Ill UPCOMING EVENTS H Gold vs. Black Game THE BOILERMAKER FIJI^ www.purduefiji.org April 19 • March 2008 Homecoming Lambda Iota -f Tim FRATERNnr of Pm Gamma Delta October 25 Purdue Untversity •¥ West Lafayette, Indiana vs. Minnesota ERGRADUATE NEWS 2008 BOILERMAKER FOOTBALL Sept. 6: Sept. 13: Sept. 20: Sept. 27: Northern Colorado Oregon Central Michigan at Notre Dame Oct. 4: Penn State Oct. 11: at Ohio State Oct. 18: at Northwestern Oct. 25: Minnesota Nov. 1: Nov. 8: Michigan at Michigan State Nov. 15: at Iowa Nov. 22: Indiana I Gene Ceman '56 visited the chapter on October 26, 2007. He was on campus for the dedication of the Neil Armstrong building held as a part of Purdue homecoming activities brothers of Lambda Iota and talk with them about his experiences while in the chapter as well as encouraging them to believe anything can be achieved if you believe in your goals. He on Oct. 27th. He made took time out of related how he became an astronaut and some his extremely tight schedule (he was only on campus for 23 hours) to visit the undergraduate of his experiences as the last man to set foot on the moon. Home Games in bold. D ON THE WEB m Have You Been to the Lambda lota • •: T ^ v (HI f: Graduate Web Site Lately? What are you waiting for? Register today! 1. Visitwww.purduefiji.org. Newsworthy Brothers! Lambda lota Graduates Making Headlines Across the Country Annual Fund Supports Successful Efforts of Brothers of the Future By Carl Horner '78, President of Lambda lota Housing Corporation 2. Click on the "First Time Login" link. 3. Type in your last name. 4. Select your record. 5. Enter your Member ID (found above your name and address on this newsletter) Once you're registered, you'll have access to our online photo albums, searchable directory and many more great features! There are lots of exciting things going on with many of our graduate members. I am happy to announce the numerous graduate brothers who have recently been recognized in the media tor as a whole. I hope that the.sc brothers have instilled the values they learned in Phi Gamma Delta in their lives as graduates of our great fund goal of $12,000 this year (September 1 to August 31). As of March 21, we have raised $10,305. The annual fund supports our communications program, including publication of The Boilermaker Fiji and maintenance of www.purduefiji.org, and also the active chapter and our newsworthy brothers of the future. You can make a gift fraternity. You can read more about them and online to support our efforts. their contributions on page 2 of this newsletter. I am also pleased to report that we arcwell on our wav of exceeding our annual [ hope to see vou back at Purdue this spring for the Gold vs. Black Game on April 19, and this fall for Homecoming on October 25. their contributions to Purdue and to our nation \r\nLAMBDA IOTA GRADUATES IN THE NEWS Brian Lamb '63 Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Lambda lota Graduate Brother One of Eight Awarded by President Bush In November 2007, Brian Lamb '63 was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush. Lamb was one of eight recipients of this honor, which is the nation's most prestigious civilian award. President Bush selected Brian as one of eight people "who has made an especially meritorious contribution to the security or Lee (author of "To Kill a Mockingbird") and Benjamin Hooks (former executive director of Brian has received further prestigious recognition in recent years, including the the NAACP). National Humanities Medal in 2003 and Specifically, Brian was chosen due to his "dedication to a transparent political system induction into the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2005. and to the free flow of ideas," as the founder and CEO of C-SPAN, which broadcasts daily congressional proceedings on cable and the national interests of the United States, or internet. Brian founded the network in 1979 world peace, or cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," according to the award criteria. Other honorees include Harper after spending years in the Lafayette television and radio markets. Today, C-Span reaches Editor's Note: Brian was recently featured in publications including USA Today, Indianapolis Star, Lafayette Journal Courier, Purdue Exponent and PurdueAlumnus. Visit www.fijlpurdue.org for links to these articles. more than 85 million households. Tom Spurgeon '61 Donates $3 Million to Mackey Arena Renovation Project Gift Culminates His Years ofSupport of Purdue University We would like to recognize graduate brother Tom Spurgeon '61, who recently donated $3 million to the project to renovate and expand Mackey Arena on Purdue's campus. Tom has been a long time supporter of Purdue, serving on the University's Board of Trustees and contributing to past campus facility capital campaign, which ended last year. "It's not just Mackey; it's Purdue," said Spurgeon, according to the Purdue Exponent. renovations, including the Tom Spurgeon The arena's renovations are planned to be completed before the 2011-2012 basketball Golf Training Center. He also served on the steering committee of Purdue's $1.7 billion "It's not just Mackey; it's Purdue." - Tom Spurgeon season. The athletic and classroom facilities will be expanded, and the .seating and ticket offices will be renovated as well. Tom leads the way among other Purdue alumni who have contributed to this project. Phi Delta Theta alumnus Bob Holloway contributed $2 million to the project, and five other University alumni have contributed $1 million each. Purdue's Hanley Hall Named After Lambda lota Graduate and Wife Former Student- Couple Donates $3 Million to Consumer and Family Sciences Building Project Athlete Don Albert '55 Inducted Into Purdue Hall of Fame William G. Hanley '60 and his wife Sally will have a building named for them on the Purdue campus. The $1 1.5 million building, will serve the academic needs of the growing College of Consumer and Family Sciences. The Bill and Sally Hanley Hall will house programs focused on early childhood education, child development, aging and family research with a focus on military families. The couple contributed $3 million to the project. "A high qualiry of life through all of life's stages is perhaps the greatest gift we could hope to contribute toward," Sally said. "This building presented the perfect opportunity lor us to extend our giving at Purdue," Bill Hanley added, according to a Purdue University press relea.se. "Sally and her rwin sister. Sue Berner Eibel, had a playschool at the family home during their college summers. Sally taught first and second grades. She also believes firmly in spending time with and supporting older people. Sally has volunteered with Mobile Meals both as a coordinator and driver." The Flanleys received a silver shovel with their names engraved at the building's preconsrrucrion celebration in October. "We want to give back to the communities In late 2007, Don Albert '55 was inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame for his success as a Boilermaker golfer in the early to mid 1950's. During his career at Purdue, he won the Big Ten individual championship in both 1953 and 1954, and played in the 1953 U.S. Open and other PGA events. Receiving letters in all four years on the team, he led the undefeated 1955 .squad as captain. Don was one of nine former student-athletes and institutions that made us who we are," from Purdue inducted into the Hall of said Bill. "Boiler up!" Fame last year. www.purduefiji.org March 2008 \r\nGRADUATE PROFILE Leadership and Service to the Community are Qualities that Stacy Lankford '70 Attributes to His Days at Phi Gamma Delta A Fortune Magazine Article May Be One of the Highlights of His Days at Purdue Stacy Lankford '70 began his life of leadership and service as a member of Phi Gamma Delta at Purdue. Growing up in a small, rural town in Indiana, attending Purdue was a life-changing time for Stacy. His experiences at Purdue and Fiji gave him the self-confidence and the opportunities to serve and promote leadership. led him to these roles in his life. Being a bit cautious about joining a fraternity, Stacy didn't pledge Fiji until his sophomore year. He decided to join Phi Gamma Delta because the reputations of other fraternities on campus were not as positive. Stacy's goals were to keep a good GPA and to join a fraternity with an atmosphere and culture that allowed its members to succeed academically, and he felt that Fiji would help him with these goals and he has never looked back. Phi Gamma Delta did provide Stacy with the atmosphere that he so desired. He became a self-confident young man, and even though he started a year later than most, with his associations at the fraternity, he ran for president and he was elected. One of the projects that Stacy led after joining Fiji was a cultural diversity day on campus for high school studenrs. Attending college shortly after the civil rights bill was passed, Stacy conceived the idea and led the project with the help of others who had similar interests. Through focused campaigning, Stacy produced a very successful event for Stacy was recently installed as the chair of the Federation of State Medical Boards in May of 2007. Elected to this position, Stacy will preside over meerings of the board of directors and provide leadership in governing the national organization that represents the Over the years, Stacy has had a distinguished record of .service ro Indiana's medical communiry. He was appointed to the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana in 1992 and served for three terms. Becoming involved in the national organization, Stacy also served on a number of committees and offices on the board of directors. He also served as Treasurer and Vice-chair of the Federation of State Phi Cjamma Delta was the influence that The Boilermaker Fiji Delta presented." Lafayette was developing a Human Relations Commission and only the citizens of Lafayette were invited to provide their input. Since the students at Purdue were such a large part of the city, the students also wanted their input Mattingly and they also stay in touch with Al Shikany '70, who was the best man at his wedding. Stacy feels that if he didn't become a to be included. and Zane live on Diamond Lake near Bill member of Phi Gamma Delta and have the opportunity to grow as a person, he may not "During an IFC-sponsored conference, Stacy gave a speech where he was promoting the interests of the students to provide input to the city...his speech was so controversial that he brought the mayor's wife to tears." Medical Boards. Stacy believes thai being a member of and service that Phi Gamma leadership skills and .self-confidence. One of the experiences that Stacy best remembers is the city of West Lafayette's response to civil rights. During the time that Stacy was attending Purdue, the city of West 70 state medical boards of the United States and its territories. "He is very grateful for what he learned, the people he met, and the opportunities for leadership Stacy graduated in 1970 with a pharmacy degree and then continued his education and went to medical school. During pharmacy school, Stacy met his wife Zane. They are happily married and have three children; Garrick, Brent, and Carmen. They also have two grandchildren who they get to see very often. A number of Stacy's pledge Brothers still keep in contact with each other. Stacy the students and thus continued to hone his Brother Stacy Lankford '70 the interests of the students to provide input to the city. He was challenging the community to let the students become involved in the politics of the city since the student population drove the economic base of the community. The students had something to offer and wanted to get involved. His speech was so controversial that he brought the mayor's wife to tears. Stacy did make an impact. In fact, based on that speech, there was an article about him published in Fortune magazine titled "Mr. Lankford Talks Back." He was flown to NewYork City and even met the editor of Time magazine. have advanced as far in life as he had. He is very grateful for what he learned, the people he met, and the opportunities for leadership and service that Phi Gamma Delta presented. Most importantly, Stacy wanted to thank his Brothers that helped him grow as ail individual, in particularly Tim Foley '70, Dave Hogg, Bob Dillingham '69, Dan Milne '69. John Miller '70. and joe Ladouceur '70. He is honored ro be a.ssociated with them and others as members During an IFC-sponsored conference, Stacy gave a speech where he was promoring www.purduefiji.org of Phi Gamma Delta. \r\n633-027 SN MH GRADUATE UPDATES '30s Ward Fenstermaker '39 (8140Township Line Rd., #1101, Indianapolis, IN 46260-5825) I made it to 90 and with my original wife. We have been married 67 years and both feel great. '70s Paid Gerni '71 (7150 Lackman Rd, Apt. 808, Shawnee, KS 66217-8308; paulgerni@sbcglobal.net) I am planning to leave again for the World Legends of Trick Shots event which is held annually in Kiev, Ukraine. This tournament event features only the top seven trick shot artists in the world, including champions from the UnitedStates, Italy, Poland, Argentina, Japan, Canada, Greece, etc., and is televised on Russian National Television. My use of overhead views, graphics, diagrams, and slow-motion make this a veryeffective learning video. If a fraternity brothercould name it, it might have been called "21 ways to win a beer!" and would probably sell twice as well, too. Myoffice is busy taking calls for my personal appearances for corporate events, trade shows, and private parties, as well as college shows. (Purdue has shown interest in having me come there to perform in February.) We are currently working on international appearances for Hong Kong, China, India, and Poland, plus a pre-Olympic event for August. Wishing all the best for is beautiful. If any brothers happen to come down, feel free to look me up. We are living in San Jose, the capital. 'OOs Bryan Smith '05 (4708 N. Weir Dr., Muncie, IN 47304; minisupercell@gmail.com) I became engaged to Carolyn Yoder (Purdue '05) on June 9, 2007. Lambda Iota. '80s Michael Favo '84 (13787 Shady Woods Street N., Jacksonville, PL 32224-4822; crofnl8@aol.com) Renee and I will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary this year. Robert Bartlett '85 current DVD "Fun & Easy Trick Shots" (2 Procter Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, has been released, and is doing very well. It features simple, easy-to-learn trick shots for pool beginners or advanced players, and shows you how to make the shots in five minutes, OH 45202) Still working for Procter and Gamble but now in Costa Rica. 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