Volume 21, Issue 3 Ames, Iowa December, 2010

Dr. James A. MerchantA native of Ames, Iowa, Dr. Merchant graduated from Ames High School in 1958 where he was active in student government and was as a member of the golf team. He received a bachelor’s degree in bacteriology from Iowa State University in 1962 where he was president of the SAE fraternity and captain of the golf team. He earned a MD degree from the University of Iowa in 1966 where he was elected to the AOA Honorary Medical Society. He completed an internship and an internal medicine residency at Cleveland

Metropolitan General Hospital (1966-68), an appointment as an Epidemic Intelligence Officer with the Centers for Disease Control stationed at the North Carolina Department of Health (1968-70), followed by a fellowship in pulmonary and environmental medicine at Duke University (1970-73). In 1973, he received a doctorate in public health in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was awarded a Trudeau Fellowship from the American Thoracic Society for post-doctoral study at the University of London’s Brompton Hospital and Cardiothoracic Institute (1973-74). He taught and practiced pulmonary medicine at the University of North Carolina (1973-75) during which time he also had an adjunct appointment to West Virginia University.

Dr. Merchant directed the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health and the Division for Respiratory Disease Studies (1975-81) for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Center for Disease Control before returning to Iowa in 1981. In addition to his teaching in the College of Medicine, Dr. Merchant directed the department’s Division of Occupational and Environmental Health and Institute for Rural and Environmental Health from 1983-1997. He served as head of the College of Medicine’s Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1999,. Dr. Merchant was appointed as the first dean of the University of Iowa College of Public Health on July 1, 1999 and served as dean until August 1, 2008. He currently directs the Keokuk County Rural Health Study and the Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence.

Dr. Merchant has received many grants from a variety of sources. Among his awards and honors is a commendation medal from the US Public Health Service, a Health Policy Fellowship with the US Senate, the William Steiger Memorial Award, the James P. Keogh Award and the John M. Peters

Award. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1999 and received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of North Carolina in 2005.

Dr. Merchant is married to Mary Judge, who is also a 1958 Ames High graduate. They are the parents of five children--Joe, John, Mark, Sarah and Jamie--and have 10 grandchildren. All the merchants gather for Christmas in Iowa City and each August at their cottage on Round Lake near Hayward, Wisconsin. Dr. Merchant enjoys carpentry, wood-working, furniture refinishing, boating, biking hiking and reading. Congratulations to Dr. James Merchant, the 2010 Ames High School Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus.

Jack Smalling presenting the Distinguished Alumnus Plaque to his 1958 class-mate, Dr. James Merchant.

Dr. Merchant and his wife Mary Judge Merchant, ‘58.

Back L-R: Carole (Sorenson) Begg, Linda (Miller) Woodworth, Roy DeMoss, Dick Clem, Sandy (Lampe) Sandfort, Jim Merchant. Front L-R: Donna Erickson, Jean (Bachman) Bruner, Louise Thompson, Mary (judge) Merchant, Karen (Compton) Popelka. All Class of “58

Dr. James A.Merchant

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Ames High Athletic Hall of Fame InducteesThe 19th Annual Ames High School Athletic Department’s Hall-of-Fame Induction Banquet was held September 16, 2010 in the Ames High School cafeteria. After social time and dinner, the award presentations began. New Hall-of-Fame members were also recognized at the Ames-Mason City football game on September 17th. Induction into the Hall-of-Fame is the highest honor the athletic department can bestow upon an individual.

Athlete. Students must have been graduated for at least 10 years and coaches must have been retired for at least two years to be eligible for this honor. Congratulations to all!!!!!

Julie Ollila Terry, ’97, as a four-sport athlete earned eleven varsity letters in volleyball, basketball, track and soccer during her athletic career at Ames High School. She was the Class 4A state champion in the 400 meter hurdles in 1995 and a member of the 1997 shuttle hurdle state champion relay team. She was all conference in volleyball, basketball and soccer. She also was an eleven time all-academic recipient before moving on to Iowa State University and earning four letters in track as a Big Cyclone.

Barb Bennett, ’97, was the first girl at Ames High to score over 1,000 points during her basketball career. She earned all-state honors both her junior and senior years and still has the honor of being the all-time leading scorer in girls’ basketball at Ames High with over 1,200 points during her prep basketball career. Also, a participant in track and volleyball during her early years, she went on to earn a basketball scholarship at the University of Northern Iowa where she played for three seasons.

Aaron Greving, ’99, excelled in three sports at Ames High School. A major contributor to one of Ames High’s finest football seasons ever in 1996, Aaron rushed for over 4,700 yards and scored 48 touchdowns over the course of three seasons. He had a highly successful track career as well during which he was the state 100 meter champion in both the 1997 and 1998 seasons. He was also a 3-year letter winner in baseball where he held an amazing .524 batting average during his sophomore season and belted a total of 32 homeruns during his career. He took his football talents to the University of Iowa and was named the MVP of the Alamo Bowl game in 2001.

Andy Kohler, 2000, was a four sport athlete which is a rarity at the 4A level of competition. His greatest claim to athletic prominence was breaking the 7 foot high jump barrier in the 1999 state track meet. He claimed all-state honors as a wide receiver during the 1999 football season. He also excelled that same year in baseball with a .418 batting average and eleven homeruns. He was a key contributor to the Ames High basketball season as well during his junior and senior seasons. He went on to Iowa State where he was a four time Big 12 Conference high jump place winner and a key member of Dan McCarney’s football teams that went to four bowl games.

Dale Tramp, Coach, is one of Ames High’s most successful football coaches and is considered a coaching legend by many of his former players. He started coaching at Ames High in 1967 and went on to accumulate an amazing 295 wins at the sophomore level--a 78 per cent winning average. During his forty plus seasons at Ames High, he had only three losing seasons. In his coaching, teaching and counseling career, he always felt that the top end kids would take care of themselves, so he focused his efforts on the middle and lower end students by treating them with fairness and respect. His success as a coach is not simply measured by his great won-loss record, but by how many of his players admire and respect him for his leadership during their high school careers.

Back row standing: Aaron Greving, ‘99, Dale Tramp, Coach, Andy Kohler, ‘00, Dr. James Merchant, 2010 Distinguished AlumnusFront row seated: Julie Ollila Terry, ‘97, Barb Bennett, ‘97

The 2010 Ames girls’ swimming team won Ames High’s first ever swimming and diving team championship. Three school records and two state records were set, four event state championships were won and two events received “All American” status. Junior Maddie Bro was awarded the “State Athlete of the Year,” and the Ames coaching staff was awarded “State Coaching Staff of the Year”. A hearty congratulations to head coach Dan Flannery, his assistant coaches and the awesome girls’ swimming squad.

ChampionshipSwimmers

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Back Row: Ken Larson, Don Diehl, Terry Adams, Bruce Black, Bill Becker, Frank Noble, Bob Walkup, Don Brendeland, Peter Errington -Fourth Row: Leah Bowman, Bob Bryan, Bruce Textrum, Bob Bragonier, Jim Obrecht, Bob Campbell, Earl Tice -Third Row: Margaret (Schwartz) Candler, Jerry Seaward, Chuck Van Voorhis, Sam Judge, Tom Emmerson, Dave Rex, Dick Campbell, Jim Doggett, Charlie Rutter -Second Row: Russ Keltner, Jan (McCaffrey) Crouse, Janice (Maxwell) Olson, Kay Combs, Rosalie (Points) Oakley, Mary Kay (Winkler) Abbott, Kay (Buchholtz) Marshall, Peggy (Dilts) Herz Smith, Cheryl (Webb) Junkmann, Nancy (Clauson) Gephardt, Rosemary (Ritland) Low -Front Row: Shirley (Stevens) Freshwaters, Sandra (Mason) Reed, Nancy (Wallace) Burkhart, Vonnie (Vilmont) Seketa, Sharon (Fiori) Bellinger, Marcia (Wilsie) Campbell, Janice (Bappe) Merten, Anne (Culbertson) De Young

Class of 1955 Celebrate 55 Year Reunion

The class of 1955 met October 8-10, 55 years after graduation, for their eighth reunion in Ames with 43 classmates and 25 spouses/friends attending.

Events kicked off Friday afternoon with a tour of the ISU Alumni House of special interest to all Iowa State alums in the class. Next came a tour of Sigler Inc. an industry grown largely from its production of a wide variety of printed material plus many products with logos and slogans. Finally, an extended bus tour included familiar ground plus many of the expanded portions of the hometown. Out-of-towners were amazed at how much Ames has grown, especially north of the campus where we found a virtual new town within a town. Friday evening found the group at a barbeque supper facility, posing for a group

photo, and engulfed in endless catch-up conversations.

Bill Ripp served as tour guide for the Ames High school building Saturday morning. Class members always enjoy the stop at the trophy case locations where, like current Ames High football and

basketball teams, the 1955 teams are highlighted for their state championships. Also, the media center and the astro turf on the Little Cyclones football field were impressive.

Saturday night saw the group reconvening for dinner at the Ames Golf and Country Club. The program presented by Dennis Wendell ‘59, assisted by Alan Spohnheimer ‘67 (both of the Ames Historical Society), featured a slide show of people and places around Ames geared especially for the class’s era of the Fifties. All too quickly the final event arrived in north Ames with a delicious Sunday brunch. The class enjoys having an open mike at reunion events and this time virtually all attendees shared warm words about being back together. The 38 class members who have passed away were also recalled throughout the weekend.

This was actually the 13th gathering of the class. Starting in 1987, the year most of the class turned 50, birthday parties were added to the reunion schedule in five-year intervals. The first was in Ames followed by: 1992 -- Riverboat Cruise up the Mississippi; 1997 -- YMCA Camp of the Rockies, Colorado; and 2002 -- Tucson, Arizona (at the invitation of classmate Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup). In 2007 the class met in Seattle, billeted just blocks from the Space Needle, for nautical and land events.

-Nancy Burkhart ‘55Class of 1955: Leah Mully and Mary Kay Winkler Abbott

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Wonderful Women of ‘58

Class of 1985

This August seven of the “Wonderful Women of ‘58” spent a week near Williamsburg, Virginia. Here we are with Ben Franklin in Smithfield, Virginia, home of Smithfield Hams.

We had a wonderful time staying in a beautiful plantation manor house built in the 1800s right on the James River. We spent one day each in Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and touring two other plantation homes. One day four of us drove over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to Maryland and Delaware and waded in the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Seashore State Park. The other four drove to Virginia Beach to play in the water. Anne Strand Thompson joined us for our final day and went with us to tour Bacon’s Castle, a home built in colonial times, before the Revolutionary War.

-Kit Carr Struthers, Idaho Falls, ID

Seated from left: Judy Sylwester Moser, Kit Carr Struthers and Sandy Lampe Sandfort. Standing from left: Sonja Haugen Lane, Mary Lou Gould Bryan, Mary Kay Arthur and Joan Sclarow Rodgers.

The weekend of August 13 and 14, 2010, the Ames High Class of 1985 gathered for a 25 year Class Reunion. Despite record flooding in Ames, no drinkable water, and last minute changes of venues, the reunion was a big success. Friday night the class was to gather at the Olde Main Brewery, however, most Ames restaurants were forced to close as there was no water safe to drink or use for cooking or washing dishes. Olde Main was gracious enough to open DG’s Tap just for the Class of 1985 and an estimated 100+ classmates gathered and spent the evening catching up. On Saturday there was a golf tournament in Boone and a great time was had by all who attended. Saturday night a family picnic was held, that was

moved at the last minute from Brookside Park, which was completely under water, to Emma McCarthy Lee Park. Families gathered and reconnected. People came from many states, and we even had James Hockett, who was on leave from Afghanistan! After the picnic, many classmates were not ready to part ways, so they went on to party the night away. All who gathered agreed it was a great time and we hope to have more informal reunions just like this one-without the flooding of course!

-Amy Healey, Class of 1985

MemorialsIn memory of: Betty Colleen Berhow Eller, ‘41 By: Richard L. Berhow, ‘46

In memory of: Shirley Baker Hoerman, ‘52 John A. Amme, ‘52 James S. Allen, ‘52 By: Elizabeth S. Toresdahl Siemers. ‘52

In memory of: Dorothy J. Timmons, ‘58 By: John L. Timmons, ‘64

In memory of: Mary McNally Paulson, Staff By: Karen Compton Popelka, ‘58 Kit Carr Struthers, ‘58 Mary Jo Anderson Winder, ‘58

In memory of: Mary McNally Paulson, Staff By: Marie Johnson, ‘67

In memory of: Ila Woodburn Wells, ‘26 By: Mary Wells Karakash, ‘63

In memory of: Mary McNally Paulson, Staff By: Micki Johnson Strusky, ‘63

In memory of: Mary McNally Paulson, Staff By: Delores J. Oates, ‘42

In memory of: John Weber, ‘50 By: Barbara Weber Roeger, ‘46

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Some Have Left USThe following alumni are known to have died in recent years. Those listed in previous newsletters are omitted here. Some information may be incomplete. If you have any more information or unreported deaths, please advise the AHSAA.A complete listing of all known deceased alumni is available at www.ahsalum.org.Class Name Date of Death City1923 Castonguay, Florence Virginia (Barr) d. 2-28-2010 Albuquerque, N. Mex.1925 James, Lillian B. (Nelson) d. 8-29-2010 West Liberty, Iowa1926 Fulmer, Winnifred (Keil) d. 3-3-2010 Sonoma, Calif.1928 Nelson, Pauline (Dodds) d. 10-23-2010 Ames, Iowa1929 Loyd, Francis Glennon d. 6-10-2009 Hyattsville, Md.1931 Miller, Alice (Neasham) d. 8-20-2009 Richland, Wash.1932 Gernes, Robert Henry d. 7-29-2010 Des Moines, Iowa1932 Pearson, Dorothy Maxine (Hansen) d. 9-20-2010 Franklin, N. C.1934 Busch, Winifred Joanne (Rognlein) d. 9-12-2010 Ames, Iowa1934 Chazen, Belle (Duitch) d. 8-5-2010 Denver, Colo.1934 Dunlap, Mary Janet (MacDonald) d. 9-15-2010 Bemidji, Minn.1935 Cooper, Northa Glee d. 11-8-2010 Ames, Iowa1935 McRoberts, Barbara Lou (Churchill) d. 9-30-2010 Seattle, Wash.1935 Vander Linden, John Edward d. 11-23-2009 Spirit Lake, Iowa1936 Eckhardt, Lois Claudia (Baker) d. 6-2-2010 Manhattan Beach, Calif.1936 Menze, Robert Edmund d. 10-30-2010 Beaverton, Ore.1936 Merkle, Sylvia Louise (Stettler) d. 5-16-2010 Ames, Iowa1936 Wahl, Margot Grace (Bacon) d. 5-16-2010 Loveland, Colo.1937 Allen, Hermann Alexander d. 10-11-2010 Shrewsbury, N. J.1937 Kalnitsky, Sylvia Esther (Duitch) d. 12-28-2009 Sarasota, Fla.1937 Karch, Mary Eleda (Adams) d. 1-21-2010 Chesterfield, Mo.1937 Lounsberry, Elinor Jane d. 1-26-2010 Mesa, Ariz.1937 Thompson, Robert Chester d. 11-26-2009 Newton, Iowa1939 Blakemore, Jane Elizabeth (Moye) d. 7-2-2010 Denver, Colo.1939 Bockus, Evelyn Dolores (Waters) d. 10-12-2009 Gouverneur, N.Y.1939 Puffett, Willard Penney d. 5-14-2010 Mount Vernon, Wash.1939 Shepard, Dorothy F. (Johnson) d. 9-27-2010 Ames, Iowa1939 Worthen, Thelma Laila (Levine) d. 7-5-2010 San Francisco, Calif.1940 Clayberg, Ruth Janet (Davis) d. 6-10-2010 Story City, Iowa1942 Elliot, Homer Freeman d. 3-27-2010 Rockport, Texas1943 Fink, Gloria Ann (Anderson) d. 6-18-2010 Indianapolis, Ind.1943 Galligan, Jerry E. d. 8-3-2010 Omaha, Neb.1943 Mabe, Robert Lee d. 10-4-2010 Houston, Texas1943 Ross, Bruce M. d. 4-19-2010 Ann Arbor, Mich.1944 Amsler, Muriel Rosemary (Stevenson) d. 8-3-2010 Grand Rapids, Mich.1944 Campbell, Robert E. d. 10-11-2010 Albuquerque, N. Mex.1946 Baker, Norma Rose (Hammond) d. 5-10-2010 Saint Joseph, Mo.1946 Davis, Jane Gray (Odell) d. 8-27-2009 Corpus Christi, Texas1946 Thomas-Murray, Velva d. 3-18-2010 Ames, Iowa1947 Meek, Keith Edward d. 7-16-2009 Dallas, Texas1947 Parriott, Richard L. d. 1-19-2010 Lebanon, Tenn.1948 Macy, Elizabeth Ann (Rose) d. 9-27-2010 Overland Park, Kans.1948 Mehle, Marion Louise (Ramsey) d. 6-2-2010 Ames, Iowa1948 Momberg, Elizabeth Anne (Bennett) d. 5-20-2009 Des Moines, Iowa1949 Frangos, Ruby Lee (Alexander) d. 11-8-2010 Kansas City, Mo.1949 Thorpe, Beatrice Elaine (Briley) d. 10-25-2010 Sheboygan, Wisc.1953 Rodwell, Janet Elaine (Berry) d. 11-14-2010 Boone, Iowa1954 Vivian, Mary Jo d. 9-24-2010 Ames, Iowa1955 Ford, Barbara (Stokesbary) d. 8-31-2004 Springfield, Ill.1955 Landolt, Nancy Lou (Brown) d. 5-31-2010 Union, Mo.1956 Jenkins, James G. d. 11-18-2009 Kansas City, Mo.1960 Batman, Bruce C. d. 6-26-2007 Interlachen, Fla.1960 McKibbin, Sharon Kay (Hibbs) d. 10-16-2010 Iowa City, Iowa1960 Page, David Kenneth d. 11-19-2010 South Padre Island, TX1961 Day, Barbara Lynn (Diehl) d. 6-29-2000 Parsons, Kans.1961 Roberson, Michael Lewis d. 5-3-2010 Mesa, Ariz.1966 Anderson, Merrill Lewis d. 4-27-2010 Bettendorf, Iowa1968 Couture, Stephen Hollie d. 5-24-2010 Des Moines, Iowa1972 Palmer, Thomas W. d. 10-11-2010 Maywood, Ill.1973 Feyerabend, James Arthur d. 11-20-2008 Camp Verde, Ariz.1974 Ellinghausen , Pamela Martha d. 9-12-2010 Lake Worth, Fla.1974 Thompson, Nelson Lester d. 9-25-2010 Wichita, Kans.1981 Miller, Michael Stephen d. 10-22-2010 Maxwell, Iowa1990 Smith, Gary Dean d. 12-16-2001 Charles City, IowaStaff Trump, Richard F. d. 11-1-2010 Johnston, Iowa

Memorials continued

In memory of: Mary McNally Paulson, Staff By: Carolyn Henderson Jennings, ‘54

In memory of: Jack Hyler, ‘55 By: Mary Jo Hyler Rhode, ‘63

In memory of: Richard O. Erickson, ‘38 By: Stephen P. Erickson

In memory of: Kay Zickefoose Silet, ‘57 By: Lynn Stempel Griffith, ‘57

In memory of: Doris Chase Cascio, ‘41 By: Betty A. Chase, ‘44

In memory of: Geraldine Butler Gibbs By: Lauren R. Gibbs, -45

In memory of: Gloria Anderson Fink, ‘43 By: Linda Anderson Reynolds, ‘60

In memory of: Mary McNally Paulson, Staff By: Betty Lea Trout, Staff

In memory of: Nancy Getz Adams, ‘51 By: Roger A. Deal, ‘51

In memory of: Liz Flummerfelt Gauger, ‘72 By: Charla Thies-Schenck

In memory of: R. J. “Dick” Reynolds, ‘46 R. A. “Dick” Ross, ‘46 C. D. “Duke” Wilson, ‘46 M. J. “Mal” Schmidt, ‘46 By: John M. Fenley, ‘46

In memory of: Mary McNally Paulson, Staff By: Laura Lowrie-Sarappo, ‘67

In memory of: Gregg Gammack, ‘59 By: William (‘59) and Sue Donels

In memory of: Rebecca J. McBride, ‘60 By: Victoria Kirkham, ‘60

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Mini-Reunion

Helen LeBaron Hilton Award

A mini-reunion in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, October 7-9, 2010. We had a great weekend together and are planning more.-Betty Jo Burnet Smith

Standing on Sandia Peak are: Jan Johnson (wife of Ron Johnson), Dennis DeBoer, ‘67 (Florissant, CO), Fred Cerwick, ‘67 (Papillion, NE), Mark Smith, ‘67 (Albuquerque, NM), Ron Johnson, ‘67 (Colorado Springs, CO), Betty Jo Burnet Smith, ‘68 (Albuquerque, NM), Mary Cerwick.

It was the Iowa State University education that defined a path for Mary Dodds Schlick’s life journey.

Schlick, who serves as adjunct curator at the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington, has been an important contributor to preserving the cultural heritage of Native American people of the Pacific Northwest and is one of the nation’s foremost authorities of Native arts of the interior Northwest. Schlick learned the techniques of basket making from Native elders of the Columbia Plateau and began training

younger women in their native crafts, using the skills in household equipment, journalism and applied arts she learned at Iowa State.

Although decades have passed since Schlick received her degree

from Iowa State, her scholarship has withstood the test of time in relevance and significance, especially for the Native tribes of the Northwest. According to the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, a museum and research institute located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in eastern Oregon, Schlick’s real achievement has been her contribution to the preservation of “ancient technologies.” Mary was entrusted as a bearer of culture. She helped assure that the technology would survive among new generations of Indian people through her writing, teaching and curation. She is very much the trusted and responsible source of knowledge.

Schlick, who received the ISU Alumni Association’s Merit Award in 1977, is a sustaining life member of the ISU Alumni Association. Mary graduated from Ames High School in 1943. Her husband, William “Bud” Schlick, was also a member of the AHS Class of 1943. Until his death, Bud worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and became a Deputy Director. He lived and worked with several tribes mostly in the Pacific Northwest.

We Get Letters...Dear Friends,After graduating from Ames High School in 1942, I went to Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. I taught school near Ames for one year and then went on to Andover-Newton Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts. There I met and married Rufus Miller. We divorced in 1970. I then taught school in Tehran, Iran for two years. Then I taught school in Texas for two years. I now live in an assisted living facility in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee where we have lots of activities and many volunteer opportunities.

I am thankful for the education I received in Ames. College was a snap after Ames High.Enclosed is my check for a 2 year membership-Etha Davis Miller, ‘42

Thanks for your continued involvement with the newsletter. It’s greatly appreciated.

While on a Mediterranean Cruise in August, my husband, Dan, and I sat at random with a couple for an on-board wine tasting event. As introductions and conversation progressed, we discovered we’d had the good fortune to join another AHS alum and his wife. Bruce Bergland, ‘62 had just retired as Chancellor Emeritus at Indiana University Northwest. As you would imagine, we had a wealth of people, places and events to share. Cheers to being an Ames High Alum!-Sharon Smith Krieger, ‘54

Lincoln Elementary School Reunion

A Lincoln Elementary School reunion was held June 19th at the Heartland Senior Center in Ames. More than 100 people from Iowa and as far away as Arkansas and California attended. The reunion committee decorated with items reminiscent of school days and provided refreshments.

Lincoln Elementary School was opened in 1911 in Ames and closed its doors for classes in 1970. The gathering in June was the first of its kind for the school. Dennis Wendell (‘59) and Alan Spohnheimer (‘67) from the Ames Historical Society gave a presentation about the school from its early years until its demolition in 1998. Photos and artifacts from the building were on display.

The reunion committee consisted of Donna Green Clink (‘58), Shirley Backous Evans (‘57), Alechia Bodie Daniels (‘58), Mary Martin Carr (‘58) and Kent Cooper.

Mary Dodds Schlick

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We Get Letters...Dear Alumni Association,I just , finally read my August newsletter. Things get forwarded a bit belatedly from our upstate New York home and then tend to languish, unfortunately. I was saddened to read about Mary McNally’s passing. She was an indomitable factor in my teenage years. I am sure she made an impact on so many of our generation. I am kicking myself that I did not find time to look her up when I was dealing with my brother Hugh’s estate a year ago. I did manage to see Bill Ripp. I hope that the enclosed check could be used as a memorial to Miss McNally and/or perhaps to help some aspiring English major to carry on her legacy. I still see her expressive hands gesturing as she demonstrated a point. Despite all else that I toyed with as potential careers, when I finally “grew up” and went into teaching, I carried part of Miss McNally with me in each class I taught.-Laura Lowrie Sarappo, ‘67

Dear Friends,Enclosed is a check in memory of Mary McNally. She was one of my favorite teachers, and I think we were the first English class she taught at Ames High (1941-42). She was so young and beautiful (all the boys had crushes on her) and had a great sense of humor. In later years, she was my son’s advisor at Ames High. What precious memories I have of those years.-Dee Knight Oates, ‘42-

To the Ames High Alumni Association,Please accept my check for a 3-year membership, plus an additional amount in memory of my mother, Ila F. Woodburn Wells, AHS Class of 1926. Mom passed away in June, 2009 at the age of 100 and a half, and to the end she enjoyed reading the alumni newsletter.

I enjoyed reading the articles about Ames High athletics from the 50’s--you can imagine the names were familiar in our Grand Avenue household. I was saddened to read of the death of Mary McNally, my high school World Literature teacher and a vibrant and engaging instructor.-Mary Wells Karakash, ‘63

Dear Friends, I’m writing to remember Richie Hayward, AHS Class of ‘64, who died on August 11, 2010. Richie was perhaps the best-known alumnus of Ames High, although he was better known in rock music circles and by many fans abroad than by most people in this country.

Richie was considered one of the best drummers in the world. Although best known for being a founding member of the band Little Feat, he performed with several bands. Richie played on recordings by such diverse artists as

Eric Clapton, Travis Tritt, Tom Waits, Taj Mahal, Barbara Streisand, Buddy Guy, Arlo Guthrie, Carly Simon, Bob Seger and many others. Richie left Ames soon after he graduated from AHS and headed to Southern California. Little Feat was formed by Richie and a colleague in 1969. He continued to play drums for the band; his last concert with Little Feat was July 11, 2010; one month before his death.

Richie was diagnosed with severe liver disease in the summer of 2010. He was hoping to obtain a liver for transplant, but that was not to be. He lived in British Columbia until his death.

Although I was 10 years younger than Richie, I vividly remember his generosity of spirit as a young man in our neighborhood in Ames. He was the oldest kid in the neighbor-hood. When we played softball in a neighbor’s yard, I remember being scared of “big” Richard when he hit the ball and ran the bases. He was better equipped for the game than many of us punk kids were, and he could easily have knocked us over as he ran the bases.

Richard (as we knew him in the early 60’s) was kind to others in his teenage years. One time my friends, my sister and I put on a little “show” for neighbors and friends in our front yard on 21st Street. Richie played background drums for us, hiding behind a blanket hanging from our front porch. We have a home movie of that show, which culminated when Richard opened the “curtain” (blanket) and ran out to the center of our front yard to take his bows. He was clearly a very good-natured teenager.

There is a lot of information about Richie on the internet. One bio about him is on http://drummerworld.com/drummers/Richie_Hayward.html. There are also many videos of Richie playing drums on youtube.com.

I remember fondly the young Richie and hope others have had the chance to read about him and recognize the loss of a great talent.Best regards, Tracey Stoll, ‘74

P.S. If anyone knows where Richie’s mother, Bea, or his brother, Gary, or sister, Linda, are now, please let me know. Trastoll@gmail.com. Thank you.

Dear AHSAA Enclosed is my check for dues and some help with the budget. Your excellent work is greatly appreciated. -G. Donald McCord, ‘40

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1925 Allen, Lyle Ambrose1928 Hearn, Pauline1928 Herrmann, Martha1928 Hoxie, Louise1928 Moore, Helen G.1928 Morrison, Dale1929 Baker, Leone1929 Campbell, Phyllis1929 Gehringer, Dorothy1929 Haigler, Edna1929 Jensen, Ephram1929 Miller, Sam1929 Smith, Dorothy1929 Thomas, Elsie1929 Treon, Elva1930 Carpenter, Carol1930 Mcdonald, Thomas1931 Heuerman, Mildred1931 Lenhart, Harriet R.1931 McKinley, Earl1931 Rutherford, Bernice Alma1931 Tripp, Mary Alice1932 Buckles, Harriet Louise1932 Creighton, Ruth1932 Homan, Marjorie F.1932 Howard, Dorothy M.1932 Mills, Alice Pattee1933 Deal, Loretta W.1933 Dixon ,H. Maynard1933 Engstrom, Dorothy Maxine1933 Griffith, John Martien1933 Hunt, Esther I.1933 Poulos, Louis T.1934 Agard, Esther E.1934 Armstrong, Elsie Fronsdahl1934 Conn, Delorus 1934 Cowan, Loretta M.1934 Gill, Irene B.1934 McVey, Maxine Amelia1934 Parks, Kathryn Alice1934 Peel, Kathryn Jane1934 Viggers, Virginia Frances1935 Davis, Joyce W.1935 Smith, Betty R.1936 Kingkade, Bernardine D.1936 Shedd, Robert K.1937 Peterson, Wilma Esther1937 Umble, Ruth Irene1937 Wildman, Josephine Grace1938 Burkhardt, Bertha M.1938 Cronan, Geraldine R.1938 Lanning, Mary Jane1938 Newby, Emmett 1938 Woosley, Dorothy 1939 Bland, Celia Mae1939 Browne, Josephine May1939 Giese, Barbara Ruth1939 Hayes, Patricia Lea1939 Klos, Catherine May1939 Reeves, Patricia Mae1939 Sussman, Betty1940 Hensler, Norma Jeanne1940 Hubbard, Marjorie R.1940 Iverson, Betty Ann1940 King, Mary Elsie1940 Knight, Jeanne L.1940 Turner, Janet Louise1941 Benton, Jean1941 Burdick, Dorothy Irene1941 Burk, Marion1941 Combs, Mary Jean1941 Cook, Dorothy Mae1941 Landers, Dolores1941 Remley, Joan Elizabeth1941 Wetter, Ruth Frances1943 Hanline, Avice M.1943 Price, Betty Jane1943 Williams, Betty Jean1944 Morris, James Frank1944 Paine, Frank R.1945 Jefferson, Gordon1945 Penna, Betty Jo1945 Schneider, William H.1945 Thurmond, Frances Olive1948 Altemeier, Mary Louise1948 Cole, Lois Evelyn1948 Giese, Mary Joan1948 Lawrence, Robert W.1948 Schaefer, Vernon Herbert1948 Wallace, James Irving1949 Carpenter, Norma Jean1949 Crosley, Jacquelyn Kay1949 Rahamer, Doris Loriene1949 Walsh, Margaret Jean1950 Carpenter, Betty Jo1950 Sowers, Joseph McCall1950 Tripp, Richard Buel1951 Davis, Ruth A.1951 Nadorff, Rita Mary1951 Vincent, Helen1952 Jager, Anne Jacob Renee1952 Peterson, Thomas Richard1952 Spear, Barbara Ann1952 White, Francis Edward1953 Davis, Gordon L.1953 Gibson, Patricia E.1953 Kjerland, Norman Eric1953 Peterson, Kenneth E.1954 White, Paul Alexander1955 Diehl, Margaret Sue1955 Hernandez, Wagner

1956 Mack, Cherrill Ann1957 King, Ronald Earl1958 Howard, Judy1958 Mason, Barbara Jo1958 Melampy, Kathleen1958 Thompson, Duane Curtis1958 Vogtlin, Shirley1959 Poole, Carey E.1960 Reed, Mary Sue1961 Anderson, James Frederick1961 Diehl, Barbara Lyon1961 Marsh, Theodore Donald1961 Ray, Robert Luther1961 Spear, Michael Lee1961 Wright, Sharon Kay1962 Dawson, Sally Jo1962 Eltawil, Zeinab Z.1962 Link, Sandra Sue1962 Pirtle, Dianna May1963 Bonanate, Giovanni1963 Crain, Jean Elizabeth1963 Crossley, SusanK.1963 Gray, Carolyn S.1963 McGuire, Jack Miller Jr.1963 Milliken, William Edward1963 Peterson, Stephen John1963 Speer, Anna M.1964 Caquelin, Robert William1964 Conner, Rose Marie1964 Erickson, Judith Ann1964 Good, Marlene Kay1964 Johnson, La Dawn1964 Keisler, Ann Miller1964 Reitz, Betty Ann1964 Williams, Jacqueline Sue1964 Wright, James George1965 Bennett, Danny Eugene1965 Billings, James Thornton1965 Bristol, Susan Ellen1965 Cafferty, Phillip J.1965 Cott, Shirley Stickler1965 Davis, Dennis Milo1965 Horn, Judith A.1965 Larson, Karen Ann1965 Lewis, Robert A.1965 Olson, Deanna Marie1965 Owings, Gerald E.1965 Seastrand, Ronald Arthur1965 Strickland, Michael J.1965 Wynne, Patricia Ann1966 Brown, James Russell1966 Davis, Charles Craig1966 Erickson, Mary Ellen1966 Frame, Joyce A.1966 Henderson, Jennifer Kay1966 Johnson, Donna Marie1966 Lasche, Susan Marie1966 Myers, Claudia Marie1966 Oates, Thomas Richard1966 Stalstrom, Marja Lisa1966 Watkins, Karla Marie1967 Fisher, William Ray1967 Johnson, Linda Dianne1967 Larson, David Alan1967 Pace, Steven Donald1967 Palmer, Robert Eugene1967 Reinhart, Carol Louise1967 Rose, Dixie Lee1967 Smith, Karen Ann1968 Carpenter, John David1968 Connor, Ann Louise1968 Evans, Barbara Jean1968 Harris, Michael Payson1968 Hickman, Kathryn Anne1968 Hickman, Marsha Lyn1968 Howe, Viola Mary1968 Johnson, Richard Douglas1968 Lee, Donetta Jean1968 Miller, Paul Hesse1968 Schmidt, Charlotte1968 Shearer, Jan Eileen1969 Burns, Rita Ann1969 Coon, Katherine Louise1969 Fagen, Barbara Lynn1969 Fritz, Barbara Lisa1969 Haldeman, Janis Kay1969 Kok, Marianne1969 Lee, Susan Irene1969 Myers, Dale Durand1969 Peterson, Susan Elaine1969 Pier, Edwin Clark1969 Ridenhour, Gloria Jean1969 Shorten, Cynthia Renee1969 Strand, Jeannette Kay1969 Zehngraff, Pia1970 Aulin, Eva Christina1970 Bledsoe, Donald Thomas1970 Bonnefil, Francoise 1970 Buchman, Cherie June1970 Christianson, Donald Eugene1970 Flores, Nancy Lee1970 Gomez, Patricia Bedoya De1970 Hird, Marilyn Virginia1970 Johnson, Cathleen Beth1970 Johnson, Paul Endren1970 Marjanovich, Mashenka Stevan1970 Moore, John Thomas1970 Pearson, David Leroy1970 Schmidt, Christian1970 Sydnes, Danny Ray1970 Zurheide, Ruth

1971 Cooper, Paul Richard1971 Dahl, Christine Elizabeth1971 Davis, Rodney Kirk1971 Facto, Nicolette Marie1971 Flores, Frank August1971 George, Peggy Ann1971 Gray, John Robert1971 Hale, Teresa Ann1971 Hart, Debra Jean1971 Henderson, Jamie Lee1971 Miller, Gary Alan1971 Moldenhauer, Pamela Marie1971 Moreau, Alain1971 Seifert, Edward1972 Barnett, Lowell Leroy1972 Blackburn, Carol Ann1972 Chirapanda, Suthiruck1972 Clark, Donald James1972 Crow, Rhonda Faye1972 Davis, Kent Ray1972 Eklund, Lena1972 Eugene, George S.1972 Hardy, Timothy Lee1972 Iten, Ruth1972 Ito, Norma Tiemi1972 Jackson, Nicholas William1972 Jelden, Jana Elaine1972 Jones, Janis Darlene1972 Kilberg, Debra Ann1972 Kindermann, Deborah Jeanne1972 Linzenbold, Eva Ilona1972 Nickel, David Allen1972 Panos, Maria 1972 Pedersen, Judy1972 Rhoads, Mary Kathryn1972 Straker, Shirley Lynn1972 Young, John Read1973 Barnard, Mary Ilene1973 Christensen, Karen Lee1973 Clark, Dianne Kelle1973 Davis, Donald Eldon1973 Davis, Ronald Dale1973 Ebel, Sandra Susanne1973 Feyerabend, James Arthur1973 Halvorson, Brian Lee1973 Hemingson, Michael James1973 Kelton, Patricia Elena1973 Kinney, James Harvey1973 Kline, Terryl Lynn1973 Martin, Rickey Dean1973 Peterson, Susan Kay1973 Shearer, Cynthia Dee1973 Silverthorn, Darrell Wesley1973 Skripsky, Peggy Ann Tveit1973 Stone, Beth Ann1973 Thomas, Debra Marie1973 Thomas, Donna Mae1973 Warg, Bruce Alan1973 Wechsler, Robert Arthur1973 Winburn, Bruce Dieckman1974 Acuff, Hoyt1974 Brown, Diane Lynette1974 Brunsen, Linda Ellen1974 Clendaniel, Cynthia Ann1974 Coy, Julia Ann1974 Coyle, Patrick Ray1974 Doak, Sara Ann1974 Edwards, Anne Jeanne1974 Gee, Carol Sheau-Huei1974 Gilmore, Lynette Faye1974 Gourley, Gregg Elry1974 Moore, Michael Edgar1974 Neptune, Jacqueline Francoise1974 Panagides, Louisa Dafnis1974 Perrin, Michael Kent1974 Sherod, Diane Kay1974 Vansice, Rosemary1974 Vetter, Brian Charles1974 Vinograde, Alice1974 Winburn, Cydne Marie1975 Allison, Bradley W.1975 Bell, Keith Harold1975 Bishop, Leonard Rease1975 Bulkley, Teresa1975 Ethington, Chris James1975 Gartin, Rhonda Sue1975 Goodwin, Elizabeth Anne1975 Gordon, Calvin Paul1975 Hall, Jadie J.1975 Hess, Brenda Kay1975 Hoerner, Kim F.1975 Lepage, Diana Blanche Francoise1975 Nichols, William Edward1975 Robertson, William Paul1975 Savage, Sara Lynn1975 Schmitz, Gregory Elliott1975 Shirley, Kendra Sue1975 Sorenson, Thomas Kent1976 Baenam, Marly C. Da Silveira1976 Baker, Lynn Michelle1976 Barnes, Christina Ellen1976 Burckhardt, Andreas1976 Cassani, Patricia M.1976 Clinefelter, David Alvin1976 Cochrane, Michelle 1976 Cysewski, Christopher Andrew1976 Elliott, David W.1976 Ghobadi, Fahimeh1976 Madsen, Angie Christine1976 Minaei, Mohammad Reza1976 Nilsson, Per Ingemar

1976 Pesek, Brian John1976 Powelson, Kathryn Jean1976 Sheikholeslami, Fariba1976 Sturtz, Kathleen Anne1976 Tschetter, Sharee Lynn1976 Valentine, Mikel Dean1976 Walker, Nancy Ruth1977 Ahmadi, Parvin1977 Allison, Paula Rae1977 Anderson, Laura Jo1977 Blackwell, Caroline Hand1977 David, Ted H. T.1977 Eshaghzadeh, Alborz1977 Eshaghzadeh, Roya1977 Fosberg, Janet Elaine1977 Garrey, Craig L.1977 Kiser, Greg L.1977 Klucas, Mary Jo1977 Lockamy, Derek John1977 Martin, Marvine Leah1977 Miller, Michael Dean1977 Moller, Marianne Algreen1977 Morris, Richard L.1977 Mostajeran, Fatomeh1977 Ochoa, Maria Lucia1977 Olsen, Scott Allan1977 Rasmussen, Arlen J.1977 Rinebarger, Kathleen Ann1977 Roumieh, Jubran Mouslim1977 Runge, Sheryl Lynn1977 Rutter, Julie Ranae1977 Temple, Michael R.1977 Vandrie, Karen Jo1977 Yamin, Simin1978 Bialek, Tatjana Marie1978 Bushman, Donna J.1978 Collins, David Richard1978 Davis, Lisa Marie Munson1978 Hall, Cindy Lee1978 Hastings, Mark Douglas1978 Hoffmann, Shane Bruce1978 Holveck, Robin Lynn1978 Irwin, Sharon Marie1978 Jennings, Joseph P.1978 Johnson, Brian Kent1978 Kendall, Steven Craig1978 Kreimer, Teresa Marie1978 Luke, Lisa Ann1978 Lynder, Randy James1978 Marion, Karen Elaine1978 Martin, Crystlle Wynne1978 Nematbakhsh, Mohamad S.1978 Olson, Timothy A.1978 Piroozbakhsh, Ali1978 Porheidar, Fatomeh 1978 Rafieha, Ali-Reza1978 Rasolkhani, Mahwash 1978 Shaw, Jeffrey C. C.1978 Strand, Thomas R.1978 Stuart, Harold Roger1978 Vacek, Angela S.1978 Warren, David Duane1978 Wilson, Ronald C.1978 Yee, Kimberly Jean1978 Zeimet, Matthew Bryan1978 Zojaji, Shahrokh1979 Anderson, Polly Sue1979 Evans, Jeffrey Alan1979 Garrey, Charlotte Anne1979 Germain, Robert Eugene1979 Hariri, Zainab Salem1979 Hutchinson, Cheryl Kay1979 Jones, Bradley Lewis1979 Kingery, Laura Mae1979 Mahdavi, Muhammad Ali1979 Messines, Anne1979 Millard, David Craig1979 Miller, Dave John1979 Monibi, Rana1979 Nayeri, Maryam Fatemi1979 Nguyen, Kimduyen Thi1979 Pruismann, Amy L.1979 Roberts, Mark Allen1979 Sasso, Mohammed Sami1979 Shojaeddini, Ahmad1979 Snyder, Damon Richard1979 Stadler, Eliot Lewis1979 Stark, Susan 1979 Tabesh, Ali Reza1979 Thrasher, Nancy Joleen1979 Woodworth, Jill Marie1979 Yee, Lori Ann1980 Al-Mansour, Khaled Sulaiman1980 Anderson, Daniel Alan1980 Anderson, Meg Marie1980 Benson, Melissa Kay1980 Borazjani, Amir 1980 Carlson, Cynthia Carol1980 Jackson, Charles Stewart1980 Mirzamostafa, Seyed-Naser1980 Monemi, Shahriar1980 Pourabbas, Fariborz1980 Razmpour, Bahman1980 Sohrabian, Fereidoon1981 Huynh, Hue1981 Huynh, Phat1981 Kifel, Nasser Abdallah1981 Laughlin, Elisa C.1982 Ocadiz-Garcia, Elisa1982 Ocadiz-Garcia, Silvia1982 Twombley, Lisa Anne

1982 Wilson, Mark D.1983 Cummings, Kevin L.1983 Davis, Jeffrey Alan1983 Dhanani, Aurangzeb A.1983 Hoang, Vui Thi Thu1983 Morales, Carolina Urioste1983 Ro, John Douglas1984 Dhanani, Azam1984 Grimm, Randy James1984 Nevins, Jennifer Christine1984 Taylor, Jennifer1984 Wilson, Samantha Jean1985 Ewing, Ingrid Leigh1985 Meas, Kim Sang1985 Trebes, Anja 1985 Zakeri, Golbon1986 Andersin, Lars Georg1986 Conley, David1986 Havlin, Jeffry Lynn Jr.1986 Sinatra, Marc Anthony1986 Yates, Karen Margaret1987 Taher, Zafer Saef1988 Hollings, Kristin Anne1988 Mitchell, Wesley Ted1988 Yom, Toeum1989 Baldus, David Lee1989 Bryan, Stephanie Michelle1989 Cable, Matthew James1989 Chung, Dong Hee1989 Lee, Shawn Min1989 Mcdonald, Melissa Marie1989 Truong, Minh Lap1990 Cervantes, Gabriela 1990 Lee, Ty Van1990 Westbrook, Shannon Jo1991 Cervantes, Alejandro Leyva1991 Cervantes, Martha1991 Chahal, Pramilla P.1991 Erickson, Linda1991 Hill, Matthew J.1991 Magat, Giselle Antoinette1991 Mardi, Dewantoro1991 West, Addie Mae1992 Barandiaran, Miguel Angel1992 Chu, Jenny1992 Hammer, Amy Jean1992 Hoekema, Eric Matthijs1992 Massey, Sherri Lynn1992 Puspitasari, Nyoman Anie1992 Wilson, Maurice E.1993 Barandiaran, Luis Fernando1993 Harris, Ryan Christopher1993 Johnson, Richard Lee1993 Lang, Sherry Michelle1993 Rozewski, Ananda Joshua1993 Siwatu-Whittington, Ashia1993 White, Jamison Ryan1994 Beaman, Heather Leigh1994 Haynes, Melissa Ladd1995 Adair, Nathan E.1995 Asar, Asmaa Mohmed-Mahdy1995 El-Dars, Sherine Ezz-El-Dine1995 Westpfahl, Jeremy Scott1995 Xi, Qian1996 Brown, Richard Bruce1996 Chu, Vu-Te 1996 Estes, Kurt Dean1996 Flores, Ana Catalina1996 Grimm, Sasha Diane1996 Hassel, Frank1996 Hyun, Soung Hee1996 Li, Xue 1996 Rodgers, Jeffrey Brian1996 Su, Chi-Chen Jane1997 Cardenas, Sharim Andriana1997 Hopper, Trevor Gene1997 Jones, Marc Anthony1997 Knapp, Toby Michael Ogram1997 Milavec, Catherine M.1997 Mosesova, Irina A.1997 Mosesova, Sofia Alexandri1997 Pitts, Nola Jean1997 Schroeder, Jonathan Matthew1997 Schutt, Jennifer Jean1997 Scott, Bridgette Marie1997 Wentzel-Fisher, Asa 1998 Chu, Yu-Hsuan1998 Dennis, Cara Cristine1998 El-Khariby, Howaida Samir1998 Farooq, Umer1998 Meier, Michael Frank1998 Milburn, Wendy1998 Regis, Faith Marie1998 Roeske, Jeffrey Wilson1998 Thornton, Bryan Asher1998 Uribe Marquez, Carlos Alberto1999 Ali, Lubna1999 Andrade Cardenas, Luis Alexis1999 Gonzalez, Juan Sebastian Navas1999 Grieshop, Caithlin Marie1999 Lee, Kiwhoon2000 Benson, Timothy Robert2000 Brewer, Patricia Ann2000 Coleman, Peterline Georgiana2000 Collazo, George Jessiey2000 Harbunova, Yauheniya Valerie2000 Harun, Siti Binti2000 Malooly, Anthony Wilke2000 Pietrangeli Merchau, Maria Valentina2000 Spence, Leiha Marie2000 Yau, Szu-Mun

2000 Zheng, Oiyou2001 Airhart, Michael Allan2001 Ametaj, Ermal Burim2001 Bennett, Angela Bang Keul2001 Brown, Christopher Earl2001 Cavanaugh, Elizabeth Victoria2001 Chilongo, Bizenge2001 DeKok-Mercado, Fabian2001 Grady Travis Dean2001 Harun, Mohd Rizal Bin2001 Holmes, Christina Marie2001 Jenkins, Tamika Elon2001 Jensen, Karina Rose2001 Lepon, LesPaul 2001 Mercer ,Shanna Kaye2001 Nunez, Andres Felipe2001 Torres, Boris Martin2001 Yau, Sze-May2002 Anderson, Michael Alan2002 Harris, Alissa Nichole2002 Hassan, Muhammad Taemoor2002 Lee, Jessica2002 Myers, Krystal D2002 Roberts, Jeffrey Antonio2003 Collier, Timothy Thaddeus2003 Danks, Craig Stewart2003 Diggs, Evelyn M2003 Holm, Ryan Dean2003 Holmes, Benjamin Michael2003 Luna-Vazquez, Emanuel2003 Mercado-Ortega, Pedro Pablo2003 Moriya, Yudai Alejandro2003 Musignac, Shalome Christine2004 Babaei-Bourajeni, Farin 2004 Hewitt, Kevin Paul2004 Komula, David Tyler2004 Ochoa, Dariela Yvette2004 Reyes-Juarez, Raphael Ivan2004 Vincent, Matthew C2005 Canales, Augusto Rogelio2005 Gong, Stephanie2005 Larson, Anthony James2005 Markushin, Yury Yurievich2005 Maxwell, Elizabeth Marie2005 Park, JeongHoon2005 Sharma, Navneet2006 Ahn, Annie K.2006 Andersen, Christian John Gyle2006 Bennett, Tiffany Marie2006 Cho, Edward2006 Davis, Ashley Nichol2006 Fonseca, Rosemary2006 Hiatt, Megan Renee2006 Hopkins, Aleisa Marie2006 Kim, Ji San2006 Leamen, Bryant Andrew2006 Matteson, Jennifer Alicia2006 Reyes-Juarez, Mario Angel2006 Terronez, Omelia Marie2006 Waldman, Sara R.2007 Haron, Gasim2007 King, Mark James2007 Li, Nancy Nanxi2007 Martin, Ashley Nichole2007 Schultz, Ashley Elizabeth2008 Bennett, Jessy Adam2008 Halverson, Ashley Ann2008 Khan, Bilal Sharif2008 Lee, Beoumjun2008 Nagbe, Amos Teah2008 Tremble, Symira K2008 Vandenorth, Jeffrey Donald2008 White, Jillian Rose2009 Cornwell, Tatia Ann2009 Haviland, Danae Lorraine2009 Kolb, Jaylei2009 Matters, Tyler Ray2009 Moore, Sara Christine2009 Suen, April2009 Zhou, Hongmeng

Lost Teachers82501 Douglass, Isobel83706 Turner, J. Francis84205 Porter, Margaret84404 Johnson, Kathryn84602 Beatty, Ann84803 Laros, Eva84906 Shaeffer, Mary Ellen85004 Witte, Diane85407 Woods, Marian85601 Doyle, Mary Jean85607 Zimbelmann, Alice85903 Green, Annette85905 Roberts, Sharon86201 Cole, Donald C.86505 Foote, Wendy86615 Wright, Jan86703 Closs, Stanley86711 Jacobsen, Anne P.86805 Iverson, Carolyn86903 Burton, Caroline87102 Carlson, Karen87105 Gilbertson, Jack87502 Neal, Linda87602 Brown, Nancy Evelyn87811 Nyhagen, Gwen88501 Alexander, Elizabeth89301 Campbell, Alan89501 Barnes, Jody90510 Swalwell, Abbey

Lost List - We have no address for the names listed on this page. If you have a current address or lead to finding them, Please let us know. Send all information to: Jack Smalling, 2308 Van Buren Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010 or email jack@baseballaddresses.com Thank you.

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The Flood of 2010 and Ames’ Changing Landscape

Thank Someone Who Has Touched Your Life...

My cousin in Burlington sent me a picture from the Burlington Hawkeye showing AHS baseball coach Eric Bappe ’90 standing by a log, 8 feet long by 12 inches in diameter. It was near the backstop on Ray Smalling Field at Brookside Park. It had floated over the six foot high outfield fence and was stopped by the much higher backstop. It gives you an idea of the depth of the flood. My cousin remarked that Brookside was flooded in 1943-44 when she was in Ames. More recent floods have been in 1993 and 2008.

Businesses along South Duff Avenue were devastated. Jim Howe ’80 owns Howe’s Welding, a block north, Jeff Bundy ’85 has 20th Century Bowling, further north is Jerry Jones ’61 office and across the street Rick Thompson ’78 has an accounting business. The only one of these that will not reopen is the bowling alley. Also not reopening is Happy Joe’s Pizza, the Fox Lounge and the building that formerly housed O’Malley & McGees.

Also, completely leveled now is the old Pizza Hut building with the miniature golf behind it. The level of this property has been raised in the past few weeks. Therein lies the

problem with South Duff Avenue property. Businesses that build anew raise the level of their land. Old businesses that remain face increasing depths of water with each flood.

Changing landscapes in Ames, unrelated to the flood include the razing of Old Fareway at 5th and Kellogg to make room for expansion of First United Methodist Church. Also completely gone is Lincoln Lodge Motel on East Lincoln Way. New on the horizon is Hy-Vee gas at Lincoln Way and Grand. Hy-Vee Gas also has a new location near its west Ames store.

Another victim of the flood was Hilton Coliseum, the venue where Iowa State plays basketball, volleyball and holds wrestling meets. The first sixteen women’s volleyball matches were moved to Ames High School. Hilton had fourteen feet of water over its floor. The basketball floor was floating on the water. The damage was extensive.

So when you return to Ames expect to see some changes on the landscape.

Jack Smalling ‘58

I recently opened the August Alumni Newsletter and very sadly read the article of the passing of Mary McNally. As stated in the article, she was an irreplaceable mentor. I was very uninvolved in school my senior year, majoring in “hanging out with my friends”, going no where in life, living day to day with no future plans other than working at the corner gas station.

One day Mary pulled me from class and introduced me to a recruiter from a Tech school in Des Moines. She knew I had a passion for fixing things and thought a career in the Electronics Industry would motivate me. I signed up and in 2 ½ years got my Associates Degree and started a career in Biomedical Electronics.

I started my own business 26 years ago and have employed up to 72 people, none of this would have been possible without her. Throughout the years I have thought of Mary and wanted to personally thank her for her guidance. Sadly, I never made the time to find her. This I will regret for the rest of my life. In moments of reflection, I realize that rarely do we express to the important people of our life just how grateful we are to have known them and let them know how they have made a positive difference in our life.

Take the time; make the effort to show them.

The people that get to know us best, from our virtues to our flaws, are our parents and teachers. They have the greatest influence in our life because they are the people we see the most and have the opportunity to influence our decisions and try to guide us to make the right choices.

Mary McNally had had a huge impact on my life and it is because of her that I am the person I am today. She helped me to make one of the most important decisions, choose between pumping gas or getting a higher education and set out on a career in the Biomedical Field. One day she sat down with me and told me how important it is to have trust in myself with everything I do, not to be afraid of making wrong choices or decisions, learn from life’s lessons. Adversity will surface in every life. How we meet it makes a difference.

One of my favorite quotes is: “A teacher affects eternity; she can never tell where her influence stops.” (Henry Adams)

Thank you Mary from the bottom of my heart and may God have many blessings for you.

Jeffrey A. Inks, 77President, Legacy Biomedical, Inc.

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Gold Star Hall

Richard Trump

Gold Star Hall is the “memorial” in the Memorial Union at Iowa State University. In World War I , when a family had a son or daughter in the service, they displayed a card with a simple blue star in their window. When a life was lost, the card with the blue star was changed to one with a gold star--hence the name, Gold Star Hall. Gold Star Hall embodies the memoriam that the entire Memorial Union building represents.

This quotation by poet John Drinkwater is inscribed at the north door: For thee they died Master and Maker, God of Right The Soldier dead are at Thy gate Who kept the spears of honor bright And Freedom’s house inviolate.

When the Memorial Union opened in 1928, the names of 117 Iowa Staters who died in World War I were carved into the walls.

Early in 1969, ten bronze plaques bearing the names of 369 Iowa State men who died in military service during World War II were mounted on the two huge bronze doors that stood at the doorway between the vestibule and gold Star Hall. The bronze doors were later removed and in l984, the names from World War II, Korea and Vietnam were engraved into the limestone. In 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 2009 and now, in 2010, additional names were engraved for World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Somalia. When the time is right, the names from the Global War on Terror will be engraved.

This year the ceremony was held at 3:15 P.M. on Thursday, November 11th in the Memorial Union’s Great Hall and profiled one serviceman each from World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The World War II serviceman honored this year was Major Russell M. Vifquain, Jr., a 1936 graduate of Ames High School. Russell attended Iowa State College majoring in engineering. He was a navigator on a B29 Superfortress who died May 14. 1945 in the South Pacific when his crippled plane went down after a bombing raid to Japan. Russell, Jr. was a member of the Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames, Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Iowa State and grew up at 524 Forest Glen in Ames. His parents were Professor Russell Vifquain of Iowa State’s College of Agriculture and Zola Vifquain. His sister, Elaine Vifquain ‘45 Bath, still resides in Ames.

Each year, more than a million people pass through this memorial. Students understand its purpose and many pause on the benches during the course of their busy daily lives. Gold Star Hall remains an active memorial.

This quotation is inscribed in the vestibule: A memorial to the six thousand Iowa State College men and women who offered their lives during the World War in the cause of human liberty and free government.

- Bill Ripp -

Richard Trump, teacher of sophomore biology at Ames High School for 31 years between 1946 and 1977, died November 1, 2010 in Des Moines. Mr. Trump was passionate about science, teaching, writing, and photography. He wrote the textbook that was used for many years in biology class. He was instrumental in preserving the AHS Prairie where, years ago, students were introduced to “ecology” before the term

was adopted in common culture. He also served as faculty sponsor for Science Seminar, an extracurricular group.

After retiring from Ames High in 1977 he taught at Iowa State University for several years. Mr. Trump lived and

loved learning and teaching nature. He wrote prolifically for science journals and authored two personal narratives, Bees and Their Keepers and Fall Fever, an insightful and amusing journal of his teaching experience.

Mr. Trump was a keen observer, critical thinker, and a humble philosopher. In Fall Fever, he writes: “I was allowed to teach, encouraged to teach. And, because I was permitted to teach as I thought best, I didn’t do it as well as I knew how—I was having too much fun. I am most grateful for that freedom.” He was 98 years old. Pictures, recollections, comments can be seen and made at www.rftlet.wordpress.com.

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