of community health programs, mostof them involving students.

One such program is Blood Pressure Friday, heldeach week during the academic year usually from noonto 1 p.m. in the athletic complex, during which studentsoffer free blood pressure checks to the public. Not onlydoes the program provide a valuable service to the com-munity, but also it gives students experience takingblood pressure.

Peterson’s concern for obesity in children promptedher to start Kid Fit, an education program focusing onnutrition and activity for children.

“Prevention is key,” said Peterson, who ran the pilotprogram at Linfield last year with Kendra Victor ’05. “As a

nation, we’re starting to treat obesity and inactivity, but weneed to focus on preventing it for the next generation.”

Never one to let a teachable moment slip by,Peterson discusses health and nutrition while walkingduring the Walk and Talk program, which she launchedin 2004. Last year, a Linfield student who showed up toevery weekly session lost 30 pounds.

“I love seeing changes like that,” Peterson said.“Simple changes like increasing physical activity andhealthy eating – that’s really all it takes.”

Peterson has also been active in the Yamhill CountyObesity Forum, sponsored by the Yamhill CountyCoalition on Physical Activity and Nutrition. She helpswith the local Soroptimists’ Women’s Health Day andpresents wellness programs to community groups.

At times, it seems Peterson’s energy and ideasexceed the number of hours in the day. But she some-how finds time for all the projects.

“It’s not hard to do when you love something,” she said.“The students are the key. I couldn’t do this on my own.”

Peterson oversees dozens of students as they pursueresearch and internships, constantly looking for ways toengage them in health-related projects. For example,Will Lynam ’06, a volunteer McMinnville firefighter, isworking with Peterson on a health study and fitnessprogram uniquely tailored to the local fire department.

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Janet Peterson, assistant professor of health and human performance, and Will Lynam ‘06, right, monitor the flexibility of firefighterDale Mount as part of a health study and fitness program Lynam designed for the McMinnville Fire Department.

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Teaching healthy living

learningCollaborative

cott Smith and Tatyana Aleksandrova ’07 spentmuch of last summer thumbing through thepages of dictionaries – some in English and somein Russian.They were searching for just the right words,

nuances and phrases to bring precise meaning from onelanguage to another. Smith, assistant professor of history,with the help of Aleksandrova, a Russian native, is trans-lating Memoirs of a Terrorist, a controversial book writtenin 1909 by notorious Russian radical Boris Savinkov.

Savinkov’s book, which recounts how he organized anumber of high-profile assassinations, provoked a storm of

controversy and has been an important source for histori-ans exploring the inner life of Russian terrorist groupsbefore the Revolution of 1917.

“This book is a vivid account of these terrorists livingat the edge,” said Smith. “It demonstrates their fanaticalhatred for the old regime and the degree to which they’reteetering on the edge of psychological instability.”

The Russian text was translated into English in 1931,but that version, which Smith sometimes uses in his teach-ing, is out of print and not easily obtained. Smith wantedto start with the original text and translate it himself, tobetter understand the book.

Sust how much can a photographer manipulate animage without actually manipulating the news?That was at the heart of a project that droveBrad Thompson, assistant professor of mass

communication, and Caleb Bushner ’06 to surveymembers of the National Press Photographers Association(NPPA) on the ethics of photojournalists in a digital age.

But it was a love of photography and some long con-versations outside the classroom that really sparked theidea for the project.

Thompson is a former reporter and editor and aphotographer in his own right. He became interested inthe topic while teaching a photojournalism course andin talking with Bushner, a former photo editor of theLinfield Review who just completed a photo internshipat the McMinnville News-Register. They found they hadsimilar concerns about how much is too much when itcomes to manipulating news photos.

Bushner, a political science and philosophy majorfrom Mill Valley, Calif., stumbled into photography anddidn’t take it seriously until he began working for theReview. When he learned that a photojournalism coursewas being offered during January Term, he met Thompsonand the two began discussing ethical issues relating to dig-ital photography.

“It was serendipitous,” Bushner said. “I wasthinking about writing about photojournalistic ethicsfor my philosophy thesis and Brad was talking aboutsome of the same issues, and we decided to submit a

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Amy Hammons ’06 spearheaded a pedometerprogram for which she has organized a number ofwalks. Eric Hefferon ’06 has spent the past two yearsresearching body fat analyzers and presented findings atthe Northwest American College of Sports Medicineconference this spring and at the June national meeting.

“She brings up great questions and sparks mycuriosity about other aspects of the research,” said

Hefferon, who plans to attend graduate school inphysical therapy.

Peterson’s strong belief in students underscores herteaching philosophy.

“If I do preventative care myself, I can only reacha certain number of people,” she said. “But if I teachothers how to do preventative care, I can reach thousandsand millions, potentially. It’s very cool.”

The native Russian language skills of Tatyana Aleksandrova ‘07 proved invaluable to Scott Smith, assistant professor of history, who is translatingMemoirs of a Terrorist, a controversial Russian text. Smith hopes to gain a deeper understanding of the book through the process.

Lost in translation

Smith sought the assistance of Aleksandrova, a studentfrom Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to help him with theproject. As an international student whose native tongue isRussian, Aleksandrova understands the importance of lan-guage. She jumped at the chance to take on a Russian his-tory project while developing her English skills.

“Having a native speaker who can pick up subtletiesof Savinkov’s word choice and with whom I can discussthe fine points of translation has been invaluable,” Smithsaid. The two worked separately but met regularly to dis-cuss their progress.

Before coming to Linfield College in 2002,Aleksandrova spent a year in Dallas as an exchange studenthosted by Valenta Moorman ’94 and her family. AfterAleksandrova returned to Turkmenistan to finish highschool, Moorman encouraged her to continue her educa-tion at Linfield.

“To go back to the United States to go to college wasalways my wish,” said Aleksandrova, who also speaksGerman and will earn an accounting degree in December.

For Smith and Aleksandrova, the challenge is morethan simple translation. Although it’s relatively easy to con-vert a Russian text into English that is comprehensible,it’s infinitely more difficult to create English writing thatreads like literature while remaining faithful to theRussian version. Aleksandrova spent about two hourstranslating each page.

“Savinkov’s writing is very precise,” Aleksandrova said.“For me, it was difficult to convey that depth into thesame amount of words in English. I can describe it in aparagraph, but to say it in a sentence was difficult.”

Last summer while in Moscow to complete paperworkthat will allow her to apply for her U.S. citizenship,Aleksandrova located some of Savinkov’s early writing in a1917 Russian periodical at the State Public Historical Library.The memoir, an unexpected addition to Smith’s research,provides valuable insight into the mind of a terrorist.

Smith will continue translating the book and hopes toultimately publish it, along with an introduction analyzingthe content.

Brad Thompson, assistant professor of mass communication, andCaleb Bushner ‘06 combined their interest in photography for asurvey of photojournalists on the digital manipulation of photos.

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Digital dilemmas

(collaborative research) proposal. It’s a real testamentto professor-student relationships at Linfield.”

Photojournalistic ethics have come a long way, butcontroversies still erupt periodically, Thompson said. Somepublications have actually moved elements in photographsto make a more dramatic photo or to change an imagefrom horizontal to vertical.

“The fundamental principle of journalism in a dem-ocratic society has to be that you are telling the truth,” hesaid. “If we in our writing and in our pictures are nottelling the truth, then the people who rely on us to givethem the information to vote, choose leaders, select poli-cies, are basing their decisions on bad information. Wewanted to see how far truth could be stretched photo-graphically before photographers said enough is enough.”

More than 1,000 photojournalists responded to thesurvey, which showed that although photographers willagree to some leeway on changing cover photos, they areopposed to almost any changes in news and feature photos.

For example, the majority will allow some lightening

and darkening of an image, but not enough to change orhide details. The majority also agreed a photo could besharpened and that red eye could be fixed, but they wereopposed to removing skin blemishes. They overwhelm-ingly said that elements should not be removed from aphoto, nor should they be moved to allow the photo to fita specific space or size.

“Not everything is black and white,” Bushner said.“People have their own ideas of how things should be done,but it’s never really been discussed. As the technology becomesmore available, I think this becomes a bigger concern.”

Although the survey results speak well to the ethics oftoday’s photojournalists, the real value isn’t in the answers,but in the conversations sparked in newsrooms, with artdirectors, editors and publishers, according to Thompson.

“It’s important to keep this conversation going,” hesaid. “It’s easy for one person to pontificate on what isacceptable. But I don’t think that’s the way ethics works.Ethics bubbles up, it doesn’t come down from on high.We have to agree as a community on what is ethical.”

or someone fascinated by sun-shine, Jennifer Heath spendsmuch of her day in a dimly litbasement laboratory. Working with electronics, liq-

uid nitrogen, a beam of light and threeLinfield College students, Heath, assistantprofessor of physics, is studying solar energy.

“It’s out there being unused, shiningdown on buildings and roads andeverything,” Heath said. “There’s reallyno reason not to use solar power.”

Heath and Todd Curtis ’07, JedRembold ’07 and Jeff Baker ’08 are testingsolar cells, devices that generate electricityfrom sunlight, to identify the most efficientand cost-effective solar energy sources andlearn more about them.

With the decline of nonrenewableresources, solar power is increasinglyviewed as a major source of energy forthe future, Heath said. Rembold agrees.

“As research continues, the powerpotential of these cells will continueto rise and the cost will drop,” he said.“I believe this research contributes asmall part to the global investigation ofsolar cells.”

They seem to be on the right track.The solar cells they are studying use thin

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Kay Livesay, assistant professor of psychology, and Phillip Duggan '06 work with a matrix he created with a computer program to record how often any two wordsoccur together in a sentence.

Harnessing the sun

films of material to reduce manufacturing costs. The verybest traditional thin film solar cells made of amorphous sil-icon, such as those in calculators, can be up to 11 percentefficient. But the best copper indium diselenide cellsHeath and her students are studying can have efficienciesas high as 19.5 percent, providing nearly twice as muchpower from the same amount of sunlight.

“That’s a big difference,” Heath said. “We’re interestedin understanding the properties of this material and what’sunique about it.”

That’s more easily said than done, considering theparts of the cell they are looking at are microscopic – thesize of a hair divided 50 times. Students use a microscopeand bright light to take measurements. By varying thetemperature from a frigid -321 F up to room temperature,it’s possible to identify defects that reduce efficiency. Theyare also experimenting with adding different alloys to thematerial, to make the solar cell more productive.

Throughout the process, students target questions aboutthe material. Often, one question leads to another, a creativeaspect crucial to undergraduate research, Heath said.

“It’s important that students get a sense of what itmeans to ask questions and explore scientifically theanswer to a question,” she said. “Often in the classroom,students learn about things that are already known. It’sonly when they have a project of their own that they haveto figure out how to make these discoveries.”

Students have also built equipment and programmedcomputers to control instruments for the experiments.Curtis likes the hands-on research and has learned to workwith unexpected results.

“In research you are continually faced with problemsand setbacks that you have to overcome,” said Curtis, aphysics and mathematics major, and next year’s studentbody president.

Students are also learning the value of studying an areaof research they believe in, similar to what Heath has done.

“A long time ago, I decided I wanted to do somethingthat might contribute in some way to solar energy,” Heathsaid. “It’s important to me to study something that is bothinteresting from a fundamental sense, and also has societalimplications.”

Isn’t it semantic?ay Livesay and PhillipDuggan ’06 seem unlikelyresearch partners.Livesay is an assistant profes-

sor of psychology with a research focuson semantics. Duggan is a computerscience major with little previous inter-est in psychology.

But their collaboration expandedDuggan’s idea of computer science,opening up new career possibilities,while helping Livesay broaden herresearch.

Livesay’s work focuses on seman-tics, the study of meaning, with par-ticular emphasis on language process-ing and computer models of howword meaning is represented. Thatcould help shed light on such issues asdifferences between the lexicons or“mental dictionaries” of men andwomen or changes in word usagemarked by events such as an electionor Sept. 11, 2001.

Until recently, the size of a lan-guage sample – or corpus – that couldbe analyzed by any one researcher wassubject to the limitations of real timeand human capabilities. With computers,it is now possible to analyze a corpus of

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Independent research projects are an important prerequisite to graduate school,according to Jennifer Heath, left, assistant professor of physics, shown here withTodd Curtis ‘07, center, and Jed Rembold ‘07.

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hen Dustin Toci ’06 and Kira Durand ’07signed on for summer research in theLinfield College Mathematics Department,they were given instructions to draw

pictures and play games.But the summer stint provided much more than

amusement.The two worked with Chuck Dunn, assistant professor

of mathematics, to learn about competitive graph coloring.Graphs in this area of mathematics don’t chart data, such asfinances or population growth. Rather, they are collectionsof dots and lines. Toci and Durand played games with thesegraphs to learn about their properties, and along the way,gained a deeper understanding of math.

Their work did not involve a typical game board.Instead, starting with a sheet of paper randomly coveredwith dots and lines, Durand and Toci took turns color-ing the dots. The only rule is that adjacent dots cannotbe the same color. One player bets that the graph can becompletely colored using only a predetermined numberof colors, and wins if the bet proves correct. If morecolors are required, the other player wins. How manycolors does the first player need to win?

Such a premise may seem simple enough, but thesolutions can be quite complex. It took mathematiciansmore than a century before Haken and Appel solved the

Four Color Theorem, a closely related problem in 1976. Toci and Durand had only a summer, but they set

out to determine the characteristics for certain graphsthat would require only two or three colors for the firstplayer to win. They developed mathematical strategies,then tested them by playing the game. Ultimately, theyclassified the graphs based on the outcome of their playand proved what characteristics were needed to winwith two colors. They presented their findings atLinfield and Portland State University.

“You approach it from a logical standpoint,” saidToci, a math and finance major. “You analyze each graphthat you’re playing on and see how the propertiesinfluence the outcome of that specific game.”

Their results thrilled Dunn.“Problems in graph theory can look simple at first

glance but turn out to be very difficult,” Dunn said.“This isn’t material undergraduates normally work on. Iwas especially pleased that when they hit a roadblock,they asked a related question and branched off intoanother direction.”

The experience proved useful for Durand, also amath major, who took part in the Budapest Semester inMathematics program in Hungary this spring.

“I gained a new sense of independence after mysummer work,” Durand said. “I learned to ask questions

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previously unimaginable size, giving scholars greaterconfidence in the validity of their conclusions.

Enter Duggan, who first tackled the research as justanother computer project.

“But the more I looked at it, the more I saw how itmight actually impact computer science,” he said.

The first step was to program a computer to recordhow often any two words occur together in a sentence.From a corpus of some 90 million words, Livesay andDuggan used the program to extract the 70,000 itemsthat occurred most frequently, yielding a matrix of70,000 x 70,000 words. It would be impossible to printa matrix of this magnitude, let alone go through itmanually to ferret out word proximities, but Duggan’sprogram accomplishes the task with relative ease.

“The matrix allows us to calculate the distancesbetween words,” Livesay said. For example, the computerwill record the fact that “cat” and “dog” are oftenfound close together in an utterance, and also occurwith many of the same other words, such as “pet” or“furry.” In contrast, “green” and “ideas” would rarely

be found in close proximity, nor would they shareco-occurrences with other words.

“These distances can tell us something about howwe might represent language in our mind,” Livesayexplained.

To create the matrix, Duggan had to learn two orthree new computer programs and write software to dothe computations.

“Phillip has been an immense help and drivingforce in this project,” Livesay said. “To be honest, theproject would not have gone forward without hisexpertise and dedication.”

Duggan has since become interested in computa-tional psychology as a result of the research and hasconsidered pursuing it in the future.

“There are so many applications and tie-ins to moreinteresting ways of looking at things,” he said, includingapplications to artificial intelligence, computer under-standing of language, the understanding of learningdisabilities and improved SPAM filters.

on my own, not just attempt to answer only the onesgiven to me as homework.”

More than expanding the students’ knowledge ofgraph theory, both agreed the hands-on research expe-rience helped solidify their plans for the future. Theyboth hope to pursue graduate studies in mathematics.

“It helped me to understand better what I want todo,” Toci said.

Though Dunn said research in this particular area ofgraph theory may ultimately be used in optimizationapplications, it could be some time before practical

applications are found, if ever. Still, for pure mathemati-cians, those who ask open-ended questions from with-in mathematics, the application is not necessarily thegoal of the research.

“Math is an axiomatic system that builds on itselfuntil it becomes this giant tree with different branchesof knowledge,” Toci said. “It’s every mathematician’simpulse to add to that body of knowledge.”

– Stories by Laura Davis, Peter McGraw, Mardi Mileham

Chuck Dunn, assistant professor of mathematics, and Dustin Toci '06 test a mathematical strategy using competitive graph coloringskills they studied over the summer. They presented their findings at Linfield and Portland State University.

The games people play

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remember it vividly. During my first conver-sation with Dr. Marvin Henberg, candidate to

become Linfield’s new dean of faculty, I foundmyself talking about the philosophic bonafides of

19th century British novelist George Eliot (nee Mary AnnEvans). As a longtime member of the English Department,I hardly regarded such a foray into literature in the midst ofa job interview digressive, but what I didn’t know at thetime was that I was thus being initiated into a definingcharacteristic of Marv’s subsequent deanship: the breadthand depth of his passion for the life of the mind, in all itsvariousness. Over the 12 years since, I have never stoppedlearning from Marv Henberg – most recently through hiseloquent reflection on the interplay between author andaudience that served as prelude to a talk by his longtimefriend – and nationally distinguished writer – DavidQuammen. That conversation about George Eliot in Mayof 1994 was clearly no flash in the pan.

I am by no means the only beneficiary of Marv’s gen-erous mentorship in his tenure as senior college administra-tor. In six years as associate dean for academic affairs, andnow again as interim dean of faculty, I have relied on himceaselessly for guidance. His philosopher’s training hasequipped him to take the long view in the face of problemsthat seem impossible of resolution: More than once he hasadvised me to accept the humbling fact that perfect justice isout of our limited human reach, so we should at least striveto do as little harm as possible as we wrestle with conflictingneeds. And while a confessed skeptic, he has also concededan essentially optimistic view of human nature – if reasonitself does not always win the day, then he draws comfortfrom believing at least that defensible motives propel all sidesin a disagreement and are worthy of engagement. This does-n’t surprise me in a man who has spent his life immersed ingreat literature, whose primary lesson may indeed bethe cultivation of such capacity for empathy.

In partnership with President Emerita VivianBull, Marv has achieved great things for the col-lege during his academic vice presidency, andthey need only a brief glossing here: the openingof a long-awaited new library; the flowering ofthe Keck Campus into a vibrant new hub for

the arts; the hiring of some 60 faculty members on bothcampuses; the inauguration of collaborative researchopportunities that enrich the professional aspirations of stu-dents and faculty alike; the launching of an environmentalstudies program that models the integretative thinking thatwill be essential to solving the problems of the 21st centu-ry both regionally and globally. In each of these waysMarv’s efforts have fostered the cooperative synergies thathave made the Linfield College of 2006 a center of vision-ary education in the Northwest. It was only fitting, then,that the Board of Trustees asked him to assume the mantleof interim president at a crucial moment of transition inthe life of the institution.

But my thoughts about Dean and President Henberg’scontributions to Linfield keep returning to the humaneman of letters I am now watching re-immerse himself inhis faculty roots. As he resumes the mantle of full-time pro-fessor of philosophy (one soon to be on a well-deservedsabbatical), he is enthusiastically spending hours in the col-lege archives preparing to write about Linfield’s past as pro-logue to its future as part of the college’s 2008 sesquicen-tennial celebration. After a dozen years doing Linfield’sbusiness, Marv sees his future in terms of the sheer delightof inquiry and synthesis that define the life of the mind Isaw on display in that 1994 interview when our associationbegan. His example in these weeks and months to comemay prove to be the most long-lasting of all the powerfulinfluences he has had on my own life.

— Barbara SeidmanInterim Dean of Faculty

Marvin Henberg, right, with Bill Apel, professor of religious studies, left, andHuston Smith, one of the world's foremostreligious scholars, who gave the FrazeeLecture this spring.

Business is booming for seniors in Sandie Kiehl’sStrategic Management class.

Teams of Linfield College business students are find-ing success running companies in an online computersimulation of an athletic shoe industry. Kiehl, associateprofessor of business, guides students through the capstonecourse, which integrates concepts fromevery Linfield business class.

Students are scored on profitabilitymeasures such as earnings per share, cred-it ratings and stock price, said Kiehl, whohas taught the course since 1988, leadingfour sections each semester including onefor the Adult Degree Program.

“They are held accountable in thesame way they would be if they wererunning a company,” Kiehl explained.“They get annual results back and it’sblack and white.”

Throughout the semester, studentsmake hundreds of decisions, each withthe potential to make or break theircompany. Should they sell wholesale orretail? Branded or private label? And inwhat regions of the world? Other deci-sions follow relating to production, dis-tribution, marketing, compensation,corporate finance and more.

Complex business concepts leap from textbooks asstudents find themselves dealing with issues relating toexporting, exchange rates and economies of scale.

“Those are huge considerations in internationalbusiness,” Kiehl said. “We talk about exchange ratefluctuations in many classes and somehow it never sinks

in until they actually have

to apply the principles.” More than just going up against Linfield classmates,

student teams compete against other colleges and uni-versities worldwide. Every semester some 2,500 teamssquare off, representing 200 schools and 7,500 students.

During the fall semester, Dan Lawrence ’06, alongwith teammates Randy Falk ’06 andCasey Schultz ’06, earned a Global TopTwenty ranking seven times, while asecond team earned the ranking twice.

According to Lawrence, key deci-sions made early on paid off big for histeam. Instead of going after the privatelabel segment, Lawrence and teammatestackled the branded sector, developing acompany called e-shoes.com. Theymarketed a high-priced shoe usingendorsements and set their sights onobtaining a high image rating.

“We were able to make a popularproduct for the consumer,” he said.“That separated us from the rest of theclass, and from then on we could investmore in our strategy.”

Lawrence said it’s critical to choosea business strategy and stick with it.He also learned to be aggressive.

“The simulation forced us to take risks to findsuccess in the business world,” he said. “You can’t just sitback and expect things to happen. We took bigger stepsthan others at times and it paid off.”

One of Kiehl’s former students, Ted Reimers ’99,recently participated in the simulation again, this time atthe graduate level while earning an MBA fromCalifornia State University Stanislaus. Reimers, assistantvice president with American AgCredit in Turlock,Calif., placed first in his industry worldwide and attributespart of his success in the simulation to his participationat Linfield.

“Linfield gave me a quality business education thathas not only helped me in this simulation, but in

the real-world business environment,”Reimers said. “Know your competition,relate to your customers and understandfinance.”

– Laura Davis

Competing in a global market

Complex businessconcepts leap

from textbooks as students find

themselves dealingwith issues relating

to exporting,exchange ratesand economies

of scale.

Dan Lawrence ‘06, integrated skills from all his Linfield business classes to run an onlinecomputer simulation of an athletic shoe industryduring a capstone course taught by SandieKiehl, associate professor of business.

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pring break had a new meaning for 18 students andtwo staff members who traveled to the Gulf Coast.With assistance from alumni, trustees and friends ofthe college who financed their trip, the group spent a

week helping with the ongoing clean-up from HurricanesKatrina and Rita. They learned how to “muck and gut” ahouse and how to shingle a roof. They gained an understand-ing of just how much local residents had lost. In some cases thestudents were able to salvage a few treasures ranging from fam-ily photographs to an American flag that had draped the cof-fin of one man’s father. They listened to the stories of residentswho had lost everything, and they were touched by theirresilience and spirit. They returned with hundreds of photosand a lifetime of memories. Linfield’s involvement with theGulf Coast continues this summer with a research project byRobert Gardner in sociology and anthropology, and in JanuaryTerm when he co-teaches a class in New Orleans with EdGans from mass communication.

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Favorite campus hangout: My research lab in Murdock. Here I can lose myself inthe wonder and mystery of life as I attempt to better understand what is happening in nature.

Changes in students: I feel the students today are every bit as talented anddedicated as when I came 32 years ago.

Title of final public lecture: “The Ecology of Meiofauna Within the SurfGrass Phyllospadix spp.”

Retirement reading list: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I first readthis in college and plan to reread it since I spend a lot of time on motorcycles goingthrough the same thought processes.

Retirement plans: Half my time will be spent in Hawaii diving and hiking with friendsand colleagues, and the other half will be spent in Washington with my family and on my boat.


Four longtime Linfield College faculty members have helped to shapestudents for the past three decades, and along the way, they have gainedas much as they have given. Now, as professors emeriti, they sharememories of the past and plans for the future upon their retirements.

Favorite campus hangout: Nicholson Library, because of the lovely Austin Reading Room with fireplace and comfortable armchairs.

Learned from students and colleagues: Students over the past 20 years have taught mepatience. My colleagues taught me that there is more than one way to do almost anything. Both havetaught me humor.

Favorite course: My Inquiry Seminar “Paris in 1900.” I designed the course around art, music and poetry in Paris before World War I.

Changes in students over the years: Twenty years ago, many students were from ruralOregon and sometimes the first in their families to go to college. In recent years, students haveseemed less sheltered and more worldly.

Changes in teaching: In a word, technology. Ten years ago, it was possible not to know aboutWeb-based teaching. Now, WebCt and other teaching platforms are used frequently in language classes.

Retirement reading list: Any Tony Hillerman mystery, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstressby Dai Sijie, Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi and books by Leila Sebbar and Azouz Begag.

Retirement plans: I plan to cook, bake and read food writers such as Patricia Wells and K Witherspoon. I’ll walk, go to the gym, practice yoga and garden. I also hope to volunteer as a docentat the Portland Art Museum, giving tours to K-12 students.

Margaret Krausse, Professor of French since 1985

Most memorable moment: During my first year of teaching when I sentthe entire environmental science class of 108 students out into the hallway and toldthem they couldn’t come back in unless they agreed to my classroom conductstandards. Fortunately, it worked.

Favorite campus hangout: Occasional late Friday afternoons spentdrinking carbonated beverages with senior faculty who mentored me in the ways of Linfield. It was invaluable training.

Learned from colleagues: More than I could list here. But mostimportantly, that it takes everybody to make Linfield work.

Travel plans: Cross-country train rides through the Copper Canyon (Mexico)and the Canadian Rockies, and a series of connected European train rides on theEurostar (Chunnel) train, the French TGV, the Orient Express and the Glacier Express.

What I won’t miss: Preparing and grading exams, committee meetings,enough other things to fill about a page and a half on a yellow legal pad.

Biggest surprise: That I would become a better teacher each year. That I would know more about how to do this job on my last day than at any timepreviously.

Best thing about Linfield:The students. I got to work with entering fresh-men and watch them mature and progress over four years into graduating 22-year-oldsready to enter graduate or professional school.

Most memorable moment: Watching one of my former students, Dr. Mindy(Legard) Larson ’95, interview for my job. She was fantastic and will be the new literacyprofessor at Linfield next year.

Favorite course: Literacy 1 and Literacy 2. Preparing teachers to teach childrento read and write is the most exciting job anyone can have.

Changes in students: The students don’t change. They always have been andalways will be amazing.

Changes in teaching: The use of technology in our courses.

Title of final public lecture: “Improving Comprehension Through a StrategiesApproach,” Oregon Reading Association State Conference, February 2006.

Retirement reading list: Too many books to list.

Retirement plans/travel: Motorcycling on our Harley, scuba diving inHawaii, and boating in the San Juan and Gulf Islands.

Richard Farris, Professor of Biology since 1974

Linda Farris, Professor of Education since 1974

John Hare, Professor of Biology since 1977

Hallie Whyte ’07 learned a few new skills whilestudying in Ecuador.

She learned how to communicate when you don’tknow the language, how to cook Ecuadorian food andhow to blow a poison dart gun – the latter perhaps theleast marketable skill for her resumé.

Whyte, a gifted pastry chef and cook, who is passionateabout math, had a dramatic transformation during her four-month stay at Linfield’s newest study-abroad site last fall.

“I learned how much more there is in the world andhow lucky people who live in the United States and otherdeveloped countries are,” she said. “A lot of the people I

met have nothing by our standards, but they were happi-er than many people I know here. They made me appre-ciate everything I do have.”

Whyte, a math major and Spanish minor, discoveredhow much she enjoys learning language. When she left forEcuador, she met the bare minimum requirement forSpanish. She’s now fluent and volunteers at McMinnvilleHigh School helping newly arrived students learnEnglish. But it was a struggle at times. Her host motherspoke no English, and they had to find ways to commu-nicate until Whyte honed her language skills.

Her greatest adventure was the week she traveleddeep into the rain forest via the Amazon River to visit theHuaorani people, a culture completely isolated until lessthan 50 years ago. She and other students spent eighthours on a bus, five hours in the back of a truck and 18

hours on a boat to reach a village that most Ecuadorianshave not seen. The Huaorani, a village of about 50 people,have their own language, culture and traditions. Whytelearned some of their alphabet, watched demonstrationson how to make a hammock and dart poison, and tried toshoot a blow gun.

“The people were incredible,” she said. “I was fasci-nated by how they live. I’ve never felt so welcome in anycommunity. They were so happy, loving and affectionateand excited to show us how they live.”

Food has been one of Whyte’s touchstones, and thefood of Ecuador was a particular fascination. She began to

hone her cooking skills as achild. She has worked at Tina’sin Dundee, popular with thewine-tasting crowd, since shewas 17.

“My favorite part is helpingpeople make the connectionbetween good food and goodwine,” she said. “It’s fun helpingthem appreciate all the parts thatgo into making one dish.”

Her love of food proved tobe common ground with herhost mother in Ecuador, whowas a wonderful cook but didvery little baking. And baking –especially desserts – is Whyte’sspecialty.

She taught her host motherhow to make different kinds ofcookies and bars, including her

special chocolate torte. As a parting gift, her mother gaveher a book of her favorite recipes.

“She learned to cook like I learned to cook – youdon’t know amounts, you just know by sight,” Whytesaid. “That makes it all the more special because shehad to go through all the recipies and explain what shemeant by a ‘pinch’ or ‘touch’.”

Although Whyte plans ultimately to attend graduateschool, she is considering returning to Ecuador or anotherSouth American country.

“I could very easily work in a South Americancountry, teaching English, for a couple of years,” shesaid. “I completely fell in love with the culture.”

– Mardi Mileham

Honing her skills in Ecuador

Hallie Whyte ‘07 attempts to blow a dart gun during a visit with the Huaorani tribe deep in theAmazon jungle of Ecuador.


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Explore the impossibleand challenge the acceptedwisdom, the deputy directorof the National ScienceFoundation told the class of2006 at commencement exer-cises on May 28.

“Challenging the accepted isrisky business,” said Kathy L.Olsen, left, Oregon native andformer NASA chief scientist to

the graduates, families and friends who braved cold, cloudyand wet conditions to attend the outdoor ceremony. “Youmay not succeed every time. But you must never be dauntedby the stumbles and missteps that are inevitable in every life.”

Everyone desires to make a difference, she added.“There is much more joy in discovery and explorationwhen we aim to serve society’s needs and aspirations.

Exploration and discovery are sparks that keep light andfire in your life.

“Your education, today and throughout your lives, isyour prepared mind,” she added. “You will always be readyto meet unexpected opportunities – and in my vocabu-lary, there are no problems, only challenges and opportu-nities. You will always be ready to meet unexpectedopportunities if you have a thirst for the unknown, if youfollow your passion and if you put to use your preparedmind. In fact, you might very well change the world.”

At his first Linfield commencement, PresidentThomas L. Hellie, top left, presented diplomas to 500graduates – 312 from McMinnville, 86 from thePortland Campus and 102 from the Adult DegreeProgram. Baccalaureate was held Saturday eveningwith the Rev. Kent Harrop, pastor of the First BaptistChurch in McMinnville, who spoke on “Grace: TheLast Best Word.”

Exploring the impossibleCommencement 2006

‘Cat Tracks‘Cat Tracks

Softball team places fourth at Division III World SeriesThe Linfield College softball team knows a thing or

two about comebacks. For the first time in college history, the softball team

advanced to the NCAA Division III Women’s SoftballWorld Series, placing fourth in the nation this spring.

The Wildcats, staving off playoff elimination eightconsecutive times, were finally defeated 2-1 byMuskingum at the NCAA Division III Championships inRaleigh, N.C. The Wildcats ended their season at 37-11.

Led by Jackson Vaughan ’97, head coach since 2001,the team battled adversities including late-season injuriesto beat out more than 400 teams across the nation.

“It was very, very satisfying,” Vaughan said. “Weaccomplished everything we set out to do at the start ofthe year, and not many teams can say that.”

The 2006 team rewrote the record book, setting clubrecords for most games played (48), wins (37), runs (295),hits (472), batting average (.341), doubles (68), home runs(22), slugging percentage (.454), stolen bases (124), strike-outs (245) and fielding percentage (.969).

This year’s young team graduated only four seniorsand Vaughan has high hopes for next year as well.

“They know what’s expected and what it takes to getthere,”Vaughan said.

When Megan Rodgers ’07steps on the tennis court, her pre-game preparation is different fromother members of the LinfieldCollege team.

Instead of walking a few blocksto the tennis courts on theMcMinnville Campus, she drives42 miles from Portland, where she’sa nursing student at the Linfield-Good Samaritan School ofNursing.

Rodgers is undaunted by thechallenges presented in combining ademanding major with her love oftennis. On any given morning,she might be found administer-ing injections, learning how toset an IV or helping dress awound at a clinical or in thenursing lab. By that afternoon,

she’s braving the traffic bottleneck at Dundee to make ateam practice or a match.

“She is the core of the team, which is distinctivegiven her geographical challenges,” according to AmyDames Smith, Linfield women’s tennis coach.

Focus and hard work are not new for Rodgers.A passionate tennis player since picking up her racquetat the age of 12, the Prineville native was a state qualifierall four years at Crook County High School. After highschool, she wanted to combine her love of tennis withher interest in health care. Linfield seemed the perfectfit with its small class sizes, strong tennis program andnursing school.

Rodgers spent her first year in McMinnville focusingon basic requirements and fundamental health careclasses. She found she loved the team aspect of collegetennis.

“The play of one person can determine the winningof the entire team’s match,” Rodgers said. “You realize itisn’t over when your match is done. Your teammates arestill out there and they need your support.”

Her move to the Portland Campus as a sophomorepresented new challenges. Each year of the nursing cur-riculum builds on the previous year, beginning withbasic skills such as taking vital signs and moving intoclinical settings such as foster homes or the Oregon

State Hospital. The clinicals require students to spenda certain number of hours each semester working in aprofessional facility.

Even with a move to the Portland Campus and thechallenging curriculum, Rodgers decided to remainpart of the tennis team.

“I wasn’t ready to be finished competing,” she said.“In a lot of ways it is therapeutic for me to do some-thing that I love.”

During the last two years, Rodgers has made thecommute to tennis practice almost three times a week.She admits her schedule is hectic, but stays on track withher schooling by being organized and making the bestuse of her time.

And when it comes to tennis, she’s proven her talent.Rodgers has been named first team NorthwestConference and twice received second team NWChonors. What’s more, her teammates voted her MostValuable Player this year.

“Megan is an outstanding person,” said DamesSmith. “She has a good sense of herself and has one ofthe greatest work ethics I have ever seen.”

Although Rodgers is uncertain whether she willcompete her senior year, she knows tennis will always fitsomewhere in her lifestyle.

“My schedule is tough. But I know I am receivinga good education and doing what I love,” Rodgers said.“I can walk away saying I didn’t take the easiest routeand I didn’t give up at the first obstacle that landed infront of me.”

– Laura Graham ’07

Celia Grachico, assistant lab coordinator at the Linfield-GoodSamaritan School of Nursing, helps Megan Rodgers ‘07 checka blood pressure in the Nursing Simulation Lab.


Challenges don’t hinder Rodgers

BaseballLinfield logged its 15th consec-

utive winning baseball season andfinished second in the NWC with a15-9 record. This is the 18th time inhead coach Scott Carnahan’s 23seasons they have placed first or sec-ond in the conference. Ten ’Catsmade the all-conference team.

Track and FieldHead Coach Garry Killgore

was named the West Region Coachof the Year by the U.S. Track andField and Cross County CoachesAssociation, and the NCAADivision III West Region Indoor

Coach of the Year. The ‘Cats weresecond in the NWC. Joni Claypool‘06 placed third in the women’sshot at the NCAA III champi-onships. Also advancing to thenational meet were DanielleBielenberg ‘06, women’s shot, discus;Riley Bernard ‘07, women’s 400hurdles; and Gabe Haberly ‘09,men’s javelin.

TennisThe women’s team finished 21-3

including an 18-0 mark againstNWC competition, extending itsunblemished run of NWC victoriesto 63. The season included the mostvictories in program history and a

fifth consecutive NWC title. The men’s team finished third in

the NWC, with a 15-8 overall record,including a 14-5 mark in the NWC.

GolfLinfield enjoyed its best men’s

golf season in six years, taking secondplace in the NWC and shootingthree of its best team scores in years.The consistent play of LaurieWheeler ’07, who earned first-teamall-conference distinction, high-lighted the women’s season. Theteam placed third in final standings.

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Stephanie Morgan ‘06, headsfor homeplate during a WorldSeries game.

Members of the Wildcat softball team are, back row, from left, Kendra Strahm ‘09, Stephanie Rice‘08, Amanda Attleberger ‘08, Meredith Brunette ‘08, Assistant Coach Greg Herman, StephanieMorgan ‘06, Assistant Coach Ben Blosser, Kori Kajitsu ‘08, Amy Hammons ‘06, Shayna Clark ‘07,Brittany Miller ‘09, Shelly Steinke ‘06; front row, Head Coach Jackson Vaughan ‘97, Erica Hancock‘08, Jenny Marshall ‘08, Lisa Smith ‘07, Jena Loop ‘07, Erin McCann ‘09 and Bethany Dobie ‘06.

Alumni News


Homecoming 2006September 29-30Mark your calendars now to reunite withalumni for a weekend of festivities duringHomecoming 2006.

Sample Linfield’s Finest!

September 29

Dedication of the Vivian A. Bull Music Center4 p.m., Keck Campus Arts Quad

A Sampling of Linfield’s Finest5:30 p.m., McMinnville Grand Ballroom, 325 N.E. Third Street

• Join President Thomas L. Hellie, Dean Dave Hansen; Presidents Emeriti Vivian A. Bull and Charles U. Walker; Dean Emeritus Tom Meicho ’51; Professors Emeriti Ad Rutschman ’54 and Craig Singletary and many others. Visit with classmates and some of Linfield's professors.

• Alumni Awards Program

• Silent Auction, featuring alumni-produced merchandise

September 30

Pre-game Barbecue11:30 a.m., near HP Park. Look for the tent!Fuel up for the big game. All ages welcome.

All-Alumni Dinner5:30 p.m., McMinnville Grand Ballroom, 325 N.E. Third Street

Special dinners for the classes of ‘56, ‘76, ‘86 and ‘96

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When Shannon Malcom’06 joined the StudentAlumni Association, she wasinterested in networkingwith Linfield College alumni.

She has done that andmore over the past twoyears. Malcom, steppingdown as association presi-dent, has bolstered her lead-ership and organizationalskills in addition to makingvaluable career contacts.She’s also learned theimportance of alumni to theinstitution.

“It has been a greatexperience,” Malcom said.“I have met many alumniand taken part in leadershipopportunities to help theclub develop. I have learneda lot, whether it was fromBackpack-to-Briefcase ses-sions, or just hearing differ-ent stories or advice fromalumni.”

The SAA createsopportunities for studentsto expand their knowledgeof Linfield, interact withalumni and develop lead-ership traits by planning avariety of activities. Thisyear, Malcom and othermembers of the SAAorganized connection din-ners, alumni spotlights,Backpack-to-Br ie fca sesessions and an alumniEaster egg hunt. They alsohosted Tuition Free Day

on April 24, to educatestudents about the impor-tance of alumni support.

According to Malcom,it’s important to educatecurrent students about theimportant role alumni playin the Linfield family, longafter graduation.

“It definitely has mademe want to be an activealumna in my future,” shesaid. “Linfield has givenme so much over the yearsand I want to be able tohelp students some day aswell. Without alumni wewouldn’t be able to growand improve our campus.”

Next year, SamanthaBartlett ’09 will step in tolead the group. Membersinclude Nicki Tyksa ’09,Jennifer Maxson ’09, MattAtkinson ’08, Kim Hartman’08, Leslie Wheeler ’07, andNicole Wilson ’07.

Last call for submissionsTime is running short to nominate

worthy candidates for a Linfield alumniaward. The revamped awards program fea-tures a new category recognizing a youngalumnus. Nomination deadline is July 15.For more information, go to www.lin-field.edu/alumni/alumnom.php.

Join the onlinecommunity

Sign up for Linfield’s onlinecommunity and see what yourclassmates have been up to. In addi-tion to searching fellow alumni by year,career and location, the communityalso offers career mentorship opportu-nities and other benefits. Coming soon:online class notes. Contact the AlumniOffice for first-time login instructionsor click http://alumni.linfield.edu/.

Sesquicentennial logo contest

Graphic artists are invited tosubmit designs for Linfield’sSesquicentennial logo. On Jan. 30,2008, the college will celebrate the150th anniversary of its chartering. As part of the celebration, the college

is seeking designs for a logo to com-memorate the celebration. Deadline forsubmission is Aug. 15. For design speci-fications, go tohttp://www.linfield.edu/press/detail.php? id=688.

Pencil Us In

Alumni baseballgameJuly 30, 2:05 p.m.

Come out to the ball game with other Linfield alumni

and watch the Portland Beavers vs.New Orleans at PGE Park.

Alumni zoo tripAug. 5, 10 a.m.Spend the day with the LinfieldWildcat and other animals at theOregon Zoo in Portland.

Residence hall dedicationSept. 9, 4 p.m.Join the Linfield community for thededication of Terrell and ElkintonHalls, two new residence halls, whichwill open this fall.

Wicked musicalSept. 17, 6:30 p.m.Take in the Broadway hit musicalWicked with other Linfield alumni atKeller Auditorium in Portland.

Alumni HomecomingWeekendSept. 29-30Celebrate Linfield’s Finest whilereuniting with fellow classmates duringa weekend of homecoming activities.

On the road with President Thomas L. HellieSept. 19 Salem/EugeneSept. 20 Central OregonOct. 5 SeattleOct. 21 Pacific Lutheran University

pre-game BBQOct. 23 Boise, Idaho

For details, visit

Malcom provides sparkfor student alumni group

For more information on alumni programsand events, contact the Alumni Office at 503-883-2607 or visit

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Shannon Malcom ’06

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Congratulations Wildcat Softball

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For all your athletic wear, go to the Linfield College Bookstore

1930-39 Delbert Edwards ’30 of

Eugene continues to play golf threetimes a week.

Dorothea (Wilkens) Dirks’35 donated a collection of 22 arti-facts to the Linfield AnthropologyMuseum. The collection includespieces by some of the Southwest’smost famous artists, including potsby Feather Woman (Helen Naha),Silvia Taliswiaima and Helen Shupla.Other works include a kachina doll,a figurine of a woman weaving anda sand painting. The Dorothea E. andDonald Dirks Collection was on display this spring in the museumhoused in Walker Hall.

Paul Durham ’36 of Honolulu,Hawaii, has been elected to theNational Association of CollegiateDirectors of Athletics Hall of Fame.

Kathryn (Mangun)Middlebrook ’37 of Stayton willcelebrate her 91st birthday in July.

Terry (Brick) Rohe ’38 ofHancock, Maine, is a former seniorcorrespondent for ABC’s GoodMorning America and a frequentspeaker on Alzheimer’s disease.

1940-49J. Roy and Irma (Lehman)

Haley ’43 and ’42 of Buhl, Idaho,are longtime residents of the TwinFalls County community and recentlyhelped celebrate the Buhl Centennial.They celebrated their 65th weddinganniversary in January.

1950-59Alvin and Jane (Vickers)

Elwood, both ’55, of Dallas cele-brated their 50th wedding anniver-sary in June and took their familyon an Alaskan cruise.

Don Cordill ’58 of Anaheim,Calif., serves on the Orange Countygrand jury.

David Lum ’58 of Astoria,chairman of the board of Lum’s AutoCenter, received the 2006 TimeMagazine Quality Dealer Award.

1960-69Dick Endicott ’63 of

Denver, N.C., is president of SatelliteServices Inc.

Sara (Rosenbalm) Miller ’63of Albany retired from the AlbanySchool District after 19 years ofteaching. She continues to volunteerin the schools and is active in St.Alban’s Episcopal Church.

Stanley Hart ’64 of Portlandretired recently.

Gary Olson ’64 of Sutherlinretired from teaching and coachingin the Sutherlin School Districtafter 38 years. He coached basket-ball and track and field.

Mary (Welsh) Bauman ’65 ofTigard retired last year from St.Vincent Hospital, where she hadworked in the laboratory for 28 years.

Ron and Linda (York) Davison’65 and ’64 live in McMinnville,where Ron was recently named Manof the Year at the McMinnville JayceesDistinguished Service Awards.

Jerilynn (Smith) Prior ’65 ofVancouver, B.C., published Estrogen’sStorm Season: Stories of Perimenopause.

Roberta (Schaefer) Sherwood’66 of Seattle, Wash., is an administra-tor for Hilltop House Retirement.

John Frazee ’67 of Agoura,Calif., is a neurosurgeon and direc-tor of the UCLA Medical Center'sNeuroendoscopy Program.

1970-79Gary Donnell ’70 of Rocklin,

Calif., teaches physical education atOakmont High School, where hehas also coached basketball and golf.He was recently inducted into theSierra College Hall of Fame.

Richard Deacon Meier ’72 ofSpokane, Wash., is dean of students/associate vice president for students atEastern Washington University.

Kerry Carmody ’73 of Valencia,Calif., is administrator for ProvidenceHoly Cross Medical Center. He wasappointed to the mayor’s HomelandSecurity Advisory Team and namedAdministrator of the Year by the SanFernando Valley Business Journal.

Eldridge Henry ’74 ofInglewood, Calif., is a teacher in theLos Angeles Unified School District.

Jay Davies ’75 of Kelso, Wash.,retired as a teacher from theColumbia County School District.

Catherine Harrington ’76 ofPortland is the emergency managerfor the City of Gresham.

Bruce Lundquist ’78 ofPetaluma, Calif., is general managerof J Wine Co.

Jeff Timm ’78 of Bend, adentist for 25 years, has taken over a dental practice in Sisters.

1980-89Mary (Rasmussen)

Schonbrod ’80 of Bay City teachesPE at three Christian schools in theTillamook area.

Michael and Robin (Haun)

Class NotesClass NotesYonker ’80 and ’83 live inPortland. Mike is vice president andchief financial officer at Pixelworks,Inc.

Karen (Robertson) Bystrom’81 of Seattle, Wash., is director ofcommunications at ACT Theatre.

Michael Evergin ’82 of ChulaVista, Calif., is a gunnery sergeant inthe U.S. Marine Corps and recentlycompleted his second Iraq tour.

Gerianne (Hall) Thorsness’82 of Anchorage, Alaska, and herhusband, John, adopted a son,Henry David Samuel.

Margie (Taylor) Viall ’82 ofMcMinnville served 11 years on theboard for the McMinnville SchoolDistrict.

Brad and Jill (Kaady)Gilbertson ’83/’05 and ’84 live inClackamas. Brad is employed withStoraenzo North America, and Jillearned a master’s in education fromPortland State University.

Ben Gutierrez ’83 of Honolulu,Hawaii, is the weather anchor forKITV4 News This Morning.

Ron and Jeannine (Davidson)Wayman ’83 and ’86 of Manteca,Calif., served as missionaries withtheir children, Mitch and Pier, inJordan and Lebanon for three years.Ron is vice president of project devel-opment for the Southern BaptistMissionaries in North Africa and theMiddle East, and Jeannine is a teacher.

Jim Feldkamp ’85 of Roseburgis president of Feldkamp andAssociates, and an adjunct professor atUmpqua Community College andLane Community College. He is the

Republican candidate in the OregonFourth Congressional District race.

David Hodl ’87 of Raleigh,N.C., is director of business devel-opment for Gentris Corp.

Jeanie (Pugh) Fuji ’88 ofYamagata, Japan, met with JapanesePrime Minister Junichiro Koizumifor the Meeting on CommunityBuilding for Tourism fromForeigners’ Viewpoints at the primeminister’s official residence.

Barbara (Stillings) Ibrahim’88 of Metolius is WIC coordinatorfor Jefferson County Public Health.She is also an international board-certified lactation consultant.

Jeff Peterson ’88 of Kirkland,Wash., is a physician at the SeattleArthritis Clinic, P.S.

Catherine (Geurds) Shannon’88 of Battle Ground, Wash., is anurse at Battle Ground High School.

Todd Schroeder ’89 of Tualatinis a wealth management adviser forMerrill Lynch Private Client Group.

1990-99Philip Bauer ’90 of Cumming,

Ga., is senior corporate counsel forInternet Security Systems Inc.

Debbie (Hansen) Harmon’90 of McMinnville is director ofalumni relations at Linfield College.

Cora Lane ’90 of Astoria isdirector of Clatsop County com-munity corrections.

Sherri (Franzen) Peden ’90of Sherwood is a personal linesunderwriter with Safeco Insurance.

Kerri (Comer) Veenstra ’90of Portland is a senior business systems analyst at Nike.

Laurie (Atkinson) Christopher’91 of Austin, Texas, is a personaltrainer with Body Business Fitness.

Jennifer (Lund) Dye ’91 ofLivermore, Calif., and her husband,John, had a son, Caiden William,Sept. 3.

Andre Gauger ’91 ofMadisonville, La., had twins,Nicholas Martin and Sahar Isabella,Sept. 15.

Jon and Christine (Peterson)Guldager ’91 and ’92 live inEugene. Jon teaches history at ElmiraHigh School and coaches AmericanLegion baseball, and Christine teachesmath at Willamette High School.

Cory Medeiros ’91 ofMcMinnville was named FordCoach of the Year by the North-west Ford Stores and PortlandTrail Blazers. He is a reserve offi-cer with the McMinnville PoliceDepartment.

David Parodi ’91 of WallaWalla, Wash., teaches fifth grade inthe Walla Walla School District.

Garrett Anderson ’92 ofBroomfield, Colo., and his wife,Teresa, had a son, Noah Riley, inSeptember. Garrett is a principalsystems architect with Navidec.

Rodney and Allison(Schoof) Brown ’92 and ’97live in McMinnville. Rodney is afirefighter with the Portland FireBureau and Allison is a cheerleadercoach at Linfield College.

Tosha (Bailey) Carter ’92 of

Cordova, Alaska, and her husband,Jesse, had a son, Colby, Jan. 26.

Melissa Fryback ’92 ofBeaverton is marketing strategist andfounder of Studio M.

Kevin Pearson ’92 of Portlandis a principal in the tax section atStoel Rives law firm.

Todd and Megan (Thompson)Shirley, both ’92, of Powers had adaughter, Andrea Jean, March 19.Todd is a teacher, and Megan coach-es volleyball in the Powers SchoolDistrict.

Jeff Ahrend ’93 of LakeOswego is relationship managerwith Wells Fargo.

Jennifer (Gyovai)Beauchemin ’93 of Tigard and herhusband, Brad, had a daughter,Olivia Jane, Jan. 4.

Tina (Hood) Hippner-Page’93 of Bellingham, Wash., and herhusband, Jamie, had a son, MatthewJohnannes, Dec. 8.

Jeri Peck ’93 of St. Paul,Minn., received a graduate schoolfellowship and is pursuing a Ph.D.in natural resources science andmanagement at the University ofMinnesota.

Michelle (O'Neal) Daily ’94of Tigard and her husband, Matt,had a son, Bishop O’Neal, July 1.Michelle is marketing director atWoodburn Company Stores.

Steven Davison ’94 of Carltonis a sales representative with DavisonAuto Parts Inc.

Kristen Kucera ’94 of ChapelHill, N.C., received a Ph.D. in publichealth in the area of injury epidemi-

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A 25-foot, graffiti-scarred concrete wall.Armed guards at crowdedcheckpoints. Silent, black-clad women standing in therain. Bereaved families.These are images JimLedbetter ’51 carried homefrom Israel and the WestBank.

But he also witnessedboth Palestinians and Israelisworking for peace in theregion.

Ledbetter spent two weeks in November travel-ing in Israel and the West Bank with a 13-memberdelegation, Interfaith Peace Builders, organized bythe Fellowship of Reconciliation-U.S.A. Ledbettersaid he joined the delegation “to meet people inIsrael and Palestine, hear their stories and give mysupport in their struggle.”

Ledbetter, a retired executive minister of theAmerican Baptist Church of Oregon, was inspired toget involved after attending the North AmericanBaptist Peace Fellowship conference last summer inMcMinnville.

Ledbetter saw Women in Black standing silently inthe rain, holding their anti-war signs at Jerusalem’s busiestintersection, as one or two members do every Friday inthe peace movement that has spread across the globe.

“The most disturbing thing we saw was thewall” being built by Israel inside the West Bank.Soldiers control its gates, where there are bottlenecksand long delays, he added.

In one town, he said, a Lutheran school sits onone side of the wall, and the children who live on theother side cannot attend it.

Still, he also saw signs of harmony and hope.Most of the people he met were peace-loving andcommitted to working for a just, sustainable peace,Ledbetter said. In one village he saw Islamic andChristian Palestinians living next to Jews, “and theyget along great.”

Ledbetter said the Mideast trip deeply touchedhim. “My whole soul has been changed,” he said. “It’shard to explain how deeply I feel. I pray for thePalestinian and Israeli people every day.”

– By Beth Rogers Thompson

Mideast: findingsigns of hope

Jim Ledbetter ’51


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ology at the University of NorthCarolina.

Allison Love ’94 of Tempe,Ariz., married Erik Sheller onFeb. 19 in Phoenix, Ariz.. Allisonteaches fourth grade at EmersonElementary School.

Walter and Kay (Kirkpatrick)Lybeck, both ’94, of Portland had adaughter, Anna, July 31, their second.

Lewis McCoy ’94 of WestLinn is employed with TownCenter Village and GenerationsHome Care and was a nominee forthe 2006 Portland Business Journal40 Under 40 Award.

Jon and Shelley (Stansell)Napier ’94 and ’97 live in Bend,where Jon is a partner at the lawfirm of Karnopp Petersen LLP andShelley is an accounting supervisorat Advanced Power Technology.

Rick Rickert ’94 of Arlington,Mass., married Lisa Ward March 25in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Cara (Duszynski) Van Dijk’94 of Cathedral City, Calif., andher husband, Ron, had a son,Benjamin Blue, Jan. 24, their second.

Bryan and Jennifer (Snook)

Butcher ’89 and ’95 of Vancouver,Wash., had a son, Kaydn James, Jan. 7.

Nancy Boysen ’95 of Salemis deputy administrator at theOregon Department of Consumerand Business Services’ Division ofFinance and Corporate Securities.

Jessica Cozine-Lehman ’95of Colorado Springs, Colo., is aphysical therapist.

Nino CristoForo ’95 ofGresham is assistant administratorwith Mountain West RetirementCorp.

Rob and Angelina (Muehe)Hilsenteger, both ’95, of Greshamhad a daughter, Jenna Marie, April 6.

Sarah Kaip ’95 of Medford isthe author of The Woman’s WorkplaceSurvival Guide, her fifth book.

Michelle (Friesen) Krupka’95 of Eugene and her husband,Matt, had a son, Bennet Lee, Oct. 4,their third.

Erica Rowley ’95 ofVancouver, Wash., adopted a daugh-ter from India, Pune Guddi Jasmine,in October.

Danny and Heathyr (Balsiger)Nance ’96 and ’95 of West Linn

had a daughter, Mercer, Oct. 27, their third.

Meegan (Gallagher) Benbow’96 of Medford is a senior unitleader with Creative Memories.

Ericlee Gilmore ’96 of Fresno,Calif., had a daughter, Melini Cora.

Veronica (Calkins) Heller ’96of Castle Rock, Wash., is a teacherin the Woodland School District.

Erik and Jennifer (Cutts)McLaughlin ’96 and ’95 of Boise,Idaho, own and operate Richard’s of Hyde Park, recently featured inNational Geographic Traveler.

Heike McNeil ’96 of Eugeneis the men’s and women’s crosscountry coach at NorthwestChristian College.

Michelle (Miller) Morain ’96of McMinnville is visit outreachcounselor at Linfield College.

Peter and Anneli (Ahlmalm)Schalock ’96 and ’97 live inHanover, N.H. In July, Peter will jointhe faculty at Harvard Medical School,Massachusetts General Hospital.

David and Virginia (Zander)Anderson, both ’97, of Beavertonhad a son, Julian Richard, Jan. 29.

They own and operate CanvasDreams.

Kelly Chang ’97 of Kaneohe,Hawaii, earned a Ph.D. in psychologyfrom George Fox University.

Mark Culbertson ’97 ofSherwood is music director atDayton High School and DaytonMiddle School.

Greg Hill ’97 of McMinnville,instructor of health and human performance at Linfield College, wasnamed Teacher of the Year by boththe Oregon Athletic Trainers and theNorthwest District Athletic Trainers.

Susie Kuhn ’97 of HongKong, is senior merchandise manag-er with Nike.

Jason and Kristina (Imholt)Ruybalid ’97 and ’98 live inFlorissant, Mo., where Jason is afinancial analyst and Kristina is a medical student at WashingtonUniversity.

Caralee (Thomas) Thygeson’97 of Portland is a teacher atMadison High School.

Trina (Kallgren) Uppendahl’97 of Mount Vernon, Wash., had adaughter, Brenna Mary, Sept. 24.

Travis and Lisa (Barrall)Barsotti, both ’98, live in Tigard,where Travis is employed withMerrill Lynch and Lisa works forSpieker Properties.

Mitch and Emily (Baker)Chadwick, both ’98, of McMinnvillehad a son, Nolan Mitchell, Dec. 2.

Michelle (Jones) Davis ’98 ofCorvallis is director of sales andmarketing at Hilton Garden Inn.

Rita Gardner ’98 of The Dalles wrote From Sturdy Oaks, Many Acorns...The Story of theMcConnell Family, a family history.

Tyrell and Jessica (Gomez)Graham, both ’98, live in Salem.Tyrell teaches English at McKayHigh School, and Jessica teaches atRegis High School.

Andrew and Kristine(Dorian) Goin ’98 and ’00 live inWalla Walla, Wash., where Andrew isa teacher with the College PlaceSchool District.

Holly (Duckworth) Horning’98 of Sherwood has launched herown business, Event and MeetingSolutions.

Nicole (Sheltra) Knapp ’98of Canby is a teacher with theBeaverton School District.

Tracy (O’Hara) McGuire ’98of Beaverton and her husband,Christopher, had a son, LoganChristopher, Jan. 18.

Jessica (Hickox) Meyer ’98of Portland is a development officerin College Relations at LinfieldCollege.

Amy (Terry) Washam ’98 ofBeaverton and her husband, Brian,had a daughter, Ava Elizabeth, onJan. 11. Amy teaches fifth grade inHillsboro.

Jeffery and Nicole (Nolte)Barker, both ’99, live in Beaverton.Jeffery is a graduate student at PortlandState University and Nicole is ateacher in the Tigard School District.

Aaron Bech ’99 of Tigardteaches English as a second languageat Fowler Middle School.

Elaine (Green) Burke ’99 ofMcMinnville is director of annualgiving at Linfield College.

Kendal (Stewart) Doebler ’99of Fairview is a teacher at WalugaJunior High School in Lake Oswego.She had a son, Micah Stewart, Jan. 12.

Vivian Feng ’99 of Lakewood,Wash., is assistant professor of chem-istry at the University of Puget Sound.

Shea Macnab ’99 ofScottsdale, Ariz., is a teacher andUSS swim coach.

Jodi Mauldin ’99 of ColumbiaCity and her husband, James Niswender,had a son, James Tyler, Aug. 25.

Erika Moore ’99 of

McMinnville teaches first grade inthe McMinnville School District.

Joanna Plavin ’99 and KyleCarter ’00 of Central Point weremarried Aug. 27 in Tualatin. Joannais an optometrist with AdvanceVision and Sears Optical, and Kyle is a plan specialist with NWRetirement Plans Inc.

Alison Trimble ’99 of Elgin is a prosecutor in DeschutesCounty. She received a scholarshipto attend a trial advocacy course atthe National District Attorney’sAssociation Prosecution BootCamp in Columbia, S.C.

Denby (Erece) Yoshimura’99 of Hilo, Hawaii, and her hus-band, Kayne, had a son, KaydenWayne, Dec. 22.

2000-06Staci Bryson ’00 of Centralia,

earned a master’s of divinity fromPrinceton Theological Seminary.

Ann Case ’00 of Seattle, Wash.,married Eric Flickinger March 4.She is an EMS coordinator withPSC Philip Services Corp.

Donegal Fergus ’00 ofTacoma, Wash., is head baseballcoach at Tacoma College.

Abby Drake ’00 of Seattle, Wash.,who teaches history and French atRedmond Junior High School, willparticipate in a Fulbright-Hays SeminarAbroad in China this summer.

Susan Hyde ’00 ofWashington, D.C., is a member of the political science faculty atYale University.

Christina (Middleton)Jacobsen ’00 of Owings Mills,Md., and her husband, Eric, had adaughter, Chloe Danielle, Aug. 9,their second.

Jay King ’00 of Tallahassee,Fla., will conduct research inLondon, England, this summer.

Andrea (Hewitt) Neal ’00 ofPort Hueneme, Calif., is a teacherwith Kindercare.

William Walker ’00 of Canbymarried Sylvia Morales July 9 inThe Dalles.

Leslie Boer ’01 of Salem is a hygienist at Lancaster DentalCenter.

Daniel Dewey ’01 of Hillsboromarried Stephanie Vrtiska Feb. 8 inPortland.

Thomas and Sarah (Rogers)Kelly, both ’01, of Tacoma, Wash.,had a son, Ethan Joseph, on Nov. 17.

Lural Ramirez ’01 of Albanyhad a son, Joaquin Izei, July 6.

Rebecca Stevens ’01 ofKlamath Falls is a teacher at MillElementary School.

Benjamin Turner ’01 of CoosBay married Cody Caprino Oct. 1in Roseburg.

Dan and Colene (Lord)Weber, both ’01, live in Bend,where Dan is head baseball coach at

Bend High School.Michael Weld ’01 of Elma,

Wash., had a daughter, AaleighaMadyson, Jan. 12.

Karen (Wright) Abbott ’02 ofNampa, Idaho, and her husband,Tim, had a son, James Walker, Jan. 19.

Lisa Baumann ’02 ofBeaverton is a sales analyst withOregon Scientific.

Matthew Dynice ’02 of Bendis a commercial banking officerwith Liberty Bank.

Angela Freyer ’02 of Portlandis a graduate student at PacificOccupational Therapy.

Andrea Goddard ’02 of SanJose, Calif., recorded an acousticfolk album, This Road.

Darren Heath ’02 ofSacramento, Calif., is an outfielderfor the Chillicothe Paints minorleague baseball team.

Doug Johnson ’02 of SantaBarbara, Calif., earned a master’s inbusiness management from AntiochUniversity.

Gayle Klampe ’02 of Salem isa certified public accountant withJohnson Glaze and Co.

Leah Richard ’02 of Vancouver,Wash., earned an optometry degreefrom Pacific University and is aresident at American Lake VAHospital in Tacoma.

Tracy Forrester-Brawley ’03of Burbank, Calif., is an accountexecutive for mPRm Public

Joshua Fischel ’98 is a citizen ofthe world, an adventurer, a diplomatand a problem-solver. He is complet-ing a two-year stint as consular officerin the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka,Zambia. This fall, he will move toAlgiers to assume a similar role at the

larger American Embassy there.Although he will miss Lusaka’s

mild climate and the friendlyZambians, Fischel said, he is lookingforward to Algeria, where he canspeak French.

“When I was at Linfield, I wentto Paris for the fall semester mysophomore year, and that made mechoose French as my major,” saidFischel, who grew up in Pocatello,Idaho. He later spent a year studyingin Avignon, France.

Unsure of his goals upon gradu-ation, Fischel joined the PeaceCorps and served from 1998 to2000 in Jamaica. He then earned amaster’s degree in internationalaffairs at George WashingtonUniversity in Washington, D.C., in2002. That’s where he met MikikoTsuji, who shares his love of climb-ing, kayaking, mountain biking andskiing. They married in 2003 inPort-au-Prince, Haiti, where Fischelwas temporarily assigned.

As chief of the embassy’s consular

section, Fischel provides services andaid to the 2,000 American citizensthere, and handles visas for foreignnationals seeking to enter theUnited States.

In Zambia, he also deals withrefugees from Congo, Somalia andother parts of Africa, he said. Fischelalso reports on refugee issues inZambia and helps to administerassistance programs. “I travel to therefugee camps, meet with the peopleproviding aid and make sure they’respending our money wisely,” he said.

The Fischels recently bought ahome in Driggs, Idaho, whereJoshua’s parents live. They will spendseveral weeks there before movingto Algeria in late September.

Fischel said he has been fascinat-ed by Algeria since studying AlbertCamus at Linfield and writing hisfinal paper for French on theAlgerian-French author.

— Beth Rogers Thompson

Adventurer, diplomat: Fischel is a citizen of the world

Joshua Fischel ’98

John Frazee ‘67, director of the UCLA Medical Center’s Neuroendoscopy Program, with wife Donna,discusses human anatomy with Brett Smedley ‘08 and Molly Taylor ‘08 during a visit to campus inMarch for the Frazee Lecture. The lecture, which featured Huston Smith, honors Frazee’s father, the lateGordon Frazee, a longtime Linfield religion professor.

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John Paul Creasman’59 is a miracle worker tothe thousands of peoplewhose eyesight he hashelped restore.

Creasman, assistantprofessor in ophthalmol-ogy and departmentchair at the Mayo Clinicin Arizona, has devotedhis life to humanitarianwork and educationaround the world. Over

the past 35 years, he hasregularly offered his skills and materials in underservedareas of Africa, the North Pacific and South America.

Last year, Creasman received the Mayo ClinicAlumni Association Humanitarian Award for his contri-butions to medicine, education and medical humanitar-ian missions.

“Most of the blindness in the world today is due tocataracts, and that’s easy to rectify,” said Creasman, who,after graduating from Linfield College, earned his med-ical degree from Baylor University College ofMedicine. “And the rewards for the patient, and for meas well, are dramatic. It’s exciting to watch people see forthe first time in many years.”

Humanitarian work is second nature to Creasman,who grew up near the San Carlos Indian reservationin southeastern Arizona and often helped his parentsprovide food, clothing and shelter for those in need.

“You don’t just take, you give back,” Creasman said.“I wouldn’t know how to do it any other way.”

His primary focus has been a small clinic in VeraCruz, Baja, Mexico, which he founded in 1972 andtravels to several times every year.

“On the very first trip we started seeing patientsunder a mesquite tree,” he said. “We see people fromall over. They hear we’re coming and they show up.”

Over the past 35 years, he has coordinated

community building projects and recruited a dentist, afamily practitioner and a nurse practitioner to help himprovide care. In addition to hands-on patient care,Creasman is a proponent of medical education and hashosted conferences for physicians around the world.

His love of science took hold in a Melrose labora-tory during his first rainy winter in Oregon. Althoughhe initially came to Linfield to play baseball, he tookzoology from Jane Claire Dirks-Edmunds in the off-sea-son and was hooked.

“Everything was so clear and concise, it was impos-sible not to learn,” he said. “Other than my parents,she was the first instructor who really taught me how tothink, process and ask the questions, ‘Why’ and ‘Whatdifference does it make?’ When March rolled around, Iforgot about baseball.”

Instead, he double majored in chemistry and biology,participated on the debate team and served as studentbody president, thriving in Linfield’s familial atmosphere.Years later, he helped establish an endowed fund in ecolo-gy at Linfield in the name of Dirks-Edmunds.

“I would have disappeared into the woodwork at alarge university,” said Creasman, who, during his firstweek on campus, was invited to play pool with then-President Harry Dillin.

“He said, ‘The back door’s always open. Come overany time you want,’” Creasman recalled. “Linfield wasliterally like a family in many ways. Many of my Linfieldclassmates are still my closest friends today. In thisenvironment you make friends that last.”

– Laura Davis

Alumni ProfileClass Notes

John Creasman:

John Paul Creasman ‘59

Relations of Los Angeles. Katy Schopfer ’03 of Issaquah,

Wash., married Steven Furusho Nov.12 in Salem. She works in sales atAdvanced Digital Information Corp.

Juliet Sloan ’03 of Portlandearned a master’s of educationfrom Loyola College and owns aMontessori preschool.

Michael and Kristin (Russell)Teater, both ’03, live in Beaverton.Michael earned a doctorate ofphysical therapy from PacificUniversity.

Rebecca Young ’03 of GreatFalls, Mont., is a research assistantwith McLaughlin Research Instituteand recently contributed to an article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesMagazine.

Michelle Cousins ’04 ofMcMinnville married John GregorJr. Sept. 17 in McMinnville. She isan escrow assistant for Western Title.

Jordan Delapoer and LizCoburn, both ’04, of Beaverton,were married Aug. 6 in Portland.

Thomas Ford ’04, BlakeKluse ’04, George Carter ’05and Brandon Hazenburg ’06 aremembers of the Tri-Cities Fever, aNational Indoor Football Leagueteam.

Amanda Marsh ’04 ofLongview, Wash., is pursuing a master’s in clinical psychology atPepperdine University.

Pat McConn ’04 of WallaWall, Wash., married Alyssa LathamAug. 20 in Walla Walla. He is abusiness banking officer at theMilton-Freewater Baker BoyerBank branch.

Melissa Schmeer ’04 of Salemis a computer technician at CascadeSchool District.

Krista Schuchard ’04 of SanDiego, Calif., married MichaelDriver June 18 in Roseburg.

Stephen Teater ’04 of Portlandis a project assistant with Ash CreekAssociates, an engineering firm.

Paula (Abrams) Van Beurden’04 of McMinnville is a substituteteacher in the Dayton andMcMinnville school districts.

Stefanie (Jones) Van Dyke’04 of McMinnville teaches firstgrade at Faulconer-ChapmanSchool in Sheridan.

Casey Allen ’05 is a memberof the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

football team.Kelsey Cloepfil ’05 of

McMinnville married Brian TurleyDec. 16 in McMinnville. Sheteaches first grade in theMcMinnville School District.

Jeff Dunn ’05 of Dallas hassigned to play with the SalemStampede, part of the InternationalBasketball League.

Brett Elliott ’05 of LakeOswego signed a two-year contractwith the San Diego Chargers foot-ball team.

Heidi Fernandez ’05 ofMcMinnville was named HeadStart’s Region 10 Teacher of theYear.

Kathryn Henriksen ’05 ofSolana Beach, Calif., volunteered forthree weeks in Waveland, Miss.,rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.

Justin Johnson ’05 of Corvallisis a master’s student at Oregon StateUniversity.

Morgan McKay ’05 of Albanycreated Chunk-O-Hunk gourmetchocolate popcorn.

Britany Mock ’05 of Puyallup,Wash., teaches French at Graham-Kapowsin High School.

David Rozovski ’05 ofMcMinnville will work in the U.S.Aeroflightdynamics directorate atNASA Ames Research Center thissummer, before beginning graduateschool at the University of Illinoisin human factors in aviation.

Sierra Wright ’05 of TheDalles is vice president of sales andmarketing for Pines 1852.

In memoriamJohn Gooding “Jack”

Falconer ’35 of Anchorage, Alaska,Jan. 12.

Francis Lukes ’35 of ForestGrove, Feb. 27.

Celia (Zimmerman)Dromgoole ’37 of Portland, May 17.

Elvin Duerst ’37 of McMinnville,May 11. Survivors include a sister,Marie Duerst ’39

Lois (Fuqua) Hurlimann ’38of Lake Oswego, March 10, 2005.Survivors include a sister, Victoria(Fuqua) Jensen ’41 of Tigard.

Stanley Burket ’39 ofSacramento, Calif., Oct. 12.

Pat Culp ’40 of Shasta Lake,Calif., April 6.

Marjory (Siedow) Whitbeck’41 of Beaverton, Feb. 9. Survivorsinclude her husband, Wayne ’40.

John Armstrong ’42 ofLincoln City, Feb. 27.

Dale Taylor ’43 of McMinnville,Feb. 19. Survivors include his wife,Shirley (Swain) ’42, and brothersDonald ’46 and Allen ’49.

Leland Edwards ’43 ofCentral Point, April 26.

Audrey (Filer) Lippens ’43 ofMcMinnville, Jan. 18. Survivors includeher sister Charlotte Filer ’54.

Kathlyn (Black) Chambers’45 of Seabeck, Wash., March 5.

Clarence Mellbye ’48 ofSalem, Feb. 25. Survivors include hiswife, Marjorie (Kendrick) ’45and brother L. Marvin ’48

Ruth (Lambright) Martin’48 of Carlton, April 19.

Russell Kollar ’49 of Coquille,Nov. 20.

Douglas Perry ’53 of Yuma,Ariz., March 21. Survivors includehis wife, Marion (Simmons) ’53.

Charles Schroeder ’50 of FallRiver Mills, Calif., Feb. 17.

Ruth (Davenport) Preston ’50of Yucaipa, Calif., Jan. 29. Survivorsinclude her husband, Dick ’50.

Arley Weaver ’53 of Cascade,Idaho, Feb. 10.

Martha (Stewart) Wheeler’55 of Portland, March 4. Survivorsinclude her husband, Ken ’55.

Marvin Montgomery ’54 ofCorvallis, Nov. 3. Survivors includehis brother Cecil ’51.

Carol (Payn) Walker ’57 ofKimberly, Idaho, March 4.

Gordon Welch ’59 ofWilsonville, Jan. 25.

Michael Jones ’63 of Tracy,Calif., April 17.

Jerry Craft ’65, ’66 ofBeaverton, March 18. Survivorsinclude his wife, Kathryn(Browne) ’66.

Robert Lutz ’65 of Prineville,Dec. 8. Survivors include his wife,Margaret (Parent) ’43.

Claudia (Kimball) Dreiling’66 of Citrus Heights, Calif., Nov. 30.

Cal Rees ’67 of Vista, Calif.,Feb. 20.

Douglas Lamoreaux ’69 ofPuyallup, Wash., Dec. 31.

Gay (Soller) Hartzell ’70, ’82of McMinnville, Feb. 20.

Lisa Carlson-Baca ’78 ofPortland, March 9. Survivors include

her husband, David Baca ’78.Jonathan Erickson ’79 of Palo

Alto, Calif., March 3. Survivorsinclude his wife, Anne Cole ’77,and his sisters Margaret Erickson’84 and Karin (Erickson) Beard’87.

Sara Shields-Priddy ’84 ofLynden, Wash., March 22.

Roberta (Menicosy) Boyd’80 of Conroe, Texas, Aug. 21.

Susan (Hanson) Bogan ’00of Tigard, June 18, 2005.

Jane Roach ’01 of Independence,Feb. 14.

GSHSadie (Siebert) Sampson

GSH ’45 of Hillsboro, April 24.Kathyleen (Pierson)

Goldbloom GSH ’45 of CoosBay, Feb. 8.

Winona (Humble) NormanGSH ’46 of Caldwell, Idaho, Nov. 15.

Beverly (Boyd) Hager GSH’52 of Portland, Feb. 14.

Patsy Eidson GSH ’53, ’80 ofBaker City, April 16.

January Storm GSH ’82 ofPortland, Feb. 25.

Friends and familyEdward Averill of Milwaukie,

March 22. He is a former adminis-trator of the Linfield-GoodSamaritan School of Nursing.

Harold Burch of McMinnville,April 27.

Richard Fehnel of Portland, May6. He was dean of off-campus pro-grams and continuing education.Survivors include his wife, Dorene’80 and granddaughter Dara Jester’09.

Margery Heller of McMinnville,May 1.

Daniel Mercer of Beaverton,March 10. He was a member of theLinfield Board of Trustees.

Charles Moore of Clackamas,Feb. 19. He received an honorarydegree in 1964.

Jack Robinson of Astoria, May12. He is survived by sons Erik ’91and Kevin ’91.

John Creasman ‘59, right, assistant professor in ophthalmologyat the Mayo Clinic, examines a patient before surgery inMicronesia. Creasman traveled to the island of Yap,Micronesia, for the first time in 2003 to evaluate need and hopes to return next year with a team of volunteers.

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From left, Kari Blankenship of McMinnville, Holly Brause of Astoria and Rachyl Stupor of Dundee, all '06, will spend next year teaching andstudying in other countries after earning awards from the Fulbright Commission. Brause will teach in Uruguay, and Stupor will teach in Chileafter both earned Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships. Blankenship will work at the Institut Pasteur in Tunisia conducting research on leishmaniasis,an infection caused by a parasite.

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