RPCeVEDJUL 292nz 100th Anniversary Approaching! THE BOILERMAKER FIJI www.purduefiji.org • Save these dates: AUGUST 2002 September 6-8, 2002 More details on our LrUiBDA Iota -f TheFraternityofPhi Gamma Delta ♦ Purdue UxivERsm-•¥ WestL-ifayette Indiaxa new Web site. Pig Dinner a Purdue Phi Gamma Delta Class of 1955 Tremendous Success! Establishes Scholarship Ti-^his year's Norris Pig Dinner was a tremendous t success. Scott Givens •87 returned and delivered a memorable keynote speech touching on his experience as the creative director of the 2002 Winter By Frank Kinsinger '55 Fifty years ago, the class of 1955 was initiated into Phi Gamma Delta. Today, many of us are retired doctors, dentists, college professors, business Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Scott's wisdom and amusing stories entertained owners and executives. We think back every brother in attendance. Graduate attendance was up strongly this year, lives. Phi Gamma Delta is on everyone's thanks in part to the Class of 1987, and we thank all graduate brothers who made the pledge brothers - John Bauerle '55 and trip. Fig Dinner Chairman Matt Bochning they lost their lives serving in the is to be commended for a fantastic job setting up and organizing the event. The Ricky Grace Memorial Pledge Award was given to Jeff Killen '05, and brothers Matt Lehtinen '04 and Matt Iller '04, both received the academic award for highest grade point average during the previous school year. Prior to the dinner, the annual meetings for both the Alpha Graduate Chapter and the Lambda lota House Corporation took place. Both groups seemed veiy pleased with the direction the house is heading and plans were made for the upcoming year, including on whom and what has influenced our list. Yet, we remember two of our Brook Bray '55 - who can't think back; military. The class of '55 has estab We also learned to clean the house. We were taught to dress properly, eat properly and to develop social skills. It was a tremendous learning experience, made most effective by the leadership and example of the upperclassmen. During our four years together, we developed friendships that we knew would last beyond college days. As we ventured into real life and scattered throughout the countiy, we kept in touch with a chain letter. lished a scholarship for a Purdue Fiji Most of us served our country in the military service. It was the military that undergraduate in honor of our two fallen cost us two of our beloved brothers: John comrades as a lasting contribution and Bauerle '55 and Brook Bray '55. Both were pilots and victims of training an appropriate memorial. Our story begins in 1951 when 19 young men, fresh from high schools accidents. After military service, our class scattered across the Midwest, entered continued to keep in touch as we completed Purdue University and were fortunate graduate work, began our careers and raised enough to be asked to pledge Phi Gamma families. Some of us were able to attend Delta. We were from smaller towns and five-year reunions, others, due to family and suburbs - from middle class homes and career needs, were not able to do so. A few with good, but not spectacular records in of our classmates drifted away. As we high school. Becoming pledges at a top settled into middle-age, with our families and careers stable, thirteen of us decided to summer maintenance. The big project this summer is the installation of a sprinkler fraternity at a major college was quite an system throughout the house for fire prevention. Although pledgeship was difficult, we soon discovered that the primaiy thmst eye-opening experience for us. Class of '87 pledge brothers join Scott Givens for Pig Dinner. (L-R) Bob Melster, Jeff Hamilton, Bill Andrews, Brian Teyema, Scott Givens, Dave ll/lortelland Dan Van Buskirk. make a special effort to mark the 25th anniversary of our graduation with a reunion at Homecoming in 1980. We made it, had a of it was our self- gi'cat time and have repeated it every five improvement. We years since. were criticized, Our class will meet once again in chewed out and harassed, but at the September in a very special reunion in Chicago to celebrate and pay honor to John same time were and Brook. This reunion will not only trained and coun include many of our brothers and their seled. We were expected to study (7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every school wives, but also John's widow and daughter and Brook's brother (a Michigan Fiji) and his wife. Afterwards, we will journey to West Lafayette for the 100thanniversary of night), to participate in campus activities, the chapter and the 50th anniversary of our initiation into the fraternity of Phi Gamma to date and to have Delta. The Class of '55 is a fine tribute to pride in our frater nity and our school. fraternal bonds. lasting friendships and the strength of •fir; \r\nClass of Circa 1952 Holds Naples, Florida, Reunion The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf A Club in in Naples, Fla., was home base for 13 Fiji brothers from the class of circa 1952 and their wives when they gathered on March 14-16, 2002, for golf, fishing and renewing old ties. Activities included cocktails and dinner Thursday evening, golf Friday morning and a dinner cruise Friday evening, fishing Saturday morning and a banquet Satur day evening. Attending were Eddie and Jeanne and Ed Jeanne and Ed . Oaden '52, Nancy ' and Bob Schmidt John Schwentker '52, Marge and / 1 / ' ^ 1M ^ Bob Williams'53 \ and Dee and Bill f Joining the group J Bill Brant '53, Perry Dudley '52, Kathy were Lettie Lee E,. L and Bill Dudley '52, Sara Lee and Bill and Bob Stallings '48, and Alice and Don Koehlinger '54. From all reports, the reunion was an outstanding success! Hatlem '52, Martha and Ross Jennings '52, Tom Marshall '52, Ginny and Jack Noyes '53, Cathy and Bob Nystrom '51, /' J Updates George R. Ascbauer '38 (2214 Red Oak Ct., Bemidji, MN 56601; greisch@ paulbunyan.net) I am 86 years old now and was wondering if there are any of my pledge class left. William H. Smythe Jr. '37 (18755 W. Bernardo Dr., #1244, San Diego, CA 92127) I cannot claim any recent accomplishments because I am not very active in my 62nd year since William H. Smith '39 (1570 East Ave., Apt. 121, Rochester, NY 14610) 1 am Graduate Loehr '37, Robert Lucas '37, Woodbull Spitler '37, Albert Ganier '37, myself and Charlie Cole big home of 45 years in 1999and enjoy apartment living in Valley Manor, from our pledge class. Charlie is now an honorary member voted in unani mously at our 1967 meeting (or maybe 1977), but Charlie was always Rochester, N.Y. — no grass to cut, snow to plow or leaves to rake. I am currently one of ours. We all still keep in touch. serving as the president of the residents' association. We had our biannual family reunion at Williamsburg, Va.. for a week Hoover PI., Littleton, CO 801233632; rob2025@ aol.com) I found this picture of housing in the 1940s — Quanset hut extension at the Phi Gam month. These are the berry St., Kokomo, IN three guys who started Spring 46901) All of my four children graduated from college (two from Purdue). They ended up a Panhellenic group — a Sig Ep, an ATO, a Delta Chi and a Kappa Alpha Theta. 1 have a grandson entering taken at DeLeon 1934. Pictured: Al Ganier, Woodie Spider and Bill Smythe. richmenlo@ aol.com) Retired. '42(1722 W. Mul and 22 people. Springs, west of Daytona Beach, Fla., in spring sity Dr., #55, Menlo Park, CA 94025; Donald B. Smith Jr. last Christmas. We had six condominiums again. Perge! Break. Photo Richard L. Williams '51 (1330 Univer Lee H. Boyd '53 (3725 Acosta Rd., Fairfax. VA 22031; lechboyd@aol.com) 1 am basically retired but still maintain our farm in Michigan. Celebrated 50 years of marriage to Betty on November 1 and welcomed our 10th grandchild that same Glad to see The Boilermaker Fiji Page 2 Robert E. Stong '48 (6506 W. house. It was taken about 1947-48. painting oil and watercolors almost every day. 1am exhibiting in many shows and galleiies. Jeannie and 1spent three weeks in Ireland in June 2001. We plan to attend the Ekklesia in Portland, Ore., in August 2002. Will attend my 65th Purdue reunion in W. Lafayette in April 2004. We sold our graduation. Most of the survivors of the '37 class of Fijis returned for Gala Week every five years including 1997. Those remaining are Robert Thank you to Bob Schmidt '52 (351 Bay Forest Dr.. Naples, FL 34110; schm007@aol.com) for sending the photo! Purdue this fall, and I hope we can restart the Fiji tradition. www.purduefiji.org Eugene A. Cernan '56 (1 1310 Innisfree Ln., Houston, TX 77024) With Cernan Corporation in Houston. Victor O. Peck '56 (721 Howe Dr., Carmel. IN 46032-5285; noptnkp@ worldnet.att.net) Retired frotn 3M Co. William C. Prey '58 (11408 Burnham St., Los Angeles, CA 90049) Retired after 40 years at NASA/JPL in Pasadena, Calif. \r\nJ. Richard Marshall '59 (2300 W. Wiltshire Rd., Muncie, IN 47304) Recently Gerald L. Lintner '66 (5 Simcroft PI., finished term as chairman of the board of Simsbury, CT 06070; leroy@attbi.com) Principal with Dionysus in Simsbury, Ball State University Foundation. Was Conn. presented President's Medal of Distinction by Ball State University president Blaine Brownell, and Sagamore of the Wabash Award from Indiana governor Frank O'Bannon. Presently completing term as Randall H. Minniear '66 (739 Westprot Rd., Easton, CT 06612-1537; bqhors@ optonline.net) Executive director, equity ti-ading, of UBS Warburg in Stamford, member of National Council of Board Conn. Also chainnan of the board of the Chairs, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Attorney continuing in private practice of law, specializing in estate planning, estates, tnrsts and coiporate law. Also enjoying more time with the grandchildren and restoring antique automobiles. National Football League Alumni Inc., Fort #107, Durango, CO 81301-8702) Retired from Sandia National Laboratories in Telaman Coiporation in Carmel. Ind. Albuquerque, Now a ski instructor at Durango Mtn. Resort in Durango, Marietta, GA 30068; tofrel@ retumed from month on our boat in St. mindspring.com) President and CEO of Vincent. Fell from stepladder on Habitat project — broke five ribs and punctured lung. Now mending and hopeful that golf Intralot Inc. in Duluth, Ga. names of the Lambda Iota Chapter, the Class Buy a Brick Campaign. Geiry challenges otherclasses to buy a class brick for the walk in Lexington. Jeffrey T. Dean '73 (8907 La Riviera Dr., Sacramento, CA 95826-2155; jeffreytdean@ attbi,com) CPA/partner at Thompson Noble Company LLP in Sacramento. Neal A. Ward '75 (175 Graystone Ter.. San Francisco. CA 94114) Realtor. Rodney E. Corson '69 (10921 Lakeview Dr., Cannel, IN 46033-3936) Physician/ attorney. of "62, as well as for two deceased pledge brothers, for the International Headquarters Toledo, OH 43615-6743) Sales manager with Betts Spring Co. in Holland, Ohio. A. Jeffrey Reiiiking '72 (4980 Hairison Thomas F. Little '67 (546 Gramercy Dr., his pledge class has purcha.sed bricks inthe Stanley H. Day '72 (1142 Bemath Pkwy., Cir., Camiel, IN 46033-9355; jreinking@ indy.iT.com) Director of planning with Charles C. Carson '67 (337 Sheol St„ davepatbrandt@comcast.com) Recently Gerry Bay '62 (27 Newport St., Jamestown, RI 02835-2922; gbay@cox.net) reports that Thomas C. Christenherry '72 (P.O. Box 426, Nashville, IN 47448; tchberry@ earthlink.net) Supervisory special agent/ unit chief, FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. Lauderdale, Fla, David S. Brandt '60 (9631 Oakhaven Ct., Indianapolis, IN 46256-2199; game will not be affected. tion that provides for total solutions in corporate training and institutional leaming. Jack E. Sovern '70 (3312 Louis Dr„ Piano, TX 75023-1112; djsovem@ aol.com) Contract manager with Hunt Constmction Group Inc. in Dallas, TX, Christopher B. Burke '77 (8S 201 College Rd., Naperville, IL 60540; cburke@cbbel,com) Was presented with 1998 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, and 2001 Purdue University Engineering Alumni Association President's Lifetime Award. Paul Gerni '71 (12009 W, 66th St„ Frank H. Wadsworth '78 (1145 Pine Ct., Shawnee, KS 66216; pmgemi@ earthlink,net) This Purdue University graduate is regarded worldwide as one Lanesville, IN 47136-9422) Associate Charles G. Armstrong '64 (P.O. Box 371, Medina, WA 98039) President/COO of the professor of marketing. Indiana University Southeast, in Albany, Ind. John W. Goodin '80 (3297 Hutton Walk, Marietta, GA 30066-1624) Sales Seattle Mariners. engineer with Tom Barrow Company in Smyrna, Ga. Arnold R. Knnert '65 (42 Kelsey, Irvine, CA 92618) After retiring from teaching high school and college English in 1999, I was invited to join the board of directors of the Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, Calif. As a board member. I produce seminars with Michael J. Crahh '81 (6777 Woodcliff Cir., Zionsville, IN 46077; michaelcrabb@ prodigy.net) Sales and marketing director with Pillar Group Risk Management in of Team panels including film and TV writers, directors, production designers, costume designers, cinematographers, special America — pool's Dream Team — for the 1994 Mosconi Cup matches in London, He has won trick shooting's Intemational Challenge Cup 12 effects artists and film music composers. consecutive times, Independent of the film festival, 1also produce documentaries for PBS and other outlets, and am in the process of produc ing my first dramatic leature. My wile tion. Intelladon has created the next- Australia during the past two years tor both business and pleasure and look generation leaming management system called the Advanced Learning Platform. The ALP is a robust blended learning applica Newsletter Name Thomas D. Collignon '83 (13458 Marjac Way, McCordsville, IN 46055) Lawyer with Brizzi, Collignon & Dietrick in Indianapolis, Ind. Timothy A. McGuire '71 (4801 W. Dryad St., Tampa, FL 33629; timamcg@ aol.com) COO and cofounder of Intelladon Corpora and I have traveled to Europe and forward to many more such trips. Indianapolis. www.purduefiji.org Andrew E. Morgan '83 (8020 Bayview Pt., Indianapolis. IN 46256; drewmorgan@ msn.com) Manager of business develop ment at R.U. Clinton & Associates in Richmond. Ind. (Continued on Page 4) Pages \r\n633-6cd Graduate Updates ... continued Todd A. Frye '85 (15220 Laurel Ridge PL, Leo, IN 46765; fryet® hotmail.com) Defense and commer cial space systems — contracts/ subcontracts manager. With ITT Aerospace in Fort Wayne, Ind. William O. Williams n '86 (3286 Jason St., Carmel, IN 46033; wowpcwacw® msn.com) My wife and I are enjoying our family's newest addition, our son Andrew, 18 months old. Gary A. Crawshaw '87 (5719 S.W. Corbett Ave., Portland, OR 97201- Jeffrey A. Terlep '91 (8911 Tamarack Ct., Plymouth, MI 48170; terlep@ peoplepc.com) Sales operations manager with Ford Motor Co. in Plymouth, Mich. WUliam R. Miller '96 (P.O. Box 2233, West Lafayette, IN 47996; bmiller640@ msn.com) Purple Legionnaire, received the Phillip Bowers Award, presented to the outstanding fraternity advisor by the Purdue Interfratemity Council in March. The award is in recognition of service, commitment and leadership to the Purdue fraternity system. Bill has previously received the Bowers Award and has also been recog nized by the Purdue Student Government Association as an outstanding advisor of a student organization. There are over 600 student clubs and organizations on the Purdue University Campus. Scott B. Killen '01 (N24 W24258 Saddlebrook Dr., Pewaukce, WI 53072; killensOl @yahoo.com) Engineer with General Electric Medical Systems. Since publication of our last issue, we have learned of the death of la/illinmV Mark J. Woodhull Jr. '36 (11/26/0 -Juliii A. Kaii^ '37 (8/11/Ul), ' Vemon C. Beebe '41 (1/27/02),Robert W.Orr '42{7l2/0\), B. Benton Harvey '45 (7/12/01)^ •Rubeit W. Jbiies 47 (12/9/00), Paul W. Dldkeiiiaii '48 (11/b/Ol), Crrillllp DOlUmill 'SO (1/20/02),"" Bur *T Timrlitriiin '6f ("/I"/'I") 3705; garycrawshaw@hotmail.com) Account executive with TransCore in Portland, Ore. John T. HaU '87 (1929 Baird Rd., Penfield, NY 14526-1015) Our third Ryan M. Stojkovich '97 (1827 Rosewood Ln., Munster, IN 46321; stojk@aol.com) Manager of business development with Crown Corr Inc. in Gary, Ind. Phi Gamma Delta mourns their passing and extends condolences to their families and friends. child is due in June 2002. Richard B. Lynch '87 (6541 E. Daisy Hill Ct., Camby, IN 46113-9694; rrlynch@msn.com) Engineer with Lear Corp. in Greencastle, Ind. Shawn M. Schreiner '87 (4329 Tranquility Dr., Charlotte, NC 28216; smschreiner@prodigy.net) Business owner. Southeast Solutions LLC, in Huntersville, N.C. My company is a supplier and installer (building contractor) of pre-engineered and structural steel buildings on a national level. I reside in Charlotte, N.C., with wife Beth, daughter Kaitlin age 6 and son Noah age 3. 1 have lost touch with many friends and would wel come e-mails anytime. Christopher S. Kramer '88 (112 Foxborough Run, Shelbyville, IN 46176) Owner/operator, Kramer Motor Co. Married to Michele Kramer, Purdue '88, attorney at law. Children: Adam, 15; Chrissy, 13; Benjamin, 9; and D.J., 15 months. Dale T. Francis '89 (12952 Jacobsen Dr., Cannel, IN 46033-8749; sdfrancis@ameritech.net) Traffic accident reconstructionist with Ameri New Addresses: John A. Hand '34 (11318 Woods Bay Ln., Indianapo lis. IN 46236) John W. Mackie '39 (1429 Kasold Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049-3425) George F. Moore '41 (327 S. 750 E., Lafayette, IN 47905-9488) Keith A. Brown '74 (2419 Laguna Dr., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316; chimera@bright.net) Robert L. Bruce '78 (lbruce1@houston.rr.com) William P. Gettlngs '78 (gettingsfamily@msn.com) Mark E. Morrissey '79 (4602 St.George's Ct., Floyds Knob, IN 47119) Charles E. Brandt '42 (10859 Golden Harvest PL, Indianapolis, IN 46229; brandt589@cs.com) ArthurG. Hansen '46 (41 Chesnut Ct., Zionsville, IN 46077) George H. G'Neil '47 (betsyone@charter.net) Mitchell J. Vogel '51 (P.O. Box245, Onekama, Ml 49675-0245; mavogel@jackpine.com) Allen L. Gerard '53 (aorrgerard@aol.com) Jay W. Pershing '54 (jpmoncha@att.net) Fredric 0. Phares '56 (fphares@earthlink.net) John 0. Coffin '59 (cbeanc@aol.com) JamesC. Redinger '59 (4034 Memorial Shoreway, Marblehead, OH 43440) John W. Rohhins '60 (jwrobbins@att.net) Gerry Bay '62 (gbay@cox.net) George P. Sweet '64 (gsweet@aol.com) Edward K. Jones '65 (160 Huntley Oaks Blvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852-7053) Lyman F. Wlble '68 (5614 Sedgemeadow Rd., Middleton, WI 53562) N. Stacy Lankford '70 (lank4d@aol.com) Alfred A. Shikany '70 (ashikany@cinci.rr.com) Bruce A. Bosse '80 (5355 Bent River Blvd., Knoxville. TN 37919; sbosse1013@aol.com) Michael J. Crabb '81 (6777 Woodcliff dr., Zionsville, IN 46077; michaelcrabb@prodigy.net) Keith D. Johnson '81 (keithdJohnson@yahoo.com) William A. Yoder '82 (bjslyoder@aol.com) Scott C. Tatman '89 (scotttatman@msw.com) Carlton R. Mitchell '91 (9012 Rosewood Ln. N.. Maple Grove, MN 55369; carltonrey@hotmail.com) Todd M. Coghlan '92 (1091 Alameda Dr., Aurora, IL 60506; tcfiji8633@yahoo.com) Peter C. Mann '92 (3783 Riviera Wy., Eugene, OR 97402; mann2@earthlink.net) Donald R. Schmal '92 (1575 Baylor St., Zionsville, IN 46077; pu92fiji@aol.com) Andrew E. Morgan '93 (8020 Bayview Pt., Indianapolis, IN 46256; drewmorgan@msn.com) Jeffrey D. Rule '95 (rulejd2000@aol.com) Joshua R. Bartels '98 (5945 Linton Ln., Indianapo lis. IN 46220) Benjamin F. Brock '99 (3548 N. Reta, Apt. IN, Chicago, IL 60657) Reid A. Meiiott '99 (832 Bridle Ct., Carmel, IN 46032; reid_mellott@hotmail.com) can Consulting Inc., in Indianapolis. Page 4 www.purduefiji.org August 2002 -