The Gray Hawk NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RETIREES ASSOCIATION Volume XXIII Issue 10 (6 pages) https://uira.org.uiowa.edu June 2020 UIRA Board Member Candidates for 2020-2021 Since we can't have an "in-person" election as we planned, we will be conducing an electronic election in late June. All UIRA members will receivean email which will include a link to an electronic ballot which they can complete and submit. The process will be simple and straightforward. We will be electing a president-elect, treasurer, secretary, and two directors-at-large. Meet the candidates who have agreed to serve: David Hamilton, President-elect David grew up in central Missouri, then went to college and grad school at Amherst and University of Virginia respectively, with two years teaching in Barranquilla, Colombia tucked between them. After his PhD and a few years at the University of Michigan, he came to Iowa in 1975 and remained with the English Department until he retired in 2012. He taught medieval and modern literature, edited The Iowa Review , and helped develop both the undergraduate and graduate Nonfiction Writing Program. The author of two volumes of prose, and two of poetry, as well as a scattering of uncollected writings, he watches birds, walks his dog, tries to keep up with scattered family and friends, and tends to his backyard. He is married to Rebecca Clouse and has children and grandchildren, by a previous marriage, in St. Paul and Philadelphia. David Fitzgerald, Treasurer David retired from the University Pomerantz Career Center in 2012 after working 25 years at UI in some form of student career services. He has a BS degree from Iowa State University and an MA in counseling from the University of Iowa. Prior to his time at Iowa, his work life included time as a city planner, a family therapist, and a small retail business owner/operator. David enjoys cycling and has ridden ten RAGBRAIs. His two sons, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren and three grand dogs live in Kodiak, Alaska on Kodiak Island. His many visits to Kodiak over the past 15 years have included Kodiak bear sightings, halibut and salmon fishing, and sea-glass collecting on a beach adjacent to their 80-year old coastal cabin home built with locally-grown spruce logs. Pat Mason-Browne, Secretary Pat Mason-Browne grew up in Philadelphia. She attended undergraduate school at Chatham College and graduate school at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she received her doctorate in Portuguese language and Brazilian literature. She was Senior Associate Director in College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Office of Academic Programs and Student Development at the time of her retirement in 2015. While at Iowa she was an advocate and Board member of the Rape Victim Advocacy Program. She lives in West Branch where she enjoys gardening and catching up on deferred reading.
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The Gray Hawk NEWSLETTER OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RETIREES ASSOCIATIONVolume XXIII Issue 10 (6 pages) https://uira.org.uiowa.edu June 2020
UIRA Board Member Candidates for 2020-2021
Since we can't have an "in-person" election as we planned, we will be conducing an electronic election in late June. All UIRA members will receivean email which will include a link to an electronic ballot which they can complete and submit. The process will be simple and straightforward. We will be electing a president-elect, treasurer, secretary, and two directors-at-large. Meet the candidates who have agreed to serve:
David Hamilton, President-electDavid grew up in central Missouri, then went to college and grad school at Amherst and University of Virginia respectively, with two years teaching in Barranquilla, Colombia tucked between them. After his PhD and a few years at the University of Michigan, he came to Iowa in 1975 and remained with the English Department until he retired in 2012. He taught medieval and modern literature, edited The Iowa Review, and helped develop both the undergraduate and graduate Nonfiction Writing Program. The author of two volumes of prose, and two of poetry, as wellas a scattering of uncollected writings, he watches birds, walks his dog, tries to keep up with scattered family and friends, and tends to his backyard. He is married to Rebecca Clouse and has children and grandchildren, by a previous marriage, in St. Paul and Philadelphia.
David Fitzgerald, TreasurerDavid retired from the University Pomerantz Career Center in 2012 after working 25 years at UI in some form of student career services. He has a BS degree from Iowa State University and an MA in counseling from the University of Iowa. Prior to his time at Iowa, his work life included time as a city planner, a familytherapist, and a small retail business owner/operator. David enjoys cycling and has ridden ten RAGBRAIs. His two sons, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren and three grand dogs live in Kodiak, Alaska on Kodiak Island. His many visits to Kodiak over the past 15 years have included Kodiak bear sightings, halibut and salmon fishing, and sea-glass collecting on a beach adjacent to their 80-year old coastal cabin home built with locally-grown spruce logs.
Pat Mason-Browne, Secretary Pat Mason-Browne grew up in Philadelphia. She attended undergraduate school at Chatham College and graduate school at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she received her doctorate in Portuguese language and Brazilian literature. She was Senior Associate Director in College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Office of Academic Programs and Student Development at the time of her retirement in 2015. While at Iowa she was an advocate and Board member of the Rape Victim Advocacy Program. She lives in West Branch where she enjoys gardening and catching up on deferred reading.
Billie Townsend, Director-at-largeBillie's career at the University of Iowa spanned more than 25 years, including positions in the Office of Affirmative Action, the Colleges of Dentistry, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Public Health, from which sheretired in 2017. During her UI years, she served on many committees and boards including Staff Council, the African American Council, and the Women in Science and Engineering Advisory Board. Billie has served on the Iowa City Human Rights Commission and is currently serving on the Planning and Zoning Commission, Black Voices Project and is chair of the board of directors of the Iowa Black Alumni Association. Her current hobbies include enjoying life with her retired husband, her seven grand children, puzzling, jewelry making, gardening and committee work. Billie is currently a member of the UIRA Board.
Bennie Hawkins, Director-at-largeBennie is a retired faculty member of the College of Dentistry. A General Dentist/Periodontist, he is a veteran of the US Air Force Dental Corps. In his retirement he is involved with Meals on Wheels and Table to Table, serves on the African American Museum of Iowa Board and serves on the UIRA Board of Directors.
Ed Dove, Director-at-large Ed was a professor of Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering for 34 years. He enjoyed teaching undergraduate and graduate students, and conducting funded research. He represented the College of Engineering in Faculty Senate for many years, and was elected Senate President in 2010. Since his retirement in 2018, he has enjoyed traveling to visit family and friends, and exploring unseen sites, especially the mountains. He's also creating a new life for himself as a writer of fiction, having finished one novel and currently working on the second. Ed has been appointed by the Board to serve out the term of the late Dean Borg.
Irish Stags; Alliene Schrimper; International 3rd place
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Senior College Goes On-line for Fall 2020
The Senior College Committee has announced that all Senior College Courses for fall 2020 will be conducted on-line using the Zoom platform for many, if not all, courses. Course offerings and descriptions will be available in late July at https://www.foriowa.org/senior-college/. If you are on the Senior College email list, you will receive notification at that time, with course descriptions and information about registration.
June Greetings from the UIRA President
This is my last Gray Hawk greeting as president of UIRA. It's been an honor serving as president during the past year. It has been fun and rewarding, and, for the last three months, unusually challenging. My thanks to the Board for their commitment, good work, and unending support of UIRA: Lois Lembke, Chuck Dayton, Diana Harris, Diane Martin, Kris Canfield, Billie Townsend, Bennie Hawkins, Richard Saunders, and the late Dean Borg. I want to especially thank president-elect Sam Cochran and past president Sue Otto for their support and wise counsel. And thanks to EFC reps Carolyn Wanat and Deb Cobb and webmaster Phil Klein. It's been a team effort and I've very much enjoyed working with all of you.
Next year will be challenging as we adapt to our "new normal". We now know that this virus will be with us for some time and like so many other organizations, UIRA will need to make some changes in how we operate, to protect the health and safety of our members and our community. To that end, the Board agrees that it would be best if we not hold in-person meetings or events during the fall semester. Instead, we will offer virtual programs and events and conduct business meetings through Zoom and other platforms. Our program committee is already at work planning virtual programs for fall that will keep us informed and engaged. It won't be the same as meeting in person, but it's the next best thing until we can gather again safely.
In this issue we introduce our slate of new officers and board members for the coming year: David Hamilton (president-elect), Pat Mason-Browne (secretary), David Fitzgerald (treasurer), Billie Townsend and Bennie Hawkins (directors-at-large). In addition, Ed Dove will be serving out the lateDean Borg's term as a director-at-large. Since we can't have an in-person election, we are planning an electronic election in late June. You'll be receiving an email about the election that will include a link to an electronic ballot for you to complete and submit. Board member terms begin July 1.
On a sad and final note, Lucy Choisser, wife of president-elect Sam Cochran, passed away on May 25 from pancreatic cancer. On behalf of the Board and the entire membership, we extend our condolences to Sam, daughter Kate, and their entire family.
One of the highlights of the annual business meeting and luncheon is seeing some of the photos taken by UIRA members. Because we did not have that annual meeting this year, you can see the winners in this and the May issues of the Gray Hawk and on the UIRA Shutterfly site https://uira.shutterfly.com/
International:#1 Canadian Rockies – John Donelson#2 Two Lovers – Bev Robalino#3 Irish Stags – Alliene Schrimper Honorable Mention: Gray Wolf – JohnMoyersUSA:#1 Roseate Spoonbills – John Moyers#2 Nature’s Best – Diana Cox#3 Perfectly Balanced Couples – NancyHausermanHonorable Mention: Outer Banks, NorthCarolina – John Donelson
Iowa:#1 My Curbside – Linda Muston#2 Blending Colors, Workshop – GraceTully#3 Blaze in Snow – Diana HarrisHonorable Mention: Winter Arrives – John Donelson
Blaze in Snow; Diana Harris; Iowa 3rd place
Gray Wolf; John Moyers; International honorable mention
Kazuko M. Alward Spouse Wallace L.M. Alward Ophthalmology
Charles Richard Clark Orthopaedics and RehabilitationJeri King Facility ManagementCornelia Mutel IIHRRobert Mutel Physics and AstronomyMary Ann Ramussen Gender, Women's and Sexuality StudiesSara Rynes-Weller Management and Entrepreneurship
Membership renewals will be sent in June rather than the usual May. If your membership needs to be renewed, you will get email from UIRA.
UIRA Special Interest Groups
Notice --The Gray Hawk Steppers are discontinuing walks until further notice. With the virus news, we thought it best to practice social distancing.
Notice – The Gray Hawk Writers have been meeting fortnightly since April 1999. We read aloud what wehave written, encourage one another, and offer friendly critique. In 2014 we published an anthology, Yesterdays. Our storytelling and writing styles are quite diverse; there are many pathways that can be followed when writing. Visit us as a guest; you may decide you would like to join the group. Everyone has astory to tell. Email the new chair of the group Doug Paul at D [email protected]
UIRA dues notices will be emailed to you in June if your dues expire this year.
Diane Martin Secretary (2020)Kris Canfield Treasurer (interim)Sue Otto Past President (2020)Diana Harris The Gray Hawk Editor (2021)Phil Klein Webmaster (ex-officio)Benny Hawkins Director (2020)Billie Townsend Director (2020)Richard Saunders Director (2021)Charles Dayton Director (2022)Lois Lembke Director (2022)Deb Cobb EFC representative (ex-officio)Stephen Vlastos EFC representative (ex-officio)
The UIRA Board of Directors monthly meetings have been suspended because of COVID-19.
Outer Banks, North Carolina; John Donelson; USA honorable mention
Winter Arrives; John Donelson; Iowa honorable mention
