Brainstorm low^^Ue Published by Alpha lota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at Iowa State University AMES,IOWA WINTER 1995-96 Spotlight on Wayne A. Nonnan'42 AIGRAD SAVES HISTORY IN DUBUQUE Alpha Iota Chapter graduate Wayne A. Norman '42 has been called And his awareness of the need to col the "godfather of architectural preser lect artifacts linked to the Mississippi vation in Dubuque." His efforts have River led to the creation of the Fred W. Woodward Riverboat Museum. helped prevent the demolition of such historic Dubuque structures as the Westminster Presbyterian Church. it's no surprise that Brother Norman received Dubuque's First Citizen Award in 1973 and the Dubuque City Council Award in 1980, as well as being listed annually by the Telegraph Herald as one of the city's 10 most respected leaders. After serving as an aeronautical en gineer with the U.S. Army Air Corps and designing aircraft at Wright Field near Dayton, OH, Brother Norman joined Caradco, Inc., in 1946. He re tired as general manager ofDubuque's Brother Norman in 1973 saved the He has served as vice president of the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation and chairman of its Ice Harbor Development Committee, as well as being a member of the Iowa buildings of Cable Car Square, and his fundraising work has helped finance also managed to squeeze in enough the restoration of the bell tower on the time to roof of Dubuque City Hall, as well as National Bank, Ecumenical Housing, Caradco Division of Scoville Manu the construction of the Five Flags National Rivers Hall of Fame,YMCA, Civic Center. Finley Health Foundation, Finley Hos pital, United Fund of Dubuque, and the Dubuque County Historical Society. facturing after 26 years of service. He and his wife of 54 years, Edith, have three grown children and reside at 1525 Douglas St., Dubuque, lA magnificent Orpheum Theater and the Ryan House. A corporation established by Brother Norman also spearheaded fundraising efforts for the YMCAYWCA Community Center and the Arts Council. Brother Norman has serve as a director of First With all these civic contributions. 52001. Fijis Overall Winners of Homecoming 1995! The undergraduate brothers of Phi Gamma Delta, with the help of Chi Omega and Phi Delta Theta, were the overall winners of Iowa State's 1995 issiiii Homecoming. Under the guidance of Homecom ing Chairmen Ryan Jacobs '96 and Eric King '96, the Fijis won YellLike-Hell and placed second in the Spirit Banner competition. Everyone involved felt we should have won Lawn Display as well, but some con fusion prevented this possible sweep of events. Nevertheless, we are proud of our victory in Homecoming 1995 and look forward to continued success in next year's events. For now, though, the Phi Gams have set theii sights on the Greek Week trophy! Adam Jacobs '95 Homecoming Chairmen Eric King (left) and Ryan Jacobs display the First Place Overall trophy from Homecoming 1995. \r\nPage 2 BRAINSTORM Winter 1995-96 Brainstorm is published by the brothers of the Fraternity of Phi Interior Renovations Provide a Gamma Delta at Iowa State Uni New Look to the Fiji House versity for members and friends. Graduate news items, photo graphs and change of address no tices should be sent to Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, do Newsletter Program Headquar ters, P.O. Box 410708, Kansas City, MO 64141-0708. c Renovations to the living room and TV room on the first floor of the house are complete. Brothers, you may not recognize the place when you return. Both rooms look fabulous, and we're doing everything possible to keep them looking that way. A special thanks goes to Brothers Lynn Schroeder, Dick Davidson and Mark Finarty and to Mary Schroeder for all their help with the project. Adam Jacobs '95 y Graduate News E.Ridgeway "Ridge" Hutcheson '39 is a retired newspaper owner. He and his wife, Louise (Northeast Missouri State XZL), reside at 504 Park Ave., Shenandoah,lA 51601. Tom G. Laster '45 is retired from his career as Midwest Area vice president for Champion International. Brother Laster volunteered for service during World War II and, upon returning, earned his bachelor's degree in eco nomics from Washburn in 1948 and a degree in business administration from Washburn in 1950. During the war. Brother Laster flew 52 missions as a B-26 bomber pilot with the 451 st Bomb Squadron. He also flew 50 mis sions with the 5th Air Force in Korea. Our new living room Fie was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with cluster and the Air Medal with 14 clusters. He and his wife, Nancy (Washburn KA0), have two grown children, Becky and Todd. Catch up on all the news with Brother Laster by writing to him at 1185 Fair way Dr., Lake Forest, IL 60045. Howard M. "Aggie" Logan '46 is the owner of a cattle feeding opera tion. He was awarded the ISU Alumni Medal and has been a city council man, mayor, chairman of the ISU Foundation Board of Trustees and a board member ofthe Gateway Center. He and his wife, Ila (FOB), have raised three children. Chuck, Jane and Amy. Brother Logan asks if any of his '45, '46, or '47 classmates are inter ested in a 50th Alpha Iota Fiji reunion during 1996. Write to him at 309 Jack son St., Box AA, Moville, lA 51039. Our new TV room \r\nWinter 1995-96 Page 3 BRAINSTORM Pig Dinner 1996 More News of Remember, brothers, that Pig Dinner is right around the corner. The date is set for Saturday, March 23, 1996, so make your room reservations as soon as possible. A block of rooms has been reserved for Phi Gamma Delta at the Holiday Inn(515)292-8600. If you can't get a room at the Holiday Inn, here are some other possibilities: Hampton Inn (515)239-9999 Heartland Inn (515)233-6060 Ramada Exel Inn (515)232-3410 or(800)228-2828 University Inn (800)356-8013 (515)232-0280 Be sure to look for those purple return cards that will be coming your way AIGraduates Daniel C. McEachran '53, who served as Alpha Iota Chapter record ing secretary and was captain of the ISU varsity tennis team,earned his JD from Loyola University in 1959 and is now a partner in the law firm of Dom, McEachran, Jambor, and Keating. He is also a member of the District 96 School Board and has served as a soon. trustee of the village of Riverside, IL. The speaker at this year's Pig Dinner will be J. Dean Mosher (Idaho '49). Brother Mosher is currently the Chief of Section VII and resides in Springfield, VA, where he practices law part-time. He has five children and six grandchil In his spare time, he enjoys golf, dren. woodworking and sailing. Dan and his wife, Louise (Miami of Ohio AAA), a retired teacher, have three grown chil Brother Mosher has held many positions within the fraternity, including Archon Secretary, Archon Counselor, Chairman of the Amendments of Laws dren, Dan, David and Jean. You can Committee,and Chief ofSections V and VII. He has attended six Academies and Rd., Riverside, IL 60546. write to the McEachrans at 106 Nuttall seven Ekklesia. After practicing law for eight years in Idaho,two ofthose as a County Probate Judge, Brother Mosher became a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Frank Church. He later worked as an attorney for the Department of the Interior, the Navy Department and the General Accounting Office. We are happy to have Brother Mosher speak to us again and we are sure that he will be a welcome addition to the brotherhood of this weekend. If you have any questions concerning the 1996 Pig Dinner, please contact Darin Johnson or Troy Leekley. Adam Jacobs '95 Ronald G. Schwartz '56 is a retiree who enjoys playing golf. He is the father of four, Liz, Kathy, Ron Jr. and Nanci. Brother Schwartz wants his classmates to know that he has kidney cancer, but he reports that it is under control. You can write to him and his wife, Kitty, at 6737 Saddletree Tr., Piano, TX 75023. Graduate Assistance Ensures Best Rush Results in the Summer 1995 issue ofBrain storm, we included a form to provide graduates with the opportunity to rec ommend potential rushees for Alpha Iota Chapter. We are printing this form again be cause we believe that by asking for and receiving recommendations from our graduate brothers we are improv ing our rush process. We are confi dent in our abilities to rush the best Fiji Rushee Recommendation Age Name Home Address. School Address Phone: Home _ School Classification _ Major _ Comments young men on the Iowa State campus, but your experience and knowledge can only make our efforts better. So again, if you know of young men who are or will be attending Iowa State- men whom you would be proud to call brother —please take a moment to get the information to us. With your assistance and input, we will be assured of top rush results for years to come. Your Name and Address Mail to Phi Gamma Delta, Attn: Rush Chairman, 325 Ash Ave., Ames,lA. Please do not send to Newsletter Program Headquarters. Thanks! \r\nPage 4 Winter 1995-96 BRAINSTORM More Newsfrom Our Fiji Graduates Richard G. Kuhl '57, who served as attle. Our son, Peter, is lead guitarist president of Alpha Iota Chapter dur ing his collegiate years, earned an in the rock band Candlebox." MBA from Harvard in 1963 and is (ATA), also have a daughter, Terri, now vice president of marketing ser vices for Velcro Group Corporation— yes,that Velcro. Last August he wrote to us, "Have been on 'temporary duty' with a new English company we ac quiredfor six months. Looks like six more months. Married my wife here while in the Air Force,so she is happy to be visiting home again." and another son, Steve. Ask the Kletts Brother Kuhl is also active in United Fund and enjoys running, in cluding the 1992 and 1993 New York Marathons and the 1994 London Marathon. He and his wife, Margaret, have three grown children. Bob (an Alpha lota Chapter Fiji), Doug and Susanne. You can drop a line to Brother Kuhl at 8 Christmas Tree Cir., Bedford, NH 03110. Gerald H.Asp'60,409 Warren Terr., Hinsdale, IL 60521, is president of Halogen Corporation. He enjoys com posing and recording music,as well as sculpting. He is a volunteer teacher in the Sculpture Department at Santa Barbara City College. Brother Asp writes of his fraternity experience, "Learning how to belong and respond to a group, to accept others with var ied backgrounds and interests, and developing lifelong bonds have ben efited me through all these years. Being given instructions in being a gentleman, proper dress, table man ners and etiquette was part ofthe sys tem back then that should certainly be maintained today. It can be so impor tant, and you learn it nowhere else." Gerry and his wife, Barbara(FOB), have two grown children. Randy and Amy (who is married to an Indiana Brother Klett and his wife, Karen how good the boating is at their beach house by writing to them at 4439 154th wrote, "Hired a brilliant architectural professorfrom ISU to design a home for us. We started in May 1993 and just completed it this month!It is truly a one-of-a-kind home. Much glass; passive solar home. Please come and visit—we'd love to have you!" PI. S.E., Bellevue, WA 98006. Brian L. "B.A." Anderson '89 is a Nelson E."Nels" Wheaton '62 wrote to us last August, "I have turned 55 and plan to retirefrom AT&T with 33 years service in September 1995. We have a second home on Smith Moun tain Lake in Virginia and plan to spend a lot more time there boating,fishing, etc. Would love to hearfrom any ofthe brothers if they are ever in the North Carolina/Virginia neck ofthe woods." futures market specialist with The Scoular Company. He is also presi dent of the Kansas City ISU Club. In his spare time. Brother Anderson en joys water skiing, snow skiing, read ing, and going to Chiefs and Royals games. Write to him at 11536 Floyd Dr. #2609, Overland Park, KS 66210. Daniel T. Whitson '89 is a manage W., Greensboro, NC 27410. ment engineer with OSF Healthcare System. He is also active in Big Broth ers/Big Sisters. Brother Whitson en joys martial arts, travel, scuba diving David "Rhino" Rhind '65 is an area and off-road biking. Send him a note at 433 E. High Point Rd., Peoria, IL manager for Performance Contracting, 61614. Brother Wheaton has three children and eight grandchildren. He and his wife, Ellen, reside at 1007 Kemp Rd. Inc., a national insulation contractor for power plants and process facilities. He tells us, "With my wife'sjob as a pastor, we have moved several times in the last 10 years, but they have all been within the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area. We hope to stay herefor eight to 10 more Thomas B. "Speedbump" Hanley '92, 4402 S. 163rd St., Omaha, NE 68136, wrote to us last summer, "Get years." Brother Rhind, who enjoys golfand fly fishing in his spare time, can be getting my MSin biomedical engineer ing from Iowa in December and am lookingfor ajob. I'm still a Cyclone at reached at 419 W.Morse Ave., Bonner heart!" ting married on August 26, 1995, to Sara Hinds, ISU alumna. She was in Seattlefor two years obtaining an MS in oceanography from U. of W. I'm Springs, KS 66012. Jeffrey E. Gjerde '93 tells us that he was married on May 6, 1995,to Jenni Tom "Auggie" Trafals'65,39W 908 Carl Sandburg Rd., St. Charles, IL 60174, is an executive vice president fer Thompson. Send your congratula with American Office Products. He Sioux Falls, SD 57105. writes, "I'm goingfrom single dad to empty nester dad: my daughter, Fiji, Charles DeMaiile). Alison, enrolls at ISVfall '95." Kenneth M. Klett '60 retired last Harlan H. Asmus '87, P.O. Box 116, summer from his career as a chief en Rake, lA 50465, is vice president of Asmus Farm Supply. He and his wife, Amy(ZTA), a graphic designer, have tions to them at 1909 Alpine Ave., Meet AFs New Chapter Officers gineer with Boeing. He tells us, "I have spent time with both Gerry and Barb Asp '60 and Marcie and Dick three children, Erin, Holden and Witamuth '60 during the visits to Se Garrett. Last June, Brother Asmus President Treasurer Joe Falk Nick Grube Recording Sec. ... Ross Hummel Corres. Sec Historian 3/# Kevin Gimme! Pat Szurpicki